USS Lauderdale (APA-179)

Evidence

12 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-12).

1. [1]research packet q-packet.md (3 sources cited) [other_primary]

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Evidence ID

   uss-lauderdale-apa179-pkt-q-packet-md

2. [2]Bureau of Ships, Ships' Data, U.S. Naval Vessels, Vol. 3 (NAVSHIPS 250-012, 1945), auxiliaries - transports, attack (APA) section, per-hull rows for LAUDERDALE APA-179 'ex-M.C.V. Hull 145' (shipscribe.com scan of the official BuShips publication) [other_primary]

   Locator

   SDB1945v3 APA section (per-hull index no. 146, print p. 252 area): dimensions/trial-displacement row, personnel row, machinery row, armament/cargo row, and construction-row entries for 'LAUDERDALE (ex-M.C.V. Hull 145) APA 179'; alphabetical index

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   Official BuShips Ships' Data 1945 Vol. 3 carries per-hull rows for LAUDERDALE APA-179 (ex-M.C.V. Hull 145): 455'0" overall; beam 62'0"; 17.7 knots; 14,837 tons trial displacement (12,450 limited); machinery 1 Westinghouse geared turbine, 8,500 shp, with 2 Babcock & Wilcox header-type boilers at 465 psi / 750F; accommodations 56 officers + 480 enlisted ship's company, troop capacity 80 officers + 1,440 enlisted; armament 1 x 5"/38 cal (D.P.) + 4 twin and 1 quad 40mm; cargo 150,000 cu ft non-refrigerated / 2,900 DWT; builder Oregon S. B. Corp., Portland, Oreg.; acquired 12 Dec 1944; first commission 12 Dec 1944; year built 1944.

   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, builder, and key dates. Contains no materials, insulation, or asbestos information; supports no asbestos claim.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lauderdale-apa179-01

3. [3]DANFS, 'Lauderdale (APA-179)' entry, Naval History and Heritage Command (live NHHC URL returns 404 - verbatim text retrieved via Internet Archive Wayback capture 20251209184704) [nhhc_danfs]

   Locator

   DANFS Lauderdale (APA-179) entry body, spec block, and commanding-officer table (Wayback capture 20251209184704); NHHC Online Library summary at https://ibiblio.org/hyperwar/OnlineLibrary/photos/sh-usn/usnsh-l/apa179.htm

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   NHHC records: named for counties in Alabama, Mississippi, and Tennessee; laid down 14 Oct 1944 at Portland, Ore., by Oregon Shipbuilding Corp. under Maritime Commission contract (M.C.V. Hull 145); launched 23 Nov 1944, sponsored by Mrs. J. H. Blockey; delivered to the Maritime Commission at Astoria, Ore., at 1530 on 11 Dec 1944; narrative gives acquisition/commissioning 11 Dec but the entry's own commanding-officer table dates Cmdr. William F. Ramsey's assumption 12 Dec 1944 (SDB, NavSource, and shipscribe agree on 12 Dec - see correction row). War record: departed Seattle via San Francisco for San Pedro (arr. 2 Jan 1945); shakedown and Los Angeles repairs; Pearl Harbor arr. 19 Feb; amphibious exercises; embarked 10th Army units; departed Honolulu 17 Mar; via Eniwetok to Ulithi (arr. 31 Mar); convoy to Ryukyus 7 Apr; off Hagushi, Okinawa, 11 Apr; debarked troops and cargo by 17 Apr despite frequent air alerts; remained at Hagushi as receiving ship for uninjured survivors of damaged or sunken ships through the kamikaze campaign - survivors of more than 30 ships and landing craft - and as detention ship for Japanese POWs; relieved by Crescent City (APA-21) 14 Jul; departed 15 Jul with 1,132 military passengers, San Diego arr. 6 Aug; Portland 23-26 Aug, loaded 1,045 occupation troops, departed 28 Aug; Eniwetok 6 Sep, Saipan 13 Sep; through 8 Nov moved men and supplies to Tinian, Guam, Iwo Jima, and the Japanese home islands; departed Saipan 9 Nov with 1,706 passengers, Magic Carpet to San Pedro arr. 24 Nov; second Magic Carpet roundtrip 5 Dec 1945-7 Jan 1946 carried 1,915 sailors from Manus and the Panama Canal to Seattle; departed Puget Sound 26 Jan 1946 for the East Coast; Lynnhaven Roads 6 Mar; decommissioned Norfolk 25 Apr 1946; returned to the War Shipping Administration and placed in NDRF James River 2 May 1946 at 1430. Custody detail: 'Fiscal Year 1957 repair program' - delivered to American-Hawaiian Steamship Co. 19 Oct 1955 1115, returned 8 Feb 1956 1150; stricken '8 May 1956' per this narrative (other sources give 8 May 1946 - see correction row); redesignated LPA-179 1 Jan 1969; removed from reserve fleet for stripping 21 Jan-6 Aug 1987 and 30 Jan-10 Apr 1990; sold 14 Oct 1992 to North Atlantic Towage & Salvage Ltd., buyer defaulted, resold 30 Sep 2004 to North American Ship Recycling of Baltimore; removed from James River 14 Mar 2005; scrapped at Sparrow's Point 20 Sep 2005. One battle star (Okinawa Gunto, assault and occupation 10 Apr-30 Jun 1945).

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-25

   Study period

   1944-2005

   Limitations

   Official NHHC ship-history entry naming this hull - authoritative for identity, operations, and custody narrative. Contains no asbestos, insulation-material, or hazardous-material information; supports no asbestos claim. Two internal/outlier readings flagged in the correction row: commissioning given 11 Dec in narrative vs 12 Dec in its own CO table and all other sources; stricken given 8 May 1956 vs 8 May 1946 elsewhere.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lauderdale-apa179-02

4. [4]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive - USS Lauderdale (APA-179/LPA-179), file 10/03/03179 [other_primary]

   Locator

   NavSource 03179.htm - specifications block, Asiatic-Pacific campaign table, occupation-service line, disposal entries, commanding-officer table

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   NavSource timeline corroborates and adds detail: TransRon Twenty-Two (COMO S. P. Jenkins) / TransDiv Sixty-Five (CAPT. E. C. Rogers USN) assignments; campaign credit - Okinawa Gunto operation (assault and occupation, 10 Apr-30 Jun 1945); Navy Occupation Service Medal period 8-28 Oct 1945; decommissioned 25 Apr 1946 at Norfolk, VA; struck from Naval Register 8 May 1946 (page text OCR-mangled as '8 Mary 1946'); returned to the Maritime Commission 7 May 1946 for lay-up NDRF James River VA (status card, DANFS, and shipscribe give 2 May - see correction row); redesignated LPA-179 1 Jan 1969; sold 14 Oct 1992 to North Atlantic Towage and Salvage Ltd. for $83,500, contract defaulted 12 Nov 1992; resold 30 Sep 2004 to North American Ship Recycling, Baltimore (Sparrows Point) MD; removed 14 Mar 2005; scrapping completed 20 Sep 2005. Spec block: 6,873 t light / 14,837 t full; 455' x 62'; 17.7 kt; complement 56 officers + 480 enlisted; troop accommodations 80 officers + 1,440 enlisted; 1 Westinghouse geared turbine, 2 B&W header-type boilers (465 psi, 750F), double Westinghouse main reduction gears, three 300kW turbo-drive generators, 8,500 shp, one propeller; armament 1x5"/38 DP, 4 twin + 1 quad 40mm, 10x20mm; boats 2 LCM + 2 LCPL + 2 LCPR + 18 LCVP; fuel NSFO 7,780 bbls + diesel 970 bbls. Commanding officers: CDR William F. Ramsey USN (12 Dec 1944 - 17 Feb 1946); LCDR Richard T. Rounds USNR (17 Feb - 25 Apr 1946).

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-25

   Study period

   1944-2005

   Limitations

   Specialist secondary compilation - detailed but non-official; consistent with NHHC/MARAD except the MC-return date (NavSource 7 May 1946 vs status card/DANFS/shipscribe 2 May 1946 - resolved in the correction row). Contains no asbestos information; supports no asbestos claim.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lauderdale-apa179-03

5. [5]U.S. Maritime Administration, Vessel History Database - LAUDERDALE (APA-179), Ship History Detail 2962, including five digitized status-card/sales-record images (4G7_01.png USMC card; 2962_10340AF.jpg and 2962_10340BF.jpg reserve-fleet cards; 2962_10340BB.jpg ballast reverse; f1383b2d...jpg MA-20 record of ship sales) [marad_nrc]

   Locator

   ShipHistory Detail 2962 registry block and milestones; /cards/4G7_01.png (USMC status card), /cards/2962_10340BF.jpg (reserve-fleet card front), /cards/2962_10340BB.jpg (permanent-ballast reverse), /cards/2962_10340AF.jpg (1987-1990 reserve card), /cards/f1383b2d-e198-4fb7-bb58-f6e0d5d7cf21.jpg (MA-20 sales record)

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   MARAD registry and status cards for this hull: Year Built 1944; Shipyard 'Oregon Shipbuilding Company'; MARAD Type VC2-S-AP5 (General/Specific Type fields read 'Training (School)/Training Ship' - registry artifact; she was an attack transport throughout); length 459 ft, beam 63 ft; gross 8,000 t; displacement 12,450 summer / 6,660 lightweight; Fate 'Scrapped'. USMC status card (4G7_01): Hull No. 145, built Oregon S.B. Corp. Portland, completed 12-11-44; delivered by builders to USMC at Astoria, Ore. 12-11-44 3:30 PM PWT and by USMC to Navy Dept. same day/time; entered Reserve Fleet at Lee Hall, Va. 5-2-46 2:30 PM EDT 'from Navy Dept.-Surplus.' Reserve-fleet card (2962_10340BF): fleet James River, ownership WSA, date entered 5-2-46; lay-up reason 'High cost to convert for commercial use'; fuel at entry 1,563 bbls Bunker C + 246 diesel; termination port of last voyage Norfolk; stamped 'Repair Program FY 1956 - Withdrawn Oct. 19, 1955-1115 hrs EST GAA-Amer.Haw. / Returned JR Feb. 8, 1956-1150 hrs EST'; stamped 'WITHDRAWN FOR STRIPPING: (Navy) 1/21/87 0925 EST.' Card reverse (2962_10340BB): permanent ballast 11/22/49 - poured cement, 3rd-deck No. 2 hold 60'x39'x8" and No. 4 hold 52'x34'x8" (4" water in hold noted). Later reserve card (2962_10340AF, Form MA-383): entered 8/6/87 1200 EDT (return from first stripping); withdrawn 1-30-90 0915 EST 'Going to Colonna Shipyard to participate in a Pilot Ship Stripping Program'; entered 4-10-90 0830 EDT; particulars 455 ft x 62 ft, gross 7,606 t, DWT 4,900, speed 16.5 kt, passengers 1,526. MA-20 record of ship sales: awarded to North Atlantic Towage and Salvage Limited 10-14-92 for $83,500.00, contract MA-12759, location James River Reserve Fleet, pursuant to Section 510(i) of the Merchant Marine Act 1936 as amended by P.L. 101-595 (enacted 16 Nov 1990) - card's type field misprints 'VC2-S-AP2.' Milestones: Entry 5/2/1946; Acquisition 11/12/1992 'Reimbursable custody title transfer to MARAD on 11/12/92' (post-default); Downgrade to Non-retention dated 9/3/1997 while content states 'on 9/03/04'; Departure for Scrapping 3/14/2005 to Sparrows Point, MD; Interim Movement 3/31/2005 'Under Disposal Contract: 9/13/04'; Destruction 9/26/2005; Withdrawal 9/26/2005.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-25

   Study period

   1944-2005

   Limitations

   Authoritative MARAD/USMC custody record - primary for the reserve-fleet chain, stripping withdrawals, sales, and disposal. Card handwriting partially legible (read against all five card scans). Contains no asbestos, materials, or condition-survey information; the 1949 ballast entry records cement fills only and the 1987/1990 stripping entries record equipment removal only, not insulation work; supports no asbestos claim.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lauderdale-apa179-04

6. [6]shipscribe.com U.S. Navy Auxiliary Ships - HASKELL (APA-117) class page (construction and disposition tables, class notes; compiled from official records by Stephen S. Roberts) vs NavSource, MARAD status cards, DANFS narrative, and NHHC Online Library summary [other_primary]

   Locator

   shipscribe APA117 class page - construction row 179 (keel 14 Oct 44, launch 23 Nov 44, acq./commiss. 12 Dec 44), disposition row 179 (decomm. 25 Apr 46, strike 8 May 46, disposal to MC 2 May 46, MC/R, disposal 13 Sep 04); NavSource 03179 entries; MARAD Detail 2962 milestones and cards; NHHC Online Library photo page apa179.htm; NavSource Lander page 03178 (LPA-178 analogy)

   Finding type

   historical_record

   Finding

   Source discrepancies resolved in favor of primary/official records and source weight: (a) Commissioning - DANFS narrative merges delivery/acquisition/commissioning into 11 Dec 1944, but its own CO table (Ramsey 12 Dec 1944), the BuShips SDB construction row (acquired/first commission 12 Dec 44), NavSource, and shipscribe all give 12 Dec - 12 Dec 1944 adopted for commissioning; the MARAD card timestamps builder-to-USMC delivery 11 Dec 3:30 PM PWT and USMC-to-Navy delivery the same day/time, while SDB records Navy acquisition 12 Dec. (b) Stricken - DANFS narrative gives '8 May 1956'; NavSource ('8 Mary 1946' OCR), shipscribe ('8 May 46'), and the NHHC Online Library summary ('in May [1946] was stricken from the Navy List') all carry May 1946, consistent with the class pattern for MC/R-custody hulls; 8 May 1946 adopted, DANFS 1956 flagged as the outlier - the 1969 LPA-179 redesignation does not resolve it either way (stricken NDRF hulls were administratively redesignated; sister ship Lander, struck 17 Apr 1946, became LPA-178 on 14 Aug 1968). (c) MC/NDRF transfer - NavSource 'returned to the Maritime Commission 7 May 1946' vs status card fleet entry 2 May 1946 (2:30 PM EDT, Lee Hall, from Navy Dept.-Surplus), DANFS 'placed in the NDRF ... 2 May 1946 at 1430,' and shipscribe '2 May 46' - 2 May adopted. (d) Repair program label - status card stamps 'Repair Program FY 1956'; DANFS calls it the 'Fiscal Year 1957 repair program' - same event (withdrawn 19 Oct 1955, returned 8 Feb 1956), both labels carried. (e) Disposal dates - disposal contract 13 Sep 2004 (MARAD milestone and shipscribe '13 Sep 04') vs resale 30 Sep 2004 (DANFS/NavSource); official destruction 26 Sep 2005 (MARAD) vs scrapping completed 20 Sep 2005 (DANFS/NavSource) - distinct milestones carried, not forced to one date. (f) DANFS spec block diverges from the SDB per-hull row (complement 436 vs 536; troop capacity 1,662 vs 1,520; speed 17.0 vs 17.7 kt; armament 12x20mm-only vs 5"/38 + 40mm battery) - SDB adopted as authoritative. (g) MARAD registry fields carry 'Training (School)/Training Ship' type and 459x63-ft dimensions inconsistent with the VC2-S-AP5 transport record (SDB 455x62) - registry artifacts noted, not adopted. (h) MA-20 sales card misprints the hull type 'VC2-S-AP2' - document-level typo noted.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   correction

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-25

   Study period

   1944-2005

   Limitations

   Resolves secondary-source conflicts against the MARAD status cards, the SDB construction row, and shipscribe tables; DANFS's 1956 strike remains possible but is outweighed (3 sources + class pattern for 1946) and is retained as a flagged discrepancy rather than silently corrected. None of the compared sources contains asbestos information; this row supports no asbestos claim.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lauderdale-apa179-05

7. [7]Consolidated era/design inference - BuShips SDB 1945 v3 machinery row for this hull + VC2-S-AP5 type data (shipscribe APA-117 class page) [other_primary]

   Locator

   SDB1945v3 machinery table row for LAUDERDALE APA 179; https://www.usnaux.shipscribe.com/APA/APA117.html class data

   Finding type

   asbestos_application

   Finding

   Era/design inference: this hull carried a single-screw geared-steam plant (one Westinghouse turbine, two Babcock & Wilcox header-type boilers at 465 psi / 750F superheat) built at the peak of WWII asbestos usage - the machinery configuration for which boiler and fireroom insulation, main and auxiliary steam-line lagging, turbine lagging, valve and flange gaskets, machinery packing, and accommodation joiner insulation of the period were commonly asbestos-containing. Troop-space outfitting (capacity 1,520) added interior insulation scope. Post-Navy custody (NDRF lay-up 1946-2005, incl. documented 1949 permanent-ballast work, the 1955-56 repair availability, and 1987/1990 stripping withdrawals) and the 2005 sale for breaking at Sparrows Point are the disturbance-phase pathways for this hull.

   Verification

   inferred

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   class_or_era

   Accessed

   2026-09-25

   Study period

   1944-2005

   Population

   Construction trades at Oregon Shipbuilding Corp., Portland (1944); wartime crew and embarked troops; NDRF lay-up/custody, repair-yard, and stripping workers (1946-1990); 2005 breaking-yard workers

   Limitations

   Inference from the documented machinery plant and construction era - NOT a hull record. No survey, specification, or material schedule naming APA-179 was located; establishes no asbestos content, quantity, location, individual exposure, or causation.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lauderdale-apa179-06

8. [8]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 emergency construction program under which this VC2-S-AP5 attack transport was mass-produced - and that wartime demand drove unprecedented asbestos utilization in shipbuilding.

   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 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-lauderdale-apa179-07

9. [9]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 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 yard 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-lauderdale-apa179-08

10. [10]Pruitt v. Air & Liquid Systems Corp., C.A. No. 18-1101-MN-SRF (D. Del., In re Asbestos Litigation / MDL-875 track) - Report and Recommendation (2020-07-30) and Memorandum Opinion, verified via ded.uscourts.gov opinion PDFs [court_record]

    Locator

    Report & Recommendation, Facts section (plaintiff's ship assignments); https://www.ded.uscourts.gov/sites/ded/files/opinions/18-1101_1.pdf; CourtListener search API v4 results (see search_ledger sl-uss-lauderdale-apa179-06)

    Finding type

    litigation_documented

    Finding

    The located attack-transport asbestos docket resolves to another class: plaintiff John W. Pruitt Sr. alleged mesothelioma from asbestos exposure as a machinist mate stationed in 1958 on 'the USS Bayfield, an attack transport' (APA-33, Bayfield class) and in 1959 on USS Tolovana (AO-64, Cimarron-class oiler). No docketed asbestos opinion naming USS Lauderdale or APA-179 was located; authenticated CourtListener API v4 sweeps on 2026-09-25 returned zero opinions for '"USS Lauderdale"', a single hit for '"APA-179" OR "LPA-179"' (City of Pittsburgh Comprehensive Municipal Pension Trust Fund v. William E. Conway, Jr., Del. Ch. C.A. 2022-0664-MTZ - a Carlyle Group stockholder derivative suit, a numeral/text collision, not ship-related and not asbestos), 167 hits for '"Lauderdale" asbestos' resolving to Fort Lauderdale venue/counsel listings, Lauderdale County, and surname references in Florida-venue asbestos opinions (a ship-qualified subquery returned 47 hits of the same collision pattern; spot-checked - no opinion names the vessel), and 101,474 'Lauderdale' docket hits dominated by surname bankruptcy parties with no vessel connection identifiable.

    Verification

    verified

    Role

    context

    Documentation level

    context_only

    Accessed

    2026-09-25

    Study period

    opinions 2020; service 1958-1963; CL sweep 2026-09-25

    Population

    Navy veterans of APA-type auxiliaries (type context)

    Limitations

    Different hull and class - carried only to document that the APA-type litigation surface exists while no Lauderdale-specific docket was found. Deposition-stage exposure descriptions are allegations, not findings. Lauderdale is a high-collision name (Fort Lauderdale is a major asbestos-litigation venue; Lauderdale counties in AL/MS/TN; common surname) - the 167-hit opinion mass and 101k docket mass were classified at sweep level with ship-qualified subquery and spot checks, not individually enumerated under fleet pace constraints. CourtListener coverage is limited to indexed opinions and RECAP dockets; unindexed state-court filings are outside this sweep.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-lauderdale-apa179-09

11. [11]Batch-2253 search ledger (this record): NHHC/DANFS via Wayback; NHHC Online Library photo page via ibiblio; NavSource 03179; MARAD ShipHistory Detail 2962 incl. five digitized status-card/sales images fetched and read; BuShips SDB 1945 v3 (PDF text-verified); shipscribe APA-117 class page; CourtListener API v4 (authenticated); indexed-web litigation checks; NARA record-group guides [other_primary]

    Locator

    search_ledger rows sl-uss-lauderdale-apa179-01 through sl-uss-lauderdale-apa179-09

    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 Lauderdale / APA-179 / LPA-179 / M.C.V. Hull 145 was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). Law-firm marketing pages (asbestos-ships.com ship profile; simmonsfirm.com and mesotheliomahope.com Navy-ships list entries) assert era-typical asbestos content for this hull without primary support - excluded as sources per the no-law-firm-sources rule and logged in the batch report.

    Verification

    verified

    Role

    negative_finding

    Documentation level

    ship_specific

    Accessed

    2026-09-25

    Study period

    2026-09-25

    Limitations

    Absence of a located public record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard - a 1944 geared-steam transport is era-consistent with asbestos-containing materials, and her ~59 years in NDRF custody (incl. 1949 ballast work, a 1955-56 repair availability, and 1987/1990 stripping withdrawals) plus 2005 breaking at Sparrows Point are undocumented disturbance phases. Does not establish presence or absence; does not establish or defeat any exposure claim or legal eligibility.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-lauderdale-apa179-10

12. [12]NARA Guide to Federal Records: RG 24 (Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel - Navy deck logs), RG 19 (Records of the Bureau of Ships), RG 178 (Records of the U.S. Maritime Commission), RG 357 (Records of the Maritime Administration) [other_primary]

    Locator

    https://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/024.html ; /groups/019.html ; /groups/178.html ; /groups/357.html

    Finding type

    historical_record

    Finding

    Archival leads (not retrieved - requires research-room or reproduction order; no spend authorized): Navy deck logs for USS Lauderdale 1944-1946 (RG 24, NARA College Park); BuShips records incl. VC2-S-AP5 contract plans and Booklets of General Plans (RG 19); USMC construction-contract records for M.C.V. Hull 145 at Oregon Shipbuilding (RG 178); MARAD/NDRF custody files covering the 1946-2005 lay-up, the 1949 permanent-ballast work order, the 1955-56 repair availability, the 1987/1990 stripping actions, the defaulted 1992 sale (contract MA-12759), and the 2004 disposal contract (RG 357).

    Verification

    unverified

    Role

    archival_lead

    Documentation level

    context_only

    Accessed

    2026-09-25

    Study period

    1944-2005 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-lauderdale-apa179-11