Evidence
11 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-11).
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[1]Shipscribe: Data on U.S. Naval Auxiliary Ships (S. S. Roberts), 'Class APC-1' - construction table, disposition table, and ship note for APc-25; a scholarly compilation of official Navy register/procurement records, not a scanned primary register [other_primary]
- Locator
- APC-1 class page: Construction table row 25; Disposition table row 25; Ship Notes row 25; Class Notes (procurement narrative)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Ordered 19 February 1942 and built by Fulton Shipyard, Antioch, CA: laid down 10 May 1942, launched 8 July 1942, commissioned 19 November 1942. Ship note: 'APc-25: Ex AMc-161. Sold (delivered) by MC to Bryce Little, Seattle, Wash. Merc. COASTAL TRADER II. 1947, off list 1949.' Disposition table: decommissioned 13 May 1946, stricken 23 April 1947, Maritime Commission disposal 23 January 1947. The hull began as one of 50 AMc coastal minesweepers (AMc 150-199) whose construction the CNO directed 19 January 1942; after the Bureau of Ships issued a modified 103-ft design in February 1942, the CNO requested on 13 April 1942 that the 50 be built as 'raider transports, AP'; the District Craft Development Board recommended the change 20 April and the category 'Coastal transport (small), APc' was created 22 April. AMc 150-199 became APc 1-50, though not respectively; AMc-161 became APc-25.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1942-1947
- Population
- Construction trades (Fulton Shipyard, Antioch, 1942); commissioning crew
- Limitations
- Establishes identity, designation history, construction milestones, and disposal dates only - the shipscribe page contains no asbestos or materials information. It is a respected secondary compilation of official records (Naval Vessel Register, BuShips procurement data), not itself a scanned primary document; underlying register entries are the verification path. Commissioning date corroborated independently by NavSource and by the NARA deck-log listing that begins 19 November 1942.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-amc-161-amc161-01
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[2]Shipscribe: Data on U.S. Naval Auxiliary Ships (S. S. Roberts), 'Class APC-1' - class specification block [other_primary]
- Locator
- APC-1 class page: specification header block; Class Notes paragraphs on the AMc 150-199 / APc redesign
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- APC-1 class specification: 161 tons light / 258 limiting; 103.25 ft overall x 21.25 ft x 9.25 ft; diesel, 400 hp (some units 500 hp), single screw, 10 knots; complement 21 (1944); original armament 4-20mm single. The design derived from the AMc coastal-minesweeper type built on commercial fishing-boat lines with wooden hulls. A wooden hull with a single small diesel and no boilers or steam plant removes the machinery category most associated with documented WWII-era asbestos insulation (boiler and steam-line lagging).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1942-1943 (construction era)
- Population
- Shipyard workers and class crews (class context)
- Limitations
- Class-level specification; documents the type's plant, not materials aboard this hull. Absence of a steam plant removes the most commonly documented WWII asbestos pathway but does not establish that no asbestos-containing material was aboard (exhaust lagging, gaskets, electrical insulation, fireproofing, brake linings remain undocumented either way).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-amc-161-amc161-02
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[3]U.S.S. APc-25 (Coastal Transport), August 1943 - scanned declassified SECRET Ship Action Reports by Commanding Officer LT John D. Cartano, USNR: Report of Action and Rescue Work, 15 August 1943 (11 pp); second action report, 18 August 1943; with COMINCH F-48 distribution memorandum of 4 December 1943. Originals in Navy Special Collections & Archives; scan hosted on the CO's family site (cartano.net, now dead), retrieved via Wayback capture 2012-03-20 [other_primary]
- Locator
- PDF pp. 1-11 (15 Aug 1943 report: paragraphs 1-8, at anchor off Lunga Point; 'conservatively numbered at 35'); pp. 12-22 (18 Aug 1943 report and COMINCH distribution memo of 4 Dec 1943)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Primary-source wartime record written by this hull's own commanding officer. Report of 15 August 1943: on the evening of 13 August 1943 APc-25 was anchored off Lunga Point, Guadalcanal, awaiting LCTs 325 and 327 for a supply run to Enogai, New Georgia, when APA-23 (John Penn) was torpedoed by enemy aircraft; APc-25 went alongside the burning, exploding transport in about three minutes - first of any vessel to arrive - and her crew went over the side and manned rafts, a wherry, cargo nets and stretchers to pull survivors from burning oil; 'the number picked up and sent ashore were conservatively numbered at 35. There were perhaps more.' Sister craft USS APc-38 arrived on the scene about the time John Penn sank but picked up no casualties (per her CO's statement to Cartano). Report of 18 August 1943: near-continuous enemy air action against the Lunga Point-Enogai convoy on 15-16 August - bombs off the bow, a 16 August low-altitude attack at Enogai in which APc-25 fired five magazines of 20mm and ~150 rounds of .50 caliber, with a possible aircraft kill the CO declined to confirm; PT boats decoyed attacks with smoke.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1943-08-13 to 1943-08-18
- Population
- APc-25 crew (~21 class complement); rescued John Penn survivors (~35 treated/landed); medical passengers (doctor + 2 pharmacist's mates)
- Limitations
- Scanned primary documents read via OCR; the scan lives on the CO's family website (live URL dead; Wayback capture verified as a 22-page image PDF) and originals rest in Navy Special Collections & Archives - cite the archive, not the mirror, in any production use. Establishes the hull's wartime operations and crew actions; contains no asbestos or materials information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-amc-161-amc161-03
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[4]Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (NHHC), 'USS John Penn (AP-51/APA-23)' - public-domain text transcribed on the HyperWar mirror [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS John Penn entry, WWII service paragraphs (HyperWar transcription by Patrick Clancey)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Official Navy history corroborates the event environment of this hull's best-documented action: on 13 August 1943 John Penn, having just finished unloading a cargo of 155-mm ammunition off Lunga Point, Guadalcanal, came under attack by enemy torpedo planes at 2120; a burning aircraft crashed her mainmast and a torpedo hit; she went down stern first at 2150.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1943-08-13
- Limitations
- The DANFS entry names John Penn only - APc-25 appears nowhere in it; the rescue attribution rests on the CO's action report (ev-03). Context corroboration of the sinking, not an independent record of this hull. No asbestos information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-amc-161-amc161-04
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[5]Naval History and Heritage Command photo catalog record NH-81033: 'USS APc-25 - In San Francisco Bay, 1945-46' (official NHHC catalog item naming this hull) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NHHC numerical image list, NH series, NH-81033 catalog page (Wayback capture)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NHHC holds a cataloged photograph of USS APc-25 taken in San Francisco Bay in 1945-46 (catalog no. NH 81033), consistent with her transit from the forward Pacific area toward stateside decommissioning at Seattle in May 1946.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1945-1946
- Limitations
- Confirms the hull's identity and late-war location only; the live NHHC URL returned 404 at query time (link rot) and the record was verified via the Wayback capture of 2024-12-21. A photograph is not a materials record - no asbestos information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-amc-161-amc161-05
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[6]The Nauticapedia (Virtual Maritime Museum of Western North America) vessel database, 'APc-25 (U.S.S.)' registry record; corroborating secondary reporting by G. Duddy, 'Vancouver's Fleet of Former US Navy APc Vessels' [museum_official]
- Locator
- Nauticapedia ship-details page (registry numbers, name and owner tables, narrative notes); georgeduddy.com fleet history
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Mercantile identity chain for this hull: US registry 251871, Canadian registry 192067, ex-Navy pendant AMC.161; named APc-25 (1943), Coastal Trader II (1947), Cape Scott III (1949), Cape Cross (2009). Owners per the registry record: Maritime Commission to 1947; Bryce Little, Seattle (1947); Coastal Trading Co. Inc., Juneau (1948); Canadian Fishing Co. Ltd., Vancouver (1949-1972 and 1975-1985); D & S Boat Co. (1972-1975); Jim Pattison Industries/Enterprises (1985-1993); 344130 BC Ltd. (1993-2008); Cape Cross Inc. (2008-2013). On Canadian registration she was stripped to the hull with superstructure and rigging replaced and engine overhauled at the Sperling Shipyard (Duddy). As Cape Scott she was in a 12 July 1968 collision in Seymour Narrows in which FV Starling sank with all survivors.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1947-2010
- Population
- Postwar fishing crews (US 1947-49; Canada 1949-2008)
- Limitations
- Museum-affiliated registry compilation plus a local historian's secondary narrative - not official registry extracts; Canadian Ship Registry / USCG documentation files are the verification path. '2009 Cape Cross' vs. 2008 ownership change reflects registry-vs-sale lag (NavSource says acquired 2006). The 1968 collision and the Sperling rebuild are secondary-sourced. No asbestos or materials information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-amc-161-amc161-06
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[7]Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, Situation Report 'F/V Cape Cross Grounding,' SITREP #3 and Final, 23 August 2010 (Spill No. 10229920701, Ledger Code 14301760) [other_primary]
- Locator
- SITREP #3 and Final, pp. 1-2 (incident data, response action, future plans)
- Finding type
- environmental_record
- Finding
- Official state incident record for this hull's end: F/V Cape Cross grounded in Main Bay, Prince William Sound at 0500 on 26 July 2010 after drifting onto an uncharted pinnacle (position 60 deg 31.788'N, 148 deg 03.743'W). Approximately 3,000 gallons diesel and 400 gallons lube/hydraulic oils aboard; a USCG overflight reported sheen from residual bilge oils and an unsecured gasoline drum. Fuels and oils were lightered; Magone Marine righted and towed the vessel to Seward, where she was removed from the water by travel lift and responsibility passed to Storm Chasers for final disposition. ADEC anticipated 'disposal of the vessel in a landfill after it has been stripped of any items of value and after the necessary testing for hazardous materials, e.g. paints and zincs.'
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 2010-07-26 to 2010-08-23
- Population
- Salvage and disposal crews (Magone Marine; Storm Chasers), 2010; response personnel USCG/ADEC
- Limitations
- Names the vessel only as F/V Cape Cross - linkage to ex-APc-25 rests on the registry identity chain (ev-06), which is standard and uncontroverted. The sitrep's hazmat-testing note lists 'paints and zincs' by example - asbestos is neither confirmed nor excluded; no asbestos survey is referenced. Whether the anticipated landfill disposal and hazmat testing occurred is not documented in located sources.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-amc-161-amc161-07
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[8]NavSource Online, Service Ship Photo Archive - USS APc-25 page (volunteer archival compilation, not an official record) [other_primary]
- Locator
- APc-25 archive page: chronology, awards/ribbons block, commanding-officers table, Nauticapedia-sourced postwar notes
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Secondary compilation adds: commissioning 19 November 1942 under LT John D. Cartano, USNR (CO to 24 November 1943, then LTJG Alan P. O'Kelly); service in LT Dennis Mann's APc Division 25 (APc-23 to -29) in the Solomons; one battle star for World War II service; postwar Navy Occupation Service and China Service medal windows (9 Sep-6 Dec 1945; 8 Dec 1945-22 Jan 1946); decommissioned at Seattle 13 May 1946; struck 23 April 1947; transferred to MARAD/MC 1947. NavSource explicitly shows 'no history record' - i.e., no DANFS entry exists for this hull - and cites NHHC photo NH-81033.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1942-1947 (naval career)
- Limitations
- Volunteer compilation, not an official record - the battle-star and medal-period claims are uncorroborated by any located official list (CNO awards publications are the verification path) and are carried as secondary assertions only. The date and sale details agree with shipscribe. No asbestos information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-amc-161-amc161-08
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[9]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
- Abstract and article, AJIM 11(3):359-373
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Peer-reviewed historical study documents that asbestos was used extensively as a fireproofing and insulating material in U.S. shipbuilding during WWII - the era and program context in which this 1942 wooden-hulled coastal transport was built - and that wartime demand drove unprecedented asbestos utilization across naval construction.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1940s era documented; article 1987
- Population
- WWII shipyard workers and ship crews (era context)
- Limitations
- Era-level scholarship on WWII shipbuilding generally; does not name this vessel or the APc-1 class and does not establish that asbestos was or remains aboard this hull, nor quantity, location, condition, individual exposure, or causation. Its probative weight for a 103-ft wooden diesel craft is materially weaker than for the steam-driven hulls that dominate the documented asbestos inventory.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-amc-161-amc161-09
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[10]Batch-1509 search ledger (this record): NHHC DANFS + photo catalog; shipscribe APC-1 data; NavSource; cartano.net scanned action reports via Wayback; NARA Special List #44; ADEC sitrep; Nauticapedia registry; CourtListener API (throttled - blocked at draft time); MARAD ShipHistory (error page - blocked); web-level litigation and asbestos searches [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-amc-161-amc161-01 through sl-uss-amc-161-amc161-12
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure naming asbestos, or docketed asbestos case naming AMc-161, APc-25, or the hull's later identities (Coastal Trader II, Cape Scott, Cape Cross) was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). The only official hazmat-adjacent document located - the ADEC 2010 sitrep - anticipates testing for 'hazardous materials, e.g. paints and zincs' and does not mention asbestos. No litigation naming the hull was located on the web-level sweep; the CourtListener API sweep was blocked by rate limiting on two authenticated attempts and is flagged incomplete rather than failed silently.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 2026-09-22
- Limitations
- Absence of a located public record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard - it reports that no qualifying record was found. The CourtListener opinion/RECAP name search was blocked by documented rate limits at query time, so the litigation sweep is incomplete and flagged rather than failed silently. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-amc-161-amc161-10
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[11]NARA Special List #44 - List of Logbooks of US Navy Ships, Stations, and Miscellaneous Units, 1801-1947 (by ship number): entry 'APC-25 11/19/1942 - 6/30/1945' (RG 24, Entry 118); Navy Special Collections & Archives holdings of the two August 1943 action reports [other_primary]
- Locator
- SL-44 by-ship-number PDF, APC block; NARA deck-log guidance (archives.gov/research/military/logbooks/navy)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Archival leads: NARA holds deck logs for USS APC-25 covering 19 November 1942 (commissioning) through 30 June 1945 in RG 24 Entry 118 (National Archives Identifier 581208) - the log series that would record operations, drills, maintenance, and any documented material conditions day by day; post-1945 logs (through the May 1946 decommissioning) are not covered by the SL-44 listing found. The originals of the two August 1943 Ship Action Reports (ev-03) rest in Navy Special Collections & Archives. NHHC photo NH-81033 (ev-05) is the verified image holding. USCG merchant-vessel documentation and Canadian Ship Registry files would document the post-1947 documentation chain; the Maritime Commission disposal file would cover the January 1947 sale.
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1942-1946 records
- Limitations
- Record-path mapping only - not evidence about this hull's materials or condition. The SL-44 listing is verified; no box-level retrieval performed and no reproduction ordered; whether the deck logs or action reports contain any materials or insulation information is unknown until surveyed.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-amc-161-amc161-11