USS APL-18

Name
USS APL-18
Hull designation
APL-18
Vessel class
APL-2
Evidence tier
Tier 2
Evidence entries
16
Record ID
uss-apl-18-apl18
Dataset version
2026.10.12-rc.1
Canonical URL
https://asbestosatlas.org/ships/uss-apl-18-apl18

Evidence

16 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-16).

  1. [1]NavSource Online Service Ship Photo Archive, APL-18 page (chronology, specification block, photo captions) [other_primary]
    Locator
    NavSource APL-18 page (archives/09/71/7118.htm), chronology, specification block, and photo captions
    Finding type
    vessel_history
    Finding
    APL-18 (APL-17 class non-self-propelled barracks ship, nickname 'Astor', ex-YF-629): built by Tampa Shipbuilding Co., Tampa, FL (YN 118); ordered as YF-629, 9 November 1943; reclassified APL-18, 7 January 1944; laid down 15 May 1944; launched 2 July 1944; delivered and placed in service 29 September 1944; current disposition - part of the CincPacFlt Berthing and Messing Program, berthed at 'Mole' pier, NavSta San Diego, CA. Spec block: 1,300 tons light / 2,660 tons full load; 260.0 ft waterline / 261.2 ft overall; beam 48 ft; draft 10 ft; crew accommodations 6 officers + 66 enlisted; troop accommodations 0 officers + 583 enlisted; three diesel-drive 100 kW 450 A.C. ship's-service generators; diesel capacity 1,000 bbls. Photo captions document APL-18 moored pierside at Naval Station San Diego in 2004 (credit: COMPACFLT N43 Berthing & Messing PMgr) and at Naval Base Point Loma 18 October 2009; a wartime 'Hotel Barge' image is captioned 'US Navy photo from DANFS' (contributor: Joe Radigan MACM USN Ret). NavSource states no DANFS history is available for APL-18.
    Verification
    verified
    Role
    supporting
    Documentation level
    ship_specific
    Accessed
    2026-09-26
    Study period
    1944-present
    Population
    Ship's company (6 officers + 66 enlisted); berthed personnel (capacity 583 enlisted)
    Limitations
    Volunteer-compiled archival reference, not a primary document; chronology agrees with shipscribe, SDB 1945, and NVR on all shared dates. Spec-block figures conflict with SDB 1945 on beam, draft, officer count, and diesel capacity (see gaps). 'US Navy photo from DANFS' caption is loose sourcing - no DANFS text entry exists for this hull. No asbestos, materials, or condition content.
    Atlas source
    true
    Evidence ID
    ev-uss-apl-18-apl18-01
  2. [2]Shipscribe (Stephen S. Roberts), USS APL-2 Class reference page - construction table, class notes, ship notes [other_primary]
    Locator
    APL02.html construction table row 18; ship note APL-18; class notes 'APL 17-31' paragraph
    Finding type
    vessel_history
    Finding
    Shipscribe construction table row for APL-18: ordered 9 Nov 43, builder 'Tampa SB', keel 15 May 44, launched 2 Jul 44, in service ('Commiss.') 29 Sep 44. Ship note: 'Ex YF-629 7 Jan 44. In service in reserve by Jan 47. In service 2011 at San Diego.' Class notes establish: the craft were standard non-self-propelled 2,000-ton 260-foot Navy covered barges with a two-story barracks on top; the Tampa contract of 9 Nov 43 was for YF 624-33, the date retained for APL 17-22 after their redesignation from YF 628-33; the APL type was recommended by the Auxiliary Vessels Board to berth repair-force personnel for three-shift tender/repair-ship operations.
    Verification
    verified
    Role
    supporting
    Documentation level
    ship_specific
    Accessed
    2026-09-26
    Study period
    1943-2011
    Limitations
    Scholarly compilation from official records (NVR, BuShips, Auxiliary Vessels Board papers), not itself a primary document. Shipscribe treats the whole APL 2-58 run within the 'APL-2' design lineage, while NVR and NavSource label APL-18 as 'APL 17' class - a grouping difference, not a data conflict (see gaps). No asbestos, materials, or insulation content.
    Atlas source
    true
    Evidence ID
    ev-uss-apl-18-apl18-02
  3. [3]Bureau of Ships, Ships' Data, U.S. Naval Vessels, 1945 edition, Vol. III (NAVSHIPS 250-012), Auxiliaries - Barracks Ships (APL) tables (mirrored scan) [other_primary]
    Locator
    SDB1945v3.pdf pp. 319-320, 'AUXILIARIES - BARRACKS SHIPS (APL)' characteristics and construction tables, rows for APL 17-22 / APL-18
    Finding type
    historical_record
    Finding
    Official 1945 BuShips characteristics book: per-hull row lists 'APL 18 (ex-YF629)' built by 'Tampa S.B. Co., Inc., Tampa, Fla.', keel laid 15 May 44, launched 2 Jul 44, 'Date of first commission' 29 Sept 44. Class block for APL 2-34: length 261'2" oa / 260'0" wl, extreme beam 49'2"; limiting displacement 2,660 tons (footnote: 'No limiting displacement or draft established. Figures are estimated full load.'); total accommodations 5 officers + 66 enlisted, troop capacity 0 officers + 583 enlisted; ship's-service generators: 3, diesel drive, 100 kW each, 450 V A.C.; diesel fuel capacity 1,600 bbls. Design footnote: 'These ships are non-self-propelled and have no main propulsion machinery or armament.'
    Verification
    verified
    Role
    supporting
    Documentation level
    ship_specific
    Accessed
    2026-09-26
    Study period
    1944-1945 (publication baseline)
    Limitations
    Primary official document (mirrored scan, OCR-mangled column interleaving but row values legible and consistent with NavSource/shipscribe/NVR). The 'date of first commission' column heading is the Navy's own loose convention for service craft - the craft was placed in service, not commissioned; NVR prints a different 'Commission Date' of 09/01/1944 (see gaps). No asbestos, materials, or insulation content.
    Atlas source
    true
    Evidence ID
    ev-uss-apl-18-apl18-03
  4. [4]Carter, RAdm. Worrall R., USN (Ret.), 'Beans, Bullets, and Black Oil: The Story of Fleet Logistics Afloat in the Pacific During World War II' (Dept. of the Navy, Office of Naval History, 1953), Appendix - List of Commanding Officers + vessel-type descriptions (HyperWar/ibiblio transcription) [other_primary]
    Locator
    BBBO Appendix, 'Hotel Barges' roster row for APL-18; 'APL' type description paragraph; representative-types illustration caption
    Finding type
    historical_record
    Finding
    The official Navy logistics history's appendix - a roster of commanding officers of 'the principal vessels which were engaged in logistic work under Commander Service Force Pacific' - lists under 'Hotel Barges': 'APL-18 | Astor | Lt J.A. Davies; Lt W.E. Lee'. The vessel-type description records that APL barracks ships were 'non-self-propelled house boats 260 feet long' with accommodations for 5 officers + 66 enlisted and troop capacity of 583 enlisted, 'invaluable for housing personnel, especially stevedores (construction battalion specialists) engaged in handling ammunition and other cargo at Eniwetok, Ulithi, and Leyte,' and that 'each barracks ship was nicknamed for some famous hotel such as the "New Yorker," "Biltmore," "Astor," and "Waldorf."' The book's representative-illustration caption for the APL type uses 'Hotel Barge APL-18.'
    Verification
    verified
    Role
    supporting
    Documentation level
    ship_specific
    Accessed
    2026-09-26
    Study period
    1944-1945
    Population
    Ship's company and berthed personnel at advance bases (Eniwetok, Ulithi, Leyte - the type's documented stations)
    Limitations
    Official history (published by the Office of Naval History under Secretary of the Navy foreword) documenting that APL-18 served in the Service Force Pacific logistic establishment during WWII - but the roster does not give station dates or a per-craft itinerary, so her presence at a specific base on a specific date is not established by this source. No asbestos, materials, or condition content.
    Atlas source
    true
    Evidence ID
    ev-uss-apl-18-apl18-04
  5. [5]Hall of Valor (Military Times), Morris M. Woods award synopsis - Navy and Marine Corps Medal; award published in Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 346 (January 1946) [other_primary]
    Locator
    valor.militarytimes.com recipient-312128 - 'Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 346 (January 1946)'
    Finding type
    historical_record
    Finding
    Award synopsis: Ship's Cook First Class Morris M. Woods, USN, 'was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal for heroism at the risk of life not involving conflict with an armed enemy while serving aboard APL-18 during the rescue of survivors from the sinking LCT 1052 at Ulithi Atoll anchorage during the typhoon, on the night of 3 - 4 October 1944.' The underlying event is independently verified by the official history (BBBO ch. 19): USS Aldebaran's motor launch reached the sinking LCT-1052 at Ulithi on the night of 3 October 1944, rescuing 14 crew; her commanding officer was lost - corroborated by the October 1944 shipwreck list and by a second N&MC Medal award to an Aldebaran crewman for the same rescue.
    Verification
    partial
    Role
    supporting
    Documentation level
    ship_specific
    Accessed
    2026-09-26
    Study period
    1944-10-03/1944-10-04 (event date per synopsis); award published 1946-01
    Population
    APL-18 ship's company (officers-in-charge and crew)
    Limitations
    Real award record but the synopsis's placement of APL-18 at Ulithi on 3-4 October 1944 conflicts with the documented Tampa delivery/in-service date of 29 September 1944 - a towed transit Tampa-to-Ulithi in four days is physically impossible. Likely the synopsis reflects Woods's unit of record (the Jan 1946 award bulletin) rather than the platform of the action, or misrecords the hull - unresolved without the verbatim citation ('Citation Needed' tag on the database entry). Hall of Valor is a reputable secondary compilation of official award records, not the primary document.
    Atlas source
    true
    Evidence ID
    ev-uss-apl-18-apl18-05
  6. [6]Naval Vessel Register (NAVSEA), Ship Details - NO NAME (APL 18), UIC 01638 [other_primary]
    Locator
    nvr.navy.mil/nvr/getHull.htm?shipId=25 (reached via NVR quickfind 'APL 18')
    Finding type
    vessel_history
    Finding
    NVR record (accessed 2026-09-26, record last updated 2026-05-22): 'NO NAME (APL 18), (ex - YF 629), BARRACKS CRAFT (N-S-P)'; Class 'APL 17'; UIC 01638; Status 'active, in service'; 'Date status Changed: 12/01/1963'; Builder 'Tampa Shipyards Inc.'; Award Date 11/09/1943; 'Commission Date' 09/01/1944; Keel 05/15/1944; Launch 07/02/1944; Delivery 09/29/1944; no in-service, out-of-service, or stricken dates printed; Custodian 'COMPACFLT BERTHING & MESSING PROGRAM, PEARL HARBOR, HI'; Planning Yard 'Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & IMF'; Ships Program Manager 'PMS 300'.
    Verification
    verified
    Role
    supporting
    Documentation level
    ship_specific
    Accessed
    2026-09-26
    Study period
    1944-2026
    Population
    Berthing-program population - sailors housed aboard during ship availabilities (capacity 583 enlisted)
    Limitations
    Authoritative current inventory record. Two unexplained fields: 'Commission Date 09/01/1944' conflicts with the delivery/in-service date of 09/29/1944 printed on the same record and agreed by NavSource, shipscribe, and SDB 1945; and 'Date status Changed: 12/01/1963' records an unexplained status event (possibly reactivation from reserve status - unverified). Custodian is the Pearl Harbor program office while the craft is berthed at San Diego - consistent, different things. No asbestos, materials, or condition content (physical characteristics suppressed on the public NVR).
    Atlas source
    true
    Evidence ID
    ev-uss-apl-18-apl18-06
  7. [7]SDB 1945 class data (Machinery 'None'; non-self-propelled; no armament footnote) and shipscribe class data applied to this hull as documented class member [other_primary]
    Locator
    SDB1945v3.pdf APL class block footnote 1; APL02.html class data block
    Finding type
    asbestos_application
    Finding
    The documented design - a non-self-propelled covered barge with a two-story barracks deckhouse, machinery 'None', ship's-service power from three diesel-driven generators - defines what could and could not have been aboard: no boilers, steam turbines, or steam distribution system, and therefore none of the boiler/turbine insulation or steam-line lagging that dominate asbestos profiles on powered hulls. Any asbestos aboard would have been confined to era-standard items such as generator exhaust lagging, gaskets and packing, electrical/wiring insulation, deck coverings, galley-equipment insulation, and building-type insulation or fireproofing in the barracks structure.
    Verification
    inferred
    Role
    supporting
    Documentation level
    class_or_era
    Accessed
    2026-09-26
    Study period
    1944-present
    Population
    Tampa construction trades (May-Sep 1944); ship's company; berthed personnel (1944-present)
    Limitations
    Inference from documented class design plus era practice - no material specification, survey, or as-built record for APL-18 was located. Does not establish that asbestos was or was not aboard, nor quantity, location, condition, or any individual exposure. The absence of a steam plant narrows but does not eliminate the era's candidate asbestos applications. Eighty-two years of sustainment may have altered original material.
    Atlas source
    true
    Evidence ID
    ev-uss-apl-18-apl18-07
  8. [8]Fleischer, W.E., Viles, F.J. Jr., Gade, R.L., Drinker, P., 'A Health Survey of Pipe Covering Operations in Constructing Naval Vessels,' J. Ind. Hyg. Toxicol. 28:9-16 (Jan 1946), PMID 21016030 [other_primary]
    Locator
    PubMed PMID 21016030; journal text p. 9 (amosite passage)
    Finding type
    asbestos_application
    Finding
    The USMC-commissioned 1944-45 industrial-hygiene survey of Navy-yard pipe-covering operations documented that 'an important ingredient of pipe covering material used on U.S. Navy vessels is amosite' (a South African amphibole asbestos), that 'much asbestos cloth and asbestos cement were likewise used,' and found asbestosis cases among career pipe coverers - the era and construction program under which APL-18 was built at Tampa in 1944.
    Verification
    verified
    Role
    context
    Documentation level
    class_or_era
    Accessed
    2026-09-26
    Study period
    1944-1945 survey era; article 1946
    Population
    WWII shipyard construction workers (class context)
    Limitations
    Era/program-level scholarly documentation of asbestos use in WWII Navy construction generally; does not name this vessel or class and does not establish that asbestos was or remains aboard this hull, nor quantity, location, condition, exposure, or causation.
    Atlas source
    true
    Evidence ID
    ev-uss-apl-18-apl18-08
  9. [9]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 era and Navy program under which APL-18 was built at Tampa Shipbuilding in May-September 1944.
    Verification
    verified
    Role
    context
    Documentation level
    class_or_era
    Accessed
    2026-09-26
    Study period
    1940s era documented; article 1987
    Population
    WWII shipyard workers and ship crews (class context)
    Limitations
    Program/era-level scholarly documentation of asbestos use in WWII shipbuilding generally; does not name this vessel or its class and does not establish that asbestos was or remains aboard this hull, nor quantity, location, condition, exposure, or causation.
    Atlas source
    true
    Evidence ID
    ev-uss-apl-18-apl18-09
  10. [10]Atlas shipyard dataset (shipyard-exposure-map/client/src/data/shipyards.json): tampa-bay-shipbuilding entry [other_primary]
    Locator
    shipyards.json yard_id 'tampa-bay-shipbuilding'
    Finding type
    historical_record
    Finding
    The builder yard for this hull - Tampa Shipbuilding Company (TASCO), Tampa, FL - carries a yard-level asbestos entry in the Atlas shipyard dataset (evidence tier 3): documented asbestos products at the yard including asbestos insulation on steam systems, asbestos-wrapped turbines and pipes, gaskets, valve packing, brake linings, fireproof panels, and pipe insulation; WWII peak employment 16,000; EPA site ID FLN000410642 (never Superfund-listed).
    Verification
    verified
    Role
    context
    Documentation level
    context_only
    Accessed
    2026-09-26
    Study period
    WWII era (yard context)
    Population
    Tampa Shipbuilding workforce (yard-level)
    Limitations
    Yard-level context only - establishes that asbestos exposure conditions are documented for the yard that built this hull, not that asbestos was installed aboard APL-18 or that any APL-18 builder or crewman was exposed. No asbestos claim about this hull is made from this source.
    Atlas source
    true
    Evidence ID
    ev-uss-apl-18-apl18-10
  11. [11]GAO, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (Oct 18, 1979) [gao]
    Locator
    GAO product page HRD-80-2
    Finding type
    regulatory
    Finding
    GAO documented that the Navy's standing asbestos-control/removal policy dates from 1975 (removal only when insulation was damaged or required for repairs; modified 1979 to selective replacement in high-maintenance areas). APL-18 remained in Navy service through the entire asbestos-control era to the present, so she is a hull on which abatement/maintenance records could plausibly exist within that program - but no hull-specific record naming her was located in public sources.
    Verification
    verified
    Role
    context
    Documentation level
    context_only
    Accessed
    2026-09-26
    Study period
    1975-1979 policy era; this hull continuously in service
    Limitations
    Program-level context only - GAO HRD-80-2 does not name this hull or class; it bounds what documentation could exist, not what material was aboard or what work was done. Full text not retrieved (gao.gov blocks automated fetch, HTTP 403) - product-page description relied on per BATCH-01 standing note.
    Atlas source
    true
    Evidence ID
    ev-uss-apl-18-apl18-11
  12. [12]GAO, Navy's Berthing Facilities and Crewing Practices for Ships Undergoing Overhaul, PLRD-81-41 (1981) [gao]
    Locator
    GAO product page PLRD-81-41
    Finding type
    gov_survey
    Finding
    GAO documented the berthing-barge program APL-18 serves in: the Navy overhauls ~65 ships/year at ~50 locations; fleet commanders strongly prefer housing crews in barges (mobile, self-contained, adjacent to the ship); a 1978-79 Navy study found 7,975 inadequate berthing spaces and needed 6,733 more; Navy plans called for acquiring 10,346 berthing-barge spaces. The report establishes the institutional context for the craft's postwar and continuing berthing role.
    Verification
    verified
    Role
    context
    Documentation level
    context_only
    Accessed
    2026-09-26
    Study period
    1978-1981 report era
    Population
    Sailors housed on berthing barges during availabilities (program context)
    Limitations
    Program-level context only - PLRD-81-41 does not name APL-18 and contains no asbestos or hazmat findings about any specific barge. Full text not retrieved (gao.gov blocks automated fetch, HTTP 403) - search-result text relied on.
    Atlas source
    true
    Evidence ID
    ev-uss-apl-18-apl18-12
  13. [13]Task & Purpose, 'The Navy berthing barge: worse than life on an actual ship?' (Kyle Gunn, updated 29 July 2021) + USNI News, 'New Barges, Budgeting Tweaks Set to Ease Crew's Life During Ship Repair, Maintenance' (19 September 2023, FMMS San Diego) [reputable_press]
    Locator
    taskandpurpose.com/news/navy-berthing-barge/; news.usni.org/2023/09/19/
    Finding type
    historical_record
    Finding
    Reputable defense-press coverage of the berthing-barge fleet APL-18 belongs to: Task & Purpose (2021) reports that of the Navy's then-18 berthing barges '13 ... were built between 1944 and 1946, back when lead paint and asbestos were industry standards' - a cohort that includes APL-18 (built 1944, still active). USNI News (2023) reports RADM William Greene's FMMS remarks that the Navy is taking delivery of APL-67-class and YRBM-57-class barges to replace 27 older barges, and quotes the Fleet Forces review that 'fleet barges are out-of-date and contain numerous maintenance challenges' with lead-paint mitigation driving part of sustainment cost.
    Verification
    verified
    Role
    context
    Documentation level
    context_only
    Accessed
    2026-09-26
    Study period
    2021-2023 coverage; 1944-1946 construction era referenced
    Population
    Sailors berthed on WWII-era barges (cohort context)
    Limitations
    Fleet-level press context only - neither article names APL-18 nor documents asbestos aboard any specific barge; 'era of asbestos' is a construction-era characterization, not a hull finding. Establishes the documented age/material-era cohort membership and the replacement program, not exposure.
    Atlas source
    true
    Evidence ID
    ev-uss-apl-18-apl18-13
  14. [14]CourtListener API v4 opinion and docket sweeps for 'APL-18', 'USS APL-18', and 'YF-629' (authenticated, cl-auth-search.py) [court_record]
    Locator
    cl-auth-search.py sweeps 2026-09-26; search_ledger rows sl-uss-apl-18-apl18-11 through sl-uss-apl-18-apl18-14
    Finding type
    litigation_documented
    Finding
    CourtListener sweeps completed 2026-09-26: 'APL-18' opinion index - 1 hit, a name collision (APL Co. Pte. Ltd. v. Remira Water Solutions, S.D.N.Y. 2014 - the American President Lines shipping entity in a commercial cargo dispute, non-asbestos, unrelated to the hull); 'USS APL-18' opinions - 0; 'YF-629' opinions - 0; 'APL-18' docket index - 42 hits, all name collisions (APL Logistics/APL Co. corporate parties and 'APL'-prefixed exhibit/appeal numbers inside unrelated dockets); 'YF-629' dockets - 0. No qualifying asbestos litigation naming the hull was located in either index.
    Verification
    verified
    Role
    negative_finding
    Documentation level
    ship_specific
    Accessed
    2026-09-26
    Study period
    sweep 2026-09-26
    Limitations
    The sweep is over CourtListener's indexed opinions and RECAP dockets only - state-court asbestos dockets are incompletely indexed, and unindexed state filings would not appear. No qualifying result found among returned hits; all hits classified name collision. Absence of a located case does not prove no claim has ever been filed.
    Atlas source
    true
    Evidence ID
    ev-uss-apl-18-apl18-14
  15. [15]Batch-2471 search ledger (this record): NavSource APL-18 page and APL index; NVR ship-details record (shipId 25); shipscribe APL-2 class page; BuShips SDB 1945 Vol. 3 (NAVSHIPS 250-012); BBBO appendix and ch. 19 (HyperWar); Hall of Valor award synopsis; NARA Special List 44; NHHC DANFS probes; CourtListener sweeps; GAO product pages; press/marketing sweep [other_primary]
    Locator
    search_ledger rows sl-uss-apl-18-apl18-01 through sl-uss-apl-18-apl18-16
    Finding type
    historical_record
    Finding
    No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located for APL-18: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, work-item record, hazmat disclosure, or docketed asbestos case naming the hull was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). The craft remains in active Navy service as a berthing barge - any abatement or material-removal work would appear in COMPACFLT Berthing & Messing / NAVSEA PMS 300 sustainment records, which are not public at hull level.
    Verification
    verified
    Role
    negative_finding
    Documentation level
    ship_specific
    Accessed
    2026-09-26
    Study period
    2026-09-26
    Limitations
    Absence of a located public record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard - a 1944 Tampa-built hull is era-consistent with standard asbestos-containing construction materials, and eight decades of sustainment leave material state undocumented. Does not establish that asbestos is or is not present and does not establish or defeat any exposure claim or legal eligibility.
    Atlas source
    true
    Evidence ID
    ev-uss-apl-18-apl18-15
  16. [16]NARA Special List 44, named-vessel logbook inventory (archives.gov) [other_primary]
    Locator
    archives.gov SL44 ship-number listing - APL-18 absent from the APL block
    Finding type
    historical_record
    Finding
    NARA Special List 44 lists deck-log runs for sister APL craft (APL-8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 15, 17, 19, 21, 29, 30, 42) but carries NO coverage for APL-18 - her wartime deck logs, if maintained and if they survive, are not in the named-vessel inventory. Productive archival leads for this hull: NARA RG 19 (BuShips) contract/plan records for YF-629 and the APL-2 design; RG 24 logs under unnamed-craft series; NHHC photographic holdings for the 'Hotel Barge APL-18' official image reproduced in BBBO; COMPACFLT Berthing & Messing / NAVSEA PMS 300 sustainment records (the channel where any hull-specific hazmat work would appear); BuPers award file for the Woods N&MC Medal citation (would resolve the Ulithi timing conflict).
    Verification
    verified
    Role
    archival_lead
    Documentation level
    ship_specific
    Accessed
    2026-09-26
    Study period
    1944-present (holdings coverage)
    Limitations
    Archival leads only - nothing asserted from unretrieved records. SL44 covers named-vessel logbooks; unnamed service craft logs may be filed under different series, so absence from SL44 does not prove no logs exist.
    Atlas source
    true
    Evidence ID
    ev-uss-apl-18-apl18-16

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