Evidence
14 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-14).
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[1]CourtListener opinion search: 'USS Theodore Roosevelt' [court_record]
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- CourtListener opinion search 'USS Theodore Roosevelt' returned 15 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-theodore-roosevelt-ssbn600-cl-name-opinion
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[2]CourtListener docket search: 'USS Theodore Roosevelt' [court_record]
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- CourtListener docket search 'USS Theodore Roosevelt' returned 234 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-theodore-roosevelt-ssbn600-cl-name-docket
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[3]CourtListener opinion search: 'SSBN-600' [court_record]
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- CourtListener opinion search 'SSBN-600' returned 2 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-theodore-roosevelt-ssbn600-cl-hull-opinion
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[4]CourtListener docket search: 'SSBN-600' [court_record]
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- CourtListener docket search 'SSBN-600' returned 54 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-theodore-roosevelt-ssbn600-cl-hull-docket
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[5]DANFS, Theodore Roosevelt (SSBN-600) - construction, naming/redesignation, service narrative through the 43rd deterrent patrol (verbatim transcription; live NHHC page returned 404) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS entry, specifications block + service narrative
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Documented for this hull: laid down 20 May 1958 at Mare Island Naval Shipyard as SSGN-600 using components initially assembled for the Skipjack-class attack submarine Scamp (SSN-588); named Theodore Roosevelt and redesignated SSBN-600 on 6 November 1958; launched 3 October 1959, sponsor Mrs. Alice Roosevelt Longworth; commissioned 13 February 1961 (Cdr. William E. Sims, Blue crew; Cdr. Oliver H. Perry Jr., Gold crew). First fleet ballistic missile submarine to transit the Panama Canal (7 March 1961); first Polaris A1 firing 20 March 1961; post-shakedown availability at Electric Boat Co., Groton, 1 May - 24 June 1961. Seventeen Holy Loch deterrent patrols (1961-65); refueling overhaul and Polaris A-3 conversion at Electric Boat, July 1965 - 14 January 1967; patrols 18-21 from Holy Loch (1967-68); grounding off Scotland 20 March 1968 with repairs at Electric Boat April-mid-October 1968; nine further Holy Loch patrols plus the 31st career patrol departed Holy Loch 12 May 1971, completed at New London 20 July 1971; refit at Charleston August 1971 and refueling overhaul begun there November 1971, completed January 1974; reassigned Pacific Fleet, homeport Pearl Harbor (arrived 4 November 1974); deterrent patrols from Guam from 31 December 1974. Spec block: dp. 5,946 surf./6,700 subm.; 382 ft; cpl. 139; 16 Polaris tubes, 6 x 21-in. tt.; class George Washington.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-19
- Study period
- 1958-1977
- Population
- Mare Island NSY construction trades (1958-61); Electric Boat yard trades (1961, 1965-67, 1968); Charleston yard trades (1971-74); dual Blue/Gold crews (1961-79)
- Limitations
- Ship-specific history only; no asbestos or material content. The DANFS transcription ends mid-narrative at the 43rd patrol departure (16 December 1977) - post-1977 events are secondary-sourced (ev-04). Yard-period asbestos disturbance is era inference, not a per-hull record. Live NHHC DANFS page returned 404; verbatim transcription used. DANFS locates the 1971-74 refueling overhaul at Charleston without naming the yard (Charleston Naval Shipyard inferred).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-theodore-roosevelt-ssbn600-01
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[6]Lowe v. General Electric Company et al., No. 2:09-cv-64063-ER (E.D. Pa., consolidated under MDL-875; transferred from N.D. Cal. No. 08-04461), Order, Doc. No. 57, filed 2012-06-25 (order dated 2012-06-21, Robreno, J.) - Motion for Summary Judgment of Defendant Warren Pumps, LLC DENIED [court_record]
- Locator
- Doc. No. 57 at 1-2 (vessel list, exposure recital), 7-10 (Lowe and Ay declarations), 13-14 (product-ID/causation holding)
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Federal court order in asbestos litigation expressly naming this hull. Plaintiff Beverly James Lowe alleged asbestos exposure during Navy service July 1958-1964; the Warren Pumps-pertinent exposure is recited as occurring at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Naval Submarine Base (New London), and the Electric Boat Division 'while overseeing new construction of the following submarines: USS Sargo, USS Theodore Roosevelt, USS Ethan Allen.' Lowe's declaration - held admissible over 'sham affidavit' and other objections - states he observed original packing removed from Warren pumps aboard ships on 5-30 occasions within about 10 feet, beginning while he served as Engineering Officer at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, that the new pumps had failed during sea trials ('weep' list), and opined the packing was asbestos-containing; expert Charles Ay opined era Warren pumps incorporated asbestos gaskets/packing (John Crane Super Seal #1 packing and 'asbestos sheet' gaskets per Warren pump manuals) and that the observed removal more likely than not involved asbestos. ORDERED 21 June 2012: Warren Pumps' summary-judgment motion DENIED - plaintiff's own declaration constituted sufficient product-identification evidence for a reasonable jury to conclude exposure to asbestos from original Warren-supplied packing as a 'substantial factor' in his asbestosis; maritime law held applicable (exposure aboard ships/submarines = sea-based work); punitive-damages claims severed to the MDL court.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-19
- Study period
- 1958-1964 (alleged exposure window); 2008-2012 (litigation)
- Population
- Beverly James Lowe (USN officer; Engineering Officer at Mare Island NSY, then submarine new-construction oversight at Mare Island, SUBASE New London, and Electric Boat, 1958-1964)
- Limitations
- Rule 56 sufficiency ruling, not a merits finding - no court found that asbestos exposure aboard this hull in fact occurred; the denial means a reasonable jury could so conclude. The order lists USS Theodore Roosevelt among three submarines of the alleged oversight exposure and does not isolate which hull carried the specific pumps observed. 'USS Theodore Roosevelt' here is SSBN-600 - the only Theodore Roosevelt extant or under construction in the 1958-64 submarine-construction window at the named yards (the carrier CVN-71 was not laid down until 1981); her Mare Island construction (May 1958 - February 1961) falls squarely within Lowe's Engineering Officer window there. Post-order disposition (remand or settlement) not located. Does not establish quantity, exposure for any other individual, or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-theodore-roosevelt-ssbn600-02
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[7]Naval Vessel Register detail page, THEODORE ROOSEVELT (SSBN 600) (ex-SSGN 600), UIC 05108, class SSBN 598 (official NAVSEA register; Wayback capture 2016-07-16, page last updated 2001-12-10) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NVR detail page SSBN600.HTM (Wayback 2016-07-16 capture)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Official NVR record for this hull: award date 1958-03-13; keel 1958-05-20; launch 1959-10-03; delivery and commission 1961-02-13; decommission date 1981-02-28; stricken date 1982-12-01; status 'Disposed of by submarine recycling,' status changed 1995-03-24; builder NAV SY/MARE ISLAND; custodian Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, WA; 20.0 years commission to decommission. The register carries her as SSBN 600 with prior designation '(ex-SSGN 600)' only.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-19
- Study period
- 1958-1995
- Limitations
- Authoritative for milestone and status dates; the NVR detail page predates routine web posting (last updated 2001) and survives via Wayback capture. No asbestos or material content. The register shows no SSN-600 designation - see ev-09 for the variant.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-theodore-roosevelt-ssbn600-03
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[8]NavSource Submarine Photo Archive, Theodore Roosevelt (SSBN-600)(SSN-600) page - NVR-derived disposition and spec block plus photo-documented milestones (volunteer archive); navysite.de history compilation (secondary) for the deactivation sequence; corroborated against NVR detail (ev-03) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 08/08600 disposition block and photo captions; navysite.de/ssbn/ssbn600.htm history section
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Post-DANFS service and disposition (secondary compilations, corroborated at the milestone level by the official NVR record): after her 46th and final deterrent patrol (departed Apra Harbor 9 October 1978, ended at Pearl Harbor), the dual-crew arrangement ended and she served as an ASW 'target of opportunity' from Pearl Harbor (November 1978 - October 1979); multi-stage transit east (San Diego, Alameda, Esquimalt, Carr Inlet acoustic trials); arrived Bangor 19 November 1979; first FBM to offload Polaris A3 missiles at the Explosives Handling Wharf, 1 December 1979; deactivation availability began 3 January 1980 at Submarine Base Bangor; moved to Puget Sound Naval Shipyard mid-1980 for drydocking alongside Abraham Lincoln - reactor fuel removed and missile compartment dismantled to comply with SALT limits, hull ends re-joined; formal decommissioning ceremony pierside 28 February 1981; deactivation availability completed and stricken 1 December 1982; afloat storage at PSNS; 1988 drydocking for reactor-compartment removal and barge shipment to Hanford (Trench 94 numbering places the SSBN-600 RC as the seventh emplaced, 1 November 1989 - secondary source); final SRP drydocking 1993; disposal completed 24 March 1995.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-19
- Study period
- 1978-1995
- Population
- Submarine Base Bangor and PSNS deactivation/recycling workers (1980-1995); crews in the ASW-target period (1978-79)
- Limitations
- NavSource and navysite.de are secondary compilations - the deactivation/disposal narrative is corroborated at milestone level by the official NVR dates (ev-03) and the Hanford pathway by state permit documentation (ev-05), but per-hull details (Trench 94 sequence number and 1 November 1989 placement date; the 'first offload' claim) rest on secondary sources only. No asbestos or hazmat characterization in any located source for the deactivation or recycling work. The '(SSN-600)' in NavSource's page title is a designation variant not on the NVR entry - see ev-09.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-theodore-roosevelt-ssbn600-04
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[9]Washington State Dept. of Ecology, Hanford Dangerous Waste Permit, Fact Sheet Part III, Operating Unit Group 18, Low-Level Burial Grounds Trench 94 (TSD ID D-2-9); with DOE Richland Operations transmittal of PSNS 'Engineering Report of Liquid Removal From Submarine Reactor Compartment Disposal Packages' (December 1990, Hanford PDW) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Ecology LLBG Trench 94 fact sheet (OUG-18 unit description); DOE/PSNS engineering report transmittal letter and summary (Hanford PDW aa378bea)
- Finding type
- environmental_record
- Finding
- Government documentation of the disposal pathway this hull's reactor compartment followed: Trench 94 in Hanford's 218-E-12B Burial Ground is the dedicated trench for decommissioned, defueled US Navy reactor compartments; Puget Sound Naval Shipyard prepares the compartments and transports them by barge to the Port of Benton, then overland to Hanford; the first compartment arrived April 1986. The 1990 PSNS engineering report documents the compartment-package preparation work (draining, PCB removal) and records 14 reactor plants shipped through 1990. The compartments contain lead shielding (regulated dangerous waste) and PCBs in addition to activation products.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-19
- Study period
- 1986-1990 (documentation); pathway applies to this hull's 1988-89 RC disposal
- Population
- PSNS reactor-compartment packaging and Hanford disposal workers
- Limitations
- Program-level regulatory documentation - it establishes the facility, pathway, and waste characterization of naval reactor-compartment disposal but does not name or date this hull's compartment. Neither document characterizes asbestos content of the hulls or compartments. Per-hull placement (seventh compartment, 1 November 1989) is secondary-sourced - see ev-04 and gaps.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-theodore-roosevelt-ssbn600-05
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[10]Era inference built on: DANFS spec block (S5W plant, single shaft); shipyard-exposure-map documented asbestos product lists for Mare Island NSY (Unibestos, Marinite, Transite, Kaylo, Careytemp, Gold Bond, Super 66, pump/valve packing, gaskets, bonnet insulation, refractory), Electric Boat Groton (thermal pipe insulation, lagging, gaskets, packing), Charleston NSY (pipe insulation, gaskets, packing, thermal insulation), and PSNS (thermal insulation, gaskets, deck tiles, refractory) [other_primary]
- Locator
- DANFS spec block; shipyards.json product lists for mare-island-naval-shipyard, electric-boat-groton, charleston-naval-shipyard, puget-sound-naval-shipyard
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- A fleet ballistic missile submarine built 1958-61 at Mare Island NSY - inside the Navy's peak asbestos-use era and pre-SUBSAFE - and maintained through Electric Boat availabilities (1961, 1965-67, 1968), a Charleston refueling overhaul (1971-74), and PSNS deactivation/recycling (1980-95) sits squarely in the documented asbestos regime; era-standard applications on the secondary steam plant (steam generators to turbines) and auxiliary systems included thermal/pipe insulation, gaskets, packing, and machinery insulation. All four yards' asbestos product use in this period is independently documented at the yard level.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-19
- Study period
- 1958-1995
- Population
- Mare Island construction trades (1958-61); EB trades (1961, 1965-67, 1968); Charleston yard trades (1971-74); Bangor/PSNS deactivation and recycling trades (1980-95); crews (1961-81)
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - no hull-specific insulation survey or material list located for SSBN-600. Names era-standard applications on non-nuclear auxiliary systems, not confirmed installed materials; the S5W reactor plant establishes nothing. No quantity; hull no longer exists (recycled 1995).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-theodore-roosevelt-ssbn600-06
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[11]Kase v. Metalclad Insulation Corp., Cal. Ct. App. (4th Dist.) 2021 (CourtListener opinions 4324658, 4332654) [court_record]
- Locator
- Opinion, specification-history discussion (SUBSAFE/MIL-I-24244)
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Court-documented era regime: the Navy's submarine insulation procurement specifications (SUBSAFE's MIL-I-24244 post-1963; predecessor BuShips practice before) covered asbestos-containing insulation for submarine construction and overhaul - the regime applicable to this hull's 1958-61 pre-SUBSAFE build at Mare Island and her service-era availabilities (1965-67, 1968, 1971-74) spanning the transition.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-19
- Study period
- 2021 (opinion); regime described 1950s-forward
- Population
- Navy submarine construction/maintenance trades, pre- and post-SUBSAFE eras
- Limitations
- This hull is not named in the opinion; documents the era spec regime only. Does not establish materials aboard this hull, exposure, causation, quantity, or eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-theodore-roosevelt-ssbn600-07
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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, HTTP 403)
- 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 1958-61 construction and the 1965-67 and 1968 availabilities, while the 1971-74 refueling overhaul straddles the substitution transition.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-19
- 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, HTTP 403) - content via product-page description.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-theodore-roosevelt-ssbn600-08
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[13]Designation and date variants resolved against the NVR detail page (authoritative) - NavSource summary line; USNI Proceedings 'Ship's Status Changes' (May 1994) listing 'Theodore Roosevelt (SSN-600)' [other_primary]
- Locator
- NVR SSBN600.HTM (Wayback); navsource.net/archives/08/08600.htm; usni.org/magazines/proceedings/1994/may/ships-status-changes
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- CORRECTION/VARIANT NOTE: (1) NavSource's summary reads 'Decommissioned and simultaneously struck from the Naval Register, 1 December 1982,' but the official NVR entry gives decommission date 28 February 1981 (the documented pierside ceremony at PSNS) and stricken date 1 December 1982 (completion of the deactivation availability) - the record carries both dates separately. (2) An 'SSN-600' designation appears in secondary/period records (NavSource page title; USNI May 1994 status list alongside redesignated sisters) - the ex-Polaris boats were administratively reclassified SSN after missile-system removal under SALT ceilings - but the NVR detail entry for this hull shows only '(ex-SSGN 600)' to SSBN 600; no redesignation date or directive for SSN-600 was located in the sources reviewed.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-19
- Study period
- 1980-1995
- Limitations
- Corrects conflated decommission/stricken dates and flags an unresolved designation variant. No asbestos content. Sister boats' SSN redesignations are documented (e.g., Ethan Allen SSN-608 on 1980-09-01) but the absence of SSN-600 on the NVR entry prevents asserting the redesignation for this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-theodore-roosevelt-ssbn600-09
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[14]Batch-389 search ledger (this record): DANFS transcription; NVR via Wayback; NavSource/navysite; paed.uscourts.gov opinion PDF (Lowe); WA Ecology Trench 94 + DOE/PSNS 1990 report; GAO product page; CourtListener sweeps attempted [other_primary]
- Locator
- see search_ledger sl-uss-theodore-roosevelt-ssbn600-01..11
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Beyond the Lowe summary-judgment order (ev-02), no qualifying ship-specific asbestos record was located: no hull ACM survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or adjudicated exposure finding naming USS Theodore Roosevelt (SSBN-600). Direct CourtListener sweeps (API v4 type=o/type=r for 'USS Theodore Roosevelt', 'SSBN-600', 'SSN-600'; Atom search feed) could not be executed - the shared 125/day quota was exhausted (HTTP 429) and the feed returned CloudFront 403. Web-indexed court records surfaced the Lowe order and no other qualifying hit; unindexed RECAP docket text could not be swept this pass.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-19
- Study period
- 2026-09-19
- Limitations
- Absence of a located record is not proof no record exists - the direct CourtListener sweep was blocked by the documented rate limit and remains an open re-run lead. The Mare Island worker 'Exhibit A' roster family documented in sibling records (Cooks, Halseth, Cronin, Estes, Davis, Agena v. GE et al.) is a plausible host for an 'SSBN-600'/'Theodore Roosevelt' string since she was built at Mare Island, but could not be index-verified this pass. The recycled hull left no retrievable per-hull hazmat-disclosure trail in located sources. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-theodore-roosevelt-ssbn600-10