Evidence
13 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-13).
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[1]DANFS entry, USS Guardfish (SSN-612) (verbatim transcription via LostHistory/HazeGray mirror; live NHHC 404) [other_primary]
- Locator
- DANFS transcription (LostHistory/HazeGray mirror), stub-era entry ending at shakedown
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Documented for this hull (DANFS transcription): laid down by New York Shipbuilding Corp., Camden NJ, 28 February 1961; launched 15 May 1965, sponsored by Mrs. Kenneth E. Belieu (wife of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy); commissioned 20 December 1966, Comdr. G. H. Hines in command. Spec block: dp. 3,770; l. 279'; b. 32'; dr. 29'; s. 16 k.; cpl. 99; a. 4 21" tt.; cl. Thresher. At entry's close undergoing tests and shakedown, then to join the Pacific Fleet for ASW and long-range reconnaissance missions.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1961-1992
- Limitations
- Verbatim DANFS transcription via the LostHistory/HazeGray mirror - live NHHC 404 in this environment. DANFS establishes identity, milestones, and service history only - no asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-guardfish-ssn612-01
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[2]Naval Vessel Register, SHIPSDETAIL SSN-612 (Wayback capture) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NVR SHIPSDETAIL_SSN_612 milestone table
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NVR milestone data for ex-Guardfish: builder New York Shipbuilding Corp.; award 1960-06-09; keel 1961-02-28; launch 1965-05-15; commission 1966-12-20; delivery 1967-02-10; decommission and stricken 1992-02-04; status changed 1992-07-09 - disposed of by submarine recycling. Propulsion type listed: Steam Turbine (Nuclear). Recycling custodian: Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, WA.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1961-1992
- Limitations
- NVR milestone table. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-guardfish-ssn612-02
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[3]Cooks v. General Electric Company, No. 3:07-cv-05451-EMC (N.D. Cal.), complaint Exhibit A work-history, ECF No. 1-2 (filed 2007-10-25) [court_record]
- Locator
- ECF No. 1-2, Exhibit A vessel list ('GUARDFISH (SSN-612)', list dates 1974-1991)
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Asbestos complaint exhibit (plaintiff Alvin Cooks's work-history/exposure exhibit) lists vessels and locations of alleged asbestos exposure, expressly including 'GUARDFISH (SSN-612)' among dozens of hulls. Cooks worked at Mare Island Naval Shipyard as a marine machinist from April 1974 (helper through general foreman); the exhibit's job-duty recitals describe gasket and valve-packing removal and replacement, lagging-residue removal, and pipe cut-outs aboard listed vessels including work in reactor compartments.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1974-1991 (vessel-list dates); 2007 (filing)
- Population
- Alvin Cooks (Mare Island NSY marine machinist, 1974-1995)
- Limitations
- Pleading-stage allegation (complaint exhibit), unadjudicated; a vessel-list entry is not an individualized exposure finding and does not establish that asbestos products were aboard this hull, that any exposure occurred, causation, or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-guardfish-ssn612-03
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[4]Halseth v. General Electric Co., No. 3:07-cv-02543-EMC (N.D. Cal.), consolidated complaint Exhibit A work-histories, ECF No. 1-2 (filed 2007-05-14) [court_record]
- Locator
- ECF No. 1-2, Exhibit A, Robinson section, alphabetical vessel list ('GUARDFISH (SSN-612)')
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Asbestos complaint exhibit (consolidated multi-plaintiff work-histories; section for plaintiff Larry Robinson, a Puget Sound Naval Shipyard pipefitter 1975-2004) lists 'GUARDFISH (SSN-612)' in an alphabetical roster of vessels he worked on or around; duty recitals describe engine-room, fire-room, and reactor-room piping and valve work, steam-trap gasket changes, and close proximity to laggers and other trades 'blowing around asbestos dust', including work around General Electric and Westinghouse turbines and Johns-Manville insulation.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1975-2004 (alleged exposure window); 2007 (filing)
- Population
- Larry Robinson (Puget Sound NSY pipefitter, 1975-2004)
- Limitations
- Pleading-stage allegation (complaint exhibit), unadjudicated; an alphabetical roster entry is not an individualized exposure finding and does not establish asbestos aboard this hull, exposure, causation, or eligibility. The roster spans many hulls at one yard (PSNSY Bremerton); it documents a work-assignment universe, not per-hull materials.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-guardfish-ssn612-05
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[5]Davis v. General Electric Company, No. 3:08-cv-00228-JSW (N.D. Cal.), complaint with consolidated Exhibit A work-histories, ECF No. 1 (filed 2008-01-14) [court_record]
- Locator
- ECF No. 1, Exhibit A, Watson section vessel list ('GUARDFISH (SSN-612)')
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Asbestos complaint exhibit (consolidated multi-plaintiff work-histories; section for plaintiff James Watson, a Mare Island Naval Shipyard pipefitter 1975-1981) lists 'GUARDFISH (SSN-612)' among the vessels he worked on or around.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1975-1981 (alleged exposure window); 2008 (filing)
- Population
- James Watson (Mare Island NSY pipefitter, 1975-1981)
- Limitations
- Pleading-stage allegation (complaint exhibit), unadjudicated; a vessel-list entry is not an individualized exposure finding and does not establish asbestos aboard this hull, exposure, causation, or eligibility. The case is styled Davis v. General Electric but this section is plaintiff James Watson's.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-guardfish-ssn612-06
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[6]McIntyre v. Warren Pumps LLC, No. 3:06-cv-06301-WHA (N.D. Cal.), Order re motion for summary judgment, ECF No. 41 (filed 2007-04-30) [court_record]
- Locator
- ECF No. 41, order reciting plaintiff's vessel list ('USS Guardfish')
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Federal summary-judgment order in an asbestos case: the court recites that plaintiff Edward McIntyre, a Mare Island Naval Shipyard worker December 1963 - June 1995 diagnosed with mesothelioma, alleged work aboard vessels including 'USS Guardfish' (with USS Abraham Lincoln, USS Barb, USS Guardfish, USS Haddock, USS Patrick Henry, USS Permit, USS Seawolf). The order DENIES defendant Warren Pumps' motion for summary judgment, finding triable disputes over the government-contractor defense and product-contact evidence.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1963-1995 (alleged exposure window); 2007 (order)
- Population
- Edward McIntyre (Mare Island NSY worker, 1963-1995)
- Limitations
- Merits-stage order (summary judgment denied - case proceeded), but the vessel naming remains the plaintiff's allegation as recited by the court; the order does not find that asbestos was aboard this hull, that any exposure occurred, or causation - it resolves a legal-defense question only.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-guardfish-ssn612-07
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[7]McIntyre v. Northrop Grumman Ship Systems, Inc., No. 3:08-cv-03070-EDL (N.D. Cal.), complaint, ECF No. 1 (filed 2008-06-25) [court_record]
- Locator
- ECF No. 1 complaint (24 pp., scanned); CourtListener index match for 'SSN-612'
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Asbestos complaint (McIntyre v. Northrop Grumman Ship Systems - a second, later-filed case in the same plaintiff family as McIntyre v. Warren Pumps): CourtListener full-text search matches 'SSN-612' inside the scanned complaint ECF No. 1 (24 pp.), placing this hull's number in the complaint's vessel universe. The PDF is a scan without a text layer; the exact list line cannot be displayed or quoted.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 2008 (filing); alleged exposure window per complaint
- Population
- McIntyre plaintiff (N.D. Cal. asbestos case)
- Limitations
- Pleading-stage allegation, unadjudicated; feed-verified string match inside a no-text-layer scan - the exact context (vessel list vs. narrative) is unverifiable, so this is classified below the verified-exhibit namings. Does not establish asbestos aboard this hull, exposure, causation, or eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-guardfish-ssn612-08
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[8]Tilford v. Crane Company (D. Haw.), complaint, CourtListener docket 6181150, ECF No. 1 [court_record]
- Locator
- Tilford v. Crane Company complaint matches 'USS Guardfish' in the CourtListener index
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Tilford v. Crane Company complaint matches 'USS Guardfish' in the CourtListener index - document text not retrievable.
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Limitations
- Feed-matched string hit, document unretrieved - context unverifiable; archival lead only.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-guardfish-ssn612-09
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[9]Era inference built on: DANFS/navysite spec blocks (S5W-class nuclear plant, steam turbines, single shaft); shipyard-exposure-map documented asbestos product lists for new-york-shipbuilding, mare-island-naval-shipyard, puget-sound-naval-shipyard (thermal insulation, submarine steam/propulsion lagging, gaskets, packing, block insulation) [other_primary]
- Locator
- DANFS/navysite spec blocks; shipyards.json product lists for new-york-shipbuilding, mare-island-naval-shipyard, puget-sound-naval-shipyard
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- A Permit/Thresher-class nuclear attack submarine built 1961-1966 at New York Shipbuilding Corp., Camden, NJ and maintained through Navy-yard availabilities across the 1960s-90s sits inside the Navy's documented asbestos-use era; era-standard applications on the secondary steam plant and auxiliary systems included thermal/pipe insulation, gaskets, packing, and machinery insulation. The building and maintenance yards' asbestos product use in this period is independently documented at the yard level.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1961-1966
- Population
- Submarine construction trades; Navy-yard overhaul trades; crew
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - no hull-specific insulation survey or material list located. Names era-standard applications on non-nuclear secondary/auxiliary systems, not confirmed installed materials; the reactor plant establishes nothing. No quantity; material disposition at recycling undocumented per-hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-guardfish-ssn612-10
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[10]Kase v. Metalclad Insulation Corp., Cal. Ct. App. (4th Dist.) 2021 (CourtListener opinions 4324658, 4332654) [court_record]
- Locator
- Opinion, specification-history discussion (SUBSAFE/MIL-I-24244)
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- A docketed asbestos personal-injury opinion recounts that after USS Thresher's April 1963 loss the Navy created the SUBSAFE program, which issued procurement specification MIL-I-24244 covering asbestos-containing insulation for submarines. This hull predates that regime - laid down February 1961, before Thresher's loss - so MIL-I-24244 documents the spec regime in force for her later maintenance and overhaul era, not her original construction.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 2021 (opinion); regime described 1963-forward
- Population
- Navy submarine construction/maintenance trades, SUBSAFE era
- Limitations
- Documents the era procurement-spec regime, not this hull's installed materials; the case concerns a different claimant aboard different vessels. Does not establish exposure, causation, quantity, or eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-guardfish-ssn612-11
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[11]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 construction (1961-1966) and most service-era insulation events.
- 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, HTTP 403) - content via product-page description.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-guardfish-ssn612-12
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[12]Batch-60 search ledger (this record): DANFS/NVR/navysite sweeps; CourtListener Atom-feed exact-name and hull-number searches (opinions + RECAP); verified exhibit-PDF greps (Cooks, Halseth, Cronin, Davis, Turner, Heiser); verified federal orders (McIntyre, Harris, Leonard, Wright, Bryant); GAO HRD-80-2; ACM-survey sweep [other_primary]
- Locator
- See this record's search_ledger rows for repositories, queries, and per-search outcomes
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No ship-specific asbestos survey, abatement contract, insulation material list, or SRP/recycling hazmat disclosure naming USS Guardfish was located in any searched repository. CourtListener opinion search returned no adjudicated asbestos finding touching this hull.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Limitations
- Negative finding is a search result, not proof of absence: Navy hull-level industrial-hygiene records were not systematically published, SRP-era recycling documentation is not indexed by hull in public dockets, and CourtListener coverage excludes most state-court filings. Unverified feed-matched documents are logged as archival leads, not as evidence.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-guardfish-ssn612-13
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[13]Halseth v. General Electric Co., No. 3:07-cv-02543-EMC (N.D. Cal.), consolidated complaint Exhibit A work-histories, ECF No. 1-2 (filed 2007-05-14) [court_record]
- Locator
- ECF No. 1-2, Exhibit A, Wagenman section, dated vessel table ('GUARDFISH (SSN-612)' 1970-95)
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Asbestos complaint exhibit (consolidated multi-plaintiff work-histories; section for plaintiff Robert Wagenman, Mare Island Naval Shipyard electrician 1970-1976, later shop planner/ship scheduler through 1995) lists 'GUARDFISH (SSN-612)' in a dated vessel table (1970-95).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1970-1995 (alleged exposure window); 2007 (filing)
- Population
- Robert Wagenman (Mare Island NSY electrician/ship scheduler, 1970-1995)
- Limitations
- Pleading-stage allegation (complaint exhibit), unadjudicated; a vessel-list entry is not an individualized exposure finding and does not establish asbestos aboard this hull, exposure, causation, or eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-guardfish-ssn612-04