Evidence
8 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-8).
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[1]research packet r4-packet.md (1 sources cited) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED — real identity: USNS Provo
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- usns-provo-pkt-r4-packet-md
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[2]Naval History and Heritage Command, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, Provo (AG-173) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS paragraphs beginning 'In July 1963' and 'The ship is currently acting'
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NHHC/DANFS records that in July 1963 Provo, Cheyenne, and Phoenix were stationed at Subic Bay, Philippines, as Forward Floating Depots. The mission involved floating storage and issuance of vital military materials to meet contingencies, and the operational concept was tested in 1964 during Operation Quick Release. DANFS also says the ship acted as a point-to-point cargo carrier delivering military supplies to Okinawa and Vietnam from stocking points in Japan and Subic Bay.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-05
- Study period
- 1963-1964
- Population
- MSTS civilian crew and personnel working with the depot/cargo mission
- Limitations
- Establishes the documented operating role and eligibility scope for this record. It does not document asbestos, exposure, or a particular cargo-handling material. The official NHHC page was retrieved through an indexed result; direct fetch returned a route error during verification.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-provo-03
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[3]Naval History and Heritage Command, USN 1100734 USNS PROVO (T-AG-173) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Photograph title, caption, and original date
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- An NHHC National Archives photograph identifies USNS Provo (T-AG-173) docking at Naha port, Okinawa, during Operation Quick Release on 29 January 1964; the record gives National Archives catalog number USN 1100734.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-05
- Study period
- 1964-01-29
- Limitations
- Confirms the hull designation and a 1964 operating event. The official NHHC record was retrieved through an indexed result; direct fetch returned a route error during verification. The photograph record contains no asbestos, insulation, survey, or abatement information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-provo-04
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[4]U.S. Government Accountability Office, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 [gao]
- Locator
- Highlights: Navy ships; 1975 and 1979 insulation-replacement policy
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- The U.S. Government Accountability Office report Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure discusses asbestos use in Navy ships and Navy policy to remove and replace nonasbestos materials when damaged asbestos insulation had to be removed for repairs; it does not name USNS Provo or establish that asbestos was installed aboard this hull.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-05
- Study period
- 1975-1979
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers and Navy vessels generally
- Limitations
- Program-level Navy evidence, not a Provo record. It supports only general asbestos relevance for Navy ships and does not establish product, location, quantity, condition, exposure, or causation aboard Provo.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-provo-05
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[5]Batch-9570 source review: NHHC/DANFS Provo entry; NHHC National Archives photograph USN 1100734; GAO HRD-80-2 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Reviewed source pages listed in search_ledger sl-usns-provo-01 through sl-usns-provo-04
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No ship-specific asbestos record was located in the official sources reviewed for Provo: the NHHC/DANFS history and NHHC photograph record contain no asbestos or insulation statement, and the GAO report reviewed is program-level rather than hull-specific. No survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or hull-specific asbestos finding is carried in this record.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-05
- Study period
- 2026-10-05
- Limitations
- This is a bounded negative finding, not proof that asbestos was absent. The official sources reviewed are not a complete hull-maintenance or materials archive; present-day material condition and any individual exposure remain unknown.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-provo-06
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[6]National Archives, Researching Asbestos aboard U.S. Naval Vessel up through 1961 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Beginning Research; RG 19 entries UD 1027-K through UD 1027-V
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The National Archives research guide identifies Navy specifications and ship-machinery records for 1963-1965 (including RG 19 entries for ship specifications, conversion, modification, modernization, and project reports) as potential archival paths for researching Navy vessels; no Provo-specific file was retrieved in this batch.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-10-05
- Study period
- 1960-1965 records
- Population
- U.S. Navy vessels and researchers using Navy technical records
- Limitations
- Archival research guidance and record-group lead only. The guide does not name Provo, and no box-level or file-level retrieval was performed; it is not evidence of asbestos aboard this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-provo-07
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[7]Naval History and Heritage Command, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, Provo (AG-173) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS entry heading and opening paragraph
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NHHC/DANFS identifies Provo as a Phoenix-class special-project ship (AG-173), laid down 28 April 1945 by Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation at Portland, launched 17 June 1945, sponsored by Miss Anna P. Burkhalter, and delivered as Drew Victory on 14 July 1945. The entry records later merchant-service names California and Utah and lists a complement of 50.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-05
- Study period
- 1945-1963
- Limitations
- Supports identity, construction, builder, launch, delivery, former names, and the listed complement. The entry was retrieved through an indexed official NHHC result; direct fetch returned a route error during verification. The entry does not mention asbestos, insulation materials, surveys, or abatement.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-provo-01
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[8]Naval History and Heritage Command, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, Provo (AG-173) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS paragraph beginning 'On 2 March 1963'
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NHHC/DANFS records that Provo was acquired by MSTS from the Maritime Administration on 2 March 1963 and that the vessel was renamed Provo on 20 November 1962 with the designation of Special Project Ship (AG-173). The two dates are reproduced as stated by the source; their internal ordering is not resolved here.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-05
- Study period
- 1962-1963
- Limitations
- The source itself presents the acquisition date after the renaming/designation date. This row preserves both source dates without inventing a correction. It does not establish a Navy commissioning because Provo was an MSTS/USNS civilian-crewed vessel. The official NHHC page was retrieved through an indexed result; direct fetch returned a route error during verification.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-provo-02