Evidence
7 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-7).
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[1]NHHC, DANFS: General R. E. Callan (AP-139) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Construction paragraph and final three paragraphs
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- General R. E. Callan (AP-139) was launched 27 April 1944 by Kaiser Inc., Richmond, California, under Maritime Commission contract; acquired 7 July 1944 and commissioned 17 August 1944. Decommissioned at Boston 24 May 1946 for Army transport service; reacquired 28 April 1950 for MSTS transatlantic passenger service with a Civil Service crew, through 29 May 1958.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- Official-domain search-index text was readable; direct page returned 404 and web open failed. Dates are provisional pending live/archive verification. Historical service does not establish asbestos installation or exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-general-h-h-arnold-01
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[2]NHHC, DANFS: General H. H. Arnold; companion Callan entry [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Arnold final sentence; Callan final paragraph
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The Navy reacquired General R. E. Callan (AP-139) from the Air Force as General H. H. Arnold (T-AGM-9) on 1 July 1964. Callan and Arnold are the same hull. DANFS describes Atlantic MSTS missile-range instrumentation operations.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- Official-domain indexed text inspected, but direct pages returned 404. Arnold entry supplies the year missing from the Callan entry. No asbestos or conversion-material claim is supported.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-general-h-h-arnold-02
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[3]MARAD ShipHistory detail 1838 [marad_nrc]
- Locator
- Year Built, Shipyard, MARAD Type, Vessel Name History, Milestones
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- MARAD identifies General R. E. Callan (AP-139) as a 1944 Kaiser-built C4-S-A1 transport, links General H. H. Arnold (T-AGM-9) in its name history, and records acquisition/entry on 29 May 1958.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- Database metadata only; status-card images not inspected. No material inventory, asbestos survey or exposure evidence.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-general-h-h-arnold-03
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[4]MARAD ShipHistory detail 1817 [marad_nrc]
- Locator
- Specific Type; Fate; Milestones
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- MARAD identifies Arnold as a missile range instrumentation ship, records entry/acquisition 25 March 1982 and disposition/withdrawal 25 October 1982, and lists its fate as scrapped.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- Custody/disposition dates are not asserted as the date of physical dismantling. No scrapping location, contractor, asbestos scope or disposal quantities established; status cards not inspected.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-general-h-h-arnold-04
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[5]GAO HRD-80-2, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, 18 October 1979 [gao]
- Locator
- Product-page Highlights
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- GAO described Navy asbestos-insulation replacement policy: in 1975 replacement focused on damaged insulation or insulation removed for necessary repairs; in 1979 it expanded to selected high-maintenance areas. Its fieldwork concerned Long Beach and Norfolk naval shipyards.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- Program/era context only. Product-page summary inspected, not the full report. Does not identify Arnold/Callan, establish visits to these yards, or demonstrate asbestos aboard this hull or individual exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-general-h-h-arnold-05
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[6]Batch 9529 research/search ledger [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger; research/batch-9529/RESEARCH.md
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos source was located in the bounded official-source review. CourtListener returned no search response because the helper stopped at the shared pacing budget; litigation status remains unknown.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- A search outcome, not proof of asbestos absence or a merits-level litigation negative. CourtListener names and hulls remain unsearched or incomplete. No conclusions about causation or eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-general-h-h-arnold-06
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[7]NARA Guide to Federal Records, RG 19 [other_primary]
- Locator
- 19.8.1, 19.8.2, 19.8.5
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA RG 19 lists general correspondence for 1940-1966, hull and machinery allowance lists through 1945, and Shipbuilding Division materials specifications and vessel plans. These are leads for future Callan/Arnold construction and conversion research.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- Guide holdings verified; no hull-specific file, box, plan, or asbestos record retrieved. Applicability to this vessel remains unverified.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-general-h-h-arnold-07