Evidence
6 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-6).
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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-barnstable-county-lst1197-pkt-637-packet-md
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[2]Naval History and Heritage Command, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, Barnstable County (LST-1197) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS entry header and narrative; source page was identified in live NHHC search results, while direct fetch timed out during this session
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NHHC/DANFS identifies Barnstable County (LST-1197) as a Newport-class tank landing ship laid down 19 December 1970 at National Steel and Shipbuilding Co., San Diego; launched 2 October 1971; sponsored by Mrs. Mary Ellen Sanders; and commissioned at Long Beach on 27 May 1972. The narrative records U.S. Navy operations including Atlantic, Mediterranean, Caribbean, West African, and evacuation-related deployments, decommissioning at Little Creek on 29 June 1994, and transfer through the Security Assistance Program.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1970-1994
- Population
- U.S. Navy crew and embarked Marines
- Limitations
- Supports identity and service history only. DANFS does not state that asbestos was installed aboard this hull, does not provide a hazardous-material survey, and does not establish individual exposure or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-barnstable-county-lst1197-01
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[3]NavSource Online, Amphibious Photo Archive, Tank Landing Ship LST-1197 Barnstable County [other_primary]
- Locator
- Live page timeline and identification block
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource's hull page identifies Barnstable County as LST-1197, the nineteenth Newport-class ship: laid down 19 December 1970 at National Steel and Shipbuilding Corp., launched 2 October 1971, commissioned 27 May 1972, decommissioned 29 June 1994, sold to Spain on 22 August 1994, and struck from the U.S. Naval Register on 23 July 2002. It reports Spanish service as Hernán Cortés (L-41), decommissioned 13 November 2009.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1970-2009
- Population
- U.S. Navy crew; Spanish Navy crew after transfer
- Limitations
- NavSource is a curated photographic-history compilation rather than a Navy materials record. Its Spanish-service name conflicts with the DANFS name Pizarro (L.42); the conflict is carried as a gap and not resolved here.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-barnstable-county-lst1197-02
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[4]NavSource Online, Barnstable County specifications block [other_primary]
- Locator
- Live page Specifications section, propulsion and complement fields
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NavSource lists the ship's propulsion as six ALCO 16-251E diesel engines, three per shaft, two shafts with controllable reversible-pitch propellers, 15,000 shaft horsepower, three ALCO generator sets, and an 800-hp variable-thrust bow thruster. It lists a 231-person ship's complement in the DANFS-linked header and a separate detailed complement breakdown plus troop accommodations.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1972-1994
- Population
- Ship's company and embarked troops
- Limitations
- Machinery and complement data do not establish asbestos content. No component, insulation, gasket, packing, or deck-covering material is identified as asbestos by this source.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-barnstable-county-lst1197-03
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[5]National Archives, Navy Deck Logs Available in the National Archives Catalog [other_primary]
- Locator
- Barnstable County (LST-1197) accordion entry; 1972 link
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The National Archives Navy deck-log index lists Barnstable County (LST-1197) and a digitized 1972 deck-log search series. The index establishes an archival lead for the commissioning year but does not provide a materials or asbestos finding.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1972
- Population
- U.S. Navy crew
- Limitations
- The index was reviewed, but the linked deck-log pages were not reviewed page by page. Deck logs may identify operations or maintenance events, but this row does not claim they contain asbestos information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-barnstable-county-lst1197-04
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[6]Batch-6687 research ledger: NHHC/DANFS, NavSource, NARA, direct official-source checks, and authenticated CourtListener helper attempts [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-barnstable-county-lst1197-01 through -09
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No ship-specific asbestos documentation was located in the authoritative sources searched: no asbestos survey, abatement record, hazardous-material disclosure, hull-specific material schedule, or product identification naming USS Barnstable County or LST-1197 was found. The four required CourtListener searches were attempted through the authenticated helper, but the fleet-wide pacing limiter denied requests before results were returned.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 2026-10-02
- Limitations
- A lack of located public documentation does not prove asbestos was absent. Because CourtListener was pacing-blocked, this row is not a negative litigation finding and does not establish presence, absence, exposure, causation, or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-barnstable-county-lst1197-05