SHIPBOARD EXPOSURE AND RECORDS | SOURCES
https://ratemyvso.net/dc/ship-records
Checked September 12, 2026.

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NAVY DECK LOGS

Early logs through 1940:
https://www.archives.gov/research/military/logbooks/navy-online-thru-1940

Navy logs, including 1941 to 1978:
https://www.archives.gov/research/military/logbooks/navy

1979 to 1983 split and later logs:
https://www.archives.gov/research/military/logbooks/navy-deck-logs-post-1978

NHHC deck-log access and the general-public FOIA route:
https://www.history.navy.mil/content/history/nhhc/about-us/services-and-policies/deck-log-access.html

NHHC submission instructions:
https://www.history.navy.mil/foia/submitting-a-foia-request.html

NHHC frequently requested record types:
https://www.history.navy.mil/foia/frequently-requested-records.html

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ANNUAL COMMAND REPORTS

Command Operations Reports, by ship:
https://www.history.navy.mil/research/archives/Collections/command-operations-reports/ships.html

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OTHER VESSEL TYPES

Coast Guard and Revenue Cutter:
https://www.archives.gov/research/military/logbooks/revenue-cutter-and-coast-guard

Military sea transportation and sealift. NARA describes 1946 to 1981
holdings; that page is not a custody statement for every later vessel:
https://www.archives.gov/research/military/logbooks/sea-transport-and-sealift-command.html

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EXPOSURE AND BENEFIT LIMITS

The statutory offshore herbicide boundary and dates, 38 U.S.C. 1116A:
https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section1116A&num=0&edition=prelim

VA Agent Orange eligibility:
https://www.va.gov/disability/eligibility/hazardous-materials-exposure/agent-orange/

VA asbestos evidence guidance:
https://www.benefits.va.gov/COMPENSATION/claims-postservice-exposures-asbestos.asp

VA toxic-exposure screening is not verification of exposure and not a
compensation determination:
https://news.va.gov/130085/misconceptions-about-toxic-exposure-screening/

Project 112 / SHAD:
https://www.va.gov/disability/eligibility/hazardous-materials-exposure/project-112-shad/

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SHIP IDENTITY

VA's July 1, 2019 herbicide ships report lists USS Tripoli as LPH-10. The
Navy's current USS Tripoli is LHA-7, a different vessel:
https://www.surfpac.navy.mil/lha7/

A reused ship name does not establish identity, exposure, or service dates.
Compare the hull number and the documented dates.

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THE 2019 REPORT ITSELF

VA Compensation Service, "Navy and Coast Guard Ships Associated with Service
in Vietnam and Exposure to Herbicide Agents," July 1, 2019 edition, searchable
at https://ratemyvso.net/dc/ships . VA's own document states that the list is
evolving and not complete.