The USS Lindsey (DD-771/DM-32/MMD-32) was a Robert H. Smith-class destroyer laid down as DD-771 on September 12, 1943, and launched on March 5, the following year. After the ship was reclassified as DM-32, it was commissioned on August 20, 1944, under Comdr. T. E. Chambers’ command with the hull number DD-771 and served in the US Navy for 2 years until it was decommissioned on May 25, 1946. During its activity, the ship carried a complement of 363 people on board and had its main missions in California, Okinawa, Iwo Jima, San Francisco, and Ulithi. After the decommissioning, the ship was struck from the Naval Register on October 1, 1970. For the services brought to the country during World War II, the USS Lindsey received 2 battle stars. Once inhaled, the asbestos fibers enter the respiratory tract and they become embedded in the lung tissue due to their rough texture, causing scarring and inflammation. Inhalation of asbestos fibers has been linked to many diseases, including lung cancer. Lung cancer due to asbestos exposure results in 4,800 deaths annually. However, with the help of competent healthcare teams, many veterans diagnosed lung cancer successfully kept their disease under control.