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; MARAD vessel history card [nhhc_danfs]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- USS Cullman (APA-78), Gilliam-class attack transport, built by Consolidated Steel, Wilmington, CA (MC hull 1871; type S4-SE2-BD1). Launched 17 November 1944 (sponsor Mrs. G. E. Kenyon); transferred 24 January 1945; commissioned 25 January 1945 (Lt. Cmdr. W. B. Dell, USNR). Named for Cullman 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. San Francisco 23 Mar 1945 to Pearl Harbor 29 Mar; Hawaiian training and inter-island transport until 6 Jul; San Diego; sailed 20 Jul via Eniwetok and Ulithi to Batangas Bay, Luzon, arrived 20 Aug (after hostilities). Occupation troops landed Tokyo Bay 2-4 Sep; Okinawa 7 Sep; Guam voyage; marines to Taku Bar, China 30 Sep-6 Oct; Chinese troops Hong Kong to Taku/Tsingtao in two voyages 24 Oct-21 Nov. Magic Carpet: Manila to San Francisco 16 Dec 1945; second voyage to Okinawa 10 Jan-15 Feb 1946. Scheduled as Operation Crossroads target but decommissioned at Mare Island after probable boiler fire. Decommissioned 22 May 1946; transferred to WSA 30 Jun 1946 (NDRF); repaired inactive 27 Dec 1955-28 Mar 1956 and 13 Jan-7 Mar 1958; sold to Union Minerals & Alloys 28 Sep 1965 for scrap; scrapped by 10 Nov 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 and the MARAD vessel history card. Wikipedia infobox prints transfer date 24 January 1944; narrative says 24 January 1945 - narrative date used. Scrap sale: MARAD records 28 Sep 1965 vs Wikipedia August 1965.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-cullman-apa78-01
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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 Cullman (APA-78) 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-cullman-apa78-02
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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 Cullman" APA-78) 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-cullman-apa78-03
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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-cullman-apa78-04