Evidence
7 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-7).
-
[1]NavSource Online, Mine Warfare Vessel Photo Archive, AMCU-3 ex-LCT(6)-887 (compiled from official Navy register/buoy records; NavSource notes no DANFS history exists for this hull) [other_primary]
- Locator
- AMCU-3 page, chronology block and specifications block
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Laid down 20 May 1944 by the Darby Products and Steel Plate Corp., Kansas City, KS; launched 18 June 1944; placed in service as LCT(6)-887 on 24 June 1944; reclassified Coastal Minesweeper (Underwater Locator) AMCU-3 on 10 March 1945; transferred to the War Shipping Administration in April 1947; documented 1948 to Bristol Bay Tug and Lighterage Service of Naknek, AK as the freighter Fajen; subsequent merchant registrations 1954 (Lemuel G. Wingard Packing Co., Seattle), 1956 (Herman Herrmann, Levelock AK), 1980 (Dennis E. Wagner, Anchorage); out of documentation 1984; fate unknown. Specs: 143 t., 119'1" x 32'8" x 3'9", 10 kts., complement 21, no armament listed, three 675bhp Gray Marine 6-71 diesels on three shafts.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-23
- Study period
- 1944-1984
- Population
- Crew of LCT(6)-887/AMCU-3 (nominally 21); shipyard workers at Darby Corp., Kansas City (1944)
- Limitations
- NavSource is a compiled secondary archive of official data, not a primary document; no DANFS entry exists for this hull, so dates rest on register data as compiled. Does not document in-service movements, the conversion yard, or a stricken date. Armament shown as 'None' here conflicts with the class-level '2 x 20mm' in the HyperWar minecraft table. No asbestos information whatsoever.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-amcu-3-01
-
[2]ShipbuildingHistory (Tim Colton), Darby Corporation, Kansas City KS - yard build table and yard history [other_primary]
- Locator
- Darby Corporation page, LCT(6) build table, row for hull 887
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The Darby yard build table lists hull 'LCT(6) 887, US Navy, landing craft tank, 143 tons, 120 ft, delivered June 1944, later AMCU-3'. Yard history: Darby operated the region's biggest shipyard at the junction of the Kaw and Missouri rivers, built 62 LCTs and over 1,300 LCMs, and sent craft downriver to New Orleans for shipment overseas.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-23
- Study period
- 1944
- Population
- Darby Corp. construction workforce (1944)
- Limitations
- Secondary compilation of build records; corroborates NavSource dates but is not itself a primary government record. Documents construction only - no operational or materials information; no asbestos information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-amcu-3-02
-
[3]John B. Branson, The Canneries, Cabins and Caches of Bristol Bay, Alaska, NPS Research/Resources Management Report 2007-63, Lake Clark National Park and Preserve (2007; 2nd printing 2009) [nps]
- Locator
- Caption H-1653, book p. 89 (PDF pp. 89-90); index entry 'Fajen - 90'
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Photo caption H-1653 (p. 89) documents Herman Herrmann's power scow Fajen beached at South Naknek c. 1959: 'The Fajen was 115 feet long. It was powered by three diesel engines and ideal for hauling freight to various Bristol Bay villages. Originally the Fajen was a military landing craft used in the Aleutian campaign during World War II.' Caption confirms the name Fajen as an acronym of the five original owners' first names, matching the NavSource registration chain for ex-AMCU-3.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-23
- Study period
- 1948-1984; c.1959 photograph
- Population
- Bristol Bay freight crews and cannery workers (1948-1984)
- Limitations
- The Aleutian-campaign attribution rests on an oral-history interview (Monsen, Sr., Dec. 2005), not Navy records - treat as unverified; no Navy source located confirms this hull's theater. '115 feet' approximates the documented 119'1" (100.2 ft in 1949 merchant documentation). Documents post-Navy use of the hull; contains no asbestos information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-amcu-3-03
-
[4]HyperWar, Ships of the U.S. Navy 1940-1945 - Minecraft, 'AMc(U) -- Underwater Locator Minesweepers' type table (compiled from official U.S. Navy reference data) [other_primary]
- Locator
- ships-dm.html, AMc(U) section
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The AMc(U) type table lists AMc(U)-1 through AMc(U)-6 (comm. 1945), all 'Converted from Landing Craft, Tank', with class characteristics: displacement 143-216 t., length 119'1"-159', beam 23'8"-32'8", draft 3'9"-5'8", speed 10-14 kts., armament 2 x 20mm, complement 21-41, diesel engines. Confirms the wartime symbol form AMc(U)-3 and the 1945 conversion program this hull belonged to.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-23
- Study period
- 1945
- Limitations
- Class/type-level data, not a hull record - establishes the type's characteristics and conversion program, not this hull's fit or condition. 'Armament 2 x 20mm' is class-level and conflicts with NavSource's 'None' for this hull's later configuration. No asbestos information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-amcu-3-04
-
[5]U.S. Navy Dept. and U.S. Maritime Commission, Minimum Requirements for Safety and Industrial Health in Contract Shipyards, GPO 1943 (approved U.S. Navy Jan. 20, 1943; U.S.M.C. Feb. 9, 1943) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Section 11.1 dust table ('Asbestos (as in covering pipes)'); section 13.7 'Asbestosis'
- Finding type
- regulatory
- Finding
- The joint Navy-Maritime Commission mandatory safety standards for contract shipyards (in force when this hull was built at Darby in 1944) already required respiratory protection for 'Asbestos (as in covering pipes)' (sec. 11.1) and treated asbestosis-producing jobs - handling asbestos, sawing asbestos mixtures, cutting, molding, welding-rod salvage - as regulated hazards requiring segregation of dusty work, hood ventilation at 100 fpm, special respirators, and periodic medical examinations (sec. 13.7). Establishes that asbestos pipe-covering and asbestos-dust work were routine, regulated operations in Navy contract shipyards of this hull's build era.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-23
- Study period
- 1943-1945
- Population
- Contract-shipyard workforces, including pipe coverers/insulators (1943-45 era)
- Limitations
- Regulatory framework document only - does not name the Darby yard or this hull and does not prove asbestos was installed aboard LCT(6)-887/AMCU-3. Documents that asbestos work was a recognized shipyard-side exposure pathway during construction of this era's naval craft; says nothing about crew exposure in service or material remaining aboard.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-amcu-3-05
-
[6]Batch-1659 search ledger (this record): NavSource AMCU/LCT archives; NHHC DANFS index; HyperWar Ships of the U.S. Navy minecraft and landing-craft tables; NPS Bristol Bay cultural-resources report; shipbuilding-history yard records; archive.org full-text Navy/USMC publications; CourtListener opinion and docket indexes (see sl-uss-amcu-3-08) [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-amcu-3-01 through sl-uss-amcu-3-09
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no DANFS entry exists for AMCU-3, and no asbestos survey, abatement record, crew exposure report, or materials list naming this hull was found in the public sources searched (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 - WWII-era naval construction commonly included asbestos in gaskets, packing, and insulation even on small diesel craft. This finding establishes only that no ship-specific documentation was located; it neither establishes nor defeats any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-amcu-3-06
-
[7]National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), Record Group 24/38 - deck logs, muster rolls, and BuShips conversion records for LCT(6)-887/AMCU-3 [other_primary]
- Locator
- NARA RG 24 (Bureau of Naval Personnel deck logs/muster rolls); RG 19/181 (BuShips/yard records) - no digitized file located for LCT(6)-887 or AMCU-3
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Open archival lead: deck logs, muster rolls, and any BuShips conversion correspondence for this hull are held in NARA series that are not digitized; they are the documented path to establishing the hull's 1944-45 movements, its conversion yard and scope, and any materials documentation.
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-23
- Study period
- 1944-1947
- Limitations
- Records not digitized or indexed online for this hull; nothing was pulled - this row records where ship-specific evidence would exist, not evidence found. Materials content, if any survives, is unknown until the records are examined.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-amcu-3-07