Evidence
14 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-14).
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[1]CourtListener opinion search: 'USS WADDELL' [court_record]
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- CourtListener opinion search 'USS WADDELL' returned 13 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-waddell-ddg24-cl-name-opinion
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[2]CourtListener docket search: 'USS WADDELL' [court_record]
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- CourtListener docket search 'USS WADDELL' returned 170 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-waddell-ddg24-cl-name-docket
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[3]CourtListener opinion search: 'DDG-24' [court_record]
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- CourtListener opinion search 'DDG-24' returned 71 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-waddell-ddg24-cl-hull-opinion
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[4]CourtListener docket search: 'DDG-24' [court_record]
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- CourtListener docket search 'DDG-24' returned 1550 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-waddell-ddg24-cl-hull-docket
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[5]Taylor v. Foster Wheeler LLC et al., No. 2:10-cv-80824-ER (E.D. Pa., MDL-875; transferred from N.D. Cal. No. 10-03382), Order of July 2, 2012 (Robreno, J.) granting Todd Shipyards Corp.'s motion for summary judgment (ECF No. 47; heard June 28, 2012) [court_record]
- Locator
- Order pp. 1-2 (footnote 1: case history and vessel identification), pp. 6-8 (expert declarations re USS Waddell insulation), pp. 8-9 (analysis: Ay opinion impermissibly speculative; SJ granted)
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Published merits-stage order naming this hull: 'The alleged exposure pertinent to Defendant Todd Shipyards occurred during [Decedent's] work aboard: USS Waddell (DDG-24).' Decedent Benjamin Taylor served as a Navy boiler tender 1958-1974, aboard Waddell in 1964-65 (per plaintiff's expert); the wrongful-death action alleged asbestos-caused lung cancer (decedent died August 2009). The court applied maritime law (exposure aboard a ship at sea or docked is sea-based work) and GRANTED summary judgment to Todd Shipyards: plaintiff's expert Charles Ay - who declared he worked as an insulator aboard USS Waddell during his time at Long Beach Naval Shipyard (1960-1981) and opined that virtually all pipe insulation aboard was original asbestos-containing material - was held 'impermissibly speculative' as to whether decedent inhaled asbestos dust from insulation installed or supplied by the defendant; for asbestos not manufactured or supplied by the defendant, the court held maritime law recognizes no liability (bare-metal defense per Conner v. Alfa Laval).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-19
- Study period
- 1958-1974 (alleged exposure window); 1964-65 (aboard Waddell); 2010-2012 (litigation)
- Population
- Benjamin Taylor (USN boiler tender 1958-1974, aboard USS Waddell 1964-65); Charles Ay (LBNSY insulator, declared work aboard this hull)
- Limitations
- A defense summary-judgment win is a merits-level negative for that plaintiff, not exposure evidence: the order does not find that asbestos was aboard this hull, does not adjudicate exposure to other defendants' products, and leaves the exposure allegation unadjudicated as to all non-Todd defendants. It establishes that this hull was the named exposure site in a docketed asbestos case that reached a merits disposition, and that an LBNSY insulator declared under oath to having worked aboard this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-waddell-ddg24-01
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[6]Farris v. 3M Co. et al., No. 4:18-cv-04186-JST (N.D. Cal.), Order Granting Motion to Dismiss (ECF No. 115, filed Dec. 6, 2018, Tigar, J.); companion Order Granting Second Motion to Dismiss Fifth Cause of Action (ECF No. 159, filed Apr. 29, 2019) [court_record]
- Locator
- ECF No. 115 order p. 1-2 (Background: three alleged exposure periods, second 'onboard the USS Waddell' 1964-1967); ECF No. 159 (second dismissal of market-share count)
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Docketed asbestos action reciting this hull by name: the court's order states that plaintiff Gary Farris 'identifies three periods of asbestos exposure,' the second being 'serving in the United States Navy from 1964 to 1967 onboard the USS Waddell.' Farris was diagnosed with lung cancer in February 2016 after a prior asbestosis diagnosis; he and his wife sued product, respirator, and friction defendants including Vigor Industrial LLC (successor-in-interest to Todd Shipyard Corporation). The orders reviewed (ECF 115 and ECF 159) granted Honeywell's motions to dismiss only the fifth cause of action (market-share liability for friction products), without prejudice; they do not address the shipboard-exposure allegations on the merits.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-19
- Study period
- 1964-1967 (alleged exposure); 2018-2019 (litigation reviewed)
- Population
- Gary Farris (USN 1964-1967 aboard USS Waddell; lung cancer 2016, prior asbestosis); Melva Farris (spouse)
- Limitations
- Pleading-stage allegation recited by the court for Rule 12(b)(6) purposes - the Waddell exposure claim is recited, not adjudicated. The orders adjudicate only the market-share theory against a friction-products defendant (automotive brakes), unrelated to the ship. No finding of asbestos aboard this hull; disposition of the underlying shipboard claims beyond April 2019 not located. Secondary press (topclassactions) reports the complaint alleged work at Puget Sound NSY and Long Beach NSY 1964-67 as fireman's apprentice/fireman/boiler tender - complaint (ECF 46) not retrievable via RECAP, so that detail is unverified against the primary document.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-waddell-ddg24-02
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[7]Complaint for Personal Injury - Asbestos, Exhibit A (job-history 'Location of Exposure' list), Siegfried v. 3M Co. et al., No. 2:18-cv-01575-FMO-E (C.D. Cal., removed from L.A. Super. Ct. BC691900) (RECAP doc. 1-1) [court_record]
- Locator
- Exhibit A, complaint pp. 50-51 (Document 1-1, Page ID ##63-64); list corroborated verbatim by Owens-Illinois joinder, RECAP doc. 50.0
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Docketed asbestos complaint: Terry Lee Siegfried, an electrician/marine electrician at Long Beach Naval Shipyard c.1969-1996, listed 'Waddell (DDG-24)' as the last of 43 vessels in the single undifferentiated 'Location of Exposure' cell of Exhibit A; the vessel list is reproduced verbatim in Owens-Illinois's joinder to the notice of removal (RECAP doc. 50.0).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-19
- Study period
- 1969-1996 (alleged work period); 2018 (filing)
- Population
- LBNSY electrician/marine electrician, ~1969-1996; alleged asbestos exposure
- Limitations
- Pleading-stage allegation only: boilerplate, undated, undifferentiated across 43 hulls plus the shipyard itself; it does not allege work aboard any specific vessel, dates, products, or hull-specific exposure, and is not a finding of exposure aboard this ship. Classified at the pleading stage - never elevated. Docket index indicates termination 2019-01-07 (batch-13); terminating document not retrieved and no disposition asserted.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-waddell-ddg24-03
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[8]DANFS online entry, Waddell II (DDG-24) (NHHC; live page returns 404 - 2015-06-11 Wayback capture of the official page cited) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS 'Waddell' combined entry, Waddell II (DDG-24) section (construction paragraph through 1975 overhaul paragraph)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS record for this hull: laid down 6 February 1962 at Seattle, Wash., by Todd Shipyards Corp.; launched 26 February 1963, sponsored by Mrs. Howard W. Cannon; commissioned 28 August 1964, Comdr. Carl J. Boyd in command. Home ports Long Beach (1965), Yokosuka (Aug 1968), San Diego (1970). Vietnam service: first WestPac deployment Sept 1965; northern SAR station; naval gunfire support 1966-1972 incl. Operation Linebacker-era missions; collision with Brinkley Bass (DD-887) 4 Feb 1966; 'the busiest ship in the Tonkin Gulf' (some 2,000 rounds, second WestPac); shrapnel/ASROC-launcher damage from counterbattery fire 8 Apr 1972; Operation End Sweep mine-clearance supervision 1973. Yard periods: post-collision repairs 1966; Long Beach Naval Shipyard overhaul 4 Aug 1967-Feb 1968; Yokosuka overhaul late 1968; towed by Tawasa (ATF-92) to LBNSY 22 Jan 1975 for extensive overhaul 24 Jan-3 Dec 1975. Eleven engagement stars and two Navy Unit Commendations for Vietnam service.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-19
- Study period
- 1962-1979
- Population
- Todd Shipyards construction trades 1962-64; LBNSY overhaul trades 1967-68 and 1975; crew (~334 class design complement)
- Limitations
- DANFS documents service history and yard periods, not materials or asbestos content. The LBNSY overhauls (1967-68, Jan-Dec 1975) are documented events only - asbestos disturbance during them is era inference, not a per-hull record. Entry ends circa 1979 ('As of 1979, Waddell actively served with the Pacific Fleet') - post-1979 history is outside this source. Live NHHC page 404s; Wayback capture of the official page used.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-waddell-ddg24-04
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[9]Naval Vessel Register, WADDELL (DDG-24) detail record (nvr.navy.mil; 2011-05-14 Wayback capture - live NVR page not separately retrievable for this disposed hull) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NVR DDG-24 detail page, all fields
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Official register record for this hull: Class 'DDG 2' (the DDG-2 class = Charles F. Adams class); builder TODD PAC/SEATTLE; award 11/03/1960; keel 02/06/1962; launch 02/26/1963; delivery 08/21/1964; commission 08/28/1964; decommission 10/01/1992; stricken 01/11/1995; status 'Disposed of through the Security Assistance Program (SAP), transferred, grant aid, ex-US fleet hull,' status change 05/15/1999; light displacement 3,190 tons; overall length 440 ft; UIC 04691.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-19
- Study period
- 1960-1999
- Limitations
- Authoritative for identity, class, builder, and U.S. lifecycle dates; contains no asbestos information. Conflicts with secondary sources: NavSource reads decommissioned 9/30/1992 and Wikipedia reads stricken 10/1/1992 - NVR values (10/01/1992 decommission, 01/11/1995 stricken) carried. Award date 11/03/1960 vs secondary 'ordered 30 November 1960' - carried in gaps.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-waddell-ddg24-05
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[10]Department of the Navy, 32 CFR Part 706 amendment, Federal Register Vol. 60 (May 8, 1995) - Table One of 32 CFR 706.2 amended to remove decommissioned/transferred vessels [federal_register]
- Locator
- 60 FR, 32 CFR 706.2 Table One removal list (USS WADDELL DDG-24 entry within the DDG-2-class block)
- Finding type
- regulatory
- Finding
- Official rulemaking removes 'USS WADDELL ... DDG-24' from Table One of 32 CFR 706.2 (navigation-light exemptions) in a block listing the ship alongside all sister Charles F. Adams-class DDGs (DDG-2 through DDG-23) being removed - official confirmation that DDG-24 belongs to the DDG-2/Charles F. Adams class and had left the active inventory by the May 1995 publication, consistent with the NVR stricken date of 01/11/1995.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-19
- Study period
- 1995
- Limitations
- Navigational-rules listing only - documents class assignment and status timing; contains no asbestos, materials, or exposure information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-waddell-ddg24-06
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[11]GAO, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (Oct 18, 1979); Charles F. Adams class specifications (DDG-2 class data) [gao]
- Locator
- GAO product page HRD-80-2 (full text blocked); DDG-2 class specifications (class-published data)
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Era inference: a 1964-commissioned Charles F. Adams-class guided-missile destroyer - the last U.S. Navy destroyer class built with a steam-turbine plant (4 superheated boilers, 2 geared turbines, ~70,000 shp, 2 shafts) - falls squarely in the documented Navy asbestos-insulation era. Era-standard applications included boiler casing and fireroom insulation, steam-pipe lagging, turbine lagging, valve and flange gaskets and packing, deck tile, bulkhead fireproofing, and cable insulation. GAO documented that Navy policy left installed asbestos insulation in place unless damaged or disturbed by repairs - meaning original-era insulation typically remained aboard for decades until a yard period disturbed it. Plaintiff-side expert testimony in the Taylor litigation asserted precisely this mechanism aboard this hull (unadjudicated).
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-19
- Study period
- 1962-1964 (construction); 1979 (GAO program review)
- Population
- Todd Shipyards construction trades (1962-64); LBNSY overhaul workers (1967-68, 1975); crew (1964-1992); Hellenic Navy crew (1992-2003)
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - no hull-specific insulation survey, abatement contract, or material inventory located. Names era-standard applications, not confirmed installed materials on this hull; no quantity. GAO full text blocked to automated fetch (HTTP 403); product-page description used - standing defect since Batch-01.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-waddell-ddg24-07
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[12]Class-identity correction record: NVR 'Class: DDG 2' + DANFS Waddell II entry + 60 FR 32 CFR 706.2 removal block + NavSource 'CLASS - CHARLES F. ADAMS As Built' (secondary corroboration) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NVR DDG-24 detail (Class field); DANFS Waddell II; FR Vol. 60 May 8 1995 Table One removal list; NavSource DDG-24 photo index
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Corrects the registry class value: upstream hull lists carry truncated/incorrect class strings for this hull ('Adams' in the master hull list; a 'Hopkins' class assignment in the source classification under review). All primary sources agree: NVR lists 'Class: DDG 2' (the DDG-2 class, i.e., Charles F. Adams class); DANFS treats the hull within the Adams-class program; the Federal Register removal block groups DDG-24 with every other Adams-class DDG; NavSource independently reads 'CLASS - CHARLES F. ADAMS.' Correct class: Charles F. Adams-class guided missile destroyer - the highest-numbered of the 23 USN hulls of the class (DDG-24).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-19
- Study period
- 2026-09-19 (verification)
- Limitations
- This row documents the Tier-1 classification fix, not an asbestos finding. 'Hopkins' is not a DDG class - the only USS Hopkins hulls were DD-6 (Bainbridge-class) and DD-249 (Clemson-class), both unrelated to DDG-24.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-waddell-ddg24-08
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[13]NVR SAP disposition entry (above) + NavSource Naval History DDG-24 photo index (secondary compilation) for the Hellenic Navy phase [other_primary]
- Locator
- NVR DDG-24 status fields; NavSource DDG-24 'Operational and Building Data' block
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Disposition: Waddell decommissioned 1992-10-01 and transferred to Greece under Security Assistance Program grant aid (NVR); renamed Nearchos (D-219) in Hellenic Navy service 1992-2003; decommissioned by Greece (18 July 2003 per NavSource; Wikipedia reads 3 June 2003); sunk as a target in a Greek weapons test/SINKEX (26 May 2006 per NavSource; Wikipedia reads 29 May 2006).
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-19
- Study period
- 1992-2006
- Population
- Hellenic Navy crew 1992-2003
- Limitations
- The U.S. side is official (NVR); the Greek-phase dates rest on secondary compilations with internal conflicts carried in gaps - no Hellenic Navy primary source located. Sinking means no residual-material or access pathway remains for this hull. No asbestos information in these sources.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-waddell-ddg24-09
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[14]Batch-293 search ledger (this record): NHHC DANFS via Wayback; NVR via Wayback; RECAP storage direct PDF retrieval (Taylor, Farris, Siegfried documents); govinfo USCOURTS package and Federal Register; NHHC command-operation-report probes; CourtListener API/HTML (throttled/blocked) [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-waddell-ddg24-01 through sl-uss-waddell-ddg24-10
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No affirmative ship-specific asbestos record located: no hull ACM survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, museum record, or adjudicated finding of exposure aboard this hull was found in the public sources searched. The strongest litigation record (Taylor) resolved against the plaintiff on causation grounds. CourtListener full-text search was unavailable during this session (API HTTP 429 daily limit; HTML HTTP 403), so docket-level searches beyond the three identified cases are incomplete - additional pleadings naming this hull may exist.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-19
- Study period
- 2026-09-19
- Limitations
- Absence of a located public record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard - a 1964 steam-plant destroyer is consistent with era-standard materials and the hull underwent documented intrusive LBNSY overhauls. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-waddell-ddg24-10