Evidence
12 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-12).
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[1]research packet 953-packet.md [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-dania-pce870-pkt-953-packet-md
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[2]NARA, USS PCE-870 - War Diary, 10/5-31/43 (NAID 134337583; RG 38, World War II War Diaries, Other Operational Records and Histories; microfilm via Fold3 scan, 31 images) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NAID 134337583, images 0082-0112 (commissioning entry image 0082; mooring entries through image 0102)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Primary record of this hull's commissioning: war diary for 5 October 1943 records the ship 'Moored port side to outfitting dock, Albina Machine & Engine Works, Portland, Oregon'; at 1408 Captain L. D. Whitgrove placed the ship in commission pursuant to Com. 13 restricted letter PCE 870 serial 211204 dated 11 September 1943, in the presence of Cdr. W. E. Meagher; 'Lt. Cdr. O. M. Shirey Jr., assumed command' and 'Eight officers and eighty-three enlisted men reported aboard for duty.' Daily pages document the hull moored at the Albina outfitting and cement docks through at least 22 October 1943, including a 19 October degaussing/compass swing with station tug assistance on the Willamette/Columbia.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-04
- Study period
- 1943-10
- Population
- Commissioning crew: 8 officers + 83 enlisted; Albina Engine & Machine Works fitting-out trades (Oct 1943)
- Limitations
- Ship's own contemporary record - the strongest class of source here, but it documents the commissioning event and fitting-out, not construction materials or asbestos content. Officer names transcribed from handwriting; Whitgrove/Meagher renderings are best-effort.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-dania-pce870-01
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[3]NARA, USS PCE-870 - War Diary, 11/1-30/43 (NAID 139730562; RG 38; Fold3 scan, 30 images) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NAID 139730562, image 1012 (29 November 1943 page)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Primary record of the delivery transit: on 29 November 1943 the ship was 'Steaming singly, enroute to Balboa, Canal Zone, in accordance with commanding officer Task Force Fourteen orders, confidential, dated 26 November 1943,' at ~23-24N/112-114W off Baja California, making flank speed 14.6 knots.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-04
- Study period
- 1943-11
- Population
- Crew, November-December 1943 transit
- Limitations
- Documents the southbound delivery passage only; does not narrate the shakedown or the transit from Portland itself (earlier November pages not reviewed page-by-page). No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-dania-pce870-02
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[4]NARA, USS PCE-870 - War Diary, 9/1-30/44 (NAID 139761430) and 10/1-11/44 (NAID 139911452); RG 38; Fold3 scans [other_primary]
- Locator
- NAID 139761430 images 0291-0294 (9/1-30/44); NAID 139911452 images 0654-0655 (10/1-11/44)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Primary record of South Atlantic convoy-escort service: September 1944 entries show the ship escorting convoys on the Brazil run in company with PC-575, PCE-842 and PCE-875 - convoy merchantmen detached for Belem, Fortaleza, and Recife, Brazil (e.g., 9 September: S.S. Mornacray 'left the convoy bound for Recife, Brazil'); on 10 September 'Detached from convoy escorted the Recife bound ships to Recife in accompany with PC-575... 1210 Entered Recife Harbor. 1250 Moored starboard side to, Armazem #7 Recife, Brazil.' On 21 September: 'Enroute to Bahia, Brazil on training cruise pursuant to Commander FOURTH FLEET Confidential orders. In accompany with AM 256, PCE 842, PC 575, Lt. Comdr. J.M. Fulton escort Comdr. in AM 256' - establishing assignment to the U.S. Fourth Fleet (South Atlantic Force). Late September entries record relieving Brazilian escorts and resuming convoy stations northbound. October 1944 entries: convoy escort north past Tobago; moored alongside USS PCE-875 at Pier #2, Section Base, Trinidad, BWI, on 6 October; on 7 October '1515 Underway to Miami, Florida for Navy Yard overhaul pursuant to secret orders 071608, Commandant NOB, Trinidad, BWI'; moored Pier 3, Miami, on 11 October.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-04
- Study period
- 1944-09 to 1944-10
- Population
- Crew, 1943-46; convoy merchant crews (Brazil run); Miami Navy Yard overhaul trades (Oct-Nov 1944)
- Limitations
- Documents operating area, escort consorts, ports, and a Navy Yard availability at Miami - presence at a yard, not the work performed there; overhaul scope and any materials disturbed are not recorded in the diary extract reviewed. No asbestos content. Fourth Fleet assignment is established by the 21 September entry; start date of South Atlantic service (earlier 1944) was not page-verified.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-dania-pce870-03
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[5]NARA, USS PCE-870 - War Diary, 12/24-30/44 (NAID 139911455; RG 38; Fold3 scan, 1 image) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NAID 139911455, image 0658 (single page covering 24-30 December 1944)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Primary record of the post-overhaul move: on 24 December 1944 '1844 Underway pursuant to ComSerForLant Secret order No. 5-44 of 23 December 1944 in accompany with PC 595 and SC 708 bound for Panama, C.Z. Lt. G. J. Bartel is CTG of the task unit,' steaming in column past the Florida Keys and Grand Cayman; on 30 December '0945 Entered breakwater Cristobal Harbor, C.Z... 1015 Moored starboard side to PCE 871 at Coco Solo C.Z.'
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-04
- Study period
- 1944-12
- Population
- Crew, December 1944; task-unit consorts PC 595 and SC 708
- Limitations
- Documents the Florida-to-Canal-Zone transit only; does not establish her 1945 assignment or operating base. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-dania-pce870-04
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[6]NavSource Online: Patrol Craft Escort Photo Archive, Dania (PCE 870) ex-PCE-870 - timeline, specifications, armament [other_primary]
- Locator
- navsource.net/archives/12/02870.htm header block, timeline, and specifications block (verified live 2026-10-04; canonical .net domain)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource record for this hull: laid down 30 November 1942 by Albina Engine and Machine Works, Portland, OR; launched 27 February 1943; commissioned USS PCE-870, 5 October 1943; decommissioned 18 October 1946; placed in service as a Naval Reserve training vessel assigned to the 8th Naval District (New Orleans); named Dania in 1955 (after a city in Florida - see gaps for the 15 February 1956 conflict); transferred to South Korea 9 December 1961 and renamed Pyok Pa (PCE 57); 'Fate unknown.' Spec block: displacement 640 t; length 180'6"; beam 33'; draft 9'8"; speed 15 kts; complement 100; armament one 3"/50 dual-purpose mount, three 40mm mounts, five 20mm mounts, two depth-charge tracks, four depth-charge projectors, two hedgehogs; propulsion two 900-bhp General Motors 12-567A diesel engines, Falk single reduction gear, two shafts. Call sign NXFU. The page explicitly states 'There is no DANFS History currently available for Dania (PCE 870).'
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-04
- Study period
- 1942-1961+
- Population
- Crew 1943-61; Naval Reserve trainees (8th ND, 1946-61); South Korean crew 1961/62-?
- Limitations
- NavSource is a volunteer secondary compilation, not a primary registry - its milestone dates are corroborated here for construction (war diary), transfer (Jane's), and specifications are uncorroborated. Naming year '1955' conflicts with NavalCoverMuseum and sister-ship naming records (15 February 1956) - see gaps. Contains no asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-dania-pce870-05
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[7]NHHC photographic catalog, NH 85423 - 'USS PCE-870'; caption: 'Later called DANIA, 1954 photo.' Courtesy of William H. Davis, 1977 [museum_official]
- Locator
- NHHC NH-series image catalog, NH 85423 page (verified live 2026-10-04)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Official Navy photographic catalog entry for this hull: a 1954 photograph of USS PCE-870, captioned 'Later called DANIA' - NHHC documentation of the hull's existence, appearance in reserve-training configuration, and its later name.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-04
- Study period
- 1954
- Population
- Naval Reserve training crew (8th ND), 1954
- Limitations
- Confirms hull identity and the Dania naming; contains no service narrative and no asbestos or material information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-dania-pce870-06
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[8]Jane's Fighting Ships 1962-63 (full-text scan, Internet Archive) - Republic of Korea Navy patrol-craft listing and PCE disposals note [other_primary]
- Locator
- archive.org JanesFightingShips196263 djvu text: ROKN patrol-craft table (PYOK PA PCE 57 entry) and PCE-842 class note 'Recent Disposals'
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Contemporaneous authoritative reference: the ROKN section lists 'PYOK PA PCE 57 (ex-U.S.S. Dania, PCE 870)' among the ex-US patrol craft, and the PCE-842-class disposals note reads 'Batesburg, PCE 903, Dania, PCE 870, Marfa, PCE 842, and Somerset, PCE 892, were transferred to the South Korean Navy on 9 Dec. 1961.' Confirms both the transfer date and the Korean name/pennant for this hull.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-04
- Study period
- 1961-1962 (edition coverage)
- Population
- ROKN crew (Pyok Pa, from 1961/62)
- Limitations
- Jane's is an authoritative secondary reference, not a government registry; it confirms transfer and identity as of the 1962-63 edition but not the hull's subsequent ROKN service dates or disposal. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-dania-pce870-07
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[9]Daehan News (Taehan Nyuseu) No. 1021, produced 1975-02-22, KTV Archive (Korean government broadcaster) - 'Navy ship No. 57 sank a 50-ton North Korean armed spy ship in the East Sea - Ministry of Defense announcement' [other_primary]
- Locator
- KTV Archive YouTube channel, Daehan News no. 1021 (production date 1975-02-22); Naver-hosted ROK Navy home-page citation of the same event (벽파함, PCE-57, 1975-02-15) is corroborating context
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Official Korean government newsreel recording a Ministry of Defense announcement: on 15 February 1975 at about 1450, ROK Navy 'ship No. 57' - pennant 57 being Pyok Pa (PCE-57), this hull - patrolling off the east coast engaged and sank a 50-ton armed North Korean spy ship after pursuit; the vessel had crossed the northern maritime limit line, was sighted 3 miles east of Geojin harbor, fled, and was sunk about 3 miles from the limit line; one North Korean agent was captured alive and seized materiel was displayed.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-04
- Study period
- 1975-02
- Population
- ROKN crew of Pyok Pa (PCE-57), 1975; captured North Korean agent
- Limitations
- Government newsreel + MOD announcement - an official but propagandistic source (Daehan News was the state information film); the MOD event account is credible as to engagement, date, and outcome but the ship is identified only as 'Navy ship 57' (hull-number-level identification; ex-Dania identity per Jane's). No asbestos content. Translated from the Korean newsreel audio/description.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-dania-pce870-08
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[10]Era inference built on: NavSource specifications block (two 900-bhp General Motors 12-567A diesels, Falk gear, 2 shafts - diesel plant, no steam); GAO HRD-80-2 (Navy-wide asbestos insulation use to early 1970s, see ev-10); Portland WWII-yard context (Albina built PCE-867 through -880 series escorts and PCs for the Navy) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 12/02870.htm specifications block; GAO HRD-80-2 product page
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- A diesel-propelled patrol craft escort built at a wartime Portland yard in 1942-43 sits inside the Navy's documented asbestos-use era; era-standard applications aboard a small diesel combatant of this period were diesel-exhaust lagging, machinery and piping insulation, gaskets, valve packing, electrical insulation, deck covering, and fireproofing - and her confined machinery spaces concentrate any such materials. As a diesel ship she carried no boilers or steam turbines: the boiler/turbine lagging pathway of steam vessels does not apply.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-04
- Study period
- 1942-1979
- Population
- Albina construction trades (1942-43); crew 1943-61 (confined machinery spaces); Miami Navy Yard overhaul trades (1944); ROKN crew 1961/62-79; disposal shipbreakers (unknown)
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - no hull-specific insulation survey, material list, work package, or product identification located for PCE-870. Names era-standard applications, not confirmed installed materials; no quantity; no manufacturer attribution for this hull. Absence of a steam plant reduces - but does not eliminate - era asbestos relevance.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-dania-pce870-09
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[11]GAO, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (Oct 18, 1979) [gao]
- Locator
- GAO product page HRD-80-2
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO documented that the Navy used asbestos insulation extensively aboard ships and did not begin substituting alternative insulation materials until the early 1970s - spanning this hull's construction (1942-43), entire U.S. service (1943-46 active, 1946-61 reserve training), and most of her Korean service (1961-79).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-04
- Study period
- 1979
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers; asbestos program review
- Limitations
- Program-level documentation; supports era context only, not any fact specific to this hull. Full text not retrieved this session (gao.gov has blocked automated fetch, HTTP 403, per prior batch sessions) - content via product-page description.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-dania-pce870-10
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[12]Batch-8258 search ledger (this record): NARA war diaries (5 digitized file units read); NHHC DANFS (none exists) and photo catalog; NavSource; NVR; Jane's 1962-63; KTV/Daehan News; NavalCoverMuseum; uboat.net; shipbuildinghistory.com; CourtListener (see ledger for status); secondary web litigation sweep [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-dania-pce870-01 through -13
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, insulation material list, or litigation naming USS Dania / PCE-870 / Pyok Pa was found in the public sources searched. CAVEAT: CourtListener could not be queried this session - the fleet-wide pacing budget was saturated on every spaced attempt (logged as blocked in search_ledger, not as a negative result). The only 'asbestos' material surfaced is law-firm marketing content (mesothelioma.net, mesotheliomalawyercenter.org, mesolawsuitafterdeath.com Albina-shipyard listicles) asserting asbestos at the builder yard without primary sourcing - excluded by source policy.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-04
- Study period
- 2026-10-04
- Limitations
- Absence of a located public record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard - WWII construction-era insulation and the hull's 1944 Miami Navy Yard overhaul are plausible disturbance events for era materials, and the Korean-service and disposal periods are entirely undocumented. The litigation-repository search is a genuine open gap (CourtListener pacing-blocked, not run). Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-dania-pce870-11