USS George Washington Carver (SSBN-656)

Name
USS George Washington Carver
Hull designation
SSBN-656
Vessel class
Benjamin Franklin class (fleet ballistic-missile submarine, '41 for Freedom'; last of 14 Polaris submarines built at Newport News per NavSource launch-ceremony caption)
Evidence tier
Tier 3
Evidence entries
17
Record ID
uss-george-washington-carver-ssbn656
Dataset version
2026.10.12-rc.1
Canonical URL
https://asbestosatlas.org/ships/uss-george-washington-carver-ssbn656

Evidence

17 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-17).

  1. [1]CourtListener opinion search: 'USS George Washington Carver' [court_record]
    Finding type
    litigation_documented
    Finding
    CourtListener opinion search 'USS George Washington Carver' returned 0 results (2026-10-07)
    Verification
    verified
    Role
    negative_finding
    Documentation level
    context_only
    Limitations
    zero-hit search; absence of hits is not proof of no litigation
    Evidence ID
    uss-george-washington-carver-ssbn656-cl-name-opinion
  2. [2]CourtListener docket search: 'USS George Washington Carver' [court_record]
    Finding type
    litigation_documented
    Finding
    CourtListener docket search 'USS George Washington Carver' returned 138 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-george-washington-carver-ssbn656-cl-name-docket
  3. [3]CourtListener opinion search: 'SSBN-656' [court_record]
    Finding type
    litigation_documented
    Finding
    CourtListener opinion search 'SSBN-656' returned 2 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-george-washington-carver-ssbn656-cl-hull-opinion
  4. [4]CourtListener docket search: 'SSBN-656' [court_record]
    Finding type
    litigation_documented
    Finding
    CourtListener docket search 'SSBN-656' returned 23 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-george-washington-carver-ssbn656-cl-hull-docket
  5. [5]NHHC DANFS, George Washington Carver (SSB(N)-656) entry - namesake biography, construction and commissioning narrative, spec block (via Internet Archive Wayback capture of the official page; live history.navy.mil page returned 404; verbatim hazegray/losthistory transcription corroborates the same text) [nhhc_danfs]
    Locator
    DANFS entry 'George Washington Carver (SSB(N)-656)' narrative + spec block (Wayback capture 20211211002210); hazegray mirror danfs/submar/ssbn656.htm
    Finding type
    vessel_history
    Finding
    Documented for this hull: laid down by Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co. 24 August 1964; launched 14 August 1965, sponsored by Miss Marian Anderson; commissioned 15 June 1966, Captain R. D. Donavan (Blue Crew) and Lt. Comdr. Carl J. Lidel (Gold Crew) in command; after shakedown she joined the Polaris deterrent fleet, first patrol beginning 12 December 1966. Spec block: SSB(N)-656; dp. 7,250; l. 425 ft; b. 33 ft; dr. 33 ft; s. over 20 k.; cpl. 100; a. 16 A-3 Polaris missiles, 4 21-inch torpedo tubes; class Benjamin Franklin.
    Verification
    verified
    Role
    context
    Documentation level
    ship_specific
    Accessed
    2026-09-19
    Study period
    1964-1966
    Population
    NNS construction trades (1964-66); Blue and Gold crews (1966-1993)
    Limitations
    Ship-specific history only; no asbestos or material content. DANFS narrative ends at the first patrol (1966) - all post-1966 service detail rests on secondary compilation. Live NHHC page 404s; Wayback capture of the official entry used, corroborated by the verbatim hazegray transcription.
    Atlas source
    true
    Evidence ID
    ev-uss-george-washington-carver-ssbn656-01
  6. [6]Naval Vessel Register detail page, GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER (SSBN 656), via Internet Archive Wayback capture (live nvr.navy.mil detail page not reachable - returns generic landing content) [other_primary]
    Locator
    NVR SHIPSDETAIL_SSBN_656.HTML, Vessel Status and Milestone Dates tables (Wayback capture 20190323235041)
    Finding type
    historical_record
    Finding
    Official NVR record: GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER (SSBN 656), ballistic missile submarine (nuclear-powered), class SSBN 640; status 'Disposed of by submarine recycling', status changed 03/21/1994; builder Newport News Shipbuilding; award 07/29/1963; keel 08/24/1964; launch 08/14/1965; delivery 05/01/1966; commission 06/15/1966; decommission 03/18/1993; stricken 03/18/1993. The register retains the SSBN-656 designation with no 'ex-' line and no SSN reclassification (contrast sisters that were reclassified, e.g., SSN-642/SSN-645).
    Verification
    verified
    Role
    context
    Documentation level
    ship_specific
    Accessed
    2026-09-19
    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 detail page does not resolve. The absence of an SSN-656 reclassification line conflicts with stale secondary claims - see correction row ev-09.
    Atlas source
    true
    Evidence ID
    ev-uss-george-washington-carver-ssbn656-02
  7. [7]In re: Asbestos Litigation - Hillyer v. ABB, Inc., et al., Civil Action No. 15-378-GMS-SRF (D. Del.), Report and Recommendation dated August 19, 2016 (Fallon, M.J.), on opposed summary-judgment motions of MSA, Copes-Vulcan, Spirax Sarco, Crane, and Air & Liquid Systems (Buffalo Pumps) - official opinion PDF, U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware [court_record]
    Locator
    R&R (D. Del. 15-378-GMS-SRF) pp. 2-6 (facts), 12-23 (per-defendant analysis); deposition cites 5/20/15 Video Tr. and 5/21/15 Tr. Vol. II
    Finding type
    litigation_documented
    Finding
    Federal R&R recites ship-specific sworn deposition testimony in an asbestos personal-injury action: Mark E. Hillyer was stationed aboard USS George Washington Carver 1970-1974 as a machinist's mate 'in the machinery division in the operation, maintenance, preservation, and cleanliness of reactor plant and steam plant systems and components,' performing preventative maintenance on main engines and turbine generators, and 'believes he was exposed to asbestos while conducting maintenance because many of the parts had asbestos-containing gaskets or components that gave off dust and residue.' Product identification aboard this hull: an MSA steam suit worn 3-6 times in emergency drills (silver asbestos-containing suit; a cited military specification required 78% asbestos in flameproof suits); frequent repacking of Crane valves and work on Copes valves during upkeep periods; Sarco steam traps on the evaporator; Buffalo pumps. Dispositions recommended: MSA, Copes-Vulcan, and Crane motions DENIED in relevant part (genuine fact issues on negligence/strict liability/loss of consortium; punitive-damages claims granted for defendants); Sarco motion GRANTED (product-ID testimony speculative); ALS/Buffalo motion GRANTED (defense affidavits showed the only Buffalo pumps aboard were lithium-bromide-system pumps without asbestos-containing gaskets or packing, which plaintiff testified he did not work on).
    Verification
    verified
    Role
    supporting
    Documentation level
    ship_specific
    Accessed
    2026-09-19
    Study period
    1970-1974 (alleged exposure window); 2015-2016 (litigation)
    Population
    Mark E. Hillyer, Navy machinist's mate aboard this hull 1970-1974
    Limitations
    Discovery-stage record: the R&R recites deposition testimony and rules on per-defendant product-identification sufficiency. A summary-judgment denial means a fact issue exists for trial - it is NOT a finding that asbestos was aboard or that exposure occurred; the granted motions are merits-level negatives for those defendants (Sarco, ALS). Whether the R&R was adopted and the case's final disposition were not located (CourtListener throttled - see search ledger).
    Atlas source
    true
    Evidence ID
    ev-uss-george-washington-carver-ssbn656-03
  8. [8]In re: Asbestos Litigation - Hillyer v. ABB, Inc., et al., Civil Action No. 15-378-GMS-SRF (D. Del.), Report and Recommendation dated July 28, 2016 (Fallon, M.J.), on unopposed summary-judgment motions of ABB/ITE, CBS/Westinghouse, BW/IP, Eaton/Cutler-Hammer, Union Carbide, and Gould - official opinion PDF, U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware [court_record]
    Locator
    R&R (D. Del. 15-378-GMS-SRF, July 28, 2016) pp. 2-7 (facts incl. Gould/ITE overhaul-window testimony), conclusion chart
    Finding type
    litigation_documented
    Finding
    Second federal R&R in the same action recites additional ship-specific deposition detail: plaintiff identified ITE circuit breakers aboard USS George Washington Carver during the 1972-73 overhaul ('he noticed ITE products in 1972, when the USS George Washington Carver was going through an overhaul... electrical panel covers were off, so the internal components were exposed'), a general Gould exposure allegation in the same 1972-73 overhaul window, one Borg-Warner brine pump (worked on once, 1973-74), and Cutler-Hammer electrical equipment throughout the vessel. All six motions were recommended GRANTED (unopposed): ABB (no ABB product; never worked directly with ITE products), CBS (plaintiff expressly could not identify any Westinghouse product on this hull), BW/IP (single speculative pump exposure), Eaton (no electrical work performed), Union Carbide ('bakelite' used generically), Gould (no direct product work).
    Verification
    verified
    Role
    supporting
    Documentation level
    ship_specific
    Accessed
    2026-09-19
    Study period
    1970-1974, incl. 1972-73 overhaul window; 2015-2016 (litigation)
    Population
    Mark E. Hillyer (same declarant as ev-03)
    Limitations
    Same discovery-stage discipline: deposition recitals only; every defendant in this R&R won recommended summary judgment - merits-level negatives for ABB, CBS, BW/IP, Eaton, Union Carbide, Gould. The recitals establish that the hull and its 1972-73 overhaul were within plaintiff's alleged exposure history; they do not establish asbestos content aboard. Adoption/final disposition not located.
    Atlas source
    true
    Evidence ID
    ev-uss-george-washington-carver-ssbn656-04
  9. [9]U.S. Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program, 'U.S. Naval Nuclear Powered Ship Inactivation, Disposal, and Recycling' (Green Book, 2019 ed.), Appendix D completed-projects table and Appendix C dismantlement process description (DOE-hosted) [other_primary]
    Locator
    Green Book 2019, Appendix D row 35 ('SSBN 656 Ex-George W. Carver', RC 1993, recycle 1994); Appendix C pp. C-4/C-5/C-9 and RC-disposal section process descriptions
    Finding type
    environmental_record
    Finding
    Official program document names this hull: Appendix D lists 'SSBN 656 Ex-George W. Carver' as reactor-compartment shipment No. 35 - RC disposal 1993, ship recycling 1994. The same document's dismantlement-process description states that for ballistic-missile submarines 'asbestos insulating material and removable ballast lead are also removed from the ship,' that processing begins with shipboard sampling to identify insulating materials that may contain asbestos, that reactor compartments constructed before the mid-1970s 'contain asbestos in insulation on pipes and other components,' and that asbestos insulation 'is removed by personnel specially trained in asbestos work under stringent work controls' (containments, HEPA vacuums, wetting agents, air monitoring, packaged disposal to approved landfill).
    Verification
    verified
    Role
    supporting
    Documentation level
    ship_specific
    Accessed
    2026-09-19
    Study period
    1992-1994
    Population
    PSNSY recycling/dismantlement workers (1992-1994 processing window); Hanford burial-ground operations
    Limitations
    The Appendix D per-hull row (dates, shipment number) is ship-specific; the asbestos-removal language is the program-level process description - the document does not present an asbestos inventory for this individual hull. The inference 'asbestos insulation was removed from this hull during SRP processing' follows from a named hull under a documented process, but the record is program-descriptive, not a hull survey. No quantity; does not establish any individual exposure.
    Atlas source
    true
    Evidence ID
    ev-uss-george-washington-carver-ssbn656-05
  10. [10]Navysite.de, USS George Washington Carver (SSBN-656) unofficial ship page - service compilation and disposition data (secondary compilation, corroboration only) [other_primary]
    Locator
    navysite.de/ssbn/ssbn656.htm - general characteristics block and history narrative
    Finding type
    vessel_history
    Finding
    Secondary compilation corroborates DANFS/NVR milestones and documents service-era detail for this hull: Holy Loch, Scotland / SubRon 14 Polaris patrols through September 1971; November 1971 Electric Boat Division, Groton, refueling overhaul with Polaris-to-Poseidon C-3 conversion (consistent with the Hillyer record's 'in dry dock in 1972' / 1972-73 overhaul recitals); Poseidon DASO launch 19 May 1973; Rota, Spain / SubRon 16 operations mid-1970s; February 1977 Rota drydock refit by an Electric Boat team; completion of the force's 500th Poseidon patrol 8 July 1978; second refueling overhaul at Newport News Shipbuilding beginning 7 November 1982 after her 53rd patrol; return to Holy Loch February 1986; ballistic missiles removed and tubes ballasted at Naval Weapons Station Charleston in 1991 with homeport change to Bangor, WA. Characteristics as compiled: 425 ft length, 33 ft beam, one S5W reactor, two geared steam turbines, one propeller, 16 missile tubes, four 21-inch torpedo tubes, crew 13 officers + 130 enlisted (two crews).
    Verification
    partial
    Role
    context
    Documentation level
    class_or_era
    Accessed
    2026-09-19
    Study period
    1966-1994
    Population
    Blue and Gold crews (1966-1993); EB Groton (1971-73), NNS (1982-85), Rota (1977), and PSNSY (1992-94) yard trades
    Limitations
    Secondary compilation - corroboration and service-era context only; not a primary source and cannot independently establish any material fact. Individual event details (Rota drydock, patrol counts, test-launch dates) trace to crew accounts and compilations, not located primary records. No asbestos or material content.
    Atlas source
    true
    Evidence ID
    ev-uss-george-washington-carver-ssbn656-06
  11. [11]NavSource Online: Submarine Photo Archive, George Washington Carver (SSBN-656) page - milestone block, DANFS-derived text, spec block, and DoD photo captions (secondary compilation hosting official imagery) [other_primary]
    Locator
    navsource.net/archives/08/08656.htm - milestone/spec block; photo caption DN-ST-95-01860 (PSNSY recycling dates)
    Finding type
    vessel_history
    Finding
    NavSource milestone block corroborates: laid down 24 August 1964 Newport News; launched 14 August 1965; commissioned 15 June 1966; decommissioned and struck 18 March 1993; disposed through NPSSRP 21 March 1994 at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. Spec block: S5W pressurized-water reactor, two geared turbines at 15,000 shp, one propeller; complement 120. DoD photo caption (DN-ST-95-01860) for a PSNSY recycling drydock image gives per-hull dates: 'George Washington Carver start date was 2 November 1992, end date was 12 March 1994' alongside sisters Alexander Hamilton, Henry L. Stimson, and Will Rogers in process. A launch-ceremony caption records this hull as 'the last of 14 Polaris submarines built at Newport News Shipbuilding.'
    Verification
    verified
    Role
    context
    Documentation level
    ship_specific
    Accessed
    2026-09-19
    Study period
    1964-1994
    Population
    PSNSY recycling workers (1992-94)
    Limitations
    Secondary compilation hosting official USN/DoD photos and DANFS-derived history. Complement 120 conflicts with DANFS 100 (DANFS figure asserted; variants in gaps). Recycling end-date '12 March 1994' vs NVR status-change '21 March 1994' preserved as distinct events. Page titled 'SSBN-656' only - no SSN reclassification shown. No asbestos or material content.
    Atlas source
    true
    Evidence ID
    ev-uss-george-washington-carver-ssbn656-07
  12. [12]Gibbs v. Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Co., Record No. 111870 (Va. Nov. 1, 2012), reported at 284 Va. 622, 733 S.E.2d 648 - official opinion PDF, Supreme Court of Virginia (sister-hull record; yard/class context only) [court_record]
    Locator
    Va. Supreme Court opinion, Record No. 111870, pp. 1-3 (facts) and Conclusion (reversed and remanded)
    Finding type
    litigation_documented
    Finding
    Published Virginia Supreme Court opinion documents the alleged exposure mechanism at this hull's builder during the same class-and-era window: a Navy electronics technician alleged daily work aboard pre-commissioning USS Lewis and Clark (SSBN-644 - a Benjamin Franklin-class sister built at Newport News Shipbuilding 1963-65, immediately preceding this hull's 1964-66 construction) amid shipyard workers installing asbestos products, alleged heavy dust/fiber exposure, and resulting mesothelioma. The court reversed and remanded a dismissal on workers'-compensation-exclusivity grounds only.
    Verification
    verified
    Role
    context
    Documentation level
    class_or_era
    Accessed
    2026-09-19
    Study period
    1965 (alleged exposure window); 2008-2012 (litigation)
    Population
    Navy pre-commissioning crews and NNS construction trades at the same yard, same era
    Limitations
    SISTER-HULL record, not this hull: class/yard-level context showing the exposure pathway alleged for Newport News-built Benjamin Franklin boats during construction. The opinion recites pleading-stage allegations and resolves a procedural question only; exposure merits were never adjudicated. No inference is drawn that asbestos was aboard this specific hull from this record.
    Atlas source
    true
    Evidence ID
    ev-uss-george-washington-carver-ssbn656-08
  13. [13]Pittsburgh Corning Corp. v. Walters, 1 S.W.3d 759 (Tex. App.-Corpus Christi 1999) - published appellate opinion affirming a jury verdict for the estate of Navy veteran Douglas F. Walters (mesothelioma) under Texas wrongful-death/survival statutes [court_record]
    Locator
    1 S.W.3d 759 factual summary (submarine-construction oversight, CA and VA); hull attribution per decedent's counsel's patient-story page (excluded source - lead only)
    Finding type
    litigation_documented
    Finding
    Published opinion (affirmed judgment - highest litigation stage) documents a Navy veteran's asbestos exposure during 'oversight in the process of constructing nuclear submarines' in California and Virginia; the opinion names no hull. The decedent's law firm's marketing page attributes his service to Polaris submarines including USS George Washington Carver - the sole source of the hull attribution and a non-citable source under batch rules.
    Verification
    partial
    Role
    archival_lead
    Documentation level
    context_only
    Accessed
    2026-09-19
    Study period
    1960s-1971 (exposure); 1994-1999 (litigation)
    Population
    Douglas F. Walters, Navy veteran (1960s-1971), submarine-construction oversight
    Limitations
    The published opinion is verified (text read via public mirrors; CourtListener unreachable) but contains no hull name - the USS George Washington Carver link rests entirely on the plaintiff's law firm's marketing page, an excluded source. Recorded as an unresolved lead, not ship-specific evidence; the construction-oversight window (1960s-1971, including Virginia yards) is consistent with this hull's 1964-66 Newport News construction but does not establish it.
    Atlas source
    true
    Evidence ID
    ev-uss-george-washington-carver-ssbn656-09
  14. [14]Correction - claimed SSN-656 reclassification not borne out by the official register [other_primary]
    Locator
    NVR SHIPSDETAIL_SSBN_656.HTML heading (SSBN 656, no ex-line) vs. 2007 Wikipedia snapshot / mesotheliomasymptoms.com (SSN-656 claim)
    Finding type
    historical_record
    Finding
    CORRECTION: stale secondary sources (2007-vintage Wikipedia and derivative sites, e.g., mesotheliomasymptoms.com) claim the hull was 'redesignated an attack submarine SSN-656' in 1991 after missile-tube deactivation. The official NVR record retains 'GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER (SSBN 656)' with no 'ex-' line and no SSN reclassification (contrast class sisters actually reclassified, e.g., Kamehameha SSN-642 and James K. Polk SSN-645), NavSource titles the page SSBN-656 only, and the current Wikipedia article no longer carries the claim. The 1991 missile-removal/ballast and Bangor homeport transfer are documented; the SSN-656 redesignation is not verified.
    Verification
    verified
    Role
    correction
    Documentation level
    ship_specific
    Accessed
    2026-09-19
    Study period
    1991-1994
    Limitations
    Corrects a specific stale secondary claim against the official register; no asbestos content. If a formal reclassification order exists it was not located - residual uncertainty carried in gaps rather than asserted either way.
    Atlas source
    true
    Evidence ID
    ev-uss-george-washington-carver-ssbn656-10
  15. [15]Class/era background - Benjamin Franklin-class SSBN, one of the '41 for Freedom' fleet ballistic-missile submarines; Newport News Shipbuilding construction 1964-66 [other_primary]
    Locator
    Class-era inference (no per-hull source); yard-event dates per NVR/navysite
    Finding type
    asbestos_application
    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 construction and overhaul periods are documented peak-exposure settings in the asbestos-litigation record generally. This hull's documented yard events - Newport News construction 1964-66, Electric Boat refueling/Poseidon conversion 1971-73, Rota refit 1977, Newport News second refueling overhaul 1982-85, PSNSY recycling 1992-94 - sit inside the Navy's peak asbestos-use era (GAO documented substitution beginning only in the early 1970s).
    Verification
    inferred
    Role
    context
    Documentation level
    class_or_era
    Accessed
    2026-09-19
    Study period
    1964-1994
    Population
    NNS construction trades (1964-66); EB Groton trades (1971-73); NNS overhaul trades (1982-85); PSNSY recycling trades (1992-94); Blue and Gold crews (1966-1993)
    Limitations
    CLASS/ERA INFERENCE ONLY - never a ship-specific finding. No survey or material list located documents asbestos-containing material aboard this specific hull; nuclear propulsion, steam auxiliaries, and construction era cannot prove asbestos aboard this submarine. The Hillyer deposition testimony is the ship-specific allegation (ev-03/04); this row is background.
    Atlas source
    true
    Evidence ID
    ev-uss-george-washington-carver-ssbn656-11
  16. [16]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)
    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 1964-66 construction and 1971-73 conversion overhaul, the core insulation-disturbance events of her early service.
    Verification
    verified
    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; supports era context only, not any fact specific to this hull. Full text not retrieved (gao.gov blocks automated fetch, HTTP 403) - content via product-page description, same defect as prior batches.
    Atlas source
    true
    Evidence ID
    ev-uss-george-washington-carver-ssbn656-12
  17. [17]Negative finding - ship-specific ACM documentation sweep (NHHC, NVR, NNPP Green Book, NavSource/navysite, RECAP mirrors, govinfo/ded.uscourts, web) [other_primary]
    Locator
    search_ledger sl-uss-george-washington-carver-ssbn656-05 through -08
    Finding type
    historical_record
    Finding
    No hull ACM survey, abatement contract, shipyard industrial-hygiene report, or per-hull hazmat disclosure naming USS George Washington Carver (SSBN-656) was located. Beyond the Hillyer R&Rs (ev-03/04), the hull is ABSENT from every extracted complaint exhibit swept: Cooks v. GE (Mare Island roster), Halseth v. GE (PSNSY roster), Davis v. GE (multi-plaintiff incl. PSNSY marine mechanic), Cronin v. Todd Shipyards (Mare Island), McIntyre v. Northrop Grumman (OCR), Redman v. A.W. Chesterton (OCR - the Newport News builder's-yard roster covering this hull's own builder), Guthrie v. GE (two exhibits), Turner v. Crane, and a Hutchison filing. CourtListener exact-name and hull-number searches could not be run (API throttled, feeds blocked).
    Verification
    partial
    Role
    negative_finding
    Documentation level
    ship_specific
    Accessed
    2026-09-19
    Study period
    research window 2026-09
    Limitations
    Bounded negative: search coverage comprises NHHC/DANFS (Wayback + hazegray mirror), NVR (Wayback), NNPP Green Book, NavSource/navysite, ded.uscourts.gov opinion PDFs, RECAP-mirrored complaint exhibits, and targeted web search. CourtListener API/feed search was throttled and blocked during research (documented in search ledger); Estes v. GE and Agena v. Cleaver-Brooks exhibits were not in the archive.org mirror - unchecked leads. Absence of a located record is not proof none exists.
    Atlas source
    true
    Evidence ID
    ev-uss-george-washington-carver-ssbn656-13

Attribution

Compiled by
Paul Danziger; Rod de Llano
Publisher
Danziger & De Llano, LLP
License
CC-BY-4.0
Citation
Danziger, P., and De Llano, R. (2026). AsbestosAtlas Navy Vessel Asbestos Exposure Dataset. Danziger & De Llano, LLP. DOI: not yet assigned
Dataset version
asbestosatlas-ships-2026.10.12-rc.1
DOI
not yet assigned