Evidence
5 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-5).
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[1]research packet 858-packet.md (3 sources cited) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED (identity and service record supported; construction chronology and post-war fate are thin).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Limitations
- qualifier: VERIFIED (identity and service record supported; construction chronology and post-war fate are thin).
- Evidence ID
- uss-cordele-pc1125-pkt-858-packet-md
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[2]Archived official GAO report, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (Oct. 18, 1979), archived 2021-07-02; live GAO URLs returned HTTP 403 during this research. [gao]
- Locator
- pp. 1-2, summary and 'Navy's Policy on Use of Asbestos'
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- GAO reported that, according to Navy officials in 1979, all ships contained some asbestos in components including clutches and electric cables; it identifies thermal insulation as the Navy's major historical shipboard asbestos use and describes the 1975 policy change to eliminate asbestos where suitable substitutes had been designated.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1975-1979 policy and review period
- Population
- Navy ships and shipyard workers addressed in GAO's 1979 review
- Limitations
- Navy-wide historical evidence, not a record for Cordele or the PC-461 class. It does not establish that any particular asbestos-containing component or insulation was installed, remained, was disturbed, or exposed anyone aboard PC-1125. The archived copy is cited because direct GAO access returned HTTP 403.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-cordele-pc1125-01
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[3]National Archives Catalog, CORDELE (PC-1125), Hull series of Ship Engineering Drawings, Record Group 19, National Archives Identifier 153715601. [other_primary]
- Locator
- NARA Catalog identifier 153715601; Ship Plan Index entry 'CORDELE | PC-1125 | 19 | Hull series of Ship Engineering Drawings'
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA's ship-plan index identifies CORDELE, PC-1125, in the Hull series of Ship Engineering Drawings and links the entry to National Archives Identifier 153715601.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Limitations
- The catalog/index establishes a hull-specific drawings holding, not the contents of any drawing. No drawing was retrieved or reviewed; this row does not establish construction details, installed materials, asbestos content, repair history, or exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-cordele-pc1125-02
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[4]National Archives Catalog, CORDELE (PC-1125), Microfilm, Record Group 19, National Archives Identifier 175668771. [other_primary]
- Locator
- NARA Catalog identifier 175668771; Ship Plan Index entry 'CORDELE | PC-1125 | 19 | Microfilm'
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA's ship-plan index identifies a separate microfilm holding for CORDELE, PC-1125, and links the entry to National Archives Identifier 175668771.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Limitations
- The catalog/index does not expose the microfilm contents in this research pass. It is an archival retrieval lead only and does not establish shipboard materials, asbestos content, crew exposure, or litigation facts.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-cordele-pc1125-03
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[5]Research negative: authoritative-source search and accessible NARA catalog holdings review for USS Cordele (PC-1125), 2026-10-03. [other_primary]
- Locator
- Search ledger sl-uss-cordele-pc1125-01 through sl-uss-cordele-pc1125-06
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- No publicly accessible ship-specific asbestos survey, abatement record, environmental record, product-identification record, or qualifying asbestos litigation record was located in the completed authoritative-source review. The CourtListener portion is incomplete and is not a negative result.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- research performed 2026-10-03
- Limitations
- This is a search result, not proof that such records do not exist. NARA's hull drawings and microfilm were identified but not retrieved. Firecrawl was unavailable because its shared keyless quota was exhausted; NHHC and live GAO direct pages were access-blocked; and the authenticated CourtListener helper did not return through the fleet limiter within the runner's 30-second ceiling.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-cordele-pc1125-04