USS AMc-167 (AMC-167)

Evidence

11 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-11).

1. [1]NavSource Naval History, USS APc-4 page (Service Ship Photo Archive; compiled from official Navy records), file 09/23/23004 [other_primary]

   Locator

   USS APc-4 page - construction/service chronology, awards block, Asiatic-Pacific campaign table, specifications block, commanding-officer list, 'no DANFS history available' flag; corroborated by davidbruhn.com APc/FS Hall of Valor PDF listing the same three campaign windows under LT(jg) E. R. Edwards Jr., USNR

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   Identity and service record for this hull: originally planned as coastal minesweeper AMc-167; laid down 1942-06-06 at Herreshoff Manufacturing Co., Bristol, RI; launched 1942-08-09 per this source (conflicts with 1942-08-29 in official/builder sources - see ev-09); commissioned USS APc-4 on 1942-11-19 (ENS Edwin R. Edwards, USNR). Assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater; campaign credits: Eastern New Guinea operation (Lae occupation, 4-22 September 1943), Bismarck Archipelago operation (Arawe, New Britain, 15-16 December 1943), and Hollandia operation (22 May - 1 June 1944); three battle stars; awards line American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (3), World War II Victory Medal. Decommissioned 1946-05-06 at Subic Bay, Philippines; stricken 1946-05-21; sold 1947-05-31 to South Korea; fate unknown. Spec block: 100 t light / 234 t full / 258 t limiting, 103'3" x 21'3" x 9'3", 10 knots, one National Supply Corp. MML-6 diesel single screw 300 shp, two diesel-drive 30 kW 120 V DC generators, 145 bbls diesel, four single 20mm AA mounts, complement 3 officers + 22 enlisted, troop capacity 66, 2-ton boom. Six commanding officers listed through decommissioning (Edwards to 1944-08; LT John Fain Cravens to 1944-12; LT Clinton H. Kallenberger to 1945-03; LT Darwin T. Lynner to 1945-12; LTjg Roya E. Peterson II to 1946-03; LTjg Carey C. Gardner Jr. to 1946-05-06).

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-22

   Study period

   1942-1947

   Population

   Crew (3 officers + 22 enlisted); embarked troops (capacity 66)

   Limitations

   NavSource is a private archival compilation of official Navy data, not a government publication; no DANFS entry exists for this hull (NavSource states so explicitly), so dates and specs rest on this compilation. Its launch date (8/9) conflicts with BuShips Ships' Data 1945, the Herreshoff construction record, ShipScribe, and contemporary Bristol Phoenix coverage (all 8/29), and its engine power (300 shp) conflicts with the official 400 shp - logged in ev-09 and gaps. Contains no asbestos information and supports no asbestos claim.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-amc-167-amc167-01

2. [2]ShipScribe (Stephen S. Roberts), USS APc-1 Class page - construction table, disposal table, class notes, ship notes (compiled from BuShips/CNO/District Craft Development Board records and Ships' Data U.S. Naval Vessels) [other_primary]

   Locator

   Construction table row 4 (Ord. 19 Feb 42, Herreshoff Mfg, keel 6 Jun 42, launch 29 Aug 42, commiss. 19 Nov 42); disposal table row 4 (decomm. 6 May 46, struck 21 May 46, disposed 31 May 47, FLC); Class Notes (procurement history); Ship Notes row 4

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   Construction-record row: APc-4 ordered 1942-02-19 under the AMc 150-199 coastal-minesweeper program; built by Herreshoff Mfg. (keel 1942-06-06, launch 1942-08-29, commission 1942-11-19). Disposal row: decommissioned 1946-05-06, struck 1946-05-21, disposed 1947-05-31 via the Foreign Liquidation Commission. Ship note for row 4: 'Ex AMc-167. Sold in the Philippines to Korea.' Class procurement history documented from CNO/BuShips records: CNO directed 50 AMc-type hulls on 1942-01-19; the Bureau of Ships issued modified 103-ft specifications in February 1942; on 1942-04-13 CNO requested the 50 vessels be built as 'raider transports, AP'; the 'Coastal transport (small), APc' category was created 1942-04-22 on the District Craft Development Board's recommendation; 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

   Construction trades (Herreshoff Manufacturing Co., Bristol, 1942)

   Limitations

   Secondary scholarly compilation of primary BuShips/CNO records, not the records themselves; the construction and disposal tables name this hull and the ship note confirms AMc-167 and APc-4 are one hull. Contains no asbestos information and supports no asbestos claim.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-amc-167-amc167-02

3. [3]U.S. Navy Department, Bureau of Ships, 'Ships' Data, U.S. Naval Vessels, 1945,' Volume III, NAVSHIPS 250-012 - official publication, digitized scan at shipscribe.com [other_primary]

   Locator

   p. 280-281 (APc class characteristics, incl. wood-hull and no-trials notes), p. 282 (individual machinery row 'APc4 (ex-AMc167)'), p. 283 (individual construction row APc4: builder, keel 6 Jun 42, launch 29 Aug 42, first commission 19 Nov 42); text extracted via pdftotext -layout

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   Official U.S. Navy publication rows for this hull: BuShips 'Ships' Data, U.S. Naval Vessels, 1945,' Vol. III (NAVSHIPS 250-012), p. 282 machinery table lists 'APc4 (ex-AMc167)' with a National Supply MML-6 engine, 400 shaft horsepower, no reduction gear; p. 283 construction table lists APc4 built by Herreshoff Mfg. Co., Bristol, R.I., keel laid 6 Jun 42, launched 29 Aug 42, date of first commission 19 Nov 42. Class characteristics (pp. 280-281): wood hulls; 103'3" overall, 98'2" waterline, 21'3" extreme beam; 10 knots design speed with the note that no trial runs or model-basin tests were made; 258 tons limiting displacement, 9'3" limiting draft; ship's company 3 officers + 22 enlisted; troop capacity 66 enlisted; largest boom capacity 2 tons; one propeller, diesel, single shaft; 2 diesel-driven 30 kW 120 V DC ship's-service generators; 145 bbls diesel oil; 'APC's carry only 20 mm and smaller guns.'

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-22

   Study period

   1945 publication; data as of wartime

   Population

   Crew (3 officers + 22 enlisted); embarked troops (capacity 66)

   Limitations

   Official BuShips publication and the strongest source in this record - it names the hull, confirms the AMc-167 to APc-4 identity, and fixes builder/dates/machinery. It is a characteristics register, not an operational history: it does not cover campaigns, casualties, or postwar disposition. Contains no asbestos or materials information and supports no asbestos claim.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-amc-167-amc167-03

4. [4]National Archives and Records Administration, Special List #44 (deck-log holdings by ship number, RG 24 deck-log collection index) [other_primary]

   Locator

   SL-44 ship-number index, 'APC-4 11/19/1942-6/30/1945' row (pdftotext -layout verified); no 'AMC-167' row present; digitized-logs listing at archives.gov/research/military/logbooks/navy-online (no APC-4 entry)

   Finding type

   historical_record

   Finding

   NARA Special List #44 (Navy deck-log finding aid, indexed by ship number) lists APC-4 deck logs held at the National Archives in a single block: 11/19/1942 through 6/30/1945 - the block opens on the commissioning date. No AMC-167 entry exists in the index, consistent with the minesweeper designation never being an operating identity. The NARA 'Navy Deck Logs Available in the National Archives Catalog' page lists no APC-4 among digitized logs - the logs exist as physical holdings, undigitized.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   archival_lead

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-22

   Study period

   1942-1945 (indexed coverage)

   Limitations

   Finding aid only - the deck logs themselves were not retrieved or read, and their contents (stations, operations, the December 1943 Arawe action, repairs, any material/conditions notes) are unknown. The log block ends 6/30/1945; coverage from July 1945 through the May 1946 decommissioning at Subic Bay is unindexed. SL-44 indexes physical holdings, not digitization status. Not an asbestos record.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-amc-167-amc167-04

5. [5]Australian War Memorial collection, photograph 302546 (No. 23 Squadron RAAF, 1943-06-27) [museum_official]

   Locator

   AWM collection page for accession 302546 - description line, maker, date, public-domain status

   Finding type

   historical_record

   Finding

   Official Australian War Memorial collection record, accession 302546: '1943-06-27. AERIAL PORT SIDE VIEW OF THE COASTAL TRANSPORT VESSEL APC-4. WITH FOUR 20 MM OERLIKON AA GUNS SHE IS WELL ARMED FOR HER SIZE. NOTE THE SPLOTCH PATTERN CAMOUFLAGE SCHEME. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION).' Maker: No 23 Squadron RAAF; conflict WWII; public domain. An official museum record confirming the vessel in service, armed as documented, in mid-1943 - three months before the Lae operation.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-22

   Study period

   1943-06-27

   Population

   Crew aboard at photo date

   Limitations

   Official museum catalog record for a period photograph; documents identity, in-service status, armament, and camouflage as of 1943-06-27 only. Carries no materials, machinery, or asbestos information and supports no asbestos claim.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-amc-167-amc167-05

6. [6]Herreshoff Marine Museum, Herreshoff Catalogue Raisonne - HMCo #428p APc4 (transcription of the builder's Construction Record plus cited archival items and period press) [museum_official]

   Locator

   Particulars block (HMCo Construction Record); Vermilya/Bray supplement (No. 428p, OA 103' 2 1/2"); Bristol Phoenix items 1942-08-28 and 1942-09-01; quoted Roberts/ShipScribe row for APc-4; archival-documents and drawings lists (HH.4.082, HH.5.01978, HH.5.04804)

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   Builder's own construction record for this hull, transcribed in the Herreshoff Marine Museum's Catalogue Raisonne: HMCo #428p 'APc4,' Navy Coastal Transport designed by McInnis, Eldredge; contract dated 1942-02-19; launch 1942-08-29; wood construction; LOA 103' 2.5", LWL 98' 6", beam 21' 2.5", draft 8' 3.625"; displacement 112.0 short tons; 'Diesel, Superior, 400 h.p.'; one 3-blade propeller; built for the U.S. Navy; contract amount $145,000; construction-record note 'U.S. Navy Troop Transports.' Contemporary Bristol Phoenix coverage carried in the record: launch announced for 'tomorrow [August 29, 1942] at 9 o'clock at the lower yard' with Mrs. John Millar (wife of a Herreshoff construction foreman) as sponsor and daughters Barbara and Jane as co-sponsors; post-launch coverage describes the ceremony and tribute to 59 long-time employees. Supporting archival documents identified: offset booklet HH.4.082 ('No 425 Class Amc Coastal Transports'), castings list HH.5.01978 ('List of Castings for 425-434 Ap Boats'), and steering-gear drawing HH.5.04804 - all in the Haffenreffer-Herreshoff Collection, MIT Museum.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-22

   Study period

   1942

   Population

   Construction trades (Herreshoff Manufacturing Co., Bristol, 1942)

   Limitations

   Museum-published transcription of the builder's primary construction record - authoritative for contract, dimensions, engine make, and cost as built; engine description ('Superior') reconciles with BuShips 'National Supply MML-6' (National Supply's Superior diesel line). The page aggregates secondary sources (ShipScribe/Roberts, Bray & Pinheiro) - clearly attributed. Contains no asbestos information and supports no asbestos claim.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-amc-167-amc167-06

7. [7]BuShips Ships' Data 1945 Vol. III APc class block (wood hull, diesel, single shaft, 103 ft) + Herreshoff construction record #428p (wood construction, Superior diesel) [other_primary]

   Locator

   SDB 1945 v3 pp. 280-281 (class block, wood-hull footnote, machinery row); herreshoff.info P00428 particulars

   Finding type

   asbestos_application

   Finding

   Design-level asbestos-relevance inference for this hull type: the APc-1 class was a wood-hulled craft of ~103 ft powered by a single diesel on one screw with no boilers and no steam plant (BuShips Ships' Data 1945: wood hulls, one propeller, diesel, single shaft; no trial runs), so the dominant WWII naval-asbestos pathways (boiler insulation, turbine lagging, steam-line lagging) do not apply. Asbestos-relevant applications for a 1942 naval auxiliary of this type are limited to era-typical items: diesel exhaust-system lagging, engine gaskets and packing, electrical insulation/switchboard backing, deck-covering and non-skid compounds, adhesives/mastics, and friction linings on deck machinery.

   Verification

   inferred

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   class_or_era

   Accessed

   2026-09-22

   Study period

   1942-1946 Navy service; post-1947 Korean service unexamined for materials

   Population

   Construction trades (Herreshoff, Bristol, 1942); engine-room crew; any later repair/refit workers (post-1947 Korean career undocumented for materials)

   Limitations

   The wood-hull diesel platform is documented for this hull; the list of asbestos-relevant applications is era inference, not documentation - no material survey, specification, or maintenance record names asbestos aboard this hull. Does not establish presence, quantity, location, condition, or individual exposure.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-amc-167-amc167-07

8. [8]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 scholarship documents that asbestos was used extensively as a fireproofing and insulating material in U.S. shipbuilding during WWII - the era and program under which this 1942 wooden auxiliary was built - and that wartime demand drove unprecedented asbestos utilization across naval and merchant 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 documentation of asbestos use in WWII shipbuilding generally; does not name this vessel, does not address small wooden auxiliaries specifically, and does not establish that asbestos was or is aboard this hull, nor quantity, condition, exposure, or causation.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-amc-167-amc167-08

9. [9]Source-conflict reconciliation across BuShips Ships' Data 1945 Vol. III, NavSource APc-4 page and AMc index (HTML-verified), ShipScribe APc-1 class table/notes, Herreshoff Catalogue Raisonne, NavalCoverMuseum, HyperWar 'Ships of the U.S. Navy 1940-1945,' and published Admirable-class/MSC lists [other_primary]

   Locator

   SDB 1945 v3 pp. 282-283 (APc4 ex-AMc167 row); navsource.net 09/23/23004 (vessel page) and 11/03idx.htm (AMc index - raw HTML: anchor text 'AMc-166' -> href 09/23/23004.htm; anchor text 'AMc-167' -> href 09/23/23005.htm); shipscribe.com/usnaux/APC/APC01.html (ship note row 4); globalsecurity.org/skyrocket.de AM-136 class lists ('AM 167 - cancelled 9 April 1942'); navsource.net 11/05167.htm (MSC-167 ex-AMS-167 for Netherlands)

   Finding type

   historical_record

   Finding

   Identity, collision, and source-error reconciliation: (a) ONE HULL, TWO DESIGNATIONS - AMc-167 was the ordered-as designation under the AMc 150-199 program; the April 1942 CNO/District Craft Development Board redirect completed her as APc-4, and she never served as a minesweeper. BuShips 1945 prints 'APc4 (ex-AMc167)' and ShipScribe's ship note reads 'Ex AMc-167' - this record consolidates both designations; they are not two vessels. (b) NAVSOURCE INDEX MISLABEL (verified at HTML level): on the NavSource Coastal Minesweeper (AMc) index, the entry linking to the APc-4 page (archives/09/23/23004.htm) displays the label 'AMc-166' - a duplicate of the preceding correct row - and the entry labeled 'AMc-167' links to the APc-5 page (23005.htm), so the displayed labels are shifted one off at the AMc-167/AMc-168 positions while the link targets are correct; the individual APc-4 page is the canonical record for this hull. (c) DATE CONFLICT - launch 1942-08-29 (BuShips Ships' Data 1945, Herreshoff construction record, ShipScribe construction table, and Bristol Phoenix coverage of the event) vs 1942-08-09 (NavSource, repeated by NavalCoverMuseum) - official/builder date carried. (d) NAME COLLISIONS - no USS AM-167 ever existed (the Admirable-class hull number was cancelled 1942-04-09 before construction); MSC-167 (ex-AMS-167) is an Adjutant-class motor minesweeper built for the Netherlands - different hull, different era; neither is this vessel. (e) POWER-FIGURE CONFLICTS - BuShips and the Herreshoff record say 400 hp (National Supply MML-6 / 'Superior'); NavSource's spec block reads 300 shp. (f) DISPLACEMENT VARIANTS - 100 t light (NavSource) vs 112 short tons (Herreshoff) vs 161 t light (ShipScribe class); 258 t limiting consistent. (g) COMPLEMENT VARIANTS - 3 officers + 22 enlisted (BuShips class table, NavSource) vs 3 + 25 (HyperWar) vs class design 21 (ShipScribe, 1944).

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   correction

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-22

   Study period

   1942-1947 records

   Limitations

   Documents publication-level discrepancies so the record is auditable; prevents three real indexing errors (treating AMc-167/APc-4 as separate hulls; trusting the shifted index labels over the linked APc-4 page; merging this record with the cancelled AM-167 or the Dutch AMS-167/MSC-167). None of the conflicting figures bear on asbestos documentation. No asbestos content.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-amc-167-amc167-09

10. [10]Batch-1515 search ledger (this record): NavSource APc-4 page; BuShips SDB 1945 v3; ShipScribe APc-1 class page; NHHC/DANFS check; NARA SL-44 + digitized-logs page; NVR; MARAD ShipHistory; Herreshoff Catalogue Raisonne; AWM 302546; shipbuildinghistory APc table; NavalCoverMuseum; Wikipedia APc-1-class article; CourtListener API v4 (blocked) + web-index fallback; builder-litigation check [other_primary]

    Locator

    search_ledger rows sl-uss-amc-167-amc167-01 through sl-uss-amc-167-amc167-14

    Finding type

    historical_record

    Finding

    No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or museum record names this hull; no DANFS entry exists (NHHC returns no ship-history page; NavSource states so explicitly); no verified docketed case naming AMc-167 or APc-4 was found in the public sources searched. The vessel does not appear in the Naval Vessel Register (NVR covers only modern dispositions; struck 1946) and MARAD ShipHistory holds no record for this small naval craft. The hull does not survive in custody - fate unknown after the 1947 sale to South Korea - so there is no structure, museum file, or reserve-fleet record from which a survey could be expected. CourtListener litigation searches were attempted but blocked by API rate-limit on the research date (search_ledger sl-06) - litigation status is therefore unverified rather than confirmed negative; a web-index fallback returned no vessel hits, and no qualifying asbestos docket names builder Herreshoff Mfg. (sl-13).

    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 practices leave residual uncertainty for gaskets, packing, electrical and engine-adjacent insulation even in a small wooden diesel craft, and the post-1947 Korean career is entirely undocumented for materials. Litigation coverage is incomplete because CourtListener was throttled (2,800/day shared quota exhausted); re-run is a documented gap. Does not establish presence or absence; does not establish or defeat any exposure claim or legal eligibility.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-amc-167-amc167-10

11. [11]NARA Guide to Federal Records: RG 24 (deck logs); MIT Museum Hart Nautical Collections, Haffenreffer-Herreshoff Collection (HH.4.082, HH.5.01978, HH.5.04804); Foreign Liquidation Commission records (Philippines disposal, 1947) [other_primary]

    Locator

    SL-44 'APC-4' row; herreshoff.info P00428 drawings/archival-documents sections (HH item identifiers)

    Finding type

    historical_record

    Finding

    Archival leads (not retrieved - requires research-room or reproduction order; no spend authorized): (a) NARA deck logs for APC-4 covering 11/19/1942-6/30/1945 (SL-44 indexed, RG 24 - the likeliest primary for stations, the September 1943 Lae and December 1943 Arawe operations, Hollandia 1944, and any repair/material events; July 1945-May 1946 unindexed); (b) Haffenreffer-Herreshoff Collection, MIT Museum - offset booklet HH.4.082 ('No 425 Class Amc Coastal Transports' sheets), castings list HH.5.01978 ('List of Castings for 425-434 Ap Boats'), and steering-gear drawing HH.5.04804 (restricted access; cited in the Herreshoff catalogue); (c) the Foreign Liquidation Commission disposal file for the May 1947 sale in the Philippines to South Korea (the likeliest primary for postwar disposition); (d) Republic of Korea naval/coast-guard vessel registers - no Korean-service identity for this hull was located in English-language sources.

    Verification

    unverified

    Role

    archival_lead

    Documentation level

    context_only

    Accessed

    2026-09-22

    Study period

    1942-1947 records

    Limitations

    Record-group and identifier mapping only - no box-level retrieval performed; existence of asbestos-specific documents for this hull is unknown until surveyed. The MIT items are documented to exist via the museum catalogue's drawing and document lists; the FLC file and any Korean-service record are inferred from the documented 1947 sale. Nothing in this row is an asbestos finding.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-amc-167-amc167-11