USS Fayette (APA-43)

Evidence

4 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-4).

1. [1]research packet ac-packet.md (13 sources cited) [other_primary]

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Evidence ID

   uss-fayette-apa43-pkt-ac-packet-md

2. [2]USS Fayette - Wikipedia transcription of the public-domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships entry (live NHHC DANFS page returned HTTP 500 during the research window) [nhhc_danfs]

   Locator

   Article body, History sections; Commercial service; infobox

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   USS Fayette (APA-43), Bayfield-class attack transport. Formerly transport AP-88 and the commercial cargo vessel SS Sea Hawk. Built by Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula (MC hull 391, C3-S-A2). Launched 25 February 1943; reclassified APA-43 on 1 February 1943; acquired by the Navy 30 April 1943; placed in ferry commission between 30 April and 14 May; commissioned in full 14 October 1943. Service included Kwajalein (1 February 1944), Guam (21 July 1944), Peleliu (15 September 1944), Leyte (20 October 1944), Lingayen Gulf (9 January 1945), and Iwo Jima (24 February 1945). Received six battle stars for World War II service. Decommissioned at Mobile, Alabama, 6 March 1946; transferred to the Maritime Commission 19 April 1946; sold for commercial service in 1947 as SS Robin Gray; renamed SS Grey in 1971; scrapped at Kaohsiung, Taiwan, in 1972. Namesake: Fayette Counties in Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia.

   Verification

   partial

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-25

   Study period

   1943-1972

   Population

   n/a (vessel record)

   Limitations

   Identity history rests on the DANFS-derived Wikipedia transcription; the live NHHC DANFS page was unreachable (HTTP 500) during the research window, so the NHHC primary page could not be confirmed directly.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-fayette-apa43-01

3. [3]Board of Veterans' Appeals, Citation Nr. 1140190 [other_primary]

   Locator

   Citation Nr. 1140190 (va.gov/vetapp11)

   Finding type

   historical_record

   Finding

   A veteran transported aboard USS Fayette (APA-43) from Guadalcanal to Peleliu, 30 August-20 September 1944, later died of mesothelioma; the Board found the veteran was exposed to asbestos while aboard World War II transport ships and granted service connection for the cause of death. The decision stated that the exact extent of asbestos use on each specific transport was uncertain.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-25

   Study period

   Service: 30 Aug-20 Sep 1944 aboard; claim decided 2011

   Population

   One veteran (deceased; cause of death: mesothelioma)

   Limitations

   Individual-claim administrative decision, not a hull-specific asbestos survey. The exposure finding rested on multi-ship transport history resolved in the veteran's favor (benefit-of-the-doubt / medical-opinion basis); it does not identify asbestos products aboard USS Fayette and does not establish exposure for any other person aboard.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-fayette-apa43-02

4. [4]CourtListener authenticated search via Studio helper (cl-auth-search.py) - combined name+hull query could not be completed during the writing session [court_record]

   Locator

   Studio helper pacing advisory, 2026-09-25

   Finding type

   litigation_documented

   Finding

   CourtListener search for the combined name+hull query "USS Fayette" APA-43 could not be completed during the writing session: the fleet-wide authenticated request budget was momentarily spent and the helper returned a pacing advisory against retrying in a loop. No litigation results exist for this hull in this record; this row does NOT assert zero results.

   Verification

   unverified

   Role

   negative_finding

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-25

   Study period

   2026-09-25

   Population

   n/a

   Limitations

   The search was throttled, not completed; no qualifying/other-litigation/no-result classification is possible until it runs. Retry via the Studio helper later in the session at the authorized pace.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-fayette-apa43-03