Evidence
4 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-4).
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[1]DANFS, Canberra (CA-70), Vol. 2 pp. 23-24 (builder, dates, WWII service and torpedoing narrative, CAG-2 conversion, disposal; verbatim transcription - live NHHC page serves 404) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS entry, specifications block + full service narrative incl. bracketed disposal paragraph (Bauer & Roberts / Conway's / Jane's supplements)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS record for this hull: launched 19 April 1943 by Bethlehem Steel Co., Quincy, Mass.; commissioned 14 October 1943. WWII Pacific service with TF 58/38 - Eniwetok, the Palau/Yap/Ulithi/Woleai raids, Hollandia/Wakde, Truk and Satawan, Marcus and Wake, the Marianas operation and Battle of the Philippine Sea, Palaus/Philippines/Morotai strikes. Torpedoed 13 October 1944 ninety miles off Formosa - hit below the armor belt at the engineering spaces, 23 killed, ~4,500 tons of flooding in the after fireroom and both engine rooms; towed by Wichita in 'Cripple Division 1' to Ulithi; temporary repairs at Manus; permanent repairs at Boston Navy Yard 16 February - 17 October 1945. Out of commission in reserve at Bremerton 7 March 1947. Reclassified CAG-2 on 4 January 1952; towed to New York Shipbuilding Corp., Camden, where her after 8-inch turret was replaced by Terrier antiaircraft missile launchers and she was otherwise modernized; recommissioned 15 June 1956. Carried President Eisenhower to Bermuda March 1957; International Naval Review June 1957; ceremonial flagship for the 1958 Unknown Servicemen selection off the Virginia Capes; Norfolk Naval Shipyard overhaul 1958; round-the-world goodwill cruise 1960; seven battle stars. Terrier system obsolete by the mid-1960s (planned modernization cancelled for budget); reclassified back to CA-70 on 1 May 1968; Terrier launchers removed prior to decommissioning 16 February 1970; stricken 31 July 1978; sold 31 July 1980 and broken up.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1941-1980
- Population
- Bethlehem/Fore River construction trades 1941-43; crew 1943-47, 1956-70 (23 killed 13 Oct 1944); Boston Navy Yard repair trades 1945; NYSB Camden conversion trades 1952-56; Norfolk Naval Shipyard overhaul trades 1958
- Limitations
- DANFS documents service history and specifications, not materials or asbestos content. Mirror transcription cited because the live NHHC page returns 404. Decommissioned date conflicts with secondary sources (2 February 1970) - see gaps.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-canberra-ca70-01
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[2]USS Canberra Museum (USS Canberra Reunion Association), 'Exhibit: Naming of Canberra' + corroborating NHHC HyperWar DANFS entry ('CA-70 is named to honor HMAS Canberra, lost while operating with American forces in the Battle of Savo Island (9 August 1942)') [museum_official]
- Locator
- usscanberramuseum.org exhibit page; https://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/ships/dafs/CA/ca70.html (namesake line)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Museum/name record for this hull: originally to be named USS Pittsburgh, keel laid 3 September 1941 at Bethlehem Steel's Fore River Shipyard (hull 1496); renamed Canberra before launch in honor of HMAS Canberra, sunk 9 August 1942 during the Battle of Savo Island - the first U.S. Navy cruiser named for a foreign capital; sponsored by Lady Alice Dixon, wife of the Australian Minister; commissioned at the Boston Navy Yard 14 October 1943.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1941-1943
- Population
- Bethlehem/Fore River construction trades 1941-43
- Limitations
- Museum association exhibit documents naming, builder, and dates only; no asbestos survey, abatement, or hazmat disclosure. Laid-down date rests on museum/NavSource-derived data rather than DANFS itself (the DANFS entry omits it).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-canberra-ca70-02
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[3]U.S. Navy, Bureau of Ships Technical Manual, NAVSHIPS 250-000, Chapter 39 'Thermal Insulation' (1960) + DANFS specifications block + Atlas shipyard dataset [other_primary]
- Locator
- NAVSHIPS 250-000 ch. 39 (scan via Garlock bankruptcy repository); DANFS specifications block and repair/conversion narrative; shipyards.json records
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Era inference: Baltimore-class construction (4 Babcock & Wilcox boilers, 4 GE geared steam turbines, ~120,000 shp) in 1941-43 at Bethlehem/Fore River falls squarely in the documented Navy asbestos-insulation era; the 1960 BuShips Technical Manual insulation chapter enumerates the era-standard suite - 85%-magnesia and amosite pipe covering, asbestos felt, chrysotile cloth/tape lagging, asbestos millboard, finishing cement, molded block. Documented disturbance periods for this hull: 1945 Boston Navy Yard battle-damage reconstruction (after fireroom and both engine rooms flooded/rebuilt), 1952-56 New York Shipbuilding CAG-2 conversion (after turret removed, superstructure modified), 1958 Norfolk Naval Shipyard overhaul, and pre-1970 Terrier removal.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1941-1970
- Population
- Construction trades 1941-43; Boston Navy Yard repair trades 1945; NYSB conversion trades 1952-56; NNSY overhaul trades 1958; crew 1943-47, 1956-70
- Limitations
- Class/era specification and yard-period inference only - no ship-specific asbestos record exists for this hull (ev-04); this row must not be read as establishing that asbestos products were or remain aboard. Does not quantify material; conversion/removed-material scope is undocumented.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-canberra-ca70-03
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[4]Batch-18 search ledger (this record): NHHC DANFS + HyperWar entry; CourtListener ship-name, designation, and hull-number queries; USS Canberra Museum site; NVR; scrapping-disclosure sweep [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-canberra-ca70-01 through sl-uss-canberra-ca70-06
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: CourtListener exact-name queries ('U.S.S. Canberra', 'USS Canberra', 'the Canberra' + asbestos/Navy) and hull/designation queries (CA-70, CAG-2) returned no qualifying asbestos litigation naming this hull; no hull ACM survey, abatement contract, scrapping hazmat disclosure, NVR entry (hull sold 1980, before live-register coverage), or museum record with asbestos data was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger).
- Verification
- verified
- 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. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-canberra-ca70-04