Evidence
13 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-13).
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[1]research packet bv-packet.md (8 sources cited) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-greenlet-asr10-pkt-bv-packet-md
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[2]DANFS 'Greenlet' entry, Naval History and Heritage Command (published 2015-07-13; entry text ends in 1967) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Canonical URL returns HTTP 404 (standing NHHC link rot, first logged Batch 01); text verified via Wayback capture 2025-02-02 (web.archive.org/web/20250202220652/...greenlet.html) and consistent transcriptions at NavSource 09/32/3210 and hullnumber.com/ASR-10
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS entry: Greenlet (ASR-10), Chanticleer-class submarine rescue ship named for a small plainly colored songbird of the vireo family; laid down by Moore Dry Dock & Shipbuilding Co., Oakland, Calif., 15 October 1941; launched 12 July 1942, sponsored by Mrs. B. P. Flood; commissioned 29 May 1943, Comdr. F. W. Laing in command. Shakedown then patrol/escort out of San Diego; sailed for Pearl Harbor 24 July 1943; served Pearl Harbor and Midway over a year conducting submarine refresher training; to Guam 21 December 1944. Trained some 215 submarines at Midway/Guam (Tang, Tautog, Barb, Snook, Drum, Rasher among them); her charges sank over 2,797,000 tons of Japanese shipping; eleven trained submarines lost. Departed Guam 16 August 1945; Tokyo Bay for the 2 September surrender; demilitarized Japanese miniature submarines at Yokosuka; escorted three Japanese fleet submarines to Sasebo 1 November; departed Sasebo 11 December escorting I-14 (entry's digitization prints 'I-1.4'), I-400, and I-401 to Pearl Harbor via Guam and Eniwetok, arriving 6 January 1946. Operated from San Diego 1946-1951 with WestPac deployments Sep 1946-May 1947 and Sep 1948-Mar 1949. Departed San Diego 6 July 1950 for Korean War service out of Yokosuka; sailed for Pearl Harbor 6 January 1951 and served there through the war. Unsuccessfully attempted to keep USS Stickleback (SS-415) afloat 29 May 1958 off Oahu. Made eight WestPac deployments 1953-1967; sent rescue chamber to 942 feet off Japan 6 January 1964. Spec block: dp. 2,040; l. 251'4"; b. 42'; dr. 14'10"; s. 15 k.; cpl. 102; a. 2 3", 8 20mm., 2 dct.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 1941-1967
- Limitations
- Authoritative for construction and service through 1967 only - the entry was written before decommissioning and contains no disposal, Turkish-transfer, or post-1967 material. Digitization prints 'I-1.4' for submarine I-14. No asbestos, materials, or insulation content; supports no asbestos claim.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-greenlet-asr10-01
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[3]NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive - USS Greenlet (ASR-10) page (archives/09/32/3210.htm), page maintained by Gary P. Priolo, updated 18 April 2025 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Header data block, awards table, spec block, and captioned photo sequence (incl. Shanghai Dec 1946, Mare Island May 1946, Hunters Point inclining experiment 20 May 1950, Pearl Harbor May 1955, Frank Knox refloat NH 74179)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource archive page for USS Greenlet (ASR-10): laid down 15 October 1941 at Moore Shipbuilding and Dry Dock, Co., Oakland CA; launched 12 July 1942; commissioned 29 May 1943, CDR Frederick W. Laing in command; decommissioned 12 June 1970 at Sub Base Pearl Harbor; struck from the Naval Register 1 February 1973; sold 1 February 1973 to Turkey under the Military Assistance Program, renamed TCG Akin (A-585); decommissioned by Turkish Navy 16 November 2017; final disposition fate unknown. Awards/ribbons listed include Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation, China Service Medal (extended: Oct 1946-May 1947, Nov-Dec 1948, Dec 1948-Jan 1949), Navy Occupation Service Medal (Asia clasp), Korean Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal (3 stars: Vietnamese Counteroffensive Phase II 5-25 Apr 1967; Vietnam Summer-Fall 1969 21-31 Oct 1969; Vietnam Winter-Spring 1970 1-22 Nov 1969), UN Service Medal, RVN Campaign Medal, ROK War Service Medal. Spec block: 1,780 lt / 2,141 fl tons; 251'4" x 42' x 14'10"; 14.5 kts; complement 6 officers / 96 enlisted; armament two single 3"/50, eight 20mm, four depth charge tracks; propulsion four Alco diesel-electric engines, single propeller 3,000 shp, diesel fuel 1,785 bbls; largest boom capacity 20 t.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 1941-2017
- Limitations
- NavSource is a private archival compilation, not an official publication, but its header data derives from official sources and its photo captions reproduce NARA/NHHC catalog metadata. Covers the full 1943-2017 span including events outside DANFS coverage. One contributor photo caption dates the Turkish transfer ceremony 'in 1973' - conflicts with the 12 Jun 1970 decommissioning; see correction row ev-07. No asbestos content; supports no asbestos claim.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-greenlet-asr10-02
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[4]U.S. Navy Bureau of Ships and NHHC photographs reproduced with catalog metadata on NavSource ASR-10 page (NARA NAIDs 7576744, 7576743; NARA 80-G-427645; NHHC NH 74179; Mare Island yard photos 1884-46/1885-46) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Photo table entries with NARA identifiers and NHHC photo numbers; canonical NHHC page for NH 74179 returns 404 (link rot)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Official U.S. Navy / government photographs document Greenlet at specific places and operations: (a) Navy Yard Mare Island, Vallejo CA, 21 May 1946 (yard photos 1884-46, 1885-46 - forward and aft plan views); (b) Hunters Point Naval Shipyard, San Francisco, during inclining experiment 20 May 1950 (Bureau of Ships photo 19-NN-ASR-10, NARA NAID 7576744); (c) Naval Station Pearl Harbor May 1955 (NARA NAID 7576743); (d) off San Diego 1949 (NARA 80-G-427645); (e) engaged with USS Conserver (ARS-39), USS Grapple (ARS-7), USS Cocopa (ATF-101), and USS Sioux (ATF-75) refloating destroyer USS Frank Knox (DD-742) off Pratas Reef, South China Sea, circa 24 August 1965 (NHHC photo NH 74179); (f) at sea off Shanghai/Whangpoo River 23 December 1946.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 1946-1965
- Population
- Ship's crew and Navy-yard workers during documented availabilities (not enumerated)
- Limitations
- Photo captions establish documented Navy-yard availabilities (Mare Island 1946, Hunters Point 1950) and the Frank Knox salvage operation, but contain no materials or asbestos information; supports no asbestos claim. Captions are contributor-compiled transcriptions of official photo metadata.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-greenlet-asr10-03
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[5]shipscribe.com U.S. Navy Auxiliary Ships reference - 'USS Chanticleer (ASR-7) Class' data page (NVR-derived compilation) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Construction and Disposition tables, ASR-10 row; class characteristics block
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Naval Vessel Register-derived data for the Chanticleer (ASR-7) class: ASR-10 GREENLET - ordered 30 December 1940 (FY1941 program), builder Moore DD Oakland, keel 15 October 1941, launch 12 July 1942, commissioned 29 May 1943; disposition table: decommissioned 12 June 1970, struck 1 February 1973, disposal effective 12 June 1970 coded 'Trf' (transferred). Class data: design Navy ASR-7; 1,653 light / 2,141 lim tons; 251.3' oa x 42.0' x 14.8' lim; complement 94 (1944); 14.9 kts; 3,000 HP; machinery 1 screw, diesel-electric; nine ships built 1942-1947 (ASR 7-11 Moore DD Oakland; ASR 13-16 Savannah Machine & Foundry).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 1940-1973
- Limitations
- NVR-derived compilation prepared from official Naval Vessel Register data; the 'Trf' disposal code with 12 Jun 1970 effective date and separate 1 Feb 1973 strike date supports a transfer-then-sale sequence (see correction row ev-07). No asbestos or materials content; supports no asbestos claim.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-greenlet-asr10-04
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[6]U.S. Maritime Administration, National Register Eligibility Assessment - Vessel: USS Florikan (ASR-9) (MARAD vesselhistory document) [marad_nrc]
- Locator
- Vessel History and Description/Characteristics of Vessel Type sections (pp. 1-7)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- MARAD National Register Eligibility Assessment for sister ship USS Florikan (ASR-9) documents Chanticleer-class characteristics: the class 'comprised the largest submarine rescue ships built for the Navy during the war'; eleven ships ordered, nine built 1942-1947; single-screw vessels powered by diesel-electric engines with 3,000 horsepower, ~15 knots; tripod mast aft with five booms (one 61-ft, 13-ton capacity; two 5-ton; two 2.5-ton); six-point mooring gear for positioning over sunken vessels in 1,000 feet; two 2-ton Danforth anchors in quick-release mounts; heavy towing winches and capstans; McCann submarine rescue chamber, two double-lock recompression chambers, HeO2 diving equipment to 380 feet; normal complement 102.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 1942-2009 (assessment period; class design fixed 1940-41)
- Limitations
- Official MARAD assessment of a sister hull - authoritative for class design and equipment, not a record for ASR-10 itself. Contains no asbestos, insulation, or hazardous-materials content; supports class technical description only.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-greenlet-asr10-05
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[7]NavSource ASR-10 awards table (MUC ribbon; three Vietnam campaign stars) plus MUC citation text reproduced in the USS Greenlet Wikipedia article (DANFS-derived article, citation uncited inline) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Wikipedia 'Korea and Vietnam' section (MUC citation block) and 'Transfer to Turkish Navy' section; NavSource awards/campaigns tables
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- During Greenlet's final WestPac deployment (1969-70) she was ordered to the Gulf of Tonkin to salvage a crashed Grumman C-2A aircraft with 26 persons aboard, sunk in 290 feet of water; she assumed command of salvage operations 22 October until 19 November (47 dives before termination for deteriorating weather). She was awarded a Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation; the citation (signed for the Secretary of the Navy by E. R. Zumwalt, Admiral, USN, Chief of Naval Operations) credits 'meritorious service from 11 October to 14 April 1970 while serving with the SEVENTH Fleet as the ready Submarine Rescue Ship and Deep-Diving Platform' including duty as Commander Task Force 73.4.9 for the aircraft search-and-recovery operation in the Gulf of Tonkin.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 1969-1970
- Limitations
- The MUC award and campaign stars are corroborated by NavSource's official-style awards table; the verbatim citation text and C-2A operational details (26 aboard, 290 ft, 47 dives, TF 73.4.9) rest on an uncited Wikipedia passage consistent with the award but not verified to the award document itself - the underlying MUC citation file is an archival lead. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-greenlet-asr10-06
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[8]Comparison of NavSource ASR-10 page, shipscribe NVR-derived class data, Wikipedia USS Greenlet article, Naval Today (20 Nov 2017), Deniz Haber (17 Nov 2017), devrimyaylali.com (2009 and 2017 posts) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Per-source transfer/disposal and decommissioning statements; NVR-derived disposition row
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Source discrepancies resolved: (a) Transfer chronology - Wikipedia and devrimyaylali.com (2017) describe decommissioning and Turkish commissioning at Pearl Harbor 12 June 1970 (Turkish CO Necdet Donertas; ~40-day transit; Deniz Haber dates fleet arrival December 1970), while NavSource's header prints 'Sold, 1 February 1973, to Turkey under the Military Assistance Program,' one contributor photo caption on the same page dates the Pearl Harbor transfer ceremony 'in 1973,' and a 2009 devrimyaylali.com post says 'transferred 1973.' NVR-derived disposition data (ev-04) reconciles: transfer 'Trf' effective 12 Jun 1970; the ship remained on the Naval Vessel Register until struck 1 Feb 1973 - the consistent reading is 1970 operational transfer/commissioning under MAP with formal strike and title sale 1 Feb 1973. (b) Turkish decommissioning - Naval Today cites the Turkish Naval Command announcement for a ceremony 16 November 2017 at Istanbul Naval Shipyard; Deniz Haber's article (published 17 Nov) describes the ceremony 'dün' (the previous day); Wikipedia prints 17 November 2017. 16 November adopted. (c) Deployment counts - DANFS says 'Between 1953 and 1967 Greenlet made eight deployments'; Wikipedia renders 'Between 1953 and 1970 ... ten deployments'; DANFS adopted for its period. (d) Builder name - DANFS 'Moore Dry Dock & Shipbuilding Co.' vs NavSource 'Moore Shipbuilding and Dry Dock, Co.' vs shipscribe 'Moore DD, Oakland' - same Oakland yard; DANFS form adopted.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 1970-2017
- Limitations
- Resolves publication-level discrepancies among secondary sources; the underlying official instruments (MAP transfer case file, Turkish commissioning order) were not retrieved, so the 1970-transfer/1973-sale reading rests on the NVR-derived disposal coding plus consistent secondary accounts. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-greenlet-asr10-07
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[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
- AJIM 11(3):359-373 - program/era-level documentation
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Era/class inference only: the hull was ordered Dec 1940 (FY1941) and built Oct 1941-May 1943 at Moore Dry Dock, Oakland - a wartime-program Navy contract yard - under the WWII shipbuilding program for which peer-reviewed scholarship documents extensive asbestos use as fireproofing and insulation. The ship is diesel-electric (no boilers or steam mains), so steam-plant lagging inference does not apply; era-typical asbestos applications aboard a diesel-electric auxiliary of this period would be confined to items such as exhaust/muffler lagging, machinery gaskets and packing, electrical and cable insulation, bulkhead/joiner board, deck coverings, and brake and clutch linings (winch/boom brakes on a salvage-fitted ship).
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 1940s era documented; article 1987
- Population
- WWII shipyard workers and ship crews (class context)
- Limitations
- Program-level scholarship; 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. Application list is era-typical inference bounded by the diesel-electric plant, not a ship-specific finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-greenlet-asr10-08
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[10]W.A. Simons Asbestos Trust, California Site List (September 2020): MOORE DRY DOCK-OAKLAND, CA (ADELINE ST), Exposure Level H; Fleischer, W.E., Drinker, P. et al., 'A Health Survey of Pipe Covering Operations in Constructing Naval Vessels,' J. Ind. Hyg. Toxicol. 28(1):9-16 (1946), PMID 21016030 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Simons Trust CA site list PDF (wastrust.com); Fleischer-Drinker full text at PMID 21016030
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The builder yard is independently documented for WWII-era asbestos conditions: the W.A. Simons Asbestos Trust California Site List (September 2020) lists MOORE DRY DOCK-OAKLAND, CA (ADELINE ST) at Exposure Level H (High), and the yard falls within the type of Navy contract yards covered by the USMC-commissioned Fleischer-Drinker survey of pipe-covering operations (J. Ind. Hyg. Toxicol. 28(1):9-16, 1946), which measured asbestos dust counts during cutting/fitting of amosite pipe covering and block insulation. Greenlet was under construction at this yard October 1941-May 1943.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 1941-1945 construction window
- Population
- Moore Dry Dock construction workforce (yard peaked ~37,000 workers 1943-44); not the ship's crew
- Limitations
- Yard-level evidence, not hull-level: the Fleischer-Drinker survey covered Navy contract yards as a group and does not publish Moore Dry Dock-specific dust data; the Simons Trust list is a claims-administration document. C&EN (July 2026) reported a retraction call for the Fleischer-Drinker paper citing understatement of asbestos hazards - noted, with the Simons Trust H designation providing independent corroboration of yard conditions. Neither source names this hull or establishes materials aboard it; establishes only that the construction site was a documented asbestos-exposure environment.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-greenlet-asr10-09
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[11]Batch-2724 search ledger (this record): DANFS/Wayback, NavSource, shipscribe NVR-derived data, MARAD Florikan NRHP assessment, Naval Today, Deniz Haber, CourtListener name/hull searches, asbestos-specific web sweep [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-greenlet-asr10-01 through sl-uss-greenlet-asr10-15
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, occupational-medicine record, or docketed case naming the Greenlet (ASR-10) hull or TCG Akin (A-585) was found in the public sources searched - the DANFS entry contains none; the MARAD NRHP eligibility assessment for the class (via Florikan ASR-9) contains none; NavSource carries none; no Turkish-language scrapping/hazmat record was located; CourtListener opinion and docket searches returned no hull-specific asbestos case (see search_ledger).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 2026-09-26
- Limitations
- Absence of a located public record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard - a 1941-43 wartime-built naval auxiliary is era-consistent with asbestos-containing materials, and 47 years of Turkish service plus undocumented final disposition leave materials history untraced. Does not establish presence or absence; does not establish or defeat any exposure claim or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-greenlet-asr10-10
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[12]CourtListener API v4 /search/ - type=o queries '"USS Greenlet"', 'Greenlet', 'Greenlet asbestos', '"ASR-10"'; type=r query 'Greenlet' (authenticated via cl-auth-search.py) [court_record]
- Locator
- Opinion search counts 0/0/0/2; docket count 7 - all classified non-qualifying name collisions
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- CourtListener authenticated API v4 searches (2026-09-26): 'USS Greenlet' opinion count=0; 'Greenlet' opinion count=0; 'Greenlet' + asbestos opinion count=0; 'ASR-10' opinion count=2, both name collisions on the 'ASR-10' document/regulatory designator (Organized Village of Kake v. USDA, 9th Cir. 2015; Xcaliber International Ltd. v. Attorney General, 5th Cir. 2010) - neither names a vessel; 'Greenlet' docket (RECAP) count=7, all name collisions (Hernandez v. Greenlet Investments LLC, S.D. Tex. 2013 FLSA; unrelated dockets containing the string 'greenlet' in filing text - McCain v. United States, In re National Prescription Opiate Litigation, Motors Liquidation Co., In re Rensin, Keller v. Automattic). No qualifying ship-specific asbestos litigation located; no docketed case names the hull.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 2026-09-26
- Limitations
- CourtListener coverage is not exhaustive (state-court and non-digitized filings underrepresented; MDL-875 pleading-level vessel lists are not fully indexed as opinions). A clean sweep here rules out published appellate/opinion-level litigation naming the hull, not the existence of unfiled, settled, or pleading-stage claims. The fleet pacing limiter briefly stood down the session mid-sweep; all queries completed on retry.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-greenlet-asr10-11
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[13]NARA guidance: 'Navy Deck Logs Available in the National Archives Catalog' and the NAID 594258 series description; NHHC command-operation-reports path checked for Greenlet (no digitized reports); shipscribe photo-data note on the S-511-27 class design plan [other_primary]
- Locator
- NARA deck-log guidance pages; catalog series NAID 594258; NHHC command-reports directory (no Greenlet files found)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Archival leads (not retrieved - no spend authorized): (a) NARA deck logs - 'Logbooks of U.S. Navy Ships and Stations, 1941-1983,' RG 24 (Bureau of Naval Personnel), NAID 594258, searchable by ship name in the National Archives Catalog; Greenlet's logs 1943-1970 fall inside the series and WWII logs were bulk-digitized, with 1956-78 logs covered by the NARA-VA Vietnam-era scanning project. (b) BuShips/NAVSEA design files for the Navy ASR-7 design (Chanticleer class) including insulation and materials schedules - the preliminary-design 'Spring Styles Book' plan for the class is in the Naval Historical Center collection per shipscribe's photo data (photo S-511-27). (c) Turkish Navy refit/availability records for TCG Akin, 1970-2017 - not public. (d) MUC award file for the 1969-70 citation.
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 1941-2017 records
- Limitations
- Record-path mapping only - no item-level retrieval performed; whether any logbook page, design schedule, or Turkish refit file contains asbestos-relevant content is unknown until surveyed. Nothing in this row is an asbestos finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-greenlet-asr10-12