Evidence
7 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-7).
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[1]MARAD vessel histories 103 and 12639 [marad_nrc]
- Locator
- Particulars and Vessel Name History; linked https://vesselhistory.marad.dot.gov/ShipHistory/Detail/12639
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- MARAD identifies Albert M. Boe as a 1945 New England Shipbuilding Corporation vessel, type Z-EC2-S-C5, official number 248849. Its linked Navy entry identifies the same official number as Albert M. Boe (T-AKV-6). The name history also lists Star of Kodiak.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- Historical identity/custody only; does not document asbestos, individual exposure, or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-albert-m-boe-01
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[2]MARAD original vessel status card, ALBERT M. BOE [marad_nrc]
- Locator
- PDF page 1, dated custody rows
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The status card records delivery to WSA at South Portland, Maine, on 30 October 1945; transfer to the War Department on 17 February 1947; Army-to-Maritime Commission-to-Navy transfer on 1 March 1950; MSTS-to-reserve-fleet custody at Olympia on 22 January 1954; and delivery to Zidell Explorations on 19 August 1964 for nontransportation use.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- Historical identity/custody only; does not document asbestos, individual exposure, or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-albert-m-boe-02
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[3]Stephen S. Roberts, Shipscribe, Albert M Boe class, compiled 14 August 2021 (authoritative secondary compilation) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Construction and Disposition tables; Class Notes
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Shipscribe identifies this design as a Liberty boxed-aircraft transport variant, with Albert M. Boe laid down 11 July 1945, launched 26 September 1945, and in Navy service 1 March 1950. It distinguishes inactivation on 1 December 1953 from MARAD custody on 22 January 1954, and records striking on 11 March 1954.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- Shipscribe is a secondary compilation, not a primary document; schema has no secondary-history citation category, so other_primary is a constrained encoding, not a provenance claim. The Navy transfer and MARAD custody dates are independently supported by the primary status card. No asbestos inference or crew figure is adopted.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-albert-m-boe-03
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[4]Codex Batch 9505 research ledger [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger; research/batch-9505/RESEARCH.md
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos documentation was located in the MARAD entries, inspected two-page status-card PDF, Shipscribe history, and targeted government-domain web searches recorded in the ledger. Ship-specific asbestos presence, products and exposure remain unknown.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- Bounded search result, not evidence that the vessel was asbestos-free. CourtListener was throttled before any result set was returned; litigation status is unknown, not a no-result finding. Other MARAD card images and undigitized holdings were not exhaustively inspected.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-albert-m-boe-04
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[5]GAO HRD-80-2, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, 18 October 1979 [gao]
- Locator
- Highlights (web summary only)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- GAO reported reviewing Navy ship asbestos use and worker protection at Long Beach and Norfolk shipyards. Its summary describes Navy insulation-removal policies in 1975 and 1979.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- Later Navy program context only, after this hull left MSTS. Does not name Albert M. Boe, establish a yard visit, or substantiate any material aboard this hull. Full report not used. Tier 2 is retained as the assigned research tier, not a ship-specific exposure conclusion.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-albert-m-boe-05
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[6]NARA Guide to Federal Records, RG 178 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Sections 178.6 and 178.8
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA RG 178 lists Construction Division records, 1942-46, including East Coast Director records in Philadelphia, and Production Division hull correspondence, 1941-45. These are candidate routes for construction specifications.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- Guide-level lead only. No box/file for this hull was located or retrieved; existence of asbestos-specific documentation is unverified.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-albert-m-boe-06
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[7]MARAD entries 103/12639 and original status card [marad_nrc]
- Locator
- Fate fields; status-card PDF page 1 heading and last row
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- MARAD entry 103 labels fate Sold - Scrap, while linked entry 12639 labels it Sold - U.S. Operation. The inspected status card instead documents the 1964 nontransportation sale and bears the renamed Star of Kodiak heading. Current disposition is unresolved here.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- Conflicting database labels are not proof of scrapping or present survival. No current location, operating condition or asbestos-abatement claim is made.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-albert-m-boe-07