Evidence
7 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-7).
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[1]NHHC Online Library Ticonderoga-class page (cv14cl.htm) + CV-14 ship page [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Class-page construction table; CV-14 page opening paragraph
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NHHC construction record: laid down as Hancock at Newport News, keel February 1943, renamed Ticonderoga before launch February 1944, commissioned 8 May 1944 - lead ship of the long-hull Ticonderoga variant of the Essex class. Ticonderoga-class Online Library page supplies the per-hull construction table.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1943-1944
- Population
- None
- Limitations
- Migrated DANFS entry for CV-14 does not exist at any probed slug (logged in search_ledger); construction data rests on the official NHHC Online Library pages and the NHHC appendix - month-level keel/launch dates, exact commission date.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-ticonderoga-cv14-01
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[2]NHHC Online Library USS Ticonderoga (CV-14) page + NHHC Naval Aviation appendix (app03.pdf) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- OL page final paragraph; app03 CV-14 row
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Later service and disposal per NHHC Online Library and appendix: Tonkin Gulf Incident strikes August 1964; ten WestPac deployments 1957-69; redesignated CVS-14 October 1969; Apollo 16 and 17 recovery ship 1972; decommissioned September 1973, stricken 16 November 1973 (appendix), and sold for scrapping about a year later (1974).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1957-1974
- Population
- None
- Limitations
- Scrapping date given only as 'a year later' (1974) in official text; buyer/yard not identified in sources read - see gaps.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-ticonderoga-cv14-03
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[3]Wright v. A.W. Chesterton Co., No. C07-05403 MJJ (N.D. Cal.), Order Denying Motion to Remand, Doc. 48, 21 February 2008 [court_record]
- Locator
- Footnote 2 ship list quoting Complaint Exh. A; Introduction; Conclusion
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Published N.D. Cal. order in an asbestos products action: the complaint's ship list recites that Albert Wright Jr. 'worked aboard various Navy vessles including, but not limited to' 26+ ships - among them USS Hancock and USS Ticonderoga - as a machinist and flange turner for the Navy, with lung cancer alleged from asbestos exposure. The court DENIED plaintiffs' motion to remand (federal-officer removal upheld).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- service era unstated in order; 2008 (order)
- Population
- Navy machinist/flange turner aboard 26+ vessels incl. CV-14; alleged asbestos exposure, lung cancer
- Limitations
- Pleading-allegation stage: the ship list is the plaintiff's complaint exhibit recited in a removal order; no exposure, product, or causation issue adjudicated. One name on a 26-ship list - no ship-specific detail.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-ticonderoga-cv14-04
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[4]Buchinger v. Garlock, Inc., No. 3:05-cv-118-RV/MD (N.D. Fla.), Order on motion to remand, Doc. 21, 23 September 2005 [court_record]
- Locator
- Order text at removal-posture discussion (affidavit recital); Conclusion
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Published N.D. Fla. order reciting a sworn affidavit: decedent Larry Buchinger 'stated that he was exposed to asbestos while working on or around GE marine turbines on the USS Antietam, the USS Ticonderoga, and the USS Stribling while he was serving in the United States Navy.' GE removed on federal-officer grounds; after GE dropped out of the case, the court GRANTED remand to state court.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- service era unstated in order; 2005 (order)
- Population
- Navy sailor aboard CV-36, CV-14, and DD-867; affidavit alleges asbestos exposure from GE marine turbines
- Limitations
- Discovery-record stage: a decedent affidavit recited in a jurisdictional order - sworn testimony, but the court decided only remand; no exposure finding entered. Names a product family (GE marine turbines) but no survey or fact-finding confirms turbine asbestos content aboard this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-ticonderoga-cv14-05
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[5]Batch-56 search ledger (this record): govinfo USCOURTS sweeps; DANFS-class official sources; web searches [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-ticonderoga-cv14-01 through -09
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No adjudicated ship-specific asbestos finding exists for this hull: the two qualifying litigation records sit at pleading-affidavit/discovery stage; no insulation survey, abatement contract, or dismantlement hazmat disclosure naming CV-14 was located; and no opinion identifies a specific asbestos-containing product aboard this ship at fact-finding level.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 2026-09-18
- Population
- None
- Limitations
- Negative on adjudicated/surveyed documentation only - ship-named allegations exist (litigation rows). Ticonderoga's absent migrated DANFS entry limits official narrative depth.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-ticonderoga-cv14-06
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[6]Essex-class profile (class-a/essex-class.class.json); O'Neil v. Crane Co., 53 Cal. 4th 335 (2012) for era Navy spec context [other_primary]
- Locator
- class profile era-application list; O'Neil steam-system specification discussion
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Class/era context: Essex/Ticonderoga-class carriers were built 1941-45 under peak-era Navy insulation specifications - the class record for this profile lists eight boilers feeding four geared steam turbines, and the published O'Neil record (Cal. Supreme Court 2012, on sister ship USS Oriskany) confirms Navy specifications of the era required asbestos-containing insulation and gasket/packing materials on warship steam systems. Era-typical applications for the class: boiler/fireroom insulation, steam-pipe lagging, turbine lagging, valve and flange gaskets and packing, deck tile, bulkhead insulation, and cable insulation.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1943-1944 (construction era)
- Population
- None
- Limitations
- Era-standard application list plus a sister-ship appellate record - prioritizes research only; it is NOT a ship-specific finding and does not confirm installed materials on this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-ticonderoga-cv14-07
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[7]NHHC Online Library USS Ticonderoga (CV-14) page + NHHC Naval Aviation appendix (app03.pdf) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- OL page paragraphs 2-4; app03 CV-14 row
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Service record per NHHC Online Library: Pacific operations from November 1944; hit by two kamikazes 21 January 1945 off Formosa (over 140 crewmen lost), repaired in the U.S., back in combat May-August 1945; Magic Carpet transport into January 1946; decommissioned at Puget Sound Navy Yard January 1947. Reactivated circa 1952 and sent to the New York Naval Shipyard for SCB-27C modernization (completed December 1954 per NHHC appendix); recommissioned September 1954 as CVA-14; angled flight deck and enclosed bow added 1956-57 (SCB-125 completed March 1957 per appendix).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1944-1957
- Population
- Crew casualties Jan 1945; yard workforces at Puget Sound NY and New York Naval Shipyard
- Limitations
- Documents kamikaze-damage repair and two yard modernization periods - exposure-relevant work settings, not an asbestos record.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-ticonderoga-cv14-02