Evidence
5 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-5).
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[1]DANFS vol. II, Cabrilla (SS-288) entry - construction, eight war patrols, postwar Philadelphia overhaul (verbatim transcription mirror; live NHHC page returned 404) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS vol. II (C-F), Cabrilla entry and spec block
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Documented for this hull (DANFS): launched 24 December 1942 by Portsmouth Navy Yard (sponsor Mrs. L. B. Combs); commissioned 24 May 1943, Comdr. D. T. Hammond; eight war patrols from Pearl Harbor and Fremantle including a mine-laying patrol in the Gulf of Siam and the rescue of four Filipino guerrillas off Negros; best patrol (sixth, Sep-Oct 1944) sank 24,557 tons including a 10,059-ton tanker; total credited 38,767 tons; six battle stars; six of eight patrols designated successful. Overhaul at Philadelphia after the war; placed out of commission in reserve 7 August 1946.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1942-1946
- Population
- PNSY construction trades (1942-43); Philadelphia yard trades (1945-46); crew (1943-1946)
- Limitations
- Ship-specific history only; no asbestos or material content. Live NHHC DANFS page returned 404 - verbatim transcription mirror used.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-cabrilla-ss288-01
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[2]NavSource Submarine Photo Index, USS Cabrilla (SS-288) - laid-down, AGSS-288, strike, memorial loan and disposal (secondary compilation; Wayback capture) [other_primary]
- Locator
- navsource.net/archives/08/08288.htm via Wayback - milestone block
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Post-DANFS disposition (NavSource): laid down 18 August 1942 at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, ME; decommissioned 7 August 1946 at New London; recommissioned (date unknown); redesignated Auxiliary Submarine (AGSS-288) in 1962; decommissioned 30 June 1968 and simultaneously struck; transferred to Subvets WWII, Houston, TX, 19 October 1968 as a memorial boat; returned to Navy custody 21 October 1971; sold 18 April 1972 to Southern Scrap Material Co., New Orleans, LA, for $52,889.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1942-1972
- Population
- Crew (1943-1946); memorial visitors/staff (Houston, 1968-71)
- Limitations
- Secondary compilation, not a primary record - used for post-DANFS disposition only. The 1968-71 Houston memorial stint left no located material or hazmat record. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-cabrilla-ss288-02
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[3]Era inference anchored to DANFS-documented construction and yard periods for this hull; Balao-class diesel-electric machinery per NavSource specification block and BuShips Ships' Data 1945 (class profile ev-balao-class-02) [other_primary]
- Locator
- construction-era inference from DANFS dates, NavSource spec block, documented yard periods
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Era inference: a diesel-electric fleet submarine built 1942-43 at Portsmouth Navy Yard in the peak asbestos era would era-typically have carried asbestos-containing exhaust lagging, engine gaskets and packing, and thermal/acoustic insulation around machinery and galley/refrigeration equipment. Balao-class boats had NO boilers or steam plant - the diesel-electric plant narrows the steam-era asbestos pathway materially. Documented yard windows: Portsmouth Navy Yard construction (1942-43); postwar overhaul and preinactivation overhaul at Philadelphia (1945-46); recommissioning-era work and a three-year memorial display (Houston, 1968-71) before scrapping. The 1968-71 memorial period is a documented civilian-display window with no located material condition record.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1942-1971
- Population
- Construction and yard trades; crew
- Limitations
- CLASS/ERA INFERENCE ONLY - no ship-specific material schedule, insulation survey, or asbestos abatement record was located for this hull. Names era-standard applications, not confirmed installed materials. Establishes no quantity and no exposure for any individual.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-cabrilla-ss288-03
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[4]GAO, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (Oct 18, 1979) [gao]
- Locator
- GAO product page HRD-80-2 (full text blocked, HTTP 403)
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO documented that the Navy used asbestos insulation extensively aboard ships and did not begin substituting alternative insulation materials until the early 1970s - covering the construction and most service years of every Balao-class hull in this batch (built 1942-45).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1979
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers; asbestos program review
- Limitations
- Program-level documentation; supports era context only, not any fact specific to this hull. Full text not retrieved (gao.gov blocks automated fetch, HTTP 403) - content via product-page description.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-cabrilla-ss288-04
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[5]Negative finding: no qualifying non-litigation ship-specific asbestos record located across DANFS/NHHC, NavSource, loss-report, and ACM-survey/abatement sweeps [other_primary]
- Locator
- see search_ledger for this record
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No hull ACM survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or adjudicated exposure finding naming USS Cabrilla (SS-288) was located anywhere in the research sweep.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Limitations
- Absence of a located record is not proof no record exists. Museum-hull and scrapper-side records, where they existed, were not retrievable in located sources.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-cabrilla-ss288-05