Evidence
7 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-7).
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[1]research packet 902-packet.md (2 sources cited) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: PHANTOM
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-sc-526-sc526-pkt-902-packet-md
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[2]Naval History and Heritage Command, DANFS, SC-501–SC-600 entry for SC-526 (indexed text retrieved through Studio-side search; current page returned HTTP 404 on verification). [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- SC-526 entry
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NHHC/DANFS records SC-526 as built at Mathis Yacht Building Co., Camden, New Jersey; keel laid 1941-07-29; launched 1941-12-30; commissioned 1942-05-11; and transferred to France 1944-09-25.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Limitations
- The NHHC URL was not live at verification time (HTTP 404); the indexed page text was checked against the NARA service-date inventory. The record establishes construction and transfer dates, not asbestos content, individual exposure, causation, or later French disposition.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-sc-526-sc526-01
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[3]National Archives, Special List 44, By Ship Numbers. [other_primary]
- Locator
- PDF table row SC-526
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The National Archives Special List 44 ship-number inventory lists SC-526 with a service-log span from 1942-09-01 through 1944-09-25.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Limitations
- This is a logbook inventory date span, not a complete service history and not an asbestos record. It does not establish the vessel's entire operational history, crew exposure, or later disposition.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-sc-526-sc526-02
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[4]Naval History and Heritage Command, DANFS, SC-401–SC-500 class-characteristics section for SC-497 class. [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- SC-497 Class Characteristics; SC-497 class grouping
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- NHHC's SC-497 class characteristics identify a 100-foot class with two diesel engines, two screws, and accommodations for 3 officers and 25 enlisted. These are class/era characteristics only and do not document asbestos aboard SC-526.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Limitations
- The NHHC page returned HTTP 404 at verification; indexed text was reviewed. Class propulsion and hull construction cannot be upgraded to a ship-specific asbestos finding. No insulation, gasket, packing, or other asbestos product is confirmed aboard SC-526; no quantity or condition is known.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-sc-526-sc526-03
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[5]NavSource, Submarine Chaser Photo Archives, SC/PC index. [other_primary]
- Locator
- SC-497 Class section
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The live NavSource submarine-chaser index describes the World War II SC-497 class as a wood-hulled 110-foot submarine-chaser class. This is class context, not proof of the materials aboard SC-526.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Limitations
- NavSource is used only as corroborating class context. It does not document asbestos aboard SC-526, an individual exposure, causation, quantity, or current material condition.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-sc-526-sc526-04
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[6]Authenticated CourtListener helper searches, four base queries, limit 20 each; all returned no result. [court_record]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-sc-526-sc526-01 through -04
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying asbestos litigation naming USS SC-526, SC-526, or this hull as an exposure site was returned by the four required authenticated CourtListener base searches: exact-name opinion, exact-name docket, hull-number opinion, and hull-number docket.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Limitations
- A zero-result search does not prove that no case exists. No asbestos-qualified variants were run because neither base query overflowed its 20-result page. The sweep does not establish or defeat exposure, causation, or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-sc-526-sc526-05
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[7]Negative finding from the source and litigation sweep documented in this record's search ledger. [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-sc-526-sc526-05 through -08
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No public ship-specific asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or material inventory for SC-526 was located in the authoritative sources reviewed. The vessel therefore remains an honest negative record for ship-specific asbestos documentation.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Limitations
- Absence of a located public record is not proof of absence of asbestos aboard. The public record reviewed does not characterize original or transferred-vessel materials, remaining material, maintenance disturbance, or any individual's exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-sc-526-sc526-06