Evidence
8 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-8).
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[1]Bureau of Ships, Navy Department, 'Ships' Data U.S. Naval Vessels,' Vol. III: Auxiliary, District Craft and Unclassified Vessels, NAVSHIPS 250-012, April 15, 1945, pp. 414-417 (ATR class characteristics table and per-hull machinery/builder/dates rows for official no. 5) [other_primary]
- Locator
- pp. 414-417: ATR class characteristics and machinery tables; p. 417 per-hull row 'ATR5' (Wheeler S. B. Corp., Whitestone; 20 Mar 43 / 29 Dec 43 / 28 Feb 44)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Bureau of Ships per-hull record: ATR-5 built by Wheeler S. B. Corp., Whitestone, Long Island, N.Y.; keel laid 20 Mar 1943; launched 29 Dec 1943; date of first commission 28 Feb 1944; engine manufacturer Fulton Iron Works, vertical triple-expansion; boilers B. & W. 'D'-type. Class table for ATR 1-40: wood hulls; length 165'5" overall / 155'0" waterline; extreme beam 33'4"; trial speed 12.2 knots; trial displacement 1,312 tons; 1 propeller, vertical triple-expansion engine 1,600 shp; 2 boilers, 260 psi saturated; accommodations 5 officers, 47 enlisted; armament one 3"/50 cal. (D.P.); largest boom capacity 4 tons; two turbo-driven 60 kW 120 V DC generators; fuel oil 1,620 barrels.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 1943-1945
- Population
- Ship's complement: 5 officers, 47 enlisted (1944-46)
- Limitations
- Official BuShips publication documenting construction data and a steam plant (two boilers + triple-expansion engine) aboard this specific hull - the asbestos-relevant infrastructure. The publication contains no insulation-material or asbestos statement; it establishes the plant's existence, not the composition of its lagging. Does not establish asbestos presence, quantity, condition, exposure, or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-atr-5-atr5-01
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[2]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
- Abstract and article, AJIM 11(3):359-373
- 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 wooden-hulled auxiliary steam tug was mass-produced. Marine steam plants of the period (boilers, steam piping, engine cylinders) were normally insulated, and boiler lagging, pipe insulation, gaskets, and packing of the era commonly contained asbestos fiber.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 1940s era documented; article 1987
- Population
- WWII shipyard workers (Wheeler Whitestone) and ship crews (class context)
- Limitations
- Program/era-level scholarship on WWII shipbuilding generally; does not name this vessel or the ATR class and does not establish that asbestos was or remained aboard this hull, nor quantity, location, condition, exposure, or causation. ATRs were wooden-hulled - hull structure itself was timber, but machinery insulation, galley/living-space materials, and winch brake linings remain era-consistent ACM candidates; nothing ship-specific is claimed.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-atr-5-atr5-02
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[3]NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive, USS ATR-5 page (archives/09/40/40005), volunteer-compiled from official sources incl. Ships' Data and Naval Register data [other_primary]
- Locator
- ATR-5 ship page: construction/service/fate chronology and specifications block
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Compiled vessel timeline: ATR-1-class rescue tug; laid down 20 Mar 1943 at Wheeler Shipbuilding Co. (archive gives 'Brooklyn, N.Y.'); launched 29 Dec 1943; commissioned USS ATR-5 28 Feb 1944; assigned to Caribbean Sea Frontier as of 31 Dec 1944; decommissioned, date unknown; struck from the Naval Register 1946-47; delivered to the U.S. Maritime Commission 24 Jul 1947; sold by the Maritime Commission in 1947 to Bowring Bros. Ltd., St. John's, Newfoundland, converted to a sealer and renamed Algerine; renamed Arctic Bay 1968; renamed Batalla de Mal Tiempo 1973; final disposition 'scrapped possibly in 1987.' Awards listed: American Campaign Medal, World War II Victory Medal; call sign NFLJ. No DANFS history exists for this hull.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 1943-1987
- Limitations
- Secondary compiled archive, not an official document. Build dates and machinery match the official BuShips Ships' Data record (verified separately); the Caribbean Sea Frontier assignment, strike date range, Maritime Commission delivery/sale, post-Navy renamings, and scrapping report are not confirmed against a primary record. NavSource gives builder location 'Brooklyn, N.Y.' - the official record and the Canadian registry say Whitestone (see correction row). Page confirms no DANFS entry and no photographs exist for this hull. No asbestos information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-atr-5-atr5-03
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[4]Maritime History Archive, Memorial University, Public Photo Catalogue record PF-055.2-Z70, '"Algerine" (Ship) and Bowrings, southside of St. John's, Newfoundland' - Biography/Admin History field drawn from the official registry [museum_official]
- Locator
- Record_ID/3847, Biography/Admin History field (Official No. 191245, built 1943 Whitestone NY, rebuilt 1950 St. John's, owner Bowring Brothers Ltd.)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Maritime History Archive (Memorial University) registry record: sealing vessel 'Algerine,' Official Number 191245, was built in 1943 at Whitestone, N.Y., USA, rebuilt in 1950 at St. John's, Newfoundland, and owned by Bowring Brothers Ltd., St. John's. The 1943 Whitestone build and Bowring ownership corroborate the identity chain ATR-5 -> Algerine (Canadian registry) stated by NavSource.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 1943-c.1968
- Population
- Merchant sealing crews, St. John's registry (post-1947)
- Limitations
- Archive catalog record confirming registry facts for the post-Navy merchant phase; does not name the vessel's prior naval designation but corroborates it via unique builder/year match (Whitestone 1943) and Bowring ownership. Establishes the 1947-50 conversion to Canadian merchant service; says nothing about materials, insulation, or asbestos. A same-named earlier Bowring sealer Algerine (ON 101903, built Belfast 1880, lost 1912) exists - the two hulls must not be conflated.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-atr-5-atr5-04
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[5]Batch-2976 search ledger (this record): BuShips Ships' Data Vol. III; NHHC/DANFS index; NavSource archive; MARAD ShipHistory keyword search; Maritime History Archive; CourtListener name/hull searches [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-atr-5-atr5-01 through -09
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, NRHP/NHL nomination, or official document naming asbestos aboard ATR-5 was found in the public sources searched - Ships' Data contains no materials statement; NHHC holds no DANFS entry or photo record for the hull; MARAD ShipHistory indexes sister ATR hulls (ATR-9, -68, -70, -78, -79, -81) but holds no entry for ATR-5 (Canadian sale left no MARAD custody record); no museum hazmat disclosure exists (vessel scrapped).
- 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 auxiliary steam plant is era-consistent with asbestos-containing insulation. Equally, the wooden hull, small crew (52), short naval career (c.2.5 years), and post-1947 Canadian merchant life leave no documented exposure events. Does not establish presence or absence; does not establish or defeat any exposure claim or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-atr-5-atr5-05
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[6]CourtListener API v4 search, queries '"ATR-5"' (type=o, count=2, both non-qualifying collisions) and '"USS ATR-5"' (type=o, count=0) [court_record]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-atr-5-atr5-06, -07; CourtListener cluster 4693243 (In re A.D.) and 1587162 (American Technology Resources v. United States)
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- CourtListener (authenticated API v4, 2026-09-26): exact-name opinion search '"USS ATR-5"' returned zero results; hull-number opinion search '"ATR-5"' returned 2 hits, both name collisions - 'In the Matter of A.D.' (Tex. App.-Fort Worth 2020-01-07, No. 02-19-00380-CV, mental-health commitment proceeding) and 'American Technology Resources v. United States' (E.D. Pa. 1989-03-29, government-contracts case where 'ATR' is a party abbreviation). No qualifying asbestos litigation naming the hull or its merchant names was located. Docket-type search blocked by fleet-wide rate pacing at time of run - logged as pending.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 2026-09-26
- Limitations
- Search coverage is opinion-level only; a docket-level (type=r) query was attempted but the fleet pacing budget was exhausted - a pending gap, not a verified negative. Absence of litigation does not prove absence of exposure; sailors' asbestos claims typically named product manufacturers rather than hulls, and WWII-era exposure claims against the government faced immunity barriers. Nothing in this row is an exposure finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-atr-5-atr5-06
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[7]Cross-source reconciliation: Ships' Data Vol. III p. 417 (official); Maritime History Archive record PF-055.2-Z70 (registry); NavSource 09/40/40005; NavalCoverMuseum ATR 5 page; ShipbuildingHistory Wheeler-Whitestone yard table [other_primary]
- Locator
- Ships' Data Vol. III pp. 414-417; mun.ca/mha/pviewphoto/Record_ID/3847; navsource.net/archives/09/40/40005.htm; navalcovermuseum.org/wiki/ATR_5; shipbuildinghistory.com/shipyards/emergencysmall/wheelerw.htm
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Source discrepancies resolved: (a) Builder location - NavSource and derived pages give 'Wheeler Shipbuilding Co., Brooklyn, N.Y.'; the official BuShips Ships' Data per-hull row gives 'Wheeler S. B. Corp., Whitestone, Long Island, N.Y.,' and the Maritime History Archive registry record independently confirms Whitestone, N.Y. - Whitestone adopted (the corporate office was in Brooklyn; the second Wheeler yard at Whitestone built the tugs). (b) Boiler steam conditions - NavSource specifications block gives 200 psi; Ships' Data gives 260 psi saturated - official figure adopted. (c) Complement - Ships' Data lists accommodations for 5 officers + 47 enlisted; the HyperWar class table lists 35 - official figure adopted, discrepancy flagged. (d) Disposal years - NavSource gives struck 1946-47 and MC delivery 24 Jul 1947; NavalCoverMuseum gives struck 1946; ShipbuildingHistory's yard table gives 'to Canada 1946' - the 1947 MC dates adopted as most specific, conflicts logged. (e) Name spelling - NavSource renders the 1973 rename 'Batalla De Mal Teimpo' (typo); ShipbuildingHistory gives 'Batalla de Mal Tiempo' - corrected spelling adopted.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 1943-1987
- Limitations
- Resolves publication-level discrepancies between the official record and compiled secondary sources; none affects identification of the hull materially. Exact strike date and decommissioning date remain unlocated in public sources. No asbestos content in any of these sources.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-atr-5-atr5-07
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[8]NARA Guide to Federal Records: RG 19 (Bureau of Ships), RG 38 (Office of the Chief of Naval Operations); MARAD ShipHistory database scope note; Maritime History Archive holdings (mun.ca/mha) [other_primary]
- Locator
- RG 19 (BuShips records incl. contract plans/specifications); RG 38 (war diaries); vesselhistory.marad.dot.gov; mun.ca/mha
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Archival leads (not retrieved - requires research-room or reproduction order; no spend authorized): (1) NARA RG 19 (Records of the Bureau of Ships) - ATR-class contract specifications and hull plans may carry insulation schedules/material lists for the Wheeler hulls; (2) NARA RG 38 (CNO war diaries and operational records) - Commander, Caribbean Sea Frontier war diaries and unit reports should document ATR-5's 1944-46 employment; (3) U.S. Maritime Commission disposal file for the 1947-07-24 delivery and sale to Bowring Bros. (MARAD ShipHistory holds no digitized entry for this hull - status card, if extant, is at NARA with MC predecessor records); (4) Maritime History Archive, Memorial University - crew agreements and registry file for Algerine, Official No. 191245 (1947+).
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 1943-1987 records
- Limitations
- Record-group mapping only - no box-level retrieval performed; existence of asbestos-specific documents for ATR-5 or its Wheeler contract is unknown until surveyed in person. Nothing in this row is an asbestos finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-atr-5-atr5-08