Evidence
7 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-7).
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[1]NHHC, DANFS, Antares III (AK-294), published 17 June 2015 [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Characteristics header and sole history paragraph
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The Algol-class fast sealift ship Antares was built by A. G. Weser in Bremen, West Germany, as Sea-Land Galloway and entered merchant service in September 1972. DANFS identifies AK-294 and AKR-294 as this same hull; it records Navy acquisition on 16 April 1982, reclassification on 10 September 1982, and Avondale conversion completion on 12 July 1984. Its characteristics header lists a complement of 44.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- Official indexed page text was available; direct page retrieval failed. Complement is the undated DANFS nominal figure, not a voyage roster or exposed population. Neither history nor conversion establishes asbestos use. Earlier Antares auxiliaries are different hulls.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-antares-01
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[2]MARAD, National Register Eligibility Assessment: Antares (AKR-294) / ex-Sea-Land Galloway, 27 September 2024 [marad_nrc]
- Locator
- PDF pp. 1-2 and 4
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- MARAD records launch on 1 May 1972, delivery to Sea-Land on 1 September 1972, and delivery to MSC following conversion on 12 July 1984. The latter is a delivery/service milestone, not a naval commissioning date.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- Page 9 lists Year: 1973, conflicting with the explicit 1972 launch/delivery narrative and DANFS. Adopt 1972; do not treat 1984 as original construction. A separate rechristening ceremony on 12 July was not verified. No asbestos scope is stated.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-antares-02
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[3]MARAD Antares National Register Eligibility Assessment, 27 September 2024 [marad_nrc]
- Locator
- PDF pp. 8 and 10, notes 36 and 39
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- MARAD’s assessment identifies the Antares (AKR-294) Ship File within MARAD 05.05 NDRF Ship Files at headquarters, including a 21 August 2024 condition report. This is a specific archival lead for further hull documentation.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- The underlying ship file and condition report were not retrieved. The citation establishes the file reference, not that it contains asbestos records. No request or purchase was made.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-antares-07
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[4]OSHA, Occupational Exposure to Asbestos, 10 August 1994 [federal_register]
- Locator
- Shipbuilding and repairing industry discussion: pre-1975 deliveries and insulation
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- OSHA’s 1994 shipyard-rule preamble describes extensive historical use of asbestos insulation on ships and gives pre-1975 deliveries as an era of concern. This supplies only era-level research context for a vessel delivered in 1972.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- Verified against official indexed excerpt; full page retrieval returned 403. This is a broad agency industry assessment, not an Antares or Algol-class survey, and does not establish materials installed on this German-built hull, individual exposure, dose, or causation. Tier 2 denotes contextual evidence only.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-antares-04
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[5]Batch 9509 research/search ledger and retained MARAD text [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger sl-usns-antares-01 through -06; research/batch-9509/
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos documentation was located in the retrieved MARAD assessment, indexed DANFS text, or bounded government-source searches recorded in this 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 research result, not evidence that the vessel was asbestos-free. CourtListener returned no searchable results because of throttling; no litigation-negative conclusion can be drawn. No hull survey, sampling, abatement specification or materials inventory was obtained.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-antares-05
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[6]DoD photograph identifier DA-SC-87-04275 (original-host retrieval pending) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Identifier found in Wikimedia Commons File:USNS Antares (T-AKR-294).JPEG metadata; original NARA item not resolved
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Archival lead: Defense Department photograph DA-SC-87-04275, credited to SFC Nathaniel H. McBride, is mirrored with metadata identifying Antares loading vehicles at Bremerhaven on 9 February 1986 during REFORGER. Verify the original DoD/NARA catalog item before treating the exact date as a verified finding.
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- Only a third-party mirror’s attribution and metadata were inspected. Mirror is a discovery lead, not the evidentiary citation; precise date is unverified here. A loading photograph cannot establish asbestos presence or exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-antares-06
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[7]MARAD Antares National Register Eligibility Assessment, 27 September 2024 [marad_nrc]
- Locator
- PDF p. 5, first paragraph and note 18
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- MARAD reports Antares participated in Exercise REFORGER 1986 with the 32nd Separate Infantry Brigade (Mechanized), Wisconsin Army National Guard, establishing operational service in 1986.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- Official agency synthesis; note 18 points to a mirrored government photograph rather than an original archive record. This supports the year and exercise, not a precise loading date, crew exposure or asbestos presence.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-antares-03