Evidence
13 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-13).
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[1]CourtListener opinion search: 'USS Huntington' [court_record]
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- CourtListener opinion search 'USS Huntington' returned 17 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-huntington-cl107-cl-name-opinion
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[2]CourtListener docket search: 'USS Huntington' [court_record]
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- CourtListener docket search 'USS Huntington' returned 777 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-huntington-cl107-cl-name-docket
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[3]CourtListener opinion search: 'CL-107' [court_record]
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- CourtListener opinion search 'CL-107' returned 20281 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-huntington-cl107-cl-hull-opinion
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[4]CourtListener docket search: 'CL-107' [court_record]
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- CourtListener docket search 'CL-107' returned 76934 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-huntington-cl107-cl-hull-docket
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[5]DANFS, Huntington II (CL-107), Vol. III pp. 401-402 (verbatim transcription - live NHHC page serves 404) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS entry, specifications block + full service narrative
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS record for this hull: launched by New York Shipbuilding Corp., Camden, N.J., sponsored by Mrs. M. L. Jarrett, Jr.; commissioned 23 February 1946, Capt. D. R. Tallman in command; shakedown off Guantanamo Bay; three Mediterranean deployments (departed Philadelphia 23 July 1946; second cruise May-September 1947; third departed 1 June 1948); Naval Reserve exercises off Bermuda and Newfoundland Oct-Nov 1947; 'extensive overhaul' at Philadelphia Naval Shipyard Nov 1947 - 12 April 1948; Suez transit 22 September 1948 then goodwill tour of Africa and South America (Buenos Aires - President Peron visit; Uruguay - President Berres; Rio; Trinidad) returning 8 December 1948; decommissioned 15 June 1949; struck from Navy List 1 September 1961 after reserve; subsequently scrapped.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-19
- Study period
- 1943-1962
- Population
- Construction trades (Camden 1943-46); crew 1946-49; Philadelphia yard workers 1947-48
- Limitations
- DANFS documents service history and specifications, not materials or asbestos content. Transcription anomalies: launch date reads '8 April 1943' (impossible - keel laid 4 Oct 1943; Ships' Data 1945 and NavSource confirm 8 April 1945) and '9th Fleet in the Mediterranean' (period-correct designation is Naval Forces Mediterranean per sister-ship Fargo CL-106 entry; transcription artifact). Verbatim transcription cited because the live NHHC page returns 404.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-huntington-cl107-01
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[6]U.S. Navy Bureau of Ships, Ships' Data U.S. Naval Vessels, Vol. 1 (1945), Light Cruisers (CL) tables, CL-107 Huntington rows, book pp. 52-59 (shipscribe.com scan, OCR-extracted) [other_primary]
- Locator
- SDB1945v1.pdf, CL section book pp. 52-59 - CL-107 row (characteristics p.52-53, machinery p.54-55, armament p.56-57, building data p.58-59)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Official BuShips 1945 record for CL-107: builder New York S.B. Corp.; contract price $20,717,000 (contract July 9, 1942); keel laid October 4, 1943; launched April 8, 1945; machinery - 4 Babcock & Wilcox boilers, 565 psi / 850 deg F steam conditions, G.E. geared turbines, 100,000 shp, 4 shafts; armament - 12 x 6in/47, 12 x 5in/38 (twin DP); total accommodations 1,331.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-19
- Study period
- 1942-1945
- Population
- New York Shipbuilding construction trades 1943-46
- Limitations
- Official 1945 record - strongest primary source for build dates and machinery; resolves the DANFS transcription launch-date typo (confirms 8 April 1945). OCR extraction from a CONFIDENTIAL-marked scan; contains no asbestos or insulation content. Total accommodations figure (1,331) is wartime capacity, distinct from DANFS design complement 992.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-huntington-cl107-02
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[7]NavSource Online Cruiser Photo Archive, USS Huntington (CL-107) - Operational and Building Data + commanding officers list (compiled from official records) [other_primary]
- Locator
- navsource.net/archives/04/107/04107.htm - Operational and Building Data block + Commanding Officers table
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource building/disposition record: launched 8 April 1945 by New York Shipbuilding Corp., Camden NJ; commissioned 23 February 1946; decommissioned 15 June 1949; stricken 1 September 1961; sold for scrap 16 May 1962 to Boston Metals, Baltimore, MD. Commanding officers: CAPT Donald R. Tallman (Feb 1946 - Jan 1947), CAPT James P. Clay, CAPT Donald W. Gardner, CAPT Arleigh A. Burke (Jul 1948 - Jun 1949, final CO; later Admiral and CNO).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-19
- Study period
- 1945-1962
- Population
- Crew 1946-49
- Limitations
- NavSource is a researcher-compiled secondary index of official records, not itself a primary source; the 16 May 1962 sale date conflicts with the NHHC Online Library summary's 'sold for scrapping April 1962' (month discrepancy carried in gaps). No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-huntington-cl107-03
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[8]NHHC Online Library of Selected Images, USS Huntington (CL-107) 1946-1962 page (HyperWar/ibiblio mirror of the Naval Historical Center page) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Online Library page text + photos NH 98940-98943, NH 93200-93203, NH 72674
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Naval Historical Center summary and photo record: 10,000-ton Fargo-class light cruiser built at Camden NJ, commissioned February 1946; worked up in the Caribbean; three Mediterranean tours (Jul 1946-Feb 1947; May-Sep 1947; Jun 1948 onward); departed the Med via the Suez Canal September 1948, visited East African ports, Capetown, Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil and Trinidad; decommissioned mid-June 1949 and laid up in reserve at Philadelphia; stricken September 1961; 'sold for scrapping April 1962'. Photo NH 72674 shows her laid up in reserve at Philadelphia Naval Shipyard 24 August 1961 alongside USS Dayton (CL-105) and USS South Dakota (BB-57).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-19
- Study period
- 1946-1962
- Population
- Atlantic Reserve Fleet caretaker crews, Philadelphia 1949-61
- Limitations
- NHC photo-archive summary - corroborates the reserve lay-up location and disposition, but its 'sold for scrapping April 1962' conflicts by one month with NavSource's 16 May 1962 sale date; discrepancy carried in gaps. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-huntington-cl107-04
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[9]DANFS CL-107 entry preamble note + DANFS Fargo (CL-106) entry, Vol. II pp. 392-393 + DANFS Huntington I (ACR-5) entry, Vol. III pp. 402-403 (losthistory.net transcriptions) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS CL-107 entry preamble; DANFS CL-106 entry (class context); DANFS ACR-5 entry (first-of-name lineage) - losthistory.net/hazegray/danfs/cruisers/acr5.txt
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity disambiguation for the name 'USS Huntington': the DANFS CL-107 preamble states 'HUNTINGTON (CL-77) was under construction at New York Shipbuilding Co., Camden, N.J., 1941 to 1942, but was converted to an aircraft carrier while building to be launched as COWPENS (CVL-25).' References to a cruiser Huntington building at Camden before 1943 therefore concern CL-77/CVL-25, not CL-107. DANFS enumerates CL-107 'the second HUNTINGTON'; the first was the WWI armored cruiser (ACR-5, later CA-5) - herself launched as WEST VIRGINIA 18 April 1903 and renamed HUNTINGTON 11 November 1916. The Fargo class comprised two completed ships, CL-106 Fargo and CL-107 Huntington (DANFS carries both as class FARGO).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-19
- Study period
- 1917-1962
- Population
- n/a
- Limitations
- Disambiguation row only - bounds which hull a 'USS Huntington' reference may concern; corrects any conflation between CL-77/CVL-25, ACR-5/CA-5, and CL-107. Contains no asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-huntington-cl107-05
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[10]U.S. Navy, Bureau of Ships Technical Manual, NAVSHIPS 250-000, Chapter 39 'Thermal Insulation' (1960, page date 15 April 1959) + BuShips Ships' Data 1945 CL-107 machinery row [other_primary]
- Locator
- BuShips TM ch.39, sections 39-11 through 39-13; SDB1945v1.pdf p.54-55 CL-107 machinery row
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Era inference: CL-107's documented plant (4 B&W boilers, 565 psi/850 deg F, GE geared turbines, 100,000 shp - the uniform Cleveland/Fargo design) falls squarely in the Navy's peak asbestos-insulation era. The 1960 BuShips TM insulation chapter enumerates the era-standard asbestos suite for this plant family: MIL-P-2781 pipe covering incl. 85% magnesia (~15% asbestos fiber) and amosite-fiber classes; roll asbestos felt MIL-I-15091; asbestos cloth/tape SS-C-466 (80-95% chrysotile) as lagging; asbestos millboard HH-M-351; asbestos finishing cement; molded asbestos block for high-temperature service. Typical applications for the type: boiler/fireroom insulation, steam-pipe and turbine lagging, gaskets and packing, deck covering, bulkhead and cable insulation.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-19
- Study period
- 1943-1962
- Population
- Construction trades (Camden 1943-46); engine-room crew 1946-49; overhaul yard workers 1947-48
- Limitations
- Specification-level documentation of era-standard materials, not a hull installation record - the TM does not name this hull and predates/postdates her service (hull scrapped 1962). Asbestos presence aboard this specific hull is era inference, not ship-proven; does not quantify material or establish any individual exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-huntington-cl107-06
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[11]Atlas shipyard dataset (shipyards.json) records 'new-york-shipbuilding' (Camden, NJ - evidence_tier 1) and 'philadelphia-naval-shipyard' (evidence_tier 3) [other_primary]
- Locator
- shipyards.json records 'new-york-shipbuilding' (ev-01..-12 incl. PMCID cohort rows, 1943-44 USMC/Navy safety directives) and 'philadelphia-naval-shipyard' (ev-01 Merwitz verdict, ev-02 product IDs Taylor/Junge/Gross, OSHA inspection 17999079)
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Builder-yard and service-yard context: CL-107 was built Oct 1943 - Apr 1945 at New York Shipbuilding, Camden - a documented asbestos yard in the Atlas dataset (tier 1; named products incl. Pabco Six-Ply Caltemp block ~15% chrysotile, Ehret 85% magnesia, Transite panels, asbestos gaskets/packing, welding rods, wire and felt insulation; cohort findings incl. 16x mesothelioma SMR for electricians). Her Nov 1947 - Apr 1948 'extensive overhaul' and 1949-1961 Atlantic Reserve Fleet lay-up were both at Philadelphia Naval Shipyard - a tier-3 documented asbestos yard (named-product appellate identifications incl. Kaylo, Unibestos, Garlock gaskets/packing; 1989 OSHA inspection records).
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-19
- Study period
- 1943-1961
- Population
- N.Y. Shipbuilding trades 1943-46; Philadelphia NSY overhaul workers 1947-48; reserve-fleet workers 1949-61
- Limitations
- Yard-level documentation only - establishes asbestos conditions at the facilities where this hull was built, overhauled, and laid up, NOT that any specific material was installed aboard CL-107 or that any individual was exposed aboard her. No hull work package for CL-107 was located at either yard.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-huntington-cl107-07
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[12]Batch-206 search ledger (this record): CourtListener opinion + docket searches; Google-indexed court-record sweep; NHHC/NavSource disposition records; shipyard dataset review [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-huntington-cl107-01 through -09
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no docketed litigation naming CL-107, no hull asbestos survey, no abatement contract, and no scrapping-yard hazmat record was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). CourtListener opinion search for the exact phrase 'USS Huntington' returned zero results across precedential statuses; hull-number and name+asbestos sweeps returned only corporate-name collisions (Huntington Ingalls matters, city/bank references). The only web hits pairing CL-107 with asbestos are law-firm marketing roster pages - excluded as non-authoritative.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-19
- Study period
- 2026-09-19
- Limitations
- Absence of a located public record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard - a hull built 1943-45 to this steam plant would per era practice have carried the standard insulation suite, and her scrapping (1962) predates systematic abatement documentation. 'Huntington' is a high-collision name (Huntington Ingalls shipbuilder, Huntington WV, Huntington Bank, CL-77/CVL-25 Cowpens, ACR-5); a docket naming only 'Huntington' without hull number could have escaped classification. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-huntington-cl107-08
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[13]NARA RG 19 (Bureau of Ships) and RG 24 (deck logs) holdings + scanned 1948 Mediterranean/African cruise book (navysite.de) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NARA RG 19 / RG 24 (not yet searched on-site); navysite.de/cruisebooks/cl107-48/
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Unmined primary-source leads for this hull: (a) NARA RG 24 deck logs and muster rolls for CL-107's three Med deployments and 1947-48 overhaul period; (b) NARA RG 19 BuShips construction correspondence and the 1947-48 Philadelphia Naval Shipyard overhaul work package - the likeliest insulation-disturbance record for this hull; (c) a scanned 1948 Mediterranean and African cruise book (ship-published, navysite.de mirror) documenting the Burke-era deployment and crew roster; (d) Boston Metals, Baltimore scrapping records (1962) - not digitized.
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-19
- Study period
- 1943-1962
- Population
- Crew 1946-49; Philadelphia yard workers 1947-48
- Limitations
- Holding locations inferred from standard records disposition; specific series/box numbers not identified and no on-site pull performed. The cruise book is a crew-documentation artifact - it establishes deployment/crew detail, not materials content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-huntington-cl107-09