Evidence
11 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-11).
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[1]U.S. Maritime Administration, Vessel History database - HASSAYAMPA (AO-145/T-AO-145), Ship History Detail 2114 [marad_nrc]
- Locator
- Detail 2114: particulars block, Historical Narrative, Milestones table, Documents/Plans tabs
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- MARAD ShipHistory record HASSAYAMPA (AO-145/T-AO-145): built 1955 by New York Shipbuilding Corporation; General Type 'Naval Auxiliary', Specific Type 'AO Oiler'; length 655 ft, beam 86 ft. Historical narrative: laid down at New York Shipbuilding Corporation, Camden, NJ, 13 July 1953; launched 12 September 1954; commissioned 15 April 1955; operated out of Pearl Harbor; at-sea logistics support to the Seventh Fleet during the August 1964 Tonkin Gulf crisis; recovery logistic ship for Gemini 8 and Gemini 9 (1966); supported the Seventh Fleet off Southeast Asia 1968-1969; 'decommissioned' 17 November 1978 and transferred to Military Sealift Command as USNS Hassayampa (T-AO-145); underway replenishment during Operations Desert Shield/Desert Storm 1990-1991; deactivated 14 November 1991 into the National Defense Reserve Fleet under reimbursable custody. Milestones: Entry 11/14/1991; Acquisition 5/1/1999 ('MARAD accepted title from US Navy'); Cleared Historic Review 6/21/2005 ('California SHPO cleared the ship for disposal'); Withdrawal 5/29/2014 ('Vessel departed under domestic sale'). Fate field: 'Sold - No Further Info'. Documents and Plans tabs: 'No documents for this vessel'.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 1953-2014
- Limitations
- Authoritative for identity, builder, key dates and MARAD custody/disposal milestones. The narrative is a secondary MARAD summary (it uses 'decommissioned' for the 1978 USN-to-MSC transfer) and its commissioning date conflicts with the NavSource date given in the batch assignment (see correction row). Contains no asbestos, insulation, hazardous-material, or survey information; supports no asbestos claim. Does not identify the 2014 buyer or the recycling facility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-hassayampa-ao145-01
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[2]U.S. Maritime Administration, Reserve Fleet status card (Form MA-383) for HASSAYAMPA, scanned in Vessel History Detail 2114 [marad_nrc]
- Locator
- Status card scan 2114_RS10415AF.jpg (single side)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- MARAD Form MA-383 (Rev. 7-83) 'Reserve Fleet - Ship Particulars' status card: name HASSAYAMPA; type TAO-145; fleet Suisun Bay; builder 'New York SB Camden NJ'; date built 04/55; entered 11/14/91 at 1400; LOA 655 ft; breadth 86 ft. The 'Damages', 'Other Data' and 'Withdrawn' fields are blank.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 1991
- Limitations
- Primary custody record for Suisun Bay entry; read visually (typed entries legible). The DWT field carries '35 ft' - evidently the draft entered in the wrong field; no tonnage is taken from it. Card carries no materials, condition, or hazmat information and supports no asbestos claim.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-hassayampa-ao145-02
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[3]MARAD Vessel History Detail 2114 (narrative and milestones) compared with batch-1857 assignment text (NavSource date) and a Wikipedia lead (not evidence) [marad_nrc]
- Locator
- MARAD narrative paragraph 1 and milestones; cloud-prompts/batch1857.md ship line
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Date discrepancies logged, not resolved: (a) Commissioning - MARAD narrative gives 15 April 1955 and the card gives 'date built 04/55'; the batch assignment cites NavSource for commission/recommission on 19 April 1955; NavSource could not be retrieved this session, so neither date is adopted as controlling and both are carried. (b) End of Navy commissioned service - MARAD gives 'decommissioned' 17 November 1978 with transfer to MSC as T-AO-145, and deactivation 14 November 1991 into the NDRF; a non-authoritative lead (Wikipedia) gives 'decommissioned 2 October 1991' and 'stricken 7 November 1994' - these lead dates are not carried in the record.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 1955-1994
- Limitations
- Only the MARAD side is verified; DANFS (NHHC) and NavSource were unreachable this session, so the conflict cannot be adjudicated. Strike date is unverified. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-hassayampa-ao145-03
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[4]Complaint for Survival, Wrongful Death - Asbestos, McCue et al. v. General Electric Co. et al., No. 3:08-cv-03181 (N.D. Cal. filed July 2, 2008), ECF No. 1 incl. Exhibit (Doc. 1-2) (RECAP) [court_record]
- Locator
- ECF 1 / Doc. 1-2 pp. 63-65 of 66 (decedent Robert Lindsey exposure schedule); CourtListener RECAP document 1815410
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Asbestos survival/wrongful-death complaint (N.D. Cal., filed 2 July 2008; nature of suit 368 P.I.: Asbestos) brought in part by the heirs of decedent Robert Lindsey (lung cancer diagnosed about July 2007; died 26 August 2007). The complaint's exposure schedule lists U.S. Navy service as a shipfitter aboard 'USS HASSAYAMPA (AO-145); repair port, Naval Repair Facility Subic Bay, Philippines' from 10/17/1964 to 7/22/1968, among other ships and shipyards. The narrative section of the same schedule refers to the ship as 'USS HAMPAYAMA' (1964 to 1967) and states that plaintiff recalls it 'underwent maintenance work at Subic Bay, Phillippines in approximately 1964 or 1965.' The schedule's only express asbestos-handling statement for Lindsey concerns Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard 1954-1956; for Hassayampa it alleges service and maintenance, with the complaint's general contention that decedent 'was or may have been exposed' to defendants' asbestos-containing products. Defendants: General Electric Company, Kaiser Ventures LLC, Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, United States Steel Corporation.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 1964-1968 (alleged service); 2008 (filing)
- Population
- Navy shipfitter (decedent Robert Lindsey), alleged service aboard 1964-1968
- Limitations
- PLEADING-STAGE ALLEGATION ONLY - the lowest litigation stage; unadjudicated. The court record is verified, but the hull entry is internally inconsistent (table: AO-145, 1964-1968; narrative: 'HAMPAYAMA', 1964-1967) and no asbestos-containing product, space, or task aboard Hassayampa is specifically alleged. Docket history: conditional transfer to MDL-875 (E.D. Pa.) 2008; conditional remand to N.D. Cal. 2012; claims of heir Marcus Lindsey dismissed without prejudice as to GE 2013-12-18; docket terminated 2016-06-13 with no merits ruling, trial finding, or judgment located on CourtListener. Does not establish asbestos aboard this hull, individual exposure, causation, or quantity.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-hassayampa-ao145-04
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[5]Complaint for Survival, Wrongful Death - Asbestos, Gilpin et al. v. General Electric Co. et al., No. 3:11-cv-03564 (N.D. Cal. filed July 20, 2011), as filed on MDL No. 875 docket, Docs. 7599-2 (July 29, 2011) and 7786-3 (Aug. 31, 2011) (RECAP) [court_record]
- Locator
- MDL 875 Doc. 7599-2 p. 21 of 22 (complaint exposure schedule p. 18); duplicate at Doc. 7786-3 p. 25 of 26 (https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/1245688/7786/3/in-re-asbestos-products-liability-litigation-no-vi/); N.D. Cal. docket https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/5918178/gilpin-v-general-electric-company/
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Asbestos survival/wrongful-death complaint (N.D. Cal. No. 3:11-cv-03564, filed 20 July 2011; defendants General Electric Company, Foster Wheeler LLC, Todd Shipyards Corporation) for decedent Charles Raymond Gilpin. The exposure schedule, as filed on the MDL-875 docket, lists U.S. Navy employment with location of exposure 'HASSAYAMPA (AO-145)', job title 'Machinist', in a table whose first date entry reads 11/09/1962-3/19/1964; the same table lists NAVASOTA (AO-106), Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, Naval Station Treasure Island, Todd Shipyard Seattle, and other locations.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 1962-1964 (alleged); 2011 (filing)
- Population
- Navy machinist (decedent Charles Raymond Gilpin), alleged service aboard c.1962-1964
- Limitations
- PLEADING-STAGE ALLEGATION ONLY; unadjudicated. The filing is verified, but the document is a scanned image read through OCR and the table columns are scrambled, so pairing of the 11/09/1962-3/19/1964 dates with the Hassayampa line is probable, not certain; no narrative job-duty text naming the ship was located. No product, space, or task aboard is specifically alleged. Disposition: CBS Corp. dismissed with prejudice by stipulation 2015-02-19; entire action voluntarily dismissed WITHOUT PREJUDICE 2016-07-25 (order entered 2016-07-27) after settlement-status proceedings with GE - no merits ruling, trial finding, or judgment. Does not establish asbestos aboard this hull, exposure, or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-hassayampa-ao145-05
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[6]Complaint, Dizon v. General Electric Co. et al., No. 4:10-cv-05968-PJH (N.D. Cal. filed Dec. 30, 2010), as filed on MDL No. 875 docket, Doc. 6570-2 (Jan. 10, 2011) (RECAP) [court_record]
- Locator
- MDL 875 Doc. 6570-2 pp. 22-23 of 26 (Naval Repair Facility Subic Bay ship list)
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Asbestos survival/wrongful-death complaint, Dizon v. General Electric Co. et al., No. 4:10-cv-05968 (N.D. Cal. filed 30 December 2010), for decedent Nellia Dizon, pleading para-occupational (household) exposure through her father, a U.S. Navy electrician at the Naval Repair Facility, Subic Bay, Philippines. The father's exposure schedule lists dozens of ships serviced at the repair facility, including 'HASSAYAMPA (AO-145)', within a 2/3/1957-7/1977 employment span.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 1957-1977 (alleged); 2010 (filing)
- Population
- Navy electrician at NRF Subic Bay (father of decedent Nellia Dizon); household exposure claim
- Limitations
- PLEADING-STAGE ALLEGATION ONLY and the weakest of the three: the hull appears in a repair-facility ship list for a third party (the decedent's father), not as a place the decedent served; the per-ship date for Hassayampa cannot be paired reliably from the OCR table. No product, space, or task aboard Hassayampa is alleged. No separate N.D. Cal. docket for this case is indexed on CourtListener; disposition not located. Does not establish asbestos aboard, exposure, or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-hassayampa-ao145-06
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[7]CourtListener API (search types o, r, rd; dockets and docket-entries endpoints) via authenticated connector - batch-1857 search ledger [court_record]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-hassayampa-ao145-04 through sl-uss-hassayampa-ao145-08
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- No adjudicated asbestos record names this hull: CourtListener opinion searches for 'Hassayampa', 'USS/USNS Hassayampa', 'AO-145'/'T-AO-145', and 'Hassayampa' AND asbestos returned no asbestos opinion, trial finding, or judgment naming the ship. The only opinions naming the ship are military-justice decisions about larceny of ship's store funds from USS HASSAYAMPA (United States v. Quintana, U.S. Court of Military Appeals, 1978-10-23; quoted in United States v. Scottgeorge, N-M. Ct. Crim. App. No. 202500317, 2026-02-25) - classified as other litigation. All remaining 'Hassayampa' hits are name collisions (Hassayampa River/basin water-rights and land cases in Arizona; street addresses in bankruptcy creditor matrices; an Arizona site in a D. Haw. exhibit). The three pleading hits (rows 04-06) are the only qualifying asbestos litigation.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- A negative search result, not proof that no other case exists: many asbestos complaints are not on RECAP, state-court dockets are largely outside CourtListener, and OCR-garbled scans may hide the name. Does not establish or defeat any exposure claim or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-hassayampa-ao145-07
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[8]Lemen, Richard A., and Philip J. Landrigan, 'Sailors and the Risk of Asbestos-Related Cancer,' International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18(16):8417 (2021), PMID 34444165 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Abstract (PubMed 34444165)
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Peer-reviewed review documents that chrysotile and amphibole asbestos were used extensively in ship construction for insulation, joiner bulkhead systems, pipe coverings, boilers, machinery parts and bulkhead panels, and that sailors both worked and lived at their worksite; it reviews epidemiologic studies showing elevated mesothelioma and other asbestos-related cancers among sailors.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 20th century; published 2021
- Population
- Seafarers/naval personnel generally (context)
- Limitations
- Era/fleet-wide scholarly context; does not name this vessel or its class and does not establish that asbestos was installed aboard Hassayampa, where, in what quantity, or that any person was exposed. Must not be read as a ship-specific finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-hassayampa-ao145-08
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[9]Batch-1857 search ledger (this record): MARAD Vessel History 2114 + status card; CourtListener; NARA Catalog; attempted NHHC DANFS, NavSource, MARAD Office of Ship Disposal FY2014 report [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-hassayampa-ao145-01 through sl-uss-hassayampa-ao145-15
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, hazardous-material inventory, abatement contract, or recycling-plan disclosure naming Hassayampa was found in the sources reachable this session. The MARAD vessel record lists no documents or plans; the MARAD status card carries no condition data; the only ship-specific asbestos references are the three pleading-stage allegations (rows 04-06).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- Absence of a located public record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard. Key sources (DANFS, MARAD FY2014 disposal report, EPA/MARAD recycling documentation) were blocked or unreachable, so this negative is weaker than a completed search. Does not establish presence or absence, exposure, or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-hassayampa-ao145-09
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[10]National Archives Catalog: RG 24 series 594258 file units for Hassayampa (AO-145); RG 19 series 513052 items 7574234-7574243 [other_primary]
- Locator
- NAID 172244437 image 0401089477A (1 Oct 1963 weather sheet); series https://catalog.archives.gov/id/594258 ; photo https://catalog.archives.gov/id/7574240
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Archival lead (partially sampled): NARA RG 24 (Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel), series 'Logbooks of U.S. Navy Ships and Stations' (NAID 594258) holds digitized monthly deck logs for Hassayampa (AO-145) from January 1956 through October 1978 (e.g., October 1963, NAID 172244437, 127 images; October 1978, NAID 471648059). The first October 1963 deck-log weather sheet (NAVPERS-717) reads 'USS HASSAYAMPA (AO145)', 1 Oct 1963, 'Local op area to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii'. The logs covering the October 1963-January 1964 period (the 'modernization overhaul' reported in a non-authoritative lead) and 1964-1968 (period alleged in rows 04-06) are held. NARA RG 19 (Bureau of Ships) series 'Photographs of U.S. and Foreign Naval Vessels' (NAID 513052) holds ten 'AO-145 Hassayampa' photographs (e.g., NAID 7574240); RG 330 DoD digital photo files hold T-AO-145 images.
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 1956-1978 records
- Limitations
- Existence and digitization of the files are verified via the NARA Catalog; contents were NOT reviewed beyond one sample page. Deck logs record navigation and events, not materials; they could at most place the ship in a yard period. Nothing in this row is an asbestos finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-hassayampa-ao145-10
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[11]MARAD, Office of Ship Disposal Programs Annual Report FY2014 (URL located by web search; fetch refused by egress policy); NHHC command-operation report 'Hassayampa 1969' (URL located; fetch failed - incomplete TLS chain / HTTP 503) [marad_nrc]
- Locator
- NHHC: https://www.history.navy.mil/content/dam/nhhc/research/archives/command-operation-reports/vietnam/Hassayampa%201969.pdf
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Archival lead (not retrieved - blocked): MARAD Office of Ship Disposal Programs Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2014 (maritime.dot.gov) covers the FY2014 Suisun Bay vessel sales and service contracts, the period of Hassayampa's 29 May 2014 'domestic sale' departure; sale-contract, buyer, recycling-facility and any hazardous-material/asbestos-abatement terms for this hull may be documented there or in MARAD contract files. The 21 June 2005 California SHPO disposal clearance (MARAD milestone) is a second lead for a hull description. NHHC also hosts a 1969 command history for Hassayampa (history.navy.mil, Vietnam command-operation reports).
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 1969; 2005; 2014
- Limitations
- Contents not seen; whether either document mentions asbestos or names the buyer/recycler is unknown. Nothing in this row is a finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-hassayampa-ao145-11
