Evidence
5 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-5).
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[1]DANFS, USS Kwajalein (CVE-98) - verbatim transcription (live NHHC page returned 404 on 2026-09-18; ibiblio HyperWar transcription used) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS CVE-98 entry - spec block and full service narrative
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Documented for this hull: formerly Bucareli Bay; launched 4 May 1944 by the Kaiser Shipbuilding Co., Vancouver, Wash., under a Maritime Commission contract; acquired by the Navy and commissioned 7 June 1944. Aircraft transport and replenishment carrier supporting Task Force 38 fast-carrier strikes against the Philippines, Formosa, the China coast, and the Japanese home islands (1944-1945); replenishment operations out of Guam, Ulithi, and Eniwetok. 'Magic-Carpet' duty repatriating veterans, final mission ending at San Pedro 2 February 1946. Decommissioned 16 August 1946 at Tacoma; struck 1 April 1960; scrapped in Japan the following year. Two battle stars WWII.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1944-1961
- Population
- Kaiser Vancouver construction trades (1944); ship's company (1944-1946); Tacoma inactivation trades (1946); 1961 dismantlement trades (Japan)
- Limitations
- Ship-specific history only; contains no asbestos or material content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-kwajalein-cve98-01
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[2]NavSource Online, USS Kwajalein (CVE-98) escort carrier photo index - data block, awards line, and captioned NARA/US Navy images [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 03/098 data block
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource data block corroborates the DANFS chronology, class spec, awards (two battle stars), and the 1961 Japanese scrapping disposition.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1944-1961
- Population
- Same populations as DANFS row
- Limitations
- Secondary compilation consistent with DANFS; no material or asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-kwajalein-cve98-02
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[3]U.S. Navy, Bureau of Ships Technical Manual, NAVSHIPS 250-000, Chapter 39 'Thermal Insulation' (1960) + Casablanca-class profile (ships-worktrees class-d/casablanca-class.class.json, row ev-casablanca-class-05) [other_primary]
- Locator
- BuShips TM ch.39 sections 39-11 through 39-13 (as catalogued in class-d/casablanca-class.class.json); NavSource/DANFS spec block (4 B&W boilers, Uniflow engines)
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Era/design inference for a Casablanca-class escort carrier: the class's 4 Babcock & Wilcox boilers, 2 Skinner Uniflow reciprocating steam engines, and associated steam piping are the equipment classes covered by the BuShips Technical Manual ch.39 material suite - MIL-P-2781/32-P-8 thermal pipe insulation including 85% magnesia (about 15% asbestos fiber) and amosite-felt types, MIL-I-2819/32-I-3 thermal block insulation, roll asbestos felt, SS-C-466 asbestos cloth/tape lagging (80-95% chrysotile), asbestos millboard, and asbestos finishing cement. This hull's construction (launch May 1944, commission Jun 1944) and her entire service life (1944-46, reserve to 1960, scrapped 1961) fall inside the Navy's peak asbestos-specification era; she was scrapped in 1961, before the Navy's substitution era.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1944-1961
- Population
- Kaiser Vancouver construction trades (1944); ship's company (1944-1946); Tacoma inactivation trades (1946); 1961 dismantlement trades (Japan)
- Limitations
- Class/era specification inference only - does not establish that any asbestos-containing material is or was installed aboard this hull, and does not establish quantity, individual exposure, or present-day presence. No hull-specific insulation survey or material list was located. The retrieved PDF is a scan hosted in a bankruptcy Daubert-appendix repository; the document itself is the government manual.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-kwajalein-cve98-03
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[4]Washington State Department of Ecology, cleanup site page 'Kaiser Shipyard Debris Pile' (csid 1831) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Ecology site record - site history paragraph
- Finding type
- environmental_record
- Finding
- Washington State Dept. of Ecology cleanup-site record for the 'Kaiser Shipyard Debris Pile': in 1942 the site was developed as part of the Kaiser Vancouver Shipyard, which 'was responsible for construction of liberty ships, escort carriers, and transport ships used during World War II'; shipyard debris (metal, pipes, firebrick, ceramics) was used as fill 1940-1946. This is the yard that built this hull.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1940-1946 yard operations
- Population
- Kaiser Vancouver shipyard workers (1940-1946)
- Limitations
- Official state environmental record confirming the builder yard's escort-carrier program and industrial debris stream; the record does not itself list asbestos among documented debris constituents. Yard-level context only - no hull-specific material data.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-kwajalein-cve98-04
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[5]Batch-43 search ledger (this record): live NHHC DANFS probe; ibiblio DANFS transcription; NavSource; CourtListener API + site-scoped index sweep; general web trace [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-kwajalein-cve98-01 through -06
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located for CVE-98: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or litigation naming THIS hull was found in the public sources searched. CourtListener API v4 search was rate-limit throttled on 2026-09-18 (HTTP 429, 125/day shared limit); a site-scoped web-index sweep of courtlistener.com for 'Kwajalein'/'CVE-98' returned no qualifying asbestos case naming the ship (geographic Kwajalein Atoll name collisions possible; none qualifying). Circulating 'USS Kwajalein asbestos' content traces to mesothelioma law-firm sites only - excluded per source rules.
- 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 or of filings - state-court and non-digitized records are not covered, the CourtListener API sweep could not be completed under rate limiting, and the site-scoped index sweep is partial coverage, not a completed docket search. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-kwajalein-cve98-05