Evidence
11 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-11).
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[1]CourtListener opinion search: 'USS Bonita' [court_record]
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- CourtListener opinion search 'USS Bonita' returned 0 results (2026-10-07)
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Limitations
- zero-hit search; absence of hits is not proof of no litigation
- Evidence ID
- uss-bonita-ss165-cl-name-opinion
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[2]CourtListener docket search: 'USS Bonita' [court_record]
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- CourtListener docket search 'USS Bonita' returned 209 result(s) (2026-10-07); individual records not reviewed
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Limitations
- hit count only — underlying dockets/opinions not individually reviewed; name query may match same-named vessels
- Evidence ID
- uss-bonita-ss165-cl-name-docket
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[3]CourtListener opinion search: 'SS-165' [court_record]
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- CourtListener opinion search 'SS-165' returned 2814 result(s) (2026-10-07); individual records not reviewed
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Limitations
- hit count only — underlying dockets/opinions not individually reviewed
- Evidence ID
- uss-bonita-ss165-cl-hull-opinion
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[4]CourtListener docket search: 'SS-165' [court_record]
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- CourtListener docket search 'SS-165' returned 40360 result(s) (2026-10-07); individual records not reviewed
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Limitations
- hit count only — underlying dockets/opinions not individually reviewed
- Evidence ID
- uss-bonita-ss165-cl-hull-docket
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[5]DANFS Vol. I pp. 140-41, Bonita III (SF-6) - construction, fleet service, Panama patrols, training duty, disposal (verbatim transcription; live NHHC page returned 404) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS Vol. I pp. 140-41, Bonita III entry and spec block
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Documented for this hull: launched 9 June 1925 as V-3 by Portsmouth Navy Yard (sponsor Mrs. L. R. DeSteiguer); commissioned 22 May 1926, Lt. Cmdr. C. A. Lockwood Jr. Submarine Division 20 east coast/Caribbean to Nov 1927; Pacific transfer, San Diego 17 December 1927; SubDivs 20 and 12 Pacific coast/Hawaii; SubDiv 15 Rotating Reserve, Mare Island Navy Yard, 1 June 1932; renamed Bonita 9 March 1931, reclassified SS-165 1 July 1931; rejoined SubDiv 12 September 1933, Caribbean/west coast/Hawaiian waters through 1936; out of commission in reserve, Philadelphia Navy Yard, 4 June 1937. Recommissioned 5 September 1940; departed New London 17 November 1940 for Coco Solo, C.Z.; patrolled the Pacific off Panama until October 1942 Philadelphia overhaul; patrolled off the Maine coast until mid-1943, then SubDiv 13, SubRon 1, training duty out of New London to February 1945; arrived Philadelphia Navy Yard 17 February 1945; decommissioned 3 March 1945; sold 28 October 1945. Spec block: dp 2000; l. 341'6"; b. 27'7"; dr. 15'11"; s. 18.8k; cpl. 56; a. 1x5", 6x21" TT; cl. B.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-19
- Study period
- 1921-1945
- Population
- Portsmouth NY construction trades (1921-26); crews 1926-37 and 1940-45; Mare Island and Philadelphia yard trades at availabilities
- Limitations
- Ship-specific history only; no asbestos or material content in the source. Yard-period asbestos disturbance is era inference, not a per-hull record. Live NHHC DANFS page returned 404 on 2026-09-19; verbatim LostHistory/HazeGray transcription of DANFS Vol. I used.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-bonita-ss165-01
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[6]Naval Historical Center / NHHC Online Library of Selected Images, 'USS Bonita (SS-165), 1926-1945. Originally named V-3 (SF-6)' and linked construction page 'USS V-3 (SF-6) ... Construction, 1921-1926' (ibiblio/HyperWar mirror of history.navy.mil content) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- usnsh-b/ss165.htm narrative + photo captions; usnsh-b/ss165-v.htm construction page; NARA photo nos. 80-G-450191, 80-G-241151, 80-G-453370
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NHHC narrative adds detail beyond DANFS: V-3 was 'last of a class of three submarines intended to operate closely with the battle fleet,' keel laid 16 November 1921 at Portsmouth Navy Yard; the design 'had proven to be not very satisfactory,' prompting the 1937 reserve lay-up. WWII: recommissioned September 1940; 'stationed in Panama from late in 1940 until October 1942, conducting defensive patrols off Central America's Pacific coast. Rebuilt beginning in late 1942, Bonita was returned to service as a specialized cargo-carrying submarine in mid-1943, but was quickly found unsuitable for that role'; training duty at New London thereafter. NARA photo captions in the same NHHC series document her underway 6 April 1943 (80-G-450191) and in 'final configuration as a cargo submarine' 13 September 1944 (80-G-453370).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-19
- Study period
- 1921-1945
- Population
- Philadelphia Navy Yard trades (1942-43 conversion); crews 1940-45
- Limitations
- Ship-specific history only; no asbestos or material content. The cargo-conversion scope (engines removed, spaces reworked) is described at narrative level only - the underlying yard work orders are the archival lead, not this page. Does not establish exposure for any individual.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-bonita-ss165-02
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[7]NavSource Online Submarine Photo Archive, V-3 (SF-6) / Bonita (SS-165) page - milestone chronology, spec summary, and USN/NARA photo catalog with dated captions [other_primary]
- Locator
- navsource.net/archives/08/08165.htm - milestone block, spec block, photo captions (1929, 1933 drydock series)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Photo-documented yard events for this hull: V-3 in Mare Island dry dock 1, 28 March - 11 April 1929 (USN photos 9206, 9254, 9258, incl. rare interior crew-quarters shot); Bonita and Bass (SS-164) in Mare Island dry dock 1 during overhaul, May 1933, undocked 7 July, re-docked 18 July - 8 September 1933 (HABS No. CA-1543-BP-19 image via Library of Congress). Spec summary: Busch-Sulzer diesels 4100 hp; Elliott motors 2400 hp; 120 battery cells; twin propellers; complement 6 officers + 50 enlisted; struck 10 March 1945; sold for scrapping 28 October 1945. Also indexes NARA identifier 70646216 ('V-3 (SS-165) Compartment Access' photo PDF).
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-19
- Study period
- 1929; 1933
- Population
- Mare Island drydock/overhaul trades (1929, 1933)
- Limitations
- NavSource is a volunteer-curated archive, not an official repository - dates/specs treated as a lead layer corroborated where possible against DANFS and USN/NARA photo numbers; the drydock and overhaul dates trace to USN photo captions and the Mare Island HABS series rather than to yard work orders. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-bonita-ss165-03
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[8]Era inference built on: DANFS spec block and milestones; NHHC Online Library narrative; shipyard-exposure-map documented asbestos product lists for portsmouth-naval-shipyard (thermal insulation, asbestos cement, pipe covering, millboard, gaskets, seals, packing, block insulation, asbestos cloth, friction materials, Kaylo), mare-island-naval-shipyard (Unibestos, Marinite, Transite, Kaylo, Careytemp, packing, gaskets, bonnet insulation), and philadelphia-naval-shipyard (Thermasil, Unibestos, Garlock gaskets/packing, Johns-Manville pipe insulation, others) [other_primary]
- Locator
- DANFS spec block; NHHC Online Library narrative; shipyards.json product lists for the three yards
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- A Navy fleet submarine built 1921-26 and refit through 1945 sits inside the service's asbestos-use era; era-standard asbestos applications aboard a diesel-electric boat of this type were concentrated in engine exhaust lagging, machinery and piping insulation, flange gaskets, and valve/shaft packing, plus insulation aboard auxiliary machinery. All three yards in her documented availability history (Portsmouth build; Mare Island 1929/1933; Philadelphia 1937/1942-43/1945) have yard-level asbestos product documentation. The 1942-43 cargo conversion - removal of the main engines and rework of auxiliary machinery spaces - is a yard-period disturbance event consistent with insulation and gasket disturbance, by era inference.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-19
- Study period
- 1921-1945
- Population
- Portsmouth NY construction trades (1921-26); Mare Island trades (1929, 1933); Philadelphia NY trades (1937, 1942-43, 1945); crews (1926-37, 1940-45)
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - no hull-specific insulation schedule, material list, survey, or work-order detail located for SS-165. Diesel boats carried no boilers or steam mains, so the exposure surface is smaller than a steam plant's; no quantity can be stated. Does not establish that asbestos was or was not present aboard this hull, nor exposure, causation, or eligibility for any individual.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-bonita-ss165-04
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[9]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 the whole of Bonita's construction (1921-26), availability, and disposal (1945) window.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-19
- 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, confirmed 2026-09-19, same as Batch-01); content via product-page description.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-bonita-ss165-05
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[10]Batch-357 search ledger (this record): DANFS transcription; NHHC Online Library (ibiblio mirror); NavSource photo archive; NARA catalog; CourtListener exact-name/hull-number attempts; web-indexed litigation sweep; GAO product page; shipyards.json yard records [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-bonita-ss165-01 through -09
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or qualifying asbestos litigation naming USS Bonita (SS-165) or V-3 (SF-6) was found in the public sources searched. CourtListener API could not be queried directly on 2026-09-19 (HTTP 429, daily rate cap exhausted); web-indexed CourtListener results for 'Bonita' were all name collisions unrelated to this vessel (e.g., Bonita Fabrics Inc., City of Bonita Springs, party-name 'Bonita M. Hawkins'). Asbestos-context web results naming SS-165 were law-firm marketing listicles - excluded sources. Name-collision hazard documented: a second USS Bonita (SSK-3/SS-552, Mare Island-built, in service 1952-1965) shares the name; any unqualified 'Bonita' docket string requires disambiguation before attribution to this hull.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-19
- Study period
- 2026-09-19
- Limitations
- Absence of a located public record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard - 1920s Navy construction is era-consistent with asbestos insulation, and the hull's 1945 scrapping forecloses any modern survey. The litigation sweep is incomplete: direct CourtListener API queries were rate-limited and RECAP docket text was not exhaustively searched. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-bonita-ss165-06
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[11]U.S. National Archives catalog - NARA identifier 70646216 ('V-3 (SS-165) Compartment Access' photo PDF) and 80-G series photographs of this hull (80-G-450191, 80-G-241151, 80-G-453370); RG 24 deck logs exist for WWII-era submarines of this period [other_primary]
- Locator
- catalog.archives.gov/id/70646216; NARA 80-G still pictures; RG 24 deck logs (digitization status unverified)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Archival lead layer: NARA holds a compartment-access drawing/photo for this hull (identifier 70646216) and the 80-G still-picture series documenting the 1943-44 cargo configuration. Deck logs for Bonita's commissioned periods should exist in RG 24 holdings. These records were located but their content was not reviewed for material or maintenance detail.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-19
- Study period
- 2026-09-19
- Limitations
- Lead only - record existence verified (catalog page resolves), contents not reviewed. Deck-log digitization status for this hull unverified; RG 24 logs and any yard work-order/jacket files (RG 181 for the navy yards) are the primary path to any ship-specific material record, which currently does not exist in this dataset.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-bonita-ss165-07