Evidence
8 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-8).
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[1]research packet j-packet.md (4 sources cited) [museum_official]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED (one minor date variance noted)
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-bosque-apa135-pkt-j-packet-md
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[2]MARAD Vessel History Database, BOSQUE (APA-135) Detail 570: vessel status card + Record of Ship Sales (Form MA-20) scans, cards 570_AF.jpg / 570_1052AF.jpg / 570_1052AB.jpg / VB_01.png [marad_nrc]
- Locator
- MARAD Vessel History Detail 570; status card scans VB_01.png (custody chain), 570_1052AF.jpg (front, sale/steward block), 570_AF.jpg (Form MA-20 Record of Ship Sales), 570_1052AB.jpg (ballast report reverse)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Official USMC/MARAD custody record documents: MCV hull 51, VC2-S-AP5, built by California S.B. Corp., Wilmington CA, completed/delivered to Navy Dept. at Wilmington 1944-12-17 (4:30 PM PWT); custody to Reserve Fleet at Lee Hall, VA from Navy Dept. 1946-03-22 (12 noon EST); withdrawn under FY1955 Repair Program GAA to T. J. Stevenson & Co. 1955-05-19, returned to James River 1955-07-05; advertised under PD-X-956 dated 1973-03-05, bids opened 1973-04-04; sold for scrap 1973-04-09 to Union Minerals & Alloys Corp. for $111,560 under contract MA-6927, award condition 'Scrap Hull - U.S., 24 months'; physical delivery out of the fleet 1973-05-14. A 1949-01-05 permanent-ballast report on the card reverse lists pig-iron ballast and notes 'No prints found on ship.'
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-25
- Study period
- 1944-1973
- Population
- NDRF James River custodial workforce (1946-1973); T. J. Stevenson repair-program workers (1955); breaker's-yard workers, Kearny NJ (1973)
- Limitations
- Primary federal custody/disposal record; establishes hull identity, build, reserve-fleet custody, and sale terms. The card's stripping/materials and hazmat-type fields carry no asbestos or insulation entries - the card neither confirms nor excludes retained asbestos at disposal. Does not establish exposure for any individual. MARAD detail page lists 'Los Angeles, Calif.' for the builder; DANFS/NavSource give the more precise Wilmington.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-bosque-apa135-01
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[3]DANFS, Bosque (APA-135) (verbatim transcription via hazegray mirror at losthistory.net - live NHHC page not located) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS 'Bosque' entry, three service paragraphs + spec block
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS records: launched 1944-10-28 by California Shipbuilding Co., Wilmington CA under Maritime Commission contract, sponsored by Mrs. Donald F. Stace; transferred to the Navy 1944-12-17 and commissioned two days later, Capt. H. C. Johnson in command. Pacific service: Honolulu 1945-02-25; troops and cargo to Eniwetok, Saipan, Guam, Ulithi (1945-03-11 to 04-15); reinforcements and supplies to Okinawa, unloading 04-26 to 04-30; second westward passage via Eniwetok, Ulithi, New Guinea, Noumea to the Philippines arriving 07-27; training to 08-25; passengers ashore at Yokosuka 09-03; second Japan voyage 09-22 to 10-03; returned San Francisco via Guadalcanal, Russell Islands, Noumea 10-26-1945. Decommissioned 1946-03-15; returned to Maritime Commission 1946-03-22. One battle star. Spec block: dp 6,873; 455 ft; beam 62 ft; draft 24 ft; 17.5 k; complement 536; armament 1x5in; class Haskell.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-25
- Study period
- 1944-1946
- Population
- Ship's company ~536; embarked troops (~1,561 berthing capacity)
- Limitations
- Official Navy history text via verbatim transcription mirror; live NHHC DANFS page for Bosque returned 404 on 2026-09-25 (standing NHHC link-rot issue per BATCH-01). Contains no asbestos information. Does not establish exposure for any individual.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-bosque-apa135-02
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[4]NavSource Online, Amphibious Photo Archive, USS Bosque (APA-135) - spec sheet, campaign list, commanding officers, disposal detail (Wayback capture; live navsource.org unreachable 2026-09-25) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource APA-135 page, specification block, milestones, commanding-officer table
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Hull-specific spec sheet: laid down 1944-08-07 as MC type VC2-S-AP5 (MCV hull 51) at California Shipbuilding Corp., Wilmington CA; launched 1944-10-28; acquired 1944-12-17; commissioned 1944-12-19 CAPT Henry C. Johnson USN; TransRon Twenty-One / TransDiv Sixty-Three; Okinawa Gunto operation 04-26 to 04-30-1945; Navy Occupation Service periods 09-02 to 09-04, 09-25 to 10-11, 12-13 to 12-19-1945; decommissioned Norfolk 1946-03-15; returned to Maritime Administration 1946-03-22 for NDRF lay-up James River, Lee Hall VA; struck from Naval Register 1946-03-28; 1955 repair-program withdrawal 05-19 to 07-05 GAA T. J. Stevenson & Co.; sold 1973-04-09 to Union Minerals & Alloys Corp. (PD-X-956 dated 03-05-1973) for $111,560, withdrawn 05-14-1973 and delivered to River Development Corp., Kearny NJ. Machinery per hull spec sheet: one Joshua Hendy geared turbine, two Babcock & Wilcox header-type boilers (465 psi, 750F), double Joshua Hendy main reduction gears, three 300 kW ship's-service generators, single propeller, 8,500 shp, 17.7 kt.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-25
- Study period
- 1944-1973
- Population
- Ship's company ~536; embarked troops 86 officers + 1,475 enlisted
- Limitations
- Secondary volunteer compilation reproducing official figures; stricken date and breaker identity (River Development Corp.) come only from this source. Machinery builder attribution (Joshua Hendy) conflicts with class-level literature listing Westinghouse for the type - flagged in gaps. Contains no asbestos information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-bosque-apa135-03
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[5]NHHC, 'Allied Ships Present in Tokyo Bay During the Surrender Ceremony, 2 September 1945' (faq69-2; source: CINCPAC/CINCPOA A16-3/FF12 Serial 0395, 11 February 1946) - Wayback capture of retired NHHC page [other_primary]
- Locator
- faq69-2, Attack Transport (APA) section
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The official NHHC list of ships present in Tokyo Bay for the 1945-09-02 surrender ceremony, sourced to the CINCPAC report with deck-log/war-diary additions, lists USS Bosque (APA-135) among the attack transports present.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-25
- Study period
- 1945-09-02
- Population
- Ship's company aboard at Tokyo Bay
- Limitations
- Establishes the vessel's presence at Tokyo Bay on 1945-09-02 only; no asbestos, conditions, or exposure content. Live NHHC FAQ retired; cited via Wayback capture.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-bosque-apa135-04
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[6]John Wright Register v. United States, 281 F.2d 448 (Ct. Cl. 1960) (CourtListener opinion 251691) [court_record]
- Locator
- Opinion paragraphs 4-9 (factual recitals naming U.S.S. Bosque)
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- A federal court record names this hull: the Court of Claims records that the plaintiff was serving aboard U.S.S. Bosque as a lieutenant (j.g.) on 1945-07-16, attached as Assistant Beachmaster, in a suit over active-duty and retired pay following a withheld promotion.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-25
- Study period
- 1960 (opinion); service recitals July 1945
- Population
- One named officer (Lt.(jg) John Wright Register)
- Limitations
- Military pay/promotion litigation, NOT asbestos litigation - classified 'other litigation.' The opinion verifies one officer's service aboard this hull in mid-1945 but makes no finding about asbestos, shipboard conditions, exposure, or causation. Does not support any exposure inference.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-bosque-apa135-05
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[7]Bureau of Ships, Ships' Data, U.S. Naval Vessels, Vol. 3 (Jan 1945), APA machinery table (shipscribe.com scan) - class/type-level plant specification for VC2-S-AP5 [other_primary]
- Locator
- SDB1945v3 APA machinery table, Haskell row (VC2-S-AP5 type plant)
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Bosque's documented plant type - geared-steam, two Babcock & Wilcox header-type boilers at 465 psi/750F, single turbine, 8,500 shp on a VC2-S-AP5 Victory hull built 1944 at California Shipbuilding - sits squarely in the peak wartime era when boiler insulation, steam-line and turbine lagging, gaskets, and packing for this plant type were standard asbestos applications. The hull's later phases (1946 reserve-fleet lay-up, 1955 repair-program withdrawal, 1973 breaking) are the documented disturbance windows for any retained material.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-25
- Study period
- 1944-1973
- Population
- Construction trades at Calship Wilmington (1944); ship's company (1944-46); NDRF custodial/repair workers (1955); breaker's-yard workers (1973)
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - the BuShips table documents the type's plant but names APA-117 (lead ship), not this hull, and contains no asbestos content statement. No hull-specific survey, material schedule, or litigation identifies asbestos aboard Bosque. Establishes no quantity and no exposure for any individual.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-bosque-apa135-06
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[8]Batch-2205 search ledger (this record): NHHC/DANFS (live 404; verbatim mirror used), MARAD Vessel History status cards (read - no asbestos entries), NavSource, NHHC faq69-2, CourtListener opinion and docket indexes (exact name + hull searches), usgwarchives roster transcript [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-bosque-apa135-01 through sl-uss-bosque-apa135-08
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, material schedule, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or qualifying asbestos litigation naming USS Bosque (APA-135) was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). The official MARAD status cards carry handwritten repair, stripping, fuel, and sale annotations but no asbestos, insulation, or hazmat entry. The only court record naming the vessel (Register, 1960) is a pay case.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-25
- Study period
- 2026-09-25
- Limitations
- Absence of a located public record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard - a 1944 VC2 steam plant is era-consistent with retained asbestos material through disposal. The status card's silence means no entry was made, not that material was absent. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-bosque-apa135-07