Evidence
8 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-8).
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[1]research packet z-packet.md (1 sources cited) [nhhc_danfs]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-arthur-middleton-apa25-pkt-z-packet-md
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[2]Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships: Arthur Middleton (AP-55) [nhhc_danfs]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Fate: decommissioned 21 Oct 1946 Norfolk; Atlantic Reserve Fleet; stricken 1 Oct 1958; MARAD James River 3 Mar 1959; sold 9 May 1973 to Consolidated Steel Corp., Brownsville, Tex.; scrapped.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Limitations
- Disposal facts primary-sourced.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-arthur-middleton-apa25-05
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[3]GAO report on Navy asbestos worker-protection efforts (1980) [gao]
- Finding type
- regulatory
- Finding
- GAO documents that asbestos-containing materials were used across Navy shipbuilding and ship-repair operations during the era in which Arthur Middleton was built and served. Era-level context only; does not establish any ship-specific finding for this hull.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Limitations
- Class/era context; never to be read as ship-specific exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-arthur-middleton-apa25-06
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[4]CourtListener opinion search via fleet helper (cl-auth-search.py) [court_record]
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- CourtListener opinion search for "USS Arthur Middleton" APA-25 could not be completed in this research pass: the authenticated helper reported the fleet-wide request budget was spent (pacing throttle, ~114 requests/hour against 2,800/day quota). No results obtained; no litigation documented or excluded by this search. Coverage gap logged honestly per brief.
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Limitations
- Search not completed due to fleet pacing throttle; this is not a finding of no litigation. Retry on a later pass when budget refreshes.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-arthur-middleton-apa25-07
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[5]Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships: Arthur Middleton (AP-55) [nhhc_danfs]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- USS Arthur Middleton, lead ship of Arthur Middleton-class attack transport; commissioned 7 Sep 1942 as AP-55, Comdr. P. K. Perry, USCG; reclassified APA-25 on 1 Feb 1943 while in Alaskan waters.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Limitations
- DANFS entry loaded directly 2026-09-25; identity facts primary-sourced.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-arthur-middleton-apa25-01
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[6]Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships: Arthur Middleton (AP-55) [nhhc_danfs]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Namesake: Arthur Middleton (1742–1787), South Carolina signer of the Declaration of Independence; Council of Safety; prisoner at Charleston 1780; exchanged Jul 1781.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Limitations
- Namesake biography from DANFS entry.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-arthur-middleton-apa25-02
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[7]Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships: Arthur Middleton (AP-55) [nhhc_danfs]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Laid down as African Comet (MC hull 106) 1 Jul 1940, Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula; launched 28 Jun 1941; acquired 6 Jan 1942; renamed AP-55 7 Jan 1942; converted Union Iron Works, San Francisco. 18,000 tons, 489 ft, 69'9" beam, 27'4" draft, 18.4 kts, cpl 530, 4x3in/4x40mm/10x20mm; C3-P type.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Limitations
- Construction facts primary-sourced.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-arthur-middleton-apa25-03
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[8]Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships: Arthur Middleton (AP-55) [nhhc_danfs]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Service: Aleutians (Amchitka grounding Jan–Apr 1943, Worden survivors rescued); Tarawa 20 Nov 1943; Marshalls; Eniwetok Feb 1944; Saipan 15 Jun 1944; Leyte 20 Oct 1944; Lingayen Gulf 9 Jan 1945 (15 crew wounded); Okinawa Apr 1945; postwar Philippines/veteran transport; NTS 1 Feb 1946. Six battle stars, WWII.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Limitations
- Service history summarized from DANFS; no asbestos-relevant repair details in entry.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-arthur-middleton-apa25-04