USS Faribault (AK-179)

Evidence

10 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-10).

1. [1]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 emergency program under which this C1-M-AV1 hull was mass-produced (Maritime Commission Design AV, contracts approved 1943-09-02 for 100 ships; this hull a June 1944 substitution into the AK-179 slot) - and that wartime demand drove unprecedented asbestos utilization aboard merchant-type hulls.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   class_or_era

   Accessed

   2026-09-21

   Study period

   1940s era documented; article 1987

   Population

   WWII shipyard workers and ship crews (class context)

   Limitations

   Program/era-level scholarly documentation of asbestos use in WWII shipbuilding generally; does not name this vessel or the C1-M-AV1 type and does not establish that asbestos was or remains aboard this hull, nor quantity, location, condition, exposure, or causation.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-faribault-ak179-01

2. [2]Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships - 'Faribault' (AK-179) entry (Wayback capture 2013-10-30 of NHHC danfs/f1/faribault.htm; canonical NHHC URL returned 404 on 2026-09-21) [nhhc_danfs]

   Locator

   DANFS 'Faribault' full entry via Wayback Machine capture 2013-10-30 of history.navy.mil/danfs/f1/faribault.htm; canonical https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/f/faribault.html returned 404 (standing NHHC link rot, same as batches 01 and 833)

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   DANFS 'Faribault' entry records: namesake 'A county in Minnesota'; stat line (AK-179: dp. 2,474; l. 338'6"; b. 50'; dr. 21'1"; s. 12 k.; cpl. 85; a. 1 3"; cl. Alamosa). Launched 1945-02-24 by Kaiser Cargo, Inc., Richmond, Calif.; sponsored by Mrs. L. J. Morand; acquired by the Navy from the Maritime Commission 1945-04-20; commissioned the same day, LCDR C. O. Fulgham, USNR, in command. 1945-06-16 to 1945-09-01: cargo voyages San Francisco to Leyte and Eniwetok; sailed 1945-09-29 with occupation cargo for Japan; western Pacific cargo runs among Yokosuka, Guam, Saipan, Okinawa, Luzon, Samar, and Manus until return to San Francisco 1946-04-23; decommissioned Seattle 1946-07-10 and returned to the Maritime Commission the following day. Reacquired 1947-05-16; recommissioned 1947-06-26 at Bremerton; Service Force, Pacific Fleet, based at Pearl Harbor, ranging the Hawaiian, Marshall, Caroline, and Philippine groups and Johnston. 1952-11-07 to 1953-07-22: cargo from Pearl Harbor to Japan and Korea for support of troops in Korea. Far East again 1954-08-11 to 1955-04-03; September-November 1954 at Tourane and Haiphong, Indochina, as fleet issue ship for Operation 'Passage to Freedom' (evacuation of civilian refugees from Communist-held North Vietnam). April-December 1955: cargo Pearl Harbor to Midway and the Marshalls; arrived San Diego 1956-04-13; placed out of commission in reserve 1956-07-20. Two battle stars for Korean War service.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-21

   Study period

   1944-1956

   Population

   Navy crew (cpl. 85 per DANFS); cargo operations across the western Pacific and later Pearl Harbor-based logistics

   Limitations

   Authoritative for identity, chronology, and operations. Contains no asbestos, insulation-material, or hazardous-material statement; the construction, conversion, and yard events are documented as events only with no materials scope described. Does not record the strike dates, the 1946-47 merchant-allocation episode, or the disposal detail carried on the MARAD cards.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-faribault-ak179-02

3. [3]U.S. Maritime Administration, ShipHistory database - FARIBAULT (AK-179), Ship History Detail 1537 (vessel status card scans 2d712358-34e4-4841-a872-206fd7a33eb2.png custody face; 1537_2842AF.jpg reserve-fleet vessel-data card; 687225fb-3a30-42d5-b857-9a6c06895480.jpg sale card; 1537_2842AB.jpg signature fragment) [marad_nrc]

   Locator

   ShipHistory Detail 1537 - status-card scans read directly (cards/2d712358-34e4-4841-a872-206fd7a33eb2.png custody face; cards/1537_2842AF.jpg reserve-fleet data card; cards/687225fb-3a30-42d5-b857-9a6c06895480.jpg sale card; cards/1537_2842AB.jpg fragment); milestones table Withdrawal 12/14/1960

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   MARAD ShipHistory records for this hull (Detail 1537 'FARIBAULT (AK-179)'): MARAD type C1-M-AV1; shipyard 'Kaiser Company'; year built 1945; length 339.00 ft, beam 50; gross 3,805 / net 2,123; cargo capacity 227,730; lightweight displacement 2,420; fate 'Sold - Scrap'; milestone Withdrawal 12/14/1960 'Sold for scrap.' Status-card scans read directly: (a) Vessel Status Card - 'FARIBAULT (AK 179)', flag American, type C1-M-AV1, DWT 5032, hull no. MC 2375, 'Built by Kaiser Cargo Inc. R4-71 at Richmond, Calif., Completed 4-20-45'; basis to U.S.M.C. 7-11-46 4pm PST at Olympia, Wash. from Navy (WSA custody), marked SURPLUS; allocation table shows Reserve Fleet entry Olympia 7-11-46 4pm PST, then 'American Mail Line (Pending Sale)' struck through with 'GAA ALLOCATION CANCELLED', then 'NAVY DEPT.' TITLE 5-16-47, then 'Maritime Administration / Transferred / San Diego, Calif. / 12-14-60 3:00pm PST', then 'The Learner Co. (Scrap) / Purchased / 12-14-60 3:00pm PST'. (b) Reserve Fleet Division vessel-data card - fleet Olympia, ownership WSA, entered fleet 7-11-46, hull 2375; box 20 'TERMINATION PORT, LAST VOYAGE: HAMPTON ROADS' (unexplained against DANFS's Seattle decommissioning - flagged, not resolved; the same datum appears on sister Alamosa's card); box 21 ship's papers 'PRELIM ALLOC. 240A 2/4/47, FINAL 244A 2/5/47' with 'Canc' annotation; box 22 withdrawn from fleet 5-16-47, delivered to Navy Dept., 9:30 AM. (c) Sale card - 'AK-179 (FARIBAULT) - Cargo Vessel, Basic Design C1-M-AV1 / Oct. 17, 1960 - Awarded to The Learner Co. - PD-X-588 - Scrap Hull-Japan / Purchase Price - $51,000.00 - Contract MA-2371 / Built: Apr. 20/45 (Kaiser Cargo Inc., Rich. #4, Rich., Calif.) / Length over-all 339', Beam 50' / Gross 3805, Net 2123, DWT 4963, Lt. Disp. 3000T / Owner: Navy Department / Location: San Diego Group, Pacific ResFlt, US Nav. Sta. San Diego, Calif.'; remarks: '7/7/60 - Advertised Under PD-X-582, Opened 7/28/60, Scrap Hull, USA; 7/28/60 - Bid Rejected; 8/11/60 - Readvertised - PD-X-585, Opened 9/1/60, Scrap Hull, US; 9/1/60 - Bid Rejected; 9/[overwritten]/60 - Readvertised - PD-X-588, Opened 10/12/60, Scrap Hull-Foreign.'

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-21

   Study period

   1945-1960

   Limitations

   Authoritative government custody record for this hull; handwriting read against typed fields (the PD-X-588 readvertisement day is overwritten on the card - a secondary compilation reads 9/21; the 'HAMPTON ROADS' termination-port datum conflicts with the documented Seattle decommissioning and is unexplained). Contains no asbestos, insulation-material, or machinery detail - supports no asbestos claim. The card records the foreign-scrap condition and the buyer but not the dismantling site or date.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-faribault-ak179-03

4. [4]NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive, USS Faribault (AK-179) page (compiled reference incl. DANFS transcription, awards table, CO list, specifications; last updated 2023-09-22) [other_primary]

   Locator

   navsource.net/archives/09/13/130179.htm - full page incl. chronology, Korean War campaign table, commanding-officer table, specifications block, photo captions

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   NavSource Online (Service Ship Photo Archive, AK-179 page) records the same chronology as DANFS plus: call sign NEKK; occupation service in the Far East 1945-10-22 to 1945-12-14; NDRF lay-up at Olympia, WA Group 1946-07-11; Korea campaign dates - Third Korean Winter (Dec 11-12 1952; Jan 6-8 and 15-18 1953; Feb 1-2 1953; Mar 7-8 1953) and Korean Summer-Fall 1953 (May 24-26 1953); China service 1953-02-19 to 1953-02-23; Pacific Reserve Fleet San Diego Group; 'Transferred to the Maritime Administration, 14 December 1960'; 'sold for scrapping in Japan, 17 October 1960, to The Learner Co. (MARAD sale PD-X-588 dated 12 October 1960) for $51,000.00'; commanding officers LCDR Claude Owen Fulgham USNR (1945-04-24 to 1945-09-24) and LT Joseph David Eriewine USNR (1945-09-24 to 1946-01-24); specs - 2,382 t (lt) / 7,450 t (fl); 338'6" x 50' x 21'1"; 11.5 kts; complement 15 officers + 70 enlisted; largest boom 30 t; cargo 3,945 DWT incl. 9,830 cu ft refrigerated / 227,730 cu ft non-refrigerated; armament 1x3"/50 DP + 6x20mm AA; fuel 6,300 bbls diesel; propulsion one Nordberg Diesel TSM6, two 250 kW 120/240 V DC diesel-drive ship's-service generators, single propeller, 1,700 shp; photo captions incl. underway at Pearl Harbor 1953-11-18 (NHHC UA-156a via shipscribe) and at anchor with USS Karen (AF-33) in Along Bay during Operation Passage to Freedom.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-21

   Study period

   1944-1961

   Limitations

   NavSource is a privately compiled standard reference, not a government publication; its spec block presumably derives from standard compilations - not independently corroborated here. Carries both strike dates as 'date unknown' (shipscribe supplies 1946-07-31 and 1960-04-01 - see correction row); CO table dates Fulgham's command from 24 April vs the documented 20 April commissioning. No asbestos content; supports no asbestos claim.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-faribault-ak179-04

5. [5]shipscribe.com, USS Alamosa (AK-156) Class page - construction table row for AK-179, disposition table row for AK-179, ship note for MC hull 2375, and class notes (June 1944 MC hull substitution; 1 Jul 44 CNO directive naming AK-156/158/160) [other_primary]

   Locator

   shipscribe.com/usnaux/AK/AK156.html - Construction table row 179 (FARIBAULT | 20 Apr 45 | Kaiser Cargo, Richmond | 27 Dec 44 | 24 Feb 45 | 20 Apr 45); Disposition table row 179; Ship Notes row 179/MC 2375; Class Notes paragraphs

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   shipscribe Alamosa-class page records for AK-179: construction table - acquired 20 Apr 45, Kaiser Cargo Richmond, keel 27 Dec 44, launched 24 Feb 45, commissioned 20 Apr 45; disposition table - decomm 20 Jul 56, strike 1 Apr 60, disposal 17 Oct 60, fate MA/S, MA sale 17 Oct 60; ship note (MC hull 2375) - 'Converted by builder. Decomm. 10 Jul 46, to MC 11 Jul 46, stk. 31 Jul 46. From MC 16 May 47, on list 23 Jun 47, recomm. 26 Jun 47 for Hawaiian service. In USN reserve 1956-60. To buyer 14 Dec 60, scrapped by 21 Aug 61.' Class notes document that in June 1944 MC hulls 2374-5 and 2377 replaced hulls 2140-1 and 2207 as AK 178-9 and 181 - this hull's MC number (2375) is a substitution, matching NavSource's 'MC hull 2375' and the MARAD card. The same class notes carry the 1944-07-01 CNO-to-BuShips ammunition-tender conversion directive ('insulation and ventilation in the ammunition cargo holds and special stowage for pyrotechnics') naming AK-156, AK-158, and AK-160 only - this hull is NOT among them, and no equivalent ship-specific insulation scope is documented for AK-179.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-21

   Study period

   1944-1961

   Limitations

   shipscribe is a compiled reference (Tim Colton, coltoncompany lineage), not a primary document; dates agree with the MARAD cards where they overlap. 'Converted by builder' records a builder-yard Navy outfitting, with no materials scope described - it is NOT the ammunition-hold insulation event documented for AK-156/158/160, and the row is carried here partly to make that exclusion explicit. No asbestos content; supports no asbestos claim.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-faribault-ak179-05

6. [6]U.S. Maritime Administration, ShipHistory Detail 1537 - image set faribault_1537_001 through faribault_1537_018 (U.S. Coast Guard photos, New York Naval Shipyard, 1954-06-29) [marad_nrc]

   Locator

   ShipHistory Detail 1537, Images tab - all 18 photos carry the same USCG caption (New York Naval Shipyard, 1954-06-29)

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   MARAD ShipHistory holds 18 U.S. Coast Guard photographs captioned 'Radar and antenna array on the Faribault at the New York Naval Shipyard on June 29, 1954' - documenting this Pacific-based ship present at the Brooklyn navy yard for an electronics/radar availability between her Korean-War logistics duty (ended July 1953) and her August 1954 departure for the Far East.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-21

   Study period

   1954

   Population

   New York Naval Shipyard trades (June 1954 availability); embarked crew

   Limitations

   Photographic documentation of a yard presence on one date; the work scope of the 1954 New York Naval Shipyard availability is not described beyond 'radar and antenna array,' and no materials or asbestos information is present. Establishes a yard association only - supports no asbestos claim.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-faribault-ak179-06

7. [7]shipbuildinghistory.com - Kaiser Richmond No. 4 yard page (hull table and yard history); California State Board of Equalization, Appeals of The Learner Company et al., opinion 80-SBE-103 (1980) describing the Oakland scrap firm; United States v. The Learner Co., 215 F. Supp. 603 (D. Haw. 1963) (antitrust, scrap exports to Japan) [other_primary]

   Locator

   shipbuildinghistory.com Kaiser Richmond No. 4 page - yard table row for MC 2375 / AK-179; ota.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/54/2022/01/80-sbe-103.pdf (SBE opinion text); United States v. Learner Co., 215 F. Supp. 603

   Finding type

   historical_record

   Finding

   Builder-yard and buyer context: (a) Kaiser Richmond Yard No. 4 was an emergency yard developed by Kaiser Cargo, Inc. with three ways in the fifth wave of shipbuilding expansion, on the south side of the inner end of the channel at Wharf Street, closed at the end of the war (shipbuildinghistory.com); the MARAD card's 'R4-71' notation carries this hull as the yard's hull no. 71, and the yard table lists MC 2375 delivered Apr-45, 'To USN as AK 179.' (b) The buyer, The Learner Company, was an Oakland, California scrap-metal firm (Paul W. Learner, president and 99.6% owner, per a 1980 California State Board of Equalization decision) engaged in buying, processing, and exporting scrap - with affiliated shipping subsidiaries moving scrap primarily to Japan, consistent with the 'Scrap Hull - Japan' sale condition on this hull; Learner bought other surplus Navy hulls for scrap in the era (e.g., USS S-32 hulk 1946; AM-388/Towhee 1969). The firm's located case law is non-asbestos: United States v. The Learner Co., 215 F. Supp. 603 (D. Haw. 1963), a criminal antitrust matter over Hawaiian scrap exports to Japan - classified other litigation, not a hull finding.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   context

   Documentation level

   context_only

   Accessed

   2026-09-21

   Study period

   1943-1963

   Population

   Kaiser Richmond Yard No. 4 construction workforce (1944-45); Japanese shipbreaking workforce (1960-61, undocumented)

   Limitations

   Facility-level and buyer-level context only - documents the emergency-yard nature of the builder and the scrap trade of the buyer; establishes nothing about materials aboard this hull. The Learner antitrust case is about scrap markets, not this vessel or asbestos. The Atlas shipyards.json slug 'kaiser-shipyards' covers the Richmond complex generally, not Yard No. 4 specifically.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-faribault-ak179-07

8. [8]Batch-855 search ledger (this record): DANFS Wayback mirror; MARAD ShipHistory 1537 + status-card scans + image set; NavSource; HyperWar; shipscribe; shipbuildinghistory (Kaiser Richmond #4); NVR hull check; CourtListener API v4 (authenticated); web-wide litigation search; NARA catalog; NavalCoverMuseum [other_primary]

   Locator

   search_ledger rows sl-uss-faribault-ak179-01 through sl-uss-faribault-ak179-13

   Finding type

   historical_record

   Finding

   No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or docketed case naming USS Faribault / AK-179 / MC hull 2375 was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). Authenticated CourtListener API v4 queries (2026-09-21): 'USS Faribault' returned zero opinions; 'AK-179' returned one opinion hit that is a docket-number collision (Dowling v. Northwest Florida Construction Co., Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1983, 'No. AK-179' - a workers'-compensation appeal, not the ship); '"Faribault" asbestos' returned two collisions (Javinsky v. Commissioner of Administration, Minn. App. 2007 - Minnesota Correctional Facility-Faribault construction contract; Hashmi v. Bennett, Md. 2010 - citing Reedon of Faribault, Inc.); the bare 'Faribault' sweep (1,033 opinions) is dominated by Minnesota county/city name collisions. The hull was scrapped in Japan in 1960-61 - predating the Navy's late-1970s asbestos-control programs and NESHAP demolition rules, and outside U.S. demolition jurisdiction - so no U.S.-regulated abatement record was ever expected to exist. The ship appears on bulk law-firm marketing lists of Navy hulls (e.g., freeasbestostesting.com lists 'USS Faribault (AK-179)'; duboselawfirm.com lists 'AK-179 Fairbault' - a misspelling); those lists enumerate every Navy ship and carry no ship-specific evidence - classified non-qualifying and not cited.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   negative_finding

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-21

   Study period

   2026-09-21

   Limitations

   Absence of a located public record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard - a 1945 C1-M-AV1 hull with refrigerated capacity is era-consistent with asbestos-containing materials, and the ship received a builder's Navy conversion whose materials scope is undocumented. CourtListener opinion search does not cover unreported dockets, PACER-only filings, or settled claims; residual litigation-discovery risk is noted rather than resolved. Does not establish or defeat any exposure claim or legal eligibility.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-faribault-ak179-08

9. [9]Cross-source reconciliation: DANFS (Wayback mirror); NavSource AK-179 page; MARAD Detail 1537 status cards and sale card; shipscribe AK-156 class page; HyperWar Ships of the U.S. Navy 1940-1945 AK-179 table; NavalCoverMuseum FARIBAULT AK 179 page; Faribault County MN reference (county history/Upham, Minnesota Geographic Names vol. 17) [other_primary]

   Locator

   Per-item: NavSource disposition lines vs MARAD cards (custody face and sale card); shipscribe ship note/disposition rows; complement lines; spec blocks; navalcovermuseum.org/wiki/FARIBAULT_AK_179; Faribault County histories (genealogytrails.com transcription of Upham vol. 17)

   Finding type

   historical_record

   Finding

   Source discrepancies logged, not merged: (a) Strike dates - NavSource carries both strikes as 'date unknown'; shipscribe supplies 31 Jul 46 (ship note, first strike after the 1946 decommissioning) and 1 Apr 60 (disposition table, final strike) - adopted with the NavSource gap disclosed. (b) Disposal sequence - NavSource's narrative order ('Transferred to the Maritime Administration, 14 December 1960' following 'sold for scrapping ... 17 October 1960') reads oddly, but the MARAD cards reconcile it: sale PD-X-588 awarded 17 Oct 60, and both the MA transfer and the Learner purchase are stamped 12-14-60 3:00pm PST at San Diego - the 14 Dec date is the custody/delivery event, not the sale. (c) PD-X-588 readvertisement date - the sale card's day is overwritten; a secondary compilation (Wikipedia, citing MARAD) reads it as 21 September 1960; the card's 'Opened 10/12/60' is adopted. (d) Commissioning vs CO-table start - DANFS/NavSource chronology commission 20 Apr 45 with Fulgham in command; NavSource's own CO table dates Fulgham from 24 Apr 45 - DANFS adopted, variant disclosed. (e) Complement - DANFS cpl. 85, NavSource 15 officers + 70 enlisted (85), HyperWar 85 agree; shipscribe class table carries 69 (1944) and MC Design AV intent was 8 officers + 67 men (75) - DANFS adopted. (f) Dimensions/tonnage/speed - length 338'6" (DANFS/NavSource) vs 339' (HyperWar and MARAD 'over-all' and detail) vs 338.5' oa / 320.0' wl (shipscribe); displacement 2,474 light (DANFS/shipscribe) vs 2,382 lt (NavSource) vs 2,420 lightweight (MARAD detail) vs 'Lt. Disp. 3000T' (sale card); DWT 5,032 (status card) vs 4,963 (sale card) vs 3,945 cargo-capacity DWT (NavSource/MARAD); speed 12 kts (DANFS/HyperWar) vs 11.5 (NavSource/shipscribe); power 1,700 shp (NavSource/HyperWar) vs 1,750 (shipscribe). (g) Namesake - DANFS 'a county in Minnesota' verified: Faribault County (created 1855-02-20, seat Blue Earth), named for fur trader Jean-Baptiste Faribault; the city of Faribault lies in Rice County and was named for his son Alexander - the ship's namesake is the county. (h) 'HAMPTON ROADS' termination-port datum on the reserve-fleet card is unexplained against the documented Seattle decommissioning - the identical unexplained datum appears on sister Alamosa's Olympia card; flagged, not resolved. (i) NavalCoverMuseum post-office span - header 'established May 28 1945 - disestablished May 29 1946' vs an LDPS postmark dated 1946-06-15; minor, disclosed.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   correction

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-21

   Study period

   1944-1961 (dates reconciled 2026-09-21)

   Limitations

   Resolves nothing by fiat - records which source says what so downstream consumers inherit the conflicts honestly. Where a primary record and a compiled reference disagree, the primary record (MARAD card, DANFS) is adopted and the variant disclosed. No asbestos content in any reconciled source.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-faribault-ak179-09

10. [10]NARA record-group guidance: RG 24 deck logs (post-1941 at Archives II, College Park); RG 178 (U.S. Maritime Commission) Construction Division records; MARAD sale documentation (PD-X-588 / MA-2371 referenced on the status cards) [other_primary]

    Locator

    archives.gov/research/military/logbooks (post-1941 Navy deck logs at College Park); archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/178.html; catalog.archives.gov returned only its JS application shell to automated query on 2026-09-21 - no digitized AK-179 log confirmed

    Finding type

    historical_record

    Finding

    Archival leads (not retrieved - require research-room or reproduction orders; no spend authorized): (a) NARA RG 24 deck logs for AK-179 (1945-46 and 1947-56, Archives II, College Park) - both commissions, the occupation runs, the Korea logistics period, the June 1954 New York Naval Shipyard availability, and the Passage to Freedom deployment would be logged there; (b) NARA RG 178 (U.S. Maritime Commission) Construction Division records may hold the MC hull 2375 contract and C1-M-AV1 outfitting specifications for Kaiser Richmond Yard No. 4 hull 71; (c) Bureau of Ships / builder conversion records for the April 1945 Navy outfitting ('converted by builder' per shipscribe) - the likeliest surviving source identifying insulation and outfitting materials aboard this hull; (d) the cancelled February 1947 American Mail Line general-agency allocation file (preliminary 240A of 2/4/47, final 244A of 2/5/47, cancelled) in MC/WSA records - documents the abortive merchant sale; (e) MARAD sale file PD-X-588 / contract MA-2371 (1960) for any condition statements attached to the foreign-scrap sale; (f) Pacific Reserve Fleet San Diego Group preservation records 1956-60.

    Verification

    unverified

    Role

    archival_lead

    Documentation level

    context_only

    Accessed

    2026-09-21

    Study period

    1945-1961 records

    Limitations

    Record-group mapping only - no box-level retrieval performed; existence of asbestos-specific documents for this hull is unknown until surveyed in person. Nothing in this row is an asbestos finding.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-faribault-ak179-10