USS Antelope (PG-86)

Name
USS Antelope
Hull designation
PG-86
Vessel class
Asheville
Evidence tier
Tier 2
Evidence entries
7
Record ID
uss-antelope
Dataset version
2026.10.12-rc.1
Canonical URL
https://asbestosatlas.org/ships/uss-antelope

Evidence

7 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-7).

  1. [1]NHHC DANFS, Antelope III (PG-86) [nhhc_danfs]
    Locator
    Final two paragraphs
    Finding type
    vessel_history
    Finding
    Decommissioned and stricken 1 October 1977; transferred to EPA 17 January 1978; renamed Peter W. Anderson in 1985 and served into 2001.
    Verification
    verified
    Role
    context
    Documentation level
    ship_specific
    Accessed
    2026-09-24
    Limitations
    Historical disposition only. Present location, condition and ultimate fate are unverified; no asbestos findings.
    Atlas source
    true
    Evidence ID
    ev-uss-antelope-03
  2. [2]EPA, Protecting Our Nation’s Marine and Coastal Waters, EPA 503/9-91/001 (November 1990) [other_primary]
    Locator
    Final history panel
    Finding type
    vessel_history
    Finding
    EPA identifies Peter W. Anderson as the former Antelope PG-86, converted to an EPA ocean survey vessel in 1979 and renamed in 1985.
    Verification
    verified
    Role
    context
    Documentation level
    ship_specific
    Accessed
    2026-09-24
    Limitations
    Historical information only; does not establish asbestos presence, disturbance, exposure, or causation.
    Atlas source
    true
    Evidence ID
    ev-uss-antelope-04
  3. [3]GAO HRD-80-2, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure (1979) [gao]
    Locator
    Product page, Highlights
    Finding type
    asbestos_application
    Finding
    GAO reviewed Navy asbestos controls at Long Beach and Norfolk. Its summary describes the Navy’s 1975 policy of replacing damaged insulation or insulation removed for necessary repairs, and a 1979 expansion to selected high-maintenance areas.
    Verification
    verified
    Role
    supporting
    Documentation level
    class_or_era
    Accessed
    2026-09-24
    Limitations
    Navy-era policy context only, not an Asheville-class specification or an Antelope survey. No hull-specific product, quantity, exposure or abatement is established. Product-page summary reviewed; full report not reviewed.
    Atlas source
    true
    Evidence ID
    ev-uss-antelope-05
  4. [4]Batch 9510 research/search ledger [other_primary]
    Locator
    search_ledger s01–s09; research/batch-9510/RESEARCH.md
    Finding type
    historical_record
    Finding
    No qualifying ship-specific asbestos documentation was located in the official history, EPA brochure, GAO summary and bounded public searches reviewed for this batch. Litigation research remains blocked.
    Verification
    verified
    Role
    negative_finding
    Documentation level
    ship_specific
    Accessed
    2026-09-24
    Limitations
    A bounded research result, not proof of absence or a merits-level legal finding. CourtListener returned HTTP 429 before results; exact-hull and docket searches remain unperformed. Unsearched archives may contain relevant records.
    Atlas source
    true
    Evidence ID
    ev-uss-antelope-06
  5. [5]NHHC DANFS, Antelope II; Davenport [nhhc_danfs]
    Locator
    Antelope II service narrative; Davenport paragraph beginning Departing Norfolk
    Finding type
    vessel_history
    Finding
    Antelope II (IX-109) was a separate WWII cargo-storage vessel; Action PG-86 appears in DANFS Davenport’s April 1945 service narrative and is not this later Antelope hull.
    Verification
    verified
    Role
    correction
    Documentation level
    ship_specific
    Accessed
    2026-09-24
    Limitations
    Identity separation only. Davenport corroborating URL: https://www.history.navy.mil/content/history/nhhc/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/d/davenport.html . Reused hull numbers are not unique physical-hull identifiers.
    Atlas source
    true
    Evidence ID
    ev-uss-antelope-07
  6. [6]NHHC DANFS, Antelope III (PG-86) [nhhc_danfs]
    Locator
    Characteristics and opening paragraph
    Finding type
    vessel_history
    Finding
    Antelope was an Asheville-class patrol gunboat, formerly PGM-86; redesignated PG-86 on 28 March 1967. Tacoma Boatbuilding built her at Tacoma: laid down 1 June 1965, launched 18 June 1966, commissioned 4 November 1967. DANFS lists complement 24.
    Verification
    verified
    Role
    correction
    Documentation level
    ship_specific
    Accessed
    2026-09-24
    Limitations
    Historical information only; does not establish asbestos presence, disturbance, exposure, or causation.
    Atlas source
    true
    Evidence ID
    ev-uss-antelope-01
  7. [7]NHHC DANFS, Antelope III (PG-86) [nhhc_danfs]
    Locator
    1968–1972 narrative
    Finding type
    vessel_history
    Finding
    DANFS records Long Beach yard work after shakedown and in 1969, plus overhaul and alterations from 30 June 1971 through 31 January 1972; replacement main diesel engines followed.
    Verification
    verified
    Role
    context
    Documentation level
    ship_specific
    Accessed
    2026-09-24
    Limitations
    Historical information only; does not establish asbestos presence, disturbance, exposure, or causation.
    Atlas source
    true
    Evidence ID
    ev-uss-antelope-02

Attribution

Compiled by
Paul Danziger; Rod de Llano
Publisher
Danziger & De Llano, LLP
License
CC-BY-4.0
Citation
Danziger, P., and De Llano, R. (2026). AsbestosAtlas Navy Vessel Asbestos Exposure Dataset. Danziger & De Llano, LLP. DOI: not yet assigned
Dataset version
asbestosatlas-ships-2026.10.12-rc.1
DOI
not yet assigned