Evidence
6 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-6).
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[1]Naval Vessel Register, Indomitable, shipId 2118 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Vessel Status; Milestone Dates; Program Characteristics; Comments
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Indomitable (AGOS 7), surveillance ship, class AGOS 1: built by Tacoma Boatbuilding Co., Inc.; keel 26 January 1985; launch 16 July 1985; delivered 26 November 1985; stricken 2 December 2002. NVR records inter/intra-agency transfer dated 9 December 2002, NOAA custody, and renaming as Mc Arthur II on 20 May 2003.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- NVR in-service, commission and out-of-service fields are blank. Delivery is not treated as a verified in-service date. Record last updated 12 December 2017; transfer status is historical, not a present location. No asbestos information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-indomitable-01
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[2]NOAA/NODC World Ocean Database platform code table [other_primary]
- Locator
- WOD code 8680 / NODC code 33MH, MCARTHUR II
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NOAA World Ocean Database identifies McArthur II as ex-Indomitable (2003), built 1985, IMO 8833867. This supports the alias and 1985 build year; the disposal assessment Appendix A instead prints 1982.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- 1985 agrees with NVR keel, launch and delivery dates and is adopted. The origin of the disposal assessment’s conflicting 1982 entry is unresolved; no asbestos determination follows from either date.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-indomitable-02
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[3]NOAA Ship and Aircraft Disposal, Programmatic Environmental Assessment, December 2012 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Section 9.10, printed pp.12–13; Appendix A p.25 footnote 5; section 13 pp.23–24
- Finding type
- environmental_record
- Finding
- NOAA’s disposal assessment describes asbestos-containing materials in its fleet and says major repairs/conversions typically included asbestos removal. This is fleet context only.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- Neither the general statement nor McArthur II’s inclusion in the inventory proves asbestos presence or abatement on this hull. No product, location, quantity, individual exposure, or remaining material is established. Tier 2 denotes fleet-level background, not ship-specific documentation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-indomitable-04
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[4]Codex Batch 9537 research and search ledger [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger sl-01 through sl-11; research/batch-9537/RESEARCH.md
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos survey, abatement record or exposure finding was located in the sources reviewed. The exact-name CourtListener opinion search returned zero; hull opinion search timed out and both docket searches were blocked by fleet pacing. Ship-specific asbestos documentation remains unknown.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- Bounded search outcome only. Litigation sweep is incomplete; blocked/time-out searches are not no-result findings. No inference of asbestos absence, safe conditions, individual exposure or legal eligibility is permitted.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-indomitable-05
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[5]NHHC Archives Branch, Collection 94 finding aid (search-index excerpt only) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Indexed entry: USNS Indomitable (T-AGOS 7) Military Department
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NHHC Collection 94 indexed finding-aid text lists USNS Indomitable (T-AGOS 7) Military Department: Disestablishment and Changes, beginning in 1985. This is an archival lead.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- Full PDF retrieval failed (web timeout; direct HTTP 404). Ending date, box/folder and actual records not verified. Organizational records may contain no material or exposure evidence.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-indomitable-06
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[6]NOAA Ship and Aircraft Disposal, Programmatic Environmental Assessment, December 2012 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Appendix A, printed p.25 (PDF page 28), McArthur II row
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NOAA’s September 2012 fleet inventory lists McArthur II with a major repair or conversion in 2003.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- The table does not identify the contractor, detailed work scope or hull-specific asbestos removal. Complement excluded under the required NHHC verification rule; 1982 build-year entry conflicts with NVR and NOAA platform table.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-indomitable-03