Evidence
9 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-9).
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[1]research packet 371-packet.md (3 sources cited) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-henry-county-ix34-pkt-371-packet-md
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[2]DANFS, Henry County I (IX-34) - verbatim transcription (live NHHC page https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/h/henry-county-i.html returned 404 on 2026-09-29; Wayback capture 2025-02-01 confirms identical text) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS entry, Henry County I (IX-34)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS establishes this hull's Navy identity: 'The first Henry County (IX-34) was built by the American Ship Building Co., Cleveland, Ohio. She commissioned at Portsmouth, Va., on 27 May 1930, Comdr. B. V. McCandlish in command. She sailed for the West Coast on 12 July, transiting the Panama Canal on 23 July and arriving in San Diego via Corinto, Nicaragua, on 13 August. Henry County decommissioned at Mare Island, Calif., on 22 August 1930 and was loaned to the State of California that same day. She was renamed California State on 23 January 1931 and was finally transferred to the Maritime Commission on 30 June 1940.' Specs recorded: displacement 3,640; length 253'6"; beam 43'8"; draft 15'6"; complement 37.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1919-1940
- Limitations
- Official Navy history entry; contains no asbestos, insulation, or material information whatsoever. Establishes identity and dates only. 'Cleveland, Ohio' in DANFS refers to the builder's headquarters city - the construction yard was Lorain per the Shipscribe register. Does not establish exposure conditions aboard.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-henry-county-ix34-01
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[3]Shipscribe / Stephen S. Roberts, U.S. Navy auxiliary vessel register entry IX-34 (compiled from Navy and mercantile registers; underlying contract data in McKellar, 'Steel Shipbuilding Under the U.S. Shipping Board, 1917-1921,' shipscribe.com/mckellar/Contract6.pdf) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Shipscribe IX-34 page: Class Notes, Ship Notes, construction/disposition tables
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Register-level record: EFC Design 1099 standard Great Lakes-built freighter; acquired from the Shipping Board 24 May 1930; keel 14 Jun 1919 (as LAKE FELLOWSHIP), launched 18 Oct 1919, completed Nov 1919, builder American Ship Building, Lorain; commissioned 27 May 30; decommissioned and turned over to California 22 Aug 30; stricken from the Navy List under the Presidential reorganization plan of 11 Apr 1940 and transferred to the Maritime Commission 30 Jun 40, becoming part of the U.S. Maritime Service (War Shipping Administration training arm); renamed GOLDEN STATE 1941; to NDRF 13 Aug 46; Maritime Administration sale 19 Nov 47; merchant ISLE OF PATMOS (U.S.) Nov 47; SANTA ROSA (Brazilian) Jun 51; scrapped Aug 62. Specs: 2,490 light / 3,640 full tons; 261.8' oa, 253.5' wl x 43.7' x 24.5' mean full; 9.5 kts; 1,400 hp; 1 screw, vertical triple expansion; no armament. Notably: 'IX-34' was a Navy Filing Manual file symbol, not an officially assigned BuShips hull number - the ship had been deleted from the Navy List before the IX type designator was adopted 8 Jan 41. Also carried mercantile inspection designation ID-4408C.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1919-1962
- Limitations
- Authoritative compiled register (primary-derived), not a contemporary government document; minor one-day discrepancy with NavSource on the 1946 NDRF return (13 vs 12 Aug) and one-year discrepancy on the Brazilian sale (Jun 1951 vs 1952). No asbestos or insulation-material content. Does not establish exposure conditions aboard.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-henry-county-ix34-02
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[4]NavSource Online Service Ship Photo Archive, USS Henry County (IX-34) page (photo captions include NHHC photo nos. 84190, 85273 and Shipscribe-sourced yard documentation) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource IX-34 page, service history bullet list and specifications block
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Archival record confirms the full identity chain: laid down 1919 as SS Lake Fellowship (USSB design 1099-A, USSB hull 771, American Ship Building Co.); renamed SS Henry County before launch 18 Oct 1919; completed Nov 1919; laid up James River Reserve Fleet mid-1920s; commissioned 27 May 1930 Portsmouth, Va.; decommissioned Navy Yard Mare Island 22 Aug 1930 and loaned to California same day; renamed TS California State 23 Jan 1931; custody to Maritime Commission 30 Jun 1940; renamed TS Golden State Dec 1941; returned to Maritime Commission 12 Aug 1946 at NDRF Suisun Bay (name reverted to SS Henry County); sold 19 Nov 1947 to Panormitis S.S. Co. as SS Isle of Patmos (Panama flag c.1948); resold 1952 to Navebras S.S. Co. as SS Santa Rosa (Brazil); scrapped Brazil Aug 1962. Specifications listed: one triple-expansion steam engine, two Scotch boilers, single propeller, 1,500 shp; 9.5 kts; complement 37. Photo documentation records the Nov 1947 conversion drydocking at Bethlehem Steel Company's Alameda Repair Yard for merchant service.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1919-1962
- Limitations
- Volunteer-maintained archival compilation citing NHHC photos and Shipscribe data - standard reference, not itself a government document. Contains no asbestos or insulation-material information. 1,500 shp figure varies from Shipscribe's 1,400 hp; both carried in the record. Does not establish exposure conditions aboard.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-henry-county-ix34-03
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[5]California State University Maritime Academy (Cal Maritime), official Training Ship Golden Bear history page - Training Ship Golden State section (T.S. California State / T.S. Golden State, 1931-1946) [museum_official]
- Locator
- TSGB history page, 'Training Ship Golden State' section
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The academy's own history documents that this hull served as its first training ship for fifteen years: launched 18 Oct 1919 by American Shipbuilding, Lorain (hull 771); commissioned C.T.S. CALIFORNIA STATE 23 Jan 1931; nicknamed 'Iron Mother' by the cadets who lived aboard; renamed T.S. GOLDEN STATE December 1941; sailed 12 major ocean cruises including a 1933 round-the-world cruise; decommissioned 12 Aug 1946 to the Suisun reserve fleet; sold into private foreign trade; scrapped Brazil August 1962. Academy specs: LOA 261', LBP 251', beam 43'6", depth 28'2", draft 17'; displacement 4,050 tons; tonnage 2,592 gross / 1,613 net; triple-expansion steam with oil-fired Scotch boilers, 1,500 hp, 9.5 knots, single screw.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1931-1946
- Population
- California Nautical School / California Maritime Academy cadets and staff (1931-1946)
- Limitations
- Institutional history page; cadets lived and trained aboard through 1946 but no asbestos, insulation, or hazmat statement appears. Academy 'November 1920' completion date conflicts with the Nov 1919 register record (apparent typo). Displacement figure (4,050) matches the McKellar register's deadweight tonnage, not DANFS displacement. Does not establish exposure conditions aboard.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-henry-county-ix34-04
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[6]Johns-Manville asbestos product descriptions, 'Attachment B - Product Description and Use' (litigation-produced industry document, Toxic Docs archive): '85% Magnesia - Insulation material composed of carbonate of magnesia and asbestos fiber'; 'Asbestos Navy Brand FIRE FELT - a special grade of insulation, particularly adapted for marine work'; corroborated by King of Prussia Historical Society documentation that Ehret Magnesia Manufacturing's 85%-magnesia products (15% asbestos) supplied the U.S. Navy during WWI (kophistory.org/ehert-magnesia-manufacturing-company/) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Toxic Docs document 1gjDQqvmB4QY0v3QvkKRDo07q, product descriptions; kophistory.org Ehret Magnesia company page (WWI Navy supply paragraph)
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- This 1919 EFC Design 1099 hull carried a documented steam plant (vertical triple-expansion engine, two oil-fired Scotch boilers). The marine insulation products standard to such plants in the WWI era are documented in period industry literature as asbestos-containing: magnesia block/sectional insulation was a magnesia-plus-asbestos-fiber product, and asbestos 'Navy Brand' fire felt was marketed specifically for marine work; Ehret Magnesia manufactured such products for the U.S. Navy during WWI. Typical applications for the type: boiler-casing and steam-drum insulation, steam-line lagging, valve/flange gaskets, machinery packing, and insulation felts in accommodation spaces.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1919 (construction era); product documentation era
- Population
- American Ship Building Lorain construction trades (1919); merchant engine crew (1920s, 1947-62); Navy delivery crew (1930); academy cadets/staff (1931-46)
- Limitations
- Industry-era documentation, not a hull record - no source located names this vessel's insulation materials. Asbestos presence aboard this hull is era inference, not ship-proven; the products shown are manufacturer catalogs, not construction specifications for EFC hull 771. Does not establish quantity, location, condition, or that any material remained at any given date. Does not establish or defeat any individual exposure claim.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-henry-county-ix34-05
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[7]In re Joint Eastern and Southern Districts Asbestos Litigation (Robinson v. United States), 891 F.2d 31 (2d Cir. 1989) - CourtListener opinion 533004 (verified in Batch 01) [court_record]
- Locator
- Opinion, 891 F.2d 31
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Second Circuit ruling on mesothelioma claims by a mariner aboard War Shipping Administration vessels; the court held claims against the United States barred on discretionary-function grounds. During 1940-1946 this hull was operated within the WSA system as T.S. Golden State under the U.S. Maritime Service (the WSA's training arm), placing her inside the same wartime government fleet addressed by the ruling.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1989 (opinion); 1940-1946 (this hull's WSA/USMS period)
- Population
- WWII merchant mariners and maritime trainees (class context)
- Limitations
- Fleet-level jurisdictional ruling; does not name this hull, finds no asbestos conditions aboard any specific vessel, and addresses only litigation posture for WWII-era government-fleet claims. Carried as operating-agency context only.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-henry-county-ix34-06
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[8]Payne v. General Electric Co., No. 2:20-cv-01198-TLN-AC (E.D. Cal., order on cross-motions for summary adjudication/summary judgment, 2025); CourtListener RECAP docket confirmed indexed (E.D. Cal., filed 2020-06-15) via authenticated API search - fleet pacing prevented URL capture this session [court_record]
- Locator
- E.D. Cal. docket 2:20-cv-01198-TLN-AC, 2025 order on ECF Nos. 178-179 (cross-motions); order text reviewed via counsel-hosted PDF copy (brownsims.com); RECAP docket confirmed via authenticated CourtListener search
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- A 2025 federal order documents alleged asbestos exposure of a California Maritime Academy marine-engineering student (1972-1975) aboard a later academy training ship, T.S. Golden Bear II (ex-USS Crescent City, APA-21), from asbestos-containing insulation on a General Electric turbine inspected and opened during maintenance; the court addressed causation evidence at the pleading/dispositive-motion stage. Documents that academy training ships carried asbestos-containing machinery insulation and generated mesothelioma claims - institutional context for the same program that operated this hull as California State/Golden State (1931-1946).
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 2025 (order); alleged exposure 1972-1975
- Population
- Maritime academy cadets (institutional context)
- Limitations
- DIFFERENT HULL: the subject vessel was the academy's later training ship (a 1940-built C3-type hull, in academy service 1971-1995), not this vessel. Pleading/motion-stage record - exposure allegations, not a trial finding. Establishes nothing about this hull's materials; carried only to document the same institution's training-vessel litigation posture.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-henry-county-ix34-07
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[9]Batch-4804 search ledger (this record): NHHC DANFS (Wayback + hazegray transcription); Shipscribe vessel register and McKellar EFC contract tables; NavSource photo archive; Cal Maritime academy history; CourtListener opinion index sweeps across all vessel names; NARA catalog; Toxic Docs industry archive [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-henry-county-ix34-01 through sl-uss-henry-county-ix34-11
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, NDRF status-card materials note, or docketed case naming this hull (under any of its names) was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 2026-09-29
- Limitations
- Absence of a located public record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard - the hull's WWI-era construction and twin-Scotch-boiler steam plant are consistent with era-typical insulation practice. Does not establish that asbestos was or was not present; does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-henry-county-ix34-08