Evidence
7 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-7).
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[1]DANFS, Cod (SS-224) - construction, seven war patrols, decommission/reserve history (HyperWar/ibiblio verbatim transcription) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS service narrative and spec block
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Documented for this hull: launched 21 March 1943 by Electric Boat Co., Groton (sponsor Mrs. G. M. Mahoney); commissioned 21 June 1943, Lt. Comdr. J. C. Dempsey. Seven war patrols October 1943-August 1945, all designated successful; seven battle stars; credited with 26,985 tons of Japanese shipping sunk. Highlights include the 10 May 1944 sinking of the destroyer Karukaya, surviving an after-torpedo-room fire on 26 April 1945, and the July 1945 rescue and scuttling of the grounded Dutch submarine O-19 at Ladd Reef. Decommissioned and placed in reserve at New London 22 June 1946.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1942-1946
- Population
- EB construction trades (1942-43); crew (1943-1946)
- Limitations
- Ship-specific history only; contains no asbestos or material content. DANFS narrative ends at the 1946 decommissioning - the 1951 recommissioning, 1954 decommissioning, Cleveland reserve training (1959-1971), and 1971 stricken are covered only by the museum curator history.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-cod-ss224-01
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[2]NPS National Register of Historic Places / NHL nomination text, USS Cod (SS-224), NRIS 86000088 (War in the Pacific Ship Study, federal agency nomination) [nps]
- Locator
- Nomination sections 7 (description) and 8 (significance)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The NHL nomination describes this hull as a diesel-electric fleet submarine preserving World War II integrity except for missing deck guns: 1,526 t surfaced / 2,424 t submerged; 20 kt surfaced / 9 kt submerged; 300-foot designed depth; crew 8 officers + 72 enlisted; builder Electric Boat. Notes she is moored adjacent to the Naval Reserve Center on Lake Erie, Cleveland, and is the lowest-numbered World War II submarine preserved in the United States.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1943-1945; nomination ca. 1985-86
- Population
- Crew (1943-1946); Cleveland Naval Reserve trainees (1959-1971); museum visitors (1976-present)
- Limitations
- Ship-specific federal documentation; contains no asbestos, hazmat, or material content. Crew figure (80) conflicts with DANFS (60) - carried in gaps.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-cod-ss224-02
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[3]NPS National Register Information System record, USS Cod (submarine), NRIS 86000088 [nps]
- Locator
- NRIS asset detail page
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NRIS confirms National Register listing of USS Cod (SS-224) at Cleveland, Ohio, reference number 86000088, listed 14 January 1986 - the National Historic Landmark designation date for this hull.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1986
- Limitations
- Administrative designation record only; contains no asbestos, condition, or material information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-cod-ss224-03
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[4]USS Cod Submarine Memorial official site, 'A brief history of the U.S.S. COD' by curator Paul Farace [museum_official]
- Locator
- usscod.org info.html (curator history)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Museum curator history documents: keel laid 21 July 1942 at Electric Boat, Groton; five diesel engines built at General Motors' Cleveland Diesel plant; mothballed 1946; recommissioned 1951 for NATO anti-submarine exercises (LANTFLEX '52 - credited with 'sinking' a U.S. carrier); decommissioned 1954; towed through the newly opened St. Lawrence Seaway in 1959 to serve as a Cleveland Naval Reserve training vessel; stricken 1971; Navy transferred guardianship to the Cleveland Coordinating Committee to Save Cod, Inc. in January 1976; opened to public tours May 1976; NHL designation 1986. Museum credits her with more than 12 vessels totaling more than 37,000 tons sunk and 36,000 tons damaged, and states she is the only U.S. submarine memorial without stairways and doors cut into her pressure hull.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1942-2026
- Population
- Cleveland Naval Reserve trainees (1959-1971); museum visitors and restoration volunteers (1976-present)
- Limitations
- Ship-specific museum record; contains no asbestos or hazardous-material disclosure. Museum tonnage figure (37,000+ sunk) conflicts with DANFS (26,985) - both retained with sources. Curator history is an operational record, not a material survey.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-cod-ss224-04
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[5]Gato-class profile (ships-worktrees class-f/gato-class.class.json) - class-level propulsion and asbestos-relevant pathway context [other_primary]
- Locator
- class-f/gato-class.class.json (house class profile)
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Gato-class context: diesel-electric fleet submarines with no boilers or steam plant; era-consistent asbestos pathways for the class include diesel-exhaust lagging, engine gaskets and packing, acoustic/thermal hull insulation, galley and refrigeration materials, and battery/electrical materials. Construction (1942-43) and service-era yard periods (New London, Philadelphia 1945-46) fall inside the Navy's peak asbestos-use era.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1941-1954 (era)
- Population
- Gato-class construction and maintenance trades (era context)
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - does not name this hull, does not establish that any asbestos-containing material is or was installed aboard SS-224, and does not establish quantity or present-day presence. No hull-specific insulation survey or material list was located.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-cod-ss224-05
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[6]CourtListener API v4 searches (2026-09-16/18): "USS Cod" type=r/o; "SS-224" type=r; "SS-224" asbestos type=r/o [court_record]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-cod-ss224-05 through sl-uss-cod-ss224-07
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying asbestos litigation naming USS Cod / SS-224 located: exact-name "USS Cod" returned two unrelated RECAP hits and zero opinion hits; "SS-224" and "SS-224"+asbestos returned unrelated litigation and exhibit-string collisions only.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 2026-09-16/18
- Limitations
- Absence of a located public docket does not prove absence of exposure or of filings - state-court and non-digitized records are not covered, and CourtListener indexes are not exhaustive. Establishes only that no qualifying case was found in the searches logged (see search_ledger).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-cod-ss224-06
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[7]Batch-14 search ledger (this record): DANFS mirror; NPS NRIS + NHL nomination; USS Cod Submarine Memorial official site; CourtListener exact-name and hull-number sweeps; LOC/HAER survey check [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-cod-ss224-01 through sl-uss-cod-ss224-08
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located for SS-224: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, museum hazmat disclosure, HAER documentation, or docketed 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 - the hull's documented uncut-pressure-hull integrity is itself consistent with retained era materials. 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-cod-ss224-07