Evidence
12 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-12).
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[1]DANFS, 'Holly' (YN-14) entry - verbatim transcription mirror (hazegray/losthistory.net); canonical NHHC URL returned 404 on 2026-09-24 [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS vol. III 'Holly' entry, YN-14 statistics line and narrative
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The second Holly (YN-14) was launched by Marietta Manufacturing Co., Point Pleasant, W.Va., 17 April 1941; after the trip down the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers she was placed in service at Algiers, La., 11 October 1941 (transcription reads 'Ens. R. G. Coburn, Jr.'). She serviced harbor nets at Key West, Newport, and Boston, commissioning at Boston 15 December 1942 (Lt. J. M. C. Tighe). She sailed 24 December 1942 for New York and Jamaica harbor nets, reached the Canal Zone 19 January 1943, departed in convoy for Bora Bora 19 February, then worked net facilities at Pago Pago, Suva, Noumea, and Espiritu Santo; reclassified AN-19 on 20 January 1944. With LST Flotilla 5 for the Marianas invasion she reached Kwajalein 6 June 1944, sailed 9 June, assisted in downing enemy planes during the 17 June air attacks, and towed the damaged LCI-468; proceeded to Eniwetok 25 June. After South Pacific net duty she returned to San Pedro, helped dismantle net defenses at Pearl Harbor September-October 1945, arrived Bremerton 28 October 1945, decommissioned at Astoria 7 June 1946, lay in the Pacific Reserve Fleet, was stricken 1 September 1962, and transferred to the NDRF at Olympia, Wash., under Maritime Administration custody. One battle star for WWII service. Statistics line: dp. 560; l. 163'2"; b. 30'6"; dr. 11'8"; s. 12 k.; cpl. 48; a. 1 3"; cl. Aloe.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 1941-1962
- Limitations
- Official ship-history text via transcription mirror - NHHC canonical page 404s (standing link-rot issue, also seen in Batch 01). Entry omits keel date (ShipScribe class sheet supplies 1 Oct 1940) and gives no asbestos or materials information; supports no asbestos claim.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-holly-an19-01
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[2]ShipScribe (R. Hurst), USS Aloe (AN-6) class data sheet - compiled from official Ships' Data U.S. Naval Vessels / Naval Vessel Register records [reputable_press]
- Locator
- Aloe class page, construction table AN-19 row, disposal table AN-19 row, and ship-notes AN-19 entry
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Class data sheet rows for AN-19 HOLLY: ordered 27 July 1940; builder Marietta Mfg; keel 1 October 1940; launched 17 April 1941; in service 11 October 1941. Disposal: decommissioned 7 June 1946; stricken 1 September 1962; to MA/R (Maritime Administration reserve fleet) 1 September 1962; to buyer 10 August 1971. Ship note: 'Ex YN-14 20 Jan 44. Comm. 15 Dec 42. In USN reserve 1946-61. To NDRF 28 Jun 61. To buyer 26 Aug 71.' Class characteristics: 560 t light / 805 t limiting; 163.2' oa x 146.0' wl x 30.5' x 11.7'; diesel-electric, 1 screw, 800 hp; 12.5 kts; complement 46 (1944); original armament 1-3"/23, later 1-3"/50 plus 20mm guns.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 1940-1971
- Limitations
- Secondary compilation of official Navy data sheets, not the primary sheets themselves. Disposal-table 'to MA/R 1 Sep 62' vs ship-note 'To NDRF 28 Jun 61' reconcile against the MARAD status card (temporary custody 28 Jun 61; permanent title 1 Sep 62). Establishes construction/disposition facts; contains no asbestos information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-holly-an19-02
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[3]U.S. Maritime Administration, ShipHistory database - HOLLY (YN-14 / AN-19), Ship History Detail 2229, incl. digitized vessel status cards MA-393 and MA-199 [marad_nrc]
- Locator
- ShipHistory Detail 2229 milestone table plus status card images /cards/2229_4147AF.jpg (MA-393 Reserve Fleet - Ship Particulars) and /cards/34V_01.png (MA-199 Vessel Status Card)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- MARAD custody and disposal chain for this hull: delivered by the Navy to the Olympia, Wash. reserve fleet under temporary Navy-reimbursable custody on 28 June 1961 (1345 PDST); permanent transfer to MARAD on 1 September 1962 (1201 PDST) - the same date the ship was stricken from the Naval Register; sold for scrap under contract PD-X-914 on 10 August 1971 to Mr. A. B. Church, Bellevue, Washington, sale price $16,000; physical delivery/withdrawal 26 August 1971 (1130 PDT). Status card MA-393 records: type 'Diesel Elec. / Net Laying Ship / Navy Built,' builder Marietta Mfg. Co. 1941, light displacement 560 tons, LOA 163'2", breadth 30'6", speed 12.5 knots, complement 'off.4 Enl.44,' draft on entry Fwd 4' / Aft 12'3", fleet Olympia, category Mil. Aux.; card MA-199 records vessel no. 0878450, flag U.S. Navy, shipyard 'Marietta Manuf. Co. Pt. Pleasant, W. Va.', built 10-41, delivered from shipyard to Navy Dept. An 'Other data' note reads: 'Marad preservation? See Navy letter April 20, 1961 (FY 1962) Marad reply April 27, 1961.'
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 1961-1971
- Limitations
- Primary government custody record (digitized status cards) - resolves the 'fate unknown' in secondary sources. The MARAD database fields contain data-entry errors that the card image contradicts ('Specific Type: LST Tank Landing Ship' and 'Ship Length 63.00 feet' vs card 'Net Laying' and LOA 163'2"; card controls). Contains no asbestos, materials, or condition-survey information; supports no asbestos claim. Identity of buyer beyond name/city and the scrapping location are not recorded on the cards.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-holly-an19-03
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[4]NavSource Online Service Ship Photo Archive, USS Holly (AN-19) page - specifications, commanding-officer list, campaign table, awards, and builder's-trials photo caption [reputable_press]
- Locator
- NavSource AN-19 page: specifications block, awards/campaign table, CO table, photo caption
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NavSource archive page documents: spec block (disp. 560/805 t; 163'2" x 30'6" x 11'8"; 12.5 kts; complement 4 officers + 44 enlisted; 12-ton boom capacity; armament 1x3"/50 DP + 1x40mm + 3x20mm; diesel fuel 620 bbls; propulsion two Enterprise DSG-6 diesels, single Westinghouse main reduction gear, two 60 kW 120V DC diesel-drive ship's-service generators, single propeller 800 shp); call sign NBLT; awards (American Defense Service Medal, American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with one star, WWII Victory Medal); Asiatic-Pacific campaign table listing the Marianas operation, capture and occupation of Guam 21 July-15 August 1944; commanding officers (ENS R. G. Osburn Jr. 11 Oct 41; LT J. M. C. Tighe 15 Dec 42-27 Sep 43; LT M. D. Balbirnie 27 Sep 43-23 Mar 44; LT M. S. Shaw 23 Mar 44-Oct 44; LT W. M. Hupfel Oct 44-1 Jan 45; LT A. A. Hoelting 1 Jan 45-Dec 45; LT K. F. Garrison Dec 45-7 Jun 46). Photo caption documents YN-14 under way during builder's trials in October 1941 near Point Pleasant, W.Va., on the Ohio River (Stan Svec collection).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 1941-1971
- Population
- Ship's company 1941-1946 (complement ~48 per spec block)
- Limitations
- NavSource is a volunteer-run archive compiling official Navy/NARA data and photo captions - reputable but not an official site. Its timeline and CO roster spell the first OinC 'Osburn' where the hazegray DANFS transcription reads 'Coburn' (see correction row). Its 'final disposition, fate unknown' is superseded by the MARAD status cards (ev-03). No asbestos or materials information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-holly-an19-04
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[5]shipbuildinghistory.com (T. Colton), Marietta Manufacturing yard hull list, Point Pleasant WV [reputable_press]
- Locator
- Marietta yard table row 461
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Marietta yard list records hull no. 461 as 'Holly (AN 19),' US Navy net layer, 560d tons, 151 ft, built 11-Oct-41 (delivery/in-service date), disposition 'YN 14, decommissioned 1946.' Sister net tenders Gum Tree, Elder, and Larch were Marietta hulls 460, 462, and 463.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 1941
- Limitations
- Reputable secondary shipbuilding reference (Colton's yard lists), not an official register; hull-number attribution corroborates the builder and delivery date. The '151 ft' figure is the yard list's own dimension convention (official class length is 163.2' oa). No asbestos information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-holly-an19-05
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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 fireproofing and insulating material in U.S. shipbuilding during WWII - the program and era under which this 1940-41 Navy net tender was built - and that wartime demand drove unprecedented asbestos utilization, with the federal government reserving asbestos supply for shipbuilding.
- 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 (class context)
- Limitations
- Program/era-level scholarship; does not name this vessel, class, or builder, and does not establish that asbestos was aboard this hull, nor quantity, location, condition, individual exposure, or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-holly-an19-06
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[7]GAO, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (18 October 1979) [gao]
- Locator
- GAO product page and report digest, HRD-80-2
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO documented that thermal insulation was the Navy's major use of asbestos aboard ships, that 'all ships contain some asbestos in such components as clutches and electric cables,' and that the Navy did not begin substituting alternative insulation materials until the early 1970s - placing this 1940-41 naval auxiliary entirely inside the documented asbestos-use era. Fieldwork for the report covered the Long Beach and Norfolk Naval Shipyards.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 1979 report; documents pre-1970s Navy practice
- Population
- Navy ships and shipyard workers (program-level)
- Limitations
- Program/era-level review; 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. Fieldwork yards (Long Beach, Norfolk) are not this ship's builder or berthing sites.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-holly-an19-07
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[8]MIL-I-2781D (SHIPS), Insulation, Pipe, Thermal - Interim Amendment 4, 9 January 1973 (Naval Ship Engineering Center), per DLA ASSIST/quicksearch spec index [other_primary]
- Locator
- DLA ASSIST/quicksearch entry for MIL-I-2781D Interim Amendment 4 (SHIPS), 9 Jan 1973
- Finding type
- regulatory
- Finding
- The Navy's thermal pipe-insulation military specification was amended in January 1973 to require insulation 'composed of asbestos-free and silica-free heat-resisting compounds' - evidencing that the incumbent Navy specification for thermal pipe insulation had permitted asbestos-bearing product (85% magnesia pipe covering of the era is documented as roughly 15% asbestos fiber for strength and bond).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 1973 amendment; documents pre-1973 spec practice
- Population
- Navy ships and shipyard workers (spec-era context)
- Limitations
- Specification-level, not hull-level: documents that asbestos-bearing insulation was standard under Navy spec until 1973, decades after this ship's 1946 decommissioning and during its NDRF lay-up. Does not establish what was installed aboard this hull; as a diesel-electric vessel it had no steam-plant piping of the type this spec principally governed. Spec content per index listing; full text not re-pulled.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-holly-an19-08
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[9]NARA guided topic, 'Researching Asbestos aboard US Naval Vessel up through 1961' - official research path for hull-specific asbestos documentation [other_primary]
- Locator
- NARA guided topic page, RG 19 entry list; https://digital.lib.ecu.edu/special/ead/findingaids/0742/ (ECU Marietta records finding aid)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA officially treats 'the use of asbestos in U.S. Navy materiel from 1941-1961' as a documented research subject and prescribes the research path for this hull: RG 19 (Bureau of Ships) general/confidential correspondence 1940-1946 and 1947-1961, filed by hull designation ('AN19'/'YN14') and by class correspondence under the class namesake ('AN6' Aloe class); builder correspondence under Navy Filing Manual 'QM' code (QM/Marietta Manufacturing); General/Ship Information Books for machinery, piping, and insulation layouts. Complementary leads: WWII deck logs (RG 24, NARA II College Park) covering her Canal Zone and South Pacific operations; MARAD Olympia reserve-fleet records (the status card references a Navy letter of 20 April 1961 and MARAD reply of 27 April 1961 concerning preservation); the Marietta Manufacturing Company Records (1899-2006) at East Carolina University (engineering drawings, blueprints, contracts, production files).
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 1940-1961 records
- Limitations
- Record-group mapping only - no box-level retrieval performed; existence of asbestos-specific documents for this hull is unknown until surveyed. NARA's guide acknowledges asbestos in Navy materiel at the program level; it does not assert asbestos aboard any particular vessel.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-holly-an19-09
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[10]Batch-1764 search ledger (this record): NHHC DANFS (canonical 404 + hazegray mirror); MARAD ShipHistory Detail 2229 + status cards; ShipScribe AN-6 class sheet; shipbuildinghistory Marietta list; NavSource AN-19; NARA asbestos guided topic; CourtListener opinion/docket searches; e-WV/ECU builder history; DLA/GAO spec and report indexes [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-holly-an19-01 through -18
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, NDRF condition record, or docketed case naming the Holly hull was found in the public sources searched. CourtListener (all queries authenticated via the fleet helper): 'USS Holly' opinions and dockets each returned zero; 'AN-19'+'Holly' returned nine hits, all name collisions (persons named Holly, street addresses, statute/exhibit fragments - verified in opinion text); 'YN-14'+'Holly', 'Holly'+'net tender'/'net laying'+asbestos, and 'Marietta Manufacturing'+asbestos each returned zero; 'Holly'+asbestos+ship returned 52 hits, all name collisions (surnames, 'wholly-owned' fragments, street names). See 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 1941 naval auxiliary is era-consistent with asbestos-containing materials, and scrapping in 1971 leaves no museum/abatement documentation trail. Does not establish presence or absence; does not establish or defeat any exposure claim or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-holly-an19-10
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[11]Cross-source reconciliation: hazegray DANFS mirror vs NavSource AN-19 vs ShipScribe class data sheet vs MARAD ShipHistory/cards vs Wikipedia summary [other_primary]
- Locator
- losthistory.net/hazegray yn14.htm; navsource.net 18019; shipscribe.com/usnaux/AN/AN06.html; vesselhistory.marad.dot.gov Detail 2229 + cards; en.wikipedia.org USS Holly (AN-19)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Source discrepancies recorded: (a) first officer-in-charge - hazegray DANFS transcription reads 'Ens. R. G. Coburn, Jr.' while NavSource's timeline and CO roster read 'ENS. R. G. Osburn, Jr., USNR'; unresolved, both spellings carried. (b) Final disposition - NavSource and Wikipedia say 'fate unknown'; MARAD status cards resolve it (sold scrap PD-X-914, 10 Aug 1971, A. B. Church, Bellevue WA, $16,000; delivered 26 Aug 1971). (c) MARAD database field errors - 'Specific Type: LST Tank Landing Ship' and 'Ship Length 63.00 feet' contradict the status card's 'Net Laying' and LOA 163'2"; the card controls. (d) Complement - DANFS 'cpl. 48,' NavSource 4+44, MARAD card 'off.4 Enl.44,' class data sheet 46 (1944), Wikipedia 40; reported as range. (e) 'Homeport: Tiburon, California' appears only in Wikipedia - Tiburon was the Naval Net Depot on San Francisco Bay, but no authoritative source ties this hull to it; not carried.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 1941-1971
- Limitations
- Resolves publication-level discrepancies among secondary compilations and flags MARAD database field errors against its own scanned status card; underlying primary BuShips/Navy records were not themselves retrieved. No asbestos content in any of the compared sources.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-holly-an19-11
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[12]e-WV (West Virginia Encyclopedia), 'Marietta Manufacturing Company' - builder history and wartime production [reputable_press]
- Locator
- e-WV entry 2423; ECU Joyner Library finding aid 0742 (digital.lib.ecu.edu)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Marietta Manufacturing Company operated a shipyard at Point Pleasant, WV from 1916/1917 to 1970; during WWII it built four Navy net tenders (the yard's hulls 460-463, including this vessel), 16 Army mine planters, and 53 Army landing tugs, employing as many as about 2,200 workers including women wartime hires, and received the Army-Navy 'E' Award in 1944. The company's records (1899-2006), including engineering drawings, blueprints, contracts, and production files, are archived at East Carolina University.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 1940-1945
- Population
- Marietta Manufacturing construction workforce (yard-wide, ~2,200-3,000 at peak)
- Limitations
- Yard-level history - employment and production figures are yard-wide, not allocated to this hull; supports construction-workforce context only. shipbuildinghistory.com gives peak employment as 3,000 vs e-WV's 2,200 - yard-level figure variance noted. Contains no asbestos or materials information about the yard's output.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-holly-an19-12