Evidence
5 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-5).
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[1]research packet 856-packet.md [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-pc-1082-pc1082-pkt-856-packet-md
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[2]Naval History and Heritage Command, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, Bering Strait (AVP-34), service history. [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Operations in the Marshall Islands; convoy departure and arrival, 24–28 December 1944
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The official NHHC Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships history for USS Bering Strait (AVP-34) states that Bering Strait, PC-1082, and PC-572 escorted cargo ship Situla (AK-140) and six merchant ships from Eniwetok to Saipan, departing 24 December 1944 and arriving 28 December 1944.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1944-12-24 to 1944-12-28
- Population
- U.S. Navy personnel aboard PC-1082 and the escorted vessels
- Limitations
- Documents PC-1082's participation in this convoy operation only. It does not establish construction details, other service, asbestos-containing materials, individual exposure, or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-pc-1082-pc1082-01
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[3]National Archives, Special List 44, by Ship Numbers, PC-1082 entry. [other_primary]
- Locator
- PDF page 65, entry PC-1082
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The National Archives Special List 44 ship-number finding aid lists PC-1082 among Navy vessels with deck-log coverage from 8 May 1943 through 30 June 1945.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1943-05-08 to 1945-06-30
- Population
- Ship's deck-log records
- Limitations
- This finding aid identifies the date span of indexed deck-log holdings; the underlying logs were not reviewed. The dates are log coverage, not a verified service or commission period, and the index says nothing about asbestos.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-pc-1082-pc1082-02
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[4]Naval History and Heritage Command, United States Pacific Fleet Organization, 1 May 1945. [other_primary]
- Locator
- Organization table, printed page 105, entry PC 1082
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NHHC's United States Pacific Fleet Organization dated 1 May 1945 lists PC 1082 in the fleet organization table, corroborating the ship's identity and Navy service at that date.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1945-05-01
- Population
- U.S. Pacific Fleet organization as of 1945-05-01
- Limitations
- Confirms the hull's appearance in a fleet organization list on 1 May 1945 only. The entry does not establish unit assignment beyond the adjacent table, construction history, or asbestos.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-pc-1082-pc1082-03
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[5]Research outcome: NHHC DANFS entries and NHHC/NARA records reviewed for USS PC-1082; CourtListener helper denied the requested opinion and docket searches under fleet pacing control. [other_primary]
- Locator
- Research outcome and search_ledger entries sl-uss-pc-1082-pc1082-04 through -09
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- No ship-specific asbestos survey, abatement record, hazmat disclosure, or asbestos litigation document was located in this research. CourtListener litigation searches could not be completed because the authenticated helper's fleet-wide pacing limiter denied requests; the litigation portion therefore remains unresolved.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- Research through 2026-10-03
- Limitations
- A negative finding about the sources located, not proof of absence aboard the vessel. CourtListener was not searched to completion; its status is blocked/unresolved, not no result. Reviewed historical sources were not asbestos surveys and cannot establish the presence or absence of asbestos.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-pc-1082-pc1082-04