Evidence
10 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-10).
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[1]research packet 841-packet.md (2 sources cited) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-alecto-lst977-pkt-841-packet-md
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[2]DANFS, Alecto (AGP-14) - NHHC page published 2015-07-09; live URL returned 404 on 2026-10-03, archived Wayback capture 2025-02-22 cited [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS entry 'Alecto (AGP-14)', spec block + narrative paragraphs 1-2 (archived capture)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Documented 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, Lt. Robert H. Souden in command.' Namesake: 'One of the furies in Greek mythology.' Spec block: '(AGP-14: dp. 3,960; l. 328'; b. 50'; dr. 11'2"; s. 11.6 k.; cpl. 291; a. 8 40mm., 16 20mm.; cl. Portunus).'
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1944-1945 (entry coverage)
- Population
- Bethlehem-Hingham construction trades (1944-45); Maryland Drydock conversion trades (Feb-Jul 1945); crew (1945-46)
- Limitations
- Ship-specific history only; no asbestos or material content. Live NHHC DANFS URL (history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/a/alecto.html) returned 404 on 2026-10-03 - same standing NHHC link-rot defect noted in BATCH-01; the 2025-02-22 Wayback capture is cited as the archived copy. The spec block's 'a. 8 40mm., 16 20mm.' conflicts with NavSource's eight single 20mm - see gaps.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-alecto-lst977-01
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[3]DANFS, Alecto (AGP-14) - service narrative (archived Wayback capture 2025-02-22; live NHHC page 404) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS entry 'Alecto (AGP-14)', narrative paragraphs 3-4 (archived capture)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Documented service: shakedown in Chesapeake Bay from 6 August 1945; assigned to Service Forces, Atlantic Fleet, 2 September; training and upkeep at Norfolk; sailed for Albany, N.Y., 14 October, arriving two days later; moored at the Army Supply Depot, Albany, servicing motor torpedo boats; moved to Melville, R.I., 10 November 1945, repair work for Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron (MTBRon) 4; two voyages Melville to Solomons Island, Md., January 1946 transporting MTBRon 4 equipment; stationed there March-May; to Charleston, S.C., early June 1946; out of commission 28 June 1946; struck from the Navy list 28 June 1947; transferred to the government of Turkey 10 May 1948, later renamed Onaran.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1945-1948
- Population
- Crew (1945-46); MTBRon 4 personnel alongside (1945-46); Albany Army Supply Depot workforce
- Limitations
- Ship-specific history only; no asbestos or material content. The narrative ends at transfer - no Turkish-service detail beyond the rename to Onaran, no disposal record. DANFS describes decommissioning at Charleston without naming the facility; whether Charleston Naval Shipyard performed the inactivation is unstated.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-alecto-lst977-02
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[4]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS Alecto (AGP-14) - designation timeline, specifications, commanding officers, awards, service and Turkish-service photography (page verified live 2026-10-03) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 09/09/0914.htm header block, specifications block, commanding-officer table, photo captions
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource timeline for this hull: authorized as LST-977; reclassified a Motor Torpedo Boat Tender 14 August 1944 (conflicts with DANFS 12 June 1944 - see ev-08); laid down 12 December 1944 at Bethlehem-Hingham Shipbuilding Co. (NavSource prints 'Baltimore, MD' - location error, see ev-08); launched 15 January 1945; placed in reduced commission 8 February 1945, Lt. Robert W. Gorton USNR in command; decommissioned 23 February 1945 at Maryland Drydock Co., Baltimore, Md.; recommissioned USS Alecto (AGP-14) 28 July 1945, Lt. Robert H. Souden USNR in command; decommissioned 28 June 1946 at Charleston, S.C.; struck from the Naval Register 28 June 1947; transferred to Turkey 10 May 1948, renamed TCG Onaran (A581); final disposition listed as unknown. Awards displayed: American Campaign Medal, World War II Victory Medal. Specifications: displacement 4,100 t.; length 328'; beam 50'; draft 11'2"; speed 11.6 kts.; complement 41 officers + 250 enlisted; two quad 40mm and eight single 20mm AA mounts; fuel diesel 4,480 Bbls plus gasoline 62,000 gals; two General Motors 12-568A diesels, single Falk main reduction gear, two propellers 1,800 shp, twin rudders; largest boom 60 t.; boats 2 LCVP.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1944-1967 (photo coverage)
- Population
- Bethlehem-Hingham construction trades (1944-45); Maryland Drydock conversion trades (1945); crew (1945-46); Turkish Navy crew (1948-?)
- Limitations
- NavSource is a volunteer secondary compilation, not a primary registry - its milestone dates track DANFS but conflict on the reclassification date and it prints the builder's location as Baltimore, MD (the fitting-out city, not the Hingham, Mass. construction yard). Contains no asbestos content. The 62,000-gallon gasoline capacity reflects the PT-boat tender role. Final disposition unknown here; the 'scrapped 1993' figure circulating in secondary sources is unverified.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-alecto-lst977-03
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[5]ShipbuildingHistory.com (Tim Colton), Bethlehem-Hingham Shipbuilding Co. production list - yard hull 3447 (page verified live 2026-10-03, HTTP 200) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Bethlehem-Hingham production table, row for yard hull 3447
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The Bethlehem-Hingham production list row for yard hull 3447 reads: '3447 LST 977 1943 12-Dec-44 15-Jan-45 8-Feb-45 34 24 58 Alecto (AGP 14), to Turkey 1948' - confirming the yard number, laid-down/launched/delivered dates matching DANFS, the AGP-14 conversion identity, and the 1948 Turkey transfer on one authoritative shipbuilding-registry line.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1944-1948
- Population
- Bethlehem-Hingham construction trades (1944-45)
- Limitations
- Colton's shipbuilding registry is a reputable secondary compilation, not a primary registry document; the '1943' column is the contract/year-ordered field, not a construction date. No asbestos or material content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-alecto-lst977-04
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[6]NARA photograph, RG-19-LCM photo 19-N-87327, Bureau of Ships series 'Photographs of U.S. and Foreign Naval Vessels' (metadata transcribed in NavSource caption; catalog NAID not directly verified) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 09/09/0914.htm photo captions (19-N-87327; Albany Oct 1945); NARA catalog JS-rendered, unfetchable
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- A Bureau of Ships photograph now in the National Archives (RG-19-LCM, photo 19-N-87327) shows USS Alecto (AGP-14) underway in Chesapeake Bay off Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Md., on 7 August 1945, 'just after completion of conversion,' with the second (starboard) A-frame hoist visible - contemporaneous BuShips documentation of the ship immediately after her Maryland Drydock tender conversion. A second caption places her at Albany, N.Y., circa October 1945, matching the DANFS service chronology.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1945
- Population
- Crew (Aug-Oct 1945); Maryland Drydock conversion trades (visible work product only)
- Limitations
- Archival lead only: the photograph documents post-conversion appearance and presence, not the scope or materials of the conversion work itself. NARA catalog is JS-rendered and could not be independently fetched this session; photo number and series metadata transcribed via the NavSource caption - direct NARA verification open. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-alecto-lst977-05
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[7]Era inference built on: Bureau of Ships, Ships' Data U.S. Naval Vessels Vol. 2 (Jan 1945) LST design table via class profile lst-1-class (shipscribe.com scan); NavSource AGP-14 specifications (diesel plant, no boilers); DANFS conversion record (Maryland Drydock tender conversion); shipyard-exposure-map class-profile framing for diesel-LST and ARL/AGP/ARB conversion-era interior rework [other_primary]
- Locator
- BuShips SDB 1945 v2 LST design table (via lst-1-class profile ev-01/ev-03); NavSource specifications block; DANFS conversion paragraph
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- A diesel-engined LST-542-class hull built in 1944-45 and converted during construction to a Portunus-class motor torpedo boat tender sits inside the Navy's documented asbestos-use era. Era-standard applications for this type were diesel exhaust lagging, gaskets and valve packing, engine-room thermal/acoustic insulation, deck coverings/tile, bulkhead and accommodation insulation, and winch/crane brake linings; the AGP conversion's interior rework at Maryland Drydock Co. (machine shops, magazine and berthing spaces, PT-boat fuel and systems) added interior insulation scope typical of the repair/mother-ship conversions. As a diesel vessel she carried no steam plant - the boiler/turbine lagging pathway does not apply.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1944-1948 (USN era)
- Population
- Bethlehem-Hingham construction trades (1944-45); Maryland Drydock conversion trades (Feb-Jul 1945); crew (1945-46); Turkish Navy crew and any refit trades (1948-onward)
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - no hull-specific insulation survey, material schedule, conversion work package, or abatement record located for LST-977/AGP-14. Names era-standard applications, not confirmed installed materials. No quantity. Product names are normalized era terms; no manufacturer attribution for this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-alecto-lst977-06
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[8]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 (1944-45), conversion (1945), and entire U.S. Navy service era (1945-46 in commission; reserve/struck 1947; transferred 1948).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- 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 blocks automated fetch, HTTP 403, reconfirmed 2026-10-03) - content via product-page description.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-alecto-lst977-07
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[9]Batch-7520 search ledger (this record): archived NHHC DANFS; NavSource (live); Bethlehem-Hingham production list (live); NARA photo lead; GAO product page (403); CourtListener (quota blocked); secondary web litigation sweep; class profile lst-1-class [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-alecto-lst977-01 through -10
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or verified litigation naming USS Alecto, LST-977, or AGP-14 was found in the public sources searched. CAVEAT: CourtListener could not be queried this session - the authenticated helper reported the fleet-wide daily quota exhausted (~6.7 h to reset; exit 2) - logged as blocked in search_ledger, not as a negative result. Secondary web sweeps surfaced no qualifying case; the only 'asbestos aboard' material is marketing content (freeasbestostesting.com auxiliary-ships listicle) asserting asbestos without primary sourcing - excluded by source policy.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 2026-10-03
- Limitations
- Absence of a located public record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard - and the litigation repository search is a genuine open gap (quota-blocked, not run). Deck logs, the Maryland Drydock conversion work package, and Turkish-service refit/disposal records are undigitized leads. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-alecto-lst977-08
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[10]Designation/type cross-check: DANFS (archived NHHC) vs NavSource 09/09/0914 vs Wikipedia USS Alecto (AGP-14) infobox; Portunus-class roster per DANFS class text (globalsecurity transcription) [other_primary]
- Locator
- DANFS narrative (archived); NavSource header block and timeline; Wikipedia infobox; Bethlehem-Hingham production list row 3447; globalsecurity agp-4.htm class text
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- CORRECTIONS carried for this record: (1) vessel type is a Portunus-class motor torpedo boat tender built on an LST-542-class tank landing ship hull - landing-ship-only type/class metadata for this hull is incomplete: she was reclassified AGP-14 and named Alecto on 12 June 1944 (DANFS), six months before laying down, and never served under the LST-977 designation; LST-977 is retained as an alias. (2) Reclassification date conflict: DANFS 12 June 1944 vs NavSource '14 August 1944' (the latter matches sister Antigone AGP-16's reclassification date - probable NavSource transcription slip; DANFS carried). (3) Builder-location error: NavSource prints 'Bethlehem-Hingham Shipbuilding Co., Baltimore, MD' - DANFS, the Bethlehem-Hingham production list, and secondary sources all place construction at Hingham, Mass.; Baltimore was the conversion site (Maryland Drydock Co.). (4) Wikipedia infobox lists hull symbol 'AGP-15' - a typo; all authoritative sources carry AGP-14.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1944-1945 (designation window)
- Limitations
- Corrects circulating designation/type errors, not material claims. The Wikipedia 'AGP-15' infobox typo and NavSource's Baltimore builder-location slip are secondary-source defects; the authoritative chain (DANFS, yard list, NavSource timeline headline) consistently reads AGP-14 built at Hingham. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-alecto-lst977-09