Evidence
13 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-13).
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[1]CourtListener opinion search: 'USS Athanasia' [court_record]
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- CourtListener opinion search 'USS Athanasia' returned 0 results (2026-10-07)
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Limitations
- zero-hit search; absence of hits is not proof of no litigation
- Evidence ID
- uss-athanasia-af41-cl-name-opinion
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[2]CourtListener docket search: 'USS Athanasia' [court_record]
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- CourtListener docket search 'USS Athanasia' returned 11 result(s) (2026-10-07); individual records not reviewed
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Limitations
- hit count only — underlying dockets/opinions not individually reviewed; name query may match same-named vessels
- Evidence ID
- uss-athanasia-af41-cl-name-docket
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[3]CourtListener opinion search: 'AF-41' [court_record]
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- CourtListener opinion search 'AF-41' returned 5854 result(s) (2026-10-07); individual records not reviewed
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Limitations
- hit count only — underlying dockets/opinions not individually reviewed
- Evidence ID
- uss-athanasia-af41-cl-hull-opinion
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[4]CourtListener docket search: 'AF-41' [court_record]
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- CourtListener docket search 'AF-41' returned 98657 result(s) (2026-10-07); individual records not reviewed
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Limitations
- hit count only — underlying dockets/opinions not individually reviewed
- Evidence ID
- uss-athanasia-af41-cl-hull-docket
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[5]Naval History and Heritage Command, DANFS, 'Athanasia' (AF-41) - canonical live pages returned HTTP 404 on 2026-09-20; text verified via Internet Archive Wayback capture (2014-10-19) of the official NHHC page history.navy.mil/danfs/a13/athanasia.htm [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Wayback capture 20141019064152 of http://history.navy.mil/danfs/a13/athanasia.htm (43 captures 2004-2013); canonical dead URLs https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/a/athanasia.html and .../content/history/nhhc/... variant (both 404)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS (NHHC) record for Athanasia (AF-41): namesake note - 'An asteroid discovered in 1912. The name, Athanasia, is derived from a Greek word which means immortal.' Class data line: dp. 7,435; l. 338'6"; b. 50'; dr. 21'1"; s. 11.5 k.; cpl. 84; a. 1 3", 6 20mm.; cl. Kerstin; T. R1-M-AV3. Laid down under Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 2332) 14 August 1944 at Beaumont, Tex., by Pennsylvania Shipyards, Inc.; launched 12 October 1944, sponsored by Mrs. E. C. Sloat; acquired by the Navy 13 March 1945; converted for naval service by the Todd Galveston Dry Dock, Inc., Galveston, Tex.; commissioned at Galveston 3 April 1945, Lt. James J. Borden in command. Service narrative: shakedown Gulf of Mexico; provisions at Mobile, Ala.; sailed 26 April for the Pacific; Panama Canal transit 3 May; Pearl Harbor 22 May, reported to Service Squadron 8; departed 29 May for the Marshalls; Eniwetok 4 June discharging provisions; Ulithi, then convoy to the Ryukyus; Kerama Retto 26 June discharging dry and frozen provisions to fleet units; Hagushi Bay, Okinawa; departed 12 July in convoy for Hawaii; two-day Ulithi pause; Pearl Harbor 4 August, reloaded; departed 8 August for Okinawa via Ulithi - word of Japanese capitulation received en route; Buckner Bay, Okinawa, 4 September; departed 12 September with a convoy for Pearl Harbor; brief Saipan layover mid-September; diverted to Seattle; grounded on the rocks of Bajo Point, Nootka Island, in dense fog off British Columbia 12 October; refloated 21 October; towed to Seattle for repairs; decommissioned 20 December 1945 and returned to the War Shipping Administration for disposal; name struck from the Navy list 8 January 1946. Earned one battle star for World War II service.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-20
- Study period
- 1944-1946
- Limitations
- Authoritative for identity, construction, service history, grounding, and decommissioning. The data line's 'cl. Kerstin' conflicts with the Adria-class assignment used by NavSource and shipscribe - the hulls are identical R1-M-AV3 sisters and the divergence is a class-naming convention, logged in gaps. Contains no asbestos, insulation-material, or hazardous-material statement, and ends at the 1946 striking - supports no asbestos claim.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-athanasia-af41-01
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[6]U.S. Maritime Administration, ShipHistory database - ATHANASIA (AF-41), Ship History Detail 355 (incl. digitized status cards 355_668AF.jpg, 355_668AB.jpg, 355_AF.jpg, KK_01.png and custody document ATHANASIA.pdf) [marad_nrc]
- Locator
- ShipHistory Detail 355 particulars and milestone table; status card scans /cards/355_668AF.jpg, /cards/355_668AB.jpg, /cards/355_AF.jpg, /cards/KK_01.png; custody card /documents/b1fdea87-c910-483d-8bff-6e3abd941d15.pdf
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- MARAD ShipHistory database record for ATHANASIA (AF-41), Detail 355: year built 1945; shipyard Pennsylvania Shipyards; general type Naval Auxiliary, specific type AF Store Ship; MARAD type R1-M-AV3; length 321.30 ft, beam 50.00 ft, gross 3,803 tons, net 2,150 tons; fate 'Sold - Scrap'; mission tag World War II only. Milestones: entry and acquisition 8 January 1946; disposition and withdrawal 4 August 1977 (annotated 'CUST 1946 NDRF 1946'). Digitized status cards: custody card records 'Basis to W.S.A. 3-13-45 2:00 PM @ Beaumont, Texas del. by Builders to USMC Prod. Div. Simultaneously del. to Navy Dept. - Loan Basis,' builder's hull 331, MC hull 2332, D.W.T. 4,273, bale 162,000 cu ft, speed 10.5, former name 'STEVEDORE KNOT (never sailed under this name),' redelivery by U.S. Navy to USMC-Reserve Fleet at Suisun Bay 1-8-46; Form MA-20 Record of Ship Sales - advertised under PD-X-979 (bid rejected), advertised under PD-X-984 (bid rejected), advertised under PD-X-1018 dated 5-4-77 opened 6-21-77 as amended under two conditions (1) NTU (2) SCRAP HULL, award condition (1) NTU, awarded 6-28-77 to Northwest Diesel Repair, Inc., purchase price $78,890.00, contract MA-8685, location Suisun Bay Resflt., molded dimensions 321'4" x 50' x 29'; fleet card records withdrawal/delivery 1455 PDT 8/4/77 and custody card 'Physically Delivered 8/11/77 2:55 PM PDT'; ATHANASIA.pdf custody card - U.S. Navy redelivered to USMC-Reserve Fleet, Suisun R.F., 1/8/46.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-20
- Study period
- 1945-1977
- Population
- NDRF Suisun Bay reserve-fleet maintenance crews (1946-1977); Northwest Diesel Repair, Inc. crews at removal/disposal (1977)
- Limitations
- Authoritative for government custody milestones, vessel particulars, and the 1977 sale record. Internal conflicts in the MARAD record are carried rather than resolved: fate field 'Sold - Scrap' vs award condition (1) NTU (non-transportation use); fleet-card delivery 8/4/77 vs custody-card physical delivery 8/11/77 (read as fleet withdrawal 8/4 and physical delivery 8/11). NavSource's '26 June 1977' sale date conflicts with the MA-20 award date 6-28-77 - MARAD controls. Cards carry no asbestos, materials, hazmat, or condition-survey information (pre-NSMV hazmat-inventory era). Supports no asbestos claim.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-athanasia-af41-02
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[7]U.S. Maritime Administration, ShipHistory Detail 355 status cards 355_668AF.jpg (Form MA-383 Reserve Fleet vessel data) and 355_668AB.jpg (card reverse) - damage, repair-estimate, and preservation fields [marad_nrc]
- Locator
- Card 355_668AF.jpg fields 9-22 (reason for lay-up, est. repair cost at entry, damage in fleet, stripping, fuel oil, entry inventory, termination port, withdrawal); card reverse 355_668AB.jpg (redelivery note, Damaged Equipment Report, preservation sections)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- MARAD status-card damage documentation for ATHANASIA: estimated cost of repairs at entry to fleet $175,000; 'Vessel damaged $900,000 - see R.L. Hicks memo of 4-3-51, also Capt. Dinneen's letter of 4-6-51 in vessel file'; 'Recommended for Scrap. Damage due to grounding. Chairman, Trial & Guarantee Bd. recommended drydocking for verification. Est. cost for damage $245,000. Ref. Gorman memo 12/21/51'; 'Repair damage $245,000, per Mar AD - Navy Planning Group Sept. 23, 1953'; 'Damages: Mr. McCarron Jan. 29, 1958 Estimated - $175,000'; 'Damaged Equipment Report in file'; 'Preservation: Sections II-III completed 1/10/46'; fuel oil at entry 959 bbls diesel; last voyage termination port SEATTLE. The hull entered reserve custody unrepaired from the October 1945 grounding and was never returned to service.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-20
- Study period
- 1945-1958 (card annotations); lay-up 1946-1977
- Population
- Salvage and repair crews (Oct-Dec 1945, Bajo Point/Seattle); NDRF preservation crews (Jan 1946)
- Limitations
- Documents the grounding-damage paper trail and unrepaired lay-up state, not materials: none of the referenced memos (Hicks, Dinneen, Gorman, McCarron, Damaged Equipment Report) was retrieved - they are cited by the card as sitting in the vessel file and are carried as archival leads in ev-09. Dollar figures are 1951-1958 repair estimates, not asbestos or hazmat content. Supports no asbestos claim.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-athanasia-af41-03
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[8]NavSource Online, Service Ship Photo Archive, USS Athanasia (AF-41) page (navsource.net/archives/09/06/0641.htm) - non-official archive compiling official register data, NHHC photo NH 82184, and DANFS [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource AF-41 page: chronology, campaign/medal table, CO list, specifications block
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource Service Ship Photo Archive compilation for USS Athanasia (AF-41): laid down 14 August 1944 as MV Stevedore Knot, Maritime Commission type R1-M-AV3 (MC hull 2332) at Pennsylvania Shipyards, Inc., Beaumont, TX; launched 12 October 1944; commissioned 3 April 1945, LT James J. Borden in command; assigned Asiatic-Pacific Theater, WWII - Okinawa Gunto operation, assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto 26 June-30 July 1945; decommissioned 20 December 1945; returned to the Maritime Commission 8 January 1946 for lay up in the NDRF Suisun Bay Group, Benecia [sic, Benicia], CA; struck from the Naval Register 8 January 1946; sold 26 June 1977 to Northwest Diesel Repair Inc., delivered 11 August 1977; final disposition 'fate unknown.' Earned one battle star; awards American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1), WWII Victory Medal. CO list: LT James Jack Borden USNR 3 Apr-25 Apr 1945; LCDR Daniel Murray Paul USNR 25 Apr 1945-1 Dec 1945; LT John Francis Shelley USNR 1-20 Dec 1945. Specifications: displacement 7,435 t (limiting); length 338'; beam 50'; draft 21'1" (limiting); speed 11.5 kts (trial); complement 10 officers + 74 enlisted; largest boom 10 t; cargo 3,170 DWT - refrigerated 114,580 cu ft, non-refrigerated 4,300 cu ft; armament one single 3"/50 DP mount, six single 20mm mounts; fuel 6,300 bbls; propulsion one Nordberg TSM Diesel, three diesel-drive 250 kW 120V/240V DC ship's service generators, single propeller 1,700 shp. Photo NH 82184 (San Francisco Bay, c. 1945) credited U.S. Naval Historical Center.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-20
- Study period
- 1944-1977
- Population
- Ship's crew of 84 (10 officers, 74 enlisted) per class data
- Limitations
- Secondary compilation reproducing official register/status-card data; retirement milestones corroborated against MARAD cards (NDRF entry 8 Jan 1946; sale awarded 28 Jun 1977 per MA-20 vs NavSource '26 June'; physical delivery 11 Aug 1977 agrees). Non-refrigerated cargo figure '4,300 cu ft' is anomalous against the class figure (47,510 cu ft) and is flagged in gaps rather than carried. Specifications are descriptive only - they do not state or imply asbestos content. Supports no asbestos claim.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-athanasia-af41-04
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[9]Shipscribe.com, 'USS Adria (AF-30) Class' page (usnaux/AF/AF30.html), S. S. Roberts 2004 - secondary compilation from Naval Vessel Register / Bureau of Ships / Maritime Commission records [other_primary]
- Locator
- AF-30 class page: Construction and Disposition tables (AF-41 row), Class Notes, Ship Note AF-41
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Shipscribe (Stephen S. Roberts) class compilation for the ADRIA (AF-30) class, from official records: design MC R1-M-AV3, a refrigerated variant of the C1-M-AV1 developed 1943 for the south/southwest Pacific supply problem; 17 ships AF-30 through AF-39 and AF-41 through AF-47, all built Pennsylvania Shipyards, Beaumont. Construction table: ATHANASIA - acquired 13 Mar 45, keel 14 Aug 44, launch 12 Oct 44, commissioned 3 Apr 45. Disposition table: decommissioned 20 Dec 45, struck 8 Jan 46, disposal 8 Jan 46, fate MC/R, MA sale 28 Jun 77. Class notes: MC contracted a second group of 100 C1-M-AV1s in Feb 1944; on 22 Sep 44 the Auxiliary Vessels Board recommended the Navy acquire MC hulls 2332 and 2204-07 building at Pennsylvania Shipyards plus the two earliest additional hulls (designated 2338-39 on 5 Oct 44), completed in the same manner as AF 30-39; all seven second-group ships were returned to the Maritime Commission at the end of WWII. Ship note AF-41: MC hull 2332; 'Ex merc. STEVEDORE KNOT. Keel 14 Aug 44. Converted by Todd Galveston DD, Galveston, Tex. (in service for ferrying 14 Mar). To NDRF 1946, to buyer 11 Aug 77.'
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-20
- Study period
- 1944-1977
- Limitations
- Secondary compilation; documents the second-group procurement history (MC 2332 among hulls acquired on the 22 Sep 1944 AVB recommendation) and identifies the conversion yard as Todd Galveston Dry Docks with ferrying date 14 Mar 1945. Class-data complement 69 (1944) conflicts with DANFS cpl. 84 and NavSource 10+74 - discrepancy logged in gaps. No asbestos, materials, or condition information; supports no asbestos claim.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-athanasia-af41-05
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[10]Inference row keyed to this record's own documentation: DANFS class data (T. R1-M-AV3, 11.5 k., cpl. 84); NavSource plant and cargo specs (Nordberg Diesel TSM; 114,580 cu ft refrigerated capacity; 10 t booms); shipscribe design notes (R1-M-AV3 refrigerated variant of C1-M-AV1; second-group acquisition history) [other_primary]
- Locator
- ev-uss-athanasia-af41-01, -04, -05 (design, plant, and refrigerated-capacity documentation)
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Class/era inference: the hull was built August 1944-March 1945 as a Maritime Commission R1-M-AV3 refrigerated stores ship (a refrigerated variant of the C1-M-AV1 design) at Pennsylvania Shipyards, Beaumont, with a diesel plant (one Nordberg Diesel TSM, 1,700 shp - no boilers or steam lines) and refrigerated holds (114,580 cu ft refrigerated capacity) - construction period and ship type for which era-typical asbestos applications included machinery and exhaust insulation, pipe lagging, valve and flange gaskets, machinery packing, electrical cable insulation, refrigeration-space and cold-room insulation, winch and windlass brake linings, and accommodation fireproofing/deck coverings.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-20
- Study period
- 1944-1945 construction/conversion; 1945 casualty repair; lay-up to 1977
- Population
- Construction trades (Pennsylvania Shipyards, Beaumont, 1944-45); conversion trades (Todd Galveston Dry Docks, 1945); ship's crew (Apr-Dec 1945); Seattle repair crews post-grounding (Oct-Dec 1945); NDRF Suisun Bay crews (1946-77); Northwest Diesel Repair disposal crews (1977)
- Limitations
- Era/design inference only - no source names asbestos aboard this hull, and no R1-M-AV3 material specification was located. Diesel plant means the classic boiler/steam-line lagging inference does not apply; refrigerated-cargo insulation of the era was variously cork, mineral, or asbestos-containing - material is unknown for this design. Does not establish presence, quantity, location, condition, individual exposure, or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-athanasia-af41-06
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[11]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 Maritime Commission emergency-construction program under which this R1-M-AV3 hull was built - and that wartime demand drove unprecedented asbestos utilization in ship construction.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-20
- 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-athanasia-af41-07
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[12]Batch-539 search ledger (this record): DANFS/NHHC via Internet Archive Wayback capture; MARAD ShipHistory Detail 355 + status cards + ATHANASIA.pdf; NavSource AF-41; shipscribe AF-30 class page; NARA Special List 44; NVR coverage; CourtListener 'USS Athanasia' / 'Athanasia' / 'AF-41' / 'Stevedore Knot' searches across the opinion index plus asbestos-qualified queries; BVA/veteran-claims and abatement searches [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-athanasia-af41-01 through sl-uss-athanasia-af41-11
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, museum record, or docketed case naming the Athanasia AF-41 hull was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). CourtListener opinion search on 'USS Athanasia' returned 0; 'Athanasia' returned 28 opinions - all name collisions (persons and entities bearing the Greek name: e.g., Athanasios Patsis v. INS 8th Cir. 1964, Athanasaw v. United States, In re Attanasio Bankr. N.D. Ala. 1998, Carantzas v. Iowa Mutual 5th Cir. 1956); 'AF-41' returned 10 opinions - all collisions (AF-41 as exhibit/item/docket identifier in unrelated matters); 'Stevedore Knot' returned 0; the asbestos-qualified queries '"Athanasia" asbestos' and '"AF-41" asbestos' and the combined '"Athanasia" "AF-41"' query were throttled by CourtListener's daily rate limit (shared-IP 125/day cap exhausted) and are logged as blocked - the unqualified name searches, which bound the result space, returned only collisions. Naval Vessel Register carries no record (ships disposed before 1987 outside coverage). MARAD status cards carry no hazmat notation. A marketing list site (freeasbestostesting.com) enumerates the hull among all AF ships but is a non-authoritative law-firm-adjacent source and is excluded.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-20
- Study period
- 2026-09-20
- Limitations
- Absence of a located public record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard - a 1944-45 wartime auxiliary is era-consistent with asbestos-containing materials. The asbestos-qualified CourtListener queries were rate-limited rather than completed; the unqualified name searches returned only name collisions, and web-indexed checks (including site:courtlistener.com enumeration and BVA searches) found no qualifying case, but a throttled-query gap is logged honestly. Does not establish presence or absence; does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-athanasia-af41-08
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[13]NARA Special List 44 (Named Vessels), Athanasia (AF-41) entry 4/3/1945-12/20/1945; MARAD ShipHistory Detail 355 status-card references (vessel file memos and Damaged Equipment Report) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NARA Special List 44 named-vessel table, 'Athanasia (AF-41)'; MARAD Detail 355 card 355_668AF.jpg fields 10, 13, 14, 16, 18 and card reverse 355_668AB.jpg
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Archival leads (not retrieved - require research-room or reproduction orders; no spend authorized): NARA Special List 44 (Named Vessels) lists deck logs for Athanasia (AF-41) covering 3 April-20 December 1945 - her entire commissioned career, including the Okinawa service period and the 12 October 1945 Bajo Point grounding. The MARAD status cards reference a vessel file holding the R.L. Hicks memo (4-3-51), Capt. Dinneen's letter (4-6-51), the Gorman memo (12-21-51), the MarAd-Navy Planning Group estimate (9-23-53), the McCarron estimate (1-29-58), and a 'Damaged Equipment Report' - damage and condition documentation where insulation/material state, if recorded anywhere, would appear. Further leads: Bureau of Ships and Maritime Commission contract records for MC hull 2332 / builder's hull 331 and the R1-M-AV3 design; Todd Galveston Dry Docks conversion records (1945); Seattle repair records for the post-grounding availability (yard not named in DANFS); the Navy investigation file for the grounding casualty; and the PD-X-979 / PD-X-984 / PD-X-1018 advertisements and MA-8685 sale files, which may hold hazmat declarations for the 1977 disposal.
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-20
- Study period
- 1944-1977 records
- Limitations
- Record-group, list, and vessel-file mapping only - no box-level retrieval performed; existence of asbestos-specific documents for MC hull 2332 / AF-41 is unknown until surveyed. Nothing in this row is an asbestos finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-athanasia-af41-09