Evidence
4 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-4).
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[1]DANFS-derived via Wikipedia (cites DANFS Online + NavSource); shipscribe.com [nhhc_danfs]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- USS Crenshaw (APA-76), Gilliam-class attack transport, built by Consolidated Steel, Wilmington, CA (MC hull 1869; type S4-SE2-BD1). Launched 27 October 1944 (sponsor Mrs. F. M. Earle); transferred to Navy 3 January 1945; commissioned 4 January 1945 (Cmdr. W. B. Studley Jr.). Named for Crenshaw County, AL. Westinghouse turboelectric drive, 2 boilers, 2 propellers, 6,000 shp; 17 knots; 4,247 lt / 7,080 fl tons; 426 x 58 x 16 ft; complement 27 officers + 295 enlisted; troop capacity 47 officers + 802 enlisted; armament 1 x 5-in/38 DP, 4 x twin 40 mm, 10 x single 20 mm. Pearl Harbor 5 Mar 1945; Hawaiian amphibious training until 9 Jun; San Francisco call and Seattle repairs; sailed 7 Jul via Pearl Harbor, Eniwetok, Ulithi to Okinawa, arrived 12 Aug (after hostilities). Occupation: marines to Jinsen, Korea and Taku, China; Chinese troops Hong Kong to Chinwangtao/Tsingtao via Manila; homeward troops Nagoya to Tacoma 27 Nov-11 Dec 1945. Selected 11 Sep 1945 for AGS (surveying ship) conversion; cancelled ca. January 1946. Decommissioned Seattle 19 Apr 1946; delivered to WSA 30 Jun 1946 (NDRF); Army 30 Aug 1946-29 Jan 1947; repaired inactive 18 Mar-23 May 1955; to buyer 22 Dec 1964; scrapped by 22 Apr 1965.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Limitations
- DANFS returning HTTP 500 fleet-wide; identity facts from DANFS-derived Wikipedia narrative corroborated against shipscribe.com. Wikipedia infobox prints transfer date 3 January 1944; narrative says 3 January 1945 - narrative date used.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-crenshaw-apa76-01
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[2]Negative search result across authoritative repositories (2026-09-25) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No ship-specific asbestos documentation located for USS Crenshaw (APA-76) in any authoritative source searched (Navy, NARA, HAER, museum records). This is a negative finding, not an absence of exposure.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Limitations
- Negative finding reflects search coverage, not proof of absence. No hull-specific asbestos survey located.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-crenshaw-apa76-02
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[3]CourtListener authenticated search (combined ship name + hull number) not completed - helper unreachable, fleet pacing limits (2026-09-25) [court_record]
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- CourtListener authenticated search for the combined ship name and hull number ("USS Crenshaw" APA-76) could not be completed during the writing session. Two SSH attempts against the Mac Studio authenticated helper for the first ship in this clutch ("USS Cleburne" APA-73) broke the pipe after the authenticated request was sent but before any results returned; no further attempts were made for this ship to avoid tripping fleet-wide pacing limits. The search gap is logged; the search must be retried before any litigation finding can be claimed.
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Limitations
- Search not run; no litigation finding can be claimed. Retry required for complete coverage.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-crenshaw-apa76-03
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[4]U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, asbestos exposure guidance for Navy veterans [other_primary]
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Era context: the Department of Veterans Affairs states that many WWII-era Navy ships contained asbestos products, with boiler and engine rooms of particular concern because asbestos was widely used as insulation during this period.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Limitations
- Era context only - does not establish asbestos presence aboard this specific hull. Not a finding about this ship.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-crenshaw-apa76-04