Evidence
7 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-7).
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[1]NHHC DANFS, George C. Marshall (SSBN-654) entry - construction and launch narrative (via Internet Archive Wayback capture; live history.navy.mil page unavailable in this environment) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS entry 'George C. Marshall (SSBN-654)' (Wayback capture)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Documented for this hull: laid down 2 March 1964 by Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co.; launched 21 May 1965 (sponsor Mrs. George C. Marshall, widow; former Secretary of State Dean Acheson spoke at the ceremony); commissioned 29 April 1966 (Comdr. Warran Rich Cobean, Blue Crew; Comdr. Willard Edward Johnson, Gold Crew). After shakedown, joined the nuclear-powered Polaris deterrent fleet.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1964-1992
- Population
- Blue and Gold crews (1966-1992)
- Limitations
- Ship-specific history only; no asbestos or material content and no spec block (complement unverified). Live NHHC page unreachable here - official page used via Wayback; defect disclosed.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-george-c-marshall-ssbn654-01
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[2]Davis v. General Electric Company, No. 3:08-cv-00228-JSW (N.D. Cal.), complaint with vessel work-history roster, ECF No. 1 (filed 2008); complaint text extracted from the RECAP mirror at archive.org (gov.uscourts.cand.199308) [court_record]
- Locator
- ECF No. 1, work-history roster entry 'GEORGE C. MARSHALL (SSBN-654)' (Bremerton, WA; marine mechanic 1983-86)
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Asbestos personal-injury complaint (multi-plaintiff filing) contains a vessel work-history roster for a Puget Sound Naval Shipyard marine mechanic alleging asbestos exposure during ship/submarine machinery work at Bremerton, WA, 1983-1986; the roster lists 'GEORGE C. MARSHALL (SSBN-654)' by name and hull number among the vessels allegedly worked on.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1983-1986 (alleged work window); 2008 (litigation)
- Population
- PSNSY marine mechanic (alleged 1983-86 exposure window)
- Limitations
- Complaint work-history roster; 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 archived complaint.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-george-c-marshall-ssbn654-02
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[3]Naval Vessel Register detail page, GEORGE C MARSHALL (SSBN 654), via Internet Archive Wayback capture (live nvr.navy.mil detail page not reachable in this environment) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NVR SHIPSDETAIL_SSBN_654.HTML, Vessel Status and Milestone Dates tables
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Official NVR record: GEORGE C MARSHALL (SSBN 654), ballistic missile submarine (nuclear-powered), class SSBN 640; status 'Disposed of by submarine recycling', status changed 02/28/1994; builder Newport News Shipbuilding; award 07/29/1963; keel 03/02/1964; launch 05/21/1965; commission 04/29/1966; decommission 09/24/1992; stricken 09/24/1992.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1963-1994
- Limitations
- Official register of status and milestone dates only; contains no asbestos or material information. Wayback capture of the official record; live NVR page unreachable here.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-george-c-marshall-ssbn654-03
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[4]Navysite.de, USS George C. Marshall (SSBN-654) unofficial ship page - service compilation and disposition data (secondary compilation, corroboration only) [other_primary]
- Locator
- navysite.de/ssbn/ssbn654.htm
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Secondary compilation corroborates the NVR milestones and documents service-era detail for this hull: Poseidon C-3 missile conversion (no Trident backfit), Blue/Gold deterrent-patrol operations, and inactivation. Characteristics as compiled: 425 ft length, 33 ft beam, one S5W reactor, two geared steam turbines, one propeller, 16 ballistic-missile tubes, four 21-inch torpedo tubes.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1966-1992
- Population
- Blue and Gold crews; overhaul shipyard trades
- Limitations
- Secondary compilation - corroboration and service-era context only; not a primary source and cannot independently establish any material fact. No asbestos or material content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-george-c-marshall-ssbn654-04
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[5]Name-collision control - 'MARSHALL (DD-676)' in Halseth v. GE Exhibit A [other_primary]
- Locator
- Halseth ECF 1-2 Exhibit A entries 'MARSHALL (DD-676)' and 'JOHN MARSHALL (SSBN-611)'
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- CORRECTION/COLLISION: the Halseth v. GE Exhibit A roster contains 'MARSHALL (DD-676)' - the WWII Fletcher-class destroyer USS Marshall, NOT USS George C. Marshall (SSBN-654). Also present in rosters: 'JOHN MARSHALL (SSBN-611)', a different submarine. Bare 'Marshall' strings must not be attributed to SSBN-654; only the explicit 'GEORGE C. MARSHALL (SSBN-654)' entry in Davis v. GE qualifies.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- research window 2026-09
- Limitations
- Collision control for search hygiene; prevents false-positive litigation attribution. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-george-c-marshall-ssbn654-05
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[6]Class/era background - Benjamin Franklin-class SSBN, one of the '41 for Freedom' fleet ballistic-missile submarines [other_primary]
- Locator
- Class-era inference (no per-hull source)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Era context: U.S. submarines of this construction era (keel 1964, commission 1966) were built to military specifications that era-standardly employed asbestos-containing thermal insulation, gasket, and packing materials on steam and auxiliary systems; shipyard overhaul periods are documented peak-exposure settings in the asbestos-litigation record generally.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1964-1994
- Population
- NNS construction trades (1964-66); PSNSY overhaul trades; Blue and Gold crews (1966-1992)
- Limitations
- CLASS/ERA INFERENCE ONLY - never a ship-specific finding. No record located documents asbestos-containing material aboard this specific hull; nuclear propulsion, steam auxiliaries, and construction era cannot prove asbestos aboard this submarine.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-george-c-marshall-ssbn654-06
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[7]Negative finding - ship-specific ACM documentation sweep (NHHC, NVR, web/govinfo, RECAP mirrors) [other_primary]
- Locator
- search ledger sl-uss-george-c-marshall-ssbn654-05/06/07
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No hull-specific asbestos record located beyond the Davis complaint roster: no ACM survey, abatement contract, shipyard industrial-hygiene report, or Ship/Submarine Recycling Program hazardous-material disclosure naming USS George C. Marshall (SSBN-654) was found in the sources searched.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- research window 2026-09
- Limitations
- Bounded negative: search coverage comprises NHHC/DANFS, NVR, navysite, NavSource compilations, govinfo USCOURTS, and RECAP-mirrored complaint exhibits; CourtListener API/feed search was throttled and blocked during research (documented in search ledger), so litigation coverage is incomplete. Absence of a located record is not proof none exists.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-george-c-marshall-ssbn654-07