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); NPS Operation Crossroads report (permanent.fdlp.gov); shipscribe.com [nhhc_danfs]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- USS Dawson (APA-79), Gilliam-class attack transport, built by Consolidated Steel, Wilmington, CA (MC hull 1872; type S4-SE2-BD1). Launched 27 November 1944; transferred 3 February 1945; commissioned 4 February 1945 (Lt. Cmdr. R. S. Cass, USNR). Named for counties in Georgia, Montana, Nebraska, and Texas. 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 3 Apr 1945 to Espiritu Santo, Tulagi, Noumea, Brisbane (6 May, reload); Philippines from 14 May; carried construction battalion (Seabee) men and equipment from Manus and New Guinea until war's end. Occupation troops Pearl Harbor to Sasebo (embarked 18 Aug-1 Sep 1945, landed 22 Sep; second trip returned Sasebo 14 Oct). Magic Carpet: Sasebo 22 Oct, Army Air Corps personnel from Saipan, San Francisco 14 Nov 1945; western Pacific voyage 30 Nov 1945-16 Jan 1946; Guam sailors to San Francisco, arrived 30 Jan 1946. Operation Crossroads target; towed to Kwajalein. Decommissioned 20 Sep 1946; retained for radiological study. Sunk by gunfire from USS Helena (CA-75) 19 April 1948.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Limitations
- DANFS returning HTTP 500 fleet-wide; identity facts from DANFS-derived Wikipedia narrative corroborated against the NPS Operation Crossroads report and shipscribe.com. Final-sinking conflict: sunk by USS Helena (CA-75) gunfire 19 Apr 1948 (Wikipedia-derived) vs scuttled off Kwajalein 19 Mar 1948 (NPS assessment). Mirror typo prints arrival 30 January 1945; corrected to 1946.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-dawson-apa79-01
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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 Dawson (APA-79) 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-dawson-apa79-02
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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 Dawson" APA-79) 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-dawson-apa79-03
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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-dawson-apa79-04