Evidence
8 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-8).
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[1]NHHC, DANFS, Private Francis X. McGraw (published 24 August 2015) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Characteristics and paragraphs 1–3; official-domain search-index text
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS identifies this cargo ship as T-AK-241, formerly Wabash Victory, MCV hull 796, built by California Shipbuilding Corporation at Los Angeles. It records transfer to the War Department on 14 June 1946, renaming on 31 October 1947, and Navy transfer and MSTS assignment on 1 March 1950. Its characteristics list complement 24; the narrative describes a civil service crew.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- Official-domain indexed text reviewed; live page fetch failed (404 via curl, TLS verification error via Python). Dates of launch/delivery in this entry conflict internally and are not adopted. Complement is the listed total, without rank breakdown or a verified period-specific roster. No asbestos statement.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-private-francis-x-mcgraw-01
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[2]MARAD, Wabash Victory vessel status card [marad_nrc]
- Locator
- Header, completion field, and operator/date-delivered columns; local card3.jpg
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- MARAD’s Wabash Victory status card identifies MCV hull 796, construction at California Shipbuilding Company in Los Angeles, completion and delivery to Interocean on 6 July 1945, War Department delivery on 14 June 1946, and Navy title transfer on 1 March 1950. The card links the name change to Pvt. Francis X. McGraw.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- Card visually inspected. Does not give a launch or keel date; the name-change date is not separately established here. Custody/title entries are not commissioning ceremonies or asbestos evidence.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-private-francis-x-mcgraw-02
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[3]MARAD, reserve-fleet particulars and vessel status cards [marad_nrc]
- Locator
- Entered/Withdrawn/Reason fields, local card1.jpg; physical-delivery entry on card3.jpg (linked from Detail/3999)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The reserve-fleet card records James River entry on 8 May 1974 and withdrawal on 19 December 1974. It records a scrap sale on 21 August 1974 to National Unity Marine Salvage Corporation. The linked vessel status card separately records physical delivery on 15 February 1975.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- Sale, fleet withdrawal, and physical delivery are distinct events. These cards do not establish actual dismantling date, location, asbestos removal, or worker exposure. The 15 February 1975 entry is preserved without equating it to the December withdrawal.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-private-francis-x-mcgraw-03
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[4]MARAD, cards and linked ship-history summaries; DANFS discrepancy comparison [marad_nrc]
- Locator
- Type and Official Number fields; Detail/11491; card1.jpg, card2.jpg, card3.jpg; DANFS first paragraph
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Contemporaneous MARAD particulars and sale cards classify McGraw as VC2-S-AP2, consistent with DANFS and MARAD’s Wabash Victory entry. The McGraw web summary instead says VC2-S-AP3. MARAD’s linked entries also disagree on official number (248460 versus 248097). DANFS lists launch after delivery; the status card instead supports completion/delivery on 6 July 1945.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- Use AP2 based on visually reviewed original cards; omit registry number and launch date pending reconciliation. This correction does not establish any installed asbestos product. DANFS comparison relies on official-domain indexed text.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-private-francis-x-mcgraw-04
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[5]GAO, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2, 18 October 1979 [gao]
- Locator
- Official product-page Highlights
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- GAO documented Navy-wide asbestos-insulation replacement policies: the 1975 policy addressed damaged insulation or insulation removed for repairs; the 1979 revision added selective replacement in high-maintenance areas. Its review covered Long Beach and Norfolk naval shipyards.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- Navy program context only, from the official indexed product-page summary; full report not inspected. The described policies postdate this vessel’s 1974 sale. This source does not name McGraw, prove asbestos aboard it, place it at either yard, or establish exposure. Tier 2 denotes broad Navy-era background only.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-private-francis-x-mcgraw-05
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[6]Codex, batch-9562 research/search ledger [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger and research/batch-9562/RESEARCH.md; BATCH-9562-REPORT.md
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No directly supporting ship-specific asbestos survey, product identification, abatement record, or exposure finding was located in the sources reviewed for this batch. Ship-specific asbestos documentation remains unknown.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- A bounded research result, not evidence that the ship lacked asbestos. CourtListener was blocked by its shared pacing helper before a search response; litigation coverage is incomplete. No individual exposure or disease-causation conclusion follows.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-private-francis-x-mcgraw-06
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[7]National Archives, Researching Asbestos aboard US Naval Vessel up through 1961 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Beginning Research; Bureau of Ships General, Confidential, and Secret Correspondence
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA’s asbestos research guide identifies RG 19 Bureau of Ships correspondence as a starting point and recommends hull-designation and ship-history research. Apply this as a lead for AK-241/T-AK-241 records; no McGraw archival correspondence was retrieved.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- Guide verified; hull-specific file existence, contents, and digitization remain unverified. A suggested archival route is not evidence of asbestos aboard this ship.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-private-francis-x-mcgraw-07
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[8]GAO, B-125165, 31 October 1955 [gao]
- Locator
- View Decision, opening paragraphs describing the voucher and 28 March 1951 barge damage
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- GAO decision B-125165 (31 October 1955) names Private Francis X. McGraw in a Pittston stevedoring dispute over barge damage during a 1951 loading operation. This is an unrelated administrative contract/tort matter, not qualifying asbestos litigation.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- Genuine vessel-name match found in a government-domain web search, not a CourtListener result. Only subject-matter exclusion is recorded; this is not an asbestos merits negative, an exposure finding, or an affirmed judicial judgment.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-private-francis-x-mcgraw-08
