Asbestos was used in virtually every area of naval ships in hundreds of applications, including U.S. Navy Battle Damage Repair Ships. Here is a list commissioned from 1943 to 1945
| No. | Name | Comm. | Class |
| ARB-11 | Diomedes | 1945 | ARB-Battle damage repair ships |
| ARB-12 | Helios | 1945 | ARB-Battle damage repair ships |
| ARB-5 | Midas | 1944 | ARB-Battle damage repair ships |
| ARB-6 | Nestor | 1944 | ARB-Battle damage repair ships |
| ARB-2 | Oceanus | 1943 | ARB-Battle damage repair ships |
| ARB-3 | Phaon | 1943 | ARB-Battle damage repair ships |
| ARB-7 | Sarpedon | 1945 | ARB-Battle damage repair ships |
| ARB-8 | Telamon | 1945 | ARB-Battle damage repair ships |
| ARB-9 | Ulysses | 1944 | ARB-Battle damage repair ships |
| ARB-4 | Zeus | 1943 | ARB-Battle damage repair ships |