Evidence
7 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-7).
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[1]DANFS, Richard B. Russell (SSN-687) - construction and disposal; service detail supplemented by navysite compilation [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS entry + navysite SSN-687 history
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Documented for this hull (NHHC DANFS + secondary compilation): the last (37th) Sturgeon-class attack submarine built. Contract awarded 25 July 1969 to Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, Va.; keel laid 19 October 1971, authenticated by Mrs. Ina Russell Stacey; launched 12 January 1974, sponsored by Mrs. Herman E. Talmadge; delivered 12 August 1975; commissioned 16 August 1975. DANFS records decommissioned and stricken 24 June 1994 and disposal through the Ship-Submarine Recycling Program completed 3 January 2003. Secondary compilation (navysite) records Groton-based Atlantic service through 1982, the distinctive tethered-antenna-buoy 'Russell bustle' housing fitted August 1977, an extended overhaul at MARE ISLAND NAVAL SHIPYARD from 1982 followed by conversion for Submarine Development Group 1 special-projects work, deactivation in commission 1 July 1993, and extensive unit awards - special-projects detail is unverified and the 'Russell bustle' purpose remains officially undescribed.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1969-2003
- Population
- NNS construction trades (1971-75); MINSY overhaul trades (1982+); crew (1975-1994)
- Limitations
- DANFS entry covers construction and disposal; the 1982 Mare Island overhaul and special-projects conversion rest on secondary compilation (consistent with the hull's documented Pacific special-projects role). No asbestos or material content in any located source.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-richard-b-russell-ssn687-01
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[2]Naval Vessel Register, Richard B. Russell (SSN-687) detail page (Internet Archive Wayback capture) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NVR SHIPSDETAIL SSN-687 milestone table
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Naval Vessel Register detail record (archived capture): award 25 July 1969; keel 19 October 1971; launch 12 January 1974; delivery 12 August 1975; commission 16 August 1975; decommissioned and stricken 24 June 1994; status changed 3 January 2003 ('Disposed of by submarine recycling'); builder Newport News Shipbuilding; custodian Puget Sound Naval Shipyard.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1969-2003
- Population
- None
- Limitations
- Register milestone data only; no material characterization. Complement fields blank in the archived capture. Live NVR requires Navy SSO.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-richard-b-russell-ssn687-02
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[3]Cooks v. General Electric Company, No. 3:07-cv-05451-EMC (N.D. Cal.), complaint Exhibit A work-history/exposure exhibit, ECF No. 1-2 (filed 2007-10-25) [court_record]
- Locator
- ECF 1-2, Exhibit A vessel list and job-duties block (Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo)
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Asbestos complaint exhibit (plaintiff Alvin Cooks's Mare Island Naval Shipyard work-history/exposure exhibit, Marine Machinist 1974-1995) lists vessels and locations of alleged asbestos exposure, expressly including 'RICHARD B RUSSELL (SSN-687)'. The exhibit describes machinist duties including removing and replacing gaskets and packing, cutting gaskets, and cleaning valves, pumps, and blowers around insulators and other trades.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1974-1995 (grouped ranges 1974-1991 / 1984-1995)
- Population
- Mare Island Naval Shipyard trades (plaintiff's claimed window)
- Limitations
- Complaint-exhibit vessel list; unadjudicated pleading-stage allegation - not a finding that asbestos was aboard any listed hull. The exhibit's Mare Island window is partially corroborated: secondary compilation records an extended Mare Island Naval Shipyard overhaul for this hull beginning 1982 (special-projects conversion). The exhibit groups its vessel entries under two date-range annotations; a '1974-1991' marker sits adjacent to this entry's block, though column-flow makes exact assignment uncertain - a 1982+ overhaul sits inside either range, though the overhaul itself is not documented in a primary source. Establishes nothing about materials aboard this hull, exposure of any individual, quantity, or eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-richard-b-russell-ssn687-03
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[4]Harris v. CBS Corporation, No. 3:18-cv-07572-YGR (N.D. Cal.), Order Granting Motion for Remand, ECF No. 49 (filed 2019-03-28; Gonzalez Rogers, J.) [court_record]
- Locator
- ECF 49, ship-list footnote reciting interrogatory responses
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Remand order in an asbestos personal-injury case recites, in a footnote, the ship list from plaintiffs' interrogatory responses: 'The ships include the USS Barbel (SS-580), USS Barb (SSN-596), USS Mariano G. Vallejo (SSBN-658), USS Parche (SSN-683), USS Flasher (SSN-613), USS Pollack (SSN-603), USS Dace (SSN-607), USS Seawolf (SSN-575), and the USS Richard B. Russell (SSN-687).' The order granted remand to state court - no merits record on exposure was reached in the federal proceeding.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- case record
- Population
- Plaintiff's claimed work sites (Hunters Point/Mare Island era)
- Limitations
- Discovery-stage material (plaintiffs' interrogatory responses) recited in a procedural order; unadjudicated. The list records where the plaintiffs claimed work/exposure - no finding about asbestos aboard any listed hull. Establishes nothing about materials aboard this hull, exposure of any individual, quantity, or eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-richard-b-russell-ssn687-04
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[5]Era inference built on: NHHC DANFS/NVR record (S5W2 plant, single shaft); shipyard-exposure-map documented asbestos product lists for the associated yards; no hull-specific material record located [other_primary]
- Locator
- class/era synthesis (no ship-specific document)
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Era inference: a Sturgeon-class nuclear attack submarine built 1971-75 at Newport News Shipbuilding and maintained through a documented (secondary-source) 1982+ Mare Island overhaul sits inside the Navy's peak asbestos-use era. Era-standard applications on the secondary steam plant (steam generators feeding geared turbines) and auxiliary systems included thermal/pipe insulation, gaskets, packing, and machinery insulation. Documented asbestos product lines at the associated yards (Newport News Shipbuilding, Mare Island NSY) are recorded in the shipyard-exposure-map dataset.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1971-2003
- Population
- Shipyard construction trades (1971-75); yard availability trades; crew (1975-1994)
- Limitations
- CLASS/ERA INFERENCE ONLY - no ship-specific material schedule, insulation survey, or abatement record was located for this hull. Names era-standard applications on non-nuclear auxiliary systems; the S5W2 reactor plant itself establishes nothing. Does not establish asbestos aboard this hull, any exposure, or any quantity. Never infer ship-specific findings from this row.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-richard-b-russell-ssn687-05
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[6]GAO, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (Oct 18, 1979) [gao]
- Locator
- GAO HRD-80-2 product page
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO documented that the Navy used asbestos insulation extensively aboard ships and did not begin substituting alternative insulation materials until the early 1970s - covering this hull's construction and the bulk of her service-era insulation events.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1971-2003
- Population
- Navy ship and shipyard population (program-level)
- Limitations
- Program-level documentation; supports era context only, not any fact specific to this hull. Full text not retrieved (gao.gov blocks automated fetch) - content via product-page description.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-richard-b-russell-ssn687-06
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[7]Batch-40 search ledger (this record): NHHC DANFS, archived Naval Vessel Register detail pages, CourtListener docket records via RECAP archive, GAO program documentation [other_primary]
- Locator
- synthesis of the ship's search-ledger rows
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located for USS Richard B. Russell (SSN-687): no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or adjudicated exposure finding naming this hull was found. Litigation records naming this hull are pleading/discovery-stage only (Cooks complaint exhibit; Harris interrogatory recital). No adjudicated exposure finding, ACM survey, or abatement record naming this hull was located. Note: 'Russell' string hits in unrelated records (e.g., 'Griscom-Russell' product names) were classified as name collisions and excluded.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Population
- Shipyard construction trades; overhaul trades; crew
- Limitations
- Absence of a located public record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard or absence of exposure. Recycling-era hazmat/abatement records for the Ship-Submarine Recycling Program are not public. CourtListener live search was rate-limited/auth-walled during this batch (logged in the search ledger); coverage rests on the retrieved RECAP document corpus and prior-batch sweeps, which is not exhaustive. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-richard-b-russell-ssn687-07