Evidence
7 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-7).
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[1]MARAD Vessel History, SAGITTA (AK-87), Detail 4267 [marad_nrc]
- Locator
- Metadata and status cards 1–4: build/completion, title/transfer, type fields
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- MARAD metadata and cards 1, 3, and 4 give a 1945 build year, while card 2 labels completion July 18, 1944. Card 2 gives permanent MARAD transfer June 20, 1961, whereas metadata/card 1 give acquisition/title July 1, 1961. The sales card says N3-S-A1, while metadata and cards 1–3 say N3-M-A1. These differences remain unresolved; N3-M-A1 is retained as the consistently identified type, without deriving propulsion.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- Different administrative or construction milestones may explain some dates; underlying documents were not located. No unqualified build year, propulsion, or 1961 transfer date is asserted.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-sagitta-04
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[2]NHHC MSC.1987 collection, SHIPS list, SAGITTA (AK-87) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NHHC MSC.1987 collection, SHIPS list, SAGITTA (AK-87)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NHHC lists SAGITTA (AK-87) in the ship-name contents of its MSC.1987 Military Sealift Command photographic collection.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- Collection-level finding aid only; individual Sagitta photographs and captions were not examined. It establishes an archival lead, not asbestos content or a service itinerary.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-sagitta-05
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[3]GAO HRD-80-2, October 18, 1979, Highlights [gao]
- Locator
- GAO HRD-80-2, October 18, 1979, Highlights
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- GAO HRD-80-2 reviewed Navy asbestos practices at Long Beach and Norfolk Naval Shipyards and summarized insulation replacement policies adopted in 1975 and modified in 1979.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- Product-page highlights only. Program-level evidence from after Sagitta’s MSTS period; not evidence of materials aboard this hull, either yard servicing this ship, individual exposure, or causation. Does not determine this record’s tier.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-sagitta-06
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[4]Batch 9577 research ledger; cl-name-opinion.json; cl-hull-opinion.log [other_primary]
- Locator
- Batch 9577 research ledger; cl-name-opinion.json; cl-hull-opinion.log
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos documentation was located in the reviewed MARAD record/cards, NHHC finding aid, and bounded searches recorded in the search ledger. The authenticated exact-name CourtListener opinion search returned zero results; the hull-number opinion search was blocked by fleet pacing, and remaining litigation queries were not completed.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- Search outcome, not proof of absence of asbestos or litigation. Litigation coverage is incomplete, DANFS retrieval failed, and non-digitized records were not inspected. No exposure, causation, product identification, or merits-level legal conclusion is established.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-sagitta-07
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[5]MARAD Vessel History, SAGITTA (AK-87), Detail 4267 [marad_nrc]
- Locator
- Vessel Name History; General/Specific/MARAD Type; status cards 1–4
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- MARAD identifies Sagitta (AK-87) as a Penn-Jersey-built N3-M-A1 naval auxiliary/cargo ship. Its name history lists Moses Pike (1944), Sagitta (1944–1945), Marvin Lyle Thomas (1945–1952), Sagitta (T-AK-87, 1952–1966), and Resource (1966–1976). Status cards identify MC hull 650 and Camden, New Jersey.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- Name-history spans are registry labels, not proof of continuous active service or precise renaming dates. No asbestos, equipment-material, or crew finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-sagitta-01
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[6]MARAD Vessel History, SAGITTA (AK-87), Detail 4267 [marad_nrc]
- Locator
- Status card 2, delivery rows; card 1, withdrawal/reason; card 3, entry/withdrawal
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- MARAD cards record Army-surplus Marvin Lyle Thomas entering the James River reserve fleet on August 27, 1947; transfer to Navy/Military Sea Transportation Service custody on April 26, 1952; return to James River on February 23, 1960; and an indefinite Army loan on April 25, 1966 for stevedore and seamanship training at Fort Eustis. Card 2 records renaming to Resource in 1966.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- Custody transfer is not commissioning or an exact operational activation date. Cards do not verify the northern/Caribbean itinerary, asbestos presence, or exposure. The Army name-history span includes reserve custody; it is not continuous Army operation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-sagitta-02
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[7]MARAD Vessel History, SAGITTA (AK-87), Detail 4267 [marad_nrc]
- Locator
- Status card 4, Form MA-20, award/date/contract/location/remarks
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- MARAD records Resource (ex-Sagitta T-AK-87) sold for scrap. The sales card records award to Andy International, Inc., January 22, 1976, contract MA-8235, under the scrap-hull condition; vessel location at sale was Charleston, South Carolina.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- Sale award does not establish completed demolition date, demolition location, asbestos removal, or worker exposure. Charleston is the historical sale location, not a present location.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-sagitta-03
