USS Artisan (AFDB-1)

Evidence

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

1. [1]CourtListener opinion search: 'USS Artisan' [court_record]

   Finding type

   litigation_documented

   Finding

   CourtListener opinion search 'USS Artisan' returned 4 result(s) (2026-10-07); individual records not reviewed

   Verification

   unverified

   Role

   archival_lead

   Documentation level

   context_only

   Limitations

   hit count only — underlying dockets/opinions not individually reviewed; name query may match same-named vessels

   Evidence ID

   uss-artisan-afdb1-cl-name-opinion

2. [2]CourtListener docket search: 'USS Artisan' [court_record]

   Finding type

   litigation_documented

   Finding

   CourtListener docket search 'USS Artisan' returned 330 result(s) (2026-10-07); individual records not reviewed

   Verification

   unverified

   Role

   archival_lead

   Documentation level

   context_only

   Limitations

   hit count only — underlying dockets/opinions not individually reviewed; name query may match same-named vessels

   Evidence ID

   uss-artisan-afdb1-cl-name-docket

3. [3]CourtListener opinion search: 'AFDB-1' [court_record]

   Finding type

   litigation_documented

   Finding

   CourtListener opinion search 'AFDB-1' returned 6 result(s) (2026-10-07); individual records not reviewed

   Verification

   unverified

   Role

   archival_lead

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Limitations

   hit count only — underlying dockets/opinions not individually reviewed

   Evidence ID

   uss-artisan-afdb1-cl-hull-opinion

4. [4]CourtListener docket search: 'AFDB-1' [court_record]

   Finding type

   litigation_documented

   Finding

   CourtListener docket search 'AFDB-1' returned 66 result(s) (2026-10-07); individual records not reviewed

   Verification

   unverified

   Role

   archival_lead

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Limitations

   hit count only — underlying dockets/opinions not individually reviewed

   Evidence ID

   uss-artisan-afdb1-cl-hull-docket

5. [5]Naval History and Heritage Command, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, 'Artisan' (AFDB-1, ex-ABSD-1) - live history.navy.mil page HTTP 404; text retrieved from Internet Archive Wayback capture 2019-09-15 [nhhc_danfs]

   Locator

   web.archive.org capture 20190915080448 of history.navy.mil DANFS 'Artisan' - characteristics block and full history narrative (extracted lines ~341-392)

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   DANFS/NHHC entry for Artisan documents this hull: 10-section, non-self-propelled floating drydock built 1942-1943 by Everett Shipbuilding Co. (Everett, WA), Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. (Eureka, CA and Morgan City, LA), and Pollack-Stockton Shipbuilding Co. (Stockton, CA); commissioned at Everett 10 May 1943 with Capt. Andrew R. Mack commanding; two sections departed Morgan City 14 July 1943 and eight West Coast sections sailed from San Francisco 28 August 1943; first sections reached Espiritu Santo 24 September 1943, the West Coast sections 2 October 1943; during assembly one section sank 2 November 1943 killing 13 crewmen; eight sections operational by end of 1943; full 10-section dock April 1944 using the remaining section plus one from ABSD-2; served New Hebrides until April 1945; moved to Leyte Gulf, reassembled at Manicani Bay by mid-September 1945, operating through February 1946; decommissioned 31 May 1946; redesignated AFDB-1 August 1946; sections moved to Pearl Harbor reserve; recommissioned 2 June 1951; moved in sections to Guam, ready for duty March 1952; back in reserve by January 1955; five sections to Subic Bay, placed in service 17 November 1970; named Artisan 7 June 1979; placed out of service and struck October 1986; name reinstated March 1987. Specs per DANFS: 38,500 tons, 927 ft, beam 256 ft, inside width 133 ft 7 in, lifting capacity 90,000 tons, complement 690.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-20

   Study period

   1942-1987

   Population

   ABSD-1/AFDB-1 ship's company and attached repair personnel (~690 complement per DANFS; ~50 per section per ship's pamphlet); crews of docked warships

   Limitations

   Authoritative Navy ship history naming this hull throughout; contains no asbestos, insulation-material, or hazardous-material content. Two internal conflicts with other records: DANFS 'back in reserve by January 1955' vs the ship's commissioned Armed Forces Day pamphlet dated 19 May 1956 and NavSource's 1 November 1956 decommissioning; and DANFS' four-builder list vs the ship's own pamphlet naming five builders including Pacific Bridge Co. - both carried in gaps. The live NHHC URL 404s; the archived capture is the accessible canonical text.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-artisan-afdb1-01

6. [6]USS AFDB-1 ship's company, 'Welcome Aboard' Armed Forces Day open-house pamphlet, Apra Harbor, Guam, 19 May 1956 (ship-produced official publication; NavSource 09/28/2801a transcription) [other_primary]

   Locator

   NavSource 09/28/2801a - full pamphlet transcription: builders/section counts, section description, 1951-52 reactivation/assembly chronology, Wisconsin lift test, 1956 general-information block

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   Official ship-produced Armed Forces Day pamphlet, 19 May 1956 (transcribed on NavSource page 09/28/2801a) documents: dock designed by Frederic R. Harris, Inc. under Bureau of Yards and Docks requirements; FIVE builders with section counts - Everett Pacific Co. Everett WA (2), Pollock-Stockton Shipbuilding Co. Stockton CA (3), Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. Eureka CA (1), Pacific Bridge Co. Alameda CA (2), Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. Morgan City LA (2); each section ('an AFD') a compartmentalized pontoon with two folding wingwalls, dependent power plant of two diesel-driven generators, pumping plants, evaporators, messing and berthing quarters, ~50 men per section; AFD-7 first completed; combined christening/commissioning ceremony 10 May 1943 sponsored by Mrs. Andrew R. Mack; reactivation commenced at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard January 1951; recommissioned 2 June 1951; first two sections departed for Guam 4 June 1951, last sections (GEORGE, HOW) arrived Apra Harbor 12 October 1951; all ten sections completely assembled January 1952; one-day final lift test 5 April 1952 drydocking USS WISCONSIN (BB-64); placed in 'Active in Reduced Service' status 1 September 1952 (still in commission); capable of docking the largest ship afloat, movable by sections through the Panama Canal, self-docking; 1956 specs: overall length 927 ft incl. 50-ft outriggers, pontoon/dock width 256 ft, wingwall height 56 ft above basin, wingwall width 20 ft, pontoon width 80 ft, pontoon depth 28 ft, 140 ft between wingwalls, 40 fifteen-ton anchors, no armament installed.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-20

   Study period

   1943-1956

   Population

   AFDB-1 ship's company at Guam (~50 per section; hosting public open house)

   Limitations

   Primary ship-produced document hosted by a volunteer archive (transcription fidelity assumed; no scan reviewed). Demonstrates the dock was crewed and hosting commissioned-vessel open house at Guam on 19 May 1956 - conflicts with DANFS 'out of commission... by January 1955' and supports NavSource's 1 November 1956 decommissioning; conflict carried in gaps. Names five builders incl. Pacific Bridge Co. Alameda (absent from DANFS) - carried in gaps. Contains no asbestos or materials content.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-artisan-afdb1-02

7. [7]U.S. Navy, Naval Vessel Register - service craft detail pages: AFDB-1 shipId=170, 2099, 239; IX-521 shipId=3543; IX-525 shipId=1913; IX-534 shipId=86 [other_primary]

   Locator

   nvr.navy.mil SHIPSDETAIL pages (AFDB_1/IX_521/IX_525/IX_534) - status, status-changed, stricken-date, and remark fields; local copies parsed (e.g. /tmp/nvr170.html)

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   Naval Vessel Register service-craft records establish the official section-disposition trail. AFDB-1 records (UIC 05001, delivery 07/01/1943, builder field 'Naval Shipyard Pearl Harbor'): shipId 170 - status 'disposed of in support of fleet training exercise' (status changed 01/01/1982), stricken 11/01/1981; shipId 2099 - 'disposed of, sold by defense reutilization and marketing service (DRMS) for reuse/conversion' (status changed 09/06/2005), stricken 11/26/2003; shipId 239 - 'disposed of, sold for scrapping' (status changed 06/01/1978), stricken 06/01/1977. All three carry the remark 'AFDB-1, SECTION B RECLASSED TO IX-534 ON 10/10/2002'. Component records: IX-521 (shipId 3543, class IX 521) stricken 04/26/2006, DRMS sale 09/17/2007; IX-525 (shipId 1913, class IX 525) stricken 06/22/2009, DRMS sale 03/17/2010; IX-534 (shipId 86, class IX 534) stricken 01/04/2007, DRMS sale 09/17/2007.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-20

   Study period

   1943-2010

   Limitations

   Official registry verbatim - but internally conflicting legacy records: three AFDB-1 entries carry different stricken/disposal dates (1977/1978, 1981/1982, 2003/2005) reflecting section-level events not labeled by section letter, and all three repeat the Section B remark. 'Builder: Naval Shipyard Pearl Harbor' is a registry artifact (PHNSY performed the 1951 reactivation/reassembly; construction was by the 4-5 contractors per DANFS and the ship's pamphlet). The 1977/1981-era records conflict with NavSource's uniform 1 March 1987 section-disposition dates - most consistent reading: Guam-resident sections disposed 1978 (scrap) and 1982 (target) while Subic sections survived to 1986+; attribution inference carried in gaps. Contains no asbestos information.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-artisan-afdb1-03

8. [8]NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive, USS Artisan (AFDB-1) ex USS ABSD-1, page 09/28/2801 [other_primary]

   Locator

   NavSource 09/28/2801 - chronology block, specifications block, awards, per-section disposition list, photo captions

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   NavSource Service Ship Photo Archive page 09/28/2801 for USS Artisan (AFDB-1, ex-ABSD-1) provides the consolidated chronology and per-section disposition: built at multiple yards; commissioned 10 May 1943; Espiritu Santo service; Leyte/Manicani Bay; decommissioned 31 May 1946; redesignated AFDB-1 August 1946; recommissioned 2 June 1951; 'Decommissioned... 1 November 1956 at Apra Harbor, Guam'; five sections to Subic 17 November 1970; named Artisan 7 June 1979; out of service and struck October 1986, name reinstated March 1987. Final dispositions (all dated 1 March 1987 in NavSource's list): Sections A, G, H, I scrapped; Section B redesignated IX-534; Section E laid up; Section F used as target; Section C redesignated IX-525; Section D redesignated IX-521. Specifications: displacement 38,500 long tons (10 sections), length 927 ft, beam 256 ft, draft 9 ft light / 78 ft flooded, height 28 ft keel to welldeck, inside width 133 ft 7 in, lifting capacity 90,000 tons, complement 690. Awards: American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WWII Victory Medal, National Defense Service Medal. Photo captions document dockings incl. USS California (BB-44) September 1944 and USS Cache (AO-67) January-February 1944.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-20

   Study period

   1942-2010

   Limitations

   Volunteer-compiled archival page quoting Navy sources; consistent with DANFS on the core chronology but applies a uniform '1 March 1987' to all section dispositions - conflicts with NVR's section-level records (scrap sale 1978, target disposal 1982, DRMS sales 2005-2010) and likely reflects the post-strike reinstatement bookkeeping date rather than per-section event dates. 'Everett Shipbuilding Co.' naming vs ship's pamphlet 'Everett Pacific Co.' noted. No asbestos information.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-artisan-afdb1-04

9. [9]shipbuildinghistory.com - 'Floating Docks (AFDB, AFDM, AFDL, ARD, ARDM, YFD)' construction table, rows AFDB-1A through AFDB-1J [other_primary]

   Locator

   shipbuildinghistory.com/smallships/auxafd.htm - AFDB-1 section rows (build data and disposition notes)

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   shipbuildinghistory.com Floating Docks table gives the per-section production/disposition rows for AFDB-1: AFDB-1A through AFDB-1J attributed to 'Everett-Pacific, Everett WA', 3,850 tons each, ~93 ft section length, delivery May-43; dispositions: A, G, H, I, J scrapped 1987; B reclassified IX-534, 'in service 2008 as Dock #5 in Portland, Oregon'; C reclassified IX-525 (1998); D reclassified IX-521 (1996), 'in service 2008 as Dock #5 in Portland, Oregon'; E 'in service 2007 as Dock #5 in Portland, Oregon'; F used as target 1987.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-20

   Study period

   1943-2008

   Limitations

   Independent compilation from yard/registry records - secondary in character. Its attribution of all ten sections to 'Everett-Pacific, Everett WA' conflicts with DANFS (four contractors) and the ship's own 1956 pamphlet (five contractors with per-yard section counts) and is treated as a table simplification, not adopted. The 'Dock #5 Portland' endpoint for sections B, D, E is corroborated by Heger/Vigor (ev-08) but exact section composition is unverified - carried in gaps. No asbestos information.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-artisan-afdb1-05

10. [10]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) [other_primary]

    Locator

    bases-9.html Chapter IX - ABSD program, section-equipment list, 'No propulsion machinery was provided', ABSD->AFDB redesignation passage

    Finding type

    vessel_history

    Finding

    Bureau of Yards and Docks official WWII history (Chapter IX, 'Floating Drydocks') documents the program under which this hull was built: the ABSD program produced mobile military steel docks of either ten sections (10,000-ton lifting capacity) or seven sections (8,000-ton), with 58 sections built at multiple contractor sites; ABSD sections contained ballast compartments, crew quarters, machinery compartments, shops and storage, galleys, diesel engines and generators, pumps, evaporators, compressors, and heating/ventilating equipment; 'No propulsion machinery was provided.' AFDB was defined as 'Auxiliary Floating Drydock Big' and under the 1946 classification changes 'the ABSD's were redesignated AFDB's.'

    Verification

    verified

    Role

    context

    Documentation level

    class_or_era

    Accessed

    2026-09-20

    Study period

    1942-1946

    Population

    WWII ABSD/AFDB builders, crews, and repair personnel (program context)

    Limitations

    Official program-level history; describes the ABSD type and the ABSD->AFDB scheme without pinning engineering details to this specific hull in most passages, and contains no asbestos or materials content - supports the class/era framing and the no-propulsion-machinery propulsion summary, not any ship-specific material claim.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-artisan-afdb1-06

11. [11]South Pacific WWII Museum (Luganville, Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu) - official museum archive page 'Floating Dry Dock' (ABSD-1 at Palikulo Bay) [museum_official]

    Locator

    southpacificwwiimuseum.com/floating-dry-dock - Palikulo Bay operational history, ships-serviced list, facts-at-a-glance block

    Finding type

    vessel_history

    Finding

    South Pacific WWII Museum's official floating-dry-dock archive page documents ABSD-1's Espiritu Santo service: located at Palikulo Bay as part of the forward repair infrastructure; ten sections each ~256 x 80 ft with 10,000-ton lifting capacity; assembled dock ~927 x 256 ft; confirms the 10 May 1943 commissioning, Espiritu Santo transport, November 1943 section sinking, and April 1944 ten-section completion; names ships serviced by ABSD-1 including battleships USS Idaho and USS California, cruisers USS Cleveland and USS Columbia, and smaller landing ships and cargo vessels; facts-at-a-glance: 38,500 tons, 927 ft, 256 ft, 90,000-ton lift, two 525-hp diesel engines driving 350-kW generators per section, complement 690, no armament.

    Verification

    verified

    Role

    supporting

    Documentation level

    ship_specific

    Accessed

    2026-09-20

    Study period

    1943-1945

    Population

    ABSD-1 repair workforce; crews of docked warships at Espiritu Santo 1943-45

    Limitations

    Official museum archive built on local wartime documentation - consistent with DANFS/NavSource on dates and specifications and adds the named drydocking list; it is a museum-produced summary (secondary in character), used for operational detail, not as a substitute for DANFS/NVR. Contains no asbestos information.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-artisan-afdb1-07

12. [12]Heger Dry Dock, Inc. official project portfolio, 'Vessel Transfer System for Existing AFDB Floating Dock' (2007); Vigor Marine Group official Portland facility page (Dry Dock #5 specifications) - first-party corporate pages [other_primary]

    Locator

    hegerdrydock.com portfolio entry (2007 AFDB dock, Vigor Portland); vigormarine.com/facilities/portland - Dry Dock #5 listing 329x140 ft, 10,000 LT

    Finding type

    vessel_history

    Finding

    Commercial-endpoint corroboration: Heger Dry Dock's official project portfolio states that in 2007 it designed a vessel-transfer system for 'VIGOR's Floating Dock No. 5 in Portland, OR,' described as 'an existing AFDB floating dock'; Vigor Marine Group's official Portland facility page lists 'Dry Dock #5' at 329 ft long, 140 ft wide, 10,000-long-ton capacity. Together these corroborate that ex-AFDB floating-dock sections were in commercial service at Vigor's Portland yard in 2007-2008 - consistent with shipbuildinghistory's attribution of ex-AFDB-1 sections B (IX-534), D (IX-521), and E to 'Dock #5 in Portland' following their 2005-2007 DRMS sales.

    Verification

    partial

    Role

    supporting

    Documentation level

    ship_specific

    Accessed

    2026-09-20

    Study period

    2005-present

    Population

    Vigor Marine Group Portland drydock workforce (commercial era)

    Limitations

    First-party engineering-firm and operator pages corroborate that a Portland commercial dock is ex-AFDB material, but neither names AFDB-1 nor section letters; the AFDB-1 attribution rests on shipbuildinghistory's table plus the 2005-2007 NVR DRMS sale dates for IX-521/IX-534 and the ex-Subic AFDB-1 record. Section composition of 'Dock #5' unresolved - carried in gaps. Commercial-yard pages are evidence for disposition only; no asbestos information.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-artisan-afdb1-08

13. [13]U.S. Maritime Administration, Vessel History Database - search results for 'AFDB' returning four 'AFDB (SECTION A-D) (1942)' records with James River Reserve Fleet milestones; no 'Artisan'/'ABSD-1'/'AFDB-1'/'IX-52x/IX-534' record [marad_nrc]

    Locator

    vesselhistory.marad.dot.gov search 'AFDB' - four section records (Sections A-D, 1942) with 1983-87 James River custody milestones; negative results for 'Artisan' and hull designators

    Finding type

    vessel_history

    Finding

    MARAD Vessel History Database collision check: searches for 'Artisan', 'ABSD', 'AFDB-1', and the IX designators return no MARAD record for this hull, but four records titled 'AFDB (SECTION A-D) (1942)' exist showing James River Reserve Fleet custody milestones 1983-1987. These records cannot be AFDB-1 sections: the hull was in active Subic Bay service through October 1986 and its surviving B/C/D/E sections went to Pearl Harbor/PMRF custody (NVR), while the Guam-resident sections were disposed 1978 (scrap) and 1982 (target) - a James River NDRF custody chain 1983-87 is inconsistent with every AFDB-1 section endpoint. The records are most consistent with AFDB-2 (disposed ~1990).

    Verification

    verified

    Role

    correction

    Documentation level

    context_only

    Accessed

    2026-09-20

    Study period

    1983-1987

    Limitations

    Documents a name-collision trap: MARAD's 'AFDB (SECTION A-D) (1942)' records superficially match this hull but their James River NDRF custody chain (1983-87) conflicts with AFDB-1's documented Subic/Pearl Harbor endpoints; attributed to AFDB-2 or another AFDB hull, not adopted as Artisan evidence. Establishes only that no MARAD custody record exists under this vessel's names/designators. No asbestos information.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-artisan-afdb1-09

14. [14]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 era in which this dock's sections were built (1942-43) and the period in which it operated forward repair facilities alongside asbestos-lagged warships. The study addresses asbestos exposure among shipyard production and repair trades - the population that built the dock's sections and the repair workforce that stripped and refitted machinery aboard the vessels it lifted at Espiritu Santo, Manicani Bay, Guam, and Subic Bay.

    Verification

    verified

    Role

    context

    Documentation level

    class_or_era

    Accessed

    2026-09-20

    Study period

    1940s era documented; article 1987

    Population

    WWII-era shipyard workers and ship-repair trades incl. floating-dock repair crews (class context)

    Limitations

    Era/program-level scholarship; does not name this hull and does not establish that any material aboard it contained asbestos. A floating drydock lacks the propulsion and steam plant that drive most shipboard asbestos inference - the inference here is weaker than for propelled vessels and remains era-level, not ship-proven. The repair-work pathway (servicing asbestos-lagged warships) describes the occupational population, not documented exposure aboard this hull.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-artisan-afdb1-10

15. [15]Batch-561 search ledger (this record): archived DANFS; ship's 1956 pamphlet (NavSource 2801a); NVR AFDB-1/IX-521/IX-525/IX-534 detail pages; NavSource 2801; shipbuildinghistory auxafd table; BuDocks Chapter IX; South Pacific WWII Museum; MARAD VHD; Vigor/Heger; CourtListener API + web UI (throttled/blocked); indirect site-scoped searches [other_primary]

    Locator

    search_ledger rows sl-uss-artisan-afdb1-01 through sl-uss-artisan-afdb1-15

    Finding type

    historical_record

    Finding

    No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement record, hazmat disclosure, or docketed case naming Artisan, ABSD-1, AFDB-1, or component records IX-521/IX-525/IX-534 was found in the public sources searched - including inside the engineering-detail sources that describe this hull's machinery and spaces (BuDocks program history, ship's 1956 pamphlet, NVR), none of which mentions asbestos or insulation materials. CourtListener coverage was incomplete: opinion-search API returned HTTP 429 under the documented 125/day quota (later retry: ~17.9-hour wait) and the web UI returned CloudFront 403/UNPARSED responses mid-session; one completed web-UI query 'AFDB-1' returned 0 published opinions and indirect site-scoped searches for all name/hull variants returned no opinion naming the hull (see search_ledger).

    Verification

    verified

    Role

    negative_finding

    Documentation level

    ship_specific

    Accessed

    2026-09-20

    Study period

    2026-09-20

    Limitations

    Absence of a located public record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard - a 1942-43-built steel service craft is era-consistent with incidental asbestos-containing materials, but no ship-level documentation was located. CourtListener coverage is incomplete (API quota exhausted ~18h; web UI partially blocked) - a name-match litigation hit may still exist; retry flagged as archival lead. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility. A commercial asbestos-marketing page (asbestos-ships.com) claims exposure for this vessel; excluded per source rules and not cited.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-artisan-afdb1-11

16. [16]NARA Guide to Federal Records: RG 71 (Bureau of Yards and Docks) and RG 19 (Bureau of Ships); NHHC ship-history and deck-log collections; PMRF/NISMF administrative records; CourtListener documented rate limits (125/day, 50/hour) [other_primary]

    Locator

    archives.gov record-group guides; CourtListener 429 response text ('Expected available in 64446 seconds'); PMRF/NISMF program documentation

    Finding type

    historical_record

    Finding

    Archival leads (not retrieved - require research-room or reproduction order; no spend authorized): NARA RG 71 (Bureau of Yards and Docks) ABSD construction/design files incl. Frederic R. Harris, Inc. design documentation and per-section builder records; NARA RG 19 / NHHC for ABSD-1/AFDB-1 characteristics booklets, dock plans, and command histories (the 1956 pamphlet implies a command-history file); Navy deck logs for ABSD-1 (1943-46) and AFDB-1 (1951-56, 1970-86); PMRF Kekaha records for IX-525's target-support-barge operations (to ~2009); NISMF Pearl Harbor section-custody files; WWII builders' records (Everett-Pacific, Pollock-Stockton, Chicago Bridge & Iron, Pacific Bridge) for section-level materials documentation; and a CourtListener re-run of '"AFDB-1"', '"ABSD-1"', '"USS Artisan"', '"IX-521"', '"IX-525"', '"IX-534"' once API quota resets (~18h from session).

    Verification

    unverified

    Role

    archival_lead

    Documentation level

    context_only

    Accessed

    2026-09-20

    Study period

    1942-2010 records

    Limitations

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

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-artisan-afdb1-12