USS Inflict (AM-456)

Evidence

13 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-13).

1. [1]DANFS, 'Inflict' entry (AM-456 paragraph), Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships - verbatim transcription via hazegray mirror hosted at losthistory.net; live NHHC pages 404 at every Inflict slug tried (history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/i/inflict-ii.html, inflict.html, /content/history/nhhc/... variants - standing NHHC link rot, per Batch-01 notes) [nhhc_danfs]

   Locator

   DANFS entry, spec block + full service narrative (losthistory.net hazegray mirror of the NHHC text)

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   DANFS documents this hull: 'The second Inflict (AM-456) was launched 16 October 1953 by Wilmington Boat Works, Inc., Wilmington, Calif.; sponsored by Mrs. Robert E. Carlson; and commissioned 11 May 1954, Lt. G. T. Ragon in command.' Service narrative: shakedown on the West Coast; departed Long Beach 1 July 1954 for the western Pacific (Yokosuka 5 August); operated with the navies of South Korea, Nationalist China, and Japan; reclassified MSO-456 in February 1955; returned Long Beach 17 February 1956; 1957 operations off California and Mexico; Far East deployment 3 January - 15 July 1958 during the Indonesia crisis (exercises with Philippine, Thailand, and Chinese Nationalist navies); Far East again 3 May - 16 November 1960; 1961 minesweeping and midshipman training out of Long Beach; Hawaiian exercises 7 April - 17 August 1962; joint countermeasure exercises with Canada 28 October - 3 December 1963; Far East deployment 22 May - 7 December 1964 including service along South Vietnam; sailed 7 February 1966, Subic Bay 28 March, 'Market Time' patrol station 5 April - 1 November, returned Long Beach 13 December 1966; operated on the West Coast through mid-1967 [narrative ends]. Transcriber's note: decommissioned 30 March 1990, stricken 23 May 1990, disposed of by Navy sale 1 December 1992. Spec block: 'AM-456: dp. 630; l. 172'; b. 36'; dr. 10'; s. 16 k.; cpl. 72; a. 1 40mm.; cl. Agile.'

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-22

   Study period

   1952-1967 narrative; hull life 1952-1995

   Population

   Construction trades (Wilmington Boat Works, 1952-54); crew (design complement 72)

   Limitations

   Identity and service-chronology record only - the entry contains no asbestos, insulation, or materials information, and its narrative ends mid-1967: the entire post-1967 operational record (later Vietnam deployments, Guam homeport, Persian Gulf) is absent from DANFS for this hull. Laid-down date is not given in the entry (NavSource supplies 29 October 1952); the 1990-92 terminal dates are a transcriber's note, not DANFS text. Does not establish presence or absence of any material aboard.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-inflict-am456-01

2. [2]NavSource Online, Mine Warfare Vessel Photo Archive - 'Inflict (MSO 456) ex-AM-456' per-hull page (curated compilation of official data, photo captions, and contributor research) [other_primary]

   Locator

   NavSource 11/02456 - specifications block, milestone list, commanding-officer roster

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   Per-hull record: 'Aggressive Class Minesweeper'; laid down 29 October 1952 at Wilmington Boat Works Inc., Wilmington, CA; launched 16 October 1953; commissioned USS Inflict (AM-456) 11 May 1954; reclassified Ocean Minesweeper MSO-456 on 7 February 1955; 'changed divisions in September 1967 and became a part of Mine Division 71' (Dynamic MSO-432, Engage MSO-433, Impervious MSO-449, Inflict, Fortify MSO-446); decommissioned 30 March 1990; struck from the Naval Register 23 May 1990; sold for scrap 4 December 1992 by the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service to Sea Witch Salvage of Baltimore, MD, for $12,000. Call sign November-Lima-Yankee-Oscar. Propulsion: four Packard ID1700 diesel engines, two shafts, two controllable-pitch propellers.

   Verification

   partial

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-22

   Study period

   1952-1992

   Limitations

   Secondary curated compilation, not an official record - milestones are listed without per-item primary citations; page blocks automated fetches (HTTP 406/timeouts) and content was verified via search-index verbatim text. Supplies the only located laid-down date, the MinDiv-71 reassignment, the DRMS/Sea Witch buyer identification (corroborated by the Ellis trial record), and the 4 December 1992 sale date that conflicts with the 1 December date in DANFS-transcriber/NVR-derived sources. No asbestos or materials information; supports no asbestos claim.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-inflict-am456-02

3. [3]United States v. Ellis, No. 98-4150 (4th Cir. Feb. 22, 1999) (unpublished per curiam; affirming D. Md. No. CR-96-361-WMN) - appellate opinion reciting the trial record, via ecases.us full-text mirror [court_record]

   Locator

   Opinion Part I - facts section (DRMS purchases; IFB asbestos declarations; Navy warning signage; AES abatement figures); docket D. Md. CR-96-361-WMN

   Finding type

   abatement_record

   Finding

   Federal trial record establishes asbestos-containing insulation aboard this hull at disposal. The opinion recites: 'Through the government contracting process established by the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS), Ellis successfully bid on and purchased two decommissioned Navy minesweepers, the USS Inflict and the USS Fearless'; 'The invitations for bids provided by the DRMS clearly indicated that several compartments on each of the four decommissioned ships contained asbestos. Before the ships were sold, the Navy marked each asbestos-containing compartment with a large warning sign'; and 'When Ellis purchased the first two minesweepers, Inflict and Fearless, he certified, in accordance with 40 C.F.R. [sec.] 61.145, that asbestos abatement would be performed by Asbestos Environmental Services of Maryland (AES) prior to demolition. AES completed abatement work on Inflict and Fearless, removing approximately 1200 linear meters of pipe insulation and 800 square meters of stack insulation from the ships.'

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-22

   Study period

   1992-1995 (sale, abatement, breaking); trial 1997; appeal decided 1999-02-22

   Population

   AES licensed abatement workers aboard Inflict/Fearless (~1993); Seawitch Salvage breaking workforce, Baltimore (1993-95)

   Limitations

   The 1,200-linear-meter and 800-square-meter abatement figures cover Inflict AND Fearless combined - no per-hull split is given. The record documents disposal-phase asbestos (1993-95 abatement): it establishes that asbestos-containing compartments existed aboard this hull at the 1992 Navy sale, but does not itemize locations beyond pipe and stack insulation, does not state whether the abated material was original 1953 installation or refit-added, and does not address crew-era exposure. Opinion is unpublished (4th Cir. Local Rule 36(c)) and cited via the ecases.us mirror - a canonical CourtListener page could not be located this session (API quota-exhausted).

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-inflict-am456-03

4. [4]U.S. v. Ellis disposition chain - EPA newsroom releases 1997-06-06 ('Maryland Company and President Convicted') and 1998-02-20 ('...Sentenced for Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act Violations'), epa.gov archive; + 4th Cir. No. 98-4150 (Feb. 22, 1999), unpublished per curiam, affirming [court_record]

   Locator

   Opinion headnote (charges, issues, affirmance); EPA archive releases R-89 (06/06/97) and R-22 (02/20/98); companion release https://www.epa.gov/archive/epapages/newsroom_archive/newsreleases/b95598b8f6251e70852565b100712b1f.html

   Finding type

   litigation_documented

   Finding

   Prosecution disposition for the breaking program this hull was sold into: after an eleven-day jury trial Kerry Ellis and Seawitch Salvage were convicted (30 May 1997, D. Md.) on seven felony counts - Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Rivers and Harbors/Refuse Act, and false statement - for 'improperly removing and disposing of asbestos during the breaking of Navy surplus vessels,' failing to notify the environmental agency, and dumping debris and petroleum into Baltimore Harbor without a permit; 'During the removal, workers were exposed to asbestos without protective equipment.' Sentenced 13 February 1998: Ellis 30 months imprisonment plus $50,000 fine; Seawitch five years probation plus $50,000 fine. The Fourth Circuit affirmed 22 February 1999, finding no reversible error. Precise allocation per EPA: the demolition contract and unlicensed-removal counts centered on subcontracted vessels USS Illusive and USS Coral Sea, while this hull's pre-demolition abatement was performed by licensed AES under Ellis's NESHAP certification (see ev-03).

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-22

   Study period

   1993-1999

   Population

   Seawitch Salvage breaking workforce (1993-95); EPA/NCIS/DCIS investigation record

   Limitations

   The convicted asbestos-handling violations concerned the Seawitch breaking program as a whole - the EPA releases identify the contract vessels as Illusive and Coral Sea; no count is shown to rest on mishandling aboard this hull specifically, whose abatement was performed by a licensed contractor. The worker-exposure finding ('exposed to asbestos without protective equipment') attaches to the program-level removal work, not demonstratedly to this hull. Establishes the disposal context and the asbestos-content declarations for the hull; does not establish crew-era exposure aboard.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-inflict-am456-04

5. [5]Jacob et al v. Plastics Engineering Company (PLENCO) et al, No. 1:2019-cv-00108 (D. Guam; filed 2019-06-20; Judge Joaquin V.E. Manibusan; Nature of Suit: P.I. Asbestos; 28 U.S.C. sec. 1332) - complaint allegations as reported by Pacific Daily News and The Guam Daily Post [court_record]

   Locator

   Justia docket 1:2019cv00108 (D. Guam); Pacific Daily News 2019-06-2x report quoting the complaint's ship list; postguam.com same

   Finding type

   litigation_documented

   Finding

   Pleading-stage asbestos allegation naming this hull: the complaint of Eusebio V. Jacob and Marta A. Jacob alleges that Eusebio Jacob, a journeyman electrician at the Navy Ship Repair Facility, Guam, from about 1962 to 1985, was 'repeatedly exposed to great quantities of asbestos, asbestos dust and fibers when he installed asbestos gaskets in their respective equipment on the USS Asheville, USS Banner, USS Brister, USS Engage, USS Fortify, USS Grasp, USS Haverfield, USS Impervious, USS Inflict and USS Ponchatoula.' Alleged products: PLENCO thermostat plastic molding containing asbestos, and Rockwell Automation (as successor to Allen-Bradley Co. and Rostone Corp.) controllers, circuit breakers, switches, and other electrical equipment containing asbestos parts. Jacob was diagnosed with malignant mesothelioma in August 2018; jury trial demanded.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-22

   Study period

   Alleged work window 1962-1985; complaint filed 2019

   Population

   Guam Navy Ship Repair Facility journeyman electrician (alleged), 1962-1985; crew during yard availabilities (alleged)

   Limitations

   Litigation-stage discipline applied: a complaint's vessel list is a pleading allegation, not a finding - no court has adjudicated that asbestos was present aboard this hull from these products or that Jacob was exposed aboard her. Only early docket entries (through August 2019) were retrievable - later disposition (motions, settlement, trial) not located; complaint text not pulled from PACER this pass (CourtListener API quota-exhausted; Justia/postguam block automated fetches - verified via search-index verbatim text). The complaint does not date the Inflict work within the 1962-85 window; the hull's Guam homeport period (from December 1971, per secondary sources) overlaps that window only partially.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-inflict-am456-05

6. [6]UPI dispatches: 'Three aging Navy mine sweepers left Little Creek Naval Amphibious Base' (6 September 1987); 'Four months after the supertanker Bridgeton hit a mine' (22 November 1987); 'U.S. forces in the Persian Gulf have found and destroyed two more mines' (23 November 1987) [reputable_press]

   Locator

   UPI Archives 1987-09-06, 1987-11-22, 1987-11-23 dispatches

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   Contemporaneous wire coverage documents this hull's 1987-88 Persian Gulf service: the '171-foot-long, wood-hulled' USS Inflict, USS Fearless, and USS Illusive left Little Creek, Virginia on 6 September 1987 under tow by USS Grapple (ARS-53) for the Persian Gulf (a ~9,000-nautical-mile record three-ship tow via the Suez Canal, arriving Gulf of Oman 2 November 1987 per the Wikipedia/DANFS-chain summary of USS Grapple's 1987 command history). Per U.S. Central Command announcements reported by UPI, the mine sweepers USS Inflict and USS Fearless, operating with Navy explosive-ordnance-disposal experts, found and destroyed MYAM-type moored contact mines in the Farsi Island mine danger area beginning 19 November 1987 - seven mines destroyed by 22 November, nine by 23 November - the first organized U.S. mine-sweeping operation in the Gulf after the supertanker Bridgeton struck a mine; secondary/command-history sourcing credits Inflict with the first underwater mines discovered and destroyed by the U.S. Navy since the Korean War, in support of Operation Earnest Will.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-22

   Study period

   1987-1988

   Population

   Crew (complement ~72) aboard during 1987-88 Gulf deployment; EOD detachments embarked

   Limitations

   Press coverage of official CENTCOM announcements - verifies operations, not materials aboard. The 'first underwater mines since the Korean War' framing and the 9,000-nmile tow record rest on secondary/command-history citation (Grapple 1987 command history PDF at history.navy.mil, retrievable only via a now-offline Wayback capture this session) - marked accordingly. No asbestos content.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-inflict-am456-06

7. [7]U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, 'Navy and Coast Guard Ships Associated with Service in Vietnam and Exposure to Herbicide Agents' - May 2011 revision (ListRevision5-16.11.pdf mirror, 13 pp., full-text searched) [other_primary]

   Locator

   ListRevision5-16.11.pdf, MSO section (p. 9)

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   The VA presumptive-exposure ships list carries this hull expressly: 'USS Inflict (MSO-456) travelled up the Saigon River to Saigon September 19-22, 1964' - categorized among ships operating temporarily on Vietnam's inland waterways or docking to shore, qualifying aboard crew for the Agent Orange herbicide-exposure presumption. This is an official federal record documenting a specific in-country inland-waterway transit consistent with DANFS's Summer-1964 'service along South Vietnam' passage; sisters Fortify (MSO-446) and Loyalty (MSO-457) are listed for the same September 19-22, 1964 Saigon transit.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   context

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-22

   Study period

   1964 transit; list revision May 2011

   Population

   Crew aboard during the 19-22 September 1964 Saigon River transit

   Limitations

   The list documents herbicide (Agent Orange) exposure presumption, not asbestos - it bears on where the ship was on specific dates, not what materials were aboard. May-2011 revision full-text verified; later list revisions were not re-checked this pass.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-inflict-am456-07

8. [8]GAO, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (Oct 18, 1979) [gao]

   Locator

   GAO HRD-80-2 report text (spec-revision and delivery-window passages)

   Finding type

   gov_survey

   Finding

   GAO documented the Navy's asbestos program: product specifications for thermal insulation were revised to asbestos-free in 1973, but already-purchased asbestos materials continued to be installed and 'some ships were delivered with asbestos insulation as late as May 1978'; the Navy's October 1975 policy removed only damaged or repair-necessitated insulation, modified in January 1979 to selective replacement in high-maintenance areas. This hull's construction (1952-53) and nearly her entire U.S. commission (1954-1990) fall inside the asbestos-specification era the report documents.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   context

   Documentation level

   class_or_era

   Accessed

   2026-09-22

   Study period

   1973-1979 (policy window); hull era 1952-1990

   Population

   Navy shipyard workers; Navy-wide program

   Limitations

   Program-level documentation - names neither this hull, this class, nor her builder, and establishes nothing about what was installed or removed aboard. Report documents shipyard-worker protection, not shipboard crew exposure. gao.gov blocks automated fetches (HTTP 403); content verified via indexed verbatim text of the official report.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-inflict-am456-08

9. [9]Marr, W.T., 'Asbestos Exposure During Naval Vessel Overhaul,' American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal 25 (1964): 264-268 (PMID 14168424) [other_primary]

   Locator

   AIHAJ 25:264-268; study site: Long Beach Naval Shipyard insulation shop; DOI resolves to tandfonline.com

   Finding type

   gov_survey

   Finding

   Peer-reviewed industrial-hygiene study from the Long Beach Naval Shipyard Medical Department documenting measurable asbestos exposure among insulation workers during fabrication, installation, and removal of asbestos insulation on naval vessels undergoing repair and overhaul. Long Beach Naval Shipyard was the yard complex adjacent to this hull's homeport, Long Beach Naval Station (1954-1971) - the era-typical context for any yard availability she underwent there, none of which is documented hull-specifically.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   context

   Documentation level

   class_or_era

   Accessed

   2026-09-22

   Study period

   1964 (publication); 1950s-1960s work practices

   Population

   Shipyard insulation workers (naval shipyard context, study period circa 1964)

   Limitations

   Process-level evidence only - the study does not name this hull, does not document work performed on AM-456/MSO-456, and does not establish that any overhaul of this hull occurred at Long Beach Naval Shipyard or involved asbestos insulation work. Supports era-typical exposure conditions during yard availabilities generally, nothing hull-specific.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-inflict-am456-09

10. [10]Era inference from documented plant and era specifications: NavSource per-hull propulsion block (4 Packard ID1700 diesels, 2 shafts, CPP) + class design data (wood/plywood non-magnetic construction; FAS-hosted Navy fact file for MSO-422 class; Friedman-derived class description) + GAO HRD-80-2 (Navy asbestos-insulation era to 1973/1978) + ev-03 disposal record (pipe insulation, stack insulation actually abated) [other_primary]

    Locator

    Synthesis: NavSource propulsion block + FAS MSO-422 class fact file + GAO HRD-80-2 era documentation + ev-03

    Finding type

    asbestos_application

    Finding

    Era-typical asbestos applications aboard a 1950s wooden-hulled diesel-propelled ocean minesweeper, inferred rather than proven for the service period of this hull: diesel exhaust-system and muffler/stack lagging on the four main engines and generator plant (stack insulation was in fact abated aboard at disposal, per ev-03); machinery gaskets and packing; electrical-component insulation (thermostat molding, controllers, circuit breakers - the product types pleaded in Jacob, ev-05); electrical-cable insulation; deck coverings and cements; brake linings on winches, windlass, and minesweeping gear. Because the documented plant is diesel with no boilers or steam distribution, the boiler-room and steam-line insulation envelope emphasized for steam combatants does not apply - the residual envelope concentrates in engine exhaust and machinery spaces.

    Verification

    inferred

    Role

    supporting

    Documentation level

    class_or_era

    Accessed

    2026-09-22

    Study period

    1952-1990 service era

    Population

    Construction trades (Wilmington Boat Works, 1952-54); enginemen and sweep-gear operators (crew); overhaul-yard workers

    Limitations

    Class/era inference only for the in-service envelope - no hull-specific construction material schedule was located. The disposal record (ev-03) confirms pipe and stack insulation aboard in 1993-95 but does not enumerate the in-service envelope, its condition, or quantities; what original material may have remained after the ~1969-71 re-engining and any abatement-era removals is unknown.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-inflict-am456-10

11. [11]Source discrepancies logged, not silently merged: class-name split; sale-date conflict; spec variances; modernization date/yard conflict; DANFS coverage gap [other_primary]

    Locator

    DANFS spec block ('cl. Agile', cpl. 72, dp. 630, 16 k.) vs NavSource milestones/specs vs FAS MSO-422 fact file vs Combat Fleets class listing; Wikipedia infobox and [citation needed] passages

    Finding type

    historical_record

    Finding

    (a) Class name: DANFS spec block reads 'cl. Agile'; NavSource heads the page 'Aggressive Class Minesweeper'; both project hull lists carry 'Aggressive' for AM-456 while Combat Fleets splits the series ('AGILE Class, 421' lead + 'AGGRESSIVE Class, 422-427, 432-449, 455-474'), which places this hull in the Aggressive block. Carried as 'Agile/Aggressive class' with the split noted, not adjudicated. (b) Sale date: NavSource records DRMS sale 4 December 1992 to Sea Witch Salvage, Baltimore ($12,000); the DANFS transcriber note and NVR-derived Wikipedia text read 1 December 1992 - unresolved, both carried. (c) Specs: complement 72 (DANFS) vs 77 active/57 NRF (FAS Navy fact file); displacement 630 (DANFS) vs 620 (Wikipedia infobox) vs 853 full load (FAS class figure); speed 16 kts (DANFS) vs 14-15 kts (class data). (d) Modernization: Friedman-derived class data lists Inflict among the 1969 re-enginings (Packard ID1700 to Waukesha diesels); Wikipedia dates a Dillingham Shipyards (Honolulu) overhaul and the Guam homeport change to December 1971 - flagged [citation needed] there, and the two framings are not reconciled here. (e) DANFS narrative ends mid-1967: the 1967-68 Market Time deployment, 1971-73 Mine Flotilla 1 Guam period, the 1972 engine-room fire, Operation End Sweep participation, and the 1987-88 Gulf service rest on secondary compilations and press.

    Verification

    partial

    Role

    correction

    Documentation level

    ship_specific

    Accessed

    2026-09-22

    Study period

    1952-1999

    Limitations

    Resolves or flags publication-level discrepancies; none affects identity or the custody timeline materially. Day-level MSO redesignation (7 Feb 1955) is consistent across NavSource and the DANFS 'February 1955.' No asbestos content in any source cited here.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-inflict-am456-11

12. [12]Batch-1367 search ledger (this record): NHHC/DANFS (live 404; losthistory hazegray mirror hit); NavSource 11/02456 (search-index verbatim); CourtListener API (quota-blocked); Justia/PDN/Post Guam (Jacob docket + reporting); ecases.us (Ellis opinion text); EPA newsroom archive; UPI archives; VA presumptive list May-2011 full text; NARA catalog; NVR (down); MARAD ShipHistory; shipyards.json; GAO HRD-80-2; Marr 1964 AIHAJ; non-authoritative web exclusion check [other_primary]

    Locator

    search_ledger rows sl-uss-inflict-am456-01 through sl-uss-inflict-am456-14

    Finding type

    historical_record

    Finding

    Ship-specific asbestos documentation exists for this hull's disposal phase (Ellis trial record: Navy-marked asbestos compartments aboard at sale, licensed AES abatement of pipe and stack insulation - ev-03, ev-04) and a pleading-stage litigation surface (Jacob - ev-05). What was NOT located: any construction/operational-era record - no builder material schedule, hull insulation survey, overhaul work package, crew-era exposure study, or hazmat disclosure predating the 1992 sale naming USS Inflict / AM-456 / MSO-456. The CourtListener API sweep was quota-blocked (HTTP 429; authenticated 2,800/day pool exhausted by prior batch work, ~6.6h to reset) and is logged as blocked, not as a negative - the web-index fallback located both litigation surfaces and no other docketed case. mesothelioma.com and mesotheliomahelp.org list this hull on their minesweeper pages - non-authoritative marketing sources, excluded from evidence.

    Verification

    verified

    Role

    negative_finding

    Documentation level

    ship_specific

    Accessed

    2026-09-22

    Study period

    2026-09-22

    Limitations

    Absence of a located construction/service-era record does not prove absence of additional asbestos aboard - the ship was built and served inside the Navy's asbestos era, and the 1993-95 abatement demonstrates ACM was present at disposal. Equally, the documented disposal-phase ACM and unadjudicated allegations do not establish any individual exposure or legal eligibility. Whether the abated insulation was original equipment or refit-added, and what (if anything) remained unabated at breaking, is undocumented.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-inflict-am456-12

13. [13]NARA National Archives Catalog - 'AM-456 Inflict' records (still-picture items, naIds 6933231-6933235) + digitized deck-log fileUnits for 'Inflict (MSO-456)' (sampled months September 1956 - August 1964: e.g., naIds 217608161, 217608708, 217608842, 217609108, 216305516, 216305584, 214894827, 214895475, 220798158, 220798424); + NARA asbestos guided-topic record-group mapping (RG 19/24/181) [other_primary]

    Locator

    catalog.archives.gov search 'AM-456 Inflict' (items 6933231-6933235) and 'MSO-456' deck-log fileUnits; archives.gov/research/military/navy/guided-topics/asbestos

    Finding type

    historical_record

    Finding

    Archival leads (not retrieved - deck logs digitized but unreviewed; other items require research-room or reproduction order; no spend authorized): (a) NARA digitized deck logs for 'Inflict (MSO-456)' covering at least 1956-1964 in cataloged monthly fileUnits - the documentary base for the post-1967 DANFS gap and any machinery-space entries; (b) muster rolls for the 1954-1990 commission; (c) NARA RG 19 Bureau of Ships records per the asbestos guided-topic page - hull files 'AM456'/'MSO456,' class correspondence under the AM421-class design files, 'QM/Wilmington Boat Works' contract files, Minesweeper and Minelayer General Information Books, and hull-arranged Ship Engineering Drawings (S39 Insulation and Lagging, S48 Piping, S103 Booklets of General Plans) - the plausible home of a hull-level material schedule; (d) Navy Ship Repair Facility Guam work records for the Jacob-era availabilities; (e) the DRMS sale file for the December 1992 disposal - including the invitations-for-bids asbestos declarations the Ellis opinion recites; (f) DOJ/EPA Criminal Investigation Division case file for D. Md. CR-96-361-WMN (the Ellis prosecution record, including the AES abatement documentation).

    Verification

    unverified

    Role

    archival_lead

    Documentation level

    context_only

    Accessed

    2026-09-22

    Study period

    1952-1999 records

    Limitations

    Record-group mapping only - no box-level retrieval performed; existence of asbestos-specific documents for AM-456/MSO-456 beyond the Ellis record is unknown until surveyed. Deck logs and muster rolls are personnel/operations records, not materials documentation; the BuShips design file and the DRMS sale file are the best candidates for material schedules. Nothing in this row is an asbestos finding.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-inflict-am456-13