Evidence
11 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-11).
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[1]research packet cc-packet.md (4 sources cited) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: MISMATCH
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-apc-6-apc6-pkt-cc-packet-md
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[2]Bureau of Ships, Ships' Data, U.S. Naval Vessels, 1945, Vol. III (NAVSHIPS 250-012), APc construction table, APc6 row [other_primary]
- Locator
- PDF construction-table row for APc6
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Bureau of Ships Ships' Data, U.S. Naval Vessels, 1945, Vol. III lists the construction-table entry APc6: Herreshoff; keel 18 June 1942; launched 1 October 1942; commissioned 11 December 1942.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-05
- Study period
- 1942
- Limitations
- This is an official ship-data tabulation for construction milestones; it contains no asbestos survey, product, exposure, or causation finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-apc-6-apc6-01
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[3]Bureau of Ships, Ships' Data, U.S. Naval Vessels, 1945, Vol. III (NAVSHIPS 250-012), machinery table, APc6 (ex-AMc169) row [other_primary]
- Locator
- PDF machinery-table row 'APc6 (ex-AMc169)'
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The same Bureau of Ships volume lists APc6 (ex-AMc169) with National Supply MML-6 diesel machinery, 400 shp, and no reduction gear.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-05
- Study period
- 1945
- Limitations
- Documents machinery only. A diesel engine does not establish the presence, composition, condition, or location of asbestos aboard this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-apc-6-apc6-02
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[4]ShipScribe, USS APc-1 Class, APc-6 row and ship notes [other_primary]
- Locator
- APc-6 disposition row and Ship Notes table
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- ShipScribe's APc-1-class page identifies APc-6 as ex-AMc-169, records 14 June 1946 decommissioning, 19 July 1946 striking, and 24 April 1947 Foreign Liquidation Commission disposal; its ship note says 'Sold in the Philippines to Korea.'
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-05
- Study period
- 1942-1947
- Limitations
- ShipScribe is a research compilation drawing on official records, not itself a Navy registry. Its 14 June decommissioning date conflicts with NavSource's 4 June date; buyer, Korean name, and final fate were not independently confirmed. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-apc-6-apc6-03
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[5]NavSource Auxiliary Ship Photo Archive, Small Coastal Transport (APc) index [other_primary]
- Locator
- Small Coastal Transport index, APc-6 line and class introduction
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource's small coastal-transport index lists APc-6 as ex-AMc-169 and describes APc vessels as 100-foot wooden craft built during World War II for Pacific work.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-05
- Study period
- 1942-1946
- Limitations
- NavSource is a volunteer historical compilation. It corroborates the designation relationship but does not turn planned AMc-169 into a separately commissioned vessel and contains no asbestos finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-apc-6-apc6-04
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[6]National Archives, RG 24 Navy deck-log index (SL-44), APC-6 entry [other_primary]
- Locator
- SL-44 index entry 'APC-6, 12/11/1942-6/30/1945'
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The NARA deck-log index identifies APC-6 deck-log coverage from 11 December 1942 through 30 June 1945, beginning on the documented commissioning date.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-05
- Study period
- 1942-12-11 to 1945-06-30
- Population
- APc-6 crew
- Limitations
- The index establishes surviving log coverage, not the contents of individual logs. The logs were not transcribed in this batch and the index has no asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-apc-6-apc6-05
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[7]National Archives, RG 38, USS SC-736 war diary, February 1944, NAID 78330114 [other_primary]
- Locator
- 5 February 1944 entry, convoy to Buna
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- A digitized NARA war diary for USS SC-736 records that on 5 February 1944 SC-736 escorted APc-6, APc-19, APc-15, and fifteen LCTs of Flotilla Seven to Buna, New Guinea.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-05
- Study period
- 1944-02-05
- Population
- APc-6 and SC-736 crews during convoy operation
- Limitations
- This is a contemporaneous operational reference to APc-6 in another vessel's diary. It documents a single movement, not APc-6's complete operations or any asbestos condition.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-apc-6-apc6-06
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[8]U.S. Navy photograph caption, APc-6, Charleston Navy Yard Dry Dock No. 2, 9 April 1943 [other_primary]
- Locator
- APc-6 page photograph caption for 9 April 1943
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- An official Navy photograph caption documents APc-6 in Dry Dock No. 2 at Charleston Navy Yard on 9 April 1943.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-05
- Study period
- 1943-04-09
- Population
- APc-6 crew and Charleston Navy Yard workers
- Limitations
- The hosted caption documents a yard visit, not the scope of work, materials handled, asbestos presence, or exposure. NavSource hosts the image/caption and is not the originating Navy repository.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-apc-6-apc6-07
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[9]U.S. Government Accountability Office, Navy Needs To Improve Its Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (1979) [gao]
- Locator
- GAO product-page summary; full report access gap noted
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO reported Navy-wide use of asbestos insulation aboard ships and stated that the Navy did not begin substituting alternative insulation materials until the early 1970s.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-05
- Study period
- 1979
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers and Navy asbestos-control program
- Limitations
- Program-level evidence only; it does not identify APc-6, any product, any installation, or any person exposed. The full report was not retrieved in this batch.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-apc-6-apc6-08
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[10]Bureau of Ships Ships' Data machinery entry for APc6 (diesel machinery), read with GAO HRD-80-2 Navy-wide context [other_primary]
- Locator
- APc6 machinery row; compare ev-08 program context
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- For a 1942 diesel-powered small craft, exhaust insulation/lagging, gaskets, packing, and electrical insulation are possible era-standard asbestos pathways; no source located documents any of these materials aboard APc-6.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-05
- Study period
- 1942-1946
- Limitations
- Inference only. It must not be read as evidence that any listed material was installed, disturbed, or asbestos-containing aboard APc-6.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-apc-6-apc6-09
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[11]Batch-1517 search ledger: official and archival-source sweep; authenticated CourtListener request attempts [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-01 through sl-10
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No ship-specific asbestos survey, abatement record, product list, environmental record, or qualifying asbestos litigation naming APc-6 / APC-6 / AMc-169 was located in the completed public-source sweep. CourtListener results are incomplete because the four required authenticated base requests returned no payload at the shared pacing/request boundary.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-05
- Study period
- research through 2026-10-05
- Limitations
- A failure to locate a public record is not evidence that asbestos was absent or that no person was exposed. Because CourtListener did not return results, this is not a complete litigation negative and establishes no legal or medical conclusion.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-apc-6-apc6-10