Evidence
6 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-6).
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[1]DANFS entry 'Boxer V (CV-21)', NHHC migrated edition [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Construction paragraph and spec block
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS entry documents construction: the fifth Boxer (CV-21) was laid down 13 September 1943 by Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., launched 14 December 1944, and commissioned 16 April 1945. DANFS spec block: displacement 27,100 tons, complement 3,448, class Ticonderoga.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1943-1945
- Population
- Boxer crew (3,448 per spec block)
- Limitations
- Ship-specific build record only - no materials content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-boxer-cv21-01
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[2]DANFS entry 'Boxer V (CV-21)' + NHHC Online Library CV-21 page + NHHC Naval Aviation appendix (app03.pdf) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- OL paragraphs 2-4; app03 CV-21 row
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Service record per DANFS and NHHC Online Library: too late for WWII combat; Korean War combat tours 1950-53 including the August 1952 hangar-deck fire; reclassified CVA-21 October 1952; two more Seventh Fleet attack-carrier cruises 1954 and 1955-56; converted to ASW carrier CVS-21 in early 1956 (conversion date conflict between sources - see gaps); experimental assault-helicopter carrier late 1957; flagship for Operation Hardtack nuclear tests 1958; transferred to the Atlantic Fleet as interim amphibious assault ship late 1958; redesignated LPH-4 30 January 1959.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1945-1959
- Population
- Crew and embarked Marines; Hardtack test-period complement
- Limitations
- Documents role conversions incl. an ASW conversion and LPH rebuild - yard locations for the CVS/LPH conversions not named in sources read (see gaps). Exposure-relevant settings, not an asbestos record.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-boxer-cv21-02
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[3]NHHC Online Library CV-21 page + NHHC Naval Aviation appendix (app03.pdf) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- OL final paragraph; app03 CV-21 row
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Final years per NHHC Online Library and appendix: Caribbean amphibious operations incl. Cuban missile crisis 1962 and Dominican Republic intervention 1965; two Vietnam aircraft-transport runs (1965 Army helicopters, 1966 Marine aircraft); spacecraft recovery early 1966; decommissioned December 1969 (appendix: 1 December), sold for scrapping February 1971.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1959-1971
- Population
- None
- Limitations
- Decommission and strike same day (1 December 1969 per appendix).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-boxer-cv21-03
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[4]Conner v. Alfa Laval, Inc. (consolidated with Prange and Stone), Civ. Nos. 09-67099 / 09-91848 (E.D. Pa., MDL-875), Memorandum, Doc. 228, 22 July 2011 [court_record]
- Locator
- Opinion recital of Pl.'s Resp. in Opp. to Def.'s MSJ (doc. 217 at 3); Conclusion
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Published E.D. Pa. MDL-875 consolidated opinion reciting plaintiff's summary-judgment evidence: 'Mr. Stone served aboard the USS Boxer and the USS Casa Grande' as a Navy boiler tender from 1959, and during that service 'was responsible for maintaining the main propulsion generators and associated equipment located in the machinery spaces of the ship' and 'worked on the piping, valves and pumps, turbines' - asbestos exposure alleged from asbestos-containing products. The opinion resolves choice-of-law (maritime law applies to Conner, Prange, and Stone) - a summary-judgment-stage record.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- from 1959 (service per plaintiff's response); 2011 (opinion)
- Population
- Navy boiler tender James W. Stone aboard CV-21 and USS Casa Grande; alleged asbestos exposure in machinery spaces
- Limitations
- Discovery/SJ-stage record: the court recites the plaintiff's own service description in deciding maritime vs. state law - no exposure or product fact was adjudicated. Service end-year is garbled in the filing scan (1959 to '19?6'); Boxer decommissioned December 1969 - read service as bounded by that.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-boxer-cv21-04
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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-boxer-cv21-01 through -08
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No adjudicated ship-specific asbestos finding exists for this hull: the Conner/Stone record sits at summary-judgment recital stage; no insulation survey, abatement contract, or dismantlement hazmat disclosure naming CV-21 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 allegation exists (Stone/Conner).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-boxer-cv21-05
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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-boxer-cv21-06