Creosote particularly used in dentistry to destroy tissues and arrest necrosis. Coal-tar creosote is the most widely used wood treatment today; both industrially, processed into wood using pressure methods such as "full-cell process" or "empty-cell process", and more commonly applied to wood through brushing. In addition to toxicity to fungi, insects, and marine borers, it serves as a natural water repellant. It is commonly used to preserve and waterproof cross ties, pilings, telephone poles, power line poles, marine pilings, and fence posts. Although suitable for use in preserving the structural timbers of buildings, it is not generally used that way because
HMCS Preserver (1941) HMCS Preserver (1941) HMCS "Preserver was a Fairmile depot ship constructed for the Royal Canadian Navy during World War II. Commissioned in July 1942, "Preserver" served as a base ship in Canadian and Newfoundland waters during the war. The ship was sold to the Peruvian Navy in 1946 and renamed the vessel Mariscal Castilla. Used as a fleet supply ship, "Mariscal Castilla" was renamed Cabo Blanco in 1953. Past 1960, the sources diverge on the fate of the vessel, with most stating that "Cabo Blanco" was broken up for scrap, while one states the vessel was sold into commercial service.