Evidence
12 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-12).
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[1]research packet 1013-packet.md [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-felicia-pyc35-pkt-1013-packet-md
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[2]Naval History and Heritage Command, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, 'Felicia II (PYc-35)' [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- NHHC DANFS 'Felicia II (PYc-35)' entry, spec block and service narrative
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NHHC identifies the second Felicia (PYC-35) as built in 1931 by Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine; purchased by the Navy on 8 April 1942; commissioned 27 June 1942 with a lieutenant, USNR, in command (named 'K. G. Crane' in the DANFS print text; the live NHHC page renders 'F, G. Crane' - transcription variant, see gaps). She was based at Newport, R.I., sailing on antisubmarine patrols until 16 December 1943, then operated locally out of Boston training student officers at Harvard University; decommissioned 10 August 1945 and transferred to the Maritime Commission 23 October 1945. Spec block: dp. 447 (f.); l. 147'9"; b. 24'10"; dr. 9'4"; s. 12 k.; cpl. 42; a. 1 6-pdr.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-04
- Study period
- 1931-1945
- Population
- Navy complement (cpl. 42), 1942-1945; construction trades at Bath Iron Works, 1931
- Limitations
- DANFS documents identity, specifications, and service milestones - not asbestos content, materials, or individual exposure. It does not give laid-down/launch dates, the conversion yard, a stricken date, or post-1945 disposition.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-felicia-pyc35-01
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[3]National Archives, Special List No. 44 - List of Logbooks of US Navy Ships, Stations, and Miscellaneous Units, 1801-1947 (named-vessel list) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Special List 44 named-vessel table, 'Felicia (PYC-35)' rows
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The NARA named-vessel logbook index lists three Felicia (PYC-35) logbook groups: 27 June 1942 - 31 January 1943; 1 May 1943 - 31 May 1943; and 1 September 1943 - 10 August 1943. The first group's opening date, 27 June 1942, independently corroborates the DANFS commissioning date (against NavSource's 30 June 1942 variant).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-04
- Study period
- 1942-1943
- Population
- Navy vessel-log coverage
- Limitations
- Archival index entry, not a narrative record or log content - the logbooks themselves are at NARA (RG 24) and were not reviewed. Index coverage is partial (gaps Feb-Apr 1943 and Jun-Aug 1943 between groups; nothing listed after August 1943 though the ship served to August 1945). Contains no asbestos information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-felicia-pyc35-02
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[4]Bath Iron Works (General Dynamics), official 'Bath-Built Ship List' [other_primary]
- Locator
- BIW Bath-Built Ship List, hull 145 row
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The builder's own ship list records hull 145, FELICIA, as a 'T.S. Diesel Yacht for Pynchon', 147'9" length, delivered September 14, 1931 - confirming builder, hull number, twin-screw diesel configuration, and delivery date. The contract party 'Pynchon' (consistent with New York broker and yachtsman George M. Pynchon) differs from the delivered owner identified by NavSource and the hazegray BIW production record (Senator J. H. Metcalf of Rhode Island) - a contract-versus-delivery distinction, not a factual conflict.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-04
- Study period
- 1930-1931
- Population
- Bath Iron Works construction trades, 1931
- Limitations
- Builder's marketing-history page; establishes construction record only. No asbestos content, no material specifications, no post-delivery ownership history. Does not resolve the Pynchon/Metcalf contract-to-delivery chain.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-felicia-pyc35-03
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[5]NavSource Online: Patrol Craft/Gunboat/Submarine Chaser Photo Archive, Felicia (PYc 35) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 12/1435.htm, chronology block and specifications block
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource records the yacht as built in 1931 by Bath Iron Works for Senator Jesse Houghton Metcalf of Rhode Island; delivered 14 September 1931; propulsion two 600-shp Cooper Bessemer FP-8 diesel engines, two shafts; and a post-Navy chain not found in authoritative sources: 'Purchased by the War Shipping Administration (WSA) 29 June 1942', commissioned 30 June 1942, transferred 23 October 1945 to the WSA for disposal, acquired in 1946 by the Association of Maryland Pilots of Baltimore for use as a yacht, out of service 1947, fate unknown. The page displays U.S. Navy photo NH 81389 (NHHC).
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-04
- Study period
- 1931-1947
- Population
- Yacht crew (1931-1942); Navy complement (1942-1945); post-war civilian crew (1946-47, unverified)
- Limitations
- NavSource is a volunteer secondary compilation - lead/cross-check only. Its 'WSA purchase' and 30 June 1942 commissioning conflict with DANFS (Navy purchase 8 April 1942; commissioned 27 June 1942, corroborated by NARA logs) and are not adopted. The 1946-47 Maryland Pilots chain is NavSource-only, unverified. Contains no asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-felicia-pyc35-04
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[6]NHHC DANFS 'Felicia I (S. P. 642)' entry - identity distinction between SP-642 and PYC-35 [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- NHHC DANFS 'Felicia I (S. P. 642)' entry; NARA Special List 44 'Felicia' rows
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NHHC documents two separate Navy ships named Felicia: the first (SP-642), an 1898 yacht built by J. N. Robins Co., Brooklyn, purchased 21 June 1917, commissioned 29 June 1917, patrolled New England for the 2d Naval District, decommissioned 25 August 1919 and sold 25 March 1920; and the second (PYC-35), the 1931 Bath yacht of this record. NARA's named-vessel list likewise indexes Felicia (SP-642) logbooks 1917-1919 separately from the PYC-35 groups. This record covers PYC-35 only.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-04
- Study period
- 1898-1945
- Limitations
- The correction resolves the name collision only; it establishes no asbestos content or exposure for either vessel.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-felicia-pyc35-05
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[7]Era inference built on: DANFS spec block (diesel patrol yacht, 447 t); NavSource specifications (two 600-shp Cooper Bessemer FP-8 diesels, two shafts); BIW official ship list (T.S. Diesel Yacht); shipyard-exposure-map documented asbestos record for Bath Iron Works [other_primary]
- Locator
- DANFS spec block; NavSource specifications; BIW ship list hull 145; shipyards.json asbestos record for bath-iron-works
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- A steel diesel-electric yacht built 1931 and converted to Navy patrol service 1942 sits inside its builder's documented asbestos-use era. Era-standard applications aboard a vessel of this type and period were machinery and exhaust-system insulation in the engine spaces, gaskets, valve packing, and electrical insulation in a confined hull volume. As a diesel vessel she carried no boilers and no steam plant - the boiler/turbine lagging pathway of steam vessels does not apply.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-04
- Study period
- 1931-1945
- Population
- BIW construction trades (1931); conversion-yard trades (1942, yard unverified); Navy complement (1942-1945)
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - no hull-specific insulation survey, material list, conversion work package, or product identification record was located for PYC-35. Names era-standard application categories, not confirmed installed materials; no quantity; no manufacturer attribution. Does not establish presence, exposure, or absence of asbestos aboard this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-felicia-pyc35-06
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[8]Fleischer WE, Viles FJ Jr, et al., 'A health survey of pipe covering operations in constructing naval vessels,' J Ind Hyg Toxicol. 1946 Jan;28:9-16 (PMID 21016030) [other_primary]
- Locator
- PubMed citation 21016030 (bibliographic record; survey conducted 1942, published Jan 1946); shipyards.json ev-bath-iron-works-02
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- A Harvard School of Public Health survey of pipe-covering operations during naval-vessel construction, conducted in 1942 and published 1946, documented asbestos dust hazards in shipyard pipe-covering shops. The Atlas shipyards dataset applies this study to Bath Iron Works - this hull's builder - recording 'fairly serious dust risk' at roughly ten times the then-safe threshold in pipe-covering shops. The survey year coincides with this hull's Navy acquisition and conversion year.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-04
- Study period
- 1942 (survey); 1946 (publication)
- Population
- Shipyard pipe coverers and insulation trades (WWII naval construction)
- Limitations
- Yard- and era-level documentation, not a hull record: the study surveys naval-vessel construction shops generally; the shipyards dataset's application to BIW does not identify this yacht, and her 1931 civilian construction predates the 1942 survey while her conversion yard is unverified (may not have been BIW). Does not establish materials aboard this hull or any individual exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-felicia-pyc35-07
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[9]Austin v. Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc., 471 A.2d 280 (Me. 1984) [court_record]
- Locator
- Opinion, 471 A.2d 280 (certified question from D. Me.)
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Adjudicated asbestos exposure at this hull's builder: the Maine Supreme Judicial Court recorded that Blaine Austin worked as a painter and cleaner at Bath Iron Works from 1952 through the fall of 1976, was exposed to asbestos in the course of that employment, and died of pleural mesothelioma in October 1977; defendant Raybestos-Manhattan sold some of the asbestos to which he was exposed. The opinion answered a certified question on Maine's comparative-negligence statute.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-04
- Study period
- 1952-1984
- Population
- Bath Iron Works painters/cleaners, 1952-1976
- Limitations
- Builder-yard litigation context only: the exposure period (1952-1976) postdates this hull's 1931 construction and her 1942-1945 Navy service. The opinion does not name this vessel, does not address materials aboard any vessel, and the ruling is doctrinal (comparative negligence), not an exposure finding for any yard population beyond this plaintiff's record.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-felicia-pyc35-08
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[10]GAO, 'Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure', HRD-80-2 (Oct 18, 1979; publicly released Oct 22, 1979) [gao]
- Locator
- GAO HRD-80-2 product page, Highlights section
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO documented the Navy's asbestos-insulation use aboard ships and its protection policies - the 1975 policy removed asbestos insulation only when damaged or needed for repairs, modified in 1979 to selective replacement in high-maintenance areas - confirming Navy-wide asbestos insulation aboard ships across the era spanning this hull's 1942-1945 service.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-04
- Study period
- 1975-1979 (policy window reviewed); coverage spans this hull's service era
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers; asbestos program review
- Limitations
- Program-level documentation; fieldwork was at Long Beach and Norfolk Naval Shipyards, not BIW and not this hull. Supports era context only. Product page verified live via firecrawl 2026-10-04 (direct curl returns HTTP 403); full-text PDF exists at gao.gov/assets/hrd-80-2.pdf but was not extracted.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-felicia-pyc35-09
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[11]NARA Record Group 19 (Bureau of Ships records) - 'General Information Books detailing asbestos specifications for each vessel' as characterized in the Atlas shipyards dataset for Bath Iron Works; plus the NARA-held PYC-35 deck logbooks indexed in Special List 44 [other_primary]
- Locator
- shipyards.json ev-bath-iron-works-07 (RG 19 GIB characterization); NARA Special List 44 named-vessel table
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Two undigitized archival leads could contain hull-level material information: (1) NARA RG 19 General Information Books for Bath-built vessels, which the Atlas shipyards dataset describes as detailing asbestos specifications for each vessel - if a volume covers the 1942 Navy conversion of this hull it could carry material specifications; (2) the three PYC-35 deck-logbook groups at NARA (Special List 44: Jun 1942-Aug 1943), which could document the conversion yard and refit locations.
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-04
- Study period
- 1942-1945 (record coverage)
- Limitations
- Archival lead only - neither record group was reviewed, digitized versions were not located, and their coverage of this hull is unverified. No asbestos content is established by the existence of the lead.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-felicia-pyc35-10
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[12]Batch-8682 source review and litigation sweep ledger [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-felicia-pyc35-01 through sl-uss-felicia-pyc35-09
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No ship-specific asbestos documentation was located in the authoritative sources reviewed: no asbestos survey, abatement record, hazmat disclosure, material inventory, product-identification record, or qualifying litigation record was established for Felicia (PYC-35). The required four authenticated CourtListener base queries were initiated through the mandated helper, but the fleet-wide limiter reported its request budget spent before any query completed; therefore this is not a CourtListener no-result finding.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-10-04
- Study period
- 2026-10-04 research review
- Limitations
- A failure to locate a public record does not prove that asbestos was absent. The CourtListener component is an access/pacing gap, not a negative result; no asbestos-qualified variants were run because no base query completed and the batch rules forbid blind variants. No exposure, causation, quantity, product identity, or legal-eligibility conclusion follows.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-felicia-pyc35-11