Evidence
6 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-6).
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[1]MARAD Waterville Victory detail 11538 and original vessel status card [marad_nrc]
- Locator
- Name-history link; card 7CR_01.png, heading and first delivery row
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- MARAD links Waterville Victory to Lt. George W. G. Boyce (AK-251). The original Waterville card identifies official number 248661, MC hull 852, type VC2-S-AP2, Bethlehem-Fairfield at Baltimore, and completion/delivery to Parry Navigation on 15 October 1945.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 1945
- Limitations
- Identity and delivery record only; no asbestos inventory or worker exposure finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-lt-george-w-g-boyce-01
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[2]NHHC DANFS, Lt. George W. G. Boyce (T-AK-251), published 29 July 2015; indexed official-page text retrieved 24 September 2026 [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Characteristics line; construction paragraph; 1950 acquisition paragraph; concluding service paragraphs
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS records keel laying on 13 July 1945, launch on 19 September 1945, a complement of 49, Navy acquisition and MSTS assignment on 9 August 1950, and civilian crewing. It describes Korean War supply work and later European, Middle Eastern and Vietnam logistics service through 1969.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 1945–1969
- Limitations
- Official-page text was available through the search index; direct retrieval returned 404/502. Complement is a published figure, not a dated muster count. The entry does not substantiate a 1973 retirement date or asbestos aboard.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-lt-george-w-g-boyce-02
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[3]MARAD original Waterville Victory vessel status card [marad_nrc]
- Locator
- Operator, agreement and delivery-date columns
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The Waterville card records War Department delivery on 12 July 1946, a transfer entry on 30 August 1946 and the Boyce renaming; reserve-fleet entry at Olympia on 2 February 1950; and MSTS custody at Olympia on 3 August 1950.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 1946–1950
- Limitations
- MSTS custody on 3 August is a distinct event from the 9 August Navy acquisition in DANFS; do not silently replace the acquisition date. The card does not assign a separate explicit renaming date or document asbestos.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-lt-george-w-g-boyce-03
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[4]MARAD reserve-fleet particulars and ship-sales cards for Boyce; corroborated by Waterville status card [marad_nrc]
- Locator
- 3099_5765AF.jpg: entered/withdrawn/reason; 3099_AF.jpg: award/date/contract/remarks; 7CR_01.png: final rows
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- MARAD records Suisun Bay reserve-fleet entry on 14 August 1973, sale award to American Ship Dismantlers, Inc. on 7 May 1974 under contract MA-7358 / PD-X-975 for $216,122.21, and withdrawal/physical delivery on 17 May 1974. The award was for nontransportation use.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 1973–1974
- Limitations
- Original cards support May award and delivery, not the October 1974 sale date in secondary accounts. They do not establish actual dismantling date/location, asbestos removal, or July 1973 out-of-service/striking dates. NTU and scrap were alternative bid conditions; award explicitly selects NTU.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-lt-george-w-g-boyce-04
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[5]Batch 9541 source review and search ledger [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger; research/batch-9541/RESEARCH.md and cl-name-opinion.log
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos documentation was located in the reviewed DANFS text, MARAD detail records and three original status/sales cards, or the recorded web discovery searches. Asbestos presence, products, quantities, abatement and individual exposure remain unknown. The CourtListener sweep was blocked before any results were returned.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- A bounded research result, not proof that asbestos was absent. CourtListener returned no search response; neither a litigation no-result finding nor a merits-level judicial negative is claimed. Index coverage and archive access are incomplete.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-lt-george-w-g-boyce-05
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[6]NARA Guide to Federal Records, RG 178 and RG 313 [other_primary]
- Locator
- 178.6, 178.8; https://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/313.html#313.6.1
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA RG 178 sections 178.6 and 178.8 describe 1942–46 construction records and 1941–45 hull correspondence. RG 313 section 313.6.1 describes MSTS Pacific-area subject files and correspondence. These are leads for construction and service research under Waterville Victory / MC 852 and Boyce / T-AK-251.
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 1941–1959 holdings
- Limitations
- Guides were read, but no Boyce-specific box or file was identified or retrieved. Holdings may contain relevant records; neither hull-specific availability nor asbestos content has been verified.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-usns-lt-george-w-g-boyce-06
