Evidence
7 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-7).
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[1]Naval Vessel Register, live record for ALBUQUERQUE (SSN 706), shipId 2200 (site updated 08/11/2026; record last updated 10/15/2024); corroborated by NVR Wayback capture 2019 (physical characteristics and accommodations) [marad_nrc]
- Locator
- NVR getHull shipId=2200 (live); web.archive.org NVR SHIPSDETAIL_SSN_706 captures
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Official NVR record for this hull: Class SSN 688; UIC 21001; builder General Dynamics Electric Boat; award 10/31/1973; keel 12/27/1979; launch 03/13/1982; delivery 04/14/1983; commission 05/21/1983; inactivation 02/03/2016; decommission 02/23/2017; stricken 02/23/2017; status 'stricken, final disposition pending'; berth Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & IMF. 2019 capture adds: steam turbine (nuclear), 1 propeller; accommodations 12 officers/98 enlisted.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1973-2017
- Population
- Crew (1983-2017); EB construction trades (1979-83); PSNS&IMF inactivation trades
- Limitations
- Ship-specific administrative record only; no asbestos or material content. NVR milestone dates are the official register figures and may differ from ceremony dates in secondary sources (navysite reports a 27 Feb 2017 decommissioning ceremony vs NVR 23 Feb 2017 decommission/stricken). Does not establish exposure for any individual.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-albuquerque-ssn706-01
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[2]navysite.de secondary compilation, USS Albuquerque (SSN 706) — narrative built from NHHC command histories (homeport New London, Submarine Group 2 Atlantic Fleet; post-shakedown availability at Electric Boat; decommissioning ceremony at Naval Base Point Loma; inactivation and lay-up at Puget Sound) [other_primary]
- Locator
- navysite.de/ssn/ssn706.htm (characteristics block, history narrative)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Service narrative for this hull (secondary compilation): commissioned 21 May 1983; first homeport New London/Groton CT under Submarine Group 2, Atlantic Fleet; post-shakedown availability at Electric Boat correcting first-year deficiencies; extended shakedown included the boat's first change of command; decommissioning ceremony at Naval Base Point Loma; inactivated 2016 and moved to Puget Sound Naval Shipyard.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1973-2017
- Population
- Crew (1983-2017)
- Limitations
- Secondary compilation, not a primary source — used for service narrative only, consistent with prior-batch practice; never sole support for an asbestos claim. No asbestos or material content. Decommissioning ceremony date (27 Feb 2017 per navysite) differs from the NVR decommission/stricken date (23 Feb 2017) — NVR carried as official.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-albuquerque-ssn706-02
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[3]Era inference built on: NVR record (S6G-plant 688-class build window 1979-83 at Electric Boat, Groton); shipyard-exposure-map documented asbestos product lists for electric-boat-groton and puget-sound-naval-shipyard (thermal insulation, lagging, gaskets, packing); GAO HRD-80-2 substitution timeline [other_primary]
- Locator
- NVR record (build window, builder); shipyards.json product lists for electric-boat-groton, puget-sound-naval-shipyard; GAO HRD-80-2
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- A Flight I Los Angeles-class submarine built 1979-83 at Electric Boat sits at the tail of the Navy's peak asbestos-use era: GAO documented the Navy began substituting alternative insulation materials in the early 1970s, while asbestos-containing gaskets, packing, and residual insulation products persisted in shipboard applications into the 1980s. This hull's build and availabilities fall inside that transition — residual asbestos applications were era-plausible but are undocumented for this hull; nuclear propulsion itself establishes nothing.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1979-present
- Population
- EB construction trades (1979-83); availability-yard trades; crew (1983-2017); PSNS&IMF inactivation/recycling trades
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only — weaker than for pre-1970 hulls because construction post-dates the Navy's documented substitution start. No hull-specific insulation survey or material list located for SSN-706. Names era-possible applications, not confirmed installed materials; no quantity. Does not establish exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-albuquerque-ssn706-03
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[4]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 — the boundary regime applicable to this hull's 1979-83 construction, i.e., after substitution began but before asbestos products were eliminated from shipboard use.
- 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.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-albuquerque-ssn706-04
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[5]Kase v. Metalclad Insulation Corp., Cal. Ct. App. (4th Dist.) 2021 (CourtListener opinions 4324658, 4332654) [court_record]
- Locator
- Opinion, specification-history discussion
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Court-documented era regime: the Navy's submarine insulation procurement specifications (SUBSAFE's MIL-I-24244 post-1963; predecessor BuShips practice before) covered insulation for submarine construction and overhaul — the regime applicable to this hull's 1979-83 build and service-era availabilities.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 2021 (opinion); regime described post-1963
- 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. Description follows the batch-08 verified reading of the opinion.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-albuquerque-ssn706-05
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[6]CourtListener sweep 2026-09-18: "USS Albuquerque" (type=r dockets, Atom feed) and (type=o opinions); "SSN-706" and "SSN 706" (type=r) [court_record]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-albuquerque-ssn706-04 through -06
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Clean negative litigation sweep: 'USS Albuquerque' exact-name returned ZERO CourtListener docket hits and zero opinion hits; 'SSN-706' and 'SSN 706' returned zero docket hits. No litigation of any kind names this hull — asbestos or otherwise.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 2026-09-18
- Limitations
- Atom feeds enumerate only the ~20 most recent matching documents; older unindexed docket text may exist. Absence of a located record does not prove absence of exposure or asbestos aboard. CourtListener coverage is not exhaustive for state-court pleadings.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-albuquerque-ssn706-06
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[7]ACM survey / abatement / SRP-disclosure sweep (web) + search ledger [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger row sl-uss-albuquerque-ssn706-07
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No hull ACM survey, abatement contract, scrapping/recycling hazmat disclosure, or adjudicated exposure finding naming USS Albuquerque (SSN-706) was located. The hull is stricken at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard with final disposition pending; SRP hazmat documentation is not publicly retrievable for any 688-class hull reviewed in this or prior nuclear batches.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 2016-present; sweep 2026-09-18
- Population
- PSNS&IMF trades (inactivation 2016-present)
- Limitations
- Absence of a located public record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard. Recycling-yard material characterization is not public. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-albuquerque-ssn706-07