Evidence
5 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-5).
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[1]DANFS, Bataan (CVL-29), Vol. 1 - 'Buffalo (CL-99) was reclassified CV-29 and renamed Bataan 2 June 1942; reclassified CVL-29, 15 July 1943; launched 1 August 1943 by New York Shipbuilding Corp. Camden, N.J.; commissioned 17 November 1943' (verbatim transcription - live NHHC page serves 404) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS entry, opening paragraph + service narrative
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS record for this hull: ordered as Cleveland-class light cruiser Buffalo (CL-99); reclassified CV-29 and renamed Bataan 2 June 1942; reclassified CVL-29 15 July 1943; launched 1 August 1943 at New York Shipbuilding, Camden; commissioned 17 November 1943; Pacific service (Hollandia, Truk, Philippine Sea, Okinawa operations including the sinking of I-56, Third Fleet Japan strikes); six WWII battle stars; out of commission in reserve 11 February 1947; recommissioned 13 May 1950 at Philadelphia; Korean War service (strikes, transport) with Bremerton overhaul July 1951; seven Korean battle stars; out of commission in reserve 9 April 1954 at San Francisco.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1942-1954
- Population
- Construction trades 1942-43; crew 1943-47 and 1950-54 (as Bataan)
- Limitations
- DANFS documents the CL-99-to-CVL-29 identity chain and service history, not materials or asbestos content; omits the laid-down, stricken, and disposal dates (entry predates them). Mirror transcription cited because the live NHHC page returns 404.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-buffalo-cl99-01
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[2]NavSource Online, Aircraft Carrier Photo Archive, USS Bataan (CVL-29/AVT-4) page - operational/building data and fate line (volunteer-transcribed official data; accessed via navsource.net mirror - .org host unresolvable this session) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Operational and Building Data block + Fate section
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource building/disposal data for this hull: ordered 16 December 1940 as a Cleveland-class light cruiser, designated CL-99 and named Buffalo; designated for completion as an aircraft carrier, renamed Bataan (CV-29) and reordered from New York Shipbuilding 2 June 1942; laid down 31 August 1942 (after the reorder - the keel never carried the Buffalo name); launched 1 August 1943; commissioned 17 November 1943; decommissioned 11 February 1947; recommissioned 13 May 1950; decommissioned 9 April 1954; refitted as an ASW carrier under the FY49 SCB-54 project; reclassified AVT-4 15 May 1959 while in reserve; stricken 1 September 1959; sold for scrap May 1961.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1940-1961
- Population
- Construction trades 1942-43; Bremerton overhaul workers 1951; scrapping workers 1961
- Limitations
- Volunteer-compiled official data used to fill dates DANFS omits (keel, stricken, disposal); establishes that the keel postdates the Bataan reorder - 'Buffalo CL-99' was an order-stage designation only. No asbestos, hazmat, or materials content on the page.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-buffalo-cl99-02
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[3]DANFS, Buffalo (CL-110), Vol. 1 p. 172 - 'BUFFALO (CL-110) was laid down 3 April 1944 by New York Shipbuilding Corp., Camden, N.J., but was canceled 12 August 1945 prior to launching. [BUFFALO was to have been a FARGO class light cruiser - Bauer & Roberts, Register of Ships, p.152]' (verbatim transcription - live NHHC page serves 404) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS cl110 entry (verbatim HazeGray/LostHistory transcription)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Name-reuse documentation: a third, distinct 'Buffalo' cruiser hull (CL-110, Fargo-class) was laid down 3 April 1944 at the same Camden yard and cancelled 12 August 1945 prior to launching. Together with the auxiliary Buffalo (AD-8, 1898-1927) and the pre-construction CL-84 cancellation, three hulls carried the Buffalo name into the cruiser program; none was ever commissioned as a cruiser named Buffalo.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1944-1945
- Population
- n/a
- Limitations
- Context row for claimant disambiguation only - CL-110 is a different hull; says nothing about this record's hull. No asbestos content. The CL-84 pre-construction cancellation rests on Cleveland-class register data (Bauer & Roberts), not a dedicated DANFS entry.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-buffalo-cl99-03
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[4]U.S. Navy, Bureau of Ships Technical Manual, NAVSHIPS 250-000, Chapter 39 'Thermal Insulation' (1960, page date 15 April 1959) + Atlas shipyard dataset record 'new-york-shipbuilding' (documented asbestos litigation/product use at the builder yard) [other_primary]
- Locator
- BuShips TM ch.39 sections 39-11 through 39-13; shipyards.json 'new-york-shipbuilding'
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Era inference: a Cleveland-design hull completed 1943 at New York Shipbuilding, Camden, as an Independence-class carrier with a ~100,000-shp GE geared-turbine/4-boiler steam plant, sits squarely in the documented Navy asbestos-insulation era; the 1960 BuShips Technical Manual insulation chapter enumerates the era-standard suite (MIL-P-2781 pipe covering incl. 85% magnesia ~15% asbestos and amosite classes; asbestos felt MIL-I-15091; chrysotile cloth/tape SS-C-466; asbestos millboard HH-M-351; finishing cement; molded block). The builder yard is documented in the Atlas shipyard dataset with asbestos litigation and product-use records.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1942-1961
- Population
- NY Shipbuilding construction trades 1942-43; crew 1943-47 and 1950-54
- Limitations
- Class/era and builder-yard inference only - no ship-specific asbestos record exists for this hull (see ev-05); this row must not be read as an independent ship-specific finding. The 1960 manual postdates construction and describes specification families, not this hull's bill of materials; does not quantify material aboard.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-buffalo-cl99-04
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[5]Batch-59 search ledger (this record): NHHC DANFS; NavSource; reporter-web litigation sweep (Justia/state-court/F.Supp-indexed opinion text via web search); CourtListener API v4 (blocked - HTTP 429 daily throttle); NVR (login redirect) [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-buffalo-cl99-01 through sl-uss-buffalo-cl99-06
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no qualifying asbestos litigation naming 'USS Buffalo' (in any hull sense), 'USS Bataan' (CVL-29 context), 'CL-99', or 'CVL-29' was found in the repositories searched. Name collisions classified: city of Buffalo, N.Y.; auxiliary Buffalo (AD-8); the cancelled CL-84 and CL-110 Buffalo hulls (see ev-03); USS Bataan (LHD-5, commissioned 1997). No hull ACM survey, abatement contract, or scrapping hazmat disclosure was located for the May 1961 scrap sale.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 2026-09-18
- Limitations
- Absence of a located public record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard - it establishes only that no qualifying ship-specific documentation was found in the searched repositories. CourtListener API v4 was blocked by daily throttle (HTTP 429) this session, so the sweep is partial; re-run pending. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-buffalo-cl99-05