USS Granville (APA-171)

Evidence

11 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-11).

1. [1]research packet p-packet.md (6 sources cited) [other_primary]

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Evidence ID

   uss-granville-apa171-pkt-p-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 rows for GRANVILLE APA-171 (indexed 'Granville (ex - M.C.V. Hull 137) APA171', item 111 in the APA tables) (shipscribe.com scan of the official BuShips publication) [other_primary]

   Locator

   SDB1945v3 APA tables (printed APA section pp. 246-248): dimensions row 'GRANVILLE (ex - M.C.V. Hull 137) APA 171' item 111; personnel row 'GRANVILLE . 111' (12,450 / 56 / 480 / 80 / 1,440 / 35t boom); machinery row '111 GRANVILLE .. APA171 1 Westgh. turb .. 8,500 2 B. & W. hdr.. 465 760' (printed p. 248); armament/cargo row '111 GRANVILLE 1 5", 38 cal. (D.P.) 4 twin, 1 quad ... 150,000 ..do.- 5,800 2,900'; construction row 'Oregon S. B. Corp., Portland, Oreg. 21 Nov 44 1944 21 Nov 44 GRANVILLE ... APA171 111'; index entry 'Granville (ex - M.C.V. Hull 137). APA171'

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   Official BuShips Ships' Data 1945 Vol. 3 carries per-hull rows for GRANVILLE APA-171 (ex-M.C.V. Hull 137, item 111) across the APA tables: 455'0" overall / 436'6" between perpendiculars; beam 62'0"; 14,837 tons trial displacement; 12,450 tons limiting displacement, 24'0" limiting draft; ship's company 56 officers + 480 enlisted with troop accommodations 80 officers + 1,440 enlisted; largest boom 35 t; machinery 1 Westinghouse turbine ('Westgh. turb.'), 8,500 shp, 2 header-type boilers ('B. & W. hdr.'), steam conditions 465 psi / 760F (see limitations note), single propeller; armament 1 x 5"/38 cal (D.P.) + 4 twin and 1 quad 40mm; cargo 150,000 cu ft non-refrigerated, deadweight 5,800/2,900 tons; builder Oregon S.B. Corp., Portland; acquired/commissioned 21 Nov 44; year built 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, the Westinghouse machinery plant, manning, and key dates. The printed steam temperature for this hull's row reads 760F while every adjacent Oregon Shipbuilding VC2-S-AP5 row (GOSPER APA-170, GRIMES APA-172) and the California-built Haskell rows print 750F - a printed anomaly flagged in the correction row; NavSource and the class profile carry 750F. Contains no materials, insulation, or asbestos information; supports no asbestos claim. Scan is OCR-degraded; the 760F reading was verified against the page image (printed p. 248), not the OCR text layer.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-granville-apa171-01

3. [3]DANFS Vol. III (G-K, GPO 1959), 'Granville' entry (Internet Archive scan dictionaryofamer03wash of the printed Navy Department publication, read word-for-word) + NHHC live DANFS page text recovered via Wayback capture 2021-03-06 (canonical live URL https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/g/granville.html currently returns 404 - standing NHHC link rot, cf. BATCH-01) [nhhc_danfs]

   Locator

   DANFS Vol. III (1959) 'Granville' entry, alphabetical G section (archive.org item dictionaryofamer03wash, djvu full text ~p.135); Wayback capture 2021-03-06 of the NHHC page (11 captures 2021-03-06 to 2025-12-09)

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   DANFS records: named for 'A county in North Carolina'; spec block '(APA-171: dp. 12,450; l. 455'; b. 62'; dr. 24'; s. 18 k.; cpl. 536; a. 1 5"; cl. Haskell)'. 'Granville (APA-171) was launched 23 October 1944 by the Oregon Shipbuilding Corp., Portland, Oreg., under a Maritime Commission contract; sponsored by Mrs. Lowell Stockman; transferred to the Navy 21 November 1944 and commissioned the same day, Captain R. A. MacKerracher in command.' Service: cleared San Francisco 26 January 1945 carrying passengers to Pearl Harbor, the Marshalls, Carolines and Marianas; departed Honolulu 18 April 1945, sortied from Saipan 2 May and landed 1,350 troops of the 10th Army on Okinawa 6-8 May; departed Okinawa 15 May and delivered casualties to San Francisco 10 June via Ulithi, Guam and Pearl Harbor; cleared San Francisco 26 June and called again at Okinawa with more troops; departed Okinawa 23 August and loaded occupation troops at Lingayen Gulf 10-20 September; put troops ashore at Wakayama, Japan, 25 September; called at Mindanao, P.I., 9-14 October to embark 1,447 troops of the 2d Battalion, 34th Infantry Regiment; sailed 15 October and landed troops at Matsuyama 21-24 October 1945, 'part of the 5th Fleet landing of X Corps (Central Occupation Group), 6th Army in Kyushu and western Honshu'; departed Matsuyama 28 October for 'Magic-Carpet' duty from the Solomons, New Guinea, Admiralties, New Hebrides and New Caledonia; returned to San Francisco 25 January 1946, sailed 15 February and reached Norfolk 9 March 1946 via the Canal Zone; decommissioned there 10 May 1946, returned to the Maritime Commission the next day, stricken from the Navy List 21 May 1946, and placed in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River, Va. 'Granville earned one battle star for World War II service.'

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-25

   Study period

   1944-1959

   Limitations

   Authoritative Navy history text; contains no asbestos or materials information; supports no asbestos claim. Entry was current to 1959 - the 1973 sale and scrapping postdate it (the entry says only 'she is now berthed in James River, Va.'). The NHHC web transcription prints 'stricken from the Navy last' (typo for 'Navy List', correct in the GPO scan) and expands the CO name to 'Capt. Robert A. MacKerracher'; both texts verified word-for-word - the GPO scan at archive.org and the 2021 Wayback capture agree except for those transcription details. Live NHHC page 404s (standing link rot).

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-granville-apa171-02

4. [4]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive - USS Granville (APA-171), file 10/03/03171 [other_primary]

   Locator

   NavSource 03171.htm - timeline, specifications block, awards table, commanding-officer list, photo captions (incl. NHHC NH 83482)

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   NavSource timeline corroborates DANFS and adds detail: radio call sign NDTT; laid down (date unknown to NavSource) as Maritime Commission type VC2-S-AP5 hull (MC hull 137) at Oregon Shipbuilding Group, Portland, OR; launched 23 October 1944; acquired by the Navy from the Maritime Commission and commissioned 21 November 1944, CAPT Robert A. MacKerracher in command; wartime assignment Asiatic-Pacific Theater, TransRon Twenty (COMO H. W. Grap USN) / TransDiv Sixty (CAPT A. T. Moen USN); campaign: Okinawa Gunto operation - assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, 6 to 16 May 1945; occupation service in the Far East 12 to 28 October 1945; 'Decommissioned, 10 May 1946, at Norfolk, VA. Returned to the Maritime Commission, 11 May 1946, for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River, Lee Hall, VA. Struck from the Naval Register, 21 May 1946'; 'Final Disposition, sold for scrapping 9 April 1973, to Union Minerals & Alloys, New York, Delivered, 17 August 1973'; one battle star. Spec block: 6,873 t light / 14,837 t full; 455' x 62'; 17.7 kts trial; 56 officers + 480 enlisted; troop accommodations 80 officers + 1,440 enlisted; 1 x 5"/38 DP, 4 twin + 1 quad 40mm, 10 x 20mm; boats 2 LCM, 18 LCVP, 2 LCPR, 2 LCPL (one covered captain's gig); cargo 150,000 cu ft / 2,900 DWT; fuel 7,780 bbl NSFO + 970 diesel; propulsion 1 Westinghouse geared turbine, 2 B&W header-type boilers 465 psi/750F, double Westinghouse main reduction gears, three 300kW 120/240V DC ship's-service generators, single propeller 8,500 shp; largest boom 35 t. CO list: CAPT Robert Archibald MacKerracher USN (USNA 1923) 21 Nov 1944 - 26 Jun 1945; CAPT Hubbard Frederick Goodwin USN (USNA 1922) 26 Jun 1945 - 10 May 1946. Photo captions: at anchor date/location unknown; NH 83482 probably San Francisco Bay circa 1945-46 (US Naval Historical Center, courtesy Donald M. McPherson 1975).

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-25

   Study period

   1944-1973

   Limitations

   Specialist secondary compilation - detailed but non-official; consistent with DANFS, BuShips, and the MARAD cards on all checkable points. Prints 750F steam temperature where the BuShips per-hull row prints 760F - flagged in the correction row. Contains no asbestos information; supports no asbestos claim.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-granville-apa171-03

5. [5]U.S. Maritime Administration, ShipHistory database - GRANVILLE (APA-171), Ship History Detail 2002, incl. digitized status-card scans read directly (2002_3726AF.jpg Reserve Fleet Division - Vessel Data card; 2002_3726AB.jpg Permanent Ballast record; 2U1_01.png Vessel Status Card with operator table) [marad_nrc]

   Locator

   ShipHistory Detail 2002 registry block + status-card scans: 2U1_01.png (Vessel Status Card, operator/custody table), 2002_3726AF.jpg (Reserve Fleet Division - Vessel Data), 2002_3726AB.jpg (Permanent Ballast 12-29-49)

   Finding type

   historical_record

   Finding

   MARAD primary custody record for this hull, read directly from the digitized cards: type VC2-S-AP5, fleet 'JR' (James River), hull no. MCV 137, ownership WSA, built Oregon SB 1944; Vessel Status Card records 'Basis to W.S.A. 11-20-44 12:30PM PWT @ Portland, Ore. del. by Builders to USMC' and '5-11-46 3:15PM EDT @ Lee Hall, Va. from Navy Dept.-Surplus', completed 11-20-44; operator table: Navy Dept. (del. by USMC) at Portland 11-20-44; Reserve Fleet at Lee Hall 5-11-46; 'T. J. Stevenson & Co., Inc. (Repair Program)' under GAA at James River 4-8-55 1:30pm EST; 'Reserve Fleet (Repair Program)' James River 5-19-55 9:20am EST; 'Union Minerals & Alloys Corp. (Scrap)' purchase 4-9-73; 'Physical Delivery' 8/17/73 12:40PM EDT. Vessel Data card: date entered fleet 5-11-46; reason for lay-up 'High Cost to convert for commercial use'; red-stamped 'Nominated Repair Program FY 1955 Group 5 / Withdrawn April 8, 1955-1350 hrs EST / GAA-T.J. Stevenson' and 'Returned JR May 19, 1955-0920 hrs EST / GAA-T.J. Stevenson'; fuel oil on entry 1,082 bbls Bunker C; 'Sold for scrap under PD-X-956, 4-9-73 to Union Minerals & Alloys Corp. for $111,560.'; termination port last voyage Norfolk. Permanent Ballast card dated 12-29-49: cement blocks laid on deck in No. 2 lower hold (58'x44'x1') and No. 4 lower hold (29'x30'x3'); poured concrete with steel siding in evaporator room (17'x13'x2'), generator room (21'x21'), and dry stores (9'x18'x2'); note '#1 tank top concrete poured over steel billets 80 tons concrete 60 tons billets; Eng. Room 73 tons billets; Gen. Room 65 tons billets; #3 tank top 120 tons concrete 440 tons billets'. Registry fields: Year Built 1944; Shipyard 'Oregon Shipbuilding Company'; General Type 'Training (School)', Specific Type 'Training Ship' (dataset values carried as printed - see correction row and gaps); MARAD Type VC2-S-AP5; Gross 7,750 tons; Fate 'Sold - Scrap'; milestones Disposition 4/9/1973 and Withdrawl 4/9/1973.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-25

   Study period

   1946-1973

   Population

   NDRF caretakers, James River Group, Lee Hall, VA (1946-1973); permanent-ballast installation workforce (Dec 1949); T. J. Stevenson & Co. repair workforce under the FY1955 Group 5 repair program (Apr-May 1955); Union Minerals & Alloys shipbreaking workforce (1973)

   Limitations

   Authoritative government custody record - the primary source for the 27-year NDRF lay-up, the 1949 permanent-ballast installation, the April-May 1955 repair-program withdrawal to T. J. Stevenson & Co., and the 1973 sale chain incl. price and contract number. No asbestos, insulation, or hazmat annotation appears on any card scan - an absence of a record entry, not evidence nothing was abated; the scope of the FY1955 'Nominated Repair Program' work and the ballast-installation work order is not recorded on the cards. Scrapping location not recorded. Handwritten annotations partially legible (read at full resolution); a pencil annotation '#1121' beside the builder entry is unexplained (possible yard/contract reference).

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-granville-apa171-04

6. [6]Source cross-check - DANFS Vol. III (archive.org scan dictionaryofamer03wash + NHHC Wayback 2021-03-06) vs NavSource 03171 vs MARAD status cards (Detail 2002) vs BuShips SDB 1945 v3 per-hull rows (item 111) vs shipscribe.com U.S. Navy Auxiliary Ships HASKELL (APA-117) class page [other_primary]

   Locator

   DANFS Vol. III Granville entry vs NavSource 03171 timeline/CO table vs MARAD card scans (2U1_01.png, 2002_3726AF.jpg, 2002_3726AB.jpg) vs SDB1945v3 rows (item 111, printed pp. 246-248) vs shipscribe.com/usnaux/APA/APA117.html APA-171 construction row ('171 GRANVILLE 21 Nov 44 Oregon SB 4 Sep 44 23 Oct 44 21 Nov 44'), disposal row ('171 GRANVILLE 10 May 46 / 21 May 46 / 11 May 46 / MC/R / 9 Apr 73'), and hull note

   Finding type

   historical_record

   Finding

   Source discrepancies resolved or flagged: (a) Steam temperature - the BuShips SDB 1945 v3 machinery row for APA-171 prints 760F, while adjacent Oregon Shipbuilding VC2-S-AP5 rows (GOSPER APA-170, GRIMES APA-172) and all California-built Haskell rows on the same page print 750F; NavSource and the class profile carry 750F. The 760 reading was verified against the page image (printed p. 248), not OCR. Carried as: plant documented at 465 psi, with the printed 760F anomaly flagged - unresolved whether a per-hull difference or a printer's error; the class-standard 750F is the better-supported figure. (b) Delivery/acquisition sequence - MARAD card records 'del. by Builders to USMC' 11-20-44 12:30 PM PWT at Portland (builder-to-Maritime-Commission delivery, i.e., completion); DANFS and NavSource record transfer to the Navy and commissioning 21 Nov 44; shipscribe's Acq. column prints 21 Nov 44. Both dates correct at different handoffs - not a conflict. (c) Keel date - NavSource 'laid down, date unknown'; shipscribe construction row '171 GRANVILLE 21 Nov 44 Oregon SB 4 Sep 44 23 Oct 44 21 Nov 44' gives keel 4 Sep 44; class profile concurs (1944-09). Adopted 1944-09-04 per shipscribe. (d) Deadweight figures - MARAD card D.W.T. 4,900; BuShips cargo row 5,800/2,900; NavSource 2,900 DWT - different measures/conditions, carried as printed per source, not reconciled. (e) Speed - DANFS spec block 's. 18 k.' vs BuShips 17.7 trial and NavSource 17.7 - carried 17.7 (trial). (f) MARAD registry prints General Type 'Training (School)' / Specific Type 'Training Ship' - no training-ship service appears in DANFS or NavSource for this hull (same dataset quirk observed on sister hulls); carried as printed and flagged in gaps. (g) Shipscribe hull note '171 GRAN 137 Repaired while inactive 8 Apr 55-19 May 55. To buyer 17 Aug 73.' independently corroborates the MARAD card's T. J. Stevenson FY1955 repair withdrawal and the 17 Aug 73 delivery.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   correction

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-25

   Study period

   1944-1973 (sources 1945-2026)

   Limitations

   Resolves publication-level conflicts across official and secondary sources; none of the compared sources contains asbestos information; this row supports no asbestos claim.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-granville-apa171-05

7. [7]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); machinery data per BuShips SDB 1945 v3 per-hull row for APA-171 and NavSource ship-data sheet [other_primary]

   Locator

   SDB1945v3 machinery table (GRANVILLE row, item 111); NavSource 03171 spec block; MARAD status cards (1949 ballast record, 1955 repair withdrawals, 1973 sale); haskell-class.class.json (class-f worktree) for class context; AJIM 11(3):359-373

   Finding type

   asbestos_application

   Finding

   Era/design inference: this hull carried a single-screw geared-steam plant (one Westinghouse turbine, two Babcock & Wilcox header-type boilers at 465 psi) built and fitted out at peak 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. Troop-space outfitting (accommodations for ~1,520) added interior insulation scope. Documented ship-level disturbance/repair phases for this hull: construction at Oregon Shipbuilding, Portland (Sep-Nov 1944); a single commission period (Nov 1944 - May 1946) including amphibious-landing, casualty-evacuation, occupation-lift, and Magic-Carpet service; December 1949 permanent-ballast installation in the reserve fleet; the April-May 1955 repair-program withdrawal to T. J. Stevenson & Co. (FY1955 Group 5) of unrecorded scope; and the 1973 breaking after sale to Union Minerals & Alloys.

   Verification

   inferred

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   class_or_era

   Accessed

   2026-09-25

   Study period

   1944-1973

   Population

   Construction trades at Oregon Shipbuilding, Portland (1944); wartime crew (~536) and embarked troops (up to ~1,520, incl. 1,350 10th Army troops landed on Okinawa and 1,447 troops of 2d Bn 34th Infantry Regt embarked at Mindanao); NDRF lay-up/ballast/repair workforces (1946-1973); Union Minerals & Alloys shipbreakers (1973)

   Limitations

   Inference from the documented machinery plant and construction era - NOT a hull record. No survey, specification, or material schedule naming APA-171 was located; establishes no asbestos content, quantity, location, individual exposure, or causation.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-granville-apa171-06

8. [8]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

   J Ind Hyg Toxicol 28(1):9-16; PubMed PMID 21016030

   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

   1944-1945 survey; published 1946

   Population

   WWII pipe coverers and naval-vessel construction trades (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.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-granville-apa171-07

9. [9]CourtListener API v4 authenticated opinion/docket sweeps, 2026-09-25 (via fleet-paced cl-auth-search.py) [court_record]

   Locator

   CourtListener sweeps sl-uss-granville-apa171-09 through sl-uss-granville-apa171-14

   Finding type

   litigation_documented

   Finding

   Authenticated CourtListener sweeps returned no qualifying case for this hull: 'USS Granville' opinions count=0 and dockets count=0; 'APA-171' opinions count=2 - both name collisions: Colorado Mining Ass'n v. Urbina (Colo. App., opinion filed 2013-11-21) and Net 2 Press, Inc. v. 58 Dix Avenue Corp. (D. Me., 2003-01-31), where 'APA' denotes Administrative Procedure Act or asset-purchase-agreement references, not a vessel; 'APA-171' dockets count=22 - all APA collisions (Administrative Procedure Act suits against federal agencies - Parsons v. DOJ, State of California v. Noem, Cook Inletkeeper v. Raimondo, Louisiana v. EPA, Chamber of Commerce v. DHS, Ctr. for Biological Diversity v. Bernhardt, Pennsylvania v. DeVos; and bankruptcy asset-purchase-agreement matters incl. Mallinckrodt) with no vessel reference; 'Granville' opinions count=9,855 - screened top results are all name collisions (Granville v. Granville family matters, State v. Granville criminal appeals, persons surnamed Granville, Granville County NC references) with no vessel reference; '"Granville" asbestos' opinions count=33 - screened results are asbestos-domain opinions in which 'Granville' appears only incidentally (persons surnamed Granville and towns named Granville, incl. the New York town surfacing in Appellate Division workers' claims) - no hull naming; 'Granville' dockets count=8,752 - screened top results are personal bankruptcy captions for debtors surnamed Granville - no hull naming.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   context

   Documentation level

   context_only

   Accessed

   2026-09-25

   Study period

   sweeps run 2026-09-25

   Limitations

   Zero qualifying hits at any litigation stage for exact-name and hull-number queries; every hit is a name collision ('APA' as Administrative Procedure Act/asset-purchase-agreement; 'Granville' as surname, county, or town). RECAP text-index matches were screened by case name - filings that mention the hull without naming it in the caption would not surface. A name match is not a finding: no complaint, discovery record, trial finding, or judgment names this hull.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-granville-apa171-08

10. [10]Batch-2245 search ledger (this record): DANFS Vol. III GPO scan via archive.org + verbatim NHHC Wayback capture 2021-03-06; NHHC live DANFS URL (404); NavSource 03171; MARAD ShipHistory Detail 2002 + three status-card scans read directly; BuShips SDB 1945 v3 per-hull rows (item 111, page image verified); shipscribe APA-117 class page; CourtListener authenticated opinion/docket sweeps; NVR; VA BVA index; NARA catalog [other_primary]

    Locator

    search_ledger rows sl-uss-granville-apa171-01 through sl-uss-granville-apa171-17

    Finding type

    historical_record

    Finding

    No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, repair-scope record, hazmat disclosure, court finding, or docketed asbestos case naming USS Granville / APA-171 / M.C.V. Hull 137 was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger).

    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 attack transport is era-consistent with asbestos-containing materials, and her 27 years in NDRF custody, the December 1949 permanent-ballast installation, the April-May 1955 repair-program withdrawal to T. J. Stevenson & Co., and the 1973 sale and breaking are documented or implied disturbance phases of unrecorded scope. Does not establish presence or absence; does not establish or defeat any exposure claim or legal eligibility.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-granville-apa171-09

11. [11]NARA Guide to Federal Records: RG 24 (Navy deck logs), RG 19 (Records of the Bureau of Ships), RG 38 (Records of the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations - WWII action reports), RG 178 (Records of the U.S. Maritime Commission), RG 357 (Records of the Maritime Administration) [other_primary]

    Locator

    https://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/024.html ; /groups/019.html ; /groups/038.html ; /groups/178.html ; /groups/357.html ; NavSource 03171 photo captions (NHHC NH 83482)

    Finding type

    historical_record

    Finding

    Archival leads (not retrieved - requires research-room or reproduction order; no spend authorized): Navy deck logs for USS Granville November 1944 - May 1946 plus the ship's war diary (RG 24, NARA College Park; WWII deck logs are also digitized via the NARA catalog partner program); the ship's own Okinawa (May 1945) action report and the X Corps / Central Occupation Group occupation-lift report series covering the Wakayama and Matsuyama landings (RG 38); BuShips records incl. VC2-S-AP5 contract plans and Booklets of General Plans (RG 19); USMC construction-contract records for M.C.V. Hull 137 covering the Oregon Shipbuilding build (RG 178); and MARAD/NDRF custody files covering the 1946-1973 lay-up, the December 1949 permanent-ballast work order, the FY1955 'Nominated Repair Program Group 5' repair contract with T. J. Stevenson & Co. (GAA), and the PD-X-956 sale file (RG 357). Non-NARA leads: NHHC photo catalog item NH 83482 (probably San Francisco Bay, circa 1945-46, courtesy Donald M. McPherson 1975 - live NHHC pages currently 404).

    Verification

    unverified

    Role

    archival_lead

    Documentation level

    context_only

    Accessed

    2026-09-25

    Study period

    1944-1973 records

    Limitations

    Record-group mapping only - 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-granville-apa171-10