Evidence
7 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-7).
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[1]DANFS 'James Monroe (SSBN-622)' entry; live NHHC page unavailable - verbatim transcription via HazeGray/LostHistory mirror [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS SSBN-622 entry, characteristics block and narrative
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Documented for this hull (DANFS): fifth Lafayette-class boat; laid down 31 July 1961 at Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Newport News, Va.; launched 4 August 1962; commissioned 7 December 1963; spec block lists complement 140. Completed her first 12 deterrent patrols by 17 January 1967; upgraded for Polaris A-3 in 1968-70 and refitted for Poseidon (1969-78 window); conducted deterrent patrols with alternating Blue/Gold crews.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1961-1990
- Population
- crew of USS James Monroe (DANFS complement 140; two alternating Blue/Gold crews)
- Limitations
- Service-history source only. DANFS documents construction, milestones, and operations; it contains no asbestos, materials, or exposure information. Live NHHC URL did not resolve in this environment; a verbatim transcription mirror was used.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-james-monroe-ssbn622-01
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[2]Cooks v. General Electric Company, No. 3:07-cv-05451-EMC (N.D. Cal.), complaint Exhibit A work-history, ECF No. 1-2 (filed 2007-10-25); retrieved via Internet Archive RECAP mirror (gov.uscourts.cand.197119.1.1.pdf) [court_record]
- Locator
- ECF No. 1-2, Exhibit A vessel roster ('JAMES MONROE (SSBN622)')
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Asbestos complaint Exhibit A (plaintiff Alvin Cooks's work-history/exposure exhibit) lists 'JAMES MONROE (SSBN622)' - without the hyphen - in an alphabetical roster of hulls worked on or around at Mare Island Naval Shipyard. The exhibit recites Cooks's duties as a Mare Island marine machinist (hired April 1974; helper through general foreman): removing and replacing gaskets and valve/pump packing, pipe and valve cut-outs including in reactor compartments, and removing lagging residue, in proximity to insulators, pipefitters, welders and shipfitters.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1974-1980s (alleged exposure window); 2007 (filing)
- Population
- Alvin Cooks (Mare Island Naval Shipyard marine machinist, from April 1974)
- Limitations
- Pleading-stage allegation (complaint exhibit), unadjudicated. A vessel-list entry is not an individualized exposure finding and does not establish that asbestos products were aboard this hull, that any exposure occurred, causation, or legal eligibility. The roster renders the hull number without a hyphen ('SSBN622').
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-james-monroe-ssbn622-02
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[3]Naval Vessel Register, SHIPSDETAIL_SSBN_622 (retrieved via Internet Archive Wayback capture 2016-10-26) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NVR SHIPSDETAIL milestone and disposal fields
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Official NVR record: JAMES MONROE (SSBN 622), submarine (nuclear-powered); keel date 07/31/1961, launch 08/04/1962, commission 12/07/1963; status 'Disposed of by submarine recycling'; stricken 09/25/1990; disposal/recycling completion 01/10/1995.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- register snapshot 2016
- Limitations
- Milestone/disposal register only; NVR carries no asbestos or materials data. The recycling-completion date is the disposal event, not an abatement or hazmat record.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-james-monroe-ssbn622-03
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[4]navysite.de USS James Monroe (SSBN-622) page (secondary compilation) [other_primary]
- Locator
- navysite SSBN-622 characteristics block and service narrative
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Post-DANFS service (secondary compilation): deterrent patrols with Blue/Gold crew rotation; Polaris A-3 upgrade 1968-70; Poseidon refit in the 1969-78 window; decommissioned and stricken 25 September 1990; recycling at Puget Sound completed 10 January 1995.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1963-1995
- Limitations
- Secondary compilation, not a primary source; corroborates NVR milestones. No asbestos or materials content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-james-monroe-ssbn622-04
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[5]Era inference anchored to DANFS/NVR-documented construction and yard periods for this hull [other_primary]
- Locator
- construction-era inference from DANFS/NVR dates and yard periods
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Era inference: a first-generation ballistic-missile submarine built 1961-63 at Newport News in the peak asbestos era would era-typically have carried asbestos-containing insulation, gaskets, and packing around its secondary steam and auxiliary machinery (S5W steam plant, turbines, pumps, valves); missile-system upgrade and refit yard periods are the kind of disturbance windows in which era insulation was installed and removed. Nuclear propulsion itself establishes nothing about asbestos; the inference attaches to conventional steam-side systems only.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1961-1995
- Population
- Newport News construction trades; upgrade/refit yard trades
- Limitations
- CLASS/ERA INFERENCE ONLY - no ship-specific material schedule, survey, or insulation record was located for this hull. Does not establish asbestos aboard USS James Monroe, any exposure, or any quantity. Never infer ship-specific findings from this row.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-james-monroe-ssbn622-05
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[6]CourtListener/RECAP indexed-document sweeps by exact name and hull number (public search behind AWS WAF challenge; API rate-limited 429; indexed storage PDFs and archive.org RECAP mirrors used) [court_record]
- Locator
- search-engine-indexed CourtListener storage PDFs + archive.org RECAP mirrors; see search_ledger
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Name-collision and litigation screen: search-index sweeps for 'James Monroe', 'SSBN-622', and 'USS James Monroe' surfaced no asbestos opinion naming this hull; the high-collision presidential name returns substantial non-maritime material. The qualifying hit is limited to the Cooks complaint-exhibit roster, which renders the hull number without a hyphen ('SSBN622') (ev-02).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Limitations
- Coverage limitation: CourtListener API was rate-limited and public search WAF-blocked this session; state-court pleadings and non-mirrored federal filings are outside this sweep. Absence of additional located hits is not proof none exist.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-james-monroe-ssbn622-06
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[7]Negative finding across DANFS/NHHC, NVR, navysite, and indexed litigation sweeps [other_primary]
- Locator
- see search_ledger sl-uss-james-monroe-ssbn622-01..08
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Negative finding: no hull ACM survey, abatement contract, recycling-hazmat disclosure, materials schedule, or adjudicated exposure finding naming USS James Monroe (SSBN-622) was located. The sole ship-specific asbestos-adjacent record is the Cooks pleading-stage roster allegation (ev-02).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Limitations
- Absence of a located record is not proof no record exists; the 1995 recycling-disposal path left no retrievable hazmat-disclosure trail in located sources, and CourtListener coverage gaps limit the litigation sweep.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-james-monroe-ssbn622-07