Evidence
4 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-4).
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[1]DANFS-derived via Wikipedia (cites DANFS Online + NavSource); shipscribe.com; NHHC photo NH 83402 (Wikimedia Commons) [nhhc_danfs]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- USS Colusa (APA-74), Gilliam-class attack transport, built by Consolidated Steel, San Pedro, CA (MC hull 1867; type S4-SE2-BD1). Launched 7 October 1944 (sponsor Mrs. J. F. Chandler); acquired 18 December 1944; commissioned 20 December 1944 (Lt. Cmdr. H. W. Neill). Named for Colusa County, CA. Westinghouse turboelectric drive, 2 boilers, 2 propellers, 6,000 shp; 17 knots; 4,247 lt / 7,080 fl tons; 426 x 58 x 16 ft; complement 27 officers + 295 enlisted; troop capacity 47 officers + 802 enlisted; armament 1 x 5-in/38 DP, 4 x twin 40 mm, 10 x single 20 mm. San Francisco 15 Feb 1945 to Pearl Harbor 21 Feb; Eniwetok/Tinian/Guam voyage 27 Feb-26 Mar 1945; Hawaiian training and inter-island transport until 24 Jun; Midway voyage; Pearl Harbor to San Francisco 4 Jul and back 30 Jul. Post-hostilities: Saipan, Sasebo, Okinawa, Wakayama occupation personnel from 1 Sep; two Magic Carpet voyages 7 Oct 1945-5 Jan 1946 (Guam, Seattle, Pearl Harbor, Noumea, Brisbane, Hollandia, Manus); Canadian naval officers to Sydney 16 Jan 1946, returned San Francisco 1 Mar 1946. Returned Pearl Harbor 6 Apr 1946; decommissioned 16 May 1946; transferred to Maritime Commission 14 Aug 1947 (NDRF); repaired inactive 17 Jan-25 Apr 1956; to buyer 31 Aug 1965; scrapped by 2 Mar 1966.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Limitations
- DANFS returning HTTP 500 fleet-wide; identity facts from DANFS-derived Wikipedia narrative corroborated against shipscribe.com and NHHC photo NH 83402. One source gives the builder location as San Pedro, CA while sister ships were built at Wilmington, CA.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-colusa-apa74-01
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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 Colusa (APA-74) 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-colusa-apa74-02
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[3]CourtListener authenticated search (combined ship name + hull number) not completed - helper unreachable, fleet pacing limits (2026-09-25) [court_record]
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- CourtListener authenticated search for the combined ship name and hull number ("USS Colusa" APA-74) could not be completed during the writing session. Two SSH attempts against the Mac Studio authenticated helper for the first ship in this clutch ("USS Cleburne" APA-73) broke the pipe after the authenticated request was sent but before any results returned; no further attempts were made for this ship to avoid tripping fleet-wide pacing limits. The search gap is logged; the search must be retried 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-colusa-apa74-03
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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-colusa-apa74-04