USS Kalamazoo (AOR-6)

Evidence

13 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-13).

1. [1]GAO, Navy's Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 / B-163375 (Oct. 18, 1979), Enclosure I: Department of the Navy, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations letter Ser 4542/318054 (Jan. 5, 1979), Attachment #1 ship list [gao]

   Locator

   GAO HRD-80-2 PDF Enclosure I, attachment table p. 12 (PDF p. 22 of 26): 'REPLENISHMENT OILER - AOR / KALAMAZOO 6 3/69 7/73 Asbestos thermal insulation.' Full text retrieved via Wayback capture 2026-08-10 of https://www.gao.gov/assets/hrd-80-2.pdf (gao.gov blocks direct automated fetch, HTTP 403 - standing defect since Batch-01, worked around)

   Finding type

   asbestos_application

   Finding

   The U.S. Navy's Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, responding to GAO's October 5, 1978 inquiry on asbestos use in Navy shipbuilding and repair, supplied a ship-by-ship list of 'U.S. Navy ships (class, name and hull number) which were delivered since 1973 or are under construction' with thermal-insulation status. Under 'REPLENISHMENT OILER - AOR' the attachment lists: 'KALAMAZOO 6 3/69 7/73 Asbestos thermal insulation.' (hull 6; start 3/69; delivered 7/73). Sister ROANOKE 7 is listed 'Asbestos-free thermal insulation.' Attachment Note 1 defines thermal insulation as insulation 'for machinery, equipment and piping' and adds that on the listed ships asbestos also remained in applications lacking designated asbestos-free substitutes, 'i.e., gaskets and pipe hanger liners.'

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-25

   Study period

   1973 delivery; statement January 1979

   Population

   Construction trades (General Dynamics Quincy, 1970-73); ship's engineering and deck crews (1973-1996)

   Limitations

   Ship-specific federal documentation that this hull was delivered with asbestos thermal insulation. Establishes as-delivered status (1973 delivery; statement dated Jan. 1979); does not quantify weight aboard this hull (the 78,515-lb AOR figure is the Navy's class estimate, see ev-02), does not document post-delivery removal under the 1975/1979 replacement policies, present-day condition (hull scrapped 2008-09), individual exposure, or causation. 'START' column semantics (3/69 vs NVR award 7/1/1967 and keel 10/1/1970) are not defined in the attachment - reproduced verbatim.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-kalamazoo-aor6-01

2. [2]GAO HRD-80-2 / B-163375 (Oct. 18, 1979), Enclosure II: Navy letter Ser 454D/318571 (Feb. 8, 1979), per-class thermal-insulation estimate table; report pp. 1-3 (policy framing) [gao]

   Locator

   GAO HRD-80-2 PDF Enclosure II p. 13 (PDF p. 23); framing text PDF pp. 1-3. Retrieved via Wayback capture 2026-08-10 of gao.gov/assets/hrd-80-2.pdf

   Finding type

   gov_survey

   Finding

   Navy follow-up letter to GAO (Ser 454D/318571, Feb. 8, 1979) supplies weight-control-based estimates of thermal insulation per ship class: Destroyer-DD 87,634 lbs; CGN 123,770 lbs; SSN 62,465 lbs; 'Replenishment Oiler - AOR 78,515' lbs; AGOR data unavailable; YTB 6,858 lbs. The report's framing: Navy thermal-insulation specifications were revised in 1973 to require asbestos-free materials, but asbestos already purchased 'had already been purchased and in some cases installed in ships under construction' - 'some ships were delivered with asbestos insulation as late as May 1978'; the Oct. 1975 policy removed asbestos insulation only when damaged or necessary for repairs (1979 modification added selective replacement in high-maintenance areas, expected to leave 30-50% untouched over a ship's life); a one-time fleetwide removal program was rejected at ~$2 billion.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   context

   Documentation level

   class_or_era

   Accessed

   2026-09-25

   Study period

   1979 (statement); construction/delivery 1970-1973

   Population

   Navy shipyard workers; ship construction trades (program context)

   Limitations

   Class-level estimate, not a hull-specific measurement - the figure is 'per major class,' covers thermal insulation only (excludes gaskets, pipe-hanger liners, and other non-insulation applications), and the attachment's AOR list contains only Kalamazoo (asbestos) and Roanoke (asbestos-free), so the estimate's basis hull is unstated; do not read 78,515 lbs as measured aboard AOR-6. The same figure circulates on mass-tort marketing sites which name Kalamazoo - this record cites the official document directly, not those pages.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-kalamazoo-aor6-02

3. [3]Naval Vessel Register (NAVSEA/NAVSHIPSO), ship detail page KALAMAZOO (AOR 6), last updated 2008-07-23 [other_primary]

   Locator

   NVR AOR-6 detail page, milestones/characteristics/remarks (Wayback capture 2011-05-14; live NVR no longer serves this disposed hull)

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   Naval Vessel Register ship-detail record for KALAMAZOO (AOR 6), replenishment oiler (UIC 20125; class AOR 1): builder 'GENERAL DYN/QUINCY'; award 1967-07-01; keel 1970-10-01; launch 1972-11-01; delivery 1973-07-01; commission 1973-08-11; decommission 1996-08-16; stricken 1998-10-29; status 'Disposed of by Navy title transfer to the Maritime Administration' with status-change date 2001-02-24; steel hull/steel superstructure; 659 ft OA (640 ft WL), 96 ft beam, drafts 35 ft max nav / 37 ft limit; light 14,048 t / full 39,790 t / DWT 25,742; propulsion 'Steam Turbines,' 2 propellers; accommodations 34 officers + 463 enlisted; remarks: 'JUL 08 KALAMAZOO WAS SOLD TO ESCO MARINE, BROWNSVILLE, TX FOR SCRAPPING.'

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-25

   Study period

   1967-2008

   Limitations

   Authoritative for Navy milestones, characteristics, and disposition. 'Accommodations' is berthing capacity - differs from the class design complement (22+398) in HAER CA-356; both carried separately. Contains no asbestos or materials content.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-kalamazoo-aor6-03

4. [4]U.S. Maritime Administration, press release announcing five-ship disposal sale incl. Kalamazoo (July 2008); text carried via MarineLink ('Marad Sells Two Obsolete Vessels For More Than $1M') and FreightWaves reproductions [marad_nrc]

   Locator

   MarineLink reproduction of the MARAD release (original marad.dot.gov URL link-rotted; no Wayback capture located); corroborated by NVR remarks field and FreightWaves reproduction (freightwaves.com/news/who-ya-gonna-call-ghost-fleetbusters)

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   MARAD announced the sale of five obsolete government-owned ships from its James River and Beaumont reserve fleets in July 2008: Kalamazoo (a 1973-built vessel at the James River Reserve Fleet) sold to ESCO Marine, Inc., Brownsville, TX for $1,465,726; Truckee to Bay Bridge Enterprises for $1,231,328; Nitro to ESCO for $446,726; Rigel to All-Star Metals for $469,626; Gulf Merchant to ESCO for $476,726. Maritime Administrator Sean T. Connaughton framed the sales as taxpayer-favorable disposal enabled by high scrap-steel prices; the announcement was widely reproduced in maritime trade press. The NVR remarks field independently records 'JUL 08 KALAMAZOO WAS SOLD TO ESCO MARINE, BROWNSVILLE, TX FOR SCRAPPING.'

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-25

   Study period

   2008

   Population

   NDRF James River custody crews; ESCO Marine dismantling workforce (2008-09)

   Limitations

   Authoritative disposal transaction documented at press-release level; the original MARAD URL is dead and the full contract terms (including any hazardous-materials exhibits in the vessel purchase agreement) are not public. Trade-press reproduction is the accessible text of the official release.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-kalamazoo-aor6-04

5. [5]NavSource Online: Replenishment Oiler (AOR) Photo Archive, USS Kalamazoo (AOR-6) page (archives/09/21/2106.htm); NavSource AFS-2 page photo caption (Wharf L, Nov. 1999) [other_primary]

   Locator

   NavSource AOR-6 archive page milestone list and CO roster; NavSource archives/09/52/5202.htm (Sylvania) photo caption

   Finding type

   historical_record

   Finding

   NavSource Online Service Ship Photo Archive entry for USS Kalamazoo (AOR-6): call sign NKZO; laid down 1970-10-01 at General Dynamics Corp., Quincy, MA; launched 1972-11-01; commissioned 1973-08-11, CAPT John Henry Bres in command; decommissioned 1996-08-16; struck 1998-10-29; 'Laid up, 1 November 1998, at the Intermediate Ship Maintenance Facility, Philadelphia, PA'; removed under tow from ISMF Philadelphia 2000-08-02; arrived 2000-08-03 at the James River NDRF, Lee Hall, VA; title transfer to MARAD 2001-02-24; sold for scrapping 2008-07-15 to ESCO Marine for $1,465,726; departed the James River Group 2008-09-30; arrived ESCO Brownsville 2008-10-10. NavSource explicitly notes 'There is no DANFS history available for USS Kalamazoo (AOR-6).' A November 1999 photo caption on the sister NavSource page for USS Sylvania (AFS-2) shows Kalamazoo moored with USS Milwaukee (AOR-2), USS Savannah (AOR-4), and Sylvania at Wharf L, Philadelphia Naval Shipyard ISMF.

   Verification

   partial

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-25

   Study period

   1973-2008

   Population

   ISMF Philadelphia and James River NDRF custody crews

   Limitations

   Volunteer-maintained secondary archive transcribing official records - used for the ISMF Philadelphia layup dates, James River arrival, tow dates, and first CO, which are absent from the surviving official record (NVR covers stricken/title-transfer/sale only; MARAD ShipHistory has no record for this hull). Core milestones corroborated by NVR.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-kalamazoo-aor6-05

6. [6]Historic American Engineering Record HAER No. CA-356, 'Wichita (AOR-1)' class documentation, NPS/MARAD 2009 (PDF hosted at MARAD vesselhistory) [haer]

   Locator

   HAER CA-356 pp. 5-6 (machinery spaces), p. 1 (characteristics), Appendix A p. 12 (class list incl. Kalamazoo)

   Finding type

   historical_record

   Finding

   HAER No. CA-356 'Navy Replenishment Oiler' (NPS Heritage Documentation Programs with MARAD, recordation of lead ship USS Wichita, written 2009) documents the Wichita-class design - seven replenishment oilers derived from the Sacramento-class fast combat support ship, configured to carry fuel, ammunition, dry stores, and refrigerated cargo alongside carrier and surface groups - and machinery fit: aft fire room with three Foster Wheeler boilers at 700 psi/850 deg F (three Todd burners each); forward machinery room with two General Electric high/low-pressure turbines on port and starboard shafts through GE double reduction gear (105 rpm max); 32,000 shp, 20+ knots; class complement 22 officers + 398 enlisted; Appendix A ship list includes 'Kalamazoo (AOR-6) - decommissioned 1996, scrapped in July 2008 by Esco Marine.' Full text contains zero occurrences of asbestos, insulation, or lagging.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   context

   Documentation level

   class_or_era

   Accessed

   2026-09-25

   Study period

   class design 1966-1973; HAER recordation 2007-2009

   Population

   Engineering crew (machinery spaces); construction and overhaul trades

   Limitations

   Class/design documentation of the steam plant type aboard this hull - the three-boiler, geared-turbine arrangement whose machinery/piping thermal insulation is documented ship-specifically by the GAO row (ev-01). HAER itself names the ship only in the class list and makes no asbestos or insulation-material statement; it supports machinery configuration, not an asbestos finding.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-kalamazoo-aor6-06

7. [7]Camrex Contractors (Marine) Ltd. v. Reliance Marine Applicators, Inc., 579 F. Supp. 1420, No. 79 CV 2381 (ERN) (E.D.N.Y. 1984) - CourtListener cluster/opinion 1819173 [court_record]

   Locator

   Opinion text at *1422 (job orders to overhaul 'U.S.S. Caloosahatchee and the U.S.S. Kalamazoo'; $1.8M purchase orders Oct. 13, 1978); Coastal Dry Dock tenancy per Brooklyn Navy Yard archive reference collection

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   Camrex Contractors (Marine) Ltd. v. Reliance Marine Applicators, Inc., 579 F. Supp. 1420 (E.D.N.Y. Feb. 3, 1984), CourtListener opinion 1819173: the opinion recites that in late summer 1978 prime contractor Coastal Dry Dock & Repair Corp. received Navy job orders to overhaul U.S.S. Caloosahatchee and U.S.S. Kalamazoo, and on October 13, 1978 issued purchase orders totaling $1,800,000 to subcontractor Applicators for the grit-blasting and coating work on the two ships; the subcontract dispute generated this litigation. Coastal Dry Dock operated at the former Brooklyn Navy Yard (New York Naval Shipyard site) under lease 1971-1987. Consistent with the ship's documented September 1978 - May 1979 regular overhaul period.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   context

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-25

   Study period

   1978-1979 (overhaul); opinion 1984

   Population

   Coastal Dry Dock / subcontractor shipyard workers aboard the hull, 1978-79

   Limitations

   Other litigation, not asbestos litigation: a commercial contract/admiralty dispute over marine-coating subcontracts. Documents a 1978-79 yard overhaul period aboard this hull at the former Brooklyn Navy Yard; the opinion contains no asbestos, insulation, or exposure content and identifies neither the spaces worked nor whether insulation was disturbed. Supports vessel history only.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-kalamazoo-aor6-07

8. [8]Oliver v. General Electric Co. et al., U.S. District Court D. Maryland, Civ. No. 1:16-cv-01057 (via govinfo PDF); carried in shipyard-exposure-map shipyards.json record 'fore-river-shipyard' ev-fore-river-01 [court_record]

   Locator

   govinfo USCOURTS-mdd-1_16-cv-01057 PDF; shipyards.json fore-river-shipyard evidence row

   Finding type

   litigation_documented

   Finding

   The construction yard has its own documented asbestos-litigation record: a federal district court filing (Oliver v. General Electric Co. et al., D. Md. Civ. No. 1:16-cv-01057) states the plaintiff worked as a pipefitter's/drafting apprentice at Fore River Shipyard in Quincy, Massachusetts from 1967 to 1970 and sued over asbestos-related disease - the same site (then General Dynamics Quincy) where this hull's keel was laid in October 1970 and through whose construction period the yard's documented asbestos work continued.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   context

   Documentation level

   context_only

   Accessed

   2026-09-25

   Study period

   1967-1970 (alleged exposure window)

   Population

   Fore River/General Dynamics Quincy yard trades, 1967-1970

   Limitations

   Yard-level litigation naming the Fore River site, not this hull; establishes documented asbestos-litigation history at the construction yard overlapping the hull's build period. Does not establish asbestos conditions aboard AOR-6 itself or any aboard-worker exposure.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-kalamazoo-aor6-08

9. [9]USS Kalamazoo (AOR-6) 1989 cruise book (e-yearbook.com scan, pp. 7, 10); Kalamazoo Public Library local-history page; navysite.de AOR-6 page (accident list); helis.com unit history [other_primary]

   Locator

   Cruise book pp. 7 and 10 (Unexpected Cruise; build data; namesake lineage); kpl.gov/local-history/kalamazoo-history/general/uss-kalamazoo (Gulf War record); navysite.de/aor/aor6.htm (casualty list)

   Finding type

   historical_record

   Finding

   Ship-originated and institutional secondary history: the ship's 1989 cruise book (scanned, e-yearbook) documents the December 1988 'Unexpected Cruise' - USS Detroit (AOE-4) engineering casualty, Kalamazoo surged to the Med on 16 days' notice, departing Norfolk Dec. 30 - and gives the ship's build data as 'keel laid October 28, 1970,' 'launched November 11, 1972,' commissioned August 11, 1973, 'second ship to have the name Kalamazoo' (predecessor AOG-30, built 1944). Kalamazoo Public Library's institutional local-history page records Gulf War service in 1991 and a Navy refueling record - a 1991 Kalamazoo Gazette editorial credits the ship with assisting more than 100 ships in wartime - plus UN support for Bosnia operations. Secondary compilations (navysite.de accident list; hullnumber.com deployment data carried via Wikipedia) record Mayport as first homeport, a reported 1975 Marjorie Sterrett Battleship Fund Award (Atlantic Fleet), repeated Mediterranean deployments (1974-89), a final Mediterranean/Indian Ocean/Persian Gulf deployment May-Nov. 1994, a Sept. 1978 - May 1979 regular overhaul at Coastal Dry Dock/Brooklyn Navy Yard, a Dec. 1983 - June 1984 overhaul at Hoboken, N.J., a Jan. 28, 1981 underway-replenishment collision with USS Sylvania (AFS-2) in the Virginia Capes, and the Sept. 12, 1989 loss of two sailors washed overboard in the Atlantic.

   Verification

   partial

   Role

   context

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-25

   Study period

   1973-1996

   Population

   Crew (Atlantic Fleet service, incl. Dec. 1990 - June 1991 Desert Storm period)

   Limitations

   Ship-originated (cruise book) and institutional (public library) secondary material, plus fan-archive casualty data - none independently corroborated by official sources located. Cruise-book build dates conflict with NVR on keel (10/28 vs 10/1) and launch (11/11 vs 11/1) dates - see correction row. No asbestos, materials, or condition content in any of these sources.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-kalamazoo-aor6-09

10. [10]NVR AOR-6 record (controlling) vs USS Kalamazoo 1989 cruise book vs Kalamazoo Public Library page vs NavSource/navysite/Wikipedia secondary framings [other_primary]

    Locator

    NVR milestone fields; cruise book p. 10; KPL uss-kalamazoo page; NavSource 09/21/2106 milestone list

    Finding type

    historical_record

    Finding

    Source discrepancies resolved: (a) Launch date - NVR and NavSource give 1972-11-01; the ship's own 1989 cruise book and the Kalamazoo Public Library give 1972-11-11 (consistent with a ceremony-vs-float-out distinction). NVR 1972-11-01 adopted. (b) Keel date - NVR 1970-10-01 vs cruise book 1970-10-28; NVR adopted. (c) Complement - NVR accommodations 34 officers + 463 enlisted vs HAER class figure and cruise book/navysite 22 officers + 398 enlisted; accommodations capacity vs design complement - carried separately, not merged. (d) Layup framing - Wikipedia asserts 'placed in reserve at the National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River' at 1996 decommissioning; NavSource/NVR sequence places the ship at the Navy ISMF Philadelphia (Nov. 1998) and James River only from Aug. 2000 - the James River layup is real but postdates inactivation by ~2 years. (e) One secondary source lists 'Decom 27 Sept 96' vs the official NVR decommission date 1996-08-16 (matches navysite decommissioning-at-Norfolk account).

    Verification

    verified

    Role

    correction

    Documentation level

    ship_specific

    Accessed

    2026-09-25

    Study period

    1970-2008

    Limitations

    Resolves publication-level discrepancies among primary and secondary framings; does not affect identity or the asbestos determination. No asbestos content in any cited source.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-kalamazoo-aor6-10

11. [11]Batch-2032 search ledger (this record): CourtListener opinion + docket queries; MARAD ShipHistory name and AOR-type searches (no record exists for this hull - all six sisters have records); NHHC DANFS and COR collections; NavSource; HAER CA-356; GAO HRD-80-2 [other_primary]

    Locator

    search_ledger rows sl-uss-kalamazoo-aor6-01 through sl-uss-kalamazoo-aor6-14

    Finding type

    historical_record

    Finding

    No qualifying asbestos litigation and no hull-condition asbestos record located: CourtListener opinion search for 'USS Kalamazoo' + variants returned only Camrex (579 F. Supp. 1420 - commercial coating-contract dispute, non-asbestos); 'AOR-6' hits were Deere dealership 'area of responsibility' collisions; 'Kalamazoo' + asbestos/ship/vessel/navy returned 58 hits dominated by the Michigan city and unrelated corporate parties; RECAP docket search for 'USS Kalamazoo'/'Kalamazoo AOR' returned zero. No asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or adjudicated exposure finding naming this hull was located in the sources searched (see search_ledger).

    Verification

    verified

    Role

    negative_finding

    Documentation level

    ship_specific

    Accessed

    2026-09-25

    Study period

    2026-09-25

    Limitations

    Scoped negative finding: the absence of litigation and condition records does not disturb the affirmative ship-specific documentation (ev-01, the Navy's statement that the hull was delivered with asbestos thermal insulation). Absence of removal records likewise does not prove insulation remained aboard at decommissioning or disposal. Does not establish or defeat any individual exposure claim or legal eligibility.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-kalamazoo-aor6-11

12. [12]NARA Guide to Federal Records RG 24 (Navy deck logs); NHHC command-operation-reports collection; MARAD disposal program records; GD Quincy yard records [other_primary]

    Locator

    Record-group mapping only; NHHC COR collection probed (k/kalamazoo-aor-6* patterns) without result; MARAD ShipHistory K-list and AOR-type listings contain no Kalamazoo AOR-6 record

    Finding type

    historical_record

    Finding

    Archival leads (not retrieved - research-room or reproduction order required; no spend authorized): (a) NARA RG 24 deck logs for AOR-6, 1973-1996 (College Park); (b) ship command-operation reports - NHHC's digitized COR collection contains no Kalamazoo reports (other ships' CORs document UNREPs with her, e.g., John C. Stennis CVN-74 1995); (c) the MARAD disposal file for the July 2008 ESCO vessel-purchase agreement, including any hazardous-material exhibits (MARAD ShipHistory has no record page for this hull at all - its sisters' records show milestone entries such as 'Cleared Historic Review' and withdrawal contracts, none located for Kalamazoo); (d) General Dynamics Quincy construction/outfitting records for the hull (Fore River); (e) ISMF Philadelphia inactivation/layup records 1996-2000.

    Verification

    unverified

    Role

    archival_lead

    Documentation level

    context_only

    Accessed

    2026-09-25

    Study period

    1970-2009 records

    Limitations

    Record-location mapping only - no box-level retrieval performed; whether any asbestos-specific document exists in these series for this hull is unknown until surveyed. Nothing in this row is an asbestos finding.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-kalamazoo-aor6-12

13. [13]MARAD 'Ship Dismantling/Recycling' program page; EPA Guide for Ship Scrappers; Navy-MARAD-OSHA-EPA MOA (osha.gov, 2015-07-30); Recycling Today 'Ship Shape' ESCO Marine profile (Oct. 16, 2007) [reputable_press]

    Locator

    MARAD SDP page; osha.gov/laws-regs/mou/2015-07-30; recyclingtoday.com/article/ship-shape-2007-10-16

    Finding type

    environmental_record

    Finding

    The disposal pathway for this hull was the regulated federal ship-recycling regime: MARAD's ship-dismantling solicitations require technically-acceptable vendors and adherence to EPA standards; EPA's 'Guide for Ship Scrappers' treats asbestos removal as a standard ship-recycling process; and the Navy-MARAD-OSHA-EPA interagency framework (Nov. 16, 1999 memorandum; reaffirmed by MOA July 30, 2015) coordinates oversight of hazardous working conditions in domestic ship recycling. ESCO Marine's contemporaneous trade-press profile describes roughly 100 employees dedicated to environmental remediation - 'asbestos, PCBs, mercury and oils' - on Navy and MARAD hulls, with a NAVSEA office maintained on site.

    Verification

    verified

    Role

    context

    Documentation level

    context_only

    Accessed

    2026-09-25

    Study period

    1999-2015 (framework); hull dismantled 2008-2009

    Population

    ESCO Marine recycling/remediation workforce (2008-09)

    Limitations

    Program-level documentation that the 2008-09 dismantling of this hull occurred inside a regulated asbestos-handling regime; no public document quantifies asbestos aboard AOR-6 at dismantling, and the sale contract's hazmat exhibits (if any) are not public. Does not establish residual asbestos content or worker exposure on this specific hull.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-kalamazoo-aor6-13