Evidence
7 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-7).
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[1]DANFS entry 'Hancock IV (CV-19)', NHHC migrated edition [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Construction paragraph and spec block
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS entry documents construction: laid down as Ticonderoga 26 January 1943 by Bethlehem Steel Co. at Quincy, Mass., renamed Hancock before launch 24 January 1944, and commissioned 15 April 1944, Capt. Fred C. Dickey in command; fitted out at the Boston Navy Yard. DANFS spec block: displacement 27,100 tons, complement 3,448, class Essex.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1943-1944
- Population
- Hancock crew (3,448 per spec block)
- Limitations
- Ship-specific build record only - no materials content. Quincy build = Fore River yard (slug convention per prior batches).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-hancock-cv19-01
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[2]DANFS entry 'Hancock IV (CV-19)'; NHHC Online Library CV-19 page; NHHC Naval Aviation appendix (app03.pdf) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS postwar paragraphs; OL summary; app03 CV-19 row
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Service and yard periods per DANFS and Online Library: Leyte Gulf; kamikaze damage 25 November 1944 and 7 April 1945 (62 crewmen killed in the latter), U.S. shipyard repairs; inactive April 1946-February 1954; SCB-27C conversion/modernization at Puget Sound beginning 15 December 1951, reclassified CVA-19 1 October 1952, recommissioned 15 February 1954 - first U.S. carrier with steam catapults; decommissioned 13 April 1956 for angled-flight-deck conversion, recommissioned 15 November 1956 (SCB-125 completed November 1956 per appendix); overhauls at San Francisco Naval Shipyard (October 1958), Puget Sound Naval Shipyard (March 1961), and Hunter's Point Naval Shipyard (16 January 1964, new ordnance system).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1945-1964
- Population
- Crew casualties; yard workforces at Puget Sound, San Francisco NSY, Hunter's Point
- Limitations
- Documents SCB-27C/SCB-125 modernizations plus three later yard periods - exposure-relevant work settings, not an asbestos record. Migrated DANFS narrative ends mid-1960s.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-hancock-cv19-02
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[3]NHHC Online Library CV-19 page + NHHC Naval Aviation appendix (app03.pdf) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- OL final paragraph; app03 CV-19 row
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Final years per NHHC Online Library and appendix: seven Vietnam combat deployments 1965-72; evacuation of South Vietnam April-May 1975 on final WestPac; redesignated CV-19 June 1975; decommissioned late January 1976 (appendix: 30 January), stricken 31 January 1976, sold for scrapping August 1976.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1965-1976
- Population
- None
- Limitations
- Consistent decomm/strike dates across appendix and OL.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-hancock-cv19-03
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[4]Wright v. A.W. Chesterton Co., No. C07-05403 MJJ (N.D. Cal.), Order Denying Motion to Remand, Doc. 48, 21 February 2008 [court_record]
- Locator
- Footnote 2 ship list quoting Complaint Exh. A; Conclusion
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Published N.D. Cal. order in an asbestos products action: the complaint's ship list recites that Albert Wright Jr. worked aboard 26+ Navy vessels including USS Hancock and USS Ticonderoga as a machinist and flange turner, with lung cancer alleged from asbestos exposure. The court DENIED plaintiffs' motion to remand.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- service era unstated; 2008 (order)
- Population
- Navy machinist/flange turner aboard 26+ vessels incl. CV-19; alleged asbestos exposure, lung cancer
- Limitations
- Pleading-allegation stage: plaintiff's complaint exhibit recited in a removal order; nothing adjudicated on exposure, product, or causation. One name on a 26-ship list.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-hancock-cv19-04
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[5]In re: Asbestos Products Liability Litigation (No. IV) - Doucet v. Asbestos Corp. Ltd., Civ. No. 11-cv-67223 (E.D. Pa.), Memorandum, Doc. 151, 13 June 2012 [court_record]
- Locator
- Memorandum at p.5 quoting plaintiff's allegation; caption
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Published E.D. Pa. MDL-875 memorandum reciting plaintiff's allegation that decedent Richard Doucet performed aircraft maintenance 'including aboard the USS Independence, USS Bon Homme Richard, USS Oriskany, USS Hancock, USS Ranger and USS Constellation' (lung cancer alleged from asbestos exposure). The memorandum addresses 30(b)(6) deposition scheduling disputes - a discovery record.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- service era unstated; 2012 (memorandum)
- Population
- Navy aircraft-maintenance sailor aboard CV-19 and five other carriers; alleged asbestos exposure, lung cancer
- Limitations
- Pleading/discovery stage: plaintiff's ship list recited in a scheduling-dispute memorandum; no exposure finding. Aircraft-maintenance work - allegation does not identify a product aboard this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-hancock-cv19-05
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[6]Batch-56 search ledger (this record): govinfo USCOURTS sweeps; DANFS; NHHC OL; appendix; web searches [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-hancock-cv19-01 through -08
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No adjudicated ship-specific asbestos finding exists for this hull: the two qualifying records sit at pleading/discovery stage; no insulation survey, abatement contract, or dismantlement hazmat disclosure naming CV-19 was located; and no opinion identifies a specific asbestos-containing product aboard this ship at fact-finding level.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 2026-09-18
- Population
- None
- Limitations
- Negative on adjudicated/surveyed documentation only - ship-named allegations exist (Wright, Doucet).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-hancock-cv19-06
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[7]Essex-class profile (class-a/essex-class.class.json); O'Neil v. Crane Co., 53 Cal. 4th 335 (2012) for era Navy spec context [other_primary]
- Locator
- class profile era-application list; O'Neil steam-system specification discussion
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Class/era context: Essex/Ticonderoga-class carriers were built 1941-45 under peak-era Navy insulation specifications - the class record for this profile lists eight boilers feeding four geared steam turbines, and the published O'Neil record (Cal. Supreme Court 2012, on sister ship USS Oriskany) confirms Navy specifications of the era required asbestos-containing insulation and gasket/packing materials on warship steam systems. Era-typical applications for the class: boiler/fireroom insulation, steam-pipe lagging, turbine lagging, valve and flange gaskets and packing, deck tile, bulkhead insulation, and cable insulation.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1943-1944 (construction era)
- Population
- None
- Limitations
- Era-standard application list plus a sister-ship appellate record - prioritizes research only; it is NOT a ship-specific finding and does not confirm installed materials on this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-hancock-cv19-07