Evidence
4 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-4).
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[1]research packet 910-packet.md (3 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-585-pc585-pkt-910-packet-md
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[2]National Archives and Records Administration, Special List No. 44, Logbooks of the U.S. Navy, 1941-1945, arranged by ship number [other_primary]
- Locator
- PDF p. 71, row 'PC-585 9/6/1942 6/30/1945'
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NARA's ship-number logbook index identifies PC-585 and lists logbook coverage beginning 6 September 1942 and ending 30 June 1945. This is a ship-specific archival record of the hull's World War II documentation.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1942-09-06 to 1945-06-30
- Population
- PC-585 crew and personnel recorded in ship logbooks
- Limitations
- The index gives only the ship number and logbook-date range. Its first date is not labeled a commission date and does not independently establish commissioning. It also does not state builder, launch date, operational locations, decommissioning, disposition, crew size, propulsion, or asbestos content. The underlying logbooks were not retrieved or reviewed.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-pc-585-pc585-01
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[3]U.S. Government Accountability Office, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (Oct. 18, 1979), archived copy (live GAO access returned HTTP 403) [gao]
- Locator
- HRD-80-2, pp. i and 8-9 (Navy policy and shipboard-asbestos discussion)
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO's Navy-wide 1979 review reports that, according to the Navy, all ships contained some asbestos in components including clutches and electric cables; it identifies thermal insulation as the Navy's major shipboard asbestos use and states that 1975 specifications eliminated asbestos as an acceptable thermal-insulation material where alternatives were designated.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1975-1979 (policy/review); PC-585 logbook coverage 1942-1945
- Population
- Navy ships and Navy shipyard workers; GAO review focused on Long Beach and Norfolk Naval Shipyards
- Limitations
- This is Navy-wide program context published decades after PC-585's World War II service. The live GAO PDF was automation-blocked (HTTP 403), so the live-verified archived copy is cited. It does not name PC-585, identify any component aboard her, establish construction-era installation, quantify material, document individual exposure, or establish present-day condition or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-pc-585-pc585-02
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[4]Batch-7960 authoritative-source sweep: NARA Special List No. 44; NHHC DANFS index; GAO HRD-80-2 archived copy; NARA Catalog search [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-pc-585-pc585-01 through -05
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No public ship-specific asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or material specification was located in the authoritative-source sweep completed for this record. CourtListener's required four-query sweep did not yield a helper response before the shared-limiter/execution cutoff; it remains an open gap, not a negative litigation result.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 2026-10-03 research sweep
- Limitations
- A lack of located public documentation does not prove asbestos was absent or that no exposure occurred. The CourtListener gap means this row makes no litigation-negative finding; NARA logbooks and construction/procurement records remain archival leads.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-pc-585-pc585-03