Evidence
9 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-9).
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[1]DANFS, Advance VI (MSO-510) (verbatim transcription via hazegray.org; live NHHC page returns 404 - standing link-rot note from Batch 01) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS Advance VI (MSO-510) entry, specifications block + full service narrative
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS record for this hull: laid down 28 June 1955 at Boothbay Harbor, Maine, by Frank L. Sample, Jr., Inc.; launched 12 July 1956, sponsored by Mrs. Allen H. Sturges; commissioned 16 June 1958, Lt. Coleman T. Brown in command. Shakedown at Charleston (Jul-Aug 1958); transited Panama Canal; homeported Long Beach from 7 Sep 1958. On 1 April 1959 entered Long Beach Naval Shipyard for post-shakedown availability and 'extensive modernization work to her main propulsion plant.' Five WestPac deployments (1960-61, 1962-63, 1964-65, 1966-67, 1968-69) plus a final 1970 deployment; Vietnam combat service included TG 76.5 operations Feb-Apr 1965 and repeated Operation Market Time patrols - on her first 1966 patrol she and an accompanying swift boat destroyed three junks that refused to heave to, her guns 'in anger for the first time'; Nov 1968-Mar 1969 she served as Market Time barrier ship. Documented maintenance events: post-deployment repairs at a civilian Long Beach yard (Apr 1961); regular overhaul at a civilian Long Beach yard (Aug-24 Nov 1965); regular overhaul at a civilian Long Beach yard (15 Nov 1967-first four months of 1968); Sasebo repair period including replacement of the port outboard main engine (Nov-Dec 1962); tender availability alongside Isle Royale (AD-29) at Kaohsiung (Nov-Dec 1966). In mid-June 1967 she spent two days shadowing a Soviet intelligence-gathering ship disguised as a trawler. Placed out of commission December 1970; berthed with the Mare Island Group, Pacific Reserve Fleet; 'her name was apparently struck from the Navy list between 1 October and 31 December 1976'; transferred by sale to Mr. Oskco Edwards of Capistrano Beach, Calif., 6 January 1977. Five battle stars for Vietnam service. Specifications block: dp. 750; l. 173'; b. 36'; dr. 14'; s. 14 k.; cpl. 78; a. 1 40mm., 2 .50-cal. mg.; cl. Acme.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1955-1977
- Population
- Sample yard construction trades (1955-56); USN crew (complement 78) 1958-1970; Long Beach NSY and unnamed civilian-yard workers at documented availabilities/overhauls
- Limitations
- DANFS documents identity, service history, yard periods, and specifications - not materials or asbestos content. Live NHHC DANFS page returns 404 (standing link-rot note); verbatim hazegray transcription read via Wayback capture 20210510070828. Striking date is hedged in the source itself ('apparently... between 1 October and 31 December 1976') and conflicts with NavSource's 15 May 1976 - carried in gaps. Civilian Long Beach yards are not named; asbestos scope of the documented yard work is not recorded in this source.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-advance-am510-01
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[2]NavSource Online, Mine Warfare Vessel Photo Archive, Advance (MSO 510) page (construction chronology, specifications block, CO roster, post-Navy disposition chain incl. 1999 Stockton photo, c.2007 Beaver Island for-sale photo, 23 Nov 2013 fire photos) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource MSO-510 page - Acme Class chronology, specifications block, photo captions, CO roster; Wayback capture 20250427031015
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource record for this hull: laid down 28 June 1955 at Frank L. Sample, Jr., Inc., Boothbay Harbor, Maine; launched 12 July 1956; commissioned 16 June 1958; decommissioned December 1970 and laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet, Mare Island Group; struck from the Navy Register 15 May 1976; sold for scrap 6 January 1977 to Oskco Edwards of Capistrano Beach, CA for $40,010; 'later sold several times to private owners' and moored at a private island near the Riverside Holland Marina in Knightsen, California; 'caught fire/set afire 23 November 2013 and burned to the waterline.' Photo documentation: a 23 May 1972 image shows Advance at the Mare Island Reserve Facility alongside Lucid (MSO-458) and two other mothballed minesweepers; a November 1999 photo shows the still-extant hull near Stockton ('supposedly scrapped in 1977'); c.2007 photos show the vessel at Beaver Island, Knightsen, listed for sale at $399,000 together with the island; Kevin Hinman's photos document the 23 November 2013 fire. Specifications: 633 t.(lt) / 750 t.(fl); length 173'; beam 36'; draft 14'; 14 kts.; complement 78; one 40mm mount and two .50-cal machine guns; propulsion four 570-shp Packard diesel engines, two shafts, two controllable-pitch propellers. Call sign November-Uniform-Zulu-Xray. Nine commanding officers listed, ending with LT William Arnold Coleman, Jr. (23 Oct-23 Dec 1970).
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1955-2013
- Population
- USN crew 1958-1970; private owners/visitors 1977-2013
- Limitations
- Volunteer-compiled archival page - the sole located source for the sale price, the post-1977 private-ownership chain, the fire date, and the Packard-engine propulsion figure. The scrap-sale entry ('sold for scrap... $40,010') is contradicted by the same page's own photo record - the hull was never scrapped and survived to 2013; carried as a documented chain-of-custody note with that caveat. 'Struck 15 May 1976' conflicts with DANFS's hedged 'between 1 October and 31 December 1976' - carried in gaps; the 15 May date matches the class-wide strike of sister Acme (MSO-508). Propulsion figure conflicts with the class-level '2,800 bhp' in FAS/DOD-101 - carried in gaps. Contains no asbestos information. Live navsource.org fetch failed during research; content verified via Wayback capture 20250427031015 and search-engine index of the live page.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-advance-am510-02
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[3]California State Lands Commission, Calendar Item C108, 29 March 2012 - authorization for staff and/or the Attorney General to take all steps necessary, including ejectment and litigation, to cause removal of two vessels illegally occupying state land in the Old River at Beaver Island, Contra Costa County [other_primary]
- Locator
- SLC Calendar Item C108 (03/29/12), background section + Exhibit A location map; pdftotext extraction verified
- Finding type
- regulatory
- Finding
- Official state record for this hull: 'a derelict wooden vessel, reputed to be the former USS Advance 173-foot mine sweeper built for the Navy in 1955,' owned by Alvin M. Oga, illegally moored on state sovereign tidelands in the Old River adjacent to Beaver Island (an 8.5-acre parcel owned by Oga's Beaver Island LLC). The Contra Costa County Sheriff's Marine Patrol had cited Oga and posted trespass notices; per the item, 'Sheriff officers state... the mine sweeper is disintegrating.' The Commission authorized staff and the Attorney General to pursue ejectment and litigation.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 2012 (item date); vessel condition as of 2011-2012
- Population
- Vessel owner/occupants; sheriff marine-patrol personnel boarding the derelict hull
- Limitations
- Documents derelict condition, ownership, and trespass status - contains no asbestos or materials information ('wooden vessel' is the only construction detail). The phrase 'reputed to be' is the Commission's; the hull's identity is corroborated by NavSource photo documentation at the same location. Does not establish what remained aboard, who lived on or worked on the hull in private hands, or any exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-advance-am510-03
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[4]California State Lands Commission, Calendar Item C112, 20 September 2013 - authorization for staff to remove and dispose of an abandoned vessel from sovereign state lands in the Old River [other_primary]
- Locator
- SLC Calendar Item C112 (09/20/13), background section; pdftotext extraction verified
- Finding type
- environmental_record
- Finding
- Official state record for this hull, two months before the fire: the Attorney General's suit against owner Alvin Oga (filed 23 May 2012 in Contra Costa Superior Court under the C108 authorization) was dismissed without prejudice after Oga could not be located and served within 60 days; 'the search did determine Mr. Oga had left California with numerous unpaid obligations.' The item states: 'The USS Advance is a wooden vessel and completely derelict having no value and needs to be removed and destroyed when funds become available.' Removal funding was prioritized to the companion steel vessel Steel Toy, whose scrap value could cover its own removal.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 2012-2013
- Population
- Delta waterway users; prospective removal/salvage workers (never engaged)
- Limitations
- Documents that in September 2013 the state regarded the wooden hull as worthless, derelict, and slated for destruction 'when funds become available' - funding had not been secured and no removal contract existed. Contains no asbestos or hazmat information; the planned 'removal and destruction' was never executed - the vessel burned on 23 November 2013, two months after this authorization. Whether the burned wreck was subsequently removed from Old River is not documented in any located SLC item (the Commission's abandoned-vessels program page lists only C108 and C112 for this vessel).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-advance-am510-04
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[5]NARA, 'Researching Asbestos aboard US Naval Vessels up through 1961' (RG 19 research guide: hull-designation correspondence, Minesweeper and Minelayer General Information Books, hull-arranged Ship Engineering Drawings S39/S48/S103 filing codes) [other_primary]
- Locator
- archives.gov guided topic page, sections on Bureau of Ships correspondence, 'General Information Books,' and 'Ship Engineering Drawings'
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- NARA's official asbestos-research guide identifies the record series that would document hull-level material specifications for this ship: RG 19 Bureau of Ships general correspondence filed under hull designation 'MSO510' (and contract-era 'AM510'), class correspondence under the Acme/MSO-508 class file, builder contract files for Frank L. Sample, Jr., Inc., RG 19 Entry P-11 'Minesweeper and Minelayer General Information Books' (Item S-68, covering 1940-1962 - spanning this hull's construction), and the paper/microfilm Ship Engineering Drawings ('Hull Series') arranged by hull number and Ship Material Group - the guide names S103 (Booklets of General Plans), S39 (Insulation and Lagging), and S48 (Piping) as the codes most relevant to asbestos research. An MSO-510-specific drawing or GIB volume, if it survives, is the realistic path to any ship-specific materials finding.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1955-1961 (hypothetical record coverage); guide current as of 2026-09-22
- Population
- Sample yard construction trades (1955-56); USN crew 1958-1970
- Limitations
- Archival lead only - the guide documents which series exist, not that MSO-510 material survives in them; no hull-specific drawing, GIB, or contract file was retrieved or confirmed. Establishes a research path, not an asbestos finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-advance-am510-05
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[6]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 and its 1975/1979 insulation-removal policies, with fieldwork at Long Beach and Norfolk Naval Shipyards - Long Beach NSY is where this hull underwent its documented April 1959 post-shakedown availability and 'extensive modernization work to her main propulsion plant.'
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1979
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers; asbestos program review
- Limitations
- Yard/program-level documentation, not hull-specific; supports era context for the documented 1959 yard period, not what was disturbed or retained on this hull. Does not establish asbestos content, quantity, or any individual exposure. Full text not retrieved (gao.gov blocks automated fetch, HTTP 403) - content via product-page description; same standing limitation as Batch 01.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-advance-am510-06
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[7]Wineland v. Air & Liquid Systems Corp., 539 F. Supp. 3d 1149 (W.D. Wash. May 17, 2021) (No. C19-0793RSL, Lasnik, J.) - order granting Crane Co.'s motion for summary judgment; companion orders granted Alfa Laval and others [court_record]
- Locator
- 539 F. Supp. 3d 1149 (W.D. Wash. 2021), factual-background section; companion orders at Dkts. 302, 313
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- A published merits-stage asbestos opinion documents the litigation pathway for engine-room sailors aboard this vessel's sister-program type: the decedent served 1963-1984 primarily in the engine rooms of USS Dynamic (MSO-432), USS Pledge (MSO-492), USS Loyalty (MSO-457), and USS Esteem (MSO-438) - all Agile/Aggressive-class wooden-hulled non-magnetic diesel ocean minesweepers of the same 1950s MSO construction program as the Acme class - working on 'diesel engines, pumps, air compressors, and valves,' and died of mesothelioma in 2018. The court granted summary judgment to Crane Co. (and in companion orders to Alfa Laval and Puget Sound Commerce Center/Todd Shipyards), finding plaintiffs had not produced admissible evidence tying exposure to the defendants' products.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1963-1984 (alleged exposure); 2021 (opinion)
- Population
- MSO engine-room crew (class context)
- Limitations
- Class/type-level context only: the opinion does not name USS Advance or any Acme-class hull, and the named vessels are Agile/Aggressive-class, a different class within the same wooden-MSO program. Under litigation-stage discipline this is a defendant summary-judgment win - a merits-level negative for that plaintiff as to the moving defendants, not exposure evidence for any vessel. Establishes that diesel-engine-room work aboard 1950s MSOs is litigated as an asbestos pathway, and the evidentiary bar such claims face; establishes nothing about this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-advance-am510-07
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[8]DANFS MSO-510 entry (construction window, builder, diesel propulsion via NavSource spec block, documented yard periods) + NARA recognition of asbestos in USN materiel 1941-1961; NavSource class description of 1950s MSOs as wooden-hulled with bronze and non-magnetic stainless-steel fittings [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS MSO-510 entry (construction record, yard periods); NavSource MSO-510 specifications block and MSO class description; NARA asbestos guided-topic page
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Era/type inference only: a wooden-hulled Acme-class ocean minesweeper built 1955-56 - inside the 1941-1961 window in which NARA officially recognizes asbestos use in U.S. Navy materiel - 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 (four 570-shp Packard engines, no boilers or steam lines), the dominant asbestos pathway aboard steam vessels - boiler and steam-line lagging - did not exist on this hull; expected ACM scope is smaller and differently distributed than aboard a steam vessel of the same era. Documented disturbance events on the as-built materials - the April 1959 Long Beach NSY 'extensive modernization work to her main propulsion plant,' the 1962 Sasebo port outboard main-engine replacement, and the 1965 and 1967-68 civilian-yard overhauls - each created opportunities for insulation/gasket disturbance; asbestos scope of that work is inference only. The hull was sold 'for scrap' in 1977 but never scrapped - it decayed as a derelict in the Delta until burning to the waterline in 2013, a terminal event that consumed remaining combustible materials and left no documented abatement record.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1955-2013
- Population
- Sample yard construction trades (1955-56); USN crew 1958-1970 incl. engine-room ratings; Long Beach NSY and civilian-yard workers at documented availabilities; private owners and any persons who worked on or boarded the derelict hull 1977-2013
- Limitations
- Inference from era, builder, and vessel type only - no ship-specific document names any asbestos product aboard this hull. No material schedule for MSO-510 was located (NARA RG 19 series are the lead, ev-05). Diesel propulsion and wooden non-magnetic construction reduce expected ACM scope relative to steel steam vessels but do not establish absence. The 1977 scrap sale was never executed - the hull's post-Navy decay and 2013 fire created undocumented disturbance/dispersal opportunities, and no asbestos handling is recorded for the fire or any wreck removal. Not a quantity; does not establish individual exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-advance-am510-08
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[9]Batch-1401 search ledger (this record): DANFS transcription via Wayback/hazegray; NavSource via Wayback; California State Lands Commission items C108/C112; NARA asbestos guide + Special List 44; GAO HRD-80-2 product page; NVR; CourtListener API (blocked, 429) + Google-indexed and VA BVA fallbacks; shipyards.json lookup; published-reporter verification of Wineland [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-advance-am510-01 through sl-uss-advance-am510-14
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, court finding, or docketed asbestos case naming USS Advance / AM-510 / MSO-510 was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). CourtListener API v4 (authenticated) was rate-limited (HTTP 429, shared 2,800/day cap) at time of research; Google-indexed site:courtlistener.com and VA BVA searches returned no qualifying hit naming the vessel.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 2026-09-22
- Limitations
- Absence of a located public record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard - a 1955-56 diesel minesweeper is era-consistent with asbestos-containing materials. The CourtListener API query itself was blocked by the shared daily cap - the litigation check rests on the indexed fallback; an authenticated API re-run remains an open item. Competitor/marketing sites (mesothelioma.com minesweeper table, mesotheliomaveterans.org) name 'USS Advance AM-510' with no ship-specific content - excluded per source rules and logged in the ledger; those unsourced lists are the likely origin of the upstream 'Tier 1' AM-510 tag.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-advance-am510-09