Evidence
10 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-10).
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[1]Solatorio v. Crane Co., No. 1:21-cv-00067-JAO-KJM (D. Haw.), ECF 1 (Notice of Removal, 28 Jan 2021) and ECF 1-2 (Exhibit 1, state-court Complaint, Hawaii 1st Cir. No. 1CCV-20-0001644) [court_record]
- Locator
- ECF 1-2 at 2-3 (complaint paras. 3-4); ECF 1 at 3 para. 5; RECAP documents 159706215 and 159706207
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Asbestos personal-injury complaint (Hawaii First Circuit Court, filed 10 Dec 2020; removed to D. Haw. by Crane Co. on 28 Jan 2021) alleges that plaintiff Philip T. Solatorio 'tended and worked on boilers and other equipment while in the U.S. Navy from approximately 1956 to 1962' and 'worked in and on ships, including USS Kawishiwi (AO-146) and USS Cacapon (AO-52), where the said asbestos products were being used.' The products alleged are Crane Co. steam, gate, globe and check valves and Cochrane deaerating tanks, which the complaint says 'contained asbestos insulation, asbestos gaskets and/or asbestos packing.' Crane Co.'s notice of removal restates the allegation (Kawishiwi and Cacapon, about 1956-1962) to support a federal-officer/government-contractor defense.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- c. 1956-1962 (alleged exposure); 2020-2022 (litigation)
- Population
- U.S. Navy enlisted, boiler/equipment work (plaintiff's allegation), c. 1956-1962
- Limitations
- PLEADING-STAGE ALLEGATION ONLY. What is verified is that the court record exists and names this hull; the exposure itself was never adjudicated. The docket closed 10 May 2022, after a consolidated mediation was ordered; the text of the closing entry is not on RECAP, so the disposition is unknown (no finding for or against). The allegation does not establish that asbestos-containing Crane valves were aboard this hull, any individual exposure, causation, or quantity. The alleged exposure window (1956-1962) is the plaintiff's approximation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-kawishiwi-ao146-01
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[2]Marcus v. Air & Liquid Systems Corp., No. 4:22-cv-09058-HSG (N.D. Cal.), ECF 537, Order Regarding the Parties' Daubert and Defendants' Summary Judgment Motions (24 Jun 2024); ECF 870-871 (orders on settlement stipulations, 12 Dec 2024) [court_record]
- Locator
- ECF 537 at 2:7-14 (service history), 24:1-16 (Cleaver-Brooks section); ECF 870 at 2 paras. 3-4; ECF 871 at 2 para. 3
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Federal district court order ruling on Daubert and summary-judgment motions in an asbestos mesothelioma action. The court's background section recites that plaintiff Michael R. Marcus 'served ... as a boiler technician and boiler repairman aboard the USS Kawishiwi from September 1966 to December 1969' (citing his deposition, Dkt. No. 435-2). Defendant Cleaver-Brooks argued its boilers were not aboard his named ships, asserting that 'the propulsion boilers installed in the USS Hancock and USS Kawishiwi were manufactured by Babcock & Wilcox Company.' The court denied Cleaver-Brooks summary judgment on that ground because Marcus served on more ships than the five he named. It did not find which boilers or asbestos products were aboard Kawishiwi. The docket later shows settlements with Eaton (4 Sep 2024) and Foster Wheeler Energy (10 Sep 2024) before the 9 Sep 2024 trial date, and CourtListener metadata shows the case terminated on 13 Sep 2024.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 1966-1969 (service); 2022-2024 (litigation)
- Population
- U.S. Navy boiler technician/boiler repairman aboard this hull, Sep 1966-Dec 1969 (deposition as recited by the court)
- Limitations
- DISCOVERY-RECORD STAGE, the most developed Kawishiwi litigation found, but still not a finding. The court's recitation of shipboard service is background drawn from deposition testimony, not a factual finding. The Babcock & Wilcox boiler attribution is a defendant's litigation assertion, not a court finding and not verified against DANFS or NVR, so it is NOT carried into propulsion_summary. Denial of summary judgment means only that a genuine dispute remained; the pretrial settlements are not findings of exposure. Does not establish asbestos aboard this hull, the quantity, or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-kawishiwi-ao146-02
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[3]In re Asbestos Products Liability Litigation (No. VI), MDL No. 875 (J.P.M.L.), ECF 8001-1 (11/1/2011) and ECF 8174-3 (12/8/2011), each attaching the Spilmon complaint, Exhibit A; N.D. Cal. dockets 4:11-cv-05256-SBA (ECF 14) and 3:11-cv-05289-MEJ (ECF 7) [court_record]
- Locator
- MDL ECF 8001-1 at 17 of 27 (Exhibit A cont'd); MDL ECF 8174-3 at 16 of 30; RECAP documents 386428631 and 386429118
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Asbestos wrongful-death/survival complaint (Spilmon v. General Electric Co.), attached to MDL-875 tag-along notices, lists among the decedent Marion Spilmon's exposure locations 'KAWISHIWI (AO-146)'. It gives his job title aboard as Chief Petty Officer, Machinist Mate/Master Chief, for 4/1960-1/1966, within U.S. Navy machinist mate service of 3/1/1950-9/30/1969. It also lists Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, Naval Repair Facility Subic Bay, and ports in Vietnam and the Philippines. Both N.D. Cal. removals (4:11-cv-05256, removed by GE; 3:11-cv-05289, noticed by Huntington Ingalls) were transferred to MDL-875 in E.D. Pa. (orders of 17 Nov 2011 and 17 Apr 2012).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 1960-1966 (alleged); 2011-2012 (litigation)
- Population
- U.S. Navy machinist mate / Chief Petty Officer aboard this hull, 4/1960-1/1966 (complaint allegation)
- Limitations
- PLEADING-STAGE ALLEGATION: the vessel appears in the complaint's exposure-location exhibit. E.D. Pa. MDL dockets captioned Spilmon v. General Electric Co. (2:11-cv-67775, terminated 8 Aug 2012; 2:11-cv-67804, terminated 8 Feb 2012) were located, but which N.D. Cal. action maps to which was not verified, and no disposition text was retrieved. No finding of exposure. Does not identify any product aboard this hull, the quantity, or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-kawishiwi-ao146-03
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[4]In re Asbestos Products Liability Litigation (No. VI), MDL No. 875, ECF 8650-2 (4/27/2012), attaching Ramsey complaint, N.D. Cal. No. 4:12-cv-02040-CW; N.D. Cal. ECF 7 (MDL transfer order, 5/14/2012) [court_record]
- Locator
- MDL ECF 8650-2 at 23 of 23 (complaint exposure table, line 6); RECAP document 386430134
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Asbestos personal-injury complaint (Ramsey v. United States Steel Corp.) attached to an MDL-875 tag-along notice lists 'KAWASHIWI (AO-146)' [sic], '1984 (2 1/2 months)', among the vessels on which plaintiff William Ramsey worked as a boilermaker (foreman) for San Francisco Welding/Continental Maritime, Pier 50, San Francisco, 12/1982-5/1990. N.D. Cal. case 4:12-cv-02040-CW (Nature of Suit 368 P.I.: Asbestos) was transferred to MDL-875 in E.D. Pa. on 14 May 2012.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 1984 (alleged); 2012 (litigation)
- Population
- Civilian ship-repair boilermaker (contractor), 1984 (complaint allegation)
- Limitations
- PLEADING-STAGE ALLEGATION. The complaint misspells the name ('KAWASHIWI'), but the hull number AO-146 matches; the identification rests on that hull number. The 1984 date falls in the ship's Military Sealift Command period (from secondary sources; not verified this session). The E.D. Pa. docket and its disposition were not identified. No finding of exposure; does not identify products aboard, quantity, or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-kawishiwi-ao146-04
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[5]In re Asbestos Products Liability Litigation (No. VI), MDL No. 875, ECF 8040-2 (11/11/2011, Nash complaint) and ECF 6570-2 (1/10/2011, Dizon complaint) [court_record]
- Locator
- MDL ECF 8040-2, complaint exposure table (RECAP doc 386428683, text position ~57,700); MDL ECF 6570-2 at 23 of 26 (RECAP doc 386409858); Dizon RECAP URL: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/1245688/6570/2/in-re-asbestos-products-liability-litigation-no-vi/
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Two further MDL-875 tag-along complaints list KAWISHIWI (AO-146) among many vessels in their exposure-location exhibits. (a) Nash v. Huntington Ingalls Inc. (N.D. Cal. 3:11-cv-05356-EMC; wrongful-death action by the Nash family): the vessel appears in a list of ships worked as a shipfitter for Triple A Machine Shop, Inc. (Richmond, CA; Pier 64, San Francisco), with period entries of 6/1969-9/5/1969 and 1972-1984 (off and on). (b) Dizon v. General Electric Co. (N.D. Cal. 4:10-cv-05968-PJH; wrongful death of Nellia Dizon): the vessel appears in a list of ships under employer 'US Navy (cont'd.)' and location 'Naval Repair Facility Subic Bay, Philippines', job title Electrician, with listed exposure dates in the range 2/3/1957-7/1977.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 1957-1984 (alleged ranges); 2010-2013 (litigation)
- Population
- Civilian shipfitter (Nash); electrician at Naval Repair Facility Subic Bay (Dizon), per complaints
- Limitations
- PLEADING-STAGE ALLEGATIONS; the vessel is one entry in long ship lists. Marked 'partial' because the OCR'd exhibit tables do not reliably line up each vessel with its date row, so the specific dates for Kawishiwi cannot be read with confidence. E.D. Pa. MDL dockets exist (Nash 2:11-cv-67777, terminated 26 Jul 2012; Dizon 2:11-cv-60069, terminated 27 Mar 2013), but dispositions were not retrieved. No finding of exposure; no products tied to this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-kawishiwi-ao146-05
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[6]U.S. Maritime Administration, ShipHistory database - KAWISHIWI (AO-146/T-AO-146), Ship History Detail 2850 [marad_nrc]
- Locator
- ShipHistory Detail 2850, vessel data and milestone table
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- MARAD ShipHistory record KAWISHIWI (AO-146/T-AO-146): built 1955 by New York Shipbuilding Corporation; length 655 ft, beam 86 ft. Milestones: 9/16/1992 'Entered Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet under a reminbursable [sic] custody agreement, pending title transfer from US Navy'; 5/1/1999 'Title transferred from US Navy'; 6/21/2005 'California SHPO cleared the ship for disposal'; 5/1/2014 'Vessel under domestic sale contract with International Shipbreaking Ltd, Brownsville, TX'; 6/12/2014 withdrawal, 'Vessel departed under domestic sale contract.'
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 1955; 1992-2014
- Limitations
- Authoritative for MARAD custody and disposal milestones only. The record's vessel-type field reads 'LNG Liquefied Natural Gas Tanker', which is a data error (see correction row ev-10). No official number is listed. The record holds no asbestos, hazardous-materials, PCB, or condition-survey information and supports no asbestos claim. The completion of scrapping at Brownsville is not recorded.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-kawishiwi-ao146-06
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[7]Arc Ecology v. U.S. Maritime Administration, No. 2:07-cv-02320-GEB (E.D. Cal.), ECF 137, Stipulation and Order Modifying Exhibit A to the Consent Decree (signed 17 May 2011) [court_record]
- Locator
- ECF 137 at 5 of 6 (Exhibit A, row 35) and 6 of 6 (coating-condition rating key); RECAP document 19770116
- Finding type
- environmental_record
- Finding
- A court-approved Exhibit A to the Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet (SBRF) consent decree, 'SBRF Non-Retention Vessel Coating Condition Summary', lists KAWISHIWI (No. 35) as a Non-retention vessel at SBRF with coating condition 3. The exhibit defines condition 3 as: 'Minor coating degradation exists where rust is beginning to bleed through coatings at cracks and chips, and less than 5% of coatings has potential for exfoliation.' The Arc Ecology/SF Baykeeper/NRDC suit (California Regional Water Quality Control Board intervening) concerned discharge of deteriorating hull and topside coatings from the SBRF reserve ships.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 2011
- Limitations
- OTHER LITIGATION (environmental, Clean Water Act-type coatings discharge), NOT asbestos litigation. It documents the hull's reserve-fleet status and exterior coating condition in 2011 only. It does not mention asbestos, does not describe interior insulation, and does not establish any exposure. The condition rating is a party-stipulated classification adopted by court order.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-kawishiwi-ao146-07
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[8]Batch-1858 search ledger (this record): MARAD ShipHistory 2850; MARAD FY2014 disposal report (blocked); CourtListener API v4 opinion, RECAP-document and docket searches; NHHC/NVR (HTTP 503) [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-kawishiwi-ao146-01 through -14
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record other than litigation allegations was located. No Navy or MARAD asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazardous-materials inventory, or disposal-contract hazmat disclosure naming this hull was found in the sources searched. The MARAD ShipHistory record has no hazmat content. The MARAD FY2014 Office of Ship Disposal annual report (which reportedly covers this sale) was blocked by the network egress proxy. No CourtListener opinion (as distinct from RECAP pleadings) names the hull in an asbestos case: the opinion index for 'Kawishiwi' returned only Minnesota river/Boundary Waters and trust-name collisions, and the hull-number query returned none.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 2026-09-24 (search date)
- Limitations
- Not locating a public survey or abatement record does not prove that no asbestos-containing material was aboard. Several key official sources (NHHC DANFS, NVR, the MARAD disposal report) were unreachable this session, so this negative finding is provisional. It neither establishes nor defeats any exposure claim or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-kawishiwi-ao146-08
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[9]NARA, U.S. Navy Deck Logs online (archives.gov/research/military/logbooks/navy-online); MARAD ShipHistory 2850 (sale milestone); Marcus ECF 537 citations to Dkt. 435-2 and Herfel report; Solatorio ECF 1 attachment list [other_primary]
- Locator
- NARA page viewed only through 'B' (truncated fetch); Kawishiwi listing not confirmed
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Archival leads (not retrieved; no spend authorized). (1) NARA RG 24 U.S. Navy deck logs for Kawishiwi, 1955-1979 commissioned period: the NARA Navy online-logbook program is the access path, and a web-search index entry suggested Kawishiwi appears on NARA's digitized-deck-log list, but that was not confirmed on the page. (2) MARAD Office of Ship Disposal contract file for the April/May 2014 International Shipbreaking Ltd domestic sale, which would carry the hazardous-materials removal scope and any Mare Island cleaning records. (3) Litigation discovery records: Marcus Dkt. No. 435-2 (plaintiff deposition) and the Herfel defense-expert report on vessel equipment, and the Solatorio Crane Co. removal exhibits (Friemoth and Sargent affidavits), which may hold hull-specific equipment data.
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 1955-2014 records
- Limitations
- Maps where records may exist only; no box-level or document retrieval was done. Nothing in this row is an asbestos finding. The deck-log digitization lead comes from a search snippet only and is unconfirmed.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-kawishiwi-ao146-09
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[10]MARAD ShipHistory Detail 2850 (type field vs. title AO-146/T-AO-146); cross-checked against court records ev-01 to ev-05 [marad_nrc]
- Locator
- ShipHistory 2850 'Type' field
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Correction: MARAD ShipHistory lists this vessel's type as 'LNG Liquefied Natural Gas Tanker'. That is inconsistent with the vessel's AO/T-AO designation (fleet oiler) carried in the same MARAD record title, and with every court record naming the hull, which calls her 'USS Kawishiwi (AO-146)' (Solatorio, Spilmon, Ramsey, Nash, Dizon) or 'USS Kawishiwi' in Navy service 1966-1969 (Marcus). The LNG-tanker type is treated as a MARAD data-entry error and is not carried.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- n/a
- Limitations
- Resolves a database field discrepancy only. The authoritative class designation (Neosho-class fleet oiler) could not be confirmed against DANFS or NVR this session (HTTP 503); the class name is carried as secondary-source-consistent (see gaps). No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-kawishiwi-ao146-10