Evidence
9 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-9).
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[1]research packet bw-packet.md (3 sources cited) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED — real identity: USS Chanticleer
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-chanticleer-asr7-pkt-bw-packet-md
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[2]Naval History and Heritage Command, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, 'Chanticleer III (ASR-7)' [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS operational history, paragraphs 2-4
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- At Fremantle from 8 May 1943, Chanticleer supported submarines between patrols, trained divers, serviced small craft, repaired antitorpedo nets, and performed salvage. She worked at Darwin in late 1944 and at Subic Bay from 19 March 1945, then served from Key West after February 1946 and from San Diego after her June 1950 transfer to the Pacific Fleet. DANFS describes Far East salvage and diving duty through 1963.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 1943-1963
- Population
- Ship's company and supported submarines (activity context)
- Limitations
- Operational assignments identify ship activities but do not establish asbestos material aboard, individual work locations, exposure, or causation. The narrative stops in 1963.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-chanticleer-asr7-02
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[3]Naval History and Heritage Command, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, 'Abnaki (ATF-96)' [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- 1967 operations paragraph beginning 'Abnaki departed Subic Bay on 25 November'
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The NHHC history of Abnaki (ATF-96) records that Abnaki relieved Chanticleer (ASR-7) as a trawler surveillance unit on 7 December 1967 during Vietnam-area operations.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 1967-12-07
- Limitations
- A ship-specific operational mention in another vessel's official history; it supplies one 1967 activity, not a full post-1963 service chronology or any asbestos finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-chanticleer-asr7-03
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[4]Naval Sea Systems Command, FOIA Reading Room, Asbestos Related Files, qualified products list index [other_primary]
- Locator
- QPL-15091-5, QPL-15342-(1-12), QPL-17340-(1,3,4,5,8), and QPL-17349-(1,3-6) index entries
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- NAVSEA's asbestos reading room lists Navy qualified product records for asbestos-fiber thermal insulation felt (QPL-15091-5, 1962), metallic-asbestos boiler gaskets (QPL-15342, 1961-1974), and asbestos-rod high-pressure packing (QPL-17340 and QPL-17349, 1953-1968). These are Navy product specifications from Chanticleer's service era.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 1953-1974 specification dates
- Population
- Navy shipbuilding and maintenance personnel (era context only)
- Limitations
- Product qualification documents do not name ASR-7 or the Chanticleer class and are not installation or procurement records for this ship. They establish neither the presence, amount, location, condition, nor handling of asbestos aboard Chanticleer.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-chanticleer-asr7-04
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[5]U.S. General Accounting Office, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (18 October 1979) [gao]
- Locator
- Report pp. 1-2, 7; enclosure I, Navy letter of 5 January 1979, PDF pp. 10-11
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- GAO's 1979 review describes asbestos thermal insulation, gaskets, packing, and other materials in Navy ships and the Navy's 1975 and 1979 policies for replacing damaged or high-maintenance insulation. GAO's fieldwork concerned Long Beach and Norfolk Naval Shipyards.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 1975-1979
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers and serving fleet (program context)
- Limitations
- The report does not identify Chanticleer, Moore Shipbuilding, or an overhaul of this vessel. The Navy's statement about ships then in service was made in 1979, after the ship's unverified reported 1973 decommissioning, and cannot be applied to this hull. The shipyards studied do not establish that ASR-7 visited either yard.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-chanticleer-asr7-05
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[6]National Archives, Special List 44 - Named Vessels; NHHC, ZC Files - C [other_primary]
- Locator
- NARA Chanticleer (ASR-7) index row; NHHC ZC Files - C, Chanticleer (ASR-7) 1968 row, https://www.history.navy.mil/research/library/z-files/zc-files/zc-files-c.html
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA's Special List 44 indexes Chanticleer (ASR-7) Navy logbooks for 20 November 1942 through 31 December 1945. NHHC's ZC Files index lists a 1968 Chanticleer welcome-aboard brochure. These are leads for hull-specific follow-up, not material findings.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 1942-1945 logbook coverage; 1968 brochure
- Limitations
- Only the finding-aid entries were reviewed; no logbook pages or brochure text were examined. The indexed dates are a logbook coverage range, not the vessel's full service dates. Neither index establishes any asbestos fact.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-chanticleer-asr7-06
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[7]Batch-2735 official-source search ledger: NHHC DANFS and ZC index, NARA Special List 44, NAVSEA asbestos reading room, and GAO HRD-80-2 [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-chanticleer-asr7-01 through sl-uss-chanticleer-asr7-06
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No ship-specific asbestos survey, abatement record, material list, or installation record was located in the official public sources searched for Chanticleer (ASR-7).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 2026-09-26 search
- Limitations
- This is a bounded search result, not proof that the vessel had no asbestos. Nonpublic yard, vessel, disposal, or litigation files could alter the finding. It establishes no individual exposure or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-chanticleer-asr7-07
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[8]CourtListener authenticated API v4 search through fleet helper, exact-name opinion result; Batch-2735 search ledger for blocked follow-up queries [court_record]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-chanticleer-asr7-07 through sl-uss-chanticleer-asr7-10; exact-name opinion HTTP 200, count 0
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- An authenticated CourtListener API v4 opinion search for the exact phrase 'USS Chanticleer' returned count 0 on 26 September 2026. The hull-number opinion and name/hull docket searches did not complete because the required fleet pacing helper could not obtain a request token within its 60-second wait.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 2026-09-26 search
- Limitations
- This is a negative result for one exact-name opinion query only, not a complete litigation sweep or proof that no case exists. Hull-number opinions, docket records, alternate indexing, and nonindexed state proceedings remain unresolved. The other requests were stopped by local fleet pacing before an HTTP response, not returned as no-result by CourtListener.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-chanticleer-asr7-08
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[9]Naval History and Heritage Command, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, 'Chanticleer III (ASR-7)' [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS heading and opening two paragraphs
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The third Chanticleer, ASR-7, was launched 29 May 1942 by Moore Shipbuilding and Drydock Co. at Oakland, California, commissioned 20 November 1942, and assigned to the Pacific Fleet. DANFS gives a complement of 102 and identifies her as the lead ship of the Chanticleer class.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 1942-1963
- Population
- Ship's company (published complement)
- Limitations
- The DANFS entry gives no laid-down date, propulsion description, asbestos inventory, abatement history, or final disposition. Its service narrative ends in 1963. The complement is a published vessel figure, not a crew roster for every deployment.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-chanticleer-asr7-01