Evidence
5 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-5).
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[1]research packet 1020-packet.md [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED (thin sourcing; one date discrepancy disclosed)
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Limitations
- qualifier: VERIFIED (thin sourcing; one date discrepancy disclosed)
- Evidence ID
- uss-aquidneck-yfb14-pkt-1020-packet-md
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[2]National Archives, Navy Filing Manual (1941), p. 288 [other_primary]
- Locator
- PDF text p. 288, 'YFB FERRYBOATS AND LAUNCHES,' entry 'YFB14 Aquidneck'
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The National Archives' 1941 Navy Filing Manual lists Aquidneck as YFB14 under 'YFB Ferryboats and Launches.'
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-04
- Study period
- 1941
- Limitations
- This filing-manual entry verifies the hull-name designation and vessel category only. It does not provide construction, service, disposition, propulsion, crew, asbestos-material, exposure, or causation information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-aquidneck-yfb14-01
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[3]Research sweep and access log, 2026-10-04 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Search ledger sl-uss-aquidneck-yfb14-04 through sl-uss-aquidneck-yfb14-07; BATCH-8727-REPORT.md
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos document was located in the completed authoritative-source sweep; CourtListener results were not available because the authenticated fleet pacing limiter withheld a token before any API response.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-04
- Study period
- research completed 2026-10-04
- Limitations
- This is a bounded research result, not proof that asbestos was absent and not a completed CourtListener no-result. It does not establish material composition, exposure, causation, or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-aquidneck-yfb14-02
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[4]National Archives, Researching Asbestos aboard U.S. Naval Vessels up through 1961 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Sections discussing RG 19 Bureau of Ships correspondence, specifications, and 'QM/Bath Iron Works'
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA's guide for researching asbestos aboard U.S. naval vessels directs researchers to Bureau of Ships correspondence, manufacturer files, specifications, and ship-specific records; it identifies private-yard correspondence under QM/Bath Iron Works as a potential path.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-10-04
- Study period
- Guide accessed 2026-10-04
- Limitations
- The guide identifies a research method and potential record series only. It does not say that Aquidneck was built at Bath Iron Works, that any listed record concerns this hull, or that asbestos was installed aboard.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-aquidneck-yfb14-03
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[5]U.S. GAO, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (Oct. 18, 1979) [gao]
- Locator
- Enclosure I; GAO product page and full-report PDF
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO's 1979 review describes Navy asbestos-insulation removal policy and states that asbestos-thermal-insulation information could be obtained from individual ships' weight-control reports.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-10-04
- Study period
- 1975-1979 policy review
- Population
- Navy ships and shipyard workers covered by GAO's program review
- Limitations
- This Navy-wide program record neither identifies Aquidneck nor establishes that it had asbestos thermal insulation, any other asbestos-containing material, individual exposure, quantity, removal, or causation. No Aquidneck weight-control report was located.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-aquidneck-yfb14-04