USS Glynn (APA-239)

Name
USS Glynn
Hull designation
APA-239
Vessel class
Haskell
Evidence tier
Tier 2
Evidence entries
8
Record ID
uss-glynn-apa239
Dataset version
2026.10.12-rc.1
Canonical URL
https://asbestosatlas.org/ships/uss-glynn-apa239

Evidence

8 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-8).

  1. [1]research packet z-packet.md (1 sources cited) [nhhc_danfs]
    Finding type
    vessel_history
    Finding
    Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED
    Verification
    verified
    Role
    supporting
    Documentation level
    ship_specific
    Evidence ID
    uss-glynn-apa239-pkt-z-packet-md
  2. [2]Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships: Glynn (APA-239) [nhhc_danfs]
    Finding type
    vessel_history
    Finding
    Fate: decommissioned 9 Sep 1955 at Charleston after inactivation overhaul at New York; stricken 1 Jul 1960; returned to Maritime Administration; National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River.
    Verification
    verified
    Role
    context
    Documentation level
    ship_specific
    Limitations
    Disposal facts primary-sourced; no scrapping date in DANFS.
    Atlas source
    true
    Evidence ID
    ev-uss-glynn-apa239-05
  3. [3]Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships: Glynn (APA-239) header [nhhc_danfs]
    Finding type
    vessel_history
    Finding
    Namesake: Glynn County, Georgia, per Haskell-class county naming convention stated in DANFS header.
    Verification
    verified
    Role
    context
    Documentation level
    ship_specific
    Limitations
    Namesake stated in DANFS header line; no separate namesake biography in entry.
    Atlas source
    true
    Evidence ID
    ev-uss-glynn-apa239-02
  4. [4]GAO report on Navy asbestos worker-protection efforts (1980) [gao]
    Finding type
    regulatory
    Finding
    GAO documents that asbestos-containing materials were used across Navy shipbuilding and ship-repair operations during the era in which Glynn was built and served. Era-level context only; does not establish any ship-specific finding for this hull.
    Verification
    verified
    Role
    context
    Documentation level
    context_only
    Limitations
    Class/era context; never to be read as ship-specific exposure.
    Atlas source
    true
    Evidence ID
    ev-uss-glynn-apa239-06
  5. [5]CourtListener opinion search via fleet helper (cl-auth-search.py) [court_record]
    Finding type
    litigation_documented
    Finding
    CourtListener opinion search for "USS Glynn" APA-239 could not be completed in this research pass: the authenticated helper reported the fleet-wide request budget was spent (pacing throttle, ~114 requests/hour against 2,800/day quota). No results obtained; no litigation documented or excluded by this search. Coverage gap logged honestly per brief.
    Verification
    unverified
    Role
    negative_finding
    Documentation level
    ship_specific
    Limitations
    Search not completed due to fleet pacing throttle; this is not a finding of no litigation. Retry on a later pass when budget refreshes.
    Atlas source
    true
    Evidence ID
    ev-uss-glynn-apa239-07
  6. [6]Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships: Glynn (APA-239) [nhhc_danfs]
    Finding type
    vessel_history
    Finding
    USS Glynn (APA-239), Haskell-class attack transport; only Navy vessel of the name; acquired and simultaneously commissioned 17 October 1945, Cmdr. Ben Koerner, USNR, in command.
    Verification
    verified
    Role
    context
    Documentation level
    ship_specific
    Limitations
    DANFS entry loaded directly 2026-09-25; identity facts primary-sourced.
    Atlas source
    true
    Evidence ID
    ev-uss-glynn-apa239-01
  7. [7]Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships: Glynn (APA-239) [nhhc_danfs]
    Finding type
    vessel_history
    Finding
    Built under Maritime Commission contract by Oregon Shipbuilding Corp., Portland, Oregon; launched 25 August 1945, sponsored by Mrs. Homer D. Angell. Characteristics: 6,720 tons displacement, 455 ft length, 62 ft beam, 24 ft draft, 17.7 knots, complement 536, one 5-inch gun.
    Verification
    verified
    Role
    context
    Documentation level
    ship_specific
    Limitations
    Construction facts primary-sourced; laid-down date not given in DANFS.
    Atlas source
    true
    Evidence ID
    ev-uss-glynn-apa239-03
  8. [8]Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships: Glynn (APA-239) [nhhc_danfs]
    Finding type
    vessel_history
    Finding
    Service: 'Magic Carpet' voyages Dec 1945–Jul 1946 (Philippines, Guam, Saipan, Okinawa, Kwajalein, Bikini, Pearl Harbor); decommissioned 12 Dec 1946; recommissioned 3 Mar 1951; Atlantic/Caribbean training incl. Greenland, Nova Scotia; midshipmen cruises.
    Verification
    verified
    Role
    context
    Documentation level
    ship_specific
    Limitations
    Service history summarized from DANFS; no asbestos-relevant repair/overhaul details in entry.
    Atlas source
    true
    Evidence ID
    ev-uss-glynn-apa239-04

Attribution

Compiled by
Paul Danziger; Rod de Llano
Publisher
Danziger & De Llano, LLP
License
CC-BY-4.0
Citation
Danziger, P., and De Llano, R. (2026). AsbestosAtlas Navy Vessel Asbestos Exposure Dataset. Danziger & De Llano, LLP. DOI: not yet assigned
Dataset version
asbestosatlas-ships-2026.10.12-rc.1
DOI
not yet assigned