Evidence
7 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-7).
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[1]MARAD, Vessel Characteristics, March 1, 2016 [marad_nrc]
- Locator
- Printed p. 13 (PDF p. 19), Altair row and FSS specifications; Appendix C, printed p. 36 (PDF p. 42)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- MARAD lists Altair as a fast sealift RO-RO ship built in 1973 and converted in 1985; its former name was Sea-Land Finance. The applicable FSS group uses steam turbines.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 1973; 1985; 2016
- Limitations
- Read from official PDF text extraction. Group propulsion specification is not an equipment inventory or asbestos survey. Conversion year does not establish exact work dates, yard, material content or exposure. Crew figures excluded pending NHHC corroboration.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-altair-01
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[2]MARAD, National Defense Reserve Fleet Inventory, November 30, 2023 [marad_nrc]
- Locator
- PDF p. 7/16, RRF Roll-On/Roll-Off table, ALTAIR row
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The November 30, 2023 MARAD inventory identifies Altair as AKR 291, FSS/SL7, built 1973, with entered-fleet date October 1, 2008, assigned to Marrero, Louisiana, in RRF status.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 2023-11-30
- Limitations
- Dated administrative snapshot, not a September 2026 location or readiness finding. Entered-fleet date is not original Navy service entry. No asbestos information. Official PDF extraction reviewed; direct local download returned 403.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-altair-02
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[3]MARAD, Vessel History: SS Pollux, class statements and named footnote [marad_nrc]
- Locator
- PDF p. 1, opening paragraph and footnote 1; p. 2, transfer paragraph
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- MARAD identifies Altair among the Algol-class fast sealift ships. Its class history distinguishes transfer of custody and administrative responsibility on October 1, 2007 from transfer of title on October 1, 2008.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 2007-2008
- Limitations
- Only expressly class-wide statements and the footnote naming Altair are used. Pollux-specific construction, yard, conversion, equipment and service details are not assigned to Altair. This is administrative/class context, not asbestos evidence.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-altair-03
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[4]DoD photograph DA-ST-87-01746; caption reproduced by NavSource (secondary access path) [other_primary]
- Locator
- USNS Altair photograph table, 1548k image entry
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The batch-supplied 1986 service lead is DoD photo DA-ST-87-01746, credited to U.S. Army Signal Corps photographer Staff Sergeant Arnold W. Kalmanson. NavSource reproduces a caption identifying USNS Altair (T-AKR-291) loading ground support equipment onto a floating causeway during Gallant Eagle 86 on July 15, 1986.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 1986-07-15
- Limitations
- Original DoD catalog record was not retrieved; only the attributed caption was inspected. Retained as an explicitly qualified provenance lead for the inclusive 1986 boundary, not independent primary verification. Cargo handling does not establish asbestos presence, disturbance or exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-altair-04
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[5]NHHC, Altair II (AK-257), updated June 1, 2020 [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Opening identity and construction paragraphs; AKS-32 reclassification paragraph
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NHHC DANFS identifies the older Altair II as AK-257, subsequently AKS-32, built as Aberdeen Victory in 1944. Those names and hull numbers are not aliases of this 1973 fast sealift ship.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 1944-1953
- Limitations
- Identity exclusion only; no facts about the older hull are transferred to T-AKR-291. Official indexed full text reviewed; a corroborating MARAD AKS-32 record is saved in the research bundle.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-altair-05
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[6]NHHC Navy Department Library, ZC Files - A [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Altair (T-AKR-291), 1985 row
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NHHC ZC Files A index lists a 1985 Altair (T-AKR-291) file containing commissioning and welcome-aboard brochures.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 1985
- Limitations
- Official search-index excerpt verified the listing; full page fetch failed and brochures were not obtained. Index wording does not establish a commissioning date, crew count, asbestos content or exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-altair-06
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[7]Codex research ledger and retrieval log, batch 9506 [other_primary]
- Citation URL
- research/batch-9506/RESEARCH.md
- Locator
- Search ledger s01-s18; CourtListener transcript in RESEARCH.md
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying primary ship-specific asbestos documentation was located in this bounded search. CourtListener coverage is incomplete: the first authenticated exact-name opinion request returned HTTP 429 without results; hull-number and docket searches were not run after required stand-down.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- This is a negative research result, not a finding that the ship was asbestos-free or that litigation does not exist. No survey, product identification, abatement record or exposure finding was obtained. Blocked/unrun CourtListener searches cannot be counted as no-result searches.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-altair-07