Evidence
16 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-16).
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[1]research packet dy-packet.md (2 sources cited) [nhhc_danfs]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED — real identity: USS Greenwich Bay. Hull: AVP-41. Designation: small seaplane tender. Class: Barnegat (1,766 tons) — http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/OnlineLibrary/photos/sh-usn/usnsh-g/avp41.htm [mirror-hosted NHC content]
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-greenwich-bay-avp41-pkt-dy-packet-md
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[2]Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Naval History Division, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, 'USS Greenwich Bay (AVP-41)' (HyperWar/ibiblio transcription of the official DANFS text) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS Greenwich Bay entry, namesake note, specifications line, and opening paragraph
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS identifies Greenwich Bay (AVP-41) as a Barnegat-class small seaplane tender named for a bay off the Rhode Island coast, launched 17 March 1945 by Lake Washington Shipyard at Houghton, Washington, sponsored by Mrs. Francis B. Johnson (wife of the Commander Fleet Air Wing 6), and commissioned 20 May 1945 under Commander Peter F. Boyle. DANFS specifications: displacement 1,766 tons, length 310'9", beam 41'1", draft 13'6", speed 18 knots, armament 1 x 5-inch and 6 x 40mm, complement 315.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 1944-1945
- Population
- U.S. Navy complement 315 (DANFS specification)
- Limitations
- Cited through the HyperWar transcription because no live NHHC DANFS page for Greenwich Bay was located (canonical URL attempts returned 404). DANFS identifies the hull, builder, dates, and complement but does not describe construction materials, insulation, asbestos, or individual exposure. The keel-laying date is absent from this entry.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-greenwich-bay-avp41-01
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[3]Naval History Division, DANFS, 'USS Greenwich Bay (AVP-41)' (HyperWar/ibiblio transcription) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS Greenwich Bay entry, 1949-1966 flagship paragraphs and closing disposition line
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS chronology: Greenwich Bay sailed 30 April 1949 to become flagship for Commander, U.S. Navy Middle East Force, a duty repeated annually with 4- to 6-month operations in the Red Sea, Persian Gulf, and Indian Ocean, including People-to-People medical-supply work for Arabian and African nations. In June 1950 her crew flew six search-and-rescue missions after Air France crashes at Bahrein on 13 and 15 June, her launch rescuing nine survivors on 15 June and earning commendation from the Arabian and French governments. During the 1956 Suez Crisis she extended her cruise and returned via the Cape of Good Hope. DANFS records embarked dignitaries (King Ibn Saud, the Shah of Iran, Haile Selassie, the Shaikh of Kuwait) and 15 Mediterranean deployments, and states she was struck from the Navy List 1 July 1966 and sold to Boston Metals Co., Baltimore, Md.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 1949-1966
- Population
- Ship's company plus embarked Middle East Force flag staff during flagship tours (roles, not an exposure finding)
- Limitations
- The DANFS text was written while the ship was in service (present-tense 'every year since then she has repeated this duty') and therefore does not cover the June 1966 decommissioning; the strike date (1 July 1966) and purchaser appear in the closing line but the sale date does not. No asbestos, overhaul-scope, or material content anywhere in the entry.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-greenwich-bay-avp41-04
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[4]Naval Historical Center, Online Library of Selected Images, 'USS Greenwich Bay (AVP-41), 1945-1967' (ibiblio mirror of NHHC content) [other_primary]
- Locator
- USS Greenwich Bay ship page narrative and photograph captions 19-N-87294/-87295, NH 81168, NH 97640, NH 98797-98799, NH 81169/-81170, NH 83954, NH 65343-KN
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The Naval Historical Center's Online Library ship page describes Greenwich Bay as a 1,766-ton Barnegat-class small seaplane tender built at Houghton, Washington, commissioned May 1945; summarizes her China Coast and 1946-1948 service; states she served as flagship for Commander, U.S. Navy Middle East Force in annual deployments 'in rotation with two sisters, Duxbury Bay (AVP-38) and Valcour (AVP-55)'; and records that she 'was decommissioned in June 1966 and sold for scrapping in May 1967.' BuShips photograph captions (19-N-87294, 19-N-87295) show her underway near the builder's yard on 16 May 1945, and caption NH 97640 documents her refueling a VP-44 P5M on 24 May 1955 'wearing the white paint of a Middle East Force flagship.'
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 1945-1967
- Limitations
- Mirrored Naval Historical Center content; the corresponding live NHHC photo pages were not located (NHHC DANFS canonical URL 404; see search ledger). 'Sold for scrapping in May 1967' conflicts with the 21 June 1967 date in secondary compilations - the discrepancy is disclosed, not resolved. Page gives no exact decommissioning day and no asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-greenwich-bay-avp41-05
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[5]Naval Historical Center, Online Library of Selected Images, 'USS Greenwich Bay (AVP-41) -- Mediterranean Transit, 1961' (ibiblio mirror) [other_primary]
- Locator
- 1961 transit page, reproduced period text block and captions NH 97755-97759
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The Naval Historical Center's 'Mediterranean Transit, 1961' photo page reproduces period curator text: in mid-1961 Greenwich Bay, 'commanded by Capt. E.P. Aurand,' transited the Mediterranean en route to the Persian Gulf 'to serve as flagship for Rear Admiral E.B. Grantham, Commander Middle East Force,' carrying the nickname 'Green Witch' and operating from 'her home away from home in the Persian Gulf, Bahrein Island.' Photo captions place her at Barcelona in late May or early June 1961 with liberty visits to Cannes/Valberg, Civitavecchia/Rome, Naples, and Capri before the Suez transit.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 1961
- Limitations
- Period public-affairs-style text reproduced by the Naval Historical Center; establishes flagship duty, commanding officer, flag officer, and nickname for mid-1961 only. No asbestos or material content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-greenwich-bay-avp41-06
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[6]Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945 (Navy Department data), AVP-41 USS Greenwich Bay data sheet - HyperWar/ibiblio transcription [other_primary]
- Locator
- AVP-41 data-sheet block
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The Navy Department data compilation 'Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945' lists for AVP-41 Greenwich Bay: Barnegat-class seaplane tender (small); displacement 2,750 tons full load; length 311 ft; beam 41 ft; draft 20 ft; speed 18 knots; armament 1 x 5"/38 DP, 2x2 and 1x4 40mm, 4x2 20mm, 2 depth-charge tracks; complement 215; diesel engines, twin screws, 6,000 shaft hp; built at Lake Washington yard, Houghton, Wash., and commissioned 20 May 1945.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 1945
- Limitations
- Compilation transcription of Navy Department ship data for this hull, not a hull certificate; the figures are design/summary values. Its complement of 215 conflicts with the DANFS specification's 315 (disclosed in gaps). Full-load displacement, draft (20 ft vs DANFS 13'6"), and armament reflect as-carried wartime fit. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-greenwich-bay-avp41-07
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[7]National Archives, Special List 44 - Named Vessels, Greenwich Bay (AVP-41) row [other_primary]
- Locator
- Special List 44 table, Greenwich Bay (AVP-41), Begin 5/20/1945, End 12/31/1945
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA Special List 44 (Named Vessels) indexes Greenwich Bay (AVP-41) Navy deck logs covering 20 May 1945 through 31 December 1945.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 1945-05-20 to 1945-12-31
- Limitations
- Holdings index only - the deck logs were not retrieved or examined. The indexed window covers only commissioning through end-1945; 1946-1966 logs are not in this index entry. NARA's asbestos research guide cautions that deck logs and muster rolls do not directly document asbestos in ship components.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-greenwich-bay-avp41-08
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[8]National Archives, Ship Plan Index, Greenwich Bay AVP-41 rows (NAIDs 153714276 and 175669247) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Ship Plan Index table, GREENWICH BAY / AVP-41 / RG 19 rows
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA's Ship Plan Index lists two RG 19 (Bureau of Ships) entries for Greenwich Bay (AVP-41): Hull Series of Ship Engineering Drawings (NAID 153714276) and Microfilm (NAID 175669247). These are the series in which hull-specific engineering, piping, and insulation drawings for this vessel would be filed.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 1944-1945 design/construction era records
- Limitations
- The index identifies record series, not their contents. No drawing was pulled, and the index does not state that any Greenwich Bay drawing covers insulation or lagging (S39-type sheets). Contents and any asbestos specification remain unknown until the records are examined.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-greenwich-bay-avp41-09
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[9]National Archives, 'Researching Asbestos aboard US Naval Vessel up through 1961' [other_primary]
- Locator
- RG 19 correspondence section, filing-by-hull-number and class-code guidance, and QM/private-yard guidance
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA's guided research topic 'Researching Asbestos aboard US Naval Vessel up through 1961' identifies the applicable record path for a 1945-built auxiliary: RG 19 Bureau of Ships correspondence filed by hull designation (AVP-41) and class (AVP-10 Barnegat class), shipyard correspondence files (private yards filed under 'QM'), and engineering drawing series including insulation/lagging and piping sheets; it states that deck logs and muster rolls do not directly document asbestos in ship components.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 1940-1961 record coverage
- Limitations
- Research-methodology guidance only. It identifies where hull-specific asbestos evidence could exist; it does not document asbestos aboard Greenwich Bay or any other named ship. No corresponding records were retrieved.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-greenwich-bay-avp41-10
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[10]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
- Article landing page / bibliographic record (DOI verified; abstract-level review)
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Corn and Starr's peer-reviewed history of WWII U.S. shipbuilding documents that asbestos was used extensively as a fireproofing and insulating material in the era's shipbuilding program - the period and program under which this hull was constructed (laid down 1944, commissioned May 1945, per official and secondary dates).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- WWII construction era; article published 1987
- Population
- WWII-era U.S. shipbuilding workforce generally
- Limitations
- Industry- and era-level historical scholarship. The article does not name Greenwich Bay, the Barnegat class, or Lake Washington Shipyard, and identifies no product installed aboard AVP-41. Bibliographic record verified at the DOI landing page; full text not reviewed line-by-line. Cannot establish this hull's asbestos presence, locations, quantity, or individual exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-greenwich-bay-avp41-11
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[11]U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Library, 'Veteran Exposure to Asbestos' [other_primary]
- Locator
- Sources-of-exposure and at-risk-group sections
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- The Department of Veterans Affairs states that asbestos-containing materials were used in Navy shipyards and ships built before the mid-1970s, including engine and boiler rooms and other below-deck areas, for fire safety, and identifies Navy veterans who served on ships whose keels were laid before 1983 as an at-risk group. Greenwich Bay, commissioned in May 1945, is a pre-1983 Navy hull.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- Era guidance; page last annual review 3/1/2026, accessed 2026-09-26
- Population
- Navy veterans of pre-mid-1970s ships generally
- Limitations
- VA guidance is general veteran-health information; it does not name Greenwich Bay, AVP-41, or the Barnegat class, and does not establish that asbestos was present aboard this hull, where, or in what quantity. Application of the 'keels before 1983' category to this ship is inference from her 1945 commissioning date.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-greenwich-bay-avp41-12
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[12]U.S. Government Accountability Office, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (18 October 1979) [gao]
- Locator
- GAO product page / HRD-80-2
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The 1979 GAO report 'Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure' (HRD-80-2) describes asbestos thermal insulation, gaskets, packing, deck materials, cabling, and other applications across Navy ships and summarizes Navy removal policy in the 1970s - a documented removal era that began only after this hull had been stricken (1966) and sold for scrapping (1967).
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- Report issued 1979; covers 1970s Navy abatement policy
- Population
- Navy ship workers generally (1970s survey era)
- Limitations
- gao.gov returned HTTP 403 to automated fetch on 2026-09-26; description derives from the indexed product-page summary, not the full PDF text. The report is program-level, names no ship, and its survey period postdates this hull's disposal - it can neither establish nor rule out asbestos aboard AVP-41.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-greenwich-bay-avp41-13
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[13]CourtListener API v4 authenticated search via cl-auth-search.py fleet helper, 26 September 2026 [court_record]
- Locator
- search_ledger sl-uss-greenwich-bay-avp41-14 through -18
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- CourtListener authenticated sweep (API v4 via fleet pacing helper, 2026-09-26): exact-name "USS Greenwich Bay" opinion query returned 0 results; hull-number "AVP-41" opinion query returned 0 results; asbestos-qualified "Greenwich Bay" + asbestos opinion query returned 0 results; "Greenwich Bay" docket query returned 68 dockets, with the first-page 20 reviewed individually - all civilian name collisions (Greenwich Bay Marina / Greenwich Bay Enterprises / SHM Greenwich Bay / S-H OPCO Greenwich Bay Manor party names; an in rem action against an unrelated civilian vessel 'The Greenwich Bay' in a 2003 E.D.N.C. employment civil-rights case; and dockets matching the phrase in filing text); the "AVP-41" docket query returned 1 docket, Par Pharmaceutical v. Eagle Pharmaceuticals (D. Del., patent/ANDA), in which 'AVP-41' is a drug designation - a name collision, not the vessel. No docket or opinion naming the naval vessel was located, and nothing classified as qualifying asbestos litigation.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 2026-09-26
- Limitations
- Classified at the least-final stage: this is a search-result characterization, not an adjudicated fact - a no-hit sweep does not prove no litigation exists (CourtListener coverage, unindexed PACER dockets, and state courts are outside it). All five queries carried authenticated HTTP 200 responses; two initial requests were deferred once under the fleet pacing limiter and completed on spaced retry. No pleading, discovery, trial, or judgment assertion is made.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-greenwich-bay-avp41-14
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[14]Batch 3074 search ledger (this record): DANFS via HyperWar; NHC Online Library via ibiblio (ship page and 1961 transit page); Ships of the U.S. Navy 1940-1945 data sheet; NARA Special List 44 and Ship Plan Index; NARA asbestos guide; Corn & Starr AJIM 1987; GAO HRD-80-2; VA Veterans Health Library; CourtListener API v4 via fleet helper [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger sl-uss-greenwich-bay-avp41-01 through -18
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No ship-specific asbestos material schedule, survey, abatement record, hazmat disclosure, or docketed case naming this hull was located in the sources completed for this batch: the DANFS entry, Naval Historical Center ship and 1961-transit pages, the Navy Department ships-data sheet, NARA public indexes, the OSHA/GAO era sources, VA guidance, and the CourtListener sweep.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 2026-09-26 search
- Limitations
- A limited public-source search cannot prove absence of asbestos aboard a 1945 auxiliary. RG 19 drawings, BuShips hull and class correspondence, and post-1945 deck logs were indexed but not retrieved. No presence, absence, individual exposure, or causation conclusion follows.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-greenwich-bay-avp41-15
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[15]Naval History Division, DANFS, 'USS Greenwich Bay (AVP-41)' (HyperWar/ibiblio transcription) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS Greenwich Bay entry, 1945-1946 service paragraphs
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS chronology: Greenwich Bay departed San Diego 26 August 1945 after shakedown, sailed for Taku, China, on 5 October via Pearl Harbor, Midway, and Okinawa, and spent the rest of 1945 along the China coast (Taku, Tsingtao, Shanghai) tending 7th Fleet seaplanes. She operated in Japanese waters during January 1946 and after a short Philippines stint sailed for the States 1 May, reaching Norfolk 1 July 1946 via Hong Kong, Singapore, Naples, Casablanca, and Gibraltar, then continued to New York for overhaul.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 1945-1946
- Limitations
- Operational chronology only. DANFS makes no statement about asbestos, materials, repairs, or exposure. The New York overhaul is noted without scope or contractor detail.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-greenwich-bay-avp41-02
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[16]Naval History Division, DANFS, 'USS Greenwich Bay (AVP-41)' (HyperWar/ibiblio transcription) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS Greenwich Bay entry, 1947-1948 paragraph
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS chronology: Greenwich Bay reported to the Potomac River Naval Command 19 February 1947 as escort to Williamsburg, the Presidential yacht, an assignment ending 21 June 1948 when she departed Norfolk on a four-month around-the-world cruise with goodwill visits to Gibraltar, Port Said, Muscat, Bahrein, Kuwait, Trincomalee, Fremantle, Pago Pago, Papeete, and Coco Solo, returning to Norfolk 14 October 1948.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 1947-1948
- Limitations
- Operational chronology only - no asbestos, repair, or material content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-greenwich-bay-avp41-03