Evidence
5 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-5).
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[1]Taylor v. Elliott Turbomachinery Co. Inc., 171 Cal. App. 4th 564, 90 Cal. Rptr. 3d 414 (Cal. Ct. App. 2009) [court_record]
- Locator
- Opinion at 571-572 (facts), 584-585 (component-parts analysis)
- Finding type
- litigation_product_id
- Finding
- Published appellate opinion documents that propulsion equipment (valves, pumps, deaerating feed tanks) delivered to USS Hornet in the early 1940s incorporated asbestos-containing packing, gaskets, and in some cases insulation or discs, and that sailor Reginald Taylor removed and replaced such third-party asbestos materials during service aboard in the mid-1960s; he was diagnosed with mesothelioma, a cancer caused by asbestos exposure, in December 2004. Summary judgment for the equipment defendants was affirmed: California law imposed no duty to warn of other manufacturers' asbestos products.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-14
- Study period
- Service mid-1960s; opinion filed 2009-02-25
- Population
- Sailor serving aboard USS Hornet in the mid-1960s; mesothelioma
- Limitations
- Establishes that asbestos-containing parts were used with this hull's propulsion equipment; does not quantify asbestos aboard, does not cover hull/bulkhead insulation, and does not establish causation for any individual - Elliott's summary judgment rested in part on insufficient causation evidence and the parts encountered were third-party replacements.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-hornet-cv12-01
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[2]NAVSEA transmittal + draft HAER written narrative, ex-USS Hornet (CVS-12), Puget Sound (Jul 6, 1992) [haer]
- Locator
- Draft HAER narrative, condition/materials sections (PDF hosted by USS Hornet Museum volunteer site)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Federal recordation prepared ahead of disposal documents 'numerous areas of deteriorated or missing piping insulation' and advanced deterioration of cable insulation aboard after 22 years of inactivity in the Puget Sound mothball fleet.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-14
- Study period
- 1992
- Population
- n/a (condition documentation)
- Limitations
- Documents insulation presence and condition aboard this hull in 1992; does not state fiber content (the excerpt does not expressly say 'asbestos'), does not quantify material, and does not establish present-day ACM status aboard the museum.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-hornet-cv12-02
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[3]DANFS, Hornet VIII (CV-12) - propulsion plant, construction, and yard-period record (verbatim transcription; live NHHC page unavailable) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS entry, specifications block and construction/service paragraphs
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Essex-class carriers were built 1942-44 under peak-era Navy insulation specifications; Hornet's eight-boiler, four-turbine steam plant and associated piping would have been lagged and gasketed with era-standard materials, and boiler/fireroom insulation, steam-line lagging, deck tile, and bulkhead materials were standard class-era asbestos applications.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-14
- Study period
- 1942-1944
- Population
- Construction trades (1942-43); crew across three commission periods
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - no hull-specific insulation survey located. Names the class standard, not confirmed installed materials on this hull; no quantity; does not establish what remains aboard today.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-hornet-cv12-03
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[4]DANFS, Hornet VIII (CV-12) + USS Hornet Museum history - major yard periods [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS service narrative; museum history timeline
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Documented exposure-relevant yard periods for this hull: SCB-27A conversion at New York Naval Shipyard (decommissioned for conversion 1951-05-12; recommissioned 1953-09-11 - a stem-to-stern rebuild of engineering and structural plant); SCB-125 modernization and CVS conversion at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard (1956, 1958); final decommissioning at Puget Sound (1970) followed by ~19 years in the mothball fleet before museum donation in 1998.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-14
- Study period
- 1951-1958; 1970-1989
- Population
- New York Naval Shipyard and Puget Sound Naval Shipyard trades; crew
- Limitations
- The yard periods themselves are ship-specific and documented; the asbestos rip-out and re-insulation scope of each is inferred from era practice, not documented per-hull. Does not establish exposure for any individual worker or crewmember.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-hornet-cv12-04
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[5]USS Hornet Sea, Air & Space Museum, 2023 Annual Report [museum_official]
- Locator
- 2023 Annual Report, restoration division sections
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The museum's 2023 annual report documents an active volunteer ship-restoration division performing ongoing work in machinery and berthing compartments.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-14
- Study period
- 2023
- Population
- Museum restoration volunteers (contemporary)
- Limitations
- Contains no asbestos or ACM information; establishes only that compartment restoration work continues. Does not establish presence, absence, encapsulation, or removal of asbestos; relevant only to the unresolved present-day ACM question.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-hornet-cv12-06