Evidence
8 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-8).
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[1]Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS), 'Haven' (AH-12) entry - canonical NHHC URL (history.navy.mil/.../danfs/h/haven.html and variants) returned 404 on 2026-09-20; text via transcription mirrors (hazegray/losthistory.net; historycentral.com/navy/hospital/haven.html) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS 'Haven' (AH-12) entry, full text; mirror also at historycentral.com/navy/hospital/haven.html
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS: Haven (AH-12), formerly SS Marine Hawk, launched under Maritime Commission contract by Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Corp., Chester PA, 24 June 1944 (sponsored by Mrs. E. Lang as printed); acquired and placed in service 19 June 1944 for transport to conversion yard (Todd-Erie Shipyard, Brooklyn); commissioned 5 May 1945, CAPT T. T. Patterson. Sailed 14 June 1945 via Panama for the Pacific; Pearl Harbor 6 July; Okinawa; arrived off Nagasaki 11 September 1945 and embarked Allied ex-POWs, some suffering atomic-blast effects; patient transport (Guam/Saipan/Pearl Harbor to San Francisco) through January 1946. Embarked radiological equipment and researchers for Operation Crossroads - Bikini Atoll June-August 1946 as APH-112, then Kwajalein test-ship inspection; troop transport to Feb 1947; decommissioned San Diego 1 July 1947. Recommissioned 15 September 1950 after sister Benevolence sank; four Korean tours - Inchon/Pusan stations, helicopter medevac; ~3,000 patients in seven months of 1953; fourth tour extended to French Indochina Sept-Oct 1954 (embarked French troops at Saigon; disembarked Oran/Marseille). Decommissioned Long Beach 30 June 1957; 'In Reserve, In Service' at Long Beach until stricken 1 March 1967. Nine battle stars for Korean War service.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-20
- Study period
- 1944-1967
- Population
- Crew and embarked patients, 1945-1957
- Limitations
- Mirror transcription of the official DANFS text - canonical NHHC URL is a standing link-rot issue (same as BATCH-01); mirror wording may contain OCR artifacts ('Jiarme Hawk' = Marine Hawk). DANFS contains no asbestos, materials, or insulation statements - this row documents service history only and supports no asbestos claim.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-haven-ah12-01
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[2]U.S. Maritime Administration, ShipHistory database - HAVEN (AH-12), Detail 2118, incl. digitized status cards (Form MA-383 'Reserve Fleet - Ship Particulars' and Form MA-199 'Vessel Status Card', images read this pass) and attached HAVEN.pdf (scanned, image-only) [marad_nrc]
- Locator
- ShipHistory Detail 2118; status-card images /cards/2118_3933AF.jpg and /cards/305_01.png; milestone table (entry 6/5/1967, disposition 2/9/1968)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- MARAD custody record for this hull: ex-name MARINE HAWK; type C4-S-B2 hospital ship; official no. 512506; MA hull no. 743; vessel no. 0835605; builder Sun SB & DD Co., Chester PA; delivered from shipyard 5-45. Operating history on card: Dept. of Navy -> Maritime Admin. at Suisun Bay 1967-06-05 (MA fleet custody); title transferred to Union Carbide Corp. 1968-01-12 under the MARAD Exchange Program ('Exchange ship delivered to Union Carbide for the PLEIADES'; authority: ltr. 12/22/66, Chief, Office of Ship Operations); physical delivery at Suisun Bay 1968-02-09 10:40 PST; renamed CLENDENIN 10/68, converted to chemical tanker; Union Carbide -> Morgan Guaranty Trust Co. of New York 1969-04-21; renamed ALASKAN 1969-05-16; Morgan Guaranty -> Union Carbide 1986-06-26; 'Broken up 3/87'; 'Removed from work 12/10/88.' Card specs: LOA 520 ft, breadth 71'6", gross 15,400 tons, speed 18.3 knots, 76 officers + 498 enlisted.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-20
- Study period
- 1943-1988
- Population
- NDRF custodial staff (1967-68); Union Carbide crew and conversion/shipbreaking trades (1968-1987)
- Limitations
- Authoritative for government-custody milestones and merchant-service chain of title. Contains no asbestos, materials, or condition-survey information. Internal 'date built' fields are inconsistent (MA-383 shows 8-1-43; MA-199 shows 7-15-44) - carried in gaps, not resolved here.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-haven-ah12-02
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[3]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 and program under which this Maritime Commission C4-S-B2 hull was built (Sun Shipbuilding, 1943-44) and converted to a hospital ship (Todd-Erie Basin, Brooklyn, 1944-45).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-20
- Study period
- 1940s era documented; article 1987
- Population
- WWII shipyard workers and ship crews (class context)
- Limitations
- Program/era-level scholarship; does not name this vessel and does not establish that asbestos was or remains aboard this hull, nor quantity, location, condition, individual exposure, or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-haven-ah12-03
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[4]NavSource Online Service Ship Photo Archive, USS Haven (AH-12) page - reproduced official characteristics/specifications sheet and U.S. Navy BUMED material (publication 16-0020-004, Haven-class compartment and access diagram, credited to BUMED Office of Medical History) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 09/12/1212 - specifications block and BUMED diagram caption
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Design-level basis for era-consistent asbestos inference: the reproduced specifications list one GE geared turbine; two Babcock & Wilcox header-type boilers (450 psi, 745 deg F); double Falk main reduction gears; six turbo-driven ship's service generators; single screw 9,000 shp - a fossil-fired steam plant of the type routinely insulated with asbestos-containing materials in this era. BUMED class material describes the six Haven-class hospital ships as 'completely air conditioned,' a design feature whose period ductwork and insulation commonly used asbestos-containing products. Conversion-era work occurred at New York-area yards (this hull: Todd-Erie Basin, Brooklyn).
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-20
- Study period
- 1943-1945 design/construction; 1945-1967 service
- Population
- Construction/conversion trades (Chester PA; Brooklyn NY, 1943-45); engineering-plant crews
- Limitations
- Class/design and era inference, not a hull record: the specs sheet does not state 'asbestos' content and does not establish that asbestos was or remains aboard this hull, nor quantity, location, condition, individual exposure, or causation. NavSource is a secondary compilation hosting official-derived material - used here only to document plant type and class design features.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-haven-ah12-04
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[5]Jones v. J.T. Thorpe & Son, Inc., et al., No. 3:17-cv-05446 (N.D. Cal., Judge Vince Chhabria) - docket mirror (plainsite); complaint contents per legal-press summary: Top Class Actions, 'Veteran Alleges Asbestos Exposure in the Navy' (2017-10-09), citing 'Case No. 4:17-cv-05446-DMR' [court_record]
- Locator
- Docket mirror: Jones v. J.T. Thorpe & Son, Inc., N.D. Cal. 3:17-cv-05446 (nature of suit 368 asbestos PI; removal; dkt entries through order of dismissal 7/20/2018); TCA article dated 2017-10-09
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Docketed asbestos personal-injury action in which the complaint named this hull: per the legal-press summary of the complaint, the plaintiff alleged U.S. Navy asbestos exposure 1961-1979, including service aboard USS Haven (AH-12) in 1961-1962 as fireman apprentice and then fireman - standing watches at various locations and performing mechanical work including connecting and replacing pipelines - alongside USS Coral Sea (CV-43), USS Oriskany (CV-34), and USS Wichita (AOR-1). The suit named product defendants including CBS Corp. and General Electric; lung cancer diagnosed March 2017. The case was removed to federal court under 28 U.S.C. s. 1441 (asbestos litigation); docket shows motions in limine (incl. 'every exposure' and 'reentrainment' expert-opinion fights), a pretrial conference 2018-07-11, a Notice of Settlement filed 2018-07-19, and an Order of Dismissal signed by Judge Chhabria 2018-07-20.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-20
- Study period
- Alleged exposure window 1961-1962; litigation 2017-2018
- Population
- Plaintiff (Navy fireman/machinist rating, alleged Haven service 1961-62); engineering-plant watchstanders generally
- Limitations
- PLEADING-STAGE ALLEGATION ONLY: the vessel list is a complaint allegation, not a finding - the case settled on the eve of trial and was dismissed without adjudication; no court found that exposure occurred aboard this hull. The complaint text was not independently retrieved (CourtListener rate-limited this pass; PACER not accessed) - hull-naming rests on the secondary legal-press summary. Docket-number discrepancy: the secondary source prints '4:17-cv-05446-DMR'; the docket of record is 3:17-cv-05446 (Judge Chhabria) - treated as the same case on number/year/court/subject match; no separate case located at the 4: number. Settlement terms are not public; nothing here establishes exposure, causation, or eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-haven-ah12-05
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[6]Batch-779 search ledger (this record): DANFS mirrors; MARAD ShipHistory 2118 + status cards; NavSource 09/12/1212; CourtListener API and web (blocked - rate limited); legal-press and docket-mirror litigation sweep; VA BVA decisions search [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-haven-ah12-01 through sl-uss-haven-ah12-10
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying hull-specific asbestos record located beyond the settled pleading in ev-05: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or adjudicated case naming USS Haven (AH-12) was found in the public sources searched. No public documentation of asbestos handling was located for the 1968 jumboization/chemical-tanker conversion (Bethlehem Steel's Beaumont yard, per NavSource photo documentation) or the 1987 breakup. CourtListener ship-name and hull-number opinion searches could not be completed - API returned HTTP 429 (125/day exceeded, retry-after ~30,626 s) and the web UI returned 403; logged as blocked in the search ledger rather than retried.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-20
- Study period
- 2026-09-20
- Limitations
- Absence of a located public record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard: a 1943-44 steam conversion that passed intact into merchant service is era-consistent with retained asbestos-containing materials. Does not establish presence or absence, quantity, or condition; does not establish or defeat any exposure claim or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-haven-ah12-06
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[7]MARAD Vessel Status Card (Form MA-199) for HAVEN (AH-12), ShipHistory Detail 2118 - operating-history lines read this pass [marad_nrc]
- Locator
- Form MA-199 status card, operating-history block, bottom lines
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Disposition-date discrepancy resolved to the primary record: secondary sources split between 'scrapped in 1987' (Wikipedia infobox) and 'sold for scrapping 10 December 1988' (NavSource). The MARAD status card records 'Broken up 3/87' on one line and 'Removed from work 12/10/88' on the next - breakup in March 1987; the 12/10/88 entry is the card's record-closure line and was apparently misread downstream as the scrap-sale date. Adopted: broken up March 1987; MARAD record closed 1988-12-10.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-20
- Study period
- 1987-1988
- Limitations
- Card handwriting interpreted from a scanned image; 'Removed from work' is the card's own terminology and its precise administrative meaning (vs. e.g. final dismantling completion) is not defined on the card. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-haven-ah12-07
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[8]NARA guidance - Logbooks of the U.S. Navy (RG 24; post-1941 deck logs at Archives II, College Park; VA-digitized Vietnam-era series being processed to the National Archives Catalog) and RG 178 (Records of the U.S. Maritime Commission); U.S. Navy BUMED Office of Medical History (Haven-class diagram 16-0020-004) [other_primary]
- Locator
- archives.gov/research/military/logbooks/navy; archives.gov RG 178 guide; NavSource 09/12/1212 (BUMED diagram caption)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Archival leads, unretrieved (no spend authorized, no research-room visit): (a) NARA RG 24 post-1941 deck logs for USS Haven (AH-12/APH-112) at Archives II, College Park - digitization status for this hull not confirmed; deck logs would document watches, machinery work, and any recorded material disturbances. (b) NARA RG 178 Maritime Commission construction/contract records for MC hull 743 (Sun Shipbuilding) and the conversion-contract trail at Todd-Erie Basin. (c) BUMED Office of Medical History holds Haven-class compartment/access diagram 16-0020-004 (a scan is hosted on the NavSource page); BUMED medical-history files may document conversion outfitting.
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-20
- Study period
- 1943-1967 records
- Limitations
- Record-group mapping only - no box-level retrieval performed; whether any of these files contain asbestos-specific information for this hull is unknown until surveyed. Nothing in this row is an asbestos finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-haven-ah12-08
