Evidence
6 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-6).
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[1]research packet crew-ct-packet.md (2 sources cited) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERDICT: VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-hopi-at71-pkt-crew-ct-packet-md
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[2]Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships entry for Hopi (AT-71), via Wikipedia article incorporating DANFS public-domain text [nhhc_danfs]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Decommissioned 9 December 1955; stricken 1 February 1963; transferred to Taiwan and renamed ROCS Ta Han (ATF-542); subsequent fate unknown.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Limitations
- Transfer and renaming per DANFS-derived source; post-transfer service history and final disposition not documented in sources consulted.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-hopi-at71-03
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[3]CourtListener API v4 search, authenticated via fleet helper cl-auth-search.py, 2026-10-06 [court_record]
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- CourtListener litigation sweep (authenticated, 2026-10-06): exact-name opinion query 0 results; exact-name docket query 0 results; hull-number opinion query 26,692 results (all name collisions — 'at 71' page/address references); hull-number docket query 50,348 results (all collisions); asbestos-qualified hull variant 513 generic asbestos cases, none naming Hopi; 'AT-71 asbestos hopi' 0 results. No qualifying asbestos litigation documented. Clean negative.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Limitations
- Negative finding is session-specific and query-scoped; absence of hits does not prove absence of litigation (e.g., unindexed state filings, sealed matters). Hull-number queries are high-collision by construction and were triaged via the asbestos-qualified variant per protocol.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-hopi-at71-04
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[4]General class characteristics per DANFS-derived ship record; asbestos non-documentation per this session's source survey [other_primary]
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Navajo-class fleet tugs were diesel-electric WWII-era auxiliaries. Class/era context only: no ship-specific asbestos application, abatement, or exposure documentation for USS Hopi was located. No inference of ship-specific exposure from class, era, or propulsion characteristics.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Limitations
- Context row only. Per house rules, class/era information never becomes a ship-specific asbestos finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-hopi-at71-05
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[5]Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships entry for Hopi (AT-71), via Wikipedia article incorporating DANFS public-domain text [nhhc_danfs]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- USS Hopi (AT-71) was a Navajo-class fleet tug laid down 5 May 1942 by Charleston Shipbuilding and Drydock Co., Charleston, South Carolina; launched 7 September 1942; commissioned 31 March 1943. Reclassified fleet ocean tug ATF-71 on 15 May 1944.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Limitations
- DANFS text accessed via Wikipedia mirror of public-domain DANFS entry; canonical NHHC DANFS URL not independently verified live this session. Dates and builder cross-checked against infobox data on the same page.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-hopi-at71-01
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[6]Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships entry for Hopi (AT-71), via Wikipedia article incorporating DANFS public-domain text [nhhc_danfs]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- World War II service in the Europe-Africa-Middle East Theater: Sicilian occupation (July 1943, towing pontoons, clearing beaches, firefighting) and Salerno landings (September 1943, salvage work; assisted USS Savannah (CL-42) after turret hit 11 September and towed HMS Warspite to Malta after guided-bomb hits 16 September, alongside salvage tug Moreno). Awarded four battle stars for World War II.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Limitations
- Service narrative from DANFS-derived text; specific dates and companion vessels as stated in the source. No independent operational-record verification this session.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-hopi-at71-02