Evidence
4 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-4).
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[1]DANFS-derived via Wikipedia; corroborated by U.S. Coast Guard history page and hullnumber.com [nhhc_danfs]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- USS Cambria (APA-36), Bayfield-class attack transport, manned by the U.S. Coast Guard. Built by Western Pipe & Steel, San Francisco, CA. Launched 10 November 1942 as SS Sea Swallow, acquired by the Navy 4 May 1943 (designated AP-81, reclassified APA-36 on 1 February 1943), placed in partial commission, converted at New York, recommissioned 10 November 1943. WWII service: Marshall Islands (flagship of Majuro Attack Group), Saipan and Tinian (flagship of attack group, evacuated casualties), Leyte (landed troops at Dulag 20 October 1944), Lingayen Gulf (10 January 1945), Okinawa (troops ashore 1 April 1945), Operation Magic Carpet. Reactivated for Korean War; Cuban Missile Crisis quarantine force 1962; Apollo backup recovery 1967; collision with USS Shadwell (LSD-15) 8 July 1969. Six battle stars for WWII service. Decommissioned 30 June 1949, reactivated for Korea, taken out of service 1970, stricken 1 September 1971, scrapped 1972.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Limitations
- DANFS returning HTTP 500 fleet-wide; identity facts from DANFS-derived Wikipedia narrative corroborated against the U.S. Coast Guard history page and hullnumber.com. Scrapping year given as 1972 by hullnumber; one source says sold for scrap 1971.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-cambria-apa36-01
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[2]Negative search result across authoritative repositories (2026-09-25) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No ship-specific asbestos documentation located for USS Cambria (APA-36) in any authoritative source searched (Navy, NARA, HAER, museum records). This is a negative finding, not an absence of exposure.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Limitations
- Negative finding reflects search coverage, not proof of absence. No hull-specific asbestos survey located.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-cambria-apa36-02
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[3]CourtListener authenticated search (combined ship name + hull number) not completed - helper unreachable, fleet pacing limits (2026-09-25) [court_record]
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- CourtListener authenticated search for the combined ship name and hull number ("USS Cambria" APA-36) could not be completed during the writing session. Two SSH attempts against the Mac Studio authenticated helper broke the pipe before any results returned; remaining ships were logged without further attempts to avoid tripping fleet-wide pacing limits. The search gap is logged; the search must be retried before any litigation finding can be claimed.
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Limitations
- Search not run; no litigation finding can be claimed. Retry required for complete coverage.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-cambria-apa36-03
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[4]U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, asbestos exposure guidance for Navy veterans [other_primary]
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Era context: the Department of Veterans Affairs states that many WWII-era Navy ships contained asbestos products, with boiler and engine rooms of particular concern because asbestos was widely used as insulation during this period.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Limitations
- Era context only - does not establish asbestos presence aboard this specific hull. Not a finding about this ship.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-cambria-apa36-04