Evidence
8 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-8).
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[1]National Park Service, Lane Victory National Historic Landmark nomination, NRHP 90002222 (Maritime Heritage of the United States NHL Theme Study - Large Vessels) [nps]
- Locator
- NHL nomination sections 7-8 (description and construction/career narrative)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The 1945 VC2-S-AP2 Victory ship Lane Victory (MC hull V-794, Calship yard hull V78, Official No. 248094) was built by California Shipbuilding Corporation at Terminal Island and launched 1945-05-31; first voyage departed 1945-06-27 under American President Lines (WSA). During the Korean War she evacuated Wonsan in December 1950 - disembarking 3,834 troops, 1,146 vehicles, and 10,013 tons of cargo, then embarking 7,009 Korean civilians on 1950-12-07 under covering fire from USS St. Paul, USS Charles S. Sperry, and USS Zellars. Vietnam-era service under Pacific Coast Transport Co. Mothballed Suisun Bay 1970; set aside for preservation by MARAD; granted to U.S. Merchant Marine Veterans 1987-10-18, conveyed 1988-10-18 (H.R. 2032); towed to San Pedro 1989-06-12.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-15
- Study period
- 1945-1990
- Limitations
- Authoritative for identity, construction, operational history, machinery, and preservation timeline. The nomination contains no asbestos or insulation-material statement; this row supports no asbestos claim.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-ss-lane-victory-01
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[2]U.S. Maritime Administration, ShipHistory database - LANE VICTORY, Ship History Detail 2947 (incl. digitized status card) [marad_nrc]
- Locator
- ShipHistory Detail 2947; status card scan (cards BF/CF/DF faces)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- MARAD ShipHistory database record for Lane Victory: U.S. Official No. 248094; type VC2-S-AP2; built 1945 by California Shipbuilding Corp.; digitized status card documents WSA/American President Lines operation, later reserve-fleet activity, assignment to Pacific Coast Transport 1966-04-07 (cancelled 1966-04-18 in lieu of Pacific Victory), and National Historic Landmark annotation.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-15
- Study period
- 1945-1990
- Limitations
- Authoritative for custody and assignment milestones; handwritten card entries partially legible (OCR-aided) - dates read as approximate where marked. Contains no asbestos, materials, or condition-survey information; supports no asbestos claim.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-ss-lane-victory-02
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[3]SS Lane Victory official museum site (lanevictory.org) - About and Visit pages [museum_official]
- Locator
- lanevictory.org home/about/visit pages
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Museum record: Lane Victory is a National Historic Landmark museum ship at Berth 52, 2400 Miner Street, San Pedro, California, operated by the U.S. Merchant Marine Veterans organization; open to the public and steamed periodically on cruises.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-15
- Study period
- 1989-present
- Limitations
- Confirms present-day location, status, and stewarship; operational claims (cruises) reflect museum-published status and vary with maintenance periods. No asbestos information; supports no asbestos claim.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-ss-lane-victory-03
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[4]In re Karlsson, N.D. Cal. 1969 (CourtListener opinion 8789879) [court_record]
- Locator
- Opinion text naming SS LANE VICTORY and voyage route
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Ship-specific court record located: In re Karlsson (N.D. Cal. 1969) - a seaman's wage claim by a petitioner who signed articles as assistant electrician aboard 'the SS LANE VICTORY' for a California-North Carolina-Vietnam voyage. Documents the hull's Vietnam-era government-cargo service under judicial notice, but contains no asbestos content.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-15
- Study period
- 1969
- Population
- Merchant seaman petitioner (wage claim)
- Limitations
- Genuine ship-name hit but a wage/employment matter, not an asbestos record; included to document the searched litigation surface. No asbestos, materials, or exposure finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-ss-lane-victory-04
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[5]In re American President Lines, Ltd., and 102 Other Shipowner-Defendants in the Ohio Asbestos Litigation (MARDOC), 929 F.2d 226 (6th Cir. 1991); docket 91-3180 [court_record]
- Locator
- 929 F.2d 226, decided 1991-03-25
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Operator-level asbestos litigation context: In re American President Lines, Ltd., and 102 Other Shipowner-Defendants in the Ohio Asbestos Litigation (MARDOC), 929 F.2d 226 (6th Cir. 1991) - mass maritime asbestos litigation proceeding against shipowner/operators including American President Lines, this ship's wartime WSA general agent.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-15
- Study period
- 1991
- Population
- Merchant mariners and shipyard-exposed plaintiffs (class context)
- Limitations
- Procedural ruling in operator-level maritime asbestos litigation; names the ship's wartime operator, not the hull, and makes no finding about asbestos aboard Lane Victory. Merchant-ship asbestos litigation typically proceeded under owner/operator names, so ship-name searches undercount the true litigation surface.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-ss-lane-victory-05
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[6]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
- Abstract and article, AJIM 11(3):359-373
- 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 VC2-S-AP2 Victory ship was built, and that wartime demand drove unprecedented asbestos utilization aboard merchant-type hulls.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-15
- Study period
- 1940s era documented; article 1987
- Population
- WWII shipyard workers and ship crews (class context)
- Limitations
- Program/era-level scholarly documentation of asbestos use in WWII shipbuilding generally; does not name this vessel and does not establish that asbestos was or remains aboard this hull, nor quantity, location, condition, exposure, or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-ss-lane-victory-06
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[7]Batch-05 search ledger (this record): NHL nomination 90002222 full text; MARAD ShipHistory 2947 + status card; lanevictory.org; CourtListener name/hull searches; NARA path mapping [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-ss-lane-victory-01 through sl-ss-lane-victory-09
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: the NHL nomination (full OCR text) contains no asbestos or insulation-material statement; MARAD record and museum site contain none; CourtListener ship-name and hull-number searches produced one non-asbestos ship-specific hit (Karlsson) and operator-level asbestos context (MARDOC/APL) but no hull-specific asbestos case.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-15
- Study period
- 2026-09-15
- Limitations
- Absence of a located public record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard - the ship's documented originality (unmodified configuration, original machinery) is consistent with retained era materials, but that remains inference. Does not establish presence or absence; does not establish or defeat any exposure claim or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-ss-lane-victory-07
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[8]NARA Guide to Federal Records: RG 178 (US Maritime Commission), RG 248 (War Shipping Administration), and NARA merchant-vessel logbook guidance (RG 26 regional distribution) [other_primary]
- Locator
- RG 178 Construction Division + regional directors; https://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/248.html ; https://www.archives.gov/research/military/logbooks/merchant-vessels-pl.html
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Archival lead (not retrieved - requires research-room or reproduction order; no spend authorized): NARA RG 178 (U.S. Maritime Commission) - Construction Division 1942-46 and West Coast Director for Construction files (San Francisco) may hold Calship contract and MC hull V-794 construction/outfitting records; RG 248 (War Shipping Administration) vessel files; RG 26 (U.S. Coast Guard) merchant vessel logbooks 1939+ distributed regionally by port of submission - this ship's logs would follow San Pedro/LA and wartime ports.
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-15
- Study period
- 1945-1989 records
- Limitations
- Record-group mapping only - no box-level retrieval performed; existence of asbestos-specific documents for hull V-794 is unknown until surveyed in person. Nothing in this row is an asbestos finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-ss-lane-victory-08