Evidence
9 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-9).
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[1]DANFS, Alecto (AGP-14) entry - verbatim text confirmed via GlobalSecurity reproduction (live NHHC page returns 404) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS 'Alecto' entry (Vol. I, NHHC online ed. 2015-07-09); full entry text
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS record for this hull: 'Originally projected as LST-977, this vessel was reclassified a motor torpedo boat tender on 12 June 1944; simultaneously named Alecto and redesignated AGP-14; laid down on 12 December 1944 at Hingham, Mass., by the Bethlehem-Hingham Shipbuilding Co.; launched on 15 January 1945; acquired by the Navy and placed in commission on 8 February 1945 for movement to Baltimore; decommissioned there on 23 February 1945 for conversion by the Maryland Drydock Co. to a motor torpedo boat tender; and recommissioned on 28 July 1945.' Shakedown Chesapeake Bay from 6 Aug 1945; assigned Service Forces, Atlantic Fleet 2 Sep 1945; training/upkeep at Norfolk; Albany, N.Y. 16 Oct 1945, moored at the Army Supply Depot servicing motor torpedo boats; Melville, R.I. 10 Nov 1945, repair work for MTBRon 4; two Melville-Solomons Island voyages Jan 1946; stationed Solomons Island, Md. Mar-May 1946; Charleston, S.C. early Jun 1946; out of commission 28 Jun 1946; struck from the Navy list 28 Jun 1947; transferred to Turkey 10 May 1948, renamed Onaran. The same DANFS entry block documents the Portunus class as ten LST-conversion tenders (AGP-4, -5, -10, -11, -14 through -18, -20) converted 1943-45, with sisters Orestes, Silenus, and Antigone also converted at Maryland Drydock Co., Baltimore (Chiron likewise, per its NavSource page).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-20
- Study period
- 1944-1948
- Population
- Bethlehem-Hingham construction trades (1944-45); Maryland Drydock conversion workers (Feb-Jul 1945); USN crew (~291 complement) 1945-46; Turkish Navy crews 1948-~1990
- Limitations
- DANFS documents build/conversion/service chronology, not materials or asbestos content. Live NHHC page returns 404 (2026-09-20); verbatim DANFS text confirmed via GlobalSecurity's reproduction at globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ship/agp-4.htm and cross-checked against NavSource and Wikipedia (which incorporates the public-domain DANFS text). Does not establish presence or absence of ACM aboard.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-alecto-agp14-01
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[2]NavSource Online Amphibious Photo Archive, USS Alecto (AGP-14) page - spec sheet, commanding officers, awards, photo documentation incl. NARA RG-19-LCM photo 19-N-87327 [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource page 09/09/0914.htm - spec block, CO table, photo captions 1-16
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NavSource record for this hull: spec sheet for the AGP-14 configuration - displacement 4,100 t; length 328 ft; beam 50 ft; draft 11 ft 2 in; speed 11.6 kt; complement 41 officers / 250 enlisted; largest boom capacity 60 t; boats 2 LCVP; armament two quad 40mm + eight single 20mm AA; propulsion two GM '12-568A' diesels, single Falk main reduction gear, two propellers 1,800 shp, twin rudders; fuel 4,480 bbls diesel + 62,000 gals gasoline. Commanding officers LT Robert W. Gorton USNR (8 Feb-23 Feb 1945) and LT Robert H. Souden USNR (28 Jul 1945-28 Jun 1946). Awards: American Campaign Medal, WWII Victory Medal. BuShips photo NARA 19-N-87327 dated 7 Aug 1945 shows the ship post-conversion with the twin 'A' frame hoists. Turkish-service photos document TCG Onaran (A581) through the 1960s and 'preparing to be retired from the Turkish fleet in 1990.'
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-20
- Study period
- 1944-1990
- Population
- USN crew; Maryland Drydock conversion workers; Turkish Navy crews
- Limitations
- NavSource is a private archive citing official sources - valuable for photo/spec documentation but contains documented errors on this page: 'reclassified 14 August 1944' (DANFS: 12 June 1944; 14 Aug is sister Antigone's date), builder 'Baltimore, MD' (DANFS: Hingham, Mass.), and '12-568A' (a nonexistent model - likely typo for 12-567A). Spec figures conflict with the DANFS-derived class spec (4,100 t vs 3,755 t full load; 11'2" vs 13'6" draft; 11.6 vs 10.6 kt) - carried as flagged discrepancies, not resolved. Contains no asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-alecto-agp14-02
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[3]U.S. National Archives, RG-19-LCM photo 19-N-87327 (US Navy Bureau of Ships photo, USS Alecto underway Chesapeake Bay off Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, 7 Aug 1945) - documented via NavSource caption; NARA RG 19 (BuShips) contract/work-order files for the Bethlehem-Hingham build and Maryland Drydock conversion are the exposure-relevant archival lead [other_primary]
- Locator
- NARA RG-19-LCM, photo 19-N-87327 (via NavSource caption); RG 19 contract/work-order files (not retrieved)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- A Bureau of Ships photograph of this hull exists in NARA RG-19-LCM (photo 19-N-87327, taken 7 August 1945 just after conversion completion). The same record group holds the contract and work-order files for the Bethlehem-Hingham construction and the Maryland Drydock AGP conversion - the records that would carry any material schedules or insulation specifications for this hull. None are digitized; retrieval is the documented next step.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-20
- Study period
- 1944-1945
- Population
- Maryland Drydock conversion workers (Feb-Jul 1945); Bethlehem-Hingham trades
- Limitations
- The photo's existence and caption are verified via NavSource's citation; the underlying NARA files themselves were not retrieved this session. An archival lead, not evidence of asbestos content - what the work orders contain is unknown until pulled.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-alecto-agp14-03
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[4]Bureau of Ships, Ships' Data, U.S. Naval Vessels, Vol. 2 (Jan 1945), LST design table + roster (shipscribe.com scan) - via class profile lst-1-class.class.json (verified there 2026-09-16) [other_primary]
- Locator
- SDB1945v2 LST design table + roster section (class-profile-cited)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Official BuShips design data for the LST type this hull was built to: LST groups 328 ft oa, 50 ft beam, ~2,366 t light / 3,960-4,080 t trial, 11.6 kt, 2 GM diesels 1,700 shp, accommodations 13 officers/106 enlisted ship's company; the BuShips roster attributes GM 12-278A engines to the LST-932-979 build block, which includes LST-977. AGP conversions to Portunus-class configuration raised complement to ~291 and added tender workshops, boat-fuel stowage, and hoist gear.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-16
- Study period
- 1945
- Population
- LST construction yards; conversion yards
- Limitations
- Class/design documentation - establishes the parent hull's machinery baseline, not this hull's as-converted equipment. The BuShips 12-278A block attribution conflicts with NavSource/secondary reporting of 12-567A for AGP-14 - unresolved (flagged in gaps). shipscribe.com URL verified 2026-09-16 by the class-profile session; the same URL returned 404 on 2026-09-20 - possible link rot, noted in search_ledger.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-alecto-agp14-04
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[5]Consolidated era inference - DANFS conversion chronology + BuShips SDB v2 machinery data (via lst-1-class.class.json) + era naval-auxiliary construction practice [other_primary]
- Locator
- Class technical data; DANFS conversion chronology
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Era/design inference for a diesel-powered amphibious hull built late-1944/early-1945 and converted Feb-Jul 1945 to a motor torpedo boat tender: NO boilers or steam plant - the steam-lagging pathway does not apply; plausible asbestos applications concentrate in diesel-engine and exhaust-system insulation, gaskets and packing, electrical insulation/cable, deck coverings, accommodation insulation, joiner/bulkhead materials, and friction linings on winches and the 'A' frame hoists. The AGP conversion itself - five months of interior rework at Maryland Drydock adding workshops, berthing, and messing for a ~291-man complement - is the highest-disturbance construction event in this hull's history and the most likely point of era ACM installation.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-20
- Study period
- 1944-1993
- Population
- Bethlehem-Hingham construction trades (1944-45); Maryland Drydock conversion workers (1945); USN crew 1945-46; Turkish Navy crews and shipyard workers 1948-~1993
- Limitations
- Class/era and design inference only - no hull-level material schedule, insulation spec, yard work order, or survey exists in the located public record for this ship; her 42 years of Turkish service and reported 1993 scrapping mean original materials may have been altered or removed by undocumented foreign work. Does not establish presence, absence, quantity, or any individual exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-alecto-agp14-05
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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 to automated fetch, HTTP 403)
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO documented the Navy's asbestos-protection program: standing policy (1975) removed asbestos insulation only when damaged or required for repairs, modified 1979 to selective replacement in high-maintenance areas - meaning original-era insulation typically remained in place for decades unless a yard period disturbed it.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-20
- Study period
- 1979
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers; asbestos program review
- Limitations
- Program-level documentation, not hull-specific - and Alecto left U.S. custody in May 1948, decades before the documented policy era; relevant only as era/program background. gao.gov returns HTTP 403 to automated fetches; content via product-page description (verified pattern per class profile and Batch-01 ledger).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-alecto-agp14-06
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[7]Cross-source date/name reconciliation: DANFS (verbatim, via GlobalSecurity) vs NavSource vs Wikipedia infobox [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource spec/chronology block; Wikipedia infobox; DANFS entry text
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Three secondary-source errors identified and corrected against DANFS: (1) NavSource dates the AGP reclassification '14 August 1944' - DANFS gives 12 June 1944 for Alecto; 14 August 1944 is sister Antigone's (AGP-16) reclassification date, a likely transposition. (2) NavSource locates the builder 'Baltimore, MD' - DANFS gives Hingham, Mass. (Bethlehem-Hingham Shipbuilding Co.); Baltimore was the conversion location, not the builder. (3) Wikipedia's infobox lists hull symbol 'AGP-15' - AGP-14 is correct (AGP-15 is sister Callisto).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-20
- Study period
- 1944-1945 (events); 2026 (reconciliation)
- Limitations
- Corrections are documented to prevent error propagation into the record; the corrected values are what this record carries. Does not bear on asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-alecto-agp14-07
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[8]Turkish-service record: TCG Onaran (A581) - Wikipedia/NavSource photo documentation; NavSource caption documents 'preparing to be retired from the Turkish fleet in 1990' [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource Onaran photo captions; Wikipedia TCG Onaran (A581) page
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Post-USN record for this hull: transferred to Turkey 10 May 1948 (DANFS), renamed TCG Onaran (A581); photo-documented in Turkish service through the 1960s and being prepared for retirement from the Turkish fleet in 1990; secondary sources (Wikipedia) report scrapped 1993. NavSource's own disposition line records 'fate unknown.' No official Turkish source located confirming the scrapping date.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-20
- Study period
- 1948-1993
- Population
- Turkish Navy crews and yard workers 1948-~1990; breakers ~1993 (unverified)
- Limitations
- Turkish-service chronology rests on photo captions and secondary sources, not an official registry - 'scrapped 1993' is unverified against an authoritative Turkish record. Establishes that ~42 years of undocumented foreign-service maintenance/refit separate the hull from its 1945 material condition - a material-history blind spot, not asbestos evidence.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-alecto-agp14-08
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[9]Batch-737 search ledger (this record): DANFS via GlobalSecurity reproduction; NavSource; NARA photo ref; class profile background; general-web sweep; CourtListener/Wayback/hazegray/shipscribe/gao.gov blocked or unavailable [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-alecto-agp14-01 through sl-uss-alecto-agp14-10
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or material schedule naming Alecto/AGP-14/LST-977 was found in the public sources searched. A general-web sweep surfaced only a lead-generation marketing site listing the ship among AGP hulls (excluded per batch source rules - not evidence). IMPORTANT COVERAGE LIMIT: the CourtListener opinion/RECAP sweep could not be completed - API returned HTTP 429 (125/day limit exhausted, ~9.3h reset) and the web UI returned 403 - so litigation status is UNVERIFIED, not a clean negative.
- 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 1945 diesel-powered hull that underwent a five-month tender conversion is consistent with retained era materials, but 42 years of Turkish service make the surviving-material question genuinely open. The litigation negative is incomplete by documented throttle, not by affirmative search. Does not establish that asbestos is or is not present; does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-alecto-agp14-09