Evidence
8 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-8).
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[1]DANFS 'John Adams II (SSBN-620)' entry; live NHHC page unavailable - verbatim transcription via HazeGray/LostHistory mirror [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS SSBN-620 entry, characteristics block and narrative
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Documented for this hull (DANFS): laid down 19 May 1961 at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine; launched 12 January 1963; commissioned 12 May 1964; spec block lists complement 136. Lafayette-class fleet ballistic missile submarine built for the Polaris A-2 system, upgraded for Polaris A-3 in 1968-70 and later refitted for Poseidon (by 1978); conducted deterrent patrols with alternating Blue/Gold crews.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1961-1989
- Population
- crew of USS John Adams (DANFS complement 136; 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-john-adams-ssbn620-01
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[2]Davis et al. v. Viad Corp. et al., No. 3:08-cv-00228-JSW (N.D. Cal.), complaint Exhibit A work-histories, ECF No. 1-3 (filed 2008-01-14); retrieved via Internet Archive RECAP mirror (gov.uscourts.cand.199308.1.0.pdf) [court_record]
- Locator
- ECF No. 1-3, Exhibit A, Schoelzel section, alphabetical vessel list ('JOHN ADAMS (SSBN-620)')
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Asbestos complaint Exhibit A (multi-plaintiff work-histories; section for plaintiff Robert Schoelzel, a Puget Sound Naval Shipyard marine mechanic May 1983-1986) lists 'JOHN ADAMS (SSBN-620)' in an alphabetical roster of vessels worked on or around at that yard. Schoelzel was diagnosed with asbestosis in or about January 2006; duty recitals describe marine machinery mechanic work on ships and submarines at the yard.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1983-1986 (alleged exposure window); 2008 (filing)
- Population
- Robert Schoelzel (Puget Sound Naval Shipyard marine mechanic, 5/1983-1986)
- Limitations
- Pleading-stage allegation (complaint exhibit), unadjudicated. An alphabetical roster entry is not an individualized exposure finding and does not establish asbestos aboard this hull, exposure, causation, or eligibility. The roster spans many hulls at one yard; it documents a work-assignment universe, not per-hull materials.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-john-adams-ssbn620-02
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[3]Halseth v. General Electric Co., No. 3:07-cv-02543-EMC (N.D. Cal.), consolidated complaint Exhibit A work-histories, ECF No. 1-2 (filed 2007-05-14); retrieved via Internet Archive RECAP mirror (gov.uscourts.cand.192004.1.1.pdf) [court_record]
- Locator
- ECF No. 1-2, Exhibit A, Robinson section, alphabetical vessel list ('JOHN ADAMS (SSBN-620)')
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Asbestos complaint Exhibit A (consolidated multi-plaintiff work-histories; section for plaintiff Larry Robinson, a Puget Sound Naval Shipyard pipefitter 1975-2004) lists 'JOHN ADAMS (SSBN-620)' in an alphabetical roster of vessels he worked on or around. Duty recitals describe repairing, replacing and modifying piping systems on nuclear and non-nuclear ships in engine rooms, fire rooms and reactor rooms; changing steam-trap gaskets; and working in close proximity to pipefitters, laggers, machinists, electricians and painters 'blowing around asbestos dust,' around General Electric and Westinghouse turbines and Johns-Manville insulation.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1975-2004 (alleged exposure window); 2007 (filing)
- Population
- Larry Robinson (Puget Sound Naval Shipyard pipefitter, 1975-2004)
- Limitations
- Pleading-stage allegation (complaint exhibit), unadjudicated. An alphabetical roster entry is not an individualized exposure finding and does not establish asbestos aboard this hull, exposure, causation, or eligibility. The roster spans many hulls at one yard; it documents a work-assignment universe, not per-hull materials.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-john-adams-ssbn620-03
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[4]Naval Vessel Register, SHIPSDETAIL_SSBN_620 (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: JOHN ADAMS (SSBN 620), submarine (nuclear-powered); keel date 05/19/1961, launch 01/12/1963, commission 05/12/1964; status 'Disposed of by submarine recycling'; stricken 03/24/1989; disposal/recycling completion 02/12/1996.
- 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-john-adams-ssbn620-04
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[5]navysite.de USS John Adams (SSBN-620) page (secondary compilation) [other_primary]
- Locator
- navysite SSBN-620 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 by 1978; decommissioned and stricken 24 March 1989; recycling at Puget Sound completed 12 February 1996.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1964-1996
- Limitations
- Secondary compilation, not a primary source; corroborates NVR milestones. No asbestos or materials content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-john-adams-ssbn620-05
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[6]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 1961-64 at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard 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
- 1961-1996
- Population
- Portsmouth NSY 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 John Adams, any exposure, or any quantity. Never infer ship-specific findings from this row.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-john-adams-ssbn620-06
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[7]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 'John Adams', 'SSBN-620', and 'USS John Adams' surfaced no asbestos opinion naming this hull; the high-collision presidential name returns substantial non-maritime material. Qualifying hits are limited to the Davis (Schoelzel section) and Halseth (Robinson section) complaint-exhibit rosters (ev-02..03).
- 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-john-adams-ssbn620-07
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[8]Negative finding across DANFS/NHHC, NVR, navysite, and indexed litigation sweeps [other_primary]
- Locator
- see search_ledger sl-uss-john-adams-ssbn620-01..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 John Adams (SSBN-620) was located. Ship-specific asbestos-adjacent records are two pleading-stage roster allegations (ev-02..03).
- 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 1996 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-john-adams-ssbn620-08