Evidence
4 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-4).
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[1]DANFS-derived narrative (article incorporates public-domain DANFS text); official DANFS site returning HTTP 500 [nhhc_danfs]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- USS Heywood (APA-6), Heywood-class attack transport, named for General Charles Heywood, USMC. Built in 1919 as the civilian freighter Steadfast by the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Alameda, California; rebuilt and renamed City of Baltimore; made New York-San Francisco passenger runs for the Panama Pacific Lines throughout the 1930s. Acquired by the Navy 26 October 1940; renamed Heywood (AP-12); fitted out as a troop transport at Portland, Oregon, where she commissioned 7 November 1940. Reclassified APA-6 on 1 February 1943. She is not the USS William Ward Burrows (AP-6) - a different hull. Propulsion: 1 De Laval geared turbine drive, 4 Babcock & Wilcox header-type boilers, 1 propeller, 9,500 shp; 16.8 knots. Prewar service: cruised as far west as Hawaii before transiting the Panama Canal for Charleston, South Carolina, arriving 14 June 1941; carried garrison forces for the defense of Iceland and performed neutrality patrol in the West Indies until Pearl Harbor. WWII service: departed Norfolk, Virginia, 10 April 1942 with reinforcements for the Solomon Islands; replenished at San Pedro, California; sailed for Wellington, New Zealand. Embarked U.S. Marines for amphibious warfare training, then landed them in the Tulagi-Guadalcanal assault 7 August 1942; shot down an enemy plane 8 August and frequently repelled air attacks as she shuttled supplies and troops into Guadalcanal from the New Hebrides, New Caledonia, and Australian ports; outbound from the besieged Solomons she evacuated wounded Americans and Japanese captives. Returned to San Pedro 16 January 1943 for repairs; sailed north 24 April carrying troops who landed 11 May in the amphibious assault on Attu, Aleutian Islands; returned nearly 500 wounded veterans of the Attu campaign to San Francisco 6 June; put to sea with occupation troops landed to occupy Kiska 15 August 1943. Returned to Wellington 1 October 1943 to train and embark troops landed in the assault on Tarawa, Gilbert Islands, 20 November; returned to Pearl Harbor 3 December for amphibious warfare training culminating in the assault for the capture of the Marshall Islands commencing 31 January 1944; put garrison troops ashore at Kwajalein and Majuro, then landed assault units as the Americans swept on to Eniwetok; overhauled in San Pedro; returned to the Marshalls 11 May to prepare for the invasion of the Marianas; landed assault troops at Saipan 16 June and on Tinian 24 July. Philippines: landed assault troops in the initial invasion of Leyte 20 October 1944; brief rest at Manus in the Admiralties; embarked assault troops landed on the shores of Lingayen Gulf 9 January 1945; landed reinforcements to assist in securing Mindoro 9 February 1945; returned to the States for overhaul before embarking reinforcements for the capture of Okinawa. The close of hostilities 15 August 1945 found Heywood in the Philippine Islands; she carried occupation troops into Tokyo Bay 8 September 1945 and continued trooplift operations between Japan and the Philippines until 25 October 1945, when she set course for the western seaboard; after setting veterans ashore at San Diego, California, and at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, she arrived in Boston, Massachusetts, 3 February 1946. Decommissioned 12 April 1946; transferred 2 July 1946 to the custody of the Maritime Administration; subsequently renamed City of Baltimore; sold for scrap in 1956. Military awards: seven battle stars for World War II service - Guadalcanal-Tulagi landings (7 August 1942); capture and defense of Guadalcanal (August 1942-February 1943); Gilbert Islands operation (occupation of Kwajalein and Majuro Atolls, 31 January 1944; occupation of Eniwetok Atoll, 17 February 1944); Marianas operation (capture and occupation of Saipan, 16 June 1944); Tinian capture and occupation (24 July 1944); Leyte operation (Leyte landings, San Pedro Bay, 20 October 1944); Luzon operation (Lingayen Gulf landings, 9 January 1945).
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Limitations
- Official DANFS returning HTTP 500; identity and service history from the DANFS-derived narrative. The article infobox lists launch 4 November 1918 while the narrative says she was built in 1919 as Steadfast; the launch date is treated as unverified.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-heywood-apa6-01
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[2]Negative search result across authoritative repositories (2026-09-25) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No ship-specific asbestos documentation located for USS Heywood (APA-6) in any authoritative source searched (Navy, NARA, HAER, museum records). This is a negative finding, not an absence of exposure.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Limitations
- Negative finding reflects search coverage, not proof of absence. No hull-specific asbestos survey located.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-heywood-apa6-02
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[3]CourtListener authenticated search (combined ship name + hull number) not completed - helper pipe broke after authenticated request on two attempts (2026-09-25) [court_record]
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- CourtListener authenticated search for the combined ship name and hull number ("USS Heywood" APA-6) could not be completed during the writing session. Two SSH attempts against the Mac Studio authenticated helper broke the pipe after the authenticated request and before any results returned; no further attempts were made to avoid tripping fleet-wide pacing limits. The search gap is logged; no litigation conclusion can be drawn and the search must be retried before any litigation finding can be claimed.
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Limitations
- Search not run; no litigation finding can be claimed. Retry required for complete coverage.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-heywood-apa6-03
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[4]U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, asbestos exposure guidance for Navy veterans [other_primary]
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Era context: the Department of Veterans Affairs states that many WWII-era Navy ships contained asbestos products, with boiler and engine rooms of particular concern because asbestos was widely used as insulation during this period.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Limitations
- Era context only - does not establish asbestos presence aboard this specific hull. Not a finding about this ship.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-heywood-apa6-04