Evidence
8 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-8).
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[1]research packet zcm-packet.md [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-clifton-ix184-pkt-zcm-packet-md
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[2]Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, 'Clifton (III) (IX-184)' (hazegray transcription mirror; live NHHC page returns 404) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- hazegray DANFS transcription, IX section, ix184.htm
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS identifies the third Clifton (IX-184) as built by Bethlehem Shipbuilding Co., Alameda, as the tanker Dilworth; transferred from the War Shipping Administration at Brisbane, Australia, 1945-05-31; commissioned 1945-06-02; served as station tanker at Leyte (1945-07-12 to 08-02), Manila (08-05 to 08-29), and Kanoya, Japan (09-08 to 11-02); reached Mobile, Ala. 1946-01-14 via Pearl Harbor and San Pedro; decommissioned 1946-02-21 and returned to the WSA the same day.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1945-1946
- Population
- Ship's company, 1945-06-02 to 1946-02-21
- Limitations
- DANFS gives 'built in 1913' - inconsistent with the ship's documented construction (EFC hull ordered 1917-12-31, launched 1919-06-30, delivered 1920-01-13); 1919-1920 carried here. Transcription mirror cited because the live NHHC/DANFS page returns 404 (standing NHHC link-rot per BATCH-01). Contains no asbestos or material-content information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-clifton-ix184-01
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[3]MARAD Vessel History Database, DILWORTH (ID-4631) record 1267 and CLIFTON (IX-184) record 12836, including scanned vessel status card (card images 1267_2310AF/AB.jpg) [marad_nrc]
- Locator
- MARAD Vessel History Database records 1267 (DILWORTH) and 12836 (CLIFTON IX-184); status card fields 1-22
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- MARAD custody records document DILWORTH (former CLIFTON IX-184): official no. 219462, tanker, built 'Bethlehem SB Alameda, Calif.' 1920, USSB 1047 type, 435 ft x 56 ft, 7045 gross / 4351 net / 10671 dwt / 14460 disp, IHP 2500, 3 SEB (Scotch boilers). Card records entry to Mobile reserve fleet 1946-02-21, red-stamped 'Withdrawn/Sold,' withdrawal 1947-01-28 'delivered to PURCHASER,' ships papers note 'PD-X 237' and 'Scrap.'
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1946-1947
- Population
- Reserve-fleet lay-up and disposal personnel, Mobile (1946-1947); scrapping-yard workforce (1947)
- Limitations
- Administrative custody record only - documents build and disposal chain, not material content. Card reads built '1920' (delivery/completion year) vs. 1919 launch year; IHP 2500 vs. 2800 in Design 1047 spec and register compilations. 'COND. REPORT IN FILE' noted on card but the condition report itself is not published - it may describe hull/machinery condition at lay-up and is an open lead. No asbestos information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-clifton-ix184-02
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[4]Stephen S. Roberts, shipscribe.com U.S. Navy auxiliary register, ABARENDA (IX-131) class page (compiled from official registers/records, 2002-2010) [other_primary]
- Locator
- shipscribe.com/usnaux/IX2/IX131.html - class table, class notes (IX 184-187), ship notes (IX-184 row)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Register compilation places Clifton (IX-184, ex merchant Dilworth, ID-4631, completed Jan 1920) in the ABARENDA (IX-131) class of EFC Design 1047 tankers used as mobile floating fuel storage ships: launched 1919-06-30 at Bethlehem Steel, Alameda; acquired at Brisbane 1945-05-31; commissioned 1945-06-02; decommissioned 1946-02-21; stricken 1946-03-12; to Maritime Commission disposal; sold to buyer 1947-01-28 and scrapped by 1947-09-11. Program context: the Auxiliary Vessels Board reported 1944-08-12 that four ~70,000-bbl tankers were needed in the Southwest Pacific for clean-product shuttle service (Service Force, Seventh Fleet); IX-184-187 filled this requirement. Dilworth was substituted for tanker Edward L. Doheny as IX-184 on 1944-10-14 after that ship failed Navy inspection. Per CNO policy of 1944-10-11 these station tankers were NOT expected to meet Navy standards nor converted to make them do so; they were to be minimally manned and use existing facilities.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1919-1947
- Population
- Ship's company (~70 per compilation; unverified against NHHC); crews of serviced craft at Leyte, Manila, Kanoya
- Limitations
- Secondary compilation of official register/board records, not itself an official document. No asbestos content. The CNO no-conversion policy bounds the ship's documented material history: no Navy-standard refit is recorded, so original 1919-1920 construction materials and merchant-service repairs are the operative material baseline; individual work aboard is undocumented.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-clifton-ix184-03
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[5]ATSDR Case Studies in Environmental Medicine (CSEM), 'Asbestos Toxicity: Where Is Asbestos Found?' (CDC archive) [other_primary]
- Locator
- ATSDR CSEM asbestos course, 'Where Is Asbestos Found?' page (archived CDC copy)
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- ATSDR states: 'Until the 1970s, asbestos was widely used in the construction, shipbuilding, and automotive industries,' listing among former uses boilers and heating vessels, pipe covering, insulation products, and heat-resistant textiles, and notes these materials 'remain in many buildings, ships, and automobiles built before 1975.' A 1919-1920 steam tanker powered by a triple-expansion engine with 3 Scotch boilers falls squarely within this documented era application (steam-plant lagging, pipe covering, gaskets, packing).
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1919-1947
- Population
- Construction workforce (Bethlehem Alameda, 1919-1920); merchant and naval engine-room crew (1920-1946); scrapping workforce (1947)
- Limitations
- Industry-level public-health documentation; does not name this hull and does not establish that asbestos was or is present aboard IX-184/Dilworth. Era-consistent inference only - no quantity, product identity, or individual exposure is established.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-clifton-ix184-04
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[6]Florida State University Libraries, ArchivesSpace: Oliver Anderson papers (Institute on WWII and the Human Experience) [other_primary]
- Locator
- FSU ArchivesSpace resource record, 'Oliver Anderson papers' scope/biographical note
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- FSU's collection description documents Oliver 'Bud' Anderson, a Ship Fitter Second Class who served aboard USS Clifton (IX-184) during WWII, with letters sent from locations including Australia, New Guinea, the Philippines, and Japan, plus later reflections on his war experiences. Confirms a rated ship-repair trade (shipfitter) among the complement during the ship's naval service.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1944-1946; reflections dated 2000
- Population
- Ship's company, 1945-1946 (crew member papers)
- Limitations
- Personal papers; no asbestos or industrial-hygiene content is indicated in the description, and the papers themselves were not reviewed. Documents crew composition/occupations only - does not establish any exposure event. Useful lead for crew-level operational detail.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-clifton-ix184-05
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[7]National Archives, 'Logbooks of the US Navy at the National Archives' guidance page; WWII-era deck logs held at NARA College Park (RG 24 series, incl. Entry 118/NAID 581208 and successor wartime series) [other_primary]
- Locator
- archives.gov/research/military/logbooks/navy and /navy-online digitized lists
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Clifton's deck logs for her commissioned period (1945-06-02 to 1946-02-21) should exist in the standard NARA deck-log holdings at College Park; the ship does not appear on NARA's published lists of digitized logs, and the JavaScript-driven catalog search could not confirm a specific NAID remotely. Deck logs would chronicle daily operations, drills, damage control, and any recorded work/disturbance events aboard.
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1945-1946
- Population
- Ship's company, 1945-1946
- Limitations
- Holdings-level lead only - existence of IX-184 log volumes is presumed from the series structure, not confirmed to a NAID; contents unreviewed. Deck logs typically record events and drills, not material composition, so asbestos content is unlikely but unverified.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-clifton-ix184-06
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[8]Batch-4744 search ledger (this record): NHHC/DANFS live and mirror; MARAD Vessel History Database and status card; shipscribe auxiliary registers; FSU ArchivesSpace; NARA logbook guidance; CourtListener ship-name and hull-number search; Atlas shipyards.json yard cross-check [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-clifton-ix184-01 through sl-uss-clifton-ix184-09
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, condition-report hazmat section, or docketed case naming Clifton (IX-184) or SS Dilworth was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). The authenticated CourtListener API sweep could not run this pass (fleet pacing budget exhausted; helper directed stand-down); a site-scoped courtlistener.com index check returned only name collisions - surnamed parties and companies (e.g., Clifton Mfg. Co. v. United States, 293 U.S. 186; criminal dockets; asbestos plaintiffs named Clifton) - none naming the vessel.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 2026-09-29
- Limitations
- Absence of a located public record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard - the ship predates modern hazmat documentation and was scrapped in 1947, before any asbestos survey regime. The litigation sweep is partial: the authenticated CourtListener sweep remains unrun and a name as common as Clifton guarantees collisions on any free-text query. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-clifton-ix184-07