USS Arneb (AKA-56)

Name
USS Arneb
Hull designation
AKA-56
Vessel class
Andromeda
Evidence tier
Tier 2
Evidence entries
12
Record ID
uss-arneb-aka56
Dataset version
2026.10.12-rc.1
Canonical URL
https://asbestosatlas.org/ships/uss-arneb-aka56

Evidence

12 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-12).

  1. [1]Bureau of Ships, Ships' Data, U.S. Naval Vessels, Vol. 3 (NAVSHIPS 250-012, 1945), auxiliaries - cargo ships, attack (AKA) section, per-hull rows for ARNEB AKA-56 (shipscribe.com scan of the official BuShips publication) [other_primary]
    Locator
    SDB1945v3 AKA tables: machinery row (ARNEB AKA56 'G.E. turb. / 6,000 / 2 F.W. "D" / 450 / 750'), armament row ('1 5"/38 cal. (D.P.) / 4 twin / 444,000 / 4,900'), construction row ('Moore D.D. Co., Oakland / 16 Nov 43 / 1943 / 16 Nov 43'), designation and M.C.-hull cross-index entries; spec table 16.5 k / 13,910 t. PDF text-verified via pdftotext.
    Finding type
    vessel_history
    Finding
    Official BuShips Ships' Data 1945 Vol. 3 carries per-hull rows for ARNEB AKA-56: machinery row '1 | G.E. turb. | 6,000 | 2 F.W. "D" | 450 | 750' (one screw, General Electric turbine, 6,000 shp, two Foster-Wheeler D-type boilers at 450 psi / 750 deg F); armament/cargo row '1 5"/38 cal. (D.P.), 4 twin ... 444,000 ... 4,900' (5-inch dual-purpose mount, four twin 40mm, 444,000 cu ft cargo, 4,900 DWT); construction row 'Moore D.D. Co., Oakland, Calif. | 16 Nov 43 | 1943 | 16 Nov 43 | ARNEB AKA 56'; index entries 'ARNEB (ex-Mischief, ex-M.C. Hull 1159) AKA 56', 'Mischief (now Arneb)', 'M.C. Hull 1159 (now Arneb)'. The volume's spec table gives 16.5 knots and 13,910 t for this hull (DANFS gives 14,200 t - load-condition variance flagged in gaps).
    Verification
    verified
    Role
    supporting
    Documentation level
    ship_specific
    Accessed
    2026-09-21
    Study period
    1945
    Limitations
    Authoritative wartime BuShips publication naming this hull - confirms machinery plant, armament fit, MC-hull-1159/AKA-56 single-hull identity, and builder attribution. Columnar scanned-table OCR is partially garbled; row values cross-verified against NavSource. Contains no materials, insulation, or asbestos information; supports no asbestos claim.
    Atlas source
    true
    Evidence ID
    ev-uss-arneb-aka56-01
  2. [2]DANFS, 'Arneb (AKA-56)' entry, Naval History and Heritage Command - verified via Internet Archive capture of the official page (live history.navy.mil URL returns 404; standing NHHC link rot, cf. BATCH-01) [nhhc_danfs]
    Locator
    DANFS entry body text + spec block, captured 2025-12-09 from https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/a/arneb.html (live page 404 on 2026-09-21); hazegray.org/danfs/amphib/aka56.htm transcription corroborates (direct fetch blocked - connection failure; content verified via indexed snippets)
    Finding type
    vessel_history
    Finding
    DANFS records: laid down under Maritime Commission contract (M.C. Hull 1159) as Mischief by Moore Drydock Co., Oakland, Calif.; launched 6 Jul 1943, sponsored by Mrs. Carol J. Palmer; acquired by the Navy 16 Nov 1943; towed to Portland, Oreg., converted to an attack cargo ship by Willamette Iron and Steel Co.; commissioned 28 Apr 1944, Cmdr. Howard R. Shaw. Spec block: 14,200 t; 459'2"; 63'; 26'4"; 16.5 k; complement 429; armament 1 5", 8 40mm, 12 20mm; class Andromeda; type C2-S-B1. WWII: Palau operation (Angaur feint then 306th Engineers landing, 17-23 Sep 1944); Leyte (arrived 20 Oct, returned 23-24 Nov); Lingayen Gulf (anchored 9 Jan 1945, boats to D-day landings); La Paz assault lift (29 Jan); Okinawa (arrived 1 Apr 1945, unloaded under air attack); San Pedro availability May 1945 and drydock at Moore Dry Dock Jun 1945; occupation cargo Okinawa-China to 26 Oct 1945; Naval Transport Service cargo runs to Dec 1947. Placed in reserve at Philadelphia Naval Shipyard 16 Mar 1948 and modified for polar operations as prospective flagship for Rear Adm. Byrd; recommissioned 19 Mar 1949. Sixth Fleet early 1950; England/North Africa logistics incl. Greenland amphibious exercise 1951; NATO Operation Mainbrace 1952; West Indies to 1955; Arctic trial off Baffin Island Aug-Sep 1955; flagship of Operation Deep Freeze I (departed 14 Nov 1955; McMurdo 27 Dec 1955-30 Jan 1956; circumnavigation completed Norfolk 5 May 1956). Deep Freeze II: hull crack 18 Dec 1956; ice-pack crushing 31 Dec (flooding ~1,200 gpm; mattresses, steel plates, shoring repairs); 12-ft gash from breaking ice 30 Jan 1957, Glacier tow to Knox Coast; Sydney drydock minimum repairs, departed 28 Feb 1957. Five further Antarctic cruises; delivered McMurdo nuclear-plant foundation in Deep Freeze 61. Refitted to amphibious duty after Deep Freeze 63; Dominican Republic supply lifts 1965; LANTFLEX 66. Drydock Bethlehem Steel Corp., Baltimore, 8-22 Feb 1967; overhaul completed at Norfolk Shipbuilding & Drydock Corp. Mediterranean Jan-Jun 1968; first amphibious ship and first AKA qualified for spacecraft recovery duty Aug 1968; secondary recovery vehicle for Apollo 7 Oct 1968. Reclassified LKA-56 1 Jan 1969; three more Mediterranean cruises 1969-70. Decommissioned Norfolk 12 Aug 1971; stricken 13 Aug 1971; sold 1 Mar 1973 to Andy International Inc., Houston, TX, and scrapped. Four battle stars WWII; Meritorious Unit Commendation for Apollo 7 recovery.
    Verification
    verified
    Role
    supporting
    Documentation level
    ship_specific
    Accessed
    2026-09-21
    Study period
    1943-1973
    Limitations
    Primary Navy historical entry - authoritative for construction, service history, designation changes, custody chain, and disposal by sale. Contains no asbestos or materials information; supports no asbestos claim. Keel-laying date not stated in DANFS (ShipScribe compilation supplies 20 Apr 1943 - see ev-05).
    Atlas source
    true
    Evidence ID
    ev-uss-arneb-aka56-02
  3. [3]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive - USS Arneb (LKA-56) ex-AKA-56, file 10/02/02056 [other_primary]
    Locator
    NavSource 02056.htm - construction/timeline block, Asiatic-Pacific campaign table, occupation/China service table, awards ribbon list, spec block, commanding-officer table, final-disposition entry, photo captions (incl. Bureau of Ships photo 19-N-66031 at commissioning, 19-N-116746 off Mare Island 13 Feb 1946)
    Finding type
    vessel_history
    Finding
    NavSource timeline corroborates and adds detail: laid down as SS Mischief, MC type C2-S-B1, MC hull 1159, Moore Drydock Co., Oakland; launched 6 Jul 1943; acquired 16 Nov 1943; commissioned 28 Apr 1944 at Willamette Iron and Steel Co., Portland, CDR Howard R. Shaw. WWII assignment: TransRon Thirteen (COMO M. O. Carlson USN) / TransDiv Thirty-Nine flagship (CAPT G. E. Maynard). Campaign credit - Western Caroline Islands (southern Palaus 6 Sep-14 Oct 1944); Leyte landings (13-30 Oct and 19-29 Nov 1944); Manila Bay-Bicol (Zambales-Subic Bay 20-31 Jan 1945); Okinawa Gunto (1-10 Apr 1945). Occupation service Asia 4-29 Oct 1945, 7 Mar-11 May 1946, 3-26 Nov 1946, Europe 17 Jan-14 May 1950 and 6 Oct 1952-26 Jan 1953; China Service Medal (extended) 4-29 Oct 1945 and 13 May-4 Jun 1946. Decommissioned 16 Mar 1948 Philadelphia; recommissioned 19 Mar 1949; LKA-56 1 Jan 1969; decommissioned 12 Aug 1971 Norfolk; struck 13 Aug 1971; sold for scrapping 27 Feb 1973 to Andy International, Houston, under MARAD contract PD-X-954 dated 24 Jan 1973 for $87,666.66 (27 Feb is the bid-opening date on the MARAD card - see ev-04). Spec block: 6,556 t lt / 14,200 t lim; 459'2" x 63' x 26'4"; 16.5 kts (trial); complement 66 officers + 363 enlisted; boom 60 t; cargo 4,900 DWT; NSFO 10,990 bbl; propulsion 1 G.E. steam turbine, 2 Foster & Wheeler D-type boilers 450 psi 750 deg F, double G.E. main reduction gears, 3 turbo-drive 300 kW 120/240V D.C. generators, single propeller 6,000 shp; armament one 5"/38 DP, four twin 40mm, eighteen single 20mm (DANFS counts twelve 20mm - flagged in gaps); boats 8 LCMs, 1 LCP(L), 15 LCVPs. Awards: MUC (Apollo 7), China Service (extended), American Campaign, Asiatic-Pacific (4), WWII Victory, Navy Occupation (Asia/Europe), National Defense (2), Antarctic Service (11), Armed Forces Expeditionary (Dominican Republic), Philippines Presidential Unit Citation, Philippines Liberation (2).
    Verification
    verified
    Role
    supporting
    Documentation level
    ship_specific
    Accessed
    2026-09-21
    Study period
    1943-1973
    Limitations
    Specialist secondary compilation - detailed but non-official; consistent with DANFS/MARAD/ShipScribe on identity, campaigns, and custody. Minor spec variances flagged in gaps (20mm count 18 vs DANFS 12; 'sold 27 Feb 1973' conflates the bid-opening date with the 1 Mar award on the MARAD card). Contains no asbestos information; supports no asbestos claim.
    Atlas source
    true
    Evidence ID
    ev-uss-arneb-aka56-03
  4. [4]U.S. Maritime Administration, ShipHistory database - ARNEB (LKA-56/AKA-56), Ship History Detail 317, incl. three scanned status cards (MA-199 vessel status card; MA-20 record of ship sales; MA-383 reserve-fleet particulars) [marad_nrc]
    Locator
    ShipHistory Detail 317 registry block + milestone table; card scans https://vesselhistory.marad.dot.gov/cards/51b51208-0d76-416c-8b90-1795e7b4b555.png (MA-199), /cards/317_AF.jpg (MA-20), /cards/317_594AF.jpg (MA-383)
    Finding type
    vessel_history
    Finding
    MARAD ShipHistory registry + scanned status cards document the full custody chain for this hull: registry entry ARNEB (LKA-56/AKA-56), year built 1943, type C2-S-B1, 459.00 ft x 63.00 ft, 6,100 gross t, 14,200 t summer displacement, fate 'Sold - Scrap'; milestones Acquisition 3/28/1972 (MARAD), Disposition and Withdrawal 5/14/1973. Form MA-199 vessel status card: vessel no. 3000065, MA hull no. MC-1159, builders hull no. 246, DWT 9,250; operating history - USMC delivered hull to Navy Dept on loan; permanent transfer USMC to Navy 10-15-46; Navy to Maritime Admin custody at James River 3-28-72; Maritime Admin to Andy International Inc 3-1-73 'Scrap'; physical delivery 5-14-73. Form MA-20 record of ship sales: PD-X-954, awarded Andy International Inc. 3-1-73, $87,666.66, contract MA-6904, location Portsmouth VA; remarks 'Advertised under PD-X-928 - bid rejected. Advertised under PD-X-954 - under two condition - dated 1-24-73 - opened 2-27-73 - award under condition (2) Scrap Hull - U.S. 24 months'. Form MA-383 reserve-fleet particulars card: James River entry 3-28-72 1245 EST; withdrawal 5-14-73 1300 EDT 'Sold for scrap under PD-X-954, 3-1-73 to Andy International, Inc. $87,666.66'; builder 'Moore Dry Dock Co., Inc., Oakland, Calif.', built 1943.
    Verification
    verified
    Role
    supporting
    Documentation level
    ship_specific
    Accessed
    2026-09-21
    Study period
    1943-1973
    Limitations
    Authoritative MARAD registry plus primary scanned forms - confirms custody chain (USMC loan, permanent transfer 1946, MARAD custody 1972), sale terms, and U.S.-scrap condition. Minor defects: registry 'Shipyard' field reads 'Moore Shipbuilding Company' (name variant of the same Oakland yard per the cards' 'Moore Dry Dock Co., Inc.'); card 1 light/full-load figures (8,050/13,860) differ from card 2 (6,288/13,907) - different tonnage bases, noted not resolved. Contains no asbestos, materials, or condition-survey information; supports no asbestos claim.
    Atlas source
    true
    Evidence ID
    ev-uss-arneb-aka56-04
  5. [5]Shipscribe U.S. Navy auxiliary ships data sheets, 'USS Andromeda (AKA-15) Class' page (Stephen S. Roberts compilation from Navy registers, BuShips/SCB design records, and MARAD files) [other_primary]
    Locator
    AKA-15 class page: construction table (AKA-56 row), disposition table (AKA-56 row incl. '1 Mar 73 MA/S'), ship notes (AKA-56 row with SCB 10.48 detail), class notes (MC Military Program exception; FY1948 Arctic fitting)
    Finding type
    vessel_history
    Finding
    Ship-design compilation naming this hull: construction row - 56 ARNEB, acquired 16 Nov 43, Moore DD Oakland, laid 20 Apr 43, launched 6 Jul 43, commissioned 28 Apr 44; disposition row - decommissioned 12 Aug 71, struck 13 Aug 71, '1 Mar 73 MA/S' (MARAD sale). Ship note for AKA-56: 'Ex merc. MISCHIEF. Ferry comm. 16-24 Nov 43. Converted by Willamette Iron & Steel, Portland, Ore. In USN reserve 1947-48. Converted by NSY Philadelphia for Arctic operations 1948-49 (SCB 10.48, ord. 1 Feb 48, start 15 Jul 48, recom. 19 Mar 49, compl. 1 Apr 49). To LKA-56 1 Jan 69. To NDRF 28 Mar 72, to buyer 14 May 73.' Class notes: 'all but AKA 54, 56-57, and 109-111 were completed under the Maritime Commission Military Program' - i.e., this hull is one of the class's merchant-program completions, consistent with her ex-merchant-hull origin; 'ARNEB (AKA-56) was fitted for Arctic service under FY1948.'
    Verification
    verified
    Role
    supporting
    Documentation level
    ship_specific
    Accessed
    2026-09-21
    Study period
    1943-1973
    Population
    Moore Dry Dock Oakland construction workforce (1943); Willamette Iron & Steel Portland conversion workforce (1943-44); Philadelphia Naval Shipyard Arctic-conversion workforce (1948-49)
    Limitations
    Compiled secondary transcription of official Navy register, SCB design, and MARAD records, not the registers themselves; used where consistent with DANFS/SDB/MARAD and supplying the keel-laying date and the SCB 10.48 Arctic-conversion project detail that DANFS omits. Contains no asbestos information; supports no asbestos claim.
    Atlas source
    true
    Evidence ID
    ev-uss-arneb-aka56-05
  6. [6]U.S. Navy Seabee Museum (NHHC), 'DEEP FREEZE II USS ARNEB 1956-57' Antarctic cruisebook (official command cruisebook PDF hosted at history.navy.mil) [museum_official]
    Locator
    Cruisebook PDF: unloading-operations narrative and caption pages ('STEEL BANDAGE - Repairman at work on ice-smashed hull'; 'ROAD TO THE BEACH'; Hallett/Adare cargo-flow description)
    Finding type
    historical_record
    Finding
    NHHC-hosted official cruisebook for this hull's Deep Freeze II deployment (1956-57) documents from the crew level: the first U.S. amphibious unloading on the Antarctic continent at Cape Hallett/Adare Station, cargo moved 'in a constant flow' by hatch crews and coxswains working two 12-hour shifts (2,600 measured tons to the base site); MCB-1 Seabees erecting the 11-building station; and repair work on the ice-smashed hull captioned 'STEEL BANDAGE - Repairman at work on ice-smashed hull' - consistent with the DANFS damage narrative (31-inch crack, crushed framing, flooded holds).
    Verification
    verified
    Role
    supporting
    Documentation level
    ship_specific
    Accessed
    2026-09-21
    Study period
    1956-1957
    Population
    Arneb crew and embarked MCB-1 Seabee detachment (Deep Freeze II, 1956-57)
    Limitations
    Crew-level primary document for the deployment and in-situ hull repairs; a souvenir publication, not an engineering record - repair methods and materials are not specified. Contains no asbestos or insulation-material information; supports no asbestos claim.
    Atlas source
    true
    Evidence ID
    ev-uss-arneb-aka56-06
  7. [7]Fleischer, W.E., Drinker, P. et al. 'A Health Survey of Pipe Covering Operations in Constructing Naval Vessels.' Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology 28(1):9-16 (1946) [other_primary]
    Locator
    AJIM/JIH&T 28(1):9-16, PMID 21016030 (full text bot-gated; bibliographic and scope detail per shipyards.json moore-dry-dock-oakland evidence record)
    Finding type
    asbestos_application
    Finding
    USMC-commissioned industrial-hygiene survey of pipe-covering operations in naval-vessel construction documented amosite asbestos pipe covering and boiler-block insulation in use at Pacific Coast Navy contract yards during WWII - the yard type and program under which this hull was built at Moore Dry Dock, Oakland; the survey measured dust counts during cutting and fitting in confined engine-room and boiler spaces.
    Verification
    verified
    Role
    context
    Documentation level
    class_or_era
    Accessed
    2026-09-21
    Study period
    1944-1945 survey; published 1946
    Population
    Insulators, pipefitters, boilermakers at WWII Pacific Coast Navy contract yards (class context)
    Limitations
    Yard/program-level survey covering multiple Navy contract yards as a group; Moore Dry Dock-specific dust-count data not separately published, and the hull itself is not named. C&EN (July 2026) reported a retraction call for the paper citing understatement of asbestos hazards - the survey's findings may understate rather than overstate exposure; independent corroboration for the Moore yard exists in ev-08. Does not establish asbestos aboard this hull, quantity, condition, individual exposure, or causation.
    Atlas source
    true
    Evidence ID
    ev-uss-arneb-aka56-07
  8. [8]W.A. Simons Asbestos Trust, California Site List (September 2020): MOORE DRY DOCK - OAKLAND, CA (ADELINE ST), Exposure Level H [other_primary]
    Locator
    Trust CA site list, Moore Dry Dock Oakland entry (per shipyards.json moore-dry-dock-oakland evidence record)
    Finding type
    asbestos_application
    Finding
    W.A. Simons Asbestos Trust California Site List (September 2020) lists MOORE DRY DOCK - OAKLAND, CA (ADELINE ST) at Exposure Level H (High) - the claims administrator's determination that workers at the yard that built this hull were exposed to asbestos-containing products for which the trust is liable.
    Verification
    verified
    Role
    context
    Documentation level
    class_or_era
    Accessed
    2026-09-21
    Study period
    WWII-era through post-war repair operations per trust determination
    Population
    Workers at Moore Dry Dock Company, Oakland (Adeline Street site), incl. the 1943 construction workforce for this hull
    Limitations
    Yard-level claims-administration determination, not a hull record and not a peer-reviewed study; establishes recognized exposure conditions at the construction site, not materials aboard this specific hull, nor individual exposure or causation.
    Atlas source
    true
    Evidence ID
    ev-uss-arneb-aka56-08
  9. [9]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 era and program under which this C2-S-B1 hull was mass-produced - and that wartime demand drove unprecedented asbestos utilization aboard ship hulls.
    Verification
    verified
    Role
    context
    Documentation level
    class_or_era
    Accessed
    2026-09-21
    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 and does not establish that asbestos was or remains aboard this hull, nor quantity, location, condition, exposure, or causation.
    Atlas source
    true
    Evidence ID
    ev-uss-arneb-aka56-09
  10. [10]U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Board of Veterans' Appeals, Citation Nr. 9934730, Docket No. 93-07 570 (decision 1999-12-13) [other_primary]
    Locator
    Decision text, service-history findings ('From October 1968 to April 1971 he was assigned to the USS Arneb (LKA-56)') and merits disposition
    Finding type
    litigation_documented
    Finding
    Board of Veterans' Appeals decision naming this hull: a veteran's service personnel records show assignment to USS Arneb (LKA-56) October 1968-April 1971 following USS Colleton (APB-36); the appeal concerned service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder/PTSD, denied on the merits. No asbestos, respiratory-disease, or hazardous-exposure allegation appears in the decision - classified NON-QUALIFYING for asbestos exposure evidence.
    Verification
    verified
    Role
    context
    Documentation level
    ship_specific
    Accessed
    2026-09-21
    Study period
    Service 1968-1971; decision 1999
    Limitations
    Benefits adjudication naming the hull but containing no asbestos claim or finding; the exposure-claim surface searched returned this as the only official hull-naming adjudication located. A merits denial on PTSD neither establishes nor negates asbestos conditions aboard.
    Atlas source
    true
    Evidence ID
    ev-uss-arneb-aka56-10
  11. [11]U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, Special List 44 - Named Vessels (deck-log holdings index), Arneb (AKA-56) entry [other_primary]
    Locator
    SL44 named-vessels table: 'Arneb | (AKA-56) | 4/28/1944 | 12/31/1945'
    Finding type
    historical_record
    Finding
    NARA Special List 44 (named-vessel deck-log finding aid) lists ARNEB (AKA-56) deck logs covering 4/28/1944 - 12/31/1945 in the National Archives' WWII-era holdings; postwar logbooks (1946-1971, through decommissioning) exist in the later Navy logbook holdings at College Park - box level unverified.
    Verification
    verified
    Role
    archival_lead
    Documentation level
    ship_specific
    Accessed
    2026-09-21
    Study period
    1944-1945 holdings confirmed; 1946-1971 holdings presumed
    Limitations
    Finding-aid confirmation that hull-specific logs exist; contents not retrieved and unknown - deck logs can corroborate maintenance, drydocking, and casualty events (e.g., the documented 1956-57 ice damage and repairs) but establish nothing about materials or asbestos aboard.
    Atlas source
    true
    Evidence ID
    ev-uss-arneb-aka56-11
  12. [12]Batch-1036 search ledger (this record): DANFS/NHHC; BuShips SDB 1945 v3; NavSource; MARAD ShipHistory 317 + status cards; ShipScribe class page; NHHC Seabee Museum cruisebook; NARA SL44; VA BVA index; CourtListener (quota-blocked); law-firm ship lists (excluded); C.E. Thurston trust list (unretrievable) [other_primary]
    Locator
    search_ledger rows sl-uss-arneb-aka56-01 through sl-uss-arneb-aka56-13
    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 Arneb, AKA-56, LKA-56, MC hull 1159, or the merchant hull Mischief was found in the public sources searched. The hull was scrapped in the U.S. in 1973 - no museum file, donation condition, or surviving structure exists to query. Law-firm ship lists naming Arneb are an excluded source class; the C.E. Thurston & Sons trust ship/site list reportedly naming Arneb could not be retrieved (trust's site-list sheet 404s) and is carried as an unverified lead in gaps. CourtListener authenticated API querying was quota-blocked this session (see search_ledger sl-uss-arneb-aka56-09).
    Verification
    verified
    Role
    negative_finding
    Documentation level
    ship_specific
    Accessed
    2026-09-21
    Study period
    2026-09-21
    Limitations
    Absence of a located public record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard - a 1943 C2-S-B1 steam auxiliary is era-consistent with asbestos-containing insulation and materials; conversely no ship-specific document establishes presence. Does not establish or defeat any exposure claim or legal eligibility. The CourtListener quota block leaves litigation search formally incomplete - see search_ledger.
    Atlas source
    true
    Evidence ID
    ev-uss-arneb-aka56-12

Attribution

Compiled by
Paul Danziger; Rod de Llano
Publisher
Danziger & De Llano, LLP
License
CC-BY-4.0
Citation
Danziger, P., and De Llano, R. (2026). AsbestosAtlas Navy Vessel Asbestos Exposure Dataset. Danziger & De Llano, LLP. DOI: not yet assigned
Dataset version
asbestosatlas-ships-2026.10.12-rc.1
DOI
not yet assigned