Evidence
12 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-12).
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[1]research packet bx-packet.md (5 sources cited) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED (ship existed under this name/hull).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-coucal-asr8-pkt-bx-packet-md
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[2]NHHC, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, Coucal [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- final service paragraph
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS records Pacific Fleet diving and rescue work based at Pearl Harbor and Far East deployments in 1951, 1952-53, 1954-55, 1956-57, 1958, and 1960.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Limitations
- DANFS coverage ends with 1960 deployments; later service and asbestos material cannot be established from this paragraph.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-coucal-asr8-04
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[3]NAVSEA, Ship History (28 June 2011); USS Chancellorsville 1991 Command History [other_primary]
- Locator
- NAVSEA ASR-0008 row; command history: https://www.history.navy.mil/content/dam/nhhc/research/archives/command-operation-reports/ship-command-operation-reports/c/chancellorsville-cg-62-i/pdf/1991.pdf, opening command narrative
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NAVSEA's inactive-ship history lists ASR-0008 Coucal as removed on 30 November 1990 with final disposition 'SUNK.' Chancellorsville's 1991 Navy command history reports a direct hit on ex-Coucal during a Pacific Fleet Tomahawk anti-ship missile test.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Limitations
- NAVSEA's removal date is not a sinking date. The command history confirms a hit but does not give an exact sinking date or discuss asbestos removal before disposal.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-coucal-asr8-05
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[4]NAVSEA, Asbestos Related Files reading-room index; MIL-I-24244(SHIPS) amendment [other_primary]
- Locator
- QPL-15091-5, QPL-15342-(1-12), and MIL-I-24244 entries; source document: https://www.navsea.navy.mil/Portals/103/Documents/FOIA-PII/ReadingRoom/Asbestos/MIL-I-24244_%28dtd_8_22_65_-_9_5_73%29.pdf
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- NAVSEA's asbestos reading-room index lists 1962 qualified products for asbestos-fiber thermal insulation felt, 1961-1974 listings for metallic-asbestos spiral-wound gaskets, and a 1960s ship insulation specification that includes asbestos tape.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Limitations
- Navy product specifications overlap Coucal's service era but neither the index nor the specification names Coucal or proves procurement, installation, disturbance, quantity, or exposure on ASR-8. These products are not listed as documented aboard this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-coucal-asr8-06
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[5]National Archives, Researching Asbestos aboard US Naval Vessel up through 1961 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Bureau of Ships correspondence; Board of Inspection and Survey Reports; Cartographic Branch; Other Records and their usefulness
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA's Navy asbestos research guide identifies RG 19 Bureau of Ships hull-number correspondence and drawings, including S39 insulation and lagging and S48 piping codes, and RG 38 auxiliary-vessel inspection reports as paths for hull-specific research.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Limitations
- Guide names record series, not retrieved Coucal files. No ASR-8 drawing, inspection, survey or material specification was examined. NARA says deck logs and muster rolls do not directly establish asbestos aboard a ship.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-coucal-asr8-07
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[6]NHHC Navy Department Library, ZC Files - C [other_primary]
- Locator
- Coucal (ASR-8) index entry
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NHHC's ZC-file index lists Coucal (ASR-8) welcome-aboard, change-of-command and decommissioning brochures dated 1971-1977.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Limitations
- Index entry only; brochures were not retrieved. It corroborates a decommissioning period but does not verify an exact date or any asbestos condition.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-coucal-asr8-08
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[7]NHHC DANFS and photographs; NAVSEA asbestos reading room; NARA Navy asbestos research guide; search ledger sl-uss-coucal-asr8-01 through -06 [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger sl-uss-coucal-asr8-01 through -06
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The official-source search did not locate a Coucal-specific asbestos survey, abatement record, installation drawing, or material schedule.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Limitations
- This is a bounded online search result, not evidence that Coucal was asbestos-free. It excludes undigitized RG 19 and RG 38 files, private records, and any later hull survey not found in the named repositories.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-coucal-asr8-09
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[8]Naval Sea Systems Command, Faceplate, Fall 1971 [other_primary]
- Locator
- page 7, Diver Reenlists, Unusually
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The Navy Supervisor of Salvage newsletter Faceplate (fall 1971) identifies Coucal as a Pearl Harbor-homeported submarine rescue vessel conducting diver-training operations over the submerged ex-Bluegill near Maui.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Limitations
- Documents a 1971 operation and homeport, not asbestos aboard Coucal, the materials used in training, or an individual's asbestos exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-coucal-asr8-10
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[9]CourtListener API v4 search, type=r, q="USS Coucal", authenticated helper response (count 0) [court_record]
- Locator
- search metadata count=0, next=null
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Authenticated CourtListener v4 exact-name docket query for "USS Coucal" returned count 0 on 26 September 2026; this is a no-result classification for that query only.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Limitations
- An exact-name docket search is not a comprehensive litigation clearance. Exact-name opinion and ASR-8 opinion/docket queries did not reach the API because the shared helper pacing budget was spent; their classifications remain pending. No case or exposure finding is implied.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-coucal-asr8-11
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[10]NHHC, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, Coucal [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- opening specifications and construction paragraph
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS identifies Coucal as a Chanticleer-class submarine rescue ship (ASR-8), gives design complement 108, and states she was launched by Moore Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co. at Oakland on 29 May 1942 and commissioned on 22 January 1943.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Limitations
- Design complement is not a dated muster count. The history provides no asbestos material identification, crew exposure measurement, or causation finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-coucal-asr8-01
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[11]NHHC, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, Coucal [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- service paragraphs, 1943-1945
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS places Coucal at Brisbane by 23 June 1943, describes escort, fueling, tender, cargo and diving service around New Guinea and Australia in 1943-44, and records submarine tender service at Exmouth Gulf in early 1945 and later service at Subic Bay and Sasebo.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Limitations
- Operational history does not document asbestos aboard Coucal or exposure of any person. DANFS mentions Brisbane repairs and overhaul but gives no material scope.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-coucal-asr8-02
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[12]NHHC, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, Coucal [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Operation Crossroads paragraph
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS states Coucal planted moorings and performed diving assignments at Bikini for Operation Crossroads from 13 April to 30 September 1946 and returned for diving and salvage operations on sunken targets in summer 1947.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Limitations
- This describes work during nuclear tests, not asbestos, radiological dose, or individual exposure. No asbestos inference follows from the location.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-coucal-asr8-03