USS Gallup (PF-47)

Evidence

11 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-11).

1. [1]research packet 981-packet.md [other_primary]

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Evidence ID

   uss-gallup-pf47-pkt-981-packet-md

2. [2]DANFS, Gallup I (PF-47) - construction, WWII and Korean War service narrative, transfers, battle stars (verbatim HyperWar/ibiblio transcription; live NHHC page 404s) [nhhc_danfs]

   Locator

   DANFS entry 'USS Gallup I (PF-47)', service narrative and spec block

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   Documented for this hull: launched 17 September 1943 by the Consolidated Steel Corp., Los Angeles; sponsored by Ens. Helen McMahon, NNRC; commissioned 29 February 1944 at San Pedro, Lt. Comdr. Clayton M. Opp, USCG, in command. Conversion work at Newport Beach; shakedown out of San Pedro and San Diego; departed 1 June 1944 for the Pacific war zone; Noumea 21 June; Escort Division 43 escort/patrol duty in New Caledonia, New Guinea, and Australian waters until 12 October; Biak Island bombardments supporting 41st Infantry Division landings (17 August at Blue Beach; a second bombardment in late August - DANFS dates it 26 August). Departed Hollandia 12 October 1944 screening the Leyte return task force; shelled Dinagat 17 October; swept the Leyte Gulf channel 18 October; antisubmarine/anti-mine patrol off Black Beach and Desolation Point; dispatch boat, channel escort, and harbor entrance control vessel with Bisbee (PF-46), LCI(L)-343, and LCI(L)-344; Humboldt Bay escort mission 28 November; departed for the West Coast 3 December via Seeadler Harbor and Pearl Harbor; arrived San Francisco 25 December 1944. Departed San Francisco 9 January 1945 via Seattle to Dutch Harbor (arrived 20 January); North Pacific patrol. Decommissioned at Cold Bay, Alaska, 26 August 1945; 'the next day she was transferred to the U.S.S.R. under lend-lease, renamed EK-19' [sic - EK-22 per the NHC official history, and the transfer was 26 August; see ev-02]. Returned by Russia at Yokosuka 14 November 1949; lay at Yokosuka Navy Yard until recommissioned 18 October 1950, Lt. Cmdr. William W. Boyd, Jr. in command. Korea: shakedown off Sagami Wan; underway with Bisbee 23 November for Hungnam; relieved Hoquiam (PF-5) as harbor entrance control vessel (escorting, channel guard, mine-area protection, refugee search-and-rescue); Pusan antisubmarine patrol from 19 December; Sasebo 31 December; feinted amphibious assault and pre-assault bombardment at Kansang and Kosong 29 January 1951; escort/patrol/guide tours from Sasebo to Pusan, Wonsan, Chonjin, Sangley Point, and Subic Bay; Wonsan bombardment 23-25 February 1951; harbor entrance control and 'flycatcher' duty; Yokosuka drydock from 14 March for extensive hull repairs; returned to Yokosuka 6 October 1951. Decommissioned and transferred under M.D.A.P. to Thailand at Yokosuka 29 October 1951, serving as Prasae. Two battle stars WWII, three battle stars Korea. Spec block: dp. c. 2,000; l. 311'4" (as transcribed - ambiguous string '3114' in the HyperWar text; NavSource gives 303'11"); b. 38'; dr. 12'; s. 20 k.; cpl. 190; a. 3 3", 4 40mm., 9 20mm., 8 dcp., 1 dcp (h.h.), 2 dct.; cl. Tacoma.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   context

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-10-04

   Study period

   1943-1951

   Population

   Consolidated Steel construction trades (1943-44); USCG/USN crew (1944-45, 1950-51); complement 190

   Limitations

   Ship-specific service history and specifications only; no asbestos or material content. Two DANFS errors are corrected by the official Naval Historical Center Project Hula history (ev-02): the Soviet name (DANFS 'EK-19' - actually ex-Muskogee PF-49; Gallup was EK-22) and the transfer sequencing (DANFS implies 27 August; Russell's appendix gives 26 August 1945). Spec-block length reads '3114'' in the HyperWar transcription (likely '311'4"', and inconsistent with NavSource's 303'11") - flagged, not asserted. Live NHHC DANFS page returned 404 on 2026-10-04; verbatim ibiblio transcription used.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-gallup-pf47-01

3. [3]Russell, Richard A., 'Project Hula: Secret Soviet-American Cooperation in the War Against Japan', Naval Historical Center, Department of the Navy, Washington DC, 1997 (official Navy history based on NARA record groups and Soviet naval archives; HyperWar mirror of the NHC PDF) [other_primary]

   Locator

   Appendix 'U.S. Navy Combatant Ships Transferred to the USSR Under Project HULA' (book pp. 39-40), and photo caption 'EK-22, the ex-Gallup (PF 47)' (book p. ~28); narrative pp. 23-24

   Finding type

   historical_record

   Finding

   The official Naval Historical Center history of the Cold Bay transfers corrects two DANFS errors for this hull: (1) Soviet designation - the appendix table 'U.S. Navy Combatant Ships Transferred to the USSR Under Project HULA' lists 'Gallup (PF 47) - EK-22', while 'Muskogee (PF 49) - EK-19' appears as a separate row (DANFS's 'EK-19' for Gallup is the ex-Muskogee's designation); a captioned photograph shows 'EK-22, the ex-Gallup (PF 47)' moored inboard of the Soviet destroyer Razyashchy, probably at Petropavlovsk. (2) Transfer date - the appendix's Transfer Date column places Bisbee (PF 46), Gallup, Rockford, Muskogee, Carson City, and Burlington in the '26 Aug.' [1945] group, i.e. transfer on the same day as U.S. decommissioning, not 'the next day' as the DANFS narrative sequence reads. The appendix gives her Disposition as '1949-returned'. A photo caption records that EK-22 'arrived at Petropavlovsk on 5 September 1945, too late to participate in operations against Japan.' The appendix glossary defines the EK designator as 'storozhevoi korabl - escort vessel', the classification under which Gallup was commissioned into the Soviet Navy. Program context from the same source: 149 vessels were received at Cold Bay including 28 patrol frigates (of 30 committed); of the 28 turned over, 'the Soviet navy received 12 of the most reliable ships (those frigates built by Consolidated) and 7 of the least reliable ships (those built by Kaiser) of the class'; in 1949 the Soviet government returned 27 frigates; the Navy reactivated thirteen of these ships for duty in the Korean War (Gallup among them); Tacoma-class frigates later served the Republic of Korea, Thailand, and Japan. On process: Russell's account of the Coronado (PF 38) transfer 'typified that of the other frigates' - material inspection, Soviet crews boarding, flag transfer at Cold Bay - with the transferred frigates commissioned into the Soviet Navy at handover.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   correction

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-10-04

   Study period

   1945-1949

   Population

   Soviet Navy crew of EK-22 (1945-49); Project Hula transfer crews at Cold Bay

   Limitations

   Corrects DANFS via an official Navy history drawing on Soviet-era records unavailable during the Cold War (Russell cites NAVSHIPS 250-012 and Berezhnoi's lend-lease reference). Ship-specific corrections are the EK-22 designation, the 26 August 1945 transfer date, and the 5 September 1945 Petropavlovsk arrival; the program-level counts (28 frigates, 27 returned, 13 reactivated) are context. No asbestos or material content.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-gallup-pf47-02

4. [4]NavSource Online: Frigate Photo Archive, Gallup (PF-47) ex-PG-155 - designation timeline, specifications, commanding officers, disposal/memorial record [other_primary]

   Locator

   NavSource 12/08047.htm designation block, specifications block, commanding-officer table, and photo captions

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   NavSource record for this hull: originally authorized as patrol gunboat PG-155, reclassified patrol frigate PF-47 on 15 April 1943; Maritime Commission type T. S2-S2-AQ1; laid down 18 August 1943 under a Maritime Commission contract by Consolidated Steel Corp., Ltd., Los Angeles; launched 17 September 1943; commissioned USS Gallup (PF-47) 29 February 1944 at San Pedro; decommissioned 26 August 1945 (NavSource prints 'Cold Harbor, Alaska' - a transcription slip for Cold Bay; see gaps); transferred under the Lend-Lease Program to the Soviet Union, reclassified EK-22, Pacific Fleet; returned to U.S. custody 14 November 1949 at Yokosuka and laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet; recommissioned 18 October 1950; decommissioned 29 October 1951 and transferred on loan under the Mutual Assistance Program to Thailand, renamed HTMS Prasae (PF 2); later reclassified PF-412; struck from the Thai Navy Register and decommissioned 22 June 2000; preserved at Sattahib Naval Base, towed to the Prasae River 22 December 2003, landlocked display 27 December 2003 as the HTMS Prasae Memorial at the river mouth, Rayong province. Armament change noted: original U.S. 3"/50 guns removed for spares and replaced with older Bofors 75/51mm; two single Bofors 40/60mm removed; nine Oerlikon 20mm remain. Specifications: 1,430 t. light / 2,415 t. full; 303'11" length; 37'6" beam; 13'8" draft; 20.3 kts; complement 190; three 3"/50 DP mounts, two twin 40mm, nine 20mm, two depth charge tracks, eight depth charge projectors, one hedgehog; propulsion two 3-drum express boilers, two 5,500 ihp J. Hendy Iron Works engines, two shafts. Commanding officers: LCDR Clayton Magnus Opp, USCG (29 Feb 1944 - 1945); LT Robert L. Barbee, USCGR (1945 - 26 Aug 1945); LCDR William Walker Boyd, Jr., USN (18 Oct 1950 - 29 Oct 1951). Photo captions additionally document: drydock period; 30 May 1944 off San Pedro in a Bureau of Ships-designed camouflage scheme (National Archives photo); Biak operation August 1944 with a PT boat alongside (NARA 80-G-256516); drydock at Yokosuka circa March 1951 (NHHC UA 558.11.01); Soviet-era view as EK-22; transfer ceremony with Glendale (PF-36) at Yokosuka 29 October 1951 (NH 97102); Thai service views c. 1965-1967 including Chao Praya River alongside Pin Klao (DE-3, ex-USS Hemminger DE-746); and post-1968-refit fit with SPS-6 radar (NH 102377).

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   context

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-10-04

   Study period

   1943-2003

   Population

   Consolidated Steel construction trades (1943-44); USN/USCG crew 1944-45 and 1950-51 (complement 190); Soviet crew 1945-49; Royal Thai Navy crew 1951-2000; memorial-period maintenance and visitors 2003-present

   Limitations

   NavSource is a volunteer secondary compilation, not a primary registry - its milestones generally track DANFS/official records and here corroborate Russell on EK-22 (though its own 'Cold Harbor' is a slip for Cold Bay). Thai-era detail (PF-412 reclassification date, memorial chain) rests on NavSource's volunteer record; NavalCoverMuseum corroborates the same designation chain. No asbestos content; no material record for the 2003 memorial conversion was located.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-gallup-pf47-03

5. [5]ShipbuildingHistory (T. Colton), Consolidated Steel Wilmington yard list - hull-number table, Maritime Commission contract and hull data [other_primary]

   Locator

   Consolidated Wilmington table, yard-no. 532 row (Wilmington section)

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   Yard-list record for this hull's construction: Consolidated Steel yard hull number 532, name Gallup, type listed 'S2-S1-AQ1' (variant of the MC T. S2-S2-AQ1 designation NavSource carries), Maritime Commission hull 1458, MC contract dated 8 December 1942, delivered 29 February 1944 (the commissioning date), disposition 'PF 47, to USSR 1945 as EK-19, to Thailand 1951 as Prasae (F 2), inactive 1972'.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-10-04

   Study period

   1942-1944 (contract-delivery)

   Population

   Consolidated Steel Wilmington construction trades (1943-44)

   Limitations

   Specialist secondary compilation (Colton), not an official registry - its yard/MC contract data is carried, but its Soviet-designation entry repeats the DANFS 'EK-19' error (Russell/NHC gives EK-22) and its neighboring rows carry similarly shifted EK numbers (e.g. Rockford 'EK-20' vs. Russell's EK-18); see ev-02. Its 'inactive 1972' disposition detail is uncorroborated - carried in gaps, not asserted. 'Delivery' in the table equals the commissioning date; construction-yard asbestos detail is not in this source.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-gallup-pf47-04

6. [6]HyperWar 'Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945' PF-47 entry - compiled class specifications including propulsion type [other_primary]

   Locator

   HyperWar ships index PF-47 entry (specification bullet list)

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   Compiled specifications entry for this hull: Tacoma class frigate; displacement 1,430 tons; length 304'; beam 37'6"; draft 15'; speed 20.5 knots; armament 3 3"/50 DP, 2x2 40mm, 9 20mm, 2 depth charge tracks, 9 depth charge projectors; complement 190; 'Reciprocating steam engines, twin screws, 5,500 shaft hp'; built at Consolidated Steel, Los Angeles, commissioned 29 February 1944.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   context

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-10-04

   Study period

   1943-1945

   Population

   crew (1944-45, 1950-51)

   Limitations

   Secondary compilation (HyperWar ship-data pages) - corroborates the reciprocating-steam plant (against the Wikipedia infobox's erroneous 'turbines'; see gaps) and the NavSource J. Hendy engine entry; its figures differ slightly from NavSource on draft (15' vs 13'8") and speed (20.5 vs 20.3 kts) - spec conflicts noted, NavSource carried for the record block. No asbestos content.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-gallup-pf47-05

7. [7]Era inference built on: NavSource designation/specifications (MC type T. S2-S2-AQ1; two 3-drum express boilers; J. Hendy Iron Works reciprocating steam engines); DANFS spec block; shipbuildinghistory.com Consolidated Wilmington row (MC hull 1458, contract 8 Dec 1942); GAO HRD-80-2 (see ev-07) [other_primary]

   Locator

   NavSource specifications block; DANFS spec block; shipbuildinghistory.com yard row; GAO HRD-80-2 product page

   Finding type

   asbestos_application

   Finding

   A Maritime Commission-design patrol frigate with a reciprocating steam plant, built August 1943 - February 1944 at a Los Angeles-area commercial yard under a 1942 Maritime Commission contract, sits inside the Navy's documented asbestos-use era; era-standard asbestos applications aboard a steam-driven combatant of this type and period were boiler insulation, steam-line and pipe lagging, machinery/engine-room insulation, gaskets, valve packing, deck coverings, and electrical insulation.

   Verification

   inferred

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   class_or_era

   Accessed

   2026-10-04

   Study period

   1943-2003

   Population

   Consolidated Steel Wilmington construction trades (1943-44); USN/USCG crew 1944-45 and 1950-51; Soviet crew 1945-49; Royal Thai Navy crew and refit trades 1951-2000; memorial conversion crews 2000-2003

   Limitations

   Class/era inference only - no hull-specific insulation survey, material list, work package, or builder record locating asbestos aboard PF-47 was found. Names era-standard applications, not confirmed installed materials. No quantity and no manufacturer attribution. The hull survives as a Thai memorial; present-day ACM condition is undocumented.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-gallup-pf47-06

8. [8]GAO, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (Oct 18, 1979) [gao]

   Locator

   GAO product page HRD-80-2 (full text blocked, HTTP 403)

   Finding type

   gov_survey

   Finding

   GAO documented that the Navy used asbestos insulation extensively aboard ships and did not begin substituting alternative insulation materials until the early 1970s - spanning this hull's entire U.S. construction (1943-44) and service era (1944-51) as well as the pre-transfer period relevant to the Soviet (1945-49) and early Thai (1951-forward) fits of the ship.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   context

   Documentation level

   class_or_era

   Accessed

   2026-10-04

   Study period

   1979 (report); exposure era back to WWII construction

   Population

   Navy shipyard workers; asbestos program review

   Limitations

   Program-level documentation; supports era context only, not any fact specific to this hull. Full text not retrieved - gao.gov blocks automated fetches (HTTP 403, confirmed in prior batches and consistent this session); content via product-page description.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-gallup-pf47-07

9. [9]NARA and NHHC imagery referenced in NavSource captions (NARA 80-G-256516, Biak operation August 1944; NHHC NH 97102, transfer ceremony with Glendale at Yokosuka 29 October 1951; NH 78999; NH 102377, post-1968-refit SPS-6 radar; NHHC UA 558.11.01, Yokosuka drydock circa March 1951); NARA RG 24 deck logs [other_primary]

   Locator

   NavSource 12/08047.htm photo captions (citing NARA and NHHC photo numbers); NARA RG 24 P118 series (undigitized)

   Finding type

   historical_record

   Finding

   Archival leads located: NARA still photo 80-G-256516 documents this hull at the Biak operation in August 1944; NHHC photo NH 97102 documents the 29 October 1951 transfer ceremony with Glendale (PF-36) at Yokosuka; NHHC UA 558.11.01 photographs the hull in drydock at Yokosuka circa March 1951 - corresponding to the 'extensive hull repairs' period in the DANFS narrative and the nearest thing to a yard-availability record located; NH 102377 documents the post-1968 Thai refit fit (SPS-6 radar). RG 24 deck logs for 1944-45 and 1950-51 exist but are not publicly digitized. These are leads for hull-level work and materials records, not findings.

   Verification

   partial

   Role

   archival_lead

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-10-04

   Study period

   1944-1968

   Population

   crew and yard trades at Yokosuka drydock March 1951; Thai Navy refit trades c. 1968

   Limitations

   Archival leads only: the images establish presence/activity, not materials or work content; none was pulled at full resolution this session and the NARA catalog is JS-rendered (unfetchable directly). The March 1951 Yokosuka drydock availability is documented only as a photo plus the DANFS sentence - no work package or repair record was located. No asbestos content.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-gallup-pf47-08

10. [10]Batch-8452 search ledger (this record): DANFS transcription; Russell/NHC Project Hula PDF (full text); NavSource; shipbuildinghistory.com yard list; HyperWar ship-data entry; NVR (no entry - pre-1987 disposal); NARA catalog (JS-blocked); CourtListener (see ledger for final status); secondary web litigation sweep [other_primary]

    Locator

    search_ledger rows sl-uss-gallup-pf47-01 through -12

    Finding type

    historical_record

    Finding

    No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or verified litigation naming USS Gallup (PF-47) was found in the public sources searched. CourtListener four required base queries completed 2026-10-04 via the authenticated fleet helper: 'USS Gallup' opinions - 0 results; 'USS Gallup' dockets - 1 hit (Jacob v. Plastics Engineering Co. (PLENCO), No. 1:19-cv-00108, D. Guam, filed 2019-06-20, P.I.: Asbestos) classified NON-QUALIFYING for this hull: press coverage of the complaint (postguam.com, 25 June 2019) lists the plaintiff's alleged exposure vessels as USS Asheville, Banner, Brister, Engage, Fortify, Grasp, Haverfield, Impervious, Inflict, and Ponchatoula - no Gallup - and the alleged exposure window (1962-1985, Guam Naval Ship Repair Facility) postdates PF-47's 1951 departure from U.S. service and coincides with the Guam-homeport era of USS Gallup PGM-85/PG-85; 'PF-47' opinions - 1 hit (Fisher v. United States, D. Mass. 2010, FTCA electrical-shock bench trial - 'PF-47' is a proposed-findings/exhibit artifact, no vessel relation); 'PF-47' dockets - 61 hits, all OCR-noise or form/paragraph-label matches in unrelated civil, bankruptcy, habeas, patent, and insurance dockets - no asbestos or maritime-vessel content. The only 'asbestos aboard' material is law-firm marketing content (mesolawcenter.com/Throneberry lists 'USS Gallup PF 47' on its frigate and destroyer-asbestos listicle pages without primary sourcing) - excluded by source policy. Name-collision note: 'Gallup' collides with the polling organization, the New Mexico city, a common surname, and a second USS Gallup (PGM-85/PG-85, 1966-1977).

    Verification

    verified

    Role

    negative_finding

    Documentation level

    ship_specific

    Accessed

    2026-10-04

    Study period

    2026-10-04

    Limitations

    Absence of a located public record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard. The hull survives as a Thai memorial - Thai Navy refit/maintenance records (including the 1968 SPS-6 refit) and the 2000-2003 memorial conversion are unexplored non-English or undigitized sources. Deck logs and any Yokosuka/Consolidated work packages are undigitized leads. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-gallup-pf47-09

11. [11]Secondary-source error sweep: NavSource designation line ('Cold Harbor, Alaska'); NavalCoverMuseum GALLUP PF-47 designation history (repeats 'EK-19' and 'Transferred August 27 1945'); shipbuildinghistory.com Consolidated Wilmington rows (EK-19 for Gallup, EK-20 for Rockford, EK-21 for Muskogee, EK-22 for Carson City - shifted vs. Russell); Wikipedia PF-47 infobox ('2 x 5,500 shp turbines, 3 boilers' vs. NavSource 'two 3-drum express boilers' + J. Hendy reciprocating engines and HyperWar 'reciprocating steam engines') [other_primary]

    Locator

    NavSource 12/08047.htm; navalcovermuseum.org/wiki/GALLUP_PF_47; shipbuildinghistory.com consolidatedwilmington.htm; en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Gallup_(PF-47) infobox; HyperWar PF-47 entry

    Finding type

    historical_record

    Finding

    CORRECTIONS carried for downstream hygiene: (1) The correct Soviet designation is EK-22 (Russell/NHC appendix + photo caption; NavSource agrees); DANFS 'EK-19', NavalCoverMuseum 'EK-19', and shipbuildinghistory's 'EK-19' all misassign the ex-Muskogee's designation - and shipbuildinghistory's table shifts the whole local block (Rockford EK-20, Muskogee EK-21, Carson City EK-22 vs. Russell's EK-18/-19/-20). (2) Transfer date 26 August 1945 same-day as U.S. decommissioning (Russell appendix; NavSource agrees); DANFS's 'next day' phrasing produced the circulating 27 August variant. (3) NavSource's 'Cold Harbor, Alaska' is a transcription slip for Cold Bay, Alaska (DANFS, Russell, and all Project Hula records give Cold Bay). (4) The Wikipedia infobox's 'turbines, 3 boilers' conflicts with NavSource ('two 3-drum express boilers', J. Hendy Iron Works engines) and HyperWar ('reciprocating steam engines, twin screws, 5,500 shaft hp') - the Tacoma class carried vertical triple-expansion reciprocating engines; the infobox wording is not carried. (5) DANFS spec-block length transcribes as '3114'' - ambiguous/OCR-suspect vs. NavSource 303'11".

    Verification

    partial

    Role

    correction

    Documentation level

    ship_specific

    Accessed

    2026-10-04

    Study period

    1945-2003 (designations/dispositions)

    Limitations

    These correct circulating secondary-source errors, not material claims; the authoritative fix for items (1) and (2) is the official NHC history (ev-02). Item (4) resolves against two secondary compilations agreeing on the reciprocating plant; a builder or BuShips spec sheet would settle it conclusively - not located. No asbestos content.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-gallup-pf47-10