Evidence
6 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-6).
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[1]MARAD: DALTON VICTORY [marad_nrc]
- Locator
- Identity fields, Vessel Name History and Fate
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- MARAD identifies Dalton Victory as a 1944 California Shipbuilding Corporation cargo ship, type VC2-S-AP3, official number 246059. Its name history includes Sunnyvale (T-AGM-5); fate is sold for scrap.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- Identity and administrative disposition only; no asbestos inventory, exposure, or dismantling completion established.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-dalton-victory-01
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[2]MARAD vessel status card 1OH_01.png [marad_nrc]
- Locator
- Header; MSTS custody row; final disposition rows
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The MARAD status card identifies MCV hull 21, built at Los Angeles, completed and delivered to WSA on 19 July 1944. It records MSTS custody at Beaumont on 6 August 1950, return to the reserve fleet at Suisun Bay on 2 January 1975, purchase for scrap by National Metal & Steel Corporation on 17 July 1975, and delivery on 11 August 1975.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- Visually inspected. Custody is not service entry: task-supplied 9 August 1950 service date remains independently unverified. Sale/delivery do not establish actual dismantling date, site or asbestos removal.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-dalton-victory-02
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[3]DANFS: Sunnyvale, published 24 September 2015 [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Sole vessel-history paragraph
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NHHC states that Dalton Victory (T-AK-256) was renamed Sunnyvale and redesignated AGM-5 on 27 October 1960.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- Designation only, not conversion work specifications. MARAD card annotates renaming 1-61; NHHC formal date adopted with discrepancy retained. MARAD name history corroborates T-AGM-5.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-dalton-victory-03
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[4]OSHA Shipyard Employment eTool: Shipbreaking [other_primary]
- Locator
- Removing Hazardous Material; Figure 2 caption
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- OSHA shipbreaking guidance identifies asbestos-coated ship piping and removal of hazardous insulating materials as general shipbreaking concerns.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- General maritime context only, not a Victory-class specification or evidence of material installed or disturbed aboard Dalton Victory/Sunnyvale. No individual exposure inferred. Tier 2 contextual only.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-dalton-victory-04
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[5]Batch 9521 research record and search ledger [other_primary]
- Citation URL
- research/batch-9521/RESEARCH.md
- Locator
- Search ledger sl-05 to sl-08
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos survey, product identification, abatement record or exposure finding was located in reviewed MARAD material, Sunnyvale DANFS, or scoped public searches. CourtListener was blocked before results; litigation sweep incomplete.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- Bounded research outcome, not proof asbestos or litigation was absent. No CourtListener no-result claim. Unreviewed archives and MARAD PDF may contain additional evidence.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-dalton-victory-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 West Coast Director for Construction records (1942-45) and Production Division hull correspondence (1941-45), possible paths for construction research.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- Collection-level lead only; no Dalton Victory file, asbestos entry or digitization status verified.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-dalton-victory-06
