Evidence
6 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-6).
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[1]Naval History and Heritage Command, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, ‘SC-701–SC-800,’ SC-744 entry (archived Wayback copy, captured 2025-12-09). [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- SC-744 entry
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Archived NHHC DANFS entry identifies SC-744 as built at Quincy Adams Yacht Yard Inc., Quincy, Massachusetts; keel laid 18 February 1942; launched 23 May 1942; commissioned 10 July 1942; and lost 27 November 1944.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03; archived capture loaded successfully; live NHHC URL returned 404
- Limitations
- The entry documents SC-744's basic service history and says ‘Lost’; it does not specify the cause or exact location of loss, asbestos content, the PC-744 designation, or hull construction material. The cited page is an archived copy because the live NHHC URL returned 404.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-sc-744-sc744-01
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[2]Naval History and Heritage Command, ‘Casualties: U.S. Navy and Coast Guard Vessels, Sunk or Damaged Beyond Repair during World War II’ (archived Wayback copy, captured 2020-04-19). [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- U.S. Navy Warships → Submarine Chaser, (110 foot) (SC) → USS SC-744
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NHHC's casualty list identifies USS SC-744 as sunk by a kamikaze attack in Leyte Gulf, Philippine Islands, on 27 November 1944.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03; archived capture loaded successfully; live NHHC URL returned 404
- Limitations
- The casualty list gives the loss mode, general location, and date; it does not provide a detailed attack narrative, the precise wreck location, or asbestos information. The cited page is an archived copy because the live NHHC URL returned 404.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-sc-744-sc744-02
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[3]Naval History and Heritage Command, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, ‘SC-401–SC-500,’ ‘SC-497 Class Characteristics’ and ‘Class Grouping’ (archived Wayback copy, captured 2022-12-27). [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- ‘SC-497 Class Characteristics’ and ‘Class Grouping’
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The archived NHHC SC-497 class profile groups hull numbers 628–775 in the SC-497 class and gives class characteristics including 100 feet overall length, 17 feet extreme beam, 148 tons full-load displacement, two diesel engines, two screws, and diesel fuel. Its class complement is listed as 3 officers and 25 enlisted. The source says class installations varied and does not establish SC-744's individual fit.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03; archived capture loaded successfully; live NHHC URL returned 404
- Limitations
- Class-level design information only. It does not establish SC-744's individual installed engine model or performance, its actual complement, wooden construction, or any asbestos-containing material aboard. No asbestos exposure is inferred from class, design, or propulsion. The cited page is an archived copy because the live NHHC URL returned 404.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-sc-744-sc744-03
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[4]U.S. General Accounting Office, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (Oct. 18, 1979). [gao]
- Locator
- pp. 1–2; pp. 10–12 (Navy response on shipboard asbestos uses and policy)
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO's 1979 report describes Navy-wide asbestos use in ships and Navy asbestos-control and removal policies, while discussing shipyard work at Long Beach and Norfolk. It does not name SC-744 or provide evidence about asbestos aboard this hull.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03 via web text extraction; direct workstation request returned 403
- Limitations
- Fleet-level and shipyard-program context only; SC-744 was lost in 1944 and is not identified in this report. It does not establish the presence, product type, amount, condition, or exposure potential of asbestos aboard SC-744.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-sc-744-sc744-04
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[5]Batch 8118 research log and search ledger in BATCH-8118-REPORT.md (bounded search; not a primary source documenting the vessel). [other_primary]
- Locator
- Report sections ‘Negative findings’ and ‘Access gaps’; per-ship search ledger
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- No ship-specific asbestos survey, inventory, abatement record, or hazardous-material disclosure was located in the sources and records reviewed for this batch. This is a bounded negative search result; asbestos aboard SC-744 remains unknown.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Limitations
- A search result, not proof that asbestos was absent. Firecrawl's required MCP search service was rate-limited and the CourtListener sweep was interrupted by shared pacing; relevant archival or litigation records may remain undiscovered.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-sc-744-sc744-05
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[6]National Archives and Records Administration, Special List #44, by Ship Numbers, SC-744 entries. [other_primary]
- Locator
- PDF p. 109 (printed p. 109), entries for SC-744
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA Special List #44 lists SC-744 deck-log date ranges of 10 July 1942–24 April 1943 and 1 September 1943–27 November 1944.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03; live URL returned HTTP 200; PDF text reviewed
- Limitations
- The list documents available log-date ranges only; the individual log volumes were not retrieved or read. It is an archival lead and does not itself establish an asbestos condition, exposure, crew fact, or event beyond the listed coverage dates.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-sc-744-sc744-06