Evidence
8 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-8).
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[1]research packet du-packet.md (1 sources cited) [nhhc_danfs]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-chandeleur-av10-pkt-du-packet-md
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[2]Naval History and Heritage Command, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, Chandeleur (AV-10) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Operational-history paragraphs 2–8
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS records cargo and seaplane-tender duty in the South Pacific, at Eniwetok and Saipan, Kossol Roads, Ulithi, Kerama Retto and Okinawa, and postwar duty supporting occupation seaplanes in Japan. It records a west-coast overhaul in 1944 and another after the Japan duty, and five World War II battle stars.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Limitations
- The overhaul references establish maintenance events only. DANFS does not describe their work packages, asbestos materials, exposure, or abatement.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-chandeleur-av10-02
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[3]U.S. Maritime Administration, USS Chandeleur, Heritage Asset Object 1981.201.0001 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Type heading; paragraphs 1–3; Heritage Asset caption
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- MARAD identifies the hull as Maritime Commission type C3-S1-B1, describes it as the only purpose-built seaplane tender of that type, confirms steam-powered single-screw propulsion, and states that the Navy struck and scrapped it in 1971.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Limitations
- MARAD supplies the year of striking and scrapping, not precise dates or scrapping location. Steam propulsion does not establish asbestos aboard this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-chandeleur-av10-03
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[4]National Archives, Researching Asbestos aboard US Naval Vessel up through 1961 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Beginning Research; Material Inspection Reports, RG 38 Entry P 1-I
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA points to Bureau of Ships RG 19 hull-number correspondence and RG 38 Entry P 1-I auxiliary and yardcraft material inspection reports as archival leads for vessel-specific material research.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Limitations
- These are collection-level leads. No Chandeleur item in either series has been retrieved or shown to discuss asbestos.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-chandeleur-av10-06
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[5]Batch 3032 public-source search ledger: NHHC DANFS, MARAD, NARA asbestos research guide [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger sl-uss-chandeleur-av10-01 through -04
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The public DANFS and MARAD vessel histories reviewed contain no Chandeleur-specific asbestos identification, survey, or abatement record; the NARA guide identifies potentially relevant archival series requiring item-level research.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Limitations
- This is a bounded negative search result, not proof that asbestos was absent. Undigitized correspondence, plans, inspection reports, and scrapping files were not examined.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-chandeleur-av10-05
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[6]CourtListener authenticated v4 search, exact-name and hull-number opinion indexes, 26 September 2026 [court_record]
- Locator
- search_ledger sl-uss-chandeleur-av10-06 through -09; BATCH-3032-REPORT.md litigation table
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Authenticated CourtListener v4 opinion search for the exact name returned zero results. The AV-10 opinion query returned six apparent token collisions; returned names and snippets did not identify Chandeleur. Docket searches remained pending when the fleet-wide helper withheld pacing tokens.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Limitations
- The opinion-index negative result does not prove no suit, docket, unindexed opinion, or asbestos exposure. Six hull-string hits were screened at result level; docket queries did not complete because the shared pace budget was unavailable.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-chandeleur-av10-07
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[7]Naval History and Heritage Command, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, Chandeleur (AV-10) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Header specifications; opening paragraph; final paragraph
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS identifies Chandeleur as AV-10, lists her as a Tangier-class seaplane tender with complement 1,075, and records launch at Western Pipe and Steel, San Francisco, on 29 November 1941, transfer to the Navy and commissioning on 19 November 1942, and placement in service in reserve at Philadelphia on 12 February 1947.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Limitations
- DANFS is a concise vessel history, not a construction material schedule or asbestos survey. Its complement is a listed specification, not a verified count aboard at each date. The reserve statement is not an exact decommissioning date.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-chandeleur-av10-01
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[8]National Archives, Researching Asbestos aboard US Naval Vessel up through 1961 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Beginning Research; Bureau of Ships General Correspondence; Material Inspection Reports; Specification Files
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- NARA identifies asbestos in U.S. Navy materiel from 1941 to 1961 as a research subject and directs researchers to hull-number Bureau of Ships correspondence, shipyard files, inspection reports, and specifications when determining whether a particular vessel carried asbestos.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Limitations
- The guide is Navy-wide research guidance. It does not name Chandeleur in an asbestos record, identify an installed product, or establish ship-specific exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-chandeleur-av10-04