Evidence
5 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-5).
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[1]MARAD Vessel History Database, HOLLAND (AS-32) detail record and milestone table [marad_nrc]
- Locator
- vesselhistory.marad.dot.gov ShipHistory Detail 2228
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- MARAD identifies this hull as a 1963 Ingalls Shipbuilding Corporation submarine tender, the second ship of the two-ship Hunley class, commissioned 7 September 1963, that serviced Fleet Ballistic Missile Submarines (SSBN) and Fast Attack Submarines (SSN) at major submarine bases in both oceans, was forward deployed to Diego Garcia in 1983, assisted Charleston cleanup after Hurricane Hugo (Humanitarian Service Medal), deployed last to Guam 1992-1996, was relieved by USS Frank Cable (AS-40), and departed Suisun Bay under a domestic sale contract on 10 July 2013 for dismantlement.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1963-2013
- Population
- Ship's company (~1,190) per NavSource
- Limitations
- Authoritative for identity, role, and disposal milestones. MARAD's milestone table lists 'Decommissioned 9/30/2006,' which conflicts with the documented 30 September 1996 decommissioning (NavSource, multiple corroborating sources) - a data-entry error in the table; the 1996 date is used here.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-holland-as32-01
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[2]NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive, USS Holland (AS-32) - specification block and chronology [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource page 09/36/3632, chronology and Specifications block
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Hunley-class submarine tender: laid down 5 March 1962 at Ingalls Shipbuilding Corp., Pascagoula, MS; launched 19 January 1963 (sponsor Mrs. John C. Stennis); commissioned 30 September 1963, CAPT Charles W. Styer Jr. in command; decommissioned 30 September 1996; struck 12 May 2000; title transferred to MARAD 24 February 2001; laid up NDRF Suisun Bay; sold for scrapping 2013 - hull cleaned at the former Mare Island Naval Shipyard July 2013, towed via Panama Canal (23 August 2013) to Brownsville, TX. Specs: diesel-electric, single shaft; 18 knots; complement 1,190.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1962-2013
- Population
- Ship's company 1,190 per spec block
- Limitations
- Volunteer-compiled archival page. NavSource's '30 September 1963' commissioning date conflicts with MARAD (7 September 1963), hullnumber.com's DANFS-derived text (7 September 1963), and navysite.de (7 September 1963); 7 September is adopted - NavSource date treated as transcription error. Disposal dates consistent with MARAD.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-holland-as32-02
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[3]Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS), 'Holland III' - verbatim DANFS text reproduced at hullnumber.com (NHHC canonical page not retrievable) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- https://www.hullnumber.com/AS-32 (DANFS 'Holland III' text reproduction)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS-derived text: the third Holland was launched by Ingalls Shipbuilding Corp., Pascagoula, MS, 19 January 1963; sponsored by Mrs. John C. Stennis; delivered to the Charleston Naval Shipyard, Charleston, SC; and commissioned 7 September 1963, Capt. Charles W. Styer Jr. in command. Holland was designed as the first submarine tender built specifically to support Fleet Ballistic Missile submarines.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1962-1963
- Limitations
- The NHHC canonical DANFS URL for this entry could not be retrieved (404 at multiple mirror paths, including hazegray.org and navsource.org DANFS mirrors). The verbatim entry text is preserved at hullnumber.com and is consistent with MARAD milestones; treated as DANFS content via reproduction, corroborated independently.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-holland-as32-03
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[4]U.S. GAO, HRD-80-2 (1979): report on asbestos insulation conditions and repair costs aboard U.S. Navy ships [gao]
- Locator
- GAO HRD-80-2 (gao.gov product page; retrieval blocked)
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO's 1979 report on asbestos insulation aboard Navy ships documents fleet-wide asbestos conditions during a period when this ship was in active commission - era evidence that asbestos remained in use aboard U.S. naval auxiliaries built after WWII.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1979 (report year)
- Population
- Active-fleet ship crews, 1970s era (class context)
- Limitations
- GAO product page and PDF both returned HTTP 403 during research - full text not retrieved; coverage described at title level only. Does not name this hull. Carried as an archival lead pending retrieval of the report text.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-holland-as32-04
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[5]Batch-19 search ledger (this record): MARAD detail 2228; NavSource 3632; DANFS 'Holland III' via hullnumber.com reproduction; CourtListener opinion search by ship name and hull number [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-holland-as32-01 through sl-uss-holland-as32-06
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, or asbestos litigation naming USS Holland (AS-32) was found in the public sources searched. Exact-name CourtListener query '"USS Holland" asbestos' returned 0 opinions; the bare 'Holland' term produces mass surname collisions and was classified accordingly (see search_ledger).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 2026-09-18
- Limitations
- Absence of a located public record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard. A 1963-built tender supporting SSBN/SSN refits would have carried era-standard insulation materials, but no hull-specific asbestos documentation was located. 2013 scrapping would have been subject to hazmat handling; no abatement documentation located. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-holland-as32-05