Evidence
13 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-13).
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[1]research packet ap-packet.md (4 sources cited) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED (identity solid; only the launch date is flagged) — real identity: APL-29 (no ship name assigned)
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-apl-29-apl29-pkt-ap-packet-md
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[2]U.S. Navy, Naval Vessel Register (nvr.navy.mil), Ship Details - NO NAME (APL 29), shipId=27 [other_primary]
- Locator
- NVR ship detail page, VESSEL STATUS and MILESTONE DATES tables
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Naval Vessel Register detail record for 'NO NAME (APL 29)', BARRACKS CRAFT (N-S-P): class APL 17; UIC 01649; status 'active, in service'; date status changed 1967-04-01; builder 'Tampa Shipyards Inc.'; award date 1944-04-05; keel date 1944-10-30; launch date 1944-12-10; delivery date 1945-05-14; 'Commission Date' field 1945-05-01; no stricken or decommission date; custodian Commander U.S. Fleet Forces Command; planning yard Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & IMF; program manager PMS 300; record last updated 2026-05-22.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 1944-2026
- Limitations
- Official registry record - authoritative for identity, milestones, and current administrative status. Physical characteristics are suppressed on the public page ('currently unavailable as we update our public information policies'). The 'Commission Date' field is populated for a noncommissioned service craft and conflicts with the delivery/in-service date by 13 days - treated as an administrative marker (see correction row). No asbestos, materials, or condition information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-apl-29-apl29-01
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[3]shipscribe.com, 'USS APL-2 Class' construction/disposition table and class notes (compilation of official Navy vessel-register and BuShips program records) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Construction table row APL-29; Disposition table row APL-29; Class Notes paragraphs 'APL 17-31'
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Shipscribe compilation of official Navy records (Ship Data U.S. Naval Vessels / BuShips Auxiliary Vessels Board program history): APL-29 ordered 1944-04-05, built by Tampa Shipbuilding, keel 1944-10-30, launched 1944-12-10, completed/in service 1945-05-14 - matching the NVR milestones. Program notes record that APL 27-29 were originally ordered from Dravo, Pittsburgh on 1944-02-03, cancelled there 1944-03-23, and reassigned to Tampa. Class design: standard non-self-propelled 2,000-ton, 260-foot covered barge with a two-story barracks superstructure; class complement 71 + 583 troops; original armament 4 x 20mm; no machinery.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 1944-2011
- Limitations
- Non-official secondary compilation of official data - the construction milestones independently match NVR, but the Dravo-order history and class complement/armament figures are not separately verified against a primary source. The disposition table's '2011 / I.S.' entry reflects a 2011 NVR data vintage, not a 2011 event. No asbestos or materials content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-apl-29-apl29-02
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[4]USAspending.gov (official U.S. federal award open-data system), keyword search 'APL-29', contract awards (FPDS-derived records) [other_primary]
- Locator
- API v2 search/spending_by_award, keywords ['APL-29'], award_type_codes A-D; award N5005424F5049 detail
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- USAspending.gov award search for 'APL-29' returns 25 contract actions, 2008-2026, all Navy maintenance/repair work on this craft at Hampton Roads yards: recurring barge maintenance/repair task orders to Lyon Shipyard, Tecnico Corporation, BMFT JV, East Coast Repair & Fabrication, Fairlead Boatworks, and Baytec Marine. Largest single action: delivery order N5005424F5049 to Fairlead Boatworks, $3,588,360.23, start 2024-01-18, described 'APL-29 AWARD BARGES' under IDIQ N5005420D0004 (Messing and Berthing Barges); 'PERIODIC DOCKING IN SUPPORT OF APL-29' N5005425F5015 ($662,482.79, 2024-11-08). Most recent action located: N5005426F2088 to Baytec Marine, $879,933.24, start 2026-05-18.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 2008-2026
- Population
- Shipyard/repair workers at Norfolk-area yards (Lyon Shipyard, Fairlead Boatworks, Tecnico, BMFT JV, Baytec Marine, East Coast Repair & Fabrication) performing maintenance on the craft
- Limitations
- Proves recurring funded maintenance events on this hull 2008-2026, including a 2024-25 docking availability. FPDS short descriptions do not enumerate work-package line items; no asbestos, abatement, or hazardous-material scope appears in any description. Does not establish presence or absence of asbestos aboard.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-apl-29-apl29-03
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[5]Naval Sea Systems Command, Solicitation N00024-21-R-4203, 'Place of Performance' section (SAM.gov posting; text mirrored verbatim at HigherGov) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Solicitation Description - Work Details/Place of Performance; posted Sept. 27, 2021
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NAVSEA solicitation N00024-21-R-4203 (Operation and Maintenance of Philadelphia Inactive Vessels and CG/LSD Modernization Detachment Norfolk, posted 2021-09-27): 'CG/LSD Modernization Detachment Norfolk located at APL 29 Pier 1 NAVSTA Norfolk' - the solicitation text uses APL-29 as the physical office address of the NAVSEA Inactive Ships Maintenance Office Norfolk detachment, documenting the craft's berth and shore-support function at Pier 1, Naval Station Norfolk.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 2021
- Limitations
- Accessed via aggregator mirror of the official SAM.gov posting; quoted text is the verbatim solicitation language. Establishes berth location and administrative use in 2021; no materials or asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-apl-29-apl29-04
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[6]Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center (NAVSEA), Justification & Approval notice N50054-24-051 for delivery order N50054-24-F-5049 (SAM.gov notice ID b9c2b661432a479983dd842e6bb687c8; text mirrored verbatim at HigherGov; award linkage via USAspending record N5005424F5049) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Justification Description - Background/Work Details; USAspending award description tying F-5049 to APL-29
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center (MARMC) sole-source justification N50054-24-051 (posted 2024-05-14, SAM.gov; award date 2024-04-30) covers order N50054-24-F-5049 - the delivery order USAspending describes as 'APL-29 AWARD BARGES' to Fairlead Boatworks. Verbatim justification: the work 'involves drydocking the barge, cleaning and inspecting the underwater hull, replacing deteriorated steel, replacing zinc anodes, and preserving the underwater hull' and was urgent because 'deteriorated steel was discovered on a fantail and superstructure' causing 'water seepage and potential flooding risks'; place of performance Norfolk, VA. Govcon aggregator records for the same order list an extension of the availability to 2025-07-14 and an 'END OF AVAILABILITY DESCOPE' modification (P00007).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 2024-2025
- Population
- Drydock/ship-repair workers (Fairlead Boatworks, Newport News/Norfolk)
- Limitations
- The J&A text does not print 'APL-29' in the abstract; the linkage to APL-29 is via order number N50054-24-F-5049 matching the USAspending award described 'APL-29 AWARD BARGES'. Documents hull condition (deteriorated steel, water seepage) and docking scope; contains no asbestos or hazardous-material statement.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-apl-29-apl29-05
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[7]U.S. Navy photo DN-ST-90-10060 (Defense Visual Information Center; public domain, archived at Wikimedia Commons), plus NavSource Online Service Ship Photo Archive APL-29 page (09/71/7129.htm) service data and contributor captions [other_primary]
- Locator
- DVIC photo DN-ST-90-10060; NavSource APL-29 page (navsource.net/archives/09/71/7129.htm) - awards line, service statement, specifications block, image table (captions by contributors incl. COMPACFLT Fleet Berthing & Messing program manager)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Service-history compilation and photographic record: the NavSource APL-29 page records 'placed in service, 14 May 1945,' lists award ribbons American Campaign Medal / World War II Victory Medal / National Defense Service Medal, states 'APL-29 is in service at Naval Station Norfolk, VA,' and states explicitly that no DANFS history exists for the craft. Official U.S. Navy/DVIC photograph DN-ST-90-10060 (by LT Rob Raine, 1 December 1989, Pascagoula, MS) shows APL-29 moored at far right with USS John Hancock (DD-981) and USS Wisconsin (BB-64) after an Ingalls Shipbuilding visit - documenting the craft in service supporting shipyard activity at Pascagoula in 1989. NavSource photo captions further document APL-29 at anchor in San Francisco Bay in the late 1940s (tug Mazapeta YTB-181 alongside), moored at Naval Station Mayport FL in 2003 (outboard of APL-61, bow of USS John F. Kennedy CV-67 visible), and at Naval Station Norfolk VA in May 2016.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- late 1940s - 2016
- Population
- Berthing/messing occupants and shipyard workers in proximity (Pascagoula 1989)
- Limitations
- The 1989 DVIC photograph is an official Navy image; the identification of APL-29 within the frame and the undated/approximate captions (late-1940s San Francisco, Norfolk 'date unknown') come from NavSource cataloging, a non-official compilation - locations are photo-evidenced but not registry-documented. No asbestos or materials content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-apl-29-apl29-06
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[8]U.S. General Accounting Office, PLRD-81-41, Navy's Berthing Facilities and Crewing Practices for Ships Undergoing Overhaul (1981; staff briefing 1981-03-30) [gao]
- Locator
- Report enclosure, APL inventory and habitability findings (text via search-index excerpt)
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO report PLRD-81-41, 'Navy's Berthing Facilities and Crewing Practices for Ships Undergoing Overhaul' (1981), documents the Navy berthing-barge program of which APL-29 is part: 'The Navy acquired the 17 APLs during 1944 through 1946' to provide berthing, messing, administrative, and classroom facilities for crews of ships undergoing overhaul; the Navy's 1979 habitability study concluded it needed to rehabilitate 7,975 inadequate berthing spaces and construct 6,733 more, and 'many of its older barges do not meet' habitability standards.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 1978-1981 (study and report); 1944-1946 (acquisition era described)
- Population
- Crews of ships undergoing overhaul berthed on APL/YRBM barges (fleet-level)
- Limitations
- gao.gov returns HTTP 403 to automated fetches (standing defect noted in BATCH-01); content verified through search-index excerpts of the PDF text, not a full read. The report discusses the 17-APL fleet without confirming whether APL-29 is individually named in any appendix. Program-level context only - no asbestos statement located in the accessible text; habitability deficiencies are not themselves an asbestos finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-apl-29-apl29-07
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[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); design description per shipscribe APL-2-class notes [other_primary]
- Locator
- AJIM 11(3):359-373, abstract and article; shipscribe class notes for hull design type
- 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 program under which this 1944-built steel accommodation craft was constructed at Tampa Shipbuilding. The APL-2-class design is a non-self-propelled barge with a two-story barracks superstructure; era-consistent asbestos applications for an accommodation hull include thermal insulation on plumbing and heating lines, joiner and sheet insulation panels, floor/deck tile, gasket and packing material, and galley/messing equipment insulation. The craft has no propulsion machinery, so the highest-density asbestos application of the era (boiler and steam-plant insulation) is absent by design.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 1944-1945 construction; article 1987
- Population
- Construction trades (Tampa Shipbuilding, 1944-45); berthing occupants and maintenance crews
- Limitations
- Era/design-level inference only - neither source names this hull or itemizes its materials. Application list is extrapolated from the accommodation function of the design, not from a specification sheet or survey. Does not establish that asbestos was, or remains, aboard; no quantity, location, condition, exposure, or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-apl-29-apl29-08
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[10]CourtListener API v4 search: "APL-29", type=o (3 results) and type=r (14 results), all non-qualifying name collisions [court_record]
- Locator
- Opinion results: cluster 5381231, 7888244, 7888245; docket results incl. 4297259, 4180977, 4216676 (APL Co. Pte. Ltd. admiralty - unrelated shipping line)
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- CourtListener authenticated API v4 searches for 'APL-29' returned 3 opinion results and 14 docket results - all name collisions with no relation to this vessel: opinion hits were early-20th-century reporter text matches (e.g., Stevens v. Episcopal Church History Co., N.Y. App. Div. 1910; Gregg v. Bi-Metallic Bank, Colo. App. 1900); docket hits included APL Co. Pte. Ltd. admiralty cases (American President Lines), APL Microscopic LLC, and unrelated matters whose documents contain the string. No opinion or docket naming USS APL-29 / APL-29 the barracks craft was located, and no asbestos litigation referencing the hull was found.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 2026-09-26
- Limitations
- Search coverage is the CourtListener opinion and RECAP docket indexes; PACER-only and state-court filings not fully represented. 'APL-29' is a short alphanumeric string prone to collision - results were individually screened and all classified as name collisions (APL Co. Pte. Ltd. = American President Lines shipping company, not this craft). Absence of a located case does not prove no claim was ever filed.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-apl-29-apl29-09
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[11]Batch-2483 search ledger (this record): NVR; NavSource; shipscribe; USAspending; SAM.gov/HigherGov mirrors; CourtListener; GAO PLRD-81-41; NHHC/DANFS; MARAD ShipHistory [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-apl-29-apl29-01 through sl-uss-apl-29-apl29-10
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, environmental report, or docketed case naming APL-29 was found in the public sources searched. The NVR record contains no materials data; the 25 federal award descriptions located on USAspending contain no asbestos or abatement scope; the 2024-25 docking justification describes steel preservation work only. See search_ledger.
- 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 accommodation craft is era-consistent with retained asbestos-containing materials, and this hull remains in active service with recurring documented maintenance. 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-29-apl29-10
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[12]NVR shipId=27 milestone table (controlling) vs NavSource APL-29 page and Wikipedia APL-17-class table (erroneous launch date); shipscribe construction table (corroborating); shipbuildinghistory.com TASCO yard table (hull no. 145) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NVR MILESTONE DATES; NavSource 'Launched, 10 October 1944' line; shipscribe construction row APL-29
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Source discrepancies resolved: (a) Launch date - NavSource and Wikipedia state 'launched 10 October 1944,' which predates the documented keel laying of 30 October 1944 and is impossible; the NVR official record gives launch 1944-12-10, corroborated by the shipscribe table. (b) Commissioning language - sources styled 'USS APL-29' and NavSource's 'placed in service' framing notwithstanding, the craft was never commissioned; the NVR 'Commission Date' field reads 1945-05-01 while its delivery date reads 1945-05-14 - the 14 May in-service date is adopted, and the 'USS' prefix is treated as informal. (c) Builder naming - NVR 'Tampa Shipyards Inc.', NavSource 'Tampa Shipyards', shipscribe 'Tampa SB', navysite 'Tampa Shipbuilding' all denote the Tampa Shipbuilding Company (TASCO) wartime yard, hull 145. (d) Reserve/reactivation framing - the shipbuildinghistory.com TASCO yard table lists hull 145 'In reserve 1947, reactivated 2011'; the 'reactivated 2011' entry reflects the 2011 NVR data vintage used by that table (as in shipscribe's disposition column), not a documented 2011 event - the NVR status-change date is 1967-04-01, the authoritative marker for return to active status.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 1944-1945 milestones; sources 2016-2026
- Limitations
- Resolves publication-level discrepancies in secondary sources against the official registry. Does not affect identity. No asbestos content in any of these sources.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-apl-29-apl29-11
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[13]NARA Guide to Federal Records: RG 19 (Bureau of Ships) and RG 181 (Naval Districts and Shore Establishments) [other_primary]
- Locator
- https://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/019.html ; https://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/181.html
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Archival leads (not retrieved - require research-room or reproduction order; no spend authorized): NARA RG 19 (Bureau of Ships) construction and specifications records for WWII APL-class craft, which may hold the Tampa contract drawings and outfitting specifications; NARA RG 181 (Records of Naval Districts and Shore Establishments) Norfolk Naval Shipyard and regional maintenance records covering documented repair availabilities; NAVSEA berthing/messing program office records (PMS 300) for survey and habitability documentation referenced in the 1979 Navy study cited by GAO.
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 1944-present records
- Limitations
- Record-group mapping only - no box-level retrieval performed; existence of asbestos-specific documents for this hull is unknown until surveyed. Nothing in this row is an asbestos finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-apl-29-apl29-12
