Evidence
11 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-11).
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[1]DANFS, 'Bombard' entry (AM-151) - official NHHC text, verified verbatim from the hazegray/losthistory transcription mirror; live history.navy.mil returns 404 for bombard variants; identical text at hazegray.org/danfs/mine/am151.htm with a Wayback capture (2024-06-18) - standing link rot, same as BATCH-01 [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS 'Bombard' entry, specification block + full service narrative (losthistory.net/hazegray mirror, danfs/mine/am151.htm; NavSource 11/02151 links to this mirror as the DANFS entry for the hull)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Official DANFS record for this hull: '(AM-151: dp. 530; l. 184'6"; b. 33'; dr. 10'; s. 15 k.; cpl. 104; a. 1 3"; cl. Admirable)' - 'Bombard (AMc-128) was reclassified AM-151, 21 February 1942, launched 23 February 1943 by Tampa Shipbuilding Co., Inc., Tampa, Fla., sponsored by Mrs. Vivian Broadwater; and commissioned 31 May 1944, Lieutenant D. M. Elder, USNR, in command. On 29 August 1944 Bombard arrived at Tutuila, Samoa, where she conducted anti-submarine patrols until 2 September when she departed for Pearl Harbor and San Francisco. She reached San Francisco 22 September and ten days later got underway for Alaska. She carried out patrol and minesweeping duties in Alaskan waters until decommissioned and transferred to the U. S. S. R., 18 July 1845 [sic - 1945] under Lend-Lease. Bombard remains in Russian hands. She was reclassified MSF-151, 7 February 1955.'
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1942-1955
- Population
- TASCO construction trades (Tampa, 1942-44); wartime crew (design complement 104), Samoa/Pearl/San Francisco transit and Alaska tour 1944-45
- Limitations
- DANFS documents identity, builder, reclassification, dates, and the service narrative - not materials or asbestos content; the entry contains no materials statement of any kind. The mirror's '18 July 1845' is a transcription typo for 1945. The transcriber's appended note ('T-526', 'scrapped in the USSR in 1956') is not DANFS text and conflicts with Russell's official NHHC appendix (T-336; 1963-stricken) - flagged in ev-08. Transfer date 18 Jul vs Russell's 19 Jul - flagged in ev-08. DANFS spec block (530 t., 10' draft, 15 k., 1x3") differs from NavSource (650 t., 9'9", 14.8 k., fuller armament) - variances flagged in ev-08.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-bombard-am151-01
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[2]NavSource Online: Mine Warfare Vessel Photo Archive - Bombard (MSF 151) ex-AM-151, ex-AMc-128, file 11/02151 (navsource.net mirror; navsource.org intermittently unreachable this session) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 11/02151 - 'Admirable Class Minesweeper' chronology block, specifications block, commanding-officer table
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource per-hull record, headed 'Admirable Class Minesweeper': 'Originally planned as Bombard (AMc 128). Reclassified AM-151, 21 February 1942. Laid down 7 December 1942 by the Tampa Shipbuilding Co. Inc., Tampa, FL. Launched 23 February 1943. Commissioned USS Bombard (AM 151), 31 May 1944. Decommissioned 18 July 1945 at Cold Bay, AK; transferred to the Soviet Union and reclassified T-336. Assigned to the Pacific Fleet 11 August 1945. Reclassified as a Dispatch Ship 4 March 1953. Named Gydan 16 June 1954. Reclassified by U.S. Navy as a Fleet Minesweeper (Steel Hull), MSF-151, 7 February 1955. Scrapped 12 February 1963. Struck from the Naval Register 1 January 1983.' Spec block: 650 t.; 184'6"; 33'; 9'9" draft; 14.8 kts.; complement 104; one 3"/50 dual-purpose mount, two twin 40mm mounts, one depth-charge projector (hedgehogs), two depth-charge tracks; propulsion: two 1,710-shp ALCO 539 diesel engines, Farrel-Birmingham single reduction gear, two shafts. Call sign NETO. CO table: LT David Mayne Elder Jr., USNR (31 May 1944 - 18 Jul 1945). 'No image of Bombard (MSF 151) is available at this time.'
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1942-1983
- Population
- TASCO construction trades (1942-44); wartime crew (complement 104); Soviet crew 1945-63
- Limitations
- Specialist secondary compilation - detailed but non-official; consistent with DANFS on reclassification, launch, commissioning, and transfer. Sole located source for the laid-down date (7 Dec 1942), the Soviet-service details (Pacific Fleet assignment 11 Aug 1945, dispatch-ship reclassification 4 Mar 1953, Gydan rename 16 Jun 1954, scrapped 12 Feb 1963), and the 1 Jan 1983 U.S. strike - those particulars are uncorroborated by DANFS or Russell and are carried as NavSource-only. Its T-336 agrees with Russell against the T-526 printed by Colton/uboat/hazegray - flagged in ev-08. Spec block differs from DANFS's on displacement, draft, speed, and armament - flagged in ev-08. Contains no asbestos information; supports no asbestos claim.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-bombard-am151-02
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[3]Shipbuilding History (Tim Colton compilation), 'Tampa Shipbuilding (TASCO), Tampa FL' yard table - yard hull no. 61 row [other_primary]
- Locator
- shipbuildinghistory.com tasco.htm - TASCO yard table, hull no. 61 row plus rows 58-62
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Yard-table row for this hull: '61 | AM 151 | Bombard | US Navy | Minesweeper | 650d | 180 | 31-May-44 | To USSR as T 526, scrapped 1954.' Adjacent TASCO Admirable-class rows document the build block around her: hull 58 Astute (AM 148, delivered 17-Jan-44), 59 Augury (AM 149, 17-Mar-44), 60 Barrier (AM 150, 10-May-44), 62 Crag (AM 214, 1-Aug-44 - completed at Charleston NSY, to Mexico 1962). Yard context: TASCO grew from Tampa Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co. (1917), was renamed by George B. Howell, employed ~16,000 at peak (largest employer in Tampa), and closed by 1948; site now Gulf Marine Repair at the foot of Grant Street, Ybor Channel.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1942-1944
- Population
- TASCO construction trades (1942-44)
- Limitations
- Compiler's yard table, secondary - consistent with DANFS/NavSource on builder, delivery date (= commissioning date), and transfer-to-USSR disposition. Its '650d' is displacement; '180' ft differs from DANFS/NavSource 184'6" length overall (register/dimension convention variance - flagged in ev-08). 'T 526' conflicts with Russell's official NHHC appendix (T-336; T-526 was YMS-435) and 'scrapped 1954' conflicts with Russell's '1963-stricken' - both flagged in ev-08. Contains no asbestos information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-bombard-am151-03
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[4]uboat.net Allied Warships of WWII - USS Bombard (AM 151), ship ID 5269 (Guðmundur Helgason compilation) [other_primary]
- Locator
- uboat.net ship/5269 - data block (ordered/laid down/launched/commissioned/end service) + commanding-officer table
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Per-hull record: Admirable-class minesweeper; built by Tampa Shipbuilding Co. Inc., Tampa FL; ordered 30 Dec 1941; laid down 7 Dec 1942; launched 23 Feb 1943; commissioned 31 May 1944; end service 18 Jul 1945 - 'Decommissioned 18 July 1945 at Cold Bay, Alaska and transferred to the USSR under terms of the lend-lease being renamed T-526.' Commanding officers listed: Lt. David Mayne Elder Jr., USNR, 31 May 1944 - 18 Jul 1945.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1941-1945
- Population
- TASCO construction trades (1942-44); wartime crew
- Limitations
- Specialist secondary compilation - consistent with NavSource on the laid-down date and with DANFS on launch/commissioning/transfer; sole located source for the 'ordered 30 Dec 1941' date (same program order block as class leader Admirable AM-136). Its 'T-526' conflicts with Russell's official NHHC appendix (T-336 for this hull; T-526 was YMS-435) - flagged in ev-08. Contains no asbestos information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-bombard-am151-04
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[5]Russell, Richard A., 'Project Hula: Secret Soviet-American Cooperation in the War Against Japan' (Naval Historical Center, 1997), Appendix: U.S. Navy Combatant Ships Transferred to the USSR Under Project HULA, May-September 1945 - official NHHC publication built from Soviet-era records [other_primary]
- Locator
- Project Hula PDF (HyperWar/NHC mirror), Appendix table p.38 - 'Bombard (AM 151) | T-336 | 19 Jul. | 1963-stricken'; program narrative pp.12, 20 (Fort Randall/Cold Bay, Detachment 3294, Petropavlovsk convoy routing)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Russell's appendix row for this hull: 'Bombard (AM 151) | T-336 | 19 Jul. | 1963-stricken' - establishing the Soviet designation T-336 (not the T-526 printed by Colton/uboat/hazegray; Russell assigns T-526 to ex-USS YMS-435 in the same table), the transfer date 19 July 1945 (vs 18 July in DANFS/NavSource/uboat - flagged in ev-08), and the 1963 stricken disposition (vs Colton's 'scrapped 1954' and the hazegray note's '1956'). Program context from the same source: transfers staged at Fort Randall/Cold Bay under Navy Detachment 3294; Soviet crews underwent weeks of gunnery/engineering/minesweeping familiarization training; transferred ships steamed in convoy part-way under U.S. escort to Soviet home ports, usually via Petropavlovsk Naval Base.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1945; disposition 1963
- Population
- Soviet transfer crews and Project Hula personnel at Cold Bay (1945); Soviet Pacific Fleet crews 1945-63
- Limitations
- Official program-level record that names this hull in its appendix table - the highest-authority source on the transfer designation, date, and disposition. Documents the transfer chain and program structure, not materials or asbestos content. The table records the transfer date as 19 Jul while DANFS/NavSource/uboat print 18 Jul 1945 - conflict documented, not silently reconciled (ev-08). Does not cover her post-transfer Soviet service beyond the stricken year.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-bombard-am151-05
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[6]Consolidated era/design inference - documented propulsion plant (NavSource spec block: 'two 1,710shp ALCO 539 diesel engines, Farrel-Birmingham single reduction gear, two shafts') + documented builder, construction era, and Admirable-class design (DANFS; NavSource; Colton yard table; uboat.net) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 11/02151 propulsion line; DANFS construction/service dates; Colton hull no. 61 row; uboat 5269 data block
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Era/design inference: this hull is a 1943-launched steel minesweeper built at TASCO to the Admirable-class design, powered by two ALCO 539 diesels through a single reduction gear on two shafts - diesel direct-drive, no boilers, no steam distribution. Her insulation load was materially lighter than a steam vessel's, but machinery and construction materials of a 1943 wartime build were commonly asbestos-containing: exhaust-system and muffler lagging, machinery gaskets and packing, electrical-cable insulation, accommodation/galley joiner insulation, winch and minesweep-gear brake linings, and deck compositions of the period. Exposure-relevant populations if any material was present: TASCO construction trades (Tampa, 1942-44); the wartime U.S. crew (design complement 104) during the May 1944-July 1945 commission including the Samoa patrols and Alaska tour; Cold Bay transfer-program personnel (Navy Detachment 3294) and the Soviet crew of T-336/Gydan 1945-63 - a population effectively invisible to U.S. claimant channels.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1942-1963
- Population
- TASCO trades (1942-44); U.S. crew 1944-45; Cold Bay transfer personnel; Soviet crew 1945-63
- Limitations
- Inference from documented design, machinery type, and construction era - NOT a hull materials record. No survey, specification, or material schedule naming Bombard, AM-151, AMc-128, T-336, or Gydan was located; establishes no asbestos content, quantity, location, condition, individual exposure, or causation. The diesel plant makes even era-level inference weaker than for steam vessels of the same era. The hull was scrapped in the USSR in 1963 - no present-day survey pathway exists.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-bombard-am151-06
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[7]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); and Fleischer, W.E., et al., 'A health survey of pipe covering operations in constructing naval vessels,' J Ind Hyg Toxicol 28(1):9-16 (Jan 1946), PMID 21016030 [other_primary]
- Locator
- AJIM 11(3):359-373 (article); PubMed PMID 21016030
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- 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 wartime construction program under which this hull was built at TASCO, Tampa, in 1942-44. The USMC-commissioned 1944-45 industrial-hygiene survey of pipe-covering operations at Navy and contract yards documented that 'an important ingredient of pipe covering material used on U.S. Navy vessels is amosite.'
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1940s era documented; articles 1946/1987
- Population
- WWII shipyard workers and ship crews (era context)
- Limitations
- Program/era-level documentation of asbestos use in WWII shipbuilding and naval-vessel construction generally; neither source names this vessel, this builder yard, or the Admirable class. Pipe-covering findings are less applicable to a diesel minesweeper than to steam combatants. Establishes nothing about this hull's materials, condition, or any individual exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-bombard-am151-07
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[8]Source-discrepancy resolution - official DANFS text (hazegray/losthistory mirror) vs Russell Project Hula appendix vs NavSource 11/02151 vs Colton TASCO yard table vs uboat.net 5269 vs Wikipedia derivative pages [other_primary]
- Locator
- losthistory.net/hazegray/danfs/mine/am151.htm; ibiblio.org Project Hula PDF appendix p.38; navsource.net/archives/11/02151.htm; shipbuildinghistory.com tasco.htm hull 61; uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/5269.html; en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Bombard_(AM-151) (collision-check only, never cited as evidence)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Source discrepancies logged, not silently merged: (a) Soviet designation - Russell's official NHHC appendix and NavSource print T-336; Colton's yard table ('T 526'), uboat.net ('T-526'), and the hazegray transcriber's note ('T-526') conflict - Russell assigns T-526 to ex-USS YMS-435 in the same table, so the T-526 reading for this hull is almost certainly an error propagated through secondary sources; T-336 carried. (b) Transfer date - DANFS, NavSource, and uboat print 18 July 1945; Russell's appendix prints 19 Jul; NavSource's chronology adds that she was 'assigned to the Pacific Fleet 11 August 1945' - 18 Jul carried for the U.S. decommissioning event, 19 Jul noted for the Soviet-side record; unresolved. (c) Disposition - Russell '1963-stricken' vs NavSource 'Scrapped 12 February 1963' vs Colton 'scrapped 1954' vs hazegray transcriber 'reputed to have been scrapped in the USSR in 1956' - 1963 carried (Russell + NavSource agree on year), precise mechanism/date unresolved. (d) Specs - DANFS 'dp. 530; dr. 10'; s. 15 k.; a. 1 3"' vs NavSource '650 t.; 9'9"; 14.8 kts.; one 3"/50 DP, two twin 40mm, hedgehog, two DC tracks' vs Colton '650d, 180 ft' - DANFS/NavSource both carried with variance flagged; Colton's 180 ft is a register-length convention. (e) Soviet-service particulars - 'dispatch ship 4 March 1953', 'named Gydan 16 June 1954', 'Pacific Fleet 11 August 1945' rest on NavSource alone - uncorroborated, flagged. (f) DANFS mirror typo '18 July 1845' - transcription artifact for 1945, noted. (g) Wikipedia-only details not corroborated: Panama Canal transit 'end of July 1944' and Canal Zone departure 1 Aug 1944; Alaska arrival 'end of the first week in November 1944'; immediate Soviet commissioning at Cold Bay - logged, none carried as fact. (h) 'Ordered 30 Dec 1941' rests on uboat.net alone.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1942-1983
- Limitations
- Resolves publication-level discrepancies among the official DANFS text, the official NHHC program history (Russell), specialist compilations, and derivative pages, adopting the better-supported values and flagging the rest. No asbestos content in any of these sources.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-bombard-am151-08
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[9]Batch-1175 search ledger (this record): DANFS via hazegray/losthistory transcription mirror + Wayback availability check; NavSource 11/02151; Colton TASCO yard table; uboat.net 5269; Russell Project Hula NHHC PDF (ibiblio HyperWar); CourtListener public search index (partial) + API v4 (throttled); NVR; Shipscribe probes; mesothelioma.com roster check [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-bombard-am151-01 through sl-uss-bombard-am151-13
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located for Bombard / AM-151 / AMc-128 / T-336 / Gydan: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, materials specification, court finding, or docketed asbestos case naming this hull was found in the public sources searched. CourtListener status this session: the public web opinion index returned 0 results for exact-name '"USS Bombard"' (type=o) before automated access was challenged (CloudFront/WAF HTTP 202 challenge, then empty responses); the authenticated REST API v4 was already exhausted - HTTP 429 'Rate limit exceeded: 2800/day' with retry-after ~10,788s (shared batch quota consumed by parallel runs); the feeds/search endpoint returned 403. Variant queries ('AM-151', 'AMc-128', 'aboard the Bombard', 'Bombard asbestos') and all RECAP docket sweeps are logged BLOCKED in the search ledger, not retried into a ban - per batch rules. Sister-hull precedent: identical authenticated sweeps for Admirable AM-136 (batch-1169) and Eagle AM-132 (batch-1165) returned zero qualifying litigation, consistent with this hull's partial result but not a substitute for it. A mesothelioma.com minesweeper-jobsites roster prints 'USS Bombard | AM-151 | Admirable | 5/31/1944 | To Soviet Union, 1945' in a generic table - excluded per source rules; it carries no hull-specific evidence.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 2026-09-22
- Limitations
- Absence of a located public record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard - a 1943-built vessel is era-consistent with asbestos-containing materials even accounting for her lighter diesel insulation load. The hull's scrapping in the USSR in 1963 forecloses any present-day survey pathway. The litigation sweep is INCOMPLETE - the exact-name opinion query returned 0, but hull-number variants and RECAP docket coverage were blocked by quota/WAF throttling this session and remain an open task for a future pass. Does not establish presence or absence; does not establish or defeat any exposure claim or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-bombard-am151-09
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[10]Air & Liquid Systems Corp. v. DeVries, 586 U.S. 446 (2019), CourtListener 4601080 [court_record]
- Locator
- CourtListener opinion 4601080
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- No case located names this hull under any of her identities (see negative_finding row and search_ledger - sweep partial, quota-limited). Doctrinal context only for the vessel's type: claims arising from WWII-era Navy-vessel asbestos exposure ran under maritime law against equipment manufacturers, and the Supreme Court's DeVries decision settled the 'bare-metal defense' framework - manufacturers that supplied bare equipment had a duty to warn where their products required asbestos-containing parts. It illustrates the litigation posture a claim arising from service aboard this WWII diesel minesweeper would have faced; no such claim naming Bombard/AM-151/AMc-128 was located.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 2019 decision
- Limitations
- Doctrinal context only - the cited case does not name or involve this hull, and DeVries addressed manufacturers' duty to warn for asbestos-containing components on Navy vessels generally. Classification note: a complaint's vessel list would be a pleading allegation, not a finding; no pleading naming this hull was located in the partial sweep performed. Does not establish or defeat any exposure claim or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-bombard-am151-10
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[11]Archival leads - NARA RG 24 deck logs for the commissioned period (May 1944 - Jul 1945); NARA WWII muster rolls for this hull; NARA RG 19 Bureau of Ships records and the Navy contract file for the TASCO Admirable-class block (yard hulls ~58-62 and sisters); Project Hula program records underlying Russell's official history (Navy Detachment 3294 files); Soviet-service records for T-336/Gydan (not held in U.S. archives) [other_primary]
- Locator
- catalog.archives.gov returns SPA shell to automated fetch; NavSource 11/02151 ('No image of Bombard (MSF 151) is available at this time'); archives.gov RG 19/24 group guides
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Archival leads (not retrieved - require research-room or reproduction order; no spend authorized; NARA catalog returns a JS shell to automated fetch): (a) NARA RG 24 deck logs and WWII muster rolls for May 1944 - Jul 1945 - personnel/operations records that would resolve the undocumented shakedown, the Panama Canal transit dates, and the Alaska arrival (a Wikipedia-only 'first week of November 1944' claim); (b) NARA RG 19 Bureau of Ships / Navy contract file for the TASCO Admirable-class block - the plausible home of hull-level material schedules; (c) Project Hula program records (Navy Detachment 3294, Fort Randall/Cold Bay) underlying Russell's official history - training and transfer documentation for this hull's Soviet crew; (d) Soviet-service records for T-336/Gydan (1945-63) including the 1953 dispatch-ship conversion - not held in U.S. archives, inaccessible. NavSource reports no photograph of this hull is available - no NARA/NHHC imagery credit exists to chase.
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1942-1963 records
- Limitations
- Record-group mapping only - no box-level retrieval performed; existence of asbestos-specific documents for this hull is unknown until surveyed in person. Muster rolls and deck logs are personnel/operations records, not materials documentation. Nothing in this row is an asbestos finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-bombard-am151-11