Evidence
18 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-18).
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[1]CourtListener opinion search: 'USS Flint' [court_record]
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- CourtListener opinion search 'USS Flint' returned 17 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-flint-ae32-cl-name-opinion
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[2]CourtListener docket search: 'USS Flint' [court_record]
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- CourtListener docket search 'USS Flint' returned 693 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-flint-ae32-cl-name-docket
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[3]CourtListener opinion search: 'AE-32' [court_record]
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- CourtListener opinion search 'AE-32' returned 2677 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-flint-ae32-cl-hull-opinion
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[4]CourtListener docket search: 'AE-32' [court_record]
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- CourtListener docket search 'AE-32' returned 135988 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-flint-ae32-cl-hull-docket
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[5]NAVSEA (SEA 21 Inactive Ships Program Office), Naval Vessel Historical Evaluation - Final Determination, FLINT T-AE 32 (initial evaluation 2014-12-16, final 2015-03-12); live navsea.navy.mil URL 403 to automated fetch, verified via Wayback capture 2025-12-26 [other_primary]
- Locator
- NAVSEA final determination PDF, Vessel Snapshot + Vessel History + Criteria Evaluation sections
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Official Navy historical evaluation for this hull documents: KILAUEA (AE 26)-class ammunition ship, previous designation AE 32; laid down 1969-08-04, launched 1970-11-09, built by Ingalls Nuclear Shipbuilding Division, Litton Industries, Inc., Pascagoula, Miss.; sponsor Mrs. Donald W. Reigle [sic - Riegle] Jr., wife of the Congressman of Flint, Michigan; delivered 1971-08-30; commissioned 1971-11-20; stricken 2013-11-08; propulsion 3 Foster-Wheeler boilers, 600 psi, 870F, 1 turbine 22,000 hp, Automated Propulsion System; ~20,000 t full load, 564.3 ft x 81 ft x 29 ft. Deployments: WESTPAC 1972-73 (Operations LINEBACKER and LINEBACKER II), 1973-74, 1975 (Operation NEW LIFE, Operation FREQUENT WIND Vietnam evacuation task force, and Mayaguez rescue forces), 1976, 1978, 1980 (Persian Gulf), 1981-82, 1984, 1986-87, 1988 (Persian Gulf), 1990 (DESERT SHIELD - Underway Replenishment Group Commander, Air Logistic Coordinator, first ten Masirah Air Head operations, first two Air Heads at Seeb International Airport Oman), 1992 (listed as DESERT STORM), 1994; transferred to MSC in 1995. Awards include Navy Unit Commendation (1990, 1991), Meritorious Unit Commendation (1994, KITTY HAWK Battle Group), Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (1975, 1988), Humanitarian Service Medal (1975), Vietnam Service Medal (1972, three in 1973), Southwest Asia Service Medal (1990). Noteworthy events: 1978 rescue of 86 shipwrecked fishermen near Palawan Island during a typhoon; 1993-10-07 a maintenance petty officer killed attempting to ride a cargo elevator, CO Cmdr. Patrick J. Sharrett relieved. Evaluation found the vessel INELIGIBLE for National Register listing; the document itself records 'DANFS Entry: None'.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1969-2013
- Population
- Crew (NVR accommodations 28 officers + 375 enlisted); Ingalls construction workforce
- Limitations
- Authoritative Navy document (SEA 21, drawing on NHHC Archives command histories, NVR, and awards records); contains no asbestos, insulation-material, or abatement information - supports identity and service history only. Internal typo: 'Decommissioned 4 August 1985' contradicts its own 'Transferred to MSC in 1995' and every other authoritative record (NVR, MARAD, shipscribe) - 1995-08-04 adopted (see correction row). Its 'DESERT STORM 1992' deployment line postdates the war's combat phase (Jan-Feb 1991).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-flint-ae32-01
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[6]Naval Vessel Register, USNS FLINT (AE 32) detail page (UIC 20113; class AE 26; 'No changes to this information were reported since 01/28/1999'; verified via Wayback capture 2000-03-11 - live record removed post-disposal) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NVR AE 32 detail page, milestone dates + physical characteristics + accommodations blocks
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NVR official register record for this hull: status Military Sealift Command Naval Fleet Auxiliary Force, Pacific Fleet; date status changed 1995-08-04; builder INGALLS SB INC MS; award 1968-03-08; keel 1969-08-04; launch 1970-11-09; delivery 1971-08-30; commission 1971-11-20; decommission 1995-08-04; overall length 564 ft, waterline 540 ft, extreme beam 81 ft, max navigational draft 28 ft; light displacement 10,371 t, full 18,600 t; steel hull, steel superstructure; 1 propeller; propulsion type steam turbines; accommodations 28 officers, 375 enlisted; custodian Military Sealift Command.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1968-1999
- Limitations
- Official register data only; contains no asbestos or materials information. Confirms decommissioning year 1995 (vs. the NAVSEA evaluation's '1985' typo). Archived capture predates the 2013 stricken; stricken date carried from NAVSEA/shipscribe/MARAD instead.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-flint-ae32-02
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[7]U.S. Maritime Administration, ShipHistory database - FLINT (AE-32), Detail 12280 [marad_nrc]
- Locator
- MARAD ShipHistory Detail 12280, milestones table + ship particulars
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- MARAD record for this hull: year built 1970, official no. 8970720, Ingalls Shipbuilding Corporation, naval auxiliary AE ammunition ship, 564 ft x 81 ft, 18,600 t summer displacement. Mission tag: Operations Desert Shield/Storm/Sortie. Milestones: 2012-12-12 'Vessel entered Beaumont Reserve Fleet on a reimbursable custody basis; US Navy retained title'; 2013-12-12 'Vessel entered BRF'; 2014-05-08 MARAD took title and placed vessel in non-retention status; 2015-11-24 under domestic sale contract to All Star Metals, LLC; 2015-12-08 departed under domestic sale. Fate: 'Sold - No Further Info.'
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1970-2015
- Limitations
- Authoritative for government custody milestones. Contains no asbestos, materials, or condition-survey information; supports no asbestos claim. The double Beaumont entry (2012-12-12 and 2013-12-12) is unexplained - likely an administrative re-entry; stricken date per NAVSEA/shipscribe is 2013-11-08, a month before the second BRF entry.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-flint-ae32-03
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[8]Shipscribe USS Kilauea (AE 26) class page - construction/disposition tables and class/ship notes compiled from Navy records (Stephen S. Roberts, compiled 22 Jul 2021; special source NARA RG 19 Entry P 62 Box 75, SCB 249) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Construction table (AE-32 row); Disposition table (MA/T fate, MA sale 24 Nov 2015); Ship Notes AE-32; Class Notes (SCB 703.65/703.66)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Class compilation names this hull: AE-32 FLINT, FY 1967 program, ordered 8 Mar 1968, builder Ingalls, keel 4 Aug 1969, launch 9 Nov 1970, commissioned 20 Nov 1971. Disposition row: transferred (to MSC), inactivated 8 Nov 2013, stricken 8 Nov 2013, disposal 8 May 2014, fate 'MA/T' (title to MARAD, ship sold later), MARAD sale 24 Nov 2015. Ship note: 'FY 1967. Decomm and to MSC 4 Aug 1995. Entered Beaumont reserve fleet and to MA custody 12 Dec 2013. Departed MA custody 8 Dec 2015 under domestic sale contract with All Star Metals LLC of Brownsville.' Class data: SCB Projects 703.65/703.66; 564' oa x 81' x 31' max nav; steam turbines, 3 pressure-fired boilers (600 psi), 1 screw, 22,000 HP; accommodations 28 officers + 375 enlisted; armament evolved from 4 twin 3"/50 to 2-3"/50T + 2 CIWS (1988-90 for AE 32-35), CIWS only by 1993.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1968-2015
- Population
- Ingalls construction workforce (1969-1971)
- Limitations
- Secondary compilation of official records (NARA SCB files, Navy registers), not the records themselves. Contains no asbestos information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-flint-ae32-04
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[9]NAVSEA FOIA Reading Room, 'Asbestos Related Files' - Navy qualified-products lists (QPLs) and military specifications for asbestos-containing shipboard materials (live page 403 to automated fetch; verified via Wayback capture 2024-12-24) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NAVSEA FOIA Reading Room 'Asbestos Related Files' table (SUBJECT / DOCUMENT NUMBER / DATES rows)
- Finding type
- regulatory
- Finding
- NAVSEA's official FOIA reading-room list documents that the Navy maintained qualified-products lists for asbestos shipboard materials spanning this hull's construction era, including: INSULATION FELT, THERMAL, ASBESTOS FIBER (QPL-15091-5, 1962-10-17); GASKETS, METALLIC-ASBESTOS, SPIRAL-WOUND for boilers (QPL-15342, 1961-01-12 to 1974-11-13; QPL-16265-5, 1961-09-08); PACKING, MATERIAL, ASBESTOS, ROD, HIGH PRESSURE (QPL-17340/17349, 1953-02-12 to 1968); ASBESTOS SHEET, COMPRESSED (GASKET MATERIAL) (QPL-17472, 1971-03-06 to 1972-10-26 - in force across this hull's 1971 delivery); CEMENT, INSULATION, HIGH-TEMPERATURE (QPL-206, 1963-03-05); DECK COVERING MAGNESIA AGGREGATE MIXTURE (QPL-16680, 1965-01-19 to 1978-10-12); and PIPE-COVERING, THERMAL-INSULATION (QPL-2781, 1951-12-03 to 1993-06-07).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1951-1993 lists; hull construction 1969-1971
- Population
- Shipyard construction and repair trades (era context)
- Limitations
- Product-class procurement lists, not ship's bills of material - establishes that these asbestos product classes were on Navy qualified lists during the hull's 1969-1971 construction, not that they were installed aboard this hull. Does not establish quantity, location, condition, exposure, or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-flint-ae32-05
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[10]GAO, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (Oct 18, 1979) [gao]
- Locator
- GAO product page HRD-80-2 + PDF text excerpts via search index
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO documented the Navy's asbestos era and control program: Navy thermal-insulation product specifications were changed in 1973 to specify asbestos-free materials, but 'asbestos materials had already been purchased and in some cases installed in ships under construction. Therefore, some ships were delivered with asbestos insulation as late as May 1978.' The Navy's October 1975 policy was to remove and replace with nonasbestos materials only insulation that was damaged or had to be removed for necessary repairs, modified January 1979 to add selective replacement in high-maintenance areas. This hull was delivered 1971-08-30 - before the 1973 specification change - placing her construction in the era when asbestos thermal insulation remained standard aboard Navy ships.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1973-1979 policy era; hull delivery 1971
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers; ship crews (era context)
- Limitations
- Program-level documentation naming no vessel. Establishes era context - that asbestos insulation was standard in Navy ships delivered before the 1973 spec change - not that asbestos was or remains aboard this hull, nor quantity, location, condition, exposure, or causation. Full text blocked to automated fetch (gao.gov HTTP 403, standing per BATCH-01); content via product-page description and search-index excerpts of the PDF.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-flint-ae32-06
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[11]Jackson v. Johns-Manville Sales Corp., 750 F.2d 1314 (5th Cir. 1985) (en banc; panel op. 727 F.2d 506, 1984) - opinion text via vLex mirror (CourtListener API rate-limited this session, see sl-uss-flint-ae32-06) [court_record]
- Locator
- 750 F.2d 1314, Part I (Factual and Procedural History)
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Published en banc opinion records trial evidence that James L. Jackson worked at Ingalls Shipbuilding Corp., Pascagoula, Miss., 1953-1971 - spanning this hull's entire construction window at the same yard (keel 1969-08-04 through delivery 1971-08-30). As a sheet-metal mechanic he drilled holes in asbestos-containing materials and cut gaskets from asbestos cloth; as a work leaderman/supervisor he moved around naval ships under construction amidst craftsmen making extensive use of asbestos products. The court: 'There is no question that Jackson in both capacities was exposed to significant quantities of asbestos dust.' Jury verdict for plaintiff (compensatory and punitive damages) was affirmed in part; the en banc court certified Mississippi-law questions on punitive damages and cancer-fear claims.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1953-1971 exposure; opinion 1985
- Population
- Ingalls Shipbuilding construction workforce, 1953-1971 (yard-level)
- Limitations
- Builder-yard-era litigation documentation: names the yard and documents asbestos work conditions on ships under construction at Ingalls Pascagoula through 1971, but does not name this hull or attribute any material to AE-32. Plaintiff-specific findings; the en banc disposition was certification of state-law questions (punitive damages, fear-of-cancer), not a judgment on exposure facts. Does not establish that any worker aboard this specific hull was exposed.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-flint-ae32-07
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[12]Whitlock v. Foster Wheeler, LLC, 160 Cal. App. 4th 149 (Cal. Ct. App. 2008), docket A117221 - opinion text via Midpage mirror (CourtListener API rate-limited this session, see sl-uss-flint-ae32-06) [court_record]
- Locator
- 160 Cal. App. 4th 149, Section A (Pretrial and Trial Phases) - undisputed facts
- Finding type
- litigation_product_id
- Finding
- Published California appellate opinion records undisputed trial evidence that Foster Wheeler-constructed Navy boilers aboard USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) contained asbestos in two components: the thermal block insulating material and the high-temperature gaskets used in the boiler pipes. This hull's plant comprised three Foster-Wheeler 600-psi pressure-fired boilers (NAVSEA historical evaluation; class machinery data, shipscribe) - same manufacturer, same product class, overlapping build era.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1960s-1970s boiler construction era; opinion 2008
- Population
- Boiler tenders, machinist mates, repair trades (product-class context)
- Limitations
- Product-level litigation documentation for a different ship's boilers - does not establish the asbestos content of this hull's specific Foster-Wheeler boiler contract (Ingalls, delivered 1971). Trial ended in a defense verdict; the appellate issue was juror misconduct (new-trial order affirmed), so the boiler-content facts stand as undisputed trial evidence but not as findings supporting a plaintiff recovery. Does not establish exposure or causation aboard this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-flint-ae32-08
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[13]GAO decision B-195110 (Oct 24, 1979), 'Protest Alleging Awardee Failed To Comply With IFB Requirement' (Todd Shipyards Corporation protest) - live gao.gov page 403 to automated fetch; verified via Wayback capture 2025-02-10 [gao]
- Locator
- GAO B-195110 decision text (Wayback capture 2025-02-10)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- GAO decision names this hull: Todd Shipyards Corporation protested award of a contract to San Francisco Welding and Fabricating, Inc. under Invitation for Bids N62798-79-B-0128 issued by the Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Conversion and Repair, U.S. Navy, San Francisco, California - 'THE IFB, FOR REPAIRS AND ALTERATIONS TO THE USS FLINT (AE 32), WAS OPENED ON JUNE 4, 1979.' The protest alleged the awardee insured workmen's compensation through a company not authorized by the Department of Labor; GAO denied the protest (bid responsive; responsibility a matter of contract administration). Documents a 1979 repair-and-alteration availability on this hull under SUPSHIP San Francisco.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1979
- Population
- Repair-contractor workforce, San Francisco waterfront (1979 availability)
- Limitations
- Procurement-dispute record establishing that contracted repairs/alterations were solicited for this hull in 1979 at San Francisco - not what work was done, what materials were disturbed, or the performing yard's on-hull scope. Contains no asbestos information. Protest denied on responsiveness/responsibility grounds; nothing litigated about the ship itself.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-flint-ae32-09
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[14]Todd Shipyards Corporation press release (SEC EDGAR exhibit), 'TODD SHIPYARDS CORPORATION ANNOUNCES AWARD OF CONTRACT TO OVERHAUL USNS FLINT (T-AE 32)', Seattle, 2007-03-05 [other_primary]
- Locator
- SEC EDGAR, Todd Shipyards Corp. 8-K exhibit (CIK 98537), pressrelflint030507.htm
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- SEC-filed press release names this hull: Todd Pacific Shipyards Corporation was awarded contract N40442-07-C-2003 by the Military Sealift Fleet Support Command to perform mid-term availability work on USNS Flint (T-AE 32): 'ship's service turbine generator and reduction gear renewal, steering gear refurbishment, valve work and replacement, and other repairs and preservation work.' Vessel expected to arrive Todd's Seattle shipyard 2007-05-18, completion scheduled July 2007; firm fixed price $3,273,770, options to $4,028,936.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 2007
- Population
- Todd Pacific repair workforce; MSC-era civilian crew (2007)
- Limitations
- Company press release filed with SEC establishing a documented MSC-era maintenance availability on this hull at Seattle in 2007 - not materials content; 'repairs and preservation work' of this type is an exposure-relevant disturbance event only as context. Contains no asbestos information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-flint-ae32-10
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[15]U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, VA news 'Veteran of the Day: Navy Veteran Michelle Howard' - service-biography record [other_primary]
- Locator
- news.va.gov/56813, service chronology paragraph
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- VA's official news feature records that Michelle Howard 'assumed the duties of first lieutenant of USS Flint on 1992' - a documented tour aboard this hull by the officer who later became the first African American woman to command a Navy ship (USS Rushmore, 1999) and a four-star admiral (2014). Establishes an exposed-population data point: a named crew member serving aboard in 1992.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1992
- Population
- Ship's company, 1992 (first lieutenant tour documented)
- Limitations
- Biographical record naming the hull for a 1992 tour; contains no asbestos, health, or materials information - supports manning/population context only.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-flint-ae32-11
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[16]Source discrepancies resolved against NAVSEA evaluation, NVR, MARAD, and shipscribe: namesake claim (NAVSEA evaluation vs. Wikipedia); NAVSEA '1985' decommissioning typo; MARAD double Beaumont entry [other_primary]
- Locator
- NAVSEA eval lineage/snapshot fields; NVR milestone block; MARAD Detail 12280 milestones; DANFS CL-64 entry (ibiblio/HyperWar mirror); en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Flint_(AE-32)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- (a) Namesake - the NAVSEA historical evaluation states FLINT 'is the second U.S. Navy ship named for the city of Flint, Michigan' and records the sponsor as the wife of Congressman Donald W. Riegle Jr. of Flint, Michigan; Wikipedia asserts the ship was 'named after the sparking rock flint (not ... the city of Flint, Michigan).' The Navy document and the Flint-congressman sponsorship are adopted; the mineral-namesake claim is unsourced and contradicted. (b) Decommissioning - the NAVSEA evaluation's snapshot says 'Decommissioned 4 August 1985' while its own history says 'Transferred to MSC in 1995'; NVR (decommission 1995-08-04), shipscribe ('Decomm and to MSC 4 Aug 1995'), and NavSource agree on 1995 - the '1985' is a typo, 1995-08-04 adopted. (c) MARAD milestones show two Beaumont Reserve Fleet entries (2012-12-12 'reimbursable custody, US Navy retained title' and 2013-12-12 'entered BRF') - unresolved administrative double-entry; MSC deactivation/stricken 2013-11-08 per NAVSEA/shipscribe. (d) Lineage - CL-64 was laid down as Flint 1942-03-07 and renamed Vincennes 1942-10-16 before launching (DANFS, Vincennes CL-64); the first commissioned Flint was CL-97, making AE-32 the second to carry the name in service and third hull assigned it.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1942-2015
- Limitations
- Resolves publication-level discrepancies in official and secondary framings; does not affect the custody timeline materially. No asbestos content in any source cited here.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-flint-ae32-12
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[17]Batch-498 search ledger (this record): NAVSEA historical evaluation + Wayback; NVR + Wayback; MARAD ShipHistory 12280; shipscribe class compilation; NAVSEA FOIA asbestos page; GAO HRD-80-2 and B-195110; SEC EDGAR; VA news; CourtListener API v4 (blocked - daily cap); supplementary web searches incl. va.gov BVA corpus [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-flint-ae32-01 through sl-uss-flint-ae32-11
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or docketed asbestos case naming USS Flint (AE-32) or USNS Flint (T-AE-32) was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). Supplementary web searches surfaced only marketing/exposure-funnel pages listing this hull (asbestos-ships.com, mesotheliomaveterans.org, navyshipexposure.com - excluded-source class, uncited) and one Board of Veterans' Appeals decision naming USS Flint for a non-asbestos claim (Citation 0942279, 2009 - HIV service-connection, ship named only as claimed test location; claim denied).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 2026-09-22
- Limitations
- Absence of a located public record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard - a steam-powered hull delivered Aug 1971 predates the Navy's 1973 asbestos-free insulation specification and is era-consistent with asbestos-containing thermal insulation, gaskets, and packing. CourtListener opinion/docket search could not be completed this session (API daily cap 2800/day exhausted, HTTP 429) - litigation coverage is a gap, so this negative finding does not extend to a verified 'no case' statement. Does not establish presence or absence; does not establish or defeat any exposure claim or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-flint-ae32-13
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[18]NARA/NHHC record-group mapping and existence-verified holdings for this hull (unretrieved): NHHC Archives Ships Command Histories and Welcome Aboard brochure (cited as sources in the NAVSEA evaluation); deck logs RG 24; NAVSEA/MARAD disposal file for the 2014-2015 title transfer and All Star Metals sale; MSC overhaul contract records (N40442-07-C-2003); Ingalls/Litton construction records [other_primary]
- Locator
- NAVSEA eval 'Sources' line (NHHC Archives command histories, Welcome Aboard brochure); NARA RG 24 deck-log guidance; MARAD Detail 12280 milestone table
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Archival leads (not retrieved - no spend authorized): NHHC Archives, Washington Navy Yard, Ships Command Histories plus the ship's Welcome Aboard brochure - the NAVSEA evaluation cites these as its sources, confirming existence; NARA RG 24 ship deck logs for Flint (AE-32), 1971-1995 (the NARA deck-log digitization project covers this era); Bureau of Naval Personnel muster rolls; the ship's command operations reports and overhaul/availability work packages (1979 SUPSHIP San Francisco availability per GAO B-195110; 2007 Todd Seattle availability per SEC filing); the NAVSEA inactive-ships and MARAD disposal files for the 2014 title transfer and 2015 All Star Metals sale - Navy/MARAD ship sales for dismantling include hazardous-materials surveys that would be the most likely source of any ship-specific asbestos documentation.
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1971-2015 records
- Limitations
- Record-group mapping and existence indications only - no box-level retrieval performed; whether any of these contain asbestos-specific documentation for this hull is unknown until surveyed. Nothing in this row is an asbestos finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-flint-ae32-14