Evidence
6 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-6).
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[1]NHHC, DANFS, Sgt. Truman Kimbro (published 9 September 2015) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Characteristics block and first vessel-history paragraph
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Hastings Victory (MCV hull 547) was laid down 30 September 1944 by Permanente Metals Corp., Richmond, California; launched 30 November and delivered 22 December 1944 to WSA for Grace Line operation. DANFS identifies the Boulder Victory class, VC2-S-AP2 type, and complement 53.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- Official NHHC text read through its indexed search result; direct page retrieval returned HTTP 404. Source capture is danfs-indexed-retrieval.json. History only; no asbestos material, exposure, or causation finding. Complement is a published design/service figure, not a crew roster or total people exposed.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-sgt-truman-kimbro-01
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[2]NHHC, DANFS, Sgt. Truman Kimbro [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Final vessel-history paragraph
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- During the Korean War she carried Pacific cargo to UN forces, also serving Alaska and central-Pacific bases. DANFS describes 1958 Greenland, Atlantic and Mediterranean voyages, followed by Pacific cargo service continuing into 1974.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- Official NHHC text read through its indexed search result; direct page retrieval returned HTTP 404. Source capture is danfs-indexed-retrieval.json. History only; no asbestos material, exposure, or causation finding. Geographic service does not establish an asbestos worksite, product, dose, individual exposure, or entitlement.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-sgt-truman-kimbro-03
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[3]Edward J. Marolda, By Sea, Air, and Land, chapter 5: The Final Curtain, 1973–1975 (NHHC online edition) [other_primary]
- Locator
- 25 March alert list and concluding 2 May flotilla paragraph; nhhc-followup-retrieval.json
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NHHC identifies Sgt. Truman Kimbro among ships alerted for South Vietnam evacuation on 25 March 1975 and among the MSC flotilla departing with refugees on 2 May 1975.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- Read in indexed official NHHC text; direct page opening failed. The 44,000 refugee figure belongs to the flotilla, not this hull, and is not carried as a ship count. No asbestos or exposure evidence.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-sgt-truman-kimbro-04
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[4]Codex, Batch 9592 search ledger and authenticated CourtListener helper response/logs [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger; research/usns-sgt-truman-kimbro/cl-name-opinion.json and cl-*.log
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos documentation was located in the limited public-source research recorded here. The authenticated exact-name CourtListener opinion search returned count 0; hull-number opinion and combined name/alias/hull docket requests were blocked by the shared pacing budget, leaving litigation coverage incomplete.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- A bounded search outcome, not proof that asbestos or litigation never existed. Blocked requests are not zero-result searches. No survey, abatement record, product identification, or personal exposure finding was recovered. No legal stage or merits disposition can be assigned.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-sgt-truman-kimbro-05
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[5]NARA, Guide to Federal Records, Records of Naval Operating Forces, RG 313 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Section 313.6.1, Records of the Military Sea Transportation Service
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA RG 313 section 313.6.1 describes MSTS Pacific Area subject files (1950–56, 1959), San Francisco subject files (1949–55), and Pearl Harbor subject files (1950–54). These are candidate research routes for this vessel’s MSTS period.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- The guide verifies series-level holdings only. No Kimbro-specific folder, maintenance specification, or asbestos document was identified or retrieved. Current custody and box identifiers require confirmation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-sgt-truman-kimbro-06
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[6]NHHC, DANFS, Sgt. Truman Kimbro [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Second vessel-history paragraph
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Transferred to the Army 18 June 1946; renamed Sgt. Truman Kimbro 31 October 1947; laid up at Olympia 19 January 1950. Assigned to MSTS 5 August 1950 and placed in service in September as USNS Sgt. Truman Kimbro (T-AK-254), with a civil-service crew.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- Official NHHC text read through its indexed search result; direct page retrieval returned HTTP 404. Source capture is danfs-indexed-retrieval.json. History only; no asbestos material, exposure, or causation finding. Assignment and service entry are distinct; no September day or Navy commissioning is established.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-sgt-truman-kimbro-02