Evidence
13 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-13).
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[1]CourtListener opinion search: 'USS Tecumseh' [court_record]
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- CourtListener opinion search 'USS Tecumseh' returned 0 results (2026-10-07)
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Limitations
- zero-hit search; absence of hits is not proof of no litigation
- Evidence ID
- uss-tecumseh-ssbn628-cl-name-opinion
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[2]CourtListener docket search: 'USS Tecumseh' [court_record]
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- CourtListener docket search 'USS Tecumseh' returned 70 result(s) (2026-10-07); individual records not reviewed
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Limitations
- hit count only — underlying dockets/opinions not individually reviewed; name query may match same-named vessels
- Evidence ID
- uss-tecumseh-ssbn628-cl-name-docket
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[3]CourtListener opinion search: 'SSBN-628' [court_record]
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- CourtListener opinion search 'SSBN-628' returned 0 results (2026-10-07)
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Limitations
- zero-hit search; absence of hits is not proof of no litigation
- Evidence ID
- uss-tecumseh-ssbn628-cl-hull-opinion
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[4]CourtListener docket search: 'SSBN-628' [court_record]
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- CourtListener docket search 'SSBN-628' returned 18 result(s) (2026-10-07); individual records not reviewed
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Limitations
- hit count only — underlying dockets/opinions not individually reviewed
- Evidence ID
- uss-tecumseh-ssbn628-cl-hull-docket
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[5]DANFS, Tecumseh IV (SSBN-628) entry via Wayback capture of the official NHHC page - Electric Boat construction, Pacific deterrent patrols, Newport News Poseidon conversion (live NHHC page returned 404) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS Tecumseh IV service narrative and spec block (Wayback NHHC capture); spec block: cpl. 140; cl. James Madison
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Documented for this hull: laid down 1 June 1962 at Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics Corp., Groton, Conn.; launched 22 June 1963; commissioned 29 May 1964. Completed 21 Pacific deterrent patrols through 1969; transferred to the Atlantic Fleet; arrived Newport News 8 November 1969 for Poseidon conversion at Newport News Shipbuilding and emerged from drydock 9 May 1970; homeported Charleston, S.C. from 18 February 1971 and resumed deterrent patrols including Holy Loch, Scotland rotations from 1972.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1962-1994
- Population
- Electric Boat construction trades (1962-64); Newport News conversion trades (1969-70); Blue and Gold crews (1964-1993)
- Limitations
- Ship-specific history only; no asbestos or material content. Live NHHC page returned 404; this row cites a Wayback capture of the official NHHC DANFS page - the narrative is the primary text, the URL is archived.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-tecumseh-ssbn628-01
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[6]NavSource Online Submarine Photo Archive, USS Tecumseh (SSBN-628) page - milestone block and specifications (secondary compilation of official data) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 08628 milestone block and Specifications
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Milestone block: laid down 1 June 1962 (Electric Boat, Groton); launched 22 June 1963; commissioned 29 May 1964; decommissioned and struck 23 July 1993; disposed of through the Nuclear Powered Ship and Submarine Recycling Program 1 April 1994 at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton. Specs: S5W pressurized-water reactor, two geared turbines, one propeller; 16 Polaris missile tubes converted to Poseidon 9 May 1970; complement 120.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1962-1994
- Limitations
- Secondary compilation republishing official milestone/specification data; consistent with DANFS dates. No asbestos or material content. Complement conflict with DANFS (140 vs 120) - see gaps. No NVR Wayback capture was located for this hull - NavSource plus DANFS carry the milestone record.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-tecumseh-ssbn628-02
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[7]Cooks v. General Electric Company, No. 3:07-cv-05451-EMC (N.D. Cal.), complaint Exhibit A work-history roster, ECF No. 1-2 (filed 2007-10-25) - verified by direct PDF text extraction of the RECAP document [court_record]
- Locator
- ECF No. 1-2 (Document 1-2), Exhibit A vessel roster, entry 'SSBN-628'
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Asbestos complaint exhibit (plaintiff Alvin Cooks's work-history/exposure roster; Mare Island marine machinist 1974-1995 alleged) lists 'SSBN-628' among the vessels on which the plaintiff alleged asbestos exposure.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1974-1995 (alleged work window); 2007 (litigation)
- Population
- Alvin Cooks (Mare Island Naval Shipyard marine machinist, 1974-1995 alleged work history)
- Limitations
- Complaint-exhibit vessel list; unadjudicated pleading-stage allegation. The listed hulls are places the plaintiff claimed exposure occurred, not findings that asbestos was aboard any listed hull. Establishes nothing about materials aboard this hull. Verified by direct text extraction of the stamped Exhibit A PDF.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-tecumseh-ssbn628-03
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[8]Cronin v. Todd Shipyards Corporation, No. 3:08-cv-03274-MMC (N.D. Cal.), complaint Exhibit A work-history roster, ECF No. 1-2 (filed 2008-07-08) - verified by direct PDF text extraction of the RECAP document [court_record]
- Locator
- ECF No. 1-2, Exhibit A vessel roster, entry 'TECUMSEH (SSBN-628)'
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Asbestos complaint Exhibit A (decedent Raymond C. Cronin; alleged Mare Island electrical engineer 1978-1995; alleged mesothelioma, asbestosis, asbestos-related pleural disease) lists 'TECUMSEH (SSBN-628)' among the vessels on which the decedent allegedly worked and was exposed to asbestos.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1978-1995 (alleged work window); 2008 (litigation)
- Population
- Raymond C. Cronin (Mare Island Naval Shipyard electrical engineer, 1978-1995 alleged work history)
- Limitations
- Complaint-exhibit vessel list; unadjudicated pleading-stage allegation. A Mare Island work history lists vessels at the yard, not findings that asbestos was aboard them. Establishes nothing about materials aboard this hull. Verified by direct text extraction of the stamped Exhibit A PDF.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-tecumseh-ssbn628-04
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[9]Navysite.de, USS Tecumseh (SSBN-628) unofficial ship page - post-DANFS history and museum-artifact note (secondary compilation) [other_primary]
- Locator
- navysite SSBN-628 history section; NavSource photo captions
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Post-DANFS disposition and memorial detail (secondary compilation): continued Atlantic deterrent patrols; decommissioned 23 July 1993; recycled at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, recycling completed 1 April 1994. A hull section including torpedo tubes is held as an exhibit artifact by the U.S. Naval Undersea Museum, Keyport, Wash. (NavSource captions describe the artifact inconsistently as port vs starboard torpedo tubes - see gaps).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1971-1994
- Limitations
- Secondary compilation, not a primary record - used for post-DANFS corroboration only. The museum-artifact detail is carried at low confidence pending an official museum source; NavSource's own captions conflict on which side the tube section came from.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-tecumseh-ssbn628-05
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[10]Miller v. Becerra, No. 3:19-cv-01537-BEN-JLB (S.D. Cal.), ECF No. 38-1 - expert CV exhibit naming USS Tecumseh (name collision; not asbestos litigation) [court_record]
- Locator
- Miller v. Becerra ECF 38-1 (expert CV exhibit), verified by direct PDF text extraction
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Collision screen: a 'Tecumseh' string hit inside a Second Amendment firearms case (Miller v. Becerra) resolves to a physician's curriculum vitae exhibit noting service as a USS Tecumseh submarine medical officer, 1970-1972 - a personnel biography reference inside an unrelated case, not asbestos litigation and not a finding about this hull.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 2020 (litigation)
- Limitations
- Name-collision documentation only; the CV reference confirms a medical officer served aboard but says nothing about materials aboard the hull or any exposure claim.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-tecumseh-ssbn628-06
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[11]Era inference anchored to DANFS-documented construction and yard periods for this hull [other_primary]
- Locator
- construction-era inference from DANFS dates and documented yard periods
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Era inference: a nuclear submarine built 1962-64 at Electric Boat in the peak asbestos era would era-typically have carried asbestos-containing insulation, gaskets, and packing around its secondary steam and auxiliary machinery; the documented Newport News Poseidon-conversion overhaul (1969-70) is a yard-disturbance window of the kind in which era insulation was installed and removed. Nuclear propulsion itself establishes nothing about asbestos; the inference attaches to the conventional steam-side systems.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1962-1994
- Population
- Electric Boat construction trades (1962-64); NNS conversion trades (1969-70)
- Limitations
- CLASS/ERA INFERENCE ONLY - no ship-specific material schedule, survey, or insulation record was located for this hull. Does not establish asbestos aboard USS Tecumseh, any exposure, or any quantity. Never infer ship-specific findings from this row.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-tecumseh-ssbn628-07
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[12]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)
- 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 era (1962-64) and the 1969-70 Newport News Poseidon conversion.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1979
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers; asbestos program review
- 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-tecumseh-ssbn628-08
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[13]Negative finding: no qualifying non-litigation ship-specific asbestos record located across DANFS/NHHC, NVR, museum, and ACM-survey/abatement/disposal sweeps [other_primary]
- Locator
- see search_ledger sl-uss-tecumseh-ssbn628-01..08
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No hull ACM survey, abatement contract, scrapping/recycling hazmat disclosure, or merits-level adjudicated exposure finding naming USS Tecumseh (SSBN-628) was located. Litigation sweeps produced two pleading-stage complaint-roster allegations naming the hull (Cooks, Cronin - both unadjudicated) plus one name-collision CV exhibit (Miller v. Becerra); no merits-level record or opinion names this hull.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Limitations
- Absence of a located record is not proof no record exists - the 1994 recycling-disposal path left no retrievable hazmat-disclosure trail in located sources. Roster allegations remain pleading-stage only.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-tecumseh-ssbn628-09