Evidence
8 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-8).
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[1]research packet 858-packet.md (2 sources cited) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-greencastle-pc1119-pkt-858-packet-md
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[2]DANFS, Greencastle (PC-1119), Vol. III p. 146 - construction, commissioning, WWII Southwest Pacific service narrative, 1956 naming, 1958 disposal (verbatim transcription; live NHHC page returned 404 on both danfs/g/greencastle.html and danfs/g/greencastle-i.html) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS Vol. III p. 146 - spec block and full service narrative
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Documented for this hull: laid down as PC-1119 12 June 1942 by DeFoe Shipbuilding Co., Bay City, Mich.; launched 11 August 1942; commissioned at New Orleans, La., 15 December 1942, Lt. Comdr. James Duffy in command. After shakedown off Key West she sailed 19 January 1943 for the Southwest Pacific, reaching Brisbane 12 March; flagship, Allied Local Defense Forces, Northwest Australia; six months escorting convoys between Australia and New Guinea out of Brisbane, Townsville, and Cairns; helped repel air attacks on Allied shipping at Port Moresby June-July 1943. Rebased to Milne Bay September 1943; supported Finschhafen landings 2 October; transferred to 7th Amphibious Force 6 December; supported Arawe landings 17 December and 1st Marine Division landings at Cape Gloucester 26 December; Saidor assault 2 January 1944; Talasea landing 7 March; Aitape assault 22 April; Noemfoor landings 3 July; Morotai operations 15-24 September. Leyte invasion: closed Leyte 20 October 1944, laid shoal buoys, served as landing control ship for the Tacloban airfield assault, splashed three Japanese raiders 23-25 October, and during mid watch 27 October rescued 183 men from Gambier Bay (CVE-73) after the Battle off Samar. Lingayen Gulf 9 January 1945 (control ship, San Fabian Beach); narrowly missed by suicide planes 12-13 January; Subic Bay 3 February; fire-support ship for the Corregidor assault 16 February - damaged by an enemy shell, evacuated casualties under fire. Philippine Sea Frontier 14 August 1945; patrolled the South China Sea accepting surrender of Japanese submarines. Assigned to the 16th Fleet 19 March 1946; returned to the US, reporting for duty 10 August; decommissioned 9 January 1947 at Green Cove Springs, Fla., Atlantic Reserve Fleet. Named Greencastle 15 February 1956 while berthed; sold to Boston Metals Co., Baltimore, Md., for scrapping 1 July 1958. Five battle stars for WWII service. Spec block: dp. 280; l. 173'8"; b. 23'; dr. 10'10"; s. 22 k.; cpl. 65; a. 2 3", 5 20mm., 2 rkt., 2 dcp., 2 dct.; cl. PC-461.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1942-1958
- Population
- Defoe construction trades (1942); wartime crew (complement 65); reserve-fleet caretakers (1947-58); Boston Metals shipbreakers (1958)
- Limitations
- Ship-specific history only; no asbestos or material content. Live NHHC DANFS page returned 404 on 2026-10-03 at both candidate URLs; verbatim mirror transcription cited. DANFS names Lt. Comdr. James Duffy as commissioning CO, which conflicts with the NavSource CO list (Barnard first, 18 Dec 1942) - carried in gaps. The naming itself (15 February 1956) postdates active service and is documented in this DANFS entry.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-greencastle-pc1119-01
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[3]NavSource Online: Submarine Chaser Photo Archive, Greencastle (PC 1119) ex-PC-1119 - designation/milestone timeline, specifications, commanding-officer list, photo credits [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 12/011119.htm header block, specifications block, commanding-officer table, photo captions
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource timeline for this hull: laid down 12 June 1942 at Defoe Shipbuilding Co., Bay City, Michigan; launched 11 August 1942; commissioned USS PC-1119 15 December 1942 at New Orleans, LA; decommissioned 9 January 1947 at Green Cove Springs, Florida and laid up in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet, Florida Group; named Greencastle 15 February 1956; sold for scrap 1 July 1958 to Boston Metals Co. of Baltimore, Maryland. Specifications: displacement 295 t. (lt), 450 t. (fl); length 173' 8"; beam 23'; draft 10' 10"; speed 20.2 kts.; complement 65; armament one 3"/50 dual purpose gun mount, one 40mm gun mount, three 20mm guns, two rocket launchers, four depth charge projectors, two depth charge tracks; propulsion two 1,440 bhp General Motors 16-258S diesel engines, Farrel-Birmingham single reduction gear, two shafts. Call sign November-Golf-Mike-Oscar. Page carries a seven-officer commanding-officer table beginning LT Harry Allan Barnard, Jr., USN (18 December 1942 - 2 January 1943) then LCDR James B. Duffy, Jr., USNR (2 January 1943 - 15 November 1943), and credits an Australian War Memorial photograph of the ship.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1942-1958
- Population
- Defoe construction trades (1942); crew (1942-47); reserve-fleet caretakers (1947-58); Boston Metals shipbreakers (1958)
- Limitations
- NavSource is a volunteer secondary compilation, not a primary registry - milestone dates track DANFS here but the CO list conflicts with DANFS on the commissioning commanding officer (Barnard vs Duffy) and the photo caption dates the AWM image 28 June 1943 vs AWM's own 1943-08-28 record - both in gaps. Armament/spec block differs from DANFS (one 3"/50 + 40mm vs two 3"; four vs two depth-charge projectors; 20.2 vs 22 kts; 295/450 t vs 280 t) - fits varied over time and source dates differ; carried in gaps, none resolved. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-greencastle-pc1119-02
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[4]Australian War Memorial collection record, accession 302782 (Naval Historical Collection copy) - aerial starboard-side view photograph of USS PC-1119, dated 1943-08-28 [museum_official]
- Locator
- AWM collection C241433 / accession 302782, caption text
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- AWM-held photograph documents this hull in Australian waters during WWII: 'AERIAL STARBOARD SIDE VIEW OF THE SUBMARINE CHASER USS PC-1119. SHE IS ARMED WITH 3 INCH/50 AA GUNS FORWARD AND AFT, 20 MM OERLIKON AA GUNS IN THE BRIDGE WINGS AND DEPTH CHARGE RAILS ON THE STERN. NOTE THE RADOME ON THE BRIDGE. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION).' Official catalog record dated 1943-08-28, accession 302782, public domain. Physical-presence documentation consistent with the DANFS narrative (Australia-New Guinea convoy escort period, March-September 1943).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1943
- Population
- Crew aboard at photograph date (1943)
- Limitations
- Archival lead only: a dated photograph establishes presence and a documented armament fit (two 3"/50 mounts as of Aug 1943 - consistent with the DANFS spec block, not the later NavSource fit), not work performed or material content. NavSource's caption for the same image reads '28 June 1943'; the AWM catalog date 1943-08-28 is carried and the conflict is in gaps. The image is a Naval Historical Collection copy - a US NHHC-predecessor original may exist under a US NARA identifier not located. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-greencastle-pc1119-03
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[5]Era inference built on: DANFS spec block (PC-461 class, 1942 build); NavSource specifications (two GM 16-258S diesels, reduction gear, two shafts - no steam plant); PC-461-class construction era 1940-44 across contract yards; GAO HRD-80-2 Navy asbestos-use era (see ev-06); Navy/USMC contract-yard industrial-health regime (see ev-05) [other_primary]
- Locator
- DANFS spec block; NavSource specifications; PC-461 class records; GAO HRD-80-2; 1943 Minimum Requirements regime
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- A diesel-powered PC-461-class submarine chaser built in 1942 at a Navy contract yard sits inside the documented WWII-era asbestos-use regime for US naval construction; era-standard applications aboard a small combatant of this type and period were thermal insulation, diesel-engine exhaust lagging, gaskets, valve packing, electrical insulation, and deck coverings. As a diesel-driven vessel she carried no steam plant - the boiler/turbine lagging pathway of steam vessels does not apply - but the confined 173-ft hull concentrates whatever insulation and gasket materials were installed near crew spaces.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1942-1958
- Population
- Defoe construction trades (1942); wartime crew (1942-47); reserve-fleet caretakers (1947-58); Boston Metals shipbreakers (1958)
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - no hull-specific insulation survey, material list, or work package located for PC-1119. Names era-standard applications, not confirmed installed materials. No quantity. Product names are normalized era terms; no manufacturer attribution for this hull. Law-firm sources asserting ship-specific asbestos for PC-1119 exist (mesothelioma.net patrol-boat listicle) but are excluded by source policy and are not evidentiary.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-greencastle-pc1119-04
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[6]Shuman v. United States, 765 F.2d 283 (1st Cir. 1985) - judicial documentation of the Navy/USMC 'Minimum Requirements for Safety and Industrial Health in Contract Shipyards' (GPO 1943; approved Navy 20 Jan 1943, Maritime Commission 9 Feb 1943); bibliographic record: UPenn Online Books Page, HathiTrust record 101739527 [court_record]
- Locator
- 765 F.2d 283 (1st Cir. 1985), factual-background and Minimum Requirements sections; UPenn Online Books Page lookupid ha101739527 (HathiTrust record 101739527)
- Finding type
- regulatory
- Finding
- Appellate opinion documenting the asbestos-era industrial-health regime inside which this hull's builder operated: a 1942 national conference under joint Navy and Maritime Commission auspices produced 'Minimum Requirements for Safety and Industrial Health in Contract Shipyards,' which 'dealt in part with the hazards of asbestos dust' and 'included standards for the safe use of asbestos and the measurable airborne levels in an area of work which would mandate the use of respirators and ventilation equipment.' The Secretary of the Navy stated he expected 'full and complete compliance' and the standards were imposed on shipyards operating under Navy contracts as well as the Navy's own yards. The district court found 'upper echelon Navy officials knew at least as early as 1940, and probably earlier, that asbestos dust posed a significant health hazard.' Disposition described exactly: after a bench trial the district court held the US liable under LHWCA sec. 905(b) ($145,013); the First Circuit REVERSED, holding the action barred by the FTCA discretionary-function exception - the asbestos factual findings were assumed arguendo, not affirmed on appeal.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1942-1945 (program); 1985 (opinion)
- Population
- Contract-shipyard workers nationwide incl. Navy contract yards (1942-45 window of the wartime program)
- Limitations
- Era/yard-level context, not a hull record: the case concerned Bethlehem's Fore River Shipyard (Quincy, MA) and a shipfitter employed 1942 and 1951-53 - PC-1119 and Defoe Shipbuilding are not named. Defoe was a Navy contract yard and PC-1119's construction (June-August 1942) predates the document's February 1943 approval, so its coverage of this specific build is inference. Appellate reversal was on discretionary-function grounds - not a merits adjudication of exposure facts. Does not establish materials aboard this hull, individual exposure, quantity, or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-greencastle-pc1119-05
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[7]GAO, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (Oct 18, 1979) [gao]
- Locator
- GAO product page HRD-80-2 (full text blocked, HTTP 403)
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO documented that the Navy used asbestos insulation extensively aboard ships and did not begin substituting alternative insulation materials until the early 1970s - spanning this hull's entire construction (1942), active service (1942-47), and reserve-fleet period (1947-58).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1979
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers; asbestos program review
- Limitations
- Program-level documentation; supports era context only, not any fact specific to this hull. Full text not retrieved (gao.gov blocks automated fetch, HTTP 403, confirmed again 2026-10-03) - content via product-page description, same standing defect noted in BATCH-01/98.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-greencastle-pc1119-06
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[8]Batch-7633 search ledger (this record): DANFS transcription (hazegray) + live NHHC 404 check; NavSource; NVR; Australian War Memorial; Justia/Shuman via firecrawl; UPenn/HathiTrust record; GAO product page; CourtListener (blocked); secondary web litigation sweep; Wikipedia/uboat.net cross-check [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-greencastle-pc1119-01 through -12
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or verified litigation naming PC-1119 / Greencastle was found in the public sources searched. CAVEAT: CourtListener could not be queried this session - the authenticated helper reported the fleet daily quota exhausted with ~3.9 h to reset; logged as blocked in search_ledger, not as a negative result. Secondary web sweeps surfaced no qualifying case; the only 'asbestos aboard' material is law-firm marketing content (mesothelioma.net patrol-boat listicle explicitly lists USS PC-1119; navyshipexposure.com PC-461 class page asserts asbestos-containing gaskets/insulation) - excluded by source policy for lack of primary sourcing.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 2026-10-03
- Limitations
- Absence of a located public record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard - and the litigation repository search is a genuine open gap (throttled, not run). NARA deck logs, Defoe yard records, the reserve-fleet inactivation file, and the 1958 scrapping-contract record are undigitized leads. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-greencastle-pc1119-07