Evidence
7 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-7).
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[1]Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (Naval History and Heritage Command), 'Klaskanine (AOG-63)' [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS entry text; live NHHC URL returns 404 (standing link-rot noted in BATCH-01) - Wayback capture of 2024-05-26 cited
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS entry for Klaskanine (AOG-63): 'cl. Mettawee; T. T1-M-A2', dp. 845, l. 220'6", b. 37', dr. 13'11", s. 10 k., a. 1 3", 2 40mm., 3 20mm.; namesake 'A river in the state of Oregon.' Laid down 1944-04-24 by East Coast Shipyard Inc., Bayonne, N.J., under Maritime Commission contract; launched 1945-02-03, sponsored by Mrs. Thomas Harris; acquired by the Navy 1945-02-26; commissioned 1945-03-08, Lt. R. O. Kostelak in command. Cleared New York 1945-03-26; shakedown Chesapeake Bay; arrived San Diego 1945-05-27; loaded diesel oil and sailed for Pearl Harbor; main engine broke down 1945-06-06, towed to Pearl Harbor arriving 1945-06-14; shuttle tanker among Hawaiian and mid-Pacific Islands through summer; underway for Eniwetok 1945-08-31 but stopped again by engine failure; repairs at Eniwetok and Pearl Harbor 1945-09-21 to 1946-01-24; San Francisco 1946-02-07; decommissioned 1946-03-25 and returned to WSA the same day; later sold to Brazil, served Brazilian Navy as Raza (G-19).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 1944-1948
- Population
- Crew of USS Klaskanine (~58 per NavSource spec block, unverified), Pacific shuttle operations 1945
- Limitations
- Authoritative for identity, construction dates, service history, and U.S.-custody milestones. Contains no asbestos, materials, or insulation statement; supports no asbestos claim. Complement not stated (NavSource 58 unverified - see gaps). Struck date 1946-04-12 carried from NavSource, not DANFS.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-klaskanine-aog63-01
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[2]U.S. Maritime Administration, ShipHistory database - KLASKANINE (AOG-63), Ship History Detail 2892; status card scans 3XD_01.png, 2892_5377AF.jpg, 2892_5377AB.jpg [marad_nrc]
- Locator
- ShipHistory Detail 2892; card scans at /cards/3XD_01.png, /cards/2892_5377AF.jpg, /cards/2892_5377AB.jpg
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- MARAD ShipHistory database record and vessel status cards for this hull: KLASKANINE (AOG-63), Detail 2892 - year built 1945, shipyard East Coast Shipyard, MARAD type T1-M-A2, gross 1134 tons, fate 'Sold - Foreign Flag Op.' The WSA-era card (3XD_01.png) records: hull no. 2657, built by East Coast SY, Inc. at Bayonne, N.J., completed 2-26-45; basis to WSA '2-26-45 3:15PM EWT @ Bayonne, NJ del. by Builders to USMC'; operator line 'Navy Dept. (Del. by USMC)' same date/time, agreement LB; laid up Suisun Bay, Calif. 3-25-46 2:30PM PST; 'Sold to Brazilian Govt', delivered 4-15-48; margin annotation 'to be RAZA (Brazil)'. The Reserve Fleet card (2892_5377AF.jpg) records: ownership WSA, DWT 1450, entered fleet 3-25-46 (Suisun Bay W.G. 19-F); field 21 'Sold to Brazilian Aeronautical Com[mission] - fixed price $225,000 - [per] wire 3-2-48'; field 22 withdrawn from fleet 4-15-48 at 1045 hours, delivered to purchaser. Card back (2892_5377AB.jpg): '1135 gr.' and 'Cond. report in file'.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 1945-1948
- Population
- NDRF Suisun Bay reserve-fleet custodial crews, 1946-1948
- Limitations
- Primary custody record read directly from card scans: documents delivery chain (builders -> USMC -> Navy, 1945-02-26), NDRF layup (1946-03-25), and sale/withdrawal (1948-04-15). Database 'Specific Type' field reads 'LNG Liquefied Natural Gas' - a data-entry artifact on a 1945 gasoline tanker, not carried. Handwritten annotations partially legible ('Aeronautical Com' truncated on the card). Contains no asbestos or materials information; supports no asbestos claim.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-klaskanine-aog63-02
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[3]U.S. Maritime Administration, vessel status card scans for KLASKANINE (AOG-63) / MC hull 2657: WSA card 3XD_01.png; Reserve Fleet card 2892_5377AF.jpg; card back 2892_5377AB.jpg [marad_nrc]
- Locator
- Status card scans linked from ShipHistory Detail 2892 (cards panel); discrepant secondary figures: shipbuildinghistory.njscuba.net AOG table; naval.com.br NGB Raza G-19 page
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The MARAD status cards correct secondary-source disposal details. shipbuildinghistory.com's AOG table lists Klaskanine 'to Brazil 1946 as Raza (G-19)' - the cards show she remained in NDRF Suisun Bay until withdrawal and delivery to the Brazilian purchaser on 1948-04-15, consistent with the Brazilian Navy incorporation date of 1948-12-15 recorded by NGB. The cards' fixed price of $225,000 (wire of 1948-03-02) conflicts with NGB's figure of US$500,000. The buyer named on the card ('Brazilian Aeronautical Com[mission]') is consistent with NGB's account that the Ministerio da Aeronautica purchased the ship for aviation-fuel transport operated by the Navy.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 1946-1971
- Limitations
- Primary custody record controls the U.S.-side facts (withdrawal/delivery 1948-04-15; price $225,000). Brazilian-side details after transfer rely on secondary sources (NGB, NavSource, shipbuildinghistory) and conflict on sale year, price, and final fate - logged in gaps, not resolved. Contains no asbestos or materials information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-klaskanine-aog63-03
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[4]NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive - USS Klaskanine (AOG-63) specification block (propulsion, complement, armament, cargo capacity) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource AOG-63 page, Specifications block
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Era-consistent product inference for this hull, bounded by its documented plant: the vessel was diesel-powered (NavSource spec block: one direct-drive Fairbanks-Morse 37E16 diesel, single propeller, 720 shp; three diesel-driven 40kW DC ship's-service generators), so the boiler insulation and steam-distribution lagging typical of steam auxiliaries are absent. On a 1944-45 diesel gasoline tanker, era-consistent ACM applications are limited to machinery/flange gaskets, valve and pump packing, insulation felts, accommodation lining, exhaust lagging, and deck-machinery brake linings.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 1944-1948
- Population
- Construction trades (East Coast Shipyards, 1944-45); engine-room and deck crews
- Limitations
- The diesel plant is documented by the NavSource spec block (reputable compilation, not primary; consistent with the MC T1-M-A2 design and DANFS's 'main engine' breakdowns), but the product list itself is era inference - no source inspected lists materials installed aboard this hull. Does not establish asbestos presence, quantity, condition, exposure, or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-klaskanine-aog63-04
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[5]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 federal emergency-shipbuilding program under which this Maritime Commission T1-M-A2 hull was built - and that wartime demand drove unprecedented asbestos utilization in ship construction.
- 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 on WWII shipbuilding generally; does not name this vessel or this MC type and does not establish that asbestos was installed aboard this hull, nor quantity, location, condition, exposure, or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-klaskanine-aog63-05
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[6]U.S. National Archives, 'Vessel and Station Log Books at the National Archives' and 'Navy Deck Logs Available in the National Archives Catalog' (series description and access guidance) [other_primary]
- Locator
- archives.gov/research/military/logbooks; catalog search 'klaskanine' attempted 2026-09-24 - JS-rendered, no retrievable result
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA holds U.S. Navy ship deck logs in Record Group 24 ('Logbooks of U.S. Navy Ships and Stations') at Archives II, College Park; a file unit covering this vessel's commissioned period (1945-03-08 to 1946-03-25) is expected to exist in that series but could not be verified this session - catalog.archives.gov is fully JS-rendered and returned no retrievable record to non-browser clients, and no Wayback capture of a Klaskanine record page exists.
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 1945-03-08 to 1946-03-25 (expected coverage)
- Limitations
- Series existence is NARA-documented; the vessel-specific file unit is inferred from the deck-log accessioning pattern and is unverified. Deck logs document operations, navigation, and personnel - materials/asbestos content is unlikely even if retrieved.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-klaskanine-aog63-06
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[7]Batch-2010 search ledger (this record): CourtListener API v4 opinion and docket searches (authenticated via cl-auth-search.py); NHHC/DANFS; MARAD ShipHistory; NARA; NVR [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-klaskanine-aog63-01 through sl-uss-klaskanine-aog63-10
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or docketed case naming USS Klaskanine or AOG-63 was found in the public sources searched. CourtListener opinion search 'Klaskanine' returned 1 hit - New Amsterdam Casualty Co. v. City of Astoria, 256 F. 560 (D. Or. 1919), a name collision on the Klaskanine River/locality 26 years before the ship existed. Opinion search 'AOG-63' returned 34 hits, all text collisions (business entities, contract/exhibit codes); refined query '"AOG-63" asbestos OR ship OR vessel OR tanker' returned 0. Docket search 'Klaskanine' returned 5 hits, all Oregon-river/environmental or entity collisions; docket search 'AOG-63' returned 1,392 hits, rank-ordered sample all collisions with no vessel or qualifying asbestos case.
- 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 - the hull predates asbestos-survey practice and left U.S. custody in 1948. 'Klaskanine' is collision-prone via the namesake Oregon river/locality; every hit was classified to case level, so the negative finding reflects classification, not keyword absence. Does not establish or defeat any exposure or eligibility claim.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-klaskanine-aog63-07