Evidence
13 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-13).
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[1]Naval History and Heritage Command, DANFS, 'Brule II (AKL-28)' (Raymond A. Mann, 25 November 2005; published 2015) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS Brule II (AKL-28) full entry; Wayback capture http://web.archive.org/web/20240618085812/https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/b/brule-ii.html
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS names this hull and records: class Camano (AKL-28: dp. 580; l. 176'6"; b. 32'; dr. 10'; s. 12 k.; cpl. 42); laid down probably December 1943 at Sturgeon Bay, Wis., by Sturgeon Bay Shipbuilding Co. for the Army as small freighter FS-370; converted to a refrigerated cargo ship during construction; redesignated produce freighter FP-370; completed 15 July 1944; towed to New Orleans and placed in service there. Steamed via the Panama Canal and Hawaii to the Marshall Islands, arriving early/mid-1945; carried provisions to Army advanced bases until she grounded on Roi Island, Kwajalein Atoll, 5 August 1945; refloated and returned to Hawaii for repairs. Early 1946 civilians replaced her Army crew and she began preparations for a support role in Operation 'Crossroads' at Bikini Atoll (July 1946); about the same time FP-370 became T-AKL-28 in anticipation of transfer from the Army Transportation Service to MSTS. Actual transfer 1 July 1950 as USNS T-AKL-28; named Brule 5 September 1952; commissioned 31 October 1952 at Pearl Harbor, Lt. John H. Kollert in command. Moved to Guam; element of ServDiv 51 from 12 January 1955, voyaging to the Marianas, Bonins, Okinawa, Japan; when ServDiv 51 decommissioned end-1955 she came under Commander Naval Forces Marianas. Ordered to Subic Bay 25 November 1956; arrived 2 December; placed out of commission, in service, 6 December 1956. For almost nine years carried passengers and supplies throughout the Philippines, away only twice for brief Hong Kong visits. Recommissioned 1 September 1965 at Subic Bay, Lt. Stanton L. Brown; sailed 4 January 1966 for Vietnam, arriving An Thoi; provided provisions to mother ships tending small craft of TF 115, 116, 117 in riverine operations in and around the Mekong Delta for almost six years; came under Viet Cong fire on at least two occasions (Combat Action Ribbon). Offered for loan to the Republic of Korea late 1971; steamed via Japan to Chinhae; decommissioned 1 November 1971 and simultaneously turned over, commissioned as Ulsan (AKL-28 per DANFS); served on loan until mid-1974; sold to the Republic of Korea 15 November 1974 and struck from the Navy list simultaneously. Earned 13 battle stars for Vietnam service.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1943-1974
- Population
- Army crew (1944-46); civilian crew under Army auspices (1946-50); MSTS civilian mariners (1950-52, 1956-65); Navy crew (1952-56, 1965-71, cpl. 42); ROK Navy crew (1971-82)
- Limitations
- Authoritative Navy ship-history entry; establishes identity, construction, service narrative, and disposal. Contains no asbestos, materials, insulation, or condition information - supports no asbestos claim. Live NHHC URL returned 404 on 2026-09-22; content verified via Wayback capture 20240618085812. Internally, the entry dates ServDiv 51 attachment to 12 Jan 1955 while the older DANFS transcription (hazegray mirror) records reporting to ComServDiv 51 on 31 Jan 1953 and cargo work Feb 1953-Dec 1955 - unresolved, logged in gaps. DANFS records the ROK designation as 'Ulsan (AKL-28)' vs shipscribe/NavSource 'AKL-910' - logged in gaps. The Crossroads sentence documents only 'preparations' for a support role; actual Bikini participation is not confirmed by this source or the DNA dose-reconstruction report (see ev-uss-brule-akl28-11).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-brule-akl28-01
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[2]shipscribe.com (Stephen S. Roberts), 'AKL 17 (T-AKL 17, FS Design 381 part 2) Class' - construction table, disposition table, class notes, and per-vessel ship note for T-AKL 28 (BRULE) [other_primary]
- Locator
- AKL15.html construction table row 28, disposition table row 28, ship-note paragraph for T-AKL 28 (BRULE); class notes paragraphs 1-2; class header armament line
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Register compilation names this hull: T-AKL 28 (BRULE) ex-FS 370, built by Sturgeon Bay SB/DD under contract dated 24 April 1943, completed 28 July 1944, acquired and placed in MSTS service 1 July 1950. Ship note: 'Design 381A (refrigerated variant). In Army service at Hawaii Aug 1949 for intra-theater distribution of supplies. Transferred from MSTS to USN 8 Aug 1952 and commissioned as BRULE on 31 Oct 1952 for service in the Marianas based on Guam. Out of comm. and in service 6 Dec 1956 for use as a shuttle vessel between Subic Bay and Sangley Point, Philippines (also made two trips to Hong Kong). Recomm. 1 Sep 1965 to provide provisions to mother ships tending the small craft conducting riverine warfare operations in and around the Mekong Delta. Decomm. and leased 1 Nov 1971 to South Korea as UL SAN or ULSAN (AKL 910), sold to South Korea Nov 1974. Deleted 1982, name already given to a new frigate c1980.' Disposition row: inactivated 1 Nov 1971, struck 15 Nov 1974, transfer (Trf). Class notes: FS 368-370 were of Design 381A, a refrigerated variant, and became AKL 26-28; AKL 18-32 were among the Army ships in the Far East transferred to the Navy about 1 July 1950 (names/classification/hull numbers approved 7 Jun 1950); 'BANNER and BRULE received names when they were transferred from MSTS and commissioned in the regular navy in 1952.' Class data: 177' oa x 32' e x 10' max nav; 580 tons light for hulls 26-28; geared diesel, 2 screws, 1,000 hp, 12 kts; accommodations 7-10 officers, 13-16 unlicensed; armament for AKL 28 (1969): 2-20mmT.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1943-1982
- Population
- Sturgeon Bay construction trades (1943-44); Army/MSTS/Navy/ROK crews as in ev-01
- Limitations
- Secondary compilation of official register sources (Naval Vessel Register data, CNO records, Miramar Ship Index) - authoritative for identity and milestones but not itself a primary document. No asbestos or materials information; supports no asbestos claim. Completion date (28 Jul 1944) conflicts with DANFS's 'completed 15 July 1944' - logged in gaps. 'Transferred from MSTS to USN 8 Aug 1952' precedes DANFS's naming date of 5 Sep 1952 - plausible as custody-then-naming sequence, carried as stated.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-brule-akl28-02
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[3]NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive - USS Brule (AKL-28) page (09/14/1428), contributed by Al Grazevich, incl. launch photo caption, commanding-officer list, Vietnam campaign table, and awards block; companion awards page 1428a.htm (Navy Unit Commendation citation) [other_primary]
- Locator
- navsource.net/archives/09/14/1428.htm - vessel header, service timeline, Vietnam campaign table, spec block, CO list, photo captions (launch photo 09142811); 1428a.htm NUC citation
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource corroborates the hull chain (US Army FP-370 1944-1950; USNS T-AKL-28 1950-1952; USS Brule AKL-28; USNS Brule T-AKL-28 1956-1965; ROKS Ulsan AKL-910) and adds: launched 20 April 1944 at Sturgeon Bay Shipbuilding Co. (photo-documented); delivered to the Army July 1944 at New Orleans; operated in the Southwest Pacific including Leyte, Mindoro, Pearl Harbor; acquired by the Navy 1 July 1950; named Brule 5 September 1952; commissioned 31 October 1952 at Pearl Harbor; decommissioned 6 December 1956 at Subic Bay and placed in service with MSC; recommissioned 1 September 1965 at Subic Bay; decommissioned 1 November 1971 at Chinhae; loaned to the Republic of Korea and commissioned ROKS Ulsan (AKL-910) 1 November 1971; sold outright 15 November 1974 and struck from the Naval Register the same day; twelve Vietnam campaign periods listed (Vietnamese Counteroffensive through Consolidation I) with awards including Navy Unit Commendation and Vietnam Service Medal; commanding-officer list from LT Kolbert (1952) through LCDR Chenault (1971).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1944-1974
- Limitations
- Compiled volunteer archive, not a primary source; corroborates DANFS/shipscribe on milestones. Its 'Commissioned USAV FS-370, 1 August 1944, at Sturgeon Bay, LT H. E. Melton, USCG' line transposes FS-371's documented event - see correction row ev-uss-brule-akl28-07. 'Twelve campaign stars' text conflicts with DANFS's '13 battle stars' (the page's own campaign table lists 12 periods; NavalCoverMuseum says 13) - logged in gaps. Spec block (550 t., 177', 33', 12 kts, cpl. 42, two 500-hp GM Cleveland 6-278A diesels) is generic class-level data. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-brule-akl28-03
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[4]usmm.org (American Merchant Marine at War), 'Ships transferred to Military Sea Transportation Service from Naval Transportation Service and Army Transportation Service 1949-1950' - transfer list naming USNS T-AKL 28 in the July 1, 1950, 33-ship Army Transportation Service block [other_primary]
- Locator
- usmm.org/msts/transfer.html - 'July 1, 1950; 33 ships' Cargo Ships section, USNS T-AKL 28 line
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The MSTS transfer list carries 'USNS T-AKL 28' verbatim in the July 1, 1950 block of 33 Army Transportation Service ships transferred to the Military Sea Transportation Service - corroborating the DANFS and shipscribe accounts of the 1 July 1950 acquisition as an unnamed civilian-crewed MSTS hull (the name Brule was applied 5 September 1952, the USS commission 31 October 1952).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1950
- Limitations
- Secondary compiled reference (list provided by MSTS historian S.R. Mercogliano); corroborates the transfer date and USNS designation only. No asbestos information; supports no asbestos claim.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-brule-akl28-04
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[5]U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, 'Navy and Coast Guard Ships Associated with Service in Vietnam and Exposure to Herbicide Agents' (VA Compensation Service ship list for 38 CFR 3.307(a)(6)(iii) presumption; state-hosted mirror of the federal document - the VA's own copy is JS-rendered at va.gov 'Navy and Coast Guard ships associated with service in Vietnam and Agent Orange exposure') [other_primary]
- Locator
- Vietnam-Ship-List.pdf, Section I alphabetical run ('USS Brule (AKL-28)' between USS Mark (AKL-12) and USS Cohoes (AN-78)); canonical VA page https://www.va.gov/disability/eligibility/hazardous-materials-exposure/agent-orange/navy-coast-guard-ships-vietnam/
- Finding type
- regulatory
- Finding
- USS Brule (AKL-28) is listed by name and hull number in Section I - 'Ships operating primarily or exclusively on Vietnam's inland waterways' - of the VA's official ship list used by regional offices to determine Agent Orange herbicide-exposure presumption eligibility. This is a federal documentary determination that this specific hull operated on Vietnam's inland waterways, consistent with DANFS's account of nearly six years of Mekong Delta resupply missions.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1966-1971 (service period); list consulted 2026
- Population
- USS Brule crew, Vietnam period (1966-1971)
- Limitations
- The listing adjudicates herbicide (Agent Orange) exposure presumption under 38 CFR 3.307(a)(6)(iii) - it is NOT an asbestos record and says nothing about materials aboard the hull. It confirms service geography and era only. Cited via the Ohio Department of Veterans Services mirror because VA's canonical page renders client-side; the document is the VA Compensation Service ship list (Training Letter 10-06 framework referenced within).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-brule-akl28-05
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[6]U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office, 'FS Vessels - World War II Coast Guard' (Army freight-supply vessels manned by Coast Guard crews), media.defense.gov PDF (retrieved via Wayback capture 20250225064151; live URL returns 403 to automated fetch) [other_primary]
- Locator
- FS Vessels PDF, vessel entries FS-361 to FS-371 sequence (FS-368, FS-369, FS-370 absent); 44-page document text-verified
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- FS-370 does not appear in the Coast Guard Historian's Office compilation of Coast Guard-manned Army FS vessels: the vessel-by-vessel entries run FS-361 through FS-367, then skip the refrigerated trio entirely and resume at FS-371 through FS-374 and beyond. This hull was therefore very likely not Coast Guard-manned - consistent with shipscribe's class note that FS 368-370 were Design 381A refrigerated vessels produced for the Army Air Corps rather than Army Transport Service hulls crewed under the 14 March 1944 JCS manning agreement. DANFS records that civilians replaced her Army crew in early 1946.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1944-1946
- Limitations
- Absence from this compilation is strong but not absolute proof of manning arrangement - the document is a historian's compilation and an entry could theoretically be omitted. The exact wartime crewing arrangement (Army civilian mariners vs. uniformed personnel) is undocumented in located sources - logged in gaps. Contains no asbestos information; supports no asbestos claim. Live defense.gov URL blocked automated retrieval; content verified via Wayback capture of the identical PDF.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-brule-akl28-06
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[7]Correction of NavSource commissioning line against: U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office 'FS Vessels - World War II Coast Guard' (FS-371 entry) and NHHC DANFS Brule II entry [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 1428.htm timeline line; FS Vessels PDF FS-371 entry ('commissioned at Sturgeon Bay, WI on August 1, 1944, with LT H. E. Melton, USCG, as commanding officer'); DANFS Brule II paragraph 1
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NavSource's Brule page states 'Commissioned, USAV FS-370, 1 August 1944, at Sturgeon Bay, WI., LT. H. E. Melton, USCG, in Command as commanding officer.' The USCG Historian's Office compilation attributes that exact event - 1 August 1944 at Sturgeon Bay with LT H. E. Melton, USCG - to FS-371, a different hull. The NavSource line appears to transpose FS-371's commissioning record onto FS-370 (same date, same place, same CO is implausible for two hulls, and FS-370 is absent from the CG-manned compilation entirely). DANFS instead records FS-370 completed 15 July 1944, towed to New Orleans, and 'placed in service' there by local Army authorities - no USAV commissioning at Sturgeon Bay. The USCG-documented account is carried.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1944
- Limitations
- Corrects a compiled-source attribution; DANFS does not record a Sturgeon Bay commissioning for FS-370 at all, so 'no commissioning ceremony documented' is the carried position for the Army phase. No asbestos information; supports no asbestos claim.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-brule-akl28-07
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[8]Correction of secondary-source claims against NHHC DANFS Brule II: Mobile Riverine Force Association Brule page (mrfa.org) and Wikipedia infobox/narrative [other_primary]
- Locator
- mrfa.org/us-navy/us-navy-mobile-riverine-force/brule-akl-28/uss-brule-akl-28/ narrative paragraphs; en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Brule_(AKL-28) infobox + paragraph 2; DANFS Brule II paragraph 1 (Roi Island grounding)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Three secondary-source claims conflict with DANFS and are not adopted: (a) MRFA states Brule 'was built in 1944 by Kewaunee Shipyard, Kewaunee, Wisconsin' - DANFS and the shipscribe register compilation both record Sturgeon Bay Shipbuilding Co., Sturgeon Bay, WI; (b) MRFA/Wikipedia describe the ship coming 'under Japanese aircraft attack near the Marianas' with damage and casualties and being run aground - DANFS instead documents grounding on Roi Island, Kwajalein Atoll (Marshall Islands), 5 August 1945, with no mention of an air attack; (c) MRFA lore that FP-370 'towed the USS Brule APA-66 to the first A test' at Crossroads is explicitly framed 'it was said' and is uncorroborated - the APA-66 Brule was a Crossroads target ship, and FP-370's documented role is only 'preparations' for a support role. DANFS is carried as controlling on all three points.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1944-1946
- Limitations
- Corrects compiled secondary sources against the authoritative Navy entry; the air-attack narrative may preserve a kernel of wartime fact (damage/casualties claim) not recorded in DANFS - logged in gaps rather than adopted. No asbestos information; supports no asbestos claim.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-brule-akl28-08
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[9]shipscribe.com AKL 17 (T-AKL 17, FS Design 381 part 2) class data - machinery line (geared diesel, 2 screws, 1,000 hp), accommodations, and class notes documenting FS 368-370 as Design 381A refrigerated variant; corroborated by DANFS characteristics line [other_primary]
- Locator
- AKL15.html class header (machinery, accommodations, armament lines) and class notes (FS 368-370 = Design 381A); DANFS Brule II characteristics line
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Design-level framing for asbestos inference: this hull is a Design 381A vessel - a small geared-diesel twin-screw refrigerated supply freighter with no boilers and no steam distribution plant. The dominant WWII-era shipboard asbestos application (thermal insulation/lagging on boilers, steam drums, and steam piping) is therefore absent by design on this hull type. The Design 381A variant's refrigerated cargo function adds a type-specific plausible application absent from non-refrigerated sisters: insulation of refrigerated cargo spaces and refrigerant piping. The residual era-plausible applications are engine and exhaust gaskets and packing, diesel-exhaust/muffler lagging, refrigeration-space and refrigerant-pipe insulation, electrical insulation, interior fireproofing and joiner materials, deck covering, and winch brake linings. None of these are documented aboard this hull.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1943-1945 design/build era
- Population
- Sturgeon Bay construction trades (1943-44); operating crews (inference only)
- Limitations
- Design-document inference only - identifies which application categories are and are not plausible for the type; establishes neither presence nor absence of asbestos aboard this hull, nor quantity, condition, individual exposure, or causation. The Design 381A refrigerated-variant assignment is documented for the type (FS 368-370 per shipscribe class notes) and DANFS independently records FS-370 'converted to a refrigerated cargo ship during construction' - but no document describes the actual insulation materials used.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-brule-akl28-09
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[10]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 World War II - the era and program under which this 1944 steel Army cargo vessel was built at Sturgeon Bay Shipbuilding.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1940s era documented; article 1987
- Population
- WWII shipyard workers and ship crews (class context)
- Limitations
- Program/era-level scholarship; does not name this vessel or the FS Design 381A type and does not establish that asbestos was or remains aboard this hull, nor quantity, location, condition, exposure, or causation. Notably, this hull's diesel plant removes the largest documented asbestos-application category (steam-plant lagging).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-brule-akl28-10
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[11]Defense Nuclear Agency / Science Applications Inc., 'Analysis of radiation exposure for naval units of Operation CROSSROADS, Volume III (Appendix B) Support Ships,' technical report DNA-TR-82-05V3, 3 March 1982 (OSTI 6354991) [other_primary]
- Locator
- OSTI 6354991 full text - B-1.1 introduction (121 support ships; 33 small units note); path-report BRULE entries all reference USS Brule APA-66 target-ship instrument recovery
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- FP-370/T-AKL-28 does not appear among the 121 non-target support ships dose-reconstructed in the official DNA report, and the 'USS BRULE' entries in the report's path logs refer to USS Brule (APA-66), the first Brule - a Crossroads target ship - not this hull. The report notes 33 additional small units identified only by hull number for which no dose reconstruction was possible, but FP-370 is not enumerated in the volume's text. Consistent with DANFS's hedge that she only 'began preparations for her upcoming support role,' actual participation at Bikini is unconfirmed in the located official record.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1946
- Limitations
- Absence from the 121-ship dose reconstruction does not prove non-participation - the report itself acknowledges 33 small units without reconstructable records. DANFS records preparations only; whether FP-370 actually reached Bikini or served the operation from elsewhere remains undocumented. Contains no asbestos information; supports no asbestos claim.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-brule-akl28-11
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[12]Batch-1095 search ledger (this record): NHHC/DANFS Brule II (via Wayback); shipscribe AKL class compilation; NavSource 1428/1428a pages; usmm.org MSTS transfer list; VA ship list (Ohio DVS mirror of federal document); USCG Historian's Office FS-vessel PDF; DNA/OSTI Crossroads Vol. 3; NVR; MARAD ShipHistory; CourtListener opinion and RECAP searches; indexed-web check [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-brule-akl28-01 through sl-uss-brule-akl28-12
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, specification naming this hull, or docketed case naming FS-370, FP-370, AKL-28, T-AKL-28, Brule (the vessel), or ROKS Ulsan was found in the public sources searched. CourtListener opinion searches returned zero hits for 'USS Brule', 'AKL-28', and 'AKL 28' + Brule; broad 'Brule' hits are surname and Lower Brule Sioux Tribe / Brule County name collisions; RECAP 'Brule + asbestos' hits (76) are plaintiff-surname cases including BRULE v. OWENS-CORNING FIBERGLAS CORP., 2:11-cv-63373 (E.D. Pa., asbestos PI, nature-of-suit 368) - a person named Brule, not the vessel - classified non-qualifying name collisions. NVR carries no record (1974 disposal, pre-1987, outside current NVR coverage). MARAD ShipHistory holds no record for this hull (direct Navy-to-ROK transfer, never MARAD custody; the only 'BRULE' record is FORT BRULE, a different 1942 Canadian war-built freighter). Indexed-web check surfaced only law-firm marketing ship lists - excluded source class.
- 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 1944-built vessel of this era is consistent with era-typical asbestos-containing materials in the residual applications listed in ev-09. Does not establish presence or absence; does not establish or defeat any exposure claim or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-brule-akl28-12
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[13]NARA Guide to Federal Records: RG 336 (Records of the Office of the Chief of Transportation, 1917-66) - Army Transportation Corps vessel records; RG 18 (Records of the Army Air Forces) - Army Air Corps procurement context for the Design 381A refrigerated hulls; NARA College Park deck logs (RG 24) for USS Brule AKL-28 commissioned periods 1952-56 and 1965-71; NHHC photographic archive [other_primary]
- Locator
- https://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/336.html ; https://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/018.html ; NARA College Park deck-log holdings guidance
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Archival leads (not retrieved - requires research-room or reproduction order; no spend authorized): NARA RG 336 holds Office of the Chief of Transportation records including Transportation Corps vessel files for the Army FS fleet; because FS 368-370 were produced for the Army Air Corps, RG 18 (Army Air Forces records) is a plausible additional repository for refrigerated-variant procurement; RG 24 Navy deck logs for AKL-28's two commissioned periods (1952-56, 1965-71) are at NARA College Park and would document maintenance events and port calls; MSTS operational records cover the 1950-52 and 1956-65 civilian-crewed periods; ROK transfer documentation (1971 lease, 1974 sale) may exist in Foreign Military Sales/transfer records. NavSource cites NHHC photo coverage of this hull.
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1944-1974 records
- Limitations
- Record-group mapping only - no box-level retrieval performed; existence of asbestos-specific documents for FS-370/AKL-28 is unknown until surveyed in person. Nothing in this row is an asbestos finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-brule-akl28-13