Evidence
6 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-6).
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[1]Salvatore R. Mercogliano, Semper Sealift, U.S. Naval Institute, Naval History 30(2), April 2016 [reputable_press]
- Locator
- Merchant Marines on Deck, paragraph beginning On 7 September 1984
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Cpl. Louis J. Hauge Jr. emerged from Bethlehem Steel at Sparrows Point, Maryland, on 7 September 1984 as the first maritime prepositioning ship, then went to Wilmington for equipment evaluation and testing. Hauge and her four MPSRON 2 sister ships arrived at Diego Garcia in 1985.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- Authoritative naval historical scholarship, not a material survey. The milestone is conversion/entry into prepositioning service, not a warship commissioning. Does not document asbestos. Contemporary Marine Corps corroboration is indexed but full PDF access was blocked (row 02).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-mv-cpl-louis-j-hauge-jr-01
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[2]U.S. Marine Corps, Fortitudine, Vol. 14 No. 2 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Indexed paragraph beginning The Baugh was not the first; alternate official copy: https://www.usmcu.edu/Portals/218/Fortitudine%20Vol%2014%20No%202.pdf
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The Marine Corps history identifies Cpl. Louis J. Hauge Jr. as a conversion of Estelle Maersk at Bethlehem Steel, Sparrows Point, Baltimore, and dates her emergence from the yards to 7 September 1984.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- Text verified only in the search index of the official PDF; both official full-file endpoints returned 403. No page number or issue date asserted. Supports the former-name and conversion lead, not original builder, launch date, asbestos content, or exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-mv-cpl-louis-j-hauge-jr-02
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[3]Mark L. Evans, Rainier III (AOE-7) 1995-, DANFS, 3 October 2016 [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Unified Assistance paragraph beginning Maritime prepositioning ships
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NHHC lists Cpl Louis J. Hauge Jr. (T-AK-3000) among MSC container and roll-on/roll-off maritime prepositioning ships participating in Operation Unified Assistance humanitarian relief.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- Official indexed text names this hull; direct page retrieval failed. This is a mention in another vessel history, not a Hauge DANFS entry. Other ships in the paragraph contain apparent hull-number errors and are not copied. No asbestos or crew inference.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-mv-cpl-louis-j-hauge-jr-03
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[4]MARAD, Annual Report to Congress, Fiscal Year 2009 [marad_nrc]
- Locator
- Appendix 6, printed page 102, PDF page 112, CPL LOUIS J HAUGE row
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- MARAD lists CPL LOUIS J HAUGE as a freighter approved for transfer to Marshall Islands registry in fiscal year 2009, with Wilmington Trust Company as U.S. owner, no sale involved, and marine operations as proposed use.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- Approval is not proof that the transfer occurred. The table omits the hull number; attribution rests on the distinctive vessel name. It does not establish current ownership, location, scrapping, asbestos inventory, or an exact MSC service-end date. Full text read; screenshot retrieval failed.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-mv-cpl-louis-j-hauge-jr-04
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[5]MSC FOIA Log Book FY 2007, government-issued scan hosted by GovernmentAttic [other_primary]
- Locator
- PDF page 19, middle row FOIA/MSC 2007/OL011
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- MSC logged FOIA/MSC 2007/OL011 on 21 October 2006 requesting records concerning LOUIS J. HAUGE bow-anchor machinery maintenance during 1998-2005, asbestos-related incidents, and time-charter agreements. The log records an action letter to PM3 on 3 November 2006 and closure on 11 December 2006.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- Verified only as a logged request; no response package, inspection, material identification, plaintiff, docket, or adjudication obtained. A request mentioning asbestos is not proof of asbestos aboard, an incident, exposure, or a filed lawsuit. Third-party host preserves an agency document; requester law-firm website was not visited or used. Hull number absent; distinctive vessel name is the identity link.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-mv-cpl-louis-j-hauge-jr-05
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[6]Codex bounded research audit, Batch 9552 [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger sl-04 through sl-10; research/batch-9552/RESEARCH.md
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No primary material survey, abatement record, product identification, or adjudicated asbestos finding for this hull was located in the sources reviewed. Ship-specific asbestos presence remains unknown. CourtListener coverage is incomplete because the authenticated helper was blocked by fleet pacing.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- A bounded search outcome, not evidence of absence and not a CourtListener no-result determination. The archival request in row 05 remains unresolved. No class/era or machinery inference is substituted for primary material evidence.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-mv-cpl-louis-j-hauge-jr-06