Evidence
14 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-14).
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[1]Bureau of Ships, Ships' Data, U.S. Naval Vessels, Vol. 3 (NAVSHIPS 250-012, 1945), auxiliaries - transports, attack (APA) tables, per-hull rows for 'CARROLL, CHARLES (ex-AP58, ex-Del Uruguay, ex-M.C. Hull 150) APA 28' (shipscribe.com scan of the official BuShips publication) [other_primary]
- Locator
- SDB1945v3 auxiliaries APA tables: alphabetical index ('APA 28 CHARLES CARROLL'); dimensions table row 48; personnel/displacement table row 48; machinery table row 48 ('1 G.E. turb. 7,800 / 2 B.&W. hdr. 450 750'); armament/cargo table row 48; construction table row 48 (PDF text-verified 2026-09-25)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Official BuShips Ships' Data 1945 Vol. 3 carries per-hull rows for CHARLES CARROLL APA-28 (ex-AP-58, ex-Del Uruguay, ex-M.C. Hull 150): 491'0" overall / 465'0" waterline; extreme beam 65'6"; trial speed 16.5 knots; limiting displacement 14,247 tons; machinery 1 G.E. turbine, 7,800 shp, with 2 Babcock & Wilcox header-type boilers at 450 psi / 750F; accommodations 58 officers + 554 enlisted (612 ship's company), troop capacity 67 officers + 1,255 enlisted; armament 4 x 3"/50 cal (D.P.) + 2 twin 40mm; cargo 130,000 cu ft / 2,700 tons; builder Bethlehem Steel Corp., Sparrows Point, Md.; acquired 13 Aug 1942; commissioned 13 Aug 1942.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-25
- Study period
- 1945
- Limitations
- Authoritative wartime BuShips publication naming this hull - confirms identity, machinery plant, manning, builder, and key dates. Contains no materials, insulation, or asbestos information; supports no asbestos claim.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-charles-carroll-ap58-01
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[2]DANFS, 'Charles Carroll (AP-58)' entry (print-era DANFS text; NHHC has published no expanded modern entry and the live site carries no Charles Carroll page - verbatim transcription via hazegray/losthistory.net mirror of DANFS) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- hazegray mirror of DANFS 'Charles Carroll (AP-58)' - entry body text and spec block ('cpl. 612', 'cl. Crescent City')
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS records: launched as Del Uruguay 24 Mar 1942 by Bethlehem Steel Corp., Sparrows Point, Md.; sponsored by Mrs. C. W. Flesher; acquired by the Navy 13 Aug 1942 and commissioned the same day, Cmdr. H. Biesemeier in command. Departed Norfolk 24 Oct 1942 with the Center Attack Group for North Africa; began the Fedhala landing 8 Nov 1942. Sailed for the Pacific 27 Dec 1942 but struck a mine approaching the Canal Zone and put into Balboa for repairs; reclassified APA-28 on 1 Feb 1943. Sicily: put troops ashore at Scoglitti 10 Jul 1943, under repeated German air attack. Salerno: landed initial waves 9 Sep 1943 with the Southern Attack Force; supported until 17 Nov. Overhaul at Norfolk 2 Jan-11 Feb 1944; reached British waters 22 Feb 1944. Normandy: landed 29th Division troops at Omaha Beach 6 Jun 1944, evacuating casualties. Southern France: landed at Saint Raphael 15 Aug 1944. Overhaul and Pacific deployment at Norfolk from 8 Nov 1944; reached Espiritu Santo/Noumea 19 Jan 1945. Okinawa: sailed from Ulithi 27 Mar 1945 in the Northern Attack Force carrying 1st Marines elements to Hagushi, landed 1 Apr 1945, supported 4 days under kamikaze attacks; reached San Francisco 22 Aug 1945. Postwar: five voyages west coast to Philippines/Far East (occupation troops westbound, returning servicemen eastbound) incl. Manila, Nagoya, Sasebo, Yokosuka, Tientsin, Shanghai, Tsingtao, Taku, Guam. Decommissioned and placed in reserve at San Francisco 27 Dec 1946; transferred to the Maritime Commission 29 Oct 1958. Six battle stars for WWII service.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-25
- Study period
- 1942-1958
- Limitations
- Primary Navy historical entry (print DANFS text) - authoritative for service history and custody. Contains no asbestos or materials information; supports no asbestos claim. Live NHHC site carries no Charles Carroll page (no expanded modern entry exists; standing NHHC coverage gap, cf. BATCH-01 link rot), so the transcription mirror is the citable text.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-charles-carroll-ap58-02
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[3]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive - USS Charles Carroll (APA-28) ex USS Charles Carroll (AP-58), file 10/03/03028 [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 03028.htm - Crescent City class header, campaign/award tables, CO table, disposal entries
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource timeline corroborates DANFS and adds detail: Crescent City class transport, Maritime Commission type C3P-Delta hull (MC hull 150) for Mississippi Shipping Co. at Bethlehem Steel Corp., Sparrows Point, MD; commissioned AP-58 13 Aug 1942 (CDR Harold Biesemeier); redesignated APA-28 1 Feb 1943. Campaign credits: Algeria-Morocco landings 8-11 Nov 1942; Scoglitti, Sicily 9-15 Jul 1943; Salerno 9-21 Sep 1943; Normandy 6-25 Jun 1944; Saint Raphael, southern France 15 Aug-23 Sep 1944; Okinawa Gunto assault/occupation 1-5 Apr 1945; TransRon Eighteen / TransDiv Fifty-Two assignments in the Pacific. Postwar Navy Occupation Service Medal periods 15-30 Jan 1946 and 21-28 Feb 1946; China Service Medal (extended) periods 11-20 Feb, 16-29 Apr, 29 Jun-1 Jul 1946. Decommissioned 27 Dec 1946 at San Francisco; San Francisco Group, Pacific Reserve Fleet; struck from the Naval Register 1 Oct 1958; custody transferred to MARAD 29 Oct 1958; disposed of by MARAD sale 1977. Six battle stars. Commanding officers listed through CAPT R.E. Butterfield (23 Oct 1945-27 Dec 1946).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-25
- Study period
- 1942-1977
- Limitations
- Specialist secondary compilation - detailed but non-official. Two internal errors: 'laid down 24 March 1942' conflates the launch date (shipscribe/BuShips-derived construction table carries keel 4 Sep 1941); 'MARAD sale 1 April 1977' vs the MARAD status card's 12 Apr 1977 sale and 2 May 1977 physical delivery. Contains no asbestos information; supports no asbestos claim.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-charles-carroll-ap58-03
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[4]shipscribe.com U.S. Navy Auxiliary Ships - USS Crescent City (APA-21) class page (S. S. Roberts compilation from official construction/disposal records) [other_primary]
- Locator
- APA21.html construction table row APA-28; disposition table row APA-28; ship notes row 28; class notes paragraphs
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Class construction/disposition tables carry a per-hull row for APA-28 CHARLES CARROLL: Bethlehem Sparrows Pt. SY; keel 4 Sep 1941; launched 24 Mar 1942; acquired/commissioned 13 Aug 1942; decommissioned 27 Dec 1946; stricken 1 Oct 1958; disposal to MARAD 29 Oct 1958; MA sale 12 Apr 1977. Ship notes: ex-merc. DELURUGUAY (MC hull 150); converted by builder; completed and to WSA from builder 12 Aug 1942; commissioned at Norfolk; ex AP-58 1 Feb 1943; designated 28 Dec 1945 for conversion to a dependent transport but not converted, USN reserve 1946-58; to buyer 2 May 1977. Class notes: MC 'Pass. & Cargo' (Delta Line) design, C3-size, built for Mississippi Shipping Corp. (Delta Line) coffee/passenger trade; MC moved AP-58 (MC hull 150) to the MC Military Program 17 Jan 1942; APA-28 and APA-32 designated ~Apr 1945 for refit as transport squadron flagships/relief AGCs but APA-28 arrived at Moore DD, Oakland, in late Aug 1945 too late to be modified. Class data: 8,889 t light / 14,247 t lim; 491'0" oa x 65'6" x 25'7" lim; 16.5 kts; 7,800 HP; G.E. turbine, 1 screw.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-25
- Study period
- 1941-1977
- Limitations
- Specialist compilation from official records (Naval History source used by NHHC/DANFS revision program) - resolves the keel vs launch conflation in NavSource. Contains no asbestos information; supports no asbestos claim.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-charles-carroll-ap58-04
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[5]U.S. Maritime Administration, ShipHistory database - CHARLES CARROLL (APA-28), Ship History Detail 876, incl. digitized Vessel Status Card and NDRF 'Reserve Fleet - Ship Particulars' card (Form MA-283) [marad_nrc]
- Locator
- Detail 876 registry/spec block; scanned Vessel Status Card (cards/af759d65-ad03-4273-bdda-f82b7e38c6b9.png); NDRF particulars card (cards/4260cfbb-1dbe-4956-b7f3-2e79b02fceb3.jpg); documents/83474132-34b9-4be8-a111-538410598a89.pdf (this hull's transfer card)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- MARAD registry and scanned custody cards for this hull: Year Built 1942; Shipyard 'Bethlehem Steel Shipbuilding Division'; type C3 P&C / '(C3 type) Pass. & Cargo', category 'Mil. Aux. Transport, Attack'; Hull MC-150; Gross 7,978; Bale 453,273 cu ft; LOA 491 ft, breadth 66 ft; speed 16.5 kts. Status card chain: built by Beth. Sparrows Shyd. (at) Inc., Baltimore, Md.; completed 8-12-42; basis to WSA 8-12-42 at Sparrows Pt.; Navy Dept. purchase, delivered Norfolk, Va. 8-13-42 9:30 AM; Reserve Fleet permanent transfer at Suisun Bay 10-29-58 1:45 PM PST; sold to General Metals of Tacoma, Inc. (Nontransportation Use) 4/12/77 at Suisun Bay; physically delivered 5/2/77 10:20 PM PDT. NDRF particulars card: entered Suisun Bay 29 Oct 1958; withdrawn 5/2/77; reason 'Sold for NT use under PD-X-1016 4/12/77 to General Metals of Tacoma, Inc. for $119,000.00'; reimbursable title - Navy bore retention costs ($118/ship/month to FY1960) and paid MARAD up to $16,000 for FY1959 preservation.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-25
- Study period
- 1942-1977
- Limitations
- Authoritative MARAD custody/disposal record. The status cards document sale for nontransportation use (scrapping) and buyer, but do not state the breaking location; General Metals' Hylebos Waterway, Tacoma yard was a shipbreaking/scrap operation (WA Ecology site record) - breaking location is consistent inference, not card-stated. Contains no asbestos or materials information; supports no asbestos claim. The same Detail 876 record also carries a transfer card and Official Number belonging to the Liberty ship SS Charles Carroll - see ev-06.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-charles-carroll-ap58-05
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[6]MARAD ShipHistory Detail 876 record defect: 'Official Number 241299' registry field and attached 'CHARLES CARROLL REDEL OR TRANS BY' card describe the Liberty ship SS Charles Carroll (EC2-S-C1, MCE hull 15, yard 2002), not APA-28 [marad_nrc]
- Locator
- Detail 876 'Official Number' field; documents/187e71cc-0e4f-4f60-92a7-09d26e253909.pdf (EC-2 card); compare documents/83474132-34b9-4be8-a111-538410598a89.pdf (APA-28 card); usmaritimecommission.de entry for MCE-15 (O/N 241.299, Bethlehem-Fairfield, American Export Lines)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The authoritative MARAD record for this hull conflates two different vessels named Charles Carroll: the registry 'Official Number 241299' and an attached redelivery/transfer card (Beth. Fairfield Shyd. Inc., Baltimore; delivered 1/19/42; operator American Export Lines; type EC-2) belong to the Liberty ship SS Charles Carroll (EC2-S-C1, MCE hull 15, O/N 241299, call sign KKZK - corroborated by the USMC vessel database). Our hull (ex-Del Uruguay, C3 P&C, MC-150, Bethlehem Sparrows Point) has its own correct transfer card in the same record (documents/83474132...pdf: Sparrows Pt. -> U.S.M.C. Prod. Div. -> U.S. Navy Dept. -> Mar. Adm. R.F.). Treat the O/N and the EC-2 card as belonging to the other hull; the Naval Auxiliary APA-28 never held merchant O/N 241299.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-25
- Study period
- registry record, 2026-09-25 review
- Limitations
- Correction of an official-record name collision, not an asbestos finding. Verified against the scanned cards and the independent USMC construction database; residual uncertainty is whether APA-28 was ever assigned a merchant official number at all (completed straight to WSA/Navy custody, so probably none).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-charles-carroll-ap58-06
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[7]Secondary-source discrepancies resolved in favor of primary records: NavSource 'laid down' date; Wikipedia infobox dates; NavSource MARAD-sale date [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 03028 disposal entries vs shipscribe APA21 construction/disposition tables and MARAD status card sale/delivery rows
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Three derivative-source errors corrected: (a) NavSource says 'laid down 24 March 1942' - that date is the launch (DANFS 'launched as Del Uruguay 24 March 1942'); the construction table gives keel 4 Sep 1941, adopted here. (b) Wikipedia's infobox carries 'Decommissioned 30 April 1948' and 'Stricken 27 December 1946' - both wrong for this hull: 30 Apr 1948 is sister ship Crescent City's (APA-21) decommissioning date per the same class disposition table; DANFS/NavSource/shipscribe agree APA-28 decommissioned 27 Dec 1946 and stricken 1 Oct 1958, adopted here. (c) NavSource 'disposed of by MARAD sale, 1 April 1977' vs the MARAD status card's sale date 12 Apr 1977 (physical delivery 5/2/77); card adopted.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-25
- Study period
- 1941-1977
- Limitations
- Resolves secondary-source conflicts against construction/disposal records; none of the compared sources contains asbestos information - this row supports no asbestos claim.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-charles-carroll-ap58-07
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[8]Consolidated era/design inference - BuShips SDB 1945 v3 machinery row for this hull + MC 'Pass. & Cargo' (Delta Line) design data (shipscribe APA-21 class page) [other_primary]
- Locator
- SDB1945v3 machinery table row 48 (APA-28); shipscribe.com/usnaux/APA/APA21.html class data and ship note 28; DANFS operational timeline for yard/repair periods
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Era/design inference: this hull carried a single-screw geared-steam plant (one G.E. turbine, 7,800 shp, two Babcock & Wilcox header-type boilers at 450 psi / 750F superheat) completed August 1942 at the peak of WWII asbestos usage - the machinery configuration for which boiler and fireroom insulation, main and auxiliary steam-line lagging, turbine lagging, valve and flange gaskets, machinery packing, and accommodation joiner insulation of the period were commonly asbestos-containing. Troop-space outfitting (capacity 1,322) added interior insulation scope, and the builder conversion (Sparrows Point, mid-1942) installed the combat-transport fit. Documented disturbance-phase events: mine-damage repairs at Balboa (Dec 1942-Jan 1943); Norfolk Navy Yard overhaul 2 Jan-11 Feb 1944 and from 8 Nov 1944; Pacific Reserve Fleet lay-up 1946-58 and Suisun Bay NDRF custody 1958-77 (reimbursable preservation); 1977 breaking after sale to a Tacoma scrap yard.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-25
- Study period
- 1941-1977
- Population
- Construction/conversion trades at Bethlehem Sparrows Point (1941-42); wartime crew (~612) and embarked troops (up to ~1,322); repair-yard workers at Balboa and Norfolk; NDRF preservation crews; 1977 breaking-yard workers
- Limitations
- Inference from the documented machinery plant and construction era - NOT a hull record. No survey, specification, or material schedule naming AP-58/APA-28 was located; establishes no asbestos content, quantity, location, individual exposure, or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-charles-carroll-ap58-08
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[9]Fleischer, W.E., Viles, F.J. Jr., Gade, R.L., and Drinker, P., 'A health survey of pipe covering operations in constructing naval vessels,' J Ind Hyg Toxicol 28(1):9-16 (Jan 1946), PMID 21016030 [other_primary]
- Locator
- PubMed record PMID 21016030; article pp. 9-16 (pipe covering material section)
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- The U.S. Maritime Commission-commissioned industrial-hygiene survey of WWII pipe-covering operations at two Navy yards and two Navy contract yards documented that 'an important ingredient of pipe covering material used on U.S. Navy vessels is amosite' - i.e., asbestos insulation was standard material in wartime naval-vessel construction of exactly this hull's era and type.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-25
- Study period
- survey ~1944-45; published 1946
- Population
- WWII pipe coverers and insulators at Navy and contract yards (era context)
- Limitations
- Era-level documentation of asbestos use in naval construction generally; does not name this vessel, class, or builder yard and establishes nothing about this hull's materials, condition, or any individual exposure. (The study's exculpatory 'not a dangerous occupation' conclusion has since been heavily criticized - see the 2026 critique at DOI 10.1177/10482911261446696.)
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-charles-carroll-ap58-09
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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), PMID 3555021 [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 construction program under which this Delta-Line-type hull was completed and converted to an attack transport in 1942 - and that wartime demand drove unprecedented asbestos utilization in shipbuilding.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-25
- 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 class 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-charles-carroll-ap58-10
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[11]U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port San Francisco memo, 13 Aug 1946, 'USS CHARLES CARROL (AP-28); discharge of oil into Coastal Navigable waters of the United States' + District Engineer extract, 6 Nov 1946 (scanned document attached to MARAD ShipHistory Detail 876) [other_primary]
- Locator
- CharlesCarroll_876_001.pdf pp. 1-2 (scanned memo and certified extract)
- Finding type
- environmental_record
- Finding
- Ship-specific federal environmental/enforcement record: on 8-9 Aug 1946, while taking fuel oil from YO-106 at berth four, San Francisco Naval Shipyard, the vessel overflowed her tanks and about one barrel of oil flowed out the vents into coastal navigable waters; the USCG Captain of the Port investigated aboard and the District Engineer's 6 Nov 1946 letter records 'No action taken because of misplacement of Coast Guard report.' Independently documents the hull at San Francisco Naval Shipyard (Hunters Point) in August 1946 during inactivation.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-25
- Study period
- 1946
- Population
- Ship's company during Aug 1946 fueling/inactivation
- Limitations
- An oil-discharge incident report, not an asbestos record - establishes the hull's presence at the yard for a fueling event only, no repair/overhaul scope documented; supports no asbestos claim. (A second document in the same MARAD bundle, a 10/8/43 radio-sealing report for SS Charles Christenson, is a different vessel entirely - misfiled attachment.)
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-charles-carroll-ap58-11
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[12]Pruitt v. Air & Liquid Systems Corp., C.A. No. 18-1101-MN-SRF (D. Del., In re Asbestos Litigation / MDL-875 track) - Report and Recommendation (2020-07-30) and Memorandum Opinion, verified via ded.uscourts.gov opinion PDFs [court_record]
- Locator
- Report & Recommendation, Facts section (plaintiff's ship assignments); https://www.ded.uscourts.gov/sites/ded/files/opinions/18-1101_1.pdf
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- The located attack-transport asbestos docket resolves to another class: plaintiff John W. Pruitt Sr. alleged mesothelioma from asbestos exposure as a machinist mate stationed in 1958 on 'the USS Bayfield, an attack transport' (APA-33, Bayfield class) and in 1959 on USS Tolovana (AO-64, Cimarron-class oiler). No docketed asbestos opinion naming USS Charles Carroll, AP-58, or APA-28 was located in completed CourtListener sweeps (see search_ledger).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-25
- Study period
- opinions 2020; service 1958-1963
- Population
- Navy veterans of APA-type auxiliaries (type context)
- Limitations
- Different hull and class - carried only to document that the APA-type litigation surface exists while no Charles Carroll-specific docket was found. Deposition-stage exposure descriptions are allegations, not findings. Three sister-ship CourtListener sweeps ('USS Crescent City'/'APA-21', 'Monrovia'/'APA-31', 'Calvert'/'APA-32' checks) were paced/blocked by the fleet rate limiter at research time - coverage rests on the completed queries plus indexed-web checking; see search_ledger.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-charles-carroll-ap58-12
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[13]Batch-2131 search ledger (this record): print DANFS via hazegray mirror; NavSource 03028; MARAD ShipHistory Detail 876 + scanned status/transfer cards + attached documents; BuShips SDB 1945 v3; shipscribe APA-21 class page; CourtListener opinion/docket sweeps; indexed-web litigation checks; NARA record-group guides [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-charles-carroll-ap58-01 through sl-uss-charles-carroll-ap58-11
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, court finding, or docketed asbestos case naming USS Charles Carroll / AP-58 / APA-28 / MC hull 150 was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). Law-firm/marketing ship-list pages (e.g., simmonsfirm.com, asbestos-ships.com, mesotheliomahelp.org) assert or imply era-typical asbestos content for this hull or class without primary support - excluded as sources per the no-law-firm-sources rule and logged in the batch report.
- 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 1942 geared-steam transport is era-consistent with asbestos-containing materials, and her 30+ years in reserve custody plus 1977 breaking are undocumented disturbance phases. Does not establish presence or absence; does not establish or defeat any exposure claim or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-charles-carroll-ap58-13
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[14]NARA Guide to Federal Records: RG 24 (Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel - Navy deck logs), RG 38 (CNO records - WWII war diaries), RG 19 (Records of the Bureau of Ships), RG 178 (Records of the U.S. Maritime Commission), RG 357 (Records of the Maritime Administration) [other_primary]
- Locator
- https://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/024.html ; /groups/038.html ; /groups/019.html ; /groups/178.html ; /groups/357.html ; UPF catalog entry ISBN 9780813032746
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Archival leads (not retrieved - requires research-room or reproduction order; no spend authorized): Navy deck logs for USS Charles Carroll 1942-1946 (RG 24, NARA College Park) - the mine-strike repairs, Norfolk overhauls, and inactivation periods would document maintenance-disturbance events; WWII war diary (RG 38); BuShips records incl. the AP-58 conversion plans and Booklet of General Plans (RG 19); USMC construction-contract records for MC hull 150 at Bethlehem Sparrows Point (RG 178); MARAD/NDRF custody and sale files covering the 1958-77 Suisun Bay lay-up and PD-X-1016 sale to General Metals of Tacoma (RG 357). The published ship biography Attack Transport: USS Charles Carroll in World War II (Kenneth H. Goldman, University Press of Florida, 2008, ISBN 0813032741) was built from the ship navigator's retained documents plus NARA material - a research path into hull-level records.
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-25
- Study period
- 1941-1977 records
- Limitations
- Record-group mapping only - no box-level retrieval performed; existence of asbestos-specific documents for this hull is unknown until surveyed in person. Nothing in this row is an asbestos finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-charles-carroll-ap58-14