USS Liston (IX-92)

Evidence

9 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-9).

1. [1]research packet 383-packet.md (1 sources cited) [other_primary]

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED — real identity: USS Liston | Hull: IX-92 | Designation: Unclassified

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Evidence ID

   uss-liston-ix92-pkt-383-packet-md

2. [2]Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, 'Liston' entry (Naval Historical Center DANFS text) — Internet Archive Wayback capture of the old NHHC/NHC page; canonical history.navy.mil DANFS page returns 404 (standing link rot) [nhhc_danfs]

   Locator

   Wayback capture 2010-12-08 of http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/l7/liston.htm (16 captures, 2004–2010); canonical https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/l/liston.html returns HTTP 404 as of 2026-09-29

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   DANFS entry for Liston (IX-92): 'Liston Point extends into the Delaware River in Newcastle County, Del. (IX-92: t. 41; l. 65'; b. 21'1") Liston (IX-92), a schooner, was built in 1923 as Eleanor V. Robbins by Henry Stilman, Dorchester, Mass.; acquired by the Navy 9 October 1942; converted; and placed in service 13 April 1943. Assigned to the 4th Naval District, Liston operated as a district craft until placed out of service at Philadelphia 12 July 1943. She was struck from the Navy list 29 July 1944 and delivered to WSA 12 December 1945.'

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-29

   Study period

   1923-1945

   Population

   Crew ~9 if the ShipScribe figure reflects in-service strength (unverified)

   Limitations

   Terse official entry establishing namesake, type, builder, acquisition/in-service/out-of-service dates, district assignment, striking, and WSA delivery only. Namesake is Liston Point, Delaware River — not a person. No materials, machinery detail, or asbestos content; supports no asbestos claim.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-liston-ix92-01

3. [3]ShipScribe (shipscribe.com), 'Small IX: Miscellaneous Types (3)' class page — construction/disposition tables, class notes, and ship notes compiled from official Navy and Maritime Commission records [other_primary]

   Locator

   IX-92 rows in Construction and Disposition tables; Class Notes IX-92 paragraph; Ship Notes IX-92 LISTON entry

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   ShipScribe IX-91-class compilation (Stephen S. Roberts, from Ships' Data U.S. Naval Vessels, NVR, and CNO records): 'On 26 Sep 42 CNO asked WSA and BuShips to requisition-purchase the Bay schooner ELEANOR V. ROBBINS for delivery to Com-4. This Delaware Bay schooner was acquired from Wilbert H. Robbins, Port Norris, N.J., for whom she had probably been built in 1923. She was converted by the Essington Yacht Repair and Storage Co. between 12 Oct 42 and 8 Mar 43. She entered service in the 4th Naval District, but by this time the Navy had decided to decommission most of its smaller acquired craft (see IX-88) and her service was very short. She was sold in December 1945 to John A. Tarburton of Dover, Del., and resumed service as the fishing vessel ELEANOR V. ROBBINS. She was still in service in 1972.' Ship note: 'Ex merc. ELEANOR V. ROBBINS. Bay auxiliary schooner. 75 tons light, 41 tons gross. 65.0' oa, 62.5' wl x 21.1'. Wood hull. 1 diesel. Crew 9 (1944).' Disposition table: out of service 12 Jul 43; stricken 29 Jul 44; disposal 12 Dec 45, fate MC/S (Maritime Commission sale), MA sale 12 Dec 45.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-29

   Study period

   1923-1972

   Population

   Conversion workforce at Essington Yacht Repair and Storage Co., Oct 1942–Mar 1943; 4th Naval District crew (size unverified — 'crew 9' is a 1944 figure)

   Limitations

   Independent expert compilation transcribing official records — not itself a government publication. Builder rendered 'Harry Stilman' in the construction table vs. DANFS 'Henry Stilman' — variant carried. Conversion yard (Essington Yacht Repair and Storage Co.) and '1 diesel' machinery note are the only machinery/construction detail located; no materials statements, no asbestos content, supports no asbestos claim.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-liston-ix92-02

4. [4]NavSource Naval History, Service Ship Photo Archive — Liston (IX-92) page (Gary P. Priolo, curator; last updated 12 Jan 2024) [other_primary]

   Locator

   Page narrative, awards block, and specifications block; IX index at /archives/09/46/46idx.htm

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   NavSource IX-92 archive: schooner built 1923 as Eleanor V. Robbins by Henry Stilman & Sons, Dorchester, MA, for Wilbert H. Robbins of Port Norris, NJ; acquired by the Navy 9 October 1942, probably at Philadelphia; converted for naval service and renamed Liston (IX-92); placed in service 13 April 1943; placed out of service 12 July 1943 at Philadelphia; struck 29 July 1944; delivered to WSA 12 December 1945; registered 1946 by John A. Tarburton, Dover, DE (homeport Wilmington, DE) as fishing boat Eleanor V. Robbins; registered 1961 by Newcomb & Hand, Inc., Port Mahon, DE; registered 1970 by Port Mahon Oyster Co., Inc., Little Creek, DE; reported foundered sometime in 1974. Specs: displacement 41 t; length 65'; beam 21'1"; propulsion sail; draft/speed/complement/armament unknown. International radio call sign NZKQ. Awards: American Campaign Medal, World War II Victory Medal. No photographs of the vessel are held.

   Verification

   partial

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-29

   Study period

   1923-1974

   Population

   Mercantile fishing crews 1946–1974 (registry trail, uncorroborated)

   Limitations

   Volunteer-compiled archive, not an official publication; the post-war registry trail and the 1974 foundering are NavSource-only and uncorroborated by a primary source in this sweep. 'Probably at Philadelphia' for acquisition is the compiler's inference. Propulsion 'sail' vs. ShipScribe's '1 diesel' reconciled as sail + auxiliary diesel, unverified at component level. No asbestos or materials statement.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-liston-ix92-03

5. [5]HyperWar Foundation (ibiblio.org/hyperwar), 'US Navy Unclassified Vessels (IX), 1940-1945' table + U.S. Navy Radio Call Sign Book, Section 18 [other_primary]

   Locator

   ships-ix.html table row 'IX-92 | Liston | 1943 | 75 | Converted Yacht / Decommissioned before the end of the War'; call-sign index /hyperwar/USN/ref/CallSigns/CallSigns-18.html

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   HyperWar 'Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945' index (compiled from official Navy registers and Ships' Data): IX-92 Liston, 1943, 75 tons, 'Converted Yacht — Decommissioned before the end of the War.' WWII U.S. Navy radio call sign NZKQ confirmed in the HyperWar call-sign index (Section 18, IX vessels: 'IX92 LISTON NZKQ').

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-29

   Study period

   1943

   Limitations

   Secondary compilation of official figures — 'Converted Yacht' is the compiler's characterization and conflicts stylistically with DANFS/NavSource 'schooner' and ShipScribe 'Bay auxiliary schooner' (all sources agree she was the converted mercantile sailing vessel Eleanor V. Robbins). 75-ton figure matches ShipScribe '75 tons light.' No asbestos or materials content.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-liston-ix92-04

6. [6]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), PMID 3555021 [other_primary]

   Locator

   Abstract and article, AJIM 11(3):359-373; citation and authors verified via PubMed eutils esummary, PMID 3555021

   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 under which this hull was acquired and converted (Oct 1942–Mar 1943). Applicability caveat specific to this hull: a wood-hulled auxiliary sailing schooner with no boilers or steam plant lacks the asbestos-intensive systems typical of powered ships by design; era-plausible asbestos uses on a vessel of this outfit are confined to diesel exhaust lagging, gaskets, packing, and wiring insulation — none documented for this hull, and the Essington conversion's materials are undocumented.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   context

   Documentation level

   class_or_era

   Accessed

   2026-09-29

   Study period

   1940s era documented; article 1987

   Population

   WWII shipyard workers and ship crews (class context); Essington Yacht Repair conversion workforce (context)

   Limitations

   Program/era-level scholarship; does not name this vessel and establishes neither presence nor absence of asbestos aboard this hull. The wood hull and absence of a steam plant reduce — but do not eliminate — era-plausible ACM (the auxiliary diesel and outfit materials remained). No quantity, condition, exposure, or causation established.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-liston-ix92-05

7. [7]CourtListener API v4 /search (type=o and type=r) via fleet-authenticated helper cl-auth-search.py [court_record]

   Locator

   search_ledger rows sl-uss-liston-ix92-09 through sl-uss-liston-ix92-13; 'Liston asbestos' query returned 30 hits of which 20 were reviewed (helper has no cursor paging — remaining 10 unreviewed, noted in locator and gaps)

   Finding type

   litigation_documented

   Finding

   CourtListener API v4 sweep (authenticated, fleet-paced), 2026-09-29: (a) opinion search '"USS Liston"' — 0 results; (b) opinion search '"IX-92" OR "IX 92"' — 5 results, all name collisions on inspection (Christiana Care v. Carney, Del. Ch. 2025; Guzman v. Boeing, D.D.C. 2019; Browning v. State, Okla. Crim. App. 2006; Grigsby v. Coastal Marine, 5th Cir. 1969; Coleman v. Schwarzenegger, E.D. Cal. 2009 — healthcare, aviation, criminal, and prison cases; none maritime, none asbestos); (c) opinion search '"Liston" asbestos' — 30 results; the 20 retrieved are all surname/citation collisions (e.g., Liston v. King.com; Kenney v. Liston; Harris v. Liston; asbestos cases citing Judge Liston opinions), none involving this vessel; (d) opinion search '"Eleanor V. Robbins" OR "Eleanor Robbins"' — 0 results; (e) docket search '"USS Liston" OR "Liston (IX-92)"' — 0 results. No qualifying asbestos litigation, no other litigation, and no docket naming this vessel located.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   negative_finding

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-29

   Study period

   corpus through 2026-09-29

   Limitations

   Sweep establishes that no opinion or docket in the CourtListener corpus names this vessel; it does not exclude state-court, workers'-compensation, or trust claims outside the corpus, and 10 of 30 'Liston asbestos' hits were not reviewed (pagination limit). A name match is not a case finding — all located hits are name collisions; nothing here is an exposure adjudication.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-liston-ix92-06

8. [8]Batch-4886 search ledger (this record): DANFS Wayback capture; ShipScribe class page; HyperWar IX index + call-sign index; NavSource IX-92 archive; NARA catalog; MARAD ShipHistory; CourtListener name/hull/mercantile-name searches; NHHC canonical DANFS URL check [other_primary]

   Locator

   search_ledger rows sl-uss-liston-ix92-01 through sl-uss-liston-ix92-14

   Finding type

   historical_record

   Finding

   No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or docketed case naming IX-92/Liston/Eleanor V. Robbins was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). MARAD ShipHistory holds no record under 'Eleanor V. Robbins' or 'Robbins'; a 'Liston' keyword search returns only the unrelated SAMUEL W. WILLISTON — consistent with the hull never returning to Maritime Commission custody after the December 1945 WSA sale. The vessel's 1974 foundering forecloses any modern survey; she was never in museum custody and holds no NRHP/NHL designation.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   negative_finding

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-29

   Study period

   2026-09-29

   Limitations

   Absence of a located public record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard — the auxiliary diesel and outfit materials of a 1942–43 conversion are era-consistent with limited ACM. Conversely, the hull's loss in 1974 forecloses future survey or abatement documentation entirely. Does not establish or defeat any exposure claim or legal eligibility.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-liston-ix92-07

9. [9]NARA guidance: Digitized U.S. Navy deck logs (archives.gov/research/military/logbooks/digitized-logs); NARA catalog (catalog.archives.gov) searches for 'Liston', 'Liston IX-92', 'title:Liston' — all returned non-vessel surname/place collisions [other_primary]

   Locator

   NARA deck-logs guidance page; catalog.archives.gov keyword searches (results were Safehaven reports, passenger lists, pension files, and an NRHP 'Liston House' — no vessel record)

   Finding type

   historical_record

   Finding

   Archival leads (not retrieved — no spend authorized): (a) NARA RG 24 deck logs, April–July 1943 — whether in-service district craft like IX-92 generated deck logs at all is unverified; NARA catalog keyword searches returned only surname collisions, and the digitized WWII deck-logs project does not confirm coverage for this hull; (b) 4th Naval District / BuShips conversion records for the Essington Yacht Repair and Storage Co. work (12 Oct 42–8 Mar 43), which would document the conversion scope and any materials installed; (c) U.S. Coast Guard vessel documentation / merchant registry records for Eleanor V. Robbins (Wilmington, DE homeport, 1946–1974) that could confirm the registry trail and document the 1974 foundering; (d) Delaware state archives — 4th Naval District district-craft administrative records.

   Verification

   unverified

   Role

   archival_lead

   Documentation level

   context_only

   Accessed

   2026-09-29

   Study period

   1942-1974 records

   Limitations

   Record-group and series mapping only — no box-level retrieval performed. Because Liston was placed in service rather than commissioned, formal deck logs may not exist at all. Whether any of these records address construction materials or asbestos is unknown until surveyed. Nothing in this row is an asbestos finding.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-liston-ix92-08