USS Joseph T. Dickman (APA-13)

Evidence

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

1. [1]research packet i-packet.md (2 sources cited) [nhhc_danfs]

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Evidence ID

   uss-joseph-t-dickman-apa13-pkt-i-packet-md

2. [2]Bureau of Ships, Ships' Data, U.S. Naval Vessels, Vol. 3 (NAVSHIPS 250-012, 1945), auxiliaries - transports, attack (APA) section, class no. 80 DICKMAN JOSEPH T. row (shipscribe.com scan of the official BuShips publication) [other_primary]

   Locator

   SDB1945v3 APA tables pp. 240-243 area: dimensions/personnel/machinery/armament-cargo rows for class no. 80; alphabetical index 'Dickman, Joseph T. (ex-AP26, ex-APA13)'

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   Official BuShips Ships' Data, U.S. Naval Vessels, Vol. 3 (NAVSHIPS 250-012, 1945) carries a per-hull row for DICKMAN, JOSEPH T. (ex-AP26, ex-APA13), attack-transport class no. 80: length overall 535'2" / waterline 534'0"; extreme beam 72'4"; designed trial speed 16.7 kt; limiting displacement 21,900 t; tons-per-inch immersion 68; limiting draft 31'3"; ship's company accommodations 58 officers + 635 enlisted; troop capacity 95 officers + 1,961 enlisted; largest boom 30 t; machinery 2 propellers, Bethlehem Curtis turbines, 10,000 shp, 8 Yarrow header-type boilers at 265 psi / 460 deg F; main reduction gear single Falk; ship's service generators 1 turbo 100 kW + 1 turbo 300 kW + 1 diesel 80 kW at 120 V DC; fuel 25,720 bbls fuel oil + 375 bbls diesel; armament 4 x 3"/50 cal (D.P.) + 1 twin and 1 quad 40mm (ultimate authorized); cargo 170,000 cu ft non-refrigerated, 2,600 t.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-25

   Study period

   1945

   Limitations

   Authoritative wartime BuShips publication naming this hull - confirms identity, machinery plant, manning scale, and key characteristics. Contains no materials, insulation, or asbestos information; supports no asbestos claim.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-joseph-t-dickman-apa13-01

3. [3]DANFS, 'Joseph T. Dickman' entry, Vol. III p. 566 (verbatim transcription via hazegray mirror; live NHHC page not located - link rot per BATCH-01 pattern) [nhhc_danfs]

   Locator

   hazegray DANFS transcription auxil/ap26.txt, full entry; HyperWar APA-13 ship page corroborates milestones (https://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/ships/APA/APA-13_JosephTDickman.html)

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   DANFS entry (Vol. III, p. 566; verbatim transcription via hazegray - live NHHC DANFS URL patterns returned 404 at research time) records: built as PENINSULA STATE for the U.S.S.B. by New York Shipbuilding Co., Camden, N.J., in 1921 and 1922; transatlantic service for United States Lines from 1922; renamed PRESIDENT PIERCE May 1922 and PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT August 1922; taken over by the War Department October 1940, named JOSEPH T. DICKMAN, converted to troopship by Atlantic Basin Iron Works of Brooklyn; transferred to the Navy 27 May 1941 and further converted at New York Navy Yard; commissioned at the Navy Yard 10 June 1941, Lt. Comdr. C. W. Harwood, USCG, in command. Service: amphibious exercises Onslow Beach N.C. Jun-Aug 1941; Boston conversion Aug-Oct 1941; Halifax-Bombay British troop lift Nov 1941-Feb 1942; New York yard Feb-Apr 1942 (boats and lowering equipment); Caribbean transport and Chesapeake exercises; Torch - Fedhala transport area 8 Nov 1942, Casablanca 15 Nov; South Pacific voyage Dec 1942-Mar 1943 (Noumea, Brisbane); reclassified APA-13 1 Feb 1943; Sicily/Gela 10-12 Jul 1943 (minor bomb damage; damaged at least three attackers); Salerno 9 Sep 1943 plus reinforcement voyages; Norfolk battle repairs Jan 1944; Glasgow Feb 1944; Utah Beach D-Day 6 Jun 1944, casualty shuttle; Southern France Delta beaches Aug 1944 plus five follow-up voyages; Boston Nov 1944; Pacific Jan 1945 via Espiritu Santo to Guadalcanal; Ulithi staging; Okinawa 1-9 Apr 1945; Pearl Harbor Navy Yard conversion to casualty-evacuation ship (emerged 10 Aug 1945); Manila POW repatriation Sep-Oct 1945; Magic Carpet; Seattle 2 Dec 1945; Suisun Bay; decommissioned 7 Mar 1946 and returned to the Maritime Commission; scrapped 1948. Six battle stars. Spec block: dp 21,900; l. 535'2"; b. 72'4"; dr. 31'3"; s. 17 k.; cpl. 693; a. 4 3".

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-25

   Study period

   1921-1948

   Limitations

   Primary Navy historical entry - authoritative for service history and conversion/yard periods. Contains no asbestos or materials information; supports no asbestos claim. Print-era entry omits strike date and disposal buyer detail (NavSource/MARAD carry those).

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-joseph-t-dickman-apa13-02

4. [4]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive - USS Joseph T. Dickman (APA-13), file 10/03/03013 (retrieved via Internet Archive Wayback capture 20241112124548; live navsource.org unreachable at research time) [other_primary]

   Locator

   NavSource 03013.htm - Harris Class Transport header block, campaign tables, disposal entries, specifications block

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   NavSource Amphibious Photo Archive file 10/03/03013 corroborates DANFS and adds construction/disposal detail: laid down 20 Jul 1920 for the Emergency Fleet Corp as passenger/cargo liner SS Peninsula State under USSB Contract #2584 at New York Shipbuilding Corp., Camden, N.J.; launched 7 Jul 1921 (vs 6 Jul in the contemporaneous Marine Review construction record - see correction row); delivered 8 Feb 1922 to USSB; renamed President Pierce May 1922; transferred August 1922 to United States Line, renamed President Roosevelt; taken over by War Department 22 Oct 1940; renamed USAT Joseph T. Dickman 12 Feb 1941; converted Feb-Jun 1941 by Atlantic Basin Iron Works, Brooklyn; transferred to Navy 27 May 1941; commissioned AP-26 at New York Navy Yard 10 Jun 1941; reclassified APA-13 1 Feb 1943; campaign table - Algeria-Morocco landings 8-17 Nov 1942, Gela Sicily 10-12 Jul 1943, Salerno 9 Sep 1943, Utah Beach Normandy 6 Jun 1944, Southern France 14-16 Aug 1944, Okinawa Gunto 1-9 Apr 1945; struck from the Naval Register 28 Mar 1946; transferred to Maritime Commission 22 Jan 1947 for NDRF Suisun Bay; sold for scrapping 31 Dec 1947 to the Kaiser Co. (PD-X-395), withdrawn from NDRF 9 Jan 1948. Spec block consistent with BuShips SDB: 8 Yarrow header-type boilers 265 psi/460F, 2 Bethlehem Curtis turbines, single Falk main reduction gear, 2 propellers 10,000 shp, complement 58 off/635 enl, troops 95/1,961.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-25

   Study period

   1920-1948

   Limitations

   Specialist secondary compilation - detailed and consistent with DANFS/MARAD but non-official; disposal detail (PD-X-395, Kaiser Co., 31 Dec 1947 sale vs 9 Jan 1948 withdrawal) is NavSource-specific though MARAD milestones corroborate the withdrawal. Launch date 7 Jul conflicts with three sources giving 6 Jul (correction row). Contains no asbestos information; supports no asbestos claim.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-joseph-t-dickman-apa13-03

5. [5]U.S. Maritime Administration, ShipHistory database - JOSEPH T. DICKMAN (APA-13/AP-26), Ship History Detail 2776, incl. digitized status cards and scanned NARA-declassified ONI arrival report [marad_nrc]

   Locator

   ShipHistory Detail 2776 registry block, Milestones table, Status Cards tab, Documents tab JosephTDickman_2776_001.pdf (ONI 3ND Commerce and Travel report, arrival 21 Nov 1943)

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   MARAD ShipHistory database record for this hull (Detail 2776): Year Built 1922; U.S. Official No. 221901; Shipyard New York Shipbuilding Corporation; General Type Passenger / Specific Type Other Passenger; gross tons 13,858, net tons 7,944; Fate 'Sold - No Further Info.' Milestones: Entry/Acquisition 22 Jan 1947 (NDRF custody), Disposition/Withdrawal 9 Jan 1948 with note 'CUST 1947 NDRF 1947.' Digitized holdings for the hull include vessel status cards and a declassified Office of Naval Intelligence Third Naval District Commerce and Travel Section report (NARA declassification project NW 63684) documenting AP-26's arrival at Pier 19, Staten Island, on 21 Nov 1943 from Mers el Kebir with four passengers paneled - a wartime document confirming the ship's Nov 1943 return leg to New York.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-25

   Study period

   1922-1948

   Limitations

   Authoritative government registry and custody data - strongest sourcing for identity and NDRF disposal chain. Contains no asbestos, materials, or condition-survey information; supports no asbestos claim. ONI report is a port-security document, not a materials record.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-joseph-t-dickman-apa13-04

6. [6]USCG Headquarters Historical Section, 'The Coast Guard at War' Vol. IX (1946) Part II 'Some Facts and Figures About the DICKMAN' + Vol. X Appendix E ship's action report (HyperWar transcriptions); U.S. Coast Guard official web history - D-Day topic page and 'The Long Blue Line: Coast Guard operations at Okinawa' (history.uscg.mil) [other_primary]

   Locator

   USCG-IX-2.html pp. 43-47 section; USCG-X-E.html appendix; https://www.history.uscg.mil/Browse-by-Topic/Conflicts/World-War-II/D-Day-June-6-1944-Normandy/ ; https://www.history.uscg.mil/Research/THE-LONG-BLUE-LINE/Article/2925516/

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   U.S. Coast Guard official history documentation names this hull as Coast Guard-manned: the 1946 USCG Headquarters monograph 'The Coast Guard at War - IX: North African Landings' (Public Information Division, 1 Jun 1946) devotes a section to 'Some Facts and Figures About the DICKMAN' (pp. 43-47) - commissioned 10 Jun 1941 in Navy Yard, New York; steel twin-screw vessel of 13,869 gross tons, 21,325 t full load, 535 ft 2 1/8 in overall; amphibious training Onslow Bay Jun-Aug 1941 (Transport Divisions Three/Seven); Norfolk Navy Yard availability and drydocking Aug-Sep 1942 (terminated 10 Sep 1942; six added 20mm guns for total fourteen; boat outfit sixteen LCVs, fourteen LCP(R)s, two LCS(S)s, one LCP(L), two LCM(3)s); ~2,000 combat-loaded complement; Torch embarkation of 1,370 men + 73 officers, 2nd Bn 30th Infantry 3rd Div. Companion Vol. X appendix publishes the ship's own Report of Operations, Sicily, 10-12 Jul 1943. Official USCG web history records the ship as Coast Guard-manned at Utah Beach D-Day (departed Plymouth 5 Jun 1944) and the Okinawa load-out - 1,368 troops, 99 vehicles, 83,000+ cu ft cargo aboard on L-Day, unloading through 9 Apr 1945.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-25

   Study period

   1941-1946; monograph 1946; web histories 2022-2024

   Population

   U.S. Coast Guard ship's company (~693 wartime complement) plus embarked troops (~1,400-2,000 combat-loaded)

   Limitations

   Official USCG historical documentation naming this hull - establishes Coast Guard manning, combat-loaded troop scale (~2,000; 1,368 at Okinawa), and a documented Norfolk Navy Yard availability/drydock period Aug-Sep 1942. Contains no asbestos or materials information; supports no asbestos claim.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-joseph-t-dickman-apa13-05

7. [7]Cross-source reconciliation: Marine Review 1922 construction record (via Wikipedia citation), Navypedia Harris-class table, yorkship.org NYSB hull list, NavSource 03013, MARAD Detail 2776 milestones, DANFS transcription [other_primary]

   Locator

   Wikipedia SS President Roosevelt (1921) infobox refs 1; http://www.yorkship.org/HTML/liners.htm (hull 252 row); navypedia.org/ships/usa/us_aws_harris_dickman.htm; NavSource disposal line; MARAD milestones

   Finding type

   historical_record

   Finding

   Source discrepancies resolved or logged: (a) launch date - 6 Jul 1921 carried by the contemporaneous Marine Review '1921 Construction Record of U.S. Yards' (v52, Feb 1922, p. 75, as cited in Wikipedia), Navypedia class table (6.7.1921), and yorkship.org NYSB hull list (hull 252, 'Jul 6, 1921'); NavSource alone gives 7 Jul 1921 - 6 July adopted. (b) Strike date - NavSource records struck from the Naval Register 28 Mar 1946 (consistent with the mass-strike cycle used for decommissioned APAs that spring, e.g., sister APA-11 Feland also 28 Mar 1946); Wikipedia infobox gives 12 Apr 1946 - NavSource adopted, variant logged. (c) Gross tonnage - MARAD registry 13,858 vs USCG monograph/NYSB lists 13,869 - both carried by source, not merged. (d) Disposal - NavSource records scrap sale to Kaiser Co. under PD-X-395 dated 31 Dec 1947 with NDRF withdrawal 9 Jan 1948; MARAD milestones show Disposition/Withdrawal 9 Jan 1948; the DANFS-derived 'sold for scrapping 9 January 1948' (Wikipedia) conflates the withdrawal with the sale - both dates carried as distinct events. (e) Competitor source asbestos-ships.com mislabels the hull 'commissioned ... with the hull number APA-26' and asserts a 1947 Kaiser sale - marketing-site errors noted and excluded, no reliance placed.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   correction

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-25

   Study period

   1920-1948

   Limitations

   Resolves publication-level conflicts in identity, dates, and disposal; underlying primary strike/sale records (NVR entry, PD-X-395 file) not pulled. None of the compared sources contains asbestos information; this row supports no asbestos claim.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-joseph-t-dickman-apa13-06

8. [8]Consolidated era/design inference - BuShips SDB 1945 v3 machinery row for this hull (class no. 80) + documented yard/conversion periods in DANFS and USCG monograph + NavSource construction data [other_primary]

   Locator

   SDB1945v3 p. 242 machinery row (APA class no. 80); DANFS conversion narrative; USCG-IX-2 Norfolk Navy Yard availability paragraph

   Finding type

   asbestos_application

   Finding

   Era/design inference: this hull carried a twin-screw geared-steam plant (two Bethlehem Curtis turbines, eight Yarrow header-type boilers at 265 psi / 460 deg F) built 1920-22 to EFC Design 1029 '535' passenger/cargo liner standards and then reworked in at least six documented wartime yard events - Atlantic Basin Iron Works troopship conversion (Feb-Jun 1941), New York Navy Yard conversion (May-Jun 1941), Boston conversion (Aug-Oct 1941), New York yard boat/lowering-equipment installation (Feb-Apr 1942), Norfolk Navy Yard availability and drydocking (Aug-Sep 1942), and Pearl Harbor Navy Yard casualty-evacuation-ship conversion (through 10 Aug 1945). This machinery configuration and conversion history is exactly the type for which boiler and fireroom insulation, main and auxiliary steam-line lagging, valve and flange gaskets, machinery packing, accommodation/joiner insulation, and brake linings of the period were commonly asbestos-containing.

   Verification

   inferred

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   class_or_era

   Accessed

   2026-09-25

   Study period

   1920-1948

   Population

   Construction and conversion yard trades (Camden 1920-22; Brooklyn ABIW and Navy Yard, Boston, Norfolk, Pearl Harbor 1941-45); Coast Guard ship's company and embarked troops

   Limitations

   Inference from documented machinery configuration and documented yard periods - no hull-specific insulation schedule, material specification, or asbestos statement was located for this vessel. Does not establish asbestos aboard, quantity, condition, individual exposure, or causation.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-joseph-t-dickman-apa13-07

9. [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 program under which this hull's Army troopship conversion (1940-41) and Navy amphibious conversions (1941-45) were executed.

   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-joseph-t-dickman-apa13-08

10. [10]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; 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 and conversion work of exactly this hull's era and type.

    Verification

    verified

    Role

    context

    Documentation level

    class_or_era

    Accessed

    2026-09-25

    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 yards and establishes nothing about this hull's materials, condition, or any individual exposure.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-joseph-t-dickman-apa13-09

11. [11]CourtListener API v4 opinion searches via authenticated helper cl-auth-search.py, 2026-09-25: '"Joseph T. Dickman"' count 0; '"Dickman" asbestos' count 13 all collisions; '"APA-13"' count 101 all collisions [court_record]

    Locator

    search_ledger rows sl-uss-joseph-t-dickman-apa13-07, -11, -12, -13

    Finding type

    litigation_documented

    Finding

    CourtListener litigation sweep found NO qualifying case naming or concerning this hull: (1) exact-name opinion search '"Joseph T. Dickman"' returned 0 opinions; (2) '"Dickman" asbestos' returned 13 opinions - all surname/attorney collisions (e.g., Flagstar Bank v. Airline Union's Mortgage Co., Ventimiglia v. Tishman Speyer Archstone-Smith, Bondex Int'l v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity) in unrelated banking/personal-injury/insurance matters, none naming a vessel; (3) hull-number search '"APA-13"' returned 101 opinions but all are token collisions on statutory/regulatory citations (e.g., administrative-procedure references, docket codes) - none maritime or asbestos, none naming the ship. Classification: no result for this vessel; no asbestos-litigation stage is reached on any hit.

    Verification

    partial

    Role

    negative_finding

    Documentation level

    context_only

    Accessed

    2026-09-25

    Study period

    search 2026-09-25

    Population

    Navy/Coast Guard veterans of APA-type auxiliaries (type context)

    Limitations

    CourtListener opinion-text corpus only - it does not index complaints, dockets, state MDL filings, or settled matters, so absence here does not prove the hull was never sued; it means no published opinion connects to this vessel. High-collision names screened: 'Dickman' is a live surname in the reporter (incl. Dickman v. Commissioner, 465 U.S. 330 (1984), a federal gift-tax case unrelated to this hull); 'APA-13' matches statutory/docket tokens; 'AP-26' and 'President Roosevelt' alias sweeps remained blocked by fleet pacing at commit - logged honestly in the ledger rather than cleared.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-joseph-t-dickman-apa13-10

12. [12]Batch-2199 search ledger (this record): hazegray/DANFS; HyperWar APA-13 + USCG at War pages; NavSource 03013 via Wayback; MARAD ShipHistory Detail 2776 + documents; BuShips SDB 1945 v3; USCG official web pages; CourtListener sweeps (see ledger); indexed-web checks [other_primary]

    Locator

    search_ledger rows sl-uss-joseph-t-dickman-apa13-01 through sl-uss-joseph-t-dickman-apa13-10

    Finding type

    historical_record

    Finding

    No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, material specification, hazmat disclosure, or docketed case naming the Joseph T. Dickman / AP-26 / APA-13 / Peninsula State / President Roosevelt (1921) hull was found in the public sources searched - the DANFS entry, BuShips SDB 1945 v3 row, NavSource page, MARAD registry and digitized documents, and USCG official histories all contain no asbestos or insulation-material statement. The ship was scrapped in 1948 - pre-dating asbestos-regulation-era surveys, museum disclosures, and NDRF abatement documentation entirely. Indexed-web checking surfaced only excluded law-firm marketing listicles (asbestos-ships.com, simmonsfirm.com, elslaw.com, mesotheliomaveterans.org) asserting era-typical asbestos content without primary support (see search_ledger).

    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 - a 1922 steam liner repeatedly converted under wartime Navy specifications is era-consistent with asbestos-containing materials, and the documented conversion/overhaul events are plausible disturbance pathways. Does not establish presence or absence; does not establish or defeat any exposure claim or legal eligibility.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-joseph-t-dickman-apa13-11

13. [13]MARAD ShipHistory documents tab (Detail 2776); USCG at War IX source list; USCG Historian's Office bibliography (1994 fact sheet); NARA Guide to Federal Records RG 19/24/26/32/178 [other_primary]

    Locator

    MARAD Detail 2776 Documents/Status Cards tabs; USCG-IX-X.html sources section; https://www.history.uscg.mil/Research/Bibliography-Collections/.../European-Theatre/ ; archives.gov record-group guides

    Finding type

    historical_record

    Finding

    Archival leads (not retrieved - require research-room or reproduction order; no spend authorized): MARAD ShipHistory Detail 2776 already digitizes hull documents (vessel status cards; the declassified ONI Third Naval District Commerce and Travel report for AP-26's 21 Nov 1943 arrival - NARA project NW 63684) and may hold additional unindexed pages; the ship-prepared wartime 'History of the JOSEPH T. DICKMAN' forwarded by her commanding officer is cited in the 1946 USCG monograph's source list and should sit in NARA RG 26 (U.S. Coast Guard records); the USCG Historian's Office published a dedicated 1994 fact sheet 'The United States Coast Guard at Normandy: The Coast Guard-Manned USS Joseph T. Dickman (APA-13)' (listed in the USCG European-Theatre bibliography); NARA RG 19 (Bureau of Ships) holds conversion/outfitting files for the 1941-45 Navy yard periods; RG 24 holds deck logs 1941-1946; RG 32/178 (USSB/USMC) hold USSB Contract 2584 construction records for EFC hull/NYSB hull 252.

    Verification

    unverified

    Role

    archival_lead

    Documentation level

    context_only

    Accessed

    2026-09-25

    Study period

    1920-1948 records

    Limitations

    Record-group and publication mapping only - the ONI scan and status cards were confirmed digitized (ONI report visually read), but 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-joseph-t-dickman-apa13-12