Evidence
6 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-6).
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[1]research packet crew-da-packet.md (2 sources cited) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED (hull exists;
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-ata-191-ata191-pkt-crew-da-packet-md
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[2]NavSource Online, Service Ship Photo Archive, USS ATA-191 (09/39/39191) [museum_official]
- Locator
- Header/timeline; specifications block; DANFS availability note
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource identifies this Sotoyomo-class tug as laid down at Levingston Shipbuilding Corporation, Orange, Texas, on 1944-10-12 as ATR-118; reclassified ATA-191 on 1944-05-15; launched 1944-11-07; and commissioned 1945-01-12. It reports Asiatic-Pacific assignment during WWII, Far East occupation duty, sinking at Okinawa in Typhoon Louise on 1945-10-09, refloating on 1945-10-14, a 1946 Naval Register strike, and 1946 disposal with final fate unknown. Its specification block describes diesel-electric propulsion and expressly says no DANFS history is available.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-06
- Study period
- 1944-1946
- Limitations
- NavSource is an archive/secondary compilation, not an underlying Navy register or DANFS entry. This row supports vessel history only; it contains no asbestos, insulation-material, exposure, or causation finding. The reclassification date predates the laying date because it records the administrative reclassification of the planned hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-ata-191-ata191-01
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[3]Corn, J.K. and Starr, J., 'Historical perspective on asbestos: policies and protective measures in World War II shipbuilding,' American Journal of Industrial Medicine 11(3):359-373 (1987), PubMed PMID 3555021 [other_primary]
- Locator
- PubMed abstract
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- A PubMed-indexed historical study reports extensive use of asbestos as a fireproofing and insulating material in U.S. shipbuilding during the 1940s, when WWII expansion caused unprecedented asbestos use. ATA-191 was built in 1944, within that documented national shipbuilding period.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-06
- Study period
- 1940s
- Population
- U.S. WWII shipbuilding workforce and vessels generally
- Limitations
- National WWII shipbuilding context only. The article does not name ATA-191, Levingston, any product, or any onboard location; it does not establish asbestos aboard this hull, quantity, condition, exposure, causation, or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-ata-191-ata191-02
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[4]U.S. Department of Labor OALJ Law Library, Levingston Ship Building Co. v. Pelaez, No. 07-60616, 2009 WL 577736 (5th Cir. Mar. 6, 2009), Recent Significant Black Lung and Longshore Decisions #208 [court_record]
- Locator
- Levingston Ship Building Co. v. Pelaez entry
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- An official U.S. Department of Labor case digest reports that the claimant in Levingston Ship Building Co. v. Pelaez sought LHWCA death benefits based on industrial asbestos exposure and established a prima facie case against Levingston; the reviewed issue concerned responsible-employer allocation. The digest documents asbestos litigation involving the builder's workforce, not this vessel.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-10-06
- Study period
- Litigation decided 2009; exposure period not specified in this digest
- Population
- Levingston Ship Building Co. workforce in the litigated claim
- Limitations
- Builder-yard litigation context only. The digest does not name ATA-191, describe the 1944 construction period, identify any product aboard this hull, or establish an exposure finding for this vessel or its crew.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-ata-191-ata191-03
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[5]National Archives, Ship Plan Index; ATA-191, RG 19, Microfilm, NAID 175668222 [other_primary]
- Locator
- NARA Ship Plan Index ATA-191 row; catalog record NAID 175668222
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA's Ship Plan Index lists ATA-191 under Record Group 19 as a microfilm entry, National Archives Identifier 175668222. The listed plan record is an archival lead for hull-specific technical documentation.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-06
- Study period
- 1944-era plan record
- Limitations
- The catalog is a finding aid; the microfilm/plans were not retrieved or reviewed. It does not itself identify asbestos-containing material, work scope, or exposure and cannot support such a conclusion.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-ata-191-ata191-04
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[6]Batch-2865 research ledger (this record): NavSource ATA-191 archive; NARA Ship Plan Index/catalog; PubMed WWII shipbuilding history; DOL OALJ Pelaez digest; CourtListener helper diagnostics [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-ata-191-ata191-01 through -06
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos documentation was located in the completed public-source review: no survey, abatement record, hazmat disclosure, or qualifying case naming ATA-191 was found. CourtListener is not a negative result: the first required base query was refused by the authenticated fleet-wide pacing limiter and the remaining three were not run in compliance with stand-down guidance.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-06
- Study period
- 2026-10-06
- Limitations
- Absence of located public documentation does not prove asbestos absence. CourtListener could not be completed, NARA microfilm was not reviewed, and no hull-level survey or abatement file was located; this row establishes no presence/absence, exposure, causation, legal eligibility, or litigation outcome.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-ata-191-ata191-05