Evidence
6 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-6).
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[1]NHHC DANFS, Coastal Sentry (T-AGM 15), Robert J. Cressman [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Final three paragraphs
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Coastal Sentry served under MSTS arrangements before Navy reacquisition on 1 July 1964 as T-AGM-15. Transferred to MARAD on 11 July 1968 and delivered that day at Fremantle to Fuji Marden and Co. for scrapping; stricken 9 October 1969.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- 1964 is reacquisition, not first-ever MSTS work or commissioning. Delivery for scrapping does not establish completion date or hazardous-material disposal practices.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-coastal-sentry-03
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[2]MARAD Ship History, Detail 1052 [marad_nrc]
- Locator
- Identity fields and Fate
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- MARAD identifies Coastal Sentry as a 1945-built C1-M-AV1 missile range instrumentation ship, built by Leathem D. Smith; records fate as sold for scrap.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- The database has no historical narrative. Its official-number field is not adopted pending reconciliation with other archival identifiers. No asbestos information established.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-coastal-sentry-04
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[3]Codex bounded research ledger, Batch 9519 [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger sl-01 through sl-10; research/batch-9519/RESEARCH.md
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos documentation was located in this bounded review of NHHC/MARAD history and government-site searches. Asbestos presence, products, quantities, individual exposure and litigation status remain unknown.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- A research negative, not proof of absence. CourtListener returned no search response because fleet pacing was exhausted; no litigation-negative conclusion is justified. Archival case files and MARAD card images were not inspected.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-coastal-sentry-05
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[4]NARA Miami vessel documentation finding aid [other_primary]
- Locator
- Vessel table, Coastal Sentry row
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA Miami finding aid lists Coastal Sentry, RG 36, steam screw, official number 238958, year 1958, box 20. This is an unresolved namesake/identity lead.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- Finding-aid name match only. Number differs from MARAD 248958; hull identity and file contents are unverified. Do not attribute steam propulsion or asbestos to T-AGM-15 from this entry.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-coastal-sentry-06
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[5]NHHC DANFS, Coastal Sentry (T-AGM 15), Robert J. Cressman [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Opening construction paragraphs and WSA transfer paragraph
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Somerset (AK-212), Maritime Commission hull 2166, and Coastal Sentry (T-AGM-15) are the same hull. Somerset was never commissioned; WSA received her on 2 November 1945 and she was renamed Coastal Sentry. Consolidate the Somerset identity into this canonical operational record.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- Historical identification only; does not document asbestos, individual exposure, or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-coastal-sentry-01
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[6]NHHC DANFS, Coastal Sentry (T-AGM 15), Robert J. Cressman [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Particulars and opening paragraph
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Built by Leathem D. Smith Shipbuilding Co. at Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin; laid down 9 October 1944, launched 21 January 1945. DANFS gives type C1-M-AV1 and complement 88 in its T-AGM-15 particulars.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- Complement is the DANFS particulars figure, not a roster or cumulative exposed population; no asbestos inference follows.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-coastal-sentry-02