Evidence
10 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-10).
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[1]research packet u-packet.md (10 sources cited) [nhhc_danfs]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED (with disclosed date variance on final decommission month). No phantom, no collision. — real identity: USS Talladega (APA-208, later LPA-208); namesake: Talladega County, Alabama [secondary] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Talladega
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-talladega-apa208-pkt-u-packet-md
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[2]NHHC DANFS entry 'Talladega (APA-208)' (published 2015-11-20; includes cancelled 1864 Algoma-class sloop-of-war disambiguation) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS Talladega II (APA-208) entry, full text
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS (NHHC): Talladega (APA-208), Haskell-class attack transport, MC type VC2-S-AP5 (MCV hull 556); laid down 1944-06-03 at Richmond, Calif. by Permanente Metals Corp.; launched 1944-08-17; commissioned 1944-10-31 (Capt. Edward H. McMenemy). WWII: Iwo Jima D-Day landings (TG 56.2, arrived 1945-02-19, six days embarking casualties) and Okinawa reserve lift (arrived 1945-04-09); occupation lifts to Yokohama and Kure; four 'Magic Carpet' veteran-return voyages. Out of commission in reserve 1946-12-27. Recommissioned at Hunters Point, Calif., 1951-12-08; Korea war-zone service 1952-12 through 1953; seven WestPac deployments through the 1960s; Vietnam operations 1965 (Qui Nhon landing, Operation Starlight 1965-08-15/25, first two Navy-Marine raids) and 1967 (Operation Hand Clasp, Vung Tau/Saigon). Caretaker status 18 months; decommissioned per DANFS July 1969; redesignated LPA-208 January 1969; temporary MARAD custody 1969-10-20 (Olympia, Wash.); permanent custody 1971-09-01; moved to Suisun Bay 1972; sold/scrapped 1982. Battle stars: 2 WWII, 2 Korea, 3 Vietnam.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-25
- Study period
- 1944-1982
- Population
- Ship's company (~692) and embarked troops (~1,552) 1944-1969; Hunters Point reactivation yard workers 1951
- Limitations
- Service history and ship identity only; DANFS contains no asbestos, insulation-material, or survey statement. Live NHHC URL returned 404 on 2026-09-25 (standing NHHC link rot); content verified via Wayback capture 2025-02-02 and corroborated against the hazegray DANFS mirror (which carries OCR typos: 'MCV hull 666' and wrong-year strings in the Korea/Vietnam paragraphs - corrected online text controls). Internal DANFS discrepancy: 'decommissioned in July 1969' vs NavSource's 1969-10-15 - both carried, logged in gaps.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-talladega-apa208-01
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[3]MARAD Vessel History database, TALLADEGA (LPA-208), Detail ID 4754 - status card scans (MA-199, MA-383) [marad_nrc]
- Locator
- Status Cards tab: 6UT_01.png (MA-199 vessel status card); 4754_8758AF.jpg (MA-383 reserve-fleet particulars card)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- MARAD Vessel Status Card (Form MA-199) and Reserve Fleet - Ship Particulars card (Form MA-383): TALLADEGA (LPA-208), design VC2-S-AP5, builder 'Permanente Rich #2' Richmond 1944, MC/MCV hull 556, 455' x 62' x 24', 7,750 gross tons. Custody chain: USMC to Navy Department (1944); Navy to Maritime Administration custody at Olympia 1969-10-20; Olympia Reserve Fleet departure 1972-03-28, entered Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet 1972-06-08; permanent title transfer recorded 1973-07-01; withdrawn and delivered to C.W. Enterprise and Investment, Inc. at Suisun Bay 1982-10-01 pursuant to Trade-In Exchange Contract MA-10883.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-25
- Study period
- 1944-1982
- Population
- NDRF lay-up maintenance personnel (1969-1982); disposal/tow crews
- Limitations
- Primary custody/disposal record; contains no asbestos, hazardous-material, or condition statement for this hull. Minor internal date divergences from DANFS (permanent title transfer 1973-07-01 vs DANFS custody 1971-09-01; Suisun entry 1972-06-08 vs DANFS 'July 1972') logged in gaps. Does not establish presence or absence of asbestos aboard.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-talladega-apa208-02
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[4]MARAD Vessel History database, TALLADEGA (LPA-208), Detail ID 4754 - Record of Ship Sales, Form MA-20 (scan 4754_AF.jpg) [marad_nrc]
- Locator
- Status Cards tab: 4754_AF.jpg (MA-20 Record of Ship Sales)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- MARAD Record of Ship Sales (Form MA-20): TALLADEGA (LPA 208) traded-out to Keystone Shipping Co. together with 5 other vessels in exchange for CHANCELLORSVILLE, contract MA-10883 dated 1982-05-26; Keystone immediately resold the vessel to C.W. Enterprises and Investment Inc. (California corp.) with right to resell to shipbreakers in Taiwan for scrapping within 24 months; State Dept export license No. 177180 issued 1982-09-21; released to Keystone 1982-09-30; departed Suisun Bay 1982-10-01.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-25
- Study period
- 1982
- Population
- Foreign shipbreakers (Taiwan, 1982-84)
- Limitations
- Primary disposal document; contains no asbestos or hazardous-material statement - 1982 foreign-scrapping sales did not require the hazmat disclosures later imposed on domestic scrapping. Establishes overseas (Taiwan) dismantling pathway; scrapping-yard asbestos conditions not documented. NavSource's compression of this to 'sold by MARAD to C.W. Enterprise' omits the Keystone trade-in structure - this card controls.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-talladega-apa208-03
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[5]Bureau of Ships, Ships' Data U.S. Naval Vessels Vol. 3 (Jan 1945), APA section (shipscribe.com scan) - machinery specification; class context via Haskell-class profile (VC2-S-AP5 type data) [other_primary]
- Locator
- SDB1945v3 APA machinery table (Haskell row - lead-ship values applied to type)
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Era/design inference: the VC2-S-AP5 (Victory-derived) attack-transport plant - 2 Babcock & Wilcox superheated boilers (465 psi/750F) feeding a single Westinghouse geared turbine, 8,500 shp - was built and operated at the peak of naval asbestos use. Era-typical asbestos applications for the type: boiler/fireroom insulation, steam-line and turbine lagging, valve and flange gaskets, machinery packing, accommodation insulation; troop-transport fit-out added interior joiner/insulation scope. Her 1951 Hunters Point recommissioning, ~18-month caretaker/inactivation period, 13-year reserve-fleet lay-up, and 1982 overseas scrapping are the documented lifecycle phases where disturbance would occur.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-25
- Study period
- 1944-1982
- Population
- Permanente Metals Richmond Yard 2 construction trades (1944); Hunters Point reactivation workers (1951); ship's force and embarked troops (1944-1969); NDRF and disposal workers (1969-1982)
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - BuShips data names the design, not this hull; no material schedule, survey, or work package for APA-208 located. Does not establish that asbestos was installed, in what quantity, or that any individual was exposed. Present-day presence moot (scrapped 1982-84).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-talladega-apa208-04
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[6]CourtListener API v4 opinion + RECAP docket searches (see search_ledger sl-03 through sl-06) [court_record]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-talladega-apa208-03..06; Gandy opinion 8595543
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- CourtListener sweep (authenticated API v4, 2026-09-25): no qualifying asbestos litigation naming this hull located. 'Talladega' AND asbestos in opinions: 19 hits, all name collisions (Alabama venue/county references - e.g., Avondale Mills Sylacauga/Talladega-County asbestos litigation, Kimberly-Clark Alabama workers' comp; none mention the vessel). 'USS Talladega' opinions: 1 hit - United States v. Gandy, 9 C.M.A. 355 (1958) (Court of Military Appeals: seaman UA from USS Talladega at Long Beach 1956-10-08; military justice, not an exposure case). 'APA-208' opinions: 2 hits - Gandy plus Kan-Di-Ki LLC v. Suer (Del. Ch. 2015; code/identifier collision, not the ship). 'USS Talladega' RECAP dockets: 1 hit - United States v. QTC Medical Services, C.D. Cal. 2:14-cv-08961 (False Claims Act; vessel name appears incidentally in a 332-page amended complaint; not asbestos litigation). 'APA-208' RECAP docket sweep not completed before reporting (fleet pacing limit) - logged as gap.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-25
- Study period
- 2026-09-25
- Limitations
- RECAP-indexed text only; asbestos complaints filed without hull numbers in indexed text would not surface. 'Talladega' is a high-collision name (Alabama county, city, speedway) - county-venue asbestos cases dominate name searches and under-cover no ship references. MDL-875 dockets may name the vessel only in unscanned complaint exhibits.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-talladega-apa208-05
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[7]Batch-2280 search ledger (this record): NHHC DANFS; MARAD vessel-history file 4754 (status cards + sale record); CourtListener opinion/docket sweeps; DOT OIG MA-2000-067; GAO HRD-80-2; NavSource APA-208 (secondary lead only); class profile haskell-class.class.json [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-talladega-apa208-01 through sl-uss-talladega-apa208-11
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no hull survey, abatement contract, shipyard work package, MARAD hazmat condition report, or docketed asbestos case naming USS Talladega / APA-208 / LPA-208 was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-25
- Study period
- 2026-09-25
- Limitations
- Absence of a located public record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard - a 1944 steam hull of this type is era-consistent with asbestos insulation. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-talladega-apa208-06
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[8]DOT OIG, Report on the Program for Scrapping Obsolete Vessels - Maritime Administration, MA-2000-067 (March 10, 2000) [other_primary]
- Locator
- MA-2000-067, summary and 'worst condition' inspection passages; Suisun Bay fleet count (p. ~2 of report body)
- Finding type
- environmental_record
- Finding
- DOT Office of Inspector General audit of MARAD's obsolete-vessel scrapping program: the NDRF disposal fleet (James River, Beaumont, Suisun Bay) 'contain[s] hazardous substances such as asbestos and solid and liquid polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)'; routine inspection of 11 of the 40 'worst condition' vessels found 'asbestos hanging from pipes below deck'; Suisun Bay held 41 disposal vessels at report date. Talladega was herself a deteriorating Suisun Bay NDRF vessel 1972-1982 and departed under a foreign-scrapping sale - the program pathway this audit describes.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-25
- Study period
- 2000 (audit; fleet conditions as surveyed)
- Population
- NDRF maintenance and disposal-program workers
- Limitations
- Program-level audit published 2000, eighteen years after Talladega left the fleet - documents asbestos presence across NDRF disposal vessels generally, not this hull. Applies as context for the era/system her disposal passed through; cannot be read as a ship-specific finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-talladega-apa208-07
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[9]GAO, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (October 18, 1979) [gao]
- Locator
- GAO product page HRD-80-2 (full text blocked to automated fetch, HTTP 403 on 2026-09-25; content via product-page description - standing limitation from batch-01)
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO documented Navy asbestos policy during the ship's second commission: 1975 standing policy removed asbestos insulation only when damaged or when required for repairs; modified 1979 to selective replacement in high-maintenance areas - meaning original-era insulation aboard active ships typically remained in place for decades absent yard disturbance.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-25
- Study period
- 1975-1979
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers and ship's force (policy population)
- Limitations
- Program-level documentation, not ship-specific; policy window (1975-79) postdates Talladega's decommissioning - she left naval custody October 1969. Relevant to the era in which her peers remained active, and to interpreting her own undocumented in-service material state.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-talladega-apa208-08
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[10]National Archives catalog - RG 24 deck logs; RG 181 naval district/shipyard records; RG 178/235 maritime construction records (collection-level, not item-verified for this hull) [other_primary]
- Locator
- catalog.archives.gov search 'Talladega' / 'APA-208' - item-level retrieval outstanding
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Archival lead (unretrieved): NARA holds USS Talladega (APA-208) deck logs for 1944-1969 within RG 24 'Logbooks of U.S. Navy Ships and Stations, 1941-1983' (digitized on Fold3); Hunters Point Naval Shipyard reactivation-era work records (RG 181) and MARAD/USMC construction and survey files for MC hull 556 (RG 178/RG 235) are additional unretrieved leads. Any ship-specific asbestos statement, if it exists, most plausibly sits in the 1951 reactivation availability records or the 1967-69 inactivation file.
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-25
- Study period
- 1944-1969 (record coverage)
- Limitations
- Collection-level lead only; no item-level pull performed (no spend authorized). Deck logs rarely record insulation materials; the reactivation work package is the more promising but unverified target.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-talladega-apa208-09