USS Chepachet (AO-78)

Evidence

9 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-9).

1. [1]DANFS, 'Chepachet (AO-78)' (NHHC online edition - canonical URL returned 404 on 2026-09-24; read via Wayback capture 2024-05-26; HyperWar transcription cross-checked) [nhhc_danfs]

   Locator

   NHHC DANFS 'Chepachet (AO-78)' entry, spec block + full narrative; HyperWar mirror https://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/ships/dafs/AO/ao78.html

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   DANFS entry for Chepachet (AO-78) - NHHC online edition read via Wayback capture 2024-05-26 and cross-checked against the HyperWar verbatim transcription: 'A river in Rhode Island.' Spec block: (AO-78: dp. 5,782; l. 520'; b. 68'; dr. 30'10"; s. 15 k.; cpl. 232; a. 1 5", 4 3"; cl. Suamico). Launched 10 March 1943 by Sun Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Chester, Pa., under a Maritime Commission contract; sponsored by Mrs. I. G. Klemmer; commissioned 27 April 1943, Lt. Comdr. H. R. Adams in command; reported to the Atlantic Fleet. Five transatlantic convoys carrying oil to Casablanca and Oran 27 Jul 1943-19 Jun 1944; cleared Aruba 15 Jul 1944, reached Humboldt Bay, New Guinea 17 Aug for fueling duty; Leyte Gulf 23 Oct 1944 - fueled 34 different ships during the Battle for Leyte Gulf while manning AA guns; Kossol Roads reload 30 Oct-4 Nov, Leyte fueling 7-10 Nov; station oiler South Pacific ports to 27 Dec; Mindoro 8 Jan 1945, Lingayen Gulf fueling 11 Jan, San Fabian station tanker and Mindanao duty to 4 Jun; Balikpapan operation - at sea fueling the bombardment group 21-25 Jun, off Borneo to 19 Jul; Subic Bay/Luzon to war's end. Occupation/redeployment station duty Jinsen, Hong Kong, Okinawa, Tokyo to 9 Dec 1945; Yokohama 29 Jan; sailed for home 4 Feb; San Francisco 21 Feb; decommissioned 15 May 1946; 'in July 1950 was transferred to the Military Sea Transportation Service for service in a noncommissioned status.' Two battle stars for WWII service.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-24

   Study period

   1942-1946

   Population

   Ship's company 1943-1946; Sun Shipbuilding construction workforce (1942-43); Maryland Drydock conversion workforce (1943)

   Limitations

   Authoritative for identity, construction, WWII service narrative, decommissioning, and battle stars - contains no asbestos, materials, or insulation information and supports no asbestos claim. Terminal sentence 'in July 1950 was transferred to MSTS' compresses the actual sequence (see ev-04/ev-06): she had been in USNT/MSTS contract service since late 1947, spent 1949-50 inactivated in reserve, and returned to MSTS 18 Jul 1950.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-chepachet-ao78-01

2. [2]NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive, USNS Chepachet (T-AOT-78) page (volunteer-compiled; navsource.net mirror) [other_primary]

   Locator

   NavSource 09/19/19078 page - chronology, campaign/awards display, spec block

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   NavSource Online Service Ship Photo Archive page for USNS Chepachet (T-AOT-78) ex-USS Chepachet (AO-78), fetched via navsource.net mirror 2026-09-24 (navsource.org direct fetch failed): lifecycle chain - laid down 1 Nov 1942 as SS Eutaw Springs (MC hull 340, T2-SE-A1, Sun Shipbuilding and Drydock, Chester PA); launched 10 Mar 1943; commissioned 27 Apr 1943 (LCDR Hugh R. Adams); Asiatic-Pacific campaign table (Leyte landings 25-28 Oct 1944; Balikpapan operation 28 Jun-7 Jul 1945); occupation periods 2 Sep-10 Dec 1945 and 28 Jan-6 Feb 1946; China Service Medal (extended) 2 Sep-10 Dec 1945; decommissioned 15 May 1946 San Francisco; 'Reclassified as a Transport Oiler and placed in service, 1 November 1947' with MSTS as USNS Chepachet (T-AOT-78), operated under contract by American Pacific S.S. Co.; 'Reinstated in the Naval Register, 30 January 1948'; placed out of service July 1950; 'Reactivated, date unknown'; Vietnam War - rotated with USNS Rincon (T-AOG-77) as station tanker at Danang c.1970-71; laid up NDRF Suisun Bay; 'Title transferred to MARAD, 13 March 1972'; struck from Naval Register 4 January 1980; two battle stars; transferred/leased to DOE 9 Nov 1978 as OTEC power plant, renamed SS Ocean Energy Converter; transferred to State of Hawaii Feb 1982; scrapped by Dillingham Corp. 1982; ship's bell presented to Chepachet, R.I. city council. Spec block: 5,730 t lt / 22,380 t fl; 520' x 68' x 30'10"; 15.3 kt; 23 officers + 209 enlisted; one GE turbo-electric engine, two B&W header-type boilers 450psi 730F, single propeller, 8,000 shp; call sign NJHN.

   Verification

   partial

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-24

   Study period

   1942-1982

   Population

   Ship's company and civilian contract crews; Danang station-tanker crew c.1970-71

   Limitations

   Volunteer-compiled secondary source, not an official record - carried because lifecycle dates corroborate primary records where checkable (MARAD cards verify NDRF entries 1947/1972 and withdrawal 11-9-78; MARAD ledger verifies 11-1-47 delivery to American Pacific and 2/12-13/48 title transfer; shipscribe verifies USNT mechanics). 'Reinstated in the Naval Register, 30 January 1948' conflicts with shipscribe's SecNav reinstatement mechanics (group letters 20 Mar/28 Apr 1950) - flagged in gaps. 'Title transferred to MARAD 13 March 1972' reads as NDRF custody entry - status card shows Navy/MSC Retention, i.e., custody not title; flagged. Contains no asbestos information.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-chepachet-ao78-02

3. [3]U.S. Maritime Administration, ShipHistory database - CHEPACHET (AO-78/T-AO-78) Detail 931, including scanned NDRF status cards (931_1692AF.jpg, 931_1692BF.jpg) and custody ledger CHEPACHET.pdf, all read verbatim from the images [marad_nrc]

   Locator

   ShipHistory Detail 931 data block + milestones; cards at /cards/931_1692AF.jpg and /cards/931_1692BF.jpg; custody ledger /documents/5e89b3c3-bfca-432c-a0d3-80ce4dcd7d04.pdf

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   MARAD ShipHistory record (Detail 931 'CHEPACHET (AO-78/T-AO-78)') plus vessel status cards and custody ledger (CHEPACHET.pdf) read verbatim from the scanned images. Data block: year built 1943, Sun Shipbuilding and Drydock, MARAD type T2-SE-A1, 524.00 ft x 68.00 ft, displacement summer 22,380 t / lightweight 5,730 t, fate 'Returned - U.S.'; name history CHEPACHET (AO-78/T-AO-78) <- EUTAW SPRINGS; mission tags World War II and Vietnam War. Milestones: Entry/Acquisition 4/2/1947; Disposition and Withdrawal 11/9/1978 ('CUST 1947 NDRF 1947'). Status card A (NAVY reserve fleet division vessel data): 'NAME, PRESENT CHEPACHET (AO-78) / FORMER Eutaw Springs'; type T2-SE-A1; fleet SUISUN B-6; built SUN S.B. & D.D. 1943; date entered fleet 4-2-47 1230; hull no. MC-340; est. cost repairs at entry 'Cost to restore to commercial operation $242,000 - 18 days'; preservation note 'completely demilitarized - physical condition reasonably good'; 'DATE WITHDRAWN FROM FLEET 11-1-47 1200 hours / DELIVERED TO American Pacific S/S Co. for Navy'. Status card B (Form MA-383 Reserve Fleet - Ship Particulars): 'USNS CHEPACHET (T-AO-78)', ex-EUTAW SPRINGS, T2-SE-A1, Suisun Bay; builder Sun Shipbuilding, Chester, Pa., date built 3-1943; service prior to lay-up Navy/MSC; category/title 'Navy/MSC Retention'; ENTERED 3-13-72 1300 PST; WITHDRAWN 11-9-78 1120 PST; reason 'Withdrawn by Navy/Permanent Transfer'; LOA 524', breadth 68', DWT 16,628; 'Propulsion GE Turbine Electric, 6000 SHP'. Custody ledger (CHEPACHET.pdf p.1): Sun S.B. & D.D. Co. -> U.S.M.C. Prod. Div. -> Navy Dept., 3/25/43 Chester Pa. ('New'/'Purchaser'); Reserve Fleet -> American Pacific SS Co., 11/1/47 Suisun Bay (LU->GAA); American Pacific SS Co. -> U.S. Navy, 2/13/48 Los Angeles and 2/12/48 San Francisco (GAA, 'Title Transferred').

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-24

   Study period

   1943-1978

   Population

   NDRF Suisun Bay preservation crews (1947, 1972-78); American Pacific S.S. Co. contract crew (1947-48+); MSTS/MSC civilian crews; DOE conversion workforce (1979-80)

   Limitations

   Primary government custody and disposal record - the strongest disposition source in this file. Cards track custody, lay-up, and transfer only - no asbestos, materials, insulation, or condition-survey content. Card B's handwritten hull-no. field appears to read 'MC-278' - a clerical conflation of MC hull 340 (card A, milestone data, DANFS-consistent) with Sun yard hull 278; MC-340 is carried. 'Navy/MSC Retention' at the 1972 entry means Navy retained title in NDRF custody - secondary summaries calling it a 'title transfer to MARAD' are imprecise; flagged in gaps.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-chepachet-ao78-03

4. [4]shipscribe.com, 'USS Suamico (AO-49) Class' page - U.S. Navy Auxiliary Ships data compiled from NVR/BuShips records (S.S. Roberts) [other_primary]

   Locator

   shipscribe AO-49 class page - construction and disposition tables (CHEPACHET rows), ship note AO-78, class notes (acquisition and USNT/MSTS mechanics)

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   shipscribe.com 'U.S. Navy Auxiliary Ships' AO-49 Suamico class page (S.S. Roberts compilation from Naval Vessel Register and Bureau of Ships records): construction table row for AO-78 CHEPACHET - acquired 25 Mar 43, Sun SB & DD, keel 1 Nov 42, launched 10 Mar 43, commissioned 27 Apr 43. Ship note (verbatim): 'Ex merc. EUTAW SPRINGS. Converted by Maryland DD Co., Baltimore (completed 6 May 46). Decomm. 15 May 46, to MC 2 Apr 47, stk. 23 Apr 47, merc. EUTAW SPRINGS (MC). Began reactivation 1 Nov 47, from MC 12 Feb 48 as USNT, to MSTS 1 Oct 49. In USN reserve 1949-50. On list 20 Mar 50. To MSTS 18 Jul 50. FRAM II overhaul 1964. To NDRF 13 Mar 72. Reclassified AOT-78 30 Sep 78. Loaned to Department of Energy for ocean thermal energy project OTEC-1 and withdrawn from NDRF 9 Nov 78. Extensively modified at Portland, Ore., and renamed OCEAN ENERGY CONVERTER. Conducted OTEC experiment off Hawaii from November 1980 to May 1981. Further fate not found.' Disposition table row: Decomm. 1972; Strike 1 Apr 80; Disposal 1 Jul 73; Fate MA/R. Class machinery note: '1 screw, G.E. turbo-electric (Westinghouse in AO 65, 67, 74, 75, 77)' - GE plant confirmed for this hull. Class notes document the acquisition mechanism (three more T2-SE-A1s requested 13 Feb 43 for delivery Mar-Apr 1943 - became AO 77-79; converted in the Baltimore area) and the postwar USNT mechanism (20 Oct 47 Navy request for return of 24 former naval tankers incl. 10 of the AO-49 class; Oct 1947 transfer to commercial operating agents; ownership to Navy Jan-Mar 1948; USNT ships carried in NVR as 'stricken' until SecNav reinstatement letters - 20 Mar 50 for the inactivated group incl. this hull, 28 Apr 50 for the active group; USNT crews ~9 officers + 39 men).

   Verification

   partial

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-24

   Study period

   1942-1982

   Population

   Maryland Drydock conversion workforce (1943); contract-operator civilian crews (1947-1972); FRAM II overhaul workforce (1964)

   Limitations

   Specialist secondary compilation built from official records (NVR, BuShips correspondence) - consistent with primary records here (MARAD cards/ledger verify 1947 NDRF entry, 11-1-47 withdrawal, Feb 1948 title transfer, 1972 re-entry, 11-9-78 withdrawal) but not itself a government document. Resolves the DANFS 'July 1950' compression (return to MSTS 18 Jul 50 after 1949-50 reserve). Disposition-table figures 'Strike 1 Apr 80' and 'Disposal 1 Jul 73' conflict with NavSource/Wikipedia (struck 4 Jan 1980) and the 1978 withdrawal - flagged in gaps, not reconciled. 'Completed 6 May 46' for the Baltimore conversion reads as a 1943 typo consistent with sister rows (Cossatot 28 Apr 43, Cowanesque 5 May 43). Contains no asbestos information.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-chepachet-ao78-04

5. [5]Marine Technology 20(1):64, DOI 10.5957/mt1.1983.20.1.64; Hoshide et al., DOE OTEC-1 report (1983), tethys-engineering.pnnl.gov PDF; OSTI 5285585; DOE 'OTEC Liaison' newsletters Sep 1978 / Jan 1979 (nsuworks.nova.edu archive) [other_primary]

   Locator

   MT paper abstract (conversion scope); Hoshide 1983 Phase II narrative + key-events table; OSTI 5285585 platform description; OTEC Liaison Sep 1978 / Jan 1979 contract and custody items

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   DOE OTEC-1 program documentation of this hull's 1978-1982 conversion, operation, and disposal: (a) Marine Technology journal paper 'Conversion of the USNS Chepachet to the OTEC-1 Platform' (DOI 10.5957/mt1.1983.20.1.64) - 'A World War II T2-SE-A1 tanker was selected for conversion to serve as an OTEC-1 platform. The ship conversion involved installing a centerwell (moonpool); modifying centerline cargo tanks Nos. 2, 3 and 4 to house the heat exchangers, pumps and auxiliary equipment; and modifying centerline tank No. 9 as an auxiliary power substation.' (b) Hoshide et al. 1983 DOE report (tethys-engineering.pnnl.gov) - 'the USNS Chepachet, a mothballed WW II T-2 tanker, was transported from Suisun Bay, California, to the Northwest Marine Iron Works shipyard in Portland, Oregon, for reactivation and conversion'; key-events table: dockside trials Portland 10 May 1980, sea trials Port Angeles 2-9 Jun, Honolulu arrival 1 Jul, dedication 5 Jul 1980, mooring off Kawaihae, ~4 months OTEC-mode tests ending spring 1981, platform at Pearl Harbor inactive-fleet anchorage as of report, CWP custody to State of Hawaii Oct 1982. (c) OSTI report 5285585 (DOE OTEC-1 power system test program) - 'a modified Navy T-2 tanker originally named the Chepachet and renamed the Ocean Energy Converter.' (d) DOE OTEC Liaison newsletters (Vol. 2 No. 9 Sep 1978; Vol. 3 No. 1 Jan 1979) - GMDI $25.4M contract award, custody transfer signing from MARAD Suisun Bay to DOE, ~8-month conversion estimate. Secondary compilations complete the disposal: transferred to State of Hawaii Feb 1982, scrapped by Dillingham Corp. 1982, ship's bell to the Chepachet RI town council (NavSource); Wikipedia concurs (to Hawaii Feb 1982 for scrap, proceeds to an onshore OTEC facility).

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-24

   Study period

   1978-1982

   Population

   Northwest Marine Iron Works conversion workforce (1979-80); OTEC-1 operating crews (Tracor Marine FOC, 1980-81); Dillingham Corp. scrapping workforce (1982)

   Limitations

   Government-program documentation of a real ship-specific yard period (Portland 1979-80) and disposal - the strongest 'disturbance event' documentation in this file. None of the DOE/OTEC sources makes any asbestos, insulation, or hazmat statement - the program documents are about the energy experiment, not ship condition; a pre-conversion condition survey may exist in DOE project files (archival lead, ev-09). Establishes the conversion happened and its scope; establishes nothing about asbestos presence, abatement, or exposure.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-chepachet-ao78-05

6. [6]Franke, K., and Paustenbach, D., 'Government and Navy knowledge regarding health hazards of asbestos: A state of the science evaluation (1900 to 1970),' Inhalation Toxicology 23(sup3):1-20 (2011), PMID 22200078 [other_primary]

   Locator

   Inhalation Toxicology 23(sup3):1-20, era analysis blocks; equipment list per ev-02/ev-03 documented machinery and availabilities

   Finding type

   asbestos_application

   Finding

   Class/era inference only: peer-reviewed scholarship (Franke & Paustenbach, Inhalation Toxicology 2011) documents that U.S. Navy and maritime construction of this hull's era (laid down 1942, converted/commissioned 1943, service to 1982) era-typically used asbestos-containing insulation, lagging, gaskets, and packing. Applied to this hull's documented equipment - a steam turbo-electric plant (two Babcock & Wilcox header-type boilers feeding a GE turbine-generator per NavSource spec block and MARAD card 'GE Turbine Electric'), extensive fuel-cargo piping, and accommodation spaces - era-typical asbestos applications would have been boiler and steam-line lagging, turbine casing insulation, valve and flange gaskets, machinery packing, accommodation insulation, and winch/windlass brake linings. Documented disturbance events that would have worked such materials aboard this hull: Maryland Drydock fleet-oiler conversion at Baltimore (1943 - fueling-at-sea gear, armament, accommodations per shipscribe class notes); wartime operations and any repair availabilities (1943-46); NDRF lay-up and demilitarization (1947); USNT civilian-crew reconversion (1947-48); continuous MSTS/MSC operation (1949-1972) incl. a FRAM II overhaul (1964); NDRF lay-up (1972-78); the Northwest Marine Iron Works OTEC conversion (1979-80 - centerwell cut, cargo-tank modifications); and scrapping at Hawaii (1982 - pre-regulation disposal, no hazmat survey expected or located).

   Verification

   inferred

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   class_or_era

   Accessed

   2026-09-24

   Study period

   1942-1982

   Population

   Sun Shipbuilding construction workforce (1942-43); Maryland Drydock conversion workforce (1943); ship's company (1943-46); NDRF preservation crews (1947, 1972-78); reconversion workforce (1947-48); civilian contract crews (1948-72); FRAM II overhaul workforce (1964); Northwest Marine Iron Works conversion workforce (1979-80); Hawaii scrapping workforce (1982)

   Limitations

   Era/program-level scholarship combined with this hull's documented steam turbo-electric plant and disturbance events - establishes that asbestos-containing materials were standard practice in this hull's construction/service era, NOT that any survey or record confirms asbestos aboard this specific hull. No quantity, location, condition, individual exposure, or causation is established. The T2-SE-A1 was built to Maritime Commission (merchant-type) rather than Navy BuShips specs at Sun Ship - Navy-spec inference applies with that caveat.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-chepachet-ao78-06

7. [7]Atlas shipyard record 'sun-shipbuilding-chester' (shipyard-exposure-map/client/src/data/shipyards.json) - underlying source: Lilley v. Johns-Manville Corp., 408 Pa. Super. 83 (1991) product-identification testimony [court_record]

   Locator

   shipyards.json entry sun-shipbuilding-chester (duplicate dataset entry 'sun-shipbuilding' for the same Chester PA yard noted in gaps)

   Finding type

   historical_record

   Finding

   The builder yard has Atlas-documented asbestos product identification: the shipyards.json record for Sun Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Chester PA (sun-shipbuilding-chester, evidence_tier 3) carries litigation product-identification testimony (pipefitter Fred Lilley's identification of asbestos product brands by label at Sun Ship, 1959-1976, corroborated by co-worker Wasson - Lilley v. Johns-Manville Corp., 408 Pa. Super. 83, 596 A.2d 203 (1991)) and lists documented products Unibestos (Pittsburgh-Corning), Caltemp/Pabco (Fibreboard), Kaylo (Owens-Illinois/Owens-Corning), Garlock asbestos gaskets, Raybestos, Careytemp (Philip Carey). This hull was built at that yard 1942-43.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   context

   Documentation level

   context_only

   Accessed

   2026-09-24

   Study period

   1959-1976 (testimony window); hull built 1942-43

   Population

   Sun Shipbuilding trades (yard-level, various periods)

   Limitations

   Yard-level documentation only - establishes that asbestos-containing products were identified in litigation as used at Sun Shipbuilding, NOT that any such product was installed aboard this hull. The Lilley testimony window (1959-1976) substantially postdates this hull's 1942-43 construction. No ship-specific inference is drawn; carried strictly as builder context for the Atlas cross-link.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-chepachet-ao78-07

8. [8]Batch-1926 search ledger (this record): NHHC DANFS (live 404; Wayback capture 2024-05-26 verified); HyperWar DANFS transcription; NavSource (navsource.net mirror); MARAD ShipHistory Detail 931 incl. status cards and custody ledger (read verbatim); shipscribe AO-49 class page; DOE/OTEC program documents; CourtListener API v4 (authenticated shared-key tier - see ledger for pacing status); general web index [other_primary]

   Locator

   search_ledger rows sl-uss-chepachet-ao78-01 through sl-uss-chepachet-ao78-NN

   Finding type

   historical_record

   Finding

   No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, insulation specification, hazmat disclosure, adjudicated finding, or BVA decision naming USS Chepachet, AO-78, T-AOT-78, Eutaw Springs, or Ocean Energy Converter was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). The DOE OTEC-1 conversion documentation set (ev-05) - the deepest body of hull-specific technical writing located - describes the conversion scope in detail but makes no asbestos or hazmat statement. CourtListener sweeps classified per batch rules - see search_ledger for query strings, hit counts, and per-hit dispositions.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   negative_finding

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-24

   Study period

   2026-09-24

   Limitations

   Absence of a located public record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard - a 1942-43 emergency-built steam tanker with a 39-year service life, a 1979-80 industrial conversion, and a pre-regulation 1982 scrapping is era-consistent with retained asbestos-containing materials; the disposal path predates hazmat-conditioned scrapping documentation. Does not establish presence or absence; does not establish or defeat any exposure claim or legal eligibility.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-chepachet-ao78-08

9. [9]NARA Guide to Federal Records: RG 19 / RG 24 / RG 38 record-group descriptions; MARAD status-card custody references (ev-03); DOE OTEC-1 program documentation (ev-05); Hagley Museum Sun Shipbuilding collection (public collection description) [other_primary]

   Locator

   RG 19 / RG 24 / RG 38 record-group guides (archives.gov); MARAD card custody rows; DOE OTEC-1 program files

   Finding type

   historical_record

   Finding

   Archival leads (not retrieved - research-room or reproduction order required; no spend authorized): NARA RG 19 (Bureau of Ships) for the 1943 Maryland Drydock Baltimore conversion records and any work packages for MC hull 340; NARA deck logs 1943-1946 and RG 38 war diaries/action reports; the MARAD custody correspondence file behind the status cards (incl. the 1947 American Pacific withdrawal and the 1972/1978 Navy-retention entries); Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. records at the Hagley Museum and Library (Wilmington, DE); MSTS/MSC contract-operator records for the American Pacific S.S. Co. period; DOE OTEC-1 project records (Global Marine Development conversion specifications and any pre-conversion condition/hazmat survey of the hull - the likeliest repository for surviving materials records); and State of Hawaii / Dillingham Corp. disposal records for the 1982 scrapping.

   Verification

   unverified

   Role

   archival_lead

   Documentation level

   context_only

   Accessed

   2026-09-24

   Study period

   1942-1982 records

   Limitations

   Record-group and file 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-chepachet-ao78-09