Evidence
5 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-5).
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[1]Naval History and Heritage Command, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, Cahuilla (ATF-152), updated 2024-05-16 [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Specifications header and full vessel history
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NHHC identifies Cahuilla as Cherokee-class ATF-152, with complement 85; laid down at Charleston Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co. on 1944-06-16, launched 1944-11-02, commissioned 1945-03-10, decommissioned at San Diego 1947-06-27, and transferred to Argentina 1961-07-09. She towed Pegasus (AK-48) to Pearl Harbor, then operated at Guam, Okinawa, Eniwetok and Nagasaki.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 1944-1961
- Limitations
- Supports U.S. Navy history and complement only. DANFS does not describe asbestos, machinery material, an AT-152 redesignation date, Argentine service end, or present condition. Does not establish exposure or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-cahuilla-at152-01
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[2]Armada Argentina, Efemérides Navales, July 9 entry, pp. 160-161; Armada Argentina, Finalizaron las tareas de recuperación del buque museo Comandante General Irigoyen, 2023-07-22 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Efemérides Navales PDF pp. 160-161; https://www.argentina.gob.ar/noticias/finalizaron-las-tareas-de-recuperacion-del-buque-museo-comandante-general-irigoyen
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The Argentine Navy identifies Comandante General Irigoyen as the former U.S. Navy Cahuilla, reports the vessel left Argentine service in 2009, and identifies it as a museum ship at San Pedro since 2010. Its July 2023 notice says Navy personnel completed a stabilization operation at the berth.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 1961-2023
- Limitations
- Confirms later identity, 2009 service end and museum status through July 2023. It does not establish current 2026 condition, asbestos content, abatement, exposure, or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-cahuilla-at152-02
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[3]National Archives, Ship Plan Index and Special List 44 by Ship Numbers [other_primary]
- Locator
- Ship Plan Index: CAHUILLA / ATF-152 / RG 19 / 153714226; https://www.archives.gov/files/research/military/logbooks/sl-44-ship-number.pdf , ATF-152 entry
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA's Ship Plan Index lists CAHUILLA ATF-152 in Record Group 19, Hull Series of Ship Engineering Drawings, catalog identifier 153714226. NARA Special List 44 lists an ATF-152 Cahuilla deck-log interval from 1947-01-10 to 1947-02-28.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 1947 (log interval); undated drawings
- Limitations
- Catalog and log inventory entries only; underlying drawings and logs were not examined. NARA states deck logs do not directly document asbestos. Neither index establishes installation, presence, or exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-cahuilla-at152-03
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[4]National Archives, Researching Asbestos aboard US Naval Vessel up through 1961 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Beginning Research and RG 19 sections; deck logs and muster rolls limitation
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- NARA describes use of asbestos in U.S. Navy materiel during 1941-1961 and directs hull-specific research to Bureau of Ships correspondence, engineering drawings and specifications. This is period context for Cahuilla's 1944 construction, not a finding about the tug.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 1941-1961
- Population
- U.S. Navy vessels of the 1941-1961 period
- Limitations
- Era-wide guide does not name Cahuilla or document a product, compartment, quantity, fiber content, remaining material, individual exposure, or causation aboard her.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-cahuilla-at152-04
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[5]Batch 2765 official-source search ledger: NHHC DANFS, NARA ship plans and log indexes, NARA asbestos guide, Armada Argentina records [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger sl-uss-cahuilla-at152-01 through sl-uss-cahuilla-at152-05; CourtListener status logged separately
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No Cahuilla-specific asbestos survey, material inventory, abatement record, or primary litigation evidence was located in the public official records reviewed for this batch.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 2026-09-26
- Limitations
- A bounded public-source search is not proof that asbestos was absent. Underlying NARA drawings, specifications, repair files and logs were not reviewed; Argentine museum material records were not located. CourtListener may remain incomplete if the fleet-wide limiter prevents access. No exposure or causation conclusion follows.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-cahuilla-at152-05