Royal Navy ships were once stuffed full of asbestos. There may now be crew members going down with asbestos related illnesses. Here is a British document on the subject. UK NHS document
A useful ( American) site on the subject can be found here: Mesothelioma Cancer Center It has particular reference to US Navy veterans but is probably also applicable to the RN.
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"I
visited Ambuscade when she was alongside at Plymouth in early 1993, and took
a whole lot of photos, which are the basis of the research for my 1/72 scale
model of the ship. I've been working on the model off-and-on ever since, and the
model is taking good shape now." ....Mike Kear, Windsor, NSW, Australia