Evidence
12 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-12).
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[1]Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, 'Guyandot' (NHHC; DANFS vol. 3, G-K, 1968, p. 191-192) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- NHHC DANFS 'Guyandot' article body (live URL returned 404 on 2026-09-24; text verified via Wayback Machine capture 2025-01-21)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS (NHHC) entry for Guyandot (AOG-16: dp. 1,818; l. 255'; b. 44'; dr. 16'8"), 'a river in West Virginia': built as Veedol II in 1930; acquired from Tidewater Oil March 1943; converted at Brewers Drydock, Staten Island, renamed Guyandot; commissioned 17 April 1943, Lt. Robert R. Crockett USNR. Full Mediterranean narrative: sailed for Bermuda 1 May 1943, towed to Oran (arrived 26 May), Bizerte 8 June under frequent air attack shuttling oil through the wreck-laden channel; fueled ships for the Sicilian invasion from Tunis 27 June; high-octane fuel to Palermo under heavy air attack; Taranto 8 November 1943 tanker-to-shore aviation fuel; Palermo drydock/overhaul; Bari 8 February 1944, shuttle to Manfredonia supplying the 15th Air Force at Foggia; struck an underwater obstacle at Bari late March 1944, wooden patch, Bizerte repairs; out of drydock 11 May; Bari-Manfredonia-Monopoli runs totaling ~40 million gallons of gasoline; 2-14 November 1944 first American ship to dock at Piraeus since before the war; off the run 9 December; crossed to Bizerte 7 January 1945; decommissioned there 12 January 1945 and transferred to the French Navy under lend-lease; France returned the ship 21 March 1949 and purchased her the same day (name Lac Noir); struck from the Navy List 28 April 1949.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 1930-1949
- Population
- Navy crew 1943-1945 (complement not stated by DANFS)
- Limitations
- Authoritative for identity, acquisition, operations, decommission, transfer, sale, and strike. Contains no asbestos, materials, insulation, complement, or armament statement; prints the built name as 'Veedol II' (registered form 'Veedol No. 2' per federal registry - see correction row). Does not establish individual exposure or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-guyandot-aog16-01
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[2]U.S. Maritime Administration, ShipHistory database - GUYANDOT (AOG-16) Detail 5940 incl. digitized status card images 5940_AF.jpg / 5940_AB.jpg; VEEDOL NO. 2 Detail 11350 [marad_nrc]
- Locator
- ShipHistory Detail 5940 data fields + Status Cards tab (card images read directly); linked record /ShipHistory/Detail/11350
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- MARAD ShipHistory record for GUYANDOT (AOG-16), Detail 5940 (linked commercial card VEEDOL NO. 2, Detail 11350): year built 1930; shipyard Pusey and Jones Corporation; official number 229673; type tanker; 255.00 ft length, 44.20 ft beam; 1,818 gross / 1,055 net tons; name history 'Veedol No. 2' 1930-1943, 'Guyandot (AOG-16)' 1943-1949; fate 'Sold - U.S. Operation'. Handwritten vessel status card (Form MA-20) reads: 'GUYANDOT ex-VEEDOL #2 (Fr) 1818'; 'Pusey & Jones Corp Wilmington Del 5-30'; 'Transferred to France under L.L. [lend-lease] from Navy'; 'Requisitioned 3-22-43 and delivered to Navy Dept as purchaser'; 'Former Owners Tidewater Associated'; 'records surrendered to Navy April 26-46 and cease to be documented vessel.' The 1931 federal register (Merchant Vessels of the United States, Bureau of Navigation, pp. 538-539, cited via secondary reference - register page not opened this batch) adds: call sign MHTF, home port Wilmington, registered owner Tide Water Associated Transport Corporation (Del.), registry length 252.1 ft LBP, depth 18.5 ft, registry crew 18.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 1930-1949
- Limitations
- Authoritative for registry particulars and custody milestones. Status-card handwriting partially interpretive (April 1946 entries read as documentation closure following French-flag transfer; exact event dating unclear). Database field 'Specific Type: LNG Liquefied Natural Gas' is a misclassification - see correction row. Contains no asbestos, materials, or condition information; supports no asbestos claim.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-guyandot-aog16-02
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[3]Pacific Marine Review v.27 (1930), J.S. Hines, San Francisco - Pusey & Jones Corp. contract listings (monthly construction reports) [reputable_press]
- Locator
- archive.org full text pacificmarinerev2730paci_djvu.txt; Pusey & Jones yard-listing blocks (keel 19 Oct 1929; launched 4 Mar 1930; final listing 'delivered 5/15/30')
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Contemporaneous contract/construction listing in Pacific Marine Review (v.27, 1930), repeated across monthly yard reports for The Pusey & Jones Corp., Wilmington, Del.: 'Veedol No. 2, hull 1044, oil tanker for Tide Water Oil Co.; 255 L.B.P.; 44 beam; 15'6" loaded draft; 1250 I.H.P. diesel-electric propulsion; keel Oct. 19/29; launched 3/4/30; delivered 5/15/30.'
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 1929-1930
- Population
- Construction trades at Pusey & Jones, Wilmington, DE
- Limitations
- Period trade-journal contract listing; 'hull 1044' is the P&J contract number (yard hull no. 409 per Hagley Museum catalog title - see archival lead). Reports dimensions and propulsion type only - no insulation, materials, or asbestos statement; supports no asbestos claim.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-guyandot-aog16-03
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[4]Stephen S. Roberts, ShipScribe - Register of Ships of the U.S. Navy: Auxiliary Vessels 1835-1945, AOG class page (compiled 14 Aug 2010) [other_primary]
- Locator
- AOG16.html class notes, construction/disposition tables, ship notes
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- ShipScribe register page 'Class: GUYANDOT (AOG-16); Design: Small tanker, 1930' (Stephen S. Roberts, compiled from official records): acquisition directive chain - 10 Dec 1941 CNO directed acquisition of Veedol No. 2 under indefinite time charter for Naval Transportation Service with civilian crew; 10 Mar 1943 Auxiliary Vessels Board reported Mediterranean need for shallow-draft tankers and recommended purchase of three coastwise tankers (ESSO DELIVERY #11, NEW YORK SOCONY, VEEDOL NO. 2) with Navy crews and limited conversion for quarters and armament; same day SecNav asked the Maritime Commission; 16 Mar 1943 VCNO directed the limited conversion. Construction table: acquired 22 Mar 43, commissioned 17 Apr 43, decommissioned 12 Jan 45, struck 28 Apr 49. Ship note: 'Converted by Brewer Drydock Co., Staten Is., N.Y. (completed 20 Apr 43). To France at Bizerte under Lend-Lease 12 Jan 45 as LAC NOIR. Returned and sold to France by FLC 21 Mar 49. Condemned by French Navy at Toulon 6 Feb 52, hulk used as target for gunnery school.' Tabulated: armament 1-3"/50, 4-20mm; complement 23 (1944); 1,250 HP, 2 diesels electric drive, 1 screw, 8.5 kts; 800 tons light / 2,873 dwt; 251.1' wl x 44.0' x 16.7' load. Class note: the three tankers (AOG 14-16) were rushed to Europe; 10 May 44 Munitions Committee approved assignment to the French National Committee; 16 Nov 44 Commander 8th Fleet ordered the three ships decommissioned and transferred. Sister TYDOL NO. 2 (ex-TIDEWATER) remained U.S. merchant to 1957, then French CITEAUX, scrapped 1965.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 1941-1952
- Population
- Navy crew 1943-1945; conversion-yard workers (Brewer Drydock, Staten Island, Mar-Apr 1943)
- Limitations
- Named-researcher compilation drawn from official records (CNO/AVB/VCNO directives, FLC), not itself an official publication; directive chain corroborated in outline by the MARAD status card (requisition/delivery 22 Mar 43) and DANFS (acquisition March 1943). Complement figure 23 (1944) and condemnation date 6 Feb 52 unverified against primary documents (conflicts with NavSource 16 May 51 - see gaps). No asbestos or materials content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-guyandot-aog16-04
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[5]Archives nationales (France), Ministere des travaux publics - Commission des phares, 'Ile du Levant: Installation d'un feu a Port Avis,' register extract cote 20090296/53 (decision of 5 Jun 1953, register pp. 97-99); IGN aerial photo mission C3346-0161_1955_F3346-3446_0076 (2 Aug 1955); ShipScribe AOG16 ship note; NavSource AOG-16 page (secondary compilation) [other_primary]
- Locator
- SIV cote 20090296/53 (register views 45-47) and remonterletemps.ign.fr photo ref as cited in the fr.wikipedia 'Lac Noir (petrolier)' article notes 6-7; shipscribe.com/usnaux/AOG/AOG16.html
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- French-flag disposition: condemned by the Marine nationale (date conflict - 16 May 1951 per NavSource compilation; 6 February 1952 per Shipscribe register and fr.wikipedia infobox); struck from the French naval register 4 December 1952 and laid up at Bregaillon, Toulon. From ca. 1953 the hulk served as a breakwater at Port Avis, Ile du Levant: a French Archives nationales lighthouse-commission (Commission des phares) record documents a ministerial decision of 5 June 1953 approving installation of a navigation light on the stern of the ex-Lac Noir at Port Avis, and a 2 August 1955 IGN aerial photograph shows a silhouette matching the tanker at the site; Shipscribe reports the hulk was used as a gunnery-school target; a successor hulk (ex-contre-torpilleur Albatros, Q167) replaced it at Port Avis ca. 1960. NavSource reports final scrapping at La Seyne-sur-Mer (undated).
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 1949-1960
- Limitations
- Archival register citation and IGN photo reference verified as cited in a sourced secondary compilation (fr.wikipedia); the SIV scan and IGN frame were not independently opened in this batch. Condemnation date conflict unresolved (May 1951 vs Feb 1952); breakwater/target use well-documented; final scrapping reported only in secondary compilations. No asbestos or materials content - disposal of a stripped hulk.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-guyandot-aog16-05
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[6]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
- Abstract and article, AJIM 11(3):359-373
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Peer-reviewed historical study documents that asbestos was used extensively as a fireproofing and insulating material in U.S. shipbuilding during WWII - the era in which this 1930-built hull was requisitioned and given a 'limited conversion' at a New York commercial yard (March-April 1943) - and that wartime demand drove unprecedented asbestos utilization in shipyards.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 1940s era documented; article 1987
- Population
- WWII shipyard workers and ship crews (era context)
- Limitations
- Program/era-level scholarship on WWII shipbuilding generally; does not name this vessel and does not establish that asbestos was installed aboard this hull during its 1930 construction or 1943 conversion, nor quantity, location, condition, exposure, or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-guyandot-aog16-06
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[7]Pusey & Jones contract listing (Pacific Marine Review v.27, 1930 - plant type and dates); Corn & Starr AJIM 11(3):359-373 (1987 - era practice); Shipscribe AOG16 (conversion event) [other_primary]
- Locator
- PMR contract listing (diesel-electric plant, 1930 dates); Shipscribe conversion note (Brewer Drydock, completed 20 Apr 43)
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- No ship-specific asbestos record located; era/design inference only. The hull is a 1930 commercial diesel-electric tanker - no boilers or steam plant - built at a U.S. yard when asbestos was a standard marine insulating and gasket material, and was 'limited converted' at Brewers Drydock, Staten Island, in March-April 1943, the peak wartime period of shipyard asbestos use. Era-typical applications for this plant type: engine and exhaust lagging, machinery gaskets and packing, electrical insulation, and accommodation fireproofing.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 1929-1952
- Population
- Construction trades (Pusey & Jones 1929-30); merchant crew 1930-43; conversion-yard workers and Navy crew 1943-45; French crew 1945-52
- Limitations
- Inference from plant type, construction era, and conversion event - no source names asbestos aboard this hull. Diesel-electric plant eliminates boiler insulation but not exhaust lagging, gaskets, packing, electrical, or fireproofing applications. Does not establish presence, quantity, condition, exposure, or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-guyandot-aog16-07
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[8]CourtListener API v4 opinion searches; Campbell v. Tidewater Associated Oil Co., 141 F. Supp. 431 (S.D.N.Y. 1956), opinion cluster 8739452 [court_record]
- Locator
- Search queries 'Guyandot', 'AOG-16', 'Veedol No. 2 tanker' (type=o); Campbell opinion snippet (Dawson, D.J., facts section)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- CourtListener API v4 searches (2026-09-24, authenticated, fleet-paced): 'Guyandot' opinion search returned 36 hits - all name collisions (Guyandot Valley Railway; Guyandotte River-region land, eminent-domain, and railway cases, all West Virginia); 'AOG-16' returned 65 hits - acronym collisions (AOG Entertainment, Arkansas Oklahoma Gas Corp., Assemblies of God), no hull or asbestos reference in returned opinions; 'Veedol No. 2' returned 1 hit: Campbell v. Tidewater Associated Oil Co., 141 F. Supp. 431 (S.D.N.Y. 1956) - a personal-injury unseaworthiness/negligence/maintenance-and-cure claim arising from a 5 May 1952 accident aboard a defendant ship. Campbell is non-qualifying: it is not asbestos litigation, and the vessel in suit is necessarily a different Tidewater hull - this ship was French-flag from 12 Jan 1945 and French-owned from 21 Mar 1949, so a 1952 Tidewater-ship accident cannot involve her. No qualifying asbestos litigation located. A docket-type (type=r) search was attempted but blocked by the fleet pacing budget at session end - logged in search_ledger.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- Search-based negative finding: covers docketed opinions in the CourtListener corpus only; unreported claims, state-court filings outside CL coverage, and MDL-875 pleading-level lists are not exhausted by this search. Campbell classified at pleading stage of what it is - a negligence/unseaworthiness action, not exposure evidence; the specific Tidewater vessel in suit is unidentified in the retrieved text but cannot be this hull. Docket search pending (fleet pacing) - see ledger sl-09.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-guyandot-aog16-08
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[9]Batch-1959 search ledger (this record): NHHC DANFS (Wayback 2025-01-21); MARAD ShipHistory 5940/11350 + status cards; Pacific Marine Review v.27 (1930) OCR; Shipscribe AOG16; NARA Special List 44 and digitized deck-log catalog; CourtListener name/hull searches [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-guyandot-aog16-01 through sl-uss-guyandot-aog16-13
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, materials specification, or hull-specific exposure finding was found in the sources searched - DANFS/NHHC contains no materials statement; MARAD record and digitized status card contain none; the 1930 Pacific Marine Review contract listing and Shipscribe register contain none; NARA finding aids hold no digitized hull file; CourtListener searches returned only name collisions and one non-qualifying personal-injury case (see ev-08 and search_ledger).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- Absence of a located public record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard - a 1930-built, 1943-Navy-converted tanker is era-consistent with installed asbestos-containing materials. Establishes neither presence nor absence; does not establish or defeat any exposure claim or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-guyandot-aog16-09
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[10]NARA, 'Logbooks of the US Navy at the National Archives' + Special List 44 named-vessel list + 'Navy Deck Logs Available in the National Archives Catalog' (RG 24 Entry 118, NAID 581208) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Special List 44 named-vessel table, 'Guyandot (AOG-16) 4/17/1943 - 1/12/1945'; digitized-log index (G section) checked 2026-09-24 - not listed
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA Special List 44 (List of Logbooks of US Navy Ships, Stations, and Miscellaneous Units, 1801-1947) confirms deck logs exist for Guyandot (AOG-16) spanning 4/17/1943-1/12/1945 - her entire commissioned career - held in RG 24 (Bureau of Naval Personnel), Entry 118 (NAID 581208) at Archives II, College Park. The hull is absent from NARA's published catalog of fully digitized Navy deck logs as of access date - the logs exist but are not online.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 1943-1945 records
- Limitations
- Holding confirmed by official published list; logs not retrieved and not digitized (research-room or reproduction order required; no spend authorized). Content unknown until surveyed - may or may not contain materials, maintenance, or conversion-work detail relevant to asbestos. Nothing in this row is an asbestos finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-guyandot-aog16-10
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[11]Hagley Digital Archives, Pusey and Jones Corporation collection - catalog items digital.hagley.org/72350_3929 (launch), 72350_3922 (sponsor), 72350_3979 (outfitting) [museum_official]
- Locator
- Hagley item catalog titles as cited via Wikipedia reference list; item pages bot-gated from automated access at fetch time
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Hagley Museum and Library Digital Archives holds the Pusey and Jones Corporation photographic/catalog collection including items for this hull: 'Oil tanker, Veedol No. 2 hull #409, in water after launching' (4 Mar 1930 - establishes yard hull no. 409), a launch-sponsor photograph (Eleanor A. Mencke), and an outfitting-series photograph of the vessel under construction.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 1929-1930
- Population
- Pusey & Jones shipyard workforce, Wilmington, DE (construction era)
- Limitations
- Catalog titles verified through the citing reference; item pages themselves not opened (bot-check). Photographic records document construction only - any insulation/materials content would require viewing the images; the broader Pusey & Jones corporate archive at Hagley may hold hull-409 specification books. Nothing in this row is an asbestos finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-guyandot-aog16-11
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[12]MARAD ShipHistory Detail 5940 (type field, name history); NHHC DANFS 'Guyandot' (name form); NavSource/HyperWar/Shipscribe class labels (secondary compilations) [marad_nrc]
- Locator
- MARAD Detail 5940 data fields; DANFS first sentence; class-label instances on the three compilation pages
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Source discrepancies resolved or flagged: (a) MARAD ShipHistory lists 'Specific Type: LNG Liquefied Natural Gas' - a database misclassification (the vessel was a gasoline/oil tanker; LNG marine carriage did not exist in 1930) - not carried. (b) DANFS prints the built name as 'Veedol II'; the registered name was 'Veedol No. 2' (a fleet-number name, not a successor-vessel 'II' suffix) per the MARAD name history and federal registry citations - 'Veedol No. 2' adopted. (c) Secondary sources conflict on class label - 'Guyandot class' (NavSource), 'Halawa class' (HyperWar), single-hull design group (Shipscribe); no official class designation located, so the hull is treated as an individually requisitioned commercial tanker grouped operationally with AOG-14/-15.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 1930-2026
- Limitations
- Resolves publication-level discrepancies in databases and secondary compilations; does not affect identity or custody timeline. No asbestos content in any underlying source.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-guyandot-aog16-12