Evidence
8 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-8).
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[1]NHHC, DANFS: Marine Fiddler [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Characteristics line and construction paragraph
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Marine Fiddler was built by Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Co., Chester, Pennsylvania: laid down December 15, 1944, launched May 15, 1945, delivered August 31, 1945. DANFS lists complement 57.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- Reviewed web-indexed official text; direct retrieval returned 404. Complement is the undated DANFS figure, not a verified roster or exposure population. DANFS class labels are corrected separately; no asbestos finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-marine-fiddler-01
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[2]NHHC, DANFS: Marine Fiddler; MARAD status card corroborates MSTS custody [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Acquisition, conversion and closing paragraphs; MARAD card 4Q9_01.png
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Navy acquisition and MSTS custody began December 10, 1952, designation T-AK-267. DANFS dates heavy-lift conversion March 29, 1954 and describes overseas supply service through 1969.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- DANFS indexed text ends in 1969 and does not verify service termination. Conversion is not documentation of asbestos work.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-marine-fiddler-02
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[3]MARAD ShipHistory Detail 3199 and original status cards [marad_nrc]
- Locator
- MARAD Type, Official Number; cards 3199_10141DF.jpg and 4Q9_01.png
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Correct vessel type to C4-S-B5 cargo ship, later heavy-lift cargo ship. MARAD identifies C4-S-B5 and official number 248507; its original status cards also identify C4-S-B5 and Maritime Commission hull 753. DANFS labels Alchiba and C-1 are not adopted.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- MARAD webpage and original cards control the design identification. No class profile or construction-era inference establishes asbestos on this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-marine-fiddler-03
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[4]MARAD ShipHistory Detail 3199, vessel status card [marad_nrc]
- Locator
- 4Q9_01.png, final operator row; Milestones
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- MARAD status card records return to the James River Reserve Fleet on September 14, 1973; the database milestone agrees.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- Reserve-fleet custody date is not necessarily the out-of-service date. July 14, 1973 supplied in the assignment remains a separate unverified date, not replaced by September 14.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-marine-fiddler-04
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[5]MARAD, October 2005 Report to Congress on Progress of the Vessel Disposal Program [marad_nrc]
- Locator
- Printed page 4 (PDF page 6), Table 1, MARINE FIDDLER row
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- MARAD reports Marine Fiddler disposal contract award August 28, 2003, removal October 30, 2003, and disposal November 15, 2004, by Bay Bridge Enterprise in Virginia.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- Official indexed PDF text reviewed; local download returned 403 and screenshot retrieval failed, so visual table verification remains open. MARAD Detail 3199 independently confirms Sold - Scrap and October 30, 2003 movement. Disposal does not document asbestos quantity, removal, or exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-marine-fiddler-05
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[6]OSHA, Occupational Exposure to Asbestos, August 10, 1994 [federal_register]
- Locator
- Shipbuilding and repairing discussion, paragraph beginning Asbestos products were used extensively
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- OSHA describes extensive asbestos use on American ships from the early 1940s through late 1970s in insulation and other applications. This is era background only.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- Official search-index excerpt reviewed; direct page access returned 403. General historical discussion supports Tier 2 research context only, not material identification, product attribution or exposure on Marine Fiddler.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-marine-fiddler-06
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[7]Batch 9546 research and search ledger [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger; research/batch-9546/cl-*.json and logs
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos documentation was located in the sources reviewed in this batch. Authenticated exact-name opinion search returned ten non-asbestos admiralty hits; exact-name docket search returned zero. Hull searches were not fully completed.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- Bounded search result, not proof of asbestos absence or absence of litigation. Fleet pacing blocked completion; opinion classification largely uses returned snippets and case metadata, not every full opinion. No asbestos merits conclusion or legal eligibility determination is made.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-marine-fiddler-07
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[8]MARAD ShipHistory Detail 3199 [marad_nrc]
- Locator
- Historical Documents and Documents tables
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- MARAD lists a C4-S-B5 Stowage and Capacity Booklet for this vessel. Original plans, repair files and disposal hazardous-material inventories remain archival research leads.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- Booklet listing only; booklet contents and material specifications were not inspected. No assertion that the booklet contains asbestos information or that unlocated disposal inventories survive.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-marine-fiddler-08