Evidence
10 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-10).
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[1]research packet 944-packet.md [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-asheboro-pc822-pkt-944-packet-md
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[2]DANFS, Asheboro (PC-822), Vol. I Part A p. 416 - namesake, construction, sponsor, commissioning, full service narrative, spec block (verbatim transcription; live NHHC page returned 404; hazegray.org canonical mirror unreachable from this network) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS Vol. I Part A p. 416 - entry text + spec block
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Documented for this hull: laid down 26 October 1943 at Sturgeon Bay, Wis., by the Leathem D. Smith Shipbuilding Corp.; launched 27 December 1943; sponsored by Mrs. William C. McMahon, wife of the Navy's inspector of ship construction at the builder's yard; commissioned at New Orleans 2 June 1944, Lt. John P. Fishwick, USNR, in command. Service: shakedown from Submarine Chaser Training Center Miami and sonar training out of Key West; convoy escort KN-328 New York, NG-453 Guantanamo Bay, GN-153 New York, freighter Sea Owl to Key West; Panama Sea Frontier duty from 17 September 1944, convoy escort Guantanamo Bay-Canal Zone; March 1945 special escort of USS Halibut (SS-232), handing off to PC-1147 on 7 March; overhaul Miami, refresher Key West, local operations Coco Solo; August 1945 antisubmarine exercises Balboa; V-J Day at Coco Solo; exercises with Clamagore (SS-343); rescued six crew of a distressed Ecuadorian sailing vessel at San Miguel Bay, Panama, 20 September 1945; departed Coco Solo 7 May 1946 (orders changed en route from Charleston to Miami overhaul), then West Palm Beach naval reserve training duty; out of commission 12 July 1946, 'in service' under 7th Naval District making training voyages to Atlantic and gulf coast ports until placed in reserve at Norfolk 28 April 1950; named Asheboro 15 February 1956, never resumed active service; struck 1 April 1959; sold between 1 October 1959 and 1 January 1960. Spec block: dp. 375 (tl); l. 173'8"; b. 23'0"; dr. 6'6"; s. 22 k.; cpl. 80; a. 1 3", 1 40mm., 2 20mm., 2 dct., 4 dcp.; cl. PC-592. Namesake: Asheboro, county seat of Randolph County, NC, named for Gov. Samuel Ashe (1725-1813).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1943-1960
- Population
- Leathem D. Smith construction trades (1943-44); wartime crew (1944-46, spec complement 80); reserve-training crew and trainees (1946-50)
- Limitations
- Ship-specific history only; no asbestos or material content. The DANFS spec block's class citation 'cl. PC-592' conflicts with NavSource/standard 'PC-461 class' - carried in gaps. Spec figures (dp. 375, dr. 6'6", s. 22k, cpl. 80) conflict with NavSource - different load bases likely, unresolved. Live NHHC DANFS page returned 404 on 2026-10-03; verbatim transcription mirror cited; canonical hazegray.org URL unreachable from this network.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-asheboro-pc822-01
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[3]NavSource Online: Submarine Chaser Photo Archive, Asheboro (PC 822) ex-PC-822 - designation timeline, specifications, propulsion detail, NARA-captioned photography [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 12/010822.htm header block, milestone timeline, specifications block, photo captions
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource record for this hull: PC-461 Class Submarine Chaser, call sign November-Xray-Hotel-Xray; laid down 26 October 1943 at Leathem D. Smith Shipbuilding Corp., Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin; launched 27 December 1943; commissioned USS PC-822 2 June 1944 at New Orleans, LA; decommissioned 12 July 1946 at West Palm Beach, Florida and placed in service as a naval reserve training vessel; placed out of service 28 April 1950 at Norfolk, VA and laid up in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet, Norfolk Group; named Asheboro 15 February 1956; struck from the Navy Register 1 April 1959; sold for scrap between 1 October 1959 and 1 January 1960. Specifications: displacement 450 t.; length 173'8"; beam 23'; draft 10'10"; speed 19 kts.; complement 65; armament one 3"/50 dual purpose mount, one 40mm mount, two 20mm guns, four depth charge projectors, two depth charge tracks; propulsion two 1,280bhp Hooven-Owen-Rentschler R-99DA diesel engines (Serial No. 7321 and 7322), Westinghouse single reduction gear, two shafts. Page photography includes NARA-credited images: PC-822 alongside the fitting-out dock at Sturgeon Bay 15 January 1944 (with PC-1180 in foreground), and PC-822 moored outboard of PC-1169 at Coco Solo Naval Station, Panama, 9-12 October 1945 (gasoline barge YOG-71 opposite the pier).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1943-1960
- Population
- Leathem D. Smith construction trades (1943-44); crew (1944-46); reserve-training crew/trainees (1946-50); Atlantic Reserve Fleet caretakers (1950-59); 1959-60 shipbreakers
- Limitations
- NavSource is a volunteer secondary compilation, not a primary registry - its milestone dates generally track NVR/DANFS but its spec block conflicts with DANFS on four figures (displacement, draft, speed, complement - see gaps). Contains no asbestos content. The 1944 Sturgeon Bay and 1945 Coco Solo photographs are NARA-credited physical-presence documentation, not work or material records.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-asheboro-pc822-02
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[4]Historical Collections of the Great Lakes, BGSU University Libraries - vessel registry entries PC-0822 and 'PC 822 (USS ASHEBORO)' [museum_official]
- Locator
- BGSU HCGL item 439183 (PC-0822 registry) and item 447390 (name record)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Institutional vessel registry for this hull: PC-0822, U.S. registry, official number U.S. NAVY, steel hull, rig patrol craft; dimensions 173.66 x 23.00 x 8.00 ft; builder 'Smith, Leathem D. Shipbuilding Co.', Sturgeon Bay, WI; date built 1944; U.S. Navy owner 1944-1959; vessel name entry 'PC 822 (USS ASHEBORO)' begin 1956 / end 1959; disposition 'Stricken from Navy Register, April 1, 1959; presumed scrapped.'
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1944-1959
- Limitations
- Registry record documents identity, build, and disposition metadata - no asbestos or material content. 'Presumed scrapped' is a registry inference; the buyer and breaking site are not recorded here or in any located source (see gaps).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-asheboro-pc822-03
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[5]Springville Journal (Springville, NY), obituary 'James Steinmetz', 27 February 2020 [reputable_press]
- Locator
- Springville Journal obituary, 'James Steinmetz', published 2020-02-27 (military-service paragraph)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- A named WWII crewman of this hull is documented in the public record: James J. Steinmetz (1928-2020) enlisted at 17 with his twin brother and, per the published obituary, 'patroll[ed] the Atlantic for U-boats on the USS Asheboro (PC-822)' before transferring to USS Hazel (AN-29) protecting the Panama Canal Zone; honorably discharged 1947, awarded American Campaign and WWII Victory medals. His service window is consistent with the ship's documented Atlantic convoy-escort and Panama Sea Frontier employment (ev-01).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1944-1947
- Population
- James J. Steinmetz, PC-822 wartime crew (enlisted ~1945 at age 17, discharged 1947)
- Limitations
- Vessel-history population fact only: establishes one named crew member aboard during WWII operations. It is NOT an exposure record - this record makes no asbestos claim for Steinmetz or any individual. Family-written obituary in a local newspaper; service detail not independently verified against service records.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-asheboro-pc822-04
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[6]U.S. Naval Institute, Naval History magazine, 'Historic Fleets' (PCE patrol escort photo essay), A. D. Baker III, December 1994, Vol. 8 No. 6 [reputable_press]
- Locator
- Naval History Dec 1994 'Historic Fleets', PCEC-882 photo caption paragraph
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- CORRECTION of a circulating name collision: USNI documents that 'PCEC-882 was to have been named Asheboro but was instead transferred to the South Korean Navy in February 1955.' The Asheboro name was therefore available and was applied to PC-822 on 15 February 1956 (ev-01, ev-02). Modern unit-directory listings of 'USS Asheboro (PCE-882)' (e.g., Together We Served) reflect the planned-but-never-applied name for PCEC-882 - no second USS Asheboro ever existed; the only vessel that bore the name was this hull, PC-822, and only as a reserve designation 1956-59.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1955-1956 (naming events)
- Limitations
- Corrects an attribution error, not a material claim. USNI is a reputable secondary/professional source (A. D. Baker III, Editor of Combat Fleets of the World); the planned-name fact is not independently verified against SECNAV naming directives. Direct fetch of usni.org returned HTTP 403; content retrieved via firecrawl extraction 2026-10-03. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-asheboro-pc822-05
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[7]Leathem D. Smith Co. yard publication, Vol. 3 No. 15, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, Tuesday 27 February 1945 (digitized scan, Kress Pavilion / Door County Maritime Museum) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Vol. 3 No. 15 p. 15, 'On Anniversary Complete Last PC Just Three Years After the First One'
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Contemporaneous documentation of this hull's builder at her construction moment: 'Altogether, 38 subchasers and four gunboats have been produced by the continuous assembly system of the Navy yard' - the first Smith-built subchaser PC-496 having left for service 26 February 1942 and the last, PC-1569, completed days before the article date; the same issue records the yard's speed record delivering the Navy cargo vessel Somerset 136 days after keel-laying. Documents a high-rate wartime serial-production environment at Leathem D. Smith Shipbuilding during this hull's 1943-44 construction.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1942-1945
- Population
- Leathem D. Smith yard workforce, wartime serial production (1942-45)
- Limitations
- Yard-level production context - PC-822 is not named in the article. Documents construction tempo and output at the builder, not materials, workforce hygiene, or asbestos. The '38 subchasers' completed figure conflicts with a 2020 retrospective count of '42 PC-class ships built at Leathem Smith' (Press-Gazette) - completed-vs-built framing unresolved, carried in gaps.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-asheboro-pc822-06
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[8]Era inference built on: DANFS spec block + service narrative (ev-01); NavSource specifications block incl. diesel propulsion (ev-02); BGSU registry - steel hull (ev-03); GAO HRD-80-2 Navy asbestos-era documentation (ev-08); Patrol Craft Sailors Association class data (ww2pcsa.org 173-foot PC design summary) [other_primary]
- Locator
- DANFS/NavSource/BGSU rows above; GAO HRD-80-2 product page; ww2pcsa.org/patrol-craft.html class summary
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- A steel-hulled, diesel-driven patrol craft built October 1943 - June 1944 sits inside the Navy's documented asbestos-use era; era-standard small-combatant applications aboard a vessel of this type and period were thermal insulation in machinery spaces, diesel-exhaust lagging, gaskets, valve packing, electrical insulation, and deck coverings. As a diesel craft she carried no steam plant - the boiler/turbine lagging pathway of steam vessels does not apply, but the confined machinery-space exposure dynamic of a 173-foot patrol craft applies.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1943-1960
- Population
- Leathem D. Smith construction trades (1943-44); wartime crew (1944-46); reserve-training crew/trainees (1946-50); overhaul trades at Miami (1945, 1946); 1959-60 shipbreakers
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - no hull-specific insulation survey, material list, or work package located for PC-822. Names era-standard applications, not confirmed installed materials. No quantity. Product names are normalized era terms; no manufacturer attribution for this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-asheboro-pc822-07
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[9]GAO, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (Oct 18, 1979) [gao]
- Locator
- GAO product page HRD-80-2 (full text blocked, HTTP 403)
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO documented that the Navy used asbestos insulation extensively aboard ships and did not begin substituting alternative insulation materials until the early 1970s - spanning this hull's entire construction (1943-44) and service/lay-up era (1944-59).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1979
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers; asbestos program review
- Limitations
- Program-level documentation; supports era context only, not any fact specific to this hull. Full text not retrieved - gao.gov returns HTTP 403 to automated fetch, confirmed 2026-10-03 (same standing block as Batch 98); content via product-page description as previously verified in this corpus.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-asheboro-pc822-08
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[10]Batch-8193 search ledger (this record): DANFS transcription; NavSource; BGSU HCGL; Springville Journal; USNI Naval History; Kress Pavilion 1945 yard publication; Shipbuilding History PC table; NIOSH/CDC Stacks Sturgeon Bay surveys; GAO product page; CourtListener (blocked); secondary web litigation sweep [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-asheboro-pc822-01 through -12
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or verified litigation naming USS Asheboro / PC-822 was found in the public sources searched. Notably, the secondary web sweep surfaced no law-firm listicle content for this hull either - it does not appear in the usual marketing 'Navy ship asbestos' lists. CAVEAT: CourtListener could not be queried this session - the fleet-wide request budget was spent across four spaced attempts (2026-10-03); logged as blocked in search_ledger, not as a negative result.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 2026-10-03
- Limitations
- Absence of a located public record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard - and the litigation repository search is a genuine open gap (fleet-paced, not run). NARA deck logs, builder work packages, and the 1959-60 sale/scrapping contract are undigitized leads. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-asheboro-pc822-09