Evidence
9 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-9).
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[1]research packet dw-packet.md (4 sources cited) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-coos-bay-avp25-pkt-dw-packet-md
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[2]Naval History and Heritage Command, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, Coos Bay (AVP-25) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Coos Bay entry, particulars and narrative
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS identifies Coos Bay as Barnegat-class AVP-25, launched 15 May 1942 at Lake Washington Shipyards, Houghton, Washington, commissioned 15 May 1943, with listed complement 215. It describes Pacific seaplane-tender service, an overhaul at San Pedro, collision and emergency repairs at Eniwetok, reserve status from 30 April 1946, loan to the Coast Guard on 5 January 1949, and two World War II battle stars.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 1942–1949
- Limitations
- DANFS establishes ship identity and events only. Its overhaul and repair mentions do not identify materials, asbestos work, workers' contact, or exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-coos-bay-avp25-01
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[3]U.S. Coast Guard History Program, Coos Bay, 1949 (WHEC-376), 9 December 2020 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Particulars, class history, and cutter history
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The Coast Guard history identifies former AVP-25 as Coos Bay (WAVP/WHEC-376), commissioned into Coast Guard service 4 May 1949, based at Portland, Maine, and decommissioned 1 September 1966. Its 1965 particulars list Fairbanks-Morse direct-reversing diesel engines and a complement of 10 officers, 3 warrant officers, and 138 men. It states that the ship was returned to the Navy in 1967 and expended as a target on 9 January 1968.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 1949–1968
- Limitations
- Coast Guard particulars are explicitly as of 1965, so the complement is not a Navy-era figure. Diesel propulsion and service dates do not establish asbestos or an individual's exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-coos-bay-avp25-02
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[4]National Archives, Special List 44—Named Vessels [other_primary]
- Locator
- Coos Bay (AVP-25) row
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA's named-vessel deck-log list includes Coos Bay (AVP-25) for 15 May 1943 through 30 June 1945.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 1943–1945
- Limitations
- Index entry only; underlying logs were not reviewed. NARA states deck logs do not directly establish asbestos materials.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-coos-bay-avp25-03
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[5]National Archives, Ship Plan Index [other_primary]
- Locator
- COOS BAY entries for AVP-25, WAVP-376, and WHEC-376
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA's ship-plan index lists Coos Bay AVP-25 hull-series drawings (catalog 153714264) and microfilm (175668768), plus Coast Guard designations WAVP-376 hull-series drawings (153716202) and WHEC-376 cutter plans (175671463).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 1940s–1960s records
- Limitations
- Catalog-level lead only; drawings were not obtained or checked for material schedules or S39 insulation details. The index itself establishes no asbestos use.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-coos-bay-avp25-04
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[6]National Archives, Researching Asbestos aboard US Naval Vessel up through 1961 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Beginning Research; General Information Books; Cartographic Branch; Other Records and their usefulness
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA's guide treats asbestos in 1941–1961 U.S. Navy materiel as a research subject and identifies RG 19 hull correspondence, auxiliary-vessel information books, and S39 insulation drawings as possible routes to a vessel-specific answer. It expressly says deck logs and muster rolls provide no direct evidence of asbestos aboard a ship.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 1941–1961 research scope
- Limitations
- Research guide, not a Coos Bay materials record. It does not prove this hull contained asbestos or that any person encountered it.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-coos-bay-avp25-05
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[7]U.S. General Accounting Office, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (1979) [gao]
- Locator
- Highlights
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- A 1979 GAO review describes Navy asbestos insulation policy and ship-repair practices at Long Beach and Norfolk Naval Shipyards.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 1979
- Limitations
- Published after Coos Bay was sunk; fieldwork at different yards. It cannot establish material aboard, work on, or exposure from Coos Bay. Included solely to explain the broader Navy research context.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-coos-bay-avp25-06
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[8]This batch's official-source search ledger: NHHC DANFS, U.S. Coast Guard ship history, NARA deck-log and plan indexes, and NARA asbestos research guide [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger sl-uss-coos-bay-avp25-01 through -04; underlying sources in evidence rows -01 through -05
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The inspected NHHC and Coast Guard ship histories supply service chronology but no identification of asbestos-containing material aboard Coos Bay; the consulted NARA entries are indexes or guidance, not inspected hull drawings or material schedules. No qualifying ship-specific asbestos document was established in these inspected sources.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 2026-09-26 search
- Limitations
- Bounded to the named public histories and indexes; no drawings, work packages, survey, or complete CourtListener search was reviewed. A negative search finding does not establish the absence of asbestos aboard or of an individual's exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-coos-bay-avp25-07
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[9]CourtListener authenticated v4 search API, exact ship name and hull number, opinion and docket result sets, 26 September 2026 [court_record]
- Locator
- search_ledger sl-uss-coos-bay-avp25-05 through -08; six hull-query docket IDs 4559769, 68291716, 6180600, 16929369, 4178848, 14683744
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Authenticated CourtListener v4 opinion and docket searches for exact 'USS Coos Bay' returned zero hits in each index. Exact 'AVP-25' returned zero opinions and six docket hits; none of the six returned case titles or metadata identifies this ship, and the six are classified as nonqualifying search collisions. No qualifying Coos Bay asbestos opinion or docket was established in this sweep.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 2026-09-26 search
- Limitations
- Search-index negative, not proof that no lawsuit or exposure exists. The six hull-query dockets were screened by returned metadata; underlying docket attachments were not retrieved. Search covers CourtListener indexed opinions and dockets under the stated exact queries, not every court or spelling variant.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-coos-bay-avp25-08