Evidence
13 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-13).
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[1]research packet 731-packet.md [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-harnett-county-lst821-pkt-731-packet-md
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[2]DANFS, Harnett County - construction at Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Works, Evansville IN; sponsor; commissioning; Okinawa campaign; occupation duty; reserve-fleet lay-up, 1955 naming, and 1966 recommissioning (live NHHC page, verified 2026-10-03 via Firecrawl) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS service narrative, Harnett County entry
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Documented for this hull: 'laid down by Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Works, Evansville, Ind., 19 September 1944; launched 27 October; sponsored by Mrs. Hugh Robertson Sr.; placed in partial commission 14 November for the cruise down the Mississippi River; and commissioned at New Orleans 22 November, Lt. C. J. Rudine in command.' Shakedown off Florida; arrived San Diego 18 January 1945; via San Francisco and Pearl Harbor to Eniwetok (7 March); arrived Okinawa 18 April 1945; unloaded at Ie Shima 23 April; embarked 183 men of the 77th Infantry Division to Okinawa's west coast; occupation duty in the Far East until 11 December 1945; decommissioned at Vancouver, Wash., 8 July 1946; Pacific Reserve Fleet for 20 years; 'named Harnett County 1 July 1955'; 'recommissioned 20 August 1966' for the Vietnam war, departing for the Amphibious Force, Pacific Fleet. One battle star for WWII. DANFS stat block: dp. 1,625; l. 328'; b. 50'; dr. 11'; s. 12 k.; cpl. 266; a. 8 40mm., 12 20mm.; 'cl. LST-511'.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1944-1967
- Population
- Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Evansville construction trades (1944); crew (1944-46); embarked troops
- Limitations
- Ship-specific history only; no asbestos or material content. DANFS narrative ends in 1967 (compiled while ship in service) - Vietnam operations, AGP-821 redesignation, and all post-1970 history come from other sources. DANFS stat block lists class 'LST-511' while NavSource and standard references identify LST-542 class - a documented designation variant (see gaps).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-harnett-county-lst821-01
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[3]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS Harnett County (AGP-821) ex-USS Harnett County (LST-821) ex-USS LST-821 (10/16/160821.htm, last updated 14 March 2025) - designation, class, unit assignments, specifications, campaign tables, awards, commanding-officer list, captioned photography including RVN and Philippine service (live page, verified 2026-10-03 via Firecrawl) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 10/16/160821.htm header block, campaign/occupation tables, specifications block, CO list, photo captions (1946 Mare Island yard photos #1248-46/1249-46; 1966-70 Bassac/Co Chien river photos; RVNS My Tho; grounded BRP Sierra Madre)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource header identifies this hull as an 'LST-542 Class Tank Landing Ship'; call sign NHJJ. Commissioned 22 November 1944, LT. Carl J. Rudine USNR. WWII unit assignment: LST Flotilla Twenty-Three, LST Group Sixty-Seven, LST Division One Hundred Thirty-Four; Okinawa Gunto operation 18 April to 18 June 1945; three Navy Occupation Service periods Sep-Dec 1945. Decommissioned 8 July 1946 at Vancouver WA; Pacific Reserve Fleet, Columbia River Group. Named USS Harnett County (LST-821) 1 July 1955. Recommissioned 20 August 1966, LT. J. P. W. Decker USN. Vietnam: 'served continuously in country and in contiguous waters ... from early 1967 to mid 1970' across eleven named campaigns. 'Redesignated a Patrol Craft Tender, (AGP-821) in the spring of 1970.' Decommissioned 12 October 1970 at Guam; transferred to South Vietnam under the Security Assistance Program the same day as RVNS My Tho (HQ-800); 'Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown.' Transferred to the Philippines 5 April 1976, renamed BRP Sierra Madre (LT-57). Photo captions document her at Navy Yard Mare Island 28 March 1946, recommissioning ceremony 20 August 1966 (Mare Island Naval Shipyard newspaper), anchored in the Bassac and Co Chien rivers as a base for Navy PBRs and HA(L)-3 UH-1B 'Seawolf' helicopters (1967-70), as RVNS My Tho circa 1971, and grounded on Ayungin Island (Second Thomas Shoal) in 1999 'reportedly being used as an outpost by the Philippine Navy up to the present.' Awards: one battle star WWII; Combat Action Ribbon (six actions); two Presidential Unit Citations; three Navy Unit Commendations; eleven Vietnam campaign stars; RVN Gallantry Cross (eight); RVN Campaign Medal. Specifications: 1,625 t light/4,080 t full; 328 ft o.a.; 50 ft beam; 11.6 kt trial; complement 13 officers + 104 enlisted; troops 16 officers + 147 enlisted; 2 GM 12-567A 900-hp diesels, single Falk main reduction gear, 2 propellers 1,700 shp, twin rudders, 3x 100-kW diesel-driven ship-service generators; 2 LCVP.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1944-present
- Population
- Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Evansville construction trades (1944); USN ship's company (1944-46, 1966-70); embarked troops; HA(L)-3 helicopter detachments and supported PBR crews (1967-70); RVN Navy crew (1970-75/76); Philippine Navy crew and Marine garrison (1976-present)
- Limitations
- NavSource is a volunteer secondary compilation, not a primary registry - milestone dates track DANFS where the two overlap but post-1967 events rest on NavSource's own compilation. The spec block is unattributed and armament figures are the class's 'ultimate armament design,' not an outfit record for this hull. Class assignment here (LST-542) conflicts with DANFS's stat block (LST-511) - documented variant, see gaps. Award counts conflict with the MRFA ship page on NUCs and VSM stars (see gaps). Contains no asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-harnett-county-lst821-02
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[4]Edward J. Marolda, 'By Sea, Air, and Land: An Illustrated History of the U.S. Navy and the War in Southeast Asia' (Naval Historical Center, 1994), Chapter 3 - official Navy history (live NHHC page, verified 2026-10-03) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Marolda ch. 3, 'River Patrol' / 'River Patrol Force Dispositions' sections - Support Ships 1967-1968 list and PBR/helicopter-detachment basing narrative
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The official Navy history names this hull as a River Patrol Force (Task Force 116) support ship: 'Harnett County (LST 821)' is listed under 'Support Ships -- 1967-1968' alongside Garrett County (LST 786), Hunterdon County (LST 838), and Jennings County (LST 846). The same section documents the role: river divisions 'operated from combat bases along the major rivers or from ships positioned in the rivers. The Navy reconditioned each of the ships so they could serve as floating base facilities for a PBR section and a helicopter detachment'; and that by September 1968 the 421-man HA(L)-3 'Seawolf' squadron controlled two-helicopter detachments 'at Nha Be, Binh Thuy, Dong Tom, Rach Gia, Vinh Long, and on board three LSTs stationed in the larger rivers of the Mekong Delta.'
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1965-1968
- Population
- Ship's company; embarked PBR-section and HA(L)-3 helicopter detachment personnel (1967-68 per source's period)
- Limitations
- Official secondary history, not a ship-level record: it documents the ship's role and the class-wide 'reconditioned' conversion to floating bases, but gives no detail on this hull's specific modification scope, materials, or any asbestos content. The 'reconditioned' conversion language is class-level context for the support LSTs, not a work package for this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-harnett-county-lst821-03
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[5]NARA catalog searches 'LST-821' (770 results) and 'USS Harnett County' (568 results): digitized monthly deck logs for this hull in RG 24 'Logbooks of U.S. Navy Ships and Stations', spanning August 1966 through September 1970 (e.g., NAIDs 175433571 Aug 1966, 6266824 Jan 1969, 6266835 Dec 1969, 7081773 Jul 1970, 70165267 Sep 1970) (live catalog, verified 2026-10-03) [other_primary]
- Locator
- catalog.archives.gov searches 'LST-821' and 'USS Harnett County', RG 24 Logbooks of U.S. Navy Ships and Stations file units (scanned logbooks, container 1915 etc.)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The ship's own deck logs for substantially the whole of its second commission are digitized and downloadable: monthly file units 'Harnett County (LST-821) - <Month Year>' cover at least August 1966 (the recommissioning month), October-December 1966, January 1967, July-August 1967, February-May-September-November 1968, all twelve months of 1969 (NAIDs 6266824-6266835), February 1970, July 1970, and September 1970 - the period of its riverine service in Vietnam through its October 1970 decommissioning at Guam. A 2009 BVA decision confirms these deck logs were retrieved by the Modern Military Branch in June 2007 and used as evidence (BVA Citation 0931680).
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1966-1970
- Population
- USN ship's company and embarked detachments (1966-70)
- Limitations
- Archival lead only: catalog metadata and file-unit titles verified; individual log-page contents not read this session. Deck logs record movements/events, not material inventories - asbestos-relevant maintenance or yard-work detail would need page-level review of the image scans. Coverage months seen on results page 1; a complete month-by-month enumeration was not compiled.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-harnett-county-lst821-04
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[6]Board of Veterans' Appeals, Citation Nr 0820281 (decision 20 June 2008, docket 06-03 999, RO Muskogee OK) and Citation Nr 1136250 (decision 26 September 2011, same docket; https://www.va.gov/vetapp11/Files4/1136250.txt) - full decision texts verified live 2026-10-03 [other_primary]
- Locator
- BVA 0820281 findings of fact and remand; BVA 1136250 findings of fact 1-6 and conclusions of law (va.gov full-text decision files)
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- VA administrative adjudication naming this hull in an asbestos-relevant claim: a surviving spouse sought DIC and service connection for the cause of the veteran's death. The veteran's DD 214 showed service 'on the USS Harnett CTY (LST 821)' with an engine-mechanic MOS - which the Board described as 'a MOS that is consistent with asbestos exposure aboard United States Navy ships. See, M21-1, Part VI, 7.21(b)(2), p. 7-IV-3 (January 31, 1997).' The 2008 decision remanded for the RO to 'initially address the question of whether the veteran's death was causally related to herbicide or asbestos exposure in service.' On post-remand return in 2011 the same docket was decided adversely: 'The fatal chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is not shown to be due to any documented asbestos exposure or presumed herbicide exposure during his active service'; 'there is no medical evidence showing that the Veteran was suffering asbestos-related lung disease' - service connection for cause of death denied.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 2005-2011 (claim); veteran's service 1966-1970
- Population
- One deceased veteran (USN engine mechanic, aboard 1966-70 era) and surviving spouse
- Limitations
- Classified DOWN per litigation-stage discipline: this is claim-stage administrative adjudication, not a finding that asbestos was aboard this hull. The M21-1 MOS-consistency statement is the VA's general adjudication standard applied to engine mechanics on USN ships - it does not document materials aboard this specific hull. The asbestos-causation theory was ultimately decided AGAINST the claimant on the merits (2011). Same docket 06-03 999 across both decisions - one claim, not two.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-harnett-county-lst821-05
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[7]Board of Veterans' Appeals, Citation Nr 1644019 (decision 21 November 2016, docket 13-15 747, RO Seattle WA) and Citation Nr 1731756 (decision 7 August 2017, same docket; https://www.va.gov/vetapp17/Files6/1731756.txt) - full decision texts verified live 2026-10-03 [other_primary]
- Locator
- BVA 1644019 Introduction and DMII discussion (PIES verification, Training Letter 10-06, 'Board concedes the Veteran's exposure'); BVA 1731756 fact section (official-waters dates); also BVA 0931680 (deck-log evidence use), 0709793, 9516377
- Finding type
- regulatory
- Finding
- Government-conceded hazardous-material exposure regime for service aboard this hull: in a COPD/diabetes claim pair, the Board found the veteran 'served aboard the USS Harnett County (LST-821) which was on the official waters of the Republic of Vietnam from January 1967 to May 1967' (verified via the PIES/NPRC ship-operations check) and - applying the VA's 'Navy and Coast Guard Ships Associated with Service in Vietnam and Exposure to Herbicide Agents' framework that 'all vessels with the designation LST (Landing Ship, Tank) were operating primarily or exclusively on Vietnam's inland waterways' - 'the Board concedes the Veteran's exposure to herbicides while serving in Vietnam.' The 2017 decision states the same concession with exact dates: aboard 'from January 12, 1967, to May 15, 1967 ... exposure to herbicide agents is presumed.' Two further BVA decisions naming this hull (9516377/1995 PTSD-skin-nervous claim; 0709793/2007 and 0931680/2009 PTSD/psychiatric pair, the latter relying on the ship's retrieved deck logs) document veterans' claimed service aboard but raise no asbestos or herbicide issue.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1967 (service); 2016-2017 (decisions)
- Population
- USN ship's company aboard Jan-May 1967 window (concession basis); veterans asserting brown-water service generally
- Limitations
- Exposure-adjacent, NOT asbestos: the concession covers herbicide (Agent Orange) exposure under the brown-water presumption framework, not shipboard asbestos materials. It is ship-specific administrative documentation of a hazardous-exposure regime aboard this hull during a defined window (Jan-May 1967), not a materials finding. Non-asbestos claims decisions carried together for completeness; none alleges asbestos.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-harnett-county-lst821-06
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[8]Era inference built on: DANFS construction record (Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co., Evansville IN, Sep-Nov 1944); NavSource specifications (LST-542 class, GM 12-567A diesel plant); Fleischer et al. 1946 PHS survey (ev-08); GAO HRD-80-2 (ev-09) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Fleischer et al. 1946 (PMID 21016030); GAO HRD-80-2 product page; DANFS/NavSource/Marolda construction, spec, and conversion records
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- A tank landing ship built Sep-Nov 1944 in a Navy-contract yard sits inside the documented wartime asbestos-construction era: the PHS industrial-hygiene survey of pipe covering in naval-vessel construction found amosite asbestos was 'an important ingredient of pipe covering material used on U.S. Navy vessels,' with asbestos cloth and asbestos cement also used; GAO documented asbestos thermal insulation as the Navy's major shipboard asbestos use through the early 1970s. Era-standard applications aboard a diesel landing ship of this type and period were pipe and machinery insulation/lagging, diesel-exhaust lagging, gaskets, valve packing, electrical cable insulation, winch/windlass brake linings, and interior finish materials in quarters and mess spaces. Diesel plant - no boilers aboard. Service context extending the exposure window: 20 years in reserve (1946-66), reactivation overhaul and a riverine 'reconditioned' conversion to a floating PBR/helicopter base (1966-70, per Marolda), then foreign-naval service to the present - meaning original-era materials, if installed and undisturbed, remained aboard through the Navy's own substitution era under foreign flags.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1944-present
- Population
- Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Evansville construction trades (1944); reactivation-yard workers (1966); USN ship's company and detachments (1966-70); RVN Navy crew (1970-75/76); Philippine Navy crew and Marine garrison (1976-present)
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - no hull-specific insulation survey, material list, work package, or hazmat record located for this hull in any period (1944 build, 1966 reactivation, 1967-70 riverine conversions, 1970+ RVN/Philippine service, 1999 grounding). Names era-standard applications, not confirmed installed materials. No quantity. The 1966 reactivation and riverine reconditioning are documented as events; their asbestos scope is inference. Survival of original materials aboard the grounded hulk is unknown.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-harnett-county-lst821-07
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[9]Fleischer WE, Viles FJ Jr, Gade RL, Drinker P, 'A health survey of pipe covering operations in constructing naval vessels,' J Ind Hyg Toxicol 1946 Jan;28:9-16 (PMID 21016030) - U.S. Public Health Service industrial-hygiene survey of two Government Navy yards and two Navy contract yards [other_primary]
- Locator
- PubMed record PMID 21016030 (verified via NCBI E-utilities); article text pp. 9-16 (pipe-covering materials section; X-ray results)
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- Wartime government survey documenting the asbestos regime inside naval-vessel construction: amosite asbestos was 'an important ingredient of pipe covering material used on U.S. Navy vessels,' valued for low thermal conductivity, light weight, and refractoriness; asbestos cloth and asbestos cement were likewise used. X-ray examination of 1,074 pipe coverers across four yards found three asbestosis cases, each with 20+ years in the trade. Surveyed operations (layout and cutting, band-saw cutting, cement mixing, installing, sewing asbestos cloth, stuffing with amosite) generated the era's principal insulation-trade dust exposure.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1944-1946 (survey era)
- Population
- Navy yard and contract-yard pipe coverers/insulators (wartime)
- Limitations
- Era-level occupational survey, not a hull record: the four yards are anonymized (Navy Yards A-B, Contract Yards C-D), and Evansville and LSTs are not named - pipe covering was principally a steam-plant application, so the asbestos cloth/cement and general-insulation findings carry the weight for a diesel hull. Does not establish materials aboard this hull, individual exposure, or quantity. Citation metadata re-verified 2026-10-03 via NCBI E-utilities (esummary 21016030); the pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov page itself is reCAPTCHA-gated to automated fetch.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-harnett-county-lst821-08
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[10]GAO, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (Oct 18, 1979; publicly released Oct 22, 1979) [gao]
- Locator
- GAO product page HRD-80-2 (highlights and abstract; full report PDF not retrieved)
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO reviewed Navy efforts to protect workers from asbestos exposure at the Long Beach and Norfolk Naval Shipyards, covering 'the use of asbestos in Navy ships, the cost of removing asbestos from Navy ships, and compensation programs for asbestos-related disabilities.' The Navy's 1975 policy was 'to remove and replace with nonasbestos materials only insulation that was damaged or had to be removed to accomplish necessary repairs,' modified in 1979 'to include selectively replacing asbestos insulation in high-maintenance areas where repairs would be expected during a ship's next operating cycle.' These policies postdate this hull's entire U.S. service (transferred to South Vietnam October 1970).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1979
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers; asbestos program review
- Limitations
- Program-level documentation; supports era context only, not any fact specific to this hull - and it postdates the hull's U.S. career entirely (the ship was under South Vietnamese then Philippine flags from 1970). Whether RVN or Philippine practice touched asbestos aboard is undocumented. Full-text PDF not fetched (gao.gov asset blocked to automated fetch earlier in session; product-page abstract used, re-verified live via Firecrawl).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-harnett-county-lst821-09
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[11]USNI News, 'Chinese Cutters, Warships Block Philippine Resupply Mission to Second Thomas Shoal' (Aaron-Matthew Lariosa, 25 September 2026) - U.S. Naval Institute news service (live page, verified 2026-10-03) [reputable_press]
- Locator
- USNI News article body and caption ('PLAN photo')
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Contemporary documentation that this hull remains extant, manned, and contested: 'the Philippine Navy's grounded World War II-era landing ship BRP Sierra Madre (LT-57) at Second Thomas [Shoal]' was the object of a 24-25 September 2026 resupply mission 'temporarily suspended' after PLAN and China Coast Guard interception - 'the first publicly reported instance of China blocking a resupply mission' since a July 2024 provisional Manila-Beijing agreement; eleven CCG and maritime-militia vessels were observed near the ship. The vessel 'has been a flashpoint in Manila's territorial disputes with Beijing,' with rammings, water-cannon incidents, and a June 2024 clash preceding the agreement.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 2024-2026
- Population
- Philippine Marine/Navy garrison aboard; resupply crews
- Limitations
- Reputable defense press (U.S. Naval Institute), not an official registry: documents present-day outpost status and the resupply dispute, not hull material condition. No asbestos, hazmat, or structural-survey content. Confirms the hull still serves as an occupied Philippine Navy outpost as of late September 2026.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-harnett-county-lst821-10
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[12]Reuters, 'China monitored Philippine supply run to grounded warship on disputed shoal' (5 March 2025) - live page verified 2026-10-03 [reputable_press]
- Locator
- Reuters article body; photo caption (aerial view, 9 March 2023, Philippine Coast Guard flyby)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Reuters documents the hull's status: BRP Sierra Madre is 'a dilapidated Philippine Navy ship that has been aground since 1999' on Second Thomas Shoal (Ayungin); the Philippines armed forces 'completed a routine troop rotation and resupply mission to the BRP Sierra Madre warship stationed at the shoal, "in resolute commitment to maintaining its presence and operational readiness in the West Philippine Sea"'; resupply missions for 'soldiers aboard the grounded naval vessel' had been a major Manila-Beijing flashpoint until a July 2024 provisional agreement.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1999-2025
- Population
- Philippine Marine/Navy garrison aboard; resupply crews
- Limitations
- Reputable press, not official registry: documents grounding date (1999), continued manning, and the Philippine armed forces' own characterization of the ship as a maintained outpost. No material, hazmat, or asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-harnett-county-lst821-11
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[13]Batch-7362 search ledger (this record): live NHHC DANFS; NavSource; NHHC Marolda official history; NARA catalog (two queries - 770 and 568 results, RG 24 deck-log series); MARAD vessel-history database (two queries); NVR (two detail URLs); BVA decisions index and seven full decision texts; VA exposure-locations framework page; GAO product page; PubMed/NCBI E-utilities; CourtListener (blocked); MRFA association page; AMTI; USNI News; Reuters; secondary web litigation sweep [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-harnett-county-lst821-01 through -22
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No ship-specific asbestos materials record located: no insulation survey, material list, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or document establishing asbestos products installed aboard this hull was found in the public sources searched - for any period of its life (1944 build, 1946-66 reserve, 1966 reactivation, 1967-70 riverine conversions, RVN and Philippine service, or the grounded-hulk present). The closest ship-specific records are the BVA claim pair (ev-05): an engine-mechanic's service aboard treated as asbestos-exposure-consistent under the VA M21-1 standard, with causation ultimately denied on the merits. CAVEAT: CourtListener could not be queried this session - the authenticated API reported the shared daily quota exhausted (server-requested wait ~9.8 h); logged as blocked in search_ledger, not as a negative result.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 2026-10-03
- Limitations
- Absence of a located public record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard - and the litigation repository search is a genuine open gap (quota-blocked, not run; 'Harnett County' and docket-type searches also unrun). The digitized deck logs, 1966 reactivation-yard records, and any RVN/Philippine material records are undigitized or unsearched leads. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-harnett-county-lst821-12