Evidence
8 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-8).
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[1]NHHC, DANFS, Bibb III (Coast Guard Cutter) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Characteristics and opening construction/name paragraphs
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- USCGC Bibb, originally George M. Bibb (WPG-31), was built by Charleston Navy Yard, South Carolina; laid down 15 August 1935 and commissioned 10 March 1937. DANFS lists complement 123. The name was shortened in May or June 1937.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- Corrects the task display prefix USS to USCGC; stable requested filename retained. Complement is the DANFS characteristics figure, not a constant wartime crew count. Read through indexed official-page text; direct page retrieval failed. No asbestos finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-bibb-01
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[2]USCG Historian, Bibb, 1937 [other_primary]
- Locator
- 17 October 1944 through 29 January 1945 conversion paragraph
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Bibb underwent Charleston Navy Yard conversion to an amphibious command/communications vessel during 1944-45.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- Yard event only. No material specification, asbestos work scope, or exposure measurement is supplied; conversion cannot establish asbestos disturbance.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-bibb-03
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[3]NHHC DANFS and USCG Historian histories [other_primary]
- Locator
- DANFS opening paragraph; USCG particulars and final paragraph; companion URL https://www.history.uscg.mil/Browse-by-Topic/Assets/Water/All/Article/2081996/bibb-1937/
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Official dates conflict: DANFS gives launch 14 January 1936, while USCG gives 14 January 1937. USCG lists decommissioning 30 September 1985 in its particulars but 30 September 1984 in its closing narrative. Its builder-location line says Philadelphia, while DANFS and the USCG narrative identify Charleston, South Carolina.
- Verification
- disputed
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- Launch and decommission years remain unresolved; neither is silently normalized. Charleston is supported by both narrative accounts. These editorial conflicts do not establish asbestos conditions.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-bibb-04
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[4]NOAA, Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, Duane [other_primary]
- Locator
- History, final paragraph naming Duane and Bibb
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NOAA identifies Bibb as an artificial reef off Molasses Reef in the Florida Keys.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- Only the sentence expressly naming Bibb is used. Duane dates, condition, dimensions, and National Register status are not transferred to Bibb. No asbestos-removal or environmental clearance evidence.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-bibb-05
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[5]USCG, ALCOAST 364/17, 22 December 2017 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Paragraphs 2-3; reference B HSWLSCTD 2017-009
- Finding type
- regulatory
- Finding
- The Coast Guard 2017 bulletin describes possible low-level asbestos and lead exposure among personnel assigned to cutters built before 1991, and directs medical documentation for covered personnel.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- Fleet/era policy, not a Bibb survey or individual exposure determination. Bibb is not named in this bulletin; the referenced technical directive and cutter list were not reviewed. Do not apply its exposure-level characterization to Bibb or infer specific products, dose, disease, or eligibility. Supports Tier 2 context only.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-bibb-06
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[6]Batch 9514 search ledger [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger sl-uss-bibb-01 through sl-uss-bibb-10
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos survey, product identification, abatement record, or exposure finding was located in the official histories and indexed government sources reviewed. Ship-specific asbestos documentation remains unknown. The CourtListener sweep is incomplete because the required helper exhausted its pacing wait before returning results.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- A scoped negative search result, not proof of asbestos absence. CourtListener returned no search payload, so no litigation no-result claim is made. No conclusion about legal claims, individual exposure, or present wreck materials follows.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-bibb-07
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[7]NARA, Records of the United States Coast Guard, RG 26 [other_primary]
- Locator
- 26.6.1 Boston district logbooks; 26.5.6 engineering records
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA identifies Bibb logbooks for 1969-78 in Record Group 26, section 26.6.1; section 26.5.6 describes Coast Guard vessel engineering plans.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- Finding-aid entries only; underlying logbooks and plans were not examined. Engineering series description does not establish that a specific Bibb plan survives or contains asbestos information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-bibb-08
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[8]USCG Historian, Bibb, 1937 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Class introduction; Navy-designation paragraph; 9 June 1942; 1944-45 conversion; May 1965 reclassification
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Bibb was a Secretary/Treasury-class cutter. The Coast Guard history identifies Navy designation WPG-31 and 1942 convoy escort operations, including convoy SCL-85 on 9 June. Later designations were WAGC-31 and WHEC-31.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- Supports qualifying wartime Navy service, not a change to the canonical USCGC display prefix. Page subtitle incorrectly uses 37; body repeatedly identifies 31. Indexed official text reviewed; direct fetch returned 403. No asbestos finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-bibb-02