Evidence
7 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-7).
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[1]Surre v. Foster Wheeler LLC, 831 F. Supp. 2d 797 (S.D.N.Y. 2011), No. 07 Civ. 9431 (DC), Mem. Decision (Chin, J., sitting by designation), 2011-12-20; CourtListener cluster 8711417 [court_record]
- Locator
- 831 F. Supp. 2d 797, factual-background section (Navy service recital and Robreno SJ grant)
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Published federal opinion names this hull in an asbestos personal-injury action: plaintiff John Surre served in the U.S. Navy February 1957 to February 1959 and, per his deposition, 'was exposed to asbestos-containing insulation materials while performing equipment maintenance on the U.S.S. Cassin Young' (Pl.'s 10/9/07 Dep. at 45-54, 61-63, 71-73). On summary judgment, Judge Robreno (E.D. Pa., MDL-875) granted Crane Co.'s motion as to the Navy claims because Surre 'concedes that he has no proof that Crane manufactured, sold, or supplied the valves on board the U.S.S. Cassin Young'; the S.D.N.Y. opinion resolves remaining law-of-the-case and New York duty-to-warn issues for the Quality Insulation claims.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1957-1959 (alleged exposure); 2007-2011 (litigation)
- Population
- John Surre (USN equipment-maintenance sailor aboard DD-793, 1957-1959; mesothelioma)
- Limitations
- Pleading/deposition-stage record: the exposure statement is the court's recital of Surre's deposition testimony, not an adjudicated finding that asbestos was aboard or caused disease. The merits disposition is a defense summary-judgment win on product identification (plaintiff could not identify Crane products aboard), which is not evidence for or against asbestos presence on the hull. Does not quantify asbestos, identify other products, or establish causation or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-cassin-young-dd793-01
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[2]DANFS, Cassin Young (DD-793) (specifications block, builder, dates, service narrative; verbatim HyperWar/ibiblio transcription - live NHHC page serves 404) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS entry dd793.html, specifications block + service narrative
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS record for this hull: launched 12 September 1943 by Bethlehem Steel Corp., San Pedro, Calif.; commissioned 31 December 1943; Fletcher class (dp. 2,050; 376'7" x 39'8"; 35 kt; cpl. 320). Pacific service with TF 38/58: strikes on Truk, Palaus, Philippines, Formosa; Leyte Gulf/Cape Engano; Iwo Jima and Okinawa operations. Kamikaze damage off Okinawa 12 April 1945 (1 killed, 1 wounded) and 29 July 1945 starboard amidships hit (22 dead, 45 wounded); Navy Unit Commendation and four battle stars. Repairs at San Pedro Aug 1945; decommissioned and placed in reserve 28 May 1946. Recommissioned 8 September 1951; homeport Newport, R.I.; Mediterranean tours 1953, 1956, winter 1956-57, 1959; arrived Norfolk Naval Shipyard 6 February 1960 for inactivation; decommissioned and placed in reserve 29 April 1960. 'Reported to be on display in Boston, Mass., as of January 1999.'
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1943-1960; 1999 (museum note)
- Population
- Bethlehem San Pedro construction trades 1943; wartime crew (complement 320 design); 1951-1960 crew incl. plaintiff Surre 1957-59
- Limitations
- DANFS documents service history and specifications, not materials or asbestos content. The entry gives no keel-laying date (begins at launch) and no stricken date; both are carried from secondary sources and flagged in gaps. Mirror transcription cited because the live NHHC page returns 404.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-cassin-young-dd793-02
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[3]NPS National Historic Landmark nomination, USS Cassin Young (DD-793), NRHP ref. 86000084 [nps]
- Locator
- NPS NHL nomination form 86000084, 'Specific ship data' block and statement of significance
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NPS NHL nomination record for this hull: built by Bethlehem Steel Corporation, San Pedro; launched 12 September 1943; commissioned 31 December 1943; specific ship data lists 4 Babcock & Wilcox boilers, 2-shaft General Electric turbines, 492-ton fuel-oil capacity, 35-knot maximum speed, crew 273 wartime; berthed at Charlestown Navy Yard, Boston National Historical Park.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1943-1945; nomination circa 1984-85
- Population
- Wartime crew; museum visitors/staff
- Limitations
- NPS nomination documents significance, machinery, and condition - not asbestos content. The 273 wartime crew figure and the DANFS 320 design complement are both carried with the discrepancy disclosed. Nomination period circa 1984-85.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-cassin-young-dd793-03
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[4]NPS official site, 'USS Cassin Young' (Boston National Historical Park) [nps]
- Locator
- nps.gov/places/uss-cassin-young.htm
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NPS page for this hull: USS Cassin Young is a National Historic Landmark berthed at the Charlestown Navy Yard and open to visitors as part of Boston National Historical Park; the ship served in the Pacific in WWII, survived two kamikaze attacks off Okinawa, and was decommissioned in 1960.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- current page, accessed 2026-09-18
- Population
- Museum visitors/staff
- Limitations
- Confirms current museum status and location only; contains no asbestos, hazmat, survey, or abatement information for this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-cassin-young-dd793-04
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[5]Nelson v. Crane Co., 1:11-cv-00406 (D. Haw., doc. 8-3 filed 2011-06-30, decl. attachment); MacQueen v. Union Carbide Corp., 1:13-cv-00835 (D. Del., doc. 27 filed 2013-06-07, Warner decl. re remand); Ledergerber v. Blubaugh, 1:20-cv-01208 (D. Md., doc. 43 filed 2020-11-30, Order) - RECAP plain text retrieved via authenticated API v4 [court_record]
- Locator
- Nelson doc. 8-3 paras. 28-34 (exhibit provenance list); MacQueen doc. 27 paras. 29-35 (same); Ledergerber doc. 43 full text (no vessel mention)
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- All three formerly unresolved index references resolved on authenticated retrieval (2026-09-25): in BOTH Nelson and MacQueen, 'USS Cassin Young (DD-793)' appears only as the photocopy-provenance note for an exhibit - plaintiffs' counsel copied a Buffalo Pumps instruction book for DD-445-class Main Feed Pumps 'found at the library of U.S.S. Cassin Young (DD-793) ship museum in Boston, Massachusetts' (Nelson doc. 8-3 para. 30; MacQueen doc. 27 para. 31). The museum's library is being used as a documentary source for Fletcher-class equipment manuals; the hull is not an alleged exposure site in either case - non-qualifying incidental mentions. Ledergerber v. Blubaugh is a Harford County, Md. pawn-shop civil-rights action (suit nature 'Civil Rights: Other'); its 'DD-793' index match is an OCR artifact of a paragraph citation ('Id. para. para.') - no vessel mention at all - pure name collision.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-25
- Study period
- 2011-2020 (litigation documents)
- Limitations
- Verified non-qualifying: none of the three dockets alleges exposure aboard this hull. The Nelson/MacQueen citations incidentally confirm the museum library holds era DD-445-class equipment manuals, but say nothing about asbestos content, exposure, or legal eligibility concerning DD-793.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-cassin-young-dd793-05
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[6]DANFS specifications block (Fletcher class; 4 B&W boilers/GE turbines per NPS nomination) + Atlas shipyard dataset, Bethlehem Shipbuilding record (era asbestos-documented yard) [other_primary]
- Locator
- DANFS specifications block; NPS nomination machinery block; shipyards.json 'bethlehem-shipbuilding'
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Era/yard inference: a Fletcher-class destroyer built 1943 with a four-boiler Babcock & Wilcox / GE turbine steam plant would have carried period-standard asbestos insulation, lagging, gaskets, packing, and fireproofing; builder Bethlehem Steel's San Pedro yard falls under the Atlas 'bethlehem-shipbuilding' yard record (asbestos-era builder). 1951 reactivation and 1960 inactivation at Norfolk Naval Shipyard are documented yard events during which era insulation work would have occurred.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1943-1960
- Population
- Bethlehem San Pedro construction trades 1943; Norfolk Naval Shipyard workers 1951-52, 1960; crew 1943-46, 1951-60
- Limitations
- Class/era and builder-yard inference only - no ship-specific ACM survey or inventory supports the product list for this hull; the ship-specific record is ev-01 (litigation recital). This row adds context, not an independent ship-specific finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-cassin-young-dd793-06
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[7]Batch-15 search ledger (this record): NHHC/DANFS; NPS NHL nomination 86000084; NPS museum page; NVR ship detail page; CourtListener exact-name and hull-number queries [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-cassin-young-dd793-01 through -07
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No asbestos survey, abatement contract, museum hazmat disclosure, or donation-condition environmental document for this hull was located in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). Beyond the Surre litigation recital, no ship-specific document establishes asbestos content aboard DD-793.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 2026-09-18
- Limitations
- Absence of a located public record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard. Does not establish that asbestos is or is not present, does not address what may remain aboard after museum work, and does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-cassin-young-dd793-07