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 (11 sources cited) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED — real identity: USS Rockwall
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-rockwall-apa230-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 Rockwall (APA-230), Haskell-class attack transport, built by Kaiser Shipbuilding, Vancouver, WA (MCV hull 676, VC2-S-AP5). Laid down 9 September 1944, launched 5 November 1944, commissioned 14 January 1945. Landed Marines at Okinawa (10 June 1945), served as support vessel for Operation Crossroads at Bikini (1946). Decommissioned 15 March 1947, recommissioned 3 March 1951, decommissioned 28 September 1955. Stricken 1 December 1958, disposed 1 August 1983, scrapped 1984. 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. Do not confuse with USS Rockdale (different hull).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-rockwall-apa230-01
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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 Rockwall (APA-230) 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-rockwall-apa230-02
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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-rockwall-apa230-03
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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 Rockwall.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-rockwall-apa230-04