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 Rockingham
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-rockingham-apa229-pkt-x-packet-md
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[2]DANFS-derived via Wikipedia (cites DANFS Online); ship.spottingworld.com [nhhc_danfs]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- USS Rockingham (APA-229), Haskell-class attack transport, built by Kaiser Shipbuilding, Vancouver, WA (MCV hull 675, VC2-S-AP5). Laid down 11 September 1944, launched 1 November 1944, commissioned 22 November 1944. Landed troops at Okinawa (26 April 1945), assisted USS Terror casualties (1 May 1945), supported Operation Crossroads at Bikini (1946). Decommissioned 17 March 1947, redesignated LPA-229 on 1 January 1969, stricken 1 October 1958, sold for scrap 2 October 1979. One battle star for WWII.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Limitations
- Direct DANFS page not loadable without guessing URL (forbidden); identity facts corroborated across DANFS-derived sources. Wikipedia infobox labels hull type 'VC2-S-AP3' while article text and all DANFS-derived sources call her Haskell-class (VC2-S-AP5) - an infobox inconsistency, not a second ship.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-rockingham-apa229-01
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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 Rockingham (APA-229) 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-rockingham-apa229-02
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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-rockingham-apa229-03
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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 Rockingham.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-rockingham-apa229-04