Evidence
12 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-12).
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[1]Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, 'General W. F. Hase' (AP-146) entry - verbatim transcription by Patrick Clancey, HyperWar/ibiblio mirror; live NHHC page returned HTTP 404 on 2026-09-25 [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS AP-146 entry, namesake bio + specifications line + service narrative
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS records: C4-S-A1 transport (9,950 t lt; 522'10" x 71'6" x 24'; 16 k; cpl. 356; trp. 6,086; 4x5", 8x1.1", 16x20mm; General G. O. Squier class), launched 1943-12-15 under Maritime Commission contract by Kaiser Co., Inc., Yard 3, Richmond CA, sponsored by Mrs. John E. Wood, Jr.; ferry commission 1944-04-22 during transfer for conversion to a transport by Kaiser Co., Vancouver WA; full commission at Portland OR 1944-06-06, Comdr. W. W. Keller in command. WWII troop runs to Eniwetok, Manus, New Guinea, the Philippines, Melbourne, Calcutta, Marseilles ('Magic Carpet'), and Yokohama occupation service (1946-04-01/15). Decommissioned San Francisco 1946-06-06 and returned to WSA for Army Transportation Service use. Reacquired by the Navy 1950-03-01 for MSTS; civilian-manned out of San Francisco; carried 75,000+ troops to the Far East on 19 round trips 1950-1953; out of service in reserve July 1954; returned to MARAD 1960-01-08; berthed NDRF Suisun Bay. Eight battle stars for Korean War service. Namesake Maj. Gen. William Frederick Hase (1874-1935), Coast Artillery, DSM recipient for WWI service.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-25
- Study period
- 1943-1960
- Limitations
- Authoritative for identity, construction, and service history. Contains no asbestos, insulation-material, survey, or crew-health statement; supports no asbestos claim. Live NHHC URL (history.navy.mil/.../general-w-f-hase-ap-146.html) 404s; verbatim transcription mirror cited per standing Batch-01 practice.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-general-w-f-hase-ap146-01
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[2]NavSource Online Service Ship Photo Archive, 'USNS General W. F. Hase (T-AP-146) ex USAT General W. F. Hase (1946-1950) USS General W. F. Hase (AP-146) (1944-1946)' - archive page 22146 (Gary P. Priolo, last updated 2023-03-03) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Chronology bullet list, Korean War campaign table, Merchant Service block, Specifications block, Commanding Officers list
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource archive page records: laid down date unknown as MC type C4-S-A1 hull (MC hull 662 per NavSource) at Kaiser Yard No. 3, Richmond; ferry commission 1944-04-22; full commission 1944-06-06 Portland OR, CDR Walter S. Keller; occupation service Far East 1946-04-12/19; decommissioned 1946-06-06 San Francisco, returned to WSA for Army Transportation Service; USAT commission 1946-08-07; reacquired 1950-03-01, USNS T-AP-146 under MSTS; itemized Korean War campaign dates across eight campaigns; out of service San Diego July 1954; struck from Naval Register, date unknown; returned to MARAD 1960-01-08 for Suisun Bay layup. Merchant chain: title to Hudson Waterways Corp. 1968-07-16 (exchange program), delivered 1968-07-30; sold to Seatrain Corp., renamed SS Transidaho November 1969; sold to Puerto Rico Maritime Shipping Authority 1974-10-14, renamed SS Carolina 1975-03-01; sold to Point Vigilance Corp. 1981-07-10, renamed SS Point Manatee; sold for scrapping 1984-10-15 to Goldwiles Texas Inc., scrapped Taiwan. Specifications block: 9,950 t lt / 17,250 t fl; 522'10" x 71'6" x 26'6"; 16.5 kts; Navy complement 32 officers + 445 enlisted; troop accommodations 228 officers + 5,858 enlisted; one Westinghouse geared turbine, two B&W header-type boilers 465 psi/765 F, single screw 9,000 shp; armament 4x5"/38, 4 twin 1.1" (later 2 twin 40mm), 15 twin 20mm.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-25
- Study period
- 1943-1984
- Limitations
- Volunteer-maintained photo archive whose chronology tracks DANFS and adds merchant-career, specification, campaign-date, and commanding-officer detail; not itself a government record - treated as supporting where it adds detail, verified against DANFS/MARAD where they overlap. Contains no asbestos or insulation-material statement; supports no asbestos claim.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-general-w-f-hase-ap146-02
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[3]U.S. Maritime Administration, ShipHistory database - GENERAL W. F. HASE (AP-146), Ship History Detail 1848, including digitized status card 1848_3422AF.jpg [marad_nrc]
- Locator
- ShipHistory Detail 1848 milestone table; status card image 1848_3422AF.jpg (hull no., entered/withdrawn, reason, specifications fields)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- MARAD ShipHistory record and digitized reserve-fleet status card (Form MA-383): U.S. Official No. 6904856; built 1944 by Kaiser; type C4-S-A1, category Transport; length 522.84 ft, beam 71.5 ft, displacement 17,250 t summer / 9,950 t lightweight; entered Suisun Bay fleet 1960-01-08 1210 hrs PST ('Navy preservation with Marad technical assistance'; arrival draft fwd 20'06" aft 21'06"; troop capacity 6,086); withdrawn 1968-07-30 1130 PDST under Exchange Program - 'To Hudson Waterways for conversion to containership; exchange ship is ZEPHYRHILLS sold on PD-X-805, a tanker.' Card hull field reads 'MC-705.' Milestones: Entry/Acquisition 1960-01-08 ('Built Kaiser SY'), Disposition/Withdrawal 1968-07-30 EXCHANGE PROGRAM; fate field 'Sold - No Further Info.'
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-25
- Study period
- 1944-1968
- Limitations
- Authoritative for MARAD custody milestones and the 1968 exchange; status-card handwriting partially legible (damage notes not fully readable). Card's 'MC-705' conflicts with NavSource's 'MC hull 662' - carried in correction row and gaps. MARAD coverage ends at 1968 withdrawal; post-exchange merchant record comes from NavSource. Contains no asbestos, materials, or condition-survey information; supports no asbestos claim.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-general-w-f-hase-ap146-03
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[4]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) - applied to this hull's NavSource-documented plant specifications [other_primary]
- Locator
- AJIM 11(3):359-373; plant data from NavSource specifications block (same archive page as ev-02)
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- This hull's documented plant - two Babcock & Wilcox header-type boilers (465 psi, 765 F), one Westinghouse geared turbine, double Westinghouse main reduction gears, three 400 kW turbo-drive generators, single screw - is a full WWII high-pressure steam installation. 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 C4-S-A1 transport was mass-produced at Kaiser Yard No. 3, Richmond; wartime demand drove unprecedented asbestos utilization aboard government-contracted hulls.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-25
- Study period
- 1943-1945
- Population
- Construction trades (Kaiser Yard 3, Richmond, 1943-44; Kaiser Vancouver conversion yard, 1944); Navy engine-room crew; USAT/MSTS engineering crew; post-1968 containership conversion yard workers
- Limitations
- Program/era-level scholarly documentation of asbestos use in WWII shipbuilding generally; neither source names this vessel and the plant specification does not itself state insulation content. Asbestos presence aboard this hull is era inference, not ship-proven. Does not establish quantity, location, condition, present-day presence, individual exposure, or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-general-w-f-hase-ap146-04
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[5]Fleischer, W. E., Viles, F. J. Jr., Gade, R. L., and Drinker, P., 'A health survey of pipe covering operations in constructing naval vessels,' Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology 28:9-16 (1946), PMID 21016030 [other_primary]
- Locator
- J Ind Hyg Toxicol 28:9-16; PubMed record PMID 21016030
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- A Maritime Commission-commissioned industrial health survey of pipe-covering operations in the construction of U.S. naval vessels documents amosite asbestos pipe covering as 'an important ingredient of pipe covering material used on U.S. Navy vessels,' with asbestos cloth and asbestos cement likewise used; pipe coverers at two Government Navy Yards and two Navy Contract Yards were X-rayed and asbestosis cases identified. The survey describes the material and work practices under which naval transports of this hull's type and era were insulated.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-25
- Study period
- 1946 publication covering wartime construction
- Population
- Pipe coverers/insulators at Navy and Navy-contract yards, 1940s
- Limitations
- Era/program-level documentation of asbestos use in naval-vessel construction; the surveyed yards are anonymized (Yards A-D), so Kaiser Richmond/Vancouver cannot be confirmed as surveyed sites, and the study does not name this hull. Does not establish presence, quantity, or condition of asbestos aboard this vessel, nor any individual exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-general-w-f-hase-ap146-05
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[6]Hedley-Whyte, J., and Milamed, D. R., 'Asbestos and Ship-Building: Fatal Consequences,' Ulster Medical Journal 77(3):191-200 (2008), PMID 18956802 [other_primary]
- Locator
- PMC2604477, U.S. wartime yard map and mortality-discussion sections naming the Richmond Permanente yards
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Peer-reviewed historical review of asbestos in shipbuilding documents that the wartime emergency shipbuilding program - including Henry Kaiser's companies, which built 43% of Liberty ships and operated the Richmond 'Permanente' yards where this hull was built - concentrated asbestos-related disease mortality around the 1941-45 wartime yard sites, with shipyard-worker proportional mortality for asbestosis far exceeding other occupations.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-25
- Study period
- 1941-1945 program
- Population
- Wartime Kaiser yard workforces (Richmond CA); shipbuilding trades generally
- Limitations
- Review-level scholarship naming the Kaiser Richmond (Permanente) yards within the wartime asbestos-era shipbuilding program; documents yard/community-level risk, not this hull. Does not establish asbestos presence, quantity, or exposure aboard AP-146. Verification_status 'inferred' reflects inference to this vessel, not doubt about the source.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-general-w-f-hase-ap146-06
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[7]In re Joint Eastern and Southern Districts Asbestos Litigation (Robinson v. United States), 891 F.2d 31 (2d Cir. 1989), CourtListener opinion 533004 [court_record]
- Locator
- 891 F.2d 31; CourtListener opinion 533004
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Second Circuit ruling on mesothelioma claims by a mariner aboard War Shipping Administration vessels; the court barred personal-injury claims against the United States on discretionary-function grounds. This hull was returned to WSA custody 1946-06-06 concurrent with Army Transportation Service operation - the fleet-level jurisdictional context applicable to any asbestos claim framed against the government for the WSA/ATS period; the opinion names no vessel and is not a hull finding.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-25
- Study period
- 1989 ruling; covers wartime-WSA-era claims
- Population
- Merchant mariners / maritime plaintiffs in WSA-vessel litigation
- Limitations
- Controlling appellate authority for government-liability questions on WSA-era vessels only; names no hull, adjudicates no exposure aboard this vessel, and the ship's WSA custody was nominal title-holding while operated by the Army Transportation Service. Provides no exposure evidence for AP-146.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-general-w-f-hase-ap146-07
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[8]Batch-2073 search ledger (this record): DANFS/NHHC (ibiblio mirror), NavSource 22146, MARAD ShipHistory Detail 1848 + status card, CourtListener API v4 name/hull searches, NARA logbook guides, NavSource Hase Log PDF [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-general-w-f-hase-ap146-01 through -12
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, insulation schedule, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or asbestos case naming General W. F. Hase (AP-146 / T-AP-146 / USAT / SS Transidaho / SS Carolina / SS Point Manatee) was found in the public sources searched - DANFS, NavSource, and MARAD ShipHistory + status card contain no asbestos or insulation-material statement; CourtListener exact-name searches ('General W. F. Hase', 'General W F Hase') returned zero opinions, hull-string 'AP-146'/'T-AP-146' searches returned zero or unrelated collisions, and the only docketed litigation located naming the hull under its merchant identity is two non-asbestos personal-injury/wrongful-death cases (see ev-...-12) (see search_ledger).
- 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 Kaiser-built steam transport is era-consistent with asbestos-containing insulation, and CourtListener coverage is not the full docket universe (PACER/state dockets not searched). 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-w-f-hase-ap146-08
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[9]NARA, 'Logbooks of the US Navy at the National Archives' (RG 24 Entry 118; Special List 44) and '1941-1959 Deck Logs' guidance pages [other_primary]
- Locator
- https://www.archives.gov/research/military/logbooks/navy ; https://www.archives.gov/research/military/logbooks/navy-deck-logs-1941-1959
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Archival lead (not retrieved - requires research-room or reproduction order; no spend authorized): NARA Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel, RG 24, Entry 118 (National Archives Identifier 581208) holds Navy logbooks; Special List #44 indexes ships 1801-1947 covering this hull's 1944-46 Navy deck logs and muster rolls; the 1941-1959 deck-log series (College Park) covers the 1950-53 USNS period. Deck logs and officer/muster lists could corroborate shipboard conditions and personnel during the asbestos era.
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-25
- Study period
- 1944-1959 records
- Limitations
- Record-group mapping only - no box-level retrieval performed; digitization status of AP-146's specific logs not confirmed (catalog search requires interactive session); existence of any asbestos-specific document is unknown until surveyed. Nothing in this row is an asbestos finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-general-w-f-hase-ap146-09
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[10]NavSource-hosted scan of 'Hase Log' souvenir edition, PDF 22146a.pdf [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource archive page 22146 'Additional Resources' link; PDF cover verified (USAT Gen. Wm. Hase, Hase Log, Souvenir Edition)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Ship-published artifact located and digitized: 'USAT Gen. Wm. Hase - Hase Log - Souvenir Edition' (November 1947, Yokohama to San Francisco voyage, USAT era), a 5-page scanned booklet hosted by NavSource (contributed by Tommy Trampp). Period shipboard publication naming the vessel in Army service.
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-25
- Study period
- 1947
- Limitations
- Verified to exist and cover-identified; interior pages are image scans not yet transcribed - contents (crew lists, itinerary detail) unanalyzed. No asbestos relevance expected or asserted; carried as a ship-specific archival artifact lead, not evidence of conditions.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-general-w-f-hase-ap146-10
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[11]Edwards v. Hudson Waterways Corp., 437 F. Supp. 182 (E.D. Pa. 1974), CL cluster 8861492; Sojak v. Hudson Waterways Corp., 590 F.2d 53 (2d Cir. 1978), CL cluster 362482 [court_record]
- Locator
- CL search 'Transidaho' (3 hits = 2 unique cases; Sojak returned in LEXIS and reporter records); Sojak opinion text via OpenJurist 590 F.2d 53 mirror
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Two non-asbestos maritime injury cases name this hull under her merchant identity S/S Transidaho: (a) Edwards v. Hudson Waterways Corp., 437 F. Supp. 182 (E.D. Pa. 1974), McGlynn DJ, Memorandum of Decision - longshoreman injured loading cargo aboard S/S Transidaho, claims on unseaworthiness and negligence theories; (b) Sojak v. Hudson Waterways Corp., 590 F.2d 53 (2d Cir. 1978), per curiam - Third Engineer Josef Sojak killed 1974-02-21 when a turbine generator exploded in Transidaho's engine room off Puerto Rico; estate sued under Jones Act negligence and unseaworthiness; jury found defendant not liable on both claims; Second Circuit affirmed. The Sojak record describes Transidaho in 1974 as 'a steamship' with a turbine generator in service - the hull's original steam plant remained in merchant operation after the containership conversion.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-25
- Study period
- 1972-1978
- Population
- Merchant marine engine-room crew; longshoremen (1970s merchant period)
- Limitations
- Both are personal-injury/wrongful-death maritime cases, NOT asbestos or toxic-exposure litigation - neither addresses materials aboard the hull. Edwards' disposition detail beyond the published Memorandum of Decision was not retrieved (full text not freely accessible); classified at the trial-record stage actually published. Sojak's 'owned by the defendant' (Hudson Waterways) conflicts with NavSource's 1969 'sold to Seatrain Corp.' - court record suggests Hudson Waterways retained ownership while Seatrain operated; discrepancy logged, not merged.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-general-w-f-hase-ap146-12
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[12]MARAD status card 1848_3422AF.jpg (MC-705 field) vs NavSource archive 22146 (MC 662; complement block; specifications block) vs DANFS specifications line [marad_nrc]
- Locator
- Status card 'HULL NO.' field; NavSource 'Laid down'/Specifications blocks; DANFS parenthetical spec line
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Source discrepancies resolved/logged: (a) Maritime Commission hull number - the MARAD reserve-fleet status card (government record) reads 'MC-705'; NavSource gives 'MC hull 662'; a secondary-source infobox shows 'MC hull 703' - the government card value is carried as authoritative pending yard-record confirmation, alternatives logged. (b) Navy complement - DANFS 'cpl. 356' vs NavSource 32 officers + 445 enlisted (477); both carried separately, not merged. (c) Minor spec variance - DANFS draft 24' vs NavSource 26'6"; armament counts differ by source/date (DANFS 4x5"/8x1.1"/16x20mm vs NavSource 4x5"/4 twin 1.1" then 2 twin 40mm/15 twin 20mm) - wartime fits changed.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-25
- Study period
- 1943-1968
- Limitations
- Resolves publication-level identifier discrepancies without affecting identity or custody timeline materially. MC hull numbering may reflect contract-vs-yard numbering conventions; Kaiser yard records would settle it. None of the sources involved carries asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-general-w-f-hase-ap146-11