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-bristol-county-lst1198-pkt-637-packet-md
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[2]NavSource Online, USS Bristol County (LST-1198), Tank Landing Ship LST-1198 page [other_primary]
- Locator
- Live page, timeline and identity sections
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource identifies USS Bristol County as the last ship of the twenty-ship Newport class and reports that it was laid down at National Steel and Shipbuilding Company in San Diego on 13 February 1971, launched on 4 December 1971, commissioned on 5 August 1972, decommissioned and struck from the Naval Register on 29 July 1994, and sold to Morocco on 16 August 1994, where it was renamed BDC Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah (BSL-407). NavSource reports final disposition as sinking as a target in May 2013.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1971-2013
- Population
- National Steel and Shipbuilding Company construction workforce; U.S. Navy crew; Moroccan naval personnel
- Limitations
- NavSource is a naval-history photographic archive rather than an asbestos survey or Navy materials record. This row supports identity and timeline only; it does not establish asbestos aboard, individual exposure, causation, or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-bristol-county-lst1198-01
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[3]Naval Vessel Register, BRISTOL COUNTY (LST 1198) detail page, archived by the Internet Archive (capture 2011-05-14) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Archived NVR detail table; archived source, not a live NVR page
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The archived Naval Vessel Register detail page identifies BRISTOL COUNTY (LST 1198) as an LST-1179-class tank landing ship built by National ST & SB, with keel date 13 February 1971, launch date 4 December 1971, delivery date 27 July 1972, commission date 5 August 1972, decommission date 29 July 1994, and stricken date 29 July 1994. It records disposal through the Security Assistance Program by cash sale on 16 August 1994, with Morocco as custodian.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1971-1994
- Population
- U.S. Navy vessel registry
- Limitations
- This is an explicitly archived NVR page last updated 1999, not a current live NVR record. It supports Navy registry dates and disposal status as captured; it does not establish asbestos content or present-day condition.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-bristol-county-lst1198-02
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[4]National Archives, Ship Plan Index [other_primary]
- Locator
- BRISTOL COUNTY / LST-1198 row; hull series of Ship Engineering Drawings; NAID 153715417
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The National Archives ship-plan index lists BRISTOL COUNTY, LST-1198, in entry 19 as a hull series of Ship Engineering Drawings, NAID 153715417.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1971-1994 records
- Population
- Navy engineering records
- Limitations
- The index establishes that the engineering-drawing series exists; the drawings were not reviewed in this batch and are not treated as evidence of asbestos materials, installation, removal, or exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-bristol-county-lst1198-03
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[5]Batch search ledger: NavSource, NHHC, NARA, archived NVR, Firecrawl, and authenticated CourtListener helper [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-bristol-county-lst1198-01 through -10
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No ship-specific asbestos documentation was located in the authoritative sources searched: no hull survey, abatement record, hazardous-material disclosure, material specification, or product identification was found. The required litigation searches were not completed because the authenticated CourtListener helper reported that the shared fleet pacing budget was spent.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 2026-10-02
- Limitations
- This is a negative finding about records located, not proof that asbestos was absent. The CourtListener sweep is incomplete and therefore cannot support a no-litigation conclusion. No statement is made about exposure, causation, or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-bristol-county-lst1198-04