Evidence
5 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-5).
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[1]DANFS, Execute (AM-232) - verbatim entry via Wayback capture of NHHC page (live page returned 404 on 2026-09-22) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS entry, specifications block + full service narrative
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS establishes identity and service history: (AM-232: dp. 530; l. 184'6"; b. 33'; dr. 9'9"; s. 15 k.; cpl. 104; a. 1 3"; cl. Admirable). Launched by Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Co., Seattle, Wash., 22 June 1944; sponsored by Mrs. R. J. Huff; commissioned 15 November 1944, Lt. R. E. Brenkman, USNR. Feb 1945 convoy escort to Leyte via Eniwetok, Ulithi, Kossol Roads; 26 March 1945 preliminary assault force, Ryukyus invasion, screening landing craft under air attack; early April sweep unit clearing Nakagusuku and Chimu bays; picked up 70 survivors of USS Mullany (DD-528); 20 April feint landing off Naha; June-10 September swept Yellow Sea and Japanese coastal waters; March 1946 Panama Canal transit; out of commission in reserve at Orange, Tex., 6 August 1946; reclassified MSF-232 on 7 February 1955; stricken from the Navy List 1 May 1962.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1944-1962
- Population
- Crew (complement 104 per DANFS)
- Limitations
- Contains no asbestos-related information; establishes identity and service history only. Live NHHC page returned 404 on 2026-09-22; text taken from a verbatim Wayback capture (2025-01-25) of the official DANFS page.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-execute-am232-01
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[2]Declaration of Peter Neushul, Ph.D., Siegfried v. Owens-Illinois, No. 2:18-cv-01575 (C.D. Cal.) (RECAP gov.uscourts.cacd.702384.52.0) - WWII Navy/USMC fireproof-insulation requirements and Navy QPLs [court_record]
- Locator
- RECAP document 52-0, declaration paragraphs 6-7 (WWII shipbuilding insulation requirements; Kaylo QPL listings)
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Expert declaration documents that during WWII the U.S. Navy and U.S. Maritime Commission required fireproof insulation on military and civilian vessels, and that asbestos-containing thermal insulation products (e.g., Owens-Illinois Kaylo block and pipe insulation) appeared on Navy Qualified Products Lists under military specifications Mil-I-2819 and Mil-I-2781. Execute was built in 1944 inside this procurement regime. Era-typical applications for a diesel-powered minesweeper of this size: engine-exhaust lagging, machinery and pipe insulation, gaskets, packing, bulkhead/accommodation insulation, electrical insulation, brake linings.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1941-1945 (era); 2018 (filing)
- Population
- WWII Navy construction trades and crew (class context)
- Limitations
- Plaintiff-side expert declaration in asbestos litigation, not a court finding; describes Navy-wide procurement requirements and never names this hull. Asbestos presence aboard AM-232 is era inference only - does not establish that asbestos was installed aboard, nor quantity, nor any individual exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-execute-am232-02
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[3]NavSource Online, Mine Warfare Vessel Photo Archive: Execute (MSF 232) ex-AM-232, ex-PCE-905 - compiled ship record (laid-down date, reclassification, commanding officers, disposal); corroborated by Naval Cover Museum wiki (transfer to Mexico 2 October 1962) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource AM-232/MSF-232 page, chronology block + commanding officers list; navalcovermuseum.org/wiki/EXECUTE_AM_232 names/designations table
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Compiled record establishes details DANFS omits: laid down 29 March 1944 as patrol craft escort PCE-905 by Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Co., Seattle; reclassified minesweeper AM-232 before launch; decommissioned 6 August 1946 at Orange, TX; sold to the Mexican Navy in 1962 (2 October 1962 per Naval Cover Museum) and renamed ARM DM-03; renamed ARM General Juan N. Mendez (C-51) in 1994; stricken 16 July 2001; ultimate fate unreported.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1944-2001
- Population
- Mexican Navy crew (1962-2001)
- Limitations
- Secondary compilation (NavSource volunteer archive drawing on NVR/DANFS/ships' records); not itself a primary record. Naval Vessel Register does not publish pre-1987 disposals, so the laid-down date, PCE-905 origin, and Mexican-service chain rest on compiled secondary sources only. Contains no asbestos information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-execute-am232-03
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[4]Batch-1206 search ledger (this record): NHHC DANFS (Wayback); NavSource mine-warfare archive; Naval Vessel Register; CourtListener (API throttled; web-index site: search); Naval Cover Museum; general web for litigation/abatement naming AM-232 [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-execute-am232-01 through sl-uss-execute-am232-08
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, shipyard work package, hazmat disclosure, or docketed case naming USS Execute / AM-232 / MSF-232 was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). Web-index CourtListener searches for the exact ship name and hull number returned only name collisions; the authenticated CourtListener API was rate-limited (shared-key daily cap) at research time, so a full API pass remains pending.
- 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 - the hull was built inside the WWII fireproof-insulation regime and served 39 additional years in the Mexican Navy, where refit/abatement records were not located. Does not establish that asbestos is or was present; does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility. CourtListener API verification pass pending (throttled 2026-09-22).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-execute-am232-04
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[5]NARA archival leads: RG 24 WWII-era deck logs and war diaries for AM-232; RG 19-LCM BuShips photo file (19-LCM-AM232 series - a 10 November 1944 camouflage photo of this hull at Puget Sound is cataloged as NARA 19-LCM-AM232-2); builder work packages for Puget Sound Bridge & Dredging [other_primary]
- Locator
- NARA RG 24 (deck logs); RG 19-LCM; usndazzle.com/ship.php?id=1174 citing NARA 19-LCM-AM232-2
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Undigitized primary records that could contain hull-specific material information exist at NARA: WWII deck logs and war diaries (RG 24) and the BuShips 19-LCM photo series, which includes at least one cataloged image of AM-232 (19-LCM-AM232-2, referenced by the USN Dazzle camouflage index). Builder work packages, if extant, would document as-installed insulation.
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1944-1946 (record creation)
- Limitations
- Lead only - these records are not digitized and were not pulled for this batch; nothing in this row establishes asbestos content aboard the hull. Deck-log coverage for AM-232 specifically is unverified.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-execute-am232-05