Evidence
5 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-5).
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[1]research packet 637-packet.md (3 sources cited) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-barbour-county-lst1195-pkt-637-packet-md
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[2]Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, ‘Barbour County (LST-1195)’ (official NHHC page archived 2020-02-16; live URL returned HTTP 404 on 2026-10-02) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS entry title and opening particulars; final service-history paragraphs
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS states that Barbour County (LST-1195) was laid down on 1970-08-15 at San Diego by National Steel & Shipbuilding Co., launched on 1971-05-15, commissioned on 1972-02-03, decommissioned on 1992-03-30, stricken on 2001-07-13, and sunk as a target on 2004-04-06. DANFS gives a complement of 231 and identifies the ship as Newport class.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1970-2004
- Limitations
- This archived official ship history establishes vessel chronology and stated complement only. It does not identify asbestos, an asbestos-containing product, an individual exposure, or an asbestos survey. The live NHHC DANFS URL returned HTTP 404 on 2026-10-02; citation points to the verified 2020-02-16 Wayback capture.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-barbour-county-lst1195-01
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[3]Naval History and Heritage Command Archives Branch, Collection 94 finding aid (official PDF archived 2024-07-13; live URL returned HTTP 404 on 2026-10-02) [museum_official]
- Locator
- Collection 94 finding aid, box 135, item 15; description reviewed, underlying files not reviewed
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No ship-specific asbestos survey, abatement record, or asbestos-containing product is identified in the Barbour County Collection 94 finding-aid description reviewed for this pass. Ship-specific asbestos documentation therefore remains unknown in the sources located.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- Search conducted 2026-10-02
- Limitations
- This is a bounded negative finding about the reviewed finding-aid description, not proof that no such records exist. The underlying box 135 records have not been examined; other repositories remain to be searched; the CourtListener name and hull-number sweep is incomplete because the authenticated helper was pacing requests. No plaintiff-specific exposure conclusion follows.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-barbour-county-lst1195-03
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[4]U.S. GAO, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (1979; official full-text PDF archived 2025-12-04; live GAO site returned HTTP 403 on 2026-10-02) [gao]
- Locator
- Report overview and section ‘Navy's Policy on Use of Asbestos’; archived PDF pp. 1-2
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO's Navy-wide review describes the Navy's 1975 policy to remove asbestos insulation when damaged or when removal was needed for repairs, and a 1979 modification to selectively replace asbestos insulation in high-maintenance areas. The report is background on Navy policy and shipyard asbestos control during Barbour County's service era.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1975-1979 policy discussed in 1979 report
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers and Navy ships generally
- Limitations
- This is Navy-wide policy and shipyard context, not a Barbour County hull survey or work record. It does not establish that asbestos insulation, or any asbestos-containing product, was installed aboard this vessel, what was removed, or any crew member's exposure. Full text accessed through the verified archived PDF because the live GAO page and PDF returned HTTP 403.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-barbour-county-lst1195-04
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[5]Naval History and Heritage Command Archives Branch, Collection 94 finding aid (official PDF archived 2024-07-13; live URL returned HTTP 404 on 2026-10-02) [museum_official]
- Locator
- Collection 94 finding aid, box 135, item 15
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The NHHC finding aid lists ‘USS Barbour County (LST 1195): Decommissioning and Changes, 1971-1992’ in box 135 of Collection 94, providing an archival lead for the ship’s decommissioning records.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1971-1992 records described
- Limitations
- A finding-aid description is not the underlying file and does not establish the file contents, any asbestos documentation, exposure, or abatement. Request and review of box 135 remains outstanding. The live NHHC finding-aid URL returned HTTP 404 on 2026-10-02; citation points to the verified 2024-07-13 Wayback capture.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-barbour-county-lst1195-02