Evidence
7 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-7).
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[1]DANFS, Adopt (AM-137) (verbatim transcription; live NHHC page returns 404; second verbatim transcription at ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/ships/dafs/AM/am137.html) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS 'Adopt' entry, opening line (designation chain) + specifications block
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS record for this designation's hull: 'Originally projected as AMc-114 but redesignated prior to the start of construction, Adopt (AM-137) was laid down on 8 April 1942 at Tampa, Fla., by the Tampa Shipbuilding Co., Inc.; launched on 18 October 1942; sponsored by Mrs. Elizabeth H. Hastings; and commissioned on 31 May 1943, Lt. Frank Robert Edrington in command.' The official record establishes that AMc-114 was a pre-construction contract designation only - no hull was ever laid down, launched, or commissioned under it; the contracted ship entered service as USS Adopt (AM-137).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1942-1958
- Population
- Tampa Shipbuilding construction trades (1942-43); USN crew 1943-45 (complement 104); Soviet trainees June-July 1945 (Project Hula)
- Limitations
- DANFS documents the designation chain and the built hull's identity and service history - not materials or asbestos content. Live NHHC DANFS page returns 404 (standing link-rot note from Batch 01); verbatim hazegray/losthistory transcription cited; the ibiblio HyperWar transcription truncates 'AMc-114' to 'AMC-114' - the hazegray mirror carries the correct string.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-adopt-amc114-01
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[2]NavSource Online, Mine Warfare Vessel Photo Archive, Adopt (MSF 137) ex-AM-137 ex-AMc-114 page (designation chronology, specifications, disposition) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource AM-137 page - designation chronology block ('Changed from AMc-114 to AM-137, 21 February 1942')
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource archive page for this hull, headed 'Adopt (MSF 137) ex-AM-137 ex-AMc-114': 'Changed from AMc-114 to AM-137, 21 February 1942; Laid down 8 April 1942 at Tampa Shipbuilding Co. Inc., Tampa, FL; Launched 18 October 1942; Commissioned USS Adopt (AM 137), 31 May 1943; Decommissioned 19 July 1945, transferred to the Soviet Union under terms of the lend-lease plan and reclassified T-552.' The Tampa Shipbuilding order was thus an AMc-designated contract redesignated to the Admirable-class fleet-minesweeper program before keel-laying; the AMc-114 number was never carried by a ship in service.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1942-1960
- Population
- USN crew 1943-45; Soviet Navy crew 1945-c.1960
- Limitations
- Volunteer-compiled archival page - the sole located source for the exact 21 Feb 1942 redesignation date; corroborated by the uswarships.jounin.jp AMc reference table (secondary, used for corroboration only, not cited as evidence). Contains no asbestos information. Live navsource.org fetch failed during research; content verified via search-index text and Wayback capture 20240528002541 (per canonical record).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-adopt-amc114-02
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[3]Atlas canonical record uss-adopt-am137.atlas.json (branch batch-1170/uss-adopt-am137, Tier 2) + DANFS/NavSource designation-chain rows ev-01/ev-02 [other_primary]
- Locator
- uss-adopt-am137.atlas.json (canonical); this record's evidence rows ev-01, ev-02
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- All-tier consolidation: AMc-114 and AM-137 are one contract hull, not two vessels. The batch listing 'USS Adopt (AMC-114)' resolves to the canonical record uss-adopt-am137 (Tier 2), which carries the full service history (commissioned 31 May 1943; Alaska service; decommissioned and transferred to the USSR at Cold Bay under Project Hula, 19 Jul 1945; demolished in Soviet custody), the NARA archival leads, and the era/type asbestos inference. This record exists so the former designation resolves to the canonical hull rather than reading as a second vessel.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1941-1960
- Limitations
- Internal consolidation statement - asserts only the one-hull identity, itself supported by the DANFS and NavSource rows ev-01/ev-02; the underlying evidence chain is the canonical record's and is not duplicated here.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-adopt-amc114-03
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[4]NARA, Special List 44 - Named Vessels (finding aid to Vessel and Station Log Books, RG 24) + NARA 'Researching Asbestos aboard US Naval Vessels up through 1961' (RG 19 guided-topic page) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Special List 44 named-vessels table, 'Adopt (AM-137)' rows; archives.gov asbestos guided topic, 'General Information Books' and 'Ship Engineering Drawings' sections
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- All federal archival records for this hull are indexed under AM-137, not the AMc designation: NARA Special List 44 holds two deck-log volumes as 'Adopt (AM-137)' (5/31/1943-7/31/1944 and 9/1/1944-7/18/1945); NARA's asbestos-research guide identifies the series that would hold hull-level material specifications - RG 19 Entry P-11 Minesweeper and Minelayer General Information Books (Item S-68, 1940-1962) and the hull-number-arranged Ship Engineering Drawings (S39 Insulation and Lagging, S48 Piping, S103 Booklets of General Plans). Any researcher tracing 'AMc-114' must search the archive as AM-137.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1943-1945 (logbook coverage); guide current as of 2026-09-22
- Population
- USN complement aboard the built hull, 1943-1945
- Limitations
- Archival lead only - documents which series exist and under which hull number, not that hull-specific material survives in them; no drawing or GIB was retrieved or confirmed. Deck logs are operational records, not materials documentation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-adopt-amc114-04
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[5]CourtListener API v4 (authenticated) searches: canonical same-day sweep 2026-09-22 (uss-adopt-am137 ledger rows sl-05..sl-10); this-session designation-string queries 'AMc-114'/'AMC-114'/'AMC 114' - blocked by shared throttle [court_record]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-adopt-amc114-05 through sl-uss-adopt-amc114-08
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying asbestos litigation naming this hull under any designation: the canonical record's same-day authenticated sweep (2026-09-22) returned 'USS Adopt' 0 opinions and 0 RECAP dockets, 'MSF-137' 0 opinions; 'AM-137' returned 70 opinion and 248 RECAP hits, all form/policy/document-number collisions on review; 'Adopt' with minesweeper/asbestos terms returned 7 hits, all full-text-reviewed collisions (Ozzello v. Peterson Builders - slip-and-fall aboard MCM-1; Peterson Builders v. United States; Crawford v. Indian Towing - the converted minesweeper Cherokee; Benevento v. United States; Appian v. Pegasystems). Designation-string queries 'AMc-114', 'AMC-114', and 'AMC 114' (opinion search) were attempted this session and blocked by the shared API throttle (HTTP 429, 2800/day).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 2026-09-22
- Limitations
- Negative finding from index search, not proof no claim was ever filed - CourtListener coverage skews to digitized federal opinions and RECAP dockets; state-court filings and non-digitized dockets are underrepresented. The AMc-114/AMC-114 string-specific checks remain unrun (HTTP 429) - logged as blocked in the search ledger; the exact-name 'USS Adopt' sweep (0 opinions, 0 dockets) already covers the commissioned name. Establishes only that no qualifying case was located.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-adopt-amc114-05
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[6]DANFS AM-137 entry (vessel type, builder, 1942-43 construction window) + NavSource propulsion data (diesel plant) - assessment maintained at uss-adopt-am137 ev-07 [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS AM-137 entry (construction record); NavSource AM-137 specifications block; canonical row ev-uss-adopt-am137-07
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Era/type inference for the physical hull - built as AM-137, a steel Admirable-class fleet minesweeper at Tampa Shipbuilding 1942-43, during the period when asbestos supply was federally reserved for shipbuilding - plausibly carried period-standard asbestos-containing materials in applications typical for the type: diesel exhaust lagging, engine-space insulation, machinery gaskets and packing, electrical insulation, fireproofing, accommodation insulation, and deck covering. Because the plant was diesel (two ALCO 539 engines, no boilers or steam lines), the dominant WWII asbestos pathway aboard steam vessels - boiler and steam-line lagging - did not exist on this hull. This inference applies identically here because AMc-114 is the same hull's pre-construction designation.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1942-1960
- Population
- Tampa Shipbuilding construction trades (1942-43); USN crew 1943-45; Soviet Navy crew 1945-c.1960
- Limitations
- Inference from era, builder, and vessel type only - no ship-specific document names any asbestos product aboard this hull under any designation; no material schedule located (NARA RG 19 series, ev-04, are the lead). Applies to the built hull AM-137; the AMc-114 designation itself carried no ship and so has no asbestos history of its own.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-adopt-amc114-06
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[7]Atlas shipyard dataset record 'tampa-bay-shipbuilding' (shipyards.json): Tampa Bay Shipbuilding Company, Tampa, FL (aliases incl. Tampa Shipbuilding Company), WWII peak employment 16,000, evidence_tier 3, yard-level asbestos products documented [other_primary]
- Locator
- shipyards.json record 'tampa-bay-shipbuilding' (yard_id, asbestos_products_documented, employment fields)
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Builder-yard context: the Atlas shipyards dataset carries Tampa Bay Shipbuilding Company - the contract holder for the AMc-114 order and builder of the hull as AM-137 - at evidence_tier 3 with yard-level asbestos products documented: asbestos insulation on steam systems, asbestos-wrapped turbines and pipes, gaskets, valve packing, brake linings, fireproof panels, pipe insulation. WWII peak employment 16,000 (1941-1945).
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1942-1943 (this hull's construction window, as AM-137)
- Population
- Tampa Shipbuilding trades, 1941-1945 peak
- Limitations
- Yard-level documentation, not a hull record - asbestos products documented at the yard do not establish installation aboard this hull. The dataset's asbestos_products_documented field is carried at face value; the yard record's own evidence array is empty in shipyards.json, so the underlying yard-level citations are not inspectable from the dataset file.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-adopt-amc114-07