Evidence
16 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-16).
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[1]research packet 661-packet.md [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-alameda-county-lst32-pkt-661-packet-md
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[2]DANFS, 'Alameda County' (NHHC page published 2015-06-11; live URL returned 404 on 2026-10-02 - Wayback capture 2024-05-26 used, labeled archived) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS entry text, NHHC alameda-county.html (archived capture); spec block
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Documented for this hull (verbatim DANFS): spec block 'LST-32: dp. 4,080 (lim.); l. 328'0"; b. 50'0"; dr. 14'1"; s. 11.6 k. (tl.); cpl. 119; trp. 147; a. 8 40mm.; cl. LST-1.' Laid down 17 February 1943 at Pittsburgh, Pa., by the Dravo Corp.; launched 22 May 1943; sponsored by Miss Dorothy M. Manko; commissioned 12 July 1943, Lt. Gardner P. Mulloy in command. Chesapeake Bay training platform until March 1944; Mediterranean service - 1 April 1944 convoy air attack (three German twin-engine bombers; one splashed, two driven off); Anzio beachhead resupply task group through summer; invasion of southern France, off the Iles d'Hyeres as senior radar ship, radar units ashore on Port Cros 15-16 August; ten months of supply/munitions shuttle among Mediterranean ports; January 1945 lifted British troops to Greece and rescued about 100 survivors of the storm-wrecked SS Ionia; POWs, French Foreign Legion elements, railroad cars between Italy, France, North Africa; New York July 1945; Norfolk Pacific-transfer refit cancelled after Japanese capitulation; decommissioned July 1946, reserve at Green Cove Springs, Fla.; recommissioned 7 March 1951 (Lt. John W. Leonard); Atlantic Fleet Amphibious Force, then Naval Air Force from April 1953; from September 1953 Naples-based advanced base support ship, Air Logistics Support Division 2; named Alameda County 1 July 1955; October-November 1956 Suez crisis - emergency air base at Suda Bay, Crete by 22 November, staged UN forces and evacuated foreign nationals through 4 December; redesignated AVB-1 28 September 1957; July 1958 Lebanon crisis - Suda Bay 14 July, three months housing/feeding/rearming/refueling air squadrons supporting Marines at Beirut; decommissioned Naples 25 June 1962, struck from the Navy list 30 June 1962, sold to the Government of Italy 20 November 1962. 'Alameda County earned two battle stars during World War II service as LST-32.'
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1943-1962 (entry coverage)
- Population
- Dravo Neville Island construction trades (1943); crew 1943-46, 1951-62
- Limitations
- Ship-specific history only; contains no asbestos or material content. Live NHHC page returned 404 on 2026-10-02 (standing NHHC link rot, same defect as BATCH-01) - text quoted from a 2024-05-26 Wayback capture of the official page, labeled archived. DANFS's claim that Anteo served 'into the mid-1980's' conflicts with the Marina Militare's 1 August 1973 condemnation date - see ev-05 correction row.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-alameda-county-lst32-01
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[3]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS Alameda County (AVB-1) ex LST-32 (page 10/16/160032, last updated 15 March 2024; fetched live 2026-10-02) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 10/16/160032.htm header timeline, campaign table, LST/AVB specification blocks, commanding-officers table, photo captions
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource timeline and spec block for this hull: laid down 17 February 1943 at Dravo Corp., Neville Island, PA; launched 22 May 1943; commissioned 3 July 1943 (reduced commission), LT. Gardner P. Mulloy, USNR. Campaign table: Europe-Africa-Middle East theater - Convoy UGS-36, 1 April 1944; Invasion of southern France, 15 August to 21 September 1944; two battle stars. Decommissioned July 1946; Atlantic Reserve Fleet, Green Cove Springs, FL; recommissioned 7 March 1951, LT. John W. Leonard; Atlantic Fleet Amphibious Force; reassigned Naval Air Force April 1953; from September 1953 Naples as advanced base support ship, Air Logistics Support Division 2; named Alameda County 1 July 1955; Navy Occupation Service Medal (Europe) periods 18 Sep 1953-31 Jan 1955 and 1 Feb-28 Mar 1955; reclassified AVB-1 28 September 1957; decommissioned and struck 30 June 1962 at Naples; sold to Italy 20 November 1962, renamed NMM Anteo (A5306); 'Final Disposition, fate unknown.' Specs: 1,625 t light / 4,080 t full / 2,366 t beaching; 328' oa x 50'; speed 11.6 kt trial; endurance 24,000 mi @ 9 kt; complement 13 officers + 104 enlisted; troops 16 officers + 147 enlisted; propulsion two GM 12-567A 900 hp diesels, single Falk main reduction gear, three diesel-drive 100 kW 230 V D.C. generators, two propellers 1,700 shp, twin rudders; AVB modifications - 2 LCM, 1 LCVP, 1 LCPL, 1 'bowser boat'; armament reduced to seven 40mm (removed circa 1959-60). CO table: 12 commanding officers; last LST-era CO LTjg. Jorgensen to 1 August 1946 ('Decommissioned 1 August 1946 - 7 March 1951'); last CO CDR John Calvin Fox to 15 December 1962. Photo captions: 22 May 1943 launching at Dravo Pittsburgh (U.S. Office of War Information photo, Library of Congress Prints & Photographs digital ID fsa.8e01507); Valletta Malta circa 1954 as Air Force Atlantic flagship; ADVEX 1-55 exercise off La Pineda beach, Spain, January 1955 (participated in salvage of USS Megara (ARVA-6), broached 29 January 1955, pulled free 1 February); moored Naples and Taranto 1956; anchored off Piraeus, Greece, 1957 (from USS Everglades (AD-24) 1957 cruise book); Grand Harbor Valletta as AVB-1, 1960; Italian-era photos as Anteo.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1943-1973
- Population
- Dravo Neville Island construction trades (1943); crew 1943-46, 1951-62; Italian Navy crew 1962-73
- Limitations
- NavSource is a volunteer secondary compilation, not a primary registry - milestone dates generally track DANFS/NVR but conflict on the WWII decommissioning date (page text 'July 1946' vs CO table '1 August 1946'; see gaps). Contains no asbestos content. The LoC identifier is transcribed from the page's photo caption; loc.gov returned 403 to automated fetch this session (access-blocked, not dead).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-alameda-county-lst32-02
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[4]Shipscribe (Stephen S. Roberts), 'USS Alameda County (AVB 1, ex LST) Class' - Naval Vessel Register-derived class and ship notes (compiled 31 July 2021; fetched live 2026-10-02) [other_primary]
- Locator
- shipscribe.com/usnaux2/AVB/AVB01.html - class table, class notes, ship notes
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Register-derived data for this hull's AVB conversion and disposal: design 'Navy LST 1'; displacement 3,698 t full; 328' oa x 50' x 14' max nav; armament 1957: 7-40mmS, 6-20mmT (1961: 7-40mmS); accommodations 200; 12 kt; propulsion 1,800 HP geared diesel, 2 screws. Keel 17 Feb 1943, launch 22 May 1943, Dravo Pittsburgh; reclass AVB-1 effective 28 September 1957; decommissioned 25 June 1962; stricken 30 June 1962; disposal 20 November 1962 (transfer to Italy). Class notes: 'The classification AVB 1 was belatedly assigned to ALAMEDA COUNTY (LST 32) effective 28 September 1957. She was then described as designed to provide fuel, spare parts, technicians, and facilities necessary to establish and operate an airstrip for patrol and carrier aircraft in locations where there were no base facilities.' Ship note: after AVB-2's commissioning, 'ALAMEDA COUNTY was loaned on 21 Nov 1962 to Italy as ANTEO and was stricken by the Italians on 1 August 1973.'
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1943-1973
- Population
- AVB-era crew (accommodations 200); embarked aviation-support detachment population implied by mission
- Limitations
- Secondary compilation keyed to NVR data by a recognized specialist - the strongest non-registry source for milestone dates, but not the NVR itself (NVR excludes pre-1987 disposals). 'Loaned' vs DANFS 'sold' transfer characterization unresolved - see gaps. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-alameda-county-lst32-03
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[5]Marina Militare (Italian Navy) official fleet-history page, 'Anteo' (fetched live, HTTP 200, 2026-10-02) [other_primary]
- Locator
- marina.difesa.it Anteo fleet-history entry, 'second Unit (1962-1973)' paragraph
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Official Italian Navy record for this hull's post-USN service: 'The second Unit (1962-1973), classified as "Support Ship", was built in Pittsburgh (USA) for the U.S. Navy and given the name "Alameda County." She was assigned to the Italian Navy on November 21, 1962 and condemned on August 1, 1973.' Navypedia (secondary) adds that she was initially classified transport A5306 and reclassified as a landing ship before the end of Italian service; an Italian photo-archive caption places her with the III Divisione Navale at Brindisi supporting amphibious forces.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1962-1973
- Population
- Italian Navy crew 1962-1973
- Limitations
- Foreign-navy official page - authoritative for Italian service dates; 'condemned' (radiata/condannata) is the striking/disposal milestone, but the actual breaking/disposal of the hull after 1 August 1973 is not documented anywhere consulted - fate remains unknown. Contains no asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-alameda-county-lst32-04
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[6]Cross-source disposition check: DANFS (Wayback capture of NHHC page); Marina Militare Anteo page (live); shipscribe AVB-1 ship notes (live); navypedia it_am_anteo (secondary) [other_primary]
- Locator
- DANFS final paragraph; marina.difesa.it Anteo entry; shipscribe AVB01 ship notes; navypedia.org/ships/italy/it_am_anteo.htm
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- CORRECTION: DANFS states the ship 'served the Italian Navy as Anteo (A 5306) into the mid-1980's.' The Marina Militare's own fleet history fixes the end of Italian service at 1 August 1973 ('condemned'), corroborated by shipscribe ('stricken by the Italians on 1 August 1973') and navypedia ('stricken 8.1973'). The DANFS mid-1980s figure is a stale/incorrect claim - the correct Italian-service span is 20-21 November 1962 to 1 August 1973. Separate unresolved detail: DANFS 'sold to the Government of Italy on 20 November 1962' vs shipscribe 'loaned on 21 Nov 1962' vs Marina Militare 'assigned ... on November 21, 1962' - the sale-vs-loan instrument is unresolved across sources.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1962-1973
- Limitations
- Corrects a DANFS factual error using the foreign navy's official record, not a material/asbestos claim. Post-1973 disposal (scrapping location/date) undocumented in all sources consulted - 'fate unknown' stands.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-alameda-county-lst32-05
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[7]NARA catalog (records search API): file unit 'USS LST-32 - Rep of Ops, Period 8/9-26/44, Invasion of Southern France' (NAID 139733225, unrestricted, 3 digital objects); plus RG 24 'Logbooks of U.S. Navy Ships and Stations' digitized monthly deck-log file units titled 'Alameda County (LST-32)' (e.g., NAID 640913607, December 1955, 131 scans; catalog hits span January 1955 - July 1957) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NARA catalog NAID 139733225 (action report); NAID 640913607 and sibling monthly file units (RG 24 deck logs, 1955-1957)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Digitized primary records exist for this hull at NARA: (1) the ship's own report of operations for the 8-26 August 1944 southern France invasion period (NAID 139733225, digitized); (2) monthly deck logs for the named-Alameda-County era, confirmed digitized at least January 1955 through July 1957 with roughly 70-130 page scans per month (e.g., December 1955 unit, NAID 640913607, 131 objects, unrestricted). These are the highest-value unexploited primary sources for this hull - daily material-condition, repair, and availability entries would be where any insulation/abatement events would surface.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944; 1955-1957
- Population
- Crew populations documented within the logs (1955-57 confirmed; WWII report period Aug 1944)
- Limitations
- Archival lead only: catalog metadata confirms the records exist and are digitized; no page-level review was performed, and nothing in the catalog descriptions addresses asbestos. WWII-era (1943-46) deck log file units were not separately confirmed digitized in this session's catalog queries. Presence of records does not imply any asbestos content exists in them.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-alameda-county-lst32-06
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[8]NHHC, Naval Aeronautical Organization FY1956 (August 1955) tables (live history.navy.mil dam path returned 404 on 2026-10-02; cited via 2020-11-28 Wayback capture, labeled archived - 36 captures 2015-2025) [other_primary]
- Locator
- fy1956-aug55.pdf, Atlantic Fleet ships table, 'Aircraft Repair Ships - ALAMEDA COUNTY - Naples' entry
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The Navy's official August 1955 aeronautical-organization tables list ALAMEDA COUNTY among Atlantic Fleet aircraft-support vessels (aircraft repair ships section) with home port Naples - government corroboration of her advance-aviation-base support role in the Mediterranean two years before the AVB-1 designation was belatedly applied in September 1957.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1955
- Population
- Crew/detachment 1955 (administrative snapshot)
- Limitations
- Administrative listing only - documents fleet assignment and homeport, not materials or conditions aboard. Live history.navy.mil dam path returned 404 on 2026-10-02; content confirmed via search-index text and the 2020-11-28 Wayback capture (labeled archived). No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-alameda-county-lst32-07
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[9]Bureau of Ships, 'Ships' Data, U.S. Naval Vessels,' Vol. II (NAVSHIPS 250-011, January 1945), LST design table and roster (shipscribe.com scan; URL corrected from the stale /styles/usnaux/sdb/ path - fetched live, HTTP 200) [other_primary]
- Locator
- SDB1945v2.pdf, LST design table + roster section
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Official BuShips design table for this hull's class (LST-1 design group, built Feb-Jul 1943): 328 ft oa, 50 ft beam, ~2,366 t light / 3,960-4,080 t trial, 11.6 kt, two General Motors 12-567A diesels ~1,700 shp on two shafts, accommodations 13 officers/106 enlisted - a diesel-powered landing ship with no steam plant. The roster section covers the LST hull blocks including the Dravo Pittsburgh block containing LST-32.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1945 (data covering 1942-45 production)
- Population
- n/a - design documentation
- Limitations
- Class-level design documentation - establishes machinery fit and that this design carried no boilers, grounding the 'no steam-lagging pathway' framing; contains no asbestos statement and names no materials. Does not establish what was installed on this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-alameda-county-lst32-08
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[10]Consolidated era inference - BuShips SDB-1945 v2 LST machinery data (ev-08) + era amphibious-ship construction practice (see ev-09, ev-10) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Class design data (ev-08); era documentation (ev-09, ev-10)
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Era/design inference for a diesel-powered LST-1-class hull built in 1943: no boilers, so no steam-plant lagging pathway; asbestos-relevant applications aboard a ship of this design and period were GM diesel engine and exhaust lagging, gaskets, valve and flange packing, engine-room thermal/acoustic insulation, bulkhead and accommodation insulation (e.g., Marinite-type board), deck coverings and tile, and winch/crane brake linings. Her 1953-57 AVB conversion interior rework (accommodations raised to 200, aviation-support shops and spaces) added conversion-era insulation scope, undocumented at detail level.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1943-1973
- Population
- Dravo Neville Island construction trades (1943); crew and embarked troops 1943-46, 1951-62; conversion-yard trades during AVB outfitting; Italian crew 1962-73; breakers post-1973
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - no hull-specific insulation survey, material schedule, conversion work package, or asbestos record located for LST-32/Alameda County. Names era-standard applications, not confirmed installed materials. No quantity, no location, no individual exposure established.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-alameda-county-lst32-09
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[11]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
- AJIM 11(3):359-373, abstract and article
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Peer-reviewed historical study documenting that asbestos was used extensively as a fireproofing and insulating material in U.S. shipbuilding during WWII - the era and emergency construction program under which this hull was built at an inland 'cornfield yard' (Dravo, Neville Island) in 1943 - and that wartime demand drove unprecedented asbestos utilization aboard naval and merchant-type hulls.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1940s era documented; article 1987
- Population
- WWII shipyard workers and ship crews (class context)
- Limitations
- Program/era-level scholarly documentation of asbestos use in WWII shipbuilding generally; does not name this vessel or her builder and establishes no ship-specific fact, quantity, or exposure. DOI resolves to Wiley; full text returned 403 to automated fetch this session - citation stands on abstract-level verification (same handling as batch-05 merchant records).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-alameda-county-lst32-10
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[12]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 that the Navy used asbestos insulation extensively aboard ships and did not begin substituting alternative insulation materials until the early 1970s - spanning this hull's construction (1943), her entire U.S. service (1943-46, 1951-62), and the period in which any wartime-built material would have remained aboard.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1979
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers; asbestos program review
- Limitations
- Program-level documentation; supports era context only, not any fact specific to this hull. Full text not retrieved (gao.gov returned HTTP 403 to automated fetch, confirmed 2026-10-02 - same standing block noted in BATCH-01/98) - content via product-page description.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-alameda-county-lst32-11
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[13]OSTI technical-report records: Billings & Lazar, 'Walk-through survey report, Dravo Corporation, Engineering Works Division, Neville Island, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, January 30, 1979' (IWS-074.46.10; OSTI 6587634) and 'Industrial-hygiene survey report of Dravo Corporation, Engineering Works Division, Neville Island' (July 1981; OSTI 6065127); plus EPA Brownfields pilot fact sheets for Township of Neville, PA (nepis.epa.gov, 1999-2000) [other_primary]
- Locator
- OSTI 6587634 and 6065127 abstracts; EPA nepis fact sheets P100T6K4 / P1000XY0; Dravo Corp. v. OSHRC, 613 F.2d 1227 (3d Cir. 1980) for yard description
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- Builder-yard documentation: the Dravo Corporation Engineering Works Division shipyard on Neville Island in the Ohio River (about six miles from Pittsburgh; a 68-acre worksite with 1,800-ft waterfront per the related 3d Cir. OSHA opinion, 613 F.2d 1227) - the yard that built this hull in 1943 - was still engaged in vessel construction (barges, towboats) when NIOSH/Johns Hopkins surveyed its painting operations in 1979 and 1981; OSHA/NIOSH attention confirms the site's continued shipbuilding character. EPA Neville Township brownfield documentation describes the island as 'once the leading producer of amphibious assault vehicles used in World War II' and records the shipyard's closure circa 1985, with ~30 brownfield sites inventoried.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1979-2000 (documentation); yard operating era spans this hull's 1943 build
- Population
- Dravo Neville Island workforce, ~1,200 production personnel (1979 survey)
- Limitations
- Background only. The 1979/1981 surveys address painters' solvent, metal, and nuisance-dust hazards - their published abstracts do not address asbestos, so they establish industrial-hygiene scrutiny at the builder yard, not an asbestos condition there or aboard this hull. EPA brownfield fact sheets name lead, tetrachloroethane, and arsenic as island contaminants - asbestos is not named. No asbestos claim is made or implied by this row.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-alameda-county-lst32-12
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[14]Batch-6857 search ledger (this record): DANFS via Wayback; NavSource live; shipscribe live; Marina Militare live; NARA catalog API; NVR; SDB1945 v2 (corrected URL); OSTI; EPA nepis; GAO (blocked); LoC (blocked); CourtListener API v4 via cl-auth-search.py (completed this session - see ev-14, ev-15); secondary web litigation sweep [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-alameda-county-lst32-01 through -14; ev-14, ev-15
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No ship-specific asbestos-materials record located: no asbestos survey, abatement or AVB-conversion work package, or hazmat disclosure was found in the public sources searched. Litigation status: CourtListener opinion searches for 'LST-32', 'USS Alameda County', and 'AVB-1' returned no opinion naming this hull (zero hits for the exact hull name/designation; the single 'AVB-1' hit is a Louisiana criminal-case collision); 'Alameda County' hits are venue/jurisdiction collisions with the California county. Docket search 'LST-32' returned 11 hits: 9 are name collisions (exhibit-list tokens, unrelated dockets); 2 are asbestos-litigation filings in which the token names THIS hull at the pleading stage - Delancy v. General Electric (N.D. Cal. 3:11-cv-04120, complaint Exhibit A service table: US Navy steward aboard 'ALAMEDA COUNTY (LST-32)' 1958-1961) and Farris v. Warren Pumps (N.D. Cal. 3:08-cv-00231, complaint Exhibit A ship list: 'ALAMEDA COUNTY (AVB-1; LST-32)' at Willamette Shipyard, Richmond CA 1974-6/1976). Neither is an adjudicated finding; the alleged exposure aboard this hull is unproven. Secondary web sweeps surfaced only law-firm marketing/listicle content - excluded by source policy.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 2026-10-02
- Limitations
- Absence of a located materials record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard. The two ship-named complaints are PLEADING-stage allegations (complaint vessel/service lists) - not discovery records, trial findings, or judgments; they document that exposure aboard this hull was ALLEGED, not that it occurred or that asbestos was present. Case dispositions were not traced. Deck logs (NARA, digitized 1955-57), the 1944 action report (NAID 139733225), Dravo work packages, the AVB conversion scope, and Italian-service disposal records are unexploited leads. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-alameda-county-lst32-13
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[15]Delancy v. General Electric Company et al., No. 3:11-cv-04120-EMC (N.D. Cal., complaint filed 22 Aug 2011) - COMPLAINT FOR ASBESTOS PERSONAL INJURY/PRODUCTS LIABILITY, Exhibit A (Brayton Purcell LLP for plaintiff Kenneth Delancy); docket sheet and complaint filed as attachments to In re Asbestos Products Liability Litigation (No. VI), MDL-875 tag-along notice, JPML doc. 7735-2 (filed 23 Aug 2011). Verified by OCR of filed document via RECAP mirror (archive.org gov.uscourts.jpml.375294.7735.2.pdf) [court_record]
- Locator
- MDL-875 JPML docket doc. 7735-2 attachment (CAND civil docket sheet + complaint Exhibit A); CourtListener search type=r 'LST-32' hit
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- QUALIFYING asbestos litigation naming this hull, at pleading stage: the Delancy complaint's Exhibit A service table lists plaintiff Kenneth Delancy as 'US Navy ALAMEDA COUNTY (LST-32) Steward (1st Class Petty Officer) 1958-1961' - a crew-service allegation aboard this hull during its actual AVB-1-era Naples-based service window, between tours on CADMUS (AR-14) 1953-1956, DIAMOND HEAD (AE-19) 1956-1958, and LAKE CHAMPLAIN (CVS-39) 1961-1962. Plaintiff alleged lung cancer (diagnosed ~July 2011) and asbestosis (~January 2002). Defendants named include General Electric Co. and Dravo Construction Inc. The case was filed in N.D. California and immediately noticed as an MDL-875 tag-along.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1958-1961 (alleged exposure aboard); 2011 (filing)
- Population
- Plaintiff Kenneth Delancy, US Navy steward (1st class petty officer) aboard Alameda County/LST-32 1958-1961 (alleged)
- Limitations
- PLEADING-STAGE ALLEGATION ONLY - a complaint's vessel/service list alleges, and does not establish, exposure aboard this hull; the case is unadjudicated on the merits (no opinion located for this case; disposition not traced). The 1958-1961 service dates are consistent with the hull's documented Naples AVB-1 service, which strengthens the identification of the hull (LST-32 by name) but not the truth of the exposure claim. Filed by a mass-filing asbestos plaintiffs' firm.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-alameda-county-lst32-14
-
[16]Farris v. Warren Pumps, LLC, No. 3:08-cv-00231-EDL (N.D. Cal., complaint filed 14 Jan 2008) - COMPLAINT for Asbestos Personal Injury/Products Liability, Exhibit A (Brayton Purcell LLP for plaintiff James Farris). Verified by OCR of filed document via RECAP mirror (archive.org gov.uscourts.cand.199386.1.0.pdf) [court_record]
- Locator
- N.D. Cal. docket 3:08-cv-00231 doc. 1, Exhibit A pp. 13-15 (vessel list); CourtListener search type=r 'LST-32' hit
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- QUALIFYING asbestos litigation naming this hull, at pleading stage: the Farris complaint's Exhibit A places plaintiff James Farris, a marine machinist employed by Guy F. Atkinson Co., at Willamette Shipyard, Richmond CA, 1974-6/1976, working aboard 'various ships including' an approximately 60-vessel list headed by 'ALAMEDA COUNTY (AVB-1; LST-32)' - a civilian shipyard work-aboard allegation rather than a crew-service allegation. Plaintiff alleged asbestosis and asbestos-related pleural disease (diagnosed ~July 2000); the same exhibit has LEVINS METALS employees 'cutting up ships' across the craneway, consistent with (but not proving) the hull reaching a Richmond yard for disposal-related work after the Italian Navy's 1 August 1973 condemnation.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1974-1976 (alleged exposure); 2008 (filing)
- Population
- Plaintiff James Farris, civilian marine machinist (Guy F. Atkinson Co.) at Willamette Shipyard, Richmond CA, 1974-1976 (alleged work aboard)
- Limitations
- PLEADING-STAGE ALLEGATION ONLY - the complaint's vessel list alleges work aboard this hull and does not establish that asbestos was present or that exposure occurred; unadjudicated (no opinion located for this case; disposition not traced). Timeline tension: the hull was condemned by Italy 1 Aug 1973 and its post-1973 disposal is undocumented - the allegation implies the hull reached a Richmond, CA yard by 1974-76, which is possible (breaker-sale/tow) but not independently documented. Filed by a mass-filing asbestos plaintiffs' firm; the ~60-vessel list format suggests breadth over ship-specific detail.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-alameda-county-lst32-15