Evidence
11 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-11).
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[1]CourtListener opinion search: 'USS Accentor' [court_record]
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- CourtListener opinion search 'USS Accentor' returned 0 results (2026-10-07)
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Limitations
- zero-hit search; absence of hits is not proof of no litigation
- Evidence ID
- uss-accentor-amcu15-cl-name-opinion
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[2]CourtListener docket search: 'USS Accentor' [court_record]
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- CourtListener docket search 'USS Accentor' returned 0 results (2026-10-07)
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Limitations
- zero-hit search; absence of hits is not proof of no litigation
- Evidence ID
- uss-accentor-amcu15-cl-name-docket
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[3]CourtListener opinion search: 'AMCU-15' [court_record]
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- CourtListener opinion search 'AMCU-15' returned 5 result(s) (2026-10-07); individual records not reviewed
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Limitations
- hit count only — underlying dockets/opinions not individually reviewed
- Evidence ID
- uss-accentor-amcu15-cl-hull-opinion
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[4]CourtListener docket search: 'AMCU-15' [court_record]
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- CourtListener docket search 'AMCU-15' returned 193 result(s) (2026-10-07); individual records not reviewed
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Limitations
- hit count only — underlying dockets/opinions not individually reviewed
- Evidence ID
- uss-accentor-amcu15-cl-hull-docket
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[5]Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS), 'Accentor' (LCI(L)/LSI(L)-652, AMCU-15) - NavSource-hosted transcription of the DANFS entry [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- NavSource DANFS transcription page 11/0415d.htm (full Accentor entry and spec line)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The second Accentor was laid down as LCI(L)-652 on 10 June 1944 at Barber, N.J., by the New Jersey Shipbuilding Corp.; launched 13 July 1944; commissioned 19 July 1944. After shakedown she joined the Pacific Fleet and operated in various rear areas of the Pacific Ocean through the end of WWII, continuing similar activity into summer 1946. Placed out of commission 19 July 1946 and berthed with the Columbia River Group, Pacific Reserve Fleet. Redesignated LSI(L)-652 on 28 February 1949. Late in October 1950 nominated for conversion to an underwater mine locator ship; named Accentor and redesignated AMCU-15 on 7 March 1952; reassigned to the Bremerton Group in May 1952 in preparation for reconditioning. Never returned to active service; conversion canceled (DANFS: 22 January 1954). Name and AMCU-15 classification canceled 1 July 1954, reverting to LSI(L)-652. Struck from the Navy list 18 September 1956; sunk as a target 13 August 1958 about 70 miles off the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Spec line: dp. 387 (f.) (lim.); 159'0" x 23'8" x 5'8"; 14.4 k.; cpl. 40; 5 x 20mm; cl. LCI(L)-641.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1944-1958
- Population
- Ship's company (cpl. 40 per DANFS spec line) plus embarked troops
- Limitations
- Authoritative service history; contains no asbestos, insulation, or hazardous-material information. Pacific service is described only as 'various rear areas' - no named operations or battle stars are documented for this hull. DANFS class label 'cl. LCI(L)-641' conflicts with the LCI(L)-351-class label other sources apply to the same contract group - class not asserted, see gaps. Conversion-cancellation date conflicts with NavSource spec block (24 Jan 1954) - see gaps. Live NHHC DANFS page returned 404 on 2026-09-18; NavSource-hosted DANFS transcription cited.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-accentor-amcu15-01
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[6]NavSource Online: Mine Warfare Vessel Photo Archive, LSI(L)-652 ex-Accentor (AMCU 15) - chronology and LCI class specification block [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource page 11/0415, chronology and 'LCI Specifications' block; NH 86187 photo caption
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Chronology consistent with DANFS except the conversion-cancellation date is given as 24 January 1954 (DANFS: 22 January). Call sign Nan-Peter-Peter-Mike. An archive photograph (NH 86187, NHHC series) shows LCI(L)-652 with the Golden Gate bridge in the background, post-WWII. LCI class specification block: two sets of four General Motors 6051-71 diesel engines, 4 per shaft, 1,600 bhp, twin variable-pitch propellers - a diesel plant with no boilers; displacement 216 t. light / 234 t. landing / 389 t. loaded; length 158'5.5"; beam 23'3"; speed 16 kts. max; complement 23 with troop capacity of six officers and 182 enlisted; 2-inch plastic splinter protection on gun turrets, conning tower and pilot house; four single 20mm guns plus two .50-cal. machine guns added later.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1944-1958
- Population
- Ship's company ~23-40 depending on source; embarked troops up to ~188
- Limitations
- Volunteer-compiled archival page quoting Navy sources; consistent with DANFS where they overlap except the 24 Jan 1954 cancel date - conflict carried in gaps. Spec block is class-generic LCI data, not a hull survey; equipment descriptions only, no asbestos content stated or implied. Complement 23 conflicts with DANFS cpl. 40 - see gaps.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-accentor-amcu15-02
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[7]Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. AK-52, 'M/V Husky II' (ex-USS LCI(L) 653 / USS Avocet AMCU-16/MHC-16), Library of Congress [haer]
- Locator
- HAER AK-52 data pages 2-8, Historical Context and Minehunter sections, footnotes 7-9, 40-41
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- HAER documents the consecutive sister hull LCI(L)-653 - built under the same contract (no. 1261, hulls 641-657, delivered July-August 1944) at the same yard as LCI(L)-652. Class construction details: 159' welded-steel hull, 387 long tons loaded; eight six-cylinder General Motors Series 71 diesel truck engines, four per shaft, with variable-pitch propellers; 2-inch plastic splinter protection described as crushed granite pebbles embedded in bitumen; complement 4 officers/24 sailors with troop capacity 9 officers/196 enlisted per the wartime guide. AMCU program documented: in 1952-53 the Navy converted twenty-five LCI(L)s to coastal underwater-locator minesweepers; only fifteen were actually recommissioned and an additional eight planned conversions were cancelled; sister LCI(L)-653 (renamed USS Avocet, AMCU-16) and nine sisters were converted at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard between July and December 1953. LCI(L)-653 was an 'LCI(L) 351-class' craft per the report's data sheet.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1944-1960 (report scope); applied to 652 contract group 1944
- Population
- LCI(L)-class crews; Puget Sound Naval Shipyard conversion workforce (1953)
- Limitations
- Documents the consecutive sister hull and the contract group (641-657) that included LCI(L)-652 - class/contract-level evidence, not a survey of this hull. The word 'asbestos' does not appear anywhere in the report; the splinter-protection material is described as granite pebbles in bitumen, with no asbestos stated. The '351-class' label for the same contract group conflicts with DANFS 'cl. LCI(L)-641' - class not asserted for this record, see gaps.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-accentor-amcu15-03
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[8]Shipbuilding History (Tim Colton), 'New Jersey Shipbuilding, Barber NJ' - yard history and LCI(L) hull table [other_primary]
- Locator
- shipbuildinghistory.com New Jersey Shipbuilding yard page, LCI(L) hull table row for 652
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Yard table entry for LCI(L) 652: US Navy landing craft, delivered Jul-44, 'Later AMCU 15, sunk as target 1959'. Yard history: New Jersey Shipbuilding was an assembly line for LCIs on Arthur Kill at Barber (later absorbed into Perth Amboy, now Maurer), incorporated 1942 as a wholly owned subsidiary of Barber Asphalt Corp.; management taken over by Todd Shipyards in 1942 at the Navy's request; about 2,500 workers produced 375 LCI(L)s (hull ranges 239-318, 423-657, 782-821, 866-884); the yard was dismantled after the war.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1942-1945 (yard operation); hull entry 1944-1959
- Population
- New Jersey Shipbuilding workforce (~2,500, 1942-1945)
- Limitations
- Secondary reference (corroborated by HAER for yard history); its 'sunk as target 1959' conflicts with DANFS/NavSource 13 August 1958 - DANFS carried as authoritative, conflict logged in gaps. Contains no asbestos or materials information. New Jersey Shipbuilding is not an Atlas shipyards.json entry - carried in gaps.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-accentor-amcu15-04
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[9]Corn JK, Starr J. 'Historical perspective on asbestos: policies and protective measures in World War II shipbuilding.' Am J Ind Med 12(4):359-373 (1987) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Am J Ind Med 12(4):359-373 (1987), DOI 10.1002/ajim.4700120402
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Peer-reviewed scholarship documents that WWII-era U.S. shipyards extensively installed asbestos-containing insulation, lagging, and gaskets in naval construction - the era and production system (a purpose-built assembly-line yard under Todd management) in which this hull was built. For a diesel-powered landing craft with no boilers, the era-relevant applications concentrate in diesel exhaust lagging, engine-room thermal/acoustic insulation, gaskets and packing, deck coverings, accommodation insulation, and winch/crane brake linings.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1941-1945 (study scope); applied 1944-1958
- Population
- WWII-era shipyard workers (Barber NJ, 1944); wartime crew and embarked troops
- Limitations
- Era-level scholarship plus class/type inference; the source does not name this hull or class and does not establish that any specific material aboard this craft contained asbestos. No ship-specific product is verified; the diesel plant (no boilers) narrows the exposure-relevant scope relative to steam vessels. The hull was sunk as a target in 1958 - relevance is to historical (wartime) exposure only.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-accentor-amcu15-05
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[10]GAO, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (Oct 18, 1979) [gao]
- Locator
- GAO product page HRD-80-2 (full text blocked, HTTP 403)
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO documented the Navy's asbestos-protection program: standing policy (1975) removed asbestos insulation only when damaged or when required for repairs, modified in 1979 toward selective replacement in high-maintenance areas.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1979
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers; asbestos program review (not this hull)
- Limitations
- Program-level Navy documentation that never governed this hull: she was sunk as a target in August 1958, more than sixteen years before either policy existed, and the AMCU-15 conversion for which she was staged was cancelled before execution. Context for the era fleet picture only. Full text not retrieved (gao.gov blocks automated fetch, HTTP 403); content via product-page description, consistent with prior batches.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-accentor-amcu15-06
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[11]Batch-127 search ledger (this record): DANFS/NHHC via NavSource transcription; NavSource 11/0415; HAER AK-52 (sister LCI(L)-653); shipbuildinghistory.com; CourtListener API and index; NRHP/wreck-site checks [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-accentor-amcu15-01 through sl-uss-accentor-amcu15-11
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or docketed case naming LCI(L)-652, LSI(L)-652, Accentor, or AMCU-15 was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). No qualifying litigation located - CourtListener API throttled at daily quota (HTTP 429) and index search returned one name collision only: California Transport Corp. v. The Tug Accentor, 289 F.2d 822 (5th Cir. 1961), a commercial tug in a 1958 Mississippi River collision, a different vessel and not an asbestos case. The hull itself was sunk as a target in 1958; no NRHP/NHL designation, museum record, or surveyed wreck site exists to carry a present-day materials disclosure.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 2026-09-18
- Limitations
- Absence of a located public record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard - a 1944-built naval craft is era-consistent with asbestos-containing materials. The finding addresses documentation only: no source establishes asbestos presence or absence aboard this hull, and none establishes or defeats any claim of exposure or legal eligibility. Docket-level litigation coverage is incomplete due to the documented rate-limit block.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-accentor-amcu15-07