USS Baylander (IX-514)

Evidence

18 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-18).

1. [1]research packet 374-packet.md (4 sources cited) [other_primary]

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED (via multiple corroborating secondary sources; DANFS slug unreachable

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Limitations

   qualifier: VERIFIED (via multiple corroborating secondary sources; DANFS slug unreachable

   Evidence ID

   uss-baylander-ix514-pkt-374-packet-md

2. [2]Naval Vessel Register (NAVSEA), Ship Details - NO NAME (IX 514), shipId=2379 [other_primary]

   Locator

   NVR ship details page, Vessel Status and Milestone Dates blocks (page last updated 2018-06-27)

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   Naval Vessel Register entry for 'NO NAME (IX 514) (ex - YFU 79)': UNCLASSIFIED MISCELLANEOUS service craft, UIC 20636; builder Pacific Coast Engineering Co.; award 1967-06-01; keel 1967-12-28; launch 1968-05-29; delivery 1968-07-05; stricken 2011-12-15; status 'disposed of, by navy sale' effective 2012-09-13; age at disposal 44.3 years. NVR carries no official name for the hull.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-29

   Study period

   1967-2012

   Limitations

   Authoritative for registry milestones and disposal method; NVR records the craft under 'NO NAME' - the universal 'Baylander' name is not a formally registered name, and as a service craft it was in service rather than commissioned, so 'USS' styling is conventional not formal. Physical-characteristics block is suppressed on the public NVR page, so dimensions/tonnage must come from other sources. Contains no asbestos information.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-baylander-ix514-01

3. [3]Maritime Reporter and Engineering News, December 1985 issue, 'Bender Shipbuilding Wins $4.5 Million In Contracts' (marinelink.com archive scan, PDF p.51) [reputable_press]

   Locator

   December 1985 issue, 'Bender Shipbuilding Wins $4.5 Million In Contracts' news brief (archive scan p.51)

   Finding type

   abatement_record

   Finding

   Contemporaneous trade-press report (December 1985) of a $1.292-million U.S. Navy contract awarded to Bender Shipbuilding & Repair Co., Inc., Mobile, Alabama, for 'the conversion and regular overhaul of YFU-79 (self-propelled harbor utility craft) to HLT-1 (helicopter landing trainer) with redelivery to the Navy in March 1986.' Listed modifications: 'having the bow ramp welded in the closed position and operating equipment removed, all asbestos removed, and the pilothouse and accommodations located aft are to be modified and relocated forward.' This is ship-specific documentation that asbestos was aboard YFU-79 and that the Navy contract required complete asbestos removal during the 1985-86 conversion to IX-514.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-29

   Study period

   1968-1986 (presence); 1985-1986 (removal scope)

   Population

   Bender Shipbuilding conversion/overhaul workers (1985-86); prior crews of YFU-79 (Navy 1968-70, Army 1970-c.1985) aboard an asbestos-containing hull

   Limitations

   Reports the contract's stated scope, not the work as performed: no asbestos survey, product/location itemization, waste manifest, or completion certificate is public; 'all asbestos removed' is the contracted scope language and does not independently verify every ACM was removed, does not address spaces outside the modification scope, and does not address materials installed during or after conversion. Supports 'documented asbestos removal aboard this hull in 1985-86' - not pre-removal exposure levels for any individual.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-baylander-ix514-02

4. [4]Naval Aviation News, Sep-Oct 1998, 'People Planes Places' section (NHHC archive PDF) [nhhc_danfs]

   Locator

   Naval Aviation News Sep-Oct 1998, People/Planes/Places news briefs

   Finding type

   historical_record

   Finding

   Naval Aviation News (NHHC-published), Sep-Oct 1998 issue: 'The Navy's Helicopter Landing Trainer (HLT IX-514) set a new single-day record on 10 June with 346 landings. Since being assigned to NAS Pensacola, Fla., in 1986, the 131-foot Vietnam-era yard freight utility craft has completed 64,159 mishap-free helicopter landings.'

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-29

   Study period

   1986-1998

   Limitations

   Official Navy publication naming the hull. The '10 June' record year is implied by issue context (1998) but not printed; owner/park materials give 'June 10, 1988' for the same 346-landing record - conflict logged in gaps, not resolved here. Post-conversion length stated as 131 ft; other official/secondary sources give 125 or 134 ft - flagged in gaps. Contains no asbestos information.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-baylander-ix514-03

5. [5]United States Naval Aviation 1910-1995 (NHHC), p.352, 1986 chronology [nhhc_danfs]

   Locator

   PART11.PDF, p.352, entry dated 27 May [1986]

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   NHHC official chronology 'United States Naval Aviation 1910-1995' (1986 section): '27 May The helicopter landing trainer IX-514 was approved for use by student Naval Aviators after test[ing]' - with photo caption 'The IX 514, a new training deck for student helicopter pilots.'

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-29

   Study period

   1986

   Limitations

   Official Navy historical chronology naming the hull and its certification date for student-aviator use. Establishes the training role only; contains no asbestos or materials information.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-baylander-ix514-04

6. [6]Naval Aviation News, Jul-Aug 2000, 'The Year in Review' 1999 chronology (NHHC archive PDF) [nhhc_danfs]

   Locator

   yir_part2.pdf, December section, 17 December entry

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   Naval Aviation News 'Year in Review' (Jul-Aug 2000 issue, December 1999 section): '17 [December 1999] The Navy crew of the Helicopter Landing Trainer IX-514 at NAS Pensacola, Fla., was replaced by a civilian crew from Seaward Services, Inc. IX-514 was converted from a self-propelled yard freight utility craft in 1985 as a cost-effective platform for flight training. The trainer was "owned" by NAS Pensacola, but was assigned to TRAWING-5 at Whiting Field, Fla.'

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-29

   Study period

   1999

   Population

   Contract civilian crew (Seaward Services, Inc.) aboard IX-514

   Limitations

   Official Navy publication naming the hull. Documents civilian contract crewing from 1999-12-17 (Seaward Services) and conversion year as 1985. Contains no asbestos information; relevant to population framing (post-1999 operators were contract mariners, not Navy crew).

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-baylander-ix514-05

7. [7]U.S. Navy News Service NNS060829-15, '100,000 Accident-Free Landings on Navy's Smallest Aircraft Carrier' (archived navy.mil story) [other_primary]

   Locator

   Wayback capture of navy.mil story_id=25323 (NNS060829-15)

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   Official U.S. Navy News Service story NNS060829-15 (NAS Pensacola Public Affairs, 2006-08-29): a TH-57 from Helicopter Training Squadron 8 (NAS Whiting Field) achieved the 100,000th accident-free landing aboard HLT IX-514 on 2006-08-25 in Pensacola Bay; the '134-foot vessel' provided single-spot landing qualification training for HT-8 and HT-18; 'Metson Marine Services contracts employees to operate the vessel' under a civilian master; 'Before being transformed in 1985, the HLT was an Army Yard Freight Utility Craft that was used during the Vietnam War to transport equipment and supplies'; operations began April 1986 'replacing USS Lexington (AVT 16)'; averaged about 90 underway days a year with night and NVG-capable operations for all helicopters except large ones.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-29

   Study period

   1986-2006

   Population

   Metson Marine Services contract crew; student/instructor aviators of HT-8 and HT-18

   Limitations

   Official Navy public-affairs release naming the hull (live navy.mil URL is dead; Wayback capture cited). '134-foot' length conflicts with NHHC's 131 ft and NavSource's 125 ft - flagged in gaps. Describes Vietnam-era service as an 'Army Yard Freight Utility Craft' (the hull passed to the Army in 1970; the conversion-year phrase 'transformed in 1985' aligns with NHHC's 1985). Contains no asbestos information.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-baylander-ix514-06

8. [8]Naval Aviation News, Jan-Feb 2006 (NHHC archive PDF 60260_P18_23) [nhhc_danfs]

   Locator

   Jan-Feb 2006 issue, helicopter training feature text

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   Naval Aviation News, Jan-Feb 2006 issue (HT-8 training feature): 'Initial shipboard landing qualifications are conducted on Pensacola Bay aboard the Helicopter Landing Trainer (IX-514).'

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-29

   Study period

   2006

   Limitations

   Official Navy publication naming the hull in its operational role. Contains no asbestos or materials information.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-baylander-ix514-07

9. [9]U.S. GAO, HRD-80-2 / B-163375, 'Navy's Efforts to Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure' (letter report to Reps. Anderson and Patterson, 1979-10-18) [gao]

   Locator

   HRD-80-2 cover letter and 'Navy's Policy on Use of Asbestos' section; Navy attachment listing shipboard applications

   Finding type

   asbestos_application

   Finding

   GAO report to Congress (B-163375, October 18, 1979): 'although all ships contain some asbestos in such components as clutches and electric cables, most ships delivered in the last several years or now under construction have little or no asbestos as thermal insulation, which was the Navy's major use of asbestos aboard ships'; thermal-insulation product specifications changed in 1973 but 'some ships were delivered with asbestos insulation as late as May 1978'; Navy policy issued October 1975 limited removal to insulation damaged or requiring removal for repairs; the Navy letter attachment states 'thermal insulation for machinery, equipment and piping systems has been the major application of asbestos' with additional uses such as 'pipe hanger liners, gaskets, etc.' A 1968-built Navy craft sits squarely inside this era pattern.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   context

   Documentation level

   class_or_era

   Accessed

   2026-09-29

   Study period

   report 1979; era covered ~1960s-1979

   Population

   Navy ship crews and shipyard trades, Vietnam-era through late-1970s deliveries (class context)

   Limitations

   Fleet/program-level finding, not a hull record: does not name this vessel. It corroborates the era pattern that makes the ship-specific 1985 removal (ev-02) coherent, and bounds likely applications (thermal insulation, gaskets, pipe-hanger liners, clutches, electric cables) - but establishes nothing beyond ev-02 about what was aboard this hull, and nothing about individual exposure or causation.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-baylander-ix514-08

10. [10]Tom Lanagan, 'The Saga of the YFU-79 and the U-Boat Sailors of I-Corps,' River Currents (Mobile Riverine Force Association) Winter 2005, Vol. 14 No. 4 (PDF hosted by NavSource) [other_primary]

    Locator

    46514a.pdf full text

    Finding type

    historical_record

    Finding

    Published firsthand crew memoir (Tom Lanagan, YFU-79 crew 1969-70): the YFU-71-class boats were a commercial-off-the-shelf buy of PACECO's 'Skilak' design proven in Alaska pipeline construction; eleven craft purchased under the YFU-71 class, first launched July 1967 and last July 1968; YFU-79 launched May 1968 and arrived in Vietnam later that summer; wartime complement about eleven including a chief-bosun craft master, engineman, cook, gunner's mate, bosun's mate, quartermaster/radioman and non-rated seamen/firemen berthed in a compartment off the main deck; typical loadings ~250 tons of break-bulk ammunition from anchorage freighters for runs to Sa Huynh, Tan My/Hue and Dong Ha; final ammo runs May-June 1970 under an Army warrant craft master during handover to the 329th Heavy Boat Company; class attrition noted (YFU-78 destroyed by rocket attack at DaNang Bridge Ramp 1969).

    Verification

    verified

    Role

    context

    Documentation level

    ship_specific

    Accessed

    2026-09-29

    Study period

    1968-1975

    Population

    YFU-79 crew (~11) 1968-1970; 329th Heavy Boat Co. crews 1970-1975

    Limitations

    A named veteran's published firsthand account - names this hull and gives operational detail unavailable in official summaries, but it is a memoir, not an official record: dates and counts are recalled ~35 years later, and the 'eleven Skilaks' purchase count conflicts with the operator site's '16 Skilak class lighters' (conflict logged, neither treated as authoritative). Contains no asbestos information; establishes lived-aboard conditions and crew size for the Vietnam period.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-baylander-ix514-09

11. [11]NavSource Naval History, 'Helicopter Landing Trainer (HLT) Baylander (IX-514) ex YFU-79 (1968-1970)' service-craft photo archive page [other_primary]

    Locator

    NavSource 09/46/46514 page header chronology, awards block, and specifications blocks

    Finding type

    vessel_history

    Finding

    NavSource Naval History photo-archive entry for Baylander (IX-514)/YFU-79 consolidates: laid down 1967-12-28 at Pacific Coast Engineering Co., Alameda; launched 1968-05-29; placed in service as YFU-79, assigned to 3rd Boat Group, Lighterage Division, NSA DaNang; transferred to US Army 329th Heavy Boat Co. at Da Nang circa May-June 1970; evacuated to Guam circa 1974-75; returned to Navy control mid-1980s; converted at Bender Shipyard, Mobile AL in 1986; placed in service 1986-03-31 as Miscellaneous Unclassified IX-514 homeported NAS Pensacola; out of service and struck 2011-12-15; sold 2012-09-13 for commercial service; YFU-79 award suite: Navy Unit Commendation (2, NSA DaNang), National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal (1 star), RVN Gallantry Cross unit citation, RVN Campaign Medal; CO listing LT Gregory DeVaughn, USN (1995-).

    Verification

    verified

    Role

    supporting

    Documentation level

    ship_specific

    Accessed

    2026-09-29

    Study period

    1967-2012

    Limitations

    Secondary volunteer-compiled archive, not an official record - used here as the consolidator; key milestones (stricken 2011-12-15, sale 2012-09-13, builder PACECO, keel/launch/delivery dates) are independently confirmed by NVR, and the Vietnam assignment and 1970 Army transfer are independently corroborated by the crew memoir (ev-09). Specification figures (220 t light / 497.8 t full load; draft 6 ft vs 4.66 ft; complements 1 CPO+11 vs 1 officer+22 enlisted) differ by era and conflict with other secondary figures - logged in gaps. Contains no asbestos information.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-baylander-ix514-10

12. [12]Brooklyn Bridge Park press release, 'Historic U.S. Navy Vessel Open to Public for First Time at Future Site of BBP Marina' (2014-07-17, archived) [reputable_press]

    Locator

    BBP press release text (Wayback capture)

    Finding type

    vessel_history

    Finding

    Brooklyn Bridge Park press release (2014-07-17): 'The Baylander IX-514 131-foot vessel began its service in Vietnam in 1968. In 1986 the Baylander was transformed into a helicopter trainer for the U.S. Navy, Marine, Air Force, Coast Guard and National Guard... Since 1986 the Baylander completed 120,000 error-free helicopter landings with a record of 346 landings in one day in June 1988.' The vessel docked at Pier 5 for public tours beginning 2014-07-26 and served as access platform for the park's marina community boating program, including NY Harbor School access.

    Verification

    verified

    Role

    supporting

    Documentation level

    ship_specific

    Accessed

    2026-09-29

    Study period

    1986-2014

    Limitations

    Park-authority press release - authoritative for the 2014 public-opening event, program context, and cumulative landing totals; its 'June 1988' year for the 346-landing record conflicts with the Naval Aviation News Sep-Oct 1998 contemporaneous report (implies June 1998) - logged in gaps. 'Transformed ... 1986' consistent with contract redelivery March 1986; conversion actually began 1985 per NHHC. Contains no asbestos information.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-baylander-ix514-11

13. [13]DNAinfo New York, 'Vietnam-Era Navy Ship Finds New Berth at West Harlem Piers' (Dartunorro Clark, 2016-09-21, archived) [reputable_press]

    Locator

    DNAinfo article text (Wayback capture)

    Finding type

    vessel_history

    Finding

    DNAinfo reporting (2016-09-21): the Baylander, 'a Vietnam-era decommissioned U.S. Navy ship that was used to train helicopter pilots to land at sea,' had been moored about six weeks at the West Harlem Piers (125th Street, Hudson River); 'owned by the Trenk Family Foundation'; Port Capt. Scott Koen stated 'much of the equipment and configuration from its military usage has been retained' - 'Usually, the navy strips its ships before they're re-purposed... Everything is operational.'

    Verification

    verified

    Role

    context

    Documentation level

    ship_specific

    Accessed

    2026-09-29

    Study period

    2012-2016

    Limitations

    Reputable local press; establishes ownership (Trenk Family Foundation), berth (West Harlem Piers from ~Aug 2016), and the crew-described fact that military equipment/configuration was retained - context relevant to materials-aboard questions but contains no asbestos statement. The retained-military-configuration description speaks to 1986-era (post-removal) equipment, not original 1968 materials.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-baylander-ix514-12

14. [14]Manhattan CB9 General Board minutes 2025-06-18 (cb9m.org PDF); Riverside Park Conservancy event page (riversideparknyc.org); The Baylander operator About page (baylander.nyc) [other_primary]

    Locator

    CB9 minutes PDF (New Business item); Riverside Park event listing (venue: Pier at W 125th & Marginal); baylander.nyc About/History text

    Finding type

    vessel_history

    Finding

    Current status confirmed by three independent records: (a) Manhattan Community Board 9 general-board minutes (2025-06-18): 'The Baylander Ship is back at the pier on 125th and 12th Avenue'; (b) Riverside Park Conservancy / NYC Parks 'Summer on the Hudson' event listing: Billion Oyster Project presentation held 'on the Baylander's Jungle Deck' at the Pier at W. 125th & Marginal Streets, 2026-08-15; (c) operator site (baylander.nyc): the vessel operates as 'Baylander Steel Beach' at the 125th St. West Harlem Piers Park, purchased at auction by the Trenk Family Foundation in 2012, 'renamed Baylander HLT after its home port in Pensacola Bay,' and describes the class as '16 Skilak class lighters purchased by the US Navy' with over 122,000 landings in 25 years of Navy training.

    Verification

    verified

    Role

    supporting

    Documentation level

    ship_specific

    Accessed

    2026-09-29

    Study period

    2012-2026

    Population

    Contemporary restaurant/event staff and public visitors aboard the retained hull

    Limitations

    Government/community-board minutes and a park-conservancy listing are reliable for current berth and programming; the operator's own page is first-party for its own operations and ownership but self-published - its '16 Skilak class lighters' count conflicts with the published crew memoir's eleven-craft figure (logged in gaps) and is not used to set the class count. 'Renamed Baylander HLT' is the operator's account of the name's origin; NVR carries no formal name (ev-01). None of these sources contain asbestos information.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-baylander-ix514-13

15. [15]CourtListener API v4 search, type=o, q=Baylander, 2026-09-29 (authenticated, 306 results reviewed at rank order) [court_record]

    Locator

    cl-auth-search.py run 2026-09-29; result page reviewed - all collisions

    Finding type

    litigation_documented

    Finding

    CourtListener API v4 opinion search for 'Baylander' (2026-09-29): 306 fuzzy matches returned, all name collisions on inspection - Bayland Buildings, Bayland Properties, Bayland Inc., and unrelated Spanish-language Puerto Rico opinions; no result names the vessel, the hull number, asbestos, or mesothelioma. Hull-number queries ('IX-514', 'YFU-79') attempted but deferred by fleet pacing - see search_ledger sl-rows; low expected yield since the 'Baylander' name sweep already produced zero ship-related hits.

    Verification

    partial

    Role

    negative_finding

    Documentation level

    ship_specific

    Accessed

    2026-09-29

    Study period

    2026-09-29

    Limitations

    Sweep covers indexed opinions only; docket-level (RECAP) search and the hull-number variant queries ('IX-514', 'YFU-79') were paced out by the fleet rate limiter at session end - residual coverage gap logged in search_ledger. Absence of a located opinion does not prove absence of claims (asbestos claims naming small service craft are rare, and pleading-level vessel lists may not reach opinion text).

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-baylander-ix514-14

16. [16]Batch-4823 search ledger (this record): NVR, NHHC (DANFS index + Naval Aviation News full-text hits), navy.mil archived story, GAO HRD-80-2, NavSource, Maritime Reporter archive, Brooklyn Bridge Park, DNAinfo, CB9 minutes, Riverside Park Conservancy, operator site, CourtListener [other_primary]

    Locator

    search_ledger rows sl-uss-baylander-ix514-01 through sl-uss-baylander-ix514-16

    Finding type

    historical_record

    Finding

    No asbestos survey, industrial-hygiene report, litigation finding, or regulatory record naming YFU-79 or IX-514 was located in the public sources searched beyond the 1985 conversion contract-scope removal report (ev-02). The craft's as-built (1968) asbestos itemization, the removed-material inventory, waste records, and any post-conversion residual assessment remain unlocated in public sources.

    Verification

    verified

    Role

    negative_finding

    Documentation level

    ship_specific

    Accessed

    2026-09-29

    Study period

    2026-09-29

    Limitations

    Absence of additional public records does not prove absence of such records (the NAVSEA/Bender contract work package would likely contain the itemized removal specification) nor absence of residual asbestos aboard - only that none were located in the sources searched. Ship-specific asbestos documentation is positive for the 1985-86 contract-scope removal; the as-built asbestos inventory is unknown.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-baylander-ix514-15

17. [17]NARA deck-log program pages (archives.gov/research/military/logbooks/navy-online; notice of Vietnam-era scanning); NHHC deck-log access policy; NavSource photo caption credit (OPA-NARA II) [other_primary]

    Locator

    NARA logbook program pages; NavSource 46514a.pdf and photo captions

    Finding type

    historical_record

    Finding

    Archival leads not retrieved: (a) NARA RG 24 'Logbooks of U.S. Navy Ships and Stations, 1941-1983' - Vietnam-era Navy deck logs are digitized, though whether in-service craft YFU-79 filed formal deck logs is unverified; (b) U.S. Army 329th Heavy Boat Company records (RG 338/RG 472) for the 1970-75 Army operating period; (c) the NAVSEA/Bender conversion contract work package (SOW/specifications) - the probable location of any itemized asbestos-removal requirement referenced by the Dec 1985 trade report; (d) NHHC photographic holdings naming IX-514 (e.g., image 330-CFD-DN-SN-90-11952, IX-514 at NAS Pensacola 1990, per NavSource caption).

    Verification

    unverified

    Role

    archival_lead

    Documentation level

    ship_specific

    Accessed

    2026-09-29

    Limitations

    Leads only - no document from these repositories was retrieved or reviewed; NHHC notes only commissioned ships' deck logs are sent to NHHC, so YFU-79-era logs may exist only at NARA or not at all. Nothing here establishes or excludes any asbestos fact.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-baylander-ix514-16

18. [18]USNI News, 'Unique Ships of the U.S. Navy' (2015-01-30) [reputable_press]

    Locator

    'The Smallest Aircraft Carrier' section

    Finding type

    vessel_history

    Finding

    U.S. Naval Institute News (2015-01-30) describes IX-514 as 'the world's smallest aircraft carrier' with 'a flight deck the size of an Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate,' serving helicopter training for the Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard and National Guard, and quotes the operator's release for 120,000 error-free landings with a one-day record of 346 landings 'on June 10, 1988.'

    Verification

    verified

    Role

    supporting

    Documentation level

    ship_specific

    Accessed

    2026-09-29

    Study period

    1986-2015

    Limitations

    Reputable naval-affairs press naming the hull; its dimensions (113-ft, 160-ton) conflict with every other source and are treated as erroneous - not adopted. Its 'June 10, 1988' record year derives from the operator's release and conflicts with NHHC NAN's contemporaneous 1998 framing - logged in gaps. Deck-size equivalence claim is used only as descriptive context. Contains no asbestos information.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-baylander-ix514-17