Evidence
6 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-6).
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[1]research packet 869-packet.md (4 sources cited) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-pc-1214-pc1214-pkt-869-packet-md
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[2]NavSource Online, Submarine Chaser Photo Archive, PC-1214 hull page (live page verified 2026-10-03) [other_primary]
- Locator
- PC-1214 hull page: construction/disposal paragraph and specifications list
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The live hull page identifies PC-1214 as a PC-461-class submarine chaser; laid down 22 February 1943 at Luders Marine Construction Co., Stamford, Connecticut; launched 28 June 1943; commissioned 28 October 1943; designated for disposal in March 1946; laid up in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet, St. John River, Florida Group; fate unknown. It also lists 450-ton displacement, 173 ft 8 in length, 23 ft beam, 10 ft 10 in draft, 20.2-knot speed, complement 65, and two 1,440-bhp Hooven-Owen-Rentschler R-99DA diesel engines on two shafts.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1943-1946
- Population
- Luders construction personnel; PC-1214 crew; reserve-fleet personnel
- Limitations
- Ship-specific history and specifications only; the page does not document asbestos, individual exposure, quantities, remaining material, or legal eligibility. NavSource states that no DANFS history is currently available for PC-1214. The page is an official-archive-style naval history compilation rather than a Navy registry document.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-pc-1214-pc1214-01
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[3]National Archives, Special List No. 44, by Ship Numbers (logbook finding aid; live PDF verified 2026-10-03) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Special List No. 44, ship-number table, PC-1214 row
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA's ship-number list records PC-1214 with a logbook coverage entry beginning 10/28/1943 and ending 6/30/1945, independently corroborating the 28 October 1943 commissioning date and placing the surviving logbook coverage through 30 June 1945.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1943-10-28 to 1945-06-30
- Population
- PC-1214 crew and logbook-covered operations
- Limitations
- This is a logbook finding aid, not the logbook text and not an asbestos or material record. It does not establish the ship's complete service history, crew complement, decommissioning date, final disposition, or exposure of any individual.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-pc-1214-pc1214-02
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[4]U.S. Government Accountability Office, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (18 October 1979) [gao]
- Locator
- GAO product page highlights and linked 26-page report
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO reviewed Navy use of asbestos in ships and reported that the Navy's 1975 policy removed and replaced nonasbestos materials only when damaged asbestos insulation had to be removed for repairs; the policy was modified in 1979 to include selective replacement in high-maintenance areas. The report concerns Navy ships and shipyards generally, not PC-1214.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1975-1979 policy review
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers and Navy ships generally
- Limitations
- Program-level evidence only. It does not identify PC-1214, its builder, its installed materials, any quantity, any later abatement, or any individual's exposure. It cannot support a ship-specific asbestos finding. The GAO page was live in web results but returned HTTP 403 to direct automated retrieval; the cited content is limited to the public product-page highlights and linked report metadata.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-pc-1214-pc1214-03
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[5]U.S. Navy, OPNAVINST 5100.19F, Chapter B1, Fleet Industrial Hygiene Manual (5 May 2019) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Chapter B1, section 3(a), 3(d), and 3(e), pp. B1-2 to B1-3
- Finding type
- regulatory
- Finding
- Navy industrial-hygiene policy states that any ship whose keel was laid before 1980 is considered to contain friable asbestos thermal-systems insulation and must maintain the specified emergency asbestos response protocol, unless reliable supporting documentation establishes otherwise. PC-1214's 1943 keel date falls within that policy category.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 2019 policy applied to pre-1980 keels
- Population
- Navy ship force and contractors performing work on pre-1980-keel ships
- Limitations
- This is a later operational presumption and work-control rule, not evidence that asbestos was sampled or documented aboard PC-1214. It does not establish product identity, quantity, location, condition, exposure, causation, or legal eligibility for this hull. The Navy PDF was live in web results but returned HTTP 403 to direct automated retrieval; the cited text was verified from the indexed document excerpt.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-pc-1214-pc1214-04
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[6]Batch-7710 source sweep and negative finding; NavSource PC-1214 page states no DANFS history is available; official-source searches located no public hull-specific asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or material inventory. [other_primary]
- Locator
- Search-ledger rows sl-uss-pc-1214-pc1214-01 through -08
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record was located in the authoritative sources searched for PC-1214. The available hull page documents history and specifications but no asbestos content, and explicitly notes that no DANFS history is currently available.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 2026-10-03 research sweep
- Limitations
- A negative public-source result does not prove that PC-1214 was asbestos-free. CourtListener could not complete the required name-and-hull litigation sweep because the authenticated helper received a multi-hour daily-quota stand-down after the first exact-name request; this is an open litigation gap, not a negative result. Deck logs, ship plans, work packages, and disposal records remain potential archival leads.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-pc-1214-pc1214-05