Evidence
9 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-9).
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[1]research packet ly-packet.md (4 sources cited) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED — real identity: USS Reeves | Hull: DLG-24 (reclassified CG-24, 30 Jun 1975)
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-reeves-dlg24-pkt-ly-packet-md
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[2]Cabasug v. Crane Co., 989 F. Supp. 2d 1027 (D. Haw. 2013) (CourtListener 8730557; govinfo USCOURTS-hid-1_12-cv-00313) [court_record]
- Locator
- Opinion text, Ametek/S&K replacement-parts discussion at 40-41 (Doc. No. 783, filed 2013-11-26); invoice recital citing Doc. No. 713-8, Pls.' Ex. 6
- Finding type
- litigation_product_id
- Finding
- Summary-judgment opinion recites that plaintiffs offered 'an invoice establishing that PHNS [Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard] ordered from S&K a rotameter with asbestos gaskets for the USS Reeves' (Doc. No. 713-8, Pls.' Ex. 6). Ametek was sued as successor-in-interest to Schutte & Koerting Company ('S&K'). Plaintiff Robert Cabasug worked as a pipefitter and nuclear engineer at PHNS 1973-2006 and was diagnosed with mesothelioma in 2012. The court GRANTED Ametek's motion for summary judgment (Doc. No. 676): plaintiffs never asserted that Cabasug worked on rotameters, so the exhibit could not raise a genuine issue of exposure to S&K parts.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1973-2006 (employment window); 2012-2013 (litigation)
- Population
- Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard pipefitter/nuclear engineer 1973-2006; mesothelioma
- Limitations
- Discovery/MSJ-stage recital of an invoice exhibit: identifies an asbestos-gasketed component ordered for this hull, but documents ordering only - not delivery, installation, or individual exposure. The claim against Ametek/S&K was resolved by defense summary judgment, a merits-level negative for that plaintiff, not an exposure finding. Attribution: the only USS Reeves extant during Cabasug's 1973-2006 PHNS employment is DLG-24/CG-24 (DE-156/APD-52 decommissioned 1946, stricken and transferred to Ecuador 1960). Does not quantify material aboard, establish causation, or address present-day conditions (hull sunk 2001).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-reeves-dlg24-01
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[3]DANFS, Reeves II (DLG-24) (Vol. VI pp. 59-60; NHHC page dated 2005-09-23; live page returned 404 on 2026-09-29 - cited via Wayback capture 2025-12-08) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS entry, specifications block + full service narrative (page dated 2005-09-23)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS record for this hull: laid down 1 July 1960 by Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Wash.; launched 12 May 1962; commissioned 15 May 1964 (Capt. Wynne A. Stevens Jr.); homeported Long Beach; first 7th Fleet deployment Apr-Nov 1965 as AAW picket with TG 77.3 (Oriskany) and TG 77.6 (Midway); Yokosuka non-rotated tour 1966-68 (493 days underway, 312 in Gulf of Tonkin); ordered to Bath, Maine 1969 for overhaul/modernization - out of commission (special) 10 April 1969; recommissioned 29 August 1970; homeport Pearl Harbor; WestPac deployments 1971 and 1972-73; reclassified CG-24 30 June 1975; decommissioned and stricken 12 November 1993 at Pearl Harbor; three battle stars for Vietnam service. Spec block: 7,630 t full load; 533 ft; 31+ kt; complement 377.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1960-1993
- Population
- Construction yard workforce (1960-64); crew 1964-1993
- Limitations
- DANFS documents service history and specifications, not materials or asbestos content; entry predates the 2001 sinking so disposal is not covered. Live NHHC page returned 404; verbatim text verified via Wayback capture of the official page.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-reeves-dlg24-02
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[4]Naval Vessel Register, REEVES (CG 24) ex-DLG 24 ship detail page (NAVSEA/NAVSHIPSO; record last updated 2015-09-29; cited via Wayback capture 2024-07-10) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NVR ship detail page, VESSEL STATUS + MILESTONE DATES + propulsion fields
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Official NVR record for this hull: class CG 16 (Leahy); builder Naval Shipyard Puget Sound; UIC 52699; keel 1960-07-01, launch 1962-05-12, commission 1964-05-15, decommission 1993-11-12, stricken 1993-11-12; delivery date 1970-08-14 (post-Bath modernization); status 'Disposed of in support of Fleet training exercise' effective 2001-06-01; propulsion type Steam Turbine, 2 propellers; custodian US Navy.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1960-2001
- Limitations
- NVR documents milestones, propulsion type, and disposal status, not materials or asbestos content; no asbestos fields exist in NVR records. Live NVR page rendered only the site shell for automated fetch; content cited via Wayback capture.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-reeves-dlg24-03
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[5]Australian Department of Defence media release MSPA 176/01 (2001-05-31), 'Jets Send Ship to Watery Grave'; corroborated by release MSPA 162/01 (2001-05-22), 'HULKEX Element of Exercise Rescheduled' (PACC 162/01) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Defence media releases via Wayback (MSPA 176/01 capture 2004-12-31; MSPA 162/01 capture 2005-03-20); original defence.gov.au URLs retired
- Finding type
- environmental_record
- Finding
- Defence releases document the pre-disposal preparation and sinking of this hull: the ex-USS Reeves hulk spent several months berthed at Newcastle, New South Wales, where it was 'stripped of all weapons and cleaned of hazardous substances, then assessed by Environment Australia to confirm suitability for disposal at sea,' following 'months of planning, including careful environmental analysis through Australian and US environmental certification procedures.' On 31 May 2001 RAAF F/A-18s scored two direct Mk-82 500-lb bomb hits; the ~6,000-tonne hulk sank about 30 minutes later (~12:30pm AEST), approximately 170 nautical miles east of Fraser Island in about 12,000 ft of water, ending the month-long combined Tandem Thrust 2001 exercise.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 2000-2001
- Population
- Newcastle NSW hulk-preparation workforce (2000-01); HULKEX disposal crews
- Limitations
- Documents ship-specific hazardous-substance cleaning before sinking but does not name asbestos or specify which materials were removed; the Environment Australia assessment is not public. Does not establish whether ACM was removed or remained aboard, individual exposure, or quantities.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-reeves-dlg24-04
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[6]USS Reeves (CG-24) 1993 Command History Report, OPNAVINST 5750.12 submission (Commanding Officer USS Reeves to Director of Naval History); scanned document hosted by the USS Reeves Association; originals held at NHHC/Navy archives [other_primary]
- Locator
- 1993 CHR narrative history + chronology (8-page scan, OCR extracted); Command-Histories/ index listing
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The ship's own 1993 command history records the inactivation: under Commander Carrier Group 7 until 31 August 1993 then COMNAVSURFGRU Middle Pacific; operational control to COMNAVSURFPAC (TG 15.4) on commencing pre-inactivation availability 11 September 1993; equipment and CIC removal beginning late July; weapons offload at Naval Magazine Lualualei 8-10 September; fuel offload; pre-inactivation availability with SIMA Pearl Harbor; decommissioning ceremony 12 November 1993. A near-complete run of command histories (1964, 1967, 1971-1993) is scanned on the same site; the 1988 CHR confirms the 1969 decommissioning for the AAW electronics package, recommissioning 29 August 1970, redesignation as CG-24 on 1 July 1975, and Yokosuka OFRP homeporting.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1993
- Population
- 1993 inactivation workforce; SIMA Pearl Harbor
- Limitations
- Official Navy documents mirrored on a veterans' association site; the scans (OCR reviewed) contain no asbestos or hazmat content - the inactivation record does not establish how regulated materials were handled. Association host is not itself an authoritative source; originals reside at NHHC/NARA (not independently retrieved).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-reeves-dlg24-05
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[7]U.S. EPA, 'Transport of Target Vessels for Ocean Disposal' - MPRSA general permit to the U.S. Navy for the SINKEX program at 40 C.F.R. 229.2 (with EPA 1999 interpretive letter and 2014 Determination and Agreement) [other_primary]
- Locator
- EPA marine-protection-permitting page (requirements list); 40 C.F.R. 229.2; FR 2013-04-05 (2013-07981) describing the 1999 letter
- Finding type
- regulatory
- Finding
- The Navy SINKEX program under which ex-Reeves was sunk operated under EPA's MPRSA general permit at 40 C.F.R. 229.2, requiring that before sinking, qualified personnel remove to the maximum extent practicable all materials which may degrade the marine environment - including emptying and flushing fuel tanks/lines essentially free of petroleum and removing other pollutants and readily detachable material capable of creating debris or contributing to chemical pollution; EPA's 1999 interpretive letter adds PCB inventory and removal requirements reported annually to EPA.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1999-2014 (permit regime); 2001 (this hull's sinking)
- Population
- SINKEX preparation crews (program-wide)
- Limitations
- Program-level permit framework, not a hull record - the cited permit text enumerates petroleum, PCBs, and detachable debris; asbestos is not a named category. Confirms a regulated cleaning regime applied to target vessels generally; does not establish what was removed from ex-Reeves specifically (ship-specific cleaning is documented only by the Defence release, ev-04).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-reeves-dlg24-06
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[8]Era inference from documented propulsion plant: NVR propulsion field 'Steam Turbine', 2 propellers; DANFS spec block (7,630 t; 31+ kt). Leahy-class plant detail in secondary compilations: four 1,200-psi Foster-Wheeler boilers, two geared turbines, ~85,000 shp - not hull-verified from a primary source. [other_primary]
- Locator
- NVR propulsion fields (via Wayback); DANFS specifications block; class-era inference only
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- As built (1960-64), this hull's steam propulsion plant and associated high-pressure steam piping were insulated under early-1960s Navy construction practice; era-typical applications include boiler and turbine insulation, steam-line lagging, gaskets and packing, fireproofing, and deck coverings. Disturbance events: 1969-70 Bath Iron Works AAW modernization and 1993 pre-inactivation availability.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1960-1964; 1969-1970; 1993
- Population
- Construction trades (1960-64); engineering ratings (1964-93); yard workers at Bath (1969-70) and Pearl Harbor (1993, and PHNS upkeep periods)
- Limitations
- Inferred from the documented steam plant and construction era - no hull-specific insulation survey or bill of materials located; boiler/turbine makes and counts are class-level data. Not a quantity; does not establish what was installed, disturbed, or remained aboard at sinking.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-reeves-dlg24-07
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[9]Batch-4581 search ledger (this record): CourtListener opinion/docket sweeps; NHHC DANFS; NVR; NARA catalog; Defence releases; EPA; veterans' association document host [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-reeves-dlg24-01 through sl-uss-reeves-dlg24-12
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos exposure adjudication, hull ACM survey, or abatement record located. CourtListener: 'USS Reeves' opinion search returned one qualifying hit (Cabasug - a product-identification invoice recital ending in a defense summary-judgment win, not an exposure finding); 'CG-24' hits are identifier collisions; 'DLG-24' opinion and 'USS Reeves' RECAP docket sweeps could not be completed under fleet pacing limits (see search_ledger). No asbestos-specific result found for this hull's Newcastle pre-sinking preparation beyond the general 'hazardous substances' language.
- 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 - a 1960-64 steam plant is era-consistent with ACM, and the one located invoice recital confirms asbestos-gasketed parts were ordered for the hull. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-reeves-dlg24-08