Evidence
16 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-16).
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[1]research packet 511-packet.md (1 sources cited) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: USS Coronado (LPD-11)
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-coronado-lpd11-pkt-511-packet-md
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[2]Prewett v. Goulds Pumps (IPG) et al., No. C09-0838 RSM (W.D. Wash.), Order Granting Plaintiffs' Motion to Remand, Sept. 9, 2009 (Judge Ricardo S. Martinez; RECAP, free) [court_record]
- Locator
- W.D. Wash. docket C09-0838, document 50 (remand order), Background section pp. 1-3 and Conclusion p. 11; docket https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4930820/prewett-v-goulds-pumps-ipg/
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Docketed asbestos action naming this hull: plaintiff Duane Prewett, a boilermaker, alleged asbestos exposure from Foster Wheeler equipment 'at least in part while he worked as a boiler maker aboard the USS Coronado and the USS Nashville, Navy ships,' during his Lockheed Shipyard employment (Seattle, 1964-1967) - overlapping this hull's construction (keel laid 1965-05-03). The order records that 'Foster Wheeler admits that it manufactured the steam generators, including boilers and economizers, aboard those ships.' Foster Wheeler removed under the federal-officer statute (28 U.S.C. 1442(a)(1)) asserting Navy-controlled design; the court found the federal-officer elements unsupported as to the failure-to-warn claim and remanded to King County Superior Court.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- alleged exposure 1964-1967; order 2009-09-09
- Population
- Construction-yard boilermaker alleged aboard hull during build, 1965-1967 window
- Limitations
- Pleading-stage exposure allegation in a procedural ruling - remand, not a merits adjudication: no court found that asbestos was present aboard or that Prewett was exposed aboard this hull. Foster Wheeler's admission covers manufacture of boilers/economizers aboard, not asbestos content. Washington state-court outcome after remand not located. Allegation window (1964-1967 Lockheed employment) overlaps but is not pinned to the hull's build dates. Does not establish quantity, location, or condition of any asbestos aboard.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-coronado-lpd11-01
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[3]Hassebrock v. Air & Liquid Systems Corporation et al. (W.D. Wash.), Order re Lockheed Shipbuilding & Construction Co.'s partial summary-judgment motion, Oct. 8, 2015 (Judge Ricardo S. Martinez; RECAP, free); docket 5333921 [court_record]
- Locator
- W.D. Wash. docket 5333921, document 149 (order) - factual-background and disposition sections; settlement notice Oct. 14, 2015; dismissal order Apr. 25, 2016 (PACER-gated); docket https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/5333921/hassebrock-v-air-liquid-systems-corporation/
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Docketed asbestos action naming this hull in the construction context: the order states 'Mr. Hassebrock performed his pipe inspector duties in connection with three U.S. Naval vessels that were originally constructed at Lockheed Shipbuilding's premises: the USS Denver, the USS Coronado and the USS Plainview.' Hassebrock worked as a Navy piping inspector at Lockheed Shipyard 1967-1970 (after Puget Sound Naval Shipyard pipefitting 1956-1964); plaintiffs alleged exposure at the Lockheed worksite to 'dry asbestos cement,' 'asbestos pipe-covering and block,' and 'amosite blankets and asbestos cloth.' The court granted Lockheed partial summary judgment, dismissing product-liability and concert-of-action/conspiracy claims; a negligence theory remained. The case settled (notice filed Oct. 14, 2015) and was dismissed Apr. 25, 2016.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- alleged exposure era 1956-1970 (Lockheed window 1967-1970); order 2015-10-08
- Population
- Navy piping inspector at builder yard during this hull's construction, 1967-1970
- Limitations
- Allegation-and-pleadings-stage record: the exposure claims against the builder-yard were never tried and settled after partial summary judgment. The order places the plaintiff's duties 'in connection with' vessels under construction at Lockheed including this hull - it does not find that asbestos was installed aboard USS Coronado, that any exposure occurred aboard the hull (as opposed to at yard worksites), or that any crew member was exposed. Does not establish quantity, location, condition, or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-coronado-lpd11-02
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[4]Redman v. A.W. Chesterton Company et al., No. 3:08-cv-03013-JSW (N.D. Cal.), complaint filed June 18, 2008 (RECAP, free; scanned document) [court_record]
- Locator
- N.D. Cal. docket 3:08-cv-03013, complaint (document 1) p. 17 'Jobsite' list (image-scanned; OCR used); docket https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4174328/redman-v-aw-chesterton-company/
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Docketed asbestos action: the complaint's multi-page 'Jobsite' list includes 'USS CORONADO' among Cold War-era Navy ships (alongside e.g. USS Austin, USS Belleau Wood, USS Coontz DLG-9, USS Inchon LPH-12) at which the plaintiff's exposure is alleged. No hull number given; the complaint was removed from San Francisco Superior Court.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- complaint filed 2008-06-18
- Population
- Complaint plaintiff (jobsite-list allegation)
- Limitations
- Bare ship-list mention in a pleading - the weakest litigation stage: no narrative, dates, products, or shipboard locations are tied to 'USS Coronado,' and no hull number is given. The only Navy ships named Coronado in the plausible work era are this hull (in service 1970-2006) and PF-38 (1944-1946); attribution to LPD-11 is probable but unverified. A list entry is an allegation, not a finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-coronado-lpd11-03
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[5]Naval Vessel Register (NAVSEA/NAVSHIPSO), CORONADO (AGF 11) ship-detail entry - live register no longer displays the disposed hull; Wayback capture 2017-05-10 [other_primary]
- Locator
- NVR AGF-11 detail page, milestone and physical-characteristics tables (Wayback capture 2017-05-10; live page https://www.nvr.navy.mil/SHIPDETAILS/SHIPSDETAIL_AGF_11.HTML returns HTTP 200 but renders the register shell only post-disposal)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Official register entry for CORONADO (AGF 11), ex-LPD 11, Miscellaneous Command Ship, UIC 07194: builder Lockheed Shipbuilding & Construction Co.; awarded 05/15/1964; keel laid 05/03/1965; launched 07/30/1966; delivered 05/15/1970; commissioned 05/23/1970; stricken 09/30/2006; status 'Disposed of in support of Fleet training exercise' changed 09/12/2012. Physical: steel hull and superstructure; steam turbines; 2 propellers; 569 ft overall; 16,405 tons full displacement; accommodations 106 officers / 1,247 enlisted.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1964-2012
- Limitations
- Authoritative for identity, milestones, and plant type. The entry's 'Decommission Date' field reads 02/25/2005, which conflicts with the official Pacific Fleet statement that the ship was decommissioned 09/30/2006 and with the documented 2005-02-25 recommissioning ceremony - the field is anomalous and reported here verbatim, not resolved. Contains no asbestos or materials information; establishes steam-turbine propulsion only.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-coronado-lpd11-04
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[6]Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet (navy.mil), 'U.S. Navy conducts SINKEX as part of Valiant Shield 2012' (2012-09-12 release, archived) [other_primary]
- Locator
- CPF release text, paragraphs 1-4 (Wayback capture 2021-03-08; live cpf.navy.mil route is dead)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Official Navy release: a live-fire exercise during Valiant Shield 2012 sank ex-USS Coronado (AGF-11) about 3:20 pm local on Sept. 12, 2012, 102 nautical miles south of Guam in 3,045 fathoms; 'Former Navy vessels used in SINKEXs are prepared in strict compliance with regulations prescribed and enforced by the Environmental Protection Agency.' The release's service summary: commissioned May 23, 1970; former Austin-class LPD serving the Atlantic Fleet (Caribbean, Northern Europe, Mediterranean); re-designated auxiliary command ship in 1980; command ship for U.S. Middle East Force and Sixth Fleet, then Third Fleet, homeported at Pearl Harbor then San Diego; 'the first U.S. Navy combatant ship to have female crew members'; decommissioned Sept. 30, 2006.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1970-2012
- Population
- None (target hull was unmanned at sinking); earlier crews/flag staffs as historical population
- Limitations
- Official hull-specific source for sinking date/site/depth and the service summary. The EPA-compliance statement is generic to the SINKEX program within a hull-specific release - it does not identify any material removed from this hull and does not establish that asbestos was or was not aboard. 'Austin-class' is used loosely; NavSource and standard references place LPD-11 in the Cleveland sub-class (LPD-7 group). The women-crew claim is stated without the widely reported 1994-02-28 date (secondary sources only).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-coronado-lpd11-05
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[7]Andersen Air Force Base (af.mil) official photo page, Navy EOD final preparations aboard ex-USS Coronado, Valiant Shield 2012 SINKEX (2012) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Andersen AFB Photos igphoto/2000116216 - image caption text
- Finding type
- environmental_record
- Finding
- Official U.S. Air Force photo record: Navy explosive ordnance disposal personnel make final preparations aboard ex-USS Coronado before the Valiant Shield 2012 sinking exercise; the caption describes strict environmental-compliance preparation and notes SINKEX rules require sinking in at least 1,000 fathoms of water at least 50 nautical miles from land.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 2012-09
- Population
- Navy EOD and SINKEX preparation personnel aboard ex-Coronado, 2012
- Limitations
- Documents that hull-specific preparation occurred under the EPA-compliance regime but does not identify or quantify any material found or removed from this hull - no asbestos disclosure. A photo caption, not a preparation manifest.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-coronado-lpd11-06
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[8]U.S. National Archives catalog, file unit 'Coronado (LPD-11) - August 1976', NAID 667967720, RG 24 (Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel), series 'Logbooks of U.S. Navy Ships and Stations' - 134 digitized images [other_primary]
- Locator
- catalog.archives.gov/id/667967720 (Aug. 1976 file unit); catalog search https://catalog.archives.gov/search?q=%22Coronado%20LPD-11%22
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA holds digitized deck logs for this hull: catalog search 'Coronado LPD-11' returned ~2,915 file units including LPD-11 deck logs for 1973-1976 (e.g., Jan. 1973 NAID 580039442; Mar. 1974 631832793; Sept. 1974 631833197; Mar. 1975 631833599; July 1975 649734360; Feb. 1976 631833823; Apr. 1976 631834063; Aug. 1976 667967720). Deck logs record daily ship events, drills, casualties, and material-condition entries.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1973-1976 (digitized coverage located); accessed 2026-09-30
- Population
- Ship's company recorded in logs, 1973-1976 coverage
- Limitations
- Archival lead, not a finding: the deck-log images are digitized and hull-specific but their content was not reviewed page-by-page for this record; deck logs may record repairs and casualties but are not asbestos surveys and are unlikely to identify materials by content. The index proves ship-specific records exist, not that they document asbestos.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-coronado-lpd11-07
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[9]Navy Office of Information (navy.mil), 'USS Coronado (LCS 4) Decommissions' (2022) [other_primary]
- Locator
- navy.mil article 3158468, ship-history paragraph
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Official Navy disambiguation: the LCS-4 decommissioning article identifies this hull as 'the second USS Coronado (AGF 11)' - a former Austin-class amphibious transport dock (LPD 11) converted to a command ship - between PF-38 (first) and LCS-4 (third). Establishes the hull's position in the name sequence and confirms the LPD-11 to AGF-11 redesignation from an official source.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 2022 publication; hull service 1970-2006
- Limitations
- Disambiguation context only; the article's subject is LCS-4 and it summarizes this hull's career in passing (with the loose 'Austin-class' label). Contains no materials or asbestos information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-coronado-lpd11-08
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[10]Navy News Service release, 'USS Coronado Deploys to Western Pacific' (NNS, March 2004; verbatim mirror at globalsecurity.org, mil-040302-nns02) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NNS release body text (globalsecurity mirror); NavSource CO list lines 25-27
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Official Navy release documents the MSC transition of this hull: after transfer to Military Sealift Command (Nov. 2003), Coronado completed a two-month yard period converting basic engineering, navigation and hotel services to civilian specifications; 'Feb. 18 [2004], a commissioned naval officer resumed command of Coronado' and the ship began operating with a hybrid crew (117 sailors + 146 CIVMARs, vs. ~481 sailors previously) - 'the first time the Navy and MSC have transitioned only a portion of the crew while the ship maintains its commissioned status.' She deployed 2004-03-05 to serve as temporary Seventh Fleet command platform at Yokosuka while USS Blue Ridge was in dry dock.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 2003-2004
- Population
- Hybrid crew 2004: 117 Navy + 146 MSC civilian mariners
- Limitations
- Verbatim NNS text hosted on a third-party mirror; the underlying release is official. Documents the manning experiment and 2004 deployment; contains no asbestos or materials information. The T-AGF-11 interval (2003-11-14 to 2004-02-18) is corroborated by NavSource's commanding-officer list.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-coronado-lpd11-09
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[11]NavSource Online Amphibious Photo Archive, USS Coronado (LPD-11/AGF-11/T-AGF-11) page - compilation of US Navy/NHHC and MOHAI photographs with captions and command chronology [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource page 0911 - chronology block, CO list, photo captions (IDs 10091163, 10091146, 10091145, 1009114359, 10091162, 2276k Point Loma ceremony)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Photographic record documents ship-specific yard and status events: keel-laying ceremony 1965-05-03 at Lockheed Shipbuilding, Seattle (MOHAI photo); launching ceremony 1966-07-01 with sponsor Mrs. Eleanor Ring (MOHAI photos); commissioning 1970-05-23 (USN photo); in drydock at Philadelphia Navy Yard in 1984 (US Navy photo by LI2 David Watts); white-painted Middle East Force flagship at Mina Salman, Bahrain, summer 1981; recommissioning ceremony at Naval Base Point Loma 2005-02-25 (US Navy photo). Command list records CAPT Porterfield (MSC) commanding T-AGF-11 from 2003-11-14 to 2004-02-19, succeeded by CAPT Noble (USN). Awards include Humanitarian Service Medal (Beirut evacuation) and Navy Expeditionary Medal (Iran, Libya).
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1965-2005
- Population
- Philadelphia Naval Shipyard workers (1984 drydock period)
- Limitations
- NavSource is a secondary compilation; evidentiary value rests on the underlying US Navy/NHHC/MOHAI photographs it hosts. Its 'Launched 1 July 1966' caption conflicts with NVR's launch date 07/30/1966 - the July 1 date is the christening/launch ceremony; treated as unresolved (see gaps). Specifications on the page (600 psi boilers, complement figures) are compiler data not verified against primary sources, though the Foster Wheeler boiler make is now corroborated by the defendant's admission in Prewett (ev-01). Contains no asbestos information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-coronado-lpd11-10
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[12]Gorman v. Garlock, Inc. (with Lockheed Shipbuilding Company and Todd Shipyards Corporation), 118 P.3d 311 (Wash. 2005) [court_record]
- Locator
- Gorman v. Garlock, 118 P.3d 311 (Wash. 2005), paras. 1-3; related cites in finding text
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Published Washington Supreme Court opinion: workers alleged asbestos exposure during employment at Lockheed Shipbuilding's Washington shipyard; suits against the employer-yard were barred by LHWCA exclusive-liability, affirmed on review. Related published decisions document the same premises (Campbell v. Lockheed Shipbuilding Corp., 61 P.3d 1160 (Wash. Ct. App. 2003) - asbestos exposure at Lockheed's premises in the 1970s; McAllister v. Lockheed Shipbuilding, 39 BRBS 35 (2005)). Coronado's builder yard is an adjudicated asbestos-exposure premises.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- litigation 2003-2005; underlying exposure era overlapping 1960s-1970s
- Population
- Lockheed Shipbuilding yard workers (yard-level context)
- Limitations
- Yard-level litigation context only - no opinion names this hull or ties exposure to Coronado's construction period (1965-1970); Campbell's exposure postdates the build. Establishes that the builder's premises were a documented asbestos-exposure site, not that any exposure occurred aboard or in building this hull. Hull-named litigation at this yard exists separately (ev-01 Prewett, ev-02 Hassebrock).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-coronado-lpd11-11
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[13]EPA & MARAD, 'National Guidance: Best Management Practices for Preparing Vessels Intended to Create Artificial Reefs' (EPA842-B-06-002, May 2006) - asbestos chapter: 'Where is asbestos found on a ship?' [other_primary]
- Locator
- EPA842-B-06-002, Asbestos narrative chapter (~pp. 30-34), 'Where is asbestos found on a ship?'
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Federal guidance identifies asbestos as a material of environmental concern characteristically present aboard vessels of Coronado's construction era - in boiler and steam-pipe insulation/lagging, gaskets, valve packing, floor and deck tile, and bulkhead/insulation materials - and prescribes pre-sinking clean-up goals for it. Coronado is a documented steam-turbine ship built 1965-1970 (NVR) with Foster Wheeler boilers (Prewett order, ev-01; NavSource); asbestos applications typical of such a plant would include boiler and steam-line insulation, machinery gaskets and packing, and interior deck/bulkhead materials.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1965-1970 (construction); guidance 2006
- Population
- Construction trades (Lockheed Shipbuilding, 1965-1970); crew; later overhaul/yard workers - era context only
- Limitations
- Program-level federal guidance, not a hull record - it documents where asbestos is typically found aboard vessels, not that it was or remained aboard this hull. Ship-specific presence is era-consistent inference only; no quantity, location, condition, or individual exposure is established. The Prewett litigation alleges exposure aboard this hull but was never adjudicated.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-coronado-lpd11-12
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[14]GAO, 'Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure,' HRD-80-2 (Oct 18, 1979) [gao]
- Locator
- GAO product page HRD-80-2
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO documented the Navy's asbestos-protection program, including shipyard insulation-removal policy and worker-protection shortcomings during the era when Coronado was built and overhauled (fieldwork at Long Beach and Norfolk Naval Shipyards).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1979
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers (program context)
- Limitations
- Program/era documentation only; does not name this hull, its builder yard, or any yard period this hull underwent. Full text not retrieved - gao.gov returns HTTP 403 to automated fetch; content via product-page description (same limitation as Batch-01).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-coronado-lpd11-13
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[15]EPA, 'Transport of Target Vessels for Ocean Disposal' - MPRSA general permit at 40 C.F.R. 229.2 (SINKEX permit), incl. 2014 EPA-Navy Determination and Agreement [federal_register]
- Locator
- EPA MPRSA page, permit-requirements list; 40 CFR 229.2; 2014 Determination/Agreement PDF (epa.gov)
- Finding type
- regulatory
- Finding
- The EPA MPRSA general permit under which ex-Coronado was transported and sunk requires that before sinking 'appropriate measures are taken by qualified personnel at Navy or other certified facility to remove to the maximum extent practicable all materials which may degrade the marine environment,' including defueling tanks and lines and removing other pollutants and readily detachable debris; vessels must sink >=50 nm from land in >=6,000 ft; the Navy reports each vessel's name, tonnage, location, and date to EPA annually. The official release for this hull's sinking states strict EPA compliance.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- permit in force at sinking, 2012
- Population
- SINKEX preparation personnel (regime context)
- Limitations
- Program-level regulation applied to this hull's 2012 sinking (per the CPF release and the Andersen AFB photo caption). The permit text does not name asbestos or this vessel; it does not establish what materials were found or removed from Coronado, only the governing removal standard. The hull-specific preparation record, if any exists, is not public.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-coronado-lpd11-14
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[16]Batch-5785 search ledger (this record): NVR (Wayback), CPF navy.mil release (Wayback), NavSource archive, FAS/seaforces mirrors, NNS release mirror, EPA MPRSA permit and BMP guidance, NARA catalog, navy.mil disambiguation article, Andersen AFB photo page, DOL BRB opinion, VA herbicide list, CourtListener API v4 authenticated searches, published Washington appellate opinions [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-coronado-lpd11-01 through -22
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No shipboard asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, government hull survey, or SINKEX-preparation manifest located for this hull in the sources searched (see search_ledger). Ship-specific asbestos documentation exists only at litigation stage: Prewett (aboard-hull exposure allegation, remanded untried), Hassebrock (yard-inspector exposure allegation connected to this hull's construction, settled), and Redman (pleading jobsite-list mention). No DANFS history exists for this hull; NHHC command histories were not located at probed URL patterns; NARA digitized deck logs exist for 1973-1976 but were not reviewed page-by-page.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 2026-09-30
- Limitations
- Absence of a located survey/abatement record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard - a 1965-1970 steam plant is era-consistent with asbestos insulation, litigation allegations are unadjudicated, and SINKEX preparation records are not public. CourtListener hull-number coverage (LPD-11, AGF-11, T-AGF-11 exact queries) remained partially incomplete at research cutoff due to fleet-wide pacing limits - logged per-query in the search ledger; any misses are honest gaps, not negative results. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-coronado-lpd11-15