Evidence
13 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-13).
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[1]CourtListener opinion search: 'USS Ulysses S. Grant' [court_record]
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- CourtListener opinion search 'USS Ulysses S. Grant' returned 3 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-ulysses-s-grant-ssbn631-cl-name-opinion
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[2]CourtListener docket search: 'USS Ulysses S. Grant' [court_record]
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- CourtListener docket search 'USS Ulysses S. Grant' returned 106 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-ulysses-s-grant-ssbn631-cl-name-docket
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[3]CourtListener opinion search: 'SSBN-631' [court_record]
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- CourtListener opinion search 'SSBN-631' 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-ulysses-s-grant-ssbn631-cl-hull-opinion
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[4]CourtListener docket search: 'SSBN-631' [court_record]
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- CourtListener docket search 'SSBN-631' returned 25 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-ulysses-s-grant-ssbn631-cl-hull-docket
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[5]DANFS, Ulysses S. Grant (SSBN-631) entry - Electric Boat construction, Guam forward deployment, Holy Loch patrols (verbatim transcription mirror; live NHHC page returned 404) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS service narrative and spec block (transcription mirror); spec block: cpl. 140; cl. James Madison
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Documented for this hull: laid down 18 August 1962 at Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics Corp., Groton, Conn.; launched 2 November 1963; commissioned 17 July 1964. Deployed forward to Guam, Marianas (1965-70) conducting deterrent patrols in the Pacific - 18 patrols; then an overhaul at Charleston, S.C.; subsequent deterrent operations from Holy Loch, Scotland through September 1975.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1962-1993
- Population
- Electric Boat construction trades (1962-64); Charleston overhaul trades; Blue and Gold crews (1964-1992)
- Limitations
- Ship-specific history only; no asbestos or material content. The live NHHC DANFS page returned HTTP 404 in this environment - the citation is a verbatim transcription mirror (losthistory.net/hazegray); defect disclosed.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-ulysses-s-grant-ssbn631-01
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[6]NavSource Online Submarine Photo Archive, USS Ulysses S. Grant (SSBN-631) page - milestone block and specifications (secondary compilation of official data) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 08631 milestone block and Specifications
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Milestone block: laid down 18 August 1962 (Electric Boat, Groton); launched 2 November 1963; commissioned 17 July 1964; decommissioned and struck 12 June 1992; disposed of through the Nuclear Powered Ship and Submarine Recycling Program 29 March 1993 at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton. Specs: S5W reactor, two geared turbines 15,000 shp, one propeller; complement 120.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1962-1993
- 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.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-ulysses-s-grant-ssbn631-02
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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, entries 'ULYSSES S. GRANT'/'(SSBN-631)'
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Asbestos complaint exhibit (plaintiff Alvin Cooks's work-history/exposure roster; Mare Island marine machinist 1974-1995 alleged) lists 'ULYSSES S. GRANT (SSBN-631)' 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-ulysses-s-grant-ssbn631-03
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[8]Halseth v. General Electric Company, No. 3:07-cv-02543-EMC (N.D. Cal.), complaint Exhibit A work-history roster, ECF No. 1-2 (filed 2007-05-14) - verified by direct PDF text extraction of the RECAP document [court_record]
- Locator
- ECF No. 1-2 (Document 1-2), Exhibit A vessel roster, entries 'ULYSSES S. GRANT'/'(SSBN-631)'
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Asbestos complaint Exhibit A (plaintiff Michael Halseth's work-history/exposure roster; Navy machinist's mate aboard USS Hector then Mare Island electrician/planner/scheduler; alleged asbestos-related pleural disease and asbestosis) lists 'ULYSSES S. GRANT' and 'SSBN-631' among the vessels on which the plaintiff alleged asbestos exposure.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 2007 (litigation)
- Population
- Michael Halseth (Navy machinist's mate, then Mare Island Naval Shipyard electrician/planner - 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-ulysses-s-grant-ssbn631-04
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[9]Navysite.de, USS Ulysses S. Grant (SSBN-631) unofficial ship page - post-DANFS history and disposition (secondary compilation) [other_primary]
- Locator
- navysite SSBN-631 history section
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Post-DANFS detail (secondary compilation): continued Atlantic deterrent patrols; decommissioned 12 June 1992 - among the first of the James Madison class to leave service as the Poseidon boats were retired early under post-Cold-War drawdown; stricken same day; recycled at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, recycling completed 29 March 1993.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1975-1993
- Limitations
- Secondary compilation, not a primary record - used for post-DANFS corroboration only, consistent with prior batches.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-ulysses-s-grant-ssbn631-05
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[10]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 Charleston overhaul (post-1970) is a yard-disturbance window of the kind in which era insulation was removed and replaced. 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
- 1962-1993
- Population
- Electric Boat construction trades (1962-64); Charleston overhaul trades
- 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 Ulysses S. Grant, any exposure, or any quantity. Never infer ship-specific findings from this row.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-ulysses-s-grant-ssbn631-06
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[11]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 its early service years.
- 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-ulysses-s-grant-ssbn631-07
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[12]Correction/context: CourtListener name-search hits for 'Ulysses S. Grant' and 'Grant' are dominated by the former president and Civil War material - not this hull [court_record]
- Locator
- site:courtlistener.com name and hull-number sweeps; RECAP PDF direct verification
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Name-collision screen: 'Ulysses S. Grant' litigation hits in site-index sweeps were dominated by the 18th president (historical material, biographies referenced in opinions) and unrelated 'Grant' surnames; the hull-number search 'SSBN-631' surfaced no merits-level asbestos opinion - only the pleading-stage roster entries carried as ev-03/ev-04.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Limitations
- Collision screening only; CourtListener API v4 was rate-limited during this session so sweeps ran through site-index queries plus direct RECAP-document verification - a fresh quota-window sweep may surface additional dockets.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-ulysses-s-grant-ssbn631-08
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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-ulysses-s-grant-ssbn631-01..08
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No hull ACM survey, abatement contract, scrapping/recycling hazmat disclosure, or merits-level adjudicated exposure finding naming USS Ulysses S. Grant (SSBN-631) was located. Litigation sweeps produced two pleading-stage complaint-roster allegations naming the hull (Cooks, Halseth - both unadjudicated); 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 1993 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-ulysses-s-grant-ssbn631-09