USS Bullock (AK-165)

Evidence

10 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-10).

1. [1]Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, 'Bullock I (AK-165)' entry (NHHC; Mary P. Walker, 2005-11-23; published 2015-06-29) - canonical URL 404 at access; verbatim official text verified via Wayback capture 2024-05-26 [nhhc_danfs]

   Locator

   Wayback capture 2024-05-26 of https://www.history.navy.mil/content/history/nhhc/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/b/bullock-i.html (live canonical returned 404 on 2026-09-20 - standing NHHC link rot, same as batches 01, 808, 814, 824, 832-836); older-edition DANFS transcription for comparison at losthistory.net/hazegray/danfs/auxil/ak165.htm

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   DANFS entry 'Bullock I (AK-165)' (NHHC online edition, author Mary P. Walker, dated 23 November 2005, published 29 June 2015; canonical NHHC URL returned 404 on 2026-09-20 - official text verified via the Internet Archive Wayback capture of 2024-05-26): namesake - Bullock County, 'a county in southeastern Alabama established on 5 December 1866'; spec block - dp. 7,450; l. 338'6"; b. 50'0"; dr. 21'1"; s. 11.5 k.; cpl. 85; a. 1 3"; cl. Alamosa; T. C1-M-AV1. 'Bullock (AK-165) was laid down under a Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 2110) on 26 September 1944 at Richmond, Calif., by Kaiser Cargo, Inc.; launched on 2 December 1944; sponsored by Mrs. J. L. Barker; acquired by the Navy on 2 March 1945; and commissioned that same day, Lt. Henry N. Barkhausen in command.' Fitting out at Oakland; underway 19 March 1945 for shakedown; returned to San Francisco 12 April and loaded hull and engine spares, radio and radar gear, and frozen and chilled provisions for the Admiralty and Philippine Islands; departed 20 April for Manus, arriving 23 days later. 'Between 13 May and 14 December, Bullock ferried military passengers and cargo between Manus, the Philippines, the Netherlands East Indies, and New Guinea' - never faced enemy air or surface attack, zigzag courses and battle drills maintained. Departed Manila Bay 14 December; transited the Panama Canal 28 January 1946 and reported to the Atlantic Fleet; arrived Norfolk 8 February; ordered to Baltimore; 'decommissioned and returned to the Maritime Commission on 13 March 1946'; struck from the Navy list 28 March 1946; 'operated by Dichmann, Wright, and Pugh in 1947 and then sold to the Turkish government, for whom she began operation in 1948 under the name Edirne.'

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-20

   Study period

   1944-1948

   Population

   Wartime ship's company (cpl. 85 per DANFS spec block); construction trades at Kaiser Richmond Yard No. 4

   Limitations

   Authoritative for identity, construction milestones, service chronology, and disposal outline; contains no asbestos, insulation, or materials information. The DANFS sentence 'decommissioned and returned to the Maritime Commission on 13 March 1946' compresses two events - the MARAD custody card (primary) shows reserve-fleet lay-up at Lee Hall, VA on 3-19-46; decommissioning (13 Mar, Baltimore) and fleet custody (19 Mar, Lee Hall) are carried as separate events (see correction row). DANFS's 'began operation in 1948 under the name Edirne' post-dates the card's title transfer of 1947-02-18 - the card controls; flag-operation formalization may have lagged.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-bullock-ak165-01

2. [2]U.S. Maritime Administration, ShipHistory database - BULLOCK (AK-165), Ship History Detail 622 (digitized vessel status cards XU_01.png, 622_1163AF.jpg, 622_1163AB.jpg; documents Bullock_622_001.pdf and a custody-transfer table PDF) [marad_nrc]

   Locator

   ShipHistory Detail 622 characteristics + card scans (/cards/XU_01.png custody/allocation card; /cards/622_1163AF.jpg reserve-fleet vessel-data card; /cards/622_1163AB.jpg tonnage/machinery reverse) + /documents/Bullock_622_001.pdf + /documents/3718c461-3f49-4b61-840d-1152044815cb.pdf

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   MARAD ShipHistory record for BULLOCK (AK-165) (Detail 622), including three digitized status-card scans read ship-specifically: web record - Year Built 1945; Kaiser Company; Naval Auxiliary / AK Cargo Ship; MARAD type C1-M-AV1; length 338.50 ft; beam 50.00 ft; gross 3,805 t / net 2,123 t; summer draft 21.0; displacement 7,450 (summer) / 2,382 (lightweight); Official Number '--' (none recorded - consistent with the transfer order's 'undocumented' language); fate 'Sold - Foreign Flag Op.' Custody/allocation card (XU_01.png): name BULLOCK, flag American, type C1-M-AV1; 'MC Hull No. 2110 Built by Kaiser Cargo, Inc. (R4) #67 At Oakland, Calif. Completed 3-2-45'; 'Basis to W.S.A. 3-2-45 2:00PM PWT @ Oakland, Calif. del. by Builders to USMC 3-2-45 2:00PM PWT Simultaneously to Navy Dept. - Loan Basis'; allocation rows: 'Navy Dept. (SURPLUS)'; 'Laid Up Fleet - Lay Up - Lee Hall, Va. 3-19-46 10AM EST'; 'Dichmann, Wright & Pugh, Inc. (pending sale) GAA Lee Hall, Va. 1-20-47 1:15PM EST'; 'Republic of Turkey Oct 1946 - Purch. - Norfolk 2-19-47 5PM EST (title passed 2-18-47 4:15pm EST @ Wash. D.C.)'; price '$693,862'. Reserve-fleet vessel-data card (622_1163AF.jpg): name BULLOCK, former AK-165; type C1-M-AV1; fleet 'JR' unit 8; DWT 4967; ownership WSA; built Kaiser Cargo 1945; date entered fleet 3-19-46; hull no. 2110; termination port of last voyage 'HAMPTON ROADS'; registered dimensions 321.4 x 50 x 29; 'Ships papers: FINAL ALLOC. 12/26'; withdrawn from fleet 1-20-47 'Delivered to OPERATIONS DEPT.' Card reverse (622_1163AB.jpg): '3805 gr. / 2123 net'; 'Draft 21 5/8'; 'BHP 1700'; 'Dky Blr.' (donkey/auxiliary boiler aboard).

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-20

   Study period

   1945-1947

   Limitations

   Authoritative government custody record for this hull: documents MC 2110 = AK-165 identity, the 1945-03-02 builder->USMC->Navy 'Loan Basis' allocation at Oakland, the 1946-03-19 Lee Hall lay-up, the 1947-01-20 DW&P agency delivery, the 1947-02-18/19 Turkish title and delivery, and equipment notes (BHP 1700 diesel; 'Dky Blr.' donkey boiler). Card handwriting hand-read through scan noise; 'Dky Blr.' and 'Loan Basis' abbreviations interpreted, not expanded, on the card. 'At Oakland, Calif.' on the card is the completion/delivery location - Kaiser Cargo's building yard was Richmond Yard No. 4 (war diary and DANFS control). Contains no asbestos, materials, or condition-survey information; supports no asbestos claim.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-bullock-ak165-02

3. [3]U.S. Maritime Commission, Transfer Order No. G-1792 (1946-12-26), scan in MARAD ShipHistory documents for BULLOCK (AK-165); companion custody-transfer table PDF showing the delivery chain Navy Dept -> WSA Reserve Fleet (3-19-46 Lee Hall, surplus/lay-up) -> Dichmann, Wright & Pugh (1-20-47 Lee Hall) -> U.S. Maritime Commission (2-19-47 Norfolk) -> Republic of Turkey (purchase) [marad_nrc]

   Locator

   MARAD ShipHistory Detail 622 > Documents > BULLOCK.pdf (single-page transfer-order scan read from the page image; OCR text is noisy) and the second scan (custody/delivery table)

   Finding type

   regulatory

   Finding

   United States Maritime Commission Transfer Order No. G-1792 (scanned PDF hosted on MARAD ShipHistory), dated 26 December 1946: 'TRANSFER ORDER NO. G-1792 - Approving the Sale Alien [sic - 'Sale, Alien'] and Transfer to Turkish Registry and Flag of the M/V BULLOCK.' The order recites that the Commission 'on October 15, 1946, authorized the sale of the undocumented M/V BULLOCK to Republic of Turkey, represented by "Devlet Denizyollari ve Limanlari Isletme Genel Mudurlugu" of Turkey, with the privilege of transferring said vessel to foreign registry and flag,' and orders 'that the approval required by Sections 9 and 37 of the Shipping Act 1916, as amended (46 U.S.C. 808 and 835) of the sale of the undocumented M/V BULLOCK to an alien as above set forth, with transfer to Turkish registry and flag, be, and it is hereby granted.' Signed A. J. Williams, Secretary. This is the legal instrument behind the status card's 'FINAL ALLOC. 12/26' annotation and the October 1946 allocation-row date.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-20

   Study period

   1946

   Limitations

   Documents the legal instrument authorizing foreign-flag sale/transfer under the Shipping Act 1916; confirms the 'undocumented' status of the hull (no U.S. registry number - matches MARAD 'Official Number: --') and the named Turkish state buyer. Contains no asbestos, materials, condition, or crew information. Scan hand-read; 'Sale Alien' is a typo for 'Sale, Alien' in the original.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-bullock-ak165-03

4. [4]USS Bullock (AK-165) War Diary March-November 1945 and 'Ship History for World War II' (7 December 1945) - NARA-derived scan hosted by NavSource Online (contributed by Frank Gerhardt) [other_primary]

   Locator

   NavSource PDF 130165a.pdf (42 pp.): March 1945 war diary submission (serial AK165/A12 Serial 05, 10 April 1945) pp. 1-2; appended ship history pp. 41-42 (dated 7 December 1945)

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   Ship's own war diary and appended ship history (primary record; 42-page scan hosted by NavSource, contributed by Frank Gerhardt; cover 'IN REPLY REFER TO: AK165/A12 Serial: 05', CONFIDENTIAL war diary submissions from the CO to the CNO, March-November 1945, plus 'SHIP HISTORY FOR WORLD WAR II' dated 7 December 1945 signed by G. R. Hargreaves, Lieutenant, USNR, Commanding). Ship-specific facts: 'The BULLOCK was built in Kaiser's Richmond Yard #4 according to the designs of George Sharp, and is known as a C1-M-AV1 type, coastal cargo.' Commissioned at 1400 on 2 March 1945 at the West Yard, Moore Drydock Company, Oakland, California - Lieut. Comdr. C. V. Elliott, D(L), USNR, representative of the Commandant, 12th Naval District, commissioned the ship; 'nine officers and seventy men reported on board for duty'; 'just prior to commissioning, the Commandant's representative had accepted the ship from the U.S. Maritime Commission.' Six-day availability at FRONTIER BASE, TREASURE ISLAND 3-8 March (per CNO confidential despatch 081505 and Com12 confidential letter ND12-14-CC/SC, A4-1/FS(1), serial 0305 of 12 January 1945) 'to install Navy features on ship which was built strictly to Maritime Commission design and specifications' - alterations included supply and ship's offices, supply and GSK storerooms, Navy-type lockers and messing facilities, damage-control lockers, fire-fighting equipment, ABK, voice tubes, Measure 21 painting, laundry equipment. Fitting out 9-18 March per CO schedule serial 04 of 20 February (approved Com12): Naval Supply Depot Oakland stores and ammunition loading, deperm at Pier 31, compass compensation, measured mile, RDF calibration. Departed 19 March for San Pedro; 22-28 March operated under San Pedro Shakedown Group (CTG 14.4 operation orders 11-12) and was rated 'above average as to organization and material conditions and average as to cleanliness.' Post-shakedown 'a five day yard availability at the Standard Shipbuilding Company yards, San Pedro' corrected deficiencies. Returned to San Francisco 12 April; 15-19 April loaded ~2,500 tons of hull and engine spares, radio and radar gear plus 108 tons of frozen and chilled provisions at Pier 90-B for Manus and Samar; departed 20 April, arriving Manus 13 May. Port sequence per the ship's history: Manus - Philippines (Guiuan, Samar; Tacloban, Leyte; Iloilo, Panay; Cebu; Bojeador Point, Samar) - Manus - Hollandia, New Guinea - Morotai, NEI - Philippines (Zamboanga, Mindanao; Isabella, Basilan; Puerto Princesa, Palawan; Mangarin Bay, Mindoro; Manila and Cavite, Luzon) - Manus - Philippines (Guiuan, Samar; Subic Bay; Manila). At 7 December 1945 she lay at anchor in Manila Harbor waiting to discharge the last 100 tons before sailing for the United States; totals ~9,970 tons of dry cargo over 18,600 miles in about seven and a half months; 'at no time was the BULLOCK laid up for repairs or was she out of commission in any way.'

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-20

   Study period

   1945

   Population

   Ship's company (9 officers + 70 men at commissioning per the diary); Treasure Island Frontier Base alteration workers; Naval Supply Depot Oakland loading crews; Standard Shipbuilding Co. San Pedro availability workers

   Limitations

   Primary operational record written aboard the hull. Contains no asbestos or insulation-material statement: the Treasure Island availability (3-8 March 1945) and the Standard Shipbuilding post-shakedown availability are documented as events only - installed items are listed (lockers, damage-control gear, fire-fighting equipment, voice tubes, paint) but materials/fiber content is not described. Image-only scan; the commissioning, March-1945, and closing-history pages were read directly - intermediate daily entries (April-November) were not exhaustively transcribed.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-bullock-ak165-04

5. [5]NavSource Online, Service Ship Photo Archive, USS Bullock (AK-165) index page (volunteer-compiled; includes the DANFS transcription, awards list, CO table, spec block, merchant-service notes, and photo credits) [other_primary]

   Locator

   navsource.net/archives/09/13/130165.htm - Alamosa class block, specifications, awards ribbon list, CO table, merchant-service paragraph, photo captions (ex-Bullock as SS Malatya at Bremen c.1955, Gerhard Mueller-Debus)

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   NavSource service-ship archive page for Bullock (AK-165), Alamosa class: laid down 26 September 1944 as Maritime Commission type C1-M-AV1 hull (MC hull 2110) at Kaiser Cargo Inc., Richmond, CA; launched 2 December 1944; commissioned 2 March 1945, LT. Henry N. Barkhausen USNR in command; WWII assignment Asiatic-Pacific Theater; decommissioned 13 March 1946 at Baltimore, MD; struck from the Naval Register 28 March 1946; transferred to the Maritime Commission 19 March 1946 for disposal at the NDRF James River Group, Lee Hall, VA. Merchant service: sold to the Republic of Turkey for $693,862 in January 1947, passed to Deniz Nakliyati T.A.O., reflagged Turkish and renamed Edirne, removed to agent 'Dichman' [sic - 'Dichmann' per the MARAD card and DANFS] Wright and Pugh 20 January 1947; renamed Adana in 1948; renamed again in 1948 Malatya; with sisters Kars (ex-USS Antrim AK-159), Kastamonu (ex-USS Craighead AK-175), and Rize (ex-USS Hidalgo AK-189) provided regular Turkey-Northern Europe service for approximately 15 years; scrapped December 1982 at Aliaga, Turkey. Spec block: 2,382 t (lt) / 7,450 t (fl); 338'6" x 50' x 29'2" (limiting); 11.5 kts; complement 15 officers + 70 enlisted; largest boom 30 t; cargo 3,945 DWT, 227,730 cu ft non-refrigerated + 9,830 cu ft refrigerated; armament 1x3"/50 DP + 6x20mm AA; diesel fuel 6,300 bbls; one Nordberg Diesel TSM6 engine + two diesel-drive 250 kW 120/240 V DC ship's-service generators, single propeller, 1,750 shp; call sign NEGG. Awards: American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WWII Victory Medal, Philippine Liberation Medal - no battle star. CO table: LT. Henry N. Barkhausen USNR (2 March 1945 - 29 September 1945); LT. George R. Hargreaves USNR (29 September 1945 - 13 March 1946).

   Verification

   partial

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-20

   Study period

   1944-1982

   Population

   Ship's company 1945-1946; DW&P-agent period crews (1947); Turkish merchant crews (1947-c.1982); Aliaga breakers (1982)

   Limitations

   Secondary compilation, not an official publication - consistent with DANFS and the MARAD record where they overlap (dates, buyer, price, Lee Hall lay-up). 'Dichman' is a NavSource typo for Dichmann; '29'2" limiting' draft conflicts with DANFS 21'1" and the card's 21 5/8 (likely a depth/limiting-draft vs mean-draft measure difference - logged, not resolved); call sign NEGG vs Wikipedia's NEVH unresolved. Turkish-era details (name chain, Deniz Nakliyati, ~15-year service, December 1982 Aliaga breaking) rest on secondary sources only. No asbestos or materials information; supports no asbestos claim.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-bullock-ak165-05

6. [6]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); equipment anchor: MARAD status card for BULLOCK (AK-165), Detail 622 ('Dky Blr.', 'BHP 1700') [other_primary]

   Locator

   AJIM 11(3):359-373 (era documentation); MARAD card reverse 622_1163AB.jpg (equipment note)

   Finding type

   asbestos_application

   Finding

   Era-consistent asbestos applications for a 1944-45 USMC C1-M-AV1 diesel cargo ship: peer-reviewed scholarship documents that asbestos was used extensively as a fireproofing and insulating material in WWII U.S. shipbuilding, and that the federal government reserved asbestos supply for shipbuilding during the period this hull was mass-produced at Kaiser Cargo's Richmond Yard No. 4. For a diesel motorship of the type, era-typical applications would have included exhaust-line/muffler lagging, auxiliary 'donkey' boiler insulation (a donkey boiler is documented aboard this hull by its MARAD status card 'Dky Blr.'), steam- and hot-line gaskets and packing, bulkhead and accommodation fire insulation, galley-range insulation, electrical cable insulation, deck coverings, and winch/windlass brake linings.

   Verification

   inferred

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   class_or_era

   Accessed

   2026-09-20

   Study period

   1944-1982

   Population

   Construction trades (Kaiser Richmond Yard No. 4, 1944-45); Navy crew (engineering, maintenance, gun crews) 1945-46; merchant crews 1947-82; Aliaga breakers 1982

   Limitations

   Era/program documentation plus a ship-specific equipment note - NOT a hull asbestos record. No C1-M-AV1 outfitting/materials manual was located; the application list is generic to 1944-45 diesel cargo construction and is not documented aboard this hull. Does not establish presence, quantity, location, condition, exposure, or causation; the hull was scrapped at Aliaga, Turkey in 1982 and no survey survives in located sources.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-bullock-ak165-06

7. [7]O'Neil v. Crane Co., 53 Cal. 4th 335 (2012), CourtListener opinion 844228; Robinson v. United States (In re Joint E. & S. Dists. Asbestos Litig.), 891 F.2d 31 (2d Cir. 1989), CourtListener opinion 533004 [court_record]

   Locator

   Opinions 53 Cal. 4th 335 (No. S177401) and 891 F.2d 31 - both cluster-verified in batch-01

   Finding type

   litigation_documented

   Finding

   O'Neil v. Crane Co., 53 Cal. 4th 335 (2012): California Supreme Court 'bare metal' decision arising from a sailor's asbestos exposure aboard USS Oriskany (CV-34) - holds that a product manufacturer is not liable for harm caused by another manufacturer's asbestos-containing product used with its equipment. Establishes the doctrinal posture under which WWII-era Navy-ship asbestos product claims are litigated; for this hull the governing structure is the WSA-owned/Navy-allocated arrangement documented on the MARAD status card ('Simultaneously to Navy Dept. - Loan Basis'; ownership field 'WSA') - sailors' exposure claims historically proceeded against product suppliers, not the government (cf. Robinson v. United States, 891 F.2d 31 (2d Cir. 1989), barring WSA-fleet claims on discretionary-function grounds).

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   context

   Documentation level

   class_or_era

   Accessed

   2026-09-20

   Study period

   1989/2012 (opinions); wartime exposure period

   Population

   WWII-era Navy sailors and merchant mariners (class context)

   Limitations

   Doctrinal context only - neither opinion names this hull, finds asbestos conditions aboard any specific vessel, or establishes exposure. No docketed case naming Bullock, AK-165, MC 2110, or the Turkish identities was located (see negative-finding row and search ledger); CourtListener coverage was rate-limited on 2026-09-20, so that absence is partial. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-bullock-ak165-07

8. [8]Batch-843 search ledger (this record): NHHC DANFS via Wayback capture + hazegray mirror; MARAD ShipHistory Detail 622 + three status-card scans + two document PDFs; ship's war diary (NavSource-hosted scan); NavSource AK-165; shipbuildinghistory Kaiser Richmond #4 + C1 table; CourtListener API/HTML (blocked) + Google site: check; general litigation web check; usnavyresearch.net 12th ND letter index; NARA record-group guides [other_primary]

   Locator

   search_ledger rows sl-uss-bullock-ak165-01 through sl-uss-bullock-ak165-12

   Finding type

   historical_record

   Finding

   No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or docketed case naming Bullock, AK-165, MC hull 2110, or the Turkish identities Edirne/Adana/Malatya was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). Direct CourtListener API and HTML searches were blocked by rate limiting on 2026-09-20 (shared machine 125/day quota; same outage logged by batches 788, 796, 832, and 836); a Google site:courtlistener.com check returned only name collisions - 'Bullock' is a common surname (e.g., the Jessie Bullock criminal matters, Glenn F. Bullock) and 'AK-165' surfaces Federal Supplement volume-page noise - no vessel-specific or asbestos match for this hull. The hull appears on law-firm SEO ship lists (freeasbestostesting.com auxiliary-ships list; duboselawfirm.com and gorilaw.com cargo-ship lists) - marketing compilations excluded per source rules; list presence is not documentation.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   negative_finding

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-20

   Study period

   2026-09-20

   Limitations

   Absence of a located public record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard - a 1944-45 USMC hull is era-consistent with asbestos-containing materials. Does not establish presence or absence; does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility. Litigation coverage is partial: CourtListener opinion and RECAP docket searches were blocked by the 125/day shared rate limit (~4h retry window) and HTML endpoint 403; the site: check is a partial substitute only.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-bullock-ak165-08

9. [9]NARA record-group guidance: RG 24 (Navy deck logs), RG 178 (U.S. Maritime Commission), RG 248 (War Shipping Administration), RG 181 (naval-district files); usnavyresearch.net 12th Naval District letter index (line 2091) [other_primary]

   Locator

   archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/178.html + /groups/248.html + archives.gov/research/military/logbooks/navy-deck-logs.html; usnavyresearch.net/12th Naval District/12th Letters 2001-3000.html line 2091

   Finding type

   historical_record

   Finding

   Archival leads (not retrieved - require research-room or reproduction orders; no spend authorized): (a) NARA RG 24 WWII deck logs for USS Bullock (AK-165), March 1945 - March 1946, at Archives II, College Park - a commissioned Navy hull's logs exist as a series and would document the Treasure Island availability, the San Pedro post-shakedown availability, and every cargo run; (b) NARA RG 181, 12th Naval District (San Francisco) letter files - the usnavyresearch.net 12th ND index line 2091 records 'ND12-14-CC/Gn (SC) A4-1/FS(1) Serial 1893 - Fitting out Period USS BULLOCK AK-165,' and the war diary cites Com12 confidential letter serial 0305 of 12 January 1945 (yard availability/fitting out) and CO schedule serial 04 of 20 February 1945 - concrete anchors for the Treasure Island alteration scope; (c) NARA RG 178 (U.S. Maritime Commission) Construction Division and West Coast Director (San Francisco) files - MC hull 2110 contract/outfitting specifications for Kaiser Cargo Inc.; (d) RG 248 (War Shipping Administration) - the 1945 loan-basis Navy allocation and the 1947 DW&P GAA interlude files; (e) the war-diary original at NARA (the NavSource scan is a NARA reproduction); (f) Turkish registry/classification and Aliaga breaking records for Malatya are outside U.S. holdings and were not surveyed.

   Verification

   unverified

   Role

   archival_lead

   Documentation level

   context_only

   Accessed

   2026-09-20

   Study period

   1944-1947 records

   Limitations

   Record-group and index mapping only - no box-level retrieval performed; the usnavyresearch.net index entry confirms a fitting-out-period letter exists in 12th ND files but does not describe its contents. Existence of asbestos-specific documents for MC hull 2110 is unknown until surveyed in person. Nothing in this row is an asbestos finding.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-bullock-ak165-09

10. [10]Cross-source reconciliation: DANFS new-edition entry (Wayback capture of official NHHC page) vs older-edition transcription (hazegray/losthistory.net ak165.htm); MARAD Detail 622 card scans; ship's war diary and 7-Dec-1945 history; NavSource AK-165 page; Wikipedia infobox (secondary, variance logging only) [other_primary]

    Locator

    DANFS entry text; hazegray ak165.htm; MARAD cards XU_01.png / 622_1163AF.jpg / 622_1163AB.jpg; NavSource 09/13/130165.htm spec block; war diary pp. 1-2, 41-42

    Finding type

    historical_record

    Finding

    Cross-source reconciliation (variants logged, not harmonized): (a) The older DANFS edition (hazegray transcription) reads 'launched 2 December 1844' - a typo for 1944 - and 'Lieutenant H. N. Barkhauser' - a misspelling; the war diary and NavSource read Barkhausen. (b) The same older edition records 'Bullock arrived at New York in late December 1945' - contradicted by the ship's own history (at anchor in Manila Harbor 7 December 1945; departed Manila Bay 14 December), the newer NHHC entry (Panama Canal transit 28 January 1946; Norfolk arrival 8 February), and the MARAD card's 'Termination Port, Last Voyage: HAMPTON ROADS.' The New York claim is not adopted - the hull returned to Hampton Roads/Norfolk and decommissioned at Baltimore. (c) Newer DANFS: 'decommissioned and returned to the Maritime Commission on 13 March 1946' vs the MARAD custody card's reserve-fleet entry at Lee Hall 3-19-46 10:00 AM EST - separate events (decommissioning 13 March at Baltimore; fleet custody 19 March at Lee Hall); the card controls for custody. The older edition's 'returned to the Maritime Commission 19 March 1946' agrees with the card. (d) Length: 338'6" (DANFS spec block; NavSource; MARAD 338.50; the ship's own history ~339 ft) vs Wikipedia infobox 388'8" - the latter figure is propagated across Alamosa-class articles and matches no located primary source; logged, not adopted. (e) Draft: 21'1" (DANFS; MARAD 21.0; card 21 5/8) vs NavSource '29'2" (limiting)' - likely a measure-type difference (card depth 29 ft); unresolved. (f) Complement: 85 (DANFS 'cpl. 85'; NavSource 15 officers + 70 enlisted) vs 79 aboard at commissioning (war diary: nine officers and seventy men) - design complement vs actual reporting crew; both retained. (g) Call sign NEGG (NavSource header) vs NEVH (Wikipedia infobox) - unresolved, secondary-source level. (h) Turkish operator: Transfer Order G-1792 names 'Devlet Denizyollari ve Limanlari Isletme Genel Mudurlugu' (State Maritime Lines) as the 1946 sale counterparty; NavSource attributes operation to Deniz Nakliyati T.A.O. - plausibly sequential state entities; not harmonized. (i) Name-chain dates: NavSource gives Edirne -> Adana -> Malatya within 1947-48; DANFS says Turkish-flag operation began '1948 under the name Edirne' vs the card's February 1947 title/delivery - flag-registry formalization may have lagged; variants logged. (j) 'Dichman'/'Dickman Wright & Pugh' (NavSource renderings) vs 'Dichmann, Wright & Pugh' (MARAD card, DANFS) - Dichmann carried. (k) Scrapping December 1982 at Aliaga (NavSource, Wikipedia) rests on secondary sources only.

    Verification

    verified

    Role

    correction

    Documentation level

    ship_specific

    Accessed

    2026-09-20

    Study period

    1944-1982 (dates reconciled 2026-09-20)

    Limitations

    Resolves nothing by fiat - records which source says what so downstream consumers inherit the conflicts honestly. The 'New York late December 1945' clause in the older DANFS edition is treated as an edition-level error (ship documented at Manila 7-14 December; Panama transit 28 January). No asbestos content in any reconciled source.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-bullock-ak165-10