Evidence
7 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-7).
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[1]DANFS entry 'Randolph II (CV-15)', NHHC migrated edition [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Construction paragraph and spec block
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS entry documents construction: the second Randolph (CV-15) was laid down 10 May 1943 by Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., launched 28 June 1944, and commissioned 9 October 1944. DANFS spec block: displacement 27,100 tons, complement 3,448, class Essex.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1943-1944
- Population
- Randolph crew (3,448 per spec block)
- Limitations
- Ship-specific build record only - no materials content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-randolph-cv15-01
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[2]DANFS entry 'Randolph II (CV-15)'; NHHC Online Library CV-15 page; NHHC Naval Aviation appendix (app03.pdf) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS postwar paragraphs; OL summary; app03 CV-15 row
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Service and yard periods per DANFS and NHHC Online Library: kamikaze hit at Ulithi anchorage 11 March 1945 (25 crewmen killed), repaired locally; Okinawa operations as TF 58 flagship; Magic Carpet runs; placed out of commission in reserve at Philadelphia 25 February 1948. Reclassified CVA-15 1 October 1952; SCB-27A modernization completed July 1953 (appendix); recommissioned 1 July 1953; entered Norfolk Navy Yard 18 June 1955 for angled deck and other modernization (SCB-125, completed February 1956 per appendix), leaving the yard January 1956; converted to ASW support carrier CVS-15 March 1959.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1945-1959
- Population
- Crew casualties Mar 1945; yard workforces at Philadelphia and Norfolk NY
- Limitations
- Documents reserve lay-up plus two yard modernization periods - exposure-relevant work settings, not an asbestos record. SCB-27A yard not named in DANFS text read (ship was berthed at Philadelphia) - see gaps.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-randolph-cv15-02
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[3]DANFS entry 'Randolph II (CV-15)' + NHHC Online Library CV-15 page [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS final paragraph; OL summary
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Final years per DANFS: ASW operations Atlantic/Mediterranean/northern Europe; recovery ship for Grissom's 1961 suborbital flight and primary recovery ship for John Glenn's February 1962 orbital flight; Cuban missile crisis operations. The Navy announced her inactivation in 1969; placed out of commission in reserve at Philadelphia 13 February 1969, stricken from the Navy list 1 June 1973, sold for scrapping May 1975 (Online Library). Three WWII battle stars.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1959-1975
- Population
- None
- Limitations
- Strike date consistent across sources (1 June 1973). Scrapping sale per OL (May 1975).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-randolph-cv15-03
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[4]MacQueen v. Union Carbide Corp., Report and Recommendation, Civ. Act. No. 13-831-SLR-CJB (D. Del.), Doc. 191, 13 December 2013; govinfo package USCOURTS-ded-1_13-cv-00831-0 [court_record]
- Locator
- R&R Background section reciting Complaint para. 11; Conclusion
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Federal report and recommendation in a docketed asbestos wrongful-death action: the court recites that 'Mr. MacQueen was employed: (1) by the United States Navy aboard the U.S.S. Randolph and the U.S.S. Independence from 1956 to 1960' as a welder/machinist, with asbestos exposure alleged; the R&R recommended DENYING plaintiff's motion to remand (federal-officer removal upheld).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1956-1960 (service); 2013 (R&R)
- Population
- Decedent David MacQueen, Navy welder/machinist aboard CV-15 and CV-62 1956-60; alleged asbestos exposure
- Limitations
- Pleading-allegation stage: the opinion recites the complaint's allegation verbatim and decided only federal-officer removal jurisdiction; no exposure, product, or causation issue adjudicated. Scanned PDF - verified by OCR of the govinfo document.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-randolph-cv15-04
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[5]MacQueen v. Union Carbide Corp., Mem. Order Doc. 213 and R&R Doc. 512 (D. Del.); govinfo USCOURTS-ded-1_13-cv-00831-3 and -5 [court_record]
- Locator
- Doc. 213 Background; Doc. 512 Factual Background sections
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Companion filings in the same consolidated docket: a Memorandum Order (Doc. 213, 1 April 2014) granting leave to file a Third Amended Complaint repeats the Randolph/Independence service allegation, and a later R&R (Doc. 512, 3 December 2014) recommends granting defendant Huntington Ingalls Inc.'s personal-jurisdiction dismissal - reciting that MacQueen 'was allegedly exposed to asbestos while stationed aboard the attack aircraft carriers U.S.S. Randolph and U.S.S. Independence' and that Newport News Shipbuilding built USS Randolph.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1956-1960 (service); 2014 (orders)
- Population
- Same decedent/service recital; shipbuilder named as defendant (dismissed on personal jurisdiction)
- Limitations
- Still allegation stage: both documents recite 'alleged' exposure and dispose only of amendment and personal-jurisdiction motions; the builder's dismissal was jurisdictional, not a merits finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-randolph-cv15-05
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[6]Batch-56 search ledger (this record): govinfo USCOURTS sweeps; DANFS; NHHC OL; appendix; web searches [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-randolph-cv15-01 through -08
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No adjudicated ship-specific asbestos finding exists for this hull: the MacQueen record is pleading-stage throughout; no insulation survey, abatement contract, or dismantlement hazmat disclosure naming CV-15 was located; and no opinion identifies a specific asbestos-containing product aboard this ship at fact-finding level.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 2026-09-18
- Population
- None
- Limitations
- Negative on adjudicated/surveyed documentation only - ship-named allegations exist (MacQueen).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-randolph-cv15-06
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[7]Essex-class profile (class-a/essex-class.class.json); O'Neil v. Crane Co., 53 Cal. 4th 335 (2012) for era Navy spec context [other_primary]
- Locator
- class profile era-application list; O'Neil steam-system specification discussion
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Class/era context: Essex/Ticonderoga-class carriers were built 1941-45 under peak-era Navy insulation specifications - the class record for this profile lists eight boilers feeding four geared steam turbines, and the published O'Neil record (Cal. Supreme Court 2012, on sister ship USS Oriskany) confirms Navy specifications of the era required asbestos-containing insulation and gasket/packing materials on warship steam systems. Era-typical applications for the class: boiler/fireroom insulation, steam-pipe lagging, turbine lagging, valve and flange gaskets and packing, deck tile, bulkhead insulation, and cable insulation.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1943-1944 (construction era)
- Population
- None
- Limitations
- Era-standard application list plus a sister-ship appellate record - prioritizes research only; it is NOT a ship-specific finding and does not confirm installed materials on this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-randolph-cv15-07