Evidence
6 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-6).
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[1]DANFS, Bagaduce I (Tug No. 21/AT-21/ATO-21), updated Robert J. Cressman (verbatim capture; live NHHC page returns 404) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS 'Bagaduce I' entry, full text incl. type line (displacement 1,000 normal; 156'8" x 30' x 14'7"; 12.4 kts; complement 44; 2 x 3-in; class Bagaduce)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Official DANFS history: laid down 1918-07-16 at Buffalo, NY by Ferguson Steel & Iron Co. as Ammonoosuc; renamed Bagaduce 1919-02-24; launched 1919-04-05; commissioned Buffalo 1919-09-18 (Lt.(j.g.) Frank Mogridge). Lead of 19 WWI-program steel tugs designed for minesweeping and heavy navy-yard towing. 3d Naval District ops out of New York Navy Yard; designated AT-21 1920-07-17; decommissioned at NY Navy Yard 1922-05-02 (post-Washington Conference cuts, one of 15 tugs); recommissioned 1924-06-09; brief Washington Navy Yard duty early 1926; supported Falcon (AM-28) and Sagamore (AT-20) raising sunken submarine S-51 off Point Judith on 1926-07-05 and towing her into New York; 7th Naval District, Key West from 1926-08-02; Miami hurricane relief (provisions, harbor clearance, waterfront/post-office guard support); 1927 Mississippi flood refugee work at Vicksburg; Coco Solo, Canal Zone, 1927-07-11 to 1929-02; decommissioned Philadelphia 1932-04-20; recommissioned 1938-06-22 (Lt. Ernest E. Stevens), 11th Naval District, San Diego from 1938-10-22; towing duty in California waters through WWII; operational control to Commander, Western Sea Frontier 1943-08; base shifted San Diego to San Francisco 1943-12-16; reclassified old ocean tug ATO-21 1944-05-15; decommissioned Mare Island Naval Shipyard 1946-06-22; stricken from Navy Register 1946-07-31; transferred to Maritime Commission at Suisun Bay 1947-01-09 for disposal.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1918-1947
- Population
- Crew (design complement 44); navy-yard support personnel at documented stations (NY Navy Yard, Washington Navy Yard, Philadelphia, Mare Island)
- Limitations
- Official service history contains no insulation, material, or asbestos information whatsoever - it documents operations, dates, and stations only. DANFS dates the Miami hurricane '18 August 1926'; the Great Miami Hurricane made landfall 1926-09-18 (see correction row ev-uss-bagaduce-at21-05). Does not establish asbestos presence, absence, quantity, exposure, or eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-bagaduce-at21-01
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[2]NavSource Online, USS Bagaduce (ATO-21) service ship photo archive - specifications block and DANFS transcription [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource page 09/64/64021, Specifications block
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Secondary archival compilation lists the class machinery as one Allis Chalmers vertical triple-expansion steam engine, two Babcock & Wilcox boilers (200 psi saturated steam), two 25 kW turbo-drive ship's service generators, single propeller, ~1,800 shp. A reciprocating steam plant of this construction era carried boiler and steam-drum insulation, steam-line lagging, flange and valve gaskets, and machinery packing - applications that era-typically contained asbestos fiber.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1919-1946
- Population
- Construction trades (Buffalo, 1918-19); engine-room crew (boiler/machinery spaces)
- Limitations
- NavSource is a reputable secondary compilation, not a primary record; its spec block conflicts with the DANFS type line on beam (35'7" vs 30'), draft (15'6" vs 14'7"), speed (12.8 kts trial vs 12.4), and complement (5 officers/56 enlisted vs 44) - as-built/full-load vs design figures. The source does not say 'asbestos' and does not document materials aboard this hull; asbestos content is era inference, not ship-proven. Does not establish quantity, location, condition, individual exposure, or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-bagaduce-at21-02
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[3]GAO, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (Oct 18, 1979) [gao]
- Locator
- GAO product page HRD-80-2 (full text blocked, HTTP 403)
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO documented the Navy's asbestos-protection program and reported the Navy's own account that all ships contain some asbestos in components such as clutches and electric cables, and that thermal insulation was the Navy's major use of asbestos aboard ships - the insulation regime in force during this hull's WWII service era. Fieldwork was at Long Beach and Norfolk Naval Shipyards.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1979 (report); WWII-era insulation regime contextualized
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers; asbestos program review
- Limitations
- Program-level 1979 review published 32 years after this hull's disposal; not hull-specific and does not establish conditions aboard this vessel. Full text not retrieved (gao.gov blocks automated fetch, HTTP 403) - content via product-page description and search excerpt. Does not establish quantity, exposure, or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-bagaduce-at21-03
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[4]U.S. Navy Filing Manual, 1941, AB-AZ Auxiliary Ships section (HyperWar transcription) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Navy Filing Manual 1941, AT (fleet tug) listing
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The 1941 Navy Filing Manual's auxiliary-ship index lists 'AT21 Bagaduce' among active fleet tugs - official corroboration that this hull was in commissioned service on the eve of U.S. entry into WWII.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1941
- Limitations
- Administrative index entry only - confirms hull existence and in-service status in 1941; carries no operational, material, or exposure information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-bagaduce-at21-04
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[5]National Weather Service, 'Great Miami Hurricane of 1926' historical page; NOAA/AOML 1926 hurricane retrospective [other_primary]
- Locator
- NWS Miami forecast office historical page; NOAA/AOML 'hurricane-of-1926' retrospective
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Federal weather documentation fixes the devastating Miami hurricane landfall at September 18, 1926 (Category 4). The DANFS entry for this hull dates the same storm '18 August 1926' - an apparent date error in the official record; Bagaduce's documented relief response (provisions, harbor clearance, waterfront guard support) followed the September 18 storm.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1926-09-18
- Limitations
- Corrects a date in the service narrative only; no bearing on asbestos documentation. The underlying DANFS text is quoted verbatim in ev-uss-bagaduce-at21-01 with this flag.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-bagaduce-at21-05
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[6]Batch-159 search ledger (this record): NHHC DANFS (live 404; Wayback capture used); NavSource; 1941 Navy Filing Manual; CourtListener API v4 + site index; NARA catalog; MARAD/NDRF public records; Congressional Serial Set [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-bagaduce-at21-01 through sl-uss-bagaduce-at21-08
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, government report, or docketed case naming USS Bagaduce (AT-21/ATO-21) was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). The only 'Bagaduce' litigation hits located are Penobscot Nation treaty litigation concerning the Bagaduce River region of Maine (D. Me. 1:12-cv-254) - a name collision, not the vessel. Asbestos content-site coverage of 'USS Bagaduce' names the second hull, ATA-194, not this ship.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 2026-09-18
- Limitations
- Absence of a located public record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard - a 1919 reciprocating-steam tug's insulation regime is era-consistent with asbestos use. Does not establish that asbestos was or was not present, and establishes or defeats no claim of exposure or legal eligibility. CourtListener API was rate-limited during the search window; site-index coverage used - see search_ledger.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-bagaduce-at21-06