Evidence
16 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-16).
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[1]research packet 1111-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-pyro-ae24-pkt-1111-packet-md
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[2]U.S. Maritime Administration, Contract between the United States of America and Southern Recycling LLC for the sale of the obsolete vessel M/V PYRO, executed 2011-11-23 (salescontractsorecma-14174pyro.pdf), posted under Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet ship-specific removal project schedules [marad_nrc]
- Locator
- MARAD Suisun Bay 'Ship Specific Removal Project Schedules - PYRO' page; PDF: Introduction para. 3, Article III (ES&H monitor), Article V (267-day performance), Article XVI milestone table items 4, 20-23
- Finding type
- abatement_record
- Finding
- MARAD sales contract for the obsolete vessel M/V PYRO (ex-USS Pyro, AE-24), executed 2011-11-23 between the United States (Maritime Administration, Office of Ship Disposal Programs) and Southern Recycling LLC for dismantlement and recycling at the buyer's facility. Scheduled deliverables expressly require: 'Deliver Cert of Asbestos Abatement Liability' (Milestone 4, 10 days after contract award); 'Deliver Validation of Contractor HM/HW estimates by sampling and analytical results' (Milestone 20); 'Complete PCB Abatement' (Milestone 21, 20 days after vessel arrival); 'Complete Asbestos Abatement' (Milestone 22); 'Complete all Hazmat Removal/Disposal' (Milestone 23); with performance overseen by a government-appointed environmental health and safety (ES&H) monitor and a 267-day performance period from undocking. The contract's stated sole purpose is to dismantle the vessel and 'recycle and remediate all hazardous materials, equipment and components on or attached to the Obsolete Vessel including the superstructure and hull.'
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-05
- Study period
- 2011-11-23 to 2012
- Population
- Ship recycling workers (Southern Recycling LLC, New Orleans, 2012)
- Limitations
- Documents a federal contractual asbestos-abatement requirement for this specific hull - the government treated the vessel as an asbestos/PCB/hazmat remediation project. It is not a survey: the contract does not state asbestos quantities, locations, or fiber content, and the completion deliverables (abatement certificate, sampling validation, closeout report) are not in the public file. Comparable language appears in other MARAD disposal contracts of the era; does not establish individual exposure or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-pyro-ae24-01
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[3]Arc Ecology, et al. v. MARAD, et al., No. 2:07-cv-02320-GEB-KJN (E.D. Cal.); consent decree entered 2010-04-14; MARAD Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet official page (case caption); CA Regional Water Quality Control Board consent-order fact sheet and April 2010 board agenda item [court_record]
- Locator
- MARAD Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet page (case caption and status-report links); https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/enforcement/docs/suisunbay_facts.pdf ; https://waterboards.ca.gov/sanfranciscobay/board_info/agendas/2010/April/7_SSR.pdf
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Pyro was a moored 'non-retention' vessel at the Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet covered by the consent judgment in Arc Ecology, et al. v. MARAD, et al., No. 2:07-cv-02320-GEB-KJN (E.D. Cal.), entered 2010-04-14 by Judge Garland E. Burrell. The action - brought in 2007 by the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board, Arc Ecology, San Francisco Baykeeper, and NRDC against MARAD/DOT - resolved Clean Water Act claims over heavy-metal paint debris discharging from the decaying reserve fleet; the decree required removal of accumulated paint chips, drydock cleaning of vessels before removal, and removal of all approximately 57 non-retention vessels by 2017-09-30. Pyro was moored at Suisun Bay 2000-08-17 through her 2012-01-24 withdrawal, within the decree's operative period.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-05
- Study period
- 2000-2012 (fleet moorage); decree 2010
- Limitations
- Settled by consent judgment - no adjudicated findings on any vessel's materials. The decree addressed heavy-metal paint debris and stormwater discharges; it is NOT asbestos documentation and makes no exposure claim. Pyro's coverage as a non-retention fleet unit is confirmed by MARAD's own ship-specific removal schedule page and quarterly report (see ev-03).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-pyro-ae24-02
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[4]U.S. Maritime Administration, Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet Quarterly Status Report, March 31, 2012 (cdquarteryreportmarch312012complete.pdf) [marad_nrc]
- Locator
- Vessel disposition table ('Pyro 1/24/2012'); Table 1, Status of Exfoliated Paint Removal ('PYRO ... Departed 1/24/12')
- Finding type
- environmental_record
- Finding
- MARAD's consent-decree quarterly status report for the period ending 2012-03-31 names PYRO in the ship disposition table with scheduled removal date 1/24/2012 and records 'Departed 1/24/12' in the exfoliated-paint remediation tracking table - ship-specific compliance tracking under the Arc Ecology consent decree for her removal from Suisun Bay for recycling.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-05
- Study period
- 2012-01 to 2012-03
- Limitations
- Regulatory compliance tracking for heavy-metal paint remediation and vessel removal - not asbestos documentation; contains no statement on asbestos-containing material aboard. Confirms she was a consent-decree-covered non-retention vessel and dates her fleet departure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-pyro-ae24-03
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[5]Vorbeck v. Commanding Officer, USS PYRO (AE-24), 11 M.J. 480 (C.M.A. 1981), Misc. No. 81-12 - CourtListener opinion 8663258 [court_record]
- Locator
- CourtListener API v4 opinion search 'USS Pyro' (3 hits; this the only ship-relevant); opinion lead paragraph
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Vorbeck v. Commanding Officer, USS PYRO (AE-24), 11 M.J. 480 (U.S. Court of Military Appeals, Misc. No. 81-12, filed 1981-09-21): a crewmember (Mess Management Specialist Seaman Gregory A. Vorbeck) petitioned for extraordinary relief seeking reversal of his special court-martial; the Commanding Officer, USS PYRO (AE-24), is the named respondent. Other litigation naming the hull - military justice, no asbestos or exposure content.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-05
- Study period
- 1981
- Limitations
- UCMJ extraordinary-relief proceeding naming the ship as the respondent's command; contains no asbestos, materials, or exposure content and is carried only as ship-specific litigation context - it supports no asbestos finding. Classification: other litigation, not qualifying asbestos litigation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-pyro-ae24-04
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[6]Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, 'Pyro II (AE-24)' (Vol. 5, pp. 408-409, with post-1970 addendum) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- NHHC DANFS Pyro II (AE-24) page - live verified 2026-10-05
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS (NHHC, live): second Pyro (AE-24), an ammunition ship; laid down 1957-10-21 by Bethlehem-Sparrows Point Shipyard, Inc., Sparrows Point, MD; launched 1958-11-05, sponsored by Mrs. Stuart H. Ingersoll; commissioned 1959-07-24 at Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Capt. Robert A. Patton. Fitting out Norfolk; ammunition load Earle NJ; shakedown Guantanamo through 1959-10-30; San Juan and Kingston; Panama Canal to Service Force, Pacific; San Diego 1959-12-04; 'the fourth of a new class of ammunition ships designed from the hull up for carrying and transferring at sea the latest in munitions and guided missiles.' January 1960 Mare Island; first WestPac late Feb-15 Aug 1960 (Pearl Harbor; Sasebo, Yokosuka, Kobe, Iwakuni; Okinawa; Hong Kong) returning Concord CA. Three-month overhaul from 1961-03-21 at Willamette Iron and Steel, Richmond CA; second WestPac 1961-08-09 to 1962-03-01; exercise 'Pork Barrel' May 1962; annual WestPacs from 1962-10-08, Yankee Station for 7th Fleet. San Francisco Naval Shipyard 1963-09-09 for FAST (Fast Automatic Shuttle Transfer) installation, proved on fourth WestPac 1964-01-12 to 1964-06-17; Navy Unit Commendation for 1964-12-05 to 1965-10-23, 227 ammunition unreps. Decommissioned 1994-05-31; stricken from the Naval Vessel Register 1997-04-08; berthed NISMF Bremerton as of December 1999.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-05
- Study period
- 1957-1999
- Limitations
- Authoritative Navy narrative for construction, service, awards, and post-1970 milestone addendum. Spec block classes her 'cl. Suribachi' while NVR lists 'Class: AE 23' (Nitro class) - see correction row. Contains no asbestos or insulation-material statement; supports no asbestos claim.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-pyro-ae24-05
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[7]Naval Vessel Register (NAVSEA), ship detail page PYRO (AE 24), last updated 2001-07-23 - Wayback capture 2012-01-26 [other_primary]
- Locator
- NVR AE24 detail table (archived capture; live detail page no longer published - disposed vessels drop off the active register)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Naval Vessel Register detail page for PYRO (AE 24), 'AMMUNITION SHIP': UIC 08392; Class AE 23; award date 1956-08-23; keel 1957-10-21; launch 1958-11-05; delivery 1959-07-10; commission 1959-07-24; decommission 1994-05-31; stricken 1997-04-08; status changed 2001-02-24 to 'Disposed of by Navy title transfer to the Maritime Administration'; berth Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet; 512 ft overall (487 ft waterline), 72 ft beam, draft 28 ft navigational/29 ft limit; 10,042 lt / 15,981 fl tons; steel hull and superstructure; Propulsion Type 'Steam Turbines', 1 propeller; accommodations Officers 19 / Enlisted 330; custodian Maritime Administration (NDRF).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-05
- Study period
- 1956-2001
- Limitations
- Archived copy cited as such - the live NVR detail page is no longer served for this disposed hull. Page last updated 2001-07-23, so post-2001 events (SINKEX prep, sale, tow) are absent from it. No asbestos or materials statement; supports no asbestos claim.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-pyro-ae24-06
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[8]NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive, USS Pyro (AE-24) page 09/05/0524 [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource AE-24 page - timeline, awards/campaign table, specifications, photo captions, commanding-officer list
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource service-ship archive: 'Nitro Class Ammunition Ship' timeline (laid down 1957-10-21 Bethlehem Steel Shipyard Inc., Sparrows Point; launched 1958-11-05; commissioned 1959-07-24 Norfolk Naval Shipyard, CAPT Robert A. Patton; decommissioned 1994-05-31 Naval Station Treasure Island CA; laid up Pacific Reserve Fleet NISMF Bremerton; struck 1997-04-08; MARAD transfer; Suisun Bay 2000-08-17; title transfer MARAD 2001-02-24; moved to Mare Island 2012-01-25 for cleaning; towed 2012-02-10 by tugs Marine Retriever and Marshall Foss to Southern Recycling, New Orleans, via Panama Canal). Vietnam campaign table: Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (Vietnam Advisory Campaign) and Vietnam Service Medal for eight campaigns (Vietnamese Counteroffensive, Phases II/III/VII, Sanctuary Counteroffensive, Vietnam Winter-Spring 1970, Consolidation II, Ceasefire Campaign). Awards board adds Navy Unit Commendation (2), Meritorious Unit Commendation (2), Battle 'E' (2), NDSM (2), AFEM (Vietnam, Persian Gulf), Southwest Asia Service Medal, RVN Campaign Medal, Kuwait Liberation Medal. Specs: 9,050 lt / 15,688 fl; 512 ft; 72 ft; 27 ft draft; 19 kts; 28 officers + 331 enlisted; four twin 3"/50; steam turbine single shaft 16,000 shp. Photographic record: NUC presentation at Mare Island 1965-12-10; dead in water during unrep with USS Kitty Hawk off San Diego c. late 1978-early 1979 with USS Southerland assisting; final Golden Gate transit 2012-02-10; ex-Pyro with ex-Mauna Kea at Mare Island 2001-11-22.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-05
- Study period
- 1957-2012
- Limitations
- Volunteer photographic archive - the most complete public timeline; individual photo captions are contributor-supplied and treated as descriptive detail, not primary record. Spec figures differ slightly from DANFS/NVR (see gaps). No asbestos statement; supports no asbestos claim.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-pyro-ae24-07
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[9]U.S. Maritime Administration, ShipHistory database - PYRO (AE-24), Detail 4013 [marad_nrc]
- Locator
- ShipHistory Detail 4013 - characteristics, historical narrative, milestone table (live verified 2026-10-05); no status cards posted for this vessel
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- MARAD ShipHistory record for PYRO (AE-24), detail 4013: year built 1959; shipyard Bethlehem Steel Shipbuilding Division; AE ammunition ship; 487 ft, 72 ft beam, 15,981 gross tons, 15,489 summer displacement. Milestones: entered Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet as a US Navy asset 2000-08-17; MARAD accepted title for disposal 2001-02-24; California SHPO cleared the ship for disposal 2005-06-21; interim movement 2006-01-25 'Sinkex Preparations IAW Contract #N00140-03C-A002' and returned from Sinkex preparations 2006-03-03 (prepared as a target, never expended); withdrawal 2012-01-24 'Vessel sold for dismantlement'; fate 'Sold - Scrap.'
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-05
- Study period
- 1959-2012
- Limitations
- Authoritative custody/disposal milestones. The 2006 Sinkex-prep interim movements document she was prepared as a target and returned - never sunk. No asbestos, materials, or condition-survey information; supports no asbestos claim.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-pyro-ae24-08
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[10]Booklet of General Plans, Ammunition Ship AE-24, SUPSHIP San Francisco, December 31, 1987 (scan via NavSource PDF 0524a.pdf; also archived at Internet Archive ae24bogp1987 and posted by MARAD) [other_primary]
- Locator
- BoGP plate 1 (title/revision block) and plate 2 (general dimensions & data); Internet Archive identifier ae24bogp1987; MARAD document e24ab377-7f5e-46e7-987a-341cbeaef6a1.pdf
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- 1987 Booklet of General Plans for AE-24 (SUPSHIP San Francisco issue, BuShips plan AE24-845-1062642, declassified 'IAW COMNAVSEA SYSCOM', distribution statement A) - ship-specific primary drawing set. Title block states 'THIS PLAN SUPERSEDES AE23-25 CLASS S0103-1728949' and the revision block documents her repair/overhaul yard history: San Francisco Naval Shipyard August 1963 (H. Hornbein Cons. Engrs. - the FAST period); Lockheed Shipbuilding & Construction Co., Seattle, October 1968; Mare Island Naval Shipyard October 1971 (PP1); Hunters Point N.S. April 1973; Triple A Machine Shop May 1974 (PP2); Todd Shipyard May 1977 (PP3); Southwest Marine February 1982 (PP4); SUPSHIP San Francisco April 1986 (PP5) and December 1987 (PP6, Pillsbury Martignoni).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-05
- Study period
- 1963-1987
- Limitations
- Arrangement, tank-capacity, and dimension drawing set - contains no insulation or materials schedule; ship-specific primary document but not a materials record. Yard-list is the drawing's revision history, treated as repair-location evidence consistent with documented availabilities.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-pyro-ae24-09
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[11]Era inference built on: NavSource/NVR propulsion specs (steam turbine, single shaft); DANFS build dates/yard; GAO HRD-80-2 Navy asbestos-policy account; BoGP 1987 yard revision history [other_primary]
- Locator
- GAO HRD-80-2 product page highlights; BoGP plate 1 revision block; NVR detail propulsion field
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Era/class inference only: a 1957-59 Bethlehem-built steam-turbine naval auxiliary - boilers, geared turbine, single shaft, 16,000 shp - was built in the Navy's documented asbestos-insulation era. Typical applications aboard steam auxiliaries of the type: boiler casing and steam-drum insulation, steam-line lagging, valve and flange gaskets, machinery packing, accommodation-space insulation. The Navy's own program documentation (GAO HRD-80-2) confirms asbestos insulation was in use aboard Navy ships through this period and was still being managed (removed only when damaged, 1975 policy; selective replacement in high-maintenance areas from 1979) during this hull's documented yard availabilities at San Francisco Bay yards through 1987.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-05
- Study period
- 1957-1994
- Population
- Construction trades (Bethlehem Sparrows Point, 1957-59); ship's company incl. engineering ratings; overhaul-yard workers at SF Bay yards through 1987
- Limitations
- Era/class inference - no hull-specific insulation survey or itemization located. The GAO report is program-level (fieldwork at Long Beach and Norfolk Naval Shipyards); it does not name this vessel. Does not establish quantity, location, condition, individual exposure, or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-pyro-ae24-10
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[12]U.S. General Accounting Office, 'Navy Efforts to Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure,' HRD-80-2 (published 1979-10-18) [gao]
- Locator
- GAO product page highlights (26-page report); live verified 2026-10-05 via product page (full PDF not pulled this session)
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO documented the Navy's asbestos-protection program: review of efforts to protect workers from asbestos exposure at Long Beach and Norfolk Naval Shipyards, covering asbestos use in Navy ships, removal costs, and disability compensation; the Navy's 1975 policy was to remove and replace with nonasbestos materials only insulation that was damaged or had to be removed for repairs, modified in 1979 to include selective replacement of asbestos insulation in high-maintenance areas expected during a ship's next operating cycle.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-05
- Study period
- 1975-1979 policy period
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers (program context)
- Limitations
- Program-level documentation of Navy asbestos-insulation use and management policy - does not name this vessel and does not establish asbestos aboard, quantity, location, exposure, or causation. Fieldwork yards were Long Beach and Norfolk NSYs; Pyro's documented yard work was at other yards.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-pyro-ae24-11
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[13]Associated Press via East Bay Times, 'Navy practice of sinking old ships raises pollution concerns' (2012-03-03) [reputable_press]
- Locator
- Article text - SINKEX statistics, 1999 EPA order, toxics estimates, cleanup cost figures
- Finding type
- environmental_record
- Finding
- SINKEX program context for her January-March 2006 target-preparation milestone: an Associated Press review (carried by East Bay Times, 2012-03-03) found the Navy sank 109 retired warships in the prior 12 years under the SINKEX program, that EPA in 1999 ordered the Navy to better document toxic waste aboard target ships, that such vessels 'can contain thousands of pounds of PCBs, asbestos, lead, mercury and other harmful substances in keels, insulation materials, wiring and felt gaskets,' and that toxic removal cost roughly $500,000-$600,000 per ship. Pyro's 2006 'Sinkex Preparations' occurred under this EPA/Navy toxics-documentation regime; she was returned to the fleet 2006-03-03 without being expended and was ultimately recycled instead.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-10-05
- Study period
- 1999-2012 program window
- Limitations
- Program-level press reporting - does not name Pyro and is not a materials record for this hull. Documents the hazmat-removal regime under which her 2006 SINKEX-prep interim movement occurred; she was never sunk, so no sink-site deposition occurred for this vessel.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-pyro-ae24-12
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[14]NVR detail page 'Class: AE 23'; DANFS Pyro II spec block 'cl. Suribachi'; DANFS Nitro II spec block 'cl. Nitro'; DANFS Haleakala spec block 'cl. Suribachi'; MARAD narrative 'Nitro-class'; BoGP 'SUPERSEDES AE23-25 CLASS' [other_primary]
- Locator
- NVR archived detail (class field); DANFS spec blocks for AE-23/24/25; MARAD Detail 4013 narrative; BoGP title block
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Class-assignment conflict resolved: the DANFS spec block classes Pyro 'cl. Suribachi,' while the Naval Vessel Register lists 'Class: AE 23' (the Nitro-class lead hull), MARAD's vessel record calls her a 'Nitro-class ammunition ship,' NavSource heads her entry 'Nitro Class Ammunition Ship,' and her own 1987 Booklet of General Plans states it 'SUPERSEDES AE23-25 CLASS' plans. DANFS is internally inconsistent on the point: it classes AE-23 (Nitro) 'cl. Nitro' while classing sister hulls AE-24 and AE-25 'cl. Suribachi.' The Nitro-class assignment is adopted; the Suribachi grouping reflects the older combined-family treatment of the purpose-built ammunition ships.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-05
- Study period
- 1959-2012
- Limitations
- Resolves a publication-level class-assignment discrepancy; does not affect identity, milestones, or materials record. No asbestos content in any of these sources.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-pyro-ae24-13
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[15]Batch-491 search ledger (this record): DANFS, NVR archive, MARAD ShipHistory + contract + quarterly report, NavSource, BoGP, GAO, AP/East Bay Times, CourtListener opinion query [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-pyro-ae24-01 through sl-uss-pyro-ae24-12
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No ship-specific asbestos survey, itemization, sampling result, abatement-completion report, or qualifying asbestos litigation naming USS Pyro (AE-24) was located in the public sources searched. What exists ship-specific is the federal disposal contract's asbestos-abatement requirement for this hull (ev-01). CourtListener 'USS Pyro' opinion search returned one non-asbestos ship-specific opinion (Vorbeck, ev-04) and name collisions; 'USS Pyro' docket search returned 159 loose token-match dockets, all name collisions or unverified matches with no confirmed hull-naming document; 'AE-24' opinion and docket queries remained pending against the fleet rate limit at research cutoff - see search_ledger.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-05
- Study period
- 2026-10-05
- Limitations
- Absence of a located public survey does not prove absence of asbestos aboard - a 1959 steam auxiliary is era-consistent with installed asbestos-containing materials, and the federal contract treated the hull as an asbestos remediation project. The contract's completion deliverables (abatement liability certificate, sampling validation, closeout report) would be the confirming documents and are not in the public file. CourtListener coverage was partial at cutoff (see ledger).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-pyro-ae24-14
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[16]NARA deck-log program guidance (archives.gov/research/military/logbooks); MARAD contract Article XVI deliverables list; NARA Navy/maritime records guide [other_primary]
- Locator
- Contract milestones 4, 20-23 (deliverables); NARA logbook guide (RG 24 at College Park; RG 19 BuShips)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Archival leads (not retrieved): (a) the 2011 MARAD sales contract's own deliverables - the Certificate of Asbestos Abatement Liability, the HM/HW sampling-and-analysis validation reports, and the closeout report - held by MARAD Office of Ship Disposal Programs; these are the documents that would confirm asbestos presence, quantity, and disposition aboard this hull. (b) NARA RG 24 post-1941 deck logs for Pyro (AE-24), National Archives at College Park - Vietnam-era logs partially digitized under the Blue Water Navy digitization program. (c) NARA RG 19 Bureau of Ships construction/contract files for hull AE-24 (contract award 1956-08-23).
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-10-05
- Study period
- 1959-2012 records
- Limitations
- Record-location mapping only - no box-level retrieval performed; existence of asbestos-specific documents for this hull is unknown until surveyed. Nothing in this row is an asbestos finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-pyro-ae24-15