Evidence
9 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-9).
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[1]Naval Vessel Register, live record for HYMAN G. RICKOVER (SSN 709), shipId 2203 (site updated 08/11/2026; record last updated 02/04/2026); corroborated by NVR Wayback capture 2019 (physical characteristics and accommodations) [marad_nrc]
- Locator
- NVR getHull shipId=2203 (live); web.archive.org NVR SHIPSDETAIL_SSN_709 captures
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Official NVR record for this hull: Class SSN 688; UIC 20885; builder General Dynamics Electric Boat; award 12/10/1973; keel 07/24/1981; launch 08/27/1983; delivery 07/16/1984; commission 07/21/1984; inactivation 03/01/2007; decommission 12/17/2007; stricken 12/17/2007; status 'disposed of by dismantling (scrapping/recycling)'. 2019 capture adds: steam turbine (nuclear), 1 propeller; accommodations 12 officers/98 enlisted.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1973-2007
- Population
- Crew (1984-2007); EB construction trades (1981-84); Norfolk SRA trades (Oct-Dec 1989); PSNS recycling trades (post-2007)
- Limitations
- Ship-specific administrative record only; no asbestos or material content. NVR milestone dates are the official register figures and may differ from ceremony dates in secondary sources. Does not establish exposure for any individual.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-hyman-g-rickover-ssn709-01
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[2]NHHC, USS Hyman G. Rickover (SSN-709) Command History for 1989 (command operation report, CO-signed enclosure; retrieved via exact Wayback capture of the NHHC DAM PDF) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- NHHC DAM PDF via web.archive.org capture 2016-10-24 (corrected path: /pdf/1989.pdf) (command history narrative, pp. 1-2)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Primary-source command history: early January 1989 transit to the Mediterranean with the THEODORE ROOSEVELT battle group; seven special operations and exercises; upkeep periods at La Maddalena, Italy; port calls Toulon, Ashdod (Israel — hosted the Israeli CNO), Naples; COMSIXTHFLT 'Hook'em' Award for ASW excellence; departed the Med 17 May, opposed the AMERICA battle group south of the Azores; ORSE grade ABOVE AVERAGE enroute Bermuda-Norfolk; homeport 27 May; five-week maintenance period including complete ship's service battery changeout; NTPI July 25-26 (EXCELLENT/OUTSTANDING); AUTEC midshipman training; TRE 'Top Performer'; Guantanamo services; St. Croix liberty; FLEETEX 4-89; October — EISENHOWER Battle Group exercise, Port Canaveral visit, and commencement of a nominal SIXTY-DAY Selected Restricted Availability (SRA) conducted by NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD; FY1989 SubRon8 Engineering Red 'E' and ASW/Operations White 'A'; featured in the PBS documentary 'Submarine: Steel Boats, Iron Men.'
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1989
- Population
- Crew (1989); Norfolk Naval Shipyard SRA trades (Oct-Dec 1989)
- Limitations
- Primary administrative record; no asbestos or material content. The October-December 1989 Norfolk Naval Shipyard SRA is a documented yard window — it does NOT establish asbestos exposure or disturbance. Text extracted by pdftotext from a scanned PDF (OCR artifacts normalized).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-hyman-g-rickover-ssn709-02
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[3]Scott L. Hultner v. Air and Liquid Systems Corporation (C.D. Cal. 8:24-cv-00409), ECF No. 89 Att. 2 — Separate Statement supporting Plaintiffs' Opposition to General Electric's Motion for Summary Judgment (filed Apr 11, 2025); attachment list confirms MSJ-opposition package [court_record]
- Locator
- ECF No. 89 Att. 2, Separate Statement (PDF attachment)
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- DISCOVERY-STAGE naming, index-verified: 'SSN-709' appears in the plaintiffs' Separate Statement filed with their opposition to GE's summary-judgment motion in an asbestos products-liability suit (plaintiffs Geraldine E. and Scott L. Hultner; defendants incl. Air & Liquid Systems/Buffalo Pumps successor and GE). A discovery-record naming of this hull as an alleged exposure platform — one stage above a bare pleading, below any adjudicated finding.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- alleged exposure era; filed 2025
- Population
- Plaintiffs' alleged exposure platforms
- Limitations
- Index-level verification: 'SSN-709' is confirmed present in the document's indexed text, but the match sits inside the PDF attachment and line context was not extractable this session (rate-limiting) — the surrounding allegation (vessel list vs. other context) is not confirmed. Not an adjudicated finding: no court found asbestos aboard this hull or exposure to any person. No causation, quantity, ACM confirmation, or eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-hyman-g-rickover-ssn709-03
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[4]navysite.de secondary compilation, USS Hyman G. Rickover (SSN 709) — narrative built from NHHC command histories (commissioned 21 Jul 1984 at Submarine Base New London; homeport shifted to Norfolk 3 May 1985; first Mediterranean deployment began 25 Oct 1985; dry-docking in the floating dock RESOLUTE; first ORSE Dec 11-12) [other_primary]
- Locator
- navysite.de/ssn/ssn709.htm (characteristics block, history narrative)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Service narrative for this hull (secondary compilation): commissioned 21 July 1984 at Submarine Base New London; homeport shifted to Norfolk 3 May 1985; first Mediterranean deployment began 25 October 1985; availability periods including dry-docking in the floating dock RESOLUTE; first Operational Reactor Safeguards Examination December 11-12; inactivated 1 March 2007; decommissioned and stricken 17 December 2007.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1973-2007
- Population
- Crew (1984-2007)
- Limitations
- Secondary compilation, not a primary source — used for service narrative only, consistent with prior-batch practice; never sole support for an asbestos claim. Drydock/availability windows are context only — they do NOT establish asbestos exposure or disturbance. No asbestos or material content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-hyman-g-rickover-ssn709-04
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[5]Era inference built on: NVR record (S6G-plant 688-class build window 1981-84 at Electric Boat, Groton; NNSY SRA Oct-Dec 1989 per NHHC command history; PSNS recycling post-2007); shipyard-exposure-map documented asbestos product lists for electric-boat-groton, norfolk-naval-shipyard, and puget-sound-naval-shipyard (thermal insulation, lagging, gaskets, packing); GAO HRD-80-2 substitution timeline [other_primary]
- Locator
- NVR record (build window); NHHC 1989 command history (NNSY SRA); navysite RESOLUTE drydock; shipyards.json product lists; GAO HRD-80-2
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- A Flight I Los Angeles-class submarine built 1981-84 at Electric Boat sits at the tail of the Navy's peak asbestos-use era: GAO documented the Navy began substituting alternative insulation materials in the early 1970s, while asbestos-containing gaskets, packing, and residual insulation products persisted in shipboard applications into the 1980s. This hull's build, its documented Oct-Dec 1989 Norfolk Naval Shipyard SRA, floating-dock RESOLUTE drydockings, and post-2007 PSNS recycling are the asbestos-relevant yard windows — residual asbestos applications and disturbance were era-plausible but are undocumented for this hull; nuclear propulsion itself establishes nothing.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1981-2007
- Population
- EB construction trades (1981-84); NNSY SRA trades (Oct-Dec 1989); crew (1984-2007); PSNS recycling trades (post-2007)
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only — weaker than for pre-1970 hulls because construction post-dates the Navy's documented substitution start. No hull-specific insulation survey or material list located for SSN-709. Names era-possible applications and documented yard windows, not confirmed installed materials or disturbance; no quantity. Does not establish exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-hyman-g-rickover-ssn709-05
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[6]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 — the boundary regime applicable to this hull's 1981-84 construction and 1989 restricted availability.
- 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-hyman-g-rickover-ssn709-06
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[7]Kase v. Metalclad Insulation Corp., Cal. Ct. App. (4th Dist.) 2021 (CourtListener opinions 4324658, 4332654) [court_record]
- Locator
- Opinion, specification-history discussion
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Court-documented era regime: the Navy's submarine insulation procurement specifications (SUBSAFE's MIL-I-24244 post-1963; predecessor BuShips practice before) covered insulation for submarine construction and overhaul — the regime applicable to this hull's 1981-84 build and 1989 SRA.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 2021 (opinion); regime described post-1963
- Population
- Navy submarine construction/maintenance trades
- Limitations
- This hull is not named in the opinion; documents the era spec regime only. Does not establish materials aboard this hull, exposure, causation, quantity, or eligibility. Description follows the batch-08 verified reading of the opinion.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-hyman-g-rickover-ssn709-07
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[8]CourtListener sweep 2026-09-18: "USS Hyman G. Rickover" and "Rickover" (type=r; type=o); "SSN-709" and "SSN 709" (type=r) [court_record]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-hyman-g-rickover-ssn709-04 through -06
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Sweep summary: 'USS Hyman G. Rickover' and 'Rickover' name searches returned ZERO docket hits and zero opinion hits; 'SSN-709'/'SSN 709' returned exactly one hit — the Hultner Separate Statement (above). No other litigation of any kind names this hull. Collision note: the name has been reused for SSN-795 (Virginia class, commissioned 2023) — post-2023 'USS Hyman G. Rickover' references may be the new boat.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 2026-09-18
- Limitations
- Negative findings bounded by Atom-feed recency (~20 newest documents) and index coverage; document-level verification incomplete this session (shared-quota throttling). Absence of a located record does not prove absence of exposure or asbestos aboard.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-hyman-g-rickover-ssn709-08
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[9]ACM survey / abatement / SRP-disclosure sweep (web) + search ledger [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger row sl-uss-hyman-g-rickover-ssn709-07
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No hull ACM survey, abatement contract, scrapping/recycling hazmat disclosure, or adjudicated exposure finding naming USS Hyman G. Rickover (SSN-709) was located. The hull was dismantled through the Ship-Submarine Recycling Program at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard; SRP hazmat documentation is not publicly retrievable for any 688-class hull reviewed in this or prior nuclear batches.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 2007+; sweep 2026-09-18
- Population
- PSNS&IMF Ship-Submarine Recycling Program trades (post-2007)
- Limitations
- Absence of a located public record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard. Recycling-yard material characterization is not public. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-hyman-g-rickover-ssn709-09