Evidence
8 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-8).
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[1]DANFS particulars and first paragraph; full printed entry also preserved by MARAD as cards/3196_5950AB.jpg. [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS particulars and first paragraph; full printed entry also preserved by MARAD as cards/3196_5950AB.jpg.
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Marine Eagle (MC hull 735), a C4-S-B1 tank carrier of the Private Leonard C. Brostrom class in DANFS, was laid down 5 December 1942 by Sun Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Chester, Pennsylvania; launched 10 May 1943; and delivered 18 September 1943 for operation by American-Hawaiian S.S. Co. DANFS lists complement 51.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- Complement is the DANFS listed figure, not a verified roster for every service period. Construction and ship type do not establish asbestos use.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-private-leonard-c-brostrom-01
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[2]DANFS second and final paragraphs; MARAD preserved printed entry 3196_5950AB.jpg. [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS second and final paragraphs; MARAD preserved printed entry 3196_5950AB.jpg.
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS records Army Transportation Service transfer and renaming on 27 March 1948; return to reserve at Olympia on 3 March 1950; reactivation and Navy transfer on 9 August 1950 as T-AK-255. Bethlehem Steel Co., Brooklyn, converted the ship for heavy lift in 1953-54; Pacific heavy-lift operations continued into 1970.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- 1950 dates conflict with MARAD custody cards (see correction row 05). Conversion establishes an event only, not asbestos removal, installation, products, or worker exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-private-leonard-c-brostrom-02
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[3]NHHC K-127419 title, caption and Original Date fields. [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- NHHC K-127419 title, caption and Original Date fields.
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NHHC photograph catalog K-127419 identifies USNS Private Leonard C. Brostrom (TAK-255) lightering cargo ashore at Diego Garcia on 23 March 1980.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- Catalog metadata reviewed through indexed official-page text; direct page retrieval failed. No asbestos or material composition can be inferred from the photograph metadata.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-private-leonard-c-brostrom-03
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[4]MARAD Marine Eagle cards: MA-383 entered/withdrawn fields; 4Q7_01.png final rows; MA-20 d4e3d568-cded-44d1-9d82-69fa139b4d2e.jpg date and remarks. [marad_nrc]
- Locator
- MARAD Marine Eagle cards: MA-383 entered/withdrawn fields; 4Q7_01.png final rows; MA-20 d4e3d568-cded-44d1-9d82-69fa139b4d2e.jpg date and remarks.
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- MARAD records Navy-MSC service before entry into Suisun Bay reserve fleet on 29 May 1980, a transaction with Eastern Overseas, Inc. dated 8 June 1982, and withdrawal/delivery on 25 October 1982 for scrapping. The ship-sales card bears a handwritten scrapped annotation dated 3-6-83.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- Reserve entry is not necessarily the exact Navy out-of-service date. Scrapped annotation is transcribed as 3-6-83 without assigning exact dismantling completion. Cards disagree on contract number; no dismantling site or asbestos survey is established.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-private-leonard-c-brostrom-04
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[5]MARAD cards 300fb788 (fields 8 and 22), 12300987 (withdrawal); d4e3d568 (contract); linked Detail/4009 title; DANFS final paragraphs. [marad_nrc]
- Locator
- MARAD cards 300fb788 (fields 8 and 22), 12300987 (withdrawal); d4e3d568 (contract); linked Detail/4009 title; DANFS final paragraphs.
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- MARAD card 300fb788-ff92-4d5b-abe3-e2f03da82d9d.jpg records Olympia entry 27 January 1950 and withdrawal to MSTS custody 3 August 1950; DANFS gives 3 March and 9 August respectively. MARAD page 4009 title says AK-155/T-AK-255, while DANFS and original cards identify AK-255/T-AK-255. MA-383 lists contract MA-10875; MA-20 lists MA-10877.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- Date conflicts are unresolved: administrative custody and service dates may differ. Canonical Navy service date remains 9 August 1950 with qualification. AK-155 is excluded as an unsupported web-catalog variant; neither contract number is promoted to registry data.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-private-leonard-c-brostrom-05
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[6]GAO HRD-80-2, 18 October 1979, product-page Highlights. [gao]
- Locator
- GAO HRD-80-2, 18 October 1979, product-page Highlights.
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- GAO HRD-80-2 describes Navy asbestos-insulation replacement policy in 1975 and its 1979 expansion to selected high-maintenance areas, based on a review at Long Beach and Norfolk Naval Shipyards.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- Only the product-page summary was used. This is Navy-era background, not a C4 specification, and does not name Brostrom or establish this hull visited either reviewed yard or carried asbestos.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-private-leonard-c-brostrom-06
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[7]Batch 9569 search_ledger and research/batch-9569/RESEARCH.md. [other_primary]
- Locator
- Batch 9569 search_ledger and research/batch-9569/RESEARCH.md.
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No direct ship-specific asbestos survey, abatement record, material specification or verified exposure case was located in the official histories, MARAD cards and public-source searches reviewed for this batch. Ship-specific asbestos documentation remains unknown.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- Bounded negative search finding, not proof of absence. CourtListener sweep was blocked by fleet pacing before results; hull query was not sent. A third-party litigation exhibit and trust repair list remain unverified leads, not exposure findings.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-private-leonard-c-brostrom-07
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[8]NARA Guide to Federal Records, RG 178 sections 178.6 and 178.8. [other_primary]
- Locator
- NARA Guide to Federal Records, RG 178 sections 178.6 and 178.8.
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA RG 178 guide identifies East Coast Director for Construction records, 1942-46, in Philadelphia (178.6), and hull correspondence, 1941-45 (178.8), as candidate archival routes for Marine Eagle MC hull 735 construction research.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- Guide-level holdings verified; no hull-specific file or asbestos specification retrieved. Candidate relevance is a research inference, not confirmed file contents.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-private-leonard-c-brostrom-08
