USS General A. W. Greely (AP-141)

Evidence

13 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-13).

1. [1]Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS), 'General A. W. Greely (AP-141)' - live NHHC URL returned HTTP 404 on 2026-09-25; text verified via Internet Archive Wayback capture 20250124114656 (entry published 2015-07-10; 'Partial update 14 June 2007') [nhhc_danfs]

   Locator

   Wayback capture of NHHC DANFS page; canonical URL https://www.history.navy.mil/content/history/nhhc/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/g/general-a-w-greely-ap-141.html (404 on access date)

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   DANFS entry for AP-141 (header data: displacement 17,250 t.; length 522'10"; beam 71'6"; draft 26'6"; speed 17 knots; complement 356; troops 3,823; class General G. O. Squier; type C4-S-A1): laid down under Maritime Commission contract 18 July 1944 by Kaiser Co., Inc., Yard 3, Richmond, CA; launched 5 November 1944, sponsored by Mrs. Clarke Wayland; acquired and commissioned 22 March 1945, Comdr. George W. Stedman Jr. in command. WWII: embarked 2,923 troops and civilians; departed San Pedro 16 April 1945 for Australia (Melbourne 4 May, Fremantle), Calcutta 20 May; returned via Ceylon and Suez to Newport News 22 June; Le Havre troop lift, New York 18 July; two round-trip New York-Calcutta voyages to 6 December; Karachi 4 January 1946; Seattle 2 February 1946; decommissioned San Francisco 29 March 1946 and transferred to WSA same day for Army Transportation Service. Reacquired by Navy 1 March 1950 for MSTS under civilian crew; Atlantic voyage from Bremerhaven June-July 1950; Korean War: departed Seattle 5 August 1950, first of four round trips to Japan/Korea/Okinawa; overhaul at Atlantic Basin Iron Works, Brooklyn, after arrival 9 June 1951; trans-Atlantic runs to Bremerhaven and La Pallice 10 October 1951-22 February 1953; 29 December 1951 her two lifeboats rescued most of the crew of the stricken SS Flying Enterprise - master and two senior officers received the Navy's Distinguished Civilian Service Award; barracks ship at Thule, Greenland, during Operation 'Blue Jay' (Thule AFB construction) July-September 1953; reduced operational status 17 April-5 June 1953 and 9 December 1953-19 July 1954; Pacific service July-October 1954 (Korean and Japanese waters, return via Adak); Pacific Reserve Fleet San Diego March 1955; transferred to NDRF Olympia, WA, 29 August 1959; struck from Navy List 1 July 1960; sold to Pacific Far East Lines May 1968; converted to container ship at Todd Shipyards Corp., Alameda, CA; served as Hawaii Bear on the San Francisco-Guam run for seven years; sold to Farrell Lines 1975 (Austral Glade until 1979); Pacific Enterprise; purchased by American Marine 1982 (Caribe Enterprise, Philadelphia-San Juan run); sold for scrap 1986.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-25

   Study period

   1944-1986

   Limitations

   Authoritative Navy narrative of construction, service history, and disposal. Contains no asbestos, insulation-material, or abatement statement; supports no asbestos claim. Merchant-period dates are given as years only and differ in places from NavSource's more specific dates (see correction row ev-13).

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-general-a-w-greely-ap141-01

2. [2]usnaux.shipscribe.com - General G. O. Squier (AP-130) class page, construction/disposition tables and class and ship notes (official-data transcription project) [other_primary]

   Locator

   Construction table (AP-141 row), Disposition table (AP-141 row), Ship Notes block '141 / MC# 664', Class Notes paragraphs

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   Shipscribe 'U.S. Navy Auxiliary Ships' class page (transcription of official Navy ship data) for the General G. O. Squier class: AP-141 GENERAL A. W. GREELY, MC hull 664 - acquired 22 Mar 45; built by Kaiser, Richmond #3; keel 18 Jul 44; launched 5 Nov 44; commissioned 22 Mar 45; decommissioned Mar 55; struck 1 Jul 60; disposal to Maritime Administration 24 Aug 59; MA sale 10 Apr 68. Ship note: 'Decomm, to MC, and to Army 29 Mar 46, stk. 17 Apr 46. Initial Army peacetime conversion by Kaiser, Richmond, ca. May-July 1946. From Army to MSTS 1 Mar 50, reinst. 28 Apr 50.' Class notes: 30 C4-S-A1 transports contracted Jan-Mar 1942 at Richmond Yard No. 3 as part of an Army fifty-transport program (AP 110-159); the Navy agreed in April 1943 to man and operate the ships; Army 1946-48 conversions included removal of wartime Welin boat davits and lifeboat rearrangement for civilian crews and Coast Guard requirements (records for most of those safety-at-sea conversions 'have not been located').

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-25

   Study period

   1944-1968

   Limitations

   Official-data transcription (secondary mirror, not the primary register itself); corroborates DANFS keel and strike dates against NavSource conflicts (see correction row). Documents a hull-specific 1946 refit event (initial Army peacetime conversion at Kaiser Richmond, ca. May-July 1946) but gives no materials or insulation detail; supports no asbestos claim.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-general-a-w-greely-ap141-02

3. [3]U.S. Maritime Administration, ShipHistory database - GENERAL A. W. GREELY (AP-141), Ship History Detail 1801 [marad_nrc]

   Locator

   ShipHistory Detail 1801, Vessel Information block, Mission list, Milestones table, Status Cards

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   MARAD ShipHistory database record for GENERAL A. W. GREELY (AP-141): U.S. Official No. 513675; year built 1945; shipyard Kaiser Company; general type Naval Auxiliary; specific type AP Transport; MARAD type C4-S-A1; length 522.84 ft; beam 71.50 ft; displacement 17,250 t. (summer) / 9,950 t. (lightweight); missions World War II and Korean War; milestones show NDRF Entry and Acquisition 8/24/1959 and Disposition/Withdrawal 5/24/1968 with content 'EXCHANGE PROGRAM'; fate 'Sold - Foreign Flag Op.'; status cards scanned (no document images posted).

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-25

   Study period

   1945-1968

   Limitations

   Authoritative for government custody milestones; the 5/24/1968 'EXCHANGE PROGRAM' disposition vs. NavSource's 10 April/16 May 1968 sale-delivery dates reflect different transaction steps (sale award vs. title transfer/delivery) - flagged in correction row. Contains no asbestos, materials, or condition-survey information; supports no asbestos claim.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-general-a-w-greely-ap141-03

4. [4]NavSource Naval History, Service Ship Photo Archive - USNS General A. W. Greely (T-AP-141), page 09/22/22141 (last updated 2023-09-29) [other_primary]

   Locator

   Chronology block, Navy Occupation Service Medal table, Merchant Service section, Specifications block

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   NavSource Service Ship Photo Archive page for USNS General A. W. Greely (T-AP-141) / ex-USAT / USS AP-141: states the ship was manned by the U.S. Coast Guard during WWII; lays down 15 July 1944 as MC C4-S-A1 hull under MC contract (its 'MC hull 708' conflicts with Shipscribe's 664 - see correction row); commissioned 22 March 1945 with CDR George W. Stedman Jr., USCG, in command; decommissioned 29 March 1946 at San Francisco and returned to the Maritime Commission for the US Army Transportation Service; struck Naval Register 17 April 1946; title transferred to Navy 1 March 1950, placed in service as USNS T-AP-141; lists twelve Navy Occupation Service Medal periods in the Europe-Africa-Middle East theater 1951-53; placed out of service 24 August 1959, struck August 1959 (conflicts with DANFS/Shipscribe 1 July 1960 - see correction row); transferred to Maritime Commission 29 August 1959 for NDRF lay-up at Olympia, WA. Merchant chain with dates: sold to Pacific Far East Line 10 April 1968, delivered 16 May 1968, renamed SS Hawaii Bear and converted to container ship; sold to Farrell Lines Inc., New York, 19 January 1976 (SS Austral Glade); sold to 'Austral Glade owner Ltd' 23 August 1979 (SS Pacific Enterprise); sold to Vanessa Trading Inc. 14 August 1981 (SS Caribe Enterprise); sold to foreign broker 31 January 1985; scrapped 1986. Specifications: displacement 9,950 lt / 17,250 fl; 522'10" x 71'6" x 26'6"; 16.5 kts; complement 34 officers + 391 enlisted; troop capacity 229 officers + 3,114 enlisted; propulsion one Westinghouse geared turbine, two Babcock & Wilcox header-type boilers 465 psi 765 deg F, double Westinghouse main reduction gears, three 400 kW 240 V DC generators, single propeller 9,000 shp; armament four single 5"/38 DP, four twin 1.1" (replaced by two twin 40 mm AA), sixteen single 20 mm AA.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-25

   Study period

   1944-1986

   Limitations

   Volunteer-maintained archive citing official records and photo captions; its 'laid down 15 July 1944', 'MC hull 708', and 'struck August 1959' statements conflict with DANFS and Shipscribe and are treated as errors (correction row ev-13). Verified for USCG manning, propulsion spec, and merchant rename chain. Contains no asbestos statement; supports no asbestos claim.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-general-a-w-greely-ap141-04

5. [5]U.S. Naval Historical Center / NHHC Online Library, 'USS/USNS General A.W. Greely (AP-141, later T-AP-141), 1945-1968' (selected-images page, text modified 1999-11-23; HyperWar/ibiblio mirror of official Navy content) [nhhc_danfs]

   Locator

   Page narrative and photo captions NH 104636, NH 61583, NH 97108, NH 97096

   Finding type

   historical_record

   Finding

   NHHC 'Online Library of Selected Images' page (Naval Historical Center content, mirrored at ibiblio/HyperWar): USS/USNS General A. W. Greely (AP-141, later T-AP-141), 1945-1968 - concise official history consistent with DANFS (Richmond-built 1944-45; March 1945 commission; Pacific/Indian Ocean/Atlantic transport duties; decommissioned March 1946 to Army Transportation Service; reacquired 1 March 1950 for MSTS; four Korea-support voyages summer 1950-May 1951; three years Atlantic service; brief Pacific operation mid-1954 to March 1955 out of service; sold 1968, converted to container ship, renamed Hawaii Bear 1969, Austral Glade 1975, Pacific Enterprise 1979, Caribe Enterprise 1982, sold for scrapping 1986). Official U.S. Navy photographs on page: NH 97108 (amid ice at Thule, Greenland, Operation 'Blue Jay', 19 July 1951, USS LSM-397 alongside - MSC collection); NH 97096 (SS Flying Enterprise listing, seen from T-AP-141, circa 29 December 1951, 'All Hands' collection); NH 61583 (early 1950s); NH 104636 (circa 1946, from 'Troopships of World War II' by Roland W. Charles).

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-25

   Study period

   1944-1986

   Limitations

   Official Navy historical/photographic record; caption dates are 'circa' in places and the rename years differ slightly from NavSource's dated merchant chain (e.g., Hawaii Bear 1969 vs. delivery/renaming in 1968). Contains no asbestos or materials statement; supports no asbestos claim.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-general-a-w-greely-ap141-05

6. [6]Simonowycz v. United States, 125 F. Supp. 847, 1954 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 2778 (N.D. Ohio, July 14, 1954), Civ. No. 30751, Jones, C.J. - CourtListener opinion 8720053 [court_record]

   Locator

   CourtListener cluster 8736832, lead opinion text (motion-to-dismiss ruling)

   Finding type

   litigation_documented

   Finding

   Simonowycz v. United States, 125 F. Supp. 847 (N.D. Ohio 1954): Nina Simonowycz sued the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act over an alleged injury involving the U.S.N.S. General A. W. Greely. The court dismissed the complaint: because the ship 'was being operated as a public vessel at the time of the plaintiff's alleged injury,' the exclusive remedy was the Public Vessels Act (46 U.S.C. 781 et seq.); venue under 46 U.S.C. 782 was not satisfied (the vessel was in New York Harbor); and reciprocity under 46 U.S.C. 785 (Poland) was not shown. Non-asbestos litigation; confirms the hull was a public vessel in MSTS service in New York Harbor at the time.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   context

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-25

   Study period

   1951-1954 (injury alleged before filing; decided 1954-07-14)

   Population

   Plaintiff Nina Simonowycz (alleged injured party)

   Limitations

   Personal-injury action of unstated type - NOT an asbestos case and not an exposure finding; a pleading-stage jurisdictional dismissal on Public Vessels Act grounds, decided 1954, before asbestos litigation existed. Names the hull only as the situs of alleged injury; establishes no materials or exposure facts.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-general-a-w-greely-ap141-06

7. [7]American Ship Mortgage Holdings, Inc. v. The Steamship Caribe Enterprise, 588 F. Supp. 14, 1985 A.M.C. 361, 1984 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 20441 (E.D.N.Y., January 13, 1984) - CourtListener opinion 8883459 [court_record]

   Locator

   CourtListener cluster 8896863, lead opinion text (marshal's-fee ruling; arrest/sale background)

   Finding type

   litigation_documented

   Finding

   American Ship Mortgage Holdings, Inc. v. The Steamship Caribe Enterprise, 588 F. Supp. 14 (E.D.N.Y. 1984), Bramwell, D.J.: in rem admiralty proceeding in which the marshal arrested the Steamship Caribe Enterprise - this hull under its final merchant name (NavSource dates the Caribe Enterprise period from 14 August 1981; the arrest and auction coincide with the documented 1983-85 disposition leading to the January 1985 foreign-broker sale) - and sold her at public auction; the opinion resolves a dispute over the marshal's statutory 3%/1.5% commission on the arrest and sale proceeds (plaintiff's motion to reduce the October 18, 1983 fee award of $31,695.72 denied). Non-asbestos litigation; documents the hull's judicial arrest and sale during its last merchant period.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   context

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-25

   Study period

   1983-1984

   Limitations

   Admiralty foreclosure/fees ruling - NOT an asbestos case. The opinion does not recite an IMO or prior name; identification as this hull rests on the unique vessel name plus timeline correspondence (Caribe Enterprise period 1981/82-85 ending in a January 1985 foreign-broker sale per NavSource). Establishes the judicial sale mechanism of the hull's disposition; no materials or exposure facts.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-general-a-w-greely-ap141-07

8. [8]NavSource specifications block for T-AP-141 (boiler/turbine details); DANFS AP-141 entry (construction dates, C4-S-A1 type); USMC wartime asbestos-supply reservation as documented in Corn & Starr (see ev-09) [other_primary]

   Locator

   NavSource Specifications (Propulsion); DANFS construction paragraph

   Finding type

   asbestos_application

   Finding

   Class/era inference (not a hull record): the documented propulsion plant for this C4-S-A1 transport is a wartime single-screw steam installation - two Babcock & Wilcox header-type boilers delivering 465 psi / 765 deg F steam to one Westinghouse geared turbine (NavSource specifications; DANFS speed figure consistent). Built July 1944-March 1945 at Kaiser Richmond Yard No. 3, the hull belongs to the U.S. Maritime Commission wartime program during which the federal government reserved asbestos supply for shipbuilding, and era high-temperature marine steam plants were commonly insulated with asbestos-containing block, lagging, gaskets, and packing.

   Verification

   inferred

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   class_or_era

   Accessed

   2026-09-25

   Study period

   1944-1959

   Population

   Construction trades (Kaiser Richmond Yard No. 3, 1944-45); USCG crew 1945-46; USAT/MSTS crews and embarked troops 1946-59

   Limitations

   Propulsion and construction-era facts are documented; asbestos content aboard THIS hull is inference only - no hull-specific insulation survey, specification, or abatement record was located. Does not establish quantity, location, condition, present-day presence (hull scrapped 1986), individual exposure, or causation.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-general-a-w-greely-ap141-08

9. [9]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 Maritime Commission program under which this C4-S-A1 transport was mass-produced - and that wartime demand drove unprecedented asbestos utilization aboard merchant-type and auxiliary hulls.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   context

   Documentation level

   class_or_era

   Accessed

   2026-09-25

   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 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-general-a-w-greely-ap141-09

10. [10]Lineaweaver v. Plant Insulation Co., 31 Cal. App. 4th 1409, 37 Cal. Rptr. 2d 902 (1995) - CourtListener cluster 2263143 (Todd Alameda employment and OCF exclusive-arrangement findings); conversion event per DANFS (ev-01) [court_record]

    Locator

    Lineaweaver statement-of-facts discussion of Todd Naval Shipyard, Alameda/San Francisco, 1965-1971 OCF arrangement and Pabco fill-in; DANFS final paragraph (Todd Alameda conversion)

    Finding type

    vessel_history

    Finding

    Ship-specific yard event with yard-level asbestos context: DANFS documents that after sale to Pacific Far East Lines (May 1968) the hull was 'converted to a container ship at Todd Shipyards Corp. in Alameda, Calif.' Published appellate record establishes that at Todd's Alameda/San Francisco yard during 1965-1971 'a different insulation contractor, Owens-Coming [Corning] Fiberglas Corporation (OCF), had an exclusive arrangement with Todd,' and that 'Pabco or other products would be used on ships at Todd only as incidental "fill-in" on perhaps one out of every three or four ships.' The 1968 conversion of this hull thus occurred inside the litigation-documented asbestos-insulation window at that yard.

    Verification

    verified

    Role

    context

    Documentation level

    ship_specific

    Accessed

    2026-09-25

    Study period

    1965-1971 yard window; conversion 1968

    Population

    Todd Shipyards Alameda conversion yardworkers, 1968

    Limitations

    The yard event (1968 container conversion at Todd Alameda) and the yard's 1965-71 asbestos-insulation environment are each documented; whether asbestos was installed in or disturbed from THIS hull during the conversion is not documented and is inference only. Lineaweaver is a products-liability causation ruling about the yard, not about this vessel. Does not establish hull-level asbestos quantity, location, exposure, or causation.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-general-a-w-greely-ap141-10

11. [11]Batch-2069 search ledger (this record): NHHC/DANFS, MARAD ShipHistory 1801, Shipscribe AP-130 class page, NavSource 22141, NHHC Online Library, NVR, CourtListener name/hull/merchant-name searches [other_primary]

    Locator

    search_ledger rows sl-uss-general-a-w-greely-ap141-01 through -13

    Finding type

    historical_record

    Finding

    No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, insulation specification, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or docketed asbestos case naming this hull was found in the public sources searched. DANFS, MARAD ShipHistory 1801, Shipscribe class data, NavSource, and NHHC photo pages contain no asbestos or insulation-material statement. CourtListener searches (ship name, T-AP-141, AP-141, misspellings, and all four merchant names) returned zero asbestos-qualified hits: the two ship-involved cases located are a 1954 non-asbestos injury suit (Simonowycz) and a 1984 admiralty arrest/fee ruling (Caribe Enterprise); remaining hits were name collisions. The NVR holds no record (pre-1987 disposals not yet included).

    Verification

    verified

    Role

    negative_finding

    Documentation level

    ship_specific

    Accessed

    2026-09-25

    Study period

    2026-09-25

    Limitations

    Absence of a located public record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard - a 1944-45 wartime steam transport is era-consistent with asbestos-containing materials, and the hull was scrapped in 1986 so no present-day survey exists. Does not establish presence or absence; does not establish or defeat any exposure claim or legal eligibility.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-general-a-w-greely-ap141-11

12. [12]NARA, 'Logbooks of the US Navy at the National Archives' (RG 24 Entry 118, NAID 581208; Special List #44); NARA Guide to Federal Records RG 178; NARA merchant/USCG logbook guidance (RG 26) [other_primary]

    Locator

    https://www.archives.gov/research/military/logbooks/navy ; https://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/178.html ; https://vesselhistory.marad.dot.gov/ShipHistory/Detail/1801 (status cards)

    Finding type

    historical_record

    Finding

    Archival leads (not retrieved - research-room or reproduction order required; no spend authorized): (a) NARA Record Group 24, Entry 118 (NAID 581208), U.S. Navy Ship Deck Logs - the commissioned-period logs (22 March 1945-29 March 1946) fall inside the 1801-1947 range indexed by NARA Special List #44; National Archives at College Park. (b) NARA Record Group 178, Records of the U.S. Maritime Commission - construction/outfitting files for MC hull 664 and the Kaiser Richmond C4-S-A1 contracts. (c) The ship was USCG-manned in WWII; Coast Guard unit records and logbooks are in RG 26. (d) MSTS-era (1950-59) operating records for USNS transports; (e) MARAD status-card scan (ShipHistory Detail 1801) merits in-person reading of handwritten entries. None of these may contain asbestos-specific documentation until surveyed.

    Verification

    unverified

    Role

    archival_lead

    Documentation level

    context_only

    Accessed

    2026-09-25

    Study period

    1944-1986 records

    Limitations

    Record-group mapping only - no box-level retrieval performed; whether asbestos-specific documents exist for MC hull 664 / AP-141 is unknown until surveyed in person. Nothing in this row is an asbestos finding.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-general-a-w-greely-ap141-12

13. [13]DANFS AP-141 entry; Shipscribe AP-130 class construction/disposition tables and ship notes; NavSource 22141 chronology, merchant service, and photo captions; MARAD ShipHistory 1801 milestones [other_primary]

    Locator

    Construction/disposition tables; DANFS paragraphs 1 and final; NavSource chronology and Merchant Service block

    Finding type

    historical_record

    Finding

    Source discrepancies resolved: (a) Keel date - NavSource 'laid down 15 July 1944' conflicts with DANFS 'laid down ... 18 July 1944' and the Shipscribe construction table '18 Jul 44'; 18 July 1944 adopted. (b) MC hull number - NavSource 'MC hull 708' conflicts with Shipscribe ship note 'MC# 664' (Shipscribe assigns 708 to AP-151 General W. C. Langfitt); 664 adopted. (c) Final strike - NavSource 'struck from the Naval Register in August 1959' conflicts with DANFS 'struck from the Navy List on 1 July 1960' and Shipscribe disposition table '1 Jul 60'; 1 July 1960 adopted. (d) Complement/troops - DANFS 356 / 3,823 vs. NavSource 34 officers + 391 enlisted / 229 officers + 3,114 enlisted; carried separately. (e) Merchant sale chain - NavSource dated chain (PFEL sale 10 Apr 1968, delivery 16 May 1968; Farrell Lines 19 Jan 1976; Vanessa Trading 14 Aug 1981; foreign broker 31 Jan 1985) vs. DANFS year-level chain (PFEL May 1968; Farrell 1975; Pacific Enterprise 1979; American Marine 1982; scrap 1986) vs. MARAD disposition 5/24/1968; treated as different transaction steps, not contradictions. (f) NavSource photo caption dating the Hawaii Bear containership 'in 1960' is inconsistent with the 1968 conversion - treated as caption error. (g) Custody wording - DANFS 'transferred to the War Shipping Administration' 29 Mar 1946 vs. NavSource/Shipscribe 'Maritime Commission'; WSA's functions had largely devolved to the MC by then - custody to MC/Army Transportation Service adopted. (h) Thule date - the official Navy photo caption (NH 97108) dates the ship at Thule, Greenland, during Operation 'Blue Jay' 19 July 1951, while DANFS documents her barracks-ship tour there July-September 1953; either a caption-year error or an undocumented earlier Blue Jay lift - unresolved, both reported.

    Verification

    verified

    Role

    correction

    Documentation level

    ship_specific

    Accessed

    2026-09-25

    Study period

    1944-1986

    Limitations

    Resolves publication-level discrepancies among authoritative transcriptions; does not affect the service-history spine materially. None of the disputed fields involves asbestos; the row supports no asbestos claim.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-general-a-w-greely-ap141-13