Evidence
5 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-5).
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[1]DANFS, Governor (AMc 82) - verbatim transcription, hazegray DANFS mirror via Wayback capture 2024-06-18 (live NHHC page serves 404; hazegray live blocks automated fetch) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS entry 'Governor' (AMc 82), full short-format record + specifications block
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS record for this hull: wooden-hulled coastal minesweeper launched by Camden Shipbuilding & Marine Railway Co., Camden, Maine, 26 July 1941; sponsored by Mrs. Richard Lyman; placed in service 29 January 1942 at Boston Navy Yard, Lt. Alfred F. Page, Jr., in command; briefly escorted in Massachusetts Bay; sailed 8 March 1942 for Yorktown, Va., shakedown with the Mine Warfare School; briefly assigned 7th Naval District; attached to 8th Naval District 11 November 1942; arrived Naval Section Base, Burrwood, La., 29 December 1942 and conducted minesweeping operations in the area until August 1945; brief tour with Mine Countermeasures Station, Panama City, Fla.; placed out of service and transferred to the Maritime Commission for disposal 11 April 1947; subsequently sold to a private purchaser. Design data: dp. 195; 97'1" x 22' x 9'; 10 k.; cpl. 17; 2 mg.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-23
- Study period
- 1941-1947
- Population
- Camden Shipbuilding construction trades 1941; wartime crew (complement 17)
- Limitations
- DANFS documents identity, dates, and service narrative - no materials or asbestos content. The short AMc-format entry omits a laid-down date (1941-05-04 carried from NavSource/shipbuilding-history concordance) and records no striking date. Mirror transcription cited because the live NHHC DANFS page returns 404.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-governor-amc82-01
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[2]Benjamin, I., 'Naval Shipboard Fire Risk Criteria,' NBS Report 10159 (National Bureau of Standards, 1970) - review of General Specifications for Ships of the U.S. Navy material specifications; plus Detail Specifications for Building Motor Torpedo Boats (WWII-era Navy small-craft spec), section S39-1 [other_primary]
- Locator
- NBS Rpt. 10159, Table III/IV spec lists + MIL-spec asbestos entries (nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/Legacy/RPT/nbsreport10159.pdf); maritime.org PT detail specs, S39-1 'Heat insulation and lagging for piping and machinery'
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Government and Navy-specification documents establish the era's asbestos-relevant material categories: the NBS review of Navy shipboard material specifications lists asbestos pipe insulation (MIL-I-2781D), asbestos-fiber thermal insulation felt for machinery and pipe covering (MIL-I-15091C), and vinyl-asbestos deck tile (MIL-T-18830 / L-T-00345) among specified shipboard materials; and the Navy's detail specifications for small wooden motor craft (PT boats) required 'adequate heat insulation' particularly on the main-engine exhaust system (S39-1). For a 97-ft wooden-hulled diesel AMc the plausible applications reduce to discrete items - exhaust-system lagging, gaskets and packing, electrical insulation/cable, and deck covering.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-23
- Study period
- 1941-1945 (service-era inference); 1970 (NBS spec review)
- Population
- Wartime small-craft construction trades; engine-room crew (context)
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - the NBS report reviews specifications current to ~1970 (not the 1941 build spec), the PT detail spec is a different small-craft type whose insulation material is not named, and no material schedule for AMc-82 or the Accentor class was located. Does not establish that asbestos was installed aboard this hull, in what quantity, or that any remains.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-governor-amc82-02
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[3]Veterans History Project (Library of Congress program), oral history interview of David D. Long, Jr., 2004-10-08, Atlanta History Center collection, via Digital Library of Georgia - subject index includes 'Governor (Minesweeper : AMc-82)' [other_primary]
- Locator
- DLG record geh_vhpohr_248 (Atlanta History Center VHPohr collection, item 248)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- A firsthand oral history naming this hull exists: David D. Long, Jr. (1915-2007) recounts four wartime minesweeper commands in the Atlantic and Pacific fleets, with 'Governor (Minesweeper : AMc-82)' indexed among the subject ships - a crew/commander-level account of this vessel that survives in a public archive.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-23
- Study period
- WWII service recounted 2004
- Population
- Former commanding officer, USS Governor (AMc-82)
- Limitations
- Catalog-record verification only - the interview audio/transcript was not reviewed for material or asbestos detail, and oral histories rarely document construction materials. Establishes a lead, not evidence about asbestos.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-governor-amc82-03
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[4]NavSource Mine Warfare Vessel Photo Archive, Governor (AMc 82) - documents National Archives still photos 19-N-27383, 19-N-27378, and 19-N-27385 (BuShips-era photo numbers, c. 1941 trials), plus class specifications [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 11/03082 page; NARA photo identifiers as listed
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Identified archival holdings for this hull: three National Archives still photographs of Governor on trials (19-N-27383, 19-N-27378, 19-N-27385, c. 1941) plus the volunteer-maintained archive's spec concordance (laid down 4 May 1941; 205 t.; one 400 bhp Superior K.N.B. diesel, one shaft). WWII deck logs for AMc-82 should exist in NARA custody (not digitized).
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-23
- Study period
- 1941
- Limitations
- Lead source only - NavSource is a volunteer archive; the NARA photo numbers are reliable identifiers but the catalog records were not retrieved, the laid-down date and 205-t displacement are not DANFS-sourced (DANFS reads dp. 195), and photos/logs document appearance and operations, not materials.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-governor-amc82-04
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[5]Batch-1621 search ledger (this record): NHHC DANFS + hazegray Wayback transcription; NavSource archive page; CourtListener API v4 opinion and RECAP sweeps; NARA catalog; Veterans History Project; shipyards.json cross-check; MARCOM disposal-record trace [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-governor-amc82-01 through sl-uss-governor-amc82-09
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, landmark nomination, or docketed case naming Governor (AMc-82) was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). CourtListener opinion sweeps for "USS Governor" and hull-number variants returned zero; the only docket hits were name collisions - a civil-rights suit naming the Governor of Indiana and unrelated 'AMC' abbreviation matches, none asbestos, none maritime.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-23
- Study period
- 2026-09-23
- Limitations
- Absence of a located public record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard - a 1941 wooden diesel craft leaving federal custody in 1947 simply lacks the modern registry, museum, or litigation trail that generates such records. Does not establish that asbestos is or is not present; does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-governor-amc82-05