Evidence
7 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-7).
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[1]NHHC DANFS, Paoli (AO-157), Gary J. Candelaria, 12 September 2024 [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Characteristics and construction paragraph; saved danfs-indexed-result.json
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Paoli (T-AO-157) was a Suamico-class, T2-SE-A1 tanker built by Sun Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Chester, Pennsylvania. DANFS dates keel laying to 18 July 1944, launch to 31 October 1944 and delivery to 11 November 1944.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- Official page text available through search index; direct retrieval failed. Historical identity only, not a materials inventory. Maritime Commission hull number and crew count withheld pending reconciliation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-paoli-01
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[2]NHHC DANFS, Paoli (AO-157) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- 1956 reactivation paragraph and final paragraph; saved indexed result
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS places Paoli in MSTS tanker service in 1956, operated by Marine Transport Lines, and records striking and return to Beaumont reserve on 2 October 1957. It identifies later names Marine Floridian and Belofin Floridian and scrapping in 1997.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- Search-indexed official text, not live-page verification. Exact 1956 acceptance/service day is not asserted. No inference of asbestos presence or exposure from service overlap. Earlier DANFS chronology is questionable; see gaps.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-paoli-02
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[3]CDC/ATSDR, Who Is at Risk of Exposure to Asbestos? [other_primary]
- Locator
- Past Direct Occupational Exposures, Table 3; web-source-results.json
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- ATSDR lists merchant mariners, shipyard workers and U.S. Navy personnel among occupations with historical asbestos exposure, and shipbuilders and ship lines among associated businesses.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- Broad occupational and era evidence only. Does not name Paoli, identify installed products, establish any individual exposure, or prove a condition aboard this vessel. This limited contextual basis supports Tier 2, not Tier 3.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-paoli-03
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[4]GAO HRD-80-2, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, 18 October 1979 [gao]
- Locator
- Highlights, paragraphs 1-2; web-source-results.json
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- GAO reviewed Navy asbestos practices at Long Beach and Norfolk naval shipyards and described selective insulation-removal policies in 1975 and 1979.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- Only the official summary was verified; full report was not retrieved. Later Navy policy is not proof of conditions aboard Paoli, and neither yard is assigned to Paoli by this source.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-paoli-04
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[5]Codex batch-9556 research ledger and saved helper diagnostics [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger; research/batch-9556/cl-name-opinion.stderr
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos source was located in the completed official-source searches. Ship-specific asbestos documentation remains unknown. The CourtListener sweep is incomplete because the authenticated helper stopped at its fleet pacing limit before returning search results.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- Bounded research outcome, not evidence that asbestos was absent or that no claim exists. No CourtListener hit or zero-result conclusion is asserted; hull, docket and alias queries remain pending.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-paoli-05
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[6]National Archives, Logbooks of US Merchant Vessels [other_primary]
- Locator
- Merchant logbook holdings and request guidance; web-source-results.json
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA describes merchant-vessel logbooks in Record Group 26 describes their arrangement by port, date and vessel name, and offers a contact for search requests.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- Repository guidance only: no Paoli logbook or asbestos-specific record was obtained. Logs could help establish service; materials and maintenance records would still be needed for asbestos claims.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-paoli-06
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[7]NTIS, Marine Accident Report, U.S. Tankship SS Marine Floridian, PB293237 (1978) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Report abstract; web-source-results.json
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The NTIS abstract of NTSB report PB293237 describes Marine Floridian’s 24 February 1977 collision with the Benjamin Harrison bridge and identifies a steering-power interruption and maintenance failures in the accident findings.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- Accident investigation, not asbestos litigation or an asbestos finding. Only the abstract was reviewed; no court judgment or liability disposition was verified. DANFS supplies the former-name identity link.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-paoli-07