Evidence
10 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-10).
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[1]DANFS, 'Albatross' IV (AM-71/IX-171) - official NHHC entry text via hazegray transcription mirror (live history.navy.mil page returns 404 across URL patterns this session; standing link rot, same as BATCH-01/1205/1242/1400) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS 'Albatross' IV entry, specifications block + service narrative (losthistory.net/hazegray/danfs/mine/am71.htm)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Official DANFS record for this hull: 'a diesel-powered trawler built for the Red Diamond Trawling Corp.' (spec block: AM-71, dp. 465; l. 132'4"; b. 24'; dr. 12'1"; s. 10 k.; cpl. 40; a. 1 3"; cl. Albatross). Laid down as Illinois 25 October 1930 at Bath, Maine, by Bath Iron Works; launched 19 March 1931; acquired by the Navy 9 August 1940; renamed Albatross 14 August 1940; commissioned at the Boston Navy Yard 8 November 1940, Lt. Lysle E. Ellis in command. Converted for naval service as a minesweeper by the General Ship & Engine Works, Boston; assigned to the 5th Naval District. May 1941 sailed to Bermuda (Port Royal Bay, 9 May) operating there until 15 August; then Norfolk and minesweeping in the Hampton Roads area; 12 December 1941 to Newfoundland, arriving Argentia 23 December. Departed 4 January 1942 with Linnet (AM-76) to join a British convoy for Iceland; heavy weather forced diversion to Londonderry (16 January); sustained minor damage; sent to Iceland via northern Scotland, the Orkneys, Shetlands, and Faroes; returned to the U.S. July 1942, Boston Navy Yard. Escorted a convoy to Greenland arriving 21 October 1942; struck an iceberg 7 January 1943 (minor damage), then ice-pack-bound until 12 January; touched Newfoundland 3 February, Boston 8 February, Norfolk 11 February; a month's overhaul; then operations out of Nova Scotia where on 11 April she was struck by another ship, returning to Boston for a drydock period; then resumed Greenland convoy duty. First six months of 1944 moored at Narsarssuak, Greenland, awaiting main-engine spare parts while providing repairs and services to other ships; redesignated IX-171 on 1 June 1944; arrived Boston 14 July; reported to the 1st Naval District for inactivation; decommissioned 11 September 1944; struck 23 September 1944; transferred to the Maritime Commission 15 November 1944, resuming the name Illinois - 'no record of her subsequent career has been found.'
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1930-1944
- Population
- Bath Iron Works construction workforce (1930-31); General Ship & Engine Works conversion workforce (1940-41); Boston Navy Yard commissioning/availability workforces (1940-44); ship's company 1940-1944 (complement 40); Norfolk-area overhaul workforce (Feb-Mar 1943); Boston drydock workforce (Apr-May 1943); Narsarssuak personnel serviced 1944; Boston inactivation workforce (Jul-Sep 1944)
- Limitations
- DANFS documents identity, builder, dates, and service narrative - not materials or asbestos content. Does not name the performing facilities for the February-March 1943 Norfolk-area overhaul, the April-May 1943 Boston 'drydock period,' or the July-September 1944 Boston inactivation (Boston Navy Yard plausible, unverified); does not name the ship that struck her on 11 April 1943; gives no disposal detail beyond the 15 November 1944 MC transfer. Live NHHC URL 404s this session (albatross.html, albatross-i/ii/iv.html, albatross-am-71.html all 404); the verbatim hazegray mirror is cited. Text carries minor transcription garbles ('vies', 'resumed to the United States').
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-albatross-am71-01
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[2]NavSource Online: Mine Warfare Vessel Photo Archive - Albatross (IX 171) ex-AM-71, file 11/02071 (Wayback capture 2021-06-18; live navsource.org fetch fails this session, same as batches 1205/1242/1400) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource file 11/02071 (Wayback 20210618214350): header chronology, spec block, CO list, NH 89211 photo credit, disposal lines incl. the 1 Jan 1949 NVR note
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource per-hull record: 'Albatross Class Minesweeper'; laid down 25 October 1930 as the steel hull trawler Illinois by Bath Iron Works, Bath, ME, for the Red Diamond Trawling Corp.; launched 19 March 1931; delivered 30 March 1931; acquired by the Navy 9 August 1940; renamed Albatross 14 August 1940; conversion to a minesweeper began 6 September 1940 by the General Ship and Engine Works of East Boston, MA; commissioned USS Albatross (AM 71) 8 November 1940 at the Boston Navy Yard; 'Conversion completed 8 November 1941'; reclassified Unclassified Miscellaneous Auxiliary IX-171, 1 June 1944; decommissioned 11 September 1944; struck from the Naval Register 23 September 1944; transferred to the Maritime Commission 15 November 1944 and renamed Illinois; 'Naval Vessel Register of 1 January 1949 lists plan for transfer to the War Shipping Administration as November 1945'; 'Sold in 1946 to Norway. Fate unknown.' Spec block: 510 t.; 147'5"; 25'; 12'; 13 kts.; one 3"/50 dual-purpose gun mount; one 550-shp Fairbanks-Morse diesel engine, one shaft. Call sign Nan-Easy-George-Oboe. Six commanding officers listed: LT Lysle Elbert Ellis USN (USNA '22) 8 Nov 1940-Sep 1941; LT Bruce W. Evans USNR Sep 1941-Aug 1942; LT Duane R. Stoneleigh USNR Aug-Sep 1942; LT John Franklin Nelson USNR Sep 1942-Apr 1943; LT William A. Jewett USNR Apr 1943-Aug 1944; LT Frank O. Elliott USNR Aug 1944-11 Sep 1944. Photo credit cites NHHC photo NH 89211.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1930-1946
- Population
- Ship's company 1940-1944; conversion workforce at General Ship & Engine Works (1940-41); Boston Navy Yard personnel
- Limitations
- Specialist secondary compilation - detailed but non-official. Spec block conflicts with the DANFS block on every dimension (510 t/147'5"/25'/12'/13 kts vs DANFS 465/132'4"/24'/12'1"/10 kts) - carried unmerged in ev-08. 'Conversion completed 8 November 1941' appears only here - a full year after commissioning; plausible for a working conversion but corroborated by no other source consulted. 'Sold in 1946 to Norway' + 'Fate unknown' is consistent with Colton's 'To Norway 1946' disposition but names no buyer or subsequent identity. Photo captions are compiler-supplied; NH 89211 is the authoritative anchor. No materials content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-albatross-am71-02
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[3]Shipbuilding History (Tim Colton compilation), 'Bath Iron Works, Bath ME' yard table - hull no. 142 Illinois row [other_primary]
- Locator
- Bath Iron Works yard table, rows '142 | 230576 | Illinois | Red Diamond Trawler Co. | Trawler | 299 | 30-Mar-31 | To Norway 1946' and '143 | 230604 | Maine' (shipbuildinghistory.com/shipyards/large/bath.htm)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Yard-table row for this hull: BIW hull no. 142; U.S. Official No. 230576; original name Illinois; original owner 'Red Diamond Trawler Co.'; type Trawler; 299 GT; delivered 30-Mar-31; disposition 'To Norway 1946' - independent corroboration of builder, merchant identity (Official Number matching NavalCoverMuseum), delivery date, original owner (name-variant 'Trawler Co.' vs DANFS 'Trawling Corp.'), and the post-Navy Norwegian disposition. Adjacent row is the sister: BIW hull no. 143, O.N. 230604, Maine, Red Diamond Trawler Co., Trawler, 256 GT, delivered 18-Apr-31, 'Later Bluebird 1940, Rytter 1946, Trane 1952, Stokkvik 1955, Basto 1957, scrapped 1970' - the Norwegian ownership chain documented for the sister but absent for Illinois.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1930-1946
- Population
- Bath Iron Works construction workforce (1930-31); merchant crews of Illinois (1931-40)
- Limitations
- Compiler's yard table, secondary - consistent with DANFS/NavSource on builder and dates. No keel/launch dates in the row (DANFS supplies them). '299 GT' is a gross-tonnage measure not directly comparable to displacement figures (465 DANFS / 510 NavSource / 458 HyperWar) - convention differences carried in ev-08. 'To Norway 1946' corroborates NavSource but identifies no buyer or flag name. Owner name 'Red Diamond Trawler Co.' vs DANFS 'Red Diamond Trawling Corp.' - minor variant, both carried. No materials content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-albatross-am71-03
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[4]NavalCoverMuseum wiki, 'ALBATROSS IX 171' - name/designation chronology and postmark record [other_primary]
- Locator
- navalcovermuseum.org/wiki/ALBATROSS_IX_171 - names/designations section; Locy Type 3z 1944-05-02 'As AM-71'
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Chronology record for this hull: keel laid 25 October 1930 as steel-hull trawler by Bath Iron Works, Bath, ME; launched 19 March 1931; 'ILLINOIS (Commercial Service): Delivered March 30 1931 to Red Diamond Trawling Corp of Boston. Official Number: 230576. Sold c1937 to Booth Fisheries Company, Boston, MA. Acquired U.S. Navy August 9 1940. Renamed August 14 1940. Converted to Minesweeper (AM) September 6 1940.'; 'USS ALBATROSS AM-71: Commissioned November 8 1940'; 'USS ALBATROSS IX-171: Reclassified Unclassified Miscellaneous Auxiliary (IX) June 1 1944. Decommissioned September 11 1944. Struck from Naval Register September 23 1944.'; 'ILLINOIS (U.S. Maritime Commission): Transferred to Maritime Commission November 15 1944. Original name restored. Sold to Norway in 1946. Fate unknown.' A Locy Type 3z postmark dated 1944-05-02 survives 'As AM-71'.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1930-1946
- Population
- Merchant crews under Red Diamond (1931-c.1937) and Booth Fisheries (c.1937-1940) ownership
- Limitations
- Collector-community wiki - secondary compilation; useful for the merchant ownership chain (Official No. 230576; Red Diamond Trawling Corp 1931 -> Booth Fisheries c.1937) which reconciles the Wikipedia 'delivered to Booth Fisheries' compression: the hull was built FOR Red Diamond and only later sold to Booth. The 'c1937' sale date and the Booth ownership are unverified by a primary document. Postmark evidence confirms the ship's post office operated under AM-71 into May 1944. No materials content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-albatross-am71-04
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[5]HyperWar/ibiblio transcription of 'Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945' - 'US Navy Unclassified Vessels (IX)' index, IX-171 Albatross row [other_primary]
- Locator
- ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/ships/ships-ix.html - IX table row 'IX-171 Albatross 1944 458 Converted from Minesweeper AM-71'
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Wartime-era official index entry for this hull: 'IX-171 | Albatross | 1944 | 458 | Converted from Minesweeper AM-71' - corroborates the 1944 IX reclassification and the AM-71-to-IX-171 lineage from a period Navy publication. The 458-ton figure is a fourth displacement variant (465 DANFS / 510 NavSource / 299 GT Colton).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1944
- Limitations
- Index-row corroboration only - one line, no narrative; HyperWar is a transcription host, the underlying publication is the wartime official 'Ships of the U.S. Navy' series. The 458 t. figure conflicts with the other published figures - convention/edition differences carried in ev-08. No materials content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-albatross-am71-05
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[6]Consolidated era/design inference - documented propulsion plant (NavSource spec block: one 550-shp Fairbanks-Morse diesel engine, one shaft; DANFS calls her 'a diesel-powered trawler') applied to 1930-31 construction-era and 1940-41 conversion-era marine materials practice [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource spec block (propulsion); DANFS ('diesel-powered trawler'; 1943 Norfolk overhaul, Apr 1943 Boston drydock, Jul-Sep 1944 Boston inactivation, 1944 Narsarssuak repair role); NavSource/Colton (conversion yard and dates)
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Era/design inference: this hull is a 1931-built steel fishing trawler powered by diesel - no boilers, no steam plant, no steam distribution piping - so the boiler-casing/fireroom/steam-line lagging pathway that dominates steamship asbestos exposure did not exist aboard this vessel. Era-typical asbestos applications for a diesel vessel of her period, and for the 1940-41 Navy minesweeper conversion at General Ship & Engine Works (East Boston): engine and exhaust-system insulation; gaskets and machinery packing; electrical insulation; fireproofing and compartment/joiner insulation; deck covering; winch and windlass brake linings. Her documented service adds exposure-relevant events where era materials would have been worked if present: the February-March 1943 Norfolk-area overhaul; the April-May 1943 Boston drydock period after the 11 April collision; the July-September 1944 Boston inactivation (stripped of military equipment); plus the Narsarssuak repair-and-services role January-June 1944 - but no work-order, specification, or material-schedule documentation was located for any of them.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1930-1946
- Population
- Bath Iron Works trades (1930-31); General Ship & Engine Works conversion trades (1940-41); Boston Navy Yard workforces (1940, 1942-44 availabilities); Norfolk-area overhaul workforce (Feb-Mar 1943); Boston drydock workforce (Apr-May 1943); ship's company 1940-1944 (cpl. 40); Boston inactivation workforce (Jul-Sep 1944); merchant crews pre-1940 and post-1944 Norwegian-phase crews (undocumented)
- Limitations
- Inference from documented design, machinery type, construction era, and documented activities - NOT a hull materials record. No survey, specification, or material schedule naming AM-71/IX-171/Illinois/O.N. 230576 was located; establishes no asbestos content, quantity, location, condition, or individual exposure. Diesel propulsion makes the era inference materially weaker than for steam minesweepers - less installed insulation mass overall. The repair, overhaul, conversion, and inactivation events are documented activities, not documented material disturbances. Does not establish or defeat any claim.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-albatross-am71-06
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[7]GAO, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (Oct 18, 1979) [gao]
- Locator
- GAO product page HRD-80-2
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO documented that the Navy used asbestos insulation extensively aboard ships and did not begin substituting alternative insulation materials until the early 1970s - meaning every insulation installation aboard this hull (1930-31 construction, 1940-41 conversion, 1943 overhaul and drydock work, 1944 inactivation) predates the substitution era.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1979 report on earlier practice
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers and crews (program-level context)
- Limitations
- Program-level documentation; GAO fieldwork was at Long Beach and Norfolk Naval Shipyards decades after this hull was disposed of, and addresses Navy shipyard worker protection - not merchant-trawler construction or a small East Boston contract conversion yard. Supports era context for insulation practice at conversion and repair, not any fact specific to this hull; full text not retrieved (gao.gov returns 403 to automated fetches - product-page description used, same as BATCH-01/1205/1242/1400).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-albatross-am71-07
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[8]Batch-1422 search ledger (this record): NHHC DANFS (live 404 across patterns; hazegray mirror); NavSource (Wayback 20210618214350); Colton Bath Iron Works yard table; NavalCoverMuseum; HyperWar ships-ix index; NVR; MARAD ShipHistory; CourtListener API v4 (blocked); general web-index substitute; Wikipedia disambiguation (cross-check only, not cited) [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-albatross-am71-01 through sl-uss-albatross-am71-11
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, preservation record, or docketed asbestos case naming USS Albatross / AM-71 / IX-171 / M/V Illinois / O.N. 230576 was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). The CourtListener opinion-index sweep was attempted under authentication and blocked - the shared 2,800/day API quota was already exhausted before this batch's first query (HTTP 429, 'Expected available in 17405 seconds' ~4.8h stated backoff); the exact-name and hull-number queries were not retried rather than retrying into a ban - the litigation sweep is an open gap, NOT a negative result. A general web-index substitute surfaced only a generic roster listing on a mesothelioma marketing page (mesothelioma.com's minesweeper table lists 'USS Albatross | AM-71 | Albatross | 11/8/1940 | To Maritime Commission, 1944') - a name-list mention only, no hull-specific evidence, excluded as non-authoritative per batch rules.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 2026-09-22
- Limitations
- Absence of a located public record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard - the hull went to Maritime Commission disposal in November 1944 and reportedly to Norway in 1946 with whatever era material she carried. The litigation negative is weaker than a completed sweep: the CourtListener index was entirely quota-blocked this session, so 'no docketed case found' rests on the web-index substitute only; 'Albatross' is a high-collision name - seven U.S. Navy uses (1858 gunboat, 1882 research ship, SP-1003, AM-71, cancelled AM-391, AMS-1, MSC-289) plus the merchant Illinois and post-1946 Norwegian identity confound bare-name hits. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-albatross-am71-08
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[9]Specification, dimension, owner-name, conversion-date, and disposition conflicts, documented not resolved: DANFS (official) vs NavSource chronology/spec block vs Colton yard-table row vs NavalCoverMuseum vs HyperWar index row; Wikipedia cross-check [other_primary]
- Locator
- DANFS Albatross IV entry vs NavSource file 11/02071 header/spec/CO list vs Colton BIW row 142 vs NavalCoverMuseum ALBATROSS_IX_171 vs HyperWar ships-ix row; Wikipedia infobox cross-check
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Multiple sources conflict on this hull's details: (1) Dimensions/displacement - DANFS spec block 'dp. 465; l. 132'4"; b. 24'; dr. 12'1"' vs NavSource '510 t.; 147'5"; 25'; 12'' vs Colton '299 GT' vs HyperWar IX-index '458' - the DANFS and NavSource blocks differ on every figure (likely different measurement conventions or post-conversion vs as-built states); carried unmerged, DANFS quoted as the official block. (2) Speed - 10 kts (DANFS) vs 13 kts (NavSource). (3) Original owner naming - 'Red Diamond Trawling Corp.' (DANFS, NavSource, NavalCoverMuseum) vs 'Red Diamond Trawler Co.' (Colton) - minor variant. (4) Booth Fisheries - Wikipedia reads 'delivered on 30 March 1931 to the Booth Fisheries Company'; NavalCoverMuseum and Colton show the hull was built for Red Diamond and sold to Booth c.1937 - the Wikipedia delivery line is compressed/erroneous; NavalCoverMuseum's chain carried, 'c1937' unverified. (5) Conversion completion - 'Conversion completed 8 November 1941' (NavSource only; exactly one year after commissioning, uncorroborated). (6) Disposition - DANFS ends at the 15 Nov 1944 MC transfer ('no record of her subsequent career has been found'); NavSource adds 'Sold in 1946 to Norway. Fate unknown.' + a 'Naval Vessel Register of 1 January 1949' note listing a planned November 1945 WSA transfer; Colton 'To Norway 1946' - buyer, flag name, and breaking all undocumented. (7) Complement - 40 (DANFS only). (8) Propulsion - 'diesel-powered' (DANFS); 'one 550shp Fairbanks Morse diesel engine, one shaft' (NavSource only).
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1930-1946
- Limitations
- This row asserts the existence of the conflicts and the resolution rules applied (DANFS controls on dates/narrative; NavSource per-hull for machinery and conversion-completion flag; Colton for O.N./GT/disposal corroboration; NavalCoverMuseum for the ownership chain), not an independent adjudication. No primary document was located for the spec block, the 'c1937' Booth sale, the 8 Nov 1941 conversion-completion date, or the Norwegian buyer on either side.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-albatross-am71-09
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[10]Archival leads - NARA deck logs/muster rolls for AM-71/IX-171 (1940-1944); Bath Iron Works construction records for hull 142 (RG-era BIW records at Maine Maritime Museum / NARA); General Ship & Engine Works conversion job records (East Boston, 1940-41 - private yard records likely unlocated); Boston Navy Yard job records for the 1940 commissioning, 1942-44 availabilities, Apr-May 1943 drydock, and Jul-Sep 1944 inactivation (NARA RG 181 Boston field records); the 7 January 1943 iceberg strike and 11 April 1943 collision - damage reports/reports of proceedings; Narsarssuak/Greenland command records 1944; the Maritime Commission disposal file for the 15 November 1944 transfer and any 1946 Norway-sale paperwork; Norwegian registry records post-1946; NHHC photo NH 89211 [other_primary]
- Locator
- archives.gov RG 24/19/181 group guides; Maine Maritime Museum BIW collection; NHHC photo anchor NH 89211 surfaced via NavSource credit
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Archival leads (not retrieved - require research-room or reproduction order; no spend authorized; NARA catalog API requires a key this session, same constraint as batches 1173/1197/1205/1242/1400): (a) NARA deck logs and muster rolls for AM-71/IX-171 across 1940-1944 (personnel/operations records, not materials); (b) Bath Iron Works build records for hull 142 (BIW archival records are held at Maine Maritime Museum, Bath - plausible home of trawler construction detail); (c) General Ship & Engine Works conversion job records, East Boston 1940-41 (private yard; survival unknown) - the likeliest hull-level material documentation for the Navy conversion; (d) Boston Navy Yard job records (RG 181) for commissioning, the 1942-44 availabilities, the April-May 1943 drydock, and the July-September 1944 inactivation; (e) the 7 January 1943 iceberg strike and 11 April 1943 collision documentation - damage reports/reports of proceedings; (f) Greenland command records for the January-June 1944 Narsarssuak repair-services role; (g) the Maritime Commission disposal file for the 15 November 1944 transfer and any 1946 Norwegian-sale documents; (h) Norwegian registry for the post-1946 identity (buyer and fate undocumented); (i) NHHC photo NH 89211 (image content not reviewed this session).
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1930-1946 records
- Limitations
- Record-group mapping only - no box-level retrieval performed; existence of asbestos-specific documents for AM-71/IX-171/Illinois is unknown until surveyed in person. Muster rolls, deck logs, and action reports are personnel/operations records, not materials documentation. Nothing in this row is an asbestos finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-albatross-am71-10