USS ARD-10

Evidence

15 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-15).

1. [1]research packet aw-packet.md (7 sources cited) [other_primary]

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Evidence ID

   uss-ard-10-ard10-pkt-aw-packet-md

2. [2]NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive, USS ARD-10 (page 09/67/6710) [other_primary]

   Locator

   NavSource 09/67/6710 - chronology block, specifications block, awards, commanding-officer table, photo captions (incl. NH 95658 attribution and Mare Island reserve-fleet captions)

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   NavSource Service Ship Photo Archive page for USS ARD-10 supplies the full chronology: ARD-2 Class Auxiliary Repair Dock built by Pacific Bridge Co., Alameda, CA; launched, date unknown; commissioned at Alameda October 1943, LCDR Howard P. McAuliffe, D-M, USNR, commanding; towed from San Francisco to Fremantle, Australia by USS Yuma (ATF-94), 12 December 1943 - 03 March 1944; stationed at Fremantle supporting submarine operations March 1944 - September 1945, docking 275 ships including 230 submarines; towed from Fremantle to Subic Bay by USS Chanticleer (ASR-7), 20 September - 14 October 1945; decommissioned at Subic Bay 30 June 1946; later returned stateside and laid up at San Francisco; struck from the Naval Register 01 July 1971; sold to Bender Shipbuilding & Repair Co., Mobile AL, as ARD-10 (ON 560629), 1974; transferred to Astilleros Bender S. de R.L. de C.V., Tampico, Mexico, 12 December 2003; currently active at Astilleros Internacionales de Tampico. Specifications: displacement 4,200 t (lt), length 482 ft 7 in, beam 71 ft, draft 5 ft, armament 2 single 20-mm mounts, complement 6 officers/125 enlisted; call sign NFTZ; awards American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, World War II Victory Medal. Photo captions document: NH 95658 (commissioning portrait, circa October 1943, with inset of LCDR McAuliffe); repainting at Mare Island Naval Shipyard per a 13 March 1962 'Grapevine' yard-newspaper clipping while part of the Pacific Reserve Fleet; berthed at Castle Rock, north-end reserve fleet area, Mare Island, 09 September 1963; and the ex-ARD-10 in service at Tampico circa 2013. Commanding officers: LCDR McAuliffe (06 Oct 1943 - 02 Oct 1945), LT Andrew Steel USN (Oct 1945 - Mar 1946), LT Robert W. Maxwell D-VS USNR (Mar 1946 - 30 Jun 1946). Page states no DANFS history exists for ARD-10.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-26

   Study period

   1943-present

   Population

   Dock crew (6 officers, 125 enlisted wartime complement); submarine and ship repair workforce at Fremantle

   Limitations

   Volunteer-compiled archival page quoting Navy sources and official photographs; consistent with primary and official sources on every checkable point (build, Fremantle station, arrival date vs RAN history, CO tenure vs NARA log start). Its stricken date (01 Jul 1971) conflicts with secondary-compilation July 1972 - carried as reported, conflict in gaps. The '275 ships / 230 submarines' Fremantle figure is NavSource-only - no primary document located. No asbestos information.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-ard-10-ard10-01

3. [3]Department of the Navy, Bureau of Yards and Docks, 'Building the Navy's Bases in World War II: History of the Bureau of Yards and Docks and the Civil Engineer Corps 1940-1946,' Chapter IX (U.S. Government Printing Office, 1947; HyperWar/ibiblio transcription of the NHHC-held text), pp. 209-216 [other_primary]

   Locator

   bases-9.html - 'Types of Floating Drydocks' definitions, 'Auxiliary Repair Dock' section (pp. 214-216), ARD-13/ARD-14 photo captions

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   Bureau of Yards and Docks official WWII history (Chapter IX, 'Floating Drydocks') documents the class to which this hull belonged: the ARD type is defined as 'Mobile, military, steel unit dock, ship-form hull, with a normal lifting capacity of 3,500 tons, for destroyers, submarines, and small auxiliaries'; the ARD-2 and ARD-5 (undertaken 1940, completed spring 1942) were 'an improved and enlarged model of the ARD-1' from Bureau plans, 'in addition to' which 'six other docks of the same dimensions were constructed in 1942 and 1943' - an eight-dock group (ARD-2, ARD-5, ARD-6 through ARD-11) matching this hull's dimensions. Class design: 485 ft 8 in long, 71 ft wide overall, usable length 413 ft, clear width 49 ft 4 in, depth over blocks 21 ft; integral unit steel hull stressed for ocean towing; bottom pontoon divided into eight ballast tanks, five tanks per wing wall plus two in the bow; watertight safety deck in wing walls and bow; two pumping plants of two 15,000-gpm vertical-shaft pumps each (submerge to minimum freeboard in 50 minutes, raise and pump basin dry in 100); two machinery decks in the wing walls - C deck with pump and valve motors, small machines, welding equipment and storage, B deck with main diesel generators, heavy equipment, and crew quarters and messing; hull repair shop in the bow; four railway-type diesel engines directly connected to electric generators; provision made for low-power electric-drive propulsion but 'none of the docks was actually equipped with propulsion'; bottom-hinged stern gate (initial sprocket-and-roller-chain gear later replaced by hydraulic operating gear); two 10-ton jib cranes; each dock attended by a covered wooden carpenter-shop barge for keel-block and shoring fabrication; trans-Pacific tows at 6-8 knots average. ARDs 'were extensively used throughout the combat areas and proved among the most useful, flexible, and effective facilities supporting the combat fleet.'

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   class_or_era

   Accessed

   2026-09-26

   Study period

   1940-1946

   Population

   WWII floating-dock builders and operating crews (class context)

   Limitations

   Official program- and class-level history; does not name ARD-10 specifically (chapter photographs are of sister docks ARD-13 and ARD-14) and contains no asbestos or insulation-materials content. The eight-dock grouping is inferred from 'six other docks of the same dimensions' plus shipbuildinghistory dimension rows (ARD-6 through ARD-11 at 4,200 t / 483 ft) - the hull's membership in the original-dimension group is corroborated by its 482 ft 7 in / 71 ft NavSource specifications. Establishes the class design and mission, not any ship-specific material claim.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-ard-10-ard10-02

4. [4]United States Navy, 'Base Facilities Report' - Fremantle-Perth (1944), transcription hosted on Wikisource (document ID 791503; cover bears U.S. Navy attribution) [other_primary]

   Locator

   Base Facilities Report, Ship and Boat Repair component - 'Dry Docks' line ('1 Floating dry dock - ARD10'); Storage and Supply component - depot activities list naming 'ARD-10'

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   The U.S. Navy's 1944 Base Facilities Report for Fremantle-Perth (wartime report of Commander Naval Base, Fremantle) names this hull twice: (a) under Ship and Boat Repair / Dry Docks - 'The following dry docks are utilised by the U.S. Navy at this base: 1 Floating dry dock - ARD10' - alongside the Arthur's Head and North Slipway marine railways; and (b) in the Naval Supply Depot distribution list of supplied activities - 'Service Force, Subordinate Command, Seventh Fleet, and subsidiary departments, including all small craft, ARD-10, and Navy Base EIGHT-ONE.' The report also documents the base organization under Commander Task Force Seventy-One and the surface-ship repair activity with portable boiler, diesel generator, and compressor supporting vessels under repair.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-26

   Study period

   1944

   Population

   U.S. Navy dry-dock and repair personnel; Fremantle base workforce, 1944

   Limitations

   Contemporaneous official U.S. Navy base inventory naming this hull - strongest available station documentation. Retrieved as a Wikisource community transcription of the scanned report rather than the original scan; content is internally consistent (SECRET markings, page structure) and consistent with NavSource/RAN records. Contains no asbestos or materials information. The 'Personnel: 2 officers and 1 CMM' line adjacent to the dry-dock entry belongs to the surface ship repair activity, not the dock itself.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-ard-10-ard10-03

5. [5]Sea Power Centre - Australia (Royal Australian Navy), 'Fremantle' unit history page [other_primary]

   Locator

   seapower.navy.gov.au/history/units/fremantle - 1944 section (live page timed out to automated fetch; content retrieved via Internet Archive Wayback capture 2025-06-24)

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   Royal Australian Navy Sea Power Centre official unit history of Fremantle documents this hull's arrival and working environment: 'On 3 March 1944 the floating dock, ARD 10, arrived in Fremantle to provide further maintenance and repair facilities. The dock was 150 metres long, 22 metres wide and easily accommodated the largest submarines. A mix of Australian civilians and American servicepeople worked on it.' The history establishes the operational context: Fremantle was the largest submarine base in the southern hemisphere, hosting up to 31 US submarines (June 1944) and over 50 Allied submarines by end-1944; base operations scaled down after May 1945 as headquarters shifted to Subic Bay; the last US Navy submarine departed Fremantle 31 August 1945.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-26

   Study period

   1944-1945

   Population

   Australian civilian dock workers; U.S. Navy dock crew (1944-45)

   Limitations

   Official allied-government naval history naming this hull - corroborates the 3 March 1944 arrival (against the 6 March variant in secondary compilations) and independently documents the mixed Australian-civilian/US-military workforce aboard the dock. Contains no asbestos or materials information; metric dimensions are rounded conversions of the hull's 482 ft 7 in / 71 ft.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-ard-10-ard10-04

6. [6]National Archives and Records Administration, Special List 44 by Ship Numbers (RG 24, Bureau of Naval Personnel deck logs) [other_primary]

   Locator

   sl-44-ship-number.pdf, ARD block: 'ARD-10 10/6/1943 12/31/1945' (adjacent entries ARD-9, ARD-11, ARD-12 consistent)

   Finding type

   historical_record

   Finding

   NARA Special List 44 (List of Logbooks of U.S. Ships, Stations, and Miscellaneous Units, 1801-1947), by ship number, lists deck logs for 'ARD-10' covering 10/6/1943 through 12/31/1945 - spanning the hull's commissioning date through the end of her Fremantle deployment and Subic Bay relocation.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   archival_lead

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-26

   Study period

   1943-10-06 to 1945-12-31

   Population

   Dock crew (unverified complement period-by-period)

   Limitations

   The log listing is verified; the logbooks themselves were not retrieved or read - they are the primary unconsulted source for the dock's wartime movements under tow, daily operations, docking counts, and crew. The 10/6/1943 start corroborates an early-October 1943 commissioning. No asbestos content is implied by the listing.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-ard-10-ard10-05

7. [7]shipbuildinghistory.com - 'Floating Docks (AFDB, AFDM, AFDL, ARD, ARDM, YFD)' table (Tim Colton compilation, updated June 2019) [other_primary]

   Locator

   auxafd.htm, Auxiliary Repair Docks (ARD) table - ARD-10 row; adjacent ARD-6..11 and ARD-12+ rows

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   shipbuildinghistory.com floating-dock construction table lists: 'ARD | 10 | | Pacific Bridge | Alameda CA | 4,200 | 483 | Oct-43 | Operated by Ast. Bender in Tampico, Mexico' - corroborating builder, tonnage, length, delivery month, and the Mexican commercial disposition. The same table documents the class production pattern: ARD-6 through ARD-11 at 4,200 tons/483 ft (the original-dimension group including this hull), ARD-12 onward at 5,200 tons/489 ft (revised wider-wingwall design), all Pacific Bridge, Alameda.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-26

   Study period

   1943-present

   Limitations

   Independent compilation from yard and registry records - secondary in character but consistent with NavSource on every field and corroborated for the builder by the official BuDocks program history. The compiler's table header warns floating-dock builder attribution is incomplete. No asbestos information.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-ard-10-ard10-06

8. [8]Bureau of Yards and Docks, 'Building the Navy's Bases in World War II,' Ch. IX (ARD design description); era asbestos framing per Corn & Starr (ev-uss-ard-10-ard10-08) [other_primary]

   Locator

   bases-9.html, 'Auxiliary Repair Dock' section (machinery decks, diesel generators, repair shops, crew accommodations)

   Finding type

   asbestos_application

   Finding

   Class/era inference only: the ARD-2 design was a self-contained steel unit dock carrying a diesel-electric plant (four railway-type diesel engines directly connected to generators), pump and valve motors, welding equipment, a hull repair shop, crew quarters and messing facilities, and two 10-ton jib cranes - machinery, electrical plant, and habitability spaces for which 1943 U.S. Navy construction specifications and supply were era-consistent with asbestos-containing gaskets, packing, electrical insulation, millboard, thermal insulation, and crane brake linings.

   Verification

   inferred

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   class_or_era

   Accessed

   2026-09-26

   Study period

   1943 construction era

   Population

   Construction trades (Pacific Bridge, Alameda, 1943); dock operating crew; repair workforce

   Limitations

   Design-level inference, not a hull record - the BuDocks history does not mention asbestos and does not name ARD-10. Asbestos presence aboard this hull is inferred from era construction practice and onboard machinery, not proven; a floating drydock has no steam propulsion plant, so its asbestos loading would be materially lower than a steam vessel's and confined to machinery/habitability materials. Establishes nothing about quantity, condition, present-day presence, individual exposure, or causation.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-ard-10-ard10-07

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

   Am J Ind Med 11(3):359-373 (1987), DOI 10.1002/ajim.4700110311

   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 program and era under which this Navy-contracted floating dock was built (1943) and within which it performed hull repair on era vessels at Fremantle.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   context

   Documentation level

   class_or_era

   Accessed

   2026-09-26

   Study period

   1940s era documented; article 1987

   Population

   WWII shipyard workers, ship-repair trades, and vessel crews (class context)

   Limitations

   Program/era-level scholarship; does not name this dock, does not address floating drydocks specifically, and does not establish that asbestos was or remains aboard this hull, nor quantity, location, condition, exposure, or causation. As a non-propelled service craft the inference is weaker than for propelled vessels; its principal asbestos relevance is as a repair platform against era hulls.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-ard-10-ard10-08

10. [10]CourtListener API v4 opinion and docket sweeps for 'ARD-10', 'USS ARD-10', '"ARD-10" asbestos', '"ARD-10" dock' (authenticated via cl-auth-search.py) [court_record]

    Locator

    cl-auth-search.py results logged in search_ledger rows sl-uss-ard-10-ard10-08 through sl-uss-ard-10-ard10-12

    Finding type

    litigation_documented

    Finding

    CourtListener authenticated sweeps completed 2026-09-26: 'ARD-10' opinions returned 7 hits, all name collisions on individual screening (Sherry Anicich v. Home Depot U.S.A., 7th Cir. 2017; State v. Wagstaff; Dass v. Texas Board of Professional Engineers; In re John Calce (2 clusters); American Bell Telephone Co. v. People's Telephone Co., C.C.S.D.N.Y. 1884; Ex parte Mode, Tex. Crim. App. 1915 - none referencing any vessel); '"USS ARD-10"' opinions returned 0; '"ARD-10" asbestos' opinions returned 0; '"ARD-10" dock' opinions returned 0; 'ARD-10' dockets returned 118 hits with screened results all incidental 'Ard' surname and numeric-string collisions (e.g., United States v. Ard, Ard v. Navy Federal Credit Union). No qualifying asbestos litigation - or any litigation - naming the hull was located.

    Verification

    verified

    Role

    negative_finding

    Documentation level

    ship_specific

    Accessed

    2026-09-26

    Study period

    sweep 2026-09-26

    Limitations

    A completed sweep negative is not proof that no case exists: unindexed state-court filings, settled pleading-stage matters, foreign (Mexican) commercial or labor proceedings, and dockets not captured in RECAP would not appear. 'ARD-10' is a collision-prone string (Ard surname + numeric token) - the 118-hit docket result was screened by page and all examined hits were non-qualifying incidental matches; deeper pagination would not change the classification. Each opinion hit was individually screened.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-ard-10-ard10-09

11. [11]Keller v. Dravo Corp., 441 F.2d 1239 (5th Cir. 1971), cert. denied 404 U.S. 1017, 92 S.Ct. 679, 30 L.Ed.2d 665 (1972) [court_record]

    Locator

    Opinion at 441 F.2d 1243-44 (floating-drydock vessel-status holding); reporter citation cross-verified across case-law databases and prior-batch records

    Finding type

    litigation_documented

    Finding

    Litigation-posture context for the vessel type (not this hull, not asbestos): Fifth Circuit doctrine holds that 'as a matter of law, a floating dry dock is not a vessel when it is moored and in use as a dry dock' - Keller v. Dravo Corp., 441 F.2d 1239, 1244 (5th Cir. 1971), cert. denied 404 U.S. 1017 (1972), following Atkins v. Greenville Shipping Corp., 411 F.2d 279 (5th Cir. 1969) and Chahoc v. Hunt Shipyard, 431 F.2d 576 (5th Cir. 1970). Workers injured on moored floating drydocks were accordingly confined to Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act remedies rather than vessel-owner negligence/unseaworthiness theories.

    Verification

    verified

    Role

    context

    Documentation level

    context_only

    Accessed

    2026-09-26

    Study period

    1969-1972 (doctrine)

    Population

    Floating-drydock repair workers (type context)

    Limitations

    Type-level legal doctrine, not hull evidence - no party, vessel, or facts involving ARD-10. Establishes only the litigation posture historically applicable to moored floating drydocks; says nothing about asbestos aboard this or any hull and establishes or defeats no claim of exposure or eligibility.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-ard-10-ard10-10

12. [12]Batch-2550 search ledger (this record): NavSource 6710; BuDocks Ch. IX; Base Facilities Report 1944; RAN Sea Power Centre; NARA SL-44; shipbuildinghistory auxafd; MARAD Vessel History; NVR; CourtListener API v4; Tampico yard directories [other_primary]

    Locator

    search_ledger rows sl-uss-ard-10-ard10-01 through sl-uss-ard-10-ard10-15

    Finding type

    historical_record

    Finding

    No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement record, hazmat disclosure, materials statement, or docketed case naming ARD-10 was found in the public sources searched - including the official 1944 Base Facilities Report describing the hull's role at Fremantle, the BuDocks official class-design history, the RAN unit history, and the CourtListener sweep (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 1943-built Navy service craft with diesel-electric machinery is era-consistent with incidental asbestos-containing materials, but no ship-level documentation was located. Does not establish that asbestos is or is not present; does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-ard-10-ard10-11

13. [13]NARA Guide to Federal Records: RG 24 (Bureau of Naval Personnel), RG 71 (Bureau of Yards and Docks), RG 19 (Bureau of Ships); USCG merchant-vessel documentation guidance; NHHC photographic collections [other_primary]

    Locator

    archives.gov record-group guides; NARA SL-44 listing for ARD-10; NavSource photo attributions (NH 95658; San Francisco NARA Mare Island ship files)

    Finding type

    historical_record

    Finding

    Archival leads (not retrieved - require research-room or reproduction order; no spend authorized): NARA RG 24 deck logs for ARD-10, 10/6/1943-12/31/1945 (the primary source for towing itinerary detail, Fremantle docking tallies behind the '275 ships / 230 submarines' figure, and crew); NARA RG 71 (Bureau of Yards and Docks) for the ARD construction program and Pacific Bridge contract records; NARA RG 19 (Bureau of Ships) for ARD-2 class characteristics booklets and plans; NHHC photographic record NH 95658 (commissioning portrait) plus the San Francisco NARA Mare Island Navy Yard ship files behind the 1962-63 reserve-fleet photos; U.S. Coast Guard merchant-vessel documentation file for Official No. 560629 (1974 Bender commercial documentation chain); Navy property-disposal records for the 1974 sale to Bender Shipbuilding.

    Verification

    unverified

    Role

    archival_lead

    Documentation level

    context_only

    Accessed

    2026-09-26

    Study period

    1943-present records

    Limitations

    Record-group and repository mapping only - no box-level retrieval performed; existence of asbestos-specific documents for this hull is unknown until surveyed in person. Nothing in this row is an asbestos finding.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-ard-10-ard10-12

14. [14]TrustedDocks shipyard listing for Astilleros Internacionales de Tampico (dock table); Astilleros TMM yard brochure (astillerotmm.com, 2022); LinkedIn industry post by Cristobal Cortes, 2024-09-06; NavSource photo caption (circa 2013, from AIT website) [reputable_press]

    Locator

    trusteddocks.com AIT dock table ('ARD10' row); astillerotmm.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Brochure-Astillero1.pdf; linkedin.com post (2024-09-06); NavSource 09/67/6710 commercial-service caption

    Finding type

    vessel_history

    Finding

    Commercial-era disposition at Tampico is corroborated by multiple current sources: shipyard directory TrustedDocks lists 'Floating Dock ARD10' (147.0 m x 15.5 m x 3.7 m) among four docks at Astilleros Internacionales de Tampico - the 147.0 m length matching the hull's 482 ft 7 in; the Astilleros TMM yard brochure lists a 'DIQUE FLOTANTE ARD10'; and a September 2024 industry post (LinkedIn, C. Cortes) reports 'El ARD-10 actualmente se encuentra en el Astilleros Internacionales de Tampico... iniciando el proceso de desmantelamiento de sus Gruas' - at AIT and beginning dismantlement of its cranes. NavSource's circa-2013 yard photograph shows the former ARD-10 in service at Tampico.

    Verification

    partial

    Role

    supporting

    Documentation level

    ship_specific

    Accessed

    2026-09-26

    Study period

    2003-2024

    Population

    Astilleros Internacionales de Tampico yard workforce

    Limitations

    Commercial directory and operator materials verify the hull's presence and dimensions at AIT; the September 2024 crane-dismantlement report comes from an individual's social-media post - credible but not authoritative - and a newer directory (new-ships.com) lists AIT's active docks as BAMBINO and ABDF2 only, omitting ARD10. Whether the dock remains in service, is being partially dismantled, or has been withdrawn is unresolved. No asbestos information in any source.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-ard-10-ard10-13

15. [15]DANFS, Chanticleer II (ASR-7) (service-narrative passage on the September 1945 Fremantle voyage; via NavSource transcription) [nhhc_danfs]

    Locator

    NavSource 09/32/3207 DANFS block - 1945 Philippine salvage narrative

    Finding type

    vessel_history

    Finding

    Towing-vessel records corroborate the deployment legs: USS Chanticleer (ASR-7) DANFS history records that after arriving Subic Bay 19 March 1945 for Philippine salvage duty, 'a voyage to Fremantle for salvage operations in September was followed by a resumption of her Philippine duty until January 1946' - the September 1945 Fremantle voyage consistent with NavSource's documented Chanticleer tow of ARD-10 from Fremantle to Subic Bay, 20 September - 14 October 1945.

    Verification

    verified

    Role

    supporting

    Documentation level

    ship_specific

    Accessed

    2026-09-26

    Study period

    1945-09 to 1945-10

    Population

    Chanticleer salvage crew; ARD-10 riding crew during tow

    Limitations

    The DANFS narrative establishes Chanticleer's September 1945 Fremantle voyage but does not name ARD-10 as the tow - the tow assignment itself rests on NavSource's ARD-10 page. Consistent, not independently confirming. No asbestos information.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-ard-10-ard10-14