Evidence
4 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-4).
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[1]DANFS-derived via Wikipedia; Naval Cover Museum page; ShipScribe Gilliam-class table [nhhc_danfs]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- USS Clarendon (APA-72), Gilliam-class attack transport, built by Consolidated Steel, Wilmington, CA (MC hull 1865). Launched 12 September 1944 (sponsored by Mrs. T. May); acquired about 12-14 December 1944 (sources differ); commissioned 14 December 1944 (Lt. Cmdr. E. A. Stroik). Westinghouse turboelectric drive, 2 boilers, 2 propellers, 6,000 shp; 16.9 knots; capacity 47 officers and 802 enlisted troops; cargo 2,600 tons; complement 27 officers and 295 enlisted. Service: Hawaii exercises, Ulithi, Saipan convoy; delivered combat cargo to Okinawa 26-30 April 1945 (drove off aircraft 28 April); three San Diego/San Francisco-Pearl Harbor voyages; Eniwetok, Ulithi, Manila; Tokyo 13 September 1945; occupation and China redeployment until 15 November; Taku, Samar, Guam, Saipan, Iwo Jima; San Pedro 18 December 1945; Seattle January 1946. Selected for conversion to surveying ship (AGS) 11 September 1945; conversion canceled. Decommissioned 9 April 1946; transferred to War Shipping Administration / National Defense Reserve Fleet June 1946; transferred to U.S. Army 30 August 1946; returned to NDRF 5 February 1947; sold 11 December 1963; scrapped by 16 October 1964. One battle star for WWII service. Not Susan B. Anthony (AP-72).
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Limitations
- DANFS returning HTTP 500 fleet-wide; identity facts from DANFS-derived Wikipedia narrative corroborated against the Naval Cover Museum page and the ShipScribe class table. Acquisition-date conflict (12 vs 14 December 1944) noted; commissioning date consistent across sources.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-clarendon-apa72-01
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[2]Negative search result across authoritative repositories (2026-09-25) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No ship-specific asbestos documentation located for USS Clarendon (APA-72) in any authoritative source searched (Navy, NARA, HAER, museum records). This is a negative finding, not an absence of exposure.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Limitations
- Negative finding reflects search coverage, not proof of absence. No hull-specific asbestos survey located.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-clarendon-apa72-02
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[3]CourtListener authenticated search (combined ship name + hull number) not completed - sandbox credential block (2026-09-25) [court_record]
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- CourtListener authenticated search for the combined ship name and hull number ("USS Clarendon" APA-72) could not be completed during the writing session. The authenticated helper (cl-search) failed: the authd service returned HTTP 403, meaning the stored CourtListener connector credential is not available to the sandbox, so no query was issued and no results were returned. The search gap is logged; the search must be retried from an authorized environment before any litigation finding can be claimed.
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Limitations
- Search not run; no litigation finding can be claimed. Retry required for complete coverage.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-clarendon-apa72-03
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[4]U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, asbestos exposure guidance for Navy veterans [other_primary]
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Era context: the Department of Veterans Affairs states that many WWII-era Navy ships contained asbestos products, with boiler and engine rooms of particular concern because asbestos was widely used as insulation during this period.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Limitations
- Era context only - does not establish asbestos presence aboard this specific hull. Not a finding about this ship.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-clarendon-apa72-04