Evidence
9 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-9).
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[1]NHHC, DANFS, Marine Adder [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- MSTS, Passage to Freedom, and final chronology paragraphs
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Acquired by the Navy 24 July 1950 and assigned to MSTS 1 August 1950 with a civilian crew; served Korean troop routes and Passage to Freedom. DANFS dates reserve entry to 8 June 1957 and permanent MARAD custody and Navy-list striking to 6 June 1958. Sold to Hudson Waterways 4 August 1967, converted to cargo service, and renamed Transcolorado.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- In-service and out-of-service terminology is used for this USNS transport, not naval commissioning. Reserve dates/location conflict with other official records (ev-05). No exposure or conversion asbestos scope established.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-marine-adder-02
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[2]MARAD vessel status card 4PY_01 and reserve card 3189_5936BF [other_primary]
- Locator
- Top identity fields and operator/delivery table; 3189_5936BF fields 8, 12 and 22
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- MARAD status card identifies official number 248806, hull 2383, Kaiser Richmond No. 3, completion 5 October 1945, and Suisun Bay reserve entry 13 February 1948; the reserve card also records withdrawal to MSTS on 24 July 1950.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- Cards visually inspected from retained original images. One separate reserve card types hull MC-2583; two cards identify 2383, adopted here with discrepancy retained in gaps. No material inventory or asbestos finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-marine-adder-03
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[3]MARAD vessel status card 4PY_01 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Operator/delivery table and three bottom annotations
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- MARAD records return to Astoria on 5 June 1958; Hudson Waterways exchange-program delivery on 4 August 1967 and physical delivery on 11 August; rename to Transcolorado in August 1967; a 26 July 1968 time-charter annotation; and sale on 25 January 1988 attributed to the Coast Guard.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- Card labels the 1968 annotation MSC; command-name chronology is not independently resolved. Sale is not proof of scrapping, purchaser, location, or asbestos removal. Administrative and physical delivery are distinct events.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-marine-adder-04
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[4]DANFS; MARAD cards; NHHC NH 104591 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Compare DANFS reserve paragraphs, card delivery table, and NH 104591 description
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Reserve chronology conflicts: DANFS gives 1947 Suisun entry, 8 June 1957 reserve entry and 6 June 1958 permanent transfer; MARAD cards give 13 February 1948 Suisun entry and 5 June 1958 Astoria return. NHHC photograph NH 104591 identifies Marine Adder at Everett on 25 June 1957.
- Verification
- disputed
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- Use contemporaneous MARAD dates for recorded physical custody; retain requested 1957 service endpoint as DANFS-reported. Exact 1957 movement and one-day 1958 custody discrepancy remain unresolved. Photograph caption: https://www.history.navy.mil/our-collections/photography/numerical-list-of-images/nhhc-series/nh-series/NH-104000/NH-104591.html .
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-marine-adder-05
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[5]U.S. Naval Institute, Ship Zip Codes, Proceedings 111/5/987, May 1985 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Military Sealift Command roster, Transcolorado row
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The May 1985 Proceedings ship directory lists Transcolorado as TAK 2005, supporting the normalized later designation T-AK-2005 (also searched as AK-2005).
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- Contemporaneous authoritative directory, not a Navy designation order. Publisher warns HTML is uncorrected OCR; original issue image not inspected, so designation verification is partial. DANFS and MARAD independently establish the name continuity.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-marine-adder-06
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[6]OSHA, Occupational Exposure to Asbestos, final rule, 10 August 1994 [federal_register]
- Locator
- Shipbuilding and repairing -- historical contact with asbestos in shipyard work
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- OSHA describes extensive use of asbestos products on American ships from the early 1940s through the late 1970s, including machinery-space insulation and accommodation bulkhead materials.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- Era-level evidence only, reviewed in indexed official text; direct download returned 403. Does not name Marine Adder or Transcolorado and establishes no product, quantity, exposure, or remaining asbestos on this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-marine-adder-07
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[7]Codex, Batch 9545 search ledger [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger and research/usns-marine-adder/RESEARCH.md
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos documentation was located in the sources reviewed for this batch. Ship-specific asbestos presence, products, abatement and individual exposure remain unknown. CourtListener coverage is incomplete because the authenticated helper stopped at its fleet pacing gate.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- Bounded search outcome, not evidence that asbestos or litigation is absent. No CourtListener response was returned; this must not be described as a zero-hit litigation sweep.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-marine-adder-08
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[8]NARA, Guide to Federal Records, RG 178 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Sections 178.6 and 178.8
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA RG 178 guide identifies West Coast Director for Construction records (1942-45) in San Francisco under section 178.6, and Production Division hull correspondence (1941-45) under section 178.8, as possible construction-record research routes.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- Finding aid only; no Marine Adder file, box, plan, or asbestos specification retrieved or confirmed. These are archival leads, not hull findings.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-marine-adder-09
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[9]NHHC, DANFS, Marine Adder [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Heading and construction paragraph
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Marine Adder (T-AP-193), a Marine Adder-class C4-S-A3 transport, was built by Kaiser at Richmond, California: laid down 7 March 1945, launched 16 May 1945, delivered to American President Lines 5 October 1945.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- Read through web-search indexed official-page text; direct retrieval failed. Construction history does not identify asbestos. The troop-capacity figure is not a crew complement.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-marine-adder-01
