Evidence
15 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-15).
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[1]Naval Vessel Register (NAVSEA), SHIPSDETAIL_AS_40 - official inventory record (live page serves content dynamically; data captured via Wayback 2024-06-07 snapshot) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NVR ship detail page AS-40: vessel status, milestone dates, physical characteristics blocks; Wayback capture 20240607221615
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Naval Vessel Register record for USS FRANK CABLE (AS 40), submarine tender, class AS 39 (Emory S. Land): UIC 20865; status Active, in commission; Fleet U.S. Pacific Fleet; homeport Naval Base Guam; builder Lockheed Shipbuilding & Construction Co. Milestones: contract award 1974-11-20; keel 1976-03-02; launch 1978-01-14; delivery 1979-09-28; commission date 1979-10-29. Physical: 644 ft OA / 620 ft WL; beam 85 ft; max navigational draft 29 ft; displacement 13,911 t light / 22,978 t full; propulsion type steam turbine.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 1974-present
- Limitations
- Authoritative Navy inventory record. NVR commission date 1979-10-29 conflicts with the ship's own 1980 command history and the official COMSUBPAC ship page (both 1979-10-20) - see correction row ev-14. Contains no asbestos, materials, or condition-survey information; supports no asbestos claim.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-frank-cable-as40-01
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[2]Maritime Reporter and Engineering News: 'Lockheed Launches Second Of Three 23,000-Ton Submarine Tenders' (March 1978) and 'Lockheed Shipbuilding Launches First Of Two Sub Tenders Building' (June 1977) [reputable_press]
- Locator
- Maritime Reporter 1978-03 item (launch, Yard 2 outfitting tow, contract figure) and 1977-06 item (AS-39 launch, $253M contract 1974-11-20, Shipway 3, workforce)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Contemporary trade-press construction record: the AS-39/AS-40 pair was built under a $253 million Naval Sea Systems Command contract awarded to Lockheed 20 November 1974 (largest in Lockheed Shipbuilding history; the three tenders totaled nearly a half-billion dollars of work, with AS-41 McKee funded under a separate incremental contract); Frank Cable, second of the three 644-foot tenders, was laid down 2 March 1976 on Shipway 3 and launched 14 January 1978, then towed to Lockheed's Yard 2 in West Seattle for outfitting, with delivery expected late 1979; ~3,000 persons employed at the Lockheed yards in that period. The tenders were designed to support SSN-688 Los Angeles-class attack submarines with ~50 specialized shops. Namesake Frank Cable: submarine pioneer, engineer-in-charge and trial captain of USS Holland.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 1974-1979
- Population
- Lockheed Shipbuilding workforce (~3,000, 1977-78)
- Limitations
- Contemporary trade press documenting construction contract, launch, and outfitting site; dates corroborated by NVR. Contains no asbestos or materials statements - supports no asbestos claim.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-frank-cable-as40-02
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[3]NHHC command-operation reports (ship command histories under OPNAVINST 5750.12 series): USS Frank Cable (AS-40) CY1980 (filed 1982-01), CY1987, CY1989 - history.navy.mil archives; plus COMSUBPAC 'About USS Frank Cable' official ship page [other_primary]
- Locator
- CY1980 PDF: CO letter + 'HISTORY'/'MISSION' narrative + Feb 5 commissioning-ceremony entry; CY1987/CY1989 PDFs: ship-description paragraphs; https://www.csp.navy.mil/frankcable/About/
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The ship's own CY1980 command history (CO to Director of Naval History, per OPNAVINST 5750.12C): USS FRANK CABLE (AS-40) is the second of three 644-foot submarine tenders built for the Navy by Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company, Seattle; launched 14 January 1978; 'placed in commission in Seattle, Washington 20 October 1979' (Capt. Gerald E. Green, USN, pre-commissioning CO from 9 July 1979, assumed CO duties 20 October 1979); formal commissioning ceremony 5 February 1980; transited to homeport Charleston, South Carolina via the Panama Canal. Mission: mobile support base for SSN 688 Los Angeles-class attack submarines - 53 specialized shops plus medical, dental, legal, mail, laundry, stores; berthing for over 1,000 personnel manning shops and operating alongside submarines. CY1987 command history adds: support for SSN 688 and SSN 637 Sturgeon classes; living quarters for up to 1,351 officers and enlisted, men and women; CY1989: up to 1,240. COMSUBPAC official ship page corroborates: christened 14 January 1978 by Mrs. Rose A. Michaelis (wife of ADM F. H. Michaelis, Chief of Naval Material); commissioned October 20, 1979; Charleston repair ship for Submarine Squadrons FOUR and EIGHTEEN 1980-1996; began decommissioning 1996 but reactivated/refitted to replace USS Holland (AS-32) in WESTPAC.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 1979-1996
- Limitations
- Primary Navy documents authored by the ship itself plus the ship's official Navy page (page text obtained via search-index excerpt; direct fetch returns HTTP 403). Berthing figures vary by year (1,351 in 1987 vs 1,240 in 1989) - carried as a range, not merged. No asbestos, insulation, or hazardous-material statement in these identity sections; supports no asbestos claim on its own.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-frank-cable-as40-03
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[4]NHHC command-operation report, USS Frank Cable (AS-40) Command History for CY1990, Enclosure (1), Repair Department accomplishments item 3 - history.navy.mil archives [other_primary]
- Locator
- CY1990 PDF, Enclosure (1), section II.A 'Repair Department', item 3
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- The ship's own CY1990 command history records, among Repair Department accomplishments: 'Significantly increased asbestos removal capabilities thereby reducing dependence on costly shipyard assistance' - an explicit ship-authored statement that this vessel's repair organization performed asbestos-removal work in calendar year 1990 (the same year the department completed 37 availabilities on 12 submarines and 10 surface ships, >20,000 individual jobs, >700,000 man-hours).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- CY1990
- Population
- Frank Cable Repair Department / ship's force personnel performing asbestos-removal work (1990)
- Limitations
- Genuine ship-specific asbestos statement in a primary Navy document. Its scope is not specified: as an Intermediate Maintenance Activity, Frank Cable's Repair Department worked both on this hull and on tended submarines alongside - the statement does not say where the asbestos was removed, does not itemize materials or quantities, and does not establish that asbestos was installed aboard this hull, nor individual exposure or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-frank-cable-as40-04
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[5]NHHC command-operation reports, USS Frank Cable (AS-40): CY1984, CY1988 (DSRA planning), CY1989, CY1992, CY1995, CY2003 command histories - history.navy.mil archives [other_primary]
- Locator
- CY1989 PDF (DSRA/Hugo narrative); CY1992 PDF (PMA, $15.5M, boiler refractory); CY1995 PDF (DPMA Charleston/Norfolk NSY + decommissioning narrative); CY2003 PDF (Guam Shipyard DPMA reference)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Command-history-documented maintenance/repair periods, Charleston era: CY1984 Selected Restricted Availability completed nine days early; CY1989 five-month Docking Selected Restricted Availability (July-November) of >1,900 jobs, interrupted by Hurricane Hugo (September 1989) - crew emergency-flooded the drydock, and the ship rode out the hurricane in the flooded drydock supplying her own power for ~11 days; CY1992 97-day Phased Maintenance Availability expending $15.5M and 144,336 man-hours, including a 5-year inspection and overhaul of the No. 1 main propulsion boiler with removal and replacement of the entire fireside floor and refractory, plus 18-month inspection and repairs to No. 2 boiler; CY1995 three-month Docking Phased Maintenance Availability with a 60-day drydocking split between Charleston, SC and Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, VA (September-November). The 1995 history also records the ship was slated for decommissioning (order stalled April 1995; Guam homeport change confirmed May 1995, CNO message August 1995). CY2003: Docking Phased Maintenance Availability at the commercial Guam Shipyard (ship's spaces shifted from Polaris Point).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 1984-2003
- Population
- Ship's force and yard workers during 1984 SRA, 1989 DSRA, 1992 PMA, 1995 DPMA, ~2003 DPMA
- Limitations
- Establishes documented industrial work periods on this hull, including boiler fireside floor and refractory replacement (1992) - the exposure-relevant fact is that refractory/insulation-disturbing work is documented; asbestos content of the replaced materials is NOT stated in these sources. Drydock yard for the 1989 DSRA is not named in the document (Charleston homeport; Charleston Naval Shipyard identification is inference, not stated). No asbestos or hazmat statement in these sections.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-frank-cable-as40-05
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[6]NHHC command-operation reports CY1995/CY1996/CY1997; USNI 'U.S. Naval Battle Force Changes 1 January 2010-31 December 2010' (Morison, May 2011); Maritime Professional/Navy release (2010-02-02); DVIDS/U.S. Navy releases (Mare Island departure 2023-09-13; Guam return 2023-10-06; change of command 2026-01-16); navy.mil FY2025 CNO Afloat Safety Award announcement [other_primary]
- Locator
- Morison PDF battle-force change list, entry 1 Feb 2010; CY1996 command-history underway chronology (March departure, April Guam arrival); DVIDS news 556438
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Transition and current status: departed Charleston 10 March 1996, transited the Panama Canal, visited Sydney, Australia, and moored at Guam April 1996 to replace USS Holland (AS-32) as Seventh Fleet mobile repair/support platform; maintenance availabilities at Fleet Repair Services Sasebo and Yokosuka in 1996-97 (ship command histories). Military Sealift Command assumed operational control 1 February 2010 - commissioned USS retained, hybrid crew (USNI Morison battle-force changes: '1 Feb Frank Cable (AS-40) MSC assumed operational control. Ship has mixed Navy and civilian crew'; contemporary reporting records 157 civil-service mariners + 206 uniformed crew). Remains active: Mare Island Dry Dock departure 13 September 2023 after year-long repair period; returned to Guam 6 October 2023; four-month 2025 deployment to 11 ports including first tender visit to Jeju-do and Brisbane port visit with USS Ohio (SSGN-726) alongside; change of command at Naval Base Guam 16 January 2026; FY2025 CNO Afloat Safety Award.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 1995-2026
- Limitations
- Establishes operating status and custody chain only. Navy fact file states CIVMARs assumed responsibility 'in 2008' for both tenders generally; the hull-specific documented date is 2010-02-01 for AS-40 (AS-39 converted earlier). No asbestos or materials content in these sources.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-frank-cable-as40-06
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[7]U.S. Navy releases: CPF 'USS Frank Cable Departs Guam for Overhaul' (2012); NNS 'Frank Cable Returns to Readiness' (2017-12-28); Navy press release 'Sub Tender Frank Cable Completes Sea Trials' (2019-12-26); DVIDS video 'USS Frank Cable Mare Island Dry Dock Departure' (2023-09-13) + Navy release via Stars and Stripes (2023-10-17); Mare Island Dry Dock LLC contract award ($37,846,243 firm-fixed-price, 212-calendar-day availability) [other_primary]
- Locator
- CPF article 2754873; globalsecurity.org mirror of NNS-171228 release; navy.mil press release 2237720; DVIDS video 902605 / image 7497645; Stars and Stripes 2023-10-17; dredgewire contract item
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- CONUS/Guam overhaul periods post-1996: dry-dock overhaul at Portland, Oregon (departed Guam 9 January 2012, relieved by USS Emory S. Land); eight-month $56M dry-dock repair availability at Vigor Industrial, Portland OR (departed Guam ~7 March 2017, departed Portland 21 December 2017) - main-reduction-gear foundation repair and shafting, Collection Holding Tank replacement, >600,000 lb renewed steel; extensive boiler repairs and preservation at Guam in 2019 followed by sea trials completed 19 December 2019; year-long ~$37.8-38M shipyard repair period at Mare Island Dry Dock LLC, Vallejo, CA (arrived/drydocked 2 November 2022, departed 13 September 2023, returned to Guam 6 October 2023).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 2012-2023
- Population
- Vigor Industrial (Portland) and Mare Island Dry Dock (Vallejo) yard workers; ship's force
- Limitations
- Documents industrial work periods on this hull (steel renewal, boiler repair, drydocking) at commercial CONUS and Guam yards. No source reviewed discloses asbestos surveys, abatement scope, or hazmat findings for these availabilities; asbestos scope of overhaul work packages is not public.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-frank-cable-as40-07
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[8]Stars and Stripes: 'Five of the Cable sailors injured by steam are very seriously ill' (2006-12-06); 'Sailor dies from injuries received in USS Frank Cable steam incident' (2006-12-10); 'Report calls for review of USS Frank Cable officers' actions' (2007-05-13) - reporting the COMSUBPAC release and JAGMAN findings [reputable_press]
- Locator
- Stars and Stripes 2006-12-06, 2006-12-10, 2007-01-05, 2007-05-13 articles (JAGMAN findings and endorsement details)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- On 1 December 2006, while moored at Apra Harbor, Guam after a 'Friends and Family' cruise, a steam-line rupture occurred during routine safety-valve maintenance on the No. 1 boiler: generating tubes failed above the water drum, and the resulting pressure failed the boiler casing above the economizer, driving pressurized steam through the ruptured exhaust plenum into the fireroom where 14 sailors were working or observing. Two sailors died of their injuries promptly and a third, MMC Delfin Dulay, died in May 2007; others were critically injured and medically evacuated. The JAGMAN investigation (endorsed by Commander Submarine Force Pacific, RADM Joseph Walsh, May 2007) found errors in judgment by the commanding officer and chief engineer in steaming the No. 1 boiler for the test before resolving abnormal feedwater chemistry, and cited evacuation-training failures.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 2006-2007
- Population
- 14 sailors in fireroom; 3 deaths total, multiple critical injuries
- Limitations
- Documents a major fireroom casualty during boiler maintenance on this hull - an insulation/lagging-disturbing work environment - but no source reviewed states asbestos involvement, fiber release, or asbestos exposure; this row is casualty/event context, not an asbestos finding. Fatality count: initial reporting said two dead, eight injured; the third sailor died May 2007 (NAVSEA technical paper states 'three deaths'). JAGMAN full text not public - FOIA lead.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-frank-cable-as40-08
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[9]Burnside, Phillip H., and Brandon J. Larson (Naval Sea Systems Command), 'Analysis of USS Frank Cable (AS-40) Boiler Casualty,' SNAME Maritime Convention, 21 October 2009 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Publication abstract via Exa scholarly index; full text not retrieved
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NAVSEA failure analysis of the 2006 casualty (Burnside & Larson, presented SNAME Maritime Convention 2009-10-21) attributes the boiler casing failure to 'poor fabrication of a reinforcing plate to the corner seam weld of the exhaust stack transition piece above the economizer of No. 1A Boiler' - an as-built construction defect dating to the 1976-79 Lockheed build; had the casing been fabricated per design, it would have contained the steam release from the failed generating tubes.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 2009 (analysis of 2006 casualty; defect dates to 1976-79 build)
- Limitations
- Establishes an as-built fabrication defect in this hull's boiler exhaust stack from original Lockheed construction - relevant to construction-quality history, not an asbestos finding; the abstract contains no asbestos statement. Abstract-level access only (SNAME proceedings full text not retrieved).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-frank-cable-as40-09
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[10]GAO, Navy's Efforts to Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (1979-10-18), transmitting CNO letter Ser 4542/318054 (1979-01-05), Enclosure I narrative response [gao]
- Locator
- GAO product page HRD-80-2; CNO letter Enclosure I (per batch-2700 capture of document text)
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- The Navy's official response to GAO (CNO letter Ser 4542/318054, 5 January 1979, Enclosure I to HRD-80-2) records that Navy thermal-insulation specifications were made asbestos-free by late 1973 - predating this hull's contract award (1974-11-20) and keel (1976-03-02), i.e., Frank Cable was designed and built under the asbestos-free thermal-insulation specification - while documenting that 'all ships presently in service contain some quantity of asbestos' in residual applications: piping-system gaskets and packing, pipe-hanger liners, floor/deck tiling, galley-range equipment, electrical resistors, and brake/clutch linings.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 1973-1979
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers; fleet-wide (as of 1979)
- Limitations
- Fleet/specification-level documentation, not a hull record. 'All ships presently in service' describes commissioned ships as of January 1979 - Frank Cable was then still under construction, so the in-service statement does not literally cover her; its residual-application categories document what could remain aboard late-1970s new construction but are not itemized for this hull. The late-1973 insulation-spec change date governs her build specification. gao.gov blocks automated fetch (HTTP 403); content via product page and prior batch capture.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-frank-cable-as40-10
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[11]U.S. EPA, Lockheed West Seattle Superfund Site Profile (site ID 1002655) + EPA enforcement case summary (UAO 2015-04-28); Port of Seattle 'Lockheed Yard 2' page [other_primary]
- Locator
- EPA Cursite profile 1002655 (COC list, ROD 2013, cleanup 2018-2020); epa.gov enforcement case summary; portseattle.org/faq/lockheed-yard-2
- Finding type
- environmental_record
- Finding
- The former Lockheed Shipbuilding Yard 2 at West Seattle - where this hull was towed for outfitting after launch (contemporary Maritime Reporter) - is the EPA 'Lockheed West Seattle' federal Superfund site (3443 W. Marginal Way): Record of Decision 28 August 2013; EPA unilateral administrative order to Lockheed Martin 28 April 2015; ~167,000 cubic yards of contaminated material dredged/removed; cleanup 2018-2020, completed 2020. Listed contaminants of concern are PCBs, arsenic, copper, lead, mercury, petroleum and PAHs.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 1946-2020
- Population
- Lockheed Shipbuilding workforce era context (shipbuilding/repair 1946-1987 at site)
- Limitations
- Yard-site environmental record for the builder's outfitting yard - builder context only. Notably, asbestos is NOT among the listed contaminants of concern at this site (PCBs, metals, PAHs are); this row documents the yard's remediation status and does not establish anything about materials aboard this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-frank-cable-as40-11
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[12]CourtListener API v4 via fleet-authenticated helper cl-auth-search.py: '"Frank Cable" asbestos' type=o -> 0 results (completed); '"USS Frank Cable"' type=o and '"AS-40"'/docket searches -> blocked by fleet pacing at time of report [court_record]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-frank-cable-as40-10, -11, -12
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- CourtListener search status, this hull: PARTIAL SWEEP. The authenticated query '"Frank Cable" asbestos' (opinions) completed and returned 0 results. Exact-name ('"USS Frank Cable"') and hull-number ('"AS-40"') opinion queries and docket-side searches could not be completed this session - the shared authenticated request budget returned its fleet-pacing stand-down notice on every spaced retry (~5 attempts over the session). Hull-name litigation status is therefore 'no qualifying result in the one completed query; remaining queries unresolved', not a verified negative.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 2026-09-26
- Limitations
- A zero-result opinion search is negative only for the query completed; unexecuted queries leave name/hull-number collision space unchecked ('Frank Cable' is a low-collision distinctive ship name but also a personal name - decedent plaintiff names could surface in dockets not yet searched). Broader web search surfaced no asbestos litigation naming this hull - only law-firm marketing ship lists (non-qualifying, not cited).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-frank-cable-as40-12
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[13]Batch-2721 search ledger (this record): NVR; NHHC frank-cable-as-40-i PDF series; csp.navy.mil AS-40 About page; navy.mil fact file + press releases; stripes.com casualty/JAGMAN reporting; SNAME/exa.ai abstract; EPA Cursite 1002655 + enforcement summary; portseattle.org; Maritime Reporter 1977/1978; NavSource 09/36/3640 [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-frank-cable-as40-01 through -16
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No asbestos survey, ACM inventory, abatement contract, hazmat-disposal disclosure, or adjudicated exposure finding for this hull was located in the public sources searched (NVR; NHHC command-operation reports CY1980-2003 as digitized; COMSUBPAC ship page; Navy fact file; Stars and Stripes casualty reporting; SNAME casualty analysis abstract; EPA/Port of Seattle yard records; overhaul press; MARAD/NVR disposal records inapplicable - vessel active). What IS documented ship-specifically is the CY1990 repair-department asbestos-removal capability statement (ev-04) and the post-1973 insulation-spec construction context (ev-10).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 2026-09-26
- Limitations
- Absence of a located survey or adjudication does not prove absence of asbestos aboard: residual asbestos applications (gaskets, packing, deck tile) remained in post-1973 new construction per the 1979 CNO letter, and the ship's own 1990 history documents asbestos-removal operations by her repair force. Does not establish presence, quantity, exposure, causation, or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-frank-cable-as40-13
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[14]NHHC CY1980 command history vs NVR SHIPSDETAIL_AS_40 and NavSource 09/36/3640 (commissioning); navy.mil submarine-tender fact file vs USNI Morison 2010 battle-force changes (MSC date and class framing) [other_primary]
- Locator
- CY1980 command history 'HISTORY' paragraph; NVR milestone block; navy.mil print article 2232649; Morison PDF entry 1 Feb
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Source discrepancies logged: (a) Commissioning date - the ship's own CY1980 command history ('placed in commission in Seattle, Washington 20 October 1979') and the official COMSUBPAC ship page ('Commissioned on October 20, 1979') agree on 1979-10-20; the Naval Vessel Register and NavSource record 1979-10-29. The ship-authored contemporaneous record is adopted (20 October), NVR 29 October flagged. (b) MSC transfer - Navy fact file states CIVMARs assumed responsibility 'in 2008' (class-general wording); hull-specific records put AS-40's MSC operational control at 1 February 2010 (USNI Morison battle-force changes; NavSource). (c) Class naming - NVR lists class AS 39 (Emory S. Land class); the Navy fact file describes Emory S. Land and Frank Cable as 'L.Y. Spear-class tenders' - the Emory S. Land group is an L.Y. Spear derivative/subclass.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 1979-2010
- Limitations
- Resolves publication-level discrepancies among authoritative sources; does not affect identity or custody timeline materially. No asbestos content in any of these sources.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-frank-cable-as40-14
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[15]NARA Navy deck-log guidance (archives.gov/research/military/logbooks); NHHC command-operation-report series inventory (years present/absent); Navy JAGMAN FOIA channel; NAVSEA/MSC availability contract records [other_primary]
- Locator
- NARA deck-log catalog page + reproduction-order guidance; history.navy.mil frank-cable-as-40-i series (HTTP 200/404 per-year check 1979-2005); dvidshub/navy.mil release set
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Archival leads not retrieved (no paid reproduction, research-room, or FOIA work authorized): (a) NARA U.S. Navy Ship Deck Logs (RG 24, Archives II College Park) - AS-40 deck logs 1979-present exist outside the Vietnam-era digitization batches and are not in the online catalog; textual reference/archives2reference@nara.gov or NATF reproduction order required. (b) The December 2006 JAGMAN investigation report - released in redacted summary to press; full report obtainable via Navy FOIA/JAG FOIA channel. (c) NAVSEA/MSC overhaul work packages for the 2012 Portland, 2017 Vigor DPMA, and 2022-23 Mare Island availabilities - contract closeout and hazmat scope not public. (d) NHHC command-operation reports for this hull are digitized only through CY2003 (years 1979, 1993, 2000-01, 2004+ not found in the online series); later command histories may exist in undigitized NHHC holdings.
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 1979-present records
- Limitations
- Record-group and channel mapping only - no box-level retrieval or FOIA performed; existence of asbestos-specific documents for this hull in these files is unknown until surveyed. Nothing in this row is an asbestos finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-frank-cable-as40-15