Evidence
16 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-16).
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[1]NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive, file 09/23/23026 - 'USS APc-26' vessel page (courtesy Wolfgang Hechler and Ron Reeves) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource Service Ship Photo Archive, USS APc-26 page 09/23/23026 - milestones, campaign table, specification block, commanding-officer table, 'no DANFS' flag
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Per-hull record for APc-26: 'Originally planned as Coastal Minesweeper AMc-162. Laid down, 11 May 1942, at Fulton Ship Yard, Antioch, CA. Launched, 1 JUne 1942 [sic - see correction row]. Commissioned USS APc-26, 25 November 1942, LTjg. James B. Dunigan USNR in command.' Asiatic-Pacific Theater; campaign table lists the New Georgia Group operation, New Georgia-Rendova-Vangunu occupation, 5 July 1943, and the Okinawa Gunto operation, assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, 21 to 30 June 1945; 'earned two battles star [sic] for World War II service.' For Okinawa assigned to APc Flotilla Five (LT G. D. Winsor USNR), APc Group Thirteen (LT D. V. Horsburgh USNR), APc Division Twenty-Five (LT Dennis Mann). Occupation service in the Far East 3 September - 29 November 1945. Decommissioned 5 April 1946, Seattle, WA; struck from the Naval Register 17 April 1946. Sold 2 May 1947 to G. M. Lindsay, Vancouver BC; removed 8 May 1947; reflagged Canada as MV George M. Lindsay; renamed La Belle (II) 1962, Calm C 1963, Calm Sea 1964; final disposition 1973, flooded and sank north of Bermuda, captain perished. Call sign NCQO. Specifications: 100 t.(lt)/234 t.(fl)/258 t.(lim); 103'3" x 21'3" x 9'3"; 10 kts; 3 officers/22 enlisted; troop capacity 66; four single 20mm AA mounts; diesel 145 bbls; 'one Exeter DMG-6 Diesel engine' [sic], two diesel-drive 30kW 120V DC generators, single propeller 300shp. CO list: Dunigan 25 Nov 42-7 Jun 43; Parker (temp) 7-13 Jun 43; Dunigan 13 Jun 43-29 Jan 44; LT Schermerhorn 29 Jan 44-20 Sep 44; ENS Koski 20 Sep 44-2 Aug 45; LTjg Witter 2 Aug-4 Oct 45; LTjg Saboe 4 Oct 45-5 Apr 46. NavSource states 'There is no DANFS history record for USS APc-26 available' and holds no image.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1942-1973
- Population
- Commissioned crew of a 103-ft wooden coastal transport (3 officers/22 enlisted ship's company; up to 66 troops carried), 1942-1946
- Limitations
- Secondary compilation (the standard per-hull reference for small Navy craft), not a primary document. Three of its figures conflict with the official 1945 Ships' Data Book and are corrected in ev-14: the launch date (1 Jun 42 vs official 11 Jul 42) and the engine/hp line ('Exeter DMG-6', 300 shp vs official Enterprise DMG-6, 400 shp). Campaign/battle-star data mirrors official CNO participation lists and is independently confirmed by NAVPERS 15,790 (ev-04). Contains no materials or asbestos information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-amc-162-amc162-01
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[2]Ships' Data, U.S. Naval Vessels, 1945, Vol. III (NAVSHIPS 250 series), U.S. Navy Department / Bureau of Ships - 'Auxiliaries - Coastal Transports (Small), (APc)' section (shipscribe.com scan of the official publication) [other_primary]
- Locator
- SDB 1945 Vol. III, APc section pp. 280-281 (class characteristics), p. 282 (individual machinery: 'APc26 (ex-AMc162), do. [Enter. DMG-6], 400'), p. 283 (build table: Fulton S.Y., 11 May 42 / 11 Jul 42 / 25 Nov 42)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Official BuShips data for this hull. Build table (p. 283): Fulton S.Y., Antioch, Calif.; keel laid 11 May 42; launched 11 Jul 42; first commission 25 Nov 42 - APc26. Individual-machinery table (p. 282): 'APc26 (ex-AMc162)' carries the 'do.' engine line under APc24's 'Enter. DMG-6' - i.e., Enterprise DMG-6 diesel, 400 shaft horsepower, no reduction gear. Class table (pp. 280-281): 103'3" overall / 98'2" waterline; 21'3" extreme beam; 10 kts designed speed (footnote: 'No trial runs nor Model Basin tests were made'); limiting displacement 258 t, limiting draft 9'3"; ship's company 3 officers + 22 enlisted; troop capacity 66; largest boom 2 t; 'APC's carry only 20 mm. and smaller guns'; 1 propeller, diesel, single shaft; 2 diesel-drive 30 kW 120 V DC ship's-service generators; 145 bbls diesel oil; wood hulls.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1942-1945
- Population
- Commissioned crew (3 officers/22 enlisted per official class table); embarked troops up to 66
- Limitations
- Primary official record (1945 BuShips publication), the strongest source in this record for dates, machinery, and characteristics. Class-level characteristics apply to APc1-111 as a type; the per-hull rows (build table, machinery table) are ship-specific. Armament stated only as '20 mm. and smaller' - NavSource's four-20mm fit is plausible but not confirmed by this source. Contains no materials or asbestos information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-amc-162-amc162-02
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[3]Ships' Data, U.S. Naval Vessels, 1945, Vol. II (NAVSHIPS 250 series), U.S. Navy Department / Bureau of Ships - 'List of Naval Vessels' cross-reference index, AMc section (shipscribe.com scan of the official publication) [other_primary]
- Locator
- SDB 1945 Vol. II, List of Naval Vessels cross-index, AMc block: 'AMc159-163 Now APc23-27' (pdftotext -layout verified; OCR renders 'AM0159-163')
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Official designation-mapping for the consolidation: the Vol. II cross-index reads 'AMc159-163 Now APc23-27' - i.e., AMc-162 is officially carried as having become APc-26. This is the Navy's own statement that the AMc-162 contract designation and the APc-26 commissioned hull are one vessel, not two hulls.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1942-1945
- Limitations
- Index-level mapping only - establishes the designation relationship, nothing about service, materials, or asbestos. The AMc-162 designation was a planning/contract designation only; no commissioned minesweeper service existed under it.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-amc-162-amc162-03
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[4]Navy and Marine Corps Awards Manual, NAVPERS 15,790 (1953 rev.), Part IV, Sec. 16 - 'List of Ships and Units eligible for Engagement Stars,' Asiatic-Pacific list (HyperWar/ibiblio transcription) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Awards-IV-16.html, Asiatic-Pacific ship list, 'APc 26' entries ('5 Jun 43 | P21-1'; '21 Jun 44 - 30 Jun 45 | P34-1'); code table P21/P21-1 and P34/P34-1 definitions
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Official engagement-star record for APc 26: two entries - '5 Jun 43, P21-1' and '21 Jun 44 - 30 Jun 45, P34-1'. The same manual's code table defines P21-1 as the 'New Georgia-Rendova-Vangunu occupation, 20 Jun - 31 Aug 43' under the New Georgia Group operation (P21) and P34-1 as the 'Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, 24 Mar - 30 Jun 45' under the Okinawa Gunto operation (P34). This independently establishes APc-26's two battle stars and her presence in both operations.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1943-1945; manual 1953
- Population
- Ship's company during the New Georgia (mid-1943) and Okinawa (mid-1945) operations
- Limitations
- Official awards record; establishes campaign credit and two battle stars only - not day-to-day operations, stations, or any materials information. The printed dates carry apparent transcription/manual errors documented in ev-14: '5 Jun 43' precedes the P21-1 window (20 Jun - 31 Aug 43) and is internally inconsistent - NavSource and the Bruhn compilation both give 5 Jul 43, which fits; '21 Jun 44' start for P34-1 would span a year, while the operation window is 24 Mar - 30 Jun 45 - NavSource gives 21-30 Jun 1945.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-amc-162-amc162-04
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[5]USS APc-26 War Diary, 1-31 January 1945 - 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 139856498, microfilm serial 106730; signed by Arthur E. Koski, Lt. (jg) (D) USNR, Commanding [other_primary]
- Locator
- NARA NAID 139856498, single scanned page (Jan 1945 installment); catalog https://catalog.archives.gov/id/139856498 ; image inspected at 3984x5371 px
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Primary monthly war diary: operational control C.T.U. 11.5.6 (Commander Service Squadron, South Pacific Force); administrative control Commander APc Flotilla Five. 1-17 Jan 1945 'regular scheduled guard mail run between Lyons Point, Halavo and Tulagi, Florida Islands, and Kukum Dock, Guadalcanal, carrying mail and passengers.' 17 Jan: 'a bad leak was discovered in the main engine muffler.' 18 Jan: relieved from guard mail duties by APc #39 to undergo muffler repairs; moored to repair buoy at Carter City, Florida Islands, under RepSeron Purvis Bay. 19 Jan: moored to repair buoy while repairs made on muffler. 20 Jan: repairs completed, test run, water at YW #3 McFarland Bight, anchored Govana Inlet; relieved APc #34 to assume guard mail duties. 21-31 Jan: guard mail run Lyons Point/Halavo/Tulagi/Guadalcanal resumed.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1945-01
- Population
- Ship's company (~25) and embarked passengers; repair personnel at Carter City/Purvis Bay
- Limitations
- Establishes January 1945 stations, operations, and a documented in-theater repair availability (muffler repair, Carter City/Purvis Bay, 18-20 Jan 1945) aboard this hull. 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-162-amc162-05
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[6]USS APc-26 War Diary, 1-31 May 1945 - 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 140035803, microfilm serial 125200; signed by Arthur E. Koski, Lt. (jg) (D) USNR, Commanding [other_primary]
- Locator
- NARA NAID 140035803, single scanned page (May 1945 installment); catalog https://catalog.archives.gov/id/140035803 ; image inspected at 3944x5351 px
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Primary monthly war diary: 1-10 May 1945 'at L.C.R.B. #2 Renard Sound, Russell Islands undergoing repairs with availability granted by Commander APc Flotilla Five.' 11-14 May: departed Renard Sound 11 May (C.T.U. 11.5.6 dispatch 092320), moored Kukum Dock Guadalcanal; 12th to Tulagi for fuel and provisions; back to Kukum Dock 13th for cargo loading. 15-21 May: departed Guadalcanal 0550 15 May in convoy with APc 98, APc 28, APc 29 en route Manus Island (ComSoPac dispatch 282050; South Solomons Sub-Area routing RO-059); arrived Seeadler Harbor, Manus, afternoon 19 May; fuel, provisions, supplies 20-21 May. 22-31 May: departed Seeadler Harbor 0654 (Manus-Movement Order 1148-45) in convoy with APc 98, APc 28, APc 29 for Guam; arrived Guam afternoon 27 May, reporting to Subordinate Command, Administrative Command Amphibious Forces, Pacific Fleet; 29 May 'proceeded to Dock #2, Industrial Area, N.O.B. Guam for availability for routine repairs granted until 9 June 1945.'
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1945-05
- Population
- Ship's company (~25); repair personnel at L.C.R.B. #2 Renard Sound and N.O.B. Guam
- Limitations
- Establishes the May 1945 westward passage (Solomons - Manus - Guam) that positioned the ship for the Okinawa credit, and documents two more repair availabilities (Renard Sound, 1-10 May; N.O.B. Guam dock, 29 May - 9 Jun 1945). The diary records the availabilities but not their material scope - no mention of insulation, lagging, or any asbestos-relevant work.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-amc-162-amc162-06
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[7]Shipscribe (S. Roberts), 'USS APc-1 Class' - construction, disposition, ship-note, and class-note tables compiled from official Navy/Maritime Commission records; corroborated by shipbuildinghistory/navalmarinearchive 'Coastal Transports (APc)' table and the Fulton Shipyard delivery table [other_primary]
- Locator
- shipscribe.com/usnaux/APC/APC01.html - construction table row 26, disposition table row 26, ship note 26, class notes; shipbuildinghistory.com/smallships/auxapc.htm 'APc 26' row; navalmarinearchive.com/sbh/shipyards/small/fulton.html 'APc 26' delivery row
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Independent per-hull table rows: construction table - APc-26, ordered 19 Feb 42, Fulton SY, keel 11 May 42, launched 11 Jul 42, commissioned 25 Nov 42; disposition table - decommissioned 5 Apr 46, stricken 17 Apr 46, Maritime Commission delivery 8 May 47, sold 2 May 47; ship note - 'Ex AMc-162. Sold (delivered) by MC to G. M. Lindsay, Vancouver, B.C., Canada.' shipbuildinghistory APc table: 'APc 26 | Fulton SY | Antioch CA | 100 | 103 | 1942 | To MARAD 1947'. Fulton yard delivery table: 'APc 26 | US Navy | Transport | 100 | 25-Nov-42 | Planned as AMc 162, sold 1947'. Shipscribe class notes document the procurement history: CNO directive 19 Jan 42 for AMc 150-199; BuShips modified-design specifications Feb 42; CNO request 13 Apr 42 to complete the 50 as 'raider transports, AP'; District Craft Development Board recommendation 20 Apr 42; 'Coastal transport (small), APc' category created 22 Apr 42; AMc 150-199 became APc 1-50, though not respectively.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1942-1947
- Population
- Commissioned crew, 1942-1946; construction trades at Fulton Shipyard, 1942
- Limitations
- Secondary compilations of official records - corroborate the official SDB dates independently (construction 11 May 42 / 11 Jul 42 / 25 Nov 42 agrees to the day) and add the contract date (19 Feb 42) and MC disposal detail. Class-note procurement history is the compiler's summary of BuShips/District Craft Development Board records, not verbatim primary text. No asbestos or materials information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-amc-162-amc162-07
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[8]Bruhn, David D. (CDR USN Ret.), 'Pacific Island Hoppers Hall of Valor - Navy Small Coastal Transports (APc) & Army Freight Vessels,' summary of battle stars earned during World War II (compiled from official award records; live URL 404s - Wayback capture 2021-10-19 used) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Wayback PDF (21 pp.), 'Summary of Battle Stars Earned During World War II' - New Georgia Group table ('USS APc-26 5 Jul 43 Lt. (jg) James B. Dunigan') and Okinawa table ('USS APc-26 21-30 Jun 45 Lt. (jg) A. E. Koski')
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Independent compilation corroborating the official awards record: 'USS APc-26 | 5 Jul 43 | Lt. (jg) James B. Dunigan, USNR' under the New Georgia Group operation (New Georgia-Rendova-Vangunu occupation), and 'USS APc-26 | 21-30 Jun 45 | Lt. (jg) A. E. Koski, USNR' under the Okinawa operation (assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto). The CO names match NavSource's command roster independently - Dunigan held command to January 1944; Koski from September 1944. The compilation also documents the class pattern: wooden hulls, 103 feet, single 400 h.p. diesel, ~10.5 kts, four 20mm standard with .50-cal/.30-cal augmentations in theater.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1943-1945
- Population
- Ship's company under Dunigan (New Georgia, Jul 1943) and Koski (Okinawa, Jun 1945)
- Limitations
- Secondary scholarly compilation (Bruhn's Wooden Ships and Iron Men series is the standard reference for these craft), not the underlying NAVPERS record itself - though its entries agree with NAVPERS 15,790 on codes and with NavSource on dates; where NAVPERS's printed dates differ ('5 Jun 43', '21 Jun 44'), this compilation's dates (5 Jul 43, 21-30 Jun 45) are the internally consistent ones. The live davidbruhn.com URL returns 404 - the Wayback capture was inspected. No asbestos or materials information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-amc-162-amc162-08
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[9]The Nauticapedia vessel database (J. MacFarlane), 'APc-26 (U.S.S.)' registry-derived record - Canadian official registry 179053 [other_primary]
- Locator
- nauticapedia.ca Shiplist4.php id=49790 - registry, names, owners, rebuild note, fate/anecdote fields
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Post-Navy merchant identity chain from the Canadian registry: official number 179053; built 1943 [sic - see note] at Antioch CA by 'Fulton Ship building & Engineering Works'; wood hull; 169 GRT / 45 reg. tons; 97.5' x 21.3' x 9.4' registered; 350 bhp 6-cylinder (12" x 15") Enterprise Engine Co. (San Francisco) engine; call sign VYTC; pendant APc-26. Names: APc-26 (U.S.S.) 1943; Geo. M. Lindsay 1947 (Vancouver Barge Transportation Co.); La Belle (II) 1962 (Vancouver Tug Boat Co.); Calm C (I) 1963 (Calm C Fish Ltd. - converted at Burrard Shipyards to herring seiner and salmon packer); Calm Sea 1964; owners Donald Carl Doving (1970), Deep Cove Fishing Co. Ltd. (1971-1973). Anecdote: 'flooded and sank in Hurricane in Atlantic north of Bermuda in January 20, 1973. Captain John MacQuarrie' [perished]. Registry closed 1973-05-22.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1947-1973
- Population
- Merchant crews, 1947-1973; Capt. John MacQuarrie (lost with vessel, Jan 1973)
- Limitations
- Registry-compiled private database - reputable transcription of Canadian official registry data, not the registry document itself. The 'Year Built 1943' and '350 bhp' figures conflict with the official 1945 Ships' Data (1942 build; Enterprise DMG-6 400 shp) - the registry figure likely reflects documentation-era measurement or repower notation; official Navy figures carried. Establishes post-Navy identity and loss only; no asbestos or materials information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-amc-162-amc162-09
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[10]NARA, Special List #44 (by ship number), index to U.S. Navy deck logs 1801-1947 held in the National Archives - 'APC-26' entry [other_primary]
- Locator
- sl-44-ship-number.pdf (pdftotext verified), 'APC-26 12/5/1942 6/30/1945' row; digitized-logs listing at archives.gov/research/military/logbooks/navy-online (no APC-26 entry)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Special List #44 indexes this hull's deck logs under 'APC-26' in a single range: 12/5/1942 - 6/30/1945 (RG 24 deck-log collection). There is NO 'AMC-162' entry anywhere in the index - consistent with the AMc designation being a planning/contract designation only, under which no log series was ever kept. The terminal period July 1945 - April 1946 (through decommissioning) is unindexed. The NARA 'Navy Deck Logs Available in the National Archives Catalog' page lists no APC-26 (or any APc craft) among digitized logs - the logs exist as physical holdings, undigitized. The two located war-diary installments (ev-05, ev-06) are a different record series (RG 38) from the deck logs indexed here.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1942-1945 (indexed coverage)
- Limitations
- Index-level finding only - the logs were not retrieved (no paid reproduction authorized) and their contents, including stations, operations, repairs, and any material events, are unknown. SL-44 indexes physical holdings, not digitization status. Nothing in this row is an asbestos finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-amc-162-amc162-10
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[11]Design-bounded assessment compiled from the official 1945 Ships' Data APc tables (ev-02) and the documented APc program pattern (ev-07, ev-08) [other_primary]
- Locator
- SDB 1945 Vol. III APc tables (machinery 'Enter. DMG-6', wood-hull note, single-shaft/diesel propulsion line); shipscribe APc-1 class notes; NavSource specification block; war diary Jan 1945 muffler-repair entry (ev-05)
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Design-level assessment of the asbestos-relevant profile: this craft carried a single Enterprise DMG-6 diesel on one shaft with no reduction gear in a ~103-ft wooden hull - no boilers, no steam distribution system, no turbines. The principal asbestos vectors documented aboard steam-era naval vessels - boiler and steam-drum lagging, steam-line insulation, turbine and condenser insulation - are absent by design in this type. Residual era-typical applications remain plausible but are undocumented for this hull: diesel exhaust and muffler insulation (this hull's war diary documents an in-theater muffler repair in January 1945), engine gaskets and packing, electrical insulation, joiner/accommodation materials, and brake linings on winch/windlass gear. The builder was a small wooden-boat yard (fishing boats, tugs, wooden minesweepers) rather than a steel steamship yard, which further bounds - but does not eliminate - the likelihood of naval insulation-specification materials aboard.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1942-1946
- Population
- Ship's company (3 officers/22 enlisted official); embarked troops up to 66; construction trades at Fulton Shipyard, 1942; repair personnel at Carter City/Purvis Bay, Renard Sound, and N.O.B. Guam (1945 availabilities)
- Limitations
- Class/design inference, not a ship-specific finding: the absence of a steam plant removes the dominant asbestos vectors but does not prove the absence of asbestos aboard - WWII-era gaskets, packing, electrical components, and interior materials could still contain asbestos, and the vessel's conversion-outfit details are undocumented. Nothing in the cited sources names an asbestos product installed on this hull. Does not establish presence, absence, exposure, or causation for any individual.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-amc-162-amc162-11
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[12]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 under which this small wooden diesel transport was built (1942) - and that wartime demand drove unprecedented asbestos utilization in ship 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
- Program/era-level scholarly documentation of asbestos use in WWII shipbuilding generally; does not name this vessel, its class, or the Fulton yard and does not establish that asbestos was or remains aboard this hull, nor quantity, location, condition, exposure, or causation. Its ship-construction framing applies most strongly to the construction trades at the builder's yard rather than to the crew, and applies with reduced force to small wooden-boat yards building diesel craft.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-amc-162-amc162-12
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[13]U.S. EPA CERCLA site profile, FULTON SHIPYARD (EPA ID CAD009151762), 307 Fulton Shipyard Rd, Antioch, CA [other_primary]
- Locator
- EPA Superfund site profile, cumulis.epa.gov/supercpad/CurSites/csitinfo.cfm?id=0901176 (site info block; contaminants tab not populated in public profile)
- Finding type
- environmental_record
- Finding
- The builder's yard is a documented CERCLA site: 'Not on the NPL; Other Cleanup Activity: State-Lead Cleanup,' EPA Region 9, Contra Costa County (site mirrors record preliminary assessment Feb 1987 and site inspection Sep 1988). This documents a hazardous-materials legacy at the builder's site sufficient to trigger CERCLA review - a builder-level environmental datum, not a vessel finding. The public profile does not itemize contaminants of concern.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1987-1988 assessment window; site profile current
- Population
- Fulton Shipyard workforce and site neighbors (site context)
- Limitations
- Builder-yard context only - the CERCLA profile does not name asbestos or any specific contaminant, does not address conditions during the 1942 construction of this hull, and establishes nothing about materials installed aboard this vessel. No asbestos-litigation naming of Fulton Shipyard was located in the searches run.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-amc-162-amc162-13
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[14]Source-conflict and coverage reconciliation across official Ships' Data 1945 Vols. II-III, NAVPERS 15,790, NARA war diaries and SL-44, NavSource, shipscribe, shipbuildinghistory/Fulton yard tables, Bruhn Hall of Valor, and Nauticapedia registry record [other_primary]
- Locator
- navsource.net/archives/09/23/23026.htm; SDB1945v3.pdf pp. 282-283; SDB1945v2.pdf AMc cross-index; Awards-IV-16.html 'APc 26'; davidbruhn.com APc/FS Hall of Valor (Wayback); nauticapedia.ca id=49790; sl-44-ship-number.pdf; shipscribe.com/usnaux/APC/APC01.html
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Publication-level discrepancies reconciled or logged: (a) Launch date - official SDB and shipscribe say 11 Jul 42; NavSource says 1 Jun 42 (a keel-to-launch span of only 21 days, vs the official 61); the official figure is carried. (b) Engine - official SDB machinery table: Enterprise DMG-6, 400 shp; NavSource reads 'Exeter DMG-6,' 300 shp; Nauticapedia reads 350 bhp Enterprise 6-cyl - the official figure is carried. (c) NAVPERS engagement-star dates - the manual/transcription prints '5 Jun 43' for P21-1, a date that precedes the P21-1 window (20 Jun - 31 Aug 43) and is internally inconsistent; NavSource (5 Jul 43) and Bruhn (5 Jul 43, CO Dunigan) agree on the fitting date. The same entry prints '21 Jun 44 - 30 Jun 45' for P34-1; NavSource and Bruhn give 21-30 Jun 1945 - '44' treated as a typo for '45'. (d) Displacement - 258 t limiting / 161 t light (official SDB / shipscribe) vs NavSource 100 t lt / 234 t fl - different measures; official limiting figure carried. (e) Complement - 3 officers/22 enlisted (official, NavSource) vs shipscribe '21 (1944)' - variance noted. (f) Build year - Nauticapedia registry says '1943' vs official 1942 build/commission - official carried (registry year may reflect Canadian documentation date). (g) DANFS - none exists; NavSource flags 'no DANFS history record,' consistent with the craft being unnamed. (h) Deck-log indexing - logs exist only under 'APC-26' (Dec 1942-Jun 1945); no 'AMC-162' entry exists anywhere in SL-44. (i) Name collision - AM-162 is USS Compel, an Admirable-class ocean minesweeper and a different hull entirely (researched independently in batch-1186); 'AMC-162' queries were screened against it.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1942-1973 records
- Limitations
- Documents publication-level discrepancies so the record is auditable; does not alter identity or the service timeline, which is anchored by the official SDB build table and the NAVPERS engagement-star entries rather than by any single compilation. None of the conflicting figures bear on asbestos documentation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-amc-162-amc162-14
-
[15]Batch-1510 search ledger (this record): official Ships' Data 1945 Vols. II-III; NAVPERS 15,790 awards manual; NARA war diaries NAID 139856498 + 140035803 and SL-44 index + digitized-logs page; NavSource 09/23/23026 and sibling pages; shipscribe APC01; shipbuildinghistory APc/Fulton tables; Bruhn Hall of Valor (Wayback); Nauticapedia; NHHC/DANFS; NVR; MARAD vessel-history (blocked); CourtListener (blocked); general web asbestos queries [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-amc-162-amc162-01 through sl-uss-amc-162-amc162-14
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or verified docketed case naming AMc-162 or APc-26 (or the post-Navy names George M. Lindsay / La Belle II / Calm C / Calm Sea) was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). The vessel does not appear in the Naval Vessel Register (NVR excludes vessels disposed of before 1987) and has no DANFS entry (unnamed craft). As an unnamed hull she appears on no asbestos-marketing ship list - those lists key on ship names. The only hazmat datum located is the builder-yard CERCLA profile (ev-13), which is not a vessel finding. The CourtListener API check could not be executed - authenticated daily quota (2800/day) exhausted at research time - so the litigation surface is incompletely searched.
- 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 - WWII-era construction and outfitting practices leave residual uncertainty for gaskets, packing, electrical and engine-adjacent insulation even in a small wooden diesel craft, and the hull carried documented in-theater repair availabilities (muffler repair Jan 1945; Renard Sound May 1945; N.O.B. Guam May-Jun 1945) whose material scope is unexamined. The litigation check is incomplete because CourtListener was throttled (2800/day shared quota exhausted); re-run is a documented gap. Does not establish presence, absence, exposure, causation, or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-amc-162-amc162-15
-
[16]NARA Guide to Federal Records: RG 24 (Bureau of Naval Personnel - deck logs), RG 38 (Chief of Naval Operations - WWII war diaries), RG 19 (Bureau of Ships), RG 178 (Maritime Commission); NARA SL-44 deck-log index for this hull [other_primary]
- Locator
- https://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/024.html ; /groups/038.html ; /groups/019.html ; /groups/178.html ; sl-44-ship-number.pdf 'APC-26' row; shipscribe APc-1 class notes (procurement-history summary pointing to BuShips/DCDB records); nauticapedia registry 179053
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Archival leads (not retrieved - requires research-room or reproduction order; no spend authorized): Navy deck logs for APC-26 covering 12/5/1942-6/30/1945 (SL-44 indexed, RG 24 - the likeliest primary for stations, operations, repairs, and material events during Pacific service, and the source that would document the material scope of the January 1945 muffler repair and the May-June 1945 availabilities); the remaining war-diary installments for this hull beyond the two digitized (commissioning Nov 1942 onward through Apr 1946, RG 38 - including the June 1945 installment covering the Okinawa credit); BuShips contract, design, and conversion records for the AMc 150-199 -> APc 1-50 redirection (RG 19 - could hold material specifications for the transport conversion); Maritime Commission sale/disposal records for the May 1947 transaction with G. M. Lindsay (MC records - the likeliest custody document; MARAD's online vessel-history search returned HTTP 500 errors throughout this batch); and Canadian registry file 179053 (Transport Canada - the post-Navy identity and loss documentation).
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1942-1973 records
- Limitations
- Record-group mapping only - no box-level retrieval performed; existence of asbestos-specific documents for this hull is unknown until surveyed in person. Nothing in this row is an asbestos finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-amc-162-amc162-16
