Evidence
14 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-14).
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[1]research packet dv-packet.md (4 sources cited) [nhhc_danfs]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED (identity facts corroborated by independent secondaries and a
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-albemarle-av5-pkt-dv-packet-md
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[2]DANFS, 'Albemarle III (AV-5)' entry, Naval History and Heritage Command (live NHHC URL returns 404 - verbatim text verified via Internet Archive Wayback capture 20251209082548 and the HyperWar Foundation transcription at ibiblio.org) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS 'Albemarle III (AV-5)' entry, full body text + spec block (Wayback 20251209082548); mirror https://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/ships/dafs/AV/av5.html
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NHHC/DANFS records: laid down 12 Jun 1939 at Camden, N.J., by New York Shipbuilding Corp.; launched 13 Jul 1940; commissioned Philadelphia Navy Yard 20 Dec 1940, Comdr. Henry M. Mullinnix in command (spec block: 8,761 t; 527'4" x 69'3" x 21'11"; 19.7 kts; cpl. 1,195; 4x5", 8x.50-cal; cl. Curtiss). WWII: Support Force tender Argentia/Reykjavik 1941-42 incl. VP-52 searches during the Bismarck episode; transport/tender circuit - Canal Zone, Galapagos, Caribbean, Brazil, Casablanca, British Isles 1942-45; availabilities Boston NY (1942, 1943, 1944) and Norfolk NY; flagship ComAirLant 25 Feb 1945; post-VE troop lifts from Avonmouth. Operation Crossroads laboratory/base ship (Bikini/Kwajalein, May-Aug 1946); Operation Sandstone laboratory ship (Eniwetok, Mar-May 1948). Decommissioned 14 Aug 1950 at New York Naval Shipyard, berthed Brooklyn (New York Group, Atlantic Reserve Fleet). Withdrawn 6 Feb 1956 for P6M Seamaster conversion (SCB-134) at Philadelphia NSY; recommissioned 21 Oct 1957; P6M cancelled; out of commission in reserve 21 Oct 1960; MARAD custodial care James River; stricken NVR 1 Sep 1962; MARAD transferred ship back to Navy 7 Aug 1964 for conversion to floating aeronautical maintenance facility for helicopters; renamed/reclassified Corpus Christi Bay (T-ARVH-1) 27 Mar 1965; converted at Charleston Naval Shipyard (seaplane ramp removed; 50x150-ft helipad over built-up shop block; two 20-ton cranes); transferred to MSC 11 Jan 1966; Capt. Harry Anderson, crew of 129, plus Army 1st Transportation Corps Battalion (Seaborne) 308 technicians under Lt. Col. Harry O. Davis; operated out of Cam Ranh Bay 1966; declared excess by MSC; ready reserve at Corpus Christi; stricken 31 Dec 1974; sold 17 Jul 1975 to Brownsville (Texas) Steel and Salvage, Inc., scrapped.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 1939-1975
- Population
- Ship's company ~1,195 wartime; embarked squadron/transport personnel; MSC civilian crew 129 + Army 308 (ARVH era)
- Limitations
- Primary Navy historical entry - authoritative for service history, custody chain, and disposal. Contains no asbestos or materials information; supports no asbestos claim. Live NHHC page 404s (standing link rot, cf. BATCH-01); Wayback capture 20251209082548 and the HyperWar transcription carry the verbatim NHHC text.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-albemarle-av5-01
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[3]U.S. Maritime Administration, ShipHistory database - ALBEMARLE (AV-5), Ship History Detail 93, incl. scanned Reserve Fleet Ship Particulars card (MA-383, card image 93_170AF.jpg) [marad_nrc]
- Locator
- ShipHistory Detail 93 registry block + milestones; card image https://vesselhistory.marad.dot.gov/cards/93_170AF.jpg
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- MARAD registry: Year Built 1940; Shipyard New York Shipbuilding Corporation; General Type Naval Auxiliary; Specific Type 'AV Seaplane Tender'; length 527.30 ft; gross tons 7,360; fate 'Transferred - U.S. Govt.'; milestones - Entry/Acquisition 10/26/1960 ('CORPUS CHRISTI BAY' noted), Disposition 11/1/1963 '90 DAY LOAN TO ARMY', Withdrawal 11/1/1963. Scanned status card (MA-383) reads: Albemarle AV-5, Turbine Seaplane Tender, James River fleet; entered 26 Oct 1960 1445 hrs EST; title Navy, temporary custody, reimbursable; 'Marad Title Sept. 1, 1962'; withdrawn 1 Nov 1963 1140 hrs EST, reason 'Army - 90-day loan basis. To be tested as floating maintenance aeronautical facility. See Army letter Oct. 16, 1963, Marad reply Oct. 21, 1963'; 'Ltr to Navy Aug. 7, 1964 from GRGriffiths - Off loan to Army Aug. 7, 1964 and simultaneously assigned to Navy (P.T.)'; specs LOA 527'4", DWT 4539, trial speed 19.7 kts, passengers Off. 160 Enl. 1035; limiting displacement 14,079 t (max load), light 9,090 t; 'Navy preservation' notes reference Marad letter Apr 15 1960 and Navy letters Apr 22 / May 15 1960.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 1960-1964
- Population
- James River Reserve Fleet caretakers (1960-63); Charleston Army Depot evaluation workforce (1963-64)
- Limitations
- Authoritative MARAD custody record confirming the 1960 James River entry (Navy title retained until striking), the 1963 Army 90-day loan, and the 7 Aug 1964 Navy transfer. Handwritten card entries partially legible; card 'breadth' field reads 19'3" - a clerical artifact vs the documented 69'3" beam (the MARAD web record for AV-5 likewise mis-keys beam as 19.30 ft). Contains no asbestos, materials, or condition-survey information; supports no asbestos claim.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-albemarle-av5-02
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[4]U.S. Maritime Administration, ShipHistory database - CORPUS CHRISTI BAY (T-ARVH-1), Ship History Detail 1107, incl. scanned cards 1107_2009AF.jpg (MA-383) and 1107_AF.jpg (MA-20 Record of Ship Sales) [marad_nrc]
- Locator
- ShipHistory Detail 1107 registry block + milestones; card images https://vesselhistory.marad.dot.gov/cards/1107_2009AF.jpg and https://vesselhistory.marad.dot.gov/cards/1107_AF.jpg
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- MARAD registry: ex-ALBEMARLE (AV-5); Year Built 1940; Shipyard New York Shipbuilding Corporation; Specific Type 'ARV Aircraft Repair Ship'; length 529 ft; beam 69.25 ft; displacement 14,079 t summer / 8,671 t light; fate 'Sold - Scrap'; milestones - Entry/Acquisition 1/31/1975, Disposition 4/21/1976 'Scrap@BrnsvlSteel&Salvage', Withdrawal 4/21/1976. Scanned MA-383 card: 'CORPUS CHRISTI BAY (T-ARVH-1) ex-ALBEMARLE (AV-5)', Aircraft Repair Ship Helicopter, category 'Navy_ scrap', Beaumont fleet; entered 1-31-75 1030 CST; withdrawn 4-21-76 1435 CST, reason 'Sold for Scrap under PD-X-997, 7-17-75 to Brownsville Steel & Salvage, Inc. for $387,777.77'. Scanned MA-20 Record of Ship Sales: vessel PD-X-997 'CORPUS CHRISTI BAY (T-ARVH-1)', Navy Built Aircraft Repair; awarded to Brownsville Steel & Salvage, Inc., 7-17-75, purchase price $387,777.77; contract MA-8012; advertised under PD-X-997 dated 6-9-75, opened 7-11-75, under two conditions (1) NTU (2) SCRAP HULL - US; 'Award under condition (2) SCRAP HULL - US'; location Beaumont, Texas Resflt.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 1975-1976
- Population
- Beaumont NDRF caretakers (1975-76); Brownsville breaking-yard workers (1975-76)
- Limitations
- Authoritative MARAD disposal record - primary documentation of the sale price, buyer, contract, and custody exit. 'SCRAP HULL - US' sale condition confirms breaking in the United States; the physical breaking site is presumed Brownsville by buyer identity but not separately documented. Contains no asbestos, materials, or hazmat-condition information; supports no asbestos claim.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-albemarle-av5-03
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[5]Naval Historical Center, Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons, Vol. 2 (1999), Appendix 5 'Seaplane Tenders' - Albemarle entry (official NHHC publication; NHHC PDF at history.navy.mil 404s, full volume scanned at Internet Archive) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANAS Vol. 2, Appendix 5 (seaplane tender listing, AV-5 row + footnote); NHHC PDF https://www.history.navy.mil/content/dam/nhhc/research/histories/naval-aviation/dictionary-of-american-naval-aviation-squadrons-volume-2/pdfs/Appen5.pdf (live fetch 404 on 2026-09-26)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Official NHHC reference appendix confirms the redesignation chronology: 'Albemarle ... 20 Dec 1940 ... T-ARVH 1 ... 11 Jan 1966 ... Stricken 31 Dec 1974.' Footnote: 'Albemarle was decommissioned on 21 Oct 1960 and stricken from the Naval Vessel Register on 1 Sep 1962 and placed in the custody of the Maritime Administration James River Fleet. However, she was transferred back to the Navy on 7 Aug 1964 for conversion to a floating aeronautical maintenance facility for helicopters. On 27 March 1965 Albemarle was renamed Corpus Christi Bay and redesignated T-ARVH 1. On 11 Jan 1966 she was transferred to the Military Sealift Command (MSC). She was eventually taken out of service by MSC and stricken.'
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 1940-1974
- Limitations
- Official NHHC publication confirming dates and designations; adds no operational detail beyond DANFS and no asbestos or materials information; supports no asbestos claim.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-albemarle-av5-04
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[6]Shipscribe U.S. Navy auxiliary ships data sheets - 'USNS Corpus Christi Bay (ARVH 1) Class' and 'USS Curtiss (AV-4) Class' pages (Stephen S. Roberts compilations from Navy registers, SCB design files, MARAD records, and named secondary sources); plus period Army Aviation Magazine coverage reprinted at armyaviationmagazine.com (unit figures and decorations) [other_primary]
- Locator
- https://shipscribe.com/usnaux2/ARVH/ARVH01.html (class notes, construction/disposition tables, ship notes); https://shipscribe.com/usnaux/AV/AV04.html (AV-4 class design notes, SCB-134 history, ship notes)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Ship-design compilation naming this hull: AV-5 ordered 14 Oct 1938 (FY 1939 program; SecNav directed construction 20 Jul 1938) to the AV-4 contract plans with enlarged hangar; keel 12 Jun 1939, launch 13 Jul 1940, commissioned 20 Dec 1940. SCB Project 134 conversion for the P6M Seamaster at NSY Philadelphia - withdrawn from reserve 6 Feb 1956; recommissioned 21 Oct 1957 after first-phase stern reconfiguration (recovery ramp and servicing boom never installed); second conversion period Apr-Jul 1958; CNO limited further work to plating over the stern well 29 Jul 1959. Project FLAT TOP (ARVH): MARAD custody to Army 1 Nov 1963 on 90-day loan (tested at Charleston Army Depot); MARAD permanently transferred ship to Navy 7 Aug 1964; $11M conversion award 1964 at NSY Charleston; reinstated NVR 27 Mar 1965 as CORPUS CHRISTI BAY (T-ARVH 1); undocked 29 Jun 1965; machinery dock trials late Jul 1965; INSURV 5 Jan 1966; to MSTS 11 Jan 1966; conversion/trials complete 12 Jan 1966; arrived Corpus Christi 22 Jan 1966; departed 18 Feb, arrived Cam Ranh Bay 2 Apr 1966; Vietnam operations Cam Ranh Bay / Vung Tau / Qui Nhon / Da Nang through 1972; returned Corpus Christi 19 Dec 1972; cracked hull in typhoon during Operation Hula Hoop 1973 (emergency repairs Tahiti); out of service 1973. Period Army Aviation coverage adds unit figures: the ship 'put in six years off the coast of South Vietnam'; the embarked 1st Transportation Corps Battalion (Aircraft Maintenance Depot) (Seaborne) overhauled or repaired ~300,000 aviation components with acquisition value over $22,000,000 and earned four Meritorious Unit Commendations; 2nd Transportation Battalion (Seaborne) formed 7 Oct 1966 and the two units rotated about every 12 months. MSC declared excess 11 Nov 1974; stricken 31 Dec 1974; entered Beaumont NDRF 31 Jan 1975; sold by MARAD 17 Jul 1975 to Brownsville Steel & Salvage; to buyer 21 Apr 1976. Machinery line: 'NYSB Parsons turbines, 2 screws', 12,000 HP; ARVH accommodations 129 MSTS civilians / 380 Army soldiers.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 1938-1976
- Population
- Charleston NSY conversion workforce (1964-66); Philadelphia NSY conversion workforce (1956-58); MSC/Army shipboard complement (1966-72)
- Limitations
- Compiled secondary transcription of official Navy register, SCB design, and MARAD records, not the registers themselves - the ARVH-1 page states its class notes rest primarily on secondary sources; figures used where consistent with DANFS and the MARAD cards. Header accommodation figure (380 Army) conflicts with DANFS (308 technicians) - discrepancy flagged in gaps. Contains no asbestos information; documents events, not materials.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-albemarle-av5-05
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[7]Consolidated era/design inference - documented machinery and rebuild events for this hull (DANFS; shipscribe AV-4 class machinery row and ARVH-1 conversion notes) [other_primary]
- Locator
- shipscribe AV-4 class machinery/construction rows; DANFS availability and conversion narrative; MARAD custody cards
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Era/design inference: this hull was built 1939-40 as a steam-turbine Navy auxiliary (New York Shipbuilding Parsons-type geared turbines, 12,000 shp, twin screws; four Babcock & Wilcox oil-fired boilers per secondary spec blocks) - the machinery configuration for which boiler and fireroom insulation, main and auxiliary steam-line lagging, turbo-generator lagging, valve and flange gaskets, machinery packing, and accommodation joiner insulation of the period were commonly asbestos-containing. The hull's documented disturbance events - wartime availabilities at Norfolk and Boston navy yards, the 1956-58 Philadelphia NSY SCB-134 conversion, the 1964-66 Charleston NSY conversion that rebuilt the after body into shop spaces and a helipad, two reserve-fleet lay-ups (James River 1960-64; Beaumont 1975-76), and the 1975-76 breaking at Brownsville - are documented events whose asbestos scope is inference, not record.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 1939-1976
- Population
- New York Shipbuilding construction trades (1939-40); wartime crew; Norfolk/Boston/Philadelphia/Charleston yard workforces at documented availabilities and conversions; Beaumont NDRF caretakers; 1975-76 breaking-yard workers
- Limitations
- Inference from the documented machinery plant, construction era, and rebuild events - NOT a hull materials record. No survey, specification, insulation schedule, or abatement record naming AV-5/T-ARVH-1 was located; establishes no asbestos content, quantity, location, individual exposure, or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-albemarle-av5-06
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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 program era bracketing this hull's 1939-40 construction - and that wartime demand drove unprecedented asbestos utilization in shipbuilding.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 1940s era documented; article 1987
- Population
- WWII shipyard workers and ship crews (class context)
- Limitations
- Program/era-level scholarly documentation of asbestos use in WWII shipbuilding generally; does not name this vessel or class and does not establish that asbestos was or remained aboard this hull, nor quantity, location, condition, exposure, or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-albemarle-av5-07
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[9]Fleischer, W.E., Viles, F.J. Jr., Gade, R.L., and Drinker, P., 'A health survey of pipe covering operations in constructing naval vessels,' J Ind Hyg Toxicol 28(1):9-16 (Jan 1946), PMID 21016030 [other_primary]
- Locator
- PubMed record PMID 21016030; article pp. 9-16 (pipe covering material section)
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- The U.S. Maritime Commission-commissioned industrial-hygiene survey of WWII pipe-covering operations at Navy yards and contract yards documented that 'an important ingredient of pipe covering material used on U.S. Navy vessels is amosite' - i.e., asbestos insulation was standard material in naval-vessel construction of this hull's era and type.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- survey ~1944-45; published 1946
- Population
- WWII pipe coverers and insulators at Navy and contract yards (era context)
- Limitations
- Era-level documentation of asbestos use in naval construction generally; does not name this vessel, class, or builder yard and establishes nothing about this hull's materials, condition, or any individual exposure. (The study's exculpatory 'not a dangerous occupation' conclusion has since been heavily criticized - see the 2026 critique at DOI 10.1177/10482911261446696.)
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-albemarle-av5-08
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[10]Hazel M. Ryder v. United States, 373 F.2d 73, 1968 A.M.C. 418 (4th Cir. 1967), No. 10745 - CourtListener opinion 274807 (per curiam, affirming E.D. Va. denial of recovery) [court_record]
- Locator
- Opinion text, district court findings quoted in per curiam; CourtListener cluster 274807
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- OTHER LITIGATION (non-asbestos), ship named in facts: Suits in Admiralty Act libel (46 U.S.C. § 781). On 12 Jun 1960 USS ALBEMARLE held a public 'open house' on the Rappahannock River off Deltaville, Va.; the Ryder party visited the ship ~45 minutes, then boarded moored Navy seaplane LM-11, where libelant fell and was injured stepping from her yacht to the plane. District court denied recovery; Fourth Circuit affirmed per curiam - the crew's invitation (dinner for beer) was 'irregular and unauthorized,' so the boarding was inimical to the government's interest. The vessel itself was the open-house host, not the alleged negligent instrumentality.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- incident 1960; opinion 1967
- Population
- Public visitors at ship open house (12 Jun 1960)
- Limitations
- Personal-injury admiralty claim arising from boarding a seaplane, not the ship; no asbestos allegation, product identification, or exposure finding. Classified other litigation - the ship's only exact-name opinion hit in the CourtListener corpus.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-albemarle-av5-09
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[11]Miller v. U.S.N.S. Corpus Christi Bay, Military Sealift Command, United States, 532 F.2d 751 (4th Cir. 1976), No. 75-1476, and Miller v. U.S.N.S. Corpus Christi Bay, 566 F.2d 1173 (4th Cir. 1977), No. 76-2245 - summary affirmances of the E.D.N.C. [court_record]
- Locator
- 532 F.2d 751 (4th Cir. 1976); 566 F.2d 1173 and 1174 (4th Cir. 1977) - reporter table entries; Justia F2/532/751/99442 and F2/566/1173/399679
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- OTHER LITIGATION (non-asbestos), vessel named in caption: two Fourth Circuit summary affirmances (published 'AFFIRMED' disposition entries) in an admiralty case styling the ship 'U.S.N.S. Corpus Christi Bay' with the Military Sealift Command and the United States as defendants, out of the Eastern District of North Carolina - the first 1 Apr 1976 (docket 75-1476), the second 1 Dec 1977 (docket 76-2245, decided alongside companion entry 566 F.2d 1174 'U.S.N.S. Corpus Christi Bay'). The vessel-in-caption styling indicates an in-rem or Suits in Admiralty/Public Vessels Act action; the underlying claim is not retrievable in free sources and no asbestos allegation is identified.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 1975-1977 litigation
- Limitations
- Summary affirmances without published reasoning; underlying claim type unconfirmed in accessible sources (admiralty tort presumed from caption styling). Not an asbestos case; no exposure or product finding. Dockets predate RECAP; opinions absent from the CourtListener corpus - citations verified via F.2d reporter records (Justia/exa mirrors).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-albemarle-av5-10
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[12]Board of Veterans' Appeals, Citation Nr 0125016, Decision 10/22/2001, Docket 00-04 058 ( Newark RO appeal) [other_primary]
- Locator
- BVA 0125016 text: Introduction, Findings of Fact, 'served aboard the USS ALBEMARLE' and deck-log-summary passages
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- OTHER CLAIM (non-asbestos), ship named in administrative record: BVA decision on a veteran's claim for service connection for skin cancer as secondary to ionizing radiation; service personnel records showed service aboard USS ALBEMARLE (active duty Aug 1941 - Mar 1949), and the National Association of Atomic Veterans reported the ship's Operation Crossroads participation based on a DNA fact sheet and 'a deck log summary for the USS ALBEMARLE.' The veteran described being aboard ship on the main deck ~5 miles from ground zero at the July 1946 Bikini test and entering the lagoon area hours later. Board held skin cancer was not incurred in service and denied the claim.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- claim 1988-2001; service 1941-1949
- Population
- Operation Crossroads embarked technical staff and crew (1946)
- Limitations
- Radiological claim, not asbestos - no asbestos exposure, product, or shipboard-condition finding. Classified other litigation; noted here because it (a) names the hull in an adjudicated federal record and (b) confirms Navy deck-log summaries for this ship exist in the claims evidence stream (archival lead).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-albemarle-av5-11
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[13]Batch-3042 search ledger (this record): DANFS via Wayback + HyperWar mirror; MARAD ShipHistory Details 93/1107 + three status-card scans; NHHC DANAS v2 App. 5; shipscribe AV-4/ARVH-1 pages; CourtListener API v4 opinion+docket sweeps; VA BVA index via va.gov; indexed-web litigation checks; NARA record-group guides [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-albemarle-av5-01 through sl-uss-albemarle-av5-13
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, court finding, or docketed asbestos case naming USS Albemarle / AV-5 / USNS Corpus Christi Bay / T-ARVH-1 was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). CourtListener: exact phrase 'USS Albemarle' -> 1 opinion (Ryder, 1967, other litigation); '"Albemarle" asbestos ship OR vessel OR navy' -> 65 opinions, all name collisions (Albemarle Corp./Albemarle Paper Mfg./Ethyl Corp. successor, Albemarle County, unrelated plaintiffs); '"Corpus Christi Bay" ship' -> 28 opinions, all geographic (bay) collisions; '"ARVH" OR "T-ARVH"' -> 1 collision (Idaho Power); '"Corpus Christi Bay"' dockets -> 52, all Corpus Christi city/geographic. VA BVA index via va.gov: one ship-named decision located, radiological (BVA 0125016). A 2002 vpnavy.org notice-board post asserts a crewmember's 2001 mesothelioma death after 1958-60 service aboard - unverifiable, excluded source class (forum), logged as a lead only. Law-firm marketing ship lists (mesotheliomahelp.org seaplane-tender page names the hull class) assert era-typical asbestos content without primary support - excluded source class.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 2026-09-26
- Limitations
- Absence of a located public record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard - a 1940 steam auxiliary with two major yard rebuilds, two NDRF lay-ups, and a 1975-76 breaking is era-consistent with asbestos-containing materials and disturbance events. Does not establish presence or absence; does not establish or defeat any exposure claim or legal eligibility. CourtListener coverage completed under fleet pacing (one docket and one hull-designator query initially blocked, then completed; no query abandoned).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-albemarle-av5-12
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[14]NARA Guide to Federal Records: RG 24 (Bureau of Naval Personnel - Navy deck logs), RG 19 (Bureau of Ships / Bureau of Construction and Repair records), RG 181 (Records of Naval Districts and Shore Establishments - Charleston NSY), RG 357 (Records of the Maritime Administration); MARAD ShipHistory status-card scans for this hull [other_primary]
- Locator
- https://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/024.html ; /groups/019.html ; /groups/181.html ; /groups/357.html ; https://vesselhistory.marad.dot.gov/ShipHistory/Detail/93 and /Detail/1107 (status-card scans)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Archival leads (not retrieved - requires research-room or reproduction order; no spend authorized): Navy deck logs for USS Albemarle 1940-1960 and USNS Corpus Christi Bay 1966-1973 (RG 24, NARA College Park - a deck-log summary for this ship is cited inside BVA decision 0125016, confirming logs exist in the adjudication record); BuC&R/BuShips records incl. AV-4/AV-5 contract plans (shared class plans per shipscribe), Booklet of General Plans, and SCB Project 134 files (RG 19); Charleston Naval Shipyard records covering the 1964-66 Project FLAT TOP conversion work package (RG 181, NARA Atlanta - the most promising construction-era hazmat lead: a full-depth after-body rebuild of a 1940 steam hull); Philadelphia NSY SCB-134 conversion records (RG 181); MARAD/NDRF custody files for the James River lay-up (1960-64), the 1963 Army loan test at Charleston Army Depot, and the PD-X-997/MA-8012 sale file (RG 357).
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 1939-1976 records
- Limitations
- Record-group mapping only - no box-level retrieval performed; existence of asbestos-specific documents for this hull is unknown until surveyed in person. Nothing in this row is an asbestos finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-albemarle-av5-13