Evidence
10 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-10).
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[1]MARAD ShipHistory, ILLINOIS, detail 2294 [marad_nrc]
- Locator
- Year Built, Official Number, Shipyard, MARAD Type, Vessel Name History
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- MARAD identifies Illinois as a 1977 Bath Iron Works Corporation vessel, official number 581745, design C7-S-95a. Its name history gives Illinois for 1977-1980 and Cape Island from 1993.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 1977-1993
- Limitations
- The intervening name is misspelled Mercy in this database; see correction row 03. Database custody milestones are not Navy commissioning dates. No asbestos information is provided.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-ss-cape-island-01
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[2]U.S. Naval Institute, Military Sealift Command Fleet, Proceedings, May 1985, vol. 111/5/987 [reputable_press]
- Locator
- Prepositioning Ships > Near Term Prepositioning Force > RO/RO (printed p. 285 in OCR)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The contemporary May 1985 Military Sealift Command fleet inventory lists USNS Mercury under the Near Term Prepositioning Force RO/RO heading, separately from inactive strategic sealift reserve ships.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- May 1985
- Limitations
- Contemporary authoritative inventory reproduced by USNI, which is not a government agency. Read as publisher-provided uncorrected OCR; original page image not available. The listing does not itself print the hull number in this section, prove continuous service, or establish asbestos.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-ss-cape-island-02
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[3]MARAD detail 2294; NHHC official collection 94 finding aid; contemporary MSC fleet inventory [other_primary]
- Locator
- MARAD Vessel Name History; NHHC https://www.history.navy.mil/content/dam/nhhc/research/archives/research-guides-and-finding-aids/electronic-finding-aids/official-collections/coll-94.pdf Box 152, item 219; inventory cited in row 02
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Use Mercury as the Navy-service alias, not Mercy. MARAD gives Mercy (T-AKR-10), whereas NHHC indexes USNS Mercury (T-AKR 10), transfer and changes, 1980, and the contemporary MSC inventory names USNS Mercury.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 1980-1993
- Limitations
- MARAD page and USNI OCR inspected. NHHC finding-aid entry was available in the search index only; direct PDF retrieval failed (timeout/404). Underlying transfer file not read. Exact rename date within 1993 remains unverified; Mercy is not adopted as a genuine alias.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-ss-cape-island-03
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[4]MARAD-hosted Cape Island annual vessel report, FY 2016 [marad_nrc]
- Locator
- PDF pp. 1-2, reporting period, activation answer and Annual Vessel Narrative
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Cape Island's annual report for October 1, 2015 through September 30, 2016 names Ocean Duchess, Inc. as ship manager, reports no activation, and describes mission-ready layberth status in Tacoma, Washington.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 2015-10-01/2016-09-30
- Limitations
- Both pages visually inspected. This is a 2016 report, regardless of search-engine publication metadata. It neither fixes the September 2026 location nor documents a hazardous-material survey.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-ss-cape-island-04
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[5]Grady T. Fontana, MSC Delivers Gear in Support of Cobra Gold 2026, Military Sealift Command, February 21, 2026 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Opening paragraphs and RO/RO / RRF description
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- MSC reports Cape Island (T-AKR 10), a steam-powered RO/RO vessel in MARAD's Ready Reserve Force, offloading equipment in Thailand on February 18-20, 2026 for Cobra Gold.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- February 2026
- Limitations
- Official publisher text inspected through the search index; direct opening failed. This documents a dated operation, not present location, machinery configuration, individual exposure, or asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-ss-cape-island-05
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[6]MARAD, Biennial Assessment of the Ship Disposal Program, January 2018 [marad_nrc]
- Locator
- Conclusion, printed p. 36 (PDF p. 42)
- Finding type
- environmental_record
- Finding
- MARAD discusses asbestos, PCBs and loose exterior paint as environmental-remediation cost factors for non-retention vessels in its disposal program.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- FY 2017
- Limitations
- Program-level discussion of non-retention vessels; Cape Island is listed separately as active. It cannot establish asbestos on Cape Island, justify a class/era tier for this hull, or identify any exposed person.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-ss-cape-island-07
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[7]MARAD-hosted C7-S-95a Ship Loading Characteristics Pamphlet [marad_nrc]
- Locator
- PDF p. 3, printed p. 4, ship-name and MA-hull header
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The loading pamphlet attached to MARAD's Illinois record labels its ship-characteristics page CAPE JUPITER, design C7-S-95a, MA hull 280. Its specifications are excluded from Cape Island's ship-specific record.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- Catalog date 1988; scan inspected 2026
- Limitations
- The first three scanned PDF pages were visually inspected. This is a linked-document scope mismatch, not proof the remainder is erroneous. No capacities, crew totals, dimensions, or machinery quantities are transferred from it.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-ss-cape-island-08
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[8]Batch 9595 research notes, retained authenticated response and search ledger [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger; research/batch-9595/cl-classification.json; cl-cape-island-opinion.json; cl-hull-opinion.log
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos documentation was located in the completed source review. The completed Cape Island CourtListener opinion query returned 20 hits, none adopted as asbestos evidence; the litigation sweep remains incomplete because the helper blocked the next hull-number query.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- A bounded search outcome, not proof asbestos was absent or no lawsuit exists. Nineteen name collisions were excluded; one result is provisionally other litigation pending full-text review. Hull, Mercury/Illinois alias and RECAP searches remain open. No pleading, exposure finding, product identification or merits disposition is attributed to this vessel.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-ss-cape-island-09
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[9]NHHC Archives Branch, official collection 94 finding aid [other_primary]
- Locator
- Box 152, item 219 (search-index entry)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NHHC's indexed official-collection finding aid lists a USNS Mercury (T-AKR 10) transfer-and-changes file for 1980, Box 152, item 219.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 1980
- Limitations
- Finding-aid lead only. PDF and underlying file not retrieved. No representation that the file contains asbestos information; request the transfer and associated engineering/material records before drawing such conclusions.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-ss-cape-island-10
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[10]MARAD, Biennial Assessment of the Ship Disposal Program, January 2018 [marad_nrc]
- Locator
- Appendix C, printed p. 41 (PDF p. 47), row 52
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- MARAD's FY 2017 assessment lists Cape Island as a 1977-built roll-on/roll-off vessel in active status, with a projected 2027 retirement year.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- FY 2017
- Limitations
- Official extracted PDF text inspected; screenshot fetch failed. Active is the table category covering operating/readiness/support status. The retirement year is a historical projection, not evidence of an actual retirement or current status.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-ss-cape-island-06