Evidence
7 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-7).
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[1]DANFS, 'Attu (CVE-102)' - verbatim transcription (live NHHC page 404s) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS entry, construction paragraph and spec block
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS entry documents construction: Attu (CVE-102), ex-Elbour Bay renamed 6 November 1943, was laid down under a Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 1139) at Vancouver, Wash., on 16 March 1944 by Kaiser Shipbuilding Co.; launched 27 May 1944 (sponsor Mrs. George W. Steele); acquired by the Navy and commissioned at Astoria, Oreg., 30 June 1944, Capt. H. F. MacComsey in command. Spec block: displacement 7,800; length 512'3"; complement 860; class Casablanca.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1944
- Limitations
- Authoritative Navy history for construction milestones including the Maritime Commission hull number; contains no asbestos or insulation-material content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-attu-cve102-01
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[2]DANFS, 'Attu (CVE-102)' - service narrative and disposal lines [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS entry, service narrative paragraphs and final lines
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Service narrative per DANFS: transport runs to Pearl Harbor, Guadalcanal, Espiritu Santo, Finschhafen, and Manus (Aug-Oct 1944); Terminal Island availability; Guam-Pearl shuttle; from February 1945 she delivered replacement aircraft and pilots to the fast-carrier task forces (TF 50/38) and conducted underway replenishment through early July, followed by San Diego repairs; at the surrender she was in the fueling area off Japan. 'Magic Carpet' duty logged more than 38,000 miles and returned over 4,000 servicemen; decommissioned at Norfolk 8 June 1946; stricken 3 July 1946; sold 3 January 1947. Two battle stars.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1944-1947
- Population
- Wartime crew; Terminal Island and San Diego repair workers; 4,000+ Magic Carpet passengers
- Limitations
- Documents a Terminal Island availability and San Diego repair period - exposure-relevant industrial events - without describing insulation or asbestos materials. Scrapping buyer not stated.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-attu-cve102-02
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[3]NHHC, Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons - Volume I, Appendix 2 'Carrier Listing for CVE Designations' (PDF, via Internet Archive capture of history.navy.mil) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Appendix 2, CVE carrier listing table, p. 521 - CVE-102 row
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NHHC Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol. I, Appendix 2 'Carrier Listing for CVE Designations' (official NHHC publication) lists: 102 Attu - commissioned 30 Jun 1944; stricken 3 Jul 1946. Corroborates the DANFS milestone dates.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1944-1946
- Limitations
- Official NHHC tabular reference for milestone dates; contains no asbestos or materials content. The live history.navy.mil PDF 404s; the archived capture (2023-11-12) was used.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-attu-cve102-03
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[4]Batch-41 search ledger (this record): CourtListener exact-name + asbestos-term sweeps; class-profile sweep 2026-09-16 [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-attu-cve102-03 through sl-uss-attu-cve102-05
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- CourtListener sweeps for this hull could not be completed this session: both '"USS Attu" asbestos' and '"CVE-102" asbestos' type=o queries were throttled by the service's rate limiter (HTTP 202) and returned no data (2026-09-18). The 2026-09-16 class-profile member-name sweep covering all 50 Casablanca-class hulls located no asbestos opinion naming CVE-102.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 2026-09-18
- Limitations
- A null litigation result is not proof that no exposure claims exist - unindexed state-court and settled matters are invisible to opinion databases. The hull-number sweep was rate-limited; reported as a partial search outcome.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-attu-cve102-04
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[5]Batch-41 search ledger (this record): full source sweep [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-attu-cve102-01 through sl-uss-attu-cve102-08
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No ship-specific asbestos record of any kind located for this hull: no insulation survey, no material schedule, no abatement contract, no dismantlement hazmat disclosure for the 1947 scrapping, and no qualifying published opinion naming CVE-102 in an asbestos claim was found in the sources searched.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 2026-09-18
- Limitations
- Negative finding within the sources searched; 1947 commercial scrapping predates modern hazmat recordkeeping. Not a claim that the ship lacked asbestos.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-attu-cve102-05
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[6]U.S. Navy, Bureau of Ships Technical Manual, NAVSHIPS 250-000, Chapter 39 'Thermal Insulation' (1960) - specification-level document; class construction and repair context per DANFS [other_primary]
- Locator
- BuShips TM ch.39, sections 39-11 through 39-13 (materials)
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Class/era context: all 50 Casablanca-class escort carriers were mass-produced by Kaiser at Vancouver, WA, on Maritime Commission S4-S2-BB3 hulls with keels November 1942 - March 1944 - squarely inside the Navy's asbestos-specification era. The 1960 BuShips Technical Manual ch.39 'Thermal Insulation' enumerates the era insulation suite for steam plants of this type: MIL-P-2781 pipe covering incl. 85% magnesia ('about 15 percent asbestos fiber') and an amosite-asbestos class; roll asbestos felt MIL-I-15091; asbestos cloth/tape SS-C-466 (lagging); asbestos millboard HH-M-351; asbestos finishing cement; molded asbestos block for high-temperature service. This hull's 4 B&W boilers and Skinner Uniflow steam plant are the equipment classes those specifications cover; her Terminal Island availability and San Diego repairs are documented disturbance events.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1944 construction; 1944-45 availabilities; 1960 manual describes era-standard specifications
- Population
- Construction trades (Kaiser Vancouver, 1944); wartime crew; Terminal Island and San Diego repair workers
- Limitations
- Specification-level documentation of what the Navy specified, not a ship-specific installation record - does not confirm installed materials on this hull; repair-event insulation scope is era inference. Retrieved PDF is a litigation-repository scan of the government manual.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-attu-cve102-06
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[7]National Park Service, Fort Vancouver NHS, 'Vancouver During World War II' - Kaiser Shipyards section [nps]
- Locator
- NPS article, Kaiser Shipyards paragraph
- Finding type
- environmental_record
- Finding
- The builder yard is documented by the National Park Service (Fort Vancouver NHS): Kaiser Shipyards Vancouver was established May 1942, operated around the clock, and by war's end had launched ten Liberty ships, 30 LSTs, fifty escort aircraft carriers ('baby flat tops'), 31 attack transports, 12 C-4 troopships, eight C-4 cargo vessels, and two 14,000-ton drydocks.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1942-1945
- Population
- Kaiser Vancouver shipyard workforce (peak wartime employment)
- Limitations
- Yard-level context confirming the builder and its escort-carrier program; contains no asbestos or material content. Does not document conditions aboard any specific hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-attu-cve102-07