Evidence
14 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-14).
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[1]Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, Tawakoni (ATF-114) entry; HyperWar/ibiblio transcription (Patrick Clancey) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Full DANFS entry text
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS entry for Tawakoni (ATF-114): named for a Caddoan tribe of the Wichita group; spec block dp. 1,330, l. 205', b. 38'6", dr. 14'3", s. 16.5 k., cpl. 85, a. 1 3", 2 40mm., cl. Abnaki. Laid down 1943-05-19 at San Francisco, Calif., by United Engineering Co.; launched 1943-10-28, sponsor Mrs. R. F. Parker; commissioned 1944-09-16, Lt. Comdr. Clarence L. Foushee. Service: shakedown San Pedro Oct-Nov 1944; Pearl Harbor 1944-12-12; Saipan/5th Fleet 1945-02-07; Iwo Jima - assisted bombed Gamble (DM-15) 1945-02-19, minor damage alongside LST-785 in surf 02-25, retraction/towing/salvage to 03-10; Okinawa TG 51.1 from 04-01 - kamikaze defense 04-06 while aiding sinking Bush (DD-529), stood by Calhoun (DD-801); Ie Shima 04-16, towed Laffey (DD-724) to Hagushi; Okinawa/Philippines to war's end; occupation duty Wakayama, Hiro Wan, Yokohama/Yokosuka, Guam to spring 1946; Puget Sound Naval Shipyard 1946-12-23 to 1947-02-24; Tsingtao/China waters Jul-Dec 1947; Pacific towing Marshalls/Alaska/Panama/Japan/Hawaii/west coast 1948-50; Korea - TF 90 at Hungnam 1950-11-15, buoy planting Wonsan/Hungnam/Inchon, 7th Fleet towing to May 1951; Alaskan waters 1952-09 to 1953-04; central/western Pacific 15 years; 1968-10-09 towed small drydock Pearl Harbor to Danang (arr. 11-06), Yankee Station trawler surveillance to 12-17; Vietnam/Philippines ops to Apr 1969; 'repairs and alterations at Pearl Harbor' 1969-04-15 to 1969-11-13; Hawaiian area May 1971-May 1978 except WestPac deployments 1972-02-28 to 10-19 and 1974-02-19 to 08-08; 1978-06-01 struck from Navy list and sold to Taiwan. Awards: 2 battle stars WWII, 3 Korea, 4 Vietnam.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 1943-1978
- Population
- Crew (~85) 1944-1978
- Limitations
- Transcription mirror of the public-domain DANFS text; the live NHHC page returned HTTP 404 on 2026-09-26 under two canonical URL patterns (link rot consistent with BATCH-01 finding) - canonical NHHC URL not located. DANFS gives 'San Francisco' for the builder city while NavSource and CNA give Alameda, and gives commissioned 1944-09-16 while Shipscribe/NavSource/CNA give 09-15 - both logged in the correction row. Contains no asbestos or insulation-material information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-tawakoni-at114-01
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[2]Shipscribe U.S. Navy auxiliary ships data sheets, 'USS Abnaki (AT-96) Class' page (Stephen S. Roberts compilation from official Navy registers/BuShips records) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Class data block; construction table row AT-114; disposition table row AT-114; notes line for hull 114
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Ship-design compilation (shipscribe.com, compiled from Navy registers and BuShips records) Abnaki (AT-96) class page: design 'Navy AT-64 variant'; class characteristics 1,091 t light / 1,675 t max; 205.0' oa x 38.5' e x 15.3' max; complement 89 (1944); 16.5 kts; propulsion 3,000 HP, '1 screw, G.M. or Busch-Sulzer diesel-electric (4 diesel generators)'. Construction table for AT-114 TAWAKONI: ordered 1942-03-06, builder United Engineering, keel 1943-05-19, launch 1943-10-28, commissioned 1944-09-15. Disposition table: decommissioned 1978-06-01, struck 1978-06-01, disposal 1978-06-01, fate transfer. Notes: 'To ATF-114 15 May 44. To Taiwan as TA MO 1 Sep 78, still listed 2009.'
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 1942-2009
- Limitations
- Secondary compilation of official records, not itself a government page. Commissioned 1944-09-15 conflicts with DANFS 1944-09-16 (correction row); launch 1943-10-28 concurs with DANFS/CNA. The 'TA MO' ROCN-name rendering conflicts with CNA's 大漢 (Da Han) and its '1 Sep 78' transfer note conflicts with the 1978-06-01 decommission/strike/disposal cluster - likely an administrative-vs-custody date difference; logged. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-tawakoni-at114-02
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[3]Naval Vessel Register (NAVSEA), TAWAKONI (ATF 114) ship detail page - Wayback Machine capture 2024-08-22 (live page returns nav shell for scripted fetch) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NVR ship detail: Vessel Status table (status text, date changed, custodian)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Naval Vessel Register official record for TAWAKONI (ATF 114, ex-AT 114), FLEET OCEAN TUG, class ATF 96, UIC 07114: Vessel Status 'Disposed of through the Security Assistance Program (SAP), transferred, cash sale, ex-US fleet hull foreign military sale case number assigned'; Date Status Changed 06/01/1978; Custodian 'TAIWAN'; record last updated 2000-08-25. Milestone-date fields (keel/launch/commission/decommission) are blank on this disposed-hull page.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 1978-2000
- Limitations
- Official register data for the 1978 disposition - confirms SAP/FMS cash-sale transfer to Taiwan on 1978-06-01. Milestone fields blank for this disposed hull, so dates come from DANFS/Shipscribe. Contains no asbestos information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-tawakoni-at114-03
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[4]NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive, USS Tawakoni (ATF-114) page (volunteer-compiled, official-source-based; archive 09/39/39114) [other_primary]
- Locator
- ATF-114 archive page: milestone list, campaign-credit tables, CO list, ROCN photo captions, final-disposition line
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NavSource service-ship archive page for USS Tawakoni (ATF-114): Abnaki-class fleet ocean tug; laid down 1943-05-19 as AT-114 at United Engineering Co., Alameda, CA; launched 1943-10-23 (conflicts with DANFS 10-28); reclassified ATF-114 1944-05-15; commissioned 1944-09-15, LCDR Clarence L. Fourshee Sr. (spelling conflicts with DANFS 'Foushee'); WWII Asiatic-Pacific campaigns - Iwo Jima operation (1945-02-19 to 03-10) and Okinawa Gunto operation (1945-04-01 to 06-30); Navy Occupation Service Medal periods 1945-09-11 to 1946-03-11 and 1946-03-28 to 04-05; China Service Medal (extended) 1947-07-11 to 09-01; Korean War campaigns - Communist China Aggression (1950-11-15 to 1951-01-05), First UN Counter Offensive (1951 dates), Communist China Spring Offensive (1951-04-22 to 05-05); Vietnam campaigns - Counteroffensive Phase VI (1968-11-13 to 1969-02-22 in four windows), Tet 69/Counteroffensive, Vietnam Winter-Spring 1970 (1970-03-21 to 24); decommissioned, struck, and sold to Taiwan under the Security Assistance Program 1978-06-01, renamed ROCS Ta Han (A553); decommissioned 2020-11-01 (photo credits: Young Daily News, Seawaves); 'Final Disposition, Sunk as a target, 15 August 2023.'
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 1943-2023
- Limitations
- Volunteer-compiled archive, not a government record - campaign dates comport with DANFS where they overlap, but NavSource's launch (1943-10-23) and commission (1944-09-15) dates conflict with DANFS (10-28 adopted; 09-16 carried with discrepancy logged), its Vietnam campaign table reconciles to three stars vs DANFS 'four,' and its ROCN name 'Ta Han (A553)' matches CNA's 大漢 while Shipscribe/NavalCoverMuseum print 'Ta Mo.' The 2023-08-15 sinking date is NavSource-recorded, corroborated in effect by CNA's target-roster reporting. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-tawakoni-at114-04
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[5]Defense Nuclear Agency / SAIC, 'Analysis of Radiation Exposure for Additional Naval Personnel at Operation CASTLE - Supplemental Report' (DTIC ADA241846); main report DNA 6035F 'CASTLE Series' (1954 operations/exposures) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Supplemental report ship sections (COCOPA/MENDER/TAWAKONI project narrative, MOLALA+TAWAKONI escort, LCU-638 decontamination); DNA 6035F series overview
- Finding type
- environmental_record
- Finding
- Defense Nuclear Agency dose-reconstruction supplement (DNA-TR-84-6-Supplemental Report, DTIC ADA241846) analyzes radiation exposure for eight additional Operation CASTLE ships including TAWAKONI (ATF-114), reconstructing film-badge-equivalent doses. The report documents: Tawakoni supported Project 6.4 for the first two Bikini shots (BRAVO, ROMEO); a project mission was transferred to TAWAKONI for the remainder of project participation at Bikini after another unit reached its permissible limit (protective clothing noted as worn); MOLALA and TAWAKONI escorted project elements; Tawakoni was involved in decontamination of landing craft (LCU-638). CASTLE was a six-detonation thermonuclear test series at Bikini/Enewetak, spring 1954 (DNA 6035F main report).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 1954-03 to 1954-05
- Population
- USS Tawakoni crew (~85) during spring 1954 test window
- Limitations
- Official dose-reconstruction document names the hull as a CASTLE participant - establishes federally recorded hazardous-duty service, not any individual's dose; reconstructed figures are estimates. This is a radiation-exposure event record, NOT asbestos evidence. A '0.2 mr/hr maximum contamination aboard' figure circulating in secondary sources (Wikipedia) was not verified against the primary text and is not carried.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-tawakoni-at114-05
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[6]U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command, Command Operation Reports archive: USS Warrington (DD-843) 1972 command report (PDF scan) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Warrington 1972 COR, 17-24 Jul passage (tow handoff Reclaimer -> Tawakoni, 20 Jul 1972)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NHHC Command Operation Reports archive hosts USS Warrington (DD-843) 1972 report documenting a ship-specific towing event: Warrington received battle damage from underwater explosions en route to Subic Bay under tow; 'On 20 July, the USS TAWAKONI (ATF-114) took WARRINGTON under tow from RECLAIMER' (ARS-42) toward Subic Bay - consistent with DANFS's 1972-02-28 to 1972-10-19 WestPac deployment window.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 1972-07
- Population
- Tawakoni and Warrington crews during the July 1972 tow
- Limitations
- Primary command document hosted by NHHC; it names ATF-114 in a documented towing event but contains no asbestos or materials information. The report is Warrington's own record - Tawakoni's own CORs are a separate archival lead.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-tawakoni-at114-06
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[7]Maritime Reporter and Engineering News, Capt. Edward Lundquist USN (Ret.), November 2018 ROCN fleet feature (Ta-Han/ATF-553 visit); republication via INDSR (Taiwan defense think tank) news page [reputable_press]
- Locator
- Maritime Reporter Nov 2018 pp. 92-95 (Ta-Han ship-visit passages); INDSR republication https://indsr.org.tw/en/informationdetail?pid=1106&uid=7
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Maritime Reporter & Engineering News (Nov 2018) first-person feature by Capt. Edward Lundquist, USN (Ret.) - who reported aboard USS Tawakoni (ATF-114) in January 1977 and, as executive officer, participated in the June 1, 1978 transfer ceremony to the Republic of China Navy - documents a 2018 visit aboard the same hull as ROCN Ta-Han (ATF-553) at Keelung: 'Not much has changed in 40 years' - original UQN-1 fathometer still mounted in the pilothouse, the Almon-Johnson towing machine original equipment and working, 8,000-lb Eells anchors in the gunwales, the 10-ton crane; LN-66 radar replaced by Taiwan-built CP/UPS-60X; 'U.S. Navy ATFs were diesel electric'; Ta-Han received an overhaul in 2016 including through-bottom cleaning and hull-thickness measurements.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 1978-2018
- Population
- ROCN Ta-Han crew; 2016 overhaul yard workforce
- Limitations
- Trade-press feature with firsthand author participation - documents remarkable retention of original WWII-era equipment aboard this hull through 2018, which is consistent with persistence of era materials generally but makes NO statement about asbestos, insulation fiber content, or any hazardous material. Not a survey; supports no asbestos claim either way.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-tawakoni-at114-07
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[8]Central News Agency (Taiwan), '海軍傳奇大漢軍艦除役' (2020-11-01, reporting Military News Agency/軍聞社) and Focus Taiwan English desk (2020-11-02) [reputable_press]
- Locator
- CNA firstnews 202011010205 (history paragraph: builder/launch/commission dates, transfer and ROCN commissioning dates, pennant-number changes); focustaiwan.tw/politics/202011020018
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Taiwan's official Central News Agency (CNA) reporting on the ROCN phase: Da Han (大漢軍艦) decommissioned 2020-11-01 in a Fleet 192 ceremony at Xinbin naval base, Kaohsiung, ending ~76-77 years combined USN/ROCN service. CNA's history recap documents: built by United Engineering Co., Alameda, California; launched 1943-10-28; entered U.S. service 1944-09-15 as ATF-114 with the 5th Fleet (Iwo Jima, Okinawa); sold via the military-sales channel 1978-06-01; departed 1978-07-08 to escort the newly purchased ROCS Lung Chiang from Long Beach, arriving Zuoying 08-23; commissioned ROCN 1978-08-24 by Navy CINC Adm. Tsou Chien as Da Han, pennant ATF-324; renumbered ATF-553 in 1979-10, Fleet 142; reassigned to Fleet 192 Squadron 216 on 2005-07-01. Focus Taiwan (CNA English) confirms the 2020-11-01 Kaohsiung decommissioning.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 1943-2020
- Population
- ROCN crew 1978-2020
- Limitations
- Official Taiwan state wire service documenting ROCN-side milestones - strongest source for the ROCN timeline (commissioning 1978-08-24, ATF-324 -> ATF-553 renumbering Oct 1979, 2005 fleet reassignment). CNA gives U.S. commission date 1944-09-15 (vs DANFS 09-16 - discrepancy logged) and repeats the ceremonial 'six kamikaze kills / meritorious unit' framing that exceeds what DANFS attributes - flagged, not carried. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-tawakoni-at114-08
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[9]Central News Agency, '海空精準飛彈射擊15日展開 海軍4艘除役艦艇作靶艦' (2023-08-09, aipl/202308090025) and exercise coverage (2023-08-16, aipl/202308160117); NavSource ATF-114 final-disposition line [reputable_press]
- Locator
- CNA 2023-08-09 target-roster paragraph; CNA 2023-08-16 exercise report; navsource.net/archives/09/39/39114.htm final-disposition line
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- CNA documented the hull's final disposition: the Navy's annual sea-air precision live-fire missile exercise ran 2023-08-15 to 08-17 off southeast Taiwan (Jiupeng, Pingtung), with four decommissioned hulls - ex-Ching Chiang-class Tan Chiang and Feng Chiang plus the Da-class salvage tugs Da Han (ex-Tawakoni) and Da Feng (ex-USS Narragansett ATF-88) - serving as target ships for Hsiung Feng and other anti-ship missiles. NavSource records final disposition: 'Sunk as a target, 15 August 2023.'
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 2023-08
- Limitations
- CNA documents the designated target-ship roster and the 15-17 Aug exercise window; the precise 'sunk 15 August 2023' timestamp is NavSource-recorded and consistent with the exercise schedule - no independent ROCN/MND sinking statement was located. No pre-sinking hazardous-materials clearance, asbestos survey, or abatement record for the hull was located in either country's public sources; whether such a process occurred under Taiwan EPA/MND practice is unknown.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-tawakoni-at114-09
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[10]Board of Veterans' Appeals, Citation Nr. 0914654, decision date 2009-04-20, Docket No. 05-07 426 (New Orleans RO) [court_record]
- Locator
- BVA 0914654 REMAND section (contention paragraph; 'plausible' concession; remand instructions)
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- VA Board of Veterans' Appeals decision Citation Nr. 0914654 (decided 2009-04-20, Docket 05-07 426, appeal from New Orleans RO; Acting VLJ Steven D. Reiss) names this hull: a Navy veteran (active duty 1964-01 to 1968-10) 'contends that he was exposed to asbestos while he was stationed aboard the U.S.S. Tawakoni in 1964' - he asserted 'the pipes above his bunk were insulated with asbestos and that due to the proximity of his bunk to the pipes, he was exposed to asbestos,' alternatively claiming red lead, yellow chromate paint fumes, and iron dust. The Board found the contentions 'plausible' and 'for the purpose of this adjudication' conceded possible in-service exposure, then REMANDED for private-records development and a VA pulmonary examination/nexus opinion - expressly 'a preliminary order' that 'does not constitute a decision of the Board on the merits' (38 C.F.R. 20.1100(b)). Post-service medical records showed COPD, Hodgkin's lymphoma with mediastinal mass, and granulomatous disease; no treating provider had related his respiratory problems to service.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 1964 service allegation; 2003-2009 claim record
- Population
- Individual veteran claimant (Tawakoni, March 1964 bunk-area allegation)
- Limitations
- Stage discipline applied downward: this is a claim-level administrative record - a veteran's CONTENTION recorded in a preliminary remand order. The Board made NO finding that asbestos was aboard this hull; exposure was conceded arguendo 'for the purpose of this adjudication' precisely so the merits (nexus) could be developed later. The post-remand outcome was not located. Does not establish that asbestos was or remains aboard, any quantity or condition, individual exposure, causation, or legal eligibility - it documents that a docketed asbestos claim naming this hull exists.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-tawakoni-at114-10
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[11]Corn, Jacqueline Karnell, and Jennifer Starr, 'Historical perspective on asbestos: Policies and protective measures in World War II shipbuilding,' American Journal of Industrial Medicine 11(3):359-373 (1987) [other_primary]
- Locator
- AJIM 11(3):359-373, WWII shipbuilding asbestos-use documentation
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Peer-reviewed historical study documents that asbestos was used extensively as a fireproofing and insulating material in U.S. shipbuilding during WWII - the era and program under which this 1943-built Navy fleet tug was built - including machinery and piping insulation, gaskets, packing, and accommodation-space materials. For this hull specifically the inference is tempered: Tawakoni is diesel-electric (four diesel-generator sets, single screw; no boilers or steam mains per Shipscribe class data), so the heaviest steam-plant asbestos applications do not apply; era-typical applications remaining plausible for the type include exhaust lagging, machinery insulation, electrical insulation, gaskets/packing, joiner and accommodation panels, and towing-winch brake linings.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 1943-1944 era documented; article 1987
- Population
- United Engineering construction trades (1943); Navy crew
- Limitations
- Era/program-level documentation only - does not name this vessel, does not establish that asbestos was or remains aboard this hull, and establishes no quantity, location, condition, individual exposure, or causation. The diesel-electric propulsion difference is material: steam-plant inference language used for Liberty/Victory ships does NOT transfer to this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-tawakoni-at114-11
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[12]Batch-2752 search ledger (this record): DANFS/HyperWar mirror; NVR (Wayback); Shipscribe ATF-96 class page; NavSource 39114; NHHC command-operation-reports archive; DTIC ADA241846 + DNA 6035F; CNA/Focus Taiwan (2020, 2023); Maritime Reporter 2018; INDSR republication; VA BVA index; MARAD ShipHistory (endpoint error); CourtListener (fleet-pacing blocked); indexed-web litigation checks [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-tawakoni-at114-01 through sl-uss-tawakoni-at114-14
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos-materials record located: no hull asbestos survey, abatement contract, insulation specification, hazmat disclosure, or adjudicated asbestos finding naming USS Tawakoni / AT-114 / ATF-114 / ROCS Da Han (ATF-553) was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). The one ship-specific record located (ev-10) is a claim-level BVA contention, conceded arguendo and remanded - not a materials finding. A law-firm marketing page (mesotheliomabook.com 'tenders & tugs' list) names ATF-114 with era-typical asbestos assertions but no primary support - excluded as a source per the no-law-firm-sources rule and logged in the batch report.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 2026-09-26
- Limitations
- Absence of a located public record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard - a 1943 naval auxiliary retaining original machinery into ROCN service (per the 2018 documented equipment survey) is era-consistent with retained asbestos-containing materials, and the 2023 target sinking occurred without a located hazmat record. Does not establish presence or absence; does not establish or defeat any exposure claim or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-tawakoni-at114-12
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[13]CourtListener API v4 search (authenticated via cl-auth-search.py): q="Tawakoni" type=o attempted x3, all fleet-paced 429 stand-down; VA vetapp index (va.gov) for 'Tawakoni' = 1 decision; indexed-web litigation checks [court_record]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-tawakoni-at114-11, sl-uss-tawakoni-at114-13
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Litigation sweep 2026-09-26: CourtListener API v4 via the authenticated fleet-paced helper (cl-auth-search.py) was attempted repeatedly across the session ('Tawakoni' opinion search queued three times) and returned the fleet pacing stand-down message each time - the shared ~114/hr budget was spent; no opinion or docket results were obtained in this window (see search_ledger). VA BVA index search DID return one ship-specific asbestos-claim decision (ev-10, Citation 0914654). Indexed-web checks located no court verdict, settlement, or opinion naming the hull - only the excluded law-firm marketing list mention.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 2026-09-26
- Limitations
- INCOMPLETE SWEEP - CourtListener opinion/docket coverage could not be executed within the fleet pacing budget during this session; absence of a CourtListener result must not be read as absence of litigation. The VA BVA hit (ev-10) and indexed-web checks bound the litigation surface, but a repeat authenticated sweep is the standing gap (also plausible name collisions: Lake Tawakoni, TX).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-tawakoni-at114-13
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[14]NARA Guide to Federal Records: RG 24 (deck logs) and RG 19 (Bureau of Ships); NHHC command-operation-reports archive; ROC MND/Taiwan EPA records (existence not verified) [other_primary]
- Locator
- RG 24/RG 19 record-group descriptions; NHHC COR archive index; no box-level retrieval performed
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Archival leads (not retrieved - research-room or reproduction-order material; no spend authorized): NARA RG 24 (Bureau of Naval Personnel) deck logs for AT-114/ATF-114, 1944-1978 (College Park) - the March 1964 logs are directly relevant to the BVA 0914654 bunk-pipe contention; RG 19 Bureau of Ships construction/contract records for United Engineering hull AT-114; NHHC command-operation-report archive for Tawakoni's own WestPac/Vietnam-era CORs; ROC Ministry of National Defense transfer file (1978 FMS case), ROCN 2016 overhaul record, and any Taiwan EPA/MND pre-sinking hazardous-materials clearance for the 2023-08-15 target use.
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 1943-2023 records
- Limitations
- Record-group mapping only - no box-level retrieval performed; existence of asbestos-specific documents for this hull is unknown until surveyed in person. Nothing in this row is an asbestos finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-tawakoni-at114-14