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) [nhhc_danfs]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED — real identity: USS Saint Croix
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-saint-croix-apa231-pkt-x-packet-md
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[2]NHHC Naval Historical Center Online Library; DANFS-derived via Wikipedia [nhhc_danfs]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- USS Saint Croix (APA-231), Haskell-class attack transport, built by Kaiser Shipyard, Vancouver, WA (VC2-S-AP5). Laid down 25 September 1944, launched 9 November 1944, commissioned 1 December 1944. Transported troops in the South Pacific and Philippines (1945), carried occupation troops to Japan and Marines to China (1945), served as advance station ship for Operation Crossroads at Bikini (1946). Decommissioned 7 April 1947, stricken 23 April 1947, redesignated LPA-231 on 1 January 1969, sold for scrap November 1979.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Limitations
- NHHC Online Library page loaded successfully; corroborated by DANFS-derived Wikipedia. Direct DANFS page not loadable without guessing URL (forbidden).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-saint-croix-apa231-01
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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 Saint Croix (APA-231) 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-saint-croix-apa231-02
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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-saint-croix-apa231-03
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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 Saint Croix.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-saint-croix-apa231-04