Evidence
6 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-6).
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[1]DANFS entry 'Antietam II (CV-36)', NHHC migrated edition [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Construction paragraph and spec block
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS entry documents construction: the second Antietam (CV-36) was laid down 15 March 1943 at Philadelphia, Pa., by the Philadelphia Navy Yard, launched 20 August 1944, and commissioned 28 January 1945. DANFS spec block: displacement 27,100 tons, complement 2,448, class Essex.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1943-1945
- Population
- Antietam crew (2,448 per spec block)
- Limitations
- Ship-specific build record only - no materials content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-antietam-cv36-01
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[2]DANFS entry 'Antietam II (CV-36)' + NHHC Online Library CV-36 page [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS 1949-63 sections; OL summary
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Service and yard periods per DANFS and Online Library: reached the Pacific as the war ended; Far East occupation-era operations; returned to the U.S. and decommissioned into reserve 1949; recommissioned January 1951 for Korea, one combat deployment September 1951-March 1952; transferred to the Atlantic Fleet and entered the New York Naval Shipyard September-December 1952 for major alterations - fitted with the U.S. Navy's first angled flight deck and serving as its test platform; rated CVA-36 October 1952-August 1953, thereafter CVS-36; Sixth Fleet cruises 1955 and 1956-57; carrier flight training duty out of Pensacola to October 1962; decommissioned for the last time 8 May 1963.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1945-1963
- Population
- Crew; yard workforces at New York Naval Shipyard during the first angled-deck installation
- Limitations
- Documents the pioneering angled-deck conversion at New York Naval Shipyard - exposure-relevant work setting, not an asbestos record.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-antietam-cv36-02
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[3]DANFS entry 'Antietam II (CV-36)'; NHHC Online Library CV-36 page; NHHC Naval Aviation appendix (app03.pdf) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS final paragraph; OL final paragraph; app03 CV-36 row
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Disposal per DANFS/appendix/OL: a decade in the Reserve Fleet after May 1963 decommissioning; stricken 1 May 1973; sold for scrapping February 1974 (DANFS: 28 February 1974 to Union Minerals & Alloys Corp.).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1963-1974
- Population
- None
- Limitations
- Strike and sale consistent across sources.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-antietam-cv36-03
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[4]Buchinger v. Garlock, Inc., No. 3:05-cv-118-RV/MD (N.D. Fla.), Order on motion to remand, Doc. 21, 23 September 2005 [court_record]
- Locator
- Order text at removal-posture discussion (affidavit recital); Conclusion
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Published N.D. Fla. order reciting a sworn affidavit: decedent Larry Buchinger 'stated that he was exposed to asbestos while working on or around GE marine turbines on the USS Antietam, the USS Ticonderoga, and the USS Stribling while he was serving in the United States Navy.' GE removed on federal-officer grounds; after GE dropped out of the case, the court GRANTED remand to state court.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- service era unstated in order; 2005 (order)
- Population
- Navy sailor aboard CV-36, CV-14, and DD-867; affidavit alleges asbestos exposure from GE marine turbines
- Limitations
- Discovery-record stage: a decedent affidavit recited in a jurisdictional order - sworn testimony, but the court decided only remand; no exposure finding. Names a product family (GE marine turbines) at affidavit level only.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-antietam-cv36-04
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[5]Batch-56 search ledger (this record): govinfo USCOURTS sweeps; DANFS; NHHC OL; appendix; web searches [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-antietam-cv36-01 through -08
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No adjudicated ship-specific asbestos finding exists for this hull: the Buchinger record sits at affidavit/discovery stage; no insulation survey, abatement contract, or dismantlement hazmat disclosure naming CV-36 was located; and no opinion identifies a specific asbestos-containing product aboard this ship at fact-finding level.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 2026-09-18
- Population
- None
- Limitations
- Negative on adjudicated/surveyed documentation only - a ship-named affidavit allegation exists (Buchinger).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-antietam-cv36-05
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[6]Essex-class profile (class-a/essex-class.class.json); O'Neil v. Crane Co., 53 Cal. 4th 335 (2012) for era Navy spec context [other_primary]
- Locator
- class profile era-application list; O'Neil steam-system specification discussion
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Class/era context: Essex/Ticonderoga-class carriers were built 1941-45 under peak-era Navy insulation specifications - the class record for this profile lists eight boilers feeding four geared steam turbines, and the published O'Neil record (Cal. Supreme Court 2012, on sister ship USS Oriskany) confirms Navy specifications of the era required asbestos-containing insulation and gasket/packing materials on warship steam systems. Era-typical applications for the class: boiler/fireroom insulation, steam-pipe lagging, turbine lagging, valve and flange gaskets and packing, deck tile, bulkhead insulation, and cable insulation.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1943-1945 (construction era)
- Population
- None
- Limitations
- Era-standard application list plus a sister-ship appellate record - prioritizes research only; it is NOT a ship-specific finding and does not confirm installed materials on this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-antietam-cv36-06