Evidence
6 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-6).
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[1]NHHC DANFS, Albert J. Myer, specifications and final two vessel-history paragraphs [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- NHHC DANFS, Albert J. Myer, specifications and final two vessel-history paragraphs
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS identifies Albert J. Myer as a Neptune-class cable repair ship, ARC-6, type S3-S2-BP1, with listed complement 55. Laid down 14 April 1945 at Pusey & Jones, Wilmington, Delaware; launched 7 November 1945; delivered 17 May 1946. After Army service, transferred to the Navy in 1966, operated with a civil service crew under MSTS and remained active with MSC in late 1986.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- Official page text was retrieved through the search index; direct endpoint returned HTTP 404. Complement is the DANFS listed figure, not a verified crew count for every service period. Army service alone is not the Navy qualification. No asbestos or individual exposure evidence.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-albert-j-myer-01
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[2]MARAD ALBERT J. MYER.pdf, page 1, custody-transfer rows (visually checked) [marad_nrc]
- Locator
- MARAD ALBERT J. MYER.pdf, page 1, custody-transfer rows (visually checked)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The MARAD custody card records return from Army loan to MARAD and permanent transfer from MARAD to the Department of Navy on 13 May 1966 at 12:01 AM EDST. This conflicts with the June 1966 transfer date supplied in the batch prompt. The card also records delivery on 17 May 1946, reserve lay-up on 25 May 1946, and transfer to the War Department on 7 February 1952.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- The scan reads 5-13-66 in both 1966 rows; OCR dropped the first digit of the second date. Adopt May for administrative transfer, retain June conflict for review. Does not independently date first operational MSTS voyage or establish asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-albert-j-myer-02
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[3]MARAD card 99_RS10430AF.jpg, identity and fleet-entry fields (visually checked) [marad_nrc]
- Locator
- MARAD card 99_RS10430AF.jpg, identity and fleet-entry fields (visually checked)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- MARAD status card identifies ALBERT J. MYER T-ARC 6, type S3-S2-BP1, entering James River Reserve Fleet on 31 March 1994 at 1230 EST.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- Fleet-entry date is not automatically a formal decommissioning or striking date. Blank damages/specifications fields are not proof of an asbestos-free vessel.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-albert-j-myer-03
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[4]MARAD Vessel History Detail 99, Fate field and Milestones: Disposal Contract Award and Destruction [marad_nrc]
- Locator
- MARAD Vessel History Detail 99, Fate field and Milestones: Disposal Contract Award and Destruction
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- MARAD milestone table records a disposal contract awarded to ISL, Brownsville, Texas, on 18 July 2005 and destruction via scrapping services contract on 10 February 2006. The specific destruction milestone is adopted over the same page's conflicting generic fate field, Still in Govt. Service.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- Administrative destruction date does not establish every physical dismantling date. No contract scope, asbestos inventory, abatement quantity, clearance certificate or worker exposure measurements were retrieved. Secondary 2005 scrapping claims are not adopted as completion date.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-albert-j-myer-04
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[5]GAO HRD-80-2, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, 18 October 1979, product-page Highlights [gao]
- Locator
- GAO HRD-80-2, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, 18 October 1979, product-page Highlights
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- GAO's 1979 review describes Navy policies for replacing damaged or repair-disturbed asbestos insulation and, from 1979, selective replacement in high-maintenance areas. The review covered Long Beach and Norfolk Naval Shipyards.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- Navy-era policy context only; no Myer-specific survey or yard visit is established. Product-page summary reviewed, not full report. This supports Tier 2 context only, never a finding that a particular product was aboard this hull or that an individual was exposed.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-albert-j-myer-05
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[6]Batch 9504 search ledger sl-01 through sl-10 and research/batch-9504/RESEARCH.md [other_primary]
- Locator
- Batch 9504 search ledger sl-01 through sl-10 and research/batch-9504/RESEARCH.md
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos survey, product identification, abatement record or exposure finding was located in the bounded sources reviewed. CourtListener is incomplete: the first authenticated name search was throttled before results, and hull-number and remaining name/docket searches were not executed after stand-down. Ship-specific asbestos documentation remains unknown.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- A research negative, not a judicial merits negative or proof of absence. Incomplete litigation coverage cannot support a no-case conclusion. Official historical and custody records do not establish asbestos presence, absence, causation or eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-albert-j-myer-06
