Evidence
9 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-9).
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[1]DANFS, Clamagore (SS-343) - verbatim transcription at losthistory.net/hazegray mirror (live NHHC DANFS page returned HTTP 404) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS service narrative and spec block
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Documented for this hull: launched 25 February 1945 by Electric Boat Co., Groton (sponsor Miss M. J. Jacobs); commissioned 28 June 1945, Cmdr. S. C. Loomis, Jr. Key West base from 5 September 1945 with Fleet Sonar School operations to Cuba and the Virgin Islands; entered Philadelphia Naval Shipyard 5 December 1947 'for modernization and installation of snorkel,' returning to Key West 6 August 1948; eight years of local/Caribbean operations with a Mediterranean tour Feb-Apr 1953; NATO North Atlantic exercises Sep-Dec 1957 (Portsmouth, Argentia); Charleston home port from 29 June 1959; 6th Fleet Mediterranean tour Apr-Jul 1960; east-coast operations for the remainder of 1960.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1944-1975
- Population
- EB construction trades (1944-45); PNSY conversion-yard trades (1947-48; 1962); crew (1945-1975)
- Limitations
- Ship-specific history only; no asbestos or material content. Live NHHC page 404s; verbatim hazegray transcription used. The DANFS spec block lists class as 'Gato' - the hull is Balao class (DANFS spec blocks genericize the class label).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-clamagore-ss343-01
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[2]NPS National Historic Landmark Withdrawal of Designation Report, USS Clamagore (SS 343) (NPS Form 10-900; designated 29 June 1989, withdrawn 2 September 2024) [nps]
- Locator
- Withdrawal report sections: Significance, Condition, Justification
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The NPS withdrawal report documents: commissioned 28 June 1945, decommissioned 12 June 1975; one of 132 Gato/Balao/Tench-class war-built submarines; modified in 1947 into a FRAM II configuration and again in 1962 into a GUPPY III - one of only nine GUPPY III conversions and the only surviving GUPPY III submarine in the United States; on display at Patriots Point since 1981; severe outer-hull corrosion closed her to visitors in 2021; a large main-ballast-tank leak required regular air pumping; batteries began leaking contaminants into the water; the Navy granted Patriots Point disposal approval in 2019 (Section 106 via Program Comment); South Carolina funded scrapping in 2021; all superstructure components and 504 batteries were removed before towing to Norfolk, VA on 14 October 2022; 'dismantled and recycled for scrap,' ceasing to meet NHL criteria (36 CFR 65.9(b)(1)).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1945-2024
- Population
- Museum visitors and maintenance staff (1981-2022); scrapping-yard workers (2022-23)
- Limitations
- Ship-specific federal record of condition and disposal. Documents battery removal and contaminant leakage - no asbestos or other material characterization; the 'FRAM II' label for the 1947-48 yard period differs from the usual GUPPY II nomenclature for that conversion (noted, not reconciled).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-clamagore-ss343-02
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[3]NPS National Historic Landmarks program page - USS Clamagore (SS 343) [nps]
- Locator
- NPS NHL program page (designation + withdrawal notice)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The NPS program page confirms: NHL designated 29 June 1989; designation withdrawn 2 September 2024 'because it had ceased to meet the criteria for designation'; the vessel suffered severe hull wasting, was closed to the public after a main-ballast-tank leak in December 2021, and was towed to Norfolk, VA on 14 October 2022 for the final stage of the scrapping process. Owner: State of South Carolina (Patriots Point Naval and Maritime Museum).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1989-2024
- Population
- Museum visitors and staff (1981-2022)
- Limitations
- Administrative designation/disposal record; contains no asbestos or material information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-clamagore-ss343-03
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[4]Robbins v. Air & Liquid Systems Corporation et al., M.D. Fla. No. 8:23-cv-01723 (filed 2023-08-03) - Second Amended Complaint, ECF No. 37 [court_record]
- Locator
- M.D. Fla. 8:23-cv-01723, ECF No. 37 (SAC); UniCourt docket listing
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- The Second Amended Complaint (ECF No. 37) in Robbins v. Air & Liquid Systems Corp. et al. (M.D. Fla. 8:23-cv-01723) names USS Clamagore, SS-343, alleging the plaintiff served aboard in 1960-1963 as an engineman and was exposed to asbestos while removing and replacing asbestos-containing products and working near others doing the same. Pleading-stage allegation only - the least-final litigation stage; no product identification, discovery record, or adjudicated exposure finding located. Docket existence independently confirmed via UniCourt/PACER-monitor listings (8:23-CV-01723, filed 2023-08-03).
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1960-1963 (alleged); litigation 2023-
- Population
- Plaintiff engineman (alleged 1960-1963 service aboard); contemporaries
- Limitations
- A complaint's vessel allegation is an allegation, not a finding - no adjudication of exposure, product, causation, or damages. Complaint-text detail is carried from the class-profile's prior extraction of ECF No. 37; the ECF document itself could not be re-fetched this session (CourtListener returned HTTP 403/429) - docket-level verification is recorded, document-level re-verification pending.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-clamagore-ss343-04
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[5]NavSource Online Submarine Photo Archive, Clamagore (SS-343) data block (keel, decommission/stricken dates, reclassifications, final disposition) - secondary compilation, not an official Navy source [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource Clamagore (SS-343) data block (Wayback capture; navsource.net unreachable by direct fetch)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource data block: laid down 16 March 1944 at Electric Boat Co., Groton; converted to a GUPPY-type submarine in 1948; decommissioned 12 June 1975; struck from the Naval Register 27 June 1975; donated as a museum ship at Patriots Point, Charleston, SC from 11 May 1981; a 10 January 2017 Palm Beach County vote approved funding to reef the vessel (plan later superseded by scrapping per NPS).
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1944-2022
- Population
- Crew (1945-1975); museum visitors (1981-2021)
- Limitations
- The 2017 reefing vote was superseded by the 2022 scrapping documented by NPS. NavSource is a volunteer-maintained photo archive, not an official record; post-service dates await NVR/NHHC confirmation (pre-1987 disposals are absent from the public NVR by its own notice). No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-clamagore-ss343-05
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[6]Bureau of Ships, Ships' Data, U.S. Naval Vessels, Vol. 1 (Jan 1945), submarine machinery tables (shipscribe.com scan) + Balao class profile (class-f/balao-class.class.json) + shipyard-exposure-map product list for electric-boat-groton [other_primary]
- Locator
- SDB1945v1 submarine tables; class-f/balao-class.class.json; shipyards.json electric-boat-groton
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Balao-class diesel-electric boats carried NO boilers or steam plant (BuShips 1945: DERD drive, four main diesel-generator engines, 5,400 hp, two shafts). Era-typical asbestos-relevant applications on the type: diesel exhaust lagging, engine gaskets and packing, acoustic and thermal hull insulation, insulation around galley and refrigeration equipment, and battery/electrical materials. The Electric Boat/Groton yard's asbestos product use in submarine construction of this era is independently documented at the yard level.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1943-1975 (era)
- Population
- EB construction trades (1943-45); era yard and crew trades
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - no hull-specific insulation survey or material list located for SS-343. Names era-standard applications, not confirmed installed materials; establishes no quantities and no exposure for any individual.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-clamagore-ss343-06
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[7]GAO, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (Oct 18, 1979) [gao]
- Locator
- GAO product page HRD-80-2 (full text blocked, HTTP 403)
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO documented that the Navy used asbestos insulation extensively aboard ships and did not begin substituting alternative insulation materials until the early 1970s - spanning this hull's service and yard periods (1945-1975).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1979
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers; asbestos program review
- Limitations
- Program-level documentation; supports era context only, not any fact specific to this hull. Full text not retrieved (gao.gov blocks automated fetch, HTTP 403) - content via product-page description.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-clamagore-ss343-07
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[8]Post and Courier (Charleston, SC), 14 October 2022 - 'Navy submarine Clamagore towed from Patriots Point to be scrapped' [reputable_press]
- Locator
- Post and Courier, 14 Oct 2022 news article
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Contemporary reporting of the 14 October 2022 tow documents that crews had removed materials from the submarine since August, including 504 batteries and the sail, before the five-day tug voyage to Norfolk for recycling - corroborating the NPS disposal account and adding the sail removal.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 2022
- Population
- Scrapping crews; museum staff (2022)
- Limitations
- Press corroboration of the disposal already documented by NPS; contains no asbestos characterization - 'materials removed' and battery counts are disposal logistics, not abatement records.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-clamagore-ss343-08
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[9]Batch-25 search ledger (this record): DANFS transcription; NavSource data block; CourtListener index sweep; BuShips Ships' Data 1945; GAO HRD-80-2; NVR coverage notice; hull-specific official sources as logged [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-clamagore-ss343-01 through end
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Apart from the ship-named Robbins pleading allegation (ev-uss-clamagore-ss343-04, unadjudicated), no qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located for CLAMAGORE (no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, HAER documentation, museum disclosure, or adjudicated case naming this hull 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 - era materials may have been installed and later removed or retained undocumented. Does not establish that asbestos is or is not present; does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-clamagore-ss343-09