Evidence
5 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-5).
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[1]research packet ce-packet.md (3 sources cited) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED — real identity: USS Road Runner
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-road-runner-amc35-pkt-ce-packet-md
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[2]Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS), ‘Road Runner (AMc-35)’; live transcription on Hazegray & Underway, identified by the site as transcribed from DANFS, U.S. Naval Historical Center, 1959–1991. [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Entry heading ‘Road Runner (AMc-35)’ and service-history paragraphs; live page returned HTTP 200 on 2026-10-05
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The DANFS entry identifies Road Runner (AMc-35) as built in 1939 as Treasure Island by Western Boat Yard, Tacoma, Washington; acquired by the Navy on 1940-11-27 from August Felando of San Pedro, California; converted at South Coast Co., Newport Beach, California; and placed in service on 1941-06-02. It describes Road Runner as a wooden coastal minesweeper assigned to the 11th Naval District and Western Sea Frontier, with San Pedro homeport and Mare Island home yard. It states she was placed out of service on 1944-09-15, struck on 1944-10-14, transferred to the War Shipping Administration on 1945-02-05, and sold to her former owner. The entry gives 175 tons displacement, 81 ft length, 20 ft 8 in beam, 4 ft 5 in draft, 9 knots speed, and complement 16.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-05
- Study period
- 1939–1945
- Limitations
- This is a volunteer transcription of the historical DANFS text, not the current NHHC host. It supports the history and specifications stated in the entry only. It does not identify propulsion machinery, asbestos materials, exposure, quantity, current ACM status, or causation; later disposition after sale is not supplied.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-road-runner-amc35-01
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[3]National Archives and Records Administration, Ship Plan Index, ROADRUNNER / AMc-35 row; RG 19, Alphabetical Ship Drawings, NAID 53484866. [other_primary]
- Locator
- ROADRUNNER row; catalog link https://catalog.archives.gov/id/53484866
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The National Archives Ship Plan Index lists ROADRUNNER, hull AMc-35, in Record Group 19 under ‘Alphabetical Ship Drawings,’ National Archives Identifier 53484866.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-05
- Limitations
- The index establishes that a ship-drawing file unit is cataloged; it does not state that a particular drawing was reviewed, identify its contents, or establish any material or asbestos condition. The linked catalog record was not successfully extracted in this session.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-road-runner-amc35-02
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[4]U.S. Navy, Navy Filing Manual, Fourth Edition (1941), coastal minesweeper designation list; National Archives-hosted copy. [other_primary]
- Locator
- Coastal minesweeper list, AMc35 entry
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The 1941 Navy Filing Manual lists ‘AMc35 Road Runner’ among coastal minesweepers, corroborating the hull designation and contemporary Navy name association.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-05
- Study period
- 1941
- Limitations
- This is a designation list, not a service history or material record. It establishes no asbestos presence, exposure, propulsion detail, or later disposition.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-road-runner-amc35-03
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[5]Scope-limited negative finding from review of the cited DANFS entry and NARA Ship Plan Index entry for ROADRUNNER (AMc-35), NAID 53484866. [other_primary]
- Locator
- NARA Ship Plan Index ROADRUNNER row, linked to NAID 53484866; DANFS entry cited in ev-uss-road-runner-amc35-01
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- No ship-specific asbestos material, survey, or abatement record was identified in the limited sources reviewed for this record. The ship-specific DANFS entry contains no asbestos or insulation-material statement. NARA indexes a ship-drawing file for this hull, but that file was not inspected. Asbestos presence aboard USS Road Runner is unknown.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-05
- Limitations
- A limited source review is not proof that no asbestos record exists. The NARA file unit itself was not retrieved or inspected, and the CourtListener sweep was blocked before any query reached the API. This finding establishes only that no ship-specific asbestos record was identified in the reviewed material; it does not establish asbestos absence aboard the vessel, exposure, quantity, or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-road-runner-amc35-04