Evidence
12 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-12).
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[1]research packet hm-packet.md (2 sources cited) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-semmes-ddg18-pkt-hm-packet-md
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[2]DANFS, Semmes II (DDG-18) (namesake biography, builder, dates, service narrative through July 1974; verbatim via Wayback capture of live NHHC page, which currently serves 404; verbatim transcription also at hazegray /danfs/destroy/ddg18.htm via Wayback) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS entry 'Semmes II (DDG-18)', specifications block + full service narrative (history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/s/semmes-ii.html, published 2015-09-08 per page metadata)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS record for this hull: second Semmes, named for Raphael Semmes (1809-1877; Cmdr USN, R.Adm CSN); laid down 18 August 1960 at Avondale Shipyards, Inc., Westwego, La.; launched 20 May 1961, sponsored by Mrs. F. E. Hebert; commissioned 10 December 1962, Comdr. Richard G. Alexander in command. Specs block: dp 3,370; l. 432'; b. 47'; dr. 22'; s. 35 k.; cpl. 354; a. 2 5", Tartar, ASROC, 6 ASW tt.; cl. Charles F. Adams. Service: DesDiv 62/DesRon 6 Charleston July 1963; NATO 'Masterstroke/Teamwork' 1964 (Arctic Circle 22 Sep); four-month Sixth Fleet tour from 28 Nov 1964; Dominican Republic support ops 1965; second Sixth Fleet tour Feb-Jul 1966; homeport change Charleston to Norfolk eff. 1 Aug 1966 for first major overhaul at Norfolk Naval Shipyard; third Sixth Fleet tour Aug 1967-Jan 1968; deployed 10 Jun 1968 (Germany, Denmark, Sixth Fleet), relieved by John King (DDG-3) at Rota 15 Nov 1968; Caribbean ASW/'Springboard' early 1969; seven-month Sixth Fleet tour from Sep 1969 - struck by Greek freighter SS Mautric at Naples 10 Feb 1970 (bow damage, quickly repaired), turnover with Conyngham (DDG-17) at Barcelona mid-Mar, Charleston 28 Mar 1970; Sixth Fleet tour 16 Jul-11 Oct 1971 then Netherlands/Denmark; Charleston Naval Shipyard Jan 1972 for conversion of engineering plant to Navy Distillate Fuel Oil System; NATO 'Strong Express' Sep 1972 above Arctic Circle; seven-month NATO Standing Naval Force Atlantic deployment Jan-Jul 1973 ('Sunny Seas', MARCOT 2/73, 'Midnight Sun'); 'Fun in the Sun' and LANTREADEX 2-74; entered Charleston 19 Dec 1973 for overhaul; as of 31 Jul 1974 still in Charleston completing overhaul.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1960-1974
- Population
- Avondale construction trades 1960-62; crew (complement 354 design); Norfolk NSY workers (1966-67 overhaul); Charleston NSY workers (1972 conversion, 1973-74 overhaul)
- Limitations
- DANFS documents service history and specifications, not materials or asbestos content. Narrative ends 1974 - decommissioning, striking, and Greek service are outside this source. Keel date conflicts with NVR (18 Aug vs 15 Aug 1960) - carried in gaps. Live NHHC page returns 404; Wayback capture of the canonical NHHC URL cited (capture 2025-02-02).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-semmes-ddg18-01
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[3]Naval Vessel Register ship detail, SEMMES (DDG 18), UIC 04684 (NAVSEA; via Wayback capture 2011-05-14 - NVR no longer displays disposed-hull detail pages) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NVR ship detail page DDG18 (status block, builder block, date fields, custodian GREECE)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NVR register record for this hull: class DDG 2; builder 'AVONDALE MARINE WAYS INC'; award date 07/21/1959; keel date 08/15/1960; launch date 05/20/1961; delivery date 11/30/1962; commission date 12/10/1962; decommission date 09/12/1991; stricken date 01/11/1995; status 'Disposed of through the Security Assistance Program (SAP), transferred, grant aid, ex-US fleet hull'; custodian GREECE; date status changed 05/15/1999; overall length 437 ft; light displacement 3,190 tons. Record last updated 06/15/2000.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1959-1999
- Population
- Crew 1962-1991
- Limitations
- NVR establishes official lifecycle dates and the disposal pathway (SAP grant aid to Greece) - it does not document materials or asbestos. Keel date (08/15/1960) conflicts with DANFS (18 August 1960); the builder's own construction list - 'Vessels Constructed at Avondale Since Founding of Company 1938,' filed as MDL-875 exhibit ECF 7281-9 - records hull No. 958 USS Semmes keel 08/15/60 and delivery 11/30/62, corroborating NVR on both. 'Sold to Greece' wording in secondary sources is imprecise - the official characterization is Security Assistance Program grant aid. Current nvr.navy.mil no longer serves this disposed hull's detail page; Wayback capture cited.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-semmes-ddg18-02
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[4]Hellenic Navy official website, 'Destroyer Kimon' history note [other_primary]
- Locator
- hellenicnavy.gr/en/historical-paintings/to-antitorpiliko-kimon/ (English version)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Hellenic Navy official record: 'A Charles F. Adams-type destroyer, Kimon (D-218), was built in the USA and was launched in 1961 joining the US Navy. In 1992, after almost 30 years, Kimon sailed in the naval base of Salamis. Commander D. Kallergis was her first Commanding Officer. The ship formed part of the Hellenic fleet till 2004, when she was decommissioned.' Confirms this hull's post-USN service as HS Kimon D-218 under the Hellenic Navy.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1991-2004
- Population
- Hellenic Navy crew 1991/92-2004
- Limitations
- Confirms transfer, Greek service window, and 2004 decommissioning but gives no precise transfer or commissioning dates; 'sailed in the naval base of Salamis in 1992' coexists with September 1991 transfer dates in secondary sources (ship may have commissioned in US waters Sept 1991 and arrived Salamis 1992 - unresolved, carried in gaps). No asbestos information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-semmes-ddg18-03
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[5]USS Semmes (DDG-18) Association history page (verbatim DANFS transcription + Greek-service detail); NavSource Destroyer Photo Index DDG-18 (class machinery data; operational dates); Navypedia Kimon-class page (hull-specific machinery) [reputable_press]
- Locator
- semmesddg18.org/semmes_history.html; navsource.org/archives/05/01018.htm (class data block + operational data); navypedia.org/ships/greece/gr_dd_kimon.htm (D218 machinery line)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Secondary/veteran-association record for this hull: Greek service as Kimon ran 12 September 1991 to 17 June 2004; decommissioning ceremony at Souda Bay, Crete 17 June 2004 was the Hellenic Navy's last ex-USN Charles F. Adams-class DDG in service and the world's last operational ship of the class; ~16,000 steaming hours and 174,000+ nautical miles under the Greek flag; decommissioned ahead of schedule because a major boiler inspection came due, ending the Hellenic Navy's steam-propulsion era; then laid up at Souda Bay. NavSource class data: 4,526 t full load; 437' x 47' x 15'; machinery 70,000 shp geared turbines, 2 screws; 33 kt; crew 333-350; dates (laid down 15 Aug 1960; decommissioned 12 Sep 1991; stricken 11 Jan 1995; to Greece 13 Sep 1991) match NVR. Navypedia hull-level machinery: D218 = 2 sets General Electric geared steam turbines + 4 Combustion Engineering boilers, 70,000 hp, 2 shafts.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1991-2006
- Population
- Hellenic Navy crew 1991-2004; Souda Bay lay-up caretakers 2004-2006
- Limitations
- Veteran-association and curated secondary sources, not issuing authorities - verification_status partial accordingly. Greek-service detail (steaming hours, last-of-class status, early decommissioning rationale) comes only from the association page. Greek commissioning date varies by source (12/13 Sep 1991 vs 12 Sep 1992) - carried in gaps. No asbestos information in any of these sources.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-semmes-ddg18-04
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[6]NavSource class data block for Charles F. Adams class (machinery 70,000 shp geared turbines, 2 screws) + Navypedia D218 machinery line (4 Combustion Engineering boilers, 2 GE geared steam turbines) + Atlas shipyard dataset records for avondale-shipyard, norfolk-naval-shipyard, charleston-naval-shipyard (all tier-2 yards with documented asbestos products/litigation) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource DDG-18 class data block; navypedia.org D218 machinery line; shipyards.json records 'avondale-shipyard', 'norfolk-naval-shipyard', 'charleston-naval-shipyard'
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Era/yard inference: a Charles F. Adams-class guided missile destroyer completed December 1962 with a 1,200-psi-era four-boiler steam plant (D218: 4 Combustion Engineering boilers, 2 GE geared turbines, 70,000 shp, 2 shafts) would have carried period-standard asbestos insulation, lagging, gaskets, packing, fireproofing, deck coverings, and electrical cable insulation; builder Avondale is documented at yard level in the Atlas dataset (tier 2 - products incl. Kaylo insulation, lagging cloth, gaskets, floor tiles, adhesives, fire-resistant blankets, plus documented asbestos litigation and a NIOSH health-hazard evaluation), as are the two documented overhaul yards - Norfolk Naval Shipyard (1966-67 overhaul) and Charleston Naval Shipyard (1972 fuel-oil conversion; overhaul from Dec 1973); documented yard periods aboard this hull are events in which era insulation would have been installed, disturbed, or renewed; NARA RG19 'General Information Books' per-vessel material specifications and the ship association's scanned commissioning-book/deck-log archive are leads for hull-level specs.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1960-2006
- Population
- Avondale construction trades 1960-62; navy-yard workers at Norfolk and Charleston; crew 1962-1991; Hellenic crew 1991-2004; breakers 2006
- Limitations
- Class/era and builder/overhaul-yard inference only - no ship-specific asbestos finding exists for this hull; this row adds context, not an independent ship-specific finding. Yard-event asbestos scope is inference. NARA GIB and association archive not retrieved.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-semmes-ddg18-05
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[7]Vollman (Wood) v. Air & Liquid Systems Corp. et al., No. 5:22-cv-02564-KBH (E.D. Pa.), Memorandum, ECF No. 431 (filed 2025-08-21, Hodge, J.), and complaint ECF No. 1 Ex. A (state-court complaint); recap documents gov.uscourts.paed.598347.431.0.pdf and .1.0.pdf fetched in full [court_record]
- Locator
- Vollman v. Air & Liquid Systems, ECF No. 1 Ex. A para. 21 (Boiler Tech onboard USS Semmes); ECF No. 431 pp.1-3 (Background: parties, exposure allegations) and pp.14-16 (Eaton SJ analysis: crane brakes, frequency)
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Ship-naming allegation in federal litigation: plaintiff's decedent Greg Vollman alleged asbestos exposure 1972-1990 while working for the U.S. Navy, Lehigh University, and Bethlehem Steel. The complaint (ECF 1 Ex. A para. 21) states he was employed 'From approximately 1972 until 1990' by the 'United States Navy as a Boiler Tech onboard the USS Semmes' - capacity verified as ship's-company boiler technician - 'and was exposed to the asbestos products of the defendants herein at each location.' The ECF 431 memorandum recites the specific allegation that Eaton sold asbestos-containing brake linings 'used on cranes while Plaintiff worked at Bethlehem Steel and the USS Semmes.' Vollman was diagnosed with asbestosis and pleural mesothelioma on or about 2021-11-16 and died 2024-05-21. The 1972-1990 alleged exposure window falls entirely within this hull's commissioned USN service (1962-1991); the only other commissioned USS Semmes (DD-189/AG-24) left service in 1946, so hull attribution is uncomplicated. Disposition: summary judgment GRANTED to all four movants (Eaton, Foster Wheeler, Grainger, Hajoca) on product-identification/causation grounds - the court found the record insufficient on frequency of exposure to Cutler-Hammer crane-brake products (decedent 'occasionally assisted electricians with the crane brakes'; plaintiff's counsel conceded frequency could not be identified).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1972-1990 (alleged exposure window); 2022-2025 (litigation)
- Population
- Greg Vollman (USN boiler tech aboard USS Semmes per complaint, alleged asbestos exposure 1972-1990; asbestosis + pleural mesothelioma, died 2024)
- Limitations
- Pleading allegation recited in a merits-stage memorandum - the SJ grant is a defense merits outcome on product identification, not an adjudication that exposure occurred aboard this hull; no court has found asbestos exposure aboard USS Semmes. Complaint verifies capacity (ship's-company boiler tech aboard) but does not date the Semmes service inside the 1972-1990 window or separate shipboard exposure from the Navy shore-side and Bethlehem Steel exposures alleged.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-semmes-ddg18-06
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[8]Horton v. Air & Liquid Systems Corp. et al., No. 3:22-cv-00518-DWD (S.D. Ill.), State Court Complaint (Exhibit A to notice of removal, Twentieth Judicial Circuit, St. Clair County, Ill. No. 22-LA-0047), ECF No. 1-1 (filed 2022-03-14); recap document gov.uscourts.ilsd.90670.1.1.pdf fetched in full [court_record]
- Locator
- Horton v. Air & Liquid Systems, ECF No. 1-1 pp.3-4 (exposure narrative paras. incl. USS Semmes (DDG-18) allegation) and para. 11 (lung cancer diagnosis/death)
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Asbestos personal-injury complaint expressly names this hull with hull number: plaintiff Julia Horton, special administrator of the estate of Ray Horton, alleges the decedent 'was exposed to asbestos from 1977 - 1989 while serving in the US Navy as a patternmaker-molder and later as a machinist mate while stationed at Naval Station Great Lakes, Chicago, IL and aboard the USS Samuel Gompers (AD-37), the USS Sierra (AD-18) and the USS Semmes (DDG-18) performing hands on tear out and installation of insulated steam piping and maintenance to pumps, valves and other asbestos containing equipment in the engineering spaces.' The complaint further alleges lung cancer diagnosed on or about 2019-06-25 as an asbestos-induced disease; Horton died 2020-01-22. Hull attribution is explicit (DDG-18 named in the pleading).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1977-1989 (alleged exposure); 2019-2020 (disease); 2022 (litigation)
- Population
- Ray Horton (USN patternmaker-molder / machinist mate 1977-1989 incl. USS Semmes; asbestos-induced lung cancer per complaint, died 2020)
- Limitations
- Pleading-stage allegation, unadjudicated - the complaint alleges but does not establish exposure aboard this hull; case terminated 2022-05-16, roughly two months after removal, and its disposition (settlement, remand, or other) was not verified. Does not establish that specific products aboard were asbestos-containing, causation, or quantity; names DDG-18 among three Navy vessels plus shore and post-service civilian exposure sites. The complaint text is the ship-naming evidence; subsequent merits history not located.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-semmes-ddg18-07
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[9]CourtListener API v4 sweep, 2026-09-28, via authenticated fleet-paced helper (opinion, RECAP docket, and RECAP document indexes; document full text via metered storage fetch): '"USS Semmes"' type=o; '"USS Semmes"' type=r; '"USS Semmes"' type=rd; '"DDG-18"' type=o/r; '"Semmes" asbestos' type=o [court_record]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-semmes-ddg18-08 through sl-uss-semmes-ddg18-14
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Sweep result: exact-phrase '"USS Semmes"' returned zero opinion hits and five RECAP dockets (7 matching documents). Resolved at document level: QUALIFYING - Horton v. Air & Liquid Systems (S.D. Ill. 3:22-cv-00518, ECF 1-1 complaint expressly names 'USS Semmes (DDG-18)' as 1977-1989 asbestos exposure site, ev-07) and Vollman v. Air & Liquid Systems (E.D. Pa. 5:22-cv-02564, complaint + ECF 431 memorandum, 'Boiler Tech onboard the USS Semmes' / crane brake linings, ev-06). NON-QUALIFYING references - In re Asbestos Products Liability Litigation MDL-875 (J.P.M.L., ECF 7281-9 'Vessels Constructed at Avondale Since Founding of Company 1938': document-verified - hull No. 958 'USS SEMMES' appears as an Avondale build entry with keel 08/15/60 and machinery data, not as an exposure site); Motors Liquidation Co. (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 09-50026, ECF 9455: GM debtors' objection to Lorin W. Tate administrative proof of claim No. 70908 - 188 pp, 'Semmes' matched inside scanned claim attachments with no text layer, role unresolvable without OCR); Redman v. A.W. Chesterton (N.D. Cal. 3:08-cv-03013, ECF 11 Rosenthal declaration Exhibits A-O: index-level match inside a 323-page scanned bundle with no text layer - whether Semmes is an alleged exposure site or a list reference is unresolvable without OCR). Hull-number sweep '"DDG-18"': zero opinion hits; six RECAP dockets (9 documents) - added Varnum v. Air & Liquid Systems (S.D. Ill. 3:15-cv-00450, document-verified allegation naming 'USS Sims DDG-18', ev-11); Savoie v. Pennsylvania Gen. Ins. (E.D. La. 2:15-cv-01220, doc 137-1 supplemental memo: document-verified as another filed copy of the same 'Vessels Constructed at Avondale' list - hull 958/DDG-18/USS SEMMES build entry, non-qualifying); MDL-875 doc 6695-1 (Harry Carpenter tag-along notice: index-level match inside a 32-page scanned bundle, role unresolvable without OCR); collisions BROWN v. Sec. HHS (Vaccine Act) and U.S. v. Etheridge (criminal detention - OCR artifact). '"Semmes" asbestos' opinion query: 44 hits, all name-collision (Semmes, Bowen & Semmes counsel). See search_ledger for per-query results.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 2008-2025 (litigation); 1963-1989 (alleged exposure windows)
- Population
- Plaintiffs/decedents Ray Horton (Horton), Greg Vollman (Vollman), Mickeal Varnum (Varnum); Lorin W. Tate claimant (Motors Liquidation objection)
- Limitations
- Sweep is bounded by CourtListener index coverage and by name collisions: 'Semmes' also names the Baltimore defense firm Semmes, Bowen & Semmes (frequent asbestos counsel - bare-'Semmes' queries are high-noise and were verified at exact phrase/document level instead); the only other commissioned USS Semmes (DD-189/AG-24) left service 1946, outside the exposure windows of the 2008-2022 filings, so exact-phrase hits are attributable to DDG-18. Unindexed or uncollected PACER filings could exist; absence outside the indexes searched is not proven.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-semmes-ddg18-08
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[10]NARA catalog, Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel - Logbooks of U.S. Navy Ships and Stations (e.g., 'Semmes (DDG-18) - August 1968', catalog id 215653915); USS Semmes (DDG-18) Association Ship's Library (scanned deck logs, 1962 commissioning book, plans of the day); NARA RG19 'General Information Books' per-vessel material specifications [other_primary]
- Locator
- catalog.archives.gov/id/215653915; semmesddg18.org/coppermine/ (Ship's Library); NARA RG19 GIB
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Undigitized/unexamined hull-level records exist: NARA's Bureau of Naval Personnel logbook series holds deck logs for this hull (index entry located via DPLA for August 1968; series covers the commissioned period); the ship association maintains scanned deck logs, the 1962 commissioning book, and plans of the day; NARA RG 19 General Information Books may hold hull-level material specifications. None retrieved or reviewed for this record.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1962-1991 (record coverage)
- Limitations
- Archival leads only - no content was reviewed; nothing in this row establishes materials or asbestos aboard. Deck logs would evidence locations/operations and yard periods, not material content; GIB volumes are the better material-specification lead.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-semmes-ddg18-09
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[11]Batch-3920 search ledger (this record): NHHC DANFS (live + Wayback); NVR disposed-hull record (Wayback); Hellenic Navy official; ship association; NavSource/Navypedia; NARA catalog; CourtListener ship-name and hull-number sweeps with document-level review [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-semmes-ddg18-01 through sl-uss-semmes-ddg18-14
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No ship-specific asbestos MATERIAL record located: no asbestos survey, insulation specification, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or adjudicated asbestos finding naming DDG-18 was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). Ship-specific litigation allegations exist (ev-06, ev-07, ev-11) but are unadjudicated pleadings. The hull left U.S. custody by Security Assistance Program transfer in 1991 - before any federal asbestos survey regime would attach to a disposal - and was scrapped abroad in 2006, so no U.S. disposal-side hazmat record exists either.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 2026-09-28
- Limitations
- A bounded search result, not proof that asbestos was absent - 1962 steam-destroyer construction commonly used asbestos and the pleadings allege engineering-spaces asbestos work, but neither constitutes a material survey or adjudicated finding. No physical survey exists (hull scrapped 2006). Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-semmes-ddg18-10
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[12]Varnum v. Air & Liquid Systems, Inc. et al., No. 3:15-cv-00450-NJR-DGW (S.D. Ill.), removed from Third Judicial Circuit, Madison County, Ill., state case 15-L-263; complaint ECF No. 1-2 and GE response in opposition to remand ECF No. 95 (filed 2015-06-29); recap documents gov.uscourts.ilsd.70561.1.2.pdf and .95.0.pdf fetched in full [court_record]
- Locator
- Varnum v. Air & Liquid Systems, ECF No. 1-2 p.59 (complaint service narrative) and ECF No. 95 pp.4-5 (GE remand opposition, federal-officer recital)
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Hull-number allegation naming DDG-18 (caught only by the hull-number sweep - document does not contain the phrase 'USS Semmes'): plaintiff Mickeal Varnum's state-court complaint alleges he joined the Navy in 1962, served aboard USS Wright (CC-2) in 1963, 'then transferred to the USS Sims DDG-18 for about six or seven months,' and later a six-month Mediterranean cruise 'for the refitting of the Simms'; GE's own brief recites that plaintiff 'alleges that he served aboard the USS Wright CC-2 in 1963, and then served aboard the USS Sims DDG-18 until 1966 when he left the Navy,' and that he 'developed an asbestos-related disease as a result of exposure to asbestos-containing materials while serving aboard a Navy warship.' DDG-18 was this hull (USS Semmes) throughout 1962-1991; no ship named Sims/Simms was in commission during the alleged 1963-1966 window.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1963-1966 (alleged exposure); 2015-2016 (litigation)
- Population
- Mickeal Varnum (USN 1962-1966, alleged service aboard USS Wright CC-2 and 'USS Sims DDG-18'; asbestos-related disease alleged)
- Limitations
- Pleading-stage allegation with a name/hull discrepancy - the pleading names 'USS Sims DDG-18'; no USS Sims was in commission in 1963-1966 (Sims DD-409 sunk 1942; Sims DE-1059 launched 1970), while hull DDG-18 was USS Semmes. Whether the pleading's hull number or its ship name is the error is unresolvable on this record; the literal allegation names DDG-18, and both sides' filings repeat it. Unadjudicated - case terminated 2016-02-24, about ten months after removal; disposition (remand, settlement, other) not verified. No specific asbestos work aboard is alleged beyond presence on the warship.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-semmes-ddg18-11