Evidence
8 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-8).
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[1]NHHC DANFS, Private Jose F. Valdez; MARAD vessel 4008 [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS opening, particulars and final paragraph; MARAD title and six status-card images
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- One hull: Private Jose F. Valdez, formerly Round Splice and originally Joe P. Martinez; MC hull 2245, type C1-M-AV1. DANFS identifies APC-119 and later AG-169; MARAD identifies APC-119/AG-169 together.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- Canonical consolidation with existing PRIMARY APC-119 is required; this file is a consolidation input, not authorization to create another vessel. No asbestos finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-private-jose-f-valdez-01
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[2]DANFS construction paragraph; MARAD 4008 year-built field [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Opening paragraph; MARAD year built
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Laid down 22 April 1944 by Walter Butler Shipbuilders at Duluth; launched 27 October 1944 as Round Splice; transferred to American Shipbuilding at Chicago for completion on 15 December 1944. MARAD lists year built 1945.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- DANFS reports Army delivery 16 February 1945, whereas the MARAD Round Splice card records completion/WSA delivery 5 July 1945 and War Department delivery 12 July 1945. These distinct or conflicting events are not flattened into one completion date. No material inventory.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-private-jose-f-valdez-02
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[3]DANFS particulars and MSTS acquisition paragraph [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- APC-119 particulars; paragraph beginning Round Splice
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Navy/MSTS service began in September 1950 as T-APC-119; DANFS gives 2 September. Civil-service manning is documented. DANFS particulars list complement 169 for APC-119.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- Exact September service date remains unresolved across sources as flagged by the assignment; DANFS date is attributed, not adopted as an undisputed commissioning date. Complement is the listed APC configuration, not verified AG-169 manning or exposed population.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-private-jose-f-valdez-03
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[4]MARAD reserve-fleet card 4008_7391AF; DANFS final paragraph [marad_nrc]
- Locator
- Entered/withdrawn fields; DANFS final paragraph
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- MARAD cards record James River reserve entry 22 December 1959 and withdrawal/transfer to Navy 29 August 1961. DANFS describes research conversion to AG-169 and departure from Brooklyn in November 1961 for South Atlantic and Indian Ocean survey work.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- No conversion yard or asbestos work scope established. DANFS statement of continued work into 1970 conflicts with MARAD custody return in November 1969; do not carry 1970 as the active-service end date.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-private-jose-f-valdez-04
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[5]MARAD cards 4008_7391BF and 4008_AF [marad_nrc]
- Locator
- Sale date, contract, award condition; 4008_7391BF entered and withdrawn fields
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- MARAD records return to James River custody 7 November 1969. Sale for scrap to Consolidated-Andy, Inc. was awarded 27 July 1977 under MA-8724 / PD-X-1019. Reserve-fleet withdrawal is recorded as 21 October 1977.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- Sale for scrap does not establish the date or place of completed dismantling or asbestos removal. The $309,999 price covers four ships, not this hull alone. Round Splice status card separately records physical delivery on 19 August 1977; do not equate delivery with reserve withdrawal.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-private-jose-f-valdez-05
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[6]OSHA 29 CFR 1915.1001(b), indexed definition [other_primary]
- Locator
- Search-index excerpt for definition of presumed asbestos containing material
- Finding type
- regulatory
- Finding
- OSHA defines presumed asbestos-containing material to include thermal-system insulation and surfacing material in vessels constructed no later than 1980. This is general regulatory research context.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- Only the indexed official definition was accessible; direct page returned 403. No ship-specific material is identified. This later regulatory presumption is not proof of historical installation, individual exposure or historical compliance. Full-text verification remains open.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-private-jose-f-valdez-06
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[7]Batch 9568 search ledger and retained source images [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger sl-01 through sl-08; research/batch-9568/RESEARCH.md
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No ship-specific asbestos survey, material identification, abatement record or exposure finding was located in the DANFS history, six MARAD images and bounded official-domain searches reviewed. CourtListener litigation status is unknown because the authenticated helper was blocked by fleet pacing.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- A bounded negative search is not evidence of asbestos absence. CourtListener returned no search payload, so no litigation no-result claim is made.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-private-jose-f-valdez-07
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[8]NARA Guide to Federal Records, RG 19 [other_primary]
- Locator
- 19.8.1 General records
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA RG 19 includes Bureau of Ships general correspondence for 1946–1966; this is a potential path for conversion and material records.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- Record-group lead only. No Valdez box or asbestos document located or retrieved; no assertion that a relevant file survives.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-private-jose-f-valdez-08
