Evidence
7 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-7).
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[1]Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, 'Deimos II (AKL-40)', Naval History and Heritage Command (published online 6 Jul 2015) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS Deimos II entry text
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Official DANFS entry (NHHC): 'The second Deimos (AKL-40), the former Army FS-SOO [printed FS-500], was acquired by the Navy 12 December 1951, and loaned to the Republic of Korea under the Mutual Defense Assistance Program the same day.' Confirms U.S. Navy title, AKL-40 designation, acquisition date, and same-day MDAP loan to the Republic of Korea; the ship was never commissioned in the U.S. Navy.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1951
- Limitations
- Terse official entry; its 'FS-SOO' (FS-500) predecessor number conflicts with FS-390 documented by shipscribe, NavSource, the NHHC photo caption NH 85687, and the Army transfer letter - see correction row ev-04. Page returns 404 to generic fetch tools but 200 to standard browser UA (NHHC WAF behavior, consistent with Batch-01 link-rot/WAF notes). Contains no materials or asbestos information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-deimos-akl40-01
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[2]Shipscribe.com, 'USNS AKL 34 (T-AKL 34, FS Design 381 Part 3) Class' data sheet (Stephen S. Roberts, compiled 8 Aug 2021) - construction table, disposition table, class notes, ship note for AKL-40 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Construction table (AKL-40 row), Disposition table, Class Notes, Ship Notes
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Shipscribe class tabulation (S. S. Roberts, compiled from Navy Ships' Data and Army records): DEIMOS AKL-40 = ex-FS 390, Army Design 381 (176-ft steel); builder United Concrete Pipe, Los Angeles; contract 24 Apr 1943; completed ca Jul 1944. Class notes: FS 390 was one of six FS vessels (195, 257, 283, 390, 528, 547) in the Far East Command Reserve Fleet identified by the Secretary of the Army on 11 Jul 1951 as required by the Republic of Korea for civil relief; Navy agreed to accept them 9 Aug 1951; FS 390 and FS 528 were delivered to the Navy at Yokosuka 12 Oct 1951; AKL 37-42 designations and names approved 4 Dec 1951. Disposal: SECNAV approved disposal 1 Dec 1959; struck 1 Feb 1960; returned to Navy custody at Sasebo; advertised for sale 23 May 1960; sold 27 Jun 1960 to Hong Kong Rolling Mills. Class specs: 520 light / 940 full tons; 177' oa x 33' x 10'; 12 kts; geared diesel 1,000 hp, 2 screws; no armament; accommodations 7-10 officers, 13-16 unlicensed.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1943-1960
- Limitations
- Expert secondary compilation from primary records (Ships' Data U.S. Naval Vessels, BuShips/Army correspondence) - underlying documents not directly consulted. Strike date 1 Feb 1960 conflicts with NavSource's 'date unknown' - logged in gaps. Contains no materials or asbestos information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-deimos-akl40-02
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[3]U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office, 'World War II Coast Guard-Manned U.S. Army Freight and Supply Ship Histories' (2011/2012), FS-390 entry - as transcribed by NavSource AKL-40 page and corroborating mirrors [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource Deimos (AKL-40) page history text (USCG transcription); original PDF https://media.defense.gov/2017/Aug/08/2001789794/-1/-1/0/FS%20VESSELS_WORLD%20WAR%20II%20COAST%20GUARD.PDF (HTTP 403 to automated fetch); corroborating transcription at etherit.co.uk day-page mirror
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office history of Coast Guard-manned Army FS vessels, FS-390 entry: Coast Guard-manned Army vessel FS-390 was commissioned at Los Angeles 14 July 1944 with LT G. E. Oliver, USCGR, as first commanding officer; he was succeeded 28 September 1945 by LTJG John L. Murchison, USCGR; she was assigned to and operated in the Southwest Pacific and Western Pacific areas including Manila and Batangas; decommissioned 15 October 1945.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1944-1945
- Population
- Coast Guard-manned crew (Army FS service), 1944-1945
- Limitations
- Primary USCG document blocked automated retrieval (403, Akamai); text verified through two independent transcriptions. NavSource renders the second CO as 'Muchison' vs 'Murchison' in the corroborating transcription - minor variant, not material. Contains no materials or asbestos information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-deimos-akl40-03
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[4]Cross-source reconciliation: NHHC DANFS Deimos II entry vs shipscribe.com AKL-34 class page; NavSource AKL index (09/14/14idx) and Army FS index (30/07/07idx); NHHC photo NH 85687 caption as carried by NavSource; shipbuildinghistory.njscuba.net United Concrete & Pipe yard list [other_primary]
- Locator
- shipscribe ship note AKL-40 + class notes; NavSource index rows; NHHC photo NH 85687 caption
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Predecessor hull-number discrepancy resolved: DANFS (NHHC) gives the former Army vessel as 'FS-SOO' (FS-500 in print; Wikipedia repeats FS-500). FS-390 is documented by (a) shipscribe ship note 'DEIMOS (ex-FS 390, Design 381)' and class notes quoting the 11 Jul 1951 SecArmy letter listing FS 390 among the six vessels transferred; (b) NavSource AKL index 'AKL-40 Deimos ex US Army FS-390' and Army FS index 'FS-390 to US Navy as Deimos AKL-40'; (c) NHHC photo NH 85687 captioned USAV FS-390; (d) shipbuildinghistory.com United Concrete Pipe build list 'FS-390 ... to USN 1951 as Deimos (AKL-40), to Korea 1951, scrapped 1960'; (e) USCG Historian's Office FS-390 history matching the AKL-40 timeline. FS-390 adopted; 'FS-500' treated as a DANFS typographical error (0 for 9).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1944-1951 records
- Limitations
- Resolves a one-character discrepancy in the official record by weight of corroborating documentation, including the contemporaneous Army transfer letter naming FS 390 and an NHHC artifact caption. No asbestos content in any source.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-deimos-akl40-04
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[5]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 wartime emergency program under which this 1944 Design 381 Army freighter was built - and that wartime demand drove unprecedented asbestos utilization aboard merchant-type and auxiliary hulls.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1940s era documented; article 1987
- Population
- WWII shipyard workers and ship crews (class context); construction trades at United Concrete Pipe, 1943-44
- Limitations
- Program/era-level scholarship only; does not name this vessel or design, and does not establish that asbestos was aboard this hull. This vessel's diesel plant removes the boiler-lagging pathway present on steamships; residual era-typical applications (exhaust lagging, gaskets, packing, electrical materials, brake linings) are inference, not ship-proven. Does not establish quantity, location, condition, exposure, or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-deimos-akl40-05
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[6]Batch-1106 search ledger (this record): NHHC DANFS; USCG Historian's Office FS-ship histories; shipscribe AKL-34 class page; NavSource AKL-40/index pages; shipbuildinghistory.com; CourtListener API v4 opinion+docket searches; NVR; MARAD ShipHistory [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-deimos-akl40-01 through sl-uss-deimos-akl40-11
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, government survey, or docketed case naming Deimos/AKL-40/FS-390 was found in the public sources searched - the DANFS entry, USCG Historian's Office FS-390 history, shipscribe class data, and NavSource pages contain no asbestos or insulation-material statement; CourtListener opinion and docket searches returned no qualifying case (all hits name collisions); NVR carries no current entry (vessel struck 1960); MARAD ShipHistory holds no record (vessel never in MARAD custody). The hull was scrapped in 1960, pre-dating modern hazardous-materials documentation regimes - no retrospective survey can exist.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 2026-09-22
- Limitations
- Absence of a located public record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard - a 1944 wartime-built steel freighter is era-consistent with asbestos-containing materials. Does not establish presence or absence; does not establish or defeat any exposure claim or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-deimos-akl40-06
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[7]NARA Guide to Federal Records: RG 336 (Office of the Chief of Transportation), RG 26 (U.S. Coast Guard) [other_primary]
- Locator
- RG 336 and RG 26 record-group descriptions, archives.gov
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Archival leads (not retrieved - require research-room access or reproduction order; no spend authorized): NARA RG 336 (Records of the Office of the Chief of Transportation) holds Army Transportation Corps vessel records including FS-vessel specifications, inspections, and assignment files for hulls such as FS-390; RG 26 (U.S. Coast Guard) holds Coast Guard-manned Army vessel files and operational records/logbooks; ROK naval records for the 1951-1960 loan period are not accessible via English-language public sources.
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1944-1960 records
- Limitations
- Record-group mapping only - no box-level retrieval performed; existence of asbestos-specific documents for FS-390/AKL-40 is unknown until surveyed in person. Nothing in this row is an asbestos finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-deimos-akl40-07