Evidence
5 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-5).
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[1]NAVSEA, Naval Vessel Historical Evaluation, final 15 April 2024 [other_primary]
- Locator
- PDF pp. 1-3, Vessel Snapshot and Noteworthy Events
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- USNS Paul Buck (T-AOT-1122), formerly MV Paul Buck, was built in 1985 by American Ship Building Company at Tampa, Florida. MSC long-term charter began 11 September 1985; Navy acquisition followed 15 January 2003. NAVSEA lists inactivation and striking on 30 June 2010.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- Official historical compilation cites NVR, Wikipedia and trade reporting; not an original construction or materials record. Its Commissioned label for 1985 is interpreted as charter service, not Navy purchase or commissioned warship status. No asbestos content established.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-paul-buck-01
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[2]MARAD Ship History Detail 6472 [marad_nrc]
- Locator
- General Type, Official Number, Year Built and Milestones
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- MARAD identifies Paul Buck as a tanker, official number 684688, built in 1985. Its milestones give Beaumont Reserve Fleet entry on 11 February 2011 with Navy title retained, and MARAD title acquisition on 14 July 2011.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- Database milestones are reported as recorded. NAVSEA instead dates Navy-to-MARAD title transfer to 22 March 2023; this conflict is unresolved. The MARAD LNG subtype and present-tense fate label are not adopted. No materials survey is provided.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-paul-buck-02
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[3]MARAD, NDRF Inventory as of 31 January 2024 [marad_nrc]
- Locator
- PDF p. 14/18, Non-retention - Tanker, PAUL BUCK row
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The January 2024 NDRF inventory lists PAUL BUCK, T-AOT 1122, as a T-5 tanker at Beaumont in non-retention/disposal status.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- Historical snapshot only: does not establish present location, completed scrapping, asbestos removal or absence. Its fleet-entry field gives 30 June 2010, unlike Ship History entry 11 February 2011; dates are not silently equated.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-paul-buck-03
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[4]Military Sealift Command, Bill Mesta, USNS Lawrence H. Gianella Completes its Final Underway Mission, 23 May 2019 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Opening paragraphs and list of the other T-5 tankers
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- An MSC public-affairs release names USNS Paul Buck (T-AOT 1122) among the Navy T-5 tankers in its discussion of the Champion class.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- The article concerns Gianella. Only the explicit Paul Buck identification and class context are carried; Gianella equipment, crew and operational details are not transferred to this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-paul-buck-04
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[5]Codex, Batch 9558 research and search ledger [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger; research/batch-9558/RESEARCH.md; BATCH-9558-REPORT.md
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No ship-specific asbestos survey, abatement record, product identification or adjudicated exposure finding was verified in this bounded research. Ship-specific asbestos documentation remains unknown.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- This is a search outcome, not evidence that the vessel was asbestos-free. CourtListener review is incomplete after a fleet pacing stand-down: 15 name-query hits were returned, not fully classified; hull and docket queries remain pending. Public web indexing is not an exhaustive archive search.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-paul-buck-05