Evidence
5 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-5).
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[1]research packet ac-packet.md (12 sources cited) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-custer-apa40-pkt-ac-packet-md
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[2]DANFS-derived via Wikipedia (incorporates public-domain DANFS text); corroborated by NavSource and hullnumber.com [nhhc_danfs]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- USS Custer (APA-40), Bayfield-class attack transport. Built by Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, MS (MC hull 388, type C3-S-A2). Launched 6 November 1942 as SS Sea Eagle, acquired by the Navy 23 January 1943 and placed in partial commission as USS Custer (AP-85); reclassified APA-40 on 1 February 1943, decommissioned for conversion 8 February 1943, recommissioned 18 July 1943. WWII service: Eniwetok (19 February 1944), Saipan, Guam, Leyte landings (20-21 October and 18 November 1944), Lingayen Gulf (9-12 January 1945), La Paz, Zambales (29 January 1945), Okinawa (1-6 April 1945, as TransDiv 39 flagship). Six battle stars for WWII service. Decommissioned 24 May 1946, stricken 19 July 1946, sold into commercial service 1948, scrapped 1973.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Limitations
- DANFS returning HTTP 500 fleet-wide; identity facts from Wikipedia's public-domain DANFS text corroborated against NavSource and hullnumber.com.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-custer-apa40-01
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[3]Negative search result across authoritative repositories (2026-09-25) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No ship-specific asbestos documentation located for USS Custer (APA-40) 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-custer-apa40-02
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[4]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 Custer" APA-40) could not be completed during the writing session. Two SSH attempts against the Mac Studio authenticated helper broke the pipe before any results returned; remaining ships were logged without further attempts 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-custer-apa40-03
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[5]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-custer-apa40-04