USS KITTY HAWK (CV-63)

Evidence

21 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-21).

1. [1]CourtListener opinion search: 'USS KITTY HAWK' [court_record]

   Finding type

   litigation_documented

   Finding

   CourtListener opinion search 'USS KITTY HAWK' returned 16 result(s) (2026-10-07); individual records not reviewed

   Verification

   unverified

   Role

   archival_lead

   Documentation level

   context_only

   Limitations

   hit count only — underlying dockets/opinions not individually reviewed; name query may match same-named vessels

   Evidence ID

   uss-kitty-hawk-cv63-cl-name-opinion

2. [2]CourtListener docket search: 'USS KITTY HAWK' [court_record]

   Finding type

   litigation_documented

   Finding

   CourtListener docket search 'USS KITTY HAWK' returned 139 result(s) (2026-10-07); individual records not reviewed

   Verification

   unverified

   Role

   archival_lead

   Documentation level

   context_only

   Limitations

   hit count only — underlying dockets/opinions not individually reviewed; name query may match same-named vessels

   Evidence ID

   uss-kitty-hawk-cv63-cl-name-docket

3. [3]CourtListener opinion search: 'CV-63' [court_record]

   Finding type

   litigation_documented

   Finding

   CourtListener opinion search 'CV-63' returned 61480 result(s) (2026-10-07); individual records not reviewed

   Verification

   unverified

   Role

   archival_lead

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Limitations

   hit count only — underlying dockets/opinions not individually reviewed

   Evidence ID

   uss-kitty-hawk-cv63-cl-hull-opinion

4. [4]CourtListener docket search: 'CV-63' [court_record]

   Finding type

   litigation_documented

   Finding

   CourtListener docket search 'CV-63' returned 669155 result(s) (2026-10-07); individual records not reviewed

   Verification

   unverified

   Role

   archival_lead

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Limitations

   hit count only — underlying dockets/opinions not individually reviewed

   Evidence ID

   uss-kitty-hawk-cv63-cl-hull-docket

5. [5]Whitlock v. Foster Wheeler LLC, 160 Cal. App. 4th 149, 72 Cal. Rptr. 3d 369 (2008), No. A117221 [court_record]

   Locator

   Opinion, undisputed-facts recital (boiler construction; thermal block and high-temperature gaskets; Boiler Room No. 4 service 1965-67); disposition paragraph (new-trial order affirmed)

   Finding type

   litigation_product_id

   Finding

   Published California appellate opinion recording undisputed trial facts about this hull: 'The USS Kitty Hawk was commissioned in April 1961'; 'Foster Wheeler constructed the boilers for the ship'; and 'two of the components used in the construction of the boilers contained asbestos - the thermal block that was used as an insulating material and the high temperature gaskets used in the boiler pipes.' Plaintiff Paul Whitlock reported aboard 1965-01-06 during the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard overhaul and served as a boiler technician in Boiler Room No. 4 until October 1967. The jury returned a nine-to-three defense verdict on the exposure question; the trial court granted a new trial on juror misconduct, and the Court of Appeal AFFIRMED that new-trial order.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-19

   Study period

   1965-1967 alleged exposure; verdict 2006; opinion 2008

   Population

   Boiler technician aboard USS Kitty Hawk during 1964-65 PSNS overhaul and subsequent service to Oct 1967

   Limitations

   The asbestos content of the two Foster Wheeler boiler components is recited as undisputed trial fact - the strongest ship-specific documented-component finding available. It does NOT establish that Whitlock's disease was caused by this ship: the jury answered 'No' on the exposure question 9-3, and the affirmed new-trial order vacated that verdict on juror-misconduct grounds without adjudicating exposure. Does not itemize asbestos in other systems or spaces and does not quantify installed material. Docket number A117221 per opinion caption (a prior batch record showed A113739 - corrected).

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-kitty-hawk-cv63-01

6. [6]Schiavo v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp., 282 N.J. Super. 362, 660 A.2d 515 (App. Div. 1995) [court_record]

   Locator

   282 N.J. Super. at 365-366 (decedent's duties and product identifications; Kimley pipe-covering estimate; Caprarola cross-examination)

   Finding type

   litigation_product_id

   Finding

   Published New Jersey appellate opinion in a mesothelioma-death case: decedent Albert Schiavo's 'principal exposure to asbestos was during a two-year period commencing in 1957 or 1958 when he worked as a cleaner in the New York Shipyard in Camden aboard the U.S.S. Kitty Hawk,' sweeping up dust from asbestos insulation products; his 1988 de bene esse deposition identified Owens-Corning's Kaylo and HK-4 plus Johns-Manville and Garlock products. Coworker William Kimley testified he had seen defendant's products five days a week and 'estimated that forty to forty-five percent of the pipe covering used on the Kitty Hawk was provided by defendant.' Jury verdict for plaintiffs; compensatory award affirmed on appeal.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-19

   Study period

   1957-1959 alleged exposure; opinion 1995

   Population

   New York Shipbuilding construction workforce aboard USS Kitty Hawk, ~1957-1959

   Limitations

   Product-identification testimony (decedent deposition and coworker estimate) accepted by a jury and sustained on appeal - stronger than a bare pleading but still litigation evidence, not a Navy material survey. The 40-45% figure is one witness's estimate, not a measured inventory. The opinion's phrase 'full restoration' is loose language for the construction/fit-out period (keel 1956, commission 1961).

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-kitty-hawk-cv63-02

7. [7]Vesper v. 3M Co. et al., No. 1:15-cv-01322-JBS-AMD (D.N.J. Dec. 19, 2016), Docket Entry 161 (opinion, Simandle, Ch. J.) [court_record]

   Locator

   D.E. 161 slip op. at 16-19 (Doktor deposition recitals on Warren pump shipments and asbestos-component parts lists) and 31-34 (denial of summary judgment)

   Finding type

   litigation_product_id

   Finding

   Federal district opinion (summary-judgment posture, official govinfo PDF) recording Warren Pumps corporate-representative testimony: Warren 'manufactured pumps that included asbestos-containing components' (thermal insulation, gaskets, packing); condenser circulating pumps 'made by Warren, were delivered to New York Ship Building for installation in the USS Kitty Hawk sometime after February 17, 1958'; 'list[s] of materials' on Warren technical drawings for those pumps listed 'asbestos sheet gaskets, asbestos sheets, and asbestos packing' as component parts; two further asbestos-component pumps (a 'distilling unit' and a 'bilge and fuel oil tank stripping pump') 'were also shipped to the USS Kitty Hawk from Warren.' Plaintiff Vesper worked at New York Ship Building ~1958-1961 as a machinist helper on Kitty Hawk's main propulsion system and described personally fabricating an asbestos gasket for a transfer pump aboard. The court found a genuine issue of material fact and DENIED Warren's summary-judgment motion.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-19

   Study period

   ~1958-1961 alleged exposure; opinion 2016

   Population

   Machinist helper at New York Shipbuilding working on USS Kitty Hawk main propulsion, ~1958-1961

   Limitations

   Corporate-representative deposition testimony that specific asbestos-component pumps were shipped for installation aboard this hull, held sufficient to defeat summary judgment - product-identification evidence, not a trial finding that Vesper's exposure came from Warren equipment aboard. Vesper's alleged disease was asbestosis. Does not establish fleet-wide installed scope or any other maker's products.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-kitty-hawk-cv63-03

8. [8]Clifton A. Little II et ano. v. Hardie-Tynes Co., Inc., No. 86318-5-I (Wash. Ct. App. Div. I, Aug. 25, 2025) (published) [court_record]

   Locator

   Slip op. at 3 (Brodkin attribution; Navy supply records recital) and final section (affirm in part, reverse on successor liability, remand for defense judgment)

   Finding type

   litigation_product_id

   Finding

   Published Washington Court of Appeals opinion (official courts.wa.gov PDF): in a mesothelioma bench trial, plaintiffs' expert Dr. Carl Brodkin 'identified forced draft blowers on the USS Kitty Hawk and USS Ranger, as well as "pumps" on the USS Constellation, as causes of Little's asbestos exposure. Navy records showed that forced draft blowers for the USS Kitty Hawk and USS Ranger and "boiler feed pumps" for the USS Constellation had been supplied to the Navy by Hardie-Tynes Manufacturing Company.' Clifton Little served in the Navy 1970-1974 and worked at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard 1974-1979. The court affirmed the superior court's corporate-shell ruling but REVERSED the judgment for plaintiffs on product-line successor-liability grounds and remanded for entry of judgment in favor of the defendant.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-19

   Study period

   1970-1979 alleged exposure; opinion 2025

   Population

   Clifton Little, Navy service 1970-74 and PSNS workforce 1974-79

   Limitations

   Navy supply records establishing that Hardie-Tynes forced-draft blowers were supplied for this hull are recited in a published opinion - but the asbestos causation rests on expert opinion, and the case ends as a defense judgment on successor-liability grounds, leaving the exposure record at allegation/expert-attribution weight per the less-final-stage rule. The opinion does not itself adjudicate that the blowers contained asbestos or that any individual's exposure occurred aboard.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-kitty-hawk-cv63-04

9. [9]Morton v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp., 33 Cal. App. 4th 1529 (1995) [court_record]

   Locator

   33 Cal. App. 4th at 1533 (employment and ship assignment recital), 1536 and fn. 8 (Kaylo/OCF insulation recollections); disposition (liability affirmed, damages modified)

   Finding type

   litigation_documented

   Finding

   Published California appellate opinion in a mesothelioma case: plaintiff Robert Morton worked at New York Shipbuilding Yard, Camden, December 1959 - February 1961 as a wireman installing cable aboard ships, and 'the majority of his time at the Shipyard was spent working on a ship called the Kitty Hawk' (the construction/fit-out period immediately before commissioning). Witnesses William Kimley (electrician's assistant aboard) and John Murphy specifically recalled Owens-Corning asbestos insulation, including 'Kaylo,' used on the ship. Jury found Owens-Corning liable; judgment for plaintiffs affirmed on liability with damages modified.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-19

   Study period

   1959-1961 alleged exposure; opinion 1995

   Population

   Wireman at New York Shipbuilding aboard USS Kitty Hawk, Dec 1959 - Feb 1961

   Limitations

   Jury-verdict litigation naming this hull during the Camden construction/fit-out period; the opinion recites the work assignment and insulation recollections, not a measured asbestos inventory aboard.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-kitty-hawk-cv63-05

10. [10]Nelson v. Air & Liquid Systems Corp., No. C14-0162JLR (W.D. Wash. Dec. 9, 2014) (Robart, J.), 2014 WL 6982476 [court_record]

    Locator

    Opinion section 'Mr. Nelson's Service Aboard the U.S.S. Kitty Hawk' (3d Am. Compl. and deposition recitals)

    Finding type

    litigation_documented

    Finding

    W.D. Wash. opinion in asbestos litigation: plaintiffs alleged Richard J. Nelson was exposed to asbestos-containing materials as a machinist's mate fireman aboard USS Kitty Hawk 'from the day the ship was first commissioned on April 29, 1961, until June 30, 1964' - sailing her maiden voyage from Camden around Cape Horn to San Francisco, where the ship entered a six-month drydock at Hunter's Point Naval Shipyard. Duties included maintaining pumps and 'all types of valves' shipwide. Nelson was diagnosed with mesothelioma. The order decides Crane Co.'s and Carrier Corp.'s summary-judgment motions.

    Verification

    verified

    Role

    supporting

    Documentation level

    ship_specific

    Accessed

    2026-09-19

    Study period

    1961-1964 alleged exposure; order 2014

    Population

    Machinist's mate aboard USS Kitty Hawk, 1961-1964

    Limitations

    Allegation-level recital (pleadings and deposition as summarized by the court) in a summary-judgment posture - not an adjudicated product or exposure finding. Not in CourtListener's opinion database (confirmed 2026-09-19); citation URL is a vLex case-law mirror of the official order text. A different Nelson v. Air & Liquid Systems (C.D. Cal. 2013, 926 F. Supp. 2d 1120, USS Mansfield) is a same-caption name collision and not this record.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-kitty-hawk-cv63-06

11. [11]Hagen v. Benjamin Foster Co., 739 F. Supp. 2d 770 (E.D. Pa. 2010) [court_record]

    Locator

    739 F. Supp. 2d at 773 (decedent's alleged service/exposure recital aboard USS Kitty Hawk 1958-61); holding at 783+ (removal jurisdiction sustained)

    Finding type

    litigation_documented

    Finding

    E.D. Pa. published opinion in asbestos MDL litigation: 'Malcolm Hagen was exposed to asbestos while working as an outside machinist in close proximity to asbestos-containing machinery and insulation aboard the U.S.S. Kitty Hawk... from 1958-1961,' the ship's construction window at New York Shipbuilding, Camden; he was diagnosed with mesothelioma Feb. 7, 2006 and died May 28, 2008. The published opinion addresses federal-officer removal jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1442 and DENIES the plaintiff's motion to remand.

    Verification

    verified

    Role

    supporting

    Documentation level

    ship_specific

    Accessed

    2026-09-19

    Study period

    1958-1961 alleged exposure; opinion 2010

    Population

    Outside machinist aboard/around USS Kitty Hawk 1958-1961

    Limitations

    Pleading-stage allegation recited in a removal/jurisdiction opinion - the court decided where the case would be heard, not whether exposure occurred. Does not establish that any specific component aboard this hull contained asbestos. A separate Hagen opinion on the same MDL docket (No. 07-63346, product-identification posture) exists at the E.D. Pa. opinions repository as a scanned PDF - not separately OCR'd this session.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-kitty-hawk-cv63-07

12. [12]Maguire ex rel. Estate of Maguire v. A.C. & S., Inc., 73 F. Supp. 3d 323 (S.D.N.Y. 2014) [court_record]

    Locator

    73 F. Supp. 3d at 326-329 (IFS/service recital naming Hornet and Kitty Hawk 1962-63; removal-timeliness analysis)

    Finding type

    litigation_documented

    Finding

    S.D.N.Y. removal/remand opinion in asbestos litigation: plaintiff's Initial Fact Sheet indicated that Thomas Maguire 'had served in the United States Navy, including serving aboard the USS Hornet and USS Kitty Hawk from 1962 through 1963,' with alleged asbestos exposure; he was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2008 and died that year. The opinion denies the remand motion with leave to re-plead.

    Verification

    verified

    Role

    supporting

    Documentation level

    ship_specific

    Accessed

    2026-09-19

    Study period

    1962-1963 alleged exposure; opinion 2014

    Population

    Steamfitter aboard USS Kitty Hawk, 1962-1963

    Limitations

    Removal/remand decision; the ship service is recited from pleadings/fact-sheet documents and is unadjudicated. Does not establish shipboard asbestos presence or causation.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-kitty-hawk-cv63-08

13. [13]Deem v. Air & Liquid Systems Corp., No. C17-5965 BHS (W.D. Wash., orders 2019-2023); related appeal Deem v. William Powell Co., 33 F.4th 554 (9th Cir. 2022) [court_record]

    Locator

    W.D. Wash. SJ order (2023) reciting Wingo deposition (Dkt. 304-1 at 48) re ships including Kitty Hawk; 9th Cir. opinion 20-35165 for procedural posture

    Finding type

    litigation_documented

    Finding

    W.D. Wash. summary-judgment orders in asbestos litigation (consolidated C17-5965 BHS): coworker Wingo testified he 'recalled working with Deem aboard Navy ships Kitty Hawk, Constellation, Truxton, Bainbridge, and Enterprise at PSNS,' and that he 'remembered using asbestos gasket and packing material marked Anchor, Garlock and John Crane.' Thomas Deem worked as an outside marine machinist at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard Feb. 7, 1974 - Feb. 22, 1981, removing and installing piping insulation, gaskets, and other parts; he was diagnosed with mesothelioma Feb. 20, 2015 and died July 3, 2015. The district court granted summary judgment to several defendants (Cleaver-Brooks, Foster-Wheeler, Warren Pumps, Air & Liquid) on causation; the Ninth Circuit reversed only the time-bar dismissal of the wrongful-death claim (33 F.4th 554) without reaching causation.

    Verification

    verified

    Role

    supporting

    Documentation level

    ship_specific

    Accessed

    2026-09-19

    Study period

    1974-1981 alleged exposure; orders 2019-2023; appeal 2022

    Population

    Outside marine machinist at PSNS working aboard Kitty Hawk and four other hulls, 1974-1981

    Limitations

    Coworker-deposition recital at summary-judgment stage - allegation weight; the ship-naming orders are not in CourtListener's or govinfo's opinion databases (checked both 2026-09-19) and were verified via case-law mirror transcripts; citation URL is the vLex mirror of the related published 9th Circuit opinion, which does not itself name the ship. Several defendants won summary judgment on causation - a merits-level negative for those claims, not exposure evidence.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-kitty-hawk-cv63-09

14. [14]DANFS, 'USS Kitty Hawk (CV(A)-63)' / Kitty Hawk II - Naval Historical Center entry (history.navy.mil danfs/k4/kitty_hawk-ii.html), via Internet Archive Wayback Machine capture of 2 March 2012 [nhhc_danfs]

    Locator

    DANFS spec block and 'Chronology and Significant Events' narrative (construction milestones; yard-period chronology; SLEP; decommissioning)

    Finding type

    vessel_history

    Finding

    DANFS entry documents construction and career: contract awarded to New York Shipbuilding Corp., Camden (1 Oct 1955); keel laid 27 Dec 1956; launched 21 May 1960; commissioned 29 Apr 1961 at Philadelphia Naval Shipyard; redesignated CV-63 on 29 Apr 1973; spec block complement 4,582. Yard chronology: post-shakedown repairs at San Francisco Bay Naval Shipyard (Hunters Point) Nov 1961-May 1962; $14 million overhaul at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard Aug 1964-Apr 1965 (Dry Dock 6, Sep 1964-Jan 1965); RAV Long Beach NSY 1967; extensive overhaul Drydock 6 Bremerton Oct 1969-Mar 1970; Hunters Point drydock Jan-Apr 1973; PSNS Drydock 6 Mar-Sep 1976; Bremerton overhaul from Jan 1982; Service Life Extension Program at Philadelphia Naval Shipyard 1987-1991 (~$832 million, Dry Dock 5 from Nov 1987, crew to Building 620); FY97 Complex Overhaul Phase 2 in drydock at Bremerton 1998; forward-deployed homeport Yokosuka from Aug 1998; DSRA Yokosuka 2003; decommissioned 12 May 2009.

    Verification

    verified

    Role

    supporting

    Documentation level

    ship_specific

    Accessed

    2026-09-19

    Study period

    1956-2009

    Population

    Ship's company ~4,582 plus embarked air wing; yard workers across listed availabilities

    Limitations

    Authoritative Navy history for milestones, yard periods, and complement; contains no asbestos or insulation-material content. Live history.navy.mil DANFS URL returns 404 (checked 2026-09-19); citation is the 2012 Wayback capture of the official text.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-kitty-hawk-cv63-10

15. [15]USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) Command History for Calendar Year 1990 (OPNAV Report 5750-1), NHHC ship command-operation reports collection [other_primary]

    Locator

    1990 command history, chronology (1 Jan, 28 Apr, 22 Jun entries) and narrative para 3a (Dry Dock 5 berthing, uninhabitable status, MMR light-off chronology)

    Finding type

    vessel_history

    Finding

    Ship's own command history for calendar year 1990 (official NHHC PDF): 'On 1 January 1990, USS KITTY HAWK (CV 63) is berthed in Dry Dock 5, at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard... The ship is uninhabitable because of Service Life Extension Program renovations being performed. The administrative offices are located ashore in Building 620 aboard the naval shipyard.' The year's record tracks four Main Machinery Room light-off examinations (LOE I in MMR1 on 22 June, certified by the Atlantic Fleet Propulsion Examination Board) and the 28 Apr 1990 move from Dry Dock 5 to Pier 6E - 'the first SLEP carrier to move out of dry dock' under its own diesel power.

    Verification

    verified

    Role

    supporting

    Documentation level

    ship_specific

    Accessed

    2026-09-19

    Study period

    1990 (within 1987-91 SLEP)

    Population

    Ship's company during SLEP (administrative offices ashore); Philadelphia Naval Shipyard workforce

    Limitations

    Contemporaneous ship record of a full machinery-space rebuild - documents the scale of disturbance (uninhabitable ship, four machinery-room light-offs) but never mentions insulation material or asbestos; the material scope of SLEP work is undocumented in this source. NHHC serves this PDF only to browser user-agents (curl gets 404).

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-kitty-hawk-cv63-11

16. [16]NAVSEA statement as reported by USNI News (Oct. 2021) and Kitsap Sun (Oct. 2021; Jan. 2022 departure report); Stars and Stripes; NavSource CV-63 page (status line and photo captions) [reputable_press]

    Locator

    USNI News Oct. 13, 2021 (one-cent sale, 29 Sep 2021); Kitsap Sun Jan. 15, 2022 (departure, hull-scrape agreement); navsource.net/archives/02/63.htm (arrival 31 May; last piece 16 Jan 2025)

    Finding type

    vessel_history

    Finding

    Disposal chain: NAVSEA announced 29 Sept 2021 that ex-Kitty Hawk was sold to International Shipbreaking Ltd., Brownsville, TX, for one cent under the Navy's dismantling contract; her hull was scraped in a Puget Sound dry dock in 2021 under an agreement with the state and the Suquamish Tribe; she departed Bremerton under tow 15 Jan 2022 for a 16,000-mile voyage via the Strait of Magellan and arrived at ISL's Brownsville facility 31 May 2022. NavSource records 'the last piece of ex-Kitty Hawk was lifted out of the water for scrapping at 1000 hours, 16 January 2025.'

    Verification

    verified

    Role

    supporting

    Documentation level

    ship_specific

    Accessed

    2026-09-19

    Study period

    2021-2025

    Population

    ISL dismantlement workforce, 2022-2025; PSNS drydock crew 2021

    Limitations

    Sale price and tow dates verified via Navy statements carried in reputable press (original navy.mil release URL dead); scrapping-completion timing rests on a NavSource photo caption (volunteer archive), not a published Navy closeout - recorded conservatively. No dismantlement-waste manifest or asbestos accounting for this hull was located.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-kitty-hawk-cv63-12

17. [17]U.S. Dept. of the Navy / DOE, Final EIS/OEIS for Disposal of Decommissioned, Defueled Ex-Enterprise (CVN 65) and Its Associated Naval Reactor Plants, DOE/EIS-0524 (June 2023) [other_primary]

    Locator

    EIS comment-response material ($0.01 contracts; ex-Kitty Hawk drydock hull cleaning); Section 3.2.2.1.1 and Ch. 2 dismantlement-process narrative; Table 3.2-1 (waste estimates for ex-Forrestal/ex-Enterprise only)

    Finding type

    environmental_record

    Finding

    The Navy/DOE Final EIS for disposal of ex-Enterprise (DOE/EIS-0524) references ex-Kitty Hawk directly: the Navy's own text states 'the most recent dismantlement contracts for inactivated conventionally powered aircraft carriers (ex-Kitty Hawk and ex-John F. Kennedy) were awarded for $0.01 each on a net-price basis,' and a public-comment response records that 'Ex-Kitty Hawk... required to be dry docked for hull cleaning before tow from Bremerton, WA to Brownsville, TX (Jan 2022).' The same EIS describes carrier-dismantlement practice generally - 'Asbestos-containing material is removed from cut lines and compartments so that large sections of the ship can be removed. The engine rooms usually contain higher levels of asbestos and, therefore, take the longest for asbestos removal to be complete' - but tabulates waste volumes only for ex-Forrestal and ex-Enterprise, not for this hull.

    Verification

    verified

    Role

    supporting

    Documentation level

    ship_specific

    Accessed

    2026-09-19

    Study period

    2022-2023

    Population

    PSNS drydock and ISL dismantlement workforce

    Limitations

    The Kitty Hawk references are a contract-price statement and a hull-cleaning requirement - not a hazmat survey of this ship. The commenter mislabels the hull 'CV 64' in the quoted line; the reference is to CV-63. Ex-Forrestal/ex-Enterprise waste tonnages in Table 3.2-1 MUST NOT be transferred to this hull - no Kitty Hawk waste accounting was located.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-kitty-hawk-cv63-13

18. [18]U.S. Navy, Bureau of Ships Technical Manual, NAVSHIPS 250-000, Chapter 39 'Thermal Insulation' (1960); Navy/DOE EIS-0524 Section 3.2.2.1.1 [other_primary]

    Locator

    BuShips TM ch.39 sections 39-11 through 39-13 (retrieved scan hosted in the Garlock bankruptcy Daubert-appendix repository - document is the government manual); EIS-0524 Section 3.2.2.1.1

    Finding type

    asbestos_application

    Finding

    Class/era context: built 1956-1960 at New York Shipbuilding, Camden - squarely in the Navy's peak asbestos-specification years. The 1960 BuShips Technical Manual insulation chapter enumerates the era-standard asbestos material suite for Navy steam plants: MIL-P-2781 pipe covering (85% magnesia 'formed from a combination of 85 percent magnesium carbonate with about 15 percent asbestos fiber,' and an amosite class 'formed from a uniform mixture of amosite asbestos fibers'); roll asbestos felt MIL-I-15091; asbestos cloth/tape SS-C-466 (80-95% chrysotile) as lagging; asbestos millboard HH-M-351; asbestos finishing cement; molded asbestos block for high-temperature service. The Navy's own disposal EIS states ACM 'is found throughout Navy ships in insulating materials on piping systems, in electrical cables, and on ship structures.'

    Verification

    inferred

    Role

    context

    Documentation level

    class_or_era

    Accessed

    2026-09-19

    Study period

    1956-2009

    Population

    Construction trades 1956-1961; crews and yard workers through 2009

    Limitations

    Era-specification and generic Navy statements only - prioritizes research and explains material classes; NOT a ship-specific finding and does not confirm installed materials on this hull beyond the litigation-documented components in rows ev-01 through ev-04.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-kitty-hawk-cv63-14

19. [19]GAO, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (Oct 18, 1979) [gao]

    Locator

    GAO product page HRD-80-2 (full text blocked, HTTP 403 on 2026-09-19; content via product-page description)

    Finding type

    gov_survey

    Finding

    GAO documented the Navy's asbestos-protection program: standing policy (1975) removed asbestos insulation only when damaged or required for repairs, modified 1979 to selective replacement in high-maintenance areas - meaning original-era insulation typically remained in place for decades unless a yard period disturbed it.

    Verification

    verified

    Role

    context

    Documentation level

    class_or_era

    Accessed

    2026-09-19

    Study period

    1979

    Population

    Navy shipyard workers; asbestos program review

    Limitations

    Program-level documentation; GAO fieldwork was at Long Beach and Norfolk Naval Shipyards, not this hull's yards. Supports era context for why insulation persisted aboard, not any fact specific to this hull; full text not retrieved (gao.gov returns HTTP 403 to automated fetch).

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-kitty-hawk-cv63-15

20. [20]Simmons v. Pacor, Inc., 674 A.2d 232 (Pa. 1996) [court_record]

    Locator

    674 A.2d 232 - factual recital (NYSB Camden insulation-trades asbestos exposure); CL cluster 1985847 verified via kitty-hawk-class.class.json ev-kitty-hawk-class-07 (2026-09-16)

    Finding type

    litigation_documented

    Finding

    Pennsylvania Supreme Court opinion documents a pipecoverer/insulator's occupational asbestos exposure at New York Shipbuilding Corp., Camden, 1952-1967 - the yard that built this hull (keel 1956 - commission 1961).

    Verification

    verified

    Role

    context

    Documentation level

    context_only

    Accessed

    2026-09-19

    Study period

    1952-1967 yard employment; opinion 1996

    Population

    New York Shipbuilding insulator/pipecoverer, 1952-1967

    Limitations

    Builder-yard context only: documents the asbestos trade environment at the CV-63 builder during the construction era; does not name any ship or establish material aboard this hull.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-kitty-hawk-cv63-16

21. [21]Batch-232 search ledger (this record): sl-uss-kitty-hawk-cv63-01 through -13 [other_primary]

    Locator

    search_ledger, 2026-09-19

    Finding type

    historical_record

    Finding

    Negative finding: no hull-specific insulation survey, asbestos abatement contract, service-era material inventory, or dismantlement-waste accounting located for this ship. Repositories searched: NHHC DANFS (live 404, Wayback used); NVR detail page (JS shell, no ship content, then throttled); NHHC command-operation reports 1989/1990/1996 (browser-UA only); CourtListener opinion database (9 'Kitty Hawk'+asbestos hits, 12 'CV-63' noise hits); govinfo; GAO (403); DOE EIS-0524; NavSource.

    Verification

    verified

    Role

    negative_finding

    Documentation level

    ship_specific

    Accessed

    2026-09-19

    Study period

    search date 2026-09-19

    Population

    n/a

    Limitations

    Negative finding reflects the repositories actually searched and reachable on the research date; NARA RG 19 ship design/material files and BuShips Ships Data volumes were not accessible online. Absence of a located survey is not proof none exists.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-kitty-hawk-cv63-17