Evidence
16 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-16).
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[1]Naval Vessel Register (NAVSEA/NAVSHIPSO), ship detail for T-AK 3012 [other_primary]
- Locator
- NVR ship detail page, Vessel Status / Milestone Dates / Physical Characteristics / Program Characteristics tables (Wayback capture 2024-06-24; live detail URL returned the NVR index rather than vessel data when checked 2026-09-21)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Naval Vessel Register record for USNS SGT WILLIAM R BUTTON (T-AK 3012): Cargo Ship, class AK 3008, UIC 21663; status 'Military Sealift Command (MSC), in service, contract operated' (date status changed 01/15/2009); U.S. Pacific Fleet; Strategic Sealift Force; custodian Military Sealift Command; builder General Dynamics Corp.; Delivery Date 05/22/1986, InService Date 05/22/1986; no stricken or out-of-service date recorded; steel hull and superstructure; 674 ft overall (627 ft waterline); extreme beam 108 ft; draft limit 32 ft; light displacement 19,602 tons, full 46,111 tons; deadweight 26,509 tons; propulsion type Diesel Electric, 1 propeller; accommodations 8 officers, 25 enlisted; record last updated 06/13/2022.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-21
- Study period
- 1986-2022
- Limitations
- Authoritative for register status, milestones, and characteristics as of the 2022 update. NVR records no keel/launch dates and no stricken date for this hull; contains no asbestos or materials information and supports no asbestos claim.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-sgt-william-r-button-ak3012-01
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[2]U.S. Maritime Administration, Vessel History Database - SGT WILLIAM R. BUTTON (T-AK-3012), Ship History Detail 10927, status card scans (Forms MA-199, MA-169 front/back) [marad_nrc]
- Locator
- Status Cards tab, three scans: 6KK_01.png (MA-199), 8c81eb4d-...jpg (MA-169 front), 07bff910-...jpg (MA-169 back)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- MARAD digitized vessel status cards for SGT WILLIAM R. BUTTON (Forms MA-199 vessel status card and MA-169 ship description): Cont/RORO type, design T-AKX; shipyard General Dynamics, Quincy; builders hull no. 65; keel laid 8/22/84; launched 1/30/86; delivered 5/22/86 and 'Chartered to MSC' same date under 'TAKX Contract'; delivered from shipyard to Wilmington Trust Co. (financing owner); U.S. Official No. 5013788; IMO 8302466 penciled on card; single deck, motor-aft plant, boilers NONE, steel construction, single screw; 32,903 gross / 25,384 net tons, 26,523 dwt, 26,400 hp, 18 kt; sister ship listed: 1ST LT JACK LUMMUS.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-21
- Study period
- 1984-1986
- Population
- General Dynamics Quincy construction workforce (1984-1986)
- Limitations
- Government custody/specification record from the delivery era; card entries show minor internal inconsistencies (depth 82 ft in particulars vs 60 ft in the misc. block; OA length 673'1" vs 671'4"). Corrects secondary-source dates (keel 'November 1984', launch 'May 1986'). Contains no asbestos or materials information; supports no asbestos claim.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-sgt-william-r-button-ak3012-02
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[3]hazegray.org, 'The MPS Program at Quincy Shipbuilding' (construction list and program history) [other_primary]
- Locator
- hazegray Quincy/MPS page - program narrative and five-ship construction list (Wayback capture 2023-12-09)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The Quincy yard's five Maritime Prepositioning Ships (T-AK 3008-3012, Quincy hulls 61-65) were the first purpose-built prepositioning ships in U.S. service, designed to carry all equipment and supplies for 4,000 Marines in combat for 30 days and to discharge the entire cargo while anchored offshore without port facilities. Unusual ownership structure: designed, built, owned, and operated by General Dynamics' American Overseas Marine (AMSEA) subsidiary under a 25-year charter - the Navy paid a single annual charter fee and no construction, maintenance, or repair costs. SGT William R. Button (Quincy hull 65, delivered 22 May 1986) was the last of the five and 'the last Quincybuilt ship'; with her delivery the yard began shutting down, and Quincy Shipbuilding officially ceased operations in 1987, ending the shipbuilding business founded by Thomas Augustus Watson.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-21
- Study period
- 1984-1987
- Population
- General Dynamics Quincy construction workforce (1980s)
- Limitations
- Established shipbuilding-history archive, not contract documents; the 22 May 1986 delivery is corroborated by the MARAD status card and NVR (ev-01, ev-02). The page's own yard-lifespan figures differ (87 vs 107 years). No asbestos or materials information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-sgt-william-r-button-ak3012-03
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[4]U.S. National Archives, Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files - photo caption record for SGT. WILLIAM R. BUTTON (T-AK-3012), Desert Shield, Jubail, 13 December 1990 [other_primary]
- Locator
- NARA finding-aid caption text mirrored at arabsstock.com image 517388 and nara.getarchive.net (same caption pattern for sister ship Bobo, media a60496); canonical catalog.archives.gov NAID not retrieved - catalog API changed (see search_ledger sl-05)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NARA Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files caption: 'The vehicle cargo ship SGT. WILLIAM R. BUTTON (T-AK-3012) offloads cargo during Operation Desert Shield. The vessel is part of Maritime Pre-positioning Squadron 1.' Base: Jubail, Saudi Arabia; date 13 December 1990; scene camera operator SSGT J.R. Ruark; release status Released to Public. Confirms the hull's Desert Shield service at Jubail and her MPSRON-1 assignment in 1990.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-21
- Study period
- 1990
- Population
- CIVMAR crew; embarked MPSRON-1 staff (1990)
- Limitations
- Photo-caption-level record - documents presence and cargo offload at Jubail on the captioned date only; not a deployment log and not evidence of the full Desert Shield tempo. Caption transcription verified across two mirrors but the canonical NARA catalog ID was not retrieved. No asbestos or materials information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-sgt-william-r-button-ak3012-04
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[5]U.S. Department of Defense photo record (defense.gov igphoto/2002017408, Foal Eagle '98); U.S. Navy photo captions 110303-N-I786N-006 / 110304-N-1786N-063 (Pacific Horizon 2011) and Rota Trident Juncture offload - as transcribed in the NavSource archive page for T-AK-3012 [other_primary]
- Locator
- defense.gov photo caption via Wayback capture 2022-02-12; NavSource 09/13/133012 photo-caption entries (USN photo numbers)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Official U.S. government photo captions document periodic Maritime Prepositioning Force exercise offloads: (a) defense.gov caption (VIRIN 315596-E-XAT69-136) - 'A U.S. Marine Corps Light Armored Vehicle is driven off of the Motor Vessel Sgt. William R. Button (T-AK 3012) onto the pier at Pohang Harbor, Republic of Korea, on Oct. 15, 1998, for Exercise Foal Eagle '98 ... part of a Maritime Prepositioning Force that is especially configured for the U.S. Marine Corps'; (b) U.S. Navy photos 110303-N-I786N-006 and 110304-N-1786N-063 place USNS Sgt. William R. Button (T-AK-3012) at Exercise Pacific Horizon 2011 off Camp Pendleton, CA, 3-4 March 2011; (c) a U.S. Navy photo caption places her at the NATO carrier pier, Naval Station Rota, Spain, for a Trident Juncture crisis-response offload (2015).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-21
- Study period
- 1998-2015
- Population
- CIVMAR crew; embarked exercise personnel
- Limitations
- Photo-caption-level records of single events; the 1998 caption's 'Motor Vessel' wording is consistent with the pre-purchase MV designation. The 2011/2015 captions are official USN photo metadata transcribed by an established archive, not the primary DoD records themselves. No asbestos or materials information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-sgt-william-r-button-ak3012-05
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[6]Military Sealift Command Ship Inventory, Maritime Prepositioning Force Container & RO/RO page (msc.navy.mil, ship=171); era MSC description transcribed by NavSource [other_primary]
- Locator
- Wayback capture 2018-01-27 of the official MSC inventory page; NavSource 09/13/133012 (MSC text transcription)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Military Sealift Command ship-inventory page (official, via Wayback January 2018 capture) lists USNS SGT William R. Button (T-AK 3012) among the five 2nd Lt. John P. Bobo-class Maritime Prepositioning Force Container & RO/RO ships (T-AK 3008-3012) with class characteristics: length 673.2 ft, beam 105.5 ft, displacement 46,111 tons, speed 17.7 knots, 'Civilian: 30,' government-owned; mission text: 'Provide equipment to sustain a Marine Corps Air Ground Task Force for up to 30 days. Discharges cargo in port or at sea using organic lighterage.' The era MSC page text (via NavSource transcription) describes her as assigned to Maritime Prepositioning Program Squadron Two under MSC Far East, operating out of Diego Garcia.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-21
- Study period
- 1986-2018
- Population
- CIVMAR crew (~30 contract mariners, class figure)
- Limitations
- Official MSC page but class-level characteristics; 'Civilian: 30' is a class figure differing from NVR accommodations (ev-01) - carried separately. The live MSC inventory returned HTTP 403 on 2026-09-21; archived capture used. Squadron assignment shown for the page's era - NARA records MPSRON-1 in 1990 and NVR shows Pacific Fleet (see gaps). No asbestos information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-sgt-william-r-button-ak3012-06
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[7]USNI News, 'Military Sealift Command Ship Crew Extinguishes Engine Fire, Ship Towed Back to Alabama' (2024-04-01); Maritime Executive, 'Engine Room Fire Disables Prepositioning Ship Off Mobile' (2024-04); Professional Mariner wire report (WKRG) (2024-04) [reputable_press]
- Locator
- USNI News article (MSC spokesman statement); maritime-executive.com article (AIS/at-Mobile-since-July-2023 detail); professionalmariner.com wire item
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- On 28 March 2024 an engine-room fire broke out aboard USNS Sgt. William R. Button during routine operations in the Gulf of Mexico, leaving her stranded about 24 miles off Dauphin Island, Alabama; the crew extinguished the fire using the onboard CO2 suppression system; no injuries among the ~53 people aboard; the ship lost propulsive power and was towed to Mobile, Alabama by four tugs. She had been in Alabama for scheduled maintenance - AIS reporting indicates she had been at Mobile since July 2023. MSC spokesman Thomas Van Leunen confirmed the event to USNI News; cause under investigation at report date.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-21
- Study period
- 2023-2024
- Population
- CIVMAR crew aboard at fire (~53 personnel)
- Limitations
- Reputable trade press with official MSC confirmation; fire cause 'under investigation' at report date - investigation outcome and repair record not located. An engine-room fire is an exposure-relevant damage event in principle (burned machinery-space materials), but nothing in these sources addresses asbestos or materials; supports no asbestos claim.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-sgt-william-r-button-ak3012-07
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[8]Steamship Mutual vessel record (P&I cover, syndicate Americas); VesselFinder AIS record for IMO 8302466; MARAD Vessel History Detail 10927 'Fate' field [other_primary]
- Locator
- steamshipmutual.com vessel page (member, registered owner, on-risk dates); vesselfinder.com/vessels/details/8302466; vesselhistory.marad.dot.gov Detail/10927
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Current custody records conflict: (a) Steamship Mutual P&I vessel record (on-risk 20 Feb 2026 - 20 Feb 2027) lists the ship under IMO 8302466 with member 'Crowley Government Services, Inc.' and MLC certificates issued to registered owner 'United States Navy,' port of registry 'Undocumented, US,' gross tonnage 44,543; (b) the vessel's US-flag AIS identity 'US GOVT VESSEL / USNS SGT.WILLIAM R.BUTTON' (MMSI 367370000) was reported underway in the Northwest Atlantic ~July 2026 on a vessel-tracking aggregator; (c) the MARAD Vessel History detail page carries an undated fate entry 'Sold - Foreign Flag Op.' The P&I and AIS records indicate continued U.S. Navy ownership and U.S.-flag operation into 2026, inconsistent with the undated MARAD fate text; the conflict is unresolved.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-21
- Study period
- 2024-2026
- Limitations
- A P&I club record is a primary business record of insurance cover, not a custody certificate, and the AIS tracker is secondary; MARAD's fate field carries no date or milestone - a data-entry artifact vs. a completed sale cannot be distinguished in public sources. Not an asbestos finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-sgt-william-r-button-ak3012-08
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[9]Marine Corps University, USMC History Division - 'Cpl William Robert Button,' Medal of Honor Recipients by Unit; Congressional Medal of Honor Society recipient record (presentation details) [other_primary]
- Locator
- usmcu.edu namesake biography page; cmohs.org recipient record for presentation date
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The ship is named for Sgt. William Robert Button, USMC (born 3 December 1895, St. Louis, MO; died 15 April 1921, Cape Haitien, Haiti), a Medal of Honor recipient for extraordinary heroism near Grande Riviere, Haiti, on the night of 31 October - 1 November 1919 - the action that killed bandit chief Charlemagne Peralte and dispersed about 1,200 of his followers. Then-Corporal Button served with the U.S. Marines' Constabulary Detachment holding the rank of 1st lieutenant in the Gendarmerie d'Haiti; the medal was presented 1 July 1920 in Washington, D.C. by Gen. John A. Lejeune. The USMC History Division (Marine Corps University) publishes his official biography among Medal of Honor recipients.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-21
- Study period
- 1919-1921 (namesake events)
- Limitations
- Namesake biographical record only - establishes who the ship honors. No connection to materials aboard the ship; no asbestos relevance beyond identity.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-sgt-william-r-button-ak3012-09
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[10]Naval Vessel Register physical characteristics (propulsion type, propeller count); MARAD Form MA-169 (engines 'motor-aft', boilers 'NONE', 26,400 hp); NavSource/hazegray specifications (engine make) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NVR Physical Characteristics table; MARAD MA-169 engines/boilers columns; NavSource specifications block
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NVR records the propulsion type as 'Diesel Electric' with one propeller, and the MARAD ship-description card records a motor-aft plant with boilers 'NONE' (~26,400 bhp, single screw; secondary sources identify two Stork-Werkspoor medium-speed diesels and a bow thruster). The insulation-intensive steam plant - boilers, steam drums, and high-temperature piping lagging - that concentrated asbestos exposure aboard steam-era auxiliaries is absent by design on this hull.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-21
- Study period
- 1986-present
- Population
- Engine-room crew (context)
- Limitations
- The propulsion record is ship-specific fact; the asbestos significance is inference - 1980s diesel-electric plants still used gaskets, packing, exhaust insulation, brake linings, and similar components, and no materials survey documents this hull's actual content. This row establishes plant architecture, not asbestos absence.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-sgt-william-r-button-ak3012-10
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[11]U.S. General Accounting Office, 'Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure,' GAO/HRD-80-2 (October 1979) [gao]
- Locator
- GAO HRD-80-2, Navy response letter: 1973 insulation-spec change, October 1975 elimination policy, 'as late as May 1978' deliveries
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO HRD-80-2 documents the Navy's asbestos phase-out timeline relevant to this hull's construction era: product specifications for thermal insulation were changed in 1973 to specify asbestos-free materials; the Navy's policy to eliminate asbestos where substitutes were designated issued October 1975; because asbestos materials had already been purchased and in some cases installed, 'some ships were delivered with asbestos insulation as late as May 1978.' This hull was laid down 22 August 1984 and delivered 22 May 1986 - roughly eight years after the documented asbestos-insulation delivery window closed.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-21
- Study period
- 1973-1979 documented; applied to 1984-86 construction context
- Population
- Navy shipbuilding/repair workforce (era context)
- Limitations
- Program/era-level policy documentation; does not name this hull and does not survey her materials. The 'May 1978' figure bounds asbestos-insulated DELIVERIES under Navy specifications - it does not certify post-1978 hulls asbestos-free in all applications (gaskets, packing, brake linings, non-thermal uses persisted), and this hull was commercially designed, built, and owned under charter rather than delivered under Navy construction specifications. Reading it as proof of absence would be an inference beyond the source.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-sgt-william-r-button-ak3012-11
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[12]International Maritime Organization, 'Asbestos on board ships' guidance page; IMO MSC/Circ.1045 (28 May 2002) [other_primary]
- Locator
- IMO asbestos page ('For ships built before 1 July 2002' + SOLAS II-1/3-5 text); MSC/Circ.1045 full text (scope paras. 2.1-2.5)
- Finding type
- regulatory
- Finding
- IMO documentation frames the international asbestos regime relevant to a 1986-built hull: SOLAS regulation II-1/3-5 (adopted December 2000, MSC resolution 99(73)) prohibits new installation of materials containing asbestos on all ships, and the IMO states that 'ships built before 1 July 2002 may contain asbestos,' to be managed under MSC/Circ.1045 ('Guidelines for maintenance and monitoring of on-board materials containing asbestos,' approved 28 May 2002). This 1986-built hull sits in the grandfathered pre-July-2002 population the IMO treats as potentially asbestos-bearing. The circular's own scope clause (para. 2.5) excludes warships, naval auxiliaries, and other government non-commercial-service ships from its provisions, though flag States are asked to ensure such ships act consistently with the guidelines so far as reasonable and practicable.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-21
- Study period
- 2002 (regime); applied to 1986-built hull
- Population
- Crew, riding crews, port maintenance personnel (regulatory context)
- Limitations
- Treaty/regulatory context only - classifies the hull by build date into the ACM-permitted population; does not survey or name this vessel and does not establish presence, absence, quantity, or condition of asbestos aboard. The government-service scope exclusion means the management programme described is not legally binding on this ship.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-sgt-william-r-button-ak3012-12
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[13]Corrosion Proof Fittings v. EPA, 947 F.2d 1201 (5th Cir. 1991); EPA Asbestos Ban and Phase-Out Rule, 40 C.F.R. Part 763, 54 Fed. Reg. 29,460 (July 12, 1989) [court_record]
- Locator
- Justia opinion text, 947 F.2d 1201 (5th Cir. 1991); ELR summary of the clarification order (22 ELR 20304)
- Finding type
- regulatory
- Finding
- U.S. regulatory context for the ship's construction era: EPA promulgated the Asbestos Ban and Phase-Out Rule under TSCA section 6 at 54 Fed. Reg. 29,460 (12 July 1989) - after this hull's 1984-86 construction - and the Fifth Circuit vacated the bulk of the rule in Corrosion Proof Fittings v. EPA, 947 F.2d 1201 (5th Cir. 1991, No. 89-4596, decided 18 October 1991), holding EPA had not mustered substantial evidence for the near-total ban and leaving asbestos-containing gaskets, brake linings, and similar products lawful. No federal prohibition on asbestos installation applied to this hull's construction, and most remained lawful thereafter.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-21
- Study period
- 1989-1991 (regulatory events); construction era 1984-86
- Limitations
- Regulatory-stage context only - establishes that asbestos-containing marine products were lawful at construction and largely remained so afterward; does not establish that such products were installed aboard this hull, nor their absence. The CourtListener API was throttled at research date, so the opinion is cited via Justia rather than a CourtListener URL.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-sgt-william-r-button-ak3012-13
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[14]Oliver v. General Electric Co. et al., U.S. District Court D. Maryland, Civ. No. 1:16-cv-01057 (complaint record via govinfo); shipyard-exposure-map shipyards.json entry 'fore-river-shipyard' [court_record]
- Locator
- govinfo USCOURTS-mdd-1_16-cv-01057 PDF (pleading-stage record); shipyards.json fore-river-shipyard flagship evidence ev-fore-river-01
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- The builder yard itself has documented asbestos litigation: the Atlas shipyards record for Fore River Shipyard (Quincy, MA; operators incl. General Dynamics) carries Oliver v. General Electric Co. et al., Civ. No. 1:16-cv-01057 (D. Md.) - a court record stating the plaintiff worked as a pipefitter's/drafting apprentice at Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, 1967-1970, and sued over asbestos-related disease. This documents asbestos-containing trades materials handled at the builder yard during an era earlier than this hull's 1984-86 construction.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-21
- Study period
- 1967-1970 (worker period); filed 2016
- Population
- Fore River Shipyard workforce (1967-70, era earlier than construction)
- Limitations
- Yard-level litigation context only - the cited worker's exposure period (1967-70) predates this hull's construction by roughly 15 years, and the record is a pleading-stage document, not a finding about hull 65. Establishes nothing about materials installed in this vessel; included only to characterize the builder environment linked under related_shipyards.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-sgt-william-r-button-ak3012-14
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[15]Batch-925 search ledger (this record): NVR, MARAD ShipHistory + status cards, hazegray, MSC official, NARA/DoD photo records, USMCU, USNI/press, IMO, EPA/5th Cir., shipyards.json, CourtListener API (blocked), general web litigation-name sweep [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-usns-sgt-william-r-button-ak3012-01 through -16
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, MARAD status-card materials note, or docketed case naming this hull was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). The MARAD status cards, NVR record, MSC inventory page, and service-event photo captions contain no asbestos information. General web searches for the ship name and hull number plus asbestos/lawsuit terms returned no qualifying records (and, unlike sibling hulls, no law-firm listicle hits either). CourtListener checks were attempted but blocked - the authenticated API returned HTTP 429 (2,800/day quota exhausted; expected available in ~15,297 s on 2026-09-21, the shared quota having been consumed by sibling batch workers the same day) - so the litigation surface is incompletely searched.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-21
- Study period
- 2026-09-21
- Limitations
- Absence of a located public record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard - residual 1980s applications cannot be excluded without a hull survey, and the IMO grandfathered-population framing (ev-12) applies. The CourtListener block leaves the litigation surface incompletely searched; treat 'no docketed case' as 'not searched to completion,' not confirmed absence.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-sgt-william-r-button-ak3012-15
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[16]Record-path mapping: MARAD Vessel History Database (Detail 10927); MSC/MARAD contract custody; General Dynamics Quincy yard archives; MSC safety-management records; NARA Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files [other_primary]
- Locator
- MARAD detail record (cards + empty milestones); IMO MSC/Circ.1045 shipboard ACM record-keeping provisions (record-path analogy)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Archival leads (not retrieved - no spend authorized): (a) MARAD status-card continuation entries post-1986 - the three scanned cards cover delivery only, and the detail record's 'Milestones' section is empty; later custody, purchase, and disposal milestones may exist on continuation cards; (b) AMSEA 25-year TAKX charter and the later Navy purchase contract files (MSC/MARAD contract records); (c) General Dynamics Quincy construction records for hull 65 (yard closed 1987; Fore River shipyard records may survive in archival custody); (d) the ship's own asbestos-management/materials-inventory records under MSC's safety-management program - pre-2002-built government vessels carry materials inventories that are not public; (e) NARA still-picture and DoD photo archives for additional dated service documentation.
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-21
- Study period
- 1986-2026 records
- Limitations
- Record-path mapping only - no box-level retrieval performed; whether asbestos-specific documentation exists for hull 65 is unknown until surveyed. Nothing in this row is an asbestos finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-sgt-william-r-button-ak3012-16