USS Cabell (AK-166)

Evidence

11 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-11).

1. [1]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 WWII - the era and emergency program under which this C1-M-AV1 hull was mass-produced (Maritime Commission Design AV, contracts approved 1943-09-02 for 100 ships) - and that wartime demand drove unprecedented asbestos utilization aboard merchant-type hulls.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   class_or_era

   Accessed

   2026-09-20

   Study period

   1940s era documented; article 1987

   Population

   WWII shipyard workers and ship crews (class context)

   Limitations

   Program/era-level scholarly documentation of asbestos use in WWII shipbuilding generally; does not name this vessel or the C1-M-AV1 type and does not establish that asbestos was or remains aboard this hull, nor quantity, location, condition, exposure, or causation.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-cabell-ak166-01

2. [2]Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, 'Cabell' (AK-166) - expanded NHHC entry by Robert J. Cressman (published 2022-06-23), via Wayback Machine capture 2024-12-09; concise Vol.-era transcription mirrored at losthistory.net/hazegray/danfs/auxil/ak166.htm [nhhc_danfs]

   Locator

   Canonical https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/c/cabell.html returned 404 to automated fetch on 2026-09-20 (standing NHHC link rot, same as batches 01 and 833); Wayback capture 2024-12-09 resolves with full entry text; hazegray mirror at losthistory.net carries the shorter Vol.-era entry text (cpl. 85, a. 1x3", cl. Alamosa)

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   DANFS 'Cabell' entry (expanded NHHC narrative by Robert J. Cressman, dated 2022-06-23) records: namesake 'a county in the state of West Virginia'; stat line (AK-166: displacement 2,382; length 338'6"; beam 50'0"; draft 21'1"; speed 12 knots; complement 85; armament 1 3-inch, 6 20 millimeter; class Alamosa; type C1-M-AV1). Laid down under Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 2111) at Richmond, Calif., by Kaiser Cargo Co. (no keel date given); launched 1944-12-23, sponsored by Mrs. W. P. Gilmore; acquired and commissioned 1945-04-11, Lt. Edson J. McCluskey, (D), USNR, in command. Conversion alongside Pier 2, Treasure Island (12-17 Apr); stores at NSD Oakland (19-22 Apr); deperming Pier 31; shakedown out of San Diego (1-14 May). First cargo voyage: departed SF 1945-06-01 independently for Eniwetok (via Midway 10-11 Jun to discharge an appendicitis case; arrived Eniwetok 19 Jun); sailed for Leyte 27 Jun (destroyed a floating mine en route with 10 rounds of 3-inch and 600 of 20mm); discharged cargo at San Pedro Bay 6-22 Jul; returned via Eniwetok to SF (arrived 22 Aug, V-J Day occurring during the homeward passage); availability at Hurley Marine Works, Oakland (25-30 Aug). Second voyage: departed SF 8 Sep for Eniwetok; proceeded to Tokyo Bay in company with Liberty ship John Page, escorted by PC-464, arriving 7 Oct; moored alongside Dry Dock No. 5, Yokosuka (14 Oct into Nov); Berth E-93 Tokyo Bay (6-23 Nov); Lt. Alexander R. Pleshe, (DM), USNR, relieved Lt. Cmdr. McCluskey 23 Nov; Guam 30 Nov. 1946 occupation logistics: Buckner Bay Okinawa; Subic Bay and Guiuan/Calicoan, Samar; Apra Harbor Guam; departed 21 Mar, arrived San Pedro 15 Apr; via Port Hueneme and SF (in company with Faribault AK-179) to Seattle, Elliott Bay 8 May. Decommissioned Seattle 1946-07-19; returned to the Maritime Commission 22 Jul, entering the Puget Sound reserve berthing area (Berth D-26) at 7:00 p.m.; stricken 31 Jul 1946. Delivered to American Mail Line, Ltd. at Olympia under a General Agency Agreement 7 May 1947; conveyed to Swedish interests (Rederiaktiebolaget Bris) 28 May 1947, title having passed to the purchaser at 4:54 p.m. the previous day in Washington, D.C.; purchaser had substituted ex-Cabell after rejecting sister Amador (AK-158). Mercantile as Swedish SOMMEN; sold to Greek interests 1963 as DONALD; 'sources note her as missing in the Gulf of Aden in October 1963, while on a voyage from Yugoslavia to Djakarta, Indonesia, with a cargo of concrete-reinforcing bars.'

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-20

   Study period

   1944-1963

   Population

   Navy crew (cpl. 85 per DANFS); cargo operations at Eniwetok, Leyte, Yokosuka, Okinawa, Samar, Guam

   Limitations

   Authoritative for identity, chronology, operations, and disposition. Contains no asbestos, insulation-material, or hazardous-material statement - the Treasure Island conversion and the Yokosuka drydock mooring are documented as events only, with no materials scope described. Does not state a keel-laying date.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-cabell-ak166-02

3. [3]U.S. Maritime Administration, ShipHistory database - CABELL (AK-166), Ship History Detail 644 (vessel status card scan and USMC Transfer Order C-5435 scans) [marad_nrc]

   Locator

   ShipHistory Detail 644 - identity block, milestones table; /documents/Cabell_644_001.pdf (Transfer Order C-5435) and /documents/991b6808-7833-48d8-8769-97174914a294.pdf (custody status card) - both read directly from scans

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   MARAD ShipHistory records for this hull (Detail 644 'CABELL (AK-166)'): year built 1945; shipyard 'Kaiser Company'; Naval Auxiliary / AK Cargo Ship; MARAD type C1-M-AV1; length 338.5 ft, beam 50 ft; gross 3,805 / net 2,123 tons; displacement 7,450 summer / 2,382 lightweight; fate 'Sold - Foreign Flag Op.'; milestones Entry/Acquisition 1946-07-22, Disposition 1947-05-07 'SOLDSWEDISH', Withdrawal 1947-05-07. Digitized custody documents read directly: (a) vessel status card - Navy Department to War Shipping Admin. 7:00 p.m. PST 1946-07-22 at Olympia, Wash. ('Surplus'); WSA to Reserve Fleet 10 a.m. PST at Olympia ('Lay Up'); Reserve Fleet to Amer. Mail Line 1947-05-07 at Olympia ('G.A.A.'); Amer. Mail Line to U.S. Maritime Commission 3 p.m. PST 1947-05-28 at Seattle ('G.A.A.'); U.S. Maritime Commission to Rederiaktiebolaget Bris same date/port ('Purchase'). (b) U.S. Maritime Commission Transfer Order No. C-5435 (signed A. J. Williams, Secretary): 'WHEREAS, The United States Maritime Commission on January 14, 1947, authorized the sale of its Undocumented vessel CABELL, to Rederiaktiebolaget Bris, a stock company organized and existing under the laws of the Kingdom of Sweden, with the privilege of transferring said vessel to foreign registry and flag: IT IS ORDERED, This 9th day of May, 1947, that the approval required by Section 37 of the Shipping Act 1916, as amended (46 U.S.C. 835), of the sale of the Undocumented vessel CABELL, to an alien as above set forth, with transfer to Swedish registry and flag, be, and it is hereby granted.'

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-20

   Study period

   1945-1947

   Limitations

   Authoritative government custody record for this hull; typed card fields legible, several handwritten date cells partially legible (OCR-aided, image-verified). Contains no asbestos, insulation-material, or condition-survey information; supports no asbestos claim. Note the milestone 'Disposition/Withdrawal 1947-05-07' records the reserve-fleet withdrawal to the agent; the sale/conveyance completed 1947-05-28 per the card's final rows and DANFS.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-cabell-ak166-03

4. [4]NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive, USS Cabell (AK-166) page (compiled reference incl. specifications block, commanding-officer table, awards, NHHC photo NH 83241 caption) [other_primary]

   Locator

   navsource.net/archives/09/13/130166.htm - full page incl. specifications block, merchant-service section, commanding-officer table

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   NavSource Online (Service Ship Photo Archive, AK-166 page) records the same chronology as DANFS plus: call sign NEGI; ribbons American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, World War II Victory Medal, Navy Occupation Service Medal (no battle stars); occupation duty 1945-10-07 to 1945-11-24; CO table LT Edson J. McCluskey USNR (1945-04-11 to 1945-11-23), LT Alexander Henry Pleshe USNR (1945-11-23 to 1946-07-18); specs - 2,382 t (lt) / 7,450 t (fl); 338'6" x 50' x 29'2" limiting draft; 11.5 kts; complement 15 officers + 70 enlisted; largest boom 30 t; cargo capacity 3,945 DWT incl. 9,830 cu ft refrigerated / 227,730 cu ft non-refrigerated; armament 1x3"/50 DP + 6x20mm AA; fuel 6,300 bbls diesel; propulsion one Nordberg Diesel TSM6 engine, two 250 kW 120/240 V DC diesel-drive ship's-service generators, single propeller 1,750 shp. Merchant service: removed from the Reserve Fleet anchorage at Olympia 1947-05-07, delivered to agent American Mail Line; sold by the Maritime Commission to Rederlaktiebolaget Bris 1947-05-28; resold 1947, reflagged Sweden, renamed MV SOMMEN; resold 1963, reflagged Greece, renamed MV DONALD; 'Final Disposition, October 1963, posted as missing in Gulf of Aden, enroute to Jakarta, Indonesia from Yugoslavia, with cargo of concrete reinforcing bars.'

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-20

   Study period

   1944-1963

   Limitations

   NavSource is a privately compiled standard reference, not a government publication; its spec block presumably derives from standard compilations - not independently corroborated here beyond agreement with DANFS/MARAD on shared fields. Minor variants vs. other sources (speed 11.5 vs 12; draft 29'2" limiting vs 21'1") are logged in the correction row. No asbestos content; supports no asbestos claim.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-cabell-ak166-04

5. [5]shipscribe.com, USS Alamosa (AK-156) Class page - construction/disposition tables (AK-166 rows), ship note for AK-166, and class notes (Design AV diesel substitution; contract scope; crew intent) [other_primary]

   Locator

   shipscribe.com/usnaux/AK/AK156.html - Construction table row AK-166; Disposition table row AK-166 ('MC/D | 27 May 47'); Ship Notes row 'CABELL'; Class Notes paragraphs 1-2

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   shipscribe Alamosa-class page (compiled from Navy sources): construction table carries AK-166 CABELL - acquired 11 Apr 45, builder Kaiser Cargo Richmond, keel 20 Oct 44, launch 23 Dec 44, commissioned 11 Apr 45; disposition table carries decommissioned 19 Jul 46, struck 31 Jul 46, to MC 22 Jul 46, sale 27 May 47 (title-passage date, matching DANFS's '4:54 p.m. the previous day'); ship note reads 'Converted by builder. Merc. SOMMEN (Swedish) 1947, went missing as DONALD, last reported in Gulf of Aden 25 Aug 63.' Class notes document the C1-M-AV1 program: Maritime Commission 'Design AV' substituted diesel for the reciprocating steam plant originally requested; contracts approved 1943-09-02 for 100 ships (MC hulls 2101-2174, 2194-2207, 2239-2250); MC design intent was a Navy crew of 8 officers and 67 men.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-20

   Study period

   1944-1963

   Limitations

   shipscribe is a compiled reference (Colton lineage, built from Navy sources), not a primary document. It is the sole located source for the keel date (20 Oct 44) - carried as single-source, disclosed. 'Converted by builder' is shorthand and does not identify materials. Class-note content (Design AV, contract scope, crew intent) is class-level background within a ship-specific row. No asbestos content.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-cabell-ak166-05

6. [6]USS Cabell (AK-166) War Diary, April-November 1945 - U.S. Navy ship record (scan hosted by NavSource, 32 pp., contributed by Frank Gerhardt; local OCR) [other_primary]

   Locator

   navsource.net/archives/09/13/pdf/130166a.pdf - forwarding letters (Serial 015 of 13 May 1945 et seq.) and monthly narrative sections, Apr-Nov 1945

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   USS Cabell (AK-166) War Diary, April-November 1945 (serial-numbered CONFIDENTIAL monthly submissions to Commander in Chief, U.S. Fleet, signed by the commanding officer; NavSource-hosted scan contributed by Frank Gerhardt, OCR'd locally - ~4,260 words): records the 1945-04-11 commissioning detail - Lt. Comdr. I. A. Grayson USNR (representative of the Commandant, Twelfth Naval District, Com12ND File A4-1 Serial 1745) placed the ship in commission and delivered her to Lt. Edson J. McCluskey USNR (File A4-1 ND12-140/JK Serial 1746); 'Underway from Kaiser Ship Building Co. Yard #4, Richmond, California proceeding to Treasure Island for conversion period'; moored Pier 2 Treasure Island 12-17 Apr; NSD Oakland Pier 5 Berth K stores 19-22 Apr; deperming/degaussing Pier 31 SF; measured mile and drills in San Francisco Bay. Monthly narrative consistent with DANFS through: San Diego shakedown (May), SF departure 1 Jun, Midway medical diversion 10-11 Jun, Eniwetok arrival 19 Jun, Leyte/San Pedro Bay cargo discharge (Jul), return to SF (Aug), second departure 8 Sep, Eniwetok 26 Sep, Tokyo Bay 7 Oct, moored starboard side to Drydock No. 5 Yokosuka Naval Base 1-5 Nov, Berth 'Z' 93 Tokyo Bay 6-23 Nov (OCR reads 'Z-93'; DANFS records Berth E-93), McCluskey relieved by Lt. Alexander R. Pleshe USNR 23 Nov, underway for Guam 24 Nov, moored Berth 5 Apr(a) Harbor Guam 30 Nov.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-20

   Study period

   1945-04 to 1945-11

   Population

   Crew of 85 (officers and enlisted) during Apr-Nov 1945 operations

   Limitations

   The document is the ship's own official war diary - a primary Navy record; the scan is hosted by NavSource (secondary host). OCR is faithful but not letter-perfect (e.g., 'Yokesuka', 'Apara' misreads). Zero matches on a materials-term sweep (asbestos/insulation/lagging/gasket/packing/magnesia/fibrous/fireproof) - the diary contains no asbestos statement and supports no asbestos claim. Coverage ends November 1945; the Dec 1945-Jul 1946 months are not in this scan.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-cabell-ak166-06

7. [7]Lloyd's List casualty returns, 1963 (transcribed at shipwrecklog.com/log/casualty-lists/lloyds-list-1963/); consistent with DANFS ('missing in the Gulf of Aden in October 1963 ... voyage from Yugoslavia to Djakarta, Indonesia, with a cargo of concrete-reinforcing bars') and NavSource final disposition [other_primary]

   Locator

   shipwrecklog.com Lloyd's List 1963 casualty table, DONALD row

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   Loss of the hull as Greek-flag motorship DONALD (1945-built, 3,950 gt): the Lloyd's List 1963 casualty return records 'DONALD | 1945 | 3950 | Greece | Motorship | Ploce to Djakarta | Steel bars | Missing | Left Ploce 12th August and Suez 17th August and last reported by wireless 3,387 miles from Djakarta on 27th August' - i.e., sailed Ploce, Yugoslavia 1963-08-12, transited Suez 1963-08-17, last wireless report 1963-08-27, then posted missing (October 1963 postings per NavSource and DANFS).

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-20

   Study period

   1963

   Population

   Greek merchant crew (casualty count varies by secondary source: 26 per press-derived accounts, 27 per one aggregator - official sources carry no figure)

   Limitations

   shipwrecklog.com is a volunteer transcription of Lloyd's List casualty returns - the underlying Lloyd's record is the authoritative casualty register, but the transcription itself is secondary; figures quoted here were read from the transcribed table. Conflicts with secondary sources (25 vs 27 Aug last report; 'iron' vs 'steel bars' cargo; 26 vs 27 lives) are logged in the correction row - the Lloyd's-derived 27 Aug and 'steel bars' are adopted as the stronger record. The loss location is 'Gulf of Aden' only as a posted-missing area; no wreck position is documented.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-cabell-ak166-07

8. [8]Batch-844 search ledger (this record): DANFS Wayback mirror + losthistory/hazegray transcription; MARAD ShipHistory 644 + status card + Transfer Order C-5435; NavSource; shipscribe; shipbuildinghistory (Kaiser Richmond #4); HyperWar; NVR hull check; CourtListener (API throttled; Google-indexed check); web-wide litigation search; war-diary scan OCR; Lloyd's casualty transcription [other_primary]

   Locator

   search_ledger rows sl-uss-cabell-ak166-01 through sl-uss-cabell-ak166-12

   Finding type

   historical_record

   Finding

   No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or docketed case naming USS Cabell / AK-166 / MC hull 2111 / SOMMEN / DONALD was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). Because the hull left U.S. custody in May 1947 and was lost under foreign flag in 1963, no U.S.-regulated abatement or survey record was ever expected to exist - the hull's entire career predates the Navy's late-1970s asbestos-control programs and NESHAP demolition rules, and no museum or reserve-fleet-era hazmat survey was ever possible. The ship appears on bulk law-firm marketing lists of Navy hulls (e.g., freeasbestostesting.com, duboselawfirm.com); those lists enumerate every Navy ship and carry no ship-specific evidence - classified non-qualifying and not cited.

   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 C1-M-AV1 hull is era-consistent with asbestos-containing insulation and friction products. Direct CourtListener API queries were rate-limited (shared 125/day quota exhausted by prior batches; 429 responses); the Google-indexed CourtListener check returned only Cabell County, West Virginia name collisions - no hull-naming opinion - but an exhaustive opinion/docket sweep was not completed; residual litigation-discovery risk is noted rather than resolved. Does not establish or defeat any exposure claim or legal eligibility.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-cabell-ak166-08

9. [9]Cross-source reconciliation: expanded DANFS (Wayback capture, Cressman 2022) + losthistory/hazegray transcription; NavSource AK-166 page; MARAD Detail 644 + status card + Transfer Order C-5435; shipscribe AK class page; HyperWar Ships of the U.S. Navy 1940-1945 AK-166 table; shipbuildinghistory Kaiser Richmond #4; Lloyd's 1963 casualty transcription; USS Cabell war diary scan [other_primary]

   Locator

   Per-item: stat lines and spec blocks of each source as cited in rows ev-02 through ev-07 and ledger rows sl-01 through sl-11

   Finding type

   historical_record

   Finding

   Source discrepancies logged, not merged: (a) Complement - DANFS 'cpl. 85' and NavSource (15 officers + 70 enlisted = 85) agree; shipscribe class table carries 69 (1944) and the MC Design AV intent was 8 officers + 67 men (75); DANFS adopted. (b) Speed - 12 kts (DANFS stat line, HyperWar) vs 11.5 kts (NavSource, shipscribe class table); both disclosed. (c) Dimensions/tonnage - length 338'6" (DANFS, NavSource) vs 338.5' oa / 320.0' wl (shipscribe) vs 339' (HyperWar) vs 338.5' register (MARAD); draft 21'1" (DANFS) vs 29'2" limiting (NavSource); displacement 2,382 lt / 7,450 fl (DANFS, NavSource, shipscribe, MARAD) vs 7,435 fl (HyperWar class table). (d) Power - 1,750 shp (NavSource, shipscribe) vs 1,700 hp (HyperWar). (e) Builder naming - 'Kaiser Cargo Co.' (DANFS), 'Kaiser Cargo, Inc.' (shipbuildinghistory, shipscribe), 'Kaiser Company' (MARAD register), 'Kaiser Ship Building Co. Yard #4' (the ship's own war diary) - all describe the same Kaiser Richmond Yard No. 4 operating entity; DANFS form adopted. (f) Sale mechanics - title passed 1947-05-27 4:54 p.m. in Washington, D.C. (DANFS, shipscribe 'sale 27 May 47') while conveyance/delivery completed 1947-05-28 at Seattle (DANFS, status card, NavSource 'sold ... 28 May 1947') - consistent events at different moments, not a conflict. (g) Loss details - last report 25 Aug (shipscribe; press-derived accounts) vs 27 Aug (Lloyd's casualty transcription, adopted); posted missing Oct 1963 (NavSource, DANFS); position 'Gulf of Aden' is the posted-missing area, not a located wreck. (h) Casualty count - 26 (Herald-Dispatch/Wikipedia-derived press accounts) vs 27 (liquisearch aggregator); no official figure located - disclosed, not adopted. (i) Reserve-fleet location - DANFS 'Puget Sound reserve berthing area, Berth D-26' vs status card/NavSource 'Olympia, Wash.' - the Olympia (Budd Inlet) anchorage is in south Puget Sound; consistent. (j) Second CO's middle name - war diary and DANFS carry 'Alexander R. Pleshe'; NavSource CO table carries 'Alexander Henry Pleshe' - disclosed, not resolved. (k) Tokyo Bay berth - war diary OCR reads 'Berth Z 93' where DANFS records 'Berth E-93' - OCR misread likely, DANFS adopted in prose.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   correction

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-20

   Study period

   1944-1963 (dates reconciled 2026-09-20)

   Limitations

   Resolves nothing by fiat - records which source says what so downstream consumers inherit the conflicts honestly. Where a primary record and a compiled reference disagree, the primary record (DANFS, MARAD card/order, Lloyd's-derived casualty entry, war diary) is adopted and the variant disclosed. No asbestos content in any reconciled source.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-cabell-ak166-09

10. [10]NARA record-group guidance: RG 24 deck logs (post-1941 at Archives II, College Park); RG 178 (U.S. Maritime Commission) Construction Division records; USMC Transfer Order C-5435 underlying sale file; foreign registry/classification leads (Lloyd's Register, Swedish/Greek flag files) [other_primary]

    Locator

    archives.gov/research/military/logbooks (post-1941 Navy deck logs at College Park); archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/178.html

    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 AK-166 (Apr 1945-Jul 1946) at Archives II, College Park - fitting out, the Treasure Island conversion period, San Diego shakedown, both Pacific voyages, and the Yokosuka drydock mooring would be logged there; (b) war-diary months after November 1945 (the located scan covers Apr-Nov 1945 only) - Dec 1945-Jul 1946 submissions covering Okinawa/Samar/Guam operations and the Seattle decommissioning should exist in the same RG 24 series; (c) NARA RG 178 (U.S. Maritime Commission) Construction Division records may hold the MC hull 2111 contract and C1-M-AV1 outfitting specifications for Kaiser Richmond Yard No. 4 hull 68; (d) BuShips/Treasure Island conversion specifications for the April 1945 fitting period - the likeliest surviving source identifying insulation materials installed during Navy outfitting; (e) the Maritime Commission sale file underlying Transfer Order C-5435 (authorized 1947-01-14, ordered 1947-05-09) for any condition statements attached to the alien sale; (f) Swedish registry/classification records for SOMMEN (1947-63) and Greek records for DONALD (1963) - flag-state survey files, if any survive, would carry materials notes; Lloyd's Register ship entries for both names are a lead.

    Verification

    unverified

    Role

    archival_lead

    Documentation level

    context_only

    Accessed

    2026-09-20

    Study period

    1944-1963 records

    Limitations

    Record-group and registry mapping only - no box-level retrieval performed; existence of asbestos-specific documents for this hull is unknown until surveyed in person or ordered. Nothing in this row is an asbestos finding.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-cabell-ak166-10

11. [11]shipbuildinghistory.com - Kaiser Richmond No. 4 yard page (compiled yard table and history) [other_primary]

    Locator

    Kaiser Richmond No. 4 page - yard history paragraph and row for hull 68 / MC 2111

    Finding type

    historical_record

    Finding

    Builder-yard context: Kaiser Richmond Yard No. 4 was an emergency yard developed by Kaiser Cargo, Inc., with three ways in the fifth wave of shipbuilding expansion; originally intended as an expansion of Richmond #3 (designated Richmond #3A), it was assigned separate management, renamed Richmond #4, located on the south side of the inner end of the channel at Wharf Street, and closed at the end of the war. The yard table carries this hull as yard no. 68, original name CABELL, type C1-M-AV1, MC no. 2111, delivered Apr-45, 'To USN as AK 166, sold private 1947, sank 1963'.

    Verification

    verified

    Role

    context

    Documentation level

    context_only

    Accessed

    2026-09-20

    Study period

    1943-1945

    Population

    Kaiser Richmond Yard No. 4 construction workforce (1943-45)

    Limitations

    Yard-level context for the builder of this hull; documents the facility's emergency-yard nature and the hull's yard number, but contains no asbestos or materials information and establishes nothing about materials aboard this hull. The Atlas shipyards.json slug 'kaiser-shipyards' covers the Richmond complex generally, not Yard No. 4 specifically.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-cabell-ak166-11