USS AFDL-38

Evidence

15 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-15).

1. [1]Naval Vessel Register, SHIPSDETAIL page for NO NAME (AFDL 38), NAVSHIPSO/NAVSEA Shipbuilding Support Office, page last updated 2000-09-11; NVR QUICKFIND inactive-hull list [other_primary]

   Locator

   Wayback capture 2017-01-26 of nvr.navy.mil SHIPSDETAIL_AFDL_38.HTML (vessel status, milestone dates, physical characteristics blocks); QUICKFIND capture 2016-09-27 web.archive.org/web/20160927035925/http:/www.nvr.navy.mil/QUICKFIND/SHIPSDETAIL_INACTIVE_N.HTML

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   Naval Vessel Register record: NO NAME (AFDL 38), ex-ARDC 5, SMALL AUXILIARY FLOATING DRY DOCK (N-S-P), UIC 05035, class 'AFDL 35'. Status 'Disposed of by transfer to other Government Agencies, States. Schools, Sea Scouts, etc.', date status changed 10/01/1981; custodian 'SCHOOLS, ORGANIZATIONS AND PRIVATE ENTERPRISES'. Hull material: 'Concrete hull, steel frames or reinforcing frames'; propulsion 'none'. Builder, all milestone-date, displacement, and accommodations fields blank; page last updated 2000-09-11. Corroborated by the NVR QUICKFIND inactive-hull list: 'NO NAME | AFDL 38 | 10/01/1981 | Disposed of by transfer to other Government Agencies, States. Schools, Sea Scouts, etc.'

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-20

   Study period

   1944-2000

   Limitations

   Authoritative U.S. Navy registry record retrieved via Wayback capture (live NVR detail page no longer serves this disposed craft). Establishes identity (ex-ARDC 5), the concrete-hull characteristic, non-propulsion, disposal category, and the 1981-10-01 status-change date - but not a stricken date, which remains undocumented. 'Disposed of by transfer to other Government Agencies' is consistent with the documented NPS/National Maritime Museum transfer but does not name the recipient. Contains no asbestos, materials, or environmental information.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-afdl-38-afdl38-01

2. [2]NavSource Naval History, Service Ship Photo Archive, AFDL-38 page (09/28/7338.htm) [other_primary]

   Locator

   NavSource AFDL-38 page, milestone list, specifications block, image captions

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   NavSource Service Ship Photo Archive dedicated page for AFDL-38 (ex-ARDC-5, 1944-1946), ARDC-1 Class Small Auxiliary Floating Repair Dock (Concrete): built in 1944 by Tidewater Construction Corp., Norfolk, VA; 'Placed in service as ARDC-5 in September 1944'; redesignated AFDL-38, 1 August 1946; placed out of service (date unknown); struck from the Naval Register (date unknown); final disposition 'transferred to San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park and is leased to Bay Ship and Yacht shipyard at Alameda, CA.' Photo captions (contributed by Christopher Edwards) document the ARDC-5 builders plate and the ex-AFDL-38 in commercial service at Bay Ship and Yacht, Alameda - control room, crew's mess, sidewall interiors, passageway below dock floor. No DANFS history available for this hull.

   Verification

   partial

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-20

   Study period

   1944-present

   Population

   Dock operating crew (complement undocumented); Bay Ship & Yacht workforce (contemporary)

   Limitations

   Compiled secondary archive, not an official record - its milestones align with NVR and the statute trail where those exist (ex-ARDC 5, park transfer) but the struck date is 'unknown' where NVR is authoritative and silent. The specifications block (1,200 t displacement, 288 ft, 64 ft beam, 1,900-ton lift) is class-generic lengthened-steel-AFDL data and conflicts with the official ARDC figures (8,300 t, 389 ft, 84 ft beam, 2,800-ton lift) - treated as boilerplate for this concrete hull. The image links are labeled AFDL-36 while their captions read ex-AFDL-38/ARDC-5 - a NavSource labeling quirk, flagged. Ribbon block (American Campaign, Asiatic-Pacific, WWII Victory) is generic service-craft boilerplate and does not document a theater - the documented station was Oakland, CONUS. 'Norfolk, VA' is the builder's home city, not the build site (Wilmington NC per the official history and build table). No asbestos information.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-afdl-38-afdl38-02

3. [3]shipbuildinghistory.com 'US Navy Dry Docks AFDB AFDM AFDL ARDM ARD YFD' table (Tim Colton compilation), most recent update June 11, 2019; mirrored at navalmarinearchive.com/sbh/smallships/auxafd.html [other_primary]

   Locator

   auxafd.htm, 'Auxiliary Floating Docks, Light (AFDL) (formerly Auxiliary Repair Docks, Concrete (ARDC))' table, AFDL-38 row

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   Independent secondary corroboration of the build and disposition record: the shipbuildinghistory.com U.S. Navy floating-drydock table lists 'AFDL 38 | Tidewater Const. | Wilmington NC | 8,300 | 389 | Sep-44 | Ex-ARDC 5, to Moore DD 1944, sold 1981' - the 8,300-ton displacement and 389-ft length matching the official ARDC design figures, the Sep-44 delivery matching NavSource's in-service month, and the 'sold 1981' consistent with the NVR 1981-10-01 transfer.

   Verification

   partial

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-20

   Study period

   1944-1981

   Population

   Construction trades, Tidewater Construction Corp. Wilmington NC yard, 1944

   Limitations

   Secondary compilation corroborating builder, site, delivery month, tonnage, and disposition year; shipbuildinghistory is a reputable compiler but not a primary record, and its own header warns the drydock table 'is far from complete' with unclear builder records. The 'to Moore DD 1944' attribution (Moore Dry Dock Co., Oakland) conflicts in detail with the USACE-documented Hurley Marine Works NIR facility at 321 Embarcadero - a different Oakland yard - where a 2,800-ton AFDL was accommodated from 1944-45 and AFDL-38 is named from 1955; possibly a brief initial berth or a yard conflation, unresolved (in gaps). 'Sold 1981' compresses the documented government-to-government transfer. No asbestos information.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-afdl-38-afdl38-03

4. [4]Bureau of Yards and Docks, 'Building the Navy's Bases in World War II,' Chapter IX Floating Drydocks (official Navy history, HyperWar transcription), pp. 217-219 'Auxiliary Repair Docks, Concrete' section [other_primary]

   Locator

   Chapter IX, 'Auxiliary Repair Docks, Concrete' section (pp. 217-219): type definition, design description, construction account, service account; 'Types of Floating Drydocks' list and 1946 revision paragraph (p. 210); ARDC photo caption 'Photograph taken at Wilmington, N.S. [N.C.]'

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   Built as ARDC-5, one of thirteen 2,800-ton reinforced-concrete Auxiliary Repair Docks (ARDCs) designed and built by the Bureau of Yards and Docks in 1943-45 when 'the indicated requirement for a number of additional drydocks, coupled with the critical shortage of steel plate,' drove the concrete program. The official Bureau history describes the type: monolithic open-trough structures with faired hull lines, 389 ft long, 84 ft wide, 40 ft deep overall, pontoons 14 ft deep, wing walls tapering 13.5 ft at base to 10 ft at top deck, twelve bottom-pontoon compartments, ~3,300 cubic yards of concrete per dock; six docks militarized with three diesel engines driving 200-kW generators, air compressors, refrigerating/heating/ventilating equipment and water evaporators, carrying a crew of 5 officers and 84 men, the other seven shore-powered; a 5-ton traveling job crane on each wing wall. Eight built at Wilmington NC and five at San Pedro CA in purpose-excavated dry basins; five self-contained docks were towed to Pacific advance bases or Pearl Harbor. Under the 1946 nomenclature revision 'the RDC's [ARDCs] became AFDL(C)'s' - this hull's ARDC-5 to AFDL-38 redesignation, dated 1946-08-01 by NavSource.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-20

   Study period

   1943-1946

   Limitations

   Official Navy history - the ARDC design description is class-level text applied to this hull via the NVR 'ex-ARDC 5' line, the NavSource 'ARDC-1 Class' header, and the matching dimensions in the build table; the chapter does not name ARDC-5 and its photo caption (a dock 'at Wilmington') is not identified to hull. Which of the two configurations (militarized self-contained vs shore-powered) ARDC-5 received is not stated; the five-dock Pacific deployment list is not itemized by hull, and this dock's documented stateside station implies - but does not prove - the shore-powered fit. No asbestos information in the source.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-afdl-38-afdl38-04

5. [5]U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District History (1999), 'Naval Industrial Reserve Repair Facility, Oakland' site history (transcribed by militarymuseum.org, California Military Department) [other_primary]

   Locator

   militarymuseum.org/NIRRFOakland.html, Site History paragraphs: Amendment No. 4 (1944), November 1945 completion report, Amendment No. 6 (1946), July 19 1955 Twelfth Naval District correspondence, lease sequence NOy-23239/NObs-4397, April 1964 Annual Inspection Summary

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District site history (1999) for the Naval Industrial Reserve Repair Facility, Oakland (321 Embarcadero, Inner Oakland Harbor - the Hurley Marine Works site): Amendment No. 4 to Navy Contract NObs-723 (June 12, 1944) proposed additions 'for the future assignment of a 2,800 ton Navy owned Auxiliary Floating Drydock, Light (AFDL)'; the November 1945 completion report lists a powerhouse, shops, two finger piers, and 'accommodations for a 2,800 ton AFDL'; Amendment No. 6 (June 13, 1946) included 'the 2,800 ton AFDL' among Government-owned facilities furnished for use, part of the site serving the Commander, San Francisco Naval Shipyard 'in connection with decommissioning Naval vessels.' The history then names the hull: 'Martinolich leased Floating Drydock AFDL-38 from the Navy under Lease NOy-23239 beginning in 1955,' extended until January 18, 1966; on expiration of NOy-23239 April 19, 1961, Lease NObs-4397 commenced for AFDL-38; an Annual Inspection Summary dated April 1964 shows the lease renewed for an undetermined period. Site later operated by Pacific Dry Dock and Repair Co. (Crowley) 1964-1991.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-20

   Study period

   1944-1991 site history; dock documented 1944-1966+

   Population

   Hurley Marine Works ship-repair workforce (1944-48); San Francisco Naval Shipyard decommissioning crews (1946-48); Martinolich dock workforce (1955-mid-1960s)

   Limitations

   Government site history quoting primary instruments (contract amendments, leases, inspection summary) - the strongest documentation of this hull's postwar station and custody chain, retrieved via the California Military Department's transcription; the underlying instruments were not viewed directly. The 1944-45 contract documents describe 'a 2,800 ton AFDL' without naming it - identification of that dock as ARDC-5/AFDL-38 rests on the same-site lease records naming AFDL-38 from 1955, on this hull being the only 2,800-ton AFDL documented in Oakland, and on the Sep-44 in-service date matching the build-out timeline; a documented inference, flagged. The shipbuildinghistory 'to Moore DD 1944' attribution points at a different Oakland yard (in gaps). No asbestos information in the source; a 1955 ammunition-allowance reference is expressly qualified as permission only, with 'no evidence ... that ordnance was stored at the facility.'

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-afdl-38-afdl38-05

6. [6]Public Law 99-395, 99th Congress, 100 Stat. 836 (Aug. 27, 1986), amending section 4(f) of P.L. 92-589 (16 U.S.C. 460bb-3(f)) [other_primary]

   Locator

   100 Stat. 836, section 1(1) - 'the AFDL 38 Drydock'; Statutes at Large PDF via govinfo.gov

   Finding type

   regulatory

   Finding

   Federal statute naming this hull: Public Law 99-395 (100 Stat. 836, approved August 27, 1986), 'To authorize the use of funds from rental of floating drydock and other marine equipment to support the National Maritime Museum in San Francisco,' amended the Golden Gate National Recreation Area Act (16 U.S.C. 460bb-3(f)) to provide for 'the administration of said parcels and of the AFDL 38 Drydock or other vessels or heavy marine equipment' and for management '(including rental or lease) of said properties' - the statutory basis under which the park leases the dock to a commercial operator.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-20

   Study period

   1986

   Limitations

   Primary federal statute naming this hull in law - establishes NPS ownership/administration and the lease mechanism five years after the documented 1981 Navy transfer; confirms the dock was already federal park property by 1986. Contains no asbestos, materials, condition, or environmental information.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-afdl-38-afdl38-06

7. [7]National Park Service, San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park Foundation Document (March 2016), Appendix: park agreements table, AFDL-38-Dry-dock entry [nps]

   Locator

   Foundation Document Appendixes page, agreements/contracts table, 'AFDL-38-Dry-dock' row

   Finding type

   regulatory

   Finding

   National Park Service Foundation Document (March 2016) for San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, agreements appendix: 'AFDL-38-Dry-dock | Contract | 9/29/1993 - 9/29/2024 | SAFR, Bay Ship and Yacht | Maintain and use for dry dock of ships' - 'This contract allows for Bay Ship and Yacht to maintain and use SAFR-owned AFDL-38 dry-cok [dry-dock] for work on ships. They are not limited to using the dry-dock for NPS owned ships only. Bay Ship and Yacht is requited [required] to competitively bid on projects solicited for SAFR ships.'

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-20

   Study period

   2016 document; contract term 1993-2024

   Population

   Bay Ship & Yacht workforce operating the NPS-owned dock (1993-2024 contract term)

   Limitations

   Official NPS planning document - establishes park ownership ('SAFR-owned AFDL-38'), the contractor-operator arrangement, and the 1993-2024 contract term; whether the contract was renewed after 9/29/2024 is not stated (the document is dated 2016) - current operator listing shows the dock still in service. Contains no asbestos, materials, or condition information; the drydock appears in the agreements appendix as heavy marine equipment, not among the park's landmark fleet vessels.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-afdl-38-afdl38-07

8. [8]Bay Ship & Yacht Co. official facilities page (Dry Dock 01 description); corroborated by The Maritime Executive, 'Bay Ship & Yacht: Number One Yard For USCG Dry-Docking & Ship Repair On West Coast' and Bay Crossings, 'A Haven for Research Vessels in Alameda' (trade press) [other_primary]

   Locator

   bay-ship.com/facilities 'DRY DOCK 01' block; maritime-executive.com Bay Ship USCG article ('a 390-ft floating-dock'); baycrossings.com Alameda research-vessels article ('drydock number 1')

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   Present-day commercial identity: Bay Ship & Yacht's facilities page lists 'DRY DOCK 01 - 2,800 ton Floating Dry Dock. Dry Dock 1 is a concrete floating dock with retractable sideblocks. This dock provides a traveling crane on the wingwall, and comes with all utility services, including electrical, compressed air, potable water and gray and black water connections. It can dock vessels up to 390 feet.' - matching the ARDC design point-for-point (2,800-ton capacity, 389-ft length, wingwall traveling crane, shore-supplied utilities). Trade-press coverage confirms the yard's '390-ft floating-dock' in active Coast Guard drydocking service; Bay Crossings documents vessels repaired 'on Bay Ship & Yacht's drydock number 1.'

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-20

   Study period

   present (accessed 2026-09-20)

   Population

   Bay Ship & Yacht drydock workforce (contemporary); crews of vessels under repair

   Limitations

   Operator and trade-press sources - the yard's own page does not name the dock 'AFDL-38'; identification of Dry Dock 1 as this hull rests on the NPS Foundation Document naming SAFR-owned AFDL-38 at this yard, the NavSource disposition and photo captions, and the exact specification match (2,800-ton concrete, ~390 ft, wingwall crane). Establishes present-day operation, not the dock's internal condition or materials. No asbestos information in any of these sources.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-afdl-38-afdl38-08

9. [9]Bureau of Yards and Docks, 'Building the Navy's Bases in World War II,' Ch. IX (ARDC design description); era asbestos framing per Corn & Starr (see ev-uss-afdl-38-afdl38-10) [other_primary]

   Locator

   Chapter IX, 'Auxiliary Repair Docks, Concrete' section (diesel engines, generators, compressors, refrigeration, HVAC, evaporators, crew accommodations, repair purpose)

   Finding type

   asbestos_application

   Finding

   Class/era inference only: whichever of the two ARDC fits this hull carried, the design included machinery, piping, and crew accommodations inside a Navy-built 1944 structure - the militarized fit adds diesel engines, generators, air compressors, refrigeration, HVAC and evaporators - a period when Navy construction routinely used asbestos-containing gaskets, packing, electrical insulation, millboard, and thermal insulation for machinery and piping. The hull itself is monolithic reinforced concrete - not an asbestos matrix - so inferred onboard loading is materially lower than for a steel combatant of the era. The larger inferred pathway is occupational: a repair dock working era vessels at the wartime Oakland repair waterfront placed its crew around ship insulation suites that commonly contained asbestos.

   Verification

   inferred

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   class_or_era

   Accessed

   2026-09-20

   Study period

   1944 construction era; repair operations 1944-present

   Population

   Construction trades (Wilmington NC, 1944); dock operating crew; repair crews and crews of vessels under repair

   Limitations

   Design-level inference, not a hull record - the BuSandA history does not mention asbestos and does not name this hull. Asbestos presence aboard AFDL-38 is inferred from era construction practice and onboard machinery, not proven; a concrete non-propelled dock had a far smaller machinery and inhabited-space footprint than a steam vessel, and its asbestos loading would correspondingly be lower. Establishes nothing about quantity, condition, present-day presence, individual exposure, or causation.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-afdl-38-afdl38-09

10. [10]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 program and era under which this Navy-contracted floating dock was built - with wartime demand driving unprecedented asbestos utilization aboard government and contract hulls.

    Verification

    verified

    Role

    context

    Documentation level

    class_or_era

    Accessed

    2026-09-20

    Study period

    1940s era documented; article 1987

    Population

    WWII shipyard workers and vessel crews (class context)

    Limitations

    Program/era-level scholarly documentation of asbestos use in WWII shipbuilding generally; does not name this dock, does not address floating drydocks or concrete-hulled construction specifically, 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-uss-afdl-38-afdl38-10

11. [11]Keller v. Dravo Corp., 441 F.2d 1239 (5th Cir. 1971), cert. denied 404 U.S. 1017, 92 S.Ct. 679, 30 L.Ed.2d 665 (1972) [court_record]

    Locator

    Opinion at 441 F.2d 1243-44 (vessel-status holding); reporter citation carried from the batch-569 verification trail (case-law databases syfert/vLex/flexlaw carry the opinion text) - a direct CourtListener pull remains an open lead (API throttled this session)

    Finding type

    litigation_documented

    Finding

    Litigation-posture context for the vessel type (not this hull, not asbestos): Fifth Circuit doctrine holds that 'as a matter of law, a floating dry dock is not a vessel when it is moored and in use as a dry dock' - Keller v. Dravo Corp., 441 F.2d 1239, 1244 (5th Cir. 1971), cert. denied 404 U.S. 1017 (1972), following Atkins v. Greenville Shipping Corp., 411 F.2d 279 (5th Cir. 1969) and Chahoc v. Hunt Shipyard, 431 F.2d 576 (5th Cir. 1970). Workers injured on moored floating drydocks were accordingly confined to Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act remedies rather than vessel-owner negligence/unseaworthiness theories.

    Verification

    verified

    Role

    context

    Documentation level

    class_or_era

    Accessed

    2026-09-20

    Study period

    1969-1972 (doctrine); applies to moored-dock operations

    Population

    Floating-drydock workers generally (type context)

    Limitations

    Doctrinal context for the vessel type only - an LHWCA/admiralty vessel-status ruling, not asbestos litigation, not naming this hull, and not an exposure finding. Relevant to how injury claims by drydock crews were channeled; the Keller court expressly declined an absolute rule that a floating drydock can never be a vessel. Citation verified against reporter text reproduced in case-law databases in the batch-569 verification trail; CourtListener confirmation pending.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-afdl-38-afdl38-11

12. [12]National Archives and Records Administration, Special List 44 by Ship Numbers (RG 24, Bureau of Naval Personnel deck logs) [other_primary]

    Locator

    sl-44-ship-number.pdf, ARDC block (ARDC-1, -2, -3, -7, -8 held; ARDC-5 absent) and AFDL block (AFDL-21, -29, -32 held; AFDL-38 absent)

    Finding type

    historical_record

    Finding

    NARA Special List 44 (List of Logbooks of U.S. Ships, Stations, and Miscellaneous Units, 1801-1947), by ship number, holds NO deck-log entry for ARDC-5 or AFDL-38 - the ARDC block contains ARDC-1, ARDC-2, ARDC-3, ARDC-7, and ARDC-8 only, and the AFDL block contains AFDL-21, AFDL-29, and AFDL-32 only. The primary deck-log source for this hull's wartime service and movements therefore does not exist in this holding.

    Verification

    verified

    Role

    negative_finding

    Documentation level

    ship_specific

    Accessed

    2026-09-20

    Study period

    1944-1947 records

    Limitations

    Absence from Special List 44 is a verified negative for this holding - whether logs were kept elsewhere (contractor-facility custody, unreturned records) or never retained is unresolved; a dock operated at a leased industrial facility under contract may not have generated standard Navy deck logs. It does not prove the dock had no records. No asbestos content is implied either way.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-afdl-38-afdl38-12

13. [13]Batch-595 search ledger (this record): CourtListener API v4 exact-hull queries (blocked); web-indexed sweeps of courtlistener.com and RECAP storage [other_primary]

    Locator

    search_ledger rows sl-uss-afdl-38-afdl38-12 through sl-uss-afdl-38-afdl38-13

    Finding type

    historical_record

    Finding

    Litigation sweep, partially blocked: fresh CourtListener API v4 queries for 'AFDL-38' and 'ARDC-5' (exact hull) were blocked this session (HTTP 429 - shared 125/day quota, ~51 min reset) and deferred per the backoff rule rather than retried. Web-indexed court-record sweeps (site:courtlistener.com and RECAP storage) returned no opinion or docket naming this dock; short alphanumeric designators produce heavy acronym noise and 'ARDC' collisions elsewhere. No asbestos-litigation naming AFDL-38 or ARDC-5 was located.

    Verification

    partial

    Role

    negative_finding

    Documentation level

    ship_specific

    Accessed

    2026-09-20

    Study period

    2026-09-20

    Limitations

    A partially-blocked negative, not a verified null - the authoritative instrument (CourtListener API) was rate-limited and the web-indexed sweep is a weaker instrument with acronym noise; a clean API pass remains an open lead. No qualifying asbestos-litigation hit was located by the instruments that ran.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-afdl-38-afdl38-13

14. [14]Batch-595 search ledger (this record): NVR SHIPSDETAIL page; NavSource 09/28/7338.htm; shipbuildinghistory auxafd table; BuSandA Ch. IX; USACE NIRRF Oakland history; P.L. 99-395; NPS SAFR Foundation Document; bay-ship.com; NARA SL-44; NARA Ship Plan Index; web-indexed litigation sweeps [other_primary]

    Locator

    search_ledger rows sl-uss-afdl-38-afdl38-01 through sl-uss-afdl-38-afdl38-16

    Finding type

    historical_record

    Finding

    No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, materials schedule, hazmat disclosure, or docketed case naming ARDC-5/AFDL-38 was found in the public sources searched - the NVR record, the NavSource page, the shipbuildinghistory tables, the Bureau of Yards and Docks official history, the USACE site history, the federal statute, the NPS Foundation Document, and the operator's facilities page contain no asbestos or insulation-material statement, and no DANFS entry exists for this hull.

    Verification

    verified

    Role

    negative_finding

    Documentation level

    ship_specific

    Accessed

    2026-09-20

    Study period

    2026-09-20

    Limitations

    Absence of a located public record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard - a 1944 Navy-built dock with machinery, piping, and crew spaces is era-consistent with asbestos-containing materials, and this hull's unusual survival in continuous commercial service means any retained material has been worked around by eight decades of shipyard labor, none of it disclosed. Does not establish presence or absence; does not establish or defeat any exposure claim or legal eligibility.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-afdl-38-afdl38-14

15. [15]NARA Ship Plan Index (archives.gov/research/cartographic/ship-index), entry 'AFDL-38 | 385 | Microfilm | 63531026'; USACE NIRRF Oakland history (lease instrument citations); NPS SAFR Foundation Document (contract entry) [other_primary]

    Locator

    Ship Plan Index AFDL-38 line; militarymuseum.org/NIRRFOakland.html lease citations; nps.gov/safr foundation-document-appendixes contract row

    Finding type

    historical_record

    Finding

    Archival leads (not retrieved): (a) NARA Cartographic Ship Plan Index holds a plan for AFDL-38 on microfilm, RG 385, identifier 63531026 - a potential materials/machinery-layout source; (b) the Navy-Martinolich lease instruments (NOy-23239, NObs-4397) and the 1955 Twelfth Naval District correspondence cited in the USACE history would document the dock's custody terms and condition reporting; (c) the 1981 Navy-to-NPS transfer instrument and SAFR acquisition records; (d) the SAFR-Bay Ship & Yacht contract file (1993-2024) and any post-2024 renewal, including condition/hazmat survey exhibits; (e) BuSandA/BuShips contract records for the Tidewater ARDC construction contract at Wilmington NC; (f) USACE FUDS file for the NIRRF Oakland site (321 Embarcadero) - environmental site-assessment records may describe materials in the support buildings.

    Verification

    unverified

    Role

    archival_lead

    Documentation level

    context_only

    Accessed

    2026-09-20

    Study period

    1944-2024 records

    Limitations

    Record-holding mapping only - no document-level retrieval performed (no reproduction spend authorized). Whether any of these holdings contains asbestos-specific information for this dock is unknown until surveyed. Nothing in this row is an asbestos finding.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-afdl-38-afdl38-15