Evidence
11 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-11).
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[1]DANFS, 'Iolanda (AKS-14)' entry, Naval History and Heritage Command (published 2022-06-30; live NHHC URL returns 404 - verbatim text retrieved via Internet Archive Wayback capture 20240526173930) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS entry body text (Wayback capture 20240526173930; NHHC publication footer 'Published: Thu Jun 30 06:38:19 EDT 2022')
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NHHC records: a 'liberty ship' launched by New England Shipbuilding Corp., South Portland, Maine, 21 Oct 1944; sponsored by Mrs. J. Gary Jones; acquired and commissioned with a skeleton crew 31 Oct 1944 for transfer to Bethlehem Steel's Simpson Yard, East Boston, Mass.; decommissioned 2 Nov 1944 for conversion to Navy use; commissioned in full 14 Jun 1945, Lt. Cmdr. E. G. Kelly in command. After Chesapeake Bay shakedown, arrived Bayonne, N.J., 21 Jul 1945 to load almost 3,000 tons of general stores (nearly 8,000 different items); departed 3 Aug via Canal Zone and Pearl Harbor; reached Ulithi 24 Sep; steamed out 30 Sep to provision ships at Okinawa, Shanghai, and Hong Kong; at Manus 1 Jan 1946 loading stores; departed 1 Feb to replenish vessels at Guam, Hong Kong, and Shanghai; supported occupation until departing Shanghai 10 Apr 1946; via Guam to Pearl Harbor, decommissioned 11 Jul 1946; towed to San Francisco; returned to the Maritime Commission 24 Apr 1947; placed in NDRF Suisun Bay. Spec line: '(AKS-14: displacement 5,244; length 441'6"; beam 56'11"; draft 28'4"; speed 12 knots; complement 193; armament 1 5-inch, 4 3-inch; class Acubens; type EC2-S-C1)'; namesake 'A minor planet, No. 509.'
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1944-1947
- Population
- Wartime crew (~195 accommodations per SDB row); New England Shipbuilding construction workforce (1944); Bethlehem Steel Simpson Yard conversion workforce (Nov 1944-Jun 1945)
- Limitations
- Primary Navy historical entry - authoritative for service history. Contains no asbestos or materials information; supports no asbestos claim. Live NHHC page 404s (standing link rot, cf. BATCH-01); the Wayback capture is the verbatim NHHC text. The entry's closing line 'where she remains' is stale - written before the documented 1972-73 sale and scrapping (see correction row ev-06). Spec-line variances vs SDB/NavSource (complement 193 vs 195; armament 4x3-inch vs 1x3-inch) logged in gaps.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-iolanda-aks14-01
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[2]Bureau of Ships, Ships' Data, U.S. Naval Vessels, Vol. 3 (NAVSHIPS 250-012, 1945), auxiliaries - general stores issue ships (AKS) section, per-hull rows for IOLANDA AKS-14 (shipscribe.com scan of the official BuShips publication) [other_primary]
- Locator
- SDB1945v3 AKS tables pp. 142-147 (dimensions, limiting/accommodations, machinery, generators/fuel, armament/cargo, construction rows for IOLANDA AKS14, line item 8; index entries 'Iolanda (ex-M.C.E. Hull 3068) ... AKS14 ... 142')
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Official BuShips Ships' Data 1945 Vol. 3 carries per-hull rows for IOLANDA AKS-14 (ex-M.C.E. Hull 3068; line item 8 in each AKS table): 441'6" overall / 416'0" waterline; extreme beam 56'11"; 12.5 knots trial; 14,350 tons trial displacement / 14,550 tons limiting; 49 tons/inch immersion; 28'4" limiting draft; accommodations 15 officers + 180 enlisted; largest boom 37 tons; machinery 1 propeller, Iron Fireman vertical triple-expansion engine ('do.' under the Iron Fireman vert. 3-exp. type row), 2,500 shp; 2 Babcock & Wilcox header-type boilers at 220 psi / 450 deg F; no main reduction gears; 3 turbo-drive 60 kW 120 V DC ship's-service generators; fuel 9,640 bbls fuel oil + 2,010 bbls diesel; armament 1 x 5"/38 cal (D.P.) + 1 x 3"/50 cal (D.P.), no 40-mm mounts; cargo 219,018 cu ft non-refrigerated / 9,730 total cargo tons / 2,500 DWT; builder New England S.B. Corp., South Portland, Maine; date acquired 31 Oct 44; year built 1944; first commission 31 Oct 44 (the ferry commission).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1945
- Population
- Ship's wartime complement accommodations (15 officers + 180 enlisted)
- Limitations
- Authoritative wartime BuShips publication naming this hull - confirms identity, machinery plant, manning accommodations, builder, and acquisition. OCR of the scanned tables is columnar with noise (ditto marks carry type rows down the column; index renders 'Auxiliary-General-Stores-Issue Ship ... 142'); values cross-verified against DANFS, NavSource, and MARAD. Contains no materials, insulation, or asbestos information; supports no asbestos claim.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-iolanda-aks14-02
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[3]NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive - USS Iolanda (AKS-14), file 09/16/1614 (page maintainers' compilation; incl. DANFS mirror, CO list, spec block, awards table, and two image captions) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 1614.htm - timeline bullets, medal-period table, specifications block, CO table, image captions (commissioning invitation; NH 89190)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource timeline corroborates DANFS and adds detail: laid down as SS William A Dobson, MC type EC2-S-C1, New England Shipbuilding Corp., South Portland; launched 21 Oct 1944; acquired 30 Oct 1944 and placed in reduced commission for transit, LCDR James H. Graves Jr. USNR (Aux Ferry Crew #1); decommissioned 31 Oct 1944 at Bethlehem Steel's Simpson Yard, East Boston for conversion; recommissioned 12 Jun 1945, LCDR Eugene G. Kelly USNR. Medal-period table: Navy Occupation Service Medal 25 Sep-6 Oct 1945; China Service Medal (extended) 7 Oct 1945-26 Jan 1946 and 14 Mar-10 Apr 1946. Decommissioned 11 Jul 1946 at Pearl Harbor; class note that all Acubens-class ships were meant as Bikini assets in Test 'C' and held at Pearl until the 1947 custody-transfer decision; transferred to the Maritime Commission 14 Apr 1947 at San Francisco for Suisun Bay NDRF; struck 22 May 1947; sold for scrapping 7 Nov 1972 to Union Minerals & Alloys Corp. for $40,000 (PD-X-949), delivered 30 Jan 1973, scrapped by NASSCO at Terminal Island, CA. Spec block matches SDB: 5,240 lt / 14,550 fl; 441'6" x 56'11" x 28'4"; 12.5 kt; 15 off + 180 enl; boom 37 t; cargo 2,500 DWT / 219,018 cu ft non-refrig; armament 1 x 5"/38 DP + 4 x 3"/50 DP; fuel 9,640 NSFO + 2,010 diesel; 1 Iron Fireman vertical reciprocating engine, 2 B&W header boilers 220 psi/450 deg, 3 turbo 60 kW 120 V DC generators, single screw 2,500 shp. CO list: Graves (ferry) 30-31 Oct 44 -> Kelly 12 Jun 45-21 Feb 46 -> LCDR Sverre K. Miller 21 Feb-11 Jul 46. Image captions: invitation to the commissioning ceremony at Simpson Yard 'Tuesday, 12 June 1945' (courtesy Ron Reeves) and NHHC photo NH 89190 (under way 22 Jun 1945).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1944-1973
- Limitations
- Specialist secondary compilation - detailed but non-official; consistent with NHHC/SDB/MARAD on the main chain. Outlier dates logged in gaps: acquired '30 Oct 44' and conversion-decommission '31 Oct 44' vs DANFS/shipscribe/SDB 'acquired 31 Oct / ferry comm. 31 Oct-2 Nov'; recommissioned '12 Jun 45' vs DANFS/shipscribe '14 Jun 45' (NavSource's own invitation artifact reads Tuesday 12 Jun 1945); MC transfer '14 Apr 47' vs DANFS/shipscribe/MARAD '24 Apr 47'; armament '4 x 3"/50' vs SDB/shipscribe '1 x 3"/50'. Contains no asbestos information; supports no asbestos claim.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-iolanda-aks14-03
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[4]U.S. Maritime Administration, ShipHistory database - IOLANDA (AKS-14), Ship History Detail 2304, incl. two scanned status cards (2304_4295AF.jpg Reserve Fleet Division vessel-data card; 38H_01.png Vessel Status Card with allocation rows) [marad_nrc]
- Locator
- ShipHistory Detail 2304 registry block, milestone table, Status Cards tab (2304_4295AF.jpg ; 38H_01.png)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- MARAD ShipHistory registry record for this hull: Year Built 1944; Shipyard 'New England Shipbuilding Corporation'; General Type Naval Auxiliary; Specific Type AK Cargo Ship; MARAD Type EC2-S-C1; length 441.50 ft; beam 56.80 ft; net 4,380 / gross 7,176 tons; cargo 500,000 sq ft; displacement 14,350 summer / 4,023 lightweight; fate 'Sold -NTU' (nontransportation use); milestones Disposition and Withdrawal both 4/24/1947. Legible status-card scans add: type EC2-S-C1, D.W.T. 10,800, gross 7,176, net 4,380, bale 500,000 cu ft / grain 563,257; hull MCE-3068 (card 1; card 2 renders the digit ambiguously as '3608' - three other sources confirm 3068); 'Built by New England S.B. Corp at S. Portland, Me. Completed 10-31-44'; 'Basis to U.S.M.C. 4-24-47 1:30PM PST @ Suisun Bay, Calif. from Navy Dept. - Surplus'; fleet/unit SUISUN G-13; fuel on entry 387 bbls Bunker C; ships-papers annotation 'Re storage bin installation. See SB memo 9-6-56. Filed "Gratia" SB'; red-stamped 'Sold for Nontransportation use/Under PD-X-949, to Union Minerals & Alloys Corp. for $40,000.00' dated 11-7-72 with 'Physical Delivery 1-30-73 9:00am PST'.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1944-1973
- Population
- Suisun Bay NDRF caretakers (1947-1972); Union Minerals & Alloys / NASSCO scrapping workforce, Terminal Island (1972-73)
- Limitations
- Authoritative MARAD registry plus legible status-card scans (card-2 hull-number digit ambiguous between 3068/3608 - resolved to 3068 on card 1, SDB, shipscribe, and the usmm.org yard list). The registry milestone table carries only the 4/24/1947 disposition/withdrawal pair; the 1972 sale and 1973 delivery come from the card's stamps/allocation rows. Contains no asbestos, materials, or condition-survey information; supports no asbestos claim.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-iolanda-aks14-04
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[5]Shipscribe U.S. Navy auxiliary ships data sheets, 'USS Acubens (AKS-5) Class' page (Stephen S. Roberts compilation from Navy registers, BuShips/SCB design records, and MARAD files) [other_primary]
- Locator
- AKS-05 class page: characteristics block, class notes (AVB/CNO acquisition history, conversion scope, Crossroads selection/deletion), construction table (AKS-14 row), disposition table (AKS-14 row), ship notes (AKS-14 row, MCE 3068)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Ship-design compilation naming this hull in the class tables and ship notes: IOLANDA AKS-14 acquired 31 Oct 44, New England SB, keel 9 Sep 44, launched 21 Oct 44, commissioned 14 Jun 45; disposition decommissioned 11 Jul 46, strike 22 May 47, disposal 24 Apr 47 'MC/R' (Maritime Commission/Reserve fleet), MA sale 7 Nov 72; ship note 'MCE 3068. Ex merc. WILLIAM A. DOBSON. Delivered 97.1% complete. Ferry commission 31 Oct-2 Nov 44. Converted by Bethlehem Steel Co., Simpson Yard, East Boston, Mass. To buyer 30 Jan 73.' Class notes: FY 1944 program; AKS conversions of this class added two extra 'tween decks in holds 2-5 plus minor alterations and standard Navy equipment such as radar (per the AKS-12 ship's history quoted in the class notes); the six EC2-hull AKS 10-15 conversions were distributed among five yards with Tampa Shipbuilding as lead; the entire class was among 30 EC2 (Liberty) type auxiliaries selected by CNO in November 1945 for 'special explosive tests,' was deleted from the CROSSROADS (Bikini) plans in February 1946, decommissioned at Pearl Harbor between March and August 1946, and was towed to San Francisco for disposal in 1947.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1943-1973
- Population
- New England Shipbuilding construction workforce (1944); Bethlehem Steel Simpson Yard conversion workforce (Nov 1944-Jun 1945)
- Limitations
- Compiled secondary transcription of official Navy register, design, and MARAD records, not the registers themselves; figures used where consistent with NHHC/SDB/MARAD. The class-notes paragraphs describe the class/program level, not this hull specifically. Contains no asbestos information; supports no asbestos claim.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-iolanda-aks14-05
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[6]Source-discrepancy resolution across DANFS (Wayback capture 20240526173930), NavSource 1614 + its commissioning-invitation image caption, shipscribe AKS-05 class page, SDB 1945 v3, and the MARAD status-card scans [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource CO table + image caption (commissioning invitation, Tuesday 12 Jun 1945); DANFS body text; shipscribe construction/disposition tables + ship note; SDB construction row ('first commission 31 Oct 44'); MARAD card allocation row ('4-24-47 1:30PM PST')
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Discrepancies resolved or flagged for this hull: (a) ferry commission - NavSource 'acquired 30 Oct / decommissioned 31 Oct 1944' vs DANFS 'acquired and commissioned 31 Oct / decommissioned 2 Nov 1944'; shipscribe's ship note 'Ferry commission 31 Oct-2 Nov 44' and SDB's 'date acquired 31 Oct 44 / first commission 31 Oct 44' support the DANFS chain, and NavSource's own CO table shows Graves 30-31 Oct - the ferry-phase window 31 Oct-2 Nov 1944 is adopted; (b) full commissioning - DANFS, shipscribe, and HyperWar give 14 Jun 1945 while NavSource's timeline and CO list give 12 Jun 1945, and NavSource's commissioning-invitation artifact is dated 'Tuesday, 12 June 1945' (12 Jun 1945 was indeed a Tuesday) - the official commissioning date is carried as 14 Jun per DANFS/shipscribe with the 12 Jun ceremony date flagged, not merged; (c) Maritime Commission return - NavSource '14 Apr 1947' vs DANFS '24 Apr 1947', shipscribe disposal '24 Apr 47', and the MARAD milestone + status-card stamp 'Basis to U.S.M.C. 4-24-47 1:30PM PST' - resolved to 24 Apr 1947; (d) DANFS's closing 'where she remains' (Suisun Bay) is stale text pre-dating the documented 7 Nov 1972 sale and 30 Jan 1973 delivery for scrapping; (e) complement - DANFS spec '193' vs SDB accommodations 15+180=195 and shipscribe class figure 196; (f) armament - DANFS/NavSource '4 x 3-inch' vs SDB armament row and shipscribe class later-armament note '1 x 3"/50' for AKS 7-15 - SDB carried as authoritative.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1944-1973
- Limitations
- Resolves publication-level discrepancies across the secondary/official chain; the 12 vs 14 Jun 1945 commissioning conflict is flagged rather than silently harmonized (ceremony invitation 12 Jun vs official commissioning date 14 Jun). None of the variances affects identity or the custody chain. No asbestos content in any source.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-iolanda-aks14-06
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[7]Consolidated era/design inference - BuShips SDB 1945 v3 machinery row for this hull + MC EC2-S-C1 type data (MARAD registry) + U.S. Maritime Commission, Instruction Manual for Operating and Maintaining 2500 H.P. Triple Expansion Marine Steam Engines, EC2-S-C1 Cargo Vessels (mirrored excerpt) [other_primary]
- Locator
- SDB1945v3 machinery/fuel tables, AKS section (IOLANDA row); MARAD Detail 2304 (EC2-S-C1 type); shipscribe AKS-05 class notes (conversion scope) + ship note; shipsproject.org mirrored USMC manual, engine-cylinder insulation section; DANFS disposal narrative; MARAD status-card stamps
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- The documented machinery plant of this hull - one Iron Fireman vertical triple-expansion reciprocating engine (2,500 shp, single screw, no reduction gears) on two Babcock & Wilcox header-type boilers at 220 psi / 450 deg F, with three turbo-drive 60 kW ship's-service generators - is of the type whose boiler and fireroom insulation, steam-line lagging, valve and flange gaskets, machinery packing, and accommodation insulation were commonly asbestos-containing in WWII naval and Maritime Commission construction; the USMC operating manual for this same EC2-S-C1 plant describes cylinder insulation of magnesia under sheet-iron lagging. Documented disturbance windows aboard this hull: construction at New England Shipbuilding West Yard, South Portland (Sep-Oct 1944); the six-month Bethlehem Steel Simpson Yard AKS conversion (Nov 1944-Jun 1945, incl. insertion of two 'tween decks in holds 2-5 per the class conversion description); wartime/occupation service (Jun 1945-Jul 1946); Pearl Harbor layup pending the Crossroads decision (Jul 1946-1947); 25 years in the Suisun Bay NDRF incl. a documented 1956 storage-bin work item (Apr 1947-Nov 1972); sale transit and scrapping at NASSCO, Terminal Island (Nov 1972-1973).
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1944-1973
- Population
- Construction trades at New England Shipbuilding, South Portland (1944); Bethlehem Steel Simpson Yard conversion workforce (Nov 1944-Jun 1945); wartime crew (~195 accommodations); Pearl Harbor and Suisun Bay layup/caretaker personnel (1946-1972); NASSCO scrap-yard workforce, Terminal Island (1973)
- Limitations
- Inference from the documented machinery plant, construction era, and documented conversion/layup/disposal events - NOT a hull record: no source located states that asbestos was installed, remained, or was disturbed aboard this specific hull. The EC2 manual is design documentation, not an outfitting record for MCE-3068. Does not establish quantity, location, condition, individual exposure, or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-iolanda-aks14-07
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[8]Fleischer, W.E., Viles, F.J. Jr., Gade, R.L., and Drinker, P., 'A health survey of pipe covering operations in constructing naval vessels,' J Ind Hyg Toxicol 28(1):9-16 (Jan 1946), PMID 21016030 [other_primary]
- Locator
- PubMed record PMID 21016030 (verified via NCBI); article pp. 9-16 (pipe covering material section)
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- The U.S. Maritime Commission-commissioned industrial-hygiene survey of WWII pipe-covering operations at two Navy yards and two Navy contract yards documented that 'an important ingredient of pipe covering material used on U.S. Navy vessels is amosite' - i.e., asbestos insulation was standard material in wartime naval-vessel construction of exactly this hull's era and type.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- survey ~1944-45; published 1946
- Population
- WWII pipe coverers and insulators at Navy and contract yards (era context)
- Limitations
- Era-level documentation of asbestos use in naval construction generally; does not name this vessel, class, or builder/conversion yard (whether New England Shipbuilding or Bethlehem's Simpson Yard was among the surveyed sites is unverified) and establishes nothing about this hull's materials, condition, or any individual exposure. (The study's exculpatory 'not a dangerous occupation' conclusion has since been heavily criticized - see the 2026 critique at DOI 10.1177/10482911261446696.)
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-iolanda-aks14-08
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[9]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 Maritime Commission construction program under which this EC2-S-C1 hull was built and converted - and that wartime demand drove unprecedented asbestos utilization aboard merchant-type hulls.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- 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 or class and does not establish that asbestos was or remains aboard this hull, nor quantity, location, condition, exposure, or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-iolanda-aks14-09
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[10]Batch-1121 search ledger (this record): NHHC/DANFS via Wayback; NavSource 1614; MARAD ShipHistory Detail 2304 + two status-card scans; BuShips SDB 1945 v3; shipscribe AKS-05 class page; usmm.org New England SB yard list; CourtListener API v4 (authenticated); indexed-web litigation checks; VA BVA index; NVR; HyperWar compilation [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-iolanda-aks14-01 through sl-uss-iolanda-aks14-15
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, court finding, or docketed asbestos case naming USS Iolanda / AKS-14 / MCE hull 3068 / SS William A. Dobson was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). CourtListener API v4 (authenticated) returned: '"USS Iolanda"' 0 hits; '"Iolanda"' 19 opinion hits, every one a name collision (the Societa Principessa Iolanda Margherita di Savoia litigation, defendants/persons named Iolanda such as Iolanda Ponte in a D. Me. conservation-easement case, etc.); '"AKS-14"' 1 hit, a name collision (Ameritox v. Millennium Laboratories, 11th Cir. 2015 - 'AKS' = the federal Anti-Kickback Statute); '"Iolanda" asbestos' 0 hits; '"William A. Dobson" ship' 0 hits. The VA BVA index returned no decision naming the ship. Law-firm marketing pages (asbestos-ships.com dedicated hull page; freeasbestostesting.com auxiliary-ships list) name the hull in marketing copy without primary support - excluded as a source class per the no-law-firm-sources rule and logged in the batch report.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 2026-09-22
- Limitations
- Absence of a located public record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard - a 1944 EC2 steam auxiliary is era-consistent with asbestos-containing materials, and the documented construction, six-month conversion, layup, and scrapping phases are undocumented disturbance windows. Does not establish presence or absence; does not establish or defeat any exposure claim or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-iolanda-aks14-10
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[11]NARA Guide to Federal Records: RG 24 (Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel - Navy deck logs), RG 38 (Office of the Chief of Naval Operations - war diaries/action reports), RG 19 (Records of the Bureau of Ships), RG 178 (Records of the U.S. Maritime Commission), RG 357 (Records of the Maritime Administration); MARAD ShipHistory documents/status-card section for this hull [other_primary]
- Locator
- https://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/024.html ; /groups/038.html ; /groups/019.html ; /groups/178.html ; /groups/357.html ; https://vesselhistory.marad.dot.gov/ShipHistory/Detail/2304 (status-card scans)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Archival leads (not retrieved - requires research-room or reproduction order; no spend authorized): Navy deck logs for USS Iolanda 1944-1946 (RG 24, NARA College Park; WWII-era logs largely not digitized - catalog API check inconclusive, endpoint format changed); any war diaries submitted by the ship 1944-1946 (RG 38); BuShips records incl. EC2 AKS-conversion plans and outfitting specifications (RG 19) - the most promising materials-relevant lead given the documented six-month Simpson Yard conversion; USMC construction-contract records for MCE hull 3068 at New England Shipbuilding (RG 178); MARAD/NDRF custody files covering the Apr 1947 Suisun Bay entry, the 9-6-56 'storage bin installation' memo the status card references (filed under sister ship 'Gratia' per the card annotation), the Nov 1972 PD-X-949 sale file, and the Jan 1973 delivery documentation (RG 357).
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1944-1973 records
- Limitations
- Record-group mapping only - no box-level retrieval performed; existence of asbestos-specific documents for this hull is unknown until surveyed in person. Nothing in this row is an asbestos finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-iolanda-aks14-11