Evidence
6 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-6).
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[1]NavSource Online, Submarine Chaser Photo Archive, Glenolden (PC-782), live page verified 2026-10-03 [other_primary]
- Locator
- PC-782 history block, lines 17-25 of the live page
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The ship-specific record identifies PC-782 as a PC-461-class submarine chaser built by Commercial Iron Works, Portland, Oregon; laid down 26 November 1942; launched 31 December 1942; and commissioned 19 July 1943. It records placement in service as a Naval Reserve training vessel in July 1946, decommissioning in October 1949, naming as Glenolden on 15 February 1956, striking from the Naval Register on 1 April 1959, and sale for scrap on 14 September 1959 to Hughes Brothers Inc. of New York, New York.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1942-1959
- Population
- Commercial Iron Works construction personnel; U.S. Navy crew and Naval Reserve trainees; later dismantling workers
- Limitations
- NavSource is a historical photo/archive compilation rather than a Navy adjudicative registry or material survey. It supports the vessel timeline and identity but does not establish asbestos aboard this hull, exposure, causation, or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-glenolden-pc782-01
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[2]NavSource Online, PC-782 specifications block, live page verified 2026-10-03 [other_primary]
- Locator
- PC-782 specifications block, lines 26-35 of the live page
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The PC-782 specifications block gives 450 tons displacement, 173 feet 8 inches length, 23 feet beam, 10 feet 10 inches draft, 20.2 knots speed, complement 65, and propulsion by two 1,440-bhp Hooven-Owen-Rentschler R-99DA diesel engines with Westinghouse single-reduction gear and two shafts.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1943-1959
- Population
- PC-782 crew and maintenance personnel
- Limitations
- The specifications identify the propulsion arrangement and complement but do not identify asbestos-containing materials, insulation locations, quantities, or individual exposure. Diesel propulsion does not support an inference of steam-boiler or turbine insulation aboard this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-glenolden-pc782-02
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[3]National Archives, Special List No. 44, by Ship Number, PC-782 entry [other_primary]
- Locator
- PDF page 72, PC-782 row
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA's ship-number finding aid lists PC-782 deck-log coverage from 19 July 1943 through 31 July 1945.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1943-07-19 to 1945-07-31
- Population
- U.S. Navy deck-log records and PC-782 ship's company
- Limitations
- This is a finding aid and date-range record, not the underlying deck-log text. It corroborates a record-coverage interval but does not establish continuous service, materials, asbestos content, exposure, or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-glenolden-pc782-03
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[4]NavSource Online, Submarine Chaser Photo Index and PC-461-class overview, live page verified 2026-10-03 [other_primary]
- Locator
- 173-foot Steel Hull overview and PC-461 Class listing
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- The class overview identifies the World War II 173-foot steel PC submarine chaser type and lists PC-782 Glenolden within the PC-461 class. This provides steel-hull and diesel-subchaser context for the vessel record; it does not document asbestos aboard PC-782.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- World War II
- Population
- PC-461-class construction and operating personnel
- Limitations
- Class and era context cannot establish asbestos presence, product identity, quantities, remaining material, or exposure aboard this hull. No period-standard asbestos application is promoted to a ship-specific finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-glenolden-pc782-04
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[5]Naval Sea Systems Command, Inactive Ships ship-history PDF, PC 0782 Glenolden line; official PDF identified but direct automated retrieval returned HTTP 403 [other_primary]
- Locator
- PC 0782 GLENOLDEN line in the inactive-ships table
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The official NAVSEA inactive-ships listing identifies PC 0782 as GLENOLDEN, gives a removal date of 14 September 1959, and records final disposition as scrap sale.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1959
- Population
- Navy inactive-ship disposition records
- Limitations
- The official PDF was identified in indexed search results, but direct automated retrieval was blocked by HTTP 403 during this session. The entry is used as corroborating official metadata; the same removal/disposal facts are independently carried by the live NavSource page. It does not address asbestos.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-glenolden-pc782-05
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[6]Targeted public-source review and authenticated CourtListener base-query attempts; no qualifying ship-specific asbestos record established [other_primary]
- Locator
- Search-ledger entries sl-uss-glenolden-pc782-01 through -06
- Finding type
- environmental_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos litigation finding, asbestos survey, abatement record, hazmat disclosure, or material inventory for USS Glenolden/PC-782 was established in the sources reviewed.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1942-present; search date 2026-10-03
- Population
- PC-782 crew, construction/maintenance workers, reserve trainees, and potential litigants
- Limitations
- This is a bounded negative public-record result, not proof that asbestos was absent. All four required authenticated CourtListener base requests were attempted but returned no result payload before the fleet pacing stand-down; they are logged as blocked, not no-result findings. Firecrawl reported a multi-hour keyless-quota retry window. No asbestos-qualified variants were run because no base-query overflow could be established.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-glenolden-pc782-06