Evidence
8 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-8).
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[1]DANFS, USS George Clymer (APA-27) - Naval History Division transcription via HyperWar/ibiblio mirror (live NHHC page 404 on 2026-09-25) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS APA-27 entry, full text (specifications block through battle-stars line)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Laid down as African Planet under Maritime Commission contract 1940-10-28 at Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula (MC hull 108, type C3-P); launched 1941-09-27; renamed George Clymer 1942-01-09 (DANFS date; NavSource gives 1942-06-09); acquired and commissioned AP-57 1942-06-15; redesignated APA-27 1943-02-01. Service: Torch (Mehedia/French Morocco), Guadalcanal, Bougainville flagship (3d Amphibious Force), Saipan/Guam flagship duty, Leyte, Okinawa; Bikini Atoll Operation Crossroads flagship TransDiv 11 (Jun-Aug 1946); China coast 1948; Pusan/Inchon/Wonsan Korea; Da Nang/Chu Lai Vietnam landings; decommissioned San Diego 1967-10-31; five WWII battle stars, seven Korean (per DANFS).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-25
- Study period
- 1940-1967
- Population
- Crew c. 512 plus embarked troops (up to 1,304)
- Limitations
- Authoritative service history; contains no asbestos content. Establishes identity, build, and career only. DANFS omits disposal details (entry predates disposal); rename date conflicts with NavSource (Jan vs Jun 1942) - flagged in gaps.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-george-clymer-01
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[2]MARAD Vessel History Database, GEORGE CLYMER (AP-27/APA-27) detail record [marad_nrc]
- Locator
- vesselhistory.marad.dot.gov Detail/12629 - fields and Vessel Name History panel
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- MARAD's official vessel record: year built 1942; shipyard Ingalls Shipbuilding Corporation (Pascagoula); type Naval Auxiliary / AP Transport, MARAD design C3 P&C; length 489 ft, beam 70 ft; name history AFRICAN PLANET to GEORGE CLYMER; mission tags World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War; fate 'Sold - Scrap'.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-25
- Study period
- 1942-1968
- Limitations
- Official MARAD record; no narrative, status cards, or documents digitized for this hull. Establishes builder, design type, and scrapped fate; contains no asbestos information and no disposal date detail.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-george-clymer-02
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[3]Corley v. Long-Lewis, Inc., 688 F. Supp. 2d 1315 (N.D. Ala. Jan. 28, 2010) - CourtListener opinion 2316747 [court_record]
- Locator
- Opinion text, recital of First Amended Complaint ship list (USS Cavalier, USS George Clymer, USS Seminole, et al.)
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Published federal opinion memorializes the First Amended Complaint's allegation that plaintiff Charles Corley was exposed to asbestos-containing products while employed by the U.S. Navy (1946-1973) as a boiler-room technician and ship-wide maintenance worker aboard twelve vessels including 'USS George Clymer' (verbatim in opinion text). The opinion decided only plaintiffs' motion to remand.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-25
- Study period
- 1946-1973 (alleged exposure); 2010 (opinion)
- Population
- Navy boiler-room technician / ship-wide maintenance worker, alleged 1946-1973
- Limitations
- Pleading-stage allegation documented in a procedural opinion: the ship is named in a complaint exposure list, which is an allegation, not a finding. No discovery record, adjudication, or verdict on exposure aboard this hull; the opinion decides remand posture only and does not evaluate the exposure claim.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-george-clymer-03
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[4]Cantlin v. General Electric Company, No. 3:08-cv-00982-JCS (N.D. Cal., complaint filed 2008-02-15), RECAP document 1 (gov.uscourts.cand.200527.1.0); MDL-875 transfer 2008, conditional remand 2012, stipulated dismissal with prejudice of defendant GE 2014-08-04 [court_record]
- Locator
- Complaint doc 1, pp. 12-14 exposure-location table and job-duties narrative (RECAP plain text verified)
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Asbestos personal-injury complaint lists 'GEORGE CLYMER (APA-27)' among plaintiff's exposure locations (employer U.S. Navy; Naval Repair Facility 32nd Annex San Diego; also USS AJAX AR-6, USS BUSHNELL AS-15; approx. 1951-1953). Narrative alleges the plaintiff, a Machinist Mate, was transported to Yokosuka, Japan aboard George Clymer out of San Diego. Case tagged into MDL-875 (E.D. Pa.), conditionally remanded 2012, plaintiff died 2013, and GE was dismissed with prejudice by stipulation 2014.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-25
- Study period
- 1951-1953 (alleged exposure); 2008-2014 (litigation)
- Population
- Navy Machinist Mate transported aboard APA-27 c. 1951; crew cohort implied
- Limitations
- Pleading allegation that was never adjudicated: dismissal with prejudice was by stipulation (settlement posture), not a merits finding for or against exposure aboard this hull. Complaint describes exposure claim in general terms; names no specific asbestos product aboard this ship.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-george-clymer-04
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[5]In re: Asbestos Products Liability Litigation (No. VI), MDL No. 875 (JPML docket 1245688) - doc 7597-3, Notice of Potential Tag-Along attaching Thompson v. Autozone Inc. complaint (Cal. Super. Los Angeles; removed C.D. Cal. 2:11-cv-06226) [court_record]
- Locator
- MDL-875 docket doc 7597-3 (recap doc 386427717), Exhibit A exposure table, p. 55 of 56
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- A defendant-filed notice of potential tag-along to MDL-875 attaches the removed state-court complaint in Thompson v. Autozone; the complaint's exposure-location exhibit (Exhibit A) lists U.S. Navy service aboard 'USS Nereus' and 'USS George Clymer' as a seaman/gunner's mate, approximately June 1964 to June 1968 (OCR-degraded dates).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-25
- Study period
- 1964-1968 (alleged exposure); 2011 (tag-along filing)
- Population
- Navy seaman/gunner's mate aboard APA-27 c. 1964-1968
- Limitations
- Pleading allegation at the lowest litigation stage: a state complaint's exposure list carried into the MDL record via a defense notice. No adjudication of exposure aboard this hull; OCR of the scanned exhibit is partially degraded (dates read as approximations).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-george-clymer-05
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[6]U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, 'Navy and Coast Guard Ships Associated with Service in Vietnam and Exposure to Herbicide Agents' (state-government mirror: Ohio Department of Veterans Services PDF) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Ohio DVS mirror of VA ship list, entries for APA-27; BVA decisions va.gov/vetapp03/files/0321764.txt and va.gov/vetapp07/files2/0711810.txt
- Finding type
- regulatory
- Finding
- The VA's official ship list names USS George Clymer (APA-27) twice: 'navigated Saigon River to Saigon Port during January 1963' and 'conducted troop and supply mike-boat beach landings during July 1965, and March-July 1966, at Da Nang and Chu Lai' - categories qualifying crew for presumptive herbicide (Agent Orange) exposure. BVA decisions corroborate combat-zone service aboard this hull (e.g., Chu Lai amphibious offloads Mar-Apr 1966; assault-boat coxswain Saigon transit 1963, Operation Jungle Drum).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-25
- Study period
- 1963-1966 (operations); list current as of publication
- Population
- Crew aboard during listed Vietnam operations
- Limitations
- Documents herbicide-agent exposure association only - NOT asbestos. Establishes that the hull appears on a federal exposure-related list; says nothing about asbestos presence, exposure, or claims eligibility for asbestos disease. BVA citations are administrative findings on individual service records.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-george-clymer-06
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[7]NavSource Online, USS George Clymer (APA-27) ex-AP-57 page (Wayback capture 2024-06-25) - specifications block and construction/disposition data; Shipscribe APA-25 class notes (MC hull 108) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource APA-27 specifications section (propulsion block); shipscribe.com/usnaux/APA/APA25.html class notes
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- A 1941-42 Ingalls-built C3-P&C steamship acquired and completed as an attack transport under the Maritime Commission military program was constructed at the peak of marine asbestos use. Propulsion: single GE geared steam turbine, 8,500 shp, two Foster Wheeler D-type boilers (465 psi, 765 deg F) per NavSource specs. Era-standard asbestos applications for the type: boiler casing and fireroom insulation, steam-line lagging, valve and flange gaskets, machinery packing, bulkhead/deck fireproofing, cable insulation. The Navy did not substitute alternative insulation materials until the early 1970s.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-25
- Study period
- 1940-1942
- Population
- Construction trades (Pascagoula 1940-42); crew and embarked troops 1942-1967
- Limitations
- Era/design inference - no hull-specific insulation record exists (ship scrapped 1968). NavSource is a secondary compilation, not a primary source; boiler OEM detail corroborated indirectly by the Stewart v. Foster Wheeler case report (Foster Wheeler boilers aboard). Names era-standard applications, not confirmed installed materials; no quantity; nothing established about material remaining aboard.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-george-clymer-07
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[8]Batch-2130 search ledger (this record): NHHC DANFS (live 404; HyperWar mirror used); MARAD Vessel History Database; NavSource via Wayback; VA ship list (Ohio DVS mirror); BVA decisions; CourtListener API v4 name+hull-number searches [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-george-clymer-01 through sl-uss-george-clymer-09
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No ship-specific asbestos documentation located beyond pleading-stage litigation allegations: no insulation survey, no abatement or disposal-environmental record (hull scrapped 1968, pre-dating Navy asbestos-management programs), no museum hazmat disclosure (no museum), and no adjudicated exposure finding. The one reported merits outcome - Stewart v. Foster Wheeler (D. Iowa, verdict 2008-03-17), a defense verdict reported only by defense counsel - could not be verified from a court record.
- 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 1941-42 steamship of this type almost certainly carried era-standard asbestos materials. The litigation record establishes claims were made, not that exposure occurred or that it did not.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-george-clymer-08