Evidence
6 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-6).
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[1]SSCI Environmental, 'SSCI's Role in Preservation of the Battleship Texas' (Sep 30, 2022) - abatement contractor's official project statement [other_primary]
- Locator
- SSCI project PDF, pp. 1-3 (abatement history, O&M plan, May 2022 superstructure hazmat scope)
- Finding type
- abatement_record
- Finding
- The abatement contractor states it has performed 'asbestos, lead-based paint, and other hazardous material abatements at the Battleship' under Texas Parks & Wildlife Department statewide contracts since the early 2000s; that it provided oversight and air monitoring and developed an Operation and Maintenance (O&M) plan 'for the entirety of the vessel for the management of asbestos-containing materials (ACM)'; and that in the May 2022 Superstructure Rehabilitation Project it participated in removal of hazardous materials throughout the foremast, main mast, and aft fire control tower, including 'the safe removal of ACM, lead-based paint, and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) from the vessel.'
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- early 2000s-2022
- Population
- Abatement trades (SSCI Environmental, A&M Environmental); Battleship Texas Foundation restoration crews
- Limitations
- Contractor's own project account - authoritative for the fact of ACM presence and removal aboard this hull, but does not itemize quantities or compartments, does not constitute a government survey, and does not establish remaining-ACM status or any individual exposure. The referenced O&M plan is not public. PDF re-fetched and text-extracted 2026-09-18.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-texas-bb35-01
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[2]DryDock Magazine, 'Saving the USS Texas - the last dreadnought' (Jun 9, 2023); corroborated by IMLS Save America's Treasures award ST-251076-OMS-21 (FY2021, $500,000) funding the Superstructure Rehabilitation Project [reputable_press]
- Locator
- drydockmagazine.com feature, 'Preparation for drydocking' section; https://www.imls.gov/grants/awarded/st-251076-oms-21
- Finding type
- abatement_record
- Finding
- Trade-press account of the restoration documents that the first step of the Superstructure Rehabilitation Project was 'to remove the hazardous materials throughout the foremast, main mast, and aft fire control tower,' with A&M Environmental and SSCI Environmental 'the contractors on this phase of the project to remove lead-based paint and asbestos' - work funded in part by a $500,000 federal Save America's Treasures grant administered through IMLS (award ST-251076-OMS-21, FY2021).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 2021-2024
- Population
- Abatement trades; superstructure rehabilitation crews, 2022
- Limitations
- Trade press corroborating the contractor's own account; names locations of ACM removal (three superstructure elements plus, per the IMLS award description, the smokestack) but not quantities or the rest of the vessel. Does not establish historical exposure or remaining-ACM status. Re-fetched 2026-09-18.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-texas-bb35-02
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[3]Complaint Exhibit A, Juarez et al. v. General Electric Co. et al., No. 4:11-cv-01753-PJH (N.D. Cal.), filed as MDL-875 Doc. 7000-3 (Apr 14, 2011) (RECAP) [court_record]
- Locator
- MDL-875 Doc. 7000-3, Exhibit A exposure-location table (TEXAS BB-35 row), p. 19 of 19
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Survival/wrongful-death asbestos complaint Exhibit A alleges decedent Albert Juarez Sr. was exposed to asbestos-containing products while serving as a U.S. Navy boilermaker, listing 'TEXAS (BB-35)' in the exposure-location table with dates 1945-late 1940s (entered together with 'Naval Repair Facility, Okinawa, Japan' in the same row; USS Princeton (CV-37) listed separately 'Late 1940s'); the exhibit states he was diagnosed with asbestos-related pleural disease on or about 2004 and lung cancer on or about 2009, and died April 11, 2010.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1945-1948 (alleged exposure); 2004-2011 (disease/filings)
- Population
- U.S. Navy boilermaker, 1945-late 1940s; asbestos-related pleural disease and lung cancer
- Limitations
- Pleading-stage allegation; exposure aboard this hull is unadjudicated and no merits-stage disposition was located. The exhibit pairs the hull with an Okinawa repair facility in the same exposure row and identifies no specific products aboard Texas; ship's WWII service ended late 1945 and she decommissioned 1948. Scanned PDF re-verified by OCR 2026-09-18 (verbatim table row confirmed).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-texas-bb35-03
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[4]DANFS, Texas II (BB-35) - builder, propulsion plant, 1925-27 modernization record (verbatim transcription; live NHHC page returned 404 on 2026-09-18) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS entry, specifications block + 1925 modernization narrative; NPS NHL documentation (reciprocating machinery)
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Built 1911-14, Texas is a dreadnought-era construction-cohort ship: 14 Babcock & Wilcox boilers feeding two vertical triple-expansion reciprocating engines (28,100 ihp). Era practice lagged boilers, steam drums, piping and engine cylinders with asbestos-containing insulation, and the documented 1925-27 Norfolk Navy Yard modernization (cage masts replaced with a single tripod foremast, latest fire-control equipment) represents a re-work period in which insulation was disturbed and renewed under era specifications.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1911-1927
- Population
- Construction trades, Newport News (1911-14); Norfolk Navy Yard trades (1925-27); crew, both World Wars
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - no hull-specific insulation survey located for the construction or 1925-27 periods; the NHL documentation notes the reciprocating plant's uniqueness without discussing insulation materials. No quantity; does not establish what remained aboard at decommissioning or what survived to the abatement era.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-texas-bb35-04
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[5]Battleship Texas Foundation official FAQs (updated 2026-02-23) and project updates + DANFS + NPS NHL documentation (NRHP 76002039); 1988-90 drydock dates and ~$14M/~235,000-lb figures corroborated by battleshiptexas.info movement log and netstate.com state-symbol record; SCR 101 (74R, signed 1995-06-16) via Texas Legislature Online [museum_official]
- Locator
- https://battleshiptexas.org/about/faqs/ + project update pages; DANFS service narrative; NPS NRHP 76002039; battleshiptexas.info 1948-1990 movement log; capitol.texas.gov 74(R) SCR 101
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Documented exposure-relevant work periods for this hull: construction at Newport News 1911-14; New York Navy Yard availabilities 1914-18 (fire-control installation, repairs incl. Block Island grounding); Norfolk Navy Yard modernization 1925-27; inactivation at Baltimore 1946-48; Todd Shipyards Galveston drydock Dec 13, 1988-Jul 28, 1990 (~$14M raised, ~235,000 lb of hull steel replaced); Gulf Copper Galveston drydock Aug 31, 2022-Mar 5, 2024 (~$35M hull repair appropriation, ~700 tons of steel repaired/replaced per Foundation FAQ) with pierside restoration continuing; Superstructure Rehabilitation hazmat removal May 2022 (ev-01/02); Pier 15 Galveston operating agreement approved and move projected late 2026-2027 pending USACE permit.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1911-1948; 1988-1990; 2019-present
- Population
- Newport News, New York Navy Yard, Norfolk Navy Yard, Todd, and Gulf Copper trades; Battleship Texas Foundation restoration crews and volunteers
- Limitations
- Yard periods and restoration phases are documented; the asbestos scope of the 1988-90 drydock and of the ongoing interior/exhibit restoration is not public - only the 2022 superstructure hazmat removal is documented. Does not establish exposure for any individual. Drydock dates/cost/steel figures rest on the ship-history site and state-symbol record (detailed but secondary); the Foundation FAQ confirms the ~700-ton figure for the 2022-24 campaign.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-texas-bb35-05
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[6]Batch-161 search ledger (this record): battleshiptexas.org; SSCI/DryDock/IMLS project records; NPS NHL file NRHP 76002039; CourtListener name+hull and hull+asbestos searches (2026-09-15 sweep carried forward; fresh sweep blocked by API throttle on 2026-09-18) [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-texas-bb35-01 through -11
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No public vessel-wide ACM survey or abatement inventory for USS Texas was located: the contractor-referenced O&M plan, the 1988-90 drydock hazmat scope, and the current interior-restoration ACM scope are not in the public record (see search_ledger). No merits-stage adjudication of any asbestos claim naming this hull was located; the only qualifying litigation artifact is a pleading-stage complaint exhibit.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 2026-09-15 to 2026-09-18
- Limitations
- Documented abatement of specific superstructure elements does not imply the vessel is ACM-free; extent and condition of remaining asbestos aboard are unquantified in public sources. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-texas-bb35-06