Evidence
6 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-6).
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[1]DANFS entry 'Bunker Hill I (CV-17)', NHHC migrated edition [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Construction paragraph and spec block
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS entry documents construction: the first Bunker Hill (CV-17) was authorized 19 July 1940, laid down 15 September 1941 at Quincy, Mass., by the Fore River Shipyard of Bethlehem Steel Co., launched 7 December 1942 (first anniversary of Pearl Harbor), and commissioned 25 May 1943, Capt. J. J. Ballentine in command. 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
- 1941-1943
- Population
- Bunker Hill crew (3,448 per spec block)
- Limitations
- Ship-specific build record only - no materials content. DANFS itself names the builder 'Fore River Shipyard of Bethlehem Steel Co.' - yard slug carried as fore-river-shipyard per prior-batch convention.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-bunker-hill-cv17-01
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[2]DANFS entry 'Bunker Hill I (CV-17)' + NHHC Online Library CV-17 page [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS 1944-45 sections; OL summary
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Service and repair periods per DANFS and NHHC Online Library: continuous combat from Rabaul/Gilberts (Nov-Dec 1943) through Philippine Sea; voyage repairs and upkeep in dry dock at Pearl Harbor Navy Yard 6-9 March 1944; U.S. overhaul early November 1944-late January 1945 (Puget Sound Navy Yard per DANFS); as TF 58 flagship off Okinawa, hit by two kamikazes 11 May 1945 with nearly 400 crewmen killed (Online Library figure), returning under her own power for U.S. repairs.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1944-1945
- Population
- Crew casualties (~400 killed 11 May 1945); yard workforces at Pearl Harbor NY and Puget Sound NY
- Limitations
- Documents two battle-damage repair periods plus a stateside overhaul - exposure-relevant work settings, not an asbestos record.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-bunker-hill-cv17-02
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[3]DANFS entry 'Bunker Hill I (CV-17)'; NHHC Online Library CV-17 page; NHHC Naval Aviation appendix (app03.pdf) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- OL final paragraphs; app03 CV-17 row
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Postwar per DANFS/OL/appendix: Magic Carpet runs late 1945; inactive from January 1946; placed out of commission about a year later (decommissioned January 1947 per OL and DANFS dating - NHHC appendix lists 9 July 1947, a documented conflict). Reclassified CVA-17 (1952), CVS-17 (1953), AVT-9 (1959) while laid up; one of two Essex-class carriers that saw no Cold War active service. Stricken November 1966 (appendix gives 1 November; some records give 2 November); used as stationary electronics test platform at San Diego into the early 1970s (appendix: to November 1972); sold for scrapping May 1973.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1946-1973
- Population
- None
- Limitations
- Decommission date conflict (January vs 9 July 1947) and strike-day conflict (1 vs 2 November 1966) preserved - see gaps. Test-hulk period is exposure-relevant (moored ship used for electronics work) but carries no materials record.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-bunker-hill-cv17-03
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[4]Batch-56 search ledger (this record): govinfo USCOURTS sweeps both query forms; web searches [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-bunker-hill-cv17-05 through -07
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Litigation sweeps for this hull returned no qualifying asbestos litigation: 'USS Bunker Hill'/'U.S.S. Bunker Hill' asbestos queries in the govinfo USCOURTS collection returned zero hits, and web searches surfaced only law-firm marketing pages - no court opinion naming CV-17 was located.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 2026-09-18
- Population
- None
- Limitations
- Negative on located litigation only - coverage gap: CourtListener API throttled this session and govinfo does not index image-only opinion PDFs; a case outside those collections could exist.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-bunker-hill-cv17-04
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[5]Batch-56 search ledger (this record): DANFS; NHHC Online Library; NHHC appendix; govinfo USCOURTS; web searches [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-bunker-hill-cv17-01 through -08
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No ship-specific asbestos record of any kind located for this hull: no asbestos or insulation survey, no abatement or repair contract naming CV-17, no dismantlement hazmat disclosure (scrapped 1973, pre-NESHAP era), and no litigation record at any stage naming this hull was found.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 2026-09-18
- Population
- None
- Limitations
- Negative finding - absence of located documentation, not proof none exists. The 1960s-70s San Diego test-hulk period may have generated Navy industrial records not public.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-bunker-hill-cv17-05
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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; DANFS spec block [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
- 1941-1943 (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-bunker-hill-cv17-06