Evidence
10 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-10).
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[1]research packet mk-packet.md (13 sources cited) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERDICT: VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-carronade-ifs1-pkt-mk-packet-md
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[2]Welch v. Crane Co., No. 2:22-cv-00302-RAJ (W.D. Wash.) - Order, Dkt. #54 (Jun 30, 2023); RECAP docket 63158016; suit nature 'P.I. : Asbestos' (28:1332 Diversity-Asbestos Litigation) [court_record]
- Locator
- Dkt. #54 (Order, 13 pp., filed 2023-06-30, RECAP gov.uscourts.wawd.308033.54.0); Dkt. #1 (Complaint, filed 2022-03-14); docket metadata (terminated 2023-07-17)
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Docketed maritime asbestos personal-injury action naming USS Carronade: decedent David J. Welch (USN 1965-1969) served aboard USS Carronade 1966-1968 as a fireman in the pipefitters' welding shop (then USS Princeton 1968-1969); the work entailed 'various valves and pumps.' Deposition testimony described removing asbestos valve packing aboard Carronade using wire tools and compressed air, cleaning up asbestos packing debris left by civilian shipyard workers ('yardbirds'), Carronade valves 'encased in asbestos,' and a depicted Crane valve that 'would have been covered in asbestos.' Welch was diagnosed with malignant mesothelioma May 2021 and died 2022-08-08; his wife Linda Welch substituted as personal representative. Order of 2023-06-30 (Judge Richard A. Jones): defendant Crane Co.'s motion for summary judgment DENIED (genuine issues of material fact as to exposure to asbestos-containing Crane valve components aboard Carronade and Princeton as a substantial contributing factor, and as to duty to warn under the DeVries maritime standard); defendant Velan Valve Corp.'s motion GRANTED (insufficient evidence placing Welch in proximity to Velan products aboard either ship). Case terminated 2023-07-17 with no trial judgment on the merits.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 2022-2023 (litigation); 1966-1968 (alleged exposure period)
- Population
- David J. Welch, USN fireman in pipefitters' welding shop aboard USS Carronade 1966-1968; malignant mesothelioma (diagnosed May 2021; died 2022-08-08)
- Limitations
- Summary-judgment-stage dispositions, not merits findings: the Crane denial means the pleadings-plus-discovery record raised triable issues - it is not an adjudicated finding that exposure or causation occurred aboard this hull; the Velan grant is a merits-level negative for that defendant only. Termination 17 days post-order is consistent with settlement; the docket reflects no verdict or judgment. Does not quantify asbestos aboard.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-carronade-ifs1-01
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[3]Welch v. Crane Co., Order at 3-4, 8-9, 11-12 (W.D. Wash. Jun 30, 2023) (RECAP gov.uscourts.wawd.308033.54.0) [court_record]
- Locator
- Order at ORDER-3 to ORDER-4 (Ott/Haber expert summaries), ORDER-8 to ORDER-12 (Crane discussion; Cranite; Master Parts List)
- Finding type
- litigation_product_id
- Finding
- Product identification litigated to this hull: plaintiff's expert CDR Andrew Ott (USN ret.) opined that Crane supplied 'dozens to hundreds' of valves for Carronade and Princeton - an opinion the court noted was 'at least partially based on his review of Navy and Crane Co. purchase documents' - and that Velan supplied approximately 20 steam traps and 60 high-pressure steam valves for the Carronade; plaintiff's evidence included a manual identifying Crane's proprietary asbestos gasket material ('Cranite') for Navy ship use and Crane Master Parts List entries for asbestos-containing replacement components.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 2023 (opinion); 1966-1968 (alleged exposure period)
- Population
- David J. Welch; expert witness CDR Andrew Ott (USN ret., former Norfolk Naval Shipyard engineering-plant superintendent/project manager)
- Limitations
- Expert-opinion/product-identification stage. The Velan product-nexus theory failed at summary judgment (no evidence placing the decedent in proximity to Velan equipment); the Crane identification survived only as a jury question - not adjudicated fact. Does not establish quantities installed aboard this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-carronade-ifs1-02
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[4]DANFS, Carronade (IFS-1) - verbatim NHHC entry via Wayback capture 2025-12-10 (live NHHC page returns 404) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- NHHC DANFS entry body (spec block + 4 paragraphs)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS establishes identity and first-commission history: class 'Carronade' (one-off design); namesake 'a short iron cannon'; launched 26 May 1953 by Puget Sound Bridge & Dredging Co., Seattle, Wash., sponsored by Mrs. L. Herndon; commissioned 25 May 1955, LCDR D. O. Doran in command; departed Bremerton for home port San Diego 21 July 1955, arrived 24 July, inspected by Secretary of the Navy C. S. Thomas 26 July 1955; San Diego training through 19 March 1956; Pearl Harbor operations one month; Vancouver goodwill visit 20 August-1 September; amphibious exercises November 1956-January 1957; Far Eastern tour 18 January-15 July 1958; second Orient cruise autumn 1959; back to San Diego February 1960; decommissioned and placed in reserve 31 May 1960. Specification line: dp. 1,500; l. 245'; b. 39'; dr. 10'; s. 15 k.; cpl. 162; a. 1 5in, 8 rocket launchers.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1952-1960
- Population
- Commissioning and first-commission crew (complement 162)
- Limitations
- DANFS entry predates the 1965 recommissioning, Vietnam service, and the 1969 LFR-1 redesignation - the official narrative stops at the 31 May 1960 reserve placement. Narrative contains no asbestos or material-condition content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-carronade-ifs1-03
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[5]Naval Vessel Register, Ship Details - CARRONADE (LFR 1) (ex-IFS 1), UIC 55751 (NAVSEA) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NVR ship-details block: Vessel Status + Milestone Dates tables
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NVR milestone record: award 1952-01-17; keel 1952-11-19; launch 1953-05-26; delivery 1955-05-18; commission 1955-05-25; decommission 1960-05-31; inactivation 1970-07-24; stricken 1973-05-01; status 'disposed of, by navy sale' with status-change date 1974-09-01. Listing heads the record 'CARRONADE (LFR 1) (ex - IFS 1)', confirming IFS-1 and LFR-1 identify one hull.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1952-1974 (record last updated 2010-07-21)
- Limitations
- NVR does not display the 1965 recommissioning or the 1969 LFR-1 redesignation as separate milestones (single commission/decommission fields shown). Physical characteristics are withheld from the public page ('currently unavailable'). Disposal-year conflicts with NavSource's printed 1994 - NVR's 1974 milestone is carried as the official record; see gaps. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-carronade-ifs1-04
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[6]NavSource Naval History, USS Carronade (LFR-1) ex (IFS-1) page - NVR-derived data block, commanding-officer roster, and Vietnam campaign-participation table (compiled from official Navy records) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Page data block (milestones, specifications, CO roster, Vietnam campaign table, final disposition line)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Post-1960 chronology compiled from official records: laid up Pacific Reserve Fleet, San Diego Group after 31 May 1960 decommissioning; recommissioned 1965 (LCDR Roy E. McCoy in command from 2 October 1965); during Vietnam service Carronade was flagship of Inshore Fire Support Division 93 operating with USS Clarion River (LSMR-409), USS St. Francis River (LSMR-525), and USS White River (LSMR-536); participated in ten listed Vietnam campaigns from April 1966 through January 1970 and earned ten campaign stars; redesignated LFR-1 on 1 January 1969; decommissioned at Bremerton, WA on 24 July 1970 and laid up at the Inactive Ship Facility, Bremerton; struck from the Naval Register 1 May 1973; sold for scrapping to West Waterway Lumber Co., Seattle, WA.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1960-1973
- Population
- Vietnam-era crew (complement 162); Inshore Fire Support Division 93
- Limitations
- NavSource is a private archival compilation, not itself an official record - the campaign table mirrors official Navy campaign-participation listings but is secondary. Its printed disposal year (1 September 1994, 'by DRMS') conflicts with NVR's 1974-09-01 disposal milestone and DRMS's own 1985 naming; the NVR date controls and the conflict is carried in gaps. Recommissioning date shown indirectly (CO roster 2 Oct 1965 vs reserve interval ending 2 Sep 1965) - also in gaps. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-carronade-ifs1-05
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[7]West Waterway Lumber Co. v. Aetna Insurance Co., 545 P.2d 564 (Wash. Ct. App. 1976) [court_record]
- Locator
- Opinion text, factual-background section (West Waterway Lumber Co. v. Aetna, 545 P.2d 564)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Washington appellate opinion documents that West Waterway Lumber Co. - the buyer named in Carronade's disposal record - operated an active Navy/MARAD ship-breaking pier on the West Waterway of the Duwamish River, Seattle, during 1971-1974 (it purchased the obsolete Navy refrigeration ship Sirius (AF-60) for scrapping 1971-04-13 and was breaking it when the hull caught fire 1972-01-28).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1971-1976
- Limitations
- Does not mention Carronade - contextual corroboration only that the named buyer was actively scrapping Navy/MARAD hulls in the 1971-1974 window, consistent with NVR's 1974 disposal milestone over NavSource's printed 1994. Reporter citation only; no CourtListener URL attached (opinion-index coverage of state appellate reporters is partial and the fleet-paced sweep budget was exhausted before a targeted query).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-carronade-ifs1-06
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[8]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 the Navy's asbestos-protection program and insulation-removal policies for the fleet, establishing that asbestos-containing insulation and component materials were endemic aboard U.S. Navy ships constructed in Carronade's era and that Navy policy was to leave installed asbestos in place unless damaged or disturbed by repairs.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1979 (report); 1952-1970 (hull era)
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers and ship crews (class context)
- Limitations
- Program-level documentation that names no hull. Transfer is limited: Carronade was diesel-powered (no boilers or steam turbines), so the boiler/steam-lagging pathway the report primarily addresses does not apply wholesale; the litigation-documented asbestos pathway aboard this hull is valve packing and gasket materials. Full text not retrieved (gao.gov blocks automated fetch, HTTP 403) - content via product-page description.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-carronade-ifs1-07
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[9]Stocker, 'The Navy's Bobtailed Fireball,' Popular Mechanics vol. 108 no. 6 (Dec 1957); Navypedia Carronade (1953) project/spec page; NavSource specification block [reputable_press]
- Locator
- Popular Mechanics Dec 1957 issue (Stocker article); navypedia.org/ships/usa/us_aws_carronade.htm; navsource.net/archives/10/06/06001.htm spec block
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Design and machinery detail per contemporary press and secondary compilations: Carronade was designed under Ship Characteristics Board project SCB 37 as the purpose-built successor to the WWII LSM(R) rocket ships; machinery was diesel, twin screw (two diesels, ~3,100 shp) driving controllable-pitch propellers; armament one single 5in/38 dual-purpose mount, two twin 40mm AA mounts, and eight twin Mk 105 automatic rocket launchers with remote fire control permitting rocket fire with no crew on deck. The 1969-01-01 LFR-1 redesignation is described in secondary compilations as part of the Navy's consolidation of the surviving IFS and LSM(R) inshore fire-support hulls into the single LFR classification.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1952-1957 (design/build era)
- Limitations
- Bibliographic-level citation: the Popular Mechanics article's existence is confirmed (Vol. 108 No. 6, Dec 1957) but full text was not retrieved - available copies are image-only scans. Specifications corroborated across NavSource's spec block and navypedia; shp figure and SCB 37 attribution rest on secondary compilations, not a primary engineering source.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-carronade-ifs1-09
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[10]Batch-4668 search ledger (this record): NHHC DANFS live + Wayback; NVR; NavSource; CourtListener opinion and RECAP docket sweeps (authenticated, fleet-paced); VA BVA decision index; WA Ecology/EPA scrapping records; NARA catalog [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-carronade-ifs1-01 through sl-uss-carronade-ifs1-15
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No hull-level asbestos documentation beyond the Welch litigation record was located: no insulation or material-condition survey, no abatement contract, no hazmat disclosure for the 1960-65 reserve lay-up, the 1965 reactivation, the 1970-74 inactive-facility berthing, or the 1974 scrapping; no VA BVA decision naming the ship was surfaced; no additional docketed asbestos case naming Carronade was found in the CourtListener indexes searched (see search_ledger).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 2026-09-29
- Limitations
- Absence of a located public record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard - 1950s naval construction routinely used asbestos-containing packing, gaskets, and insulation, and the litigation record alleges exactly such materials aboard this hull. Does not establish or defeat any individual claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-carronade-ifs1-08