Evidence
7 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-7).
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[1]research packet 975-packet.md [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-grand-forks-pf11-pkt-975-packet-md
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[2]DANFS, Grand Forks (PF-11), 1944-1946 (NHHC live page, verified 2026-10-04) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS entry, specifications block + service narrative + disposition lines
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS record for this hull: launched at Richmond, Calif., by Kaiser Co. on 27 November 1943; sponsored by Mrs. T. H. Thoreson; commissioned 18 March 1944, Lt. Cmdr. Christian W. Peterson, USCG, in command. After shakedown she sailed from San Francisco 7 August 1944 to take station in the Northern Pacific off the California coast as a plane guard ship, returning 3 September; she continued on that duty until decommissioning, averaging three weeks at sea and two in port. On the night of 11 October 1944 she rescued 15 crewmen and passengers (plus 114 sacks of mail) from a PB2Y Coronado making an emergency landing, guiding it with flares and star shells. On 31 May 1945 she was toured by members of the American delegation to the San Francisco Peace Conference including Secretary of State Stettinius, Nelson Rockefeller, and Alger Hiss. She continued plane guard duty until 19 March 1946, sailed to Charleston, S.C., decommissioned 16 May 1946, was stricken from the Navy Register 19 June 1946, sold to J. C. Berkwit & Co. of New York 19 May 1947, and scrapped 1 November 1947. Spec block: displacement 1,246; length 304 ft; beam 38 ft; draft 12 ft; speed 20 kt; complement 141; armament 3 x 3-inch, 4 x 40 mm, 9 x 20 mm, 2 depth charge tracks, 8 depth charge projectors, 1 Hedgehog; class Tacoma.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-04
- Study period
- 1943-1947
- Population
- Coast Guard-manned crew 1944-1946
- Limitations
- DANFS documents service history and specifications, not materials or asbestos content. The spec-block figures for this hull (displacement 1,246; complement 141) conflict with the DANFS class block for Tacoma III (PF-3) and with USCG/NavSource figures - carried in gaps. Command by a USCG officer documents Coast Guard manning but does not itself establish the full crew's service.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-grand-forks-pf11-01
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[3]U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office, 'USS Grand Forks, PF-11' asset page (published 2021-03-18; verified live 2026-10-04) [other_primary]
- Locator
- USCG Historian's Office asset page, specifications + History section + photo captions
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Official Coast Guard Historian's Office record for this hull: builder Kaiser Cargo, Inc., Richmond, CA; propulsion '2-shaft VTE, 3 boilers'; range 9,500 nm at 12 kt; speed 20 kt; complement 190; displacement 2,230 tons; armament 3 x 3"/50, 4 x 40mm (2x2), 9 x 20mm, 1 Hedgehog, 8 depth charge projectors, 2 depth charge racks. Confirms all three commanding officers were Coast Guard: LCDR Christian W. Peterson, USCG (18 March 1944); LT William F. Adams, USCG; LT Hugh A. LeRoy, USCGR (from 25 August 1945). Repeats the DANFS service narrative (plane guard duty off California; 11 October 1944 PB2Y rescue of 15 men and 114 sacks of mail; 31 May 1945 delegation tour; decommissioning at Charleston 16 May 1946; stricken 19 June 1946; sold to J. C. Berkwit & Co. 19 May 1947; scrapped 1 November 1947). Photo captions place the launch at 'Richmond Shipyard Number Four' on 27 November 1943 and the ship off Mare Island Navy Yard 21 April 1944. Sources cited by the Historian's Office include The Coast Guard At War, Transports and Escorts Vol. V and DANFS Vol. III p. 133.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-04
- Study period
- 1943-1947
- Population
- Coast Guard-manned crew 1944-1946
- Limitations
- Official service-history record; contains no asbestos or materials information. Figures differ from the DANFS spec block for this hull (complement 190 vs 141; displacement 2,230 t vs 1,246; 3 boilers vs NavSource's 2) - conflicts carried in gaps rather than reconciled.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-grand-forks-pf11-02
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[4]NavSource Online: Frigate Photo Archive, Grand Forks (PF 11) page (navsource.net domain verified live 2026-10-04; the former navsource.org domain is dead) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource page 12/08011 - chronology block, specifications block, photo captions (Navy photos 2416-44 through 2443-44, NARA 19-N-70212), CO roster
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource photographic/records record for this hull: originally designated patrol gunboat PG-119; reclassified patrol frigate PF-11 on 15 April 1943; laid down 29 September 1943 under a Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 1429) at Kaiser Cargo, Inc., Richmond, CA; MC type T. S2-S2-AQ1; launched 27 November 1943; commissioned 18 March 1944; decommissioned 16 May 1946 at Charleston, S.C.; struck 19 June 1946; sold for scrap 19 May 1947 to J. C. Berkwitz and Co. of New York; scrapped 1 November 1947. Propulsion: two three-drum boilers, two 5,500 ihp J. Hendy Iron Works vertical triple-expansion engines, two shafts. U.S. Navy photo captions date her outfitting/repairs at Mare Island from 20 March to 23 April 1944, including dry dock No. 2 (4-8 April) and dry dock No. 3 (12-13 April) 1944. Launch sponsor Mrs. T. H. Thoreson; dedication supported by citizens of Grand Forks County, N.D. through War Bond purchases. Commanding officers all USCG/USCGR (Peterson, Adams, Leroy). Call sign NQEC.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-04
- Study period
- 1943-1947
- Population
- Kaiser Richmond construction trades 1943; Mare Island outfitting workers Mar-Apr 1944; Coast Guard-manned crew 1944-1946
- Limitations
- Secondary archival compilation built from official photos/records - not itself a government source, though the underlying items are U.S. Navy/NARA photos. Contains no asbestos or materials content. Boiler count (2) conflicts with the USCG Historian figure (3); complement 194 conflicts with DANFS (141) and USCG (190); scrapper spelled 'Berkwitz' vs DANFS 'Berkwit' - all carried in gaps.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-grand-forks-pf11-03
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[5]NavSource specifications block (MC type S2-S2-AQ1 steam plant, J. Hendy VTE engines) + Atlas shipyard dataset record 'kaiser-shipyards' (tier 3: EPA CERCLA site CAD980637557 'Kaiser Alum & Chem Co Shipyard #2', Richmond; yard-documented asbestos products incl. insulation, fireproofing, boiler components, pipe coverings) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 12/08011 specifications block; shipyards.json record 'kaiser-shipyards'; EPA CERCLA record https://cumulis.epa.gov/supercpad/CurSites/csitinfo.cfm?id=0901909 (verified live 2026-10-04)
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Class/era and builder-yard inference: a Maritime Commission S2-S2-AQ1 patrol frigate built in 1943 at Kaiser Richmond Yard No. 4 with a three-drum-boiler/triple-expansion steam plant would have carried period-standard asbestos applications - boiler and steam-line insulation/lagging, gaskets, valve and machinery packing, fireproofing, and deck/bulkhead coverings. Builder Kaiser Shipyards (Richmond) is documented at yard level (Atlas shipyards.json, tier 3) with asbestos products across construction trades, and the former Kaiser yard sites are CERCLA-listed (EPA ID CAD980637557, NFRAP).
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-04
- Study period
- 1943-1946
- Population
- Kaiser Richmond construction trades 1943 (yard-level); crew 1944-1946 (unverified for this hull)
- Limitations
- Class/era and builder-yard inference only - no ship-specific finding. No hull material spec, survey, or insulation inventory for PF-11 was located; NARA RG 19 General Information Books (per-vessel material specifications) are the open archival lead and were not retrieved. Does not establish asbestos aboard this hull, quantities, locations, or any exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-grand-forks-pf11-04
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[6]GAO HRD-80-2, report product page and highlights (published 1979-10-18; page verified live via Firecrawl 2026-10-04) [gao]
- Locator
- GAO product page highlights (HRD-80-2, 26 pp.)
- Finding type
- regulatory
- Finding
- GAO program-level record: a 1979 review of the Navy's handling of asbestos documenting 'the use of asbestos in Navy ships,' the cost of removing asbestos from Navy ships, and Navy policy (1975: remove/replace asbestos insulation only when damaged or requiring removal for repairs; modified 1979 to selective replacement in high-maintenance areas). Confirms asbestos insulation was standard aboard Navy ships of this era at program level.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-10-04
- Study period
- 1975-1979 (policy window); WWII-era construction context
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers (program-level)
- Limitations
- Program-level documentation only - GAO fieldwork was at Long Beach and Norfolk Naval Shipyards; the report names neither this hull nor the Tacoma class and establishes nothing about materials aboard PF-11. Full-text PDF not extracted this session.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-grand-forks-pf11-05
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[7]Batch-8414 search ledger (this record): NHHC DANFS; USCG Historian's Office; NavSource photo archive; Naval Vessel Register; NARA catalog; GAO HRD-80-2; CourtListener (blocked - fleet budget saturated); secondary-web asbestos queries [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-grand-forks-pf11-01 through sl-uss-grand-forks-pf11-08
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, museum record, or litigation artifact naming PF-11 was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). The hull was scrapped in 1947, so no present-day survey or museum disclosure is expected. CourtListener could not be searched this session (fleet-wide pacing budget saturated on every attempt; logged as blocked, not as a negative result).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-04
- Study period
- 2026-10-04
- Limitations
- Absence of a located public record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard - a 1943 steam-plant frigate would be era-consistent with asbestos applications. The litigation record for this hull is unchecked (CourtListener blocked); this negative finding covers documentary sources only, not dockets. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-grand-forks-pf11-06