USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN-69)

Evidence

14 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-14).

1. [1]USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) Command History for Calendar Year 1995 (OPNAV Report 5750-1), NHHC ship command-operation reports [other_primary]

   Locator

   CY1995 command history, Safety Department accomplishments enclosure and COH Department section

   Finding type

   gov_survey

   Finding

   The ship's own command history for CY1995 (OPNAV Report 5750-1), Safety Department section, documents asbestos operations aboard this hull as the complex overhaul began (COH started 11 Oct 1995 at Newport News Drydock No. 11): the ship 'Conducted extensive lead, asbestos, and chromate sampling throughout the ship in support of IKE's COH'; 'Maintained a certified laboratory for the analysis of bulk asbestos'; conducted lead-paint-removal training for more than 30 sailors; and 'Fitted, trained, and qualified more than 1,800 personnel for respirators.' The COH Department (stood up 1 Jul 1995 with 425 members) completed 250 lagging jobs and inspected 330+ ventilation systems.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-19

   Study period

   1995 (COH began 1995-10-11)

   Population

   Ship's company and COH Department (~425 members) during overhaul stand-up; Newport News Shipbuilding workforce

   Limitations

   Contemporaneous ship record directly documenting ship-wide asbestos sampling and a certified onboard bulk-asbestos analysis laboratory - ship-specific asbestos operations. It does NOT report sample analytical results, ACM quantities or locations, or confirm that lagged materials contained asbestos; live history.navy.mil URL 404s - citation is the 2021-12-22 Wayback capture of the canonical NHHC PDF.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-dwight-d-eisenhower-cvn69-01

2. [2]USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) Command History for Calendar Year 1996 (OPNAV Report 5750-1), NHHC ship command-operation reports [other_primary]

   Locator

   CY1996 command history, Safety Department enclosure ('Submitted 321 samples for asbestos analysis') and Complex Overhaul Department accomplishments

   Finding type

   gov_survey

   Finding

   CY1996 command history (OPNAV 5750-1), during the complex overhaul at Newport News Drydock No. 11: Safety Department 'Submitted 321 samples for asbestos analysis' and approximately 625 samples for lead analysis; provided respirator fit-testing and training to 1,144 IKE crewmembers. Complex Overhaul Department completed 825 lagging jobs; rehabilitated 28 berthing compartments and 117 heads; cleaned/refurbished 58 voids, 151 plenums, and 29 fan rooms; repaired or replaced more than 420 square feet of ventilation-duct lagging; hangar-bay overhead and bulkheads lagged and painted (42,120 man-hours).

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-19

   Study period

   1996 (within 1995-10-11 to 1997-01-26 COH)

   Population

   Ship's company (1,144 crewmembers respirator-tested); COH Department; Newport News Shipbuilding workforce

   Limitations

   Documents asbestos-sample submission and large-scale insulation disturbance aboard this hull during overhaul; does not report how many of the 321 samples contained asbestos, the material content of the 825 'lagging jobs,' or ACM quantities. Verified via 2021-12-22 Wayback capture; live NHHC URL 404s.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-dwight-d-eisenhower-cvn69-02

3. [3]USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) Command History for Calendar Year 2001 (OPNAV Report 5750-1), NHHC ship command-operation reports [other_primary]

   Locator

   CY2001 command history, Safety Department section (asbestos program / bulk-ID laboratory) and Medical Department services block

   Finding type

   gov_survey

   Finding

   CY2001 command history (OPNAV 5750-1), first year of the refueling complex overhaul at Northrop Grumman Newport News shipyard: 'To facilitate the asbestos program, Safety Department developed and certified an asbestos bulk identification laboratory onboard the ship. Over 400 paint/asbestos samples were screened by the Industrial Hygiene Officer (IHO) and two E-6 Lab Technicians. Approximately 1,169 Sailors received respirator training and fit-testing during this period.' Medical Department's preventive-medicine block lists 'Asbestos Physicals' among surveillance services.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-19

   Study period

   2001 (RCOH began 2001-05-22)

   Population

   Ship's company during RCOH (~1,169 respirator-tested); Northrop Grumman Newport News workforce

   Limitations

   Documents an onboard certified asbestos bulk-identification laboratory and a standing 'asbestos program' aboard this hull - the phrase 'to facilitate the asbestos program' presupposes asbestos work aboard. Does not report sample results, ACM inventory, or individual exposure. Verified via 2021-12-22 Wayback capture; live NHHC URL 404s.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-dwight-d-eisenhower-cvn69-03

4. [4]USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) Command History for Calendar Year 2002 (OPNAV Report 5750-1), NHHC ship command-operation reports [other_primary]

   Locator

   CY2002 command history, Safety Department section (certified lab, sample counts) and Repair Division 'LAGGING TEAM' accomplishments; Medical 'Asbestos Physicals' line item

   Finding type

   gov_survey

   Finding

   CY2002 command history (OPNAV 5750-1), second RCOH year: 'Safety Department maintained a certified asbestos bulk identification laboratory onboard the ship with 100 percent proficiency ratings. Over 350 paint/asbestos samples were screened, 11 noise surveys were performed and 18 air samples were collected by the Industrial Hygiene Officer (IHO) and two E-6 Lab Technicians. Approximately 1,200 Sailors received respirator training and fit testing.' Repair Division's LAGGING TEAM removed and lagged all second-deck firemain and lagged chill-water pipes, potable-water pipes, passageways, berthings, and workcenters; 1,688 authorized Ship's Force Work Package jobs were scheduled during RCOH.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-19

   Study period

   2002

   Population

   Ship's company during RCOH (~1,200 respirator-tested); Northrop Grumman Newport News workforce

   Limitations

   Documents the certified onboard asbestos lab operating at proficiency, sample screening, air sampling, and ship's-force insulation work - but not analytical results, the material content of lagged systems, or ACM quantities. Verified via 2021-12-22 Wayback capture; live NHHC URL 404s.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-dwight-d-eisenhower-cvn69-04

5. [5]USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) Command History for Calendar Year 2003 (OPNAV Report 5750-1), NHHC ship command-operation reports [other_primary]

   Locator

   CY2003 command history, Safety Department section and 'RCOH LAGGING TEAM' accomplishments; Medical 'Asbestos Physicals' line item

   Finding type

   gov_survey

   Finding

   CY2003 command history (OPNAV 5750-1), third RCOH year: 'the Safety Department maintained a certified asbestos bulk identification laboratory onboard the ship with 100 percent proficiency ratings. More than 365 paint/asbestos samples were screened, five noise surveys were performed and 27 air samples were collected by the Industrial Hygiene Officer (IHO) and two E-6 Lab Technicians... Approximately 960 Sailors received respirator training and fit testing.' RCOH LAGGING TEAM lagged more than 200 ft of chill-water pipes, more than 2,150 sq ft of bulkhead/pipe insulation, and more than 6,000 ft of steam piping, and ordered more than 1,800 sq ft of bulkhead/pipe insulation.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-19

   Study period

   2003

   Population

   Ship's company during RCOH (~960 respirator-tested); Northrop Grumman Newport News workforce

   Limitations

   Same documentation pattern as CY2001-02; the lagging quantities describe insulation reinstallation, and the source does not state the material content of removed or installed insulation. Verified via 2021-12-22 Wayback capture; live NHHC URL 404s.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-dwight-d-eisenhower-cvn69-05

6. [6]USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) Command Histories CY1997/CY1999/CY2000 (OPNAV Reports 5750-1), NHHC ship command-operation reports [other_primary]

   Locator

   Medical Department 'Preventive Medicine' services block in CY1997, CY1999, CY2000, CY2001, CY2002, CY2003 command histories (CY1999 capture cited; CY1997 Wayback 20211222154914, CY2000 Wayback 20230317153552)

   Finding type

   gov_survey

   Finding

   Standing asbestos medical surveillance aboard: 'Asbestos Physicals' appears as a routine line item in the Medical Department preventive-medicine services block of the CY1997, CY1999, CY2000, CY2001, CY2002, and CY2003 command histories - asbestos surveillance physicals administered to crewmembers in non-overhaul years (1997, 1999, 2000) as well as during both deep yard periods.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-19

   Study period

   1997-2003

   Population

   Crewmembers designated for asbestos medical surveillance aboard USS Dwight D. Eisenhower

   Limitations

   The line item's presence is verified in six report years, but per-year physical counts are not reliably extractable from the PDF table layout - reported qualitatively only. A surveillance line item implies crewmembers were enrolled in asbestos monitoring but does not enumerate enrollees, qualifying duties, or results.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-dwight-d-eisenhower-cvn69-06

7. [7]Board of Veterans' Appeals, Citation Nr 22057756, Docket No. 17-04 848A (decision Oct. 13, 2022) [court_record]

   Locator

   BVA decision text - ORDER (denial), appellant contentions, and Board nexus analysis sections

   Finding type

   litigation_documented

   Finding

   Board of Veterans' Appeals decision: a surviving spouse attributed the veteran's COPD to asbestos exposure 'in his quarters aboard the U.S.S. Dwight D. Eisenhower' and to duties as an electrical and mechanical equipment repairman 'during the building of the U.S.S. Dwight D. Eisenhower.' The Board conceded in-service asbestos exposure on benefit-of-the-doubt review of the MOS, then DENIED service connection for COPD because probative medical evidence (VA examinations Dec 2016, Jun/Jul 2022) weighed against a nexus - examiners attributed the COPD to cigarette smoke.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-19

   Study period

   claimed exposure during ship's construction era; decision 2022

   Population

   Veteran (decedent) and surviving-spouse appellant; claimed exposure includes quarters aboard USS Dwight D. Eisenhower

   Limitations

   Administrative benefits adjudication, not a civil tort finding. The exposure concession is a claimant-specific benefit-of-the-doubt determination based on MOS, not a ship material finding; the disease claim was denied on nexus. Documents that an asbestos claim naming this hull was adjudicated - a merits-level negative for that claimant, not exposure evidence for the ship.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-dwight-d-eisenhower-cvn69-07

8. [8]Board of Veterans' Appeals, Citation Nr 1306130 (Feb. 22, 2013) and Citation Nr A25014000 (Feb. 14, 2025) [court_record]

   Locator

   BVA decision texts - claimant contentions and remand orders (2013 docket 09-23 224A at va.gov/vetapp13/Files1/1306130.txt; 2025 docket 231016-384784)

   Finding type

   litigation_documented

   Finding

   Two remanded BVA claims naming the ship at allegation stage: (1) Citation Nr 1306130 (Feb. 22, 2013; Docket 09-23 224A) - veteran alleged asbestos exposure 'on board the various ships, to include the USS Eisenhower'; personnel records confirmed service aboard USS Monongahela, USS Eisenhower, and USS Lake Champlain; remanded for VA examinations. (2) Citation Nr A25014000 (Feb. 14, 2025; Docket 231016-384784) - Navy reservist hospital corpsman alleged asbestos exposure at a NAS Moffett Field clinic (1975-76) and aboard USS Dwight D. Eisenhower 'during a Dependent's Day Cruise' circa 1980; remanded for duty-to-assist errors (exposure verification and VA examination).

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-19

   Study period

   alleged exposure ~1980 and late-1990s/2000s; decisions 2013 and 2025

   Population

   Two veterans alleging shipboard asbestos exposure (multi-ship service 1997-2000s; reservist day-cruise ~1980)

   Limitations

   Both remanded - unadjudicated claimant allegations at the least-final stage; no exposure finding made in either. The 2013 claim names the ship only among 'various ships'; the 2025 claim rests on a single dependent's-day-cruise embark. Classified down per litigation-stage discipline.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-dwight-d-eisenhower-cvn69-08

9. [9]DANFS, 'Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69)' - NHHC entry (1977- ) [nhhc_danfs]

   Locator

   DANFS spec block and 'Chronology and Significant Events' (naming, construction milestones, delivery, commissioning)

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   DANFS entry documents construction and identity: SECNAV Chaffee assigned the name 'Eisenhower' to CVAN-69 on 21 Feb 1970 and changed it to 'Dwight D. Eisenhower' on 25 May 1970; keel of Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co. Hull No. 599 authenticated 15 Aug 1970 in Shipway No. 11; launched and christened 11 Oct 1975 (sponsor Mamie Doud Eisenhower); delivered to the Navy 12 Sep 1977; commissioned 18 Oct 1977. Spec block: 95,000 tons full load; 1,092 ft; two Westinghouse reactors (printed 'A2W'); geared steam turbines, four screws; complement 6,287.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-19

   Study period

   1970-1977 construction and entry into service

   Population

   Newport News Shipbuilding construction workforce, 1970-1977; PCU/ship's company from Aug 1975

   Limitations

   Authoritative Navy history for milestones; contains no asbestos or insulation-material content. Live history.navy.mil DANFS URL 404s - citation is the 2016-01-01 Wayback capture. DANFS spec block prints 'A2W' reactors vs A4W in NavSource/class sources - flagged in gaps.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-dwight-d-eisenhower-cvn69-09

10. [10]DANFS, 'Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69)' - yard-period entries in 'Chronology and Significant Events'; CY1981 command history (OPNAV 5750-1) for the Jan-May 1981 NNSY availability [nhhc_danfs]

    Locator

    DANFS chronology entries for 1978, 1982, 1985-87, 1988-89, 1989, 1993, 1995-97, 1999, 2001-05; CY1981 command history narrative (NNSY entry late Jan, sea trials mid-May)

    Finding type

    vessel_history

    Finding

    Yard-period chronology for this hull: post-shakedown availability at Norfolk Naval Shipyard from 28 Mar 1978, drydocked 8 Apr-3 Jun 1978; an additional Norfolk Naval Shipyard availability late Jan-mid May 1981 for work necessitated by the record-breaking 1980 Indian Ocean deployment (per the ship's own CY1981 command history); SRA at Norfolk Naval Shipyard 16 Aug-30 Oct 1982; complex overhaul at Newport News Shipbuilding 26 Oct 1985-26 Apr 1987 (~1,100 crew aboard berthing vessel General William O. Darby); SRA at Norfolk Naval Shipyard 3 Oct 1988-3 Mar 1989; Jun 1989 lifting of No. 1 and No. 2 main-engine high-pressure turbine casings by NNSY and Newport News workers - first casing lifts since construction; DSRA at Norfolk Naval Shipyard 6 Jan-28 Apr 1993; complex overhaul at Newport News Drydock No. 11, 11 Oct 1995-26 Jan 1997 ('largest overhaul to date'); PIA at Norfolk Naval Shipyard 4 Feb-3 Jun 1999; mid-life Refueling Complex Overhaul at Northrop Grumman Newport News 22 May 2001-25 Jan 2005 - 'nearly every space and system on board was upgraded and overhauled,' crew berthing declared uninhabitable and moved ashore from 5 Mar 2001, cost growing to approximately $2.5 billion; sea trials completed and ship redelivered 25 Mar-5 Apr 2005.

    Verification

    verified

    Role

    supporting

    Documentation level

    ship_specific

    Accessed

    2026-09-19

    Study period

    1978-2005

    Population

    Ship's company plus Norfolk Naval Shipyard and Newport News/NGNNS yard workforces across listed availabilities

    Limitations

    Documents the scale and timing of material-disturbing yard periods aboard this hull but names no insulation material; asbestos scope of each availability is inference except where the command histories (ev-01 through ev-06) document sampling and lab operations during the 1995-97 COH and 2001-05 RCOH.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-dwight-d-eisenhower-cvn69-10

11. [11]NavSource Naval History, USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) page - operational/building data and status blocks [other_primary]

    Locator

    NavSource CVN-69 page - 'Operational and Building Data' and status line

    Finding type

    vessel_history

    Finding

    Current status and designation: ordered as attack carrier (nuclear) CVAN-69 and redesignated multi-purpose carrier CVN-69 on 30 Jun 1975; status 'Active, In Commission,' homeported at Norfolk, Va.; NavSource notes 'As of April 2023, Dwight D. Eisenhower is planned to leave service in 2027.' NavSource class block: 91,300 tons; 2 Westinghouse A4W reactors, geared turbines, 4 screws, 260,000 shp; crew 5,617.

    Verification

    partial

    Role

    supporting

    Documentation level

    ship_specific

    Accessed

    2026-09-19

    Study period

    register current as of access date 2026-09-19

    Limitations

    NavSource is a volunteer-compiled archive used as a secondary cross-check; the live NVR detail page returned only the generic shell template to automated fetch (see search_ledger). Active status consistent with class-profile NVR captures dated 2026-09-16. 2027 decommissioning note is plan-level reporting, not a final disposition.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-dwight-d-eisenhower-cvn69-11

12. [12]Nimitz-class profile (class-d/nimitz-class.class.json) ev-nimitz-class-05/-06; BuShips TM NAVSHIPS 250-000 ch.39 (1960); Owens Corning v. Bauman, 125 Md. App. 454 (1999) [other_primary]

    Locator

    Class profile evidence rows ev-nimitz-class-05 (Bauman/CVN-68 Kaylo) and ev-nimitz-class-06 (BuShips TM ch.39 suite)

    Finding type

    asbestos_application

    Finding

    Class/era context: CVN-69's keel (Aug 1970) at Newport News predates the Navy's early-1970s insulation-material substitution, placing construction in the era of the BuShips Technical Manual ch.39 asbestos insulation suite - MIL-P-2781 pipe covering including 85% magnesia ('about 15 percent asbestos fiber') and an amosite-asbestos class; roll asbestos felt MIL-I-15091; asbestos cloth/tape SS-C-466; asbestos millboard HH-M-351; asbestos finishing cement; molded asbestos block. Sister hull USS Nimitz (CVN-68), built at the same yard on the same Shipway 11 line, has litigation-documented Owens Corning Kaylo pipe covering aboard (Owens Corning v. Bauman, service 1975-78).

    Verification

    verified

    Role

    context

    Documentation level

    class_or_era

    Accessed

    2026-09-19

    Study period

    1970-present

    Population

    Newport News construction trades 1970-1977; crews and yard workers through present

    Limitations

    Era-standard application list and a sister-ship litigation record - prioritizes research only; it is NOT a ship-specific finding for CVN-69 and does not confirm installed materials on this hull beyond what the command histories (ev-01 through ev-06) document as operations.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-dwight-d-eisenhower-cvn69-12

13. [13]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) - content via product-page description, per class-profile row ev-nimitz-class-09

    Finding type

    regulatory

    Finding

    GAO documented the Navy's asbestos-protection program: standing policy (1975) removed asbestos insulation only when damaged or required for repairs, modified 1979 to selective replacement in high-maintenance areas - meaning original-era insulation typically remained in place for decades unless a yard period disturbed it. Directly relevant context for why ship-wide sampling and a certified bulk-asbestos lab were stood up aboard this hull for the 1995-97 COH and 2001-05 RCOH.

    Verification

    partial

    Role

    context

    Documentation level

    class_or_era

    Accessed

    2026-09-19

    Study period

    1979

    Population

    Navy shipyard workers; asbestos program review

    Limitations

    Program-level documentation, not class- or hull-specific; fieldwork was at Long Beach and Norfolk Naval Shipyards. Supports era context only. Full text not retrieved (gao.gov blocks automated fetch, HTTP 403).

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-dwight-d-eisenhower-cvn69-13

14. [14]This record's search ledger (CourtListener v4 API + web UI; va.gov vetapp full-text); nimitz-class.class.json row ev-nimitz-class-10 (2026-09-16 member sweeps) [other_primary]

    Locator

    search_ledger rows sl-uss-dwight-d-eisenhower-cvn69-04 through -06

    Finding type

    historical_record

    Finding

    Litigation sweep, negative finding: CourtListener opinion search for '"Dwight D. Eisenhower" asbestos' returned a single published result - Little v. Llano County, 138 F.4th 834 (5th Cir. 2025), a First Amendment library-removal case; a name collision that is neither the ship nor asbestos litigation. Hull-number and 'USS Eisenhower' queries were throttled (API HTTP 429 daily cap; empty HTTP 202 web responses). A documented class-profile CourtListener sweep of all Nimitz member names three days earlier (2026-09-16) likewise returned no qualifying asbestos opinion naming CVN-69. The only located asbestos-claim records naming this hull are the three VA BVA administrative decisions at ev-07/-08.

    Verification

    verified

    Role

    negative_finding

    Documentation level

    ship_specific

    Accessed

    2026-09-19

    Study period

    search dates 2026-09-16 (class sweep) and 2026-09-19

    Limitations

    Absence of indexed civil litigation is not absence of exposure - CourtListener covers published/state-appellate and federal opinions, not all filings, settlements, or unreported decisions, and several queries were throttled before completion. 'Eisenhower' is a high-collision name (president, medical center, schools); residual risk of missed matches noted.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-dwight-d-eisenhower-cvn69-14