Evidence
8 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-8).
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[1]MARAD Vessel History, Bellatrix (T-AKR-288) [marad_nrc]
- Locator
- Identity fields; Vessel Name History; Event table
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- MARAD identifies Bellatrix T-AKR-288, official number 545201, as built in 1973 by Nordseewerke and formerly Sea-Land Trade (1973–1981). Its event table records withdrawal by the Navy for conversion on 1982-10-15.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- Historical documentation only; does not establish asbestos aboard this hull or individual exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-bellatrix-01
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[2]MARAD, Ready Reserve Force vessel characteristics, March 2016 [marad_nrc]
- Locator
- Printed p. 14 (PDF p. 20), Fast Sealift Ship table
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- MARAD’s 2016 pamphlet lists Bellatrix among fast sealift ships with Algol and Regulus, with steam-turbine propulsion, built 1973 and converted 1984.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- Group specifications and dated vessel table; propulsion and conversion do not prove asbestos installation. Current status cannot be inferred from this 2016 inventory.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-bellatrix-02
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[3]U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings 111/5/987, Military Sealift Command Fleet, May 1985 [other_primary]
- Locator
- STRATEGIC SEALIFT—ACTIVE COMMON USER OCEAN TRANSPORT; Fast Sealift
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The May 1985 MSC fleet inventory places USNS Bellatrix in the active strategic-sealift fast-sealift section. Cold War is the appropriate service-era metadata for this entry.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- Contemporary authoritative inventory read as publisher-provided uncorrected OCR; original issue image not inspected. Does not document asbestos or establish Vietnam service.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-bellatrix-03
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[4]NHHC DANFS, Bellatrix II (AF-62) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Opening identity and Vietnam service paragraphs
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS Bellatrix II identifies AF-62 as the former Fleetwood and documents its Vietnam service; that history belongs to a different hull, not T-AKR-288.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- Official indexed DANFS text reviewed; direct page retrieval failed. Namesake disambiguation only; no crew, yard or exposure facts transferred to T-AKR-288.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-bellatrix-04
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[5]NHHC DANFS, Bellatrix I (AK-20) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Opening identity; 1 February 1943 redesignation paragraph
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS Bellatrix I concerns AK-20, redesignated AKA-3 in 1943; it is another distinct hull and is not an alias of T-AKR-288.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- Official indexed text reviewed. Namesake correction only; no asbestos finding or service-history transfer.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-bellatrix-05
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[6]MARAD National Defense Reserve Fleet Inventory, month ending October 31, 2025 [marad_nrc]
- Locator
- PDF p. 2 of 18, Changes During Period, Bellatrix row
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- MARAD’s October 2025 inventory records Bellatrix’s downgrade to non-retention disposal on October 1, departure for Steel Coast on October 24, and arrival on October 31, 2025.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- Dated disposal status, not confirmation that scrapping or asbestos abatement was completed. PDF text accessed through web extraction; direct download returned 403.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-bellatrix-06
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[7]OSHA, Shipbuilding and Ship Repair: Process—Outfitting [other_primary]
- Locator
- Description; Potential Hazards
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- OSHA’s ship-outfitting overview describes asbestos applications in piping/exhaust insulation and fireproofing, and hazards when insulation is removed during repair. This is industry context only.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- Not a Bellatrix or Algol-class material inventory. Does not establish any asbestos product, manufacturer, installation, quantity, condition or individual exposure aboard this ship. Indexed official text used; direct download returned 403.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-bellatrix-07
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[8]Codex batch-9512 research/search ledger [other_primary]
- Citation URL
- research/batch-9512/RESEARCH.md
- Locator
- Search ledger and CourtListener stand-down note
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos survey, abatement record, product identification or exposure finding was located in the sources reviewed. The litigation sweep remains incomplete because CourtListener throttled the first request.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- Bounded research result, not proof of absence. No CourtListener result set was obtained; this cannot be described as a no-case finding. Missing hull and docket searches remain explicit gaps.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-bellatrix-08