Evidence
8 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-8).
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[1]DANFS, Affray II (MSO-511) (build data, Charleston NSY overhaul, service narrative through 1986; verbatim transcription - live NHHC page 404; Wayback capture of hazegray transcription, corroborated by HistoryCentral mirror) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Wayback capture 2025-06-02 of hazegray.org/danfs/mine/mso511.htm; mirror https://www.historycentral.com/navy/Minelayer/Affray2.html
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS record for this hull: laid down 24 Aug 1955 at Boothbay Harbor, Maine, by Frank L. Sample, Jr., Inc.; launched 18 Dec 1956; sponsored by Mrs. John A. Glick; commissioned 8 Dec 1958, Lt. Comdr. Charles I. Williams in command. Shakedown and type training first half of 1959; Charleston Naval Shipyard post-shakedown overhaul beginning end of June 1959, extended into 1960 by added modernization alterations; joined Atlantic Fleet Mine Force, alternating 6th Fleet Mediterranean deployments, West Indies tours, and Charleston home-port assignments; supported a Project Mercury space shot Oct 1962; 1966 test series for Bureau of Ships, Mine Warfare School, David Taylor Model Basin, Naval Ordnance Laboratory Test Facility; final Mediterranean deployment ended late Oct 1969; reassigned to naval reserve training duty 1 Jul 1973, reporting 1 Oct 1973 to new home port Portland, Maine as a drill platform for reservists; reassigned to Newport, R.I. 1 Oct 1981; training reservists at Newport as of end-1986 (entry cutoff). Spec 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
- 1955-1986 (entry coverage)
- Population
- Frank L. Sample Jr. Inc. construction trades 1955-58; Charleston NSY workers 1959-60; crew (design complement 78); naval reservists 1973-1992
- Limitations
- DANFS documents service history and specifications, not materials or asbestos content; entry narrative ends at 1986, before decommissioning/disposal. Mirror transcriptions carry OCR noise (hazegray reads 'Pompano' for Portland and '.60-cal' for .50-cal; HistoryCentral reads 'Mme Warfare School'). Sponsor given as 'Glick' by two transcriptions vs 'Click' in Wikipedia - discrepancy logged in gaps.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-affray-am511-01
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[2]NavSource Mine Warfare Vessel Photo Archive, Affray (MSO-511) page (NVR/DRMS-compiled disposition, specifications, propulsion, photo documentation) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource hull page, specifications block + disposition list + photo captions
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Compiled record for this hull: decommissioned 20 Dec 1992; struck from the Navy Register 28 Jun 1993 and laid up at the Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility, Portsmouth, VA; sold for scrap 4 Dec 2000 to Baltimore Marine Industries of Baltimore, MD; photo-documented awaiting scrapping at Baltimore c. Dec 2000. Specifications: 633 t. light / 750 t. full; 173' x 36' x 14'; 14 kts.; complement 78; one 40mm mount + two .50 cal. machine guns; propulsion four Packard V12 diesel engines, two shafts, two controllable-pitch propellers. Call sign NOAL. Full CO list carried 1958-1992.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1992-2000 (disposition); compiled
- Population
- Scrapyard workers, Baltimore Marine Industries, 2000-2001
- Limitations
- NavSource is a secondary compilation drawing on NVR/DRMS disposition data and official photography - not itself a primary document. Sale mechanism (DRMS vs. direct Navy disposal sale) not confirmed; NavSource's class-sister entries differ on engine make (Acme listed with GM diesels, Affray with Packard V12s) - propulsion detail carried as compiled, engine make unverified against a primary source.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-affray-am511-02
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[3]NavSource Mine Sweeper index (1950s MSO program description) + FAS/GlobalSecurity MSO-508 Acme class data sheet (builders, propulsion, NRF role) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource MSO index class text; https://man.fas.org/dod-101/sys/ship/mso-508.htm (specifications + ships table)
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Era/type inference: the 1950s MSO program built sixty-five wooden-hulled ocean minesweepers with bronze and non-magnetic stainless-steel fittings (Agile/Aggressive, Acme, Ability classes); Acme-class units ran four aluminum-block diesel engines on two shafts (FAS class data: 2,800 bhp). A wooden diesel minesweeper built 1955-58 carried no boiler or steam-pipe insulation, but era-standard asbestos applications on this type include engine and exhaust insulation, gaskets, packing, deck coverings, fireproofing, minesweeping-winch and windlass brake linings, and electrical cable insulation.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1954-1958
- Population
- Construction trades, Frank L. Sample Jr. Inc., Boothbay Harbor, 1955-58; crew
- Limitations
- Class/era description only - does not name this hull and does not prove asbestos was installed aboard it. Both sources are secondary compilations (NavSource index text; FAS mirror of Navy fact-file data), not the underlying construction specifications. The 1950s-MSO asbestos envelope is notional-narrower than steam combatants but confirmed nonzero for sister hulls at disposal (see ev-04).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-affray-am511-03
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[4]United States v. Ellis, 172 F.3d 864 (4th Cir. 1999) (Table) (per curiam), aff'g No. CR-96-361-WMN (D. Md.) - corroborated by EPA news releases 1997-06-06 (conviction) and 1998-02-20 (sentencing) [court_record]
- Locator
- Opinion recital of DRMS bid terms (via ecases.us text; CourtListener blocked this session); EPA archive newsroom releases
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Affirmed criminal record documents the disposal condition of sister 1950s ocean minesweepers: DRMS bid invitations for four decommissioned Navy vessels - including the wooden-hulled MSOs USS Inflict (MSO-456), USS Fearless (MSO-442), and USS Illusive (MSO-448) - 'clearly indicated that several compartments on each of the four decommissioned ships contained asbestos,' and before sale the Navy marked each asbestos-containing compartment with a large warning sign. Establishes that ocean minesweepers of Affray's construction generation carried documented, compartment-marked asbestos-containing material at disposal.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1993-1999
- Population
- Shipbreaking workers, Seawitch Salvage, Baltimore, 1993-1995
- Limitations
- Names sister hulls, not Affray - era/type-analogue evidence only. Unpublished table disposition (172 F.3d 864) affirmed per curiam; EPA releases corroborate the underlying facts (unlicensed asbestos removal on Illusive and Coral Sea, worker exposure, false statement to DRMS). Documents ACM aboard decommissioned MSOs at 1990s disposal; does not establish what was installed aboard Affray, where, or in what quantity, and does not address crew-era exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-affray-am511-04
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[5]Maritime Reporter, 'Heightened Scrutiny On Ship Scrapping' (July 2000) - Navy domestic ship-scrapping pilot program and hazmat regime [reputable_press]
- Locator
- Maritime Reporter, July 2000 issue
- Finding type
- environmental_record
- Finding
- Contemporaneous trade coverage of the disposal environment Affray entered: because of their age the Navy's inactive vessels 'contain a number of hazardous substances, including asbestos and solid and liquid polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)'; in September 1999 the Navy awarded pilot scrapping contracts to four domestic breakers - Baltimore Marine Industries (Affray's December 2000 buyer), International Shipbreaking (Brownsville), Ship Dismantling & Recycling Joint Venture, and Metro Machine - paying $1.8M-$3.8M per vessel to establish full-compliance domestic disposal.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1999-2000
- Population
- U.S. shipbreaking workforce; inactive-fleet disposal program
- Limitations
- Program-level context; does not name Affray and does not document her abatement, survey, or compartment markings. Establishes the regulatory/commercial regime of the 2000 sale only.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-affray-am511-05
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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 - the fleet-wide regime in force for the second half of Affray's career, including her Naval Reserve Force years (1973-1992) and any overhauls/availabilities in that window.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1979
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers; asbestos program review
- Limitations
- Program-level documentation; no hull-level application record for Affray located. Supports era context for possible in-service ACM disturbance or removal; does not establish what was aboard, removed, or retained on this hull. Full text not retrieved (gao.gov blocks automated fetch, HTTP 403) - content via product-page description.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-affray-am511-06
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[7]Boothbay Region Historical Society, 'Shipyard Collection #3: Sample's' - archival inventory of Frank L. Sample, Jr., Inc. yard records [museum_official]
- Locator
- Boothbay Region Historical Society PDF inventory, USS AFFRAY MSO-511 entries
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Builder-yard archival inventory lists Affray-specific holdings: a 12/11/58 commissioning clip, a 12/6/73 'USS AFFRAY returns to Maine' clip, and 1994 correspondence about obtaining artifacts from the ship - the Sample yard collection is the surviving paper trail for this hull's construction and is a lead for build-material specifications.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1958; 1973; 1994
- Limitations
- Inventory-level listing only; whether the collection contains materials specifications, subcontracts, or hull plans for MSO-511 is unverified - no contents were retrieved. A lead, not a finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-affray-am511-07
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[8]Batch-1402 search ledger (this record): NHHC DANFS live page (404), hazegray/HistoryCentral transcriptions, NavSource hull + MSO index pages, FAS/GlobalSecurity class data, EPA archive releases, 4th Cir. Ellis opinion text, Maritime Reporter 2000, Boothbay Historical Society inventory, NARA deck-log status, CourtListener API + Atom endpoints (blocked) [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-affray-am511-01 through sl-uss-affray-am511-10
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or docketed case naming USS Affray / MSO-511 / AM-511 was found in the public sources searched. CourtListener could not be queried this session (API returned HTTP 429 - 2,800/day cap already consumed; Atom/web endpoint returned HTTP 403) - the docket search is INCOMPLETE, not negative. Open-web legal search returned no qualifying case; the hull appears only on law-firm marketing ship lists (e.g., asbestos.com), which are excluded under sourcing rules.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 2026-09-22
- Limitations
- Absence of a located record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard - the hull was built 1955-58 in the asbestos era and sister MSOs carried marked ACM at disposal. The incomplete CourtListener pass is the standing caveat; 'affray' is also a common-law criminal term (public fight), so bare-name docket searches produce collisions and need USS/MSO-511-qualified queries.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-affray-am511-08