USS Magoffin (APA-199)

Evidence

14 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-14).

1. [1]research packet s-packet.md (7 sources cited) [nhhc_danfs]

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Evidence ID

   uss-magoffin-apa199-pkt-s-packet-md

2. [2]Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, 'Magoffin (APA-199)' entry, Naval History and Heritage Command (live URL 404s 2026-09-25; verbatim text via Internet Archive Wayback capture 20250203171209 of the live NHHC page) [nhhc_danfs]

   Locator

   DANFS entry body text + stats line; Wayback capture 20250203171209

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   DANFS entry for Magoffin (APA-199), named for 'a county in eastern Kentucky' (Magoffin County): '(APA-199; dp. 10,680; l. 455'; b. 62'; dr. 24'; s. 17.7 k.; cpl. 528; a. 1 5", 12 40mm., 10 20mm.; cl. Haskell)'. Built under Maritime Commission contract; launched 4 October 1944 by Kaiser Shipbuilding Co., Vancouver, Wash.; sponsored (NHHC web text prints 'Mrs. Fred Sonlotfeldt'); commissioned 25 October 1944, Comdr. Eugene L. McManus in command. Service: Transport Division 54 amphibious training off southern California; South Pacific troop/cargo runs until 1 March 1945; Guadalcanal rehearsals; Okinawa landings 1 April 1945 - 'the first ship in Transport Division 54 to be unloaded,' assisted in downing two enemy planes; US-forward-base lifts through spring 1946; reported to 19th Fleet San Francisco 10 March 1946 for inactivation; decommissioned 14 August 1946. Recommissioned 4 October 1950 for Korea; departed San Francisco 22 March 1951; Japan debarkation 7-8 April; Japan-Korea troop/cargo lifts and amphibious exercises (two Sagami Wan, one Korea); San Diego 8 September 1951 for exercises and overhaul; Far East again 10 July 1952 (Yufusu, Japan); exercises in Japan and at Inchon, Korea; amphibious demonstration off Kojo, North Korea 15 October; San Diego November 1952; Japan voyage late August 1953; WestPac February 1954 with amphibious ops at Iwo Jima, Okinawa, Pusan; August 1954 ordered to Indochina - embarked refugees at Haiphong for Saigon, 'over 6,000 refugees' by 17 September (Passage to Freedom); San Diego 21 November 1954. Thereafter WestPac >=6 months/year except 1959-60, 1963, 1966; Operation Hardtack at Eniwetok spring 1958; mid-July 1958 embarked troops at Okinawa for Persian Gulf during the Lebanon/Jordan crisis, then returned to 7th Fleet; 6 August 1964 ordered back to Okinawa to embark troops and steamed for Vietnam after the Gulf of Tonkin incident; later WestPac tours supported SE Asia operations incl. station-ship duty. Returned to San Diego 9 December 1967 for inactivation; decommissioned 10 April 1968 and entered the Naval Defense Reserve Fleet at Suisun Bay under MARAD custody; redesignated LPA-199 1 January 1969. 'Magoffin received one battle star for World War II service and two for Korean service.'

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-25

   Study period

   1944-1969

   Population

   Ship's company and embarked troops/refugees, 1944-1968

   Limitations

   Authoritative Navy historical entry naming this hull - controlling source for identity, wartime employment, Korea/Vietnam-era service, inactivation, and the 1969 LPA redesignation. Contains no asbestos, materials, or insulation information - supports no asbestos claim. Prints sponsor as 'Sonlotfeldt' (vs 'Schlotfeldt' in NavSource/Wikipedia - flagged in correction row); does not print the stricken date (entry predates 1980 disposal).

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-magoffin-apa199-01

3. [3]Bureau of Ships, Ships' Data, U.S. Naval Vessels, Vol. 3 (NAVSHIPS 250-012 series, Jan 1945), APA tables + ship index (shipscribe.com scan of the official BuShips publication) [other_primary]

   Locator

   SDB1945v3 APA section, table sequence no. 163: index/dimensions row (printed p. 258 / PDF p. 277), personnel row (p. 259/278), machinery rows (pp. 260-261/279-280), armament/cargo row (p. 262/281), construction row (p. 263/282); index entry 'APA 199 MAGOFFIN' (PDF p. 27)

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   Bureau of Ships, Ships' Data U.S. Naval Vessels Vol. 3 (January 1945), attack-transport (APA) tables, carries per-hull rows for this ship at table sequence no. 163: index/dimensions 'MAGOFFIN (ex-M.C.V. Hull 667) - APA 199', length 455'0" overall / 436'6" waterline, extreme beam 62'0", 17.7 knots trial speed, 14,837 tons trial displacement; personnel row limiting displacement 12,450 tons, 49 tons per inch immersion, limiting draft 24'0", accommodations 56 officers / 472 enlisted, troop capacity 87 officers / 1,475 enlisted, largest boom 35 tons; machinery row '1 A-C turb' (Allis-Chalmers turbine), 8,500 shaft horsepower, '2 C.E. hdr.' (2 Combustion Engineering header-type boilers), steam conditions 465 psi / 750 F; machinery continuation 'Dbl. Falk' reduction gears, 3 turbo-drive 300 kW 120/240 V DC ship's-service generators, fuel 7,780 bbls NSFO + 970 bbls diesel; armament/cargo row 1 5"/38cal (D.P.), 4 twin + 1 quad 40mm mounts, 150,000 cu ft non-refrigerated cargo, 5,800 tons total / 2,900 tons cargo deadweight; construction row builder 'Kaiser Co., Vancouver, Wash.', acquired 25 Oct 44, year built 1944, first commission 25 Oct 44.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-25

   Study period

   1945

   Population

   Ship's company and embarked troops (as fitted 1944-45)

   Limitations

   Official wartime BuShips publication naming this hull - confirms identity, ex-M.C.V. Hull 667, the machinery plant (Allis-Chalmers turbine + 2 Combustion Engineering header boilers at 465 psi/750 F + Falk gears - not the Westinghouse/B&W pairing shown in class-typical listings), builder, and acquisition/commissioning dates. Contains no materials, insulation, or asbestos information; supports no asbestos claim. OCR-degraded cells ('O. E. hdr' = C.E. hdr, Combustion Engineering header-type; NavSource spec block corroborates).

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-magoffin-apa199-02

4. [4]U.S. Maritime Administration, ShipHistory database - MAGOFFIN (APA-199/LPA-199), Ship History Detail 3150 + digitized status cards (3150_5862AF.jpg fleet particulars card; 3150_AB.jpg + 3150_AF.jpg Record of Ship Sales MA-20 face/reverse) [marad_nrc]

   Locator

   ShipHistory Detail 3150 registry/spec block + milestones; status-card images at /cards/3150_5862AF.jpg, /cards/3150_AB.jpg, /cards/3150_AF.jpg

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   MARAD ShipHistory registry record and digitized vessel status cards for MAGOFFIN (APA-199/LPA-199), type VC2-S-AP5, fleet Suisun Bay: fleet-particulars card (Form MA-383) shows builder 'Kaiser (Vancouver)' 1944, hull no. 'Bldrs. 413 / MCV-667', MCc-23475, service prior to lay-up 'Dept. of Navy', length 455 ft, breadth 62 ft, speed 17.7 knots, troop capacity 1,475 + 87 officers; entered NDRF Suisun Bay 5-16-68 at 1350 PST; withdrawn 3-26-80 at 0840 PST - reason 'Withdrawn & delivered to Representatives of A. L. Burbank & Company, Ltd. pursuant to Trade-In & Exchange (Public Law 95-177)'. Record of Ship Sales (Form MA-20, contract no. MA-9514, 'Purs. to Sec. 510(i), MM Act, 1936, as amended'): Moore McCormack Lines, Inc. traded in the MORMACCAPE (O.N. 284184) and MORMACTRADE (O.N. 287900), each C3-S-33A type, in exchange for this vessel plus the PICKAWAY, SEVIER and PITT; Moore McCormack then sold the vessels to Carol Shipping & Trading Corp., a Liberian corporation, with MarAd approval, for scrapping in either Taiwan or South Korea; Carol Shipping then resold this vessel to Kang Hua Enterprise Co., Ltd., 68 Ta An Street, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, a Taiwanese corporation, for scrapping in Taiwan. Registry detail 3150: year built 1944, shipyard 'Kaiser Company', MARAD type VC2-S-AP5, length 455 ft, beam 62 ft, gross tons 7,750; milestones entry/acquisition 5/16/1968 'CUST 1968 NDRF 1968', disposition 3/26/1980 'TRADE-IN & EXCHANGE', withdrawal 3/26/1980; fate 'Transferred - No Further Info'.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-25

   Study period

   1944-1980

   Population

   NDRF lay-up/caretaker personnel, Suisun Bay (1968-1980); Moore McCormack/Carol Shipping transfer crews; Kang Hua Enterprise scrapping workers, Kaohsiung (1980)

   Limitations

   Authoritative MARAD custody record - documents Suisun Bay NDRF lay-up (1968-1980) and the 1980 trade-in/exchange disposal chain to Taiwan for scrapping. The cards document custody and events, not materials: no asbestos, insulation, or hazmat-condition content appears on the digitized cards. Does not establish or negate asbestos presence. Struck date (1980-02-01) is from NavSource, not the card - the card's withdrawal (1980-03-26) is the custody endpoint.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-magoffin-apa199-03

5. [5]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS Magoffin (LPA-199) ex-APA-199 page (archives/10/03/03199.htm) [other_primary]

   Locator

   Chronology bullets; WWII/Korea/Vietnam campaign tables; commanding-officer table; specifications block

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   NavSource Online APA-199 archive page (Gary P. Priolo, Amphibious Photo Archive): chronology - laid down 20 June 1944 (MCV hull 667, Kaiser Shipbuilding Corp. Vancouver WA), launched 4 October 1944, commissioned 25 October 1944 (CDR Eugene L. McManus in command); WWII assignment TransRon Eighteen (COMO J.G. Moyer) / TransDiv Fifty-Four (CAPT J.R. Lannom), campaign 'Okinawa Gunto operation - assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, 1 to 7 April 1945'; Navy Occupation service 9 Sep-8 Oct / 21-22 Nov / 5-13 Dec 1945, China Service 23 Sep-4 Dec 1945; decommissioned 14 August 1946 at San Francisco, Pacific Reserve Fleet; recommissioned 4 October 1950; Korean campaigns Communist China Spring Offensive (26-28 Apr, 12 Jun 1951) and Korean Defense Summer-Fall 1952 (3 Sep-2 Oct, 11 Oct-17 Nov 1952); AFEM periods 26 Jul-30 Aug 1958 and 14 Aug-29 Sep 1964; Vietnam Service Medal campaigns Vietnam Defense (23-25 Oct, 18-21 Nov, 23-24 Dec 1965), Vietnamese Counteroffensive (26 Dec 1965-1 Jan 1966, 16 Jan-18 Feb 1966), Phase II (30-31 May 1967), Phase III (1-3 Jun, 20 Jul-5 Aug, 28 Sep-2 Oct, 21 Oct-2 Nov 1967); decommissioned 10 April 1968 at Mare Island Naval Shipyard; laid up Pacific Reserve Fleet Stockton Group; towed to NDRF Suisun Bay 16 May 1968; redesignated LPA-199 1 January 1969; struck from the Naval Register 1 February 1980; disposition chain MARAD trade-in to A.L. Burbank and Co. (agents for Moore McCormack SS Line) -> Carol Shipping and Trading Corp., Liberia -> Kang Hua Enterprise Co., Kaohsiung, Taiwan; 'one battle star for World War II service, two battle stars for Korean War service, the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal and the Vietnam Service Medal with four campaign stars'; full CO list (19 commanding officers 1944-1968); spec block matching SDB (1 Allis-Chalmers geared turbine, 2 Combustion Engineering header boilers 465 psi/750 F, double Falk gears, three 300 kW turbo generators, 8,500 shp).

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-25

   Study period

   1944-1980

   Population

   Ship's company, 1944-1946 and 1950-1968

   Limitations

   Volunteer-compiled naval archive (secondary compilation) - campaign tables, CO list, and stricken date (1980-02-01) corroborated where cross-checkable (DANFS for narrative, MARAD card for NDRF entry/disposal chain, SDB for machinery). Contains no asbestos or materials information; supports no asbestos claim.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-magoffin-apa199-04

6. [6]U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VBA), 'Navy and Coast Guard Ships Associated with Service in Vietnam and Exposure to Herbicide Agents' (ships list; Magoffin entry under APA) [other_primary]

   Locator

   VA ships list entry for MAGOFFIN APA-199; mirrored copy at vvanjsc.org/files/08-17-2017-Herbicide-Exposures-and-Ships-List.pdf and vfwfl.org/uploads/Documents/NavyandCoastGuardshipsVA.shipslist.2021.pdf

   Finding type

   regulatory

   Finding

   VA ships list for herbicide (Agent Orange) exposure presumption names this hull: 'USS Magoffin (APA-199) entered Qui Nhon Bay to offload troops during October 23-24, 1965' and conducted troop and supply landings at Da Nang and other Vietnam locations October 1965-February 1966 and May-November 1967. The VA list is a federal exposure-related record naming this hull - for a different agent (herbicide), not asbestos.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   context

   Documentation level

   context_only

   Accessed

   2026-09-25

   Study period

   1965-1967

   Population

   Crew and embarked troops during Vietnam inshore/bay operations, 1965-1967

   Limitations

   Agent Orange (herbicide) exposure context only - the listing concerns Vietnam inshore operations, not asbestos; included to prevent conflation of a VA exposure-list presence with asbestos documentation. Does not establish or imply any asbestos condition aboard the hull.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-magoffin-apa199-05

7. [7]Consolidated era inference - BuShips SDB 1945 v3 per-hull machinery row (ev-uss-magoffin-apa199-02) plus the documented Haskell/VC2 class plant [other_primary]

   Locator

   SDB1945v3 APA machinery table, MAGOFFIN row (seq. 163)

   Finding type

   asbestos_application

   Finding

   Era/design inference: the documented VC2-S-AP5 plant aboard this hull - single Allis-Chalmers geared turbine at 8,500 shp fed by two Combustion Engineering header-type boilers at 465 psi / 750 F superheat - is a WWII emergency-construction superheated-steam installation built at the peak of wartime asbestos use. Typical applications for the type: boiler and fireroom insulation; steam-line and turbine lagging between boiler room and engine room; valve and flange gaskets; machinery packing; accommodation and troop-berthing insulation. Asbestos presence aboard this hull specifically is inference from type and era, not a ship-proven finding.

   Verification

   inferred

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   class_or_era

   Accessed

   2026-09-25

   Study period

   1944-1980

   Population

   Kaiser Vancouver construction trades (1944); ship's company and embarked troops (1944-46, 1950-68); overhaul/inactivation yard workers (San Diego 1951, Mare Island 1968); NDRF caretakers (1968-80); Kaohsiung scrapping workers (1980)

   Limitations

   Class/era inference only - no ship-specific materials schedule, insulation survey, or asbestos record located for APA-199. Establishes no quantities, no product identifications, and no exposure for any individual.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-magoffin-apa199-06

8. [8]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) [other_primary]

   Locator

   Abstract and article, AJIM 11(3):359-373

   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 and emergency-construction program (Maritime Commission VC2-S-AP5 at Kaiser Vancouver) under which this hull was built.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   context

   Documentation level

   class_or_era

   Accessed

   2026-09-25

   Study period

   1940s era documented; article 1987

   Population

   WWII shipyard workers and ship crews (class context)

   Limitations

   Program/era-level scholarly documentation of asbestos use in WWII shipbuilding generally; does not name this vessel and does not establish that asbestos was or remains aboard this hull, nor quantity, location, condition, exposure, or causation.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-magoffin-apa199-07

9. [9]GAO, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (Oct 18, 1979) [gao]

   Locator

   GAO product page HRD-80-2 (full text blocked to automated fetch, HTTP 403; content via product-page description)

   Finding type

   gov_survey

   Finding

   GAO documented the Navy's asbestos-protection program: standing policy (1975) removed asbestos insulation only when damaged or required for repairs, modified 1979 to selective replacement in high-maintenance areas - program-level context meaning original-era insulation typically remained in place for decades unless disturbed. This hull left Navy custody in April 1968, before the documented policy period, so the record's relevance is background only for the 1950-68 overhaul era and nil for the MARAD custody phase.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   context

   Documentation level

   context_only

   Accessed

   2026-09-25

   Study period

   1979

   Population

   Navy shipyard workers; asbestos program review

   Limitations

   Program-level documentation, not ship-specific; the hull left Navy custody in April 1968 - before the 1975/1979 documented policies - so it describes the environment in which late-career overhauls would have occurred, not any act aboard this hull. Establishes nothing about materials aboard APA-199.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-magoffin-apa199-08

10. [10]Cross-source reconciliation note (this record): NHHC DANFS web text vs NavSource/Wikipedia (sponsor); HyperWar spec page vs DANFS/SDB/yard table (commissioning); class-typical listings vs SDB per-hull row (machinery) [other_primary]

    Locator

    ev-uss-magoffin-apa199-01 through -04

    Finding type

    historical_record

    Finding

    Cross-source discrepancies flagged: (a) sponsor surname - NHHC web DANFS prints 'Mrs. Fred Sonlotfeldt'; NavSource and Wikipedia print 'Schlotfeldt'; the print DANFS volume was not re-checked - 'Schlotfeldt' adopted as probable correct form, unresolved at primary level. (b) Commissioning date - DANFS, the BuShips SDB construction row, and the Kaiser yard table all print 25 October 1944; the HyperWar spec page prints 'commissioned 28 October 1944' - adopted as 25 October, the HyperWar figure treated as a misprint. (c) Machinery vendors - the class-typical listing (haskell-class profile / navypedia) gives Westinghouse turbine + B&W boilers; the BuShips per-hull row and NavSource spec block give Allis-Chalmers turbine + Combustion Engineering header boilers aboard this hull - the per-hull SDB row controls. (d) Disposal date - NavSource prints struck 1 February 1980; MARAD milestones log withdrawal/delivery 26 March 1980 - consistent sequence (strike then withdrawal).

    Verification

    disputed

    Role

    correction

    Documentation level

    ship_specific

    Accessed

    2026-09-25

    Study period

    1944-1980

    Limitations

    Documents conflicts rather than resolving all of them at primary level. The sponsor-surname and commissioning-date variants are publication-level discrepancies; the machinery-vendor difference is resolved by the official per-hull BuShips row. No asbestos relevance; carried for record integrity.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-magoffin-apa199-09

11. [11]Koog v. A.W. Chesterton Co. et al., No. 4:25-cv-01879 (S.D. Tex.), Third Amended Complaint ECF No. 289 (filed 2026-01-28), paras. Def 60, 24, 32; First Amended Complaint Exhibit 1, ECF No. 62-3 (filed 2025-07-08; NPRC SF-57 personnel records); CourtListener docket 69940458 [court_record]

    Locator

    ECF 289 p.5 (Def 60 turbine allegation), p.27 (para. 24 service narrative), p.28 (para. 32 work-site table); ECF 62-3 pp.4-5 (SF-57 Magoffin boiler-room duties) and p.18 (residence entry); docket 69940458 index

    Finding type

    litigation_documented

    Finding

    Qualifying asbestos litigation naming this hull - pleading-stage allegation, unadjudicated. Koog v. A.W. Chesterton Company et al., No. 4:25-cv-01879 (S.D. Tex., Houston Division; admiralty; CourtListener docket 69940458; nature of suit '368 P.I.: Asbestos'): a wrongful-death action by Connie Sue Koog, individually and as personal representative of the estate of Arthur R. Koog, for mesothelioma. Originally filed 2025-01-30 in the 11th District Court, Harris County, Texas (Texas Asbestos MDL cause 2025-06703); removed to S.D. Tex. 2025-04-24 by defendant Foster Wheeler Energy Corp.; pending - no termination in docket metadata. The Third Amended Complaint (ECF No. 289, filed 2026-01-28) alleges Mr. Koog, a Navy fireman/boiler tender/boilerman (Navy service 1954-1964), 'was aboard the USS Magoffin from 1954 to 1958' (work-site table splits the tour: 1954-1956 and 1956-1958, 'US Navy - USS Magoffin (APA-199)') and that defendant 'ALLIS CHALMERS CORPORATION PRODUCT LIABILITY TRUST ... is liable for the asbestos-containing turbine on the USS Magoffin' - a hull-accurate equipment attribution (the BuShips SDB per-hull row lists an Allis-Chalmers turbine aboard APA-199). Exhibit 1 to the First Amended Complaint (ECF No. 62-3, filed 2025-07-08) is the decedent's National Archives Personnel Records Center file: his U.S. Civil Service SF-57 continuation sheet describes Boilerman Second Class duties aboard 'U.S.S. Magoffin APA-199' - 'operation, all overhauls, maintenance repair, inspections and test on all boilers, auxiliaries, equipment, piping, valves, controls, air compressors' under the Chief Engineer - plus a residence entry '11/54 4/58 USS Magoffin (APA-199) San Diego California'. Parallel allegations assign other defendants to USS Calvert (APA-32), USS Neches (AO-47), and USS General W.A. Mann (AP-112); the docket index lists an exhibit captioned 'USS Magoffin Equipment List' (not retrieved).

    Verification

    verified

    Role

    supporting

    Documentation level

    ship_specific

    Accessed

    2026-09-25

    Study period

    1954-1958 (alleged exposure window); 2025-2026 (litigation)

    Population

    Arthur R. Koog (USN fireman/boiler tender/boilerman aboard USS Magoffin 1954-1958; mesothelioma death); estate and wrongful-death beneficiaries

    Limitations

    PLEADING ALLEGATION ONLY - the least-final litigation stage. The filed documents establish that asbestos exposure aboard this hull was alleged; they do not establish that the turbine contained asbestos, that Mr. Koog encountered or disturbed asbestos aboard, product quantity/condition, causation, or liability, and no court has made any exposure finding as to this hull. The SF-57 exhibit documents the decedent's boiler-room duties aboard APA-199, not asbestos contact. The Allis-Chalmers turbine attribution is consistent with the official SDB machinery row (ev-02) but the alleged asbestos content is unverified. Case pending (jury trial requested); complaint caption names Judge Keith P. Ellison while current docket metadata lists Judge Nicholas J. Ganjei.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-magoffin-apa199-10

12. [12]Batch-2269 search ledger (this record): NHHC/DANFS via Wayback; BuShips SDB 1945 v3; MARAD ShipHistory detail 3150 + status cards; NavSource APA-199; Kaiser yard table + navypedia; NARA digitized-logs index; VA ships list; CourtListener API v4 searches; GAO HRD-80-2 product page [other_primary]

    Locator

    search_ledger rows sl-uss-magoffin-apa199-01 through -17

    Finding type

    historical_record

    Finding

    No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located outside litigation filings: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or disposal-condition materials statement naming USS Magoffin / APA-199 / LPA-199 was found in the public sources searched. DANFS carries none; the MARAD registry and all three digitized status cards carry none; BuShips SDB lists machinery and armament, not insulation; the VA ships-list entry is a herbicide record, not asbestos; marketing listicles that name the hull (asbestos-ships.com, mesotheliomahope.com, simmonsfirm.com, asbestosnavy.com) assert asbestos in generic era terms with no ship-specific documentation and are excluded per source rules. The only ship-specific asbestos document located is the pending Koog complaint (ev-10) - an unadjudicated pleading allegation, not a materials record.

    Verification

    verified

    Role

    negative_finding

    Documentation level

    ship_specific

    Accessed

    2026-09-25

    Study period

    2026-09-25

    Limitations

    Absence of a located documentary record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard - a superheated-steam WWII hull that saw a 1950 reactivation, recurring overhauls, a 1968 inactivation, 12 years of NDRF lay-up, and 1980 breaking is era-consistent with retained ACMs; the finding is that no ship-specific asbestos documentation was located outside the Koog pleading allegation (ev-10), not that none exists. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-magoffin-apa199-11

13. [13]NARA digitized Navy deck-logs index (archives.gov/research/military/logbooks/navy-online, 'Magoffin (APA/LPA-199)' panel) + NARA Guide to Federal Records RG 24 / RG 19 / RG 178; MARAD ShipHistory Detail 3150 cards as disposal-file lead [other_primary]

    Locator

    NARA deck-logs index, M-section 'Magoffin (APA/LPA-199)'; catalog.archives.gov/id/75753410; RG guide pages; MARAD Detail 3150

    Finding type

    historical_record

    Finding

    Archival leads (not retrieved - require research-room or reproduction order; no spend authorized): NARA RG 24 'Logbooks of U.S. Navy Ships and Stations' (series 594258) holds APA-199 deck logs - NARA's digitized-logs index lists 'Magoffin (APA/LPA-199)' (commission October 1944 / decommission August 1946) and at least one digitized file unit exists in the catalog (catalog.archives.gov/id/75753410, August 1946); Vietnam-era logs were scanned under the VA Blue Water Navy deck-log project and publish in batches. RG 19 (Bureau of Ships) holds APA/VC2-S-AP5 outfitting and machinery specifications; RG 178 (U.S. Maritime Commission) construction records may hold the MCV-667 Kaiser Vancouver contract file; the MARAD disposal file behind the MA-20 card (contract MA-9514, P.L. 95-177 trade-in) would hold approved scrapping terms for the Taiwan delivery; NDRF Suisun Bay maintenance/custody records for 1968-80 are not digitized.

    Verification

    unverified

    Role

    archival_lead

    Documentation level

    context_only

    Accessed

    2026-09-25

    Study period

    1944-1980 records

    Limitations

    Record-group mapping only - no box-level retrieval performed; existence of asbestos-specific documents for MCV-667 is unknown until surveyed. Deck logs record operational events, not materials inventories; nothing in this row is an asbestos finding.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-magoffin-apa199-12

14. [14]CourtListener API v4 name and hull-number searches via cl-auth-search.py (authenticated, fleet-paced) [court_record]

    Locator

    search_ledger rows sl-uss-magoffin-apa199-08 through -10 and -16/-17

    Finding type

    litigation_documented

    Finding

    CourtListener authenticated sweep (cl-auth-search.py, fleet-paced), classifications: (a) 'USS Magoffin' opinion search - zero results; (b) 'USS Magoffin' docket-index search - ONE qualifying asbestos docket, Koog v. A.W. Chesterton Co., S.D. Tex. 4:25-cv-01879 (docket 69940458, nature 368 P.I. Asbestos, pending), documented at ev-10; (c) broad 'Magoffin' opinion search - 767 results, all reviewed results are name collisions on Magoffin County, Kentucky (county litigation) and the Magoffin surname - no ship-relevant opinion; (d) 'APA-199' opinion search - zero results; (e) 'LPA-199' opinion search - zero results; (f) 'APA-199'/'LPA-199' docket-index searches and a broad 'Magoffin' docket sweep were staged but the fleet pacing budget closed before they ran - logged pending, not completed (expected catch is the Koog docket re-surfacing under its hull-number listing).

    Verification

    verified

    Role

    negative_finding

    Documentation level

    ship_specific

    Accessed

    2026-09-25

    Study period

    2026-09-25

    Limitations

    RECAP-indexed text only - county-name hulls under-cover filings that omit hull numbers, and asbestos suits often name shipbuilders/operators rather than hulls. The one qualifying docket is a pleading-stage allegation (ev-10); no opinion, trial finding, or judgment naming this hull was located. Two hull-number query types remained unexecuted at fleet-budget cutoff; the gap is logged, not resolved.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-magoffin-apa199-13