USS Dorothea L Dix (AP-67)

Evidence

14 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-14).

1. [1]NHHC, DANFS entry 'Dorothea L. Dix' (AP-67); Naval Historical Center Online Library ship page 'USS Dorothea L. Dix (AP-67), 1942-1946' [nhhc_danfs]

   Locator

   Canonical NHHC DANFS URL (history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/d/dorothea-l-dix.html) returned 404 on 2026-09-25 - NHHC link-rot standing issue since batch-01; verbatim public-domain DANFS text verified via mirrored transcription (ship.spottingworld.com/USS_Dorothea_L._Dix_(AP-67), which carries the 'includes text from the public domain DANFS' notice); campaign summary corroborated by the official NHC photo-history page (ibiblio mirror)

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   DANFS (Dorothea L. Dix, AP-67) documents the hull's identity and service: launched 22 June 1940 as Exemplar by Bethlehem Steel Company, Quincy MA, under a Maritime Commission contract (sponsored by Miss P. J. Kalloch); transferred to the Navy 13 September 1942; commissioned 17 September 1942. Wartime record: sailed from Cove Point MD 23 October 1942 with TF 34, landed Army troops at Safi, French Morocco 8-12 November (Operation Torch), returned Norfolk 24 November; two Oran troop voyages 12 December 1942-5 April 1943; sailed Norfolk 8 June 1943 for Oran (22 June), reached Scoglitti late 9 July, debarked troops/cargo 10 July under heavy air attack, embarked wounded plus one Italian prisoner, returned Oran 15 July, brought German POWs to New York 3 August; further Oran voyage 21 August-21 September; Gourock Bay Scotland 17 October; lifted 243 USS Beatty (DD-640) survivors at Algiers; two NY-Gourock Bay/Liverpool voyages 29 December 1943-10 March 1944. Normandy: Belfast 3 April 1944, Clyde training, Temporary Transport Division 97 from Isle of Portland 5 June, Omaha Beach landings 6 June, casualties to Weymouth Bay 7 June, then Clyde troops and Avonmouth tanks to Naples (16 July). Southern France: from Naples 13 August for the 15 August landings; support runs Naples/Oran to Baie de la Cavalaire and Marseille to 22 October; New York 8 November. Pacific: New York 18 December 1944 to San Francisco 4 January 1945; Pearl Harbor troop run; Attu; Okinawa arrival 1 May (support troops ashore, casualties/naval passengers home), San Francisco 27 May; transport duty west coast-Philippines 10 June 1945-9 February 1946; to New York 29 March 1946; decommissioned 24 April 1946 and returned to the Maritime Commission same day; commercial service until sold 13 December 1968 to Aguilar y Peria, S.L., Spain for scrap.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-25

   Study period

   1940-1968

   Limitations

   Authoritative Navy history covering the full hull life (merchant names, commission, disposal). Contains no asbestos, materials, insulation, or health-hazard information whatsoever - supports no asbestos claim.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-dorothea-l-dix-ap67-01

2. [2]ShipScribe, 'USS Dorothea L. Dix (AP-67)' class page, compiled by Stephen S. Roberts (2002-2007) from Auxiliary Vessels Board minutes and BuShips records [other_primary]

   Locator

   Class Notes and Ship Notes, AP-67 entry

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   ShipScribe AP-67 class page (Stephen S. Roberts compilation from Auxiliary Vessels Board and Bureau of Ships records) documents this hull's construction and conversion: keel 11 November 1939 as Exemplar (MC hull 102, completed August 1940, Navy ID-5011); MC designation 'C3-E Cargo' - a private American Export Line design shorter than other C3s (473 vs 489-492 ft) with a counter stern; eight C3-Es built, others incl. AK-41 and AKA-10 conversions; to Britain as EMPIRE WIDGEON 19 April 1941, returned 17 April 1942; 4-inch/50 gun installed May 1942. Auxiliary Vessels Board program: on 1 August 1942 CominCh directed conversion of ten named vessels (AP 42-43, 66-73) for 'prospective movements overseas of U.S. troops'; the Board's 3 August recommendation specified run/shoot/boat-handling capability, troop messing/berthing, and bulk gasoline/Diesel stowage, with conversions complete within ~30 days of arrival at conversion yards. EXEMPLAR was one of four WSA ships (AP-67, 69-71) whose conversion was 'accomplished by and paid for by the Army'; the Army took custody 14 August 1942; conversion at Bethlehem Steel, Hoboken N.J., 17 August-23 September 1942, stowage for 16 landing boats and 4 tank lighters, two Welin davits, boats carried on deck. In March 1945 BuShips told CNO that AP-67, 69-71 and 76-77 'although designated AP' had been 'employed for some time as APA's' under amphibious forces control ('XAP'); CNO replied the ships 'had served as assault transports with short intermittent tours of straight AP duty' - reclassification to APA never took place. Armament fits: 1-4"/50 + 4-20mm (1942), then 4-3"/50 + 2-40mm twin + 12-20mm (1943). Disposal: merchant Exemplar 1946; scrapped 1968.

   Verification

   partial

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-25

   Study period

   1939-1968

   Population

   Conversion-yard workers, Bethlehem Steel Hoboken NJ (Aug-Sep 1942); ship crew and embarked troops (1942-46)

   Limitations

   Secondary compilation of official records (Auxiliary Vessels Board minutes, BuShips files) - underlying NARA documents not individually digitized, so this is the best public rendering of the conversion file. Documents a crash combat-transport conversion of this specific hull at a commercial yard in August-September 1942 - an asbestos-relevant installation/disturbance event by era - but the source itself contains no asbestos statement; material significance is era inference only, not ship-proven.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-dorothea-l-dix-ap67-02

3. [3]U.S. Maritime Administration, ShipHistory database - EXEMPLAR Detail 7922 and DOROTHEA L. DIX (AP-67) Detail 12584 (registry record, name history, status-card scans); Fore River Shipyard production record (hazegray.org mirror), yard hull 1481 [marad_nrc]

   Locator

   ShipHistory Detail 7922 and Detail 12584 characteristics/name-history/status-card tabs; https://www.hazegray.org/shipbuilding/quincy/fore2.htm (production record Part 2, hull 1481)

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   MARAD ShipHistory records link the merchant and Navy identities of this hull under U.S. Official No. 239865: Detail 7922 (EXEMPLAR) records year built 1940, shipyard 'Bethlehem Steel Shipbuilding Division', MARAD type C3-E, length 473 ft, beam 66 ft, 6,736 gross tons / 5,784 net tons, fate 'Sold - Scrap', WWII mission service, and a vessel name history listing 'DOROTHEA L. DIX (AP-67)' and 'EXEMPLAR'; document tabs carry EMPIRE WIDGEON.pdf and EXEMPLAR.pdf plus two status-card scans. Detail 12584 (DOROTHEA L. DIX (AP-67)) records the same official number, 'Bethlehem Steel, Shipbuilding Div. (Quincy)', specific type AP Transport, displacement 12,580 tons summer / 5,500 lightweight. The Fore River production record independently lists yard hull 1481 = Exemplar, a 473-ft C3 freighter for American Export Lines delivered 1 August 1940, later USS Dorothea L. Dix (AP-67).

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-25

   Study period

   1940-1968

   Limitations

   Authoritative for government custody/registry identity (Official No. 239865 = Exemplar = Empire Widgeon = AP-67 = Exemplar). MARAD carries no milestone events and no asbestos, materials, or condition-survey information for this hull; the two status-card scans are handwritten images not individually transcribed. hazegray production record is a compiled secondary source corroborating the builder/delivery link.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-dorothea-l-dix-ap67-03

4. [4]NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive, USS Dorothea L. Dix (AP-67), archive 09/22/22067 (DANFS text block reproduced; photo credits to NARA/USN) [other_primary]

   Locator

   Specifications block, construction/disposal timeline, campaign table; navsource.org fetch refused 2026-09-25 - content verified via navsource.net mirror

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   NavSource Service Ship Photo Archive entry for USS Dorothea L. Dix (AP-67) documents the custody timeline (delivered to American Export Lines 1 August 1940; purchased by WSA and leased to Great Britain 19 April 1941; British MoWT service as Empire Widgeon; returned to WSA at New York 17 April 1942 and leased to American Export Lines; War Department custody 14 August 1942; Navy 13 September 1942; commissioned 17 September 1942, Capt. Leo B. Schulten); campaign table (Algeria-Morocco landings 8-11 Nov 1942; Sicily 9-15 Jul 1943; Normandy 6-25 Jun 1944; Southern France 15 Aug-25 Sep 1944; Okinawa 1-8 May 1945); decommissioned New York 24 April 1946, stricken 8 May 1946, sold for scrapping 13 December 1968 to Aguilar y Peria, S.L., Spain; five battle stars. Specification block: displacement 5,500 lt / 12,580 fl; 473 ft; beam 66 ft; draft 22 ft 5 in; 17.5 kts; complement 38 officers + 384 enlisted; troop accommodations 92 officers + 1,460 enlisted; armament four 3"/50 dual-purpose mounts + two twin 40mm; propulsion one Bethlehem steam turbine, four Babcock & Wilcox header-type boilers 495 psi/750 F, double Falk reduction gears, single propeller 8,000 shp; fuel NSFO 12,660 bbl + diesel 400 bbl.

   Verification

   partial

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-25

   Study period

   1940-1968

   Population

   Ship's company ~422 (1942-46); embarked troops ~1,552 capacity

   Limitations

   Volunteer-compiled archive drawing on NARA/NHHC records - reliable for specifications and dates but a secondary source; complement and troop-capacity figures are compiled values without an identified primary document (flagged in gaps). Contains no asbestos or materials information; supports no asbestos claim.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-dorothea-l-dix-ap67-04

5. [5]American Export Lines, Inc. v. Dredge Admiral, 254 F. Supp. 1 (S.D.N.Y. 1966), Edelstein, D.J. - CourtListener opinion 8770006 [court_record]

   Locator

   254 F. Supp. 1, findings of fact 1-3 (identity of S.S. Exemplar, collision particulars, machinery description)

   Finding type

   litigation_documented

   Finding

   American Export Lines, Inc. v. Dredge Admiral, 254 F. Supp. 1 (S.D.N.Y. 1966): federal court findings of fact name this hull in its post-Navy identity - 'an action by American Export Lines, Inc., owner of the S.S. EXEMPLAR, against the Arundel Corporation' for damage from the 16 February 1961 collision between the EXEMPLAR and barge A-244 in the Hog Island Reach Channel of the Cooper River, Charleston SC; the opinion describes the EXEMPLAR as a dry cargo vessel '473 feet 1 inch long, 66 feet 5 inches wide ... powered by two steam turbines geared to a single propeller shaft.' Classification: OTHER LITIGATION (admiralty collision) - not an asbestos case; the row confirms post-Navy commercial identity and the turbine/single-screw plant.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   context

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-25

   Study period

   1961-1966

   Limitations

   Classified at face: an admiralty collision suit decided on navigation/fault - no asbestos, health, or materials finding; the opinion's description of 'two steam turbines geared to a single propeller shaft' is the only ship-specific machinery detail in a primary source located. Confirms the hull served American Export Lines commercially through at least 1961-66; does not address exposure or any claim eligibility.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-dorothea-l-dix-ap67-05

6. [6]Thomas v. Board of Review, Division of Employment Security, 83 N.J. Super. 91, 199 A.2d 33 (App. Div. 1964), aff'd 43 N.J. 549, 206 A.2d 353 (1965) - CourtListener opinions 7365965 and 7391983 [court_record]

   Locator

   199 A.2d 33, statement of facts (employment aboard SS Exemplar as wiper, 1962-10-19 to 1963-02-04); 206 A.2d 353 (affirmance)

   Finding type

   litigation_documented

   Finding

   Thomas v. Board of Review, Division of Employment Security, 83 N.J. Super. 91, 199 A.2d 33 (App. Div. 1964), aff'd 43 N.J. 549, 206 A.2d 353 (1965): the opinion names this hull in post-Navy service - 'American Export Lines, Inc., a New Jersey corporation, employed Thomas on October 19, 1962 as a wiper aboard its vessel, the SS Exemplar'; the seaman became ill at sea (a 'fibronodular infiltrate in both upper lobes' - a tuberculosis-type presentation, not asbestos) and signed off when the Exemplar docked in New York 4 February 1963; the dispute was eligibility for New Jersey temporary disability benefits versus maritime maintenance-and-cure. Classification: OTHER LITIGATION - not an asbestos case; documents that merchant crew, including engine-room wipers, served aboard this hull through at least February 1963.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   context

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-25

   Study period

   1962-1965

   Population

   Merchant marine engine crew (wiper), SS Exemplar 1962-63

   Limitations

   Classified at face: a state employment-security/maintenance-and-cure dispute - the claimant's illness is described as a fibronodular infiltrate (tuberculosis presentation), not an asbestos disease, and the opinion makes no allegation or finding about shipboard conditions. Confirms engine-department crew (wipers) served aboard this hull in 1962-63; does not establish exposure or any claim eligibility.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-dorothea-l-dix-ap67-06

7. [7]Bartel v. Alcoa Steamship Co., 805 F.3d 169 (5th Cir. 2015) - CourtListener opinion 8442436; Lewin v. American Export Lines, Inc., 224 F.R.D. 389 (N.D. Ohio 2004) - CourtListener opinion 8755718 [court_record]

   Locator

   805 F.3d 169 at 170-71 (consolidated mariner asbestos cases, defendant list); 224 F.R.D. 389 caption and defendant description

   Finding type

   litigation_documented

   Finding

   Operator-level asbestos litigation exists against this hull's postwar owner/operator, but no located case names the vessel: Bartel v. Alcoa Steamship Co., 805 F.3d 169 (5th Cir. 2015) - consolidated merchant-mariner asbestos actions 'arising from the plaintiffs' alleged exposure to asbestos aboard vessels operated or owned by the various defendants' including American Export Isbrandtsen entities (removal-jurisdiction disposition, later NY state proceedings Bartel v. Farrell Lines, 2023 NY Slip Op 02057); and Lewin v. American Export Lines, Inc., 224 F.R.D. 389 (N.D. Ohio 2004) - a discovery order in asbestos litigation naming 'American Export Lines, Inc. (n.k.a. Farrell Lines, Inc.)' among shipowner defendants. Neither opinion, nor any CourtListener surface for 'Exemplar'/'Dorothea L. Dix'/'AP-67'/'Empire Widgeon', names this hull.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   context

   Documentation level

   context_only

   Accessed

   2026-09-25

   Study period

   2004-2023 litigation over 1940s-70s service

   Population

   Postwar merchant marine crews of American Export Lines / American Export-Isbrandtsen (operator context)

   Limitations

   Establishes only that the hull's postwar operator was a named defendant in mariner asbestos litigation - the opinions do not identify plaintiffs' service vessels, and no located opinion or docket names this hull; no exposure finding attaches to this ship. Stage note: Bartel resolved removal jurisdiction (a procedural issue), not exposure; Lewin is a discovery order - nothing in either is a merits finding about any vessel.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-dorothea-l-dix-ap67-07

8. [8]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 covering this hull's 1939-40 construction at Fore River, its crash August-September 1942 combat-transport conversion at Bethlehem Steel Hoboken, its May 1942 armament installation, and its wartime overhauls.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   context

   Documentation level

   class_or_era

   Accessed

   2026-09-25

   Study period

   1940s era documented; article 1987

   Population

   WWII shipyard construction/conversion workers and ship crews (era context)

   Limitations

   Program/era-level scholarly documentation of asbestos use in WWII shipbuilding generally; does not name this vessel or the C3-E type and does not establish that asbestos was installed aboard this hull, nor quantity, location, condition, exposure, or causation.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-dorothea-l-dix-ap67-08

9. [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 Navy and Navy-contract yards documented that 'an important ingredient of pipe covering material used on U.S. Navy vessels is amosite' - asbestos insulation was standard material in wartime naval-vessel construction and conversion of exactly this hull's work periods (1940 build; May 1942 armament fit; August-September 1942 Army-paid conversion; wartime overhauls).

   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 any yard that touched it (Bethlehem Fore River and Bethlehem Hoboken were not identified as survey sites) 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.)

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-dorothea-l-dix-ap67-09

10. [10]Hemingway, Ernest, 'Voyage to Victory,' Collier's (July 1944); corroborating detail per DANFS narrative (this record ev-01) [reputable_press]

    Locator

    Collier's July 1944 issue; ship's presence corroborated by DANFS (ev-01)

    Finding type

    historical_record

    Finding

    Ernest Hemingway covered the 6 June 1944 Normandy landings from aboard this ship; his first-hand account ran as 'Voyage to Victory' in Collier's (July 1944 issue) - he referred to the ship as the 'Dorothea M. Dix.' Corroborates the hull's documented presence off Omaha Beach (DANFS: Temporary Transport Division 97, Isle of Portland sortie 5 June, landings 6 June).

    Verification

    verified

    Role

    context

    Documentation level

    ship_specific

    Accessed

    2026-09-25

    Study period

    1944

    Limitations

    Contemporary journalism establishing a notable eyewitness aboard at D-Day - a provenance/detail item only. No asbestos relevance; establishes nothing about shipboard materials or exposure.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-dorothea-l-dix-ap67-10

11. [11]In re Joint Eastern and Southern Districts Asbestos Litigation (Robinson v. United States), 891 F.2d 31 (2d Cir. 1989) - CourtListener opinion 533004 [court_record]

    Locator

    Opinion, 891 F.2d 31 (No. 1547, docket 89-6109)

    Finding type

    litigation_documented

    Finding

    Second Circuit ruling addressing mesothelioma claims by a mariner aboard War Shipping Administration vessels: the court considered jurisdiction over a personal-injury claim against the United States for asbestos exposure aboard the WWII government merchant fleet and held the claims barred on discretionary-function grounds. Relevant context because this hull was WSA-owned from 19 April 1941 (Empire Widgeon, British MoWT operation) and WSA-owned/American Export Lines-operated April-August 1942 before Army/Navy custody - mariners aboard in the WSA window share that fleet litigation posture.

    Verification

    verified

    Role

    context

    Documentation level

    class_or_era

    Accessed

    2026-09-25

    Study period

    1989 (opinion); 1941-42 exposure window relevant here

    Population

    WWII merchant mariners on WSA vessels (class context)

    Limitations

    Fleet-level jurisdictional ruling; does not name this hull, does not find asbestos conditions aboard any specific vessel, and establishes only the litigation posture for WWII WSA-fleet mariner claims - which covers this hull only during its April 1941-August 1942 WSA window. The WSA custody chain for this hull is documented by NavSource/shipscribe timeline, not by the opinion itself.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-dorothea-l-dix-ap67-11

12. [12]NARA History Hub response, 'looking for naval logs, WWII, USS Dorothea L. Dix' (RG 24 deck logs + muster rolls confirmed; digitized war diaries); NARA Guide to Federal Records: RG 19, RG 24, RG 178, RG 248, RG 357 [other_primary]

    Locator

    History Hub thread (NARA staff reply naming RG 24 deck-log/muster-roll coverage 1942-46 and digitized war diaries); https://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/019.html ; /groups/178.html ; /groups/248.html ; /groups/357.html

    Finding type

    historical_record

    Finding

    Archival leads (existence confirmed, not retrieved - no spend authorized): NARA staff response on History Hub confirms Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel (RG 24) hold deck logs of USS Dorothea L. Dix (AP-67) from 17 September 1942 to 24 April 1946 and muster rolls for the same period, and that WWII war diaries of the Dorothea L. Dix are digitized in the National Archives Catalog. Additional mapped leads: RG 19 Bureau of Ships records for the 1942 Bethlehem-Hoboken conversion; RG 178/248 Maritime Commission/WSA custody files for MC hull 102 (including the 1941-42 British lease); MARAD ShipHistory status-card scans on Details 7922/12584 (two images, not transcribed); the 1968 Aguilar y Peria scrap-sale file (RG 357); Roland W. Charles, 'Troopships of World War II' (Army Transportation Assn., 1947), which carries a vessel entry (image-only PDF located at 80thdivision.com; text not extracted).

    Verification

    verified

    Role

    archival_lead

    Documentation level

    context_only

    Accessed

    2026-09-25

    Study period

    1940-1968 records

    Limitations

    Existence of the record series is confirmed by an official NARA staff reply; contents are unsurveyed - existence of asbestos-specific documents for this hull is unknown until pulled in person. Nothing in this row is an asbestos finding.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-dorothea-l-dix-ap67-12

13. [13]Batch-2138 search ledger (this record): NHHC/DANFS via ibiblio NHC mirror + public-domain transcription; MARAD ShipHistory 7922/12584; NavSource 09/22/22067; ShipScribe AP-67 class page; hazegray Fore River production record; CourtListener API v4 name/hull/alias sweeps (opinions + RECAP dockets); NARA History Hub; general web sweeps [other_primary]

    Locator

    search_ledger rows sl-uss-dorothea-l-dix-ap67-01 through sl-uss-dorothea-l-dix-ap67-19

    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 Dorothea L. Dix, AP-67, SS Exemplar (Official No. 239865), or Empire Widgeon was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). CourtListener results: 'Dorothea L. Dix'/'Dorothea L Dix' opinions return 1 hit - Crosmun v. Trustees of Fayetteville Technical Cmty. Coll. (N.C. Ct. App. 2019), a Dorothea Dix psychiatric-hospital context = name collision; 'Dorothea L. Dix' + asbestos opinions 0; 'USS Dorothea' opinions 0; 'Dorothea Dix' + asbestos opinions 0; 'Dorothea L. Dix' dockets 1 hit (NYT v. Microsoft, S.D.N.Y. - a newspaper-exhibit text match) = collision; 'Dorothea Dix' dockets 108 hits = all collisions (Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center/hospital as party or confinement facility; exhibit-text matches); 'AP-67' opinions 34 and dockets 330 = all document-text collisions (docket numbers, statute/page references), none vessel-related; 'Exemplar' + asbestos/Bartel/mariner sweeps = all ordinary-word collisions. The only court records naming this hull are non-asbestos commercial litigation: American Export Lines v. Dredge Admiral (collision) and Thomas v. Board of Review (crew disability) - classified OTHER LITIGATION; operator-level asbestos litigation vs American Export Lines/AEI exists (Lewin; Bartel) but names no vessel - classified CONTEXT.

    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 1940 steam liner crash-converted in August-September 1942 at a commercial yard sits squarely inside the documented wartime-asbestos window, and her 1946-68 merchant service and 1968-69 Spanish breaking are undocumented disturbance phases. Does not establish presence or absence; does not establish or defeat any exposure claim or legal eligibility. All systematic name/hull/alias sweeps completed and classified.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-dorothea-l-dix-ap67-13

14. [14]Cross-source reconciliation: DANFS/NHC text vs NavSource timeline+specs vs shipscribe tables vs MARAD ShipHistory 7922/12584 vs hazegray Fore River production record [nhhc_danfs]

    Locator

    Discrepancy table - see finding_value items (a)-(f)

    Finding type

    historical_record

    Finding

    Source discrepancies resolved or logged: (a) Builder naming variants - 'Bethlehem Steel Co., Quincy' (NavSource/shipscribe), 'Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp.'s Fore River Shipyard' (published ship lists), 'Bethlehem Steel Shipbuilding Division' (MARAD), and the Fore River yard-production record (hull 1481) all denote the same Quincy yard; carried as Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp., Fore River Shipyard. (b) Speed - 16 kts (Wikipedia infobox) vs 17.5 kts (NavSource/shipscribe) - service vs design/maximum figures; shipscribe/NavSource figure carried in propulsion. (c) Armament - Wikipedia infobox '1 x 4 in + 4 x 3 in' reflects the 1943 fit; shipscribe documents the sequence 1-4"/50 + 4-20mm (1942) to 4-3"/50 + 2-40mmT + 12-20mm (1943), matching NavSource's final fit. (d) May 1942 'purchased by American Export Lines' (NavSource) vs lease-back phrasing in the same timeline and Army custody 'from the MC' (shipscribe) - treated as a WSA-to-operator lease/charter phrasing conflict, not an ownership change; flagged. (e) 'Dorothea L. Dix class' (NavSource/shipscribe) is a single-ship listing - AP-67 has no named sister class in Navy service, though seven other C3-E merchant sisters existed (MC 34-37, 103-105), two of which were Navy-converted (Exporter to AK-41; Executor to AKA-10). (f) Collier's issue date given variously as 22 June 1944 (Wikipedia citation, impossible - predates D-Day) vs July 1944 (standard citation) - July 1944 carried.

    Verification

    verified

    Role

    correction

    Documentation level

    ship_specific

    Accessed

    2026-09-25

    Study period

    1939-1968

    Limitations

    Resolves publication-level discrepancies in the paper trail; none affect identity, custody timeline, or the asbestos posture materially. No asbestos content in any cited source.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-dorothea-l-dix-ap67-14