Evidence
8 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-8).
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[1]DANFS, Amberjack II (SS-522), Vol. IA pp. 239-40 - construction, GUPPY II conversion, Atlantic Fleet service, Brazilian transfer (verbatim transcription; live NHHC page returned 404) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS service narrative and spec block
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Documented for this hull: the second Amberjack laid down 8 February 1944 at the Boston Navy Yard; launched 15 December 1944 (sponsor Mrs. Dina C. Lang); commissioned 4 March 1946, Comdr. William B. Parham. Shakedown West Indies/Gulf; SubRon 8 New London; November 1946 cruise above the Arctic Circle. Portsmouth (N.H.) Naval Shipyard January 1947 for extensive modifications - about a year undergoing 'Guppy' II conversion (hull and sail streamlined, additional batteries, snorkel). SubRon 4 Key West January 1948; transferred to newly established SubRon 12 July 1952. Home port changed to Charleston, S.C., August 1959; European deployments incl. NATO exercise and Portsmouth, England visit 1960, 6th Fleet May-Sep 1961, Mediterranean Jul-Nov 1964, three-month deployment Apr-Jul 1967, NATO exercise with British/Canadian/Dutch units 1969. Home port Key West 9 July 1970; last Mediterranean deployment 27 Nov 1972-30 Mar 1973. Decommissioned at Key West 17 October 1973, struck same day, transferred to the Brazilian Navy and commissioned as Ceara - still active in Brazilian service at end of 1984.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1944-1984
- Population
- Boston Navy Yard construction trades (1944-46); PNSY GUPPY II conversion trades (1947-48); crew (1946-73); Brazilian turnover crew (1973)
- Limitations
- Ship-specific history only; no asbestos or material content. Yard-period asbestos disturbance is era inference, not a per-hull record. Live NHHC DANFS page returned 404 on 2026-09-18; verbatim losthistory.net/hazegray transcription used (DANFS Vol. IA pp. 239-40). DANFS spec block labels this hull 'cl. Balao' and gives pennant '(S-12)' - both corrected/disputed per ev-03 and gaps.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-amberjack-ss522-01
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[2]NavSource Naval History, USS Amberjack (SS-522) page - register/disposition block (Wayback capture; live navsource.org unreachable) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource register/disposition block; naval.com.br NGB Ceará S-14 page; broseker.net transferred.htm
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NavSource disposition detail: decommissioned and simultaneously struck from the Naval Register 17 October 1973 at US Naval Submarine Base, Key West, FL; transferred (sold) under the Security Assistance Program to Brazil, renamed Ceara (S-14); final disposition 'fate unknown'. Brazilian secondary compilations fill the gap: NGB (naval.com.br) cites Aviso 0895 of 25 Sep 1973 and OD 0024/CEMA for the 17 Oct 1973 transfer ceremony at Key West, and Portaria 0862 of 21 Sep 1987 for Brazilian decommission; broseker.net transfer list (NVR/SIB/FS-derived) gives 'scrapped in Brazil 1990'; pt.wikipedia gives scrapped 1992.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1944-1992
- Population
- Brazilian crew (1973-87); register/disposal clerks
- Limitations
- Secondary compilations (NavSource, Bauer & Roberts Register-derived data; NGB citing Brazilian official orders; broseker transfer list); used for disposition/register details DANFS omits or truncates. Not official records themselves. Brazilian scrapping year varies 1990 vs 1992 across compilations - logged rather than resolved.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-amberjack-ss522-02
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[3]Cross-source pennant check: NavSource register block 'Ceara (S-14)'; NGB naval.com.br Submarino Ceará S-14 page citing Aviso 0895/1973 and Portaria 0862/1987; broseker.net 'Ceara (S 14)'; vs DANFS narrative '(S-12)' [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 08522 register block; naval.com.br/ngb/C/C067/C067.htm; broseker.net/babroseker/transferred.htm
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- CORRECTION: DANFS gives the Brazilian pennant as 'Ceara (S-12)'. NavSource, the Brazilian navy-history compilation NGB (citing Aviso 0895 of 25 Sep 1973 for the transfer), the NVR/SIB/FS-derived broseker transfer list, and pt.wikipedia all give Ceará (S-14). This record carries S-14; the DANFS '(S-12)' is documented here as a spec-text error rather than propagated.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1973-1987; sources checked 2026-09-18
- Population
- Brazilian crew (1973-87)
- Limitations
- NavSource/NGB/broseker are secondary compilations, though NGB cites the Brazilian ministerial order (Aviso 0895) directly. No Brazilian primary source retrieved; S-14 is the convergent mapping across four independent compilations. navalcovermuseum.org also carries the erroneous S-12, evidently DANFS-derived.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-amberjack-ss522-03
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[4]Era inference built on: DANFS spec block (diesel-electric drive); BuShips Ships' Data 1945 Vol. 1 submarine machinery tables (DERD drive, no boilers); shipyard-exposure-map documented asbestos product lists for Boston Naval Shipyard and Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (thermal insulation, lagging, gaskets, packing, block insulation) [other_primary]
- Locator
- DANFS spec block; BuShips SDB1945v1 submarine tables; shipyards.json product lists
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- A Tench-class diesel-electric fleet boat built at Boston Navy Yard 1944-46 and maintained through Navy-yard availabilities (Portsmouth NSY GUPPY II conversion 1947-48; periodic overhauls through 1973) sits inside the Navy's peak asbestos-use era; era-standard applications on diesel-electric boats (no boilers/steam plant) included diesel exhaust lagging, engine gaskets and packing, acoustic/thermal hull insulation, and galley/refrigeration equipment insulation. GUPPY conversion was an extensive interior rework that disturbed era insulation.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1944-1992
- Population
- Boston Navy Yard construction trades (1944-46); PNSY conversion trades (1947-48); crew (1946-73); Brazilian crew (1973-87) and disposal workers
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - no hull-specific insulation survey or material list located for this hull. Names era-standard applications on diesel-electric aux/hull systems, not confirmed installed materials. DANFS does not name the yards for the Charleston/Key West-era 'periodic overhauls.' No quantity; Brazilian-period and scrapping material condition undocumented.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-amberjack-ss522-04
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[5]GAO, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (Oct 18, 1979) [gao]
- Locator
- GAO product page HRD-80-2 (full text blocked, HTTP 403)
- 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 - covering all of this hull's service-era insulation events (1944-46 build; Portsmouth GUPPY II conversion 1947-48; availabilities through 1973).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1979
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers; asbestos program review
- Limitations
- Program-level documentation; supports era context only, not any fact specific to this hull. Full text not retrieved (gao.gov blocks automated fetch, HTTP 403) - content via product-page description.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-amberjack-ss522-05
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[6]Kase v. Metalclad Insulation Corp., Cal. Ct. App. (4th Dist.) 2021 (CourtListener opinions 4324658, 4332654) [court_record]
- Locator
- Opinion, specification-history discussion
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Court-documented era regime: the Navy's submarine insulation procurement specifications (SUBSAFE's MIL-I-24244 post-1963; predecessor BuShips practice before) covered asbestos-containing insulation for submarine construction and overhaul - the regime applicable to this hull's 1944-46 build, 1947-48 GUPPY II conversion, and service-era availabilities.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 2021 (opinion); regime 1950s-forward
- Population
- Navy submarine construction/maintenance trades
- Limitations
- This hull is not named in the opinion; documents the era spec regime only. Does not establish materials aboard this hull, exposure, causation, quantity, or eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-amberjack-ss522-06
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[7]Robbins v. Air & Liquid Systems Corp., Second Amended Complaint, ECF 37, M.D. Fla. 8:23-cv-01723 (2023) [court_record]
- Locator
- Robbins v. Air & Liquid Systems, M.D. Fla. 8:23-cv-01723, ECF 37
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Fleet-boat design-family context: the Second Amended Complaint in Robbins v. Air & Liquid Systems Corp. (M.D. Fla. 8:23-cv-01723, 2023) alleges a Navy engineman aboard USS Clamagore (SS-343) in 1960-63 was exposed while removing/replacing asbestos-containing products (gasket, refractory, castable, pipe-covering, insulating-cement, packing, spray materials per the complaint's general recital). Clamagore is a Balao-class sister design; the Tench class is a near-copy Balao derivative per the NPS Torsk NHL nomination.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1960-1963 alleged; 2023 filing
- Population
- Navy engineman (alleged), fleet-boat design family
- Limitations
- An unadjudicated pleading allegation about a different hull in the same design family - not evidence about this vessel. Names era-typical product categories only; establishes nothing ship-specific.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-amberjack-ss522-07
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[8]Batch-49 search ledger (this record): DANFS (hazegray verbatim transcription); NavSource-Wayback disposition data; NGB/broseker Brazilian cross-checks; CourtListener API hull-number search + index-fallback name/docket searches; GAO product page [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows this record
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or qualifying asbestos case naming USS Amberjack (SS-522) was found in the sources searched. CourtListener API 'SS-522' (type=o) returned 8 hits - all name collisions (Colorado/New Mexico bankruptcy opinions carrying SSN-fragment strings; Hatch v. DC; In re Larson/Ewing/Pullara/Rome/Croce/Fresquez/Lobera) - none vessel-related, none asbestos. 'USS Amberjack' (type=o) and RECAP docket searches (type=r) were blocked by the API's 125/day throttle; engine-indexed site:courtlistener.com fallback returned only unrelated matches (F. Supp. volume 522; greater-amberjack fishery litigation; Thresher/Fitzgerald dockets) - no qualifying asbestos litigation located via the index. A marketing site (navyshipexposure.com) asserts this hull is 'documented in the public U.S. Navy asbestos litigation record' without producing any filing - an unsupported claim, not a record.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 2026-09-18
- Limitations
- Absence of a located public record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard. Brazilian-period material condition undocumented in English-language sources. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility. Litigation coverage is partial: the CourtListener API throttled mid-sweep (daily quota), so name and RECAP-docket coverage rests on a secondary search index only and unindexed dockets or unindexed-RECAP filings may exist.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-amberjack-ss522-08