USS CHARLES H. ROAN (DD-853)

Evidence

13 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-13).

1. [1]research packet gy-packet.md (5 sources cited) [museum_official]

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   Identity packet verdict: VERDICT: VERIFIED (mirror-sourced; laid-down date disputed)

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Limitations

   qualifier: VERDICT: VERIFIED (mirror-sourced; laid-down date disputed)

   Evidence ID

   uss-charles-h-roan-dd853-pkt-gy-packet-md

2. [2]Pokorney v. Foster Wheeler Corp. (reported caption variants incl. Foster Wheeler Energy Corp. et al.), Index No. 2006-3087 (N.Y. Sup. Ct., Onondaga Cty.); jury verdict Jul. 10, 2008; Decision and Order Dec. 4, 2008 (McCarthy, J.); Appellate Division, Fourth Dept., No. CA09-01505 - settled Nov. 16, 2009 [court_record]

   Locator

   N.Y. Sup. Ct. Onondaga Index No. 2006-3087 (verdict 7/10/2008; Decision & Order 12/4/2008, McCarthy, J.); App. Div. 4th Dept. CA09-01505 (settled 11/16/2009 per U.S. Chamber NCLC case page); HarrisMartin report (Jul. 2008)

   Finding type

   litigation_documented

   Finding

   Trial-stage asbestos record naming this hull: plaintiff Douglas Pokorney served as a Navy boilerman aboard USS Charles H. Roan (DD-853) 1962-1965 and developed mesothelioma. On July 10, 2008, after a ~2-3-week trial and ~12 hours deliberation, an Onondaga County jury awarded $5,000,000 ($2.5M past + $2.5M future pain and suffering). Foster Wheeler, the sole remaining defendant at trial, was found 31% responsible for negligent failure to warn about asbestos hazards associated with its boilers (insulation on boilers, gaskets used on boilers, other asbestos-containing materials on/inside boilers, per the complaint as reported). The court's Dec. 4, 2008 Decision and Order upheld the verdict: it refused to place the Navy on the verdict sheet (absolute immunity for service-connected injury) and declined to charge the government-contractor defense, finding the record 'utterly bereft of any evidence that the Navy prohibited Foster-Wheeler from warning.' The appeal (App. Div. 4th Dept., CA09-01505) was settled Nov. 16, 2009 - no appellate merits ruling.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-28

   Study period

   1962-1965 (exposure); 2006-2009 (litigation)

   Population

   Boilerman / engineering crew aboard DD-853, 1962-1965

   Limitations

   Verdict-level record but NOT an affirmed judgment: settled pending appeal. Ship-specific causation detail (asbestos exposure aboard Roan causing mesothelioma) was uncontested at trial per plaintiff-counsel reporting and legal-press coverage - the jury's finding addressed duty-to-warn, fault apportionment, and proximate cause of the failure to warn. The underlying slip opinion was not directly retrieved; verdict and post-trial disposition corroborated by independent legal press (HarrisMartin) and the U.S. Chamber/NCLC appellate case record; complaint allegations rest on counsel reporting. Does not establish quantities or other products aboard.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-charles-h-roan-dd853-01

3. [3]Osterhout v. Crane Co. et al. (caption: Osterhout et al. v. Air & Liquid Systems Corporation et al.), No. 5:14-cv-208 (MAD/DEP) (N.D.N.Y.); Memorandum-Decision and Order, Dkt. 361, Mar. 21, 2016 (D'Agostino, J.); reconsideration MDO, Dkt. 407 [court_record]

   Locator

   N.D.N.Y. 5:14-cv-208 (MAD/DEP), Dkt. 361 (47 pp., reviewed via public copy) and Dkt. 407 MDO; CourtListener docket 5571118

   Finding type

   litigation_documented

   Finding

   Discovery-stage asbestos record naming this hull: complaint (filed Feb. 7, 2014, N.Y. Sup. Ct. Onondaga; removed Feb. 27, 2014 under the federal-officer removal statute) alleged Robert Osterhout was injured by asbestos exposure while serving in the U.S. Navy c.1947-1952 aboard USS Charles H. Roan (DD-853). Osterhout was deposed and died of mesothelioma during the action; Pearl Osterhout continued as estate representative. In a 47-page Memorandum-Decision and Order (Dkt. 361, Mar. 21, 2016), Judge D'Agostino DENIED summary judgment to Crane Co. and Foster Wheeler on bare-metal grounds ('a reasonable jury could find that Foster Wheeler and Crane Co. had a duty to warn about the hazards of asbestos exposure resulting from work on their products'), DENIED Foster Wheeler's government-contractor defense ('Foster Wheeler has failed to provide relevant evidence that the Navy prohibited it from providing warnings on its boilers or in the accompanying instruction manual'), and denied in limine motions against plaintiff's expert Dr. Steven Markowitz (cumulative exposure). A later MDO (Dkt. 407) addressed Crane's motions to reconsider and amend. Docket terminated Nov. 28, 2016 (resolution mechanism - presumptively settlement - not in the reviewed record).

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-28

   Study period

   1947-1952 (alleged exposure); 2014-2016 (litigation)

   Population

   Crew member aboard DD-853 c.1947-1952 (engineroom/machinery exposure context incl. Foster Wheeler boilers and Crane products)

   Limitations

   Discovery-stage record: summary-judgment DENIALS mean the exposure evidence could support a jury finding - they are not adjudicated findings that asbestos was aboard or caused disease. The opinion's statement-of-material-facts recites the ship was 'laid down on April 2, 1945' - a litigation-recital error (April 2, 1945 is sister ship USS Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. DD-850's laid-down date); construction record gives Sep. 27, 1945. Final disposition mechanism not verified.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-charles-h-roan-dd853-02

4. [4]Hammell v. Air & Liquid Systems Corporation et al., Civil Action No. 14-13 (MAS)(TJB) (D.N.J.; PACER 3:14-cv-00013); Memorandum Opinion Aug. 31, 2020 (Shipp, J.) (2020 WL 5107478); Memorandum Order on Westinghouse reconsideration (ECF Nos. 367, 370, 371) [court_record]

   Locator

   D.N.J. 14-13 (MAS)(TJB), Memorandum Opinion filed Aug. 31, 2020 (SUMF sections on FDB gaskets and FW boilers) and Memorandum Order on ECF 367; CourtListener docket 5826570

   Finding type

   litigation_product_id

   Finding

   Discovery-stage asbestos record identifying products aboard this hull: Arthur Hammell served aboard USS Charles H. Roan in a forward fireroom in the 1960s (active duty c. Apr. 1962-Sep. 1964 per reporting; USNR enlistment 1960) and died of mesothelioma; widow Linda Hammell sued as executrix. In the Aug. 31, 2020 Memorandum Opinion the court DENIED summary judgment to Westinghouse (CBS) and Foster Wheeler. Undisputed-fact (SUMF) recitals include: Westinghouse forced-draft blowers (FDBs) installed in the forward fireroom; 'At the time of sale, the Westinghouse FDBs incorporated gaskets that contained asbestos. Westinghouse-produced design drawings for the FDBs specified the use of gaskets containing asbestos'; all third-party replacement gaskets for the Roan's FDBs contained asbestos; Hammell's duties included removing and replacing gaskets on/in the FDBs - scraping with a paint scraper or pen knife followed by wire brush, Brillo pad, or sandpaper, work that 'created dust in the air'; two Foster Wheeler boilers installed in the forward fireroom, furnished under a 1943 contract as Navy-directed duplicates of the Babcock & Wilcox-designed Sumner-Gearing-class boiler; the Navy supervised and controlled design, manufacture, testing, and acceptance of the boilers and was in 'full control' of maintenance, repair, overhaul, and modernization work, dictating materials; the Navy began transitioning away from asbestos-containing gaskets in the 1970s. A 2021 Memorandum Order DENIED Westinghouse's motion for reconsideration of the SJ denial (refusing to consider arguments withdrawn in its reply brief).

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-28

   Study period

   c.1962-1964 (alleged exposure); 2014-2021 (litigation)

   Population

   Boilerman / forward-fireroom engineering crew aboard DD-853, c.1962-1964

   Limitations

   Discovery-stage record: SJ denials and SUMF recitals (undisputed only for purposes of the motions) are not adjudicated findings that exposure occurred or caused disease; the govt-contractor ruling addressed legal sufficiency, not historical fact. An earlier June 2015 order granted bare-metal SJ to GE, Westinghouse, and Foster Wheeler on other product theories per counsel reporting; Third Circuit appeal No. 15-2643 outcome not located in reviewed sources - the same defendants remained litigants on the FDB/boiler claims decided 2020-21, so the 2015 order did not dispose of those claims. RECAP metadata lists a 2018-05-16 termination date inconsistent with post-2020 merits opinions - metadata anomaly unresolved; chronology carried at order level.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-charles-h-roan-dd853-03

5. [5]Walls v. Ford Motor Company et al., No. 1:20-cv-98 (M.D.N.C.); Daubert Memorandum Opinion and Order, ECF 539, Aug. 11, 2022; Memorandum Opinion and Order on reconsideration, ECF 554, Oct. 28, 2022 (Biggs, J.) [court_record]

   Locator

   M.D.N.C. 1:20-cv-98, ECF 554 plain text reviewed via CourtListener RECAP (document id 216318678); ECF 539 quoted within

   Finding type

   litigation_documented

   Finding

   Discovery-stage asbestos record naming this hull: wrongful-death action for Robie W. Walls, who served aboard USS Charles H. Roan and USS Arcadia during his Navy service. The Oct. 28, 2022 order (Biggs, J.) recites that defendants Abex and Strick sought to have their experts (Christopher Herfel; Capt. Margaret McCloskey) 'authenticate Navy documents, including those showing the presence of amosite asbestos on the USS Charles H. Roan and the USS Arcadia where Mr. Walls worked,' and to testify to the presence of asbestos on those vessels during Walls' service. The order quotes the underlying Daubert Order: 'Plaintiff ... concedes that asbestos was present aboard Walls' ships, and that Walls was exposed to some background level of asbestos while in the Navy' - the court declined reconsideration of the experts' exclusion as duplicative and clarified both experts could authenticate documents at trial if qualified and the documents proved relevant. Docket terminated Mar. 22, 2023 (resolution mechanism not in the reviewed record).

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-28

   Study period

   alleged exposure during Navy service (dates unstated); litigation 2020-2023

   Population

   Crew member aboard DD-853 (dates unstated) in mesothelioma wrongful-death action

   Limitations

   Discovery-stage record: the asbestos-presence statement is a party concession recited in a court order - stronger than a bare allegation but not an adjudicated finding or trial verdict. The 'Navy documents showing amosite asbestos' are characterized by defense counsel in motions; the documents themselves were not retrieved and their content is unverified (archival lead: Walls ECF exhibits). Walls' exact Roan service dates are not stated in the reviewed documents.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-charles-h-roan-dd853-04

6. [6]USS Charles H. Roan Association newsletter 'Jolly Cholly,' Spring 2004 - first-person letter 'Asbestoses - A Hidden Danger' by former MM3 Jack Stinsman (scanned PDF; text verified by local OCR) [other_primary]

   Locator

   Jolly Cholly Spring 2004 newsletter p.7 'Asbestoses - A Hidden Danger' (JBIG2-scanned PDF; rendered to PNG and OCR'd with tesseract 2026-09-27)

   Finding type

   asbestos_application

   Finding

   First-person crew account of asbestos materials aboard this hull: former MM3 (machinist's mate) Jack Stinsman, aboard 1961-64 including the FRAM conversion at the New York Naval Shipyard (Brooklyn), describes steam and oil lines covered with asbestos and asbestos dust in the air; post-FRAM engineering work replacing yard-installed components - flex gaskets and asbestos lagging ripped and replaced, dust permeating the space. He reports a 2002 diagnosis of pleural asbestosis in both lower lobes, a VA claim filed August 2002, and a 10% disability rating effective October 2003, stating he had 'no other exposure other than the Roan.'

   Verification

   partial

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-28

   Study period

   1961-1964 (service/exposure); 2002-2004 (diagnosis, VA rating, letter)

   Population

   Engineering crew aboard DD-853 during FRAM availability, 1961-1962+

   Limitations

   Single eyewitness account in a ship's-association newsletter (self-published letter); the scan has no text layer - content verified by local OCR of the printed page, not a typeset source. VA rating and diagnosis are self-reported by the author, not independently verified. Establishes one veteran's account of ACM lagging/gaskets aboard during FRAM - not a survey, not quantities, and not an official record.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-charles-h-roan-dd853-05

7. [7]DANFS, Charles H. Roan (DD-853) - ship statistics and service narrative through 1960 (verbatim transcription; live NHHC page inaccessible, Wayback captures verified through Feb. 2024) [nhhc_danfs]

   Locator

   DANFS 'Charles H. Roan' entry (statistics block + narrative); usnfleet.us transcription reviewed in full

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   DANFS record for this hull: named for PFC Charles Howard Roan, USMCR (born Aug. 16, 1923, Claude, Tex.; enlisted Dec. 12, 1942; killed at Peleliu Sep. 18, 1944, smothering a grenade and saving four Marines - posthumous Medal of Honor); name originally assigned to DD-815 (canceled Aug. 12, 1945); launched Mar. 15, 1946 by Bethlehem Steel Co., Quincy, Mass., sponsored by Mrs. Lillabel Roan; commissioned Sep. 12, 1946, Cdr. R. B. Derickson in command. Statistics: dp 2,425; l. 390'6"; b. 41'1"; dr. 18'6"; s. 35 k.; cpl. 367; a. 6 5", 10 21" tt., 6 dcp., 2 dct.; cl. Gearing. Homeported Newport; first deployment Feb.-Jun. 1948 (Mediterranean + Persian Gulf); 1949 Mediterranean; armament altered 1950; 1953 midshipman cruise to S. America; Aug. 1954-Mar. 1955 round-the-world deployment with five months in the western Pacific (Taiwan Straits); Jul. 1955 Iceland/Greenland picket during Eisenhower Geneva flight; Sep. 1956 Mediterranean during Suez crisis; flagship Jan. 20-27, 1957 up the Shatt-al-Arab to Basra, Iraq; Jun. 1957 International Naval Review Hampton Roads; NATO Operation Strikeback; 1958 midshipman cruise diverted to Lebanon crisis - Suez transit Aug. 29, Taiwan patrol to Sep. 27; home Nov. 18, 1958; summer 1959 Operation Inland Sea (St. Lawrence Seaway/Great Lakes); Mar.-Oct. 1960 Mediterranean + Middle East Force + Persian Gulf.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-28

   Study period

   1945-1960

   Population

   Bethlehem Fore River construction trades 1945-46; crews 1946-1960 (DANFS narrative window)

   Limitations

   DANFS documents construction, statistics, and service history - not materials or asbestos content. Live NHHC page inaccessible at research time; verbatim transcription cited with NHHC/Wayback availability noted; DANFS narrative ends 1960 - post-1960 service rests on association and secondary sources.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-charles-h-roan-dd853-06

8. [8]USS Charles H. Roan DD-853 Association official site - History narrative and ship specification sheet (association-curated record incl. post-1960 service, FRAM, Turkish service, and decommissioning) [other_primary]

   Locator

   usscharleshroan.org History.html + ship.html (spec sheet) + newsletters.html; Spring 2011 newsletter pp. 15-16 (Turkish-officer letters)

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   Association record for this hull (post-DANFS window): DesLant Engineering School Ship until Jul. 1961; FRAM conversion at the New York Naval Shipyard (Brooklyn) Jul. 1961-Jun. 1962; Guantanamo refresher training; Cuban Missile Crisis quarantine duty Oct. 1962 (DesRon 10); 1963 Halifax midshipman cruise - third Atlantic Fleet ship DASH-qualified and first operational DASH use; 1964 Mediterranean; yard period ending Feb. 1965; Guantanamo refresher; 1965 Dominican Republic operation; Mar.-Apr. 1966 Middle East deployment and Equator crossing; Sep. 1966 joint Canadian exercises; Jan.-Jul. 1967 Guantanamo ORI, Caribbean gunfire support, and Mediterranean deployment (Six-Day War period - escorted USS Liberty to Malta); Aug.-Nov. 1967 America's Cup and North Atlantic ASW; Jan. 10-May 20, 1968 Mediterranean (incl. Rhodes port call during USS Bache grounding response); Jul. 15, 1968 four-month overhaul at Boston Naval Shipyard; 1969-71 North Atlantic/Mediterranean/Indian Ocean; Jul.-Nov. 1971 dry dock; Jan.-Mar. 1972 Guantanamo; Apr. 5-Oct. 31, 1972 circumnavigation incl. Vietnamese territorial waters (not an active combat participant due to propeller damage); decommissioned at Newport morning of Sep. 21, 1973 and immediately recommissioned in the Turkish Navy as TCG Mareşal Fevzi Çakmak (D-351). Specification sheet: 4 boilers; 2 General Electric turbines; 60,000 hp; 20 officers/325 enlisted; nickname 'Jolly Cholly.' Spring 2011 newsletter carries a Turkish-officer firsthand account (aboard Sep. 1974-1977): Cyprus-area patrols after the July 1974 operation (in which M.F. Çakmak was heavily damaged by Turkish friendly fire; sister D-354 Kocatepe sunk), later ASROC/Harpoon and Turkish fire-control additions.

   Verification

   partial

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-28

   Study period

   1960-1995

   Population

   Crews 1960-1973 (post-DANFS window); Turkish Navy crew 1973-c.1994

   Limitations

   Association-curated content - authoritative for organizational/crew records but not a government document; individual items (Turkish-service narrative, scrapping story) carry self-flagged hearsay. Post-1960 service history not cross-checked against DANFS (narrative ends 1960). Specification figures (complement, turbine maker) differ slightly from DANFS statistics - discrepancy carried in gaps.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-charles-h-roan-dd853-07

9. [9]Marine Corps University, Marine Corps History Division - Medal of Honor recipient page, PFC Charles Howard Roan, USMCR [other_primary]

   Locator

   usmcu.edu History Division Medal of Honor recipient page; corroborated by National Medal of Honor Museum recipient record

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   Official namesake record: PFC Charles Howard Roan, USMCR, 2d Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division - died at Peleliu Sep. 18, 1944, throwing himself on a grenade and saving four Marines; Medal of Honor awarded posthumously. DANFS's 'Charles Harold Roan' middle-name rendering is an error against the official USMC record (Charles Howard Roan).

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   context

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-28

   Study period

   1944

   Limitations

   Namesake context only - no ship or asbestos content. Confirms correct namesake identity (middle name Howard, not the 'Harold' appearing in DANFS and echoed by secondary sources).

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-charles-h-roan-dd853-08

10. [10]NavSource Naval History, Destroyer Archive - USS Charles H. Roan (DD-853) page (construction dates, FRAM table entry, disposition/scrapping cross-check) [other_primary]

    Locator

    navsource.org/archives/05/853.htm (DD-853 entry incl. data block and FRAM table)

    Finding type

    vessel_history

    Finding

    Independent archival compilation for this hull: laid down Sep. 27, 1945 at Bethlehem Steel, Quincy (yard hull no. 1579); launched Mar. 15, 1946; commissioned Sep. 12, 1946; FRAM conversion entry (New York Naval Shipyard, completed Jun. 1962); decommissioned and stricken Sep. 21, 1973; transferred to Turkey same day; scrapping reported in the 1995 window (secondary compilation). Confirms the construction dates used in this record and the FRAM yard/dates.

    Verification

    partial

    Role

    supporting

    Documentation level

    ship_specific

    Accessed

    2026-09-28

    Study period

    1945-1995

    Population

    Construction trades 1945-46; FRAM yard workers 1961-62; crews 1946-1973

    Limitations

    NavSource is an unofficial volunteer archival compilation - used for date/disposition cross-checks, not as sole support; scrapping date reported inconsistently across secondary sources (Jan. 1994 vs. April 1995/1995) - carried as a gap, not a resolved fact.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-charles-h-roan-dd853-09

11. [11]Gearing-class profile (gearing-class.class.json) + Goodrich v. Air & Liquid Systems Corp., Omnibus Opinion and Order, ECF No. 171 (E.D. Va. No. 4:17-cv-00009, Sept. 28, 2018) - Sumner/Gearing engineering-spaces asbestos-design context [other_primary]

    Locator

    ships-worktrees/class-f/gearing-class.class.json (DD-853 entry + Goodrich litigation background); Hammell 2020 WL 5107478 SUMF recitals

    Finding type

    asbestos_application

    Finding

    Class/era context only: the Gearing class is the Sumner-group machinery design built in the Navy's peak asbestos era at Bethlehem Fore River; the class profile's litigation background includes the Goodrich omnibus opinion reciting an engineering drawing specifying amosite felts and asbestos cloths for forced-draft-blower turbine insulation/lagging on Sumner/Gearing-class ships and an expert partial tally (~30.3 tons) for Sumner/Gearing fire and engine rooms. For DD-853 specifically, the Hammell SUMF independently establishes the Navy's full control over boiler/blower design, materials, and maintenance and the Navy's 1970s transition away from asbestos gaskets - consistent with, but not substituting for, ship-specific proof.

    Verification

    inferred

    Role

    context

    Documentation level

    class_or_era

    Accessed

    2026-09-28

    Study period

    1943-1970s

    Population

    Construction and engineering-space crews, Gearing class generally

    Limitations

    Class/era inference only - does NOT establish ship-specific asbestos aboard DD-853 on its own. The ship-specific record for this hull rests on the litigation rows and crew account (ev-01 through ev-05); this row contextualizes why Gearing-class machinery spaces are asbestos-relevant. No tonnage figure is asserted for this hull.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-charles-h-roan-dd853-10

12. [12]Negative finding - no ship-specific government asbestos record located in searched public repositories (NHHC/DANFS, NVR, NARA catalog, association/museum pages); ship-specific record rests on litigation and crew account only [court_record]

    Locator

    search_ledger rows sl-01 through sl-12 (repositories and outcomes)

    Finding type

    historical_record

    Finding

    No official ship-specific asbestos document located: no Navy/BuShips material schedule, hull ACM survey, abatement contract or report, hazmat disclosure, or environmental record for DD-853 was found in the searched public sources (NHHC/DANFS, Naval Vessel Register, NARA catalog, ship's-association site, NavSource, museum/registry pages). The Walls litigation record references 'Navy documents ... showing the presence of amosite asbestos on the USS Charles H. Roan' proffered by defense experts - such documents apparently exist in that case record but were not retrieved for review. Ship-specific asbestos documentation for this hull therefore rests on court records and one crew account; present-day ACM is moot (hull scrapped) but Turkish-service material state is undocumented.

    Verification

    verified

    Role

    negative_finding

    Documentation level

    ship_specific

    Accessed

    2026-09-28

    Study period

    1945-1995

    Population

    Crews, yard workers, and Turkish-service personnel potentially exposed aboard DD-853, 1945-c.1995

    Limitations

    Absence of a located record is not proof of absence: Navy shipboard asbestos documentation of this era is rarely digitized, and the Walls docket indicates primary documents may exist in litigation files. Does not rule out ACM aboard during any period.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-charles-h-roan-dd853-11

13. [13]CourtListener authenticated-API sweep (opinion + RECAP/docket indexes) for 'Charles H. Roan' and 'DD-853' [court_record]

    Locator

    cl-auth-search.py helper results (2026-09-27/28): type=r 'Charles H. Roan' count=3; type=r 'DD-853' count=9; type=o 'Charles H. Roan' count=1 (Larney, /opinion/8594586/)

    Finding type

    litigation_documented

    Finding

    Litigation sweep classifications (all hits classified, none unreviewed): (a) exact-name docket search 'Charles H. Roan' -> 3 dockets, ALL qualifying asbestos: Hammell v. Air & Liquid (D.N.J. 3:14-cv-00013), Osterhout v. Air & Liquid (N.D.N.Y. 5:14-cv-00208), Walls v. Ford Motor Co. (M.D.N.C. 1:20-cv-98 - asbestos nature-of-suit; plaintiff served aboard USS Roan per court record). (b) hull-number docket search 'DD-853' -> 9 dockets: the same 3 qualifying asbestos cases plus 6 identifier collisions (Canaveral Port Authority v. M/V Liquid Vegas; United States v. Century Management; In re Seroquel MDL; FTC v. RCG Advances; Wonser v. Norman; Saki v. Norman - 'DD-853' as document/exhibit identifier, unrelated). (c) exact-name opinion search -> 1 hit: United States v. Larney (C.M.A. 1953) - military unauthorized-absence case involving a sailor absent from USS CHARLES H. ROAN Feb.-Mar. 1952; classified OTHER LITIGATION (non-asbestos). (d) Hull-number opinion search and supplemental party-name sweeps were attempted repeatedly but blocked by fleet-wide pacing - coverage honestly recorded as partial.

    Verification

    verified

    Role

    negative_finding

    Documentation level

    ship_specific

    Accessed

    2026-09-28

    Study period

    1953-2023 (hit date range)

    Limitations

    Sweep coverage is partial: recurring fleet-wide pacing blocks limited supplemental opinion-index and party-name queries; a clean hit set exists for both primary queries (name + hull number) in the docket index and for the name query in the opinion index, but the opinion index was not exhaustively swept for 'DD-853' or party surnames. NY state court (Pokorney) is not in CourtListener - located and verified via other channels.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-charles-h-roan-dd853-12