Evidence
6 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-6).
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[1]research packet 851-packet.md (4 sources cited) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-cape-msi2-pkt-851-packet-md
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[2]Naval History and Heritage Command, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, Cape (MSI-2) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS page heading and opening service-history paragraph; direct page unavailable at research time, while the NHHC indexed result retained the quoted metadata
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- USS Cape (MSI-2) was launched by Bellingham Shipyard on 5 April 1958 and placed in service on 27 February 1959. The NHHC DANFS search record identifies the vessel as Cape (MSI-2) and gives the 1959-1992 service span.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Limitations
- NHHC's live URL was not retrievable at research time and its indexed snippet contains an apparent typographical year ('1559') for the service date; the 1959 date is corroborated by the live NavSource record. This row establishes identity and broad service chronology, not asbestos content, exposure, or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-cape-msi2-01
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[3]NavSource Online, Mine Warfare Vessel Photo Archive, Cape (MSI 2) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Cape (MSI 2) page, service chronology and Specifications section
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Cape was laid down on 29 April 1957 at Bellingham Shipyard, launched on 5 April 1958, delivered on 21 February 1959, placed in service on 27 February 1959, transferred in 1970 to Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory for research, returned to Navy custody in December 1984, and placed out of service on 9 June 1992. The same record lists 120 tons displacement, 112 feet length, 23 feet beam, 8 feet draft, a 21-person complement, and four 225-hp GM 6-71 diesels driving one shaft.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Limitations
- NavSource is a photographic/archive compilation and does not provide an asbestos survey or material inventory. The chronology supports vessel identity and disposition but does not establish asbestos aboard, quantity, condition, individual exposure, or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-cape-msi2-02
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[4]National Archives, Ship Plan Index [other_primary]
- Locator
- Ship Plan Index table: CAPE | MSI-2 | 19 | Hull series of Ship Engineering Drawings | 153715530
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The National Archives ship-plan index lists CAPE, MSI-2 in the hull series of Ship Engineering Drawings, entry identifier 153715530. This is a primary archival lead for hull-specific engineering documentation.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Limitations
- The index establishes an archival lead, not the contents of the drawings. No drawing or specification was retrieved, so this row supports no claim about insulation, gaskets, packing, asbestos, or exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-cape-msi2-03
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[5]International Maritime Organization, Asbestos on board ships [other_primary]
- Locator
- SOLAS section: ships built before 1 July 2002
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- International Maritime Organization guidance states that ships built before 1 July 2002 may contain asbestos and should be managed appropriately. Cape was built in 1959, so the guidance is relevant era context only; it does not identify asbestos aboard Cape.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Limitations
- General international regulatory guidance, not a Cape record. It does not establish asbestos presence, product type, quantity, location, condition, exposure, or causation aboard this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-cape-msi2-04
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[6]Batch 7584 source search ledger and accessed primary-source pages [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-cape-msi2-01 through sl-uss-cape-msi2-10
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record was located in the accessible NARA, NavSource, or other live-verified records searched: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, material inventory, or asbestos litigation finding naming Cape (MSI-2) was found. CourtListener exact-name and hull-number searches were attempted through the authenticated helper but did not return before the API call window expired and are recorded as blocked/pending in the search ledger.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Limitations
- A failure to locate a public record does not prove asbestos absence aboard a 1959 vessel. The CourtListener searches are an access gap, not a no-result determination; this row establishes neither presence nor absence, exposure, causation, or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-cape-msi2-05