Evidence
8 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-8).
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[1]research packet 368-packet.md (6 sources cited) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-justin-ix228-pkt-368-packet-md
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[2]Naval History and Heritage Command, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, Justin II (IX-228) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS section II, closing paragraph
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Justin was decommissioned at San Francisco on 1946-01-23, turned over to the War Shipping Administration, placed in the National Defense Reserve Fleet at Suisun Bay, California, and sold on 1954-05-25 to Boston Metals Corporation for scrapping.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Limitations
- Supports disposition and end of Navy service. It does not describe the scope or conditions of any reserve-fleet inspection, dismantling work, or asbestos abatement.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-justin-ix228-03
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[3]U.S. Maritime Commission, Instruction Manual for Operating and Maintaining 2500 H.P. Triple Expansion Marine Steam Engines, EC2-S-C1 Cargo Vessels (mirrored primary-source excerpt) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Engine-cylinder insulation section
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- The U.S. Maritime Commission operating manual for the EC2-S-C1 cargo-vessel machinery describes cylinder insulation of magnesia beneath sheet-iron lagging. The class/era record supports only an inference that steam-plant insulation, gaskets, packing, and related materials were potential asbestos-era applications; it does not state that Justin's materials contained asbestos.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Limitations
- The manual describes the EC2-S-C1 design, not Justin by name, and is silent on asbestos fiber content. It does not establish that any product was installed aboard this hull, remains aboard, was disturbed, or caused exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-justin-ix228-04
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[4]Research search ledger for NHHC/DANFS, NARA guides, EC2-S-C1 manual, and CourtListener helper status [other_primary]
- Locator
- Search-ledger rows sl-uss-justin-ix228-01 through -08
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record was located in the public primary-source search: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, materials schedule, or ship-specific asbestos finding was found for USS Justin (IX-228) or its former name Gus W. Darnell. CourtListener exact-name and hull-number requests were initiated through the authenticated helper, but the fleet pacing limiter then reported its request budget spent; the required litigation sweep could not be completed and is a gap, not a no-result finding.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Limitations
- A failure to locate a public record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard. CourtListener was not completed because the authenticated fleet limiter reported a spent pacing budget; this row does not classify Justin's litigation status. It does not establish presence or absence, exposure, causation, or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-justin-ix228-05
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[5]National Archives, Guide to Federal Records, RG 178 and RG 248 [other_primary]
- Locator
- RG 178 and RG 248 record-group descriptions
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA record-group guides identify RG 178 (U.S. Maritime Commission) construction records and RG 248 (War Shipping Administration) operating and custody records as archival leads for Liberty-ship construction and postwar disposition. No Justin-specific box-level file or asbestos document was retrieved in this research pass.
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Limitations
- Record-group mapping only; no box-level retrieval was performed. The guides do not establish asbestos aboard Justin or the existence of a Justin-specific materials record.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-justin-ix228-06
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[6]CourtListener authenticated helper status; queries submitted 2026-09-29 [court_record]
- Locator
- Helper diagnostics: PACING budget spent; no result payload returned
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- CourtListener litigation sweep status: exact-name query "USS Justin" and exact hull-number query "IX-228" were submitted through cl-auth-search.py for opinion and docket searches. The authenticated helper reported that the fleet-wide pacing budget was spent before results could be returned. No hit classification is made.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Limitations
- This is a documented search gap, not a no-result or litigation finding. The helper prohibited further requests under fleet pacing guidance; qualifying asbestos litigation, other litigation, name collisions, and no-result status remain unclassified.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-justin-ix228-07
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[7]Naval History and Heritage Command, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, Justin II (IX-228) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS entry heading and opening paragraph
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NHHC/DANFS identifies the second Justin (IX-228) as formerly Liberty ship Gus W. Darnell, built by Todd-Houston Shipbuilding Corporation at Houston, Texas, in 1944. The entry records displacement of 3,381 tons, length 441 feet 6 inches, beam 56 feet 11 inches, draft 27 feet 11 inches, speed 11 knots, complement 210, and EC2-S-C1 type.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Limitations
- Supports identity, type, builder, principal dimensions, speed, and complement. The entry does not document asbestos, insulation composition, quantity, condition, individual exposure, or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-justin-ix228-01
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[8]Naval History and Heritage Command, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, Justin II (IX-228) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS section II, opening operational narrative
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Justin was acquired by the Navy on 1945-09-02 and commissioned at Guiuan Roadstead, Philippine Islands, on 1945-09-04, with Lieutenant William T. Hamilton in command. She departed for Shanghai on 1945-10-20, embarked naval passengers there, loaded 3,000 bags of mail at Guam, and arrived at San Francisco on 1945-12-23.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Limitations
- Supports the Navy service and recorded voyage only. It does not establish asbestos aboard, exposure of any crew member or passenger, or medical/legal causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-justin-ix228-02