Evidence
7 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-7).
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[1]research packet 860-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-1134-pc1134-pkt-860-packet-md
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[2]NavSource Naval History, PC-1134, verified live hull page [other_primary]
- Locator
- PC-1134 page, introductory history and specifications sections
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The verified NavSource PC-1134 hull page reports that PC-1134 was laid down 4 December 1942 by Defoe Shipbuilding Corporation at Bay City, Michigan; launched 18 January 1943; and commissioned USS PC-1134 on 11 September 1943. It identifies the hull as a PC-461-class submarine chaser and reports two 1,440-hp General Motors 16-258S diesel engines, two shafts, and a complement of 65.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1942-1943
- Population
- PC-1134 construction personnel and commissioned crew
- Limitations
- NavSource is a naval-history reference page rather than a Navy agency record. The page states these particulars but does not provide the underlying builder record or a complete service history; it does not establish asbestos presence, exposure, causation, or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-pc-1134-pc1134-01
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[3]National Archives and Records Administration, Special List #44, by Ship Numbers, PC-1134 entry [other_primary]
- Locator
- PDF p. 65, PC-1134 row: 9/11/1943 to 6/30/1945
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA Special List #44, by Ship Numbers, indexes a PC-1134 deck-log series covering 11 September 1943 through 30 June 1945. The entry establishes ship-specific archival coverage under the PC-1134 designation during the vessel's U.S. Navy service period.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1943-09-11 to 1945-06-30
- Population
- PC-1134 crew and operations recorded in the indexed deck logs
- Limitations
- The Special List is a finding aid, not the underlying deck logs. It does not independently establish repairs, operations, materials aboard, asbestos presence, exposure, causation, or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-pc-1134-pc1134-02
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[4]Naval Sea Systems Command, Ship History, 28 June 2011, PC 1134 entry [other_primary]
- Locator
- PDF ship-history table, PC 1134 row
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The Naval Sea Systems Command inactive-ship history lists PC 1134 with a removal date of 21 July 1948 and final disposition 'MAP, SCRAP SALE.' The same hull-specific record does not name a final post-transfer location or date of scrapping.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1948
- Population
- U.S. Navy custody and post-transfer disposition records
- Limitations
- NAVSEA's table records removal and a disposition category, not the exact transfer instrument, Philippine service history, scrapping location, or date. It does not address asbestos or exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-pc-1134-pc1134-03
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[5]U.S. Government Accountability Office, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (18 October 1979) [gao]
- Locator
- GAO product page and report summary: Navy ship asbestos use and insulation-removal policy
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- GAO's 1979 review examined asbestos use in Navy ships and Navy policy for asbestos-insulation removal at Long Beach and Norfolk Naval Shipyards. It describes 1975 and 1979 policy changes concerning damaged or repair-displaced insulation and selective replacement in high-maintenance areas. This is Navy-wide and era context only; it does not identify PC-1134 or establish what was installed, removed, or retained aboard this hull.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1975-1979 policy period; report published 1979
- Population
- Navy ships and shipyard workers reviewed by GAO; not PC-1134-specific
- Limitations
- GAO's review is program- and shipyard-level, not PC-1134-specific. It does not establish asbestos presence, product identity, quantity, condition, location, worker exposure, causation, or legal eligibility for this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-pc-1134-pc1134-04
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[6]Bounded negative-finding result from the PC-1134 search ledger [other_primary]
- Locator
- Search ledger rows sl-uss-pc-1134-pc1134-01 through sl-uss-pc-1134-pc1134-07
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos survey, abatement record, hazardous-material inventory, construction-material specification, product-identification record, or completed asbestos-litigation finding was located in the authoritative public sources reviewed for USS PC-1134 and PC-1134. Asbestos presence aboard this hull is unknown; no asbestos product is asserted.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- Research performed 2026-10-03
- Limitations
- This is a bounded research result, not proof that asbestos was absent. Firecrawl was unavailable because its keyless quota was exhausted, and the required authenticated CourtListener sweep was stopped after a multi-hour daily-quota stand-down; no conclusion about unavailable litigation results can be drawn.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-pc-1134-pc1134-05
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[7]Authenticated CourtListener helper response, 2026-10-03 [other_primary]
- Locator
- cl-auth-search.py exact-name opinion request; helper output reported 13,764-second stand-down
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The required authenticated CourtListener helper was invoked for the exact-name query USS PC-1134. It returned DAILY QUOTA EXHAUSTED and instructed a stand-down of approximately 13,764 seconds (about 3.8 hours). Per instruction, CourtListener work stopped; the exact hull-number query PC-1134 and remaining docket/opinion searches were not completed.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 2026-10-03
- Limitations
- This is a blocked and incomplete search, not a no-result finding. Exact-name docket and exact hull-number opinion and docket searches remain outstanding. No anonymous or direct CourtListener request was made.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-pc-1134-pc1134-06