Evidence
11 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-11).
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[1]research packet 365-packet.md (3 sources cited) [nhhc_danfs]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED — real identity: USS Liberator (IX-202) — ex-USS Liberator (AMc-87)
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-liberator-ix202-pkt-365-packet-md
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[2]DANFS, Liberator II (AMc-87) - Naval Historical Center/NHHC official entry, verbatim via Internet Archive Wayback capture of history.navy.mil/danfs/l6/liberator-ii.htm (capture 2004-03-14; live NHHC page returned 404 on 2026-09-29) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS Liberator entry, paragraph II (AMc-87) with spec line
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS documents: the second Liberator (AMc-87) was laid down 5 May 1941 by F. L. Fulton Works, Antioch, Calif.; launched 6 September 1941; sponsored by Miss Pay Hill; placed in service 22 February 1942, Lt. (jg.) James W. Dawnes in command. Assigned to the 13th Naval District, she operated out of Puget Sound until sailing for Alaska April 1944, swept the Alaskan shipping lanes, and returned to the 13th Naval District in September. Reclassified IX-202 on 20 December 1944 and used as a general utility ship until placed out of service 3 May 1945; turned over to WSA 2 July 1946 for disposal. Spec line: '(AMc-87: dp. 195; l. 97'1"; b. 22'; dr. 9'; s. 10 k.; a. 2 .50 cal. mg., 2 .30 cal. mg.; cl. Accentor)'.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1941-1946
- Population
- Crew (complement not stated); Fulton yard construction workforce, 1941-42
- Limitations
- Authoritative Navy ship-history entry; contains no asbestos, materials, or industrial-hygiene information whatsoever. States no strike date, complement, or final disposition beyond the 1946 WSA turnover for disposal. The IX-202 'general utility ship' station is unnamed. 'Placed in service' is DANFS's wording; NavSource records the same date as a commissioning.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-liberator-ix202-01
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[3]U.S. Navy, Bureau of Ships, 'Ships' Data, U.S. Naval Vessels, 1945' Vol. III (NAVSHIPS 250-011) - stricken-vessels table p. 613, IX index, and alphabetical ship index (scanned official document; pdftotext extraction verified 2026-09-29) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Ships' Data 1945 Vol. III, p. 613 stricken table 'LIBERATOR IX 202 ... 19 May 1945'; IX index 'IX202 LIBERATOR (returned to W. S. A.)'; ship index p. 613 reference
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Official 1945 characteristics register records the strike: Vol. III p. 613 table 'VESSELS STRICKEN FROM NAVY LIST (Auxiliaries, Unclassified and District Craft only) - The following have been stricken from the Navy Register since 1 February, 1944' carries the row 'LIBERATOR . IX 202 . Miscellaneous, unclassified . 19 May 1945' - a primary-source strike date that also corroborates NavSource's secondary listing. The same volume's IX index annotates 'IX202 LIBERATOR ( returned to W. S. A.)', and its alphabetical ship index lists 'Liberator (ex-AMC87) IX202 Miscellaneous-Unclassified' pointing only to p. 613 - the hull carried no characteristics row because she was already stricken at compilation.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1945-1946 (volume compilation)
- Limitations
- Authoritative strike and designation record; contains no asbestos, materials, characteristics detail, or disposal-file information. The '(returned to W. S. A.)' annotation reflects the volume's loose-leaf update state and does not itself date the WSA turnover - DANFS supplies 1946-07-02. No characteristics row exists for IX-202 in this volume (stricken before compilation), so configuration detail rests on the DANFS spec line and NavSource.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-liberator-ix202-02
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[4]U.S. Navy, Bureau of Ships, 'Ships' Data, U.S. Naval Vessels, 1945' Vol. II (NAVSHIPS 250-011) - list of naval vessels, coastal-minesweeper (AMc) index and alphabetical ship index (scanned official document; pdftotext extraction verified 2026-09-29) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Ships' Data 1945 Vol. II, coastal-minesweeper list ('AMC87 LIBERATOR (now IX202)') and alphabetical ship index ('Liberator (ex-AMe87) IX202')
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Official 1945 index carries the designation trail within one hull: the coastal-minesweeper list shows 'AMC87 LIBERATOR (now IX202)' under the 'No. 61-110 Class' grouping, and the alphabetical ship index carries 'Liberator (ex-AMe87) IX202 Miscellaneous-Unclassified - x' - the volume's 'x' marker denoting a Vol. III data entry (which resolves to the p. 613 stricken table). Establishes AMc-87 and IX-202 as the same physical hull in the Navy's own register.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1945
- Limitations
- Index entries only - they establish the designation trail (AMc-87 -> IX-202) on a single hull and the official class grouping, but no characteristics, materials, or asbestos information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-liberator-ix202-03
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[5]NavSource Online, Mine Warfare Vessel Photo Archive - Liberator (IX 202) ex-AMc-87 page (secondary compilation) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource Liberator (IX 202) ex-AMc-87 page, chronology and spec block, photo caption
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource archive page for Liberator (IX-202), ex-AMc-87, compiles: laid down 5 May 1941 by F. L. Fulton Works, Antioch, CA; launched 6 September 1941; placed in service as USS Liberator (AMc-87) 22 February 1942; reclassified unclassified miscellaneous auxiliary IX-202 20 December 1944; placed out of service 3 May 1945; struck from the Navy list 19 May 1945; transferred to the War Shipping Administration 2 July 1946 for disposal; 'Fate unknown.' Specs: 195 t., 97'1", 22', 9' draft, 10 kts, complement 17, two .50 cal. and two .30 cal. machine guns, diesel engines/two shafts; call sign Nan-Uncle-Queen-Able; a c. 1944 Kodiak, AK photograph credited to the Kodiak Alaska Military History website corroborates the DANFS Alaska deployment.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1941-1946
- Population
- Crew of ~17 (class figure)
- Limitations
- Secondary volunteer compilation, not a primary source - its 'Struck from the Navy list 19 May 1945' claim is independently confirmed here by the official Ships' Data 1945 stricken table (ev-02), but its complement-17 figure (a class-standard value) and diesel/two-shaft propulsion detail remain uncorroborated by an official source and are carried as unverified elements. The Kodiak photo credit is a lead, not an examined file. No asbestos or materials information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-liberator-ix202-04
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[6]HyperWar, 'Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945' - IX Unclassified Vessels and Minecraft (ships-dm.html) indexes (ibiblio.org mirror of official-derived compilation) [other_primary]
- Locator
- ships-dm.html AMc-87 row and ships-ix.html IX-202 row
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- HyperWar 'Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945' indexes carry the hull under both designations: the minecraft table lists 'AMc-87 Liberator 1942/1945 - Converted to Unclassified Auxiliary IX-202', and the IX table lists 'IX-202 Liberator 1945, 170, Converted from Minesweeper AMc-87' - corroborating the reclassification and the single-hull identity. The IX table's 170-ton figure conflicts with the 195 t. given by DANFS and NavSource (carried in gaps).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1942-1945
- Limitations
- Secondary index compilation, not a primary source; corroborates identity/designation only. Displacement conflict (170 vs. DANFS 195) unresolved. No asbestos, materials, or configuration detail beyond the index lines.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-liberator-ix202-05
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[7]Shipbuilding History (Tim Colton compilation), 'Minesweepers Coastal AMc WWII' - class description and AMc hull table [other_primary]
- Locator
- minesweepers2.htm class paragraph and AMc table row 'AMc 87 Liberator'
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Shipbuilding-history compilation documents the class construction program: 'During WWII, a total of 70 wooden-hulled coastal minesweepers, even smaller than the YMSs, were built in 15 boatyards. There was only one basic design - the 97-foot, 10-knot "Accentor" class.' Its hull table lists 'AMc 87 Liberator Fulton Shipyard 97 [ft] 205 [t] 22-Feb-42 Sold 1946' - corroborating the builder, dimensions, in-service date, and a 1946 sale, and establishing the wooden-hull character of the Accentor design relevant to bounding asbestos inference (no steel hull, no steam plant).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1941-1946
- Population
- Fulton Shipyard construction workforce (Antioch, 1941-42)
- Limitations
- Specialist trade compilation, not an official record; consistent with DANFS on builder/dates. Its 205-ton figure conflicts with DANFS 195 t. (likely full vs. light displacement - unresolved, in gaps). 'Sold 1946' is a compilation datum; no WSA disposal case file or buyer is documented. 'Wooden-hulled' is a class-level statement applied to this hull via the documented class design. No asbestos information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-liberator-ix202-06
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[8]GAO, 'Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure,' HRD-80-2 (18 October 1979) - era documentation of asbestos use in naval vessel insulation, gasketing, packing, and deck materials [gao]
- Locator
- GAO product page HRD-80-2 (full text blocked to automated fetch, HTTP 403)
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- GAO-era documentation establishes that asbestos was standard in Navy ship construction and overhaul materials of the period (thermal insulation, gaskets, packing, deck tile). For a wooden-hulled diesel coastal minesweeper with no steam plant, the plausible subset on this hull type is confined to machinery-exhaust lagging, gaskets, packing, electrical insulation, and deck materials - a materially smaller asbestos profile than steam-powered combatants.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1941-1946
- Population
- Wartime crew (NavSource lists 17); Fulton yard construction workforce; undocumented maintenance workforce (Puget Sound, Alaska)
- Limitations
- Program-level era context only - the GAO report does not name this hull, the Accentor class, or small diesel minesweepers, and its fieldwork concerned naval shipyards. No application aboard this hull is established; equally, absence of the steam-plant pathway is a structural inference from the documented diesel propulsion and wooden hull, not a certification that no asbestos was present. Full text not retrieved (gao.gov blocks automated fetch, HTTP 403) - content via product-page description, same limitation as Batches 01, 4739.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-liberator-ix202-07
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[9]CourtListener API v4 opinion + docket search (cl-auth-search.py authenticated helper, fleet-paced) [court_record]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-liberator-ix202-08/-09
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- COURTLISTENER SWEEP PENDING - fleet pacing gate closed on all attempts this session (cl-auth-search.py exit 2, pacing advisory). Queries queued: "USS Liberator", "Liberator" + asbestos, "IX-202", "AMc-87", "AMc 87" - opinion and RECAP docket indexes. Expected high name-collision rate: 'Liberator' collides with the B-24 Liberator bomber (WWII aircraft litigation), WWI transport USS Liberator (ID-3134), the 1826 frigate, and ordinary-language uses; classification rules will apply per batch discipline (collision vs. qualifying asbestos litigation).
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 2026-09-29
- Limitations
- Sweep not executed this session - fleet-wide CourtListener pacing (shared ~114 req/hr budget across sessions) exhausted; helper guidance is not to retry in a loop. This is a coverage gap logged honestly, not a negative result: litigation exposure for this hull is unexamined in this batch. A small 1941-46 wooden minesweeper with no documented asbestos record is a low-likelihood litigation target, but that is inference, not a finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-liberator-ix202-08
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[10]Batch-4762 search ledger (this record): NHHC/DANFS via Wayback; Ships' Data 1945 Vols. II-III (shipscribe scan); NavSource; HyperWar indexes; shipbuildinghistory compilation; MARAD ShipHistory name search; NARA logbook guidance; CourtListener sweep attempted (pacing-gated) [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-liberator-ix202-01 through sl-uss-liberator-ix202-10
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, museum record, or docketed case naming USS Liberator under either designation (AMc-87 / IX-202) was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). The vessel left federal custody in 1946, before the Navy's asbestos-control era and before the exposure-litigation era.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 2026-09-29
- Limitations
- Absence of a located record is not proof asbestos was absent aboard - era materials on small diesel craft are plausible but undocumented. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility. Litigation-sweep leg of the ledger is pacing-gated this session; the negative finding here rests on the non-litigation repositories searched.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-liberator-ix202-09
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[11]NARA, 'Logbooks of U.S. Navy Ships and Stations' guidance (archives.gov/research/military/logbooks/navy) - RG 24 Entry 118, NAID 581208, Special List 44; Kodiak Alaska Military History photo (via NavSource caption); WSA/MC disposal file [other_primary]
- Locator
- NARA Navy logbooks guidance page; NavSource AMc-87/IX-202 photo caption
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Identified archival leads not yet digitized: NARA holds Navy deck logs for 1941 and later in Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel, RG 24, Entry 118 (National Archives Identifier 581208) at Archives II College Park, indexed by Special List 44 - the AMc-87/IX-202 deck logs for 1942-45 would sit in that series. Also: the c. 1944 Kodiak, AK photograph credited to the Kodiak Alaska Military History website via NavSource; the WSA disposal case file for the 1946-07-02 turnover; and Fulton Shipyard/F. L. Fulton Works yard records, if any survive.
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1941-1946 records
- Limitations
- Leads only - none of these files was examined; catalog.archives.gov record pages render as a JS application and could not be machine-read in session, and no digitized deck log for this hull was located. The Kodiak photo is identified only through the NavSource caption. No asbestos content is expected or implied by these leads.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-liberator-ix202-10