Evidence
5 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-5).
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[1]Nesbiet v. General Electric Co., 399 F. Supp. 2d 205 (S.D.N.Y. 2005) [court_record]
- Locator
- Opinion at 207-211 (factual allegations; removal analysis)
- Finding type
- litigation_product_id
- Finding
- Court record establishes that General Electric manufactured the marine steam turbines installed aboard USS Missouri (BB-63) during WWII construction at Brooklyn Navy Yard, and that insulation on those turbines was identified as a source of asbestos exposure for a yard welder/shipfitter later diagnosed with mesothelioma, a cancer caused by asbestos exposure.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-14
- Study period
- 2005 (opinion)
- Population
- Brooklyn Navy Yard worker (welder/shipfitter, 1943-44); mesothelioma
- Limitations
- Federal-officer-removal ruling; establishes asbestos-containing turbine insulation was installed aboard this hull. Does not quantify asbestos aboard, does not establish causation for any other individual, and does not address legal eligibility. Blocklisted hallapproved.com citation replaced with CourtListener opinion 2475574 on 2026-09-14.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-missouri-bb63-01
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[2]Notice of Removal, Siegfried v. Owens-Illinois, No. 2:18-cv-01575 (C.D. Cal. filed Mar 2, 2018) (RECAP) [court_record]
- Locator
- Notice of Removal, vessel/exposure list
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Asbestos personal-injury notice of removal identifies alleged Owens-Illinois (Kaylo) exposure for an electrician/marine electrician at Long Beach Naval Shipyard 1969-1996, with USS Missouri (BB-63) among the vessels listed.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-14
- Study period
- 2018 (filing)
- Population
- Long Beach Naval Shipyard electrician; alleged asbestos exposure
- Limitations
- Pleading-stage allegation listing the vessel among others; the court record exists and is verified, but the alleged exposure aboard this hull is unadjudicated. Does not establish Kaylo was aboard, does not establish individual exposure or causation, and does not quantify material.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-missouri-bb63-02
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[3]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)
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO documented the Navy's asbestos-protection program and its 1975/1979 insulation-removal policies, with fieldwork at Long Beach and Norfolk Naval Shipyards - the yards that performed Missouri's 1984-86 reactivation and postwar overhauls.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-14
- Study period
- 1979
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers; asbestos program review
- Limitations
- Yard/program-level documentation, not hull-specific; supports era context for the reactivation rip-out, not quantities aboard Missouri. Does not establish what was removed or retained on this hull. Full text not retrieved (gao.gov blocks automated fetch, HTTP 403) - content via product-page description.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-missouri-bb63-03
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[4]DANFS, Missouri IV (BB-63) (builder, propulsion, reactivation yard periods; verbatim transcription - live NHHC page unavailable) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS entry, specifications block + service narrative
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- As built, Missouri's eight-boiler steam propulsion plant and associated steam piping were insulated under WWII Navy specifications; insulation was disturbed and replaced during the 1984-86 Long Beach reactivation.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-14
- Study period
- 1941-1944; 1984-1986
- Population
- Construction trades (1941-44); reactivation yard workers (1984-86); crew
- Limitations
- Inferred from documented propulsion plant plus era specifications plus the documented reactivation; no hull-specific insulation survey located. Not a quantity; does not establish what remains aboard.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-missouri-bb63-04
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[5]UPI, May 26, 1984 - Missouri towed into Long Beach Naval Shipyard for reactivation; ~1,200 yard jobs; corroborated by USS Missouri (BB-63) Association timeline and Navy donation contract N00024-98-C-0201 [reputable_press]
- Locator
- UPI archive story (1984-05-26); ussmissouriassociation.com reactivation timeline; ussmissouri.org/history
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Documented 1984-86 reactivation of this hull at Long Beach Naval Shipyard: towed from Bremerton May 1984, drydocked Aug 1984-Mar 1985, outfitted through early 1986, sustaining roughly 1,200 yard jobs per contemporary UPI reporting; recommissioned May 10, 1986; donated to the USS Missouri Memorial Association under Navy contract N00024-98-C-0201 (May 4, 1998); opened at Pearl Harbor Jan 29, 1999.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-14
- Study period
- 1984-1986; 1998
- Population
- Long Beach NSY workers (~1,200 jobs); pre-commissioning crew
- Limitations
- The yard period and workforce scale are documented; asbestos removal quantities and scope during reactivation are not public. Does not establish individual exposure; donation-contract hazmat disclosures, if any, are not public.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-missouri-bb63-05