Evidence
6 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-6).
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[1]research packet cg-packet.md (4 sources cited) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: MISMATCH
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-combat-amc69-pkt-cg-packet-md
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[2]NavSource Online, Mine Warfare Vessel Photo Archive, Combat (AMc 69), including reproduced Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships history [other_primary]
- Locator
- timeline, specification block, and DANFS history paragraph
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource's Combat (AMc 69) page identifies this hull as ex-Comrade; laid down 17 April 1941 by Hodgdon Brothers, Goudy and Stevens at East Boothbay, Maine; launched 6 October 1941; placed in service 24 February 1942 as USS Combat (AMc 69); served in the 1st Naval District in New England waters; and transferred to the Maritime Commission for disposal 5 August 1946. Its specification block gives 195 tons, 97 feet 1 inch, 22-foot beam, 9-foot 1-inch draft, 10 knots, complement 17, and one 400 bhp Atlas 6 HM-2124 diesel engine on one shaft.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-05
- Study period
- 1941-1946
- Population
- U.S. Navy crew and 1st Naval District personnel, 1942-1946
- Limitations
- Ship-history and specification evidence only; it does not document asbestos, exposure, material content, or present condition after transfer to the Maritime Commission.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-combat-amc69-01
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[3]NavSource Online, Bulwark (AMc 68), compared with Combat (AMc 69) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Bulwark timeline and page heading 'ex-Combat'; compare Combat page heading 'ex-Comrade'
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- CORRECTION: NavSource separately identifies Bulwark (AMc 68) as ex-Combat, laid down 15 April 1941, renamed Bulwark 23 May 1941, and placed in service 5 February 1942. Combat (AMc 69) is separately identified as ex-Comrade and placed in service 24 February 1942. The 5 February date and AMc-68 designation therefore do not establish a milestone for Combat (AMc-69).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-05
- Study period
- 1941-1942
- Limitations
- This resolves hull identity and date assignment; it is not an asbestos finding and does not prove that either hull contained asbestos.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-combat-amc69-02
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[4]NavSource Online, Combat (AMc 69), disposition timeline [other_primary]
- Locator
- timeline above the photo and DANFS history paragraph
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NavSource reports that Combat was struck from the Naval Register on 5 June 1946, placed out of service on 5 August 1946, transferred to the Maritime Commission for disposal, acquired in 1955 by Southern Seafood Transport Co. for use as a fishing boat, and burned on 3 January 1958 in the Gulf of Mexico about 45 miles south of Tuxpan, Mexico.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-05
- Study period
- 1946-1958
- Population
- Maritime Commission, later commercial operator, and crew of the fishing conversion
- Limitations
- The page records the disposition sequence but does not provide a Maritime Commission sale file, fishing-vessel inspection record, or asbestos-handling documentation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-combat-amc69-03
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[5]NIOSH Health Hazard Evaluation Report HETA 78-135-1333, Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corp., Groton, Connecticut [other_primary]
- Locator
- pp. 13-14 asbestos narrative; reported-exposure summary table
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- NIOSH HETA 78-135-1333 documents historical reports of asbestos overexposure among experienced Electric Boat workers, primarily during submarine overhaul or retrofit, and describes asbestos use in that shipyard and on submarines being phased out. Its reported-exposure tables include a 1950-1965 period.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-05
- Study period
- 1950-1983 report and historical exposure windows
- Population
- Electric Boat workers and submarine overhaul/retrofit personnel
- Limitations
- This is a yard-level survey concerning Electric Boat and submarines, not Hodgdon Brothers, Goudy and Stevens or Combat (AMc-69). It cannot establish asbestos aboard this wooden-hulled minesweeper, individual exposure, quantity, or present material condition.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-combat-amc69-04
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[6]Batch-1605 source review and search ledger; CourtListener sweep blocked before API retrieval [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-combat-amc69-01 through sl-uss-combat-amc69-08
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record was located in the sources reviewed: no asbestos survey, material list, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or verified ship-specific asbestos litigation finding naming Combat (AMc-69). This is a documented search result, not proof that asbestos was absent.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-05
- Study period
- 2026-10-05
- Limitations
- Absence of a located public record does not establish absence of asbestos or defeat any exposure claim. CourtListener is an open gap because the authenticated fleet limiter was spent; no asbestos-qualified variants were run because no base query completed and the name is not a high-collision overflow case.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-combat-amc69-05