Evidence
11 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-11).
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[1]research packet 945-packet.md [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-lenoir-pcc582-pkt-945-packet-md
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[2]DANFS, Lenoir (PC-582) (Vol. IV p. 86) - namesake, specification block, construction, full service narrative, reclassifications, naming, striking (verbatim transcription; live NHHC entry 404s on all candidate URLs) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- losthistory.net/hazegray verbatim transcription of DANFS Vol. IV p. 86 - headnote, specification block, service narrative
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Official DANFS record for this hull: namesake 'a county and town in North Carolina'; laid down as PC-582 by Albina Engine & Machinery Works, Inc., Portland, Oreg., 21 February 1942; launched 15 July 1942; sponsored by Mrs. Andrew Anderson; commissioned 22 October 1942, Lt. Howard C. Duff in command. Shakedown/training Puget Sound; patrolled off southern California out of San Diego 7 months; Adak Aleutian service to 1 December [1943 - year inferred from narrative position]; Hawaiian escort/patrol; sailed 25 May 1944 escorting landing-craft reinforcements to Saipan arriving 19 June (D+4); Marshalls resupply convoys; Marianas patrol from Saipan July-October; Carolines service from Ulithi; Ulithi-Hollandia convoys November 1944 and January 1945; sailed 9 February 1945 for 2 months repairs at San Francisco; Hawaiian patrol; convoy to Saipan and Leyte; reached Okinawa August 1945; redesignated PCC-582, Control Submarine Chaser (173'), 29 August 1945; Jinsen, Korea, and China-coast duty from 4 September; sailed for San Diego 21 November; Panama Canal to New York, arriving 24 January 1946; coastal operations from Newport, R.I., with every-other-year Charleston, S.C., drydock availabilities; decommissioned and placed in reserve at Green Cove Springs, Fla., 1 February 1950; recommissioned 3 October 1952, Lt. Francis C. Kearney, Jr., in command; Norfolk 5th Naval District duty from 7 November; Charleston inactivation processing from 3 August 1954; decommissioned 15 January 1955; redesignated PC 27 October 1955; named Lenoir (PC-582) 1 February 1956; struck from the Navy list 1 July 1960; two WWII battle stars. Specification block: dp. 280; l. 173'8"; b. 28'; dr. 6'6"; s. 22k.; cpl. 65; a. 1 3", 1 40mm., 5 20mm., 2 dct., 2 dcp., 2 rkt.; cl. PC-461.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1942-1960
- Population
- Albina construction trades (1942); crew (1942-50, 1952-55); yard workers at Charleston availabilities and the unnamed San Francisco 1945 repair yard
- Limitations
- DANFS documents service history and specifications, not materials or asbestos content - the entry contains no asbestos information. Naming date (1 February 1956) conflicts with NavSource (15 February) - carried in gaps. Specification block conflicts with NavSource on displacement (280 vs 450), beam (28' vs 23'), draft (6'6" vs 10'10"), speed (22k vs 20.2k) and armament - carried unreconciled in gaps. Live NHHC DANFS pages 404 on all candidate URLs (lenoir, lenoir-i, lenoir-ii); verbatim Vol. IV transcription cited - standing NHHC link-rot defect (BATCH-01).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lenoir-pcc582-01
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[3]NavSource Online: Submarine Chaser Photo Archive, 'Lenoir (PC 582) ex-PCC-582 ex-PC-582' (construction timeline, grounding, reclassifications, specifications, commanding-officer table, Venezuela disposal; page verified live 2026-10-03) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 12/010582.htm header timeline, specifications block, commanding-officer table, photo captions
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Compiled record for this hull: laid down 21 February 1942 at Albina Engine and Machine Works Inc., Portland, Oregon; launched 15 July 1942; commissioned USS PC-582 22 October 1942; damaged by grounding 12 July 1945 in Maglagabon Bay, Samar, Philippines; reclassified Control Submarine Chaser PCC-582 29 August 1945; decommissioned 1 February 1950 at Green Cove Springs and laid up Atlantic Reserve Fleet, Florida Group; recommissioned 3 October 1952; decommissioned 15 January 1955 at Green Cove Springs, again to Atlantic Reserve Fleet; reclassified PC-582 27 October 1955; named Lenoir 15 February 1956; transferred to Venezuela and renamed Albatross (P 04); struck from the Naval Register 1 July 1960; struck from Venezuelan register 1978; fate unknown; two WWII battle stars; call sign NUPO. Specifications: 450 t.; 170'8" x 23' x 10'10"; 20.2 kts; complement 65; armament one 3"/50 DP mount, one 40mm, three 20mm, two rocket launchers, four depth-charge projectors, two depth-charge tracks; two 2,880-bhp Fairbanks Morse 38D8 1/8 diesels (serial nos. 832373, 832374), Westinghouse single reduction gear, two shafts. CO roster: LT Howard C. Duff USNR (22 Oct 1942); LT J. N. Davenport USNR (1945). Photo captions include c.1966 Venezuelan view outboard of Petrel (P-05), ex-Minden (PC-1176).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1942-1978
- Population
- Albina construction trades (1942); crew (1942-50, 1952-55); Atlantic Reserve Fleet Florida Group custody (1950-52, 1955-60); Venezuelan Navy crew and shipyard personnel (c. 1960-1978)
- Limitations
- NavSource is a volunteer secondary compilation, not a primary registry - milestone dates track NVR/DANFS-style records while the underlying Navy records (muster rolls, war diaries, deck logs) sit at NARA as archival leads (ev-04, ev-05). Contains no asbestos or material content. Naming date (15 February 1956) conflicts with DANFS (1 February) - in gaps. Specification block conflicts with the DANFS block on four dimensions and on armament - in gaps; the '2,880 bhp' phrasing does not resolve per-engine vs total-plant rating (class standard: 2 x 1,440 = 2,880 total). The Venezuelan transfer year is not stated on the timeline (shipbuildinghistory supplies 1960 - ev-03); uboat.net's '27 March 1959' end-service figure and 'Alcatraz' spelling are variant readings - in gaps.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lenoir-pcc582-02
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[4]shipbuildinghistory.com (T. Colton), Albina Engine & Machine Works, Portland OR construction table - hull 59 = PC-582 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Albina Engine & Machine Works table, hull-number column, row 59
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Builder's production table corroborates this hull: Albina yard hull no. 59 = PC 582, U.S. Navy sub chaser, 284 GT, 174 ft, delivery 22 October 1942, disposition 'Named Lenoir 1956, to Venezuela 1960 as Albatross (P 04).' The same table places PC-582 at the end of the yard's PC run alongside hulls 51-58 (PC-569 through PC-581, less PC-573-577) - establishing the yard as a serial Navy patrol-craft builder in the same wartime window.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1942
- Population
- Albina Engine & Machine Works construction trades, 1941-42
- Limitations
- Independent secondary compilation of yard records; delivery date (22 Oct) coincides with the commissioned date (22 Oct) - the table records delivery, not commissioning. Contains no material or asbestos content; establishes builder, hull number, and disposal headline only.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lenoir-pcc582-03
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[5]National Archives, Special List 44 by ship number (List of Logbooks of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Miscellaneous Units, 1801-1947) - entry 'PC-582 10/22/1942 12/31/1945' (PDF verified live 2026-10-03) [other_primary]
- Locator
- sl-44-ship-number.pdf, 'Special List #44, by Ship Numbers' table, PC sequence, row 'PC-582 10/22/1942 12/31/1945'
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA Special List 44 indexes Navy deck logs for PC-582 covering 22 October 1942 (her commissioning date) through 31 December 1945 - the complete wartime span: commissioning, Aleutian/Marianas/Carolines operations, the July 1945 grounding period, and the PCC-582 reclassification and post-surrender Korea/China deployment.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1942-10-22 to 1945-12-31
- Population
- All hands, October 1942 - December 1945 (log span)
- Limitations
- Finding-aid entry only: establishes that the logs exist and their date coverage, not their contents. Deck logs of this era are RG 24 holdings at NARA - this entry does not state that they are digitized. Log coverage dates are not commissioning/decommissioning evidence; the dates here coincide with commissioning because the log series opens on the commissioning date.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lenoir-pcc582-04
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[6]NARA, Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel, Muster Rolls of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Other Naval Activities: 'PC-582, 10/22/42-1/1/49' (NAID 192657136, Roll 5803; splits NAID 193077515 '1 of 2' and 193079515 '2 of 2'); plus WWII War Diaries file unit 'USS PC-582 - War Diary, 1/1/43 to 2/28/43' (NAID 134116538, Roll A264) and COMTASKGROUP 52.4 'Rep of Ops, Period 6/15-24/44 - Landings on Saipan Is, Marianas' (NAID 78545691) covering her documented Saipan escort window [other_primary]
- Locator
- NARA catalog NAID 192657136 (+ splits 193077515/193079515); NAID 134116538 (war diary 1/43-2/43); NAID 78545691 (TG 52.4 Saipan report, 6/15-24/44)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA catalog carries this hull's muster rolls spanning 22 October 1942 - 1 January 1949 (the commissioned span through the late-1940s Newport operating period) and at least one ship-authored WWII war diary unit (January-February 1943, San Diego patrol period); the TG 52.4 Saipan operations report covers 15-24 June 1944, the window in which DANFS records her escorting landing-craft reinforcements to Saipan (arriving 19 June) - the named-individual crew record and the operational record are both extant as archival leads.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1942-10-22 to 1949-01-01 (muster rolls); 1943-01/02 (war diary); 1944-06 (TG 52.4 window)
- Population
- All hands, 1942-49 (muster-roll span)
- Limitations
- Archival leads only: catalog-level records; page-level contents not examined (microfilm-format records at NARA). Muster rolls document who served aboard, not what materials they worked with - no asbestos content. Post-1949 muster coverage (this hull served to 1955) was not located in the top-ranked catalog results. Whether the TG 52.4 report names PC-582 specifically was not verified at page level.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lenoir-pcc582-05
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[7]Robert J. Cressman, The Official Chronology of the U.S. Navy in World War II (NHHC publication; HyperWar/ibiblio mirror) - entry of 12 July 1945 [other_primary]
- Locator
- USN-Chron-1945.html, entry '12 July, Thu.'
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The Navy's official WWII chronology records for 12 July 1945: 'Submarine chaser PC-582 is damaged by grounding, P.I., 11 deg. 05'N, 125 deg. 20'E.' - an official U.S. naval-history documentation of the same grounding NavSource places in Maglagabon Bay off Samar. The coordinates sit in Leyte Gulf waters off the Samar coast, consistent with NavSource's placement.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1945-07-12
- Population
- Crew aboard, July 1945
- Limitations
- Official chronology names the hull and gives coordinates and date but no detail on severity, duration aground, refloating, or repair - does not establish whether the grounding produced yard work involving disturbed shipboard materials. Cited via HyperWar mirror of the NHHC publication; contains no asbestos information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lenoir-pcc582-06
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[8]Era inference built on: NavSource/DANFS specifications (two Fairbanks Morse 38D8 1/8 diesels, diesel plant, no steam); HyperWar 'Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945' PC-461-class specification block and listing row 'PC-566-589 1942-44' (which spans this hull); GAO HRD-80-2 Navy asbestos-program documentation (see ev-08) [other_primary]
- Locator
- HyperWar ships-sc.html PC-461-class specifications block and vessel listing; NavSource specifications block
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- A steel-hulled diesel patrol craft built in 1942 sits inside the Navy's documented asbestos-use era; era-standard applications aboard a small vessel of this type and period were engine/exhaust and machinery insulation, gaskets, valve packing, electrical insulation, and deck/accommodation materials. As a diesel craft she carried no boilers or steam turbines - the boiler/turbine lagging pathway of steam vessels does not apply, and her asbestos-relevant systems are the smaller diesel-era set in a compact 173-ft hull.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1942-1978
- Population
- Albina construction trades (1942); crew (1942-55); Charleston drydock availabilities (biennial, late 1940s) and the unnamed San Francisco 1945 repair yard; Venezuelan Navy crews/yard personnel (c. 1960-78)
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - no hull-specific insulation survey, material list, or work package located for PC-582. Names era-standard applications, not confirmed installed materials. No quantity. Product names are normalized era terms; no manufacturer attribution for this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lenoir-pcc582-07
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[9]K.M. (widow of J.M.) v. Lockheed Shipbuilding, Albina Engine and Machine, Willamette Iron and Steel Co., U.S. DOL Benefits Review Board No. 08-0403 (Decision and Order, 30 December 2008); affirmed in part as Albina Engine & Machine v. Director, OWCP, 627 F.3d 1293 (9th Cir. 2010) [court_record]
- Locator
- BRB 08-0403 (decision text, fact recital); 627 F.3d 1293 (9th Cir. 2010), docket 09-70592
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Adjudicated asbestos exposure at this hull's builder yard: in LHWCA death-benefits litigation, shipyard carpenter James McAllister worked for three shipyards between 1956 and 1960 - Willamette Iron & Steel (to 1956), Albina Engine and Machine (to 1957), and Puget Sound/Lockheed (1957-1960) - and died 22 September 2002 of left pleural mesothelioma; per the Ninth Circuit, all parties stipulated that the death was due to mesothelioma caused by exposure to asbestos during his shipyard work, and the merits issue was which employer bore liability. The Ninth Circuit ultimately assigned liability to Lockheed under the last-employer rule.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1956-1960 (exposure); 2004-2010 (litigation)
- Population
- Albina Engine & Machine shipyard workers (exposure window litigated: 1956-57)
- Limitations
- Yard-level record, not a hull record: documents asbestos exposure at Albina Engine & Machine in 1956-57 - fourteen-plus years after PC-582's construction - and never names this hull or any vessel. The employer-liability disposition (Lockheed liable) does not negate the stipulated fact of asbestos exposure at Albina; the case is cited for yard-level exposure context only, at the adjudicated (trial-finding) stage.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lenoir-pcc582-08
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[10]GAO, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (Oct 18, 1979) [gao]
- Locator
- GAO product page HRD-80-2 highlights section
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO documented that the Navy used asbestos insulation extensively aboard ships and did not begin substituting alternative insulation materials until the early 1970s - spanning this hull's construction (1942) and entire U.S. Navy service era (1942-55); the 1975 policy reviewed was remove-and-replace only for damaged insulation or insulation that had to be removed for necessary repairs.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1979
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers; asbestos program review
- Limitations
- Program-level documentation; supports era context only, not any fact specific to this hull. Fieldwork yards were Long Beach and Norfolk Naval Shipyards - neither performed documented work on this hull. Product-page description and highlights verified live via firecrawl (gao.gov 403s plain curl).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lenoir-pcc582-09
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[11]Batch-8206 search ledger (this record): DANFS verbatim transcription; NavSource; NARA catalog (muster rolls, war diary, TG 52.4 report) + Special List 44; Cressman official chronology; shipbuildinghistory Albina table; NVR (pre-1987 disposal not covered); CourtListener authenticated API base queries (see sl-08 through sl-11 for status); DOL BRB + Ninth Circuit (yard level); Oregon DEQ ECSI; GAO product page; secondary web corroboration and litigation sweep [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lenoir-pcc582-01 through -15
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or litigation naming PC-582/PCC-582/Lenoir was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). Secondary web sweeps surfaced no qualifying case or survey touching this hull; the only 'asbestos' content touching this hull's builder is law-firm marketing material asserting yard asbestos use without primary sourcing - excluded by source policy.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 2026-10-03
- Limitations
- Absence of a located public record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard - a 1942 Navy-contracted hull is era-consistent with retained asbestos materials, and Venezuelan-period records are outside U.S. disclosure regimes. CourtListener status: see search_ledger sl-08 through sl-11 and gaps - the litigation picture may be open rather than negative if pacing blocked execution. Deck logs (RG 24), Albina build records, and Venezuelan disposal records are undigitized leads. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lenoir-pcc582-10