Evidence
6 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-6).
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[1]research packet 857-packet.md (2 sources cited) [museum_official]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-pc-1086-pc1086-pkt-857-packet-md
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[2]NavSource Online, PC-1086 hull page [other_primary]
- Locator
- Hull page, lines 18-30 and 58
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The live PC-1086 hull record identifies the vessel as a PC-461-class submarine chaser; records its keel laying at George Lawley and Sons, Neponset, Massachusetts, on 13 February 1943, launch on 24 April 1943, U.S. commissioning on 19 January 1944, U.S. decommissioning in January 1947, transfer to France as Flamberge (P 631) on 2 March 1951, transfer to Cambodia as Cambodia (E 111), Cambodian decommissioning on 16 February 1956, and final fate as unknown.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1943-1956
- Population
- PC-1086 crew and later French/Cambodian operators
- Limitations
- Ship-history and identity record only. It does not document asbestos, asbestos-containing products, individual exposure, remaining material, or legal eligibility. NavSource states that no DANFS history is currently available for PC-1086.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-pc-1086-pc1086-01
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[3]NavSource Online, PC-1086 specifications [other_primary]
- Locator
- Hull page, lines 32-40
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The PC-1086 hull record gives 280 long tons light displacement, 450 tons full load, 173 feet 8 inches length, 23-foot beam, 10-foot 10-inch draft, 20.2-knot speed, complement of 65, and propulsion by two 1,440-bhp General Motors 16-278A diesel engines with Farrel-Birmingham single-reduction gearing and two shafts.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1943-1956
- Population
- PC-1086 crew
- Limitations
- Ship specification record only. Diesel propulsion does not establish asbestos content or exposure; no boiler or turbine asbestos claim is made for this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-pc-1086-pc1086-02
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[4]National Archives, Special List No. 44, by ship numbers [other_primary]
- Locator
- PDF page 64, PC-1086 row
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The National Archives ship-number list records PC-1086 with a logbook coverage interval beginning 19 January 1944 and ending 30 June 1945.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1944-01-19 to 1945-06-30
- Population
- U.S. Navy ship logbooks
- Limitations
- Archival finding aid/list, not a narrative history and not an asbestos survey. It does not identify the ship's operations, materials, exposure, or final disposition.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-pc-1086-pc1086-03
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[5]NIOSH/CDC, Shipyards maritime safety overview [other_primary]
- Locator
- Overview section, shipyard hazards paragraph
- Finding type
- environmental_record
- Finding
- NIOSH identifies asbestos among the chemical hazards that can occur in shipyard manufacture, repair, maintenance, and dismantling work.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- General/current overview
- Population
- U.S. shipyard workers
- Limitations
- General shipyard context only; PC-1086 is not named, no PC-461-class installation is identified, and the page does not establish exposure aboard this hull or the presence, quantity, condition, or removal of asbestos materials.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-pc-1086-pc1086-04
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[6]NavSource Online hull page; no DANFS history available statement [other_primary]
- Locator
- Hull page, line 58; see search ledger
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- No ship-specific asbestos documentation was located in the authoritative sources reviewed for PC-1086; the live hull page expressly states that no DANFS history is currently available for this hull.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- Research through 2026-10-03
- Population
- PC-1086 and its crew/workforce
- Limitations
- This is a research negative, not proof that asbestos was absent. The search did not establish whether original or later materials contained asbestos, whether any material remains, or whether any individual was exposed. CourtListener searches were blocked by the authenticated fleet limiter and are logged separately as blocked rather than negative.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-pc-1086-pc1086-05