Evidence
4 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-4).
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[1]research packet 906-packet.md [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: **VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-malone-pc553-pkt-906-packet-md
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[2]Archived capture (2022-11-30) of Naval History and Heritage Command, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, 'Malone (PC-553)' [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Archived DANFS capture, opening construction paragraph and following service chronology. The canonical NHHC URL returned 404 on 2026-10-03; archived status is explicit in this citation.
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The archived NHHC DANFS entry identifies Malone as PC-553; gives Sullivan Dry Dock & Repair Co., Brooklyn, as builder; records keel laying 20 December 1941, launch 30 May 1942, and commissioning 12 October 1942. The archived text then shifts to PC-558 and contains later chronology defects, so only the opening PC-553 construction and commissioning statements are used here.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Limitations
- This is an archived 2022-11-30 capture; the canonical NHHC URL returned 404 on 2026-10-03. It supports the opening construction and commissioning facts used here. The following service narrative has an apparent PC-558 copy-over and an impossible 1916 date; those affected details are excluded pending primary-record verification. The archived entry gives a 1968 sale year, which conflicts with NavSource's 1958 date. No asbestos material, exposure, or abatement is described in the text reviewed.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-malone-pc553-01
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[3]NavSource Online, Submarine Chaser Photo Archive, 'Malone (PC 553)' [other_primary]
- Locator
- Live page opened; timeline and specifications paragraphs.
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The NavSource PC-553 archive page lists Malone/ex-PC-553, the 20 December 1941 keel laying, 30 May 1942 launch, 12 October 1942 commissioning, 1 February 1956 naming, 5 September 1957 striking, a PC-461 class designation, complement 65, and twin diesel propulsion. It reports decommissioning on 9 July 1947 but notes a 1949 NVR plan for January 1947; it reports sale on 1 July 1958, conflicting with the archived DANFS capture's 1 July 1968.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Limitations
- NavSource is a photographic archive, not a Navy registry or original service record. Its page itself notes conflicting reserve/decommissioning dates, and its sale year conflicts with DANFS. The timeline and engineering specifications do not establish asbestos aboard, individual exposure, or remaining materials.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-malone-pc553-02
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[4]Bounded source review recorded in search_ledger; archived NHHC DANFS entry and NavSource PC-553 archive [other_primary]
- Locator
- Search ledger entries sl-uss-malone-pc553-01 through -05; litigation-specific search status is recorded separately as blocked.
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No ship-specific asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazardous-material disclosure, or asbestos-product documentation was located in the pages reviewed for this record. This is a bounded search result, not evidence that asbestos was absent from the vessel.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Limitations
- No asbestos-specific repository sweep could be completed because Firecrawl was quota-blocked, and CourtListener searches were stopped by the shared pacing limiter. This finding means no qualifying record was located in the limited material reviewed; it does not establish absence of asbestos or absence of litigation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-malone-pc553-03