Evidence
7 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-7).
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[1]DANFS, 'John F. Kennedy I (CVA-67)' - NHHC ship histories (migrated entry, updated 26 February 2018) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS narrative final paragraphs
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- End of service per DANFS (updated 26 February 2018): NavSea decertified the arresting gear 13 February 2006; the Navy announced decommissioning intent 30 December 2004 (FY07 decommission confirmed December 2006); John F. Kennedy decommissioned at Mayport 23 March 2007; departed under tow 26 July 2007 and reached the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard 1 August 2007; stricken from the Naval Vessel Register 16 October 2009; as of the 2018 DANFS update, 'laid up at Philadelphia pending final disposition.'
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 2004-2018
- Limitations
- The 2018-dated 'laid up at Philadelphia pending final disposition' is the last official-history status; subsequent events (2021 sale, 2025 tow) post-date the entry and are carried in the next row via press-carried Navy statements.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-john-f-kennedy-cv67-03
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[2]DANFS, 'John F. Kennedy I (CVA-67)' - NHHC ship histories (migrated entry) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS narrative paragraphs covering the 1979, 1982-83, 1985, and Philadelphia yard periods
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS documents extensive exposure-relevant yard periods: Norfolk Naval Shipyard dry dock no. 8 major overhaul from 19 March 1979 (arson fires during the yard period 9 April 1979; completed November 1979); Norfolk Naval Shipyard overhaul and rehabilitation 15 October 1982 - 7 February 1983; Norfolk Naval Shipyard $165 million overhaul to 20 September 1985; and a $491,000,000 comprehensive overhaul in drydock at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard beginning in the mid-1990s, during which the ship was homeported in Philadelphia for two years.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1974-1996
- Limitations
- Documents the scale and timing of industrial work aboard (drydock overhauls, space-by-space rehabilitation) without describing insulation or asbestos materials - yard periods are exposure-relevant context, not material findings.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-john-f-kennedy-cv67-02
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[3]NAVSEA statement as carried by Kitsap Sun/USA Today (Oct 2021) and military trade press; Federal Register donation notice (23 Nov 2009) as summarized by NavSource; NavSource CV-67 status lines for the 2025 tow dates [reputable_press]
- Locator
- Kitsap Sun 2021-10-01 (NAVSEA statement; 'unfit' donation applications; 2017 redesignation); NavSource CV-67 status lines (FR notice date, RI suspension, 16 Jan 2025 tow, 2 Feb 2025 arrival)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Post-DANFS disposal chain: a Federal Register notice of 23 November 2009 advertised ex-John F. Kennedy's availability for donation as a museum/memorial under 10 U.S.C. 7306; the Navy judged the donation applications received 'unfit' and redesignated the ship for dismantlement in late 2017; the RI Aviation Hall of Fame's USS John F. Kennedy Aircraft Carrier Project suspended its donation effort in August 2018. In October 2021 Naval Sea Systems Command announced the sale of ex-John F. Kennedy and ex-Kitty Hawk to International Shipbreaking Ltd. of Brownsville for one cent each under the Navy's tow/remediation/dismantling/recycling contract. The hulk was towed out of Philadelphia 16 January 2025 and arrived at Brownsville 2 February 2025 for scrapping.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 2009-2025
- Limitations
- Sale and donation-disposition facts are Navy statements carried in reputable press (original navy.mil release not retrieved); the Federal Register notice exists per NavSource but was not read directly in this pass; 2025 tow dates rest on NavSource status lines and contemporaneous reporting.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-john-f-kennedy-cv67-04
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[4]Batch-16 search ledger (this record): CourtListener exact-name + hull-number sweeps [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger row sl-uss-john-f-kennedy-cv67-03
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- CourtListener sweeps for this hull returned no qualifying asbestos litigation and essentially no litigation of any kind: queries on "USS John F. Kennedy" asbestos carrier, "CV-67" asbestos navy, and "John F. Kennedy" aircraft carrier asbestos mesothelioma all returned zero results. There is no indirect or collision pattern worth recording beyond the absence itself.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 2026-09-18
- Limitations
- A null litigation result is not proof that no exposure claims exist - unindexed state-court and settled matters are invisible to opinion databases. Reported as a search outcome, not as a fact about the ship.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-john-f-kennedy-cv67-05
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[5]Batch-16 search ledger (this record): full source sweep [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-john-f-kennedy-cv67-01 through sl-uss-john-f-kennedy-cv67-05
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No ship-specific asbestos record of any kind located for this hull: no asbestos or insulation survey, no abatement contract, no hazmat disclosure for the pending ISL dismantlement, and no published opinion naming CV-67 in an asbestos claim was found in the sources searched (DANFS, NavSource, Navy announcements via press, CourtListener, govinfo).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 2026-09-18
- Limitations
- Negative finding within the sources searched; a Navy/ISL hazmat record for the 2025 dismantlement almost certainly exists or is in progress but none was located publicly. Not a claim that the ship lacked asbestos.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-john-f-kennedy-cv67-06
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[6]Kitty Hawk-class profile (class-d/kitty-hawk-class.class.json); Navy/DOE EIS-0524 era statement; DANFS construction data [other_primary]
- Locator
- class profile member notes; EIS-0524 Section 3.2.2.1.1 generic Navy statement
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Class/era context: CV-67 was completed to a modified Kitty Hawk-class design at Newport News (1964-68) with an eight-boiler, four-turbine steam plant in the peak years of Navy asbestos use; the Navy's own disposal-era EIS work states asbestos-containing material 'is found throughout Navy ships' in piping insulation, electrical cables, and structures. The batch class profile locates no member-specific asbestos record for CV-67, and litigation records belonging to sister ships (CV-63, CV-64, CV-66) do not transfer to this hull.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1964-1968 (construction era)
- Limitations
- Era-standard application list and the Navy's generic statement - prioritizes research only; it is NOT a ship-specific finding and does not confirm installed materials on this hull. Sister-ship litigation (e.g., CV-63 Whitlock, CV-64 Little/Pace) is not transferable.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-john-f-kennedy-cv67-07
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[7]DANFS, 'John F. Kennedy I (CVA-67)' - NHHC ship histories (migrated entry, updated 26 February 2018) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS migrated HTML entry, construction/spec-block paragraph
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS entry documents construction: first John F. Kennedy (CVA-67) laid down 22 October 1964 at Newport News, Va., by Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company; launched 27 May 1967 (sponsor Caroline Kennedy); commissioned at Newport News 7 September 1968, Capt. Earl P. Yates in command. Spec block: displacement 87,000 tons (full load); length 1,047'6"; beam 130'; extreme width 252'; draft 35'9"; speed 30+ knots; complement 4,950; armament 3 Sea Sparrow launchers; aircraft 70+; class Kitty Hawk.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1964-1968
- Limitations
- Authoritative Navy history; contains no asbestos or insulation-material content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-john-f-kennedy-cv67-01