Evidence
13 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-13).
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[1]CourtListener opinion search: 'USS Daniel Boone' [court_record]
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- CourtListener opinion search 'USS Daniel Boone' returned 10 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-daniel-boone-ssbn629-cl-name-opinion
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[2]CourtListener docket search: 'USS Daniel Boone' [court_record]
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- CourtListener docket search 'USS Daniel Boone' returned 557 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-daniel-boone-ssbn629-cl-name-docket
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[3]CourtListener opinion search: 'SSBN-629' [court_record]
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- CourtListener opinion search 'SSBN-629' returned 1 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-daniel-boone-ssbn629-cl-hull-opinion
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[4]CourtListener docket search: 'SSBN-629' [court_record]
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- CourtListener docket search 'SSBN-629' returned 25 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-daniel-boone-ssbn629-cl-hull-docket
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[5]DANFS, Daniel Boone (SSBN-629) entry via Wayback capture of the official NHHC page - Mare Island construction, deterrent patrols, 1970 Cape Henry collision and 1973 Fourth Circuit affirmance, overhauls (live NHHC page returned 404) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS Daniel Boone service narrative (Wayback NHHC capture)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Documented for this hull: laid down 6 February 1962 at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, Calif.; launched 22 June 1963; commissioned 23 April 1964; first deterrent patrol with 16 Polaris A-3 missiles. Collided with the Philippine merchant ship M/V Philippine President Quezon during a high-speed run off Cape Henry, Va., 28 May 1970; the Fourth Circuit affirmed a district-court finding that Daniel Boone was the 'sole cause' of the collision and that the U.S. had waived sovereign immunity (24 March 1973 per DANFS; court record shows decision filed 21 March 1973). Second overhaul at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard 1976-78; modified to carry the UGM-96 Trident I missile (conversion completed ~30 May during overhaul) with post-overhaul Trident launches off Cape Canaveral; was the first ballistic-missile submarine in the Pacific Fleet (Pearl Harbor, 8 November 1964); completed 75 strategic deterrent patrols over nearly thirty years; placed in commission in reserve 10 July 1993; first Navy unit awarded the Omaha Trophy.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1962-1994
- Population
- Mare Island construction trades (1962-64); Newport News overhaul trades (1969-70, 1985-87); PNSY overhaul trades (1976-78); Blue and Gold crews (1964-1994)
- Limitations
- Ship-specific history only; no asbestos or material content. Live NHHC page returned 404; this row cites a Wayback capture of the official NHHC DANFS page. NavSource flags 'No DANFS History' for this hull - a broken-link artifact, not absence of the entry.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-daniel-boone-ssbn629-01
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[6]NavSource Online Submarine Photo Archive, USS Daniel Boone (SSBN-629) page - milestone block, specifications, and awards (secondary compilation of official data) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 08629 milestone block, Specifications, and Awards
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Milestone block: laid down 6 February 1962 (Mare Island, Vallejo); launched 22 June 1963; commissioned 23 April 1964; decommissioned and struck 18 February 1994; disposed of through the Nuclear Powered Ship and Submarine Recycling Program 4 November 1994 at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton. Awards: Navy Unit Commendation (12/64-02/68), Meritorious Unit Commendation (01/91-12/92), Battle 'E' (SubRon 16, 1992). Specs: S5W reactor, two geared turbines 15,000 shp, one propeller; complement 120.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1962-1994
- Limitations
- Secondary compilation republishing official milestone/specification data; consistent with DANFS dates. No asbestos or material content. No NVR Wayback capture was located for this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-daniel-boone-ssbn629-02
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[7]Cooks v. General Electric Company, No. 3:07-cv-05451-EMC (N.D. Cal.), complaint Exhibit A work-history roster, ECF No. 1-2 (filed 2007-10-25) - verified by direct PDF text extraction of the RECAP document [court_record]
- Locator
- ECF No. 1-2 (Document 1-2), Exhibit A vessel roster, entry 'DANIEL BOONE (SSBN629)'
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Asbestos complaint exhibit (plaintiff Alvin Cooks's work-history/exposure roster; Mare Island marine machinist 1974-1995 alleged) lists 'DANIEL BOONE (SSBN629)' among the vessels on which the plaintiff alleged asbestos exposure.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1974-1995 (alleged work window); 2007 (litigation)
- Population
- Alvin Cooks (Mare Island Naval Shipyard marine machinist, 1974-1995 alleged work history)
- Limitations
- Complaint-exhibit vessel list; unadjudicated pleading-stage allegation. The listed hulls are places the plaintiff claimed exposure occurred, not findings that asbestos was aboard any listed hull. Establishes nothing about materials aboard this hull. Verified by direct text extraction of the stamped Exhibit A PDF.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-daniel-boone-ssbn629-03
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[8]Halseth v. General Electric Company, No. 3:07-cv-02543-EMC (N.D. Cal.), complaint Exhibit A work-history roster, ECF No. 1-2 (filed 2007-05-14) - verified by direct PDF text extraction of the RECAP document [court_record]
- Locator
- ECF No. 1-2 (Document 1-2), Exhibit A vessel roster, entries 'DANIEL BOONE'/'(SSBN-629)'
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Asbestos complaint Exhibit A (plaintiff Michael Halseth's work-history/exposure roster; Navy machinist's mate aboard USS Hector then Mare Island electrician/planner/scheduler; alleged asbestos-related pleural disease and asbestosis) lists 'DANIEL BOONE' and 'SSBN-629' among the vessels on which the plaintiff alleged asbestos exposure.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 2007 (litigation)
- Population
- Michael Halseth (Navy machinist's mate, then Mare Island Naval Shipyard electrician/planner - alleged work history)
- Limitations
- Complaint-exhibit vessel list; unadjudicated pleading-stage allegation. The listed hulls are places the plaintiff claimed exposure occurred, not findings that asbestos was aboard any listed hull. Establishes nothing about materials aboard this hull. Verified by direct text extraction of the stamped Exhibit A PDF.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-daniel-boone-ssbn629-04
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[9]United Philippine Lines, Inc. v. Submarine USS Daniel Boone (SSBN-629), 475 F.2d 478, No. 72-2083 (4th Cir. 1973), decided March 21, 1973 - CourtListener opinion 8902786 [court_record]
- Locator
- CourtListener opinion 8902786; 475 F.2d 478
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- OTHER LITIGATION (not asbestos): Fourth Circuit admiralty opinion affirming that USS Daniel Boone was the sole cause of the 28 May 1970 collision with M/V Philippine President Quezon off Cape Henry and that the United States had waived sovereign immunity - the merits-level court record DANFS describes. Classified other litigation: an admiralty collision liability ruling with no asbestos or exposure content.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1970-1973
- Limitations
- Merits-level appellate decision but NOT asbestos litigation - carried as service-history context under litigation-stage discipline (classified at its actual stage: affirmed judgment on collision liability). DANFS dates the affirmance 24 March 1973; the opinion record shows 21 March 1973.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-daniel-boone-ssbn629-05
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[10]Navysite.de, USS Daniel Boone (SSBN-629) unofficial ship page - post-DANFS history and disposition (secondary compilation) [other_primary]
- Locator
- navysite SSBN-629 history section
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Post-DANFS detail (secondary compilation): Newport News overhaul and Poseidon conversion 1969-70 (extended ~4 months by the collision repairs); Portsmouth Naval Shipyard overhaul 1976-78; Trident I C-4 conversion; Newport News overhaul 1985-87; decommissioned and stricken 18 February 1994; recycling completed 4 November 1994 at Puget Sound. 12th Lafayette-class FBM submarine per the compilation's numbering.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1969-1994
- Limitations
- Secondary compilation, not a primary record - used for post-DANFS corroboration only, consistent with prior batches.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-daniel-boone-ssbn629-06
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[11]Era inference anchored to DANFS-documented construction and yard periods for this hull [other_primary]
- Locator
- construction-era inference from DANFS dates and documented yard periods
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Era inference: a nuclear submarine built 1962-64 at Mare Island Naval Shipyard in the peak asbestos era would era-typically have carried asbestos-containing insulation, gaskets, and packing around its secondary steam and auxiliary machinery; the documented Newport News (1969-70, 1985-87) and Portsmouth (1976-78) overhauls are yard-disturbance windows of the kind in which era insulation was installed and removed. Nuclear propulsion itself establishes nothing about asbestos; the inference attaches to the conventional steam-side systems.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1962-1994
- Population
- Mare Island construction trades (1962-64); NNS/PNSY overhaul trades (1969-87)
- Limitations
- CLASS/ERA INFERENCE ONLY - no ship-specific material schedule, survey, or insulation record was located for this hull. Does not establish asbestos aboard USS Daniel Boone, any exposure, or any quantity. Never infer ship-specific findings from this row.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-daniel-boone-ssbn629-07
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[12]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)
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO documented that the Navy used asbestos insulation extensively aboard ships and did not begin substituting alternative insulation materials until the early 1970s - covering this hull's construction era (1962-64) and the 1969-70 Newport News overhaul; later overhauls (1976-78, 1985-87) postdate the documented substitution window.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1979
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers; asbestos program review
- Limitations
- Program-level documentation; supports era context only, not any fact specific to this hull. Full text not retrieved (gao.gov blocks automated fetch) - content via product-page description.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-daniel-boone-ssbn629-08
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[13]Negative finding: no qualifying non-litigation ship-specific asbestos record located across DANFS/NHHC, NVR, museum, and ACM-survey/abatement/disposal sweeps [other_primary]
- Locator
- see search_ledger sl-uss-daniel-boone-ssbn629-01..08
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No hull ACM survey, abatement contract, scrapping/recycling hazmat disclosure, or merits-level adjudicated exposure finding naming USS Daniel Boone (SSBN-629) was located. Litigation sweeps produced two pleading-stage complaint-roster allegations naming the hull (Cooks, Halseth - both unadjudicated) and one merits-level admiralty ruling (United Philippine Lines - collision liability, no asbestos content).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Limitations
- Absence of a located record is not proof no record exists - the 1994 recycling-disposal path left no retrievable hazmat-disclosure trail in located sources. Roster allegations remain pleading-stage only.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-daniel-boone-ssbn629-09