Evidence
7 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-7).
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[1]DANFS, Argonaut (SS-475) - online DANFS entry (Vol. IA updated text), verbatim losthistory.net/hazegray 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 Argonaut - laid down 28 June 1944 at Portsmouth (N.H.) Navy Yard; launched 1 October 1944 (sponsor Mrs. Allen R. McCann); commissioned 15 January 1945, Lt. Comdr. John Sneed Schmidt. One war patrol (Jun-Aug 1945) - rescued a downed aviator, sank a 25-ton junk; one battle star. Post-shakedown availability Portsmouth Mar 1945; overhaul Portsmouth late 1945; collision with Honolulu (CL-48) en route to Panama base 1946. Philadelphia Naval Shipyard conversion July 1952 - snorkel and streamlined conning tower; SubRon 6 Norfolk 1955; Regulus I guided-missile conversion; San Juan home port 1958-59 missile operations; missile equipment removed in early-1960 overhaul; Cuban quarantine duty Oct 1962; Norfolk Naval Shipyard overhaul completed 13 May 1963; Mediterranean deployment Aug-Dec 1963; Norfolk NSY overhaul Dec 1965-Jun 1966; New London drydock 9-27 Feb 1968. Decommissioned and struck 2 December 1968; sold to Canada, served as HMCS Rainbow.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1944-1977
- Population
- PNSY construction trades (1944-45); crew (1945-68); Philadelphia conversion trades (1952); Norfolk NSY yard trades (1962-63, 1965-66); New London drydock trades (1968)
- 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 or was not located for this hull on 2026-09-18; online-updated DANFS text read via losthistory.net verbatim transcription.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-argonaut-ss475-01
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[2]NavSource Naval History, USS Argonaut (SS-475) page - register/disposition block (Wayback capture; live navsource.org unreachable) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource register/disposition block
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NavSource disposition detail: Fleet Snorkel conversion at Philadelphia Naval Shipyard 1952; decommissioned, struck, and transferred (sold) to Canada 2 December 1968 as HMCS Rainbow (SS-75); Canadian decommission 31 December 1974; sold for scrapping 24 March 1977 to Zidell Ship Dismantlers, Portland, OR for $215,000.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1944-1977
- Population
- Register/disposal clerks; Canadian crew (1968-74); scrapping trades (1977)
- Limitations
- Secondary compilation (NavSource, Bauer & Roberts Register-derived data); used for disposition/register details DANFS omits or truncates. Cross-check class source per batch convention; not an official record itself.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-argonaut-ss475-02
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[3]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 Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, and Norfolk 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 Portsmouth Navy Yard in 1944-45 and maintained through Navy-yard availabilities (Portsmouth overhaul late 1945; Philadelphia NSY snorkel conversion 1952; Regulus missile conversion mid-1950s; Norfolk NSY overhauls 1962-63 and 1965-66; New London drydock 1968) 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. Snorkel and missile conversions were extensive interior reworks that disturbed era insulation.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1944-1977
- Population
- PNSY construction trades (1944-45); Philadelphia conversion trades (1952); Norfolk yard trades (1962-63, 1965-66); New London drydock trades (1968); crew (1945-68); Canadian crew (1968-74)
- 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. No quantity; current material condition undocumented.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-argonaut-ss475-03
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[4]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 (1944-45 build; Philadelphia 1952; Norfolk 1962-63 and 1965-66; New London drydock 1968).
- 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-argonaut-ss475-04
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[5]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 1944-45 build 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-argonaut-ss475-05
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[6]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-argonaut-ss475-06
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[7]Batch-47 search ledger (this record): DANFS/NHHC (Wayback or verbatim transcription); NavSource-Wayback disposition data; CourtListener exact-name and hull-number 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 Argonaut (SS-475) was found in the sources searched. Litigation coverage caveat: direct CourtListener API/RECAP was unreachable (HTTP 429 daily-quota throttle; AWS WAF challenge on the public UI), so the case check ran through an engine-indexed site:courtlistener.com search for the exact name and hull number - a partial index, not a complete docket search.
- 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. Scrapped hull - no residual-material survey possible. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility. Litigation coverage is partial: the CourtListener API and web UI were blocked at research time; the negative litigation finding rests on a secondary search index only and unindexed or unindexed-RECAP dockets may exist.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-argonaut-ss475-07