Evidence
9 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-9).
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[1]research packet ca-packet.md (1 sources cited) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: MISMATCH. — real identity: USS Achomawi · hull/designations: AT-148 (building ways only) → ATF-148 · type: fleet ocean tug · class: Abnaki-class [W] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Achomawi
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-achomawi-at148-pkt-ca-packet-md
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[2]Naval History and Heritage Command, United States Pacific Fleet Organization, 1 May 1945 [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- ATF 148 ACHOMAWI entry
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The Navy's 1 May 1945 Pacific Fleet organization lists ACHOMAWI as ATF 148, commanded by Lt. R. H. Teter (USNR).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 1945-05-01
- Limitations
- Confirms designation and fleet listing on this date only. It does not establish construction dates, complement, asbestos materials, or exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-achomawi-at148-01
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[3]Defense Nuclear Agency, Operation Crossroads 1946, DNA 6032F [other_primary]
- Locator
- USS ACHOMAWI ship account and Table 15, p. 178
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Achomawi (ATF-148) served in Operation Crossroads as a support ship in the Salvage Unit. The Defense Nuclear Agency history records arrival at Bikini Atoll on 26 May 1946, departure on 29 August 1946, decontamination at San Francisco, operational clearance on 6 December 1946, and final clearance on 13 December 1946.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 1946
- Limitations
- The cited decontamination and clearances concern radiological conditions after nuclear testing, not asbestos. They establish no asbestos material, individual asbestos exposure, or asbestos-related illness.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-achomawi-at148-02
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[4]Naval History and Heritage Command, DANFS, Dawson (APA-79) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Operation Crossroads post-test towing paragraph
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NHHC's Dawson history states that Achomawi (ATF-148) took Dawson in tow for Kwajalein on 19 August 1946 and reached the destination on 24 August 1946. An NHHC New York history assigns Achomawi a different tow beginning 22 August, so the overlapping departure dates remain unresolved.
- Verification
- disputed
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 1946-08-19 to 1946-08-24
- Limitations
- The Dawson and New York DANFS narratives place Achomawi on overlapping tows ending at Kwajalein on 24 August. The exact tow timeline requires deck-log verification. Neither narrative establishes asbestos transfer, asbestos work, or asbestos exposure aboard Achomawi.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-achomawi-at148-03
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[5]War Production Board, Conservation Order M-79, 9 Fed. Reg. 1109 (1 February 1944) [federal_register]
- Locator
- p. 1109, Part 3301, section 3301.6(b)(1)-(2)
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- A War Production Board order effective in 1944 listed ship-use exceptions for amosite woven insulating felt, fireproof insulating board, and flexible amosite pipe insulation, and referred to Navy Specification 17-L-29 for asbestos-fibre electrical insulation. This documents period shipbuilding material categories, not materials installed aboard Achomawi.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 1944
- Limitations
- The order does not name Achomawi, her class, her builder, or any installed product. Ship-specific asbestos presence, quantity, location, exposure, and causation remain unknown.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-achomawi-at148-04
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[6]National Archives, Ship Plan Index; Researching Asbestos aboard US Naval Vessel up through 1961 [other_primary]
- Locator
- ACHOMAWI ATF-148 and AT-148 index entries; asbestos research guide, Cartographic Branch section: https://www.archives.gov/research/military/navy/guided-topics/asbestos
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA's Ship Plan Index identifies Achomawi ATF-148 in RG 19 Alphabetical Ship Drawings (catalog 53483665) and Achomawi AT-148 in the RG 19 Hull series of Ship Engineering Drawings (catalog 153714171). NARA identifies S39 insulation and lagging and S48 piping among potentially useful hull-drawing codes for asbestos research.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 1944-era drawings; index reviewed 2026-09-26
- Limitations
- The index identifies drawing series, not individual sheets or materials. The drawings were not retrieved or reviewed, and their asbestos content is unknown. S39 and S48 are general filing codes, not findings for this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-achomawi-at148-05
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[7]Batch 2761 search ledger: NHHC, DTRA, NARA, and CourtListener search status [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-achomawi-at148-01 through sl-uss-achomawi-at148-07
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No ship-specific asbestos survey, installation specification, or abatement record for Achomawi was located in the public authoritative sources reviewed for this batch. The litigation sweep is pending.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 2026-09-26
- Limitations
- A bounded public-source search cannot prove that asbestos was absent aboard this hull. Four CourtListener helper attempts were blocked before an API request by the fleet pacing limiter; litigation coverage is incomplete. No drawing or specification file was inspected.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-achomawi-at148-06
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[8]Naval History and Heritage Command, DANFS, Chawasha (ATF-151) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Opening vessel particulars, class field
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NHHC identifies Chawasha (ATF-151) as a member of the Achomawi class of fleet ocean tugs, establishing the Navy's class name used for Achomawi.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 1940s class designation
- Limitations
- The class label is in a sister-ship entry, not a direct Achomawi technical specification. It supports the Navy's nomenclature but no shared material or asbestos finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-achomawi-at148-07
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[9]Naval History and Heritage Command, DANFS, New York V (Battleship No. 34) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- 1946 Operation Crossroads post-test towing paragraph
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NHHC's New York history states that Achomawi (ATF-148) took New York in tow for Kwajalein on 22 August 1946 and arrived on 24 August. NHHC's Dawson history assigns the same tug a different tow from 19 to 24 August; the overlap is unresolved.
- Verification
- disputed
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 1946-08-19 to 1946-08-24
- Limitations
- Official DANFS histories conflict on the tug's 19-24 August activity; no deck log was reviewed. This correction does not imply any asbestos material, activity, or exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-achomawi-at148-08