Evidence
13 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-13).
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[1]research packet 701-packet.md (4 sources cited) [nhhc_danfs]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-lst-63-lst63-pkt-701-packet-md
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[2]Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS), 'LST-63' - Naval History and Heritage Command entry (live page verified this session) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS LST-63 entry, full text
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS for this hull: 'LST-63 was laid down on 6 August 1942 at Jeffersonville, Ind., by the Jeffersonville Boat & Machinery Co.; launched on 19 December 1942; sponsored by Mrs. W. H. Sweney; and commissioned in the Royal Navy on 15 March 1943. The tank landing ship never saw active service with the United States Navy. She was returned by the United Kingdom on 17 December 1945, and she was struck from the Navy list on 21 January 1946. On 27 May 1948, she was sold to the Northern Metals Co., of Philadelphia, Pa., and converted to merchant service.'
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1942-1948
- Population
- JeffBoat construction workforce (1942); Royal Navy crew (1943-1945)
- Limitations
- Authoritative milestone history; contains no asbestos, insulation, or hazardous-material information. The 15 March 1943 'commissioned in the Royal Navy' date conflicts with NavSource/uboat.net (29 March 1943 RN commissioning; 15 March is the transfer date - see gaps). Live NHHC page verified 2026-10-02 - unlike several low-number LST siblings whose pages 404.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-63-lst63-01
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[3]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, 'HM LST-63' - milestone timeline, Royal Navy convoy and campaign list, ONI-1945 specification block, IWM Salerno photo caption (live navsource.net page verified this session) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 10/16/160063.htm - header timeline, 'Royal Navy History' block, campaign list, specifications block, photo captions
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource timeline for this hull: laid down 6 August 1942 at Jeffersonville Boat and Machine Co., Jeffersonville, IN; launched 19 December 1942; transferred to the United Kingdom 15 March 1943; commissioned into the Royal Navy as HM LST-63, 29 March 1943. Royal Navy history: sailed from Halifax, Nova Scotia, 18 May 1943 in convoy SC 131 carrying general cargo; arrived Liverpool 31 May 1943 with HM LST-64, HM LST-164, HM LST-198 and HM LST-200; sailed from the Clyde 25 June 1943 in convoy KMS 19 for the invasion of Sicily. WWII campaigns (European Theater): Sicilian Occupation July-August 1943; Salerno landings September 1943; Anzio advanced landings January-March 1944; Invasion of Normandy June 1944. Paid off at New York 17 December 1945; returned to US Naval custody 17 December 1945; struck from the Naval Register 21 January 1946; sold for conversion to merchant service 27 May 1948 to Northern Metals Co., Philadelphia, PA. 'Converted to an auto ferry for The Virginia Ferry Corporation, named MV Northampton remaining in service until 1964 when the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel was opened. Northampton spent her last years serving as a barge with the Tidewater Towing Corp. Final Disposition, fate unknown.' Specification block: 1,625 t light / 4,080 t full / 2,366 t beaching; 328 ft oa; 50 ft beam; 11.6 kt trial; endurance 24,000 miles at 9 kt; complement 7 officers + 104 enlisted, troop accommodations 16 officers + 147 enlisted; 2 LCVP; armament 1 x 12-pounder AA multi-barrel mount, 6 x 20mm mounts, 4 Fast Aerial Mine mounts; propulsion two General Motors 12-567A 900 hp diesel engines, single Falk main reduction gear, three diesel-drive 100 kW 230 V DC ship's-service generators, two propellers 1,700 shp, twin rudders - a diesel plant with no boilers. Photo caption: HM LST-63 off Salerno September 1943, loaded with guns and supplies and towing a barrage balloon - Imperial War Museum Admiralty Official collection, Photo No. A 19148.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1942-1976
- Population
- JeffBoat construction workforce (1942); Royal Navy crew and embarked troops (1943-45); Virginia Ferry Corp. passengers and crew (1948-64)
- Limitations
- NavSource is a volunteer secondary compilation, not a primary registry - its milestone dates generally track DANFS/uboat.net but the RN commissioning date it gives (29 March 1943) conflicts with DANFS (15 March); the SC 131 listing rests on convoy-database sourcing where A. Hague's list places LST-63 in station 35 while the diary-based listing places LST-65 there (see gaps). 'Final Disposition, fate unknown' is stale - the later Salvatierra career and 1976 wreck are corroborated elsewhere (see ev-05, ev-10). The IWM catalog page for A 19148 could not be fetched this session (JS-rendered search); photo identification rests on the NavSource caption. Contains no asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-63-lst63-02
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[4]MARAD Vessel History Database, LST-63 (Detail/9446) with digitized U.S. Maritime Commission Vessel Status Card (image 43P_01.png) - official disposal record [marad_nrc]
- Locator
- Vessel status card image https://vesselhistory.marad.dot.gov/cards/43P_01.png (single card on file); MARAD Detail/9446 summary fields
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The official U.S. Maritime Commission vessel status card for LST-63 (O.N. 256680) records: 'LST 63 (USN) Flag U.S.'; Gross 1042, Net 456; 'Built by Jeffersonville Boat & Machine Co., Inc.' at Jeffersonville, Ind.; 'Completed ... 1943 (Rebuilt) 1948'; basis 'Surplus by the Navy Dept.' Entries: 'Sold to Northern Metals Co - SP Act 1936 / Resold to Virgina [sic] Ferry Co', 'Date and Time Delivered 5-27-48'; 'Renamed "NORTHAMPTON"'; '(Converted to Ferry 1948)'; 'Sold to Northampton Trading Co.'; 'Sold to Politte, W. F. Co., Inc. 11-17-67'. The database summary lists shipyard 'Jefersonville [sic] Boat and Machine Company', year built 1943, fate 'Sold - No Further Info'.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1948-1967
- Population
- Merchant crews, Virginia Ferry Corp. service (1948-64); barge/dealer hands (1964-67); post-1967 owners
- Limitations
- Primary government disposal record for this hull; the card ends at the 17 November 1967 sale to W. F. Politte Co., Inc. - purpose unstated (dealer, broker, or scrapping) - and the subsequent Mexican-flag Salvatierra career is outside the card's coverage. Tidewater Towing barge service (NavSource) does not appear on the card. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-63-lst63-03
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[5]uboat.net Allied Warships, 'HMS LST 63 (LST 63)' (ship ID 12322) - Royal Navy warship record: milestones, commanding-officer roster, KMS 19 convoy event (live page verified this session) [other_primary]
- Locator
- uboat.net ship/12322 - warship data block, commands table, 'Notable events' KMS 19 entry
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- uboat.net record for this hull (LST (Mk 2) class, pennant LST 63): built by Jeffersonville Boat and Machine Co.; laid down 5 August 1942; launched 19 December 1942; commissioned 29 March 1943; end service 17 December 1945 - 'Decommissioned and returned to the USN on 17 December 1945.' Royal Navy commanding officers (wartime only): A/Lt.Cdr. Archibald Ross Wheeler, RNR (1 Feb 1943 - 12 Jun 1943); T/A/Lt.Cdr. Vernon Elsom, RNR (12 Jun 1943 - 20 Sep 1944); A D B Trevor, RNVR (20 Sep 1944 - 12 Feb 1945); T/A/Lt.Cdr. Alan George Roberts, DSC, RNR (12 Feb 1945 - 12 Aug 1945); T/A/Lt.Cdr. Archibald Henry Frogbrook, RNR (12 Aug 1945 - 17 Dec 1945). Notable event - convoy KMS 19 (assembled near Oversay 26 June 1943): six LSTs including HMS LST 63 under T/A/Lt.Cdr. V. Elsom, RNR, with HMS LST 64, LST 164, LST 198, LST 200 and LST 418; passed Gibraltar 6 July 1943; arrived Bone 9 July 1943.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1943-1945
- Population
- Royal Navy crew (1943-45)
- Limitations
- Specialist secondary compilation, corroboration role: its laid-down date (5 August 1942) conflicts with DANFS/NavSource (6 August); the 29 March 1943 RN commissioning agrees with NavSource and conflicts with DANFS (15 March). Wheeler's command from 1 February 1943 predates the commissioning - fitting-out period coverage. uboat lists only the KMS 19 convoy event; the SC 131 passage rests on NavSource/convoy-database sourcing (see gaps). Contains no asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-63-lst63-04
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[6]Naval Marine Archive ship record LST 63 / NORTHAMPTON / SALVATIERRA (official no. U256686); corroborated by shipbuildinghistory.com JeffBoat yard table row, Ships Monthly (Jan 2023) 'Ferries of Mexico's Baja California', and the UCR Baja account of the Salvatierra wreck [reputable_press]
- Locator
- ships.navalmarinearchive.com/ships/75585; shipbuildinghistory.com/shipyards/small/jeffboat.htm LST 63 row; pocketmags.com Ships Monthly Jan-23 Baja ferries article; math.ucr.edu/~ftm/bajaPages/Tales/Salvatierra.html; chesapeakebaymagazine.com 'Ships of Kiptopeke'
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The post-Navy chain to loss is corroborated across secondary sources: shipbuildinghistory.com's JeffBoat yard table gives 'LST 63 ... sold 1948 as ferry Northampton, then Salvatierra, sank 1976'; the Naval Marine Archive record (names LST 63 / NORTHAMPTON / SALVATIERRA, official number U256686) repeats it; Ships Monthly (Jan 2023) records that Naviera del Pacifico 'operated the converted American-built LST Salvatierra between La Paz and the mainland, but this ship was lost in 1976 after hitting submerged rocks'; and a detailed Baja account records that the Salvatierra - operated by the Ruffo family of La Paz through Naviera del Pacifico, S.A., ex-LST converted to a ferry, Mexican flag, on the La Paz-Topolobampo run - struck Swanee Rock in June 1976 carrying a gasoline/jet-fuel/butane/diesel cargo and sank with no lives lost, now a dive wreck in about 60 ft of water. Chesapeake Bay Magazine documents the M/V Northampton (former USS LST-63) among the veteran ferry boats on the Little Creek-Kiptopeke run.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1967-1976
- Population
- Mexican-flag ferry crew and passengers (to June 1976); recreational divers at the wreck (1976-present)
- Limitations
- Secondary sourcing throughout - no primary Mexican registry or casualty record located; the link from the MARAD card's 1967 Politte sale to the Mexican owner is inferred, not documented. The Baja account's claim that the hull was 'finished as a ferry to carry shipyard workers across Chesapeake Bay' during WWII is inconsistent with the documented RN service record and is not adopted. Wreck condition rests on dive-operator description (about 60 ft, largely intact) - no survey. Contains no asbestos content; the hull's sinking in place means no scrapping-yard breakup occurred.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-63-lst63-05
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[7]Bureau of Ships, Ships' Data, U.S. Naval Vessels, 1945 Edition Vol. 2 - LST design groups and machinery table (shipscribe.com scan, live URL verified this session) [other_primary]
- Locator
- SDB1945v2 machinery table (LST group rows: LST1-490, LST491-541, LST542-931 etc.)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The official BuShips machinery table assigns the LST1-490 design group - which includes this hull - '2 G. M. Diesel, 12-567A ... 1,700' (two General Motors 12-567A diesels, 1,700 shp). The table shows no boiler plant for the LST1-490 group (the only boilered LST entry is the later LST1153 turbine design, a different class).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1945
- Population
- Class-level context
- Limitations
- Design-group data, not a hull-specific record: documents the class machinery fit, not materials installed aboard LST-63. Contains no asbestos content. Scanned copy hosted on shipscribe.com; live path verified 2026-10-02 is /pubs/ (the /styles/usnaux/sdb/ path cited in the class profile is a stale 404).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-63-lst63-06
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[8]National Park Service, 'Role of the LSTs (Landing Ship Tank) in WW II Amphibious Operations' (Park History Program presentation by Carlos Luna) - retrieved via Wayback capture 2025-04-17; live URL currently serves an HTML shell, not the file [nps]
- Locator
- LST.pptx slides 3-5 (design, builder table, production), slide 13 (ratings table), slide 14 (losses)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The NPS builder table assigns 'Jeffersonville Boat, Jeffersonville, IN - LST 61-84, 117-121, 181, 501-510, 523-530, 682-729, 797-805, 861-873, 1096-1100' - LST-63 sits inside the yard's first production block. The deck documents the class design (328 ft, 50 ft beam, ~3,880 t, endurance 12,000 nm at 10 kt), 'over 1050 ships were produced during the war', 'only 37 were lost during the war', and a wartime ratings table totaling 7 officers + 104 enlisted.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1942-1945
- Population
- Class-level context; Jeffersonville yard workforce
- Limitations
- Class/program-level material, not a hull record. Live nps.gov URL returned an HTML wrapper rather than the .pptx on 2026-10-02; content verified from the Wayback capture (labeled archived). No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-63-lst63-07
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[9]Era inference built on: BuShips Ships' Data 1945 v2 machinery table (diesel LST1-490 group); NavSource ONI-1945 specification block; GAO HRD-80-2 Navy asbestos-use window; LST-1 class profile (class-f) design review [other_primary]
- Locator
- SDB1945v2 machinery table; NavSource 160063.htm specifications; GAO HRD-80-2 product page; class-f lst-1-class.class.json design review
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- A 1942-43 amphibious auxiliary built inside the Navy's documented asbestos-use era would have carried era-standard applications for the type: diesel exhaust lagging and gaskets around the GM engines and engine-room uptakes, thermal/acoustic insulation in machinery spaces, valve and flange gaskets and packing, deck coverings/tile, bulkhead and accommodation insulation, electrical insulation, and winch/crane brake linings. As a diesel-powered ship she carried no boilers - the boiler/turbine steam-lagging pathway of steam vessels does not apply. The 1948 ferry conversion (a substantial rebuild documented on the MARAD card as '(Rebuilt) 1948') is a plausible undocumented disturbance event; the hull was never scrapped - she rests as a wreck off La Paz, so any remaining-era materials would have gone down with her rather than through a breaker's yard.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1942-1976
- Population
- JeffBoat construction trades (1942-43); Royal Navy crew (1943-45); 1948 ferry-conversion yard workers; ferry crews/passengers (1948-76); wreck salvors/divers (1976-present)
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - no hull-specific insulation schedule, material list, work package, or survey located for LST-63. Names era-standard applications, not confirmed installed materials; no quantity, no manufacturer attribution. The 1948 ferry-conversion yard and its scope are undocumented; the wreck's present material condition is unsurveyed. Does not establish individual exposure or present-day conditions.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-63-lst63-08
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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 (published 18 Oct 1979)
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO reviewed Navy efforts to protect workers from asbestos exposure at the Long Beach and Norfolk Naval Shipyards, covering 'the use of asbestos in Navy ships, the cost of removing asbestos from Navy ships, and compensation programs for asbestos-related disabilities'; per GAO the Navy's 1975 policy removed/replaced only damaged or repair-driven asbestos insulation, modified in 1979 to selectively replace insulation in high-maintenance areas. This postdates the era in which this hull was built (1942) and left U.S. custody (1948).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1979
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers; asbestos program review (not this hull)
- Limitations
- Program-level documentation; supports era context only, not any fact specific to this hull - fieldwork yards were Long Beach and Norfolk naval shipyards, not Jeffersonville, and this hull was RN-manned and sold before the review period. Full 26-page PDF blocked to automated fetch (HTTP 403 via direct fetch, confirmed 2026-10-02; product-page highlights retrieved via firecrawl).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-63-lst63-09
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[11]Archival leads: UK National Archives ADM 53 (ships' logs) for HM LST-63 - confirmed gap in NARA Special List 44 (no US deck-log holdings for this RN-manned hull); NARA RG 19 (BuShips) construction/specification records; Howard Steamboat Museum LST collections (Jeffersonville); Indiana University Lilly Library, Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company mss. (InU-Li-VAD6549); University of Louisville Photographic Archives (Howard Steamboat Museum Collection) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NARA Special List 44 by-ship-number PDF (LST-63 absent); UK TNA ADM 53 series; NARA RG 19 series descriptions; archives.iu.edu/catalog/InU-Li-VAD6549; digital.library.louisville.edu Howard Steamboat Museum Collection
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Primary-source tracks for this hull: (1) UK TNA ADM 53 series holds Royal Navy ships' logs - the service record of HM LST-63 (1943-1945) sits there, not in USN deck logs, because she was RN-manned throughout; NARA Special List 44's by-ship-number table contains NO LST-63 entry (checked this session - LST-61 is listed but LST-62/-63/-64 are absent, consistent with Lend-Lease RN manning). (2) NARA RG 19 (Bureau of Ships) construction and specification records cover the LST program and JeffBoat contract output. (3) JeffBoat-site records: the Howard Steamboat Museum (Jeffersonville) maintains collections dedicated to the LSTs built there during WWII; the Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company mss. (84 boxes, Indiana University Lilly Library, InU-Li-VAD6549) cover the predecessor yard through 1967; University of Louisville Photographic Archives holds the Howard Steamboat Museum photograph collection.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1942-1948 (record period)
- Population
- None
- Limitations
- Archival lead only - series-level mapping verified; no box-level retrieval performed and no LST-63-specific item located or reviewed. The Howard company papers largely predate the JeffBoat era; JeffBoat-era LST construction files at the Howard Steamboat Museum are the closer lead but unsurveyed. Nothing in this row is an asbestos record by nature.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-63-lst63-10
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[12]Batch-7150 search ledger (this record): live DANFS; NavSource 160063; MARAD vessel status card; uboat.net 12322; shipbuildinghistory JeffBoat table; Naval Marine Archive; Ships Monthly; UCR Baja wreck account; Chesapeake Bay Magazine; NARA Special List 44 (negative); BuShips SDB 1945 v2; NPS LST deck (archived); GAO HRD-80-2; CourtListener authenticated searches; secondary web asbestos/litigation sweep [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lst-63-lst63-01 through -16
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or litigation naming USS LST-63 / HM LST-63 was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). CourtListener opinion searches (authenticated): 'LST-63' returned 385 hits, all name collisions in page-1 review (criminal, tax, corporate, and docket-number matches - e.g. 'LST' as Local Share Tax); 'USS LST-63' returned 4 hits - Rawls Brothers Contractors v. United States (M.D. Fla. 1966, concerns USS Traverse County LST-1160, not this hull), Abadie v. Metropolitan Life (La. App. 2001, insurance), Newport News Shipbuilding v. United States (Ct. Cl. 1967, contract), and a Texas criminal appeal - all name collisions or non-vessel matters, none asbestos; 'HMS LST-63' returned 32 hits, all name collisions in page-1 review (Delaware/Texas criminal, bankruptcy, and administrative matters with OCR-noise matches). The 'LST-63' docket-level (type=r) search remained throttled by the fleet-wide request pacer at report time - logged open, not a negative result. Secondary web sweeps surfaced only registry/secondary material and no qualifying case. Expected, in part: an RN-manned hull sold out of U.S. custody in 1948 and lost under the Mexican flag in 1976 predates the asbestos-litigation era and hazmat-survey regimes, and Royal Navy crew claims (if any) would sit outside U.S. repositories.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 2026-10-02
- Limitations
- Absence of a located public record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard - a 1942-built LST is era-consistent with asbestos-containing materials. CourtListener docket-level (type=r) coverage is an open gap (throttled, not run) and RECAP docket coverage is itself PACER-dependent and partial. Deck logs (UK TNA ADM 53), builder work packages, the 1948 ferry-conversion contract, and any 1976 casualty report are undigitized leads. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-63-lst63-11
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[13]Disposal-record cross-check: MARAD status card 43P_01.png (sale chain through 11-17-67) vs NavSource 160063.htm ('Final Disposition, fate unknown') vs shipbuildinghistory/Naval Marine Archive/Ships Monthly (Salvatierra, sank 1976) vs UCR Baja wreck account [other_primary]
- Locator
- MARAD card 43P_01.png last entry; NavSource 160063.htm disposal line; shipbuildinghistory.com JeffBoat table; ships.navalmarinearchive.com 75585; Ships Monthly Jan-23; math.ucr.edu Baja Salvatierra account
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- CORRECTION: NavSource's 'Final Disposition, fate unknown' is superseded. The MARAD vessel status card documents the chain through 'Sold to Politte, W. F. Co., Inc. 11-17-67', and multiple secondary sources corroborate the onward identity: the hull became the Mexican-flag ferry Salvatierra (Naviera del Pacifico, S.A., La Paz-Topolobampo service) and sank after striking Swanee Rock off La Paz in June 1976; the wreck remains a dive site in about 60 ft of water. Carried: MARAD card chain + corroborated Salvatierra/1976 loss; the Politte-to-Mexican-owner link remains inferred (no primary sale document located), and NavSource's 'barge with the Tidewater Towing Corp.' interlude sits undated between the 1964 ferry-service end and the 1967 sale.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1948-1976
- Population
- Merchant crews 1948-76; wreck salvors/divers 1976-present
- Limitations
- Corrects a stale secondary-source disposition, not a material claim. The Salvatierra identification and 1976 loss rest on consistent secondary sourcing (shipbuildinghistory, Naval Marine Archive, Ships Monthly, Baja account) rather than a primary registry or casualty record; the wreck's condition rests on dive-operator description. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-63-lst63-12