USS Goodhue (APA-107)

Evidence

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

1. [1]research packet f-packet.md (4 sources cited) [nhhc_danfs]

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED — real identity: USS Goodhue; hull: APA-107; designation: attack transport; class/type: Bayfield-class, C3-S-A2 — https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/g/goodhue.html

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Evidence ID

   uss-goodhue-apa107-pkt-f-packet-md

2. [2]Bureau of Ships, Ships' Data, U.S. Naval Vessels, Vol. 3 (NAVSHIPS 250-012, 1945), auxiliaries - transports, attack (APA) tables, per-hull row 108 for GOODHUE APA-107 (shipscribe.com scan of the official BuShips publication) [other_primary]

   Locator

   SDB1945v3 APA tables printed pp. 245-250 (PDF pp. ~264-269): construction row (p.245), dimensions row 108 (p.246), personnel row incl. flag-accommodations columns blank (p.247), machinery row (p.248), electrical row (p.249), armament/cargo row (p.250)

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   Official BuShips Ships' Data 1945 Vol. 3 carries a per-hull row for GOODHUE APA-107 (ex-M.C. Hull 1552): 492'0" overall / 465'0" waterline; extreme beam 69'6"; trial speed 18.4 knots at trial displacement 11,760 tons; limiting displacement 16,100 tons; tons per inch immersion 59; limiting draft 26'6"; ship's company accommodations 41 officers + 437 enlisted (column footnote '1 Ship's company'), troop capacity 92 officers + 1,470 enlisted, flag accommodations none (blank - not a flagship-fitted hull); largest boom 30 t; machinery 1 G.E. turbine, 8,500 shp, 1 propeller, 2 Babcock & Wilcox 'D'-type boilers at 465 psi / 765F; main reduction gears double G.E.; three 300kW turbo-drive ship's-service generators, 120/240 V DC; fuel 8,510 bbls NSFO + 750 bbls diesel; armament 2 x 5"/38 cal (D.P.) + 4 twin 40mm (ultimate authorized fit); cargo 180,500 cu ft non-refrigerated / 7,500 t total deadweight / 4,500 t cargo; built by Western Pipe & Steel Co., San Francisco, Calif.; acquired 11 Nov 1944; year built 1944; date of first commission 11 Nov 1944.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-25

   Study period

   1945

   Limitations

   Authoritative wartime BuShips publication naming this hull - confirms identity, machinery plant, manning, builder, and key dates. Contains no materials, insulation, or asbestos information; supports no asbestos claim. The B&W boiler fit distinguishes this Western Pipe & Steel hull from Ingalls-built sisters (Foster Wheeler 'D' boilers) - a real builder-specific variation. Armament figure is the ultimate authorized fit.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-goodhue-apa107-01

3. [3]DANFS, 'Goodhue (APA-107)' entry, Naval History and Heritage Command (live NHHC URL returns 404 - verbatim text retrieved via Internet Archive Wayback capture 20251209185320; hazegray transcription mirror at losthistory.net/hazegray/danfs/amphib/apa107.htm corroborates) [nhhc_danfs]

   Locator

   DANFS entry body text + spec block (Wayback capture 20251209185320)

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   NHHC records: Goodhue (APA-107), formerly Sea Wren, launched under Maritime Commission contract (M.C. Hull 1552) by Western Pipe & Steel Co., San Francisco, Calif., 31 May 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Charles R. Purcell; transferred to the Navy and commissioned 11 November 1944, Capt. L. D. Sharp, Jr., in command. Shakedown off San Pedro; amphibious exercises off San Diego 8-21 Dec 1944; sailed 4 Jan 1945 to Seeadler Harbor (arrived 21 Jan), Hollandia (4 Feb), Leyte Gulf (4-12 Feb). Loaded troops/supplies for Okinawa; convoy departure 21 Mar; Kerama Retto 26 Mar; troops ashore securing the island group. During evening of 2 Apr 1945 heavy air attack: Henrico (APA-45) kamikaze-hit on bridge, Dickerson (APD-21) crashed; a kamikaze hit Goodhue's mainmast and fell astern - exploding bombs killed 27 and wounded 117; no serious structural damage. Repaired at Kerama Retto; rejoined squadron 10 Apr; Army Medical Detachment to Ie Shima by LST 17 Apr; landed main body of embarked troops 20 Apr under further air attack; offload complete under smokescreens 24 Apr; departed for Ulithi 26 Apr, arrived 30 Apr. San Francisco troop lift sailed 25 Jun; Manila 21 Jul; Lingayen Gulf training 7-13 Aug. Occupation troops to Japan: Sagami Bay 8 Sep; embarked ~1,000 liberated POWs (English, Dutch, Norwegian, American); Manila disembarkation. Magic Carpet from Cebu/Subic Bay; San Pedro via Pearl Harbor 3 Nov 1945; one more Pacific veterans lift; San Francisco 2 Feb 1946 to Hampton Roads via Panama Canal; arrived 19 Feb; decommissioned 5 Apr 1946. Turned over to the Maritime Commission; entered James River berthing area of the reserve fleet 11 Apr 1946; allotted for sale, reconverted to a cargo ship for 'peace time trade,' withdrawn from the reserve fleet 19 Nov 1946; sold to Matson Navigation Co., serving as freighter Hawaiian Citizen. One battle star for World War II service. Spec block: dp. 8,100; l. 492'; b. 69'6"; dr. 26'6"; s. 18 k.; cpl. 546; a. 2 5"; cl. Bayfield; type C3-S-A2.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-25

   Study period

   1944-1947

   Limitations

   Primary Navy historical entry - authoritative for service history and dates. Contains no asbestos or materials information; supports no asbestos claim. Live NHHC page 404s (standing link rot, cf. BATCH-01); the Wayback capture is the verbatim NHHC text. Spec-block 'cpl. 546' conflicts with the SDB per-hull row (41+437=478) - logged in gaps. DANFS does not state the stricken date.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-goodhue-apa107-02

4. [4]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive - USS Goodhue (APA-107), file 10/03/03107 [other_primary]

   Locator

   NavSource 03107.htm - specifications block, campaign table, occupation-service dates, CO table, merchant-service and final-disposition entries

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   NavSource timeline corroborates DANFS/SDB and adds detail: Bayfield-class attack transport, MC type C3-S-A2, MC hull 1552, WPS hull no. 129; laid down 7 Jan 1944 as SS Sea Wren at Western Pipe and Steel Co., San Francisco, CA; launched 31 May 1944; commissioned 11 Nov 1944, CAPT Lewis D. Sharp, Jr. USN (sole CO, to 5 Apr 1946). Asiatic-Pacific assignment: TransRon Seventeen (COMO T. B. Brittan USN), TransDiv Fifty-One (CAPT J. L. Allen USNR); campaign: Okinawa Gunto operation - assault and occupation 26 Mar-26 Apr 1945. Individual award notation: Purple Heart (27 KIA, 117 WIA, Okinawa 2 Apr 1945) - with note that no Combat Action Ribbon was authorized for the action. Navy Occupation Service Medal period 6-22 Sep 1945. Decommissioned 5 Apr 1946 at Norfolk, VA; struck from the Naval Register 1 May 1946; one battle star. Merchant chain per NavSource: returned to Maritime Commission 11 Apr 1946 at James River NDRF, Lee Hall, VA; to Moran Towing & Transportation Co. 19 Nov 1946 for tow to Tampa, FL; arrived Tampa Bay Shipbuilding 23 Nov 1946 for reconversion; sold 6 Mar 1947 to Matson Navigation Co., renamed SS Hawaiian Citizen; converted to container ship May 1960; sold to Oceanic Steamship Co. 8 Mar 1971; sold back to Matson Navigation Co. 4 Feb 1976; final disposition - sold for scrapping 25 Nov 1981 to Chi Shun Hua Steel Co., Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Spec block matches SDB: 41 officers + 437 enlisted; troop accommodations 92 + 1,470; boom 30 t; 4,500 DWT / 180,500 cu ft non-refrigerated cargo; 2 x 5"/38 DP + 4 twin 40mm + 2 twin 20mm + 18 single 20mm; NSFO 8,510 bbls + diesel 750 bbls; 1 GE geared turbine, 2 Babcock & Wilcox D-type boilers 465 psi/765F, double GE reduction gear, 3 x 300kW generators, 1 propeller 8,500 shp; call sign NZUV; NHHC photo NH 83406 (with USS Dorsey DMS-1 alongside, circa 1945).

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-25

   Study period

   1944-1981

   Limitations

   Specialist secondary compilation - detailed, non-official, and here consistent with NHHC, SDB, and the MARAD status card on all overlapping points except the stricken date (NavSource/shipscribe 1 May 1946; absent from DANFS) and draft (NavSource 25' vs SDB/DANFS 26'6" limiting). Contains no asbestos information; supports no asbestos claim.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-goodhue-apa107-03

5. [5]U.S. Maritime Administration, ShipHistory database - GOODHUE (APA-107), Ship History Detail 1983, including digitized vessel status cards (cards/1983_3692AF.jpg, 1983_3692AB.jpg) [marad_nrc]

   Locator

   ShipHistory Detail 1983 registry block + Status Cards tab (1983_3692AF.jpg front, 1983_3692AB.jpg back - card text read from scanned images); Milestones/Documents/Plans tabs empty

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   MARAD ShipHistory registry for this hull: Year Built 1944; Official Number 252149; Shipyard 'Western Pipe and Steel Company'; MARAD Type field 'C3-2-A2' (database typo - the digitized status card itself reads C3-S-A2, matching DANFS/shipscribe); length 492 ft, beam 69.5 ft; gross 7,900 t; fate 'Sold - No Further Info'; name history GOODHUE (APA-107) / SEA WREN. Digitized reserve-fleet status card (James River unit 7, hull no. 1552, type C3-S-A2) documents: built W.P. & S. 1944; date entered fleet 4-11-46; termination port of last voyage Norfolk; withdrawn from fleet 11-19-46 'delivered to Div. of Operations'; ships papers 'FINAL ALLOC. S/D 3/6/47', custodian 'Matson Navigation Co.' Card reverse (1983_3692AB.jpg) annotates: 'NEXT SEA ARROW / To be reconverted to cargo ship for peace time trade.' A partly legible red-ink annotation across the card face concerns the offering/withdrawal ('...referred with offering w/d', partially illegible).

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-25

   Study period

   1944-1947

   Limitations

   Authoritative MARAD registry plus digitized original status card - the strongest source for the custody chain. Contains no asbestos or materials information; supports no asbestos claim. Card confirms custody milestones but names no conversion-yard scope; the 3/6/47 'S/D' (final allocation) vs shipscribe's 15 Apr 1947 MA-sale date is unresolved (allocation vs delivery - see correction row). 'Sold - No Further Info' fate field is superseded by NavSource's documented disposal chain.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-goodhue-apa107-04

6. [6]shipscribe.com U.S. Navy Auxiliary Ships - BAYFIELD (APA-33) class, Part 1 (basic APA type), class data, construction/disposition tables, and ship notes (Stephen S. Roberts compilation) [other_primary]

   Locator

   APA34.html construction table row APA-107, disposition table row APA-107, ship-notes table APA-107/MC#1552; Part-2 ship list on APA36.html (Goodhue absent)

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   shipscribe class-page row for APA-107 GOODHUE (MC# 1552): acquired 11 Nov 44; builder Western Pipe, San Francisco; keel 7 Jan 44; launch 31 May 44; commissioned 11 Nov 44; decommissioned 5 Apr 46; struck 1 May 46; disposal 11 Apr 46 (to MC/D); MA sale 15 Apr 47. Ship note: 'Ex merc. SEA WREN. Merc. HAWAIIAN CITIZEN 1947. Converted to container ship 1960. Scrapped 1981.' Class page context: Goodhue is in the basic-APA Part-1 group, NOT among the thirteen Part-2 ships (APA 33, 36-38, 44-45, 95-96, 99-102, 104) that received the relief-AGC/flagship alterations - consistent with the SDB row's blank flag-accommodations columns.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-25

   Study period

   1944-1981

   Limitations

   Specialist secondary compilation (Roberts) consistent with DANFS, SDB, NavSource, and the MARAD card on overlapping points except the MA sale date (15 Apr 47 vs card/NavSource 6 Mar 47 - see correction row) and scrap year (1981 sale vs secondary reports of 1982 breaking). Contains no asbestos or materials information; supports no asbestos claim.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-goodhue-apa107-05

7. [7]Source reconciliation - NHHC DANFS + BuShips SDB 1945 v3 + MARAD status card + shipscribe vs NavSource and other secondary sources [other_primary]

   Locator

   DANFS body/spec block (Wayback 20251209185320); SDB1945v3 pp. 245-250; MARAD cards 1983_3692AF/AB; NavSource 03107.htm spec/disposal blocks; shipscribe APA34 construction/disposition/notes tables + APA36 Part-2 list; hazegray apa107.htm

   Finding type

   historical_record

   Finding

   Source discrepancies resolved in favor of the official/primary sources: (a) Matson sale date - MARAD status card 'FINAL ALLOC. S/D 3/6/47' and NavSource 'sold 6 March 1947' vs shipscribe 'MA sale 15 Apr 47' (and Wikipedia 15 April 1947): the card's allocation date and NavSource agree; the April date is likely the delivery/completion event - both recorded, neither silently suppressed. (b) MARAD database type field 'C3-2-A2' vs the status card's own 'C3-S-A2' matching DANFS and shipscribe - database field treated as a typo; C3-S-A2 adopted. (c) Ship's company - SDB per-hull row 41 officers + 437 enlisted (=478, footnoted 'Ship's company') and NavSource identical vs DANFS spec block 'cpl. 546' - SDB adopted; 546 unresolved (likely a class-standard figure in the spec block). (d) Secondary infoboxes carry flagship-fit figures (51+524 crew plus 43+108 flag staff) that match the relief-AGC Part-2 ships; Goodhue's SDB flag columns are blank and she is absent from the Part-2 list - flagship-fit figures are inapplicable to this hull. (e) hazegray transcription of DANFS renders the Kerama Retto consort as 'Henrico (APA-5)' - NHHC text reads APA-45 (the correct hull; USS Henrico APA-45 took the documented bridge hit). (f) Scrapping - NavSource 'sold for scrapping 25 November 1981' + shipscribe 'scrapped 1981' vs secondary reports of breaking completed March 1982 - sale documented 1981; completion date secondary-only. (g) Draft - NavSource 25' vs SDB limiting draft 26'6" and DANFS 26'6" - SDB adopted (condition-specific draft variants unresolved).

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   correction

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-25

   Study period

   1944-1982

   Limitations

   Resolves secondary-source conflicts against primary sources (NHHC DANFS, BuShips SDB, MARAD status card). The Matson sale allocation-vs-delivery reading, DANFS cpl. 546, and the 1981-vs-1982 breaking completion remain open as logged. None of the compared sources contains asbestos information; this row supports no asbestos claim.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-goodhue-apa107-06

8. [8]Consolidated era/design inference - BuShips SDB 1945 v3 machinery row for this hull + C3-S-A2 type data + documented work-phase events (WPS wartime construction 1944; Kerama Retto battle-damage repair Apr 1945; Tampa Bay Shipbuilding reconversion Nov 1946-1947; Matson containerization May 1960; Taiwan breaking 1981-82) [other_primary]

   Locator

   SDB1945v3 machinery/electrical table rows 108; shipscribe APA34 ship note; NavSource merchant-service entries; MARAD status card (reconversion note)

   Finding type

   asbestos_application

   Finding

   Era/design inference: this hull carried a single-screw geared-steam plant (one General Electric turbine, two Babcock & Wilcox 'D'-type boilers at 465 psi / 765F superheat) built at the peak of WWII asbestos usage - the machinery configuration for which boiler and fireroom insulation, main and auxiliary steam-line lagging, turbine lagging, valve and flange gaskets, machinery packing, and accommodation joiner insulation of the period were commonly asbestos-containing. The documented work history marks the candidate disturbance points: 1944 wartime construction at Western Pipe & Steel, San Francisco; April 1945 battle-damage repair at Kerama Retto after the kamikaze strike (mainmast hit, fires); the Nov 1946-1947 Tampa Bay Shipbuilding reconversion to a cargo ship; the May 1960 containerization rebuild under Matson; 34 years of merchant operation; and the 1981-82 breaking in Taiwan.

   Verification

   inferred

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   class_or_era

   Accessed

   2026-09-25

   Study period

   1944-1982

   Population

   Construction trades at Western Pipe & Steel San Francisco (1944); wartime crew, embarked troops, and casualties handled (1944-46); Kerama Retto repair parties (Apr 1945); Tampa Bay Shipbuilding reconversion workers (1946-47); Matson/Oceanic merchant crews and repair yards incl. the 1960 containerization rebuild (1947-81); Taiwan breaking-yard workers (1981-82)

   Limitations

   Inference from the documented machinery plant, construction era, and documented work-phase events - NOT a hull record. No survey, specification, or material schedule naming APA-107 or M.C. Hull 1552 was located; establishes no asbestos content, quantity, location, individual exposure, or causation.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-goodhue-apa107-07

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 emergency construction program under which this C3-S-A2 hull was built.

   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 or class 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-goodhue-apa107-08

10. [10]Fleischer, W.E., Viles, F.J. Jr., Gade, R.L., and Drinker, P., 'A health survey of pipe covering operations in constructing naval vessels,' J Ind Hyg Toxicol 28(1):9-16 (Jan 1946), PMID 21016030 [other_primary]

    Locator

    PubMed record PMID 21016030; article pp. 9-16 (pipe covering material section)

    Finding type

    gov_survey

    Finding

    The U.S. Maritime Commission-commissioned industrial-hygiene survey of WWII pipe-covering operations at two Navy yards and two Navy contract yards documented that 'an important ingredient of pipe covering material used on U.S. Navy vessels is amosite' - i.e., asbestos insulation was standard material in wartime naval-vessel construction of exactly this hull's era and type.

    Verification

    verified

    Role

    context

    Documentation level

    class_or_era

    Accessed

    2026-09-25

    Study period

    survey ~1944-45; published 1946

    Population

    WWII pipe coverers and insulators at Navy and contract yards (era context)

    Limitations

    Era-level documentation of asbestos use in naval construction generally; does not name this vessel, class, or builder yard and establishes nothing about this hull's materials, condition, or any individual exposure. (The study's exculpatory 'not a dangerous occupation' conclusion has since been heavily criticized - see the 2026 critique at DOI 10.1177/10482911261446696.)

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-goodhue-apa107-09

11. [11]Flores v. Matson Nav. Co., 12 F.R.D. 262 (S.D.N.Y. Dec. 4, 1951), Dimock, J. - CourtListener opinion 9033678 [court_record]

    Locator

    12 F.R.D. 262; CourtListener cluster 9033678, opinion text opening paragraphs (discovery requests enumerated)

    Finding type

    litigation_documented

    Finding

    One docketed federal opinion names this hull's merchant identity: in Flores v. Matson Nav. Co. the plaintiff moved for discovery and inspection of 'all log book entries pertaining to the accident, which occurred on August 6, 1951, at about 12 noon, aboard the S. S. Hawaiian Citizen,' plus accident reports and witness statements held by Matson - a maritime personal-injury discovery ruling involving the vessel in her Matson service as S.S. Hawaiian Citizen (ex-Goodhue, APA-107). This is NOT an asbestos case and contains no exposure allegation.

    Verification

    verified

    Role

    context

    Documentation level

    ship_specific

    Accessed

    2026-09-25

    Study period

    opinion 1951; accident 1951-08-06

    Population

    Merchant marine crew of S.S. Hawaiian Citizen (1951)

    Limitations

    Discovery-stage ruling in a personal-injury matter - establishes only that litigation naming this hull exists in the published record; the accident described is not asbestos-related and the opinion supports no asbestos claim. It demonstrates that the hull's merchant identity is findable in docketed litigation, so the clean asbestos sweep is a true negative rather than a coverage artifact.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-goodhue-apa107-10

12. [12]Batch-2175 search ledger (this record): NHHC DANFS via Wayback; hazegray mirror; NavSource 03107; MARAD ShipHistory Detail 1983 + status cards; BuShips SDB 1945 v3; shipscribe APA34/APA36 class pages; CourtListener opinion + docket sweeps; indexed-web litigation checks; NARA catalog/DPLA [other_primary]

    Locator

    search_ledger rows sl-uss-goodhue-apa107-01 through sl-uss-goodhue-apa107-14

    Finding type

    historical_record

    Finding

    No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, court finding, or docketed asbestos case naming USS Goodhue / APA-107 / M.C. Hull 1552 / SS Sea Wren / SS Hawaiian Citizen was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). CourtListener authenticated sweeps: 'USS Goodhue' 0 opinions; 'APA-107' 1 opinion - token collision (Bradley E. Julius v. Accurus Aerospace Corp., Del. Ch. 2019, agreement-section reference); 'Goodhue asbestos' 3 opinions - all surname/county collisions (attorney James A. Goodhue; County of Goodhue MN; unrelated); 'Hawaiian Citizen' asbestos 0; broader 'Hawaiian Citizen' + ship/vessel/Matson sweep surfaced only Flores v. Matson (non-asbestos, ev-10) amid civic-term collisions; 'Goodhue asbestos' docket sweep 43 hits - all collisions (attorney/party surnames, Goodhue County). One residual docket-level signal: 'Hawaiian Citizen' + Matson matched the MDL-875 master docket (In re Asbestos Products Liability Litigation, JPML) - the matching entry could not be pinpointed within the 40,000+ entry docket at research time and is logged in gaps, not carried as a finding. Law-firm marketing pages (asbestos-ships.com, mesothelioma.net, mesotheliomaasbestoshelpcenter.com) list the hull generically without primary support - excluded per the no-law-firm-sources rule.

    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 geared-steam transport is era-consistent with asbestos-containing materials, and her documented battle-damage repair, Tampa reconversion, 1960 containerization, 34-year merchant career, and Taiwan breaking are undocumented disturbance phases. Does not establish presence or absence; does not establish or defeat any exposure claim or legal eligibility. The unpinned MDL-875 docket match may reflect a filing naming the vessel; it is reported honestly as unverified rather than upgraded to a finding.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-goodhue-apa107-11

13. [13]NARA Guide to Federal Records: RG 24 (Navy deck logs), RG 19 (Bureau of Ships), RG 178 (U.S. Maritime Commission), RG 357 (Maritime Administration); NARA catalog item 'USS GOODHUE - War History' (id 77645877); MARAD ShipHistory status cards for this hull (retrieved) [other_primary]

    Locator

    https://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/024.html ; /groups/019.html ; /groups/178.html ; /groups/357.html ; catalog.archives.gov/id/77645877 (DPLA-indexed); MARAD Detail 1983 cards tab (retrieved)

    Finding type

    historical_record

    Finding

    Archival leads (not retrieved - requires research-room or reproduction order; no spend authorized): Navy deck logs for USS Goodhue 1944-1946 (RG 24, NARA College Park; WWII-era logs for this hull are within the digitized deck-log program coverage); the specific NARA catalog item 'USS GOODHUE - War History' (catalog.archives.gov/id/77645877, micro serial 157006, in Records of the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, WWII War Diaries, Other Operational Records and Histories - the ship's own wartime history file, indexed via DPLA); BuShips records incl. C3-S-A2 contract plans and Booklets of General Plans (RG 19); USMC construction-contract records for M.C. Hull 1552 at Western Pipe & Steel (RG 178); MARAD/NDRF custody and sales files covering the 1946 lay-up, Tampa reconversion, and the 1947 Merchant Ship Sales Act transaction (RG 357); and the ship's 2 April 1945 action report (Kerama Retto air attack) within the WWII action-report series (RG 38/CNO records).

    Verification

    unverified

    Role

    archival_lead

    Documentation level

    context_only

    Accessed

    2026-09-25

    Study period

    1944-1981 records

    Limitations

    Record-group mapping plus one confirmed catalog item - no box-level retrieval performed; existence of asbestos-specific documents for this hull is unknown until surveyed in person. Nothing in this row is an asbestos finding.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-goodhue-apa107-12