Evidence
8 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-8).
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[1]MARAD ShipHistory: Cape Intrepid (5486), cross-linked Jupiter (2828) [marad_nrc]
- Locator
- Ship particulars and Vessel Name History; Jupiter record https://vesselhistory.marad.dot.gov/ShipHistory/Detail/2828
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- MARAD identifies Cape Intrepid and Jupiter as the same C7-S-95a roll-on/roll-off hull, official number 573093, built in 1976 by Bath Iron Works. The name sequence is Arizona, Lipscomb Lykes, Jupiter, Cape Intrepid.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- Identity only. The database name-history dates conflict with the supplied 1993 rename date; see ev-04. The page photographs are captioned Cape Inscription and are not used as visual identification. No asbestos evidence.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-ss-cape-intrepid-01
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[2]MARAD vessel status card, Arizona, official number 573093 [marad_nrc]
- Locator
- Fields 1-13 and Operating History; visual inspection of cape-card.png
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The Arizona status card records construction at Bath, Maine, delivery to States Steamship Company, a March 23, 1979 change to Lipscomb Lykes, an MSC charter from May 7, 1980 to December 6, 1985, and renaming to USNS Jupiter on June 9, 1980. It records delivery from Lykes to MARAD at Suisun Bay on April 23, 1986.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- Charter commencement is not a commissioning date. The card distinguishes May 7 from June 9. April 23 delivery is distinct from the March 20 fleet-entry/acquisition date in the database; no asbestos or individual exposure information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-ss-cape-intrepid-02
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[3]MARAD Form MA-169 ship description: Jupiter ex Lipscomb Lykes ex Arizona [marad_nrc]
- Locator
- Other Particulars; Engines, Boilers and Propulsion columns; visual inspection of jupiter-card2.jpg
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The MARAD ship-description card records keel laying January 27, 1975, launch November 1, 1975, and delivery June 8, 1976; builder Bath Iron Works at Bath, Maine; builder hull 367 and MA hull 280. It marks turbine engines, oil-fired water-tube boilers, and a single screw.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- Historic machinery classification only; no boiler count is entered. Steam machinery does not establish asbestos installation, disturbance, exposure, or current condition.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-ss-cape-intrepid-03
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[4]MARAD linked name histories and Cape Intrepid milestones [marad_nrc]
- Locator
- Vessel Name History; Milestones, Entry/Acquisition March 20, 1986
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- MARAD’s linked Cape Intrepid and Jupiter pages place the change from Jupiter to Cape Intrepid in 1986. Cape Intrepid’s milestones and the August 2026 inventory report fleet entry March 20, 1986. The batch assignment instead supplies a 1993 renaming date; that exact renaming date remains unresolved.
- Verification
- disputed
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- The 1986 fleet-entry event must not be silently equated with a formal renaming. No rename order was located. The supplied 1993 date is a research lead, not independently verified evidence.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-ss-cape-intrepid-04
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[5]MARAD National Defense Reserve Fleet Inventory, month ending August 31, 2026 [marad_nrc]
- Locator
- PDF page 12 of 19, Cape Intrepid row; issued September 4, 2026
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- MARAD’s August 31, 2026 inventory lists Cape Intrepid, AKR 11, in Retention - Roll-On/Roll-Off, Gulf division, assigned to BRF, Beaumont, Texas, with Logistics Support status.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- Dated federal property-accounting classification, not a live position or operational-readiness assessment. Web-extracted table reviewed; local PDF download returned 403 and no local visual rendering was available. No asbestos information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-ss-cape-intrepid-05
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[6]International Maritime Organization: Asbestos on board ships [other_primary]
- Locator
- For ships built before 1 July 2002
- Finding type
- regulatory
- Finding
- IMO guidance states that ships built before July 1, 2002 may contain asbestos and points to maintenance and monitoring guidance for onboard asbestos-containing materials.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- Era-level possibility only. This guidance neither names Cape Intrepid nor proves asbestos aboard it, identifies any product, establishes exposure, or determines SOLAS applicability to its government service.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-ss-cape-intrepid-06
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[7]Codex batch-9594 research and search ledger [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger; research/batch-9594/RESEARCH.md; cl-cape-opinion.stderr
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying hull-specific asbestos survey, abatement record, product identification, or exposure finding was located in the public sources actually reviewed for this batch. Ship-specific asbestos documentation remains unknown. CourtListener was blocked before results were returned and is not part of a completed negative litigation search.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- Limited search result, not proof that asbestos or litigation is absent. No inference from age, machinery, or naval service. Does not establish or defeat individual exposure, causation, or eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-ss-cape-intrepid-07
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[8]NHHC Archives Branch, Collection 94 finding aid [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Accession 2001-1741 (927257), Box 105, item 4; indexed official-source excerpt
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- An indexed NHHC finding aid lists USNS Jupiter (T-AKR 11): Organizational Changes, 1980-1986, in accession 2001-1741 (927257), Box 105, item 4.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- Archival lead only. Full PDF retrieval failed (404 via curl; certificate error via Python); underlying folder was not examined. No asbestos content, crew figure, or exact service date is established.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-ss-cape-intrepid-08
