Evidence
11 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-11).
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[1]Siegfried v. 3M Company et al., No. 2:18-cv-01575-FMO-E (C.D. Cal.; removed from Los Angeles County Superior Court No. BC691900), Owens-Illinois, Inc.'s Joinder to Defendant Elliot Company's Notice of Removal, ECF No. 50 (filed 2018-03-02), before Judge Fernando M. Olguin [court_record]
- Locator
- RECAP gov.uscourts.cacd.702384, ECF No. 50 (filed 03/02/18), Preliminary Statement para. 1 (numbered vessel list, 'USS Ogden (LPD-5)')
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Docketed asbestos litigation naming this hull: the Owens-Illinois removal joinder recites the complaint's allegation that plaintiff Terry Lee Siegfried 'was injured as a result of his exposure to asbestos from Owens-Illinois while an electrician and marine electrician between approximately 1969 and 1996 on the Long Beach Naval Shipyard' and aboard ~45 listed vessels expressly including 'USS Ogden (LPD-5)' (vessel list in the joinder's Preliminary Statement, para. 1). This hull's documented regular overhaul at Long Beach Naval Shipyard (commenced 3 April 1972, NHHC command-operation report) and a documented LBNSY drydock maintenance period (early 1993, CS Monitor) fall inside the alleged 1969-1996 window. Same pleading posture as the Siegfried rows carried for USS Missouri (BB-63), USS Tarawa (LHA-1), USS Juneau (LPD-10), and other hulls in this corpus.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-19
- Study period
- 1972 and 1993 (this hull's documented LBNSY windows within the alleged 1969-1996 exposure period); 2018 (litigation)
- Population
- Terry Lee Siegfried (electrician/marine electrician, LBNSY and listed vessels, c.1969-1996)
- Limitations
- Pleading-stage allegation only: an undifferentiated ~45-vessel list recited verbatim inside a defense removal filing (which asserts a government-contractor defense, not exposure facts). It alleges, but does not adjudicate, exposure aboard this hull; no discovery, fact-finding, or merits ruling on the allegation was located. Establishes nothing about materials aboard, products encountered, dates aboard, or legal eligibility. Subsequent case history not located this session (CourtListener API rate-limited - see search_ledger).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-ogden-lpd5-01
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[2]DANFS Vol. V (1979), 'Ogden' entry, p. 140 (verbatim transcription - live NHHC page ogden-ii.html returned 404 on 2026-09-19; Wayback captures of the official page exist 2019-2025) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- hazegray DANFS transcription, Ogden (LPD-5) entry, spec block and narrative; canonical NHHC URL https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/o/ogden-ii.html (404 live; Wayback capture 2021-03-01 et seq.)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS ship history: the second Ogden (LPD-5), spec block 'dsp. 13,900 (f.); l. 522'; b. 84'; dr. 21'6" (max); s. over 20 k.; cpl. 439; tr. 930; a. 4 3"; cl. Raleigh.' Laid down 4 February 1963 by New York Naval Shipyard; launched 27 June 1964, sponsored by Mrs. Lawrence J. Burton; commissioned at New York 19 June 1965, Capt. Floyd M. Symons in command. After training off Norfolk, arrived San Diego 29 October 1965 to join the Pacific Fleet; two 1966 South Vietnam deployments (8 February - 4 April; 16 May - 7 July) carrying Marines and equipment, returning battle-damaged vehicles for repair; summer 1966 V/STOL aircraft experiments; a third Vietnam deployment was in preparation at year's end.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-19
- Study period
- 1963-1966 (entry coverage)
- Population
- Construction trades (New York Naval Shipyard, 1963-65); ship's company and embarked Marines
- Limitations
- Vessel history only - DANFS contains no materials or asbestos information, and this Vol. V entry's narrative ends in 1966. DANFS class label 'Raleigh' predates the Navy's later Austin-class usage (NVR class code 'LPD 4'; the ship's own 2002 command history self-describes as 'AUSTIN-class'). Live NHHC page returned 404 - verbatim hazegray transcription used, consistent with the standing NHHC link-rot pattern logged in prior batches.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-ogden-lpd5-02
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[3]Naval Vessel Register ship detail page, OGDEN (LPD 5), Wayback capture 2012-04-16 (register record; live detail page retired after disposal) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NVR LPD5 detail page, Wayback capture 2012-04-16 (status, milestone dates, physical characteristics, custodian blocks)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NVR register record for this hull: UIC 07176; class code 'LPD 4'; builder 'NAV SY/NEW YORK'; award 09/21/1961; keel 02/04/1963; launch 06/27/1964; delivery 09/23/1965; commission 06/19/1965; decommission and stricken 02/21/2007; status 'Stricken, to be disposed of'; custodian NAVSEA Inactive Ships On-site Maintenance Office, Pearl Harbor, HI. Characteristics: 569 ft overall / 548 ft waterline; 108 ft extreme beam / 84 ft waterline; 22 ft max navigational draft; 9,962 tons light / 17,370 tons full displacement; steel hull and steel superstructure; propulsion type 'Steam Turbines'; 2 propellers.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-19
- Study period
- 1961-2012 (register record as captured)
- Population
- Crew and embarked personnel 1965-2007; NISMF Pearl Harbor caretakers 2007-2014
- Limitations
- NVR documents registry milestones, characteristics, and custodial status - not materials or asbestos content. 'LPD 4' is the register's class code for the LPD-4/Austin family (DANFS labels this hull 'cl. Raleigh'). The 2012 capture predates the 2014 sinking; final disposition is documented separately (ev-06).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-ogden-lpd5-03
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[4]NHHC ship command-operation reports for Ogden (LPD-5) II - 1972 (Long Beach regular overhaul), 1974 (MESTPAC), 1981 (WESTPAC/Indian Ocean), 2002 (Greeneville collision), indexed at history.navy.mil; corroborated by the official USMC history 'U.S. Marines in Vietnam: The War That Would Not End, 1971-1973' (marines.mil) for Operation End Sweep [other_primary]
- Locator
- NHHC COR series .../ship-command-operation-reports/o/ogden-lpd-5-ii/pdf/{1972,1974,1981,2002}.pdf (indexed; live 404); USMC PCN 19000311200 history, TF-78/AMCM passages; the.honoluluadvertiser.com 2002-06-21
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Ship-submitted command histories document: a regular overhaul at Long Beach Naval Shipyard commencing 3 April 1972 (1972 chronology: 'Pre-Overhaul Period San Diego ... Enroute to Long Beach ... Commenced Regular Overhaul ... Arrival Conference at Long Beach Naval Shipyard'); a mid-1974 MESTPAC deployment (1974 report); Amphibious Squadron Seven/Five service extending into the Indian Ocean (1981 report); and the 27 January 2002 collision with USS Greeneville (SSN-772) in the Arabian Sea during a personnel transfer - Greeneville's stern plane opened a 5-by-18-inch hole about 15 feet below the waterline, puncturing a fuel tank (~23,000 gallons released), with repairs and investigation 1-22 February 2002 in Bahrain (2002 report; Navy investigation as reported by the Honolulu Advertiser). The 2002 report self-describes OGDEN as 'an AUSTIN-class amphibious transport doc.' Separately, the official USMC history documents Ogden as AMCM Unit Bravo platform (3 USN CH-53s) in Task Force 78, Operation End Sweep - clearance of U.S.-laid mines in Haiphong Harbor and North Vietnamese coastal areas, January-July 1973.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-19
- Study period
- 1972-2002
- Population
- LBNSY yard workers (1972 regular overhaul); ship's company
- Limitations
- Command reports are primary service records but were reviewed only through search-index snippets and one third-party transcription this session - the live NHHC PDFs return 404 (standing link rot). None of the reviewed text mentions asbestos, insulation work, or materials; the yard periods and collision repair are maintenance events relevant to exposure-window context, not asbestos findings. The 1972 overhaul's completion date and full chronology were not re-verified.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-ogden-lpd5-04
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[5]Christian Science Monitor, 'California Base Workers Decry Budget Ax' (1993-03-12) - USS Ogden described in dry dock at Long Beach Naval Shipyard for routine maintenance [reputable_press]
- Locator
- csmonitor.com 1993-03-12 article, paragraph describing Ogden 'resting in dry dock for routine maintenance' at LBNSY
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Contemporary reporting places this hull 'resting in dry dock for routine maintenance' at Long Beach Naval Shipyard in early 1993, during coverage of the proposed base closure - a second documented LBNSY yard period inside the Siegfried complaint's alleged 1969-1996 exposure window (the April 1972 regular overhaul being the first).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-19
- Study period
- 1993
- Population
- LBNSY yard workers, 1993
- Limitations
- Documents a maintenance event, not materials: the article says nothing about asbestos, insulation, or scope of work. A routine-maintenance drydock is disturbance-relevant context only; it does not establish that asbestos work was performed or that any individual was exposed.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-ogden-lpd5-05
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[6]U.S. Pacific Fleet news release, 'RIMPAC 2014 Participants Conduct Sinking Exercise' (2014-07-11), from RIMPAC Combined Information Bureau (live page 403 to automated fetch; verified via Wayback capture) [other_primary]
- Locator
- CPF release paragraphs 1-4 (sinking date/time, depth, distance, EPA-compliance language); NavSource LPD-5 page photo captions (USN photos 140710-N-FC670-132 et al.)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Final disposition: live fire from ships, submarines and aircraft sank the decommissioned ex-Ogden at 7:28 p.m. on 10 July 2014, in waters 15,000 feet deep, 55 nautical miles northwest of Kauai; units from the Republic of Korea, Norway, and the United States participated (the killing hit was a Naval Strike Missile fired by the Royal Norwegian Navy frigate HNoMS Fridtjof Nansen, per U.S. Navy photo captioning republished by NavSource). The release states that SINKEX hulks 'are prepared in strict compliance with regulations prescribed and enforced by the Environmental Protection Agency' and must sink in at least 1,000 fathoms and at least 50 nautical miles from land after marine-mammal survey. It also documents: commissioned 1965, decommissioned 2007, second Navy ship named for Ogden, Utah, Vietnam War plus Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom service, and 'the oldest active amphibious ship in the fleet' at retirement.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-19
- Study period
- 2014
- Population
- SINKEX preparation and inspection crews, Pearl Harbor 2014
- Limitations
- Documents the disposal event and the program's EPA-compliance statement only - no statement on materials found or removed aboard this hulk, and the vessel-specific SINKEX cleanup certification is not public. The NSM/Fridtjof Nansen detail rests on Navy photo captioning carried by a secondary archive, not on the release text itself.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-ogden-lpd5-06
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[7]EPA, MPRSA general permit 'Transport of Target Vessels' (40 C.F.R. 229.2) + EPA-Navy 'Determination and Agreement' (January 2014) - the regime in force for this hull's July 2014 sinking [federal_register]
- Locator
- epa.gov 'Transport of Target Vessels for Ocean Disposal' page; EPA-Navy 2014 SINKEX Determination and Agreement PDF (epa.gov/sites/default/files/2017-03/documents/2014_sinkex_agreement_508.pdf); EPA 'Disposal of Vessels at Sea' guidance (229.3 asbestos listing)
- Finding type
- regulatory
- Finding
- Regulatory regime governing this hull's disposal: ex-vessels used in SINKEX are prepared under the MPRSA general permit at 40 C.F.R. 229.2 as interpreted by the January 2014 EPA-Navy Determination and Agreement, which requires removal to the maximum extent practicable of materials that may degrade the marine environment; the Navy's published preparation list covers liquid PCBs from transformers and large capacitors, small capacitors to the greatest extent practical, trash, floatable materials, mercury- and fluorocarbon-containing materials, readily detachable solid PCB items, and petroleum from tanks, piping, and reservoirs, followed by signed Navy environmental certification. The published SINKEX preparation requirements do not enumerate asbestos removal; EPA's separate vessel-reefing guidance (40 C.F.R. 229.3) does list asbestos among pollutants requiring removal for ocean-disposal-to-reef conversions.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-19
- Study period
- 2014
- Population
- SINKEX preparation and inspection crews, Pearl Harbor 2014
- Limitations
- Program-level permit regime, not a hull-specific record: it establishes what preparation the rules required of ex-Ogden, not what was actually found or removed aboard her. Absence of asbestos from the published SINKEX prep list is not evidence that asbestos was absent aboard or that it went down with the hull; the vessel-specific certification is not public.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-ogden-lpd5-07
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[8]GAO, 'Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure,' HRD-80-2 / B-163375 (published 1979-10-18); full text via Justia GAO mirror (live gao.gov PDF assets return HTTP 403 - standing block) [gao]
- Locator
- HRD-80-2 report body (B-163375): 1973 spec-change narrative, NAVSEAINST 5100.2 policy scope and 1979 modification, 'all ships presently in service' passage, Long Beach/Norfolk fieldwork statement
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- Policy and application environment for this hull's era: GAO reports that Navy thermal-insulation specifications were changed in 1973 to require asbestos-free materials, while ships already under construction with purchased asbestos continued to delivery as late as May 1978; the formal no-asbestos policy (NAVSEAINST 5100.2 of 24 October 1975) - issued a decade after this hull's 1963-65 construction - required removal/replacement only of damaged insulation or insulation removed for repairs, and a January 1979 modification added selective replacement in high-maintenance areas. The report also records the Navy's position that 'all ships presently in service contain some quantity of asbestos' in non-insulation applications (electrical resistors, clutches, electric cables, and like components). GAO's fieldwork yards for the review were Long Beach and Norfolk Naval Shipyards - this hull's documented 1972 regular overhaul and 1993 drydock period were at Long Beach NSY.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-19
- Study period
- 1979 (report); 1963-1979 (policy environment)
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers (program review); LBNSY workforce
- Limitations
- Program-level policy and yard-level fieldwork only - the report names no LPD hulls, and its 'delivered since 1973 or under construction' insulation-status list post-dates this 1965-delivery hull, so it supplies no hull-specific tabulation. It documents what the Navy required fleet-wide, not what was done aboard this ship.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-ogden-lpd5-08
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[9]NVR propulsion/characteristic fields ('Steam Turbines,' 2 propellers, steel hull/steel superstructure) + DANFS construction dates + GAO 1973 spec-change timeline (ev-08) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NVR LPD5 characteristics block (propulsion type); hazegray DANFS spec block; secondary class references for boiler manufacturer
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Plant-type note on era inference: this hull is a steam ship - oil-fired boilers feeding geared steam turbines, twin screw (NVR propulsion type 'Steam Turbines'; secondary class references specify two Babcock & Wilcox 600-psi boilers). Constructed 1963-1965, wholly before the Navy's 1973 asbestos-free insulation-spec changeover (ev-08): for mid-1960s steam amphibious construction the era-typical asbestos applications are boiler and boiler-casing insulation, steam-line lagging, valve and flange gaskets, machinery packing, deck tile, bulkhead and overhead fire/thermal insulation, and brake/clutch linings on deck machinery.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-19
- Study period
- 1963-1965
- Limitations
- Era-typical application list is class_or_era inference only - no hull-specific survey, drawing set, or material inspection report was located, and this list does not establish that any specific asbestos product was installed aboard this hull or remained at disposal. The boiler-manufacturer detail rests on secondary references, not a primary source.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-ogden-lpd5-09
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[10]In re Brooklyn Navy Yard Asbestos Litigation, 971 F.2d 831 (2d Cir. 1992) - consolidated asbestos trials of Brooklyn Navy Yard workers; records proof that Owens-Illinois supplied Kaylo insulation for yard use [court_record]
- Locator
- 971 F.2d 831 (2d Cir. 1992); shipyards.json 'brooklyn-navy-yard' entry (tier 3, Kaylo/Owens-Illinois)
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Builder-yard context: this hull was built 1963-1965 at the New York Naval Shipyard (Brooklyn Navy Yard), a yard with adjudicated asbestos-litigation history - the Second Circuit's 1992 opinion in the consolidated Brooklyn Navy Yard asbestos trials records proof that Owens-Illinois supplied Kaylo insulation to Owens-Corning Fiberglas for distribution in that context, and the yard appears in the Atlas yard dataset at evidence tier 3 with documented Kaylo product history (1930s-1966).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-19
- Study period
- 1963-1965 (build window); 1992 (opinion)
- Population
- Brooklyn Navy Yard construction trades, 1963-65
- Limitations
- Yard-level adjudication, not a hull record: the opinion does not name this vessel and does not establish that Kaylo or any other asbestos product was installed aboard it. Construction-era asbestos presence aboard this hull is inference only.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-ogden-lpd5-10
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[11]Batch-310 search ledger (this record): DANFS transcription (hazegray), NVR (Wayback), NHHC command-operation-report series (index), GAO HRD-80-2 (Justia mirror), CPF navy.mil release (Wayback), EPA MPRSA pages, CourtListener RECAP/index; CourtListener API v4 throttled at daily quota [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-ogden-lpd5-01 through sl-uss-ogden-lpd5-11
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Beyond the Siegfried pleading-stage vessel list (ev-01), no qualifying ship-specific asbestos record was located: no hull asbestos survey, no abatement contract or overhaul work-package disclosure, no hazmat record for the 2007-2014 inactive period or the 2014 SINKEX preparation, and no adjudicated exposure finding naming this hull. The CourtListener docket-level sweep is incomplete due to API daily-quota throttling; the index route returned the Siegfried document and no other qualifying hits.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-19
- Study period
- 2026-09-19
- Limitations
- Absence of a located record does not prove absence of documentation: availability work packages, the SINKEX cleanup certification, and NISMF maintenance records are not public. The CourtListener coverage gap is logged, not resolved - a re-run after quota reset may surface additional hits or name collisions (see search_ledger).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-ogden-lpd5-11