Evidence
3 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-3).
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[1]Naval and Maritime Events, July 1972–December 1972, Proceedings 99/5/843 (May 1973) [reputable_press]
- Locator
- December chronology, entry for 9 December, lines 516–519
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The contemporary naval chronology reports that USS Fort Fisher was commissioned on 9 December 1972.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1972
- Limitations
- The contemporary USNI Proceedings chronology is a secondary publication, not the Navy commissioning record. Its OCR renders the hull suffix as LSD-4o with a lowercase letter o; the ship name is explicit. The cited entry supports the commissioning date only, not construction details, service history, or asbestos aboard.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-fort-fisher-lsd40-01
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[2]U.S. Maritime Administration, January 2010 Report to Congress: Progress of the Ship Disposal Program [marad_nrc]
- Locator
- Section II, page 21 (PDF page 22), lines 735–744
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- MARAD reported that ex-Fort Fisher (LSD 40) was removed from the Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet on 4 January 2010 for dismantling in Brownsville, Texas.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 2010
- Limitations
- The report documents removal for dismantling, not the date or completion of dismantling. It contains no asbestos inventory, survey, abatement scope, or exposure finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-fort-fisher-lsd40-02
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[3]Batch 5830 research log and search ledger, 2026-09-30 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Search ledger sl-uss-fort-fisher-lsd40-01 through sl-uss-fort-fisher-lsd40-06
- Finding type
- abatement_record
- Finding
- No ship-specific asbestos survey, abatement record, hazmat disclosure, or qualifying asbestos-litigation record was verified in the accessible primary material reviewed for this record; this is a bounded search result, not proof that no such record exists.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- Research conducted 2026-09-30
- Limitations
- The authenticated CourtListener helper refused the first query because the fleet pacing budget was momentarily spent; no CourtListener name or hull query reached the API. Firecrawl keyless access reported quota exhaustion. The NHHC Z-files and cruise-book catalog URLs returned HTTP 404 on direct checks, and NVR redirected to Navy authentication. Do not interpret the uncompleted litigation sweep or inaccessible archives as a negative result.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-fort-fisher-lsd40-03