USS Cascade (AD-16)

Name
USS Cascade
Hull designation
AD-16
Vessel class
Cascade class (single-ship class; Maritime Commission design C3-S1-N2 - destroyer-tender conversion of the C3-S-A2 cargo hull)
Evidence tier
Tier 3
Evidence entries
16
Record ID
uss-cascade-ad16
Dataset version
2026.10.12-rc.1
Canonical URL
https://asbestosatlas.org/ships/uss-cascade-ad16

Evidence

16 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-16).

  1. [1]CourtListener opinion search: 'USS Cascade' [court_record]
    Finding type
    litigation_documented
    Finding
    CourtListener opinion search 'USS Cascade' returned 23 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-cascade-ad16-cl-name-opinion
  2. [2]CourtListener docket search: 'USS Cascade' [court_record]
    Finding type
    litigation_documented
    Finding
    CourtListener docket search 'USS Cascade' returned 619 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-cascade-ad16-cl-name-docket
  3. [3]CourtListener opinion search: 'AD-16' [court_record]
    Finding type
    litigation_documented
    Finding
    CourtListener opinion search 'AD-16' returned 777162 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-cascade-ad16-cl-hull-opinion
  4. [4]CourtListener docket search: 'AD-16' [court_record]
    Finding type
    litigation_documented
    Finding
    CourtListener docket search 'AD-16' returned 996231 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-cascade-ad16-cl-hull-docket
  5. [5]Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS), 'Cascade (AD-16)' - HyperWar/ibiblio mirror of Naval History Division text (live NHHC page returns 404) [nhhc_danfs]
    Locator
    DANFS AD-16 full entry (ibiblio.org HyperWar transcription), specifications block and service narrative
    Finding type
    vessel_history
    Finding
    DANFS record for this hull: launched 6 June 1942 by Western Pipe and Steel Co., San Francisco; commissioned 12 March 1943, Capt. S. B. Ogden in command. Cleared San Francisco 12 June 1943 for Pearl Harbor destroyer-tender duty; stationed successively at Kwajalein, Eniwetok, and Ulithi from November 1943; Okinawa June-September 1945 through suicide raids and typhoon weather; occupation support at Wakayama Wan and Tokyo to March 1946; decommissioned and placed in service in reserve at Philadelphia 12 February 1947; recommissioned 5 April 1951 and based on Newport, R.I., tending Atlantic destroyers with Caribbean and Mediterranean cruises; carried flags of Commander Service Force Sixth Fleet and Commander Destroyer Flotilla 6, and served at times as flagship for Commander Destroyer Force, Atlantic, through 1963. One battle star for WWII service. Spec block: 9,260 t; 492 ft; 69 ft 9 in; 18 kt; cpl. 826.
    Verification
    verified
    Role
    supporting
    Documentation level
    ship_specific
    Accessed
    2026-09-19
    Study period
    1941-1963
    Population
    Western Pipe & Steel / Matson construction trades 1941-43; wartime and postwar crew (826 design complement)
    Limitations
    Authoritative service narrative and specifications; contains no asbestos, insulation, or hazardous-material information. Entry text ends at 1963 (vintage of the printed volume). DANFS gives sponsor as 'Mrs. C. W. Grosser' - the ship's own WWII history enclosure gives 'Mrs. Charles W. Crosse' and is adopted (see correction row ev-10).
    Atlas source
    true
    Evidence ID
    ev-uss-cascade-ad16-01
  6. [6]NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive, USS Cascade (AD-16) - specification block, chronology, campaign record, and captioned Navy/NARA photographs [other_primary]
    Locator
    NavSource page 09/03/0316, Specifications block, chronology, campaign table, and photo captions (Mare Island photos 1793-43, 1803-43, 2074-43, 2076-43, 2078-43, 3046-43, 3047-43; NARA 19-N-45521/-45519/-45526/-45524; Boston NHP photo 2566; USN K-88830, K-91016, K-45705)
    Finding type
    vessel_history
    Finding
    Specification and chronology block: laid down (date unknown) as Maritime Commission hull type C3-S-A2 under MC contract (MC hull 172) at Western Pipe & Steel Co., San Francisco; launched 6 June 1942; 'acquired by the US Navy 9 November 1942'; commissioned 12 March 1943, CAPT Samuel B. Ogden; Okinawa Gunto operation 2-30 June 1945; Far East occupation service 2 September 1945 - 27 March 1946; decommissioned 12 February 1947, in reserve Philadelphia; recommissioned 5 April 1951, CAPT George B.H. Stallings; Europe occupation service 21 February - 10 June 1953; decommissioned 22 November 1974; struck 23 November 1974; permanent custody transfer to MARAD 9 February 1975; sold for scrapping by DRMS 9 February 1975 to Luria Bros. Specs: one General Electric turbine; two Foster & Wheeler D-type boilers 460 psi / 765 deg F; double Westinghouse main reduction gear; three 100 kW generators; single screw, 8,500 shp; complement 62 officers + 795 enlisted. Photo captions document inclining experiments in drydock at Hunters Point Navy Yard 14 March 1943; Mare Island Navy Yard overhaul 26 March - 27 April 1943 (topside weight reduction: two 5"/38 guns removed, heavy cranes replaced by booms); Boston Naval Shipyard presence May 1960 and completion of a three-month overhaul March 1962; moored Naples, Italy 13 March 1971; Elefsis (Athens) May-June 1973; tending minesweepers possibly at Palomares, Spain (All Hands photo, Sept. 1966 issue); change of command at Norfolk, VA 27 August 1974.
    Verification
    verified
    Role
    supporting
    Documentation level
    ship_specific
    Accessed
    2026-09-19
    Study period
    1941-1975
    Population
    Ship's company (62 officers + 795 enlisted per spec block); destroyer crews alongside; yard workers during documented availabilities
    Limitations
    Volunteer-compiled archival page quoting Navy sources and official photo captions. 'Acquired 9 November 1942' conflicts with the MC status card (Navy purchase recorded at commissioning, 3/12/43) - see gaps and ev-04. The Palomares association is the caption's own hedge ('possibly'). Spec data describe equipment, not materials content - no asbestos information.
    Atlas source
    true
    Evidence ID
    ev-uss-cascade-ad16-02
  7. [7]USS Cascade (AD-16) ship's history/war-diary enclosure, WWII (NARA-declassified document, E.O. 13526, reproduced via NavSource) [other_primary]
    Locator
    NavSource PDF 0316f.pdf (NavSource Archives reproduction of NARA-declassified enclosure; declass stamp Dec 31, 2012)
    Finding type
    vessel_history
    Finding
    The ship's own wartime history enclosure: 'Originally designed as a passenger-freighter, the keel for the CASCADE was laid July 17, 1941, and launched June 6, 1942. The ship was sponsored by Mrs. Charles W. Crosse, wife of Rear Admiral Charles W. Crosse, USN. It was turned over to the Matson Navigation Company of San Francisco, California for outfitting in October of 1942,' with Joslyn & Ryan as naval architects; commissioned 12 March 1943 with 30 officers, 45 chief petty officers, and 626 enlisted; ~30 days at Mare Island Navy Yard for 'necessary alterations' then San Diego training and Pearl Harbor arrival 18 June 1943; complement increased late 1943 to 49 officers, 80 CPOs, 1,050 enlisted. Station list with dates: Pearl Harbor (Jun-Nov 1943); Funafuti, Ellice Islands (Nov 1943-Feb 1944); Kwajalein (Mar-May 1944); Eniwetok (Jul-Oct 1944); Ulithi (Oct 1944-May 1945); Kerama Retto, Okinawa (Jun 1945); Buckner Bay (Jul-Sep 1945); Wakayama (Sep 1945). Ship reported servicing 'more than a thousand ships' in under three years - incl. 175 landing craft, ~100 subchasers, 60 transports, 32 cargo ships, 56 tankers, 37 minesweepers, 10 cruisers, 7 carriers - repairing kamikaze-damaged destroyers at Kerama Retto (USS Laffey, Evans, Cassin Young, Leutze, Braine, Stormes, Aaron Ward, Shannon named), while 'machine shops hummed.'
    Verification
    verified
    Role
    supporting
    Documentation level
    ship_specific
    Accessed
    2026-09-19
    Study period
    1941-1945
    Population
    Ship's company 701 at commissioning rising to ~1,179 late 1943; crews of >1,000 serviced vessels alongside
    Limitations
    Primary ship-produced document (NARA reproduction; OCR-degraded scan - readings verified in context). Documents the repair/overhaul mission in the ship's own words but contains no asbestos or materials statement; 'machine shops' activity is operational history, not an asbestos finding. Written circa September-October 1945; postwar career not covered.
    Atlas source
    true
    Evidence ID
    ev-uss-cascade-ad16-03
  8. [8]MARAD Vessel History Database, CASCADE (AD-16) detail record incl. digitized Maritime Commission status card (CASCADE.pdf) [marad_nrc]
    Locator
    vesselhistory.marad.dot.gov ShipHistory Detail 5743 + documents/d8ceb70b-3c41-4423-a70e-564f28026dec.pdf (status card scan)
    Finding type
    historical_record
    Finding
    MARAD identifies this hull as CASCADE (AD-16), built 1942 by Western Pipe and Steel Company, Naval Auxiliary / AD Destroyer Tender, MARAD type C3-S1-N2, fate 'Sold - Scrap.' The digitized MC status card records the custody chain in San Francisco: Western Pipe & Steel Co. delivered the vessel to U.S.M.C. Production Division 9/11/42 ('New'), and U.S.M.C. Production Division transferred to the Navy Department 3/12/43 ('Purchased').
    Verification
    verified
    Role
    supporting
    Documentation level
    ship_specific
    Accessed
    2026-09-19
    Study period
    1942-1943 (card); record covers 1942-1975
    Limitations
    Authoritative for MC custody milestones; milestones table on the detail page is empty and no disposal dates are recorded there. The status card adjudicates the acquisition-date conflict (Navy purchase at commissioning rather than NavSource's 'acquired 9 November 1942'). Contains no asbestos, materials, or condition information.
    Atlas source
    true
    Evidence ID
    ev-uss-cascade-ad16-04
  9. [9]Shipscribe (Stephen S. Roberts), USS Cascade (AD-16) compilation - construction/disposition tables and class notes drawn from official records [other_primary]
    Locator
    shipscribe.com/usnaux/AD/AD16.html - Construction table, Disposition table, Class Notes, Ship Notes
    Finding type
    historical_record
    Finding
    Shipscribe compilation of official records: CASCADE (AD-16) is a single-ship class of MC design C3-S1-N2. Ordered by the Maritime Commission with Chandeleur (AV-10) as C3-S-A2 cargo vessels 30 September 1940; Navy requested transfer December 1940 for conversion to tenders under the 70% Expansion Program; MC produced the C3-S1-N2 conversion design (22 plans forwarded 18 March 1941, superstructure resembling the Dixie class); transferred to MC Military Program 28 January 1941; keel laid 17 July 1941. MC contract cancelled for unsatisfactory progress by Western Pipe and naval architect Joslyn & Ryan; delivered 56 percent complete 11 September 1942 and moved to Matson Navigation Co., San Francisco, for completion under Navy repair-and-alteration contract. Commissioned with 4x5"/38 and 8x20mm; armament reduction ordered 25 March 1943 after unsatisfactory inclining experiments (Mare Island; heavy cranes, 36-in searchlights, and boats also removed); described in official commentary as 'about the poorest C3 conversion in the Navy so far as stability is concerned' with 1,250 tons solid ballast. Disposition table: decommissioned 1974; struck 23 November 1974; disposal/MARAD sale 2 September 1975.
    Verification
    verified
    Role
    supporting
    Documentation level
    ship_specific
    Accessed
    2026-09-19
    Study period
    1940-1975
    Population
    Western Pipe & Steel and Matson Navigation construction trades 1941-43
    Limitations
    Compiled secondary rendering of official construction/disposition records - used for design lineage and the delivery/completion chain; the launch date it tabulates (7 Jun 42) conflicts with DANFS and the ship's own history (6 Jun 42), and its MARAD-sale date (2 Sep 75) conflicts with NavSource's 9 Feb 75 DRMS-sale entry - both carried in gaps. No asbestos or materials information.
    Atlas source
    true
    Evidence ID
    ev-uss-cascade-ad16-05
  10. [10]Horton v. General Electric Co., No. 3:25-cv-00100-RGJ-CHL, 2025 WL 2933858 (W.D. Ky. Oct. 15, 2025) (Memorandum Opinion & Order, DE 58; Jennings, J.) [court_record]
    Locator
    DE 58 Memorandum Opinion & Order at 1-15 (Background section, DE 1-3/1-4/1-6/19/20-7 recitals); CourtListener RECAP mirror gov.uscourts.kywd.138064.58.0.pdf; docket 69660893
    Finding type
    litigation_documented
    Finding
    Published federal district-court opinion names this hull by hull number in asbestos litigation. The court recites that in discovery (January 22, 2025) GE learned the decedent Barney Horton Jr. 'served in the United States Navy from 1968 to 1972, including two years of service aboard the USS Cascade (AD-16)'; that GE's records indicated the USS Cascade contained 'one or more General Electric marine turbines'; and that Horton's sworn VA 'Statement in Support of Claim' read: 'I am filing a claim for exposure to asbestos, bilateral hearing loss, and bilateral tinnitus as a result of my military service. I worked as a shipfitter and was exposed to asbestos and hazardous noise as a result of my job in the military. I worked on various ships and frequently worked down in the engine room where it was exposed to hazardous noises coming from the pipe metal shop and the sheet fitter shops.' GE removed under 28 U.S.C. § 1442(a) to assert a government-contractor defense tied to its turbines aboard Cascade; Horton expressly disclaimed all Navy-service exposure claims (affidavit DE 20-7; First Amended Complaint DE 19, expressly waiving injuries 'on any U.S. Naval ship ... including the U.S.S. Cascade' and from 'marine turbines, boilers, generators, and insulation' aboard naval vessels). The court granted remand to Jefferson Circuit Court (Ky. state court), holding GE had no colorable federal defense to the remaining claims.
    Verification
    verified
    Role
    supporting
    Documentation level
    ship_specific
    Accessed
    2026-09-19
    Study period
    1968-1972 (alleged service period); 2024-2025 (litigation)
    Population
    Navy veteran shipfitter aboard USS Cascade 1968-1972 (service history per discovery recital)
    Limitations
    Pleading/discovery-stage record only - the vessel naming derives from discovery responses and a VA claim recited in a jurisdictional opinion; the operative complaint expressly DISCLAIMED all Navy/Cascade exposure claims, so no exposure allegation regarding this hull was ever litigated to a finding. The opinion adjudicates jurisdiction only: it establishes that the claim was pleaded then waived, not that asbestos was aboard or that exposure occurred. Horton's own affidavit stated he 'did not work around any work conducted on turbines during the course of my Naval career.'
    Atlas source
    true
    Evidence ID
    ev-uss-cascade-ad16-06
  11. [11]Horton v. General Electric Co. (Linda Horton v. GE), No. 25-5958 (6th Cir. Sept. 9, 2026) (Boggs, J., joined by Kethledge and Thapar, JJ.; recommended for publication) [court_record]
    Locator
    No. 25-5958 opinion, 26a0257p-06.pdf, at 2-4 (factual recital) and 13 (AFFIRM); official Sixth Circuit opinions site
    Finding type
    litigation_documented
    Finding
    Published Sixth Circuit opinion (recommended for publication) names this hull in asbestos litigation at appellate stage, affirming the district court's remand. The opinion recites that 'GE alleged that Mr. Horton was exposed to asbestos while serving in the Navy from 1968 to 1972, and that GE was the supplier for asbestos-containing turbines on a ship on which he served, the USS Cascade'; that discovery showed two years of service aboard 'USS Cascade (AD-16)'; and that GE's records indicated 'one or more General Electric marine turbines' aboard - with footnote 2 cautioning that those records 'are not in the court record and have not been produced by GE.' The court affirmed remand to Kentucky state court under Royal Canin U.S.A., Inc. v. Wullschleger, 604 U.S. 22 (2025): because the amended complaint disclaimed all claims 'for or relating to any act under color of [federal] office,' no colorable federal defense remained and § 1442 jurisdiction failed. Disposition: AFFIRMED remand (argued July 22, 2026; decided and filed September 9, 2026).
    Verification
    verified
    Role
    supporting
    Documentation level
    ship_specific
    Accessed
    2026-09-19
    Study period
    1968-1972 (alleged service period); 2025-2026 (appellate litigation)
    Population
    Navy veteran shipfitter aboard USS Cascade 1968-1972 (service history per opinion recital)
    Limitations
    Jurisdictional disposition only - the Sixth Circuit decided federal-officer-removal scope, not exposure merits. The characterization of GE turbines as 'asbestos-containing' is GE's own pleaded allegation, not a judicial finding, and the court expressly notes GE's supporting records were never produced. No finding that asbestos was present aboard this hull or that any person was exposed aboard.
    Atlas source
    true
    Evidence ID
    ev-uss-cascade-ad16-07
  12. [12]Corn JK, Starr J. 'Historical perspective on asbestos: policies and protective measures in World War II shipbuilding.' Am J Ind Med 12(4):359-373 (1987) [other_primary]
    Locator
    Am J Ind Med 12(4):359-373 (1987), DOI 10.1002/ajim.4700120402
    Finding type
    asbestos_application
    Finding
    Peer-reviewed historical study documenting that WWII-era U.S. shipyards extensively installed asbestos-containing insulation, lagging, gaskets, and related materials in naval construction - the era of this hull's 1941-43 build. A destroyer tender's function (machine shops, pipe and sheet-metal work, voyage repairs and overhauls of combatant ships) is documented ship-specifically by the ship's own history, but the asbestos content of that work is era-level inference only.
    Verification
    verified
    Role
    context
    Documentation level
    class_or_era
    Accessed
    2026-09-19
    Study period
    1941-1945 (study scope)
    Population
    WWII-era shipyard and repair-ship workers (class context)
    Limitations
    Era-level scholarship; does not name this hull or class and does not establish that any material aboard this ship contained asbestos. The tender repair function is ship-specific per the war diary, but the asbestos-material inference remains class/era-level, not ship-proven.
    Atlas source
    true
    Evidence ID
    ev-uss-cascade-ad16-08
  13. [13]U.S. GAO, HRD-80-2 (1979): report on asbestos insulation conditions and repair costs aboard U.S. Navy ships [gao]
    Locator
    GAO HRD-80-2 (gao.gov product page; retrieval blocked)
    Finding type
    gov_survey
    Finding
    GAO's 1979 report on asbestos insulation aboard Navy ships documents fleet-wide asbestos conditions; this ship remained in commission through 22 November 1974, within the fleet era the report surveys.
    Verification
    partial
    Role
    archival_lead
    Documentation level
    class_or_era
    Accessed
    2026-09-19
    Study period
    1979 (report year)
    Population
    Active-fleet ship crews, 1970s era (class context)
    Limitations
    GAO product page and PDF returned HTTP 403 during research - full text not retrieved; coverage described at title level only. Does not name this hull. Carried as an archival lead pending retrieval of the report text.
    Atlas source
    true
    Evidence ID
    ev-uss-cascade-ad16-09
  14. [14]Cross-source reconciliation: DANFS AD-16; ship's WWII history enclosure (NARA via NavSource 0316f.pdf); NavSource 0316 spec/chronology; MARAD status card (detail 5743); shipscribe AD-16 compilation [other_primary]
    Locator
    DANFS spec block; 0316f.pdf enclosure p.3-4; NavSource chronology; MARAD status card rows 1-2; shipscribe construction table
    Finding type
    historical_record
    Finding
    Source discrepancies adjudicated: (a) Sponsor - DANFS prints 'Mrs. C. W. Grosser'; the ship's own history states 'Mrs. Charles W. Crosse, wife of Rear Admiral Charles W. Crosse, USN.' The ship-produced record is adopted; 'Grosser' treated as a DANFS transcription error. (b) Launch date - DANFS, NavSource, and the ship's history all give 6 June 1942; shipscribe tabulates 7 June 1942 - 6 June adopted. (c) Acquisition - the MC status card shows builder-to-MC delivery 9/11/42 and MC-to-Navy 'Purchased' 3/12/43; shipscribe gives Navy acquisition 11 Sep 42 (the 56%-complete delivery); NavSource gives 9 November 1942; the ship's history records turnover to Matson for outfitting 'in October of 1942.' These describe different custody stages; all retained, none suppressed. (d) Complement - 826 (DANFS), 62+795=857 (NavSource), 933 (shipscribe), and the ship's history's 701-at-commissioning/~1,179-late-1943 figures coexist; the ship-produced figures are most probative for wartime manning.
    Verification
    verified
    Role
    correction
    Documentation level
    ship_specific
    Accessed
    2026-09-19
    Study period
    1941-1975
    Limitations
    Resolves publication-level discrepancies in secondary framings using the ship's own NARA-declassified record and the MC status card; residual ambiguity (exact 'acquisition' stage definitions; disposal date) carried in gaps. No asbestos content in any reconciled source.
    Atlas source
    true
    Evidence ID
    ev-uss-cascade-ad16-10
  15. [15]Batch-445 search ledger (this record): DANFS via HyperWar mirror; NavSource 0316 + war-diary PDF 0316f; MARAD detail 5743 + status card; shipscribe AD-16; Horton v. GE docket records (W.D. Ky. DE 58; 6th Cir. 26a0257p-06); CourtListener API attempts [other_primary]
    Locator
    search_ledger rows sl-uss-cascade-ad16-01 through sl-uss-cascade-ad16-10
    Finding type
    historical_record
    Finding
    No asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or adjudicated exposure finding for this hull was located in the public sources searched. The only asbestos-litigation record naming the hull (Horton v. GE) is a pleading/discovery-stage matter in which the Navy-service claim was expressly disclaimed and remand was affirmed on jurisdictional grounds - no merits adjudication exists. The CourtListener opinion-search API was rate-limited (HTTP 429, daily cap) and the CourtListener HTML interface returned 403 during this research; the Horton litigation was located and verified through RECAP-mirror PDFs, the official Sixth Circuit opinion file, and case-tracker indexes instead.
    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 - a 1941-43 steam-powered tender performing documented shipyard-type repair work is era-consistent with asbestos-containing materials, and the Horton record shows at least one veteran's alleged exposure claim touching this hull. A systematic CourtListener name/hull sweep could not be completed (rate limit); residual cases naming the vessel in unindexed or non-CL repositories cannot be excluded. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
    Atlas source
    true
    Evidence ID
    ev-uss-cascade-ad16-11
  16. [16]NARA record-group mapping for hull-level records: deck logs (RG 24), war diaries and ship histories (RG 38), naval shipyard records incl. Mare Island, Hunters Point/San Francisco Bay, Boston, and Philadelphia (RG 181), Maritime Commission records (RG 178) [other_primary]
    Locator
    https://www.archives.gov/research/military/logbooks (RG 24/38 guidance); https://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/181.html ; https://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/178.html
    Finding type
    historical_record
    Finding
    Archival leads (collection-level, not retrieved; no spend authorized): (a) NARA WWII war diaries/ship histories (RG 38) - the WWII history enclosure quoted in this record is one such document, digitized via NavSource; companion war diaries may exist. (b) Deck logs (RG 24) for underway and alongside periods. (c) RG 181 shipyard records for documented availabilities - Mare Island Mar-Apr 1943 overhaul/inclining, Hunters Point drydock 14 Mar 1943, Boston NSY overhaul ending Mar 1962, Philadelphia in-service-in-reserve period 1947-51 - work-package records could contain materials specifications. (d) RG 178 MC records for hull 172 contract cancellation/completion documents.
    Verification
    unverified
    Role
    archival_lead
    Documentation level
    context_only
    Accessed
    2026-09-19
    Study period
    1941-1975 records
    Limitations
    Record-group mapping only - no box-level retrieval performed; existence of asbestos-specific documents for this hull is unknown until surveyed. Nothing in this row is an asbestos finding.
    Atlas source
    true
    Evidence ID
    ev-uss-cascade-ad16-12

Attribution

Compiled by
Paul Danziger; Rod de Llano
Publisher
Danziger & De Llano, LLP
License
CC-BY-4.0
Citation
Danziger, P., and De Llano, R. (2026). AsbestosAtlas Navy Vessel Asbestos Exposure Dataset. Danziger & De Llano, LLP. DOI: not yet assigned
Dataset version
asbestosatlas-ships-2026.10.12-rc.1
DOI
not yet assigned