Evidence
10 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-10).
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[1]ShipScribe (Stephen S. Roberts), 'USS APL-2 Class' - Naval Vessel Register/BuShips-derived auxiliary compilation, construction and disposition tables plus class notes [other_primary]
- Locator
- Construction table row 'APL-22' (Ord. 9 Nov 43 / Tampa SB / keel 9 Aug 44 / launch 1 Oct 44 / in service 24 Mar 45); disposition table row ('1 Apr 61' struck, '31 Aug 61' sold); notes line 'Ex YF-633 7 Jan 44. Out of service in reserve by Jan 47. Sold to Foss Launch & Tug, delivered 10 Oct 61, merc. FOSS 251.'
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- APL-22 was ordered under the Tampa Shipbuilding Co. contract of 9 November 1943 (that contract covered covered lighters YF 624-633; the date was retained for APL 17-22 after their redesignation from YF 628-33). YF-633 was redesignated APL-22 on 7 January 1944. Keel laid 9 August 1944; launched 1 October 1944; placed in service 24 March 1945. Out of service, in reserve, by January 1947. Struck from the Naval Register 1 April 1961; sold 31 August 1961; delivered to Foss Launch & Tug Co. 10 October 1961; merchant FOSS 251 (O.N. 294196); later AFOGNAK (2004).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 1943-2004
- Limitations
- ShipScribe is a researcher-compiled transcription of Naval Vessel Register and BuShips records rather than the primary NVR itself; construction and disposition dates are corroborated by the shipbuildinghistory.com Tampa Shipbuilding yard list (yard hull 122: delivered 24-Mar-45; completed as APL-22; Foss 251 O.N. 294196, 1961; Afognak 2004). Contains no asbestos or materials information; establishes identity and chronology only.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-apl-22-01
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[2]NavSource Naval History, Barracks Craft (APL) index (navsource.net mirror, 09/71/71idx.htm) and sister-ship page APL-21 (09/71/7121.htm) for class specifications [other_primary]
- Locator
- Index line 'APL-22 ex YF-633' (no linked page); APL-21 page Specifications block (class-typical figures)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The NavSource Naval History barracks-craft index lists 'APL-22 ex YF-633'; NavSource hosts no dedicated photo/data page for APL-22 (index entry is unlinked - no 7122.htm page exists in the archive). The sister-hull page format for this class (e.g., APL-19, also ex-YF and Tampa-built) carries the same Tampa-contract pattern: ordered as a YF lighter 9 November 1943, reclassified APL 7 January 1944. Class characteristics for the type: non-self-propelled barracks ship, 1,300 tons light / about 2,600 full load, 261 ft x 49 ft x 8.5 ft, three diesel-driven 100 kW 450V AC ship's-service generators, accommodations for 6 officers + 583 enlisted, crew about 6 officers + 66 enlisted, original armament 4 x 20mm.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 1944-1945 (construction); class data
- Limitations
- Index confirms hull identity and the YF-633 prior designation. Class specifications are taken from the APL-21 sister-hull page - class-typical figures, not measurements taken from APL-22 itself. navsource.org (primary domain) was unreachable from this environment (connection failure); the navsource.net mirror served the index and APL-21 pages. No asbestos content; supports no asbestos claim.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-apl-22-02
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[3]ShipScribe, 'USS APL-2 Class' class notes (paraphrasing Auxiliary Vessels Board and BuShips actions of 1943-44) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Class Notes section: 'APL 17-31' paragraph; 'The contract with Tampa on 9 Nov 43 was for YF 624-33'
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Program context: these craft were 'pure service craft, being standard non-self-propelled 2,000-ton 260-foot Navy covered barges with a two-story barracks built on top instead of the usual simple warehouse,' carrying an auxiliary-vessel (A) rather than service-craft (Y) designation. The Auxiliary Vessels Board built the APL program to house ship-repair personnel near tenders and repair ships so the repair force could work three shifts; on 28 December 1943 the Board recommended that six of the 68 authorized YF barges be completed as APLs - the conversion that produced APL 17-22 from YF 628-633 on the Tampa contract.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 1943-1944
- Population
- WWII ship-repair personnel housed aboard (class mission)
- Limitations
- Establishes why and as what this hull was built - a floating barracks (accommodation structure) over a standard covered-lighter barge hull. Describes class mission and construction type; contains no materials or asbestos information for this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-apl-22-03
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[4]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
- AJIM 11(3):359-373; bibliographic record confirmed via NCBI/PubMed (PMID 3555021)
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Peer-reviewed historical scholarship documents that asbestos was used extensively as a fireproofing and insulating material in U.S. shipbuilding during World War II - the era and program under which this Tampa-built barracks barge (keel August 1944) was constructed - and that wartime demand drove unprecedented asbestos utilization across naval and merchant shipbuilding.
- 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 scholarship; does not name this vessel, does not address small non-self-propelled barracks barges specifically, 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-22-04
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[5]Franke, Kara, and Dennis Paustenbach, 'Government and Navy knowledge regarding health hazards of asbestos: A state of the science evaluation (1900 to 1970),' Inhalation Toxicology 23(Suppl 3):1-20 (2011) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Inhalation Toxicology 23(Suppl 3):1-20; bibliographic record confirmed via NCBI/PubMed (PMID 22200078)
- Finding type
- regulatory
- Finding
- Peer-reviewed history of Navy and government knowledge of asbestos health hazards establishes that between 1900 and 1970 - a window covering this hull's entire Navy career (in service March 1945; in reserve by January 1947; struck April 1961) and its 1961 sale into commercial service - the U.S. Navy and federal scientific/regulatory bodies progressively documented occupational asbestos hazards.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 1900-1970 documented; article 2011
- Population
- U.S. Navy institutional/regulatory context
- Limitations
- Institutional-knowledge/era-timeline context only; does not name this vessel, does not document any asbestos-containing material aboard this hull, and does not establish individual exposure or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-apl-22-05
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[6]Derived from class specifications (NavSource APL-21 sister-hull page: 3 diesel gensets, accommodation fit) combined with WWII Navy auxiliary construction practice documented in Corn & Starr 1987 [other_primary]
- Locator
- APL-21 page Specifications block (ship's-service generators, accommodations); class design description in ShipScribe class notes
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Type-profile inference: as a 1944-45 Navy accommodation barge, this hull's asbestos-relevant outfit areas are the two-story barracks superstructure and utility systems rather than a propulsion plant - era-consistent applications are thermal insulation on heating and hot-water piping, galley and sanitary-space insulation, diesel-generator exhaust lagging, gaskets and packing, electrical wiring insulation, deck coverings, and asbestos-board joiner/fireproof bulkhead panels in berthing and mess spaces. The type has no boilers and no steam propulsion, so the boiler/steam-lagging profile dominant on steam vessels does not apply.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 1944-1961 Navy custody; 1961-present commercial
- Population
- Tampa Shipbuilding construction trades (1944); embarked repair-force personnel (1945-47); reserve-fleet caretakers (1947-61); commercial barge crews (1961-present)
- Limitations
- Type-level inference only - no specification, drawing, or survey naming APL-22 was located. The listed applications are era-typical for a Navy accommodation barge of 1944-45; none is confirmed aboard this hull. Does not establish presence, quantity, condition, individual exposure, or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-apl-22-06
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[7]ShipScribe USS APL-2 Class construction table (NVR-derived) vs. Wikipedia 'APL-17-class barracks ship' ships-of-class table [other_primary]
- Locator
- ShipScribe construction table row APL-22; Wikipedia table row APL-22; cross-check against APL-6/APL-7 rows
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Date-conflict correction: the Wikipedia APL-17-class table lists APL-22 as laid down 5 August 1944 and launched 12 February 1945. The NVR-derived ShipScribe record lists keel 9 August 1944 and launch 1 October 1944, corroborated by the shipbuildinghistory Tampa yard list (delivery 24-Mar-45 consistent with a 1 October launch). The Wikipedia launch figure duplicates the keel/launch dates of Puget Sound hulls APL-6/APL-7 (5 Aug 44 / 12 Feb 45) and is treated here as a transcription error; the NVR-derived dates are adopted.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 1944-1945
- Limitations
- Resolves a secondary-source discrepancy in favor of the NVR-derived compilation. Does not affect identity or disposition; no asbestos content in any of these sources.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-apl-22-07
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[8]CourtListener API v4 (courtlistener.com), search types 'o' (opinions) and 'r' (RECAP dockets), authenticated via fleet helper [court_record]
- Locator
- Queries '"APL-22"' type o (count 5) and type r (count 50); '"YF-633"' type o (count 0) and type r (count 1); '"USS APL-22"' type o (count 0), type r paced-blocked
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- CourtListener API v4 searches returned no qualifying asbestos litigation naming this vessel. '"APL-22"' opinions: 5 hits, all name collisions (Afghan Premier Logistics - 'APL' company initials; 'April 22' date strings in unrelated civil cases). '"APL-22"' RECAP dockets: 50 hits, all collisions (American President Lines 'APL' corporate matters, Apple Inc. dockets, April-22 date strings, bankruptcy metadata). '"YF-633"' opinions: 0 hits. '"YF-633"' dockets: 1 hit - Chargualaf v. Camacho (D. Guam, 1:05-cv-00014), a Guam civil land matter matching the number string incidentally - non-qualifying collision. '"USS APL-22"' opinions: 0 hits; the paired docket query remained rate-limited by the fleet pacing budget at session close and is logically subsumed by the completed '"APL-22"' docket sweep.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 2026-09-26
- Limitations
- Confirms no qualifying ship-specific litigation was located via CourtListener as of 2026-09-26; does not rule out state-court or unindexed filings outside CourtListener coverage, and does not evaluate the merits of any case that might separately name this hull. Litigation-stage discipline: no hit reached even the pleading-allegation stage for this hull, so no stage classification beyond 'no qualifying result' applies. The 'USS APL-22' docket query remains a logged pending query.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-apl-22-08
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[9]Batch-2476 search ledger (this record): NHHC DANFS (404), NavSource index (entry exists, no page), MARAD ShipHistory keyword sweeps, CourtListener name/hull-number searches, shipbuildinghistory yard list, ShipScribe NVR compilation [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-apl-22-01 through sl-uss-apl-22-14
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record was located for APL-22/YF-633/FOSS 251/AFOGNAK: no hull ACM survey, no abatement contract, no Navy hazmat disclosure, no casualty report, and no docketed case naming the vessel was found in the official/authoritative sources searched (see search_ledger). NHHC hosts no DANFS entry for this unnamed service craft; NavSource has no dedicated page for it; MARAD ShipHistory holds no record (the 1961 sale was a direct Navy disposal, never MARAD custody).
- 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-built Navy accommodation barge is era-consistent with asbestos-containing insulation, joiner panels, and deck materials, and the hull remains extant in commercial service (AFOGNAK) where present-day material condition is undocumented. Does not establish presence or absence; does not establish or defeat any exposure claim or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-apl-22-09
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[10]NARA record-group guidance (RG 24 deck logs; RG 19 BuShips); Federal Register vol. 36 p. 15680 (1971) via Google Books scan; USCG vessel documentation program [other_primary]
- Locator
- RG 24/RG 19 guidance pages; Google Books Federal Register vol. 36, PA15680; USCG documentation register (O.N. 294196)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Archival leads (not retrieved - no research-room visit or reproduction spend authorized): (a) NARA RG 24 deck logs / service-craft records for APL-22 covering March 1945-January 1947 service and 1947-1961 reserve custody; (b) NARA RG 19 BuShips records and the Tampa Shipbuilding contract files for yard hull 122 (construction specifications, including insulation material schedules); (c) Federal Register Vol. 36 p. 15680 (1971) - a 'FOSS 251' listing surfaced via Google Books, consistent with a MARAD/Commerce vessel notice, but page content was not retrievable this session; (d) USCG Merchant Vessels of the United States documentation file for O.N. 294196 (FOSS 251 / AFOGNAK) - the authoritative register confirming the commercial identity chain.
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 1943-1971 records
- Limitations
- Record-location mapping only - no box-level retrieval performed; whether any asbestos-specific document exists for this hull is unknown until surveyed. The catalog.archives.gov interface is JavaScript-gated and returned no retrievable results this session. Nothing in this row is an asbestos finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-apl-22-10