Evidence
4 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-4).
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[1]research packet 856-packet.md (1 sources cited) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-ludington-pc1079-pkt-856-packet-md
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[2]Naval History and Heritage Command, United States Pacific Fleet Organization, 1 May 1945 (archived 2020-05-13; live NHHC URL returned HTTP 404) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Page 105, PC listing: PC 1079, Lt. (jg) J. T. Kelsey (USNR)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NHHC's United States Pacific Fleet Organization dated 1 May 1945 lists PC 1079 and identifies its commanding officer as Lt. (jg) J. T. Kelsey (USNR). This is a contemporaneous official identification of the hull in the Pacific Fleet organization; it does not state the later name Ludington, construction details, or materials aboard.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1945-05-01
- Population
- Ship's company as of 1 May 1945
- Limitations
- This archived official organization list identifies the numbered hull and commander as of 1 May 1945 only. The live NHHC URL returned HTTP 404 on the access date. It does not establish asbestos presence, product identity, exposure, causation, construction details, or the later name Ludington.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-ludington-pc1079-01
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[3]U.S. Government Accountability Office, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (Oct. 18, 1979) [gao]
- Locator
- GAO product-page Highlights (Navy use of asbestos in ships; 1975 and 1979 insulation-removal policies)
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- GAO's 1979 review documents Navy-wide use of asbestos in Navy ships and describes Navy policy for removal and replacement of asbestos insulation. It is class/era context for a World War II Navy submarine chaser, not documentation that asbestos was installed, remained, or was removed aboard Ludington (PC-1079).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1975-1979 policy period; report published 1979
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers and Navy ships reviewed by GAO; not Ludington-specific
- Limitations
- GAO reviewed Navy-wide policy and fieldwork at Long Beach and Norfolk Naval Shipyards. It does not name Ludington, PC-1079, Albina Engine & Machine Works, or this class, and it cannot establish ship-specific asbestos presence, quantity, condition, exposure, causation, or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-ludington-pc1079-02
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[4]Naval Sea Systems Command, Ship History, dated 28 June 2011 [other_primary]
- Locator
- PDF page 72, PC 1079 | LUDINGTON | Rmvl Date 31-Mar-61 | Final Disposition SOLD
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NAVSEA's inactive-ship history PDF indexes PC 1079 as LUDINGTON, with removal date 31 March 1961 and final disposition SOLD. The document is a post-service inventory/disposition source; it does not address the vessel's operations, materials, or asbestos.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1961; inventory dated 2011
- Limitations
- The official PDF is publicly indexed but returned HTTP 403 to direct fetch on the access date; the indexed extract was reviewed. This row is retained as a source-access lead and does not establish asbestos facts or reconcile the differing March 1961 sale date in DANFS text.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-ludington-pc1079-04