Evidence
20 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-20).
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[1]research packet 511-packet.md (1 sources cited) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: USS Raleigh (LPD-1)
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-raleigh-lpd1-pkt-511-packet-md
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[2]Haislip v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp., 86 F.3d 1150 (4th Cir. 1996) (unpublished per 4th Cir. R. 36(c); opinion text via Justia, verified live 2026-09-30) [court_record]
- Locator
- Opinion text, factual-background and sufficiency sections (Justia F3/86/1150/538112)
- Finding type
- litigation_product_id
- Finding
- Affirmed jury verdict: coworker William Leonard testified that he and Cleo A. Elmore were construction workers aboard USS Raleigh (LPD-1) from 1962 to 1964 - the hull's construction, fitting-out, and post-shakedown-availability window at New York Naval Shipyard - enduring extensive exposure to asbestos dust, and that Owens-Corning 'Kaylo' asbestos-containing pipe covering was used extensively aboard the ship. Estate introduced invoices showing 22 tons of Kaylo delivered to the shipyard where Raleigh was docked in the period. Jury awarded over $2.8M; the Fourth Circuit held the evidence sufficient to support the verdict and affirmed (argued 1996-04-05, decided 1996-05-23).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1962-1964 (exposure window); 1996 (opinion)
- Population
- Construction workers aboard USS Raleigh during build/fit-out, New York Naval Shipyard, 1962-64; Navy veteran plaintiff (30-year career, exposure 1946-1970); mesothelioma
- Limitations
- Unpublished per-curiam disposition (4th Cir. Local Rule 36(c) - citation disfavored except res judicata/law of the case); printed in F.3d table at 86 F.3d 1150. Establishes by an adjudicated, affirmed finding that Kaylo pipe covering was used aboard this hull and that Elmore's exposure to it aboard was a substantial contributing factor to his mesothelioma. Does not quantify total asbestos aboard, does not establish exposure for any other individual, and does not establish that other product brands aboard contained asbestos (Leonard testified other brands generated 'minuscule' dust by comparison). Not on CourtListener (not indexed); opinion text verified via Justia mirror.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-raleigh-lpd1-01
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[3]Levy v. A.O. Smith Water Products Co., No. 12 Civ. 5152 (SAS) (S.D.N.Y. July 13, 2012) (opinion and order granting remand; text via Justia, verified live 2026-09-30) [court_record]
- Locator
- Opinion and Order, Section II Background (Doc. 9, 1:2012cv05152)
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Federal-officer-removal opinion documents that asbestos personal-injury plaintiffs alleged pipefitter Paul Levy sustained asbestos exposure during construction and repair of naval vessels 1951-1966, listing 'the L.P.D. 1 (Raleigh)' among eight vessels he worked on (with U.S.S. Bennington, Oriskany, Constellation, Independence, Saratoga, L.P.D. 4 Austin, L.P.D. 5 Ogden) 'and in the Brooklyn Navy Yard.' Plaintiff diagnosed with lung cancer November 2011. Court granted plaintiffs' motion to remand the action to New York state court as untimely removed.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1951-1966 (alleged exposure window); 2012 (opinion)
- Population
- Brooklyn Navy Yard pipefitter (alleged exposure 1951-1966); lung cancer
- Limitations
- Discovery-stage allegation: the ship list comes from plaintiffs' interrogatory responses recited in the opinion; the alleged exposure aboard this hull is unadjudicated. The opinion decided only removal timeliness - it establishes that the allegation naming this hull exists in the record, not that asbestos exposure aboard occurred. No products identified by name for this hull in the opinion text.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-raleigh-lpd1-02
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[4]In re Asbestos Litigation (Hoofman v. Air & Liquid Corp., et al.), C.A. No. N12C-04-243 ASB, slip op. (Del. Super. Ct. Feb. 14, 2014) (Wallace, J.) (official court PDF, verified live 2026-09-30) [court_record]
- Locator
- Opinion at 1-4 (Factual Background; Hoofman naval work history footnotes 1-4)
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Delaware Superior Court asbestos opinion records that plaintiff Allen T. Hoofman served in the U.S. Navy 1963-1982 performing maintenance on pumps, valves, engines, and turbines as a fireman and machinist mate, testified that he believed he encountered asbestos during removal of insulation materials on lines running to pumps and during removal/replacement of flange gaskets and packing, and that his described naval work history included 'preventative maintenance on the USS Raleigh.' The court granted summary judgment to moving defendants FMC Corporation and Goulds Pumps on failure of product-nexus proof.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1963-1982 (service window); 2014 (opinion)
- Population
- Navy machinist mate / fireman (service 1963-1982); alleged asbestos-related lung cancer
- Limitations
- Deposition-stage allegation as to this hull, ending in a defense win: summary judgment was granted to FMC/Goulds because plaintiffs could not establish the required product nexus - a merits-level negative for those defendants, not an exposure finding. The opinion does not date the Raleigh assignment, identify any asbestos product aboard, or adjudicate that exposure occurred on this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-raleigh-lpd1-03
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[5]DANFS, Raleigh IV (LPD-1) (Naval History and Heritage Command, live page verified 2026-09-30) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS Raleigh IV (LPD-1) entry, specifications block and service narrative
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS documents this hull: fourth ship named Raleigh; amphibious transport dock laid down by New York Naval Shipyard, Brooklyn, N.Y., 23 June 1960; launched 17 March 1962, sponsored by Mrs. Terry Sanford; commissioned 8 September 1962, Capt. A. W. Whitney in command. Spec block: 13,600 tons full load; 522 ft; beam 100 ft; draft 23 ft; 20 knots; complement 490; armament eight 3"/50. Service through 1974: Guantanamo shakedown (interrupted Feb 1963 for return to building yard to correct aviation-gasoline design deficiencies); July 1963 Caribbean deployment with Amphibious Squadron 8 demonstrating simultaneous boat/vehicle and helicopter landings (one Haiti call); post-shakedown availability at New York 7 January-13 March 1964; Operation Steel Pike off Spain Oct-Nov 1964; yard period at U.S. Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Va.; Caribbean deployment 1 April 1965 including Dominican Republic operations 25 April-6 June evacuating 558 refugees transferred to Yancey (LKA-93), Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal; NATO Bar Frost 65 in Norwegian fjords Aug-Oct 1965; yard period through 4 April 1966; Caribbean deployments averaged two per year to 1970; Mediterranean deployments roughly annually from July 1970 into 1974.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1958-1974
- Limitations
- Entry narrative ends in 1974 (entry dated 2005-09-16): it does not cover the 1976-1991 deployments, decommissioning, stricken date, or disposal. No asbestos, insulation, or materials content. Yard period 'through 4 April 1966' gives no location; the Portsmouth, Va. yard is Norfolk Naval Shipyard.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-raleigh-lpd1-04
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[6]Naval Vessel Register, RALEIGH (LPD 1) detail page (NAVSEA) - ARCHIVED COPY (Wayback capture 2001-11-13; live NVR does not carry disposed hulls; live detail URL format unverifiable) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NVR detail table, Wayback capture 2001-11-13
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Official Naval Vessel Register entry (archived): UIC 07170; Class LPD 1; Status 'Disposed of as target' with status-change date 12/04/1994; Builder NAV SY/NEW YORK; Award Date 12/19/1958; Keel 06/23/1960; Launch 03/17/1962; Delivery 09/07/1962; Commission Date 09/08/1962; Decommission Date 12/13/1991; Stricken Date 01/25/1992; Custodian US NAVY.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1958-1994
- Limitations
- Archived copy of an official register page - the live NVR front-end redirected guessed detail URLs to the homepage, so the current-format page (if any) could not be verified; figures here are from the 2001 capture. Dimension/propulsion fields on the capture are blank. 'Disposed of as target' is the official disposition category; the test context comes from FAS/ev-07.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-raleigh-lpd1-05
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[7]U.S. Maritime Administration, Vessel History Database - RALEIGH (LPD-1), ShipHistory Detail 4043, incl. digitized status cards 4043_7452AF/AB (live, verified 2026-09-30) [marad_nrc]
- Locator
- ShipHistory Detail 4043 milestone table and status-card scans
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- MARAD record: RALEIGH (LPD-1), built 1962, New York Naval Yard, naval combatant. Milestones: MARAD entry/acquisition 7/23/1992; disposition/withdrawal 9/22/1993 'Return title/target ship'; fate 'Returned - U.S.' Status card shows fleet James River Reserve Fleet, entered 7/23/92, withdrawn 9/22/93 reason INACTSHIP, remark 'Return title/target ship,' with handwritten annotation 'Vessel was given back to Navy.'
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1992-1994
- Limitations
- Authoritative for the 1992-93 MARAD custody interval and the return-to-Navy-for-target transfer. Contains no asbestos, hazmat, or materials content - does not document what preparation (if any) the hull received before the 1994 sinking.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-raleigh-lpd1-06
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[8]FAS Military Analysis Network, dod-101 ship page 'LPD-1 Raleigh' (mirror of Navy fact-file data; verified live 2026-09-30) [other_primary]
- Locator
- man.fas.org/dod-101/sys/ship/lpd-1.htm narrative paragraph + Specifications block
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- FAS dod-101 page for the LPD-1 Raleigh class states: 'EX-U.S.S. Raleigh (LPD 1) was disposed as a target in surrogate Ship Shock Test/Trials to provide insight into platform vulnerabilities with respect to underwater proximity bursts on 04 December 1994.' Specifications carried: power plant two boilers, two steam turbines, two shafts, 24,000 shp; crew 429 ship's company plus 930 troops; length 522 ft oa; beam 100 ft; draft 23 ft; full displacement 14,113 tons; speed 21 knots; armament 6x Mk33 3"/50 + 2x 20mm Phalanx CIWS. Class table lists sisters Vancouver (LPD-2) and La Salle (completed as AGF-3), all built at New York NSY.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1994; specifications as-built/later fit
- Limitations
- FAS reproduces official Navy dod-101 fact-file content but is a third-party mirror; its class table prints decommissioned '31 Dec 1991,' conflicting with NVR/DANFS-consistent 13 December 1991 - NVR carried (see gaps). Sinking location not stated. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-raleigh-lpd1-07
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[9]NHHC, 'Casualties: US Navy and Marine Corps Personnel Killed and Injured in Selected Accidents and Other Incidents Not Directly the Result of Enemy Action' (live page verified 2026-09-30) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NHHC casualties page, Explosions/Fires section, entry for 22 June 1967
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NHHC casualty list entry: 'USS Raleigh (LPD-1) suffers an engine room steam accident which kills two sailors. 22 June 1967.' Secondary accounts place the ship moored at Naval Air Station Norfolk undergoing repairs at the time (navysite.de accidents table).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1967
- Population
- Engine-room crew (2 killed)
- Limitations
- Documents a fatal live-steam-plant casualty aboard this hull - relevant context for the kind of steam-system maintenance/repair work performed aboard, but the source says nothing about asbestos, insulation, or materials. The moored-at-NAS-Norfolk repair detail is secondary-source only.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-raleigh-lpd1-08
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[10]NHHC photo collection UA 451.23, USS Raleigh (LPD-1) Collection (live page verified 2026-09-30) [other_primary]
- Locator
- UA 451.23 collection page, caption field
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NHHC catalog: 13 photographs of USS Raleigh (LPD-1) in summer/fall 1987 during Persian Gulf service, including captioned 'Injured Iranian crewmembers from Iran AJR, being prepared for transfer to USS Raleigh for eventual repatriation. 30 September 1987,' plus Ad Dammam, Port Suez, and Mombasa subjects - official documentation of her Operation Earnest Will deployment.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1987
- Limitations
- Photo-catalog metadata only; establishes deployment and the Iran Ajr detainee-transfer role. No asbestos or materials content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-raleigh-lpd1-09
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[11]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS Raleigh (LPD-1) - milestone timeline, awards list, specifications, CO roster (live, verified 2026-09-30) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 10/09/0901.htm header timeline, awards block, specifications block, CO table
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource timeline agrees with official records: laid down 23 June 1960 New York Naval Shipyard; launched 17 March 1962; commissioned 8 September 1962 CAPT. A. W. Whitney; decommissioned 13 December 1991; struck from Naval Register 25 January 1992; final disposition 'disposed of as a target 4 December 1994.' Awards list documents Combat Action Ribbon (17 January-28 February 1991), Navy Unit Commendation (3), Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation, Navy Expeditionary Service Medal (Lebanon), National Defense Service Medal (2), Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (Korea, Lebanon, Cuba), Southwest Asia Campaign Medal, Humanitarian Service Medal (Beirut), Kuwait Liberation Medals (Kuwait, Saudi Arabia). Specs: propulsion two boilers, two geared turbines, two propellers, 24,000 shp; complement 436; troop accommodations 1,000. Photo captions document 1966 Kestrel/Harrier evaluation trials, Beirut 1983 (CMC Barrow embarkation), and 1981-82 Mediterranean presence.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1960-1994
- Limitations
- Volunteer secondary compilation - milestone dates here agree with the archived NVR and DANFS. Complement (436) differs from the DANFS spec block (490) - see gaps. Awards tabulation is the strongest evidence for Desert Storm service in this record; contains no asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-raleigh-lpd1-10
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[12]Era inference built on: NavSource/FAS propulsion specifications (two boilers, two steam turbines, 24,000 shp) + documented 1960-62 construction at New York Naval Shipyard + documented overhaul/repair periods at Norfolk Naval Shipyard (1965, per DANFS) and Charleston, S.C. (1985, secondary source) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource/FAS specifications block; DANFS yard-period narrative; navysite.de 1985 Charleston drydock entry (secondary)
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Beyond the litigated Kaylo pipe covering, era-consistent asbestos applications aboard a 1960-62 steam plant of this type include boiler and turbine insulation, steam-line lagging (asbestos-insulated lines are the class-standard explanation for steam casualties disturbing lagging), flange gaskets, valve packing, deck coverings, and bulkhead/overhead insulation. Repeated yard availabilities (building yard 1963-64, Portsmouth/Norfolk NSY 1965, yard period to April 1966, Charleston-area drydock 1985) were occasions when such material was worked on.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1960-1991
- Population
- Construction trades (1960-62); yard workers on availabilities; engine-room crew
- Limitations
- INFERENCE ONLY: no hull-specific insulation survey, work package, or materials list was located for this vessel other than the litigated Kaylo testimony. Presence of each listed material class aboard this hull is era-consistent inference, not ship-proven fact; nothing here establishes quantity, condition, exposure of any individual, or what remained aboard at sinking.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-raleigh-lpd1-11
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[13]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, including fieldwork at Navy shipyards among which was Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Va. - a yard where this hull had a documented yard period (late 1964-early 1965, per DANFS).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1979
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers; asbestos program review
- Limitations
- Yard/program-level documentation, not hull-specific; supports era context only - establishes that Navy asbestos use and removal controls were active during this hull's service life, not what was aboard. Full text not retrieved (gao.gov returns HTTP 403 to automated fetch, 2026-09-30); content via product-page description.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-raleigh-lpd1-12
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[14]NARA Catalog file units: 'Raleigh (LPD-1)' monthly deck logs (e.g., NAID 215283010, October 1966; series spans 1963 onward), Logbooks of U.S. Navy Ships and Stations [other_primary]
- Locator
- catalog.archives.gov search 'Raleigh LPD-1' fileUnit list; example NAID 215283010
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA holds digitized monthly deck log file units for USS Raleigh (LPD-1) across her career (file units observed for 1963-1978 in catalog search; catalog.archives.gov/id/<NAID> pages load). Deck logs record underway/upkeep periods, casualties, and visitors - a primary-source lead for maintenance events (e.g., the June 1967 steam accident period) and possible insulation/lagging work entries.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1963-1978 (observed span)
- Limitations
- Archival lead only: file units identified by catalog listing; contents not reviewed page-by-page. No asbestos or materials statement has been extracted from these logs. The NARA search API intermittently returned non-JSON errors during this session; the catalog landing pages verified live.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-raleigh-lpd1-13
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[15]Batch-5784 search ledger (this record): DANFS live page; archived NVR detail; MARAD ShipHistory + status cards; NavSource; FAS dod-101; NHHC casualties + UA 451.23; NARA deck-log catalog; GAO (403); DOT&E FY2011 LPD-17 PDF (403/SSL); CourtListener (partial - fleet pacing); secondary web litigation sweep [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger entries sl-uss-raleigh-lpd1-01 through -12
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No ship-specific government asbestos record located for this hull: no hull survey, abatement contract, donation/disposal hazmat disclosure, or pre-sinking material-prep record was found in the searched repositories. The only ship-specific asbestos documentation is litigation-derived (rows 01-03). The CourtListener opinion index returned zero hits for '"USS Raleigh" asbestos' and the 1996 Haislip disposition is not indexed there; further CourtListener queries were intermittently blocked by fleet pacing. Law-firm 'ship list' pages naming LPD-1 contain no primary sourcing and are excluded by policy.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 2026-09-30
- Limitations
- Absence of a located record is not absence of a record: overhaul work packages at NARA (RG 19/RG 181) and the 1994 shock-test pre-firing preparation file are the open leads. Coverage is bounded by the search ledger.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-raleigh-lpd1-14
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[16]Compagnie Generale Transatlantique v. United States, 522 F.2d 148 (2d Cir. 1975) (per curiam; text via Justia, verified live 2026-09-30) [court_record]
- Locator
- Opinion text, F2/522/148 (Justia 184062)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Federal appellate record of the August 1966 collision: USS Raleigh struck the moored liner SS France amidships at Pier 88, North River, New York harbor, while being moved by tugs toward Pier 90. The United States was held solely liable; its third-party indemnity claims against the towing companies were dismissed and the dismissal affirmed.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1966 (accident); 1975 (opinion)
- Limitations
- Non-asbestos litigation - carried as vessel history and to classify the litigation hit. The opinion is undated on the event (secondary sources give 19 August 1966); it establishes the collision and its adjudicated outcome. No asbestos, insulation, or materials content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-raleigh-lpd1-15
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[17]GlobalSecurity.org, 'USS Raleigh (LPD-1)' ship history page (defense reference; verified live 2026-09-30) [reputable_press]
- Locator
- globalsecurity.org lpd-1 page, narrative sections
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Secondary history consolidating this hull's record: 'the Navy's first purpose-built amphibious transport dock,' homeported at Norfolk throughout her career; first operational simultaneous boat and helicopter landing July 1963; Steel Pike I 1964; Dominican Republic 1965; Kestrel V/STOL trials April/May 1966; Mediterranean rotations from 1970; Lebanon support 1983; Operation Big Pine II (Honduras) 1983-84; Earnest Will Persian Gulf deployment 1987 incl. receiving Iran Ajr detainees (Sept 21-22, 1987 events; repatriation flight from Raleigh to Seeb, Oman, Sept 26); a second Gulf deployment 1988-89; Desert Shield/Storm Aug 1990-spring 1991 as part of the amphibious force holding Marines afloat; decommissioned Dec 13, 1991; stricken Jan 25, 1992; sunk as target Dec 4, 1994 in a surrogate Ship Shock Test supporting LPD-17 survivability.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1962-1994
- Limitations
- Secondary defense-reference compilation - used for the post-1974 narrative legs that DANFS does not cover and the 'first purpose-built LPD' characterization; dates that matter are carried from NVR/DANFS/MARAD, not from this page. No primary apparatus cited on-page for each event; no asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-raleigh-lpd1-16
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[18]In re Brooklyn Navy Yard Asbestos Litigation, 971 F.2d 831 (2d Cir. 1992) (opinion text via Justia, verified live 2026-09-30) [court_record]
- Locator
- Opinion, BACKGROUND section and Owens-Illinois/Owens-Corning in-concert analysis
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Published Second Circuit opinion documents that 'from the 1930's through 1966, thousands of workers at the New York Naval Shipyard (Brooklyn Navy Yard) breathed air laden with carcinogenic asbestos fibers,' that asbestos-containing products used at the yard carried no warnings, and that proof showed Owens-Illinois supplied Kaylo insulation to Owens-Corning Fiberglas - the same Kaylo product later adjudicated aboard this hull in Haislip (ev-01). The yard is this hull's documented builder (1960-1962) and her 1963-64 post-shakedown yard.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1992 (opinion); 1930s-1966 (documented window)
- Population
- Brooklyn Navy Yard workers (1930s-1966 window covers this hull's construction)
- Limitations
- Yard-level appellate documentation; the opinion does not name this hull. Establishes asbestos conditions and Kaylo distribution at the building yard during this hull's construction window - corroborating context for ev-01, not independent hull evidence. Does not quantify material aboard or establish any individual exposure beyond the litigated cases.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-raleigh-lpd1-17
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[19]Navysite.de USS Raleigh (LPD-1) history page (verified live 2026-09-30) [reputable_press]
- Locator
- navysite.de lpd1.htm 'Accidents aboard USS RALEIGH' table and narrative history
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Secondary chronology for this hull supplying details absent from official pages: 1976 Mediterranean deployment with the amphibious force held offshore for the Operation Fluid Drive Lebanon evacuation contingency (June 20, 1976 seaborne evacuation from Beirut executed by landing craft associated with Spiegel Grove; Raleigh part of the supporting amphibious force; service recognized by the Humanitarian Service Medal); Northern Wedding 78 deployment (Sept 1977-Mar 1978 Mediterranean, Aug 1978 Northern Wedding); casualty table giving the Aug 19, 1966 France collision date, the June 22, 1967 steam-line rupture while moored at Naval Air Station Norfolk under repair, and a March 24, 1964 torpedo-hit incident during a submarine firing exercise; collisions with USS Biddle (Jan 10, 1981) and USNS Waccamaw (Oct 13, 1981); 1983 Beirut deployment with 22nd MAU ending before the Oct 23, 1983 barracks bombing; Big Pine II/Ahuas Tara II Nov 1983 Honduras landing; Teamwork 84 Norway; Charleston drydock summer 1985; Aug 18, 1986-Feb 22, 1987 deployment with 22nd MAU covering Exercises Northern Wedding and Bold Guard in northern European/Norwegian waters before entering Sixth Fleet control Oct 19, 1986 (NorLant/Mediterranean cruise book 1986-87 linked on-page); Aug 4, 1987 Charleston departure carrying minesweeping boats and special-operations patrol craft for Earnest Will.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1962-1994
- Limitations
- Fan-maintained secondary reference (navysite.de, site mirror of navsource-style content); individual events are not independently primary-sourced on-page. Used only for secondary details explicitly attributed as such in the prose (collision date, NAS Norfolk mooring, Fluid Drive context) - never for lifecycle dates or asbestos claims. HSM attribution is consistent with NavSource's awards block listing the Humanitarian Service Medal.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-raleigh-lpd1-18
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[20]United States v. Woolheater, 40 M.J. 170 (C.M.A. 1994) (opinion text via CourtListener, verified live 2026-09-30) [court_record]
- Locator
- Opinion, FACTS section (USS RALEIGH (LPD 1), fire of May 25, 1991)
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Court of Military Appeals opinion (decided 1994-08-23) documents that a fire was set aboard USS RALEIGH (LPD 1) on May 25, 1991 - MRE heat tabs thrown under pallets in a storeroom area while the ship was moored; Engineman Second Class Charles P. Woolheater was convicted of arson (Art. 126 UCMJ; dishonorable discharge, 12 months confinement); the CMA reversed because the military judge excluded legally and logically relevant defense evidence that another sailor (Fireman Apprentice Shaner) had motive, knowledge, and opportunity.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1991 (fire); 1994 (opinion)
- Limitations
- Non-asbestos litigation - carried as vessel history (a documented 1991 shipboard fire during her final year in commission) and to classify the CourtListener hit. Criminal-procedure opinion; describes the fire and its investigation only in passing - no asbestos, insulation, or materials content, and no description of the compartment beyond pallet/MRE storage.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-raleigh-lpd1-19