Evidence
10 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-10).
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[1]National Archives and Records Administration, Special List 44: Navy Deck Logs Available in the National Archives Catalog, by ship number - entry 'APC-10 ... 4/3/1943 - 6/14/1946' [other_primary]
- Locator
- SL-44 ship-number index, APC section: 'APC-10 4/3/1943 6/14/1946'
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NARA Special List 44 (index of WWII-era Navy deck logs held at the National Archives) lists deck logs for APC-10 covering 4/3/1943 through 6/14/1946. Deck-log coverage conventionally begins at commissioning and ends at decommissioning, so the index independently corroborates the 3 Apr 1943 commissioning and 14 Jun 1946 decommissioning dates reported by Roberts/shipscribe - against NavSource's 4 Apr 1943 / 7 Jun 1946.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-23
- Study period
- 1943-1946 (log coverage); index compiled by NARA
- Limitations
- Index entry verified directly from the published PDF. The index records log coverage dates, not commissioning/decommissioning certificates - the correspondence of log start/end to those events is standard archival practice but is itself the inference. Log contents unsurveyed; contains no asbestos or materials information. Does not establish exposure, quantity, or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-amc-199-amc199-01
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[2]Herreshoff Catalogue Raisonne (Herreshoff Marine Museum / Haffenreffer-Herreshoff Collection, MIT Museum), 'HMCo #434p APc10' - particulars from the HMCo Construction Record; offset booklet HH.4.082 note [museum_official]
- Locator
- HMCo #434p particulars block; 'Other Herreshoff Family' model-note quotation; Supplement (Vermilya/Bray transcription)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- HMCo Construction Record particulars for hull #434p 'APc10' (transcribed in the Herreshoff Catalogue Raisonne): contracted 29 Apr 1942 for the U.S. Navy at $145,000; wood construction; 103' 2.5" LOA, 98' 6" LWL, 21' 2.5" beam, 8' 3.625" draft, 112 short tons; propulsion 'Diesel, Superior, 400 h.p.' with one 3-blade propeller; designed by McInnis, Eldredge; record note 'U.S. Navy Troop Transports.' The class production-model note in the offset booklet reads: 'Model of AMc Mine Sweepers [preceding two words crossed out and replaced with] Transports, Apr[il] 1942 ... Templets made from Bureau of Ships Plans 446519 [and] 446513 and Eldridge-McInnis Design No. 287-C-728.'
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-23
- Study period
- 1942-1943
- Limitations
- Builder's own construction record as transcribed by the museum catalogue - authoritative for construction particulars and for the AMc->APc design substitution. Contains no asbestos, insulation, or materials schedule; propulsion line establishes diesel (not steam) machinery only. The 'Launch: 1943-4-3' particular conflicts with NavSource (8 Nov 1942) and Roberts (18 Nov 1942) and is treated as a probable delivery/commissioning conflation, not adopted. Supports no asbestos claim.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-amc-199-amc199-02
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[3]Roberts, Stephen S., 'Class: APC-1' (shipscribe.com, compiled 2008-10-26 from official U.S. Navy data); NavSource Online, USS APc-10 entry ('Originally planned as Coastal Minesweeper AMc-199'); Herreshoff Catalogue Raisonne model note (AMc->Transports annotation) [other_primary]
- Locator
- shipscribe APC-1 class notes (procurement narrative) + construction/disposition table row APc-10 'Ex AMc-199'; NavSource 23010 entry header; herreshoff.info Model 3018 / HH.4.082 note
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Designation correction: this hull was ordered as coastal minesweeper AMc-199 in the CNO-directed batch AMc 150-199 (19 Jan 1942, modified 103-ft Accentor-type design per Bureau of Ships specifications of Feb 1942). On 13 Apr 1942 the CNO requested the fifty vessels be completed as 'raider transports, AP'; the District Craft Development Board recommended the change 20 Apr 1942 and the 'Coastal transport (small), APc' category was created 22 Apr 1942. The AMc 150-199 block became APc 1-50 'though not respectively'; for this hull, both NavSource and Roberts document AMc-199 -> APc-10 specifically. No vessel ever commissioned under the designation AMc-199.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-23
- Study period
- 1942-1943
- Limitations
- Resolves the registry-level conflation: 'AMc-199' is a planned designation only; the commissioned vessel is APc-10. Roberts is a careful secondary compilation of official records (Ships' Data U.S. Naval Vessels lineage); NavSource is a secondary archive. No asbestos content - establishes identity only.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-amc-199-amc199-03
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[4]NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive, USS APc-10 (archives/09/23/23010.htm), incl. NHHC photo NH-81032 reference and commanding-officer list [other_primary]
- Locator
- APc-10 entry: chronology block, awards display, CO list, photo captions NH-81032 and Donna Mae aground 1984
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Service and disposition record (NavSource): commissioned USS APc-10 on 4 April 1943, LTjg. Roger T. Kelley, USNR, in command; awards display limited to American Campaign Medal and WWII Victory Medal (no battle stars); decommissioned 7 June 1946 at San Francisco; struck from the Naval Register 19 July 1946; transferred to the Maritime Administration 1946; sold 15 March 1947 to Harold Hunter, Morro Bay, CA (fishing boat FV Donna May); removed from Reserve Fleet 18 March 1947; acquired 1972 by Francis B. Mathews, Eureka, CA (FV Donna Mae); final disposition: ran aground near Humboldt Bay, CA in 1984. NHHC photograph NH-81032 documents the vessel passing through the Golden Gate c. 1945-46. NavSource explicitly notes 'There is no history available for USS APc-10' - no DANFS narrative exists.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-23
- Study period
- 1943-1984
- Population
- Wartime crew (LTjg Kelley USNR et al.) - identity only
- Limitations
- NavSource is a volunteer secondary archive, not an official publication - single source for the 4 Apr 1943 commissioning and 7 Jun 1946 decommissioning dates, both contradicted by NARA SL-44/Roberts (3 Apr / 14 Jun); conflicts logged in gaps and the correction row. Awards display (American Campaign + WWII Victory only) bounds the documented service record. Contains no asbestos or materials information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-amc-199-amc199-04
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[5]NavSource APc-10 entry vs Roberts 'Class: APC-1' construction/disposition table vs NARA Special List 44 (APC-10 4/3/1943-6/14/1946) vs Williams, 'World War II Vessels in Private Hands' (2013), p. 13 (quoted in Herreshoff Catalogue Raisonne) [other_primary]
- Locator
- shipscribe APc-10 rows (construction + disposition tables); NARA SL-44 APC section; NavSource 23010 chronology; herreshoff.info P00434 Williams quotation
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Date conflicts documented across authoritative sources: (a) commissioning - 4 Apr 1943 (NavSource, with LTjg Kelley named) vs 3 Apr 1943 (Roberts/shipscribe; Williams; NARA SL-44 log coverage opens 4/3/1943); (b) launch - 8 Nov 1942 (NavSource) vs 18 Nov 1942 (Roberts) vs HMCo particulars '1943-4-3' (probable conflation); (c) decommissioning - 7 Jun 1946 at San Francisco (NavSource) vs 14 Jun 1946 (Roberts; NARA SL-44 log coverage ends 6/14/1946) vs 'May 1, 1946' (Williams). Struck 19 Jul 1946 is consistent across NavSource and Roberts.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-23
- Study period
- 1942-1946
- Limitations
- Documents the discrepancies rather than resolving them - the NARA deck-log index leans toward 3 Apr 1943 / 14 Jun 1946, but no single source is formally controlling; all variants preserved in fields and gaps. Publication-level discrepancies only; identity and custody timeline unaffected. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-amc-199-amc199-05
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[6]Williams, Greg H., 'World War II Vessels in Private Hands' (Jefferson, NC, 2013), p. 13 - as quoted with citation in the Herreshoff Catalogue Raisonne record; NavSource APc-10 photo/disposition entries [other_primary]
- Locator
- herreshoff.info P00434 'Other Modern Text Source(s)' Williams quotation; NavSource 23010 disposal lines + image 092301002
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Post-Navy merchant career: registered 1948 by Harold Hunter (Eureka, CA) as the 194-ton fishing boat Donna Mae, U.S. Official No. 254915, call sign WC7291; acquired 1972 by Francis B. Mathews of Eureka; out of documentation 1983; photographed aground near Humboldt Bay in 1984 (NavSource).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-23
- Study period
- 1947-1984
- Population
- Commercial fishing crews (1947-1984)
- Limitations
- Williams is a published secondary compiled from U.S. Coast Guard merchant-vessel documentation; quoted at length inside the museum catalogue record. Establishes post-Navy identity chain (Donna Mae, ON 254915) - relevant to consolidation under one hull. No asbestos or condition information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-amc-199-amc199-06
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[7]HMCo Construction Record particulars for #434p (Herreshoff Catalogue Raisonne) - 'Construction: Wood ... Propulsion: Diesel, Superior, 400 h.p.'; corroborated by shipscribe class machinery line ('Machinery: Diesel, 1 screw') and NavSource class specifications (National Supply MML-6 diesel) [museum_official]
- Locator
- HMCo #434p particulars; shipscribe APC-1 class characteristics block; NavSource 23010 specifications
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Design profile bounding asbestos inference for this hull: the HMCo construction record documents a wooden hull with a single 400-hp Superior diesel, one screw, and diesel-driven generators - i.e., no boilers, steam drums, steam lines, or turbines aboard. The asbestos-heavy applications typical of steam-era vessels (boiler lagging, steam-pipe insulation, turbine packing) are therefore not plausible aboard this craft; era-consistent possibilities narrow to diesel exhaust lagging, engine gaskets/packing, electrical insulation, and minor fireproofing.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-23
- Study period
- 1942-1943 (construction); 1943-1946 (service)
- Population
- Construction trades (Herreshoff, Bristol, 1942-43); engine-room crew
- Limitations
- Establishes propulsion type and hull material only - a bounding fact for inference, not an asbestos record. The narrowed product list (exhaust lagging, gaskets, packing, electrical, fireproofing) is era inference, not ship-proven; no materials schedule was located. Does not establish presence or absence of asbestos aboard.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-amc-199-amc199-07
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[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 study documents that asbestos was used extensively as a fireproofing and insulating material in U.S. shipbuilding during WWII, the program era under which this vessel was built, and that wartime demand drove unprecedented asbestos utilization - including aboard small auxiliary and merchant-type hulls.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-23
- Study period
- 1940s era documented; article 1987
- Population
- WWII shipyard workers and ship crews (class context)
- Limitations
- Program/era-level scholarship; 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, exposure, or causation. The study's emphasis is on steam-propelled combat and merchant hulls - applicability to a small wooden diesel craft is limited.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-amc-199-amc199-08
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[9]Batch-1550 search ledger (this record): NHHC/DANFS; NavSource; shipscribe; Herreshoff Catalogue Raisonne; NARA SL-44; MARAD Vessel History Database; CourtListener API v4 opinion/docket searches [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-amc-199-amc199-01 through sl-uss-amc-199-amc199-12
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or docketed case naming this hull under any designation (USS APc-10, AMc-199/AMC-199, Donna May, Donna Mae, ON 254915) was found in the public sources searched. CourtListener opinion searches returned zero qualifying hits: exact-phrase 'APc-10' produced four results, all name collisions ('APC-10' appearing as an exhibit/product string in unrelated tax, FTCA-injury, corporate, and patent litigation); combined designation and asbestos queries returned zero. See search_ledger.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-23
- Study period
- 2026-09-23
- Limitations
- Absence of a located public record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard - 1942-43 Navy construction practice makes some era materials plausible even on a wooden diesel craft. Does not establish presence or absence; does not establish or defeat any exposure claim or legal eligibility. CourtListener docket-index (type=r) search was rate-limited at session time and remains incomplete - see ledger.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-amc-199-amc199-09
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[10]NARA Special List 44 (RG 24 deck-log index) + Herreshoff Catalogue Raisonne drawings/offsets listings (Haffenreffer-Herreshoff Collection, MIT Museum) + BuShips plan numbers cited in the HMCo model note [other_primary]
- Locator
- SL-44 APC-10 index line; herreshoff.info P00434 Drawings and Offsets sections (HH.5.01978, HH.5.04804, HH.4.082)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Archival leads (not retrieved - require research-room or reproduction order; no spend authorized): (a) NARA RG 24 deck logs for APC-10, coverage 4/3/1943-6/14/1946 per Special List 44 - the only wartime operational record confirmed to exist for this hull; (b) Haffenreffer-Herreshoff Collection, MIT Museum - offset booklet HH.4.082 and drawings first referenced to hull #434p (castings list for hulls 425-434; proposed steering gear), restricted access; (c) Bureau of Ships plans 446519/446513 and Eldredge-McInnis design no. 287-C-728 - the specification-level records where any materials/insulation schedule for the AMc->APc redesign would appear.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-23
- Study period
- 1942-1946 records
- Limitations
- Existence of the record groups/collections is verified; contents unsurveyed and their asbestos specificity is unknown. Nothing in this row is an asbestos finding - the leads identify where hull-specific materials documentation would live if it survives.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-amc-199-amc199-10