Evidence
9 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-9).
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[1]research packet 976-packet.md (1 sources cited) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-annapolis-pf15-pkt-976-packet-md
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[2]DANFS, Annapolis II (PF-15), 1944-1946 - construction, Coast Guard command, convoy-escort and Pacific service, disposal (live NHHC page, verified 2026-10-04) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS entry, specifications block + service narrative (NHHC, Annapolis II (PF-15), 1944-1946)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Documented for this hull: the second U.S. Navy ship named for Annapolis, Maryland; laid down 20 May 1943 under a Maritime Commission contract (M.C. Hull 1481) at Lorain, Ohio, by the American Shipbuilding Co.; launched 16 October 1943, sponsored by Mrs. Belva Grace McCready; commissioned 4 December 1944 at Galveston, Texas, Cmdr. M. F. Garfield, USCG, in command. Shakedown around Bermuda 19 December 1944 - 17 January 1945; post-shakedown availability at Norfolk concluded 17 February. Two convoy-escort crossings to Oran, Algeria (arrived 5 March and 10 May 1945), returning to New York 30 March and Philadelphia 2 June. Departed 16 June 1945 for the Panama Canal Zone, operated from the Coco Solo submarine base until early August, arrived San Pedro, Calif., 6 August for west-coast Pacific Fleet duty through the end of the war and into 1946. Decommissioned 29 May 1946 (Bremerton, Wash., per DANFS); struck from the Navy list 19 June 1946; sold to the Mexican government through the Foreign Liquidation Commission 24 November 1947. Spec block: displacement 1,430; length 303'11"; beam 37'6"; draft 13'8"; speed 20.3 knots (trial); complement 180; class Tacoma; type S2-S2-AQ1.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-04
- Study period
- 1943-1947
- Population
- American Shipbuilding construction trades, Lorain (1943-44); Port Houston Iron Works completion trades (1944); Coast Guard crew (1944-46)
- Limitations
- Ship-specific history only; no asbestos or material content. DANFS decommissioning location reads Bremerton, Wash.; USCG Historian's Office and NavSource read Seattle - conflict carried in gaps. DANFS complement 180 conflicts with NavSource/USCG 190 - carried in gaps. Live NHHC page verified 2026-10-04.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-annapolis-pf15-01
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[3]NavSource Online: Frigate Photo Archive, Annapolis (PF 15) - designation timeline (ex-PG-123), specifications incl. propulsion, Mexican service names, scrapping (live page, verified 2026-10-04) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 12/08015.htm header designation line, specifications block, commanding-officer list, and photo captions
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource timeline for this hull: originally designated patrol gunboat PG-123; redesignated patrol frigate PF-15 on 15 April 1943; laid down 20 May 1943 as a Maritime Commission type S2-S2-AQ1 hull under Maritime Commission contract at American Shipbuilding Co., Lorain, OH; launched 16 October 1943; commissioned USS Annapolis (PF-15) 4 December 1944; decommissioned 29 May 1946 at Seattle, WA; struck from the Naval Register 19 June 1946; custody transferred November 1947 to the U.S. State Department Foreign Liquidation Commission; transferred to Mexico 24 November 1947 and renamed ARM General Vicente Guerrero; renamed ARM Rio Usumacinta; scrapped 1964. Propulsion: two 3-drum express-type boilers; two 5,500-ihp J. Hendy Iron Works vertical triple-expansion steam engines; two shafts. Complement listed 190. Commanding officers: CDR M. F. Garfield, USCG (4-14 December 1944); CDR H. R. Garfield, USCGR (14 December 1944 - 29 May 1946).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-04
- Study period
- 1943-1964
- Population
- American Shipbuilding trades (1943-44); Coast Guard crew (1944-46); Mexican Navy crew (1947-64); shipbreakers (1964)
- Limitations
- NavSource is a volunteer secondary compilation - milestone dates here are consistent with DANFS and the USCG Historian's Office except the Seattle-vs-Bremerton decommissioning location (carried in gaps). Contains no asbestos content. Propulsion block is the ship-specific documentation anchoring the era-inference row (ev-05).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-annapolis-pf15-02
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[4]U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office, USS Annapolis (PF-15) asset histories (Articles 2151404 and 2542505) - Coast Guard-manned service, construction route, postwar weather/plane-guard duty (live .mil pages, verified 2026-10-04) [other_primary]
- Locator
- history.uscg.mil Articles 2151404 and 2542505, specifications and history sections
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- USCG Historian's Office record for this hull: laid down 20 May 1943 by American Shipbuilding Co., Lorain, Ohio; launched 16 October 1943, sponsored by Mrs. Belva Grace McCready; floated down the Mississippi River to the Port Houston Iron Works, Houston, Texas, where she was completed; commissioned 4 December 1944 (Coast Guard-manned). Two convoy runs to Oran, Algeria between 17 February and 2 June 1945; training exercises in the Caribbean June-July 1945; reported to the Pacific Fleet 5 August 1945; September 1945 voyage to Alaskan waters (Kodiak arrival 10 September); San Francisco arrival 5 January 1946; Weather Station 'E' duty until 5 April 1946 (a second USCG page describes two tours of plane-guard and weather duty in the North Pacific 23 January - 6 April 1946); departed San Francisco 16 April 1946 for Seattle; decommissioned at Seattle 29 May 1946; sold to Mexico through the Foreign Liquidation Commission 24 November 1947; renamed ARM General Vicente Guerrero, later Rio Usumacinta; scrapped 1964. Specifications: propulsion '2-shaft VTE, 3 boilers'; range 9,500 nm at 12 knots; complement 190.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-04
- Study period
- 1943-1964
- Population
- American Shipbuilding and Port Houston Iron Works trades (1943-44); Coast Guard crew (1944-46)
- Limitations
- Official service-history record (sources cited: The Coast Guard At War, Transports and Escorts Vol. V; Conway's; DANFS Vol. 1; Annapolis ship's history file, Historian's Office); no asbestos or material content. Minor internal errors noted (an '18 January 1944' shakedown-departure date that precedes commissioning - evidently 1945; a 'CDR H. F. Garcia'/'M. F. Garcia' commissioning-commander spelling against DANFS 'M. F. Garfield' and NavSource's Garfield/Garfield sequence) - carried in gaps.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-annapolis-pf15-03
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[5]NARA catalog hits for this hull: RG 38 WWII War Diaries file units 'USS ANNAPOLIS' covering 12/4-31/44 (NAID 139826071), 1/45 (139847950), 2/45 (139911284), 3/45 (139961235), 4/45 (633423391), 5/45 (140029676), 6/45 (101722226), 7/45 (101771627), 8/45 (77499537), 9/45 (77492328), 11/45 (77564220); and RG 24 Muster Rolls file unit 'Annapolis (PF-15), 11/1/45-3/1/46' (NAID 125376407, Roll 207) [other_primary]
- Locator
- catalog.archives.gov search 'Annapolis (PF-15)' - 56 file units; RG 38 war diaries (NAIDs listed); RG 24 muster roll NAID 125376407
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Digitized ship-specific records exist for this hull in the National Archives Catalog: monthly WWII war diaries (RG 38) running from her commissioning month (December 1944) through at least November 1945, and RG 24 muster rolls for Annapolis (PF-15) covering November 1945 - March 1946. The war-diary series beginning 12/4-31/44 matches her 4 December 1944 commissioning, distinguishing these file units from other Annapolis-named hulls. These are the primary-source record for her availabilities, in-port periods, and crew muster - the documents that would evidence (or fail to evidence) asbestos-relevant work and exposure populations.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-04
- Study period
- 1944-1946 (record coverage)
- Population
- Coast Guard crew (muster roll covers 11/1945-3/1946)
- Limitations
- Archival lead only: catalog-level metadata verified; the war-diary and muster-roll contents were not opened page-by-page for asbestos mentions, and none would be expected - wartime diaries rarely record insulation materials. Establishes that crew rosters and operational records exist, not exposure facts. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-annapolis-pf15-04
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[6]Bowling Green State University, Center for Archival Collections, 'American Ship Building Company and Predecessors records' (GLMS-0075) - builder corporate archive (live finding aid, verified 2026-10-04) [other_primary]
- Locator
- lib.bgsu.edu finding aid, collection overview (abstract, extents); NavSource photo captions already credit 'Historical Collections of the Great Lakes' for a pre-launch PF-15 image
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The builder's corporate archive survives: BGSU's Center for Archival Collections holds the American Ship Building Company and Predecessors records (GLMS-0075), described as primarily naval architectural drawings 'produced by the company, its predecessors, and subsidiaries' covering 'nearly all types of wooden and steel vessels built on the Great Lakes between 1870 and 1981,' plus corporate specifications, correspondence, and reports. This is the lead repository for hull-level construction drawings and material specifications for a Lorain-built Maritime Commission hull such as PF-15.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-04
- Study period
- collection dates 1867-1989; hull build 1943-44
- Population
- American Shipbuilding construction trades, Lorain (1943-44) - if drawings/specs are held
- Limitations
- Archival lead only: collection-level description verified; whether the PF-15 (M.C. Hull 1481 / yard hull 842) drawing and specification set is present is unverified - the collection is large (556.87 cubic feet of drawings; 60 microfilm reels) and not itemized to hull in the public finding aid. Contains no asbestos content at catalog level.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-annapolis-pf15-05
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[7]Era inference built on: DANFS spec block (Tacoma class, type S2-S2-AQ1, 1943-44 Maritime Commission build); NavSource propulsion block for this hull (two 3-drum express-type boilers; two J. Hendy Iron Works VTE engines, 2 shafts); USCG specs ('2-shaft VTE, 3 boilers'); GAO HRD-80-2 for the Navy asbestos-insulation era (see ev-06) [other_primary]
- Locator
- DANFS spec block; NavSource specifications; USCG spec block; shipyards.json (no American Shipbuilding Lorain or Port Houston Iron Works entry)
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- A steam-propelled patrol frigate built 1943-44 to a Maritime Commission design sits squarely inside the Navy's documented asbestos-insulation era. Era-standard asbestos applications aboard a vessel of this type and period were boiler and steam-line insulation/lagging, valve and flange gaskets, machinery packing, and fireproofing - the confined machinery spaces of a small steam combatant concentrate these applications. Unlike a diesel-electric submarine there IS a steam plant here, so the boiler/steam-line lagging pathway applies as era inference.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-04
- Study period
- 1943-1964
- Population
- American Shipbuilding and Port Houston Iron Works trades (1943-44); Coast Guard engineering crew (1944-46); Mexican Navy crew (1947-64)
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - no hull-specific insulation survey, material list, or work package located for PF-15. Names era-standard applications, not confirmed installed materials. No quantity. Product names are normalized era terms; no manufacturer attribution for this hull. The ship was built in a civilian Maritime Commission yard (Lorain, OH) and completed at Port Houston Iron Works - yard-specific asbestos practice documentation for either yard was not located.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-annapolis-pf15-06
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[8]GAO, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (Oct 18, 1979) - product page verified live 2026-10-04 [gao]
- Locator
- GAO product page HRD-80-2, highlights block
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO documented the Navy's shipboard asbestos program: the review covered 'the use of asbestos in Navy ships, the cost of removing asbestos from Navy ships, and compensation programs for asbestos-related disabilities'; the Navy's 1975 policy was to remove and replace with nonasbestos materials only insulation that was damaged or had to be removed for necessary repairs, modified in 1979 to selectively replace asbestos insulation in high-maintenance areas. Establishes the era-wide context that Navy ships carried asbestos insulation - spanning the period in which this hull was built.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-04
- Study period
- 1979 (report); Navy asbestos-era context
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers; asbestos program review (not this hull)
- Limitations
- Program-level documentation; supports era context only, not any fact specific to this hull - GAO fieldwork yards were Long Beach and Norfolk Naval Shipyards, and the documented policies (1975-79) postdate PF-15's 1947 disposal by three decades. Product-page highlights text used; full 26-page PDF not extracted this session.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-annapolis-pf15-07
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[9]Batch-8418 search ledger (this record): NHHC DANFS (live); USCG Historian's Office (two asset pages); NavSource frigate archive; NARA catalog (RG 38 war diaries + RG 24 muster roll); BGSU GLMS-0075 finding aid; GAO HRD-80-2 product page; NVR (no entry); CourtListener (fleet pacing - pending); secondary web litigation sweep [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-annapolis-pf15-01 through -09
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or verified litigation naming USS Annapolis (PF-15) was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). CAVEAT: CourtListener's fleet-wide request budget was spent this session (helper refused with pacing notice on repeated attempts) - litigation search logged as blocked, not a negative result; re-run 'USS Annapolis' and 'PF-15' base queries when the fleet budget resets. Secondary web sweeps surfaced no qualifying case; the only 'asbestos aboard' material is law-firm marketing content (shepardlawfirm.com vessel page and similar listicles) asserting asbestos without primary sourcing - excluded by source policy.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-04
- Study period
- 2026-10-04
- Limitations
- Absence of a located public record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard. The litigation-repository search is a genuine open gap (fleet pacing, not run) - and 'Annapolis' is a high-collision name (Maryland state capital; four different USS Annapolis hulls across eras: PG-10/IX-1, PF-15, AGMR-1, SSN-760), so any future hit must be hull-attributed, not merely name-matched. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-annapolis-pf15-08