Evidence
8 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-8).
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[1]research packet p-packet.md (7 sources cited) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-hyde-apa173-pkt-p-packet-md
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[2]Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, 'Hyde' (APA-173) entry - HyperWar/ibiblio transcription mirror of the NHHC DANFS text [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS 'Hyde' APA-173 entry, full entry incl. header statistics line
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS: Haskell-class attack transport, VC2-S-AP5 type; launched under Maritime Commission contract by Oregon Shipbuilding Corp., Portland, OR, 30 October 1944 (sponsor Mrs. James H. Bond); commissioned 26 November 1944, CAPT E.F. May. WWII: Seattle embarkation 1945-01-27; Iwo Jima unload 1945-03-13; Guam casualty lift (400+ Marines) 1945-03-15; San Francisco 1945-05-22; Okinawa discharge under air-attack threat 1945-07-24; occupation lifts to Yokohama, Tsingtao, Haiphong/Chinwangtao; Magic Carpet return via Sasebo to San Diego 1945-12-22; Norfolk via Panama 1946-03-13; decommissioned 1946-05-14; returned to Maritime Commission 1946-05-16; berthed NDRF James River. One battle star.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-25
- Study period
- 1944-1946
- Population
- Ship's company 532 plus embarked troops up to ~1,562 (DANFS header figures)
- Limitations
- Official Navy history transcription; the live NHHC DANFS page (history.navy.mil/.../hyde.html) returned 404 on 2026-09-25, so the mirror is cited. Contains no asbestos, insulation, or materials statement. Gives no laid-down or stricken dates.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-hyde-apa173-01
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[3]U.S. Maritime Administration, ShipHistory database - HYDE (APA-173 / LPA-173), Ship History Detail 2283, including digitized vessel status cards (Reserve Fleet Division vessel data card front/back; WSA vessel status card) [marad_nrc]
- Locator
- ShipHistory Detail 2283 milestone table; card images /cards/2283_4247AF.jpg (front), /cards/2283_4247AB.jpg (back), /cards/d2070f03-6374-4d5d-b523-d7e02ddeca40.png (WSA card)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- MARAD ShipHistory record (Detail 2283) and digitized WSA/USMC vessel status cards document: hull no. 139, type VC2-S-AP5; built by Oregon SB Corp., card records 'At Astoria, Ore.'; completed 11-25-44; delivered by builder to USMC at Astoria 11-25-44 4:00 PM PWT for Navy Department allocation; transferred from Navy Dept. as surplus to WSA at Lee Hall, VA 5-16-46 2:00 PM EDT; reason for lay-up 'High Cost to Convert for Commercial'; permanent cement ballast poured in holds 11-22-49; withdrawn 2-10-56 to Stockard Steamship Corp. (GAA) under the 1956 Repair Program and returned to James River reserve fleet 5-22-56; withdrawn and delivered to S.A. Desbar (Spanish) for scrapping pursuant to exchange contract for CONNECTICUT (Connecticut Transport Inc.) - trade-out scrap ships HYDE and LOWNDES - contract MA-11431 dated 9-17-83, physically delivered to buyer 10-17-83 10:50 AM EDT.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-25
- Study period
- 1944-1983
- Population
- NDRF custodial/maintenance crews (1946-1983); Stockard Steamship Corp. repair workforce (1956-02-10 to 1956-05-22)
- Limitations
- Primary government custody record; card handwriting partially legible (read via card images). Card's 'At Astoria, Ore.' build/delivery location conflicts with DANFS 'Portland' - unresolved, carried in gaps. Card documents events, not materials: no asbestos, insulation, or hazardous-materials statement.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-hyde-apa173-02
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[4]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive - 'USS Hyde (LPA-173) ex USS Hyde (APA-173)' page (volunteer secondary compilation) [other_primary]
- Locator
- APA-173 page: chronology bullets, Specifications - Propulsion line, Commanding Officers table
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource APA-173/LPA-173 page: struck from the Naval Register 5 June 1946; administratively redesignated amphibious transport LPA-173 on 1 January 1969 while in reserve; specification block lists one Westinghouse geared turbine, two Babcock & Wilcox header-type boilers (465 psi, 750F), double Westinghouse main reduction gears, single propeller 8,500 shp; complement 56 officers + 480 enlisted, troop accommodations 80 officers + 1,440 enlisted; MC hull 139; sole commanding officer CAPT Eugene F. May (1944-11-26 to 1946-05-14); TransRon Thirteen / TransDiv Thirty-Eight assignment and campaign-ribbon detail.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-25
- Study period
- 1944-1983
- Limitations
- Volunteer-compiled secondary source, not an official record - stricken date and LPA redesignation rest on this compilation (consistent with Wikipedia but not independently confirmed against an official register extract). Its '17 September 1973' disposal date conflicts with the primary MARAD status card (1983) and is corrected in ev-uss-hyde-apa173-04. No asbestos statements.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-hyde-apa173-03
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[5]MARAD vessel status card for HYDE (APA-173), back-of-card typed disposal note and front field 22; NavSource APA-173 page (conflicting secondary source) [marad_nrc]
- Locator
- Status card back ('Withdrawn and delivered to S.A. Desbar ... Contract No. MA-11431, dated 9-17-83 ... Delivered to buyer 10-17-83'); card front field 22 '1050 EDT 10-17-83'
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Disposal-year correction: secondary sources (NavSource; Wikipedia, which mirrors it) state Hyde was sold for scrapping 17 September 1973 and delivered 17 October 1973. The primary MARAD vessel status card records exchange contract MA-11431 dated 9-17-83 and physical delivery to S.A. Desbar on 10-17-83 at 10:50 AM EDT; the ShipHistory milestone table likewise dates withdrawal/delivery 10/17/1983. The correct disposal year is 1983; 1973 is a transcription error in the secondary chain.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-25
- Study period
- 1983
- Population
- S.A. Desbar shipbreaking workforce, Spain (1983)
- Limitations
- Corrects the secondary-source year only; the disposal outcome (scrapped in Spain) is unchanged. No asbestos content; disposal method (Spanish scrapping) implies hull breakup but no materials record was located for the scrapping event itself.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-hyde-apa173-04
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[6]NavSource APA-173 specification block (propulsion line); Bureau of Ships, Ships' Data U.S. Naval Vessels Vol. 3 (Jan 1945), APA machinery table (VC2-S-AP5 plant data as compiled in secondary sources - primary scan URL returned 404 on 2026-09-25) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource APA-173 page, Specifications - Propulsion; shipscribe.com SDB1945v3.pdf APA machinery table (link dead at access date)
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- The hull's documented plant is a single Westinghouse geared steam turbine fed by two Babcock & Wilcox header-type boilers at 465 psi / 750F superheated steam, single screw, 8,500 shp - the standard VC2-S-AP5 Victory-type machinery fit (consistent with BuShips Ships' Data 1945 vol. 3 APA machinery data as transcribed in secondary compilations). Superheated geared-steam plants of this 1944 construction era were commonly insulated with asbestos-containing products on boilers, steam piping, valves, flanges, and machinery. Asbestos content aboard this hull is era/class inference, not a ship-specific finding.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-25
- Study period
- 1944-1983
- Population
- Engineering ratings in boiler/engine spaces (1944-1946); Oregon Shipbuilding construction trades (1944); Stockard Steamship repair crews (1956); Desbar shipbreakers (1983)
- Limitations
- Plant hardware is documented for this hull; asbestos presence is not. Period steam plants commonly carried asbestos insulation, but no ship-specific survey, material schedule, or abatement record was located. Does not establish quantity, location, condition, individual exposure, or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-hyde-apa173-05
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[7]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
- 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 World War II - the era and program under which this VC2-S-AP5 hull was mass-produced - and that wartime demand drove unprecedented asbestos utilization aboard naval and merchant-type hulls.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-25
- Study period
- 1940s era documented; article 1987
- Population
- WWII shipyard workers and ship crews (class context)
- Limitations
- Program/era-level scholarly documentation of asbestos use in WWII shipbuilding generally; does not name this vessel and does not establish that asbestos was aboard this hull, nor quantity, location, condition, exposure, or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-hyde-apa173-06
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[8]Batch-2247 search ledger (this record): NHHC/DANFS live + ibiblio mirror; MARAD ShipHistory Detail 2283 and status cards; NavSource APA-173; Naval Vessel Register online; NARA catalog API; CourtListener API v4 (authenticated) opinion and docket sweeps [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-hyde-apa173-01 through sl-uss-hyde-apa173-13
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or docketed asbestos case naming USS Hyde / APA-173 / LPA-173 was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). CourtListener exact-name opinion and docket queries returned zero; hull-number queries returned only name collisions (Administrative Procedure Act 'APA', 'L.P.' entity names).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-25
- Study period
- 2026-09-25
- Limitations
- Absence of a located public record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard - she was a 1944 geared-steam ship of a type that typically carried asbestos insulation, and she was scrapped in 1983, so no surviving-hull survey exists to be found. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility. The broad 'Hyde' surname-plus-asbestos sweep was blocked by the fleet pacing budget and is incomplete.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-hyde-apa173-07