Evidence
11 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-11).
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[1]CourtListener opinion search: 'USS AFDL-11' [court_record]
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- CourtListener opinion search 'USS AFDL-11' returned 2 result(s) (2026-10-07); individual records not reviewed
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Limitations
- hit count only — underlying dockets/opinions not individually reviewed; name query may match same-named vessels
- Evidence ID
- uss-afdl-11-afdl11-cl-name-opinion
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[2]CourtListener docket search: 'USS AFDL-11' [court_record]
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- CourtListener docket search 'USS AFDL-11' returned 4 result(s) (2026-10-07); individual records not reviewed
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Limitations
- hit count only — underlying dockets/opinions not individually reviewed; name query may match same-named vessels
- Evidence ID
- uss-afdl-11-afdl11-cl-name-docket
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[3]CourtListener opinion search: 'AFDL-11' [court_record]
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- CourtListener opinion search 'AFDL-11' returned 9 result(s) (2026-10-07); individual records not reviewed
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Limitations
- hit count only — underlying dockets/opinions not individually reviewed
- Evidence ID
- uss-afdl-11-afdl11-cl-hull-opinion
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[4]CourtListener docket search: 'AFDL-11' [court_record]
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- CourtListener docket search 'AFDL-11' returned 58 result(s) (2026-10-07); individual records not reviewed
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Limitations
- hit count only — underlying dockets/opinions not individually reviewed
- Evidence ID
- uss-afdl-11-afdl11-cl-hull-docket
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[5]Naval Vessel Register (NAVSEA Shipbuilding Support Office / NAVSHIPSO), vessel detail record: NO NAME (AFDL 11), ex-AFD 11, Small Auxiliary Floating Dry Dock (N-S-P), UIC 14811 [other_primary]
- Locator
- SHIPSDETAIL_AFDL_11.HTML - Vessel Status, Milestone Dates, Physical Characteristics, and Program Characteristics (Custodian) tables
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Official NVR record for this hull: 'NO NAME (AFDL 11)', ex-AFD 11; class AFDL 1; UIC 14811; type Small Auxiliary Floating Dry Dock (non-self-propelled); builder Chicago Bridge & Iron Co.; delivery date 01/01/1944; status 'Disposed of, hull transfered to foreign government (not SAP)' effective 12/01/1971; custodian 'KHMER REPUBLIC, (FORMERLY CAMBODIA)'; physical characteristics 200 ft overall length, 64 ft extreme beam, 4 ft max navigational draft, 800 tons light displacement, steel hull and steel superstructure; record last updated 09/01/2004.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-20
- Study period
- 1944-1971; record updated 2004
- Population
- Dock crew and any shipyard trades who serviced the craft, 1944-1971 (population implied by craft type; not stated in source)
- Limitations
- Authoritative official register for identity, characteristics, and disposal. NVR milestone fields for keel, launch, commission, inactivation, decommission, in-service/out-of-service, and stricken dates are all blank for this craft - commissioning month (January 1944) comes from secondary compilations, not this record. NVR carries no materials, hazmat, or crew data; supports no asbestos claim. Live NVR site (redesigned) no longer serves this detail page; citation is the 2024-09-09 Wayback capture of the official record.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-afdl-11-afdl11-01
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[6]NavSource Online Service Ship Photo Archive, AFDL-11 (ex-USS AFD-11) page (contributors Wolfgang Hechler, Ron Reeves; page maintainer Gary P. Priolo) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Page sections: class block, specification block, awards ribbon block, commanding officers table
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource service record: laid down date unknown at Morgan City, LA by Chicago Bridge and Iron; delivered and commissioned USS AFD-11 January 1944; decommissioned and placed in service, date unknown; redesignated AFDL-11 1 August 1946; struck from Naval Register date unknown; transferred to Cambodia 1971; final disposition fate unknown. Specifications: 800 t displacement, 200 ft length, 64 ft beam, 45 ft inside width, draft 3 ft 3 in light / 31 ft 4 in flooded, 1,900-ton lifting capacity. Ribbons displayed: American Campaign Medal, World War II Victory Medal. Officer-in-charge list: CAPT. Leo George May, USN (1951-May 1952); CDR. Charles William Frey, USNR (May 1952-?), each noted 'in command AFDL-11 and AFDL-10 simultaneously.'
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-20
- Study period
- 1944-1971
- Population
- Officers in charge and dock crew (1951-52 period only); dockyard trades (unstated)
- Limitations
- NavSource is a volunteer-maintained secondary compilation, not an official record - dates and specifications are corroborated where the NVR overlaps them (builder, 200 ft / 64 ft / 800 t, 1971 foreign-government transfer, ex-AFD 11 lineage) but the commission month, the exact 1946-08-01 redesignation date, inside-width and lift-capacity figures, ribbons, and the officer list are unverified against primary records. No station or basing history is given. Contains no asbestos or materials information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-afdl-11-afdl11-02
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[7]Naval Sea Systems Command, Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center (MARMC) Field Activities page - Dynamic (AFDL 6) class description and history [other_primary]
- Locator
- MARMC Field Activities page, 'Field Activity: DYNAMIC (AFDL 6)' section
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Official NAVSEA description of sister dock Dynamic (AFDL-6), same AFDL-1 class and same builder family (Chicago Bridge & Iron, Eureka CA): a 'single rigid piece, through-type floating dry dock' providing dry-docking services for PC, LCU, MCM, MHC, yard tugs, Army LCM and other small vessels - establishing the class's documented function as a repair platform where yard trades work on docked small craft.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-20
- Study period
- 1944-present (class function)
- Population
- Shipfitters and maintenance trades working aboard docked small craft (class context)
- Limitations
- Class/functional documentation for a sister hull, not this dock - establishes what AFDL-1-class docks were built to do, not what AFDL-11 did or where. Contains no asbestos or materials information for the class and none for this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-afdl-11-afdl11-03
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[8]Corn, Jacqueline Karnell, and Jennifer Starr, 'Historical perspective on asbestos: Policies and protective measures in World War II shipbuilding,' American Journal of Industrial Medicine 11(3):359-373 (1987) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Abstract and article, AJIM 11(3):359-373
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Peer-reviewed historical study documents that asbestos was used extensively as a fireproofing and insulating material in U.S. shipbuilding during WWII - the era and program under which this 1944 steel floating dock was fabricated - and that wartime demand drove unprecedented asbestos utilization in ship construction.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-20
- Study period
- 1940s era documented; article 1987
- Population
- WWII shipyard fabrication workers and service-craft crews (class/era context)
- Limitations
- Program/era-level scholarly documentation of asbestos use in WWII shipbuilding generally; does not name this vessel, this vessel type, or floating docks specifically, and does not establish that asbestos was or remains aboard this hull, nor quantity, location, condition, exposure, or causation. A non-self-propelled dry dock's limited outfit (no boilers, no propulsion plant) narrows - but does not eliminate - the era-typical application set.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-afdl-11-afdl11-04
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[9]National Archives, Ship Plan Index (Cartographic) - index row for hull AFDL-11: microfilm holdings, National Archives Identifier 63531026 [other_primary]
- Locator
- archives.gov/research/cartographic/ship-index, AFDL-11 index row
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA's cartographic ship-plan index lists plan holdings for hull AFDL-11 on microfilm (NAID 63531026) - construction/fabrication drawings for this dock exist in federal custody and would show specified structural and outfit materials, including any insulation callouts.
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-20
- Study period
- 1943-1944 construction records
- Limitations
- Index-level record only - no sheet-level retrieval performed; whether the plan set includes insulation/material schedules for this hull is unknown until the microfilm is surveyed. Nothing in this row is an asbestos finding; it is a lead to the primary documentation that could settle the question.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-afdl-11-afdl11-05
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[10]GlobalSecurity.org, Cambodia Navy history page (compiling U.S. assistance to the Khmer National Navy); corroborating secondary accounts: Khmer National Navy order of battle listing 'One Drydock'; Ream Naval Base 'newly overhauled floating drydock' procurement [reputable_press]
- Locator
- globalsecurity.org Cambodia Navy history; Khmer National Navy order-of-battle compilations (Ream Naval Base sections)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Secondary accounts of U.S. military assistance to the Khmer Republic describe the Khmer National Navy operating a single floating drydock - including a 'newly overhauled floating drydock at the Ream Naval Base' procured by 1974 - consistent with the NVR-documented December 1971 transfer of AFDL-11 to Khmer Republic custody.
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-20
- Study period
- 1971-1975
- Population
- Khmer National Navy dock crews and repair personnel, 1971-1975 (inferred)
- Limitations
- Unofficial secondary literature; the drydock in these accounts is never identified by hull number, so the linkage to AFDL-11 is circumstantial (one dock in inventory, one dock transferred). Does not establish the dock's station, condition, or fate after transfer, and contains no asbestos information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-afdl-11-afdl11-06
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[11]Batch-570 search ledger (this record): NHHC/DANFS coverage check; Naval Vessel Register detail and inactive-vessel lists; NavSource archive; NAVSEA MARMC class page; shipbuilding-history tables; CourtListener API v4 and web UI; MARAD ShipHistory; NARA ship-plan index; Khmer National Navy secondary literature [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-afdl-11-afdl11-01 through sl-uss-afdl-11-afdl11-10
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, museum/naval-document asbestos statement, or docketed case naming AFDL-11 or AFD-11 was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). No DANFS entry exists for this unnamed service craft. CourtListener hull-name and hull-number searches were rate-limited at research date (HTTP 429, ~2.9-hour reset; web UI HTTP 403) - the litigation check is logged as blocked, not as a verified negative; a general web search for the hull designation in litigation context surfaced no qualifying case.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-20
- Study period
- 2026-09-20
- Limitations
- Absence of a located public record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard - era-consistent materials are plausible for a 1944 steel craft, and the dock spent its final four-plus years under foreign custody where no public record trail exists. The blocked CourtListener search leaves the litigation surface incompletely verified. Does not establish that asbestos is or is not present, nor any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-afdl-11-afdl11-07