Evidence
6 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-6).
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[1]Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, 'Assertive' (AMc-65) entry — via Haze Gray & Underway DANFS mirror, Wayback capture 2022-09-10 [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS 'Assertive' entry, full text (two paragraphs + spec line)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- AMc-65 (wooden-hulled coastal minesweeper, cl. Accentor; dp. 195, l. 97'0", b. 22'0", dr. 9'0", s. 10.0 k., cpl. 19, a. 2 .50-cal. mg., 2 .30-cal. mg.) laid down 1941-04-05 at South Bristol, Maine by Bristol Yacht Building Co.; launched 1941-11-19; delivered to the Navy at the Boston Navy Yard 1942-02-19 and placed in service there 1942-03-07. After shakedown at the Mine Warfare School, Yorktown, Va., assigned to 3d Naval District and operated from New York for the duration of the war in Europe; mid-June 1945 shifted to 6th Naval District operating out of Charleston until 7 July, then returned to 3d Naval District; placed out of service at Charleston 1945-11-30, struck 1945-12-19; accepted by the Maritime Commission 1946-10-04 and simultaneously delivered at Charleston to purchaser Joseph Giacalone of Boston.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-23
- Study period
- 1941-04-05 to 1946-10-04
- Population
- Wartime crew of ~19 (per DANFS spec line); construction workforce at Bristol Yacht Building Co.
- Limitations
- Establishes identity, construction, service, and disposal only — DANFS contains no asbestos, materials, or exposure content. Live NHHC DANFS URL (history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/a/assertive.html) returned 404 on 2026-09-23; text taken from the Hazegray transcription mirror via Wayback. NavSource corroborates all dates.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-avenge-amc65-01
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[2]DANFS 'Assertive' (AMc-65) and 'Avenge' (AMc-66) entries — via Haze Gray & Underway DANFS mirror, Wayback captures 2022-09-10 and 2024-05-26 [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS 'Assertive' entry sentence 'named Avenge (AMc-65) on 17 May 1941; renamed Assertive on 23 May 1941'; DANFS 'Avenge' (AMc-66) entry, hazegray amc66.htm
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The supplied name 'USS Avenge (AMC-65)' is a pre-service name only: hull AMc-65 was named Avenge on 1941-05-17 and renamed Assertive on 1941-05-23, months before launch and well before entering service; she never operated as 'Avenge.' The name was reassigned to sister hull AMc-66 — laid down as Bulwark at the same Bristol yard on 1941-05-08, renamed Avenge, in service 1942-04-02, served at Charleston, sold 1946 to United Fisheries Co., Gloucester, Mass. A third Navy 'Avenge,' AM-423/MSO-423 (Aggressive-class ocean minesweeper, Luders Marine, Stamford CT; in commission 1954–1970), is a completely different hull. Exposure claims or records naming 'USS Avenge' must be checked against all three identities.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-23
- Study period
- 1941
- Limitations
- Documents the name/identity chain only — resolves which hull the 'Avenge' name attached to and when; contains no asbestos information. DANFS AMc-66 entry dates that hull's rename to 1941-05-17 while the AMc-65 entry says the name was reassigned on 1941-05-23 — a one-week internal inconsistency in DANFS noted for completeness; immaterial to this hull's identity.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-avenge-amc65-02
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[3]NavSource Online, Mine Warfare Vessel Photo Archive, 'Assertive (AMc 65) ex-Avenge' — Wayback capture 2024-05-28 [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource AMc-65 page, specifications block and history lines
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Registry corroboration: Accentor-class coastal minesweeper; call sign November-Bravo-Sierra-Hotel; propulsion one 400 bhp Atlas 6HM-2124 diesel engine, one shaft (no steam plant); displacement 195 t., length 97'1", beam 22', draft 9'1", speed 10 kts., complement 17, armament two .50-cal. and two .30-cal. machine guns; all dates agree with DANFS; 'Transferred to the Maritime Commission 4 October 1946 and sold. Fate unknown.'
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-23
- Study period
- 1941–1946
- Population
- Wartime crew ~17–19 depending on source
- Limitations
- Volunteer-compiled secondary archive corroborating official records — treated as corroboration, not a primary source. Complement (17) conflicts with DANFS (19); draft (9'1") differs trivially from DANFS (9'0"); discrepancies logged in gaps. Contains no asbestos or materials content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-avenge-amc65-03
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[4]ShipbuildingHistory (Colton compilation), 'Coastal Minesweepers' construction table — 70 wooden-hulled Accentor-class boats, 97-ft/10-kt design, built 1941–42 in 15 boatyards; corroborated by NavSource class entries [other_primary]
- Locator
- ShipbuildingHistory coastal-minesweepers table row 'AMc-65 Assertive Bristol Yachtbuilding 97 205 7 Mar 1942 sold 1946'; class narrative paragraph
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Class/era design context: the Accentor class were wooden-hulled, ~195–205-ton coastal minesweepers of a single 97-foot, 10-knot design, powered by a single small diesel engine (this hull: one 400 bhp Atlas 6HM-2124 per NavSource). There is no boiler, no steam plant, and no steam piping — the dominant WWII-ship asbestos pathway (boiler/steam-line insulation and lagging) is absent by design. Any era-consistent asbestos use would be confined to minor components (engine gaskets and packing, possible exhaust lagging, electrical insulation); none is itemized for the class or documented for this hull.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-23
- Study period
- 1941–1945
- Population
- Construction trades (Bristol Yacht Building, 1941); wartime engine-room crew
- Limitations
- Class-level design facts from a reputable secondary compilation, not a hull materials record. Absence of a steam plant removes the largest typical asbestos pathway but does NOT prove zero asbestos aboard; minor-component use is plausible for the era but unverified for both class and hull. Does not establish exposure, quantity, or any present-day condition.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-avenge-amc65-04
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[5]National Archives, Special List 44 (by ship number) — index to Logs of U.S. Naval Ships and Stations, RG 24 [other_primary]
- Locator
- SL-44 PDF, AMC-hull-number sequence: 'AMC-65 (Assertive) 2/1/1943–10/27/1943' and 'AMC-65 (Assertive) 4/1/1944–5/31/1944'
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA Special List 44 indexes deck logs for 'AMC-65 (Assertive)' covering 1943-02-01 to 1943-10-27 and 1944-04-01 to 1944-05-31 — surviving primary logbooks for this hull and the principal route for any future ship-specific materials/maintenance review.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-23
- Study period
- 1943–1944 (indexed ranges)
- Limitations
- Index entry only — the logs themselves were not retrieved or examined, and WWII deck logs record operational events, not construction materials; they are unlikely to resolve the asbestos question directly. Indexed coverage is partial (two ranges); logs for the remainder of the service period are not listed in SL-44. National Archives Catalog is a JS application that returned no machine-readable result to automated query on 2026-09-23, so digitization status of these logs is unconfirmed.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-avenge-amc65-05
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[6]Batch-1602 search ledger (this record): NHHC/DANFS, NavSource, Naval Vessel Register, NARA Special List 44 and National Archives Catalog, CourtListener v4 opinion search, ShipbuildingHistory/Naval Marine Archive [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-avenge-amc65-01 through sl-uss-avenge-amc65-10
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or docketed asbestos case naming Assertive, Avenge, or AMc-65/AMC-65 was found in the sources searched (see search_ledger). The single hull-number hit is a name collision — an American Maritime Cases reporter citation ('AMC' + page) inside Clyde Flowers v. Travelers Insurance Co., 5th Cir. 1958, a maritime workers'-compensation/jurisdiction case unrelated to this vessel.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-23
- Study period
- 2026-09-23
- Limitations
- Absence of a located public record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard; the wooden diesel design removes the principal steam-plant pathway but era materials in minor components remain possible and unverified. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility. The 'AMC-65' docket-level RECAP query was blocked by fleet pacing budget; name-level docket and opinion searches all returned zero qualifying hits.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-avenge-amc65-06