Evidence
16 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-16).
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[1]research packet av-packet.md (5 sources cited) [nhhc_danfs]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-jason-ar8-pkt-av-packet-md
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[2]DANFS, 'USS Jason II (ARH-1)' entry, Naval History Division / NHHC (verbatim transcription, HyperWar Foundation mirror; live NHHC page 404 on 2026-09-26 - same link-rot pattern noted in BATCH-01) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/ships/dafs/ARH/arh1.html - full entry; NHHC canonical URL (history.navy.mil/.../j/jason-ii.html, /jason-iv.html, /jason-ar-8.html variants) returned 404
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS records Jason II (ARH-1): launched 3 April 1943 by Los Angeles Shipbuilding and Drydock Co., Los Angeles, Calif.; sponsored by Mrs. Aubrey W. Fitch; commissioned 19 June 1944, Capt. A.O.R. Bergesen in command. Spec block: dp 16,200; l. 530'; b. 73'4"; dr. 23'4"; s. 19.2 k.; cpl. 1,158; a. 4 5", 8 40mm. WWII service: Pearl Harbor arrival 6 July 1944; Purvis Bay, Solomons, 17 August 1944 with Service Squadron 10; bulk of the war at Ulithi repairing battle-damaged ships 'many times under enemy attack'; Leyte from 28 May 1945 to war's end. Postwar: Jinsen, Korea, and Tsingtao, China, occupation support until mid-February 1946; Terminal Island, Calif., overhaul from 9 March 1946; four years alternating Japan and California. Korea: departed Oakland 22 July 1950 for Sasebo, extended repair duty with brief stateside overhauls; returned San Diego 6 November 1953. Redesignated AR-8 on 9 September 1957 while deployed at Sasebo. Entered the Naval Shipyard at Bremerton, Wash., for overhaul 4 March 1966, out 6 June; 1967 deployment to Sasebo and Subic Bay, returning San Diego 19 August 1967. Awarded the Korean Service Medal.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 1943-1967
- Population
- Ship's company, 1944-1967 (DANFS complement 1,158)
- Limitations
- Official Navy ship history; narrative coverage ends 1967 - contains no post-1967 history (Vietnam remainder, women-crew assignment, Pearl Harbor era, 1986 collision, Desert Storm, decommissioning) and no asbestos, insulation, or materials information. Does not establish any asbestos fact. Keel date not printed in the entry.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-jason-ar8-01
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[3]NavSource Online, Service Ship Photo Archive - USS Jason (AR-8) ex-ARH-1 page (navsource.org/archives/09/25/2508.htm) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Page 2508.htm - class/history bullet list, Vietnam campaign table, commanding-officer list, disposal notes; direct fetch failed, content verified via search-indexed text on 2026-09-26
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource Online service-ship archive extends the record past the DANFS 1967 cutoff: laid down 9 March 1942 at Los Angeles Shipbuilding and Drydock Co., San Pedro, CA, as Heavy-hull Repair Ship ARH-1; launched 3 April 1943; commissioned as USS Jason (ARH-1) 19 June 1944, Capt. Alf O. R. Bergesen in command; redesignated repair ship AR-8 9 September 1957; three Vietnam campaign stars (Counteroffensive Phase V, 25 July-16 August 1968; Vietnam Winter-Summer 1970, 27 December 1969-21 January 1970; Counteroffensive Phase VII, 23 March-13 April 1971); decommissioned and struck from the Naval Register 24 June 1995; transferred to MARAD for layup in the Suisun Bay NDRF; scrapping contract awarded 9 November 2006 to Marine Metal Inc., Brownsville, TX; withdrawn from the NDRF 8 January 2007; dismantling officially completed 14 January 2008.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 1942-2008
- Limitations
- Private archival compilation, not an official record - used (per house convention) to carry the timeline past the DANFS cutoff. Decommission/strike date and campaign stars corroborate MARAD and secondary sources; keel date (1942-03-09) is not in DANFS and rests on this and other secondary compilations. Contains no asbestos information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-jason-ar8-02
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[4]U.S. Maritime Administration, ShipHistory database - JASON (AR-8), Ship History Detail 2476 (incl. status-card image 2476_RS10343AF.jpg, not text-extracted) [marad_nrc]
- Locator
- ShipHistory Detail 2476 - vessel header, mission list, milestone table
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- MARAD ShipHistory record for JASON (AR-8): Year Built 1943; shipyard Los Angeles Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Corporation; type Naval Auxiliary / AR Repair Ship; length 529.30 ft; beam 73.30 ft; displacement 16,200 tons (summer) / 9,140 tons (lightweight); fate 'Scrapped'; missions listed: World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War, Operations Desert Shield/Storm/Sortie. Custody milestones: Entry/Acquisition 1996-07-19 (NISMF Bremerton auth); Disposition 1997-10-03 'DRMS sold for scrap', Withdrawal same date; second Entry 1999-06-02 and Acquisition 2000-03-31 'MARAD accepted title/scrap'; Dismantlement 2008-01-14 'Dismantled on this date by Marine Metal Inc., Brownsville, TX.'
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 1943-2008
- Limitations
- Authoritative for MARAD custody milestones and physical particulars. Two custody cycles are recorded - the 1997 DRMS scrap sale evidently was not consummated, as MARAD re-accepted title in 2000 for Suisun Bay NDRF layup; the reason is not documented in the milestone text. 'No documents for this vessel' - no digitized narrative or condition reports. No asbestos information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-jason-ar8-03
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[5]USS JASON (AR-8) Command History (1969), Commanding Officer to CNO (OPNAVINST 5750 series), NHHC Command Operations Reports collection, Vietnam-era file (PDF; filename and letterhead read 'USS JASON AR-8', OCR-renders 'ARB') [other_primary]
- Locator
- NHHC command-operation-reports/vietnam collection - 'Jason 1969.pdf', chronological history enclosure
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- USS Jason's own 1969 command history (OPNAV 5750 series report to CNO) documents Vietnam-era repair operations: moored Pier One, Naval Station San Diego, providing repair service to First Fleet ships January-October 1969 with a dry-dock availability (Dry Dock #1, Naval Station San Diego, 9 April-1 May) and refresher training; Seattle port call (Pier 91) 4-7 August; underway for Subic Bay, Republic of the Philippines, 1 November-1 December 1969 (consistent with the Vietnam Winter-Summer 1970 campaign window listed by NavSource).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 1969
- Population
- Ship's company, 1969
- Limitations
- Primary ship-generated record hosted at NHHC; documents 1969 operations only. No asbestos, insulation, or materials information - supports service history, not any asbestos fact.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-jason-ar8-04
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[6]USNI News, 'Navy Punishes Negligence At Sea But Rarely Secures Criminal Convictions' (22 Jan 2018), collision entry for USS Jason (AR-8)/USS Willamette (AO-180); Navy JAG FOIA JAGMAN-investigation index (Wayback capture 2009-05-09 of jag.navy.mil), entry '10 FEB 1986 COLLISION OF USS JASON AND USS WILLAMETTE'; United States v. Johnson, 17 M.J. 83 (C.M.A. 1983) for 1982 Pearl Harbor homeport [reputable_press]
- Locator
- news.usni.org/2018/01/22/30725 (USS Jason/USS Willamette entry); web.archive.org/web/20090509191036/www.jag.navy.mil/FOIA/FOIAJAGMANinvestigations.htm; CourtListener opinion 8664420
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- On 10 February 1986 USS Jason (AR-8) collided with fleet oiler USS Willamette (AO-180) southwest of Pearl Harbor while maneuvering into formation; one Jason sailor (CPO Susano R. Valdez, per NavSource) was killed and eight injured; a deck-to-waterline port-side rupture required tow by USS Brunswick (ATS-3). The Navy's JAGMAN investigation file exists ('10 FEB 1986 COLLISION OF USS JASON AND USS WILLAMETTE' in the Navy JAG FOIA index, archived capture), and USNI News reports the investigation blamed Jason's commanding officer for failing to recognize collision risk; both captains were removed from command. Jason was then Pearl Harbor-homeported (she had relieved Bryce Canyon as harbor tender; court record in United States v. Johnson, 17 M.J. 83 (C.M.A. 1983) places her at Pearl Harbor in May-June 1982); after repairs she shifted homeport back to San Diego.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 1986
- Population
- Ship's company, 1986 (one killed, eight injured)
- Limitations
- Casualty-event documentation only - no asbestos content. Collision and casualty count corroborated across USNI, NavSource, and the JAG index; the JAGMAN report itself is not digitized (archival lead). Pearl Harbor homeport transfer date and the 'replaced Bryce Canyon' detail rest on secondary compilations.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-jason-ar8-05
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[7]U.S. Department of Defense, 'United States Navy in Desert Shield/Desert Storm' (gulflink.health.mil history archive, usnavy_058.html); U.S. Navy SUPSALV report 'Operations Desert Shield/Desert Storm,' Vol. 1 (July 1992) (full text mirrored at governmentattic.org) [other_primary]
- Locator
- gulflink.health.mil usnavy_058.html (mine-countermeasures/amphibious section); SUPSALV Vol. 1 salvage narrative (Jason BDAT paragraph)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The official DoD history 'United States Navy in Desert Shield/Desert Storm' (Deployment Health Clinical Center 'GulfLINK' archive) records that 'Battle damage repair crews from USS JASON (AR 8) completed six month's work in 30 days to enable TRIPOLI to return to the northern Gulf in the first week of April' 1991. The U.S. Navy Supervisor of Salvage report on Desert Shield/Storm (Vol. 1, July 1992) records that after the 18 February 1991 mine strikes on USS Tripoli (LPH-10) and USS Princeton (CG-59), Ship Repair Unit Detachment Bahrain dispatched a salvage engineer as OIC of a combined Repair Party/Battle Damage Assessment Team from USS Jason (AR-8); the damaged ships were towed clear and repaired, with Jason moored pierside at Manama, Bahrain through the campaign (MARAD mission list independently credits the hull with Operations Desert Shield/Storm/Sortie).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 1990-1991
- Population
- Ship's company and embarked Battle Damage Assessment/Repair teams, Jan-Apr 1991
- Limitations
- Official DoD publications documenting Gulf War repair service. The SUPSALV report text was read on a mirror host (governmentattic.org), not a .gov domain - mirror noted. Neither source contains asbestos or materials information; battle-damage repair inside allied minefields is exactly the work in which insulation disturbance could occur, but this record does not document asbestos aboard this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-jason-ar8-06
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[8]In re claim of [veteran], BVA Citation Nr. 0829964, Docket No. 06-13 244 (Decided 2008-09-04, archived 2008-09-10), U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs Board of Veterans' Appeals (VA-published decision text) [court_record]
- Locator
- va.gov/vetapp08/files4/0829964.txt - Finding of Fact, Analysis section (service dates, boiler-tender testimony), and ORDER
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Board of Veterans' Appeals adjudication granting an asbestos-related claim with exposure aboard this hull conceded. Decision (Citation 0829964, Docket 06-13 244, Seattle RO): veteran served aboard USS Jason March 1951-July 1952 as a boilerman second class (personnel records of record); he testified that asbestos insulation 'arrived in big bags that would they would dump into a large mixing bowl,' that he 'directly handled the asbestos and used it to apply insulation to pipes,' mixing 'asbestos dust, powder, and fibers six to seven times a year.' The Board stated 'the veteran's exposure to asbestos in service is conceded,' found 'the veteran's chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is due to his exposure to asbestos in service,' and ORDERED: 'Entitlement to service connection for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease due to asbestos exposure is granted' (4 September 2008).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 1951-1952 (service); 2008 (decision)
- Population
- One claimant: boilerman/boiler tender, USS Jason March 1951-July 1952
- Limitations
- Merits-level administrative finding: the Board conceded in-service asbestos exposure aboard USS Jason and granted service connection. Litigation-stage caution: VA adjudications apply the veteran-favorable benefit-of-doubt standard (38 U.S.C. 5107(b)); exposure was conceded on credible testimony plus M21-1 rating-occupation guidance, not material testing. COPD is not among the diseases M21-1 presumptively links to asbestos; the grant rests on the record's medical nexus. Establishes that one claimant's credited exposure occurred aboard this hull 1951-52; does not establish product brands, quantities, exposure of other crew, or any tort liability.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-jason-ar8-07
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[9]In re claim of [veteran], BVA Citation Nr. 0308060, Docket No. 00-14 794 (Decided 2003-04-29, archived 2003-05-06), U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs Board of Veterans' Appeals (VA-published decision text) [court_record]
- Locator
- va.gov/vetapp03/files/0308060.txt - Factual Background (ship list incl. USS Jason), hearing testimony summary, ORDER
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Second BVA asbestos-service-connection grant naming this hull. Decision (Citation 0308060, Docket 00-14 794, Waco RO): veteran served October 1955-May 1974, retiring as Chief Machinist's Mate; service records show engine-room and auxiliary-machinery-room work 'above [aboard] various Naval ships, including the USS Niagara Falls, USS Jason, USS Hull, USS Ozbourn, USS Whitehurst, and the USS Dixie.' Testimony described asbestos falling from handled pipes, silicon-asbestos materials in engine rooms, and mixing asbestos with water to repair piping; a buddy statement aboard USS Dixie described receiving 'bags of asbestos fiber' mixed with water into moldable insulation for pipes, pumps, and compressors. A February 2003 VA examiner found a '50/50 probability' the veteran's COPD traced to heavy in-service asbestos exposure; the Board granted service connection on benefit-of-the-doubt (29 April 2003).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 1955-1974 (service); 2003 (decision)
- Population
- One claimant: machinist's mate, service 1955-1974 (aboard USS Jason among six ships)
- Limitations
- Merits-level grant under the benefit-of-doubt standard, but exposure was attributed across six-plus named ships and shore duties over a 19-year career - cannot be apportioned to USS Jason specifically. Testimony describing bagged asbestos handling was anchored to USS Dixie (1962-63), not to this hull. Supports documented handling of asbestos aboard the veteran's era Navy ships including Jason; does not establish Jason-specific quantity, product, or other-crew exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-jason-ar8-08
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[10]In re claim of [veteran], BVA Citation Nr. 1516899, Docket No. 06-13 582 (Decided 2015-04-20, archived 2015-04-24), U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs Board of Veterans' Appeals (VA-published decision text) [court_record]
- Locator
- va.gov/vetapp15/Files2/1516899.txt - Findings of Fact 4-5; Reasons and Bases (Enlistment Performance Record listing USS Mahan / USS Dixie / USS Jason January 1978; exposure concession); Conclusions of Law
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- BVA merits-level DENIAL naming this hull. Decision (Citation 1516899, Docket 06-13 582, Denver RO; decided 20 April 2015 after a CAVC vacatur and remand): veteran served June 1974-June 1978 as a shipfitter / Hull Maintenance Technician, assigned to USS Mahan until July 1975, then USS Dixie, then USS Jason from January 1978. 'The Board is conceding that the Veteran underwent asbestos exposure' and found '[h]is reports of asbestos exposure while performing tasks as a shipfitter in service are competent and credible' - but found the preponderance of the evidence against a causal link between his cancers (gluteal sarcoma metastatic to lungs, pulmonary cancer) and asbestos/radiation/Agent Orange. Service connection denied.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 1974-1978 (service); 2015 (decision)
- Population
- One claimant: shipfitter/Hull Maintenance Technician, aboard USS Jason Jan-Jun 1978
- Limitations
- Per litigation-stage discipline this is a merits-level negative for this claimant, not affirmative exposure evidence: the Board credited shipfitter asbestos work in service but found no nexus to the claimed diseases and denied compensation on all theories. The veteran's Jason assignment (Jan-Jun 1978) is documented by the Enlistment Performance Record, but the conceded exposure is occupation-level ('as a shipfitter') across multiple ships - not tied to this hull specifically. Denial does not bear on other claims.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-jason-ar8-09
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[11]McMann v. Air & Liquid Systems Corp., No. 2:14-cv-00281-RSM (W.D. Wash.), Order Denying Motion to Remand, Dkt. 56 (2014-05-06); also cited 2014 WL 1794694. RECAP PDF: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.wawd.199155/gov.uscourts.wawd.199155.56.0.pdf; docket 5245825 [court_record]
- Locator
- RECAP doc 56, pp. 1-2 (complaint allegations as quoted) and pp. 9-11 (causal-nexus holding)
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Qualifying federal asbestos litigation naming this hull: McMann v. Air & Liquid Systems Corp., et al., No. 2:14-cv-00281-RSM (W.D. Wash.). The 6 May 2014 ORDER DENYING MOTION TO REMAND (Dkt. #56, Martinez, J.) quotes the complaint: plaintiffs allege Dale McMann 'developed malignant mesothelioma as a result of his exposure to asbestos and asbestos-containing products,' exposures 'allegedly occurred between 1969 and 1979 while Mr. McMann served as a U.S. Navy machinist repairman aboard the USS Jason, the USS Southerland, and at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard.' Defendants CBS/Westinghouse and Crane removed under the federal-officer statute, 28 U.S.C. 1442(a)(1), asserting the government-contractor defense; the court found the required causal nexus and colorable federal defense and denied remand.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 1969-1979 (alleged exposure); 2014 (order)
- Population
- One claimant: Navy machinist repairman, aboard USS Jason within 1969-1979 service window (also USS Southerland; Puget Sound Naval Shipyard)
- Limitations
- PLEADING-STAGE record: the exposure allegation naming USS Jason is a complaint allegation quoted in an interlocutory jurisdictional ruling - unadjudicated. The remand order decides forum only and touches no exposure facts. Related proceedings exist in indexed coverage (a companion McMann v. Air & Liquid docket, 3:14-cv-05429, Tacoma; a 2 December 2014 order granting summary judgment to premises/employer defendants on Washington workers-compensation exclusivity, reported in legal press) - final disposition of the Navy-product claims not located; CourtListener docket-detail queries were fleet-rate-limited at research time (gap logged).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-jason-ar8-10
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[12]Oneal v. Crane Co., No. 0:13-cv-61510-JIC (S.D. Fla.), Order on Defendants' Motions for Summary Judgment, Dkt. 238 (entered 2014-10-19). RECAP PDF: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.flsd.424317/gov.uscourts.flsd.424317.238.0.pdf; docket 5692620 [court_record]
- Locator
- RECAP doc 238, pp. 2-6 (material facts incl. USS Jason service window and Cranite testimony) and pp. 12-14 (Cranite genuine-dispute holding)
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Qualifying federal asbestos litigation with adjudicated summary-judgment record naming this hull: Oneal v. Crane Co., No. 0:13-cv-61510-JIC (S.D. Fla.). The 19 October 2014 ORDER ON DEFENDANTS' MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT (Dkt. #238) records that plaintiff James A. Oneal (mesothelioma diagnosed 2010) worked boiler/fire-room systems - steam pipes, valves, gaskets, pumps - across his Navy career, 'much of this work includ[ing] removing and replacing packing or insulation materials that contained asbestos,' including 'USS Jason, as well as unidentified ships that the Jason serviced, from May 1977 to March 1979.' Dispositions: Foster Wheeler summary judgment GRANTED (bare-metal defense - no evidence Oneal encountered Foster Wheeler asbestos parts, boiler externals insulated by shipbuilders, originals consumed before his service); Crane Co. summary judgment GRANTED as to valve products but DENIED as to 'Cranite' sheet gasket material - detailed testimony of cutting branded Cranite sheets ('dust flying everywhere,' 'red eye' stamping) aboard every ship he served created a genuine dispute of material fact surviving to trial.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 1977-1979 (alleged exposure aboard this hull); 2014 (order)
- Population
- One claimant: Navy boiler-room mechanic/supervisor, aboard USS Jason May 1977-March 1979
- Limitations
- DISCOVERY/SUMMARY-JUDGMENT record: the Jason service window and asbestos-work description come from deposition evidence summarized by the court; the order adjudicates product-specific exposure theories, not whether asbestos existed aboard the hull per se. Two defendants won on bare-metal/no-exposure grounds; the Cranite sheet-gasket theory survived as a triable dispute - surviving summary judgment is not a finding that exposure caused disease. Post-order disposition (settlement/verdict) not located; CourtListener docket-detail queries were fleet-rate-limited at research time (gap logged). Exposure aboard Jason is not apportioned from exposure aboard the other ships in the rotation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-jason-ar8-11
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[13]CourtListener API v4 search results (authenticated via fleet helper cl-auth-search.py): opinion queries '"USS Jason"', '"USS Jason" asbestos', '"AR-8"'; docket query '"USS Jason"'; Johnson opinion cluster 8664420; Sturm opinion 11149161; dockets 5245825, 5692620 [court_record]
- Locator
- See search_ledger rows sl-uss-jason-ar8-04 through sl-uss-jason-ar8-08
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- CourtListener v4 authenticated sweep, 2026-09-26 (fleet-paced helper): (a) opinions, '"USS Jason"' - 2 hits, both OTHER LITIGATION: United States v. Johnson, 17 M.J. 83 (C.M.A. 1983) (court-martial for unauthorized absence 'from his unit, to wit: USS JASON (AR 8), located at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii,' May-June 1982 - independently verifies the Pearl Harbor homeport period); Sturm v. U.S. Dept. of Defense, No. 24-cv-1298 (D.D.C. 2025) (APA challenge to Navy disability rating; service aboard USS Lake Champlain CG-57 and 'USS JASON (ARS 8)' [sic] 1989-1995 - mental-health disability case, no asbestos content). (b) opinions, '"USS Jason" asbestos' - 0 hits. (c) opinions, '"AR-8"' - 366 hits, all name-collision noise (statute/regulatory cites), no ship. (d) dockets/RECAP, '"USS Jason"' - 6 hits: McMann v. Air & Liquid Systems (W.D. Wash., P.I.: Asbestos - qualifying, see ev-10); Oneal v. Crane Co. (S.D. Fla., P.I.: Asbestos - qualifying, see ev-11); Sturm v. DoD (other litigation, above); 2x United States v. Butler trial-exhibit dockets (name collision - service-record exhibit data); Northwest Territorial Mint bankruptcy (name collision). No MDL-875 or other qualifying asbestos docketed case naming the hull was located beyond McMann and Oneal.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 2026-09-26
- Limitations
- Search-stage record, not an exposure finding: RECAP full-text coverage is incomplete (filings without digitized text are invisible), and the BVA decisions that name the hull live on va.gov, not CourtListener. Classification of every hit per batch discipline: qualifying asbestos litigation (2), other litigation (2), name collision (remainder). Docket-termination fields for the two qualifying cases were not retrieved - fleet pacing blocked the docket-detail endpoint at research time.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-jason-ar8-12
-
[14]Corn, Jacqueline Karnell, and Jennifer Starr, 'Historical perspective on asbestos: Policies and protective measures in World War II shipbuilding,' American Journal of Industrial Medicine 11(3):359-373 (1987) [other_primary]
- Locator
- AJIM 11(3):359-373 (abstract and article)
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Era/class context for a 1942-44 steam-driven repair ship: peer-reviewed history documents that asbestos was used extensively as fireproofing and insulation in U.S. WWII shipbuilding (the period and program under which this hull was built). The hull's own boiler plant and steam systems, plus the shipyard it serviced within, fall squarely in the documented asbestos-shipbuilding era; repair ships additionally carried insulation stocks and shop capacity to repair other vessels' steam systems - the mode testified to in ev-uss-jason-ar8-07/08/11.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 1940s era documented; article 1987
- Population
- WWII shipyard workers and ship crews (class context)
- Limitations
- Program/era documentation only - does not name this vessel; does not establish that asbestos was or remains aboard this hull, nor quantity, location, condition, individual exposure, or causation. Ship-specific evidence for this hull rests on the adjudicated records in ev-07 through ev-11.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-jason-ar8-13
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[15]USNI Proceedings, 'Women in Warships: A Right to Serve' (Oct. 1978, Vol. 104/10/908); NHHC/National Museum of the U.S. Navy pamphlet 'Women' (FINAL_Women.pdf - 1979 USS Vulcan photo caption); DANFS Vulcan (AR-5) entry (bracketed contributor note on first-women distinction); Jason 45-women figure from crew memoir (sharonskinner.com) and secondary compilations [other_primary]
- Locator
- USNI Proceedings Oct. 1978 article (assignment numbers and designated ship types); NHHC NMUSN pamphlet PDF; ibiblio HyperWar DANFS AR-5 entry tail
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Women-crew milestone, class-and-hull level: after the FY1979 Defense Authorization Act (P.L. 95-485, Oct. 1978) amended 10 U.S.C. 6015 to permit women to fill sea-duty billets on noncombatant ships (following the Owens v. Brown ruling), the Navy assigned about 55 women officers and 375 enlisted women to tenders, repair ships, and two auxiliaries; class lead USS Vulcan (AR-5) became 'the first U.S. Navy ship to have women permanently stationed aboard' in 1978 (DANFS Vulcan entry; NHHC museum pamphlet photographs a Vulcan quartermaster in 1979). Jason, designated noncombatant, carried approximately 45 women among a crew of ~800 on her October 1980 WestPac/Indian Ocean deployment - the figure rests on crew memoir and secondary compilations; Gulf-War-era reporting credits Jason's repair teams with the first combat-action awards earned by women sailors.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 1978-1981
- Population
- Jason crew ~800 men + ~45 women (Oct. 1980 deployment, secondary); Navy-wide initial assignment 55 officers + 375 enlisted women (USNI, 1978)
- Limitations
- The program and the Vulcan first are well documented (contemporaneous USNI account, NHHC pamphlet, DANFS); Jason's own ~45-women figure and the October 1980 mixed-crew deployment rest on crew memoir and secondary compilations, not an official record - carried as partial. Do not describe Jason as the first ship with women: that distinction belongs to Vulcan (AR-5), 1978. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-jason-ar8-14
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[16]NARA guided topic 'Researching Asbestos aboard US Naval Vessel up through 1961' (archives.gov) - RG 38 InShip survey files (entries UD-WW 50/114/130, 1954-1969 era); NHHC command-operation-reports collection; MARAD ShipHistory Detail 2476 status-card image; Navy JAG FOIA JAGMAN index (Wayback capture) [other_primary]
- Locator
- archives.gov guided topic page (record-group mapping); NHHC DAM collection path; MARAD Detail 2476 'Status Cards' section; jag.navy.mil FOIA index capture
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Archival leads (not retrieved - no spend authorized): NARA RG 38 Board of Inspection and Survey files (survey reports exist for post-conversion/pre-decommission inspections; the 1995 demilitarization survey would be the likeliest official asbestos-condition record for this hull); ship deck logs 1944-1995; NHHC Command Operations Reports collection holds additional Jason command histories beyond the retrieved 1969 file; MARAD status-card image 2476_RS10343AF.jpg exists but was not transcribed; the Navy JAGMAN report on the 1986 Willamette collision is indexed in the Navy JAG FOIA list but not digitized; Los Angeles Shipbuilding construction records would be in RG 19 (Bureau of Ships) wartime contract files if surviving.
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 1942-1995 records
- Limitations
- Record-group mapping only - no box-level retrieval performed; existence of asbestos-specific documents for this hull is unknown until surveyed in person. The NARA guided topic nominally covers 'up through 1961' - the 1995 decommissioning survey (if filed) may sit in later accessions. Nothing in this row is an asbestos finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-jason-ar8-15