Evidence
7 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-7).
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[1]DANFS, Detector II (AM-429) - verbatim transcription via Haze Gray & Underway mirror, captured 2024-12-26 (live NHHC page returns 404) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS Detector II entry, full text
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS documents this hull: spec block (dp. 620; l. 172'; b. 36'; dr. 10'; s. 16 k.; cpl. 74; a. 1 40 mm.; cl. Agile); launched 5 December 1952 by Astoria Marine Construction Co., Astoria, Oreg., sponsored by Mrs. W. Norblad; commissioned 26 January 1954, Lieutenant Commander J. E. Tingle in command; reclassified MSO-429 on 7 February 1955; sailed San Diego 18 October 1954 to join Mine Force, Atlantic Fleet, arriving Charleston, S.C. 8 November; mine exercises locally and off Florida; 6th Fleet Mediterranean tours in 1956, 1957, and 1959; northern Europe cruise 12 May-30 September 1958; training and amphibious exercises through 1962.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1951-1962
- Population
- Crew (~74 per DANFS spec block), 1954-1962 operations
- Limitations
- DANFS entry coverage ends in 1962 - the ship's final two decades (through 1982) are not covered. Cited via verbatim transcription mirror because the live NHHC DANFS page returns 404 (standing NHHC link rot, consistent with Batch-01 finding). Contains no asbestos information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-detector-am429-01
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[2]National Register of Historic Places Registration Form, Astoria Marine Construction Company Historic District, 92134 Front Rd., Astoria vicinity, Clatsop County, OR - NRHP 13001058, listed 2014-01-08 [nps]
- Locator
- NRHP nomination Section 8 (MSO program narrative), Appendix 3 vessel table, Appendix 4 photo 8 of 10
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The NRHP nomination documents the builder and build environment for this hull: AMCCO received a 1950 contract for five MSO non-magnetic minesweepers built of wood with aluminum engines and degaussing systems (~$5,000,000 per ship - the most expensive ships per foot built to that date); AMCCO was named national lead yard for MSO Type I construction in December 1952 after completing AM-428 (Dash); the nomination's vessel table lists 'AM429 DETECTOR / U.S. Navy / 1/26/54 / Scrapped 1983'; a December 1952 photograph shows USS Detector (AM-429) decorated for launching inside the boat shop complex; ~600 shipbuilders including 200 shipwrights worked the program in 1953; construction used laminated oak plank framing, cotton and oakum caulking, and wood preservatives.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1950-1955
- Population
- AMCCO workforce (~600 shipbuilders, 1953); construction trades
- Limitations
- Yard-district document, not a hull record - it documents the builder, construction methods, delivery date, and a launch photograph for this hull, but contains no asbestos or material-safety information (the word does not appear in the nomination). Its 'Scrapped 1983' table note conflicts with NavSource's 26 January 1984 sale-for-scrap date.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-detector-am429-02
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[3]EPA Superfund Site Profile, Astoria Marine Construction Company (EPA ID 1002059): NPL site listing narrative (March 2011, semspub.epa.gov/work/10/501000023.pdf); Oregon DEQ cleanup page, Certification of Completion 2024-03-25 and Conditional No Further Action 2024-04-17 [other_primary]
- Locator
- EPA NPL site listing narrative (March 2011), 'Site Contamination/Contaminants' section; Oregon DEQ Astoria Marine cleanup page
- Finding type
- environmental_record
- Finding
- EPA proposed the builder yard (AMCCO site, ~8 acres on the Lewis and Clark River at Jeffers Slough) for the National Priorities List in March 2011. Named site contaminants were heavy metals, polyaromatic hydrocarbons, and organotins in upland soil, groundwater, and river sediment - sediment concentrations up to 550x screening levels. EPA deferred oversight to Oregon DEQ in September 2012; AMCCO completed RI/FS in 2015; DEQ selected a remedy in 2017; cleanup was completed under consent judgment, with Certification of Completion issued 25 March 2024 and Conditional No Further Action on 17 April 2024.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 2011-2024 (documentation); contamination accrued over 1920s-present operations
- Population
- Shipyard site (historic workforce and community exposure context)
- Limitations
- Site contamination record for the builder yard only - asbestos is not among the named contaminants, and the record documents shore-side conditions at the yard where this hull was built, not materials aboard the ship. Does not establish or bear on asbestos presence aboard the hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-detector-am429-03
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[4]NavSource Online, Mine Warfare Vessel Photo Archive, Detector (MSO-429) ex-AM-429 page - captured 2024-12-26 (live site unreachable at research time) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 11/02429 chronology block, specifications block, commanding-officer list
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource chronology (listed as 'Dash Class Minesweeper'): laid down 1 October 1951 by Astoria Marine Construction Co., Astoria, Oregon; launched 5 December 1952; commissioned USS Detector (AM-429) 26 January 1953 [typo - DANFS and the page's own CO list show 1954]; reclassified Ocean Minesweeper (nonmagnetic) MSO-429, 7 February 1955; decommissioned 2 October 1982; struck from the Naval Register 1 December 1983; sold for scrap 26 January 1984 to Wayne Hobbs of Huntington, CA for $22,229. Spec block: 775 t.; 172'; beam 35'; draft 12'; 14 kts.; complement 78; two General Motors 8-278A diesel engines, two shafts, controllable-pitch propellers; as built one single 40mm mount and two .50 cal machine guns. Commanding-officer list runs 1954 through CDR John J. Felloney (July 1981 - 1 October 1982) and includes LCDR A. F. Sullivan, USNR, 'Naval Reserve Commanding Officer' 1972-1973 - consistent with Naval Reserve Force training duty at Portsmouth, NH reported by secondary and crew sources.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1951-1984
- Population
- Crew across commission; NRF training crews (1970s-1982)
- Limitations
- Secondary compilation, not an official source - used because DANFS coverage ends in 1962 and this is the only located source for the disposition chain. Contains a commissioning-year typo (1953, impossible before the December 1952 launch); its header decommission date (2 October) conflicts with its own CO list (Felloney's command ending 1 October) and other compilations; its spec block differs from DANFS on displacement, beam, draft, speed, and complement. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-detector-am429-04
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[5]U.S. Navy official biography, Rear Admiral Tim Jenkins (navy.mil) - 'A Vietnam veteran, his active duty sea service assignments include operations officer and navigator aboard USS Higbee (DD 806) homeported in Japan, and executive officer of USS Detector (MSO 429)' [other_primary]
- Locator
- navy.mil article 2236418, biography body
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- An official Navy biography names this hull as an executive-officer assignment during active-duty sea service before the officer's transition to the Reserve Component in 1970 - corroborating the ship's continued commissioned service through at least the late 1960s.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- ca. late 1960s-1970
- Population
- Ship's officers/crew
- Limitations
- Personnel biography, not a ship history - it names the ship and role but gives no tour dates beyond the 1970 reserve-transition marker, and contains no asbestos information. Page intermittently returns 403 to automated fetches; text verified via search-index capture of navy.mil.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-detector-am429-05
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[6]DANFS Detector II spec block (class, dates, displacement) anchoring the class/era context; NPS NRHP nomination 13001058 documenting the MSO Type I construction program at the builder yard [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS spec block; NRHP nomination construction narrative
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Detector was built 1951-53 to Navy MSO Type I specifications during the period of peak asbestos use in naval construction. Era-standard asbestos applications for a diesel-powered nonmagnetic minesweeper of the type would include engine exhaust lagging, machinery-space thermal and acoustic insulation, gaskets and packing, electrical cable insulation, deck coverings/tile, and bulkhead insulation. As a wooden-hulled diesel ship she lacked the boiler/fireroom and steam-line insulation profile typical of steam-driven hulls.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1951-1953 (construction); 1954-1982 (service)
- Population
- AMCCO construction trades (1951-53); crew 1954-1982
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - no hull-specific insulation survey, material list, or abatement record located. Names era-standard applications for the type, not confirmed installed materials on this hull; establishes neither quantity nor what was present at any point in her life; the hull was scrapped in 1984.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-detector-am429-06
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[7]Batch-1342 search ledger (this record): NHHC DANFS (live + mirrors); NPS NRHP nomination 13001058; EPA Superfund site profile and NPL listing narrative; Oregon DEQ cleanup page; Naval Vessel Register; NavSource; navy.mil personnel biography; CourtListener opinion search (authenticated quota exhausted - see ledger); open-web name/hull-number sweeps [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-detector-am429-01 through -12
- 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 Detector (AM-429/MSO-429) was found in the public sources searched. CourtListener's authenticated API quota (2,800/day) was exhausted at session start; a single anonymous exact-name probe ('USS Detector', type=o) returned zero results before backing off per batch rules - hull-number and party-name variants remain unsearched.
- 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 - she was built and served in the era of standard asbestos use. Does not establish that asbestos is or is not present; does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility. The litigation sweep is incomplete because of the CourtListener quota outage.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-detector-am429-07