Evidence
4 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-4).
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[1]research packet 867-packet.md (3 sources cited) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED (hull number, name, and class confirmed by two independent sources).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-pc-1206-pc1206-pkt-867-packet-md
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[2]National Archives and Records Administration, Special List 44, by Ship Numbers, PC-1206 entry [other_primary]
- Locator
- Special List 44 PDF, PC-1206 row
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA's Special List 44 indexes logbooks for PC-1206 for 28 October 1943 through 31 December 1945. This establishes that NARA identifies a ship-specific PC-1206 logbook record for that period.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1943-10-28 to 1945-12-31
- Limitations
- This is an index entry, not the logbooks or a vessel history. It does not state a commissioning date, builder, service narrative, asbestos condition, individual exposure, product identity, or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-pc-1206-pc1206-01
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[3]Archived Naval History and Heritage Command, DANFS, Bluffton I (PC-461) (Wayback capture 2025-04-09; live NHHC URL returned 404 on 2026-10-03) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS entry opening parenthetical specifications
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NHHC identifies PC-461 as a PC-461-class patrol craft and gives class-context specifications of 280 displacement, 173 feet 8 inches length, 23 feet beam, 20.2-knot speed, and complement 65 for that named class member.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- World War II class context
- Limitations
- This is a DANFS entry for PC-461/Bluffton, not PC-1206. It provides class context only and cannot verify PC-1206's individual configuration, complement, machinery, construction, service, or asbestos condition. It contains no asbestos finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-pc-1206-pc1206-02
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[4]Batch-7702 search ledger (this record): NARA Special List 44; NHHC/DANFS; Naval Vessel Register; CourtListener authenticated API [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-pc-1206-pc1206-01 through sl-uss-pc-1206-pc1206-05
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos survey, abatement record, hazmat disclosure, product identification, or litigation result was located in the accessible authoritative sources searched. CourtListener exact-name and hull-number searches were not completed because the authenticated helper required a 2.4-hour quota stand-down before returning a result.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 2026-10-03 research
- Limitations
- This is a limited negative research result, not proof that asbestos was absent or that no litigation exists. Firecrawl was quota-blocked; direct NVR access was unavailable in this environment; and CourtListener was stopped as required after its authenticated quota stand-down. It does not establish exposure, causation, quantity, present-day condition, or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-pc-1206-pc1206-03