Evidence
5 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-5).
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[1]research packet x-packet.md (10 sources cited) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED — real identity: USS Rockbridge
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-rockbridge-apa228-pkt-x-packet-md
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[2]DANFS-derived via Wikipedia; hullnumber.com; Naval Cover Museum [nhhc_danfs]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- USS Rockbridge (APA-228), Haskell-class attack transport, built by Kaiser Shipbuilding, Vancouver, WA (MCV hull 674, VC2-S-AP5). Laid down 2 September 1944, launched 28 October 1944, commissioned 18 November 1944. Served at Iwo Jima and Okinawa (1945), as floating hotel during Bikini atomic tests (1946), recommissioned for Korea (1950), Atlantic Fleet amphibious training (1951-1968). Decommissioned 8 March 1947, recommissioned 23 December 1950, decommissioned 29 November 1968. Stricken 1 December 1968, sold for scrap 27 May 1969.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Limitations
- Direct DANFS page not loadable without guessing URL (forbidden); identity facts corroborated across DANFS-citing Wikipedia, hullnumber.com, and Naval Cover Museum.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-rockbridge-apa228-01
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[3]Negative search result across authoritative repositories (2026-09-25) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No ship-specific asbestos documentation located for USS Rockbridge (APA-228) in any authoritative source searched (Navy, NARA, HAER, museum records). This is a negative finding, not an absence of exposure.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Limitations
- Negative finding reflects search coverage, not proof of absence. No hull-specific asbestos survey located.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-rockbridge-apa228-02
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[4]CourtListener search not completed - pacing limit (2026-09-25) [court_record]
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- CourtListener authenticated search for the combined ship name and hull number could not be completed during the writing session due to fleet-wide pacing limits on the shared helper. The search gap is logged; retry is needed.
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Limitations
- Search not run; no litigation finding can be claimed. Retry required for complete coverage.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-rockbridge-apa228-03
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[5]U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, asbestos exposure guidance for Navy veterans [other_primary]
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Era context: the Department of Veterans Affairs states that many WWII-era Navy ships contained asbestos products, with boiler and engine rooms of particular concern because asbestos was widely used as insulation during this period.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Limitations
- Era context only - does not establish asbestos presence aboard this specific hull. Not a finding about USS Rockbridge.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-rockbridge-apa228-04