Evidence
9 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-9).
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[1]research packet dw-packet.md (3 sources cited) [nhhc_danfs]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-barnegat-avp10-pkt-dw-packet-md
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[2]Naval History and Heritage Command, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, 'Barnegat II (AVP-10),' updated 25 November 2022 [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Header specifications and opening paragraph
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Barnegat (AVP-10), lead ship of her small seaplane tender class, was laid down at Puget Sound Navy Yard on 27 October 1939, launched on 23 May 1941, and commissioned on 3 July 1941. DANFS gives a complement of 367.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Limitations
- The DANFS specifications identify the hull and its stated complement; they do not identify construction materials or asbestos aboard it. The live page returned 404 during this session, so text was checked against the search engine's recent indexed copy.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-barnegat-avp10-01
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[3]NHHC, DANFS, 'Barnegat II (AVP-10)' [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Final two paragraphs, decommissioning and disposal
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Barnegat was decommissioned on 17 May 1946 and stricken on 23 May 1958. DANFS states that Kavounides Shipping Co., Ltd. later operated the ship from Piraeus as Kentavros and that she was broken up for scrap in 1986.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Limitations
- DANFS does not date the commercial sale or describe the conversion or scrapping materials. No asbestos conclusion follows from disposal. Text checked against a recent indexed copy because the live DANFS page returned 404.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-barnegat-avp10-03
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[4]National Archives, Special List 44, Named Vessels [other_primary]
- Locator
- Barnegat (AVP-10), two index rows; distinct from Barnegat (SP-1232)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA Special List 44 lists two ship-specific Navy logbook spans for Barnegat (AVP-10): 3 July 1941-31 August 1942 and 1 October 1942-30 June 1945.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Limitations
- This is a holdings index, not a review of the logbooks; it provides no asbestos information. The missing September 1942 and post-June 1945 intervals are not explained by the index.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-barnegat-avp10-04
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[5]U.S. Government Accountability Office, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (18 October 1979), including Department of the Navy response [gao]
- Locator
- PDF pp. 10-11 (Navy response); GAO highlights
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The 1979 GAO report describes asbestos thermal insulation, gaskets, packing, deck materials, cabling, and other applications across Navy ships and summarizes Navy removal policy in the 1970s.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Limitations
- Navy-wide and later than Barnegat's 1946 decommissioning; the report does not name AVP-10, identify any product installed on her, or establish exposure. The listed product categories are research context only and are not entered as documented hull products.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-barnegat-avp10-05
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[6]National Archives, Ship Plan Index and 'Researching Asbestos aboard US Naval Vessel up through 1961' [other_primary]
- Locator
- Ship Plan Index, Barnegat AVP-10 rows (NAIDs 148026519, 153714257, 12451237); asbestos guide https://www.archives.gov/research/military/navy/guided-topics/asbestos, RG 19 and RG 38 sections
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA's ship plan index identifies Barnegat (AVP-10) in RG 19 microfilm 2, Hull Series of Ship Engineering Drawings, and RG 38 trial curves. NARA's asbestos research guide identifies RG 19 S39 insulation and lagging drawings, auxiliary vessel general information books, and RG 38 inspection reports as potential research paths.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Limitations
- The ship-plan index was checked through search indexing because direct web opening failed. It identifies series, not particular asbestos drawings; no plans, general information book, or inspection report was retrieved. Their contents and any hull-specific asbestos finding remain unknown.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-barnegat-avp10-06
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[7]Batch 3049 public-source search ledger: NHHC DANFS; NARA logbook and ship-plan indexes; GAO HRD-80-2; NAVSEA asbestos reading room [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger sl-uss-barnegat-avp10-01 through -04
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No ship-specific asbestos material schedule, survey, abatement record, or asbestos statement was located in the reviewed DANFS entry, NARA public indexes, GAO report, or NAVSEA asbestos reading room.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Limitations
- A negative public search result is not proof that asbestos was absent. NARA holdings were indexed but not retrieved, and the DANFS live page returned 404. Presence, materials, quantities, present disposition, and individual exposure remain unknown.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-barnegat-avp10-07
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[8]CourtListener API v4 authenticated search via fleet helper, 26 September 2026 [court_record]
- Locator
- Opinion search q="AVP-10", one result, cluster 10838074; search_ledger sl-uss-barnegat-avp10-05 through -07
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- The authenticated CourtListener opinion query for exact hull number 'AVP-10' returned one Puerto Rico procurement opinion, Aeronet Wireless Broadband, LLC v. Junta de Subastas (2026), classified as a search-term collision unrelated to this ship or asbestos. Exact-name opinion and name/hull docket searches were not completed because the required fleet pacing helper repeatedly denied a request token.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Limitations
- The returned opinion is not qualifying asbestos litigation and is not vessel evidence. The CourtListener sweep is incomplete: exact-name opinion and all docket searches cannot be classified no-result, and no absence of litigation is inferred. The required helper reported fleet pacing exhaustion; no anonymous or unpaced request was made.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-barnegat-avp10-08
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[9]NHHC, DANFS, 'Barnegat II (AVP-10)' [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Narrative, 1942-1945 service and May-July 1944 Boston availability
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The tender supported VP-73 in Iceland and at Port Lyautey, served in Brazilian waters, underwent voyage repairs and alterations at Boston Navy Yard in 1944, and supported patrol aircraft near the Panama Canal and Galapagos in 1945.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Limitations
- The described yard work establishes an alteration and repair event, not its material scope. It gives no asbestos finding or individual exposure evidence. Text checked against a recent indexed copy because the live DANFS page returned 404.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-barnegat-avp10-02