Evidence
13 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-13).
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[1]research packet av-packet.md (7 sources cited) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-delta-ar9-pkt-av-packet-md
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[2]Conner v. Alfa Laval, Inc., 799 F. Supp. 2d 455, 459-60 (E.D. Pa. July 22, 2011) (Robreno, J.) - MDL No. 875 consolidated cases (Prange action No. 09-91848, transferred from C.D. Cal. 09-06698); CourtListener opinion cluster 2176736, docket 1984233 [court_record]
- Locator
- 799 F. Supp. 2d at 459-60 (Prange section); CourtListener CAP scan storage.courtlistener.com/harvard_pdf/2176736.pdf (verbatim text verified 2026-09-26); corrected transfer district: 2012 filed-document caption maps Prange E.D. Pa. 91848 to C.D. Cal. 09-06698 (N.D. Cal. 09-02327 is the Stone case) - see ev-uss-delta-ar9-10
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Published MDL-875 opinion recites that plaintiff Jane Prange alleged decedent James H. Prange contracted mesothelioma and died from asbestos exposure during Navy service 1965-69; that from 1965 to 1968 he served aboard USS Pollux, and that he then 'spent one year aboard the USS Delta as a boiler tender,' during which 'the USS Delta sailed between various ports' and 'Mr. Prange would board and conduct repairs of other vessels' boilers and associated equipment.' The court held maritime law governs the Conner, Prange, and Stone disputes.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 1968-1969 (alleged service aboard); 2011 (opinion)
- Population
- Navy boiler tender aboard USS Delta ~1968-69 (decedent James H. Prange); mesothelioma (alleged)
- Limitations
- Summary-judgment-stage choice-of-law ruling: the court applied maritime law and recited the pleaded service history; the asbestos-exposure allegations aboard this hull remained allegations, not adjudicated findings. Classified at pleading/motion stage per batch discipline. The consolidated matter was later resolved for defendants on the asbestos-manufacture issue (see ev-uss-delta-ar9-02). Does not establish that asbestos was aboard this hull, individual exposure, causation, or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-delta-ar9-01
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[3]Conner v. Alfa Laval, Inc., 842 F. Supp. 2d 791 (E.D. Pa. Feb. 1, 2012) (Robreno, J.) - MDL No. 875; filed document 237 in E.D. Pa. No. 2:09-cv-67099-ER; implementing order entered on the Prange docket (2:09-cv-91848, entry 294, 2012-02-01) [court_record]
- Locator
- 842 F. Supp. 2d 791, Introduction and Conclusion; filed ECF document 237 verbatim (verified copy at judicialportal.informea.org), pp. 5-7, 25-26; caption block maps Prange E.D. Pa. 91848 <- C.D. Cal. 09-06698; RECAP entry 294 on Prange docket: 'ORDER THAT THE MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT ARE GRANTED CONSISTENT WITH THE COURT'S MEMORANDUM OPINION OF 2/1/12'
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Published 'bare metal' opinion in the same consolidated MDL-875 matter recites that Mr. Prange alleged exposure to asbestos used with products manufactured by IMO Industries, GE, Buffalo Pumps, Foster Wheeler, Warren Pumps, and Crane Co. 'while serving in the U.S. Navy from 1965 to 1969 aboard the U.S.S. Pollux and U.S.S. Delta,' the defendants having manufactured turbines, pumps, boilers, and valves that used or were originally distributed with asbestos-containing insulation, packing, and gaskets. The opinion records that summary judgment on product-identification grounds had been denied for Prange (order of July 22, 2011, ECF No. 269 in No. 09-91848 - plaintiffs raised a genuine issue of material fact as to substantial-contributing-factor exposure), then grants defendants' motions: 'Defendants are entitled to summary judgment on Plaintiffs' products-liability claims based on strict liability and negligence,' plaintiffs having failed to show any defendant manufactured or distributed the particular asbestos components that allegedly caused the decedents' injuries.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 1965-1969 (alleged exposure period); 2012 (opinion)
- Population
- Navy boiler tender (decedent, alleged); alleged exposure with named equipment manufacturers' products
- Limitations
- Merits-level negative for plaintiffs per batch discipline: a defense summary-judgment win on the asbestos-manufacture issue is not exposure evidence. The alleged exposure aboard this hull was never adjudicated; no finding placed any specific defendant's asbestos product aboard USS Delta. Describes disposition exactly - claims resolved adversely to plaintiffs at summary judgment. Does not establish or defeat asbestos presence aboard the hull or any individual exposure claim.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-delta-ar9-02
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[4]Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, 'Delta II (AK-29),' Naval History and Heritage Command - official text verified via Wayback capture 2024-12-02 (live canonical URL returned 404 on 2026-09-21 and again 2026-09-26) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS 'Delta II (AK-29)' full entry; canonical NHHC URL history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/d/delta-ii.html (404 live; Wayback capture web.archive.org/web/20241202202845 verified verbatim 2026-09-26); hazegray transcription mirror at losthistory.net/hazegray/danfs/auxil/ak29.htm (two transcription errors logged in ev-uss-delta-ar9-10)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS entry for Delta II (AK-29): built 1941 as Hawaiian Packer by Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, Va.; acquired by the Navy 4 June 1941; commissioned 16 June 1941, CDR C. D. Headee in command. Cargo runs from east coast ports 8 July 1941 - May 1942 to Guantanamo Bay, Puerto Rico, Bermuda, 'Argentina, Newfoundland' (sic in official text), Halifax, and Reykjavik. Reclassified AR-9 1 July 1942; reserve commission for conversion to fleet repair ship by Cramp Shipyard, Philadelphia. Sailed Philadelphia 3 March 1943; repaired amphibious ships at Oran (Mar-Jun 1943) and Bizerte (Jun 1943 - Mar 1944), then Palermo and Pozzuoli; tended destroyers at Oran Nov 1944 - Apr 1945. Norfolk overhaul from 27 Apr 1945; Pearl Harbor repair duty from 15 Jun 1945; Yokosuka fleet repair from 26 Aug 1945 including preparing ex-Japanese battleship Nagato for the 1946 Bikini atomic tests; Shanghai Mar-Jun 1946; decommissioned in reserve at Philadelphia 5 Mar 1947. Recommissioned 1 Nov 1950; Pacific Fleet repair services at San Diego and Long Beach; Korean deployment 25 Jun 1952 - 14 Feb 1953; Operation 'Passage to Freedom' 1953-54; flagship, Blockading and Escort Force off Korea 1955; decommissioned in reserve at Tacoma 1 Dec 1955. Three battle stars WWII, one Korean War.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 1941-1955
- Population
- Ship's company (complement ~903 wartime per spec block); repair parties serving fleet units
- Limitations
- Authoritative operational history naming this hull throughout; the entry predates the 1959-70 service period (recommissioning, Vietnam campaign, final decommissioning) and contains no asbestos, insulation-material, or hazardous-material information whatsoever - supports no asbestos claim.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-delta-ar9-03
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[5]U.S. Maritime Administration, ShipHistory database - DELTA (AK-29/AR-9), Ship History Detail 5834, including digitized Form MA-20 Record of Ship Sales card (5834_AF.jpg) [marad_nrc]
- Locator
- ShipHistory Detail 5834 vessel-data block (live page re-verified 2026-09-26: 'DELTA (AK-29/AR-9)', 1941, Newport News, C3, 14,500 summer / 8,975 light displacement, fate 'Sold - Scrap'); status card image at vesselhistory.marad.dot.gov/cards/5834_AF.jpg (MA-20 sale record)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- MARAD ShipHistory record for DELTA (AK-29/AR-9), Detail 5834 - type C-3, built 1941 by Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, displacement 8,975 light / 14,500 summer - and its digitized Form MA-20 Record of Ship Sales card document the disposal: awarded 7/19/83 to Sabine Towing & Transportation Co., Inc. and Schnitzer Steel Products Co. under contract MA-11366 for $1,059,912.41 (a two-vessel lump sum); location of vessel 'U.S. Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Washington'; LSW 8,187.3 tons; handwritten remarks 'For Scrapping Purposes - Delivered August 4, 1983. Ship scrapped by Chi Shun Hua Steel Co Ltd in Taiwan as of Nov. 1, 1983. Bond reduced 1/11/84.'
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 1941; 1977-1983
- Population
- Reserve-fleet workers (Bremerton, 1977-83); tow and scrapping-yard workers (1983)
- Limitations
- Authoritative for government custody and disposal milestones; the card's purchase price is a two-vessel lump sum with no per-hull allocation stated, and the record contains no asbestos, insulation, or condition-survey information - supports no asbestos claim.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-delta-ar9-04
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[6]Shipscribe, 'USS Delta (AR-9) Class' - compiled construction/disposition tables, class notes, and ship notes from Navy Ship's Data and Bureau of Ships records [other_primary]
- Locator
- AR-9 class page (re-verified live 2026-09-26): construction table, disposition table, class notes (conversion program and structural changes), ship note for Delta
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Shipscribe Delta (AR-9) class compilation (S.S. Roberts, from Navy Ship's Data / BuShips records): class design 'Matson C3 Cargo' - four Matson freighters built privately outside the Maritime Commission program (Newport News built Hawaiian Planter and Hawaiian Packer; Federal, Kearny, built Hawaiian Merchant and Hawaiian Shipper). Auxiliary Vessels Board selected Delta for repair-ship conversion 14 Jul 1941; CNO directed she not be fitted as an attack cargo ship 13 Oct 1941; BuShips selected Cramp Shipbuilding as conversion yard 2 Mar 1942, contract awarded 1 Jun 1942, George G. Sharp, Inc. design agent; Delta arrived Cramp's 8 Jul 1942; placed 'in commission in ordinary' for conversion 27 Jun 1942; placed in full commission 14 Feb 1943. VCNO structural changes 3 Jun 1942: new upper deck, flying bridge and bridge-deck extensions, new platforms in holds 1-5, new watertight bulkheads, kingpost alterations; fitted with a large rotating crane. Class data: complement 825 (1944), Newport News turbine 1 screw 8,500 hp, 16.5 kts. Ship note: reserve periods 1946-50 (decommissioned 5 Mar 47, recommissioned 1 Nov 50) and 1955-59 (decommissioned 1 Dec 55). Disposition table: decommissioned 20 Jun 70, struck 1 Oct 77, disposal 19 Jul 83, fate MA/S.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 1941-1943; 1946-1983
- Population
- Conversion-yard workers at Cramp Shipbuilding, Philadelphia (1942-43); ship's company
- Limitations
- Secondary compilation of primary Navy/MC records (BuShips, VCNO, Auxiliary Vessels Board documents); documents the conversion's structural scope but contains no insulation-material itemization or asbestos information - supports no asbestos claim.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-delta-ar9-05
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[7]NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive, USS Delta (AR-9) page - specifications, campaign tables, CO list, disposition chronology, photo captions [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 09/25/2509.htm - chronology block, Vietnam War Campaigns table, disposition lines, spec block, 19-N-31379 photo caption (direct fetch blocked; verbatim text verified via Wayback capture web.archive.org/web/20241202202754 on 2026-09-26)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource Service Ship Photo Archive page for USS Delta (AR-9): placed in reduced commission for conversion at Cramp Shipyard; full commission as AR-9 3 Mar 1943; WWII campaigns listed (Europe-Africa-Middle East Theater); decommissioned 30 Mar 1947 Philadelphia Navy Yard (conflicts with DANFS 5 Mar 1947 - see ev-uss-delta-ar9-10); Atlantic Reserve Fleet; recommissioned 1 Nov 1950; decommissioned 1 Dec 1955 Tacoma, Pacific Reserve Fleet; dual ceremony at Bremerton Naval Shipyard 31 Oct 1959 - USS Kermit Roosevelt (ARG-16) decommissioned as her crew simultaneously recommissioned Delta (CDR Elliott C. Olson); Vietnam War campaign 'Vietnam Summer-Fall 1969, 29 June to 27 July 1969'; decommissioned 20 Jun 1970 at Bremerton Naval Shipyard; struck 1 Oct 1977; MARAD NDRF; sold for scrapping 19 Jul 1983 to Sabine Towing & Transportation Co. and Schnitzer Steel Products Co.; withdrawn from Bremerton reserve 4 Aug 1983; towed to 'Chi Shuu Hua Steel Co., LTD. Taiwan' - scrap completed 1 Nov 1983. Spec block adds two Babcock & Wilcox header-type boilers (450 psi, 750F) and complement 40 officers + 884 enlisted. Caption documents NARA photo 19-N-31379, a Bureau of Ships photo of Delta arriving Cramp's 8 Jul 1942.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 1942-1983
- Population
- Ship's company 1959-70 (post-recommissioning complement unverified)
- Limitations
- Volunteer-compiled secondary archive transcribing official records; sole located source for the 1959 recommissioning ceremony detail, the Vietnam campaign credit, and the boiler spec detail (DANFS entry predates this service). Battle-star count conflicts with official DANFS (2 vs 3 WWII stars) and its 'Maritime Commission contract' construction line conflicts with shipscribe's documented built-privately account - see ev-uss-delta-ar9-10. Contains no asbestos or insulation-material information - supports no asbestos claim.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-delta-ar9-06
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[8]Corn, Jacqueline Karnell, and Jennifer Starr, 'Historical perspective on asbestos: Policies and protective measures in World War II shipbuilding,' AJIM 11(3):359-373 (1987); Bowles, Oliver, 'Asbestos,' U.S. Bureau of Mines Bulletin 403 (1937) [other_primary]
- Locator
- AJIM 11(3):359-373 (WWII shipbuilding asbestos program); BoM Bulletin 403 heat-insulation history; ship's own plant per shipscribe/NavSource; repair function per DANFS
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Era documentation places this hull inside the peak-asbestos shipbuilding and repair period: Corn & Starr (AJIM 1987) document extensive asbestos use as fireproofing/insulation in WWII U.S. shipbuilding; U.S. Bureau of Mines Bulletin 403 (1937) documents the established asbestos heat-insulation product line (asbestos-cement boiler coverings from ~1870, sectional magnesia pipe covering from 1885, asbestos paper for steam-pipe insulation from ~1878). This hull was a 1941 steam auxiliary (Newport News geared turbine, 8,500 shp, two B&W header-type boilers) built to a commercial Matson C3 design and converted 1942-43 to a fleet repair ship - a platform whose documented function was repairing other vessels' boilers and machinery, the same pathway recited in the Prange litigation (ev-uss-delta-ar9-01/02).
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 1941-1970 era inference
- Population
- Construction trades (Newport News 1941; Cramp conversion 1942-43); crew and repair parties 1943-70
- Limitations
- Era/product documentation and documented repair-ship function, not a hull materials record - no source names asbestos products installed aboard this hull. Asbestos presence aboard is era inference plus unadjudicated litigation allegation, not ship-proven. Does not establish quantity, location, condition, individual exposure, or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-delta-ar9-07
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[9]Wu, W.-T. et al., 'Cancer Attributable to Asbestos Exposure in Shipbreaking Workers: A Matched-Cohort Study,' PLoS ONE 10(7):e0133128 (2015); see also Liu/Yang/Wu et al., 'Mortality among shipbreaking workers in Taiwan,' Am. J. Ind. Med. (doi 10.1002/ajim.22135) [other_primary]
- Locator
- PLoS ONE 10(7):e0133128 - cohort description, exposure-potential scoring, results; industry window 1977-1988 at Kaohsiung
- Finding type
- environmental_record
- Finding
- Peer-reviewed epidemiology documents asbestos exposure and cancer outcomes in the industry that dismantled this specific hull: Taiwan was the world's largest shipbreaking nation, scrapping about 65% of the world's waste ships (over 67 million GT, 1977-1988, centered at Kaohsiung). A matched-cohort study of 4,427 Kaohsiung shipbreaking workers found dose-dependent increases in overall, esophageal, and trachea/bronchus/lung cancer with asbestos exposure potential, with mesothelioma cases in the high-exposure group. Delta's documented dismantling by Chi Shun Hua Steel Co. in Taiwan, completed 1 Nov 1983 (MARAD MA-20 card), falls squarely within the documented industry window.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- Cohort 1985-2008; hull dismantled 1983
- Population
- Kaohsiung shipbreaking workers (Taiwan, 1977-1988 industry window; this hull dismantled 1983)
- Limitations
- Industry-level epidemiology for the documented disposal destination of this hull; does not identify this vessel's materials, does not document that any worker handled asbestos from this hull, and does not establish exposure or causation for any individual.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-delta-ar9-08
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[10]Search ledger (this record): official DANFS via Wayback + hazegray mirror; MARAD ShipHistory 5834 + MA-20 card; shipscribe; NavSource; CourtListener API v4 authenticated sweeps (opinion + RECAP docket); web-indexed court-record verification [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-delta-ar9-01 through sl-uss-delta-ar9-21
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No hull asbestos survey, abatement contract, materials schedule, specification itemization, or hazmat disclosure naming USS Delta / AK-29 / AR-9 was located in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). Litigation documentation exists only as the unadjudicated allegations in ev-uss-delta-ar9-01/02, resolved for defendants. 'Delta' is a high-collision name (airline, geographic features, Greek letter) - every hit outside the Conner v. Alfa Laval matter was a name collision or a law-firm list page excluded per batch rules.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 2026-09-21 / 2026-09-26
- Limitations
- Absence of a located public record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard - a 1941 steam auxiliary converted to a fleet repair ship and in service to 1970 is era-consistent with asbestos-containing machinery-space and repair-shop materials, and the litigation allegations are consistent but unadjudicated. Does not establish presence or absence; does not establish or defeat any exposure claim or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-delta-ar9-09
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[11]Official DANFS (Wayback capture, primary); hazegray transcription mirror; NavSource chronology/disposition lines; shipscribe ship note and tables; MARAD MA-20 card; Wikipedia (secondary, corrected); NMDF oral-history page (unverified account); Conner v. Alfa Laval ECF 237 caption; CourtListener RECAP dockets 4145082 / 4964766 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Wayback DANFS capture 20241202 spec block + service narrative; NavSource 09/25/2509.htm chronology + spec block (Wayback 20241202202754); shipscribe AR-9 ship note; MARAD card 5834_AF.jpg remarks; Wikipedia infobox; Conner ECF 237 caption block p.2; CourtListener docket pages
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Source discrepancies noted and resolved against primary/official records: (a) hazegray DANFS transcription errors - its spec block reads 'a. 1 6", 4 3"' where official DANFS reads 'a. 1 5", 4 3"', and it dates the 1955 decommissioning '1 December 1956' where official DANFS reads 1 December 1955; official text adopted. (b) NavSource's 'decommissioned 30 March 1947' conflicts with official DANFS '5 March 1947' and shipscribe's ship note '5 Mar 47' - official date adopted. (c) Official DANFS prints 'Argentina, Newfoundland' - sic, almost certainly the Argentia naval base, recorded verbatim. (d) Battle-star count: official DANFS credits three WWII stars + one Korea; NavSource lists two WWII + one Korea + one Vietnam campaign star - official DANFS count adopted for record fields, variant logged. (e) Wikipedia infobox reads 'Stricken 1 October 1970' while its own text, shipscribe, and NavSource all give 1 October 1977 - 1977 adopted. (f) First CO spelled 'Headee' in official DANFS vs 'Headlee' (Colin DeVere) in NavSource's CO list. (g) MARAD card spells the scrapper 'Chi Shun Hua Steel Co Ltd' vs NavSource 'Chi Shuu Hua' - card spelling adopted. (h) Complement: DANFS 903 vs shipscribe 825 (1944) vs NavSource 40 officers + 884 enlisted (~924) vs ~520 in a 1965 officer oral-history account (NMDF) - DANFS figure in record field, variants logged. (i) Prange transfer district: batch-919 draft read 'transferred from N.D. Cal. 09-02327' - the 2012 filed-document caption (ECF 237) maps Prange E.D. Pa. 91848 to C.D. Cal. 09-06698, confirmed by CourtListener dockets (C.D. Cal. 2:09-cv-06698 'James H. Prange v. Alfa Laval,' removal-asbestos, filed 2009-09-15); N.D. Cal. 09-02327 is the Stone case - corrected. (j) NavSource 'built under a Maritime Commission contract' conflicts with shipscribe's documented account that the four Matson freighters were built privately outside the MC program - shipscribe adopted. (k) NavSource lists acquisition as 16 June 1941 (the commissioning date); official DANFS gives acquisition 4 June 1941 - DANFS adopted.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 1941-1983
- Limitations
- Resolves publication-level discrepancies against official/primary records; does not affect identity or the custody timeline materially. No asbestos content in any of these sources.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-delta-ar9-10
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[12]NARA RG-19-LCM photo 19-N-31379 (via NavSource caption); NHHC 2016.22 Pamela Ellison Collection catalog entry; NARA record-group structure RG 19 / RG 24 [other_primary]
- Locator
- NHHC collections page for 2016.22 (live URL returned 404 on 2026-09-26; Wayback capture 20250203162220 confirms holding, USS Delta AR-9 1943-46 cruise photo); NavSource 19-N-31379 caption; NARA catalog not item-searched for this hull
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Archival leads (collection-level existence confirmed, contents unsurveyed - no spend authorized): (a) NARA RG-19-LCM photo 19-N-31379, a Bureau of Ships photo of Delta arriving at Cramp Shipbuilding 8 July 1942 for conversion (referenced in NavSource caption); (b) NHHC 2016.22 Pamela Ellison Collection - panoramic photo related to USS Delta (AR-9) war cruise 1943-1946, cataloged on history.navy.mil (live URL 404s; Wayback capture 20250203162220 verified 2026-09-26: 'Single panoramic photo related to the war cruise of USS Delta (AR-9), 1943-1946'); (c) unsurveyed likely holders of conversion material/equipment records: NARA RG-19 Bureau of Ships technical files for the AK-29-to-AR-9 conversion (Cramp contract awarded 1 Jun 1942, design agent George G. Sharp, Inc.), RG-24 deck logs, and any extant Cramp Shipbuilding yard records; these are the plausible repositories for insulation/material callouts if they exist.
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 1941-1946 records
- Limitations
- Existence confirmed at collection level only; contents unsurveyed and any material callouts would need in-person retrieval. Nothing in this row is an asbestos finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-delta-ar9-11
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[13]CourtListener API v4 search endpoint, authenticated, 2026-09-26: type=o q='USS Delta' (count 1), q='Delta AR-9' (count 0), q='AK-29' (count 1, collision); type=r q='Prange Alfa Laval' (count 45), q='USS Delta' (count 5) [court_record]
- Locator
- CL docket 4964766 (Prange, E.D. Pa., terminated 2012-09-18) and 4145082 (James H. Prange v. Alfa Laval, C.D. Cal. 2:09-cv-06698); CL opinion cluster 2176736; opinion query result counts as noted; docket sweep result sets classified per batch rules
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Authenticated CourtListener API v4 sweep (2026-09-26, fleet-paced): (a) opinion search "USS Delta" - 1 hit, Conner v. Alfa Laval cluster 2176736 only (the qualifying asbestos litigation, ev-uss-delta-ar9-01); (b) opinion search "Delta AR-9" - 0 results; (c) opinion search "AK-29" - 1 hit, Risk Management Serv. v. McCraney, 420 So. 2d 374 (Fla. 1st DCA 1982), where 'AK-29' is the state docket number - name collision, not this hull; (d) RECAP docket search "Prange Alfa Laval" - 45 results, including the qualifying chain: James H. Prange v. Alfa Laval, C.D. Cal. 2:09-cv-06698 (cause 'Notice of Removal - Asbestos Litigation,' filed 2009-09-15) and PRANGE v. Alfa Laval, E.D. Pa. 2:09-cv-91848 (cause 'Diversity-Asbestos Litigation,' filed 2009-11-02, terminated 2012-09-18, Robreno J., RECAP entry 294 = order granting defendants' summary-judgment motions per the 2/1/12 memorandum); (e) RECAP docket search "USS Delta" - 5 results, all MDL-875 Conner-family member dockets (Conner 67099, Prange 91848, Stone 93726, Willis 91449) plus the MDL-875 master docket - the consolidated opinions were filed on each member docket and name this hull; no other docket naming the ship located.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 2026-09-26
- Limitations
- Sweep completeness bounded by CourtListener index coverage and by the query set used: the opinion corpus holds only the 2011 Conner opinion for this hull (the published 2012 'bare metal' opinion did not surface under 'USS Delta' opinion search - verified separately as filed ECF document 237 / RECAP entry-294 order); pre-digital-era and non-asbestos-cause dockets may be under-indexed. Classification: Conner/Prange matter = qualifying asbestos litigation naming the hull; McCraney = name collision; no additional qualifying opinions or dockets located.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-delta-ar9-12
