USS Neosho (AO-143)

Evidence

14 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-14).

1. [1]DANFS, 'Neosho IV' (AO-143) entry, Naval History and Heritage Command (live URL 404 on 2026-09-24; verbatim text retrieved via Wayback capture 20250221074556) [nhhc_danfs]

   Locator

   NHHC DANFS Neosho IV page, narrative paragraphs (Wayback capture); live page https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/n/neosho-iv.html returns 404

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   DANFS 'Neosho IV' (AO-143) entry records: 'The fourth Neosho (AO-143) was laid down 15 August 1952 by the Fore River Shipyard, Bethlehem Steel Co., Quincy, Mass.; named Neosho 29 September 1953; launched 10 November 1953; sponsored by Mrs. John S. Phillips, wife of Rear Admiral John S. Phillips, the last commanding officer of Neosho (AO-23); and commissioned 24 September 1954, Captain Norman E. Smith in command.' Service narrative: reported at Norfolk for Atlantic Fleet duty 8 December 1954 as a SERVLANT unit; operated East Coast/Caribbean until first Mediterranean deployment 7 September 1955; supported Sixth Fleet during the 1956 Suez crisis; provided logistical support during the 1962 Naval Quarantine of Cuba; serviced Atlantic Fleet ships off Hispaniola during the 1965 Dominican Republic intervention; by 1967 had conducted over 2,500 replenishments transferring more than 640 million gallons of petroleum products; emerged from overhaul at the Naval Shipyard at Portsmouth, VA in January 1968 for a three-year employment cycle ending with another overhaul in late 1970. DANFS spec block (per verbatim mirrors): dp 11,600 lt.; l 655'; b 86'; dr 35'; s 20 k.; cpl 324; a. 2 5", 12 3"; cl. Neosho.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-24

   Study period

   1952-1970

   Population

   Ship's company ~324 (commissioned era); Portsmouth Naval Shipyard trades during the 1967-68 and 1970 overhauls

   Limitations

   Official Navy ship history. Narrative coverage ends ~1970 - no MSC-era or disposition content. Contains no asbestos, insulation, or materials information; supports no asbestos claim. The documented January 1968 Portsmouth Naval Shipyard overhaul and late-1970 overhaul are ship-specific yard events with no recorded materials scope.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-neosho-ao143-01

2. [2]Wildenberg, Thomas, 'Gray Steel and Black Oil: Fast Tankers and Replenishment at Sea in the U.S. Navy, 1912-1995' (Naval Institute Press, 1996), ch. 20 'The Korean War Experience and the Neosho Class' (HyperWar mirror) [other_primary]

   Locator

   GSBO ch. 20, section 'The Neosho Class AO-143' and table 22 (design characteristics)

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   Wildenberg's Naval Institute Press history of Navy replenishment corroborates construction (laid down Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, 15 August 1952; launched 10 November 1953, sponsor Mrs. John S. Phillips) and documents the class design: the six AO-143-class ships were 'the first oilers in the U.S. Navy to be engineered specifically for underway replenishment,' displacing over 36,000 tons full load, designed to cruise at 20 knots (17-knot replenishment speed), with cargo of 69 percent fuel oil, 28 percent aviation fuel, and 3 percent diesel; full-beam cargo deck carrying eight fueling rigs and two midship dry-cargo transfer stations; table 22 lists design transfer rates of 720,000 gph black oil, 200,000 gph avgas, 180,000 gph HEAF, 120,000 gph diesel. Neosho was 'the last "straight" oiler to be designed for the U.S. Navy.'

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-24

   Study period

   1951-1956 design/build era

   Limitations

   Scholarly service history (Naval Institute Press), not a contract specification - the cited BuShips design-table figures are 'as proposed' class characteristics. Confirms the laid-down date of record (15 Aug 1952) against NavSource's 2 Sep 1952 variant. Contains no asbestos or materials information.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-neosho-ao143-02

3. [3]NavSource Online, Service Ship Photo Archive - USNS Neosho (T-AO-143) ex USS Neosho (AO-143), page 09/19/19143 (retrieved via navsource.net mirror; .org direct fetch failed) [other_primary]

   Locator

   Page 09/19/19143.htm - class history bullet list, awards block, specifications block, construction-photo captions with NARA identifiers (19-NN-AO-143 series)

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   NavSource timeline extends DANFS past its 1970 cutoff: decommissioned 25 May 1978 at Bayonne, NJ and placed in service with MSC as USNS Neosho (T-AO-143); placed out of service 12 August 1992 at Naval Station Norfolk, VA; struck from the Naval Register 16 February 1994; transferred to MARAD for lay up in the NDRF James River, Lee Hall, VA; title transferred to MARAD 9 May 1999; 'Sold for scrapping, 9 February 2005, to International Shipbreaking LTD. (ESCO), Brownsville, TX'; removed from the NDRF 4 March 2005 under tow by M/V Hatteras; arrived Brownsville 1 April 2005; scrapping started 11 April 2005. Ribbon display records Joint Meritorious Unit Award, Navy Unit Commendation (2), Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation, Battle 'E', Navy Expeditionary Medal (Libya), NDSM, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (Cuba, Dominican Republic), Southwest Asia Service Medal, and Kuwait Liberation Medal - consistent with 1990-91 Gulf service as a USNS ship. Spec block: 11,600 lt / 38,000 fl; 655' x 86' x 35'; 20 kts; cargo 180,000 bbl; complement 324 (commissioned) / 106 civilian + 21 Navy (in service); two geared turbines, two boilers, two shafts, 28,000 shp.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-24

   Study period

   1978-2005

   Population

   MSC civilian mariners and Navy detachment (1978-1992)

   Limitations

   Private archival compilation, not an official record - used to carry the record past DANFS's 1970 cutoff. Two internal defects flagged in the correction row: 'laid down 2 September 1952' conflicts with DANFS's 15 August 1952, and 'scrapping ... completed 8 November 2007' is a typo against MARAD's authoritative 2005-11-08 destruction milestone. The 9 Feb 2005 'sold' date matches MARAD's tow-departure milestone, not a contract award. Contains no asbestos information.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-neosho-ao143-03

4. [4]U.S. Maritime Administration, ShipHistory database - NEOSHO (AO-143/T-AO-143), Ship History Detail 3579 [marad_nrc]

   Locator

   ShipHistory Detail 3579 - vessel header and milestone table; status card 3579_RS10413AF.jpg

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   MARAD ShipHistory record for NEOSHO (AO-143/T-AO-143), Detail 3579: Year Built 1953; Shipyard 'Bethlehem Steel Shipbuilding Division'; length 655 ft, beam 86 ft, summer displacement 36,251 tons; fate 'Scrapped.' Hull-relevant milestones: Entry/Acquisition 8/12/1992 (NDRF custody, James River Reserve Fleet); Departure 2/9/2005 - 'NEOSHO departed the JRRF on 2/9/2005 for the ISL Brownsville, TX facility'; Interim Movement 3/4/2005; Destruction 11/8/2005 - 'Ship destroyed via scrapping contract on this date in Brownsville, TX'; Withdrawal 11/8/2005. Digitized status card image 3579_RS10413AF exists.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-24

   Study period

   1992-2005

   Limitations

   Authoritative for government custody milestones. The same milestone table carries an anomalous 1946-1947 block (Entry/Acquisition 6/30/1946; Disposition 3/21/1947 'CUST 1948SOLD') belonging to a different same-name hull - the third Neosho (AO-48) - merged into this record; see correction row ev-11. 'Specific Type: LNG Liquefied Natural Gas' is a database artifact inconsistent with the fleet-oiler record - not carried. Status card is an image not text-read this pass. No asbestos or condition information.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-neosho-ao143-04

5. [5]Naval Vessel Register (nvr.navy.mil), 'Ships, Both Coasts, Stricken' and 'Ships, Both Coasts, Disposed' index pages (live NVR no longer carries the disposed hull; Wayback captures 19981206075735 and 20001202033700) [other_primary]

   Locator

   NVR S_B_09.HTM (stricken, Wayback 1998) and S_B_10.htm (disposed, Wayback 2000) - AO 143 NEOSHO line items

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   Naval Vessel Register list pages confirm the hull's register status after service: NEOSHO (AO 143), UIC 05903, appears on the NVR 'Ships, Both Coasts, Stricken' index (December 1998 capture) and the 'Ships, Both Coasts, Disposed' index (December 2000 capture), bracketing the 1994 stricken date and the subsequent MARAD custody path carried by the ShipHistory record.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-24

   Study period

   1994-2000

   Limitations

   Index-level confirmation only - the detailed SHIPSDETAIL page for AO-143 was not located in Wayback; stricken/disposed list membership corroborates NavSource's 1994-02-16 strike date but does not itself print it. No asbestos information.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-neosho-ao143-05

6. [6]Board of Veterans' Appeals, Citation Nr 0802538, Docket No. 02-13 877 (decision date 2008-01-23), Veterans Law Judge Michael D. Lyon - U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs official decision text [court_record]

   Locator

   va.gov vetapp08/files1/0802538.txt - 'Reasons and Bases' section II (Service Connection)

   Finding type

   litigation_documented

   Finding

   Adjudicated ship-specific asbestos finding: Board of Veterans' Appeals Citation 0802538 (decided 2008-01-23, docket 02-13 877, Pittsburgh RO) GRANTED service connection for an asbestos-related pulmonary disorder for a veteran whose service personnel records 'show that he was a machinist's mate who was assigned to the engine room of the U.S.S. Neosho during his service' (active duty June 1974 - May 1978; the only commissioned Neosho extant in that window is this hull, AO-143 - AO-23 was sunk in 1942 and AO-48 was sold out of service in 1947). Multiple 'buddy' statements detailed the veteran's asbestos exposure aboard; medical evidence culminated in a June 2007 CT showing interstitial pulmonary fibrosis and an October 2007 open-lung biopsy finding two pleural plaques. The Board found the evidence 'at least in equipoise' and resolved reasonable doubt in the veteran's favor under 38 U.S.C. § 5107(b): 'an asbestos-related pulmonary disorder was incurred during active military service.'

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-24

   Study period

   1974-1978 (service); 2002-2008 (adjudication)

   Population

   Engine-room machinist's mates and engineering-space crew aboard USS Neosho (AO-143), 1974-1978

   Limitations

   Administrative benefits adjudication under VA's benefit-of-the-doubt standard (38 C.F.R. § 3.102) - NOT an Article III merits finding; BVA decisions are non-precedential and bind only the claimant. The May 2007 VA examiner had opined the fibrosis was more likely than not unrelated to asbestos; the October 2007 biopsy finding of pleural plaques moved the record to equipoise. Establishes adjudicated in-service asbestos exposure for one engine-room machinist's mate aboard this hull (1974-78); does not establish exposure for other crew, the quantity or condition of shipboard ACM during service, or causation for any other person.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-neosho-ao143-06

7. [7]Board of Veterans' Appeals, Citation Nr 0802538 (2008) - quoting an August 2005 letter from the dismantling contractor (International Shipbreaking Ltd. per the MARAD disposal record), evidence of record in the claim file [court_record]

   Locator

   va.gov vetapp08/files1/0802538.txt - evidentiary paragraph beginning 'The veteran has submitted a great deal of evidence'

   Finding type

   abatement_record

   Finding

   Quantified asbestos removal during scrapping, as quoted in the BVA record: 'an August 2005 letter from the contractor assigned with dismantling the ship the veteran served aboard reported that after the ship was 50 percent dismantled asbestos disposal logs showed that 186.35 tons of asbestos had been removed. This letter also notes that the ship had significant levels of asbestos in certain areas, including the engine room.' The dismantling event is independently documented: MARAD milestones place the hull at ISL, Brownsville, TX, from April-November 2005 (arrival 2005-04-01 per NavSource; destruction 2005-11-08 per MARAD) - a ~50-percent completion point in August 2005 is consistent with that timeline, and ISL is the only contractor named in the disposal record.

   Verification

   partial

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-24

   Study period

   2005 dismantling

   Population

   ISL shipbreaking workforce, Brownsville TX (April-November 2005)

   Limitations

   The tonnage figure is a claimant-submitted contractor letter summarized in an administrative decision - the underlying asbestos disposal logs were never produced publicly and are not audited; the letter's author/signatory is not named in the published decision. Documents a reported quantity of ACM removed by mid-scrapping (the scrapping continued to November 2005, so final tonnage likely exceeded 186.35 tons). Does not establish original installed quantity, condition during service, pre-service-era removal history, or any individual's exposure.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-neosho-ao143-07

8. [8]Marine Coatings of Alabama, Inc. v. United States, 674 F. Supp. 819 (S.D. Ala. 1987), CourtListener cluster 1522022; aff'd in part/rev'd in part, 932 F.2d 1370 (11th Cir. 1991), CourtListener cluster 561211 [court_record]

   Locator

   CourtListener clusters 1522022 (district) and 561211 (Eleventh Circuit) - vessel facts section

   Finding type

   litigation_documented

   Finding

   Federal litigation naming this hull - classified OTHER LITIGATION, not asbestos: Marine Coatings of Alabama, Inc. (MCI), subcontractor to Braswell Shipyards under two Navy Master Ship Repair Contracts, performed repair work aboard 'the USNS NEOSHO ... a fleet tanker with the Navy Military Sealift Command' at Charleston, SC in February-March 1984. MCI sued the United States under the Suits in Admiralty Act to recover unpaid repair costs; the S.D. Ala. granted summary judgment to the United States (674 F. Supp. 819, 1987); the Eleventh Circuit affirmed jurisdiction, reversed the lien ruling, and remanded - a material fact issue existed on MCI's maritime-lien entitlement and the Contract Disputes Act did not bar the admiralty claim (932 F.2d 1370, 1991). Neither opinion raises any asbestos issue; the record documents a contractor repair availability aboard this hull in 1984.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   context

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-24

   Study period

   1984 repair; 1984-1991 litigation

   Population

   Braswell Shipyards and subcontractor (Marine Coatings of Alabama) trades working aboard, Charleston SC, Feb-Mar 1984

   Limitations

   Contract/maritime-lien dispute - classified at its actual stage: an admiralty contract case, not an asbestos or exposure case. Establishes a documented 1984 repair availability aboard this hull but the opinions do not describe work scope, materials disturbed, or any asbestos content. Per batch discipline, a court opinion naming the vessel is not exposure evidence.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-neosho-ao143-08

9. [9]Batch-1855 search ledger (this record): CourtListener API v4 authenticated opinion searches, queries and classifications at sl-uss-neosho-ao143-05 through sl-uss-neosho-ao143-11 [other_primary]

   Locator

   search_ledger rows sl-uss-neosho-ao143-05 through sl-uss-neosho-ao143-11

   Finding type

   historical_record

   Finding

   Litigation sweep negative finding: no qualifying asbestos tort litigation naming this hull was located. Authenticated CourtListener API v4 opinion searches (2026-09-24): 'USS Neosho' returned zero; 'USNS Neosho' returned only the two Marine Coatings opinions (contract case, classified above); 'T-AO-143' and 'Neosho' + oiler returned zero; 'AO-143' returned two name collisions (a Florida school-board case and a Delaware domestic case where 'AO' denotes an administrative order); 'Neosho' + asbestos returned five hits, all name collisions (Missouri venue/party-name references, the City of Wichita v. U.S. Gypsum building-products case, a Texas property dispute). No docketed asbestos case, MDL-875 pleading, or products-liability opinion naming this hull was found in indexed sources.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   negative_finding

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-24

   Study period

   2026-09-24

   Limitations

   Absence of docketed opinion/docket hits does not prove no asbestos litigation was ever filed - unindexed state-court filings, settled claims, and trust-fund claims are not searchable here. The adjudicated exposure record is administrative (BVA), not tort litigation. Does not establish or defeat any legal eligibility.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-neosho-ao143-09

10. [10]MarineLink (maritime industry press), 'Another Obsolete Ship To Be Scrapped' (February 2005) [reputable_press]

    Locator

    marinelink.com article body - contract announcement date, ninth-vessel count, tow date

    Finding type

    vessel_history

    Finding

    Disposal event confirmed by maritime trade press: MARAD announced the Neosho disposal contract on 20 December 2004; the ship was the ninth vessel to leave the James River Reserve Fleet for disposal since June 2004; tow to International Shipbreaking Limited, Brownsville, TX departed 9 February 2005 under U.S. Coast Guard safety scrutiny of tow preparations.

    Verification

    verified

    Role

    supporting

    Documentation level

    ship_specific

    Accessed

    2026-09-24

    Study period

    2004-2005

    Limitations

    Trade-press report of a MARAD disposal announcement - consistent with MARAD's own milestone dates (departure 2/9/2005). The article's 'freighter'/'USS' styling is imprecise (the hull was a laid-up USNS fleet oiler); used only for the contract-announcement and tow dates. No asbestos information.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-neosho-ao143-10

11. [11]MARAD ShipHistory Detail 3579 (merged milestone anomaly); DANFS Neosho IV entry and Wildenberg GSBO ch. 20 (laid-down date); MarineLink disposal report and MARAD milestones (sale/departure/completion dates) [marad_nrc]

    Locator

    ShipHistory Detail 3579 milestone table; DANFS paragraph 1; NavSource bullet list; marinelink.com article

    Finding type

    historical_record

    Finding

    Three source defects resolved: (a) MARAD ShipHistory Detail 3579 merges milestones from a different same-name hull - its Entry/Acquisition 6/30/1946 and Disposition 3/21/1947 'CUST 1948SOLD' rows describe the third Neosho (AO-48, a Kennebec-class T2 oiler ex-SS Catawba, returned to MARAD custody in 1946 and sold to merchant service in 1947-48), not AO-143 which was launched in 1953; only the 1992-2005 milestone block applies to this hull. (b) Laid-down date conflict: DANFS and GSBO give 15 August 1952; NavSource gives 2 September 1952 - the DANFS date is carried as controlling (official ship history corroborated by the Naval Institute Press account). (c) Disposal-date imprecision: NavSource prints 'Sold for scrapping, 9 February 2005' and 'scrapping ... completed 8 November 2007' - 9 February 2005 is the documented tow-departure date (MARAD milestone; the sale contract was announced 20 December 2004 per trade press), and 2007 is a typo against MARAD's authoritative 2005-11-08 destruction milestone.

    Verification

    verified

    Role

    correction

    Documentation level

    ship_specific

    Accessed

    2026-09-24

    Study period

    1946-2005 records

    Limitations

    Resolves database-merge and publication-level discrepancies; does not affect the hull's identity or custody timeline materially. The MARAD merge is flagged so that the 1946-47 custody data is not mis-attributed to this hull. No asbestos content in any of these sources.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-neosho-ao143-11

12. [12]OSHA Directive CPL 02-00-136, National Emphasis Program on Shipbreaking (application and background sections; covered-location list naming International Shipbreaking Limited, Brownsville) [other_primary]

    Locator

    CPL 02-00-136 paragraphs 15 (Application, covered locations) and 20 (Background)

    Finding type

    regulatory

    Finding

    The dismantling occurred at a facility under federal shipbreaking oversight: OSHA's National Emphasis Program on Shipbreaking (directive CPL 02-00-136) lists International Shipbreaking Limited, 18501 R.L. Ostos Road, Brownsville, TX as a covered Navy/MARAD location under the interagency Memorandum of Agreement, under which each Navy and MARAD vessel undergoing shipbreaking at covered locations is subject to programmed comprehensive inspection; the directive identifies asbestos exposure as among the principal hazards of shipbreaking and notes the 1997-98 halt to exporting Navy/MARAD ships for scrap.

    Verification

    verified

    Role

    context

    Documentation level

    context_only

    Accessed

    2026-09-24

    Study period

    2005 dismantling environment

    Population

    Shipbreaking workers at covered Navy/MARAD disposal facilities

    Limitations

    Program/facility-level regulatory context - documents the oversight environment and hazard profile of the yard that scrapped this hull in 2005, not hull-specific findings. Whether an OSHA inspection file exists specifically for the Neosho dismantling is unverified; the directive requires annual vessel inspections at covered sites but individual inspection records were not retrieved. No asbestos quantity or exposure claim is made.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-neosho-ao143-12

13. [13]DVB Circular 21-88-8 (May 11, 1988) and M21-1MR Part IV, Subpart ii, Ch. 2, Sec. C as recited in BVA Citation 0802538; VAOPGCPREC 4-2000 (65 Fed. Reg. 33422) [other_primary]

    Locator

    BVA 0802538 'Reasons and Bases' - recital of M21-1MR paragraphs (a), (b), (d), (e), (h)

    Finding type

    asbestos_application

    Finding

    Era-level administrative documentation of shipboard asbestos: the VA adjudication framework applied in this hull's own BVA case (DVB Circular 21-88-8, 'Asbestos-Related Diseases' (1988), carried into VA manual M21-1MR Part IV.ii.2.C) lists common shipboard materials that may contain asbestos - 'steam pipes for heating units and boilers, ceiling tiles, roofing shingles, wallboard, fire-proofing materials, and thermal insulation' - and directs adjudicators to determine whether service records demonstrate in-service asbestos exposure. This is the framework under which the Board found the veteran's Neosho engine-room service exposure-worthy in Citation 0802538.

    Verification

    verified

    Role

    context

    Documentation level

    class_or_era

    Accessed

    2026-09-24

    Study period

    1988-2008 administrative criteria

    Population

    Navy veterans filing asbestos-related claims generally

    Limitations

    Program-level administrative criteria for asbestos claims - documents the materials categories VA treats as asbestos-suspect aboard Navy ships generally; it does not name this vessel and establishes nothing about this hull beyond the separate ship-specific findings (ev-06, ev-07). Not a construction specification or survey.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-neosho-ao143-13

14. [14]NARA Guide to Federal Records: RG 19 (Bureau of Ships); NARA deck-log guidance; MARAD disposal-contract files; TCEQ NESHAP notification program; OSHA inspection records under CPL 02-00-136 [other_primary]

    Locator

    archives.gov RG 19 guide page; https://www.archives.gov/research/military/logbooks/navy.html

    Finding type

    historical_record

    Finding

    Archival leads (not retrieved - require research-room or reproduction order; no spend authorized): (a) the dismantling contractor's underlying asbestos disposal logs cited in BVA 0802538 - the primary document behind the 186.35-ton figure - would be held in ISL's project records and/or the MARAD vessel-disposal contract file; (b) Texas Commission on Environmental Quality NESHAP asbestos demolition/renovation notifications for the ISL Brownsville site during April-November 2005; (c) OSHA inspection file(s) for the Neosho dismantling under the shipbreaking NEP; (d) NARA RG 19 (Bureau of Ships) records for the AO-143-class design and the Fore River construction contract, which may itemize insulation specifications; (e) ship deck logs 1954-1978 (NARA) documenting yard availabilities including the 1967-68 Portsmouth and 1970 overhauls and the 1984 Charleston repair period.

    Verification

    unverified

    Role

    archival_lead

    Documentation level

    context_only

    Accessed

    2026-09-24

    Study period

    1952-2005 records

    Limitations

    Record-group and records-path mapping only - no box-level retrieval performed; existence of asbestos-specific documents for this hull is unknown until surveyed. The disposal logs named in the BVA record are the highest-value lead since a version of them demonstrably exists. Nothing in this row is an asbestos finding.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-neosho-ao143-14