USS WRIGHT (CVL-49)

Evidence

12 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-12).

1. [1]DANFS, USS Wright II (CVL-49) entry - Naval History and Heritage Command (live URL 404s on 2026-09-18; 2024-12-11 Wayback capture of the official page, content verified; verbatim transcription also at ibiblio/HyperWar dafs/CVL/cvl49.html) [nhhc_danfs]

   Locator

   DANFS 'Wright II' entry, full service narrative and spec block

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   DANFS documents: the second Wright (CVL-49) was laid down 21 August 1944 at Camden, N.J., by the New York Shipbuilding Corp.; launched 1 September 1945, sponsored by Mrs. Harold S. Miller, a niece of the Wright brothers; commissioned at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard 9 February 1947, Capt. Frank T. Ward in command. Carrier-qualification duty at Pensacola 1947-48 (40 operational cruises; 1,081 reservists); post-shakedown repairs at Philadelphia NSY Nov-Dec 1947; Norfolk NSY four-month overhaul from 26 January 1949; first 6th Fleet Mediterranean deployment Jan-Mar 1951; Norfolk NSY overhaul and Boston NSY repairs 1951-52; flagship for Carrier Division 14 (June 1952, TG 81.4 ASW operations) and Carrier Division 4 (from Oct 1952); NATO Operation 'Mainbrace' Sept 1952; second Med deployment Feb-Mar 1953; Philadelphia NSY overhaul Jul-Nov 1953; 7th Fleet Far East deployment 1954 (Korea, Okinawa, Hong Kong); Long Beach NSY Oct 1954-23 Feb 1955; CarDiv 17 Pacific Fleet; Operation 'Wigwam' atomic test May 1955 (TG 7.3); Mare Island NSY inactivation preparation from 14 Jul 1955, shifted to Puget Sound NSY 17 Oct 1955; decommissioned at Puget Sound 15 March 1956 to the Bremerton group, Pacific Reserve Fleet. Reclassified auxiliary aircraft transport AVT-7 on 15 May 1959 but never served in that role; taken to Puget Sound NSY 15 March 1962 for a year-long conversion to command ship CC-2 - former hangar deck space converted to special command spaces and extensive electronics, a major portion of the flight deck used for specially designed communications antenna arrays, facilities for three helicopters. Recommissioned at Puget Sound 11 May 1963, Capt. John L. Arrington II in command; post-shakedown availability at Puget Sound Oct-Nov 1963; homeported at Norfolk from Dec 1963 for six years of emergency-command-post-afloat duty with regular Norfolk NSY overhauls, alternating 'alert' status with Northampton (CC-1); provided world-wide communications support to President Johnson at the Punta del Este summit Apr 1967; towed disabled Guadalcanal (LPH-7) 84 miles May 1968; Ney award 1968; recalled to Norfolk on alert during the Pueblo crisis Feb 1969; decommissioned 27 May 1970 and placed in reserve at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard. DANFS spec block: dp. 14,500; l. 684'; b. 76'9"; e.w. 115'; dr. 28'; s. 33 k.; cpl. 1,787; a. 40 40mm.; ac. 50+; cl. Saipan.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-18

   Study period

   1944-1980

   Population

   Construction and commissioning workforce (Camden, Philadelphia 1944-47); crew (1947-56, 1963-70); yard workers at seven documented yard periods

   Limitations

   Authoritative Navy history for milestones, yard periods, and conversion scope; contains no insulation, material, or asbestos information. The transcription's bracketed tail note ('struck from the Navy lisy [sic] on 1 December 1977 and sold in July 1980') is an editor addition, not DANFS proper, and its 'July 1980' sale month conflicts with NavSource's '1 Aug 1980' DRMS sale date - see gaps. Live history.navy.mil URL 404s on 2026-09-18; citation is the 2024-12-11 Wayback capture (content verified against the ibiblio transcription).

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-wright-cvl49-01

2. [2]NavSource Online Aircraft Carrier Photo Archive, USS Wright (CVL-49) (later AVT-7 and CC-2) - spec block, operational/building data, NHHC photo captions, fate chain [museum_official]

   Locator

   NavSource CVL-49 page - spec block, 'Operational and Building Data', fate line, and captions NS024907/909/917

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   NavSource spec block and building data corroborate DANFS: class Saipan; displacement 14,500 t; 683'7" oa x 76'8" x 28' max; armament 40 x 40mm + 32 x 20mm, 48 aircraft; armor 4" belt, 2.5" deck; machinery 120,000 SHP, G.E. geared turbines, 4 screws; speed 33 knots; crew 1,787. Adds disposal detail not in DANFS: after the 27 May 1970 decommissioning, Wright departed the Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility at Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, VA, on 5 April 1974 under tow of USS Edenton (ATS-1) for transfer to INACTSHIPFAC Philadelphia, PA; stricken from the Navy List 1 December 1977; sold by the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS) for scrapping on 1 August 1980. NHHC-captioned photos document the CC-2 conversion (commissioned as CC-2 on 11 May 1963 as part of the NECPA program; converted Baltimore-class heavy cruiser Northampton (CA-125/CC-1) her fleetmate; Saipan (CVL-48) originally slated for the NECPA duty and in initial conversion when redesignated a Major Communications Relay Ship (AGMR-2); NECPA program abandoned -> Wright decommissioned 27 May 1970, stricken 1 Dec 1977, scrapping beginning August 1980).

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-18

   Study period

   1944-1980

   Population

   Inactive-ship facility workforce (1970-80); DRMS/scrapping workforce (1980)

   Limitations

   Compiled volunteer archive reproducing official Navy photo captions and building data; milestones agree with DANFS. Contains no insulation, material, or asbestos information. CC-2 conversion caption is a photo caption (secondary framing), not the conversion work package.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-wright-cvl49-02

3. [3]Navypedia, 'SAIPAN light aircraft carriers (1946-1947)' - member table, machinery block, project history, modernizations [reputable_press]

   Locator

   Navypedia Saipan-class page - Ships table (CVL49 row), Machinery block, Project history, Modernizations

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   Navypedia's Saipan-class page corroborates and extends the machinery and program picture: CVL-49 Wright, yard no. 470, New York SB Camden; laid down 21 Aug 1944, launched 1 Sep 1945, commissioned 9 Feb 1947; AVT-7 May 1959; NECPA command ship CC-2 May 1963; stricken Dec 1977. Machinery block: 4 sets General Electric geared steam turbines, 4 Babcock & Wilcox boilers, 120,000 shp, 4 shafts, 33 knots. Complement 1,821 (CVL) and 1,317 + 522 flag staff (CC-2) - differs from DANFS 1,787 (see gaps). Project history: the class was ordered 1943 as new-construction light carriers on a Baltimore-derived heavy-cruiser hull concept, an entirely new hull without bulges; only two built (Saipan yard 469, Wright yard 470). NECPA rationale documented: FY62 refit under ICBM-era mobile-command-post doctrine, tropo-scatter radio; plans to convert Saipan as third NECPA ship cancelled - she became AGMR-2 Arlington; both NECPA ships decommissioned spring 1970 as attention turned to airborne command posts. Modernizations listed: 1947-48 catapult swap; 1950s removal of 16x2 20mm mounts, SR radar, TDY suite and fore funnel, addition of SPS-6 radar and WLR-1 ECM.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   context

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-18

   Study period

   1944-1977

   Population

   Crew complements per configuration (CVL ~1,787-1,821; CC-2 ~1,317 + 522 flag)

   Limitations

   Compiled reference (not an official source) - used to corroborate machinery fit, yard hull number, complement variance, and NECPA program context; contains no insulation, material, or asbestos information. Complement figures conflict with DANFS (1,821 vs 1,787) - flagged in gaps, not harmonized.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-wright-cvl49-03

4. [4]O'Neil v. Crane Co., 53 Cal. 4th 335 (2012) - California Supreme Court published opinion (CourtListener 844228; slip PDF at storage.courtlistener.com/pdf/2012/01/12/oneil_v._crane_co..pdf) [court_record]

   Locator

   Opinion, 53 Cal. 4th 335 - Part I 'Defendants' Pump and Valve Products on Navy Warships' factual recital

   Finding type

   asbestos_application

   Finding

   Published California Supreme Court opinion reciting the WWII-era Navy specification regime: 'Navy specifications required the use of asbestos-containing insulation on all external surfaces of the steam propulsion systems' of warships; asbestos 'was also used as an internal sealant within gaskets and other components of the propulsion system'; the Navy preferred asbestos because it was 'lightweight, strong, and effective'; a 1942 federal conservation order (No. M-123, 7 Fed. Reg. 2472) treated asbestos as a critical war resource; plaintiffs' expert admitted 'there was no acceptable substitute for asbestos until at least the late 1960's'; and the Bureau of Ships enforced detailed design/material specifications on equipment makers. This hull's plant (4 B&W boilers, 4 GE geared steam turbines, 120,000 shp) and her 1944-47 construction window sit inside exactly the regime described.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   class_or_era

   Accessed

   2026-09-18

   Study period

   1940s-2012 (opinion 2012; describes WWII-era specifications)

   Population

   Era: Navy warship construction/repair trades and steam-plant crews (WWII era through late 1960s)

   Limitations

   Era/specification-level judicial recital, not a record about this hull - the opinion arose from service aboard USS Oriskany (CV-34), an Essex-class carrier. It establishes what Navy specifications required of steam-propulsion warships of this build era, not what was installed aboard CVL-49, not any individual exposure, and no quantities. Verification status kept at 'verified' for the source's content; its application to this hull is class_or_era inference.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-wright-cvl49-04

5. [5]U.S. Navy, Bureau of Ships Technical Manual, NAVSHIPS 250-000, Chapter 39 'Thermal Insulation' (1960, page date 15 April 1959) - specification-level document for Navy shipboard insulation materials [other_primary]

   Locator

   BuShips TM ch.39, sections 39-11 through 39-13 (materials)

   Finding type

   asbestos_application

   Finding

   The 1960 BuShips Technical Manual's insulation chapter enumerates the asbestos material suite standard to Navy ships of this hull's construction and conversion era: MIL-I-2781 pipe covering including 85% magnesia 'formed from a combination of 85 percent magnesium carbonate with about 15 percent asbestos fiber' and a class 'formed from a uniform mixture of amosite asbestos fibers'; roll asbestos felt MIL-I-15091; asbestos cloth/tape SS-C-466 (80-95% chrysotile) as lagging; asbestos millboard HH-M-351; asbestos finishing cement; molded asbestos block for high-temperature service. This hull's four Babcock & Wilcox boilers, four GE geared steam turbines, steam piping, exhaust uptakes, and the accommodation/command spaces built into the hull are the equipment and compartment classes these specifications address; her keel-to-commissioning window (1944-47) and her 1962-63 CC-2 conversion both sit inside the asbestos-specification era.

   Verification

   inferred

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   class_or_era

   Accessed

   2026-09-18

   Study period

   1960 (manual); describes era-standard specifications

   Population

   New York Shipbuilding construction trades (1944-47); crew (1947-56, 1963-70); yard workers at seven documented availabilities incl. the 1962-63 PSNS conversion

   Limitations

   Specification-level documentation of materials the Navy specified, not a ship-specific installation record - establishes the era insulation suite, not what was installed on this hull, no quantity, no remaining-material statement. The manual's 1960 date postdates construction (1944-47) but precedes the CC-2 conversion (1962-63); application to the original build is by era continuity per the O'Neil recital (no substitute until late 1960s). Documented material-disturbance events on this hull with unrecorded insulation scope: the 1947 post-shakedown repairs, 1949/1951/1953 and CC-2-era Norfolk overhauls, 1954-55 Long Beach availability, 1955 Mare Island/Puget Sound inactivation work, the 1962-63 CC-2 conversion itself (hangar deck -> command spaces; flight deck -> antenna arrays), and the 1980 scrapping. Retrieved PDF is a scan hosted in the Garlock bankruptcy Daubert-appendix repository; the document itself is the government manual (verified legible in prior batch work).

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-wright-cvl49-05

6. [6]Schiavo v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp., 282 N.J. Super. 362, 660 A.2d 515 (App. Div. 1995) - New Jersey appellate opinion (CourtListener 2344024; verified in batch-10 record work) [court_record]

   Locator

   282 N.J. Super. at 365-366 (decedent's duties; product identifications; coworker pipe-covering estimate)

   Finding type

   litigation_documented

   Finding

   Published New Jersey appellate opinion documenting asbestos-insulation work at the builder yard of this hull: a mesothelioma-death case in which decedent Albert Schiavo worked as a cleaner aboard USS Kitty Hawk at New York Shipbuilding, Camden, during a two-year period beginning 1957 or 1958, sweeping dust from asbestos insulation products (Owens-Corning Kaylo and HK-4 identified; Johns-Manville and Garlock products also present); a coworker estimated 40-45% of the pipe covering used on that hull was the defendant's product. Jury verdict for plaintiffs; compensatory award affirmed on appeal. Documents that asbestos insulation products were in routine use aboard hulls under construction at the same Camden yard ~13 years after this hull was built there (1944-47).

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   context

   Documentation level

   class_or_era

   Accessed

   2026-09-18

   Study period

   1957-1995 (exposure ~1957-59; opinion 1995)

   Population

   New York Shipbuilding (Camden) construction workforce, 1957-59 (the yard's documented practice)

   Limitations

   Yard-level litigation context only: the opinion concerns a different hull (CV-63) and a later period (1957-59 vs this hull's 1944-47 construction). It does not name CVL-49, does not establish exposure aboard this hull, and is not a finding about what materials went aboard her. Used strictly as evidence of the documented asbestos environment at the builder yard in the same era family.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-wright-cvl49-06

7. [7]Whitlock v. Foster Wheeler LLC, 160 Cal. App. 4th 149 (2008), No. A113739 - California appellate opinion (CourtListener 2279706; verified in batch-10 record work) [court_record]

   Locator

   Opinion, undisputed-facts recital (boiler construction, thermal block and high-temperature gaskets; Boiler Room No. 4 service 1964-65)

   Finding type

   litigation_documented

   Finding

   Published California appellate opinion recording undisputed trial facts about asbestos components aboard a carrier during a Puget Sound Naval Shipyard overhaul: Foster Wheeler built the boilers for USS Kitty Hawk and 'two of the components used in the construction of the boilers contained asbestos - the thermal block ... and the high temperature gaskets'; plaintiff Whitlock served as a boiler technician in Boiler Room No. 4 during that ship's 1964-65 PSNS overhaul. Documents that asbestos-containing boiler components were being serviced at PSNS ~1-2 years after this hull's own 1962-63 CC-2 conversion at the same yard, and that the yard's overhaul work included disturbance of asbestos-component machinery. The jury returned a defense verdict for Foster Wheeler on causation.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   context

   Documentation level

   class_or_era

   Accessed

   2026-09-18

   Study period

   1964-2008 (exposure 1964-65; opinion 2008)

   Population

   PSNS overhaul workforce, 1964-65 (the yard's documented practice era)

   Limitations

   Yard-level litigation context only: the opinion concerns a different hull (CV-63) and its own documented components, not CVL-49 or the CC-2 conversion scope. The boiler-component finding is undisputed trial fact for that case but does not adjudicate materials aboard this hull; the defense verdict on causation is a merits-level negative for that plaintiff, not exposure evidence. PSNS's role in this hull's record is documented by DANFS (inactivation work 1955-56, conversion 1962-63, availability 1963); asbestos scope of those specific events is unrecorded.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-wright-cvl49-07

8. [8]Batch-114 search ledger (this record): Wayback-verified DANFS/NavSource/navypedia ship records; CourtListener API attempt + courtlistener.com-domain sweeps by exact name, hull number, command-ship designation, and sister-hull name; NVR check [other_primary]

   Locator

   search_ledger rows sl-uss-wright-cvl49-01 through -14

   Finding type

   historical_record

   Finding

   No ship-specific asbestos installation documentation located: no asbestos survey, insulation specification, abatement contract, or museum/operator hazmat disclosure naming USS Wright (CVL-49/AVT-7/CC-2) was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). The 2026-09-18 litigation negative is superseded: an authenticated CourtListener API v4 sweep on 2026-09-20 (sl-12/-13/-14) located four docketed asbestos matters naming this hull - Kirks v. GE (D. Del. 2009, published removal opinion), Crews v. Air & Liquid Systems (N.D.N.Y. 2014, defense summary judgment), Stevens v. CBS (W.D. Wash. 2012, discovery order), Varnum v. Air and Liquid Systems (S.D. Ill. 2015, pleading-stage removal record) - all CC-2-era service allegations, all verified at document level (ev-09 through ev-12). Verified collisions: Wright v. ABB (E.D. Pa. 2022) references the predecessor Wright of 1944-46 (before this hull's 1947 commissioning); Lyautey and MDL-875 hits are embedded copies of the Kirks opinion plus a plaintiff-surname order; 'CVL-49' sole return is an OCR artifact in a handwritten pro se complaint; 'AVT-7' and 'CC-2' returns are token noise.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   negative_finding

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-18

   Study period

   2026-09-18

   Limitations

   Absence of located installation documentation does not prove absence of asbestos aboard - a 1944-47 steam-plant construction plus a 1962-63 conversion sits inside the asbestos-specification era, and the negative reflects record availability, not hull condition. The litigation records are allegation-to-summary-judgment stage only; the sole merits ruling located is a defense product-identification win, and no record adjudicates asbestos aboard the hull. RECAP coverage of pre-PACER-era dockets and state-court filings is incomplete - located records show state-court origins (Madison County 15-L-263; Philadelphia CCP) whose pre-removal filings are only partially indexed. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-wright-cvl49-08

9. [9]Kirks v. General Electric Co., 654 F. Supp. 2d 220 (D. Del. Sept. 17, 2009), Civ. Nos. 08-856-SLR, 08-857-SLR - published memorandum opinion (CourtListener 2517698); same text filed as ECF No. 7 in 1:08-cv-00856 (D. Del.) [court_record]

   Locator

   Opinion factual recital, Civ. No. 08-857 allegations (D.I. 1, ex. A); ECF No. 7, gov.uscourts.ded.41412.7.0

   Finding type

   litigation_documented

   Finding

   Published federal-officer-removal opinion recites that plaintiff-decedent Lee Wiersma 'served as a radio operator aboard the USS Wright between 1965 and 1969, and allegedly was exposed to asbestos through turbines manufactured by GE,' and that Wiersma died of mesothelioma July 1, 2007. The 1965-69 service window falls entirely within this hull's CC-2 command-ship commission (1963-05-11 to 1970-05-27) - the only USS Wright then in service - and the alleged product class (GE turbines) is consistent with her documented 4xGE geared-turbine plant.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-20

   Study period

   1965-1969 (alleged exposure); 2009 (opinion)

   Population

   Navy radio operator aboard USS Wright (CC-2), 1965-69 (alleged exposure); mesothelioma death 2007

   Limitations

   Removal-stage ruling (28 U.S.C. 1442 colorable federal defense) reciting a pleading allegation - no discovery record, trial finding, or judgment on exposure aboard this hull. Allegation identifies the defendant's product class but proves nothing about materials aboard.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-wright-cvl49-09

10. [10]Crews v. Air & Liquid Systems Corp., No. 7:12-cv-01678 (N.D.N.Y.) - Memorandum-Decision and Order granting Crane Co.'s motion for summary judgment (ECF No. 166, Feb. 18, 2014, Scullin, S.J.); companion order same day denying plaintiffs' motion to remand (ECF No. 165); Judgment for Crane Co. (ECF No. 179, Nov. 6, 2014); remaining action dismissed without prejudice by settlement (ECF No. 173, Oct. 31, 2014) [court_record]

    Locator

    ECF No. 166 at -2- through -11- (service recital; holding) and ECF No. 165 (remand denial), N.D.N.Y. 7:12-cv-01678

    Finding type

    litigation_documented

    Finding

    Merits-stage order recites that plaintiff Dwight Crews served in the U.S. Navy 1965-71, including six months aboard the USS Wright in 1966 - entering as fireman apprentice, promoted to Machinist Mate Second Class - and alleging asbestos exposure from Crane-supplied gaskets and packing in valves aboard the USS Wright and USS Bainbridge while working in the engine room in proximity to pump and valve maintenance. The court granted Crane Co. summary judgment: plaintiff produced 'nothing more than conclusory allegations and speculation' that Crane Co. (rather than John Crane, Inc.) supplied the materials. The order independently notes 'the USS Wright was built during World War II,' consistent with this hull (laid down 1944), not the earlier AV-1.

    Verification

    verified

    Role

    supporting

    Documentation level

    ship_specific

    Accessed

    2026-09-20

    Study period

    1965-1971 (service; 1966 aboard this hull); 2012-2014 (litigation)

    Population

    Navy fireman/Machinist Mate aboard USS Wright (CC-2), six months in 1966 (alleged exposure); mesothelioma

    Limitations

    Summary judgment for the defendant on product identification/causation - the plaintiff failed to tie this defendant's asbestos products to the ship; final judgment entered for Crane Co. Nov. 6, 2014, and the remaining action was dismissed without prejudice by settlement Oct. 31, 2014, with no appeal on the located docket. The recited service and exposure aboard remain allegations; the orders adjudicate neither whether asbestos was aboard nor exposure in fact.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-wright-cvl49-10

11. [11]Stevens v. CBS Corp., No. 3:11-cv-06073-RBL (W.D. Wash.) - Order on Plaintiffs' Motions to Compel Discovery (ECF No. 92, Aug. 29, 2012, Leighton, J.); suit nature P.I.: Asbestos [court_record]

    Locator

    ECF No. 92 at -3- n.2 (vessel list) and -2- (service history), W.D. Wash. 3:11-cv-06073

    Finding type

    litigation_documented

    Finding

    Discovery order in a docketed asbestos case names this hull in plaintiff's exposure universe: boilermaker Roland Stevens served in the U.S. Navy 1954-74 then worked at Puget Sound NSY to 1988, diagnosed with mesothelioma Nov. 2011; plaintiffs' interrogatories/RFPs sought defendant-equipment documentation for eleven vessels expressly including 'USS Wright' (with Eugene A. Greene, Yellowstone, Annapolis, Beatty, Kitty Hawk, Coral Sea, Belleau Wood, Sacramento, Camden, Berkeley), supported by naval archive records showing defendants' equipment on 'many' of the ships. Stevens's 1954-74 Navy window makes CVL-49/CC-2 the only possible USS Wright (predecessor AV-1 out of service 1946). Motions granted in part.

    Verification

    verified

    Role

    context

    Documentation level

    ship_specific

    Accessed

    2026-09-20

    Study period

    1954-1988 (alleged exposure window); 2012 (order)

    Population

    Navy boilermaker 1954-74 (ship list incl. this hull) + PSNS worker to 1988; mesothelioma

    Limitations

    Rule 26 discovery-scope ruling - recites the eleven-vessel list at a relevance standard; the order does not find that any defendant's asbestos product was aboard this hull, and the archive-record tie covers 'many' (not shown to include this one). Vessel-in-a-list mention; no Wright-specific service dates or duties given.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-wright-cvl49-11

12. [12]Varnum v. Air and Liquid Systems, Inc., No. 3:15-cv-00450-NJR-DGW (S.D. Ill.) - notice of removal exhibits (ECF Nos. 1-1, 1-2; orig. Madison County, Ill. 15-L-263) and GE's response in opposition to remand (ECF No. 95); suit nature P.I.: Asbestos [court_record]

    Locator

    ECF No. 1-2 (complaint interrogatory answers) and ECF No. 95 (GE remand opposition), S.D. Ill. 3:15-cv-00450

    Finding type

    litigation_documented

    Finding

    Pleading-stage removal record recites plaintiff Mickeal Varnum's allegation that he served 'aboard the USS Wright CC-2 in the Bremerton/Puget Sound Naval Shipyard from about end of February 1963 until about November 1963,' working as a FN/BT in 'Number 2 Boiler Room out of four,' before transferring to USS Sims DDG-18; he alleged an asbestos-related disease from shipboard exposure. The recital expressly names the CC-2 designation and places him aboard at the conversion yard during/immediately after the 1962-63 PSNS conversion - the largest documented material-disturbance event on this hull.

    Verification

    verified

    Role

    supporting

    Documentation level

    ship_specific

    Accessed

    2026-09-20

    Study period

    1962-1967 (alleged exposure window; aboard this hull 1963); 2015 (litigation)

    Population

    Navy FN/BT (boiler tender) aboard USS Wright CC-2 at PSNS, Feb-Nov 1963 (alleged exposure); asbestos-related disease

    Limitations

    Pleading allegations carried in removal papers - the least-final stage; no discovery record or merits finding in the located documents. Remand outcome and disposition of the case not verified this pass.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-wright-cvl49-12