Evidence
7 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-7).
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[1]DANFS entry 'Bon Homme Richard II (CV-31)', NHHC migrated edition [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Construction paragraph and spec block
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS entry documents construction: the second Bon Homme Richard (CV-31) was laid down 1 February 1943 at the New York Navy Yard, launched 29 April 1944 (sponsored by Mrs. John S. McCain), and commissioned 26 November 1944. DANFS spec block: displacement 27,100 tons, complement 3,448, class Essex.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1943-1944
- Population
- Bon Homme Richard crew (3,448 per spec block)
- Limitations
- Ship-specific build record only - no materials content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-bon-homme-richard-cv31-01
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[2]DANFS entry 'Bon Homme Richard II (CV-31)' + NHHC Online Library CV-31 page [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS 1945-55 sections; OL summary
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Service and yard periods per DANFS and Online Library: final raids on Japan June-August 1945; Pearl Harbor conversion for Magic Carpet troop transport (8 November 1945-16 January 1946); decommissioned at Seattle 9 January 1947; Korean War recall - recommissioned January 1951, two combat tours, reclassified CVA-31 1952; out of commission 15 May 1953 at San Francisco for SCB-27C modernization (completed 31 October 1955; angled and strengthened flight deck, enclosed hurricane bow, steam catapults, new island), recommissioned 6 September 1955.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1945-1955
- Population
- Crew; yard workforces at Pearl Harbor and the San Francisco conversion site
- Limitations
- Documents Magic Carpet conversion plus the SCB-27C rebuild - exposure-relevant work settings, not an asbestos record. Conversion site given as San Francisco; specific yard not named in sources read.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-bon-homme-richard-cv31-02
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[3]DANFS entry 'Bon Homme Richard II (CV-31)'; NHHC Online Library CV-31 page; NHHC Naval Aviation appendix (app03.pdf) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS final paragraph; OL final paragraph; app03 CV-31 row
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Final years per DANFS/OL/appendix: long Seventh Fleet deployment series 1955-64; five Southeast Asia combat tours 1965-70; ordered inactivated after her 1970 deployment; decommissioned 2 July 1971 into the Reserve Fleet at Bremerton; stricken 20 September 1989; disposed of by scrapping 4 February 1992 (DANFS) - OL describes a March 1992 scrapping sale.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1955-1992
- Population
- None
- Limitations
- Disposal described two ways in official text (4 Feb 1992 disposition vs March 1992 sale) - preserved, see gaps. Two decades mothballed before scrapping.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-bon-homme-richard-cv31-03
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[4]In re: Asbestos Products Liability Litigation (No. IV) - Doucet v. Asbestos Corp. Ltd., Civ. No. 11-cv-67223 (E.D. Pa.), Memorandum, Doc. 151, 13 June 2012 [court_record]
- Locator
- Memorandum at p.5 quoting plaintiff's allegation
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Published E.D. Pa. MDL-875 memorandum reciting plaintiff's allegation that decedent Richard Doucet performed aircraft maintenance 'including aboard the USS Independence, USS Bon Homme Richard, USS Oriskany, USS Hancock, USS Ranger and USS Constellation' (lung cancer alleged from asbestos exposure). The memorandum addresses 30(b)(6) deposition scheduling disputes - a discovery record.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- service era unstated; 2012 (memorandum)
- Population
- Navy aircraft-maintenance sailor aboard CV-31 and five other carriers; alleged asbestos exposure, lung cancer
- Limitations
- Pleading/discovery stage: plaintiff's ship list recited in a scheduling-dispute memorandum; no exposure finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-bon-homme-richard-cv31-04
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[5]Vickroy v. A.W. Chesterton, Inc., Civ. No. 11-531-GPM (S.D. Ill.), Memorandum and Order, Doc. 15, 28 September 2011 [court_record]
- Locator
- Order at removal-basis recital; Conclusion
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Published S.D. Ill. memorandum and order reciting GE's removal claim: decedent Lloyd Vickroy's alleged asbestos exposure occurred 'while he was serving in the United States Navy aboard the U.S.S. Helena, U.S.S. Yorktown, U.S.S. Kearsarge, U.S.S. Ranger, U.S.S. Enterprise, U.S.S. Bon Homme Richard, and U.S.S. Ogden, vessels for which GE claims that it manufactured turbines that contained asbestos.' The court GRANTED remand to state court for lack of jurisdiction.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- service era unstated; 2011 (order)
- Population
- Decedent Lloyd Vickroy aboard CV-31 and six other vessels; alleged asbestos exposure, mesothelioma; GE turbine claim
- Limitations
- Removal-stage record: the ship list and the turbine-asbestos claim are GE's own characterization for federal-officer removal, recited by the court - not plaintiff evidence tested at fact-finding and no exposure finding entered.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-bon-homme-richard-cv31-05
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[6]Batch-56 search ledger (this record): govinfo USCOURTS sweeps; DANFS; NHHC OL; appendix; web searches [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-bon-homme-richard-cv31-01 through -08
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No adjudicated ship-specific asbestos finding exists for this hull: the two qualifying records sit at pleading/removal stage; no insulation survey, abatement contract, or dismantlement hazmat disclosure naming CV-31 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 - ship-named allegations exist (Doucet, Vickroy).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-bon-homme-richard-cv31-06
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[7]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
- 1943-1944 (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-bon-homme-richard-cv31-07