Evidence
12 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-12).
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[1]research packet dv-packet.md (3 sources cited) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED (corroborated by independent secondaries; no primary DANFS page
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-currituck-av7-pkt-dv-packet-md
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[2]Naval History and Heritage Command, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, Currituck II (AV-7) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS Currituck II entry, service chronology paragraphs; canonical page returned HTTP 404 on direct fetch - text verified from archived official page (2004-03-14 Wayback capture) and HyperWar/ibiblio transcription
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS service chronology: departed Philadelphia 31 August 1944 for the Pacific Fleet; tended seaplanes at San Pedro Bay, Leyte, from 6 November 1944; supported the Lingayen Gulf landings from 9 January 1945, operating at Cabalitan Bay and Mindoro; tended seaplanes at Manila from March 1945 including maintenance of the 76th Wing, Royal Australian Air Force, 27 April to 6 May; based seaplanes for night searches from Lingayen Gulf 11 June to 20 August 1945; supported reoccupation of the Chinese mainland at Jinsen, Shanghai, Tsingtao, and Taku; arrived San Francisco 30 December 1945. Placed out of commission in reserve 7 August 1947 at Philadelphia; recommissioned 1 August 1951 and operated from Norfolk including European cruises in 1952-1954 and 6th Fleet service 26 August to 13 December 1956; entered Philadelphia Naval Shipyard 9 January 1958, decommissioned 12 February 1958 for thorough modernization, recommissioned 20 August 1960, and arrived new home port San Diego 3 December 1960.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 1944-1960
- Limitations
- The published DANFS entry ends at December 1960 and does not cover the Vietnam-era deployments or 1967 decommissioning. The archived official text reads 'returned to Leyte 5 February' where the ibiblio transcription reads '6 February' - a transcription discrepancy noted, not material. Operational chronology does not identify asbestos products, personnel exposure, overhaul materials, or abatement.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-currituck-av7-02
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[3]Naval History and Heritage Command, Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons, Volume 2, Appendix 5: Seaplane Tender Listings [other_primary]
- Locator
- Appendix 5, Seaplane Tender Listings table, hull number 7 row; class listing
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The NHHC Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons, Volume 2, Appendix 5 seaplane tender listing records Currituck (AV-7): commissioned 26 June 1944, decommissioned 31 October 1967, stricken 1 April 1971. The same appendix identifies the Currituck class as four ships, AV-7 and AV-11 through AV-13.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 1944-1971
- Limitations
- Administrative listing establishes commission, decommission, and stricken dates and class membership only; it contains no materials, asbestos, or exposure information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-currituck-av7-03
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[4]Naval Historical Center, Naval Aviation Chronology 1960-1969 (history.navy.mil/branches/avchr9.htm) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Entries under April 1965 (23rd), May 1967 (24th), October 1967 (31st), November 1967 (6th); live URL no longer resolves - archived capture verified
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The NHHC Naval Aviation Chronology 1960-1969 records: on 23 April 1965 the seaplane tender Currituck carried out a shore bombardment of Viet Cong positions in the Mekong Delta area of South Vietnam, described as an unusual mission for ships of her type; on 24 May 1967 Currituck returned to North Island after completing a 10-month tour in the western Pacific and the last combat tour for ships of her type; on 31 October 1967 Currituck, the last seaplane tender in service, was decommissioned at Mare Island and transferred to the Reserve Fleet; on 6 November 1967 an SP-5B Marlin of VP-40 made the last operational flight by seaplanes of the U.S. Navy.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 1965-1967
- Population
- Crew of record during 1965-1967 deployments (not enumerated)
- Limitations
- Chronology entries document dates and events, not materials or exposure. The entry places final decommissioning at Mare Island; secondary compilations describe Bremerton as the decommissioning location and Vallejo/Bremerton lay-up - the NHHC entry is treated as controlling for the decommissioning event.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-currituck-av7-04
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[5]Naval History and Heritage Command, Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons, Volume 2, Appendix 11: Patrol Squadron Vietnam Shore-Based Detachments [other_primary]
- Locator
- Appendix 11 detachment-location table rows naming Currituck (AV 7)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The NHHC Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons, Volume 2, Appendix 11 patrol-squadron detachment listings record squadron detachments operating from Currituck (AV-7) at Da Nang (14-20 May 1965), Buckner Bay, Okinawa (1965), and Cam Ranh Bay (periods including 23 August 1966 to 6 February 1967 and 1 March to 30 April 1967).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 1965-1967
- Population
- VP squadron detachment personnel; ship's company (not enumerated)
- Limitations
- The table documents which patrol-squadron detachments were located aboard or with the tender on listed dates; it does not enumerate ship's company, does not record materials, and contains no asbestos information. Scanned-table OCR renders several date fragments incompletely.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-currituck-av7-05
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[6]Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Naval Aeronautical Organization FY1955 (OPNAV Notice 05400), August 1954 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Atlantic Fleet aviation ships, seaplane tenders subsection
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The Naval Aeronautical Organization listing for fiscal year 1955 (August 1954 data) lists Currituck (AV-7) among Atlantic Fleet seaplane tenders under FAW-5 with home port Norfolk.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 1954
- Limitations
- Status listing identifies administrative assignment and home port only, not materials aboard. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-currituck-av7-06
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[7]Maritime Administration, Vessel History Database, CURRITUCK (AV-7) detail record and vessel status cards (Forms MA-199, MA-383) [marad_nrc]
- Locator
- ShipHistory Detail 1156 milestones table; status card images /cards/1157_2098AF.jpg and /cards/18c56105-abb7-41e6-b601-217dfe95276d.png
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- MARAD Vessel History Database records CURRITUCK (AV-7), year built 1944, Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, type Naval Auxiliary / AV Seaplane Tender, with World War II and Vietnam War mission listings. The digitized vessel status cards (Forms MA-199 and MA-383) record: delivered from Navy Dept. to Maritime Administration temporary custody at Suisun Bay on 12/5/1967 at 11:40 AM PST; permanent transfer to the MA fleet 12 noon 7/3/1968; purchased by Union Minerals & Alloys Corp. (nontransportation) 1-10-72; physical delivery 3-23-72 at 9:30 AM PST; the MA-383 reason field reads 'Sold for NT use to Union Minerals & Alloys Corporation under PD-X-926, 1-10-72 for $89,106.27.' The cards list builder 'Navy S/Y Philadelphia,' service prior to lay-up 'Mare Is. Navy SY at Vallejo,' LOA 540 ft, and annotate 'Off. 145; Enlist: 1007.'
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 1967-1972
- Limitations
- Custody, sale, and delivery dates and the buyer and price are documented. The card's personnel annotation (Off. 145; Enlist: 1007 = 1,152) differs from the DANFS listed complement of 1,247 - both are source figures, unreconciled. The cards do not state where dismantling was performed and contain no asbestos or condition-of-materials information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-currituck-av7-07
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[8]Naval Sea Systems Command, FOIA Reading Room, Asbestos Related Files, qualified-products index [other_primary]
- Locator
- QPL-15091-5; QPL-15342-(1-12); QPL-17340-(1,3,4,5,8); QPL-17349-(1,3-6) index entries with titles and date ranges (live page returned HTTP 403 to automated fetch; index text verified via web.archive.org capture 2026-09-05)
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- NAVSEA's asbestos reading room lists period Navy qualified-products records for asbestos-fiber thermal insulation felt (QPL-15091-5, 1962), metallic-asbestos spiral-wound gaskets (QPL-15342, beginning 1961), and asbestos high-pressure rod packing (QPL-17340 and QPL-17349, beginning 1953). These are Navy-wide period product specifications overlapping Currituck's second commission era (1951-1967).
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 1953-1974 (list dates)
- Limitations
- A qualified-products list permits an era-level research lead only. None of these lists names AV-7, proves procurement or installation aboard her, or identifies a crew member's exposure. Several lists postdate her 1944 construction and overlap only the 1951-1967 commission period.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-currituck-av7-08
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[9]National Archives, Researching Asbestos aboard US Naval Vessel up through 1961 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Beginning Research; General Information Books; Ship Engineering Drawings (S39/S48); Other Records and their usefulness
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA directs ship-specific asbestos research to Bureau of Ships RG 19 hull files, auxiliary-vessel General Information Books (Entry P 5), ship engineering drawings including S39 insulation and lagging and S48 piping, and overhaul correspondence; for Currituck the filing-code path is hull AV7, class AV7 Class, and type AV, plus Philadelphia Navy Yard (NY) yard correspondence for construction and the 1958-1960 modernization. NARA states deck logs and muster rolls are not direct evidence of asbestos.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 1942-1960 records
- Limitations
- This is a records-path guide. AV-7's hull correspondence, GIB, S39/S48 drawings, and 1958-1960 modernization files were not retrieved, and their contents remain unknown. Deck logs cannot establish asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-currituck-av7-09
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[10]Batch 3043 search ledger (this record): NHHC DANFS, aviation-squadron appendices, Naval Aviation Chronology, and photo index; MARAD Vessel History detail and status cards; NAVSEA asbestos reading room; NARA research guidance [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-currituck-av7-01 through sl-uss-currituck-av7-09
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No retrieved hull-specific primary source in this research sweep identifies an asbestos product, survey, abatement project, or individual exposure aboard Currituck (AV-7).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 2026-09-26
- Limitations
- This is a bounded search result, not proof the vessel lacked asbestos. It does not cover unretrieved RG 19 hull files, FOIA response records, or unindexed sources. CourtListener is logged separately and does not change this materials finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-currituck-av7-10
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[11]CourtListener API v4 opinion-index searches (authenticated via fleet helper) [court_record]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-currituck-av7-10 through sl-uss-currituck-av7-16
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- CourtListener sweep (authenticated API v4, 2026-09-26): exact-name 'USS Currituck' opinion search returned zero hits; bare-name 'Currituck' opinion search returned 742 hits and bare-name 'Currituck' docket search returned 613 hits, all name collisions with Currituck County, North Carolina and Currituck-named entity litigation in the returned pages; 'Currituck' asbestos-qualified opinion search returned three hits (Cudahy Foods Co. v. Holloway, Colorado-Kansas Grain Co. v. Reifschneider, Robinson Township v. Knoll), all non-qualifying name collisions; 'AV-7' opinion search returned 17 hits, all name collisions (AV Automotive litigants, exhibit numbers, unrelated strings). No qualifying asbestos litigation naming Currituck (AV-7) was located in the completed queries.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 2026-09-26
- Limitations
- Sweep incomplete: 'USS Currituck' docket and 'AV-7' docket queries were blocked at the shared fleet pacing limiter and remain pending (see ledger). Zero-hit indexes do not exclude unopinioned filings, settled cases, or PACER-only dockets. Name-collision classification is based on the returned result pages, not exhaustive review of all hits.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-currituck-av7-11
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[12]Naval History and Heritage Command, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, Currituck II (AV-7) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS Currituck II entry, header and opening paragraph; canonical page returned HTTP 404 on direct fetch - text verified from the archived Naval Historical Center page (web.archive.org capture of 2004-03-14) and the HyperWar/ibiblio transcription
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS identifies Currituck as a Currituck-class seaplane tender, AV-7; launched 11 September 1943 by Philadelphia Navy Yard, sponsored by Mrs. M. F. Draemel, and commissioned 26 June 1944 with Captain W. A. Evans in command. The DANFS statistical line lists displacement 14,000, length 540'5", beam 69'3", draft 22'3", speed 19 knots, complement 1,247, and armament of four 5-inch guns.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 1942-1944
- Limitations
- NHHC link rot: the canonical DANFS URL returned HTTP 404 on 2026-09-26; text was verified through the archived official page and a transcription mirror. DANFS does not state a laid-down date for this hull. The listed complement is a design/history figure, not a dated muster. This source gives no material or asbestos inventory.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-currituck-av7-01