Evidence
5 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-5).
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[1]NavSource Online, Submarine Chaser Photo Archive, SC-742 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Header and history bullets; Specifications
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource identifies SC-742 as an SC-497-class submarine chaser, ex-PC-742, laid down 22 April 1942 by Julius Petersen at Nyack, New York; launched 17 August 1942; commissioned USS PC-742 on 1 January 1943; reclassified SC-742 in April 1943; struck from the Naval Register 26 February 1946; transferred to the Philippines in March 1948; fate unknown. The page lists two GM 8-268A diesels, reduction gear, two shafts, and complement 28.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Limitations
- NavSource is an archival photo-history compilation, not a Navy registry or DANFS entry. Its live page says no DANFS history is available. Milestones are attributed to NavSource and have not been independently verified against an original commissioning or strike record. The listed complement is not independently verified. This page documents no asbestos content or exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-sc-742-sc742-01
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[2]National Archives, Special List #44, by Ship Numbers [other_primary]
- Locator
- Printed page 109, SC-742 entries
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA Special List #44 lists SC-742 deck-log date ranges beginning 8 January 1943 and continuing 1 June 1943–31 March 1944 and 1 June 1944–30 June 1945. These are log coverage dates, not commissioning or reclassification dates.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Limitations
- The list is a finding aid for deck-log holdings; it does not establish the vessel's commissioning date, reclassification, asbestos conditions, or crew exposure. Log contents were not retrieved.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-sc-742-sc742-02
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[3]NavSource Online, Submarine Chaser Photo Index [other_primary]
- Locator
- Submarine Chaser 110-foot wooden-hull heading and SC-742 index entry
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The NavSource submarine-chaser index places SC-742 in its 110-foot submarine-chaser listing and describes the 110-foot submarine-chaser type as wooden-hulled.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Limitations
- The index describes a vessel type and lists SC-742 in the category; it is a secondary photo archive rather than a ship construction record. This type-level fact does not establish any asbestos material or exposure aboard SC-742.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-sc-742-sc742-wooden-hull
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[4]Authenticated helper search attempts; no result payload captured [court_record]
- Locator
- Search ledger entries CL-01 through CL-03
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- CourtListener search status is incomplete. Exact-name opinion and docket searches were initiated through the authenticated fleet helper but yielded no usable result before the helper reported the fleet-wide pacing budget momentarily spent. Hull-number opinion search was also initiated, but no result was captured. Hull-number docket search was not completed. No conclusion about the presence or absence of qualifying asbestos litigation is supported.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Limitations
- This records an incomplete search process, not a negative finding that no cases exist. Exact-name requests did not return data; a hull-number docket search remains outstanding. The helper instructed the operator not to retry in a loop.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-sc-742-sc742-03
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[5]Research result based on reviewed NavSource and NARA records; Firecrawl search unavailable at keyless quota limit [other_primary]
- Locator
- Research log and source review, 2026-10-03
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- No ship-specific asbestos documentation was verified in the sources reviewed; asbestos documentation for SC-742 remains unknown.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Limitations
- Absence of a located record is not proof that asbestos was absent. This limited source review did not include complete NARA deck logs, asbestos surveys, abatement files, or full-text litigation records. No exposure inference is made from class, era, wood construction, or diesel propulsion.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-sc-742-sc742-04