Evidence
9 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-9).
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[1]Ships' Data, U.S. Naval Vessels, 1945, Vol. III (NAVSHIPS 250 series), U.S. Navy Department / Bureau of Ships, 'Auxiliaries - Coastal Transports (Small), (APc)' tables, pp. 280-285 [other_primary]
- Locator
- SDB 1945 Vol. III, APc section pp. 280-285 (class characteristics) and p. 284 (individual vessel machinery/builder tables)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The Navy's official 1945 data book names this hull: 'APc33 (ex-AMc150)' built by Anderson & Cristofani, San Francisco - keel laid 12 May 42, launched 4 Jul 42, first commissioned 31 Oct 42, official number 31; individual-vessel machinery entry lists G.M. 8-268A diesel, 500 shaft horsepower, S. & K. (Snow & Knobstedt) reduction gear. Class table: 103'3" oa x 21'3" x 9'3" limiting draft, 258 t limiting displacement, designed 10 kts (no trials), single screw, two diesel-drive 30 kW 120V D.C. ship's service generators, 145 bbls diesel oil, 3 officers + 22 enlisted ship's company, 66 enlisted troop capacity, 2-ton boom, 20 mm and smaller armament - and notes 'Wood hulls.'
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1945 (publication); 1942 (construction)
- Population
- Ship's company 3 officers + 22 enlisted; up to 66 embarked troops
- Limitations
- Establishes construction, identity, and machinery only. Contains no asbestos or materials-content information. Keel date (12 May 42) conflicts with NavSource/shipscribe (13 May); official figure carried. NavSource's 400 shp spec conflicts with this official 500 shp entry.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-amc-150-amc150-01
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[2]Ships' Data, U.S. Naval Vessels, 1945, Vol. II (NAVSHIPS 250-011), U.S. Navy Department / Bureau of Ships, hull-number cross-reference index [other_primary]
- Locator
- SDB 1945 Vol. II, 'List of Naval Vessels' cross-reference index, AMc section
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The official index entry reads 'AMc150 Now APc33' - documenting in a Navy publication that the hull ordered as coastal minesweeper AMc-150 (CNO directive of 19 Jan 42 for AMc 150-199; this unit ordered 19 Feb 42) was completed and commissioned as the small coastal transport APc-33. One hull, two designations; never a second hull and never commissioned as AMc-150.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1945
- Limitations
- Confirms identity consolidation only; contains no service, materials, or asbestos information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-amc-150-amc150-02
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[3]USS APc-33 War Diary, November 1944 - Department of the Navy, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations / Office of Naval Records and Library; NARA (National Archives at College Park), National Archives Identifier 78702665, microfilm serial 97137; signed by J. R. Hersey, Commanding [other_primary]
- Locator
- NARA NAID 78702665, single scanned page (Nov 1944 installment); catalog page https://catalog.archives.gov/id/78702665
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Primary monthly war diary: 1 Nov 1944 underway for Torokina, Bougainville per CTG 70.8 orders, discharged passengers, then to Port Purvis, Florida Island; 3-25 Nov 'undergoing general overhaul' at Port Purvis; 26-30 Nov cargo shuttle through Russell Islands, Tulagi, Lunga Point (Guadalcanal), and Lyons Point, Florida Island. Documents the Solomons transport role and a 22-day maintenance availability aboard this hull.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1944-11
- Population
- Ship's company (~25) and embarked passengers
- Limitations
- Establishes operations and an in-theater overhaul event; the diary records the availability but not its material scope - no mention of insulation, lagging, or any asbestos-relevant work. Absence of asbestos mention in this diary is not evidence of absence aboard.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-amc-150-amc150-03
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[4]NavSource Online Service Ship Photo Archive, USS APc-33 page (volunteer transcription of official Navy records and campaign lists) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource page 09/23/23033 (specifications, campaigns, commanding officers, disposition)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Secondary compilation for this hull: commissioned 31 Oct 1942 (LT James E. Locke USNR); Asiatic-Pacific campaigns credited - Consolidation of Solomon Islands (southern Solomons, 7 Apr 1943) and Treasury-Bougainville operation (Treasury Island landing, 27 Oct 1943); two battle stars; seven-officer command roster through ENS George A. Crabb Jr.; decommissioned 4 Feb 1946 San Francisco; stricken from the Naval Register 26 Feb 1946; sold 31 Dec 1946 to William S. Kisich c/o Saverno Co., San Francisco; fate unknown. Explicitly notes 'There is no DANFS history available for USS APc-33.'
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1942-1946 (service); page accessed 2026-09-22
- Population
- Ship's company (~25); embarked troops
- Limitations
- Volunteer-maintained transcription, not an official publication; dates corroborated against the official 1945 Ships' Data where overlapping (commissioning agrees; keel date differs - NavSource 13 May vs official 12 May; power figure 400 shp vs official 500 shp). Campaign/battle-star data mirrors official CNO participation lists but was not independently re-verified against the underlying list. 'No DANFS history' confirmed - no NHHC entry exists for this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-amc-150-amc150-04
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[5]Shipscribe (S. Roberts), 'USS APc-1 Class' - construction and disposition tables compiled from official Navy/Maritime Commission records [other_primary]
- Locator
- shipscribe.com/usnaux/APC/APC01.html - construction table row 33, disposition table row 33, ship note 33, class notes
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Disposition table for APc-33: decommissioned 4 Feb 46, struck 26 Feb 46, Maritime Commission sale 13 Dec 46, delivered 31 Dec 46 (MC/D). Ship note: 'Ex AMc-150. Sold (delivered) by MC to William S. Kisich, c/o Sanvernmo (?) Co., San Francisco, Cal.' Class notes document the AMc 150-199 -> APc 1-50 conversion program (CNO 'raider transport' request 13 Apr 42; APc category created 22 Apr 42; wood-hulled 103-ft design).
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1942-1946
- Limitations
- Reputable secondary compilation (Tim Colton/S. Roberts shipbuilding references), not the underlying MC sale document itself; consistent with NavSource on dates. No asbestos or materials content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-amc-150-amc150-05
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[6]USS PGM-4 deck log transcription (August 1944), hosted at lafavre.us - transcription of the NARA deck log (RG 24) [other_primary]
- Locator
- pgm4-deck-log.pdf, August 1944 section, 27 August entry
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Entry for 27 August 1944, Stirling Island / Florida Island area: '1025 APC 33 came alongside 1400 APC 33 got underway' - independent operational corroboration of APc-33 working the Solomons alongside PGM-4 during the documented overhaul period.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1944-08-27
- Limitations
- A personal-site transcription of a primary record, not the NARA scan itself; the authoritative version is the USS PGM-4 deck log at NARA (RG 24). Cited as a lead to the archival original, not as proof of content beyond the transcribed line.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-amc-150-amc150-06
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[7]San Francisco Recreation & Parks Department / Planning Department documents, 900 Innes Ave. (India Basin) - Anderson & Cristofani boatyard site, Phase I ESA / Historic Resource Evaluation materials [other_primary]
- Locator
- SF Rec & Park doc '900 Innes Parcel 3-A Shipwright's Cottage' PDF; SF Planning HPC packets 2014-002541ENV (India Basin HRE)
- Finding type
- environmental_record
- Finding
- The builder's yard itself is a documented brownfield: the Anderson & Cristofani boatyard operated at 900 Innes Ave., India Basin (yard name in use 1926-1988), and the site's Shipwright's Cottage building materials are documented as contaminated with asbestos and lead-based paint in city environmental documents.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 2013-2017 (environmental documentation); yard operation to 1988
- Population
- Yard workforce (historic); site remediation workers (contemporary)
- Limitations
- Establishes asbestos contamination in the builder's yard BUILDINGS only - not in any vessel built there. Wooden-hull boatyard practice and building-stock contamination do not document shipboard asbestos aboard APc-33; included strictly as builder-site context.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-amc-150-amc150-07
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[8]Richland Source (Mansfield, OH), obituary of Forrest Benner Jr. (1927-2017), published 2017-06-02 [reputable_press]
- Locator
- Richland Source obituary, 2 Jun 2017
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- A named crew member is documented aboard this hull: WWII Navy veteran Forrest Benner Jr. 'served aboard the USS APC 33, a small coastal transport, and the USS Burleigh APA-95'; honorably discharged September 1950 as Machinist's Mate 3rd class - consistent with an engineman rating aboard a diesel-driven craft.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- WWII service era; obituary 2017
- Population
- Individual crew member
- Limitations
- Obituary-level sourcing (family-supplied service details); documents crew presence only - no asbestos, exposure, or illness claim is made or implied by the source.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-amc-150-amc150-08
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[9]Batch-1497 search ledger (this record): NHHC/DANFS; NARA war diary (NAID 78702665); official Ships' Data 1945 Vols. II-III; NavSource/shipscribe secondary compilations; CourtListener (authenticated API rate-limited; indexed search fallback); SF city environmental documents [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-amc-150-amc150-01 through sl-uss-amc-150-amc150-09
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying asbestos record located for this hull or class: no asbestos survey, abatement record, museum/owner hazmat disclosure, shipyard work package, or docketed case naming APc-33 or AMc-150 was found in the sources searched (see search_ledger). No class-level asbestos itemization exists for the APc-1 wooden-hulled diesel transport type in the inspected record.
- 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 - era-typical components on a 1942 diesel craft (gaskets, exhaust lagging, packing) cannot be ruled out, and the documented 22-day general overhaul at Port Purvis (Nov 1944) is an unexamined maintenance event for materials. CourtListener coverage is additionally qualified: the authenticated API was rate-limited during this batch and only the indexed-search fallback was available.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-amc-150-amc150-09
