Evidence
10 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-10).
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[1]research packet lx-packet.md (9 sources cited) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED — real identity: USS Leahy
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-leahy-dlg16-pkt-lx-packet-md
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[2]DANFS, Leahy (DLG-16) entry - namesake, builder, milestones, 1962-1968 service narrative (verbatim transcription; live NHHC page returns 404) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS entry, specifications block (headed DLG-16) + full service narrative
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS record for this hull under its original designation: spec block headed 'DLG-16' (dp. 4,650; l. 533'; b. 54'10"; dr. 26'; s. 30+ k.; cpl. 377; a. 4 3", 6 tt., ASROC, Terrier missiles; cl. Leahy). Laid down by Bath Iron Works Corp., Bath, Maine, 3 December 1959; launched 1 July 1961, sponsored by Mrs. Michael J. Mansfield, wife of the Senate Majority Leader; commissioned 4 August 1962, Capt. Robert L. Baughan, Jr., in command. After Caribbean shakedown, flagship of Cruiser-Destroyer Flotilla 6 at Charleston (September 1963); Sixth Fleet deployments July-December 1964 (32,750 miles steamed) and December 1965-April 1966; brief Dominican Republic operation 28 April-7 May 1965; UNITAS VII South American operation 1966 (Panama Canal transit, Straits of Magellan passage); entered Philadelphia Naval Shipyard 27 January 1967 for major modernization receiving 'new AAW and ASW equipment,' decommissioned there 18 February 1967; placed in commission, special, 4 May 1968; departed Philadelphia 18 August 1968 for new homeport Norfolk; entry closes about 1969.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1959-1969
- Population
- Construction trades (Bath, 1959-62); crew 1962-69
- Limitations
- DANFS documents service history and specifications, not materials or asbestos content; the entry predates the 1975 CG-16 reclassification and covers only the DLG-16 era through about 1969 - nothing post-1969 (CG-16 service, 1993 decommissioning, disposal) is DANFS-covered. Mirror transcription cited because the live NHHC page returns 404.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-leahy-dlg16-01
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[3]Naval Vessel Register, LEAHY (CG 16) ex-DLG 16 status record (UIC 52687; Wayback capture 2021-01-07; page last updated 12/12/2017) + NavSource DLG/CG-16 building/disposal data [other_primary]
- Locator
- NVR CG-16 detail page, Vessel Status + Milestone Dates + Physical Characteristics sections (Wayback capture)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The official NVR inventory record performs the designation reconciliation on its face: 'LEAHY (CG 16) (ex - DLG 16)' - one record, one UIC (52687), one hull under both designations. Official milestones: awarded 11/07/1958; keel 12/03/1959; launched 07/01/1961; delivered 07/27/1962; commissioned 08/04/1962; decommissioned and stricken 10/01/1993; disposed of by dismantling (scrapping/recycling), status changed 07/06/2005. Physical record: steel hull, aluminum superstructure; steam-turbine propulsion; 2 propellers; full displacement 8,281 tons; accommodations 37 officers + 408 enlisted. NavSource corroborates dismantling completed by International Shipbreaking Ltd., Brownsville, TX, 6 JUL 2005, and carries the CG-16 reclassification as 1 JUL 1975 (the Navy fact file dates the class change 30 June 1975).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1958-2005
- Population
- Crew 1962-93; reserve-fleet and disposal-period custody 1993-2005
- Limitations
- NVR is an inventory/status record - it contains no materials, insulation, or hazmat detail. NavSource is a secondary photographic-history compilation used here only for corroborating dates and the dismantler name. The 30 Jun vs 1 Jul 1975 reclassification discrepancy is carried in gaps.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-leahy-dlg16-02
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[4]Designation reconciliation, per NVR 'LEAHY (CG 16) (ex - DLG 16)' (ev-02), the Navy fact file DLG-to-CG class change of 30 June 1975 (FAS dod-101 mirror), NavSource (1 JUL 1975), and the Atlas canonical record uss-leahy-cg16.atlas.json (batch-186, branch batch-186/uss-leahy-cg16) [other_primary]
- Locator
- this record; canonical: git show origin/batch-186/uss-leahy-cg16:uss-leahy-cg16.atlas.json
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Designation reconciliation for this file: DLG-16 and CG-16 are ONE physical hull, not two ships. Timeline of the same hull: awarded 11/07/1958; laid down 12/03/1959 as DLG-16 (guided missile frigate / destroyer leader), lead ship of a nine-ship class; launched 07/01/1961; commissioned USS Leahy (DLG-16) 08/04/1962; reclassified CG-16 guided missile cruiser in the fleet-wide 1975 change (dated 30 Jun 1975 by the Navy fact file, 1 Jul 1975 by NavSource); decommissioned and stricken 10/01/1993; dismantled 2005. This DLG-16 record is an ADD record per the batch order ('retain one physical hull, not a second ship'); the canonical PRIMARY evidence corpus for the hull is uss-leahy-cg16.atlas.json, which consolidates all designations under one vessel_id. Any reading that treats 'DLG-16' and 'CG-16' as distinct vessels is a data artifact, not a second ship.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1959-2005
- Limitations
- Reconciles identifiers only; the reconciliation is itself established by the primary-quality NVR record (single UIC carrying 'ex - DLG 16') and corroborated by the Navy fact file and NavSource. Adds no asbestos information beyond what the canonical record carries.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-leahy-dlg16-03
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[5]DANFS, Leahy (DLG-16) - Philadelphia Naval Shipyard modernization narrative + Atlas shipyard dataset, Philadelphia Naval Shipyard records (Merwitz verdict; appellate product identifications) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS entry, service narrative (Philadelphia arrival/decommissioning/recommissioning dates); shipyards.json 'philadelphia-naval-shipyard'
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Documented yard event for this hull: arrived Philadelphia Naval Shipyard 27 January 1967 for a major modernization, decommissioned there 18 February 1967, placed in commission, special, 4 May 1968, departed 18 August 1968 - a roughly 19-month deep availability receiving new AAW and ASW equipment. The Atlas shipyard dataset carries Philadelphia Naval Shipyard asbestos documentation (a verified exposure verdict and appellate product identifications with an exposure window overlapping this availability). The yard event is ship-specific; the asbestos scope of the work performed is inference, not documented for this hull.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1967-1968
- Population
- Philadelphia Naval Shipyard trades 1967-68; ship's force during availability
- Limitations
- The yard availability is DANFS-documented; asbestos disturbance or removal scope during it is NOT documented for this hull - inferred from era practice and the yard's own documented asbestos record only. Yard findings are not hull findings. Does not establish individual exposure, quantities, or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-leahy-dlg16-04
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[6]U.S. Navy fact file, CG-16 Leahy class (4 x 1,200-psi boilers; 2 geared turbines; 2 shafts; 85,000 shp - via FAS dod-101 mirror) + Atlas shipyard dataset, Bath Iron Works records (OSHA 1987 citations; NIOSH HHE 89-0273-2000; Drinker 1942 pipe-covering study; Austin/Shorette/Grant litigation; NARA RG 19 General Information Books) [other_primary]
- Locator
- man.fas.org/dod-101/sys/ship/cg-16.htm, specifications block; shipyards.json record 'bath-iron-works'
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Era inference: construction of a four-boiler, geared-turbine steam plant at Bath Iron Works in 1959-62 falls in the documented peak of naval asbestos-insulation use; era-standard applications for the type include boiler casing and steam-drum insulation, high-pressure steam-line lagging, turbine insulation, gaskets, packing, deck coverings, and bulkhead/cable insulation. The builder yard is documented in the Atlas dataset with OSHA asbestos citations, a NIOSH health-hazard evaluation recording fiber exposures during ship repair/overhaul, and asbestos litigation covering the yard's workforce.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1959-1993
- Population
- Bath Iron Works construction trades 1959-62; crew 1962-93
- Limitations
- Class/era and builder-yard inference only - no hull-specific insulation record located; this row must not be read as a ship-specific finding. Does not quantify material aboard or establish what remained at decommissioning or disposal.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-leahy-dlg16-05
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[7]U.S. Navy fact file, CG-16 Leahy class - New Threat Upgrade program description (via FAS dod-101 mirror) [other_primary]
- Locator
- man.fas.org/dod-101/sys/ship/cg-16.htm, class description paragraph
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The Navy fact file states the entire Leahy class received the late-1980s New Threat Upgrade: 'During the NTU overhaul, all spaces were renovated, berthing and food service areas were refurbished, and the engineering plant was fully overhauled.' A full engineering-plant overhaul is an asbestos-relevant disturbance event under era practice; the statement is class-wide and does not name this hull's specific availability or yard. NTU work occurred under the CG-16 designation, after the 1975 reclassification.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- late 1980s
- Population
- Yard trades during NTU availabilities (class-wide); crew
- Limitations
- Class-wide program statement, not a hull-specific work package; asbestos abatement or disturbance scope is inferred, not documented. The fact file is mirrored by FAS (dod-101); the original Navy page is no longer live. Which yard performed this hull's NTU work is unverified (see gaps).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-leahy-dlg16-06
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[8]CourtListener API v4 sweep this batch 2026-09-29 (cl-auth-search.py, fleet-paced authenticated): exact-name "USS Leahy" / "U.S.S. Leahy" opinions and dockets; hull-number "DLG-16" / "CG-16" opinions and dockets; constrained "Leahy" asbestos opinions - completing the batch-186 sweep left blocked (HTTP 429) 2026-09-19 [court_record]
- Locator
- CourtListener API v4 search endpoint; this record's search_ledger rows sl-uss-leahy-dlg16-05 through sl-uss-leahy-dlg16-07
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- No qualifying asbestos litigation naming this hull located in CourtListener under either designation. Completed sweep 2026-09-29 (8 authenticated queries): "USS Leahy" opinions count=0; "U.S.S. Leahy" opinions count=1 - People v. Williams, 1 Cal. 5th 1166 (2016), a capital appeal in which the defendant served aboard USS Leahy 1979-1981 as a boiler technician - incidental vessel mention, NOT asbestos litigation (classified other-litigation); "DLG-16" opinions count=0; "CG-16" opinions count=0; "Leahy" asbestos opinions count=78 - every inspected result a person-name collision (e.g., Sheahan v. Leahy; Leahy v. Illinois Power) or incidental 'Leahy' in asbestos-case text - none names the vessel; "USS Leahy" dockets count=10 - three Navy Chaplaincy-family suits (Lancaster v. Sec. of Navy 2:19-cv-00095 E.D. Va.; Arnold v. Sec. of Navy 1:19-cv-02755 D.D.C.; In re Navy Chaplaincy 1:07-mc-00269 D.D.C. - personnel/religious-discrimination litigation where the vessel name appears in service-record context), Agena v. Cleaver-Brooks 1:19-cv-00089 D. Haw. (RICO/fraud action by 73 former asbestos plaintiffs re 56 settled asbestos claims 2007-2015 - 'USS Leahy' occurs in indexed docket text, plausibly a plaintiff vessel list, exposure role unverified), IN RE Asbestos MDL-875 JPML master docket (vessel-name occurrence in the consolidated docket, role unverified), and four unrelated collisions (Sanchez-Knutson v. Ford; Dasaro v. Coca-Cola; Ninivaggi v. Univ. of Delaware; Minor v. Baker Mills; Krommenhock v. Post Foods); "DLG-16" dockets count=5 and "CG-16" dockets count=75 - all identifier collisions (ECF entry numbers, document/exhibit codes) including the MDL-875 master docket matching the bare identifier strings. Indexed-web supplemental check (2026-09-29) surfaced only banned marketing/lead-gen ship pages - not cited.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 2026-09-29
- Limitations
- CourtListener indexes federal and state appellate opinions plus PACER/RECAP dockets; unindexed state trial dockets, settled MDL-875 claim records, and VA BVA decisions naming the ship are outside this sweep's coverage. A name match is not an asbestos finding; incidental vessel mentions in non-asbestos litigation are classified as other-litigation/collision, not exposure evidence. Absence of a located case does not prove no claim was ever brought.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-leahy-dlg16-07
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[9]Batch-4574 + batch-186 search ledgers: NHHC DANFS live + hazegray mirror; NVR; NavSource; Navy fact file (FAS mirror); USS Leahy association site; CourtListener sweep; Atlas shipyards.json yard cross-check [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-leahy-dlg16-01 through sl-uss-leahy-dlg16-11; canonical ledger in uss-leahy-cg16.atlas.json
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, material specification, hazmat disclosure, or docketed/published asbestos case naming USS Leahy (under either DLG-16 or CG-16) was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). The hull was dismantled at Brownsville in 2005, so no present-day survey or museum disclosure can exist.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 2026-09-29
- Limitations
- Absence of a located public record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard - 1959-62 construction is consistent with retained era materials through service life, and the disposal-phase record contains no hazmat inventory. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-leahy-dlg16-08
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[10]USS Leahy association site (ussleahy.com) Command History Reports collection - scanned official annual command history reports and deck-log summaries covering 1962-1993, obtained under FOIA (live re-verified 2026-09-29) + NARA Record Group 19 General Information Books detailing vessel asbestos specifications (per Atlas shipyards.json 'bath-iron-works' record) [other_primary]
- Locator
- http://www.ussleahy.com/Command.htm (report scans by year, live HTTP 200); shipyards.json 'bath-iron-works' General Information Books note
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Two leads toward ship-specific documentation: (1) the ship's association site hosts scanned official command history reports and deck-log pages covering 1962-1993 (FOIA-obtained), which would carry yard availabilities, overhaul scope, and casualty records not covered by DANFS (entry ends about 1969); (2) NARA Record Group 19 General Information Books are recorded in the Atlas yard dataset as detailing asbestos specifications for each vessel built at Bath Iron Works - a plausible route to a hull-specific materials record.
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1962-1993 (report coverage)
- Limitations
- Leads only - the command-history scans were not individually reviewed for this record, and no General Information Book for this hull was retrieved. Neither establishes any asbestos fact about this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-leahy-dlg16-09