Evidence
12 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-12).
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[1]CourtListener opinion search: 'USS Bridge' [court_record]
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- CourtListener opinion search 'USS Bridge' returned 144 result(s) (2026-10-07); individual records not reviewed
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Limitations
- hit count only — underlying dockets/opinions not individually reviewed; name query may match same-named vessels
- Evidence ID
- uss-bridge-af1-cl-name-opinion
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[2]CourtListener docket search: 'USS Bridge' [court_record]
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- CourtListener docket search 'USS Bridge' returned 2684 result(s) (2026-10-07); individual records not reviewed
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Limitations
- hit count only — underlying dockets/opinions not individually reviewed; name query may match same-named vessels
- Evidence ID
- uss-bridge-af1-cl-name-docket
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[3]CourtListener opinion search: 'AF-1' [court_record]
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- CourtListener opinion search 'AF-1' returned 19346 result(s) (2026-10-07); individual records not reviewed
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Limitations
- hit count only — underlying dockets/opinions not individually reviewed
- Evidence ID
- uss-bridge-af1-cl-hull-opinion
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[4]CourtListener docket search: 'AF-1' [court_record]
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- CourtListener docket search 'AF-1' returned 197848 result(s) (2026-10-07); individual records not reviewed
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Limitations
- hit count only — underlying dockets/opinions not individually reviewed
- Evidence ID
- uss-bridge-af1-cl-hull-docket
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[5]DANFS, Bridge (AF-1) (verbatim transcription; live NHHC page returned 404) + NHHC Online Library of Selected Images, USS Bridge (Supply Ship #1, later AF-1) photo-history page [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS entry 'Bridge (AF-1)'; NHHC Online Library page (ibiblio HyperWar mirror https://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/OnlineLibrary/photos/sh-usn/usnsh-b/af1.htm)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS documents this hull: launched 18 May 1916 by Boston Navy Yard, sponsored by Mrs. Granville Seurcy Fleece, commissioned 2 June 1917 (LCDR W. K. Riddle). WWI: four Atlantic round trips with the Naval Overseas Transportation Service; Train, Atlantic Fleet from 1 July 1918. Interwar: U.S. Naval Detachment in Turkish Waters 1922-23; Train, Squadron 1, Base Force, U.S. Fleet; six months with the Asiatic Fleet 1937-38; eleven California-Pearl Harbor voyages 1940-41 including Midway, Guam, Wake. WWII: cargo service across the South and Central Pacific and Alaska runs (Aug-Oct 1942, Jul-Oct 1943); Pearl Harbor-Marshall Islands shuttle Apr 1944-Apr 1945; supply landings at Okinawa 9-22 May and 11 Jul-13 Aug 1945. Postwar: occupation duty; struck a mine off Korea 1 Nov 1945 (considerable damage, no personnel casualties), towed to Japan 21 Nov by Sioux (ATF-75), repaired at Sasebo until Jan 1946; decommissioned Sasebo 27 Jun 1946; turned over to the Foreign Liquidation Commission; sold at Manila 22 Dec 1947. One battle star for WWII service.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-20
- Study period
- 1915-1953
- Population
- Crew (1917-1946); yard workers at build and repair availabilities
- Limitations
- Official Navy historical narrative; establishes identity, construction, service history, damage, and disposal. Contains no asbestos, insulation-material, or hazardous-materials statement - this row supports no asbestos claim.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-bridge-af1-01
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[6]Shipscribe.com USS Bridge (AF-1) data sheet and class notes (compiled by Stephen S. Roberts from General Board documents, Bureau of Construction and Repair records, and Navy Ships' Data) [other_primary]
- Locator
- AF-1 data block, construction/disposition tables, class notes, ship notes
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Design and disposition detail: authorized as 'Supply Ship No. 1' under the FY1914 program (Act of 4 Mar 1913); Bureau of Construction and Repair design from General Board characteristics (1913) calling for a purpose-built refrigerated fleet supply ship - two refrigerating units holding frozen-meat compartments at 15 deg F in tropical waters, chilled/ventilated provision spaces, accommodations 25 percent over complement. Boston Navy Yard underbid Newport News ($1,171,713 estimate vs $1,315,000 bid) and received the order 19 Feb 1914; keel laid 12 Jun 1915; name 'Bridge' assigned 2 May 1916. Struck 19 Jul 1946 per Shipscribe's disposition table. Documented wartime alterations: 3"/50 AA authorized 9 Apr 1917; second 3" foundation/gun added Feb and Dec 1941; forward 5"/51 pair removed and 1.1" quad added Jul-Aug 1942; remaining 5"/51s replaced by 5"/38 DP and 1.1" quad replaced by twin 40mm Dec 1944-Feb 1945. Mine damage detail: struck a mine in the Tsushima Strait 1 Nov 1945, holed in the engine room; docked at Sasebo 28 Nov 1945; USS Coasters Harbor (AG-74) assisted with temporary cofferdam patch; undocked 21 Jan 1946; inspectors declared her unseaworthy 10 Feb 1946; used as a station reefer until decommissioning 27 Jun 1946; OFLC sold her to Madrigal & Co. of Manila 22 Dec 1947.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-20
- Study period
- 1913-1947
- Population
- Construction trades (Boston Navy Yard 1914-17); repair workers (Sasebo 1945-46)
- Limitations
- Secondary compilation of official records (General Board correspondence, BuC&R, Ships' Data volumes) - authoritative in derivation but not itself a primary scan; strike date conflicts with NavSource ('date unknown') - Shipscribe's 19 Jul 1946 adopted with the discrepancy logged in gaps. Contains no asbestos or insulation-material statement.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-bridge-af1-02
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[7]NavSource Naval History, USS Bridge (AF-1) Service Ship Photo Archive page (specifications, commanding officers, awards, photo captions sourcing NPS Boston NHP and USN collections) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource AF-1 page: specifications block, CO roster, campaign table, photo captions
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Specifications and administrative detail: designated Provisions Stores Ship (AF-1) 17 Jul 1920; complement 1945 listed as 21 officers and 261 enlisted; propulsion - two Boston Navy Yard-built vertical triple-expansion steam engines, two White-Forster boilers (200 psi, saturated), twin screws, 5,000 shp, 14 knots; cargo capacity 3,170 DWT including 4,300 cu ft refrigerated. Campaign ribbon detail: one battle star, Okinawa Gunto operation 8-22 May 1945; Navy Occupation service 25 Oct 1945-27 Jun 1946. Post-sale: renamed SS Don Jose under Madrigal Shipping Co., Manila; scrapped by Kudamatsu, Japan, March 1953. Commanding-officer roster includes CAPT Ernest J. King (later Fleet Admiral and CNO), 7 Jul 1921-27 Jul 1922.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-20
- Study period
- 1915-1953
- Population
- Crew; occupation-duty complement 1945-46
- Limitations
- Volunteer-compiled secondary archive hosting primary USN/NPS photographs and captions; specification block is compiled, not a scanned official document. Scrapped-at-Kudamatsu conflicts with Shipscribe's 'probably scrapped at Hong Kong' note - discrepancy logged in gaps. Contains no asbestos statement.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-bridge-af1-03
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[8]Boston National Historical Park (NPS) photograph collection, catalog nos. BOSTS-10534/-10536/-10537/-10538/-10540 (keel-laying program, construction progress, launch images), captions transcribed on NavSource by NPS preservation specialist Stephen P. Carlson [nps]
- Locator
- NavSource AF-1 photo captions citing NPS Cat. Nos. BOSTS-10534, -10536, -10537, -10538, -10540
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NPS cataloged photographs document the construction event: keel-laying program for 'Supply Ship No. 1' dated 12 June 1915 identifies it as the first major steel vessel constructed by the Boston Navy Yard; progress photos at 19 and 208 days after keel laying; launch and christening images 18 May 1916; ship at the yard 6 June 1917, four days after commissioning; dry-dock view 21 March 1917.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-20
- Study period
- 1915-1917
- Population
- Boston Navy Yard construction workforce (1914-17)
- Limitations
- Caption-level documentation from the NPS Boston NHP collection via NavSource transcription; establishes construction chronology and yard attribution only. No material, insulation, or asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-bridge-af1-04
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[9]Fleischer WE, Viles FJ Jr, Gade RL, Drinker P, 'A Health Survey of Pipe Covering Operations in Constructing Naval Vessels,' Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology 28:9-16 (January 1946), PMID 21016030 [other_primary]
- Locator
- PubMed record PMID 21016030; J Ind Hyg Toxicol 28:9-16 (1946)
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- The Navy/PHS industrial-hygiene survey of pipe-covering operations in naval vessel construction documents that amosite asbestos was an important ingredient of pipe-covering felt and molded sectional covering used on U.S. Navy vessels, and measured airborne asbestos dust exposure for pipe coverers in two government Navy yards and two contract yards - establishing that asbestos insulation work was a routine, documented feature of Navy ship construction and repair in the era spanning this hull's active life.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-20
- Study period
- 1940s (survey); article 1946
- Population
- Navy yard and contract-yard pipe coverers (WWII-era survey)
- Limitations
- Era-level primary documentation of Navy pipe-covering practice; surveyed yards are anonymized (A, B, C, D) and no vessel is named. Does not establish that asbestos was or remains aboard this specific hull, nor quantity, location, condition, exposure, or causation. Bibliographic record verified via PubMed; article full text not independently re-pulled this session.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-bridge-af1-05
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[10]Corn JK and Starr J, 'Historical perspective on asbestos: Policies and protective measures in World War II shipbuilding,' American Journal of Industrial Medicine 11(3):359-373 (1987) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Abstract and article, AJIM 11(3):359-373
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Peer-reviewed historical study documents that asbestos was used extensively as a fireproofing and insulating material in U.S. shipbuilding during WWII, the era of this hull's documented 1941, 1942, and 1944-45 armament/availability refits, and that wartime demand drove unprecedented asbestos utilization.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-20
- Study period
- 1940s era documented; article 1987
- Population
- WWII shipyard workers and ship crews (class context)
- Limitations
- Program/era-level scholarship; does not name this vessel and does not establish that asbestos was installed aboard this hull in original construction or refits, nor quantity, location, condition, exposure, or causation. Original construction (1915-17) predates the documented WWII focus; WWI-era asbestos use is plausible era inference but is not separately sourced here.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-bridge-af1-06
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[11]Batch-508 search ledger (this record): DANFS/NHHC transcription and Online Library; Shipscribe AF-1 data; NavSource AF-1 archive incl. NPS Boston NHP captions; PubMed/journal literature; NARA record-group guides; Naval Vessel Register; CourtListener API [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-bridge-af1-01 through sl-uss-bridge-af1-08
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or docketed case naming USS Bridge (AF-1) was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). The hull was scrapped in 1953, predating the asbestos-litigation era and modern survey practice, which largely forecloses the documentary categories this database relies on.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-20
- Study period
- 2026-09-20
- Limitations
- Absence of a located public record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard - a 1917-built steam auxiliary with WWII-era refits sits squarely in the documented era of Navy asbestos insulation use. CourtListener API search was rate-limit blocked during this session (HTTP 429, daily quota) - the litigation check is incomplete and logged as such in the ledger rather than reported as a clean negative.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-bridge-af1-07
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[12]NARA Guide to Federal Records: RG 19 (Bureau of Ships, predecessor Bureau of Construction and Repair - 1913 design plans/specifications); RG 181 (Naval Districts and Shore Establishments - 1st Naval District/Boston Navy Yard records); RG 24 (deck logs) [other_primary]
- Locator
- https://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/019.html ; https://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/181.html ; https://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/024.html
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Record-group mapping for unretrieved primary material: RG 19 holds Bureau of Construction and Repair design records contemporaneous with this ship's 1913-14 plans and specifications; RG 181 (1st Naval District, Boston) holds Boston Navy Yard industrial records covering the 1915-17 construction; RG 24 holds ship deck logs (1917-1946). These are the most likely repositories for any hull-specific insulation/materials documentation.
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-20
- Study period
- 1913-1946 records
- Limitations
- Record-group mapping only - no box-level retrieval performed; existence of asbestos-specific documents for this hull is unknown until surveyed in person. Nothing in this row is an asbestos finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-bridge-af1-08