Evidence
12 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-12).
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[1]DANFS, Abraham Lincoln I (SSBN-602) entry - (1970) Vol. 6, p. 295 plus post-service supplement (NHHC canonical page, verified live 2026-09-29) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS Vol. 6 p. 295 + supplement (NHHC canonical page)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Documented for this hull: laid down 1 November 1958 at Portsmouth (N.H.) Naval Shipyard; launched 14 May 1960, sponsored by Mary Lincoln Beckwith (great-granddaughter of the President); commissioned 11 March 1961, Comdr. Leonard Erb (Blue) and Comdr. Edward E. McMaster Jr. (Gold) in command. Shakedown and weapons qualification; first deterrent patrol from Holy Loch, Scotland; October-November 1962 - conducted a 65-day submerged patrol during the Cuban missile crisis period; continued alternating Blue/Gold deterrent patrols from Holy Loch; October 1965 - entered Electric Boat, Groton, for overhaul including reactor refueling and Polaris A-3 modification (completed June 1967); shakedown off Puerto Rico; returned to Holy Loch operations.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1958-1994
- Population
- Portsmouth Naval Shipyard construction trades (1958-61); Blue/Gold crews (1961-1981); EB/Mare Island/PSNSY overhaul trades
- Limitations
- Ship-specific history only; no asbestos or material content. NHHC DANFS canonical page verified live 2026-09-29 (association-site reproduction superseded). Commissioning 11 March 1961 per DANFS/NVR; NavSource shows 8 March 1961 (delivery/commissioning date variant - carried in gaps).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-abraham-lincoln-ssbn602-01
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[2]Naval Vessel Register detail page, ABRAHAM LINCOLN (SSBN 602), via Internet Archive Wayback (live nvr.navy.mil detail pages not reachable in this environment) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NVR SHIPSDETAIL_SSBN_602.HTML, Vessel Status and Milestone Dates tables (Wayback)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Official NVR record: 'ABRAHAM LINCOLN (SSBN 602)' - ballistic missile submarine (nuclear-powered); the register retains the SSBN-602 designation with no 'ex-' line and no SSN reclassification (unlike sisters SSN-599/SSN-601, which carry ex-SSBN headers). Builder field 'Naval Shipyard Portsmouth'; class SSBN 598; award 07/30/1958; keel 11/01/1958; launch 05/14/1960; delivery 03/08/1961; commission 03/11/1961; decommission 02/28/1981; stricken 12/01/1982; status 'Disposed of by submarine recycling', status changed 05/10/1994; custodian Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1958-1994
- Limitations
- Official register of status and milestone dates only; no asbestos or material information. NavSource gives a simultaneous decommission/stricken of 28 Feb 1981 and disposal completion 16 May 1994 - conflicts with NVR's 12/01/1982 stricken and 05/10/1994 status-change carried in gaps (NVR controls).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-abraham-lincoln-ssbn602-02
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[3]NavSource Online: Submarine Photo Archive, Abraham Lincoln (SSBN/SSN-602) page - DANFS-derived history, USN photo captions, milestone block (secondary compilation) [other_primary]
- Locator
- navsource.net/archives/08/08602.htm - spec block, history section, photo captions (Trench 94 list)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Photo-archive captions and history section document: shifted to Pacific Fleet operations May 1972; Mare Island overhaul/refueling June 1972-December 1973; Pearl Harbor homeport September 1974, thereafter operating out of Guam; in 1977 became the first ballistic missile submarine credited with completing 50 strategic deterrent patrols; completed her last patrol October 1979; decommissioned at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard 28 February 1981; Hanford Trench 94 reactor-compartment burial list names Abraham Lincoln (SSBN-602); final disposition via NPSSRP, disposal completed May 1994.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1972-1994
- Population
- Mare Island overhaul trades (1972-73); PSNSY inactivation/recycling workers (1981-94)
- Limitations
- Secondary compilation hosting official USN photos and DANFS-derived history. Milestone variants vs NVR: commissioned 8 Mar 1961 (vs 11 Mar); stricken simultaneously with decommission 28 Feb 1981 (vs 1 Dec 1982); disposal completed 16 May 1994 (vs NVR status-change 10 May 1994) - all carried in gaps. No asbestos or material content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-abraham-lincoln-ssbn602-03
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[4]Cooks v. General Electric Company, No. 3:07-cv-05451-EMC (N.D. Cal.), complaint Exhibit A work-history, Document 1-2 (filed 2007-10-25); retrieved as archived RECAP PDF gov.uscourts.cand.197119.1.1.pdf [court_record]
- Locator
- Document 1-2, Exhibit A vessel roster, 'ABRAHAM LINCOLN (SSBN-602)' (RECAP gov.uscourts.cand.197119.1.1.pdf)
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Asbestos complaint Exhibit A (plaintiff Alvin Cooks's work-history/exposure exhibit; Mare Island Naval Shipyard marine machinist, 1974-1995, helper through general foreman) lists 'ABRAHAM LINCOLN (SSBN-602)' verbatim in its alphabetical vessel roster of alleged asbestos-exposure locations - consistent with this hull's documented June 1972-December 1973 Mare Island overhaul at the edge of the plaintiff's window. Verified by direct pdftotext extraction of the archived RECAP PDF.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1974-1995 (alleged exposure window); 2007 (filing)
- Population
- Alvin Cooks (Mare Island Naval Shipyard marine machinist, 1974-1995)
- Limitations
- Pleading-stage allegation (complaint exhibit), unadjudicated. A vessel-list entry is not an individualized exposure finding and does not establish that asbestos products were aboard this hull, that any exposure occurred, causation, or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-abraham-lincoln-ssbn602-04
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[5]Halseth v. General Electric Company, No. 3:07-cv-02543-EMC (N.D. Cal.), complaint Exhibit A work-history, Document 1-2 (filed 2007-05-14); retrieved as archived RECAP PDF gov.uscourts.cand.192004.1.1.pdf [court_record]
- Locator
- Document 1-2, Exhibit A p.10, PSNSY roster - 'ABRAHAM LINCOLN (SSBN-602)' adjacent to 'ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN-72)' (RECAP gov.uscourts.cand.192004.1.1.pdf)
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Asbestos complaint Exhibit A (plaintiff Michael Halseth's multi-employer work history) lists 'ABRAHAM LINCOLN (SSBN-602)' on its Puget Sound Naval Shipyard pipefitter (1975-2004) roster, verified by direct extraction (exhibit p.10). The same roster also lists 'ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN-72)' - the Nimitz-class carrier - immediately above it; both are distinct entries. The SSBN-602 entry is consistent with this hull's documented PSNSY inactivation and 1981-94 recycling presence.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1975-2004 (alleged exposure window); 2007 (filing)
- Population
- Michael Halseth (PSNSY pipefitter, 1975-2004)
- Limitations
- Pleading-stage allegation (complaint exhibit), unadjudicated. The same-name carrier (CVN-72) appears on the same roster - the hull-number qualifier is what distinguishes this record; name alone would be ambiguous. Establishes nothing adjudicated about materials aboard this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-abraham-lincoln-ssbn602-05
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[6]McIntyre v. Northrop Grumman Ship Systems, Inc., No. 3:08-cv-03070-EDL (N.D. Cal.), complaint with embedded Exhibit A, Document 1 (filed 2008-06-25); retrieved as RECAP storage PDF gov.uscourts.cand.204620.1.0.pdf [court_record]
- Locator
- Document 1, embedded Exhibit A vessel roster (RECAP gov.uscourts.cand.204620.1.0.pdf)
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Asbestos survival/wrongful-death complaint (Brayton Purcell; decedent Edward McIntyre, Mare Island Naval Shipyard painting-shops painter, mesothelioma dx ~2006, died 2007-07-19) embeds Exhibit A listing 'ABRAHAM LINCOLN / (SSBN-602)' among vessels in the decedent's alleged Mare Island exposure history. Exhibit pages are image scans; verified by local OCR (tesseract) of the archived RECAP PDF.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 2008 (filing); alleged exposure window Mare Island career
- Population
- Edward McIntyre (Mare Island NSY painter); successor plaintiffs
- Limitations
- Pleading-stage allegation (complaint exhibit), unadjudicated; OCR of scanned roster - string verified but surrounding-cell formatting only partially legible. A vessel-list entry establishes nothing about materials aboard this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-abraham-lincoln-ssbn602-06
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[7]U.S. Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program, 'U.S. Naval Nuclear Powered Ship Inactivation, Disposal, and Recycling' (Green Book, 2019 ed.), Appendix D completed-projects table and Appendix C dismantlement process description (DOE-hosted) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Green Book 2019, Appendix D row 10 ('SSBN 602 Ex-Abraham Lincoln', RC 1990, recycle 1994); Appendix C pp. C-4/C-5/C-9 process description
- Finding type
- environmental_record
- Finding
- Official program document names this hull: Appendix D lists 'Ex-Abraham Lincoln' (SSBN 602) as reactor-compartment shipment No. 10 - RC disposal completed 1990, ship recycling completed 1994. The same document's dismantlement-process description states that for ballistic-missile submarines 'asbestos insulating material and removable ballast lead are also removed from the ship,' that recycling begins with shipboard sampling to identify insulating materials that may contain asbestos, and that pre-mid-1970s reactor compartments contain asbestos insulation on pipes and other components, removed by specially trained personnel under controlled conditions.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1981-1994
- Population
- PSNSY recycling/dismantlement workers (1981-1994 processing window); Hanford burial-ground operations
- Limitations
- The Appendix D per-hull row (dates, shipment number) is ship-specific; the asbestos-removal language is the program-level process description - the document does not present an asbestos inventory for this individual hull. The inference 'asbestos insulation was removed from this hull during SRP processing' follows from a named hull under a documented process, but the record is program-descriptive, not a hull survey. No quantity; does not establish any individual exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-abraham-lincoln-ssbn602-07
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[8]Era inference anchored to DANFS/NVR-documented construction and yard periods for this hull (Portsmouth Naval Shipyard build 1958-61; EB overhaul 1965-67; Mare Island overhaul 1972-73; PSNSY inactivation/recycling 1981-94) [other_primary]
- Locator
- construction-era inference from DANFS/NVR dates and documented yard periods
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Era inference: a first-generation SSBN built 1958-61 at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard and overhauled at documented asbestos-era yards (EB, Mare Island, PSNSY) sits inside the Navy's peak asbestos-use era; era-standard applications on the secondary steam plant and auxiliary systems included thermal/pipe insulation, gaskets, packing, and machinery insulation. All involved yards' asbestos product use in this period is independently documented at the yard level in the shipyard exposure dataset. Nuclear propulsion itself establishes nothing about asbestos.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1958-1994
- Population
- PNSY/EB/Mare Island/PSNSY yard trades; Blue/Gold crews
- Limitations
- CLASS/ERA INFERENCE ONLY - no ship-specific insulation schedule or material list located for this hull. Does not establish asbestos aboard USS Abraham Lincoln, any exposure, or any quantity. Never infer ship-specific findings from this row.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-abraham-lincoln-ssbn602-08
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[9]Kase v. Metalclad Insulation Corp., Cal. Ct. App. (4th Dist.) 2021 (CourtListener opinion 4324658) [court_record]
- Locator
- Opinion, specification-history discussion
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Court-documented era regime: Navy submarine insulation procurement specifications (SUBSAFE's MIL-I-24244 post-1963; predecessor BuShips practice before) covered asbestos-containing insulation for submarine construction and overhaul - the regime applicable to this hull's 1958-61 build (pre-SUBSAFE) and service-era availabilities.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 2021 (opinion); regime described 1950s-forward
- Population
- Navy submarine construction/maintenance trades
- Limitations
- This hull is not named in the opinion; documents the era spec regime only. Does not establish materials aboard this hull, exposure, causation, quantity, or eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-abraham-lincoln-ssbn602-09
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[10]GAO, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (Oct 18, 1979) [gao]
- Locator
- GAO product page HRD-80-2 (full text blocked, HTTP 403)
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO documented that the Navy used asbestos insulation extensively aboard ships and did not begin substituting alternative insulation materials until the early 1970s - covering this hull's 1958-61 construction and most of its service-era availabilities (EB 1965-67, Mare Island 1972-73).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1979
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers; asbestos program review
- Limitations
- Program-level documentation; supports era context only, not any fact specific to this hull. Full text not retrieved (gao.gov blocks automated fetch, HTTP 403) - content via product-page description, consistent with prior batches.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-abraham-lincoln-ssbn602-10
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[11]Name-collision screen and search-layer status for 'USS Abraham Lincoln' / 'SSBN-602' / 'SSN-602' (see search_ledger) [court_record]
- Locator
- search_ledger sl-uss-abraham-lincoln-ssbn602-05..08
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Collision/coverage screen: 'USS Abraham Lincoln' is a very high-collision string - CVN-72 (Nimitz-class carrier, commissioned 1989) dominates results. Verified collisions this session: Cronin v. Todd Shipyards exhibit (cand.204934.1.0) lists 'ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN-72)' with '1980; 1990-1994' tags - the carrier, not this hull; Halseth's PSNSY roster lists both 'ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN-72)' and 'ABRAHAM LINCOLN (SSBN-602)' as separate entries. Verified hull-name hits: Cooks, Halseth (SSBN-602 entry), McIntyre. Davis (cand.199308.1.0) and Guthrie (cand.192016) exhibits do not list this hull. Estes v. GE and Agena v. Cleaver-Brooks exhibits unchecked (Estes not in archive.org mirror; CourtListener rate-limited/WAF-blocked).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 2026-09-18
- Limitations
- Hull-number qualifiers are essential for this name - any 'Abraham Lincoln' hit without SSBN-602/SSN-602 context defaults to CVN-72 in post-1989 records. CourtListener API was rate-limited (125/day exhausted before this session) and site search WAF-blocked; checks ran directly against archived RECAP PDFs. State-court pleadings and non-mirrored federal filings are outside this sweep.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-abraham-lincoln-ssbn602-11
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[12]Negative finding: no qualifying non-litigation ship-specific asbestos record located across DANFS/NHHC, NVR, NNPP Green Book, museum, and ACM-survey/abatement/disposal sweeps [other_primary]
- Locator
- see search_ledger sl-uss-abraham-lincoln-ssbn602-01..09
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No hull ACM survey, abatement contract, or adjudicated exposure finding naming USS Abraham Lincoln (SSBN-602/SSN-602) was located. The NNPP Green Book documents asbestos removal as a standard SRP dismantlement step for the hull it names (ev-07), but no hull-specific survey is public. Litigation records are three unadjudicated pleading-stage rosters (Cooks, Halseth, McIntyre). No opinion names this hull.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Limitations
- Absence of a located record is not proof no record exists - NARA BuShips/ShipAlt records and yard industrial-hygiene files are not digitized. Roster allegations remain pleading-stage only; the CVN-72 name collision requires hull-number discipline in any future sweep.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-abraham-lincoln-ssbn602-12