Evidence
9 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-9).
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[1]Naval Historical Center, Online Library of Selected Images: 'USS Montauk (LSV-6, previously AN-2 and AP-161), 1944-1973. Later USS Galilea (AKN-6)' - ship history text [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- NHC Online Library page text (HyperWar/ibiblio mirror); live history.navy.mil DANFS/Online Library page not located (404) - NHHC link rot documented in BATCH-01-REPORT
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Naval Historical Center Online Library ship page (mirrored at HyperWar/ibiblio): laid down as large net layer Montauk (AN-2) at Pascagoula, MS under Maritime Commission contract; redesignated AP-161 August 1943; further redesigned with stern ramp and redesignated LSV-6 April 1944; partial commission May 1944 for ferrying, decommissioned at New York June 1944, recommissioned October 1944 after completion. Pacific service: vehicle transport voyages Nov 1944-Feb 1945; Army troops to Saipan March 1945; diversionary feint supporting the Okinawa assault April 1945; amphibious supply runs west coast-Hawaii-Eniwetok-Guam-Ulithi; occupation troop lifts incl. two China trips; Magic Carpet voyage to San Diego December 1945. Reassigned Atlantic Fleet January 1946; designated February 1946 for conversion to net cargo ship (AKN) in place of sister Saugus (LSV-3), to double as Atlantic Fleet mine force flagship and minesweeper tender; dumped surplus ammunition May-June 1946; embarked the mine force commander July 1946; arrived Charleston Navy Yard September 1946; renamed Galilea and redesignated AKN-6 October 1946; conversion cancelled December 1946 by CNO for funds/manpower; inactivation completed April 1947; decommissioned July 1947 to Atlantic Reserve Fleet, Charleston; MARAD custody at James River August 1960; stricken September 1961; permanently transferred to MARAD September 1962; sold for scrap June 1973.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1942-1973
- Population
- Ship's crew and embarked troops, 1944-1947
- Limitations
- Authoritative NHC-published ship history, cited via mirror because the live NHHC URL returns 404. Establishes identity, designations, service history, conversion/cancellation sequence, and custody timeline. Contains no asbestos, insulation, or materials information - supports no asbestos claim.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-galilea-akn6-01
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[2]U.S. Maritime Administration, ShipHistory database - MONTAUK (LSV-6 / AN-2 / AP-161), Ship History Detail 1785, milestone table + digitized GALILEA status card (GALILEA.pdf) [marad_nrc]
- Locator
- ShipHistory Detail 1785 milestone table; status-card scan GALILEA.pdf (card face transcribed - OCR aided, legible)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- MARAD ShipHistory database record for MONTAUK (LSV-6 / AN-2 / AP-161), Detail 1785: Year Built 1944; Ingalls Shipbuilding Corporation; Naval Auxiliary / AP Transport; length 455.00 ft, beam 60.00 ft; fate 'Sold - Scrap'. Milestones: Entry 1960-08-05; Acquisition 1960-08-05 with note 'MARAD TITLE 9/1/62'; Disposition 1973-07-27; Withdrawal 1973-07-27. The digitized GALILEA status card reads: redelivered/transferred by Navy Dept. to Reserve Fleet, 8-5-60 12:30 PM EST, port of delivery James River, from Navy laid-up custody.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1960-1973
- Limitations
- Authoritative for government custody milestones: resolves the disposal timeline (sale/withdrawal 1973). Contains no asbestos, materials, or condition-survey information; supports no asbestos claim.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-galilea-akn6-02
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[3]Stephen S. Roberts, shipscribe.com - 'USS Monitor Class (LSV 5-6, 3-4)' class data page (construction, disposition, and class-notes text compiled from official ship data) [other_primary]
- Locator
- LSV03.html construction/disposition tables, class notes (AKN conversion paragraphs), and Montauk ship note
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Shipscribe official-data compilation (Stephen S. Roberts, USN auxiliaries reference) for the four-ship class ordered 1940-12-16 under the 70% Expansion Program to the Navy AN-1 design on the hull/machinery of minelayer Terror (CM-5): Montauk (AN-2) keel 1942-04-14, launch 1943-04-14, commission 1944-10-06; Todd Shipyards Brooklyn completion contract 1944-03-28 (ferry commission 25 May-6 Jun 44). AKN conversion: CNO directed conversion of LSV-3 on 1946-01-07, substituted LSV-6 on 1946-02-25 to minimize cost; scope included removing the hinged ramp and ramp portion of the main deck aft, modifying stern structure, additional winches, flush net-handling areas, COMINLANT flag quarters, and minesweeper (YMS/AM) tender repair facilities. Conversion began at Charleston (S.C.) Naval Shipyard 1946-09-01 and was about 86 percent complete (expected completion 1947-01-17) when CNO ordered it cancelled 1946-12-27, reaffirmed three days later; shipyard-estimated savings about $30,000; incomplete items were just over half the net stowage/handling arrangements on the main deck and three roller curtain doors aft. Disposition table: decommissioned 1947-04-16; struck 1961-09-01; disposal 1962-09-01 (MA/T); MA sale 1973-06-26; to buyer 1973-07-27. In USN reserve 1946-60 (in service in reserve at Charleston S.C. from 1951); to NDRF 1960-08-05.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1940-1973
- Population
- Charleston Naval Shipyard conversion workforce (Sep-Dec 1946); Todd Shipyards Brooklyn conversion workforce (1944)
- Limitations
- Private scholarly compilation transcribing official BuShips/OpNav/NVR data - not itself a government publication, though its facts corroborate the NHC history and MARAD record where they overlap. Decommission 1947-04-16 conflicts with the NHC text's 'July 1947' (see correction row). Contains no asbestos information; the conversion-scope detail documents work done aboard the hull, not materials disturbed.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-galilea-akn6-03
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[4]Naval Historical Center Online Library photo captions: NH 104250, NH 66856, and NARA 80-G-279294 (via ibiblio/HyperWar mirror and shipscribe photo page) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Photo caption blocks NH 104250, NH 66856, 80-G-279294 on the mirrored NHC page; shipscribe LSV03-p.html photo page
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Naval Historical Center photo captions document the hull's physical state after conversion cancellation: NH 104250 shows USS Galilea (AKN-6) at Charleston Naval Shipyard 1947-02-17 with the caption 'The yard is preparing the ship for inactivation following cancellation of her conversion to a net cargo ship in December 1946. There is little evidence of the conversion in this photo; most of the alterations were at the stern or inside the ship.' NARA photo 80-G-279294 (1947-09-26, reserve berthing at Charleston) shows the partially completed stern reconfiguration - openings in the upper deck and relocated after twin 40mm mounts and directors. NH 66856 (1962-05-27, James River Reserve Fleet) shows the stern still in cancelled-conversion condition.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1947-1962
- Limitations
- Official photo captions document the incomplete-conversion physical state only; they contain no asbestos or materials information and support no asbestos claim.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-galilea-akn6-04
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[5]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); machinery data per shipscribe LSV03.html and NavSource 1706 spec block [other_primary]
- Locator
- AJIM 11(3):359-373 (abstract/article); https://www.usnaux.shipscribe.com/LSV/LSV03.html machinery line; navsource.org/archives/10/17/1706.htm characteristics block
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Class/era inference only: this hull carried a geared steam-turbine plant (2 General Electric turbines, 11,000 shp, 2 shafts per shipscribe class data; 4 Combustion Engineering two-drum boilers, 400 psi/700 deg F per the NavSource specification block). Peer-reviewed scholarship documents that asbestos was used extensively as a fireproofing and insulating material in U.S. shipbuilding during WWII - the era and program under which this 1942-44 hull was built - and steam-plant insulation, lagging, gaskets, and packing of the period commonly contained asbestos.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1942-1973
- Population
- Construction trades (Ingalls, Pascagoula, 1942-44); Todd Shipyards Brooklyn conversion workforce (1944); Charleston Naval Shipyard conversion/inactivation workforce (1946-47); ship's engineering crew (1944-47); NDRF caretakers (1960-73); scrapping workforce (1973)
- Limitations
- Program/era-level scholarship plus class machinery data - no hull-specific materials record names this ship. Does not establish that asbestos was or remains aboard, nor quantity, location, condition, individual exposure, or causation. The Corn & Starr study does not name this vessel or the AN-1/LSV design.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-galilea-akn6-05
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[6]Batch-1115 search ledger (this record): CourtListener API v4 opinion + RECAP searches; NHHC Online Library; MARAD ShipHistory; shipscribe; NavSource; NavalCoverMuseum [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-galilea-akn6-01 through sl-uss-galilea-akn6-10
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or docketed case naming Galilea (AKN-6), Montauk (LSV-6), AN-2, or AP-161 was found in the public sources searched. CourtListener opinion searches (authenticated, 2026-09-22): 'USS Galilea' 0 hits; 'AKN-6' 0 hits; 'Galilea' 15 hits all name collisions (personal surnames; Galilea, LLC - litigation over the sunken yacht M/Y Galilea); 'USS Montauk' 2 hits referencing the Civil War monitor USS Montauk (1862), a different vessel; 'Montauk' + asbestos 22 hits all geographic (Montauk, NY) or unrelated; 'LSV-6' 2 hits (ASBCA, BAE Systems San Francisco Ship Repair, contract W912SU-04-U-0005) concerning a U.S. Army logistics support vessel, not this hull. RECAP docket search 'Galilea' 171 hits - all personal-name bankruptcy and the M/Y Galilea insurance dockets; 'AKN-6' 0 hits.
- 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 ship was built and repeatedly converted/repaired in the era of routine marine asbestos use and was scrapped before modern hazmat documentation existed. Does not establish presence or absence; does not establish or defeat any exposure claim or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-galilea-akn6-06
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[7]Cross-source reconciliation: MARAD ShipHistory Detail 1785; shipscribe LSV03 disposition table; NHC history text; NavalCoverMuseum GALILEA AKN-6 page [other_primary]
- Locator
- MARAD milestone table + GALILEA status card; shipscribe disposition row '6 MONTAUK'; NHC text final paragraph; navalcovermuseum.org/wiki/GALILEA_AKN_6
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Source discrepancies resolved: (a) Decommission date - the NHC text says inactivation completed April 1947 and 'decommissioned in July 1947,' while the shipscribe disposition table (compiled from official ship data) and NavalCoverMuseum give 1947-04-16; the April 16 date is adopted in gaps but both are preserved because 'decommissioned' vs 'inactivation complete' may reflect different administrative events. (b) Disposal year - a secondary encyclopedia infobox gives 'sold for scrapping June 1972,' but MARAD ShipHistory (disposition/withdrawal 1973-07-27), the NHC text ('sold for scrap in June 1973'), shipscribe (MA sale 1973-06-26), and NavalCoverMuseum (1973-06-26 to Alberti Equipment Inc.) all support 1973; 1973 is adopted and the 1972 variant is treated as a secondary-source error. (c) Stricken date - NHC gives September 1961; shipscribe and NavalCoverMuseum give 1961-09-01, adopted.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1947-1973
- Limitations
- Publication-level date housekeeping; does not affect identity or the custody timeline materially. The buyer name 'Alberti Equipment Inc.' (Hinsdale, IL area) comes only from NavalCoverMuseum, a private philatelic-museum compilation - reported, not independently verified. No asbestos content in any of these sources.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-galilea-akn6-07
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[8]NavSource Online, Amphibious Photo Archive - 'USS Galilea (AKN-6) ex USS Montauk (LSV-6)' page [other_primary]
- Locator
- navsource.org/archives/10/17/1706.htm - chronology and characteristics blocks
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NavSource Online compilation (private, transcribing official data): commissioned in full 1944-10-06 with CDR Alfred R. Boileau in command; 'MC hull 1' designation for the Maritime Commission contract; one battle star for WWII service; international radio call sign NEXN; custody assigned to MARAD August 1960; transferred to NDRF James River (Lee Hall, VA) 1962.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1942-1973
- Limitations
- NavSource is a private volunteer compilation of official-source data - the commanding officer name, battle-star count, and 'MC hull 1' designation are carried from it without independent corroboration in the official sources reached (NHC text confirms the Maritime Commission contract but not the hull number). No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-galilea-akn6-08
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[9]NARA Guide to Federal Records: RG 19 (Bureau of Ships), RG 24 (Bureau of Naval Personnel deck logs), RG 181 (naval district and shore establishment records) [other_primary]
- Locator
- archives.gov record-group guides RG 19 / RG 24 / RG 181
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Archival lead (not retrieved - requires research-room or reproduction order; no spend authorized): NARA RG 19 (Bureau of Ships) holds conversion plans and correspondence that would document the 1946 AKN work package and the 1946-12-27 cancellation, including materials disturbed; RG 181 holds Charleston Naval Shipyard records for the Sep 1946-Apr 1947 availability; RG 24 holds USS Montauk deck logs 1944-47; NARA still-photo holdings include 80-G-271295 and 80-G-279294 referenced in the photo captions. These are the likeliest sources for any ship-specific materials/abatement documentation.
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1942-1947 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-galilea-akn6-09