Evidence
8 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-8).
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[1]NHHC DANFS, Sea Lift [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Characteristics line and both history paragraphs
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Sea Lift was a roll-on/roll-off cargo ship built by Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Co., Seattle: laid down 18 May 1964, launched 17 April 1965, completed 25 April 1967, and placed in MSTS service as USNS Sea Lift (T-LSV-9) on 19 May 1967. DANFS lists a complement of 56 and separately 12 passengers, describes a civil service crew, and dates redesignation as AKR-9 to 14 August 1969.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- Official NHHC text retrieved through search index; direct web open failed and local HTTPS fetch failed certificate verification. Crew figure is a published complement, not a voyage roster. Service entry is not naval commissioning; history does not document asbestos.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-sea-lift-01
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[2]MARAD Vessel History, Meteor (T-AKR-9) [marad_nrc]
- Locator
- Historical Narrative; Downgraded, Withdrawal and full-dismantling milestones
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- MARAD records withdrawal from Suisun Bay on 29 July 2015 for recycling by All Star Metals, Brownsville, Texas; full dismantling was completed 4 April 2016. Its milestones record downgrade from RRF to NDRF retention on 25 July 2006.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- A disposal history is not an asbestos inventory, abatement certificate, or worker exposure finding. The 2006 entry is a reserve-status change, not a verified Navy decommissioning or striking date.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-sea-lift-04
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[3]MARAD, National Register Eligibility Assessment: ex-USNS Meteor (T-AKR-9), 11 December 2013 [marad_nrc]
- Locator
- Pages 1-3: Vessel History and Description/Characteristics table
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- MARAD’s 11 December 2013 assessment identifies the ship as C4-ST-67a, with two geared steam turbines. It records a 1982 grounding with port propulsion shaft damage and post-1991 repairs at National Steel and Shipbuilding Co. that resolved the shaft problem.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- Propulsion and shaft repairs do not establish insulation composition, asbestos work, manufacturers, quantities, worker exposure, or causation. Search tool PDF title incorrectly says USNS Shoshone; visible document heading identifies Meteor. Full five-page text read; page 3 visually inspected.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-sea-lift-03
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[4]MARAD Annual Report 1983 [marad_nrc]
- Locator
- Printed page 21, Asbestos Control section (indexed official-source text)
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- MARAD’s FY 1983 annual report describes an agency asbestos-control program, including repair or replacement of asbestos materials such as piping insulation in MARAD ships and facilities. This supplies fleet/era background only.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- The indexed section was readable, but full PDF retrieval failed (local HTTP 403; web tool size limit). The excerpt does not name Sea Lift or Meteor, establish this ship’s inclusion in the program, or prove any hull material, abatement, exposure, or causation. Verification applies only to the quoted-scope program statement, not the complete report.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-sea-lift-05
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[5]Codex Batch 9581 search ledger [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger; research/usns-sea-lift/RESEARCH.md; cl-01.json and cl-02.log
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No ship-specific asbestos survey, product identification, or abatement record was located in the reviewed NHHC history, MARAD vessel history and full eligibility assessment, or scoped official-source searches. The completed CourtListener exact-name opinion search returned zero results; the broader sweep is incomplete after a fleet pacing block. Ship-specific asbestos documentation is unknown.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- A bounded research negative, not proof that asbestos was absent or that litigation does not exist. Hull-number, Meteor alias and docket searches were not completed; the blocked request is not a no-result finding. No legal eligibility or causation conclusion follows.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-sea-lift-06
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[6]NARA, Military Sea Transportation Service and Military Sealift Command Deck Logs, 1946-81 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Guide overview and Archives II reference instructions
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA’s MSTS/MSC deck-log guide describes records spanning 1946-81 and directs researchers to Archives II. It is a route for further Sea Lift/Meteor operational research, not a retrieved vessel file.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- No hull-specific log, box, or asbestos record was retrieved or confirmed. Deck logs may document activities but are not substitutes for material surveys, repair specifications, or personnel exposure records.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-sea-lift-07
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[7]MARAD Meteor detail and 2013 eligibility assessment [marad_nrc]
- Locator
- Historical Narrative; Acquisition/Entered RRF/Interim Movement/Downgraded milestones; assessment pp. 2 and 4
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- MARAD’s own chronology conflicts: its narrative gives FY1984 RRF assignment and early-1990s title transfer, while milestones list title acquisition 1 August 1985 and RRF entry 2 October 1985. Its 2003 Suisun relocation summary differs from the assessment and milestone documenting 29 February 2000. The assessment also calls the 2006 downgrade non-retention, whereas the detail page records retention in 2006 and non-retention in January 2008.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- Conflicting official entries are preserved as a research gap. The 2003 movement may be a return after activation, not the first arrival. No definitive title-transfer, initial RRF-entry, or NVR striking date is asserted. Companion assessment: https://vesselhistory.marad.dot.gov/documents/f8f87c0f-f625-4032-93b9-79e396cb7aac.pdf
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-sea-lift-08
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[8]MARAD Vessel History, Meteor (T-AKR-9) [marad_nrc]
- Locator
- Historical Narrative; Ship Name Change milestone
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- MARAD identifies Meteor as the former Sea Lift, with the name change dated 12 September 1975 in its milestones. Both names and T-LSV-9/T-AKR-9 belong to one hull.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- Identity consolidation only. MARAD narrative and milestones disagree on later transfer chronology; this row does not resolve those dates or document exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-sea-lift-02