Evidence
6 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-6).
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[1]Naval History and Heritage Command, United States Pacific Fleet Organization, 1 May 1945 [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Service Force, Pacific Fleet; ATR 70 row
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The U.S. Pacific Fleet organization dated 1 May 1945 lists ATR 70 under rescue tugs with Lt. W. L. Sloan and the designation 14 in its first column.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Limitations
- The roster establishes a Navy listing and named officer on this date; it does not establish the ship's construction details, full service itinerary, crew count, or any asbestos material. The first-column designation is not interpreted here.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-atr-70-01
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[2]National Archives, Special List #44, by Ship Numbers [other_primary]
- Locator
- PDF p. 11 (zero-indexed p. 10), ATR-70 row; columns Ship, Other Name, Begin Date, End Date, Notes
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA Special List 44 indexes deck logs for ATR-70 with a begin date of 28 August 1944 and end date of 30 June 1945.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Limitations
- These are indexed deck-log coverage dates, not commissioning or decommissioning dates. The underlying logs were not examined, and the index says nothing about asbestos.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-atr-70-02
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[3]National Archives, Ship Plan Index [other_primary]
- Locator
- ATR-70 rows, RG 19, Portfolio Plans and Microfilm
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA's Ship Plan Index lists ATR-70 in Record Group 19 portfolio plans (NAID 175661951) and microfilm (NAID 175668290).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Limitations
- This index identifies holdings only. The plans were not examined, so it establishes no machinery specification, construction material, insulation composition, or asbestos presence.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-atr-70-03
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[4]NIOSH, 100 Years of Respiratory Protection History [other_primary]
- Locator
- Historical narrative, World War II paragraph on Navy shipboard pipe insulation
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- NIOSH's historical review states that the U.S. Navy's use of asbestos for pipe insulation in naval vessels increased during World War II.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Limitations
- This is Navy-era context, not an ATR-70 specification. It does not establish that ATR-70 carried asbestos insulation, that any crew member encountered it, or that it remains aboard.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-atr-70-04
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[5]Batch 2999 source-search ledger: NARA Ship Plan Index and Special List 44; NHHC Pacific Fleet organization and DANFS search [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-atr-70-01 through sl-uss-atr-70-04
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The reviewed NARA indexes and NHHC roster yielded no ATR-70 asbestos survey, material specification, or abatement record.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Limitations
- A limited public-source search cannot establish the absence of asbestos. The underlying NARA plans and logs were not inspected. The CourtListener hull-number opinion query returned only a patent-case name collision; remaining exact-name and docket searches are pending while the authenticated helper reports fleet pacing.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-atr-70-05
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[6]CourtListener API v4 authenticated search result, Avocent Redmond Corp. v. Raritan Americas, Inc., 921 F. Supp. 2d 229 (S.D.N.Y. 2013), cluster 8722564 [court_record]
- Locator
- Authenticated type=o query exact "ATR-70"; result 1 of 1; caseName, court, citation, and opinion snippet
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- The authenticated CourtListener API v4 opinion search for exact hull-number text "ATR-70" returned one hit, Avocent Redmond Corp. v. Raritan Americas, Inc. (S.D.N.Y. 2013), a patent and license dispute. Its case metadata and snippet do not identify USS ATR-70 or asbestos; classified as a name collision, not qualifying asbestos litigation.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Limitations
- Classification is based on the returned search metadata and snippet, not a full opinion review. The search hit is unrelated to this vessel on its face and supplies no exposure evidence. Exact-name opinion and both docket queries remain pending.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-atr-70-06