USS Menifee (APA-202)

Evidence

12 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-12).

1. [1]Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, 'Menifee (APA-202)' entry, Naval History and Heritage Command (live URL 404s 2026-09-25; verbatim text via Internet Archive Wayback capture 20251209185519 of the live NHHC page; author credit Robert J. Cressman, 11 December 2012) [nhhc_danfs]

   Locator

   DANFS entry body text + stats line; Wayback capture 20251209185519; earlier print-DANFS transcription mirror at ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/ships/dafs/APA/apa202.html

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   DANFS entry for Menifee (APA-202), 'a county in eastern Kentucky' (revised NHHC web text by Robert J. Cressman, 11 Dec 2012): '(APA-202: displacement 14,837 (trial); length 455'; beam 62' draft 24'; speed 17 knots; complement 536; troops 1,561; armament 1 5-inch, 12 40 millimeter, 10 20 millimeter; class Haskell; type VC2-S-AP5)'. Laid down 21 July 1944 under Maritime Commission contract (MCV Hull 670) at Vancouver, Wash., by the Kaiser Co.; launched 15 October 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Lucien Garon, wife of the Superintendent of Sheet Metal at the building yard; commissioned at Astoria, Ore., 4 November 1944, Comdr. Paul P. Spaulding, USNR, in command. Amphibious training under ComPhibsTraPac from 8 December 1944; Honolulu 15 January 1945; Guadalcanal training from 5 February, reporting to Amphibious Squadron 4 five days later; Ulithi logistics; Okinawa transport area 1 April 1945 with cargo and men of the 6th Marine Division - a Japanese suicide plane crashed 200 yards astern on 3 April; troops landed over the first two days, cargo discharged 3-4 April; departed 5 April for San Francisco (11 May), then Leyte (19 June), Milne Bay run, San Pedro 2 August 1945. Post-hostilities: Transport Squadron 12 temporary assignment at Saipan 8 September 1945; initial occupation of the Nagasaki area 23 September (battalion landing team, 2nd Marine Division); Manila and further occupation lifts; released from 'Magic Carpet' duty 6 March 1946; decommissioned at Stockton, Calif., 31 July 1946 (19th Fleet). Korea: recommissioned 2 December 1950, Capt. John K. Wells in command; Transport Squadron 1 / Transport Division 12 from 11 January 1951; April 1951 lifted 1,500 Marines to Pusan; eleven months of Japan-Korea troop and equipment lifts; returned to west coast March 1952 for overhaul and training; second WestPac August 1953-April 1954 - January 1954 lift of 1,500 Marines to Okinawa, February-March participation in the largest peacetime practice landings held in the western Pacific (~40,000 men, Iwo Jima 'defending' lifts), flagship for Operation 'Big Lift' (transfer of neutral Indian troops to the Panmunjom peace conference). Returned April 1954; west-coast ops (Long Beach 11 Nov 1954-13 Jan 1955, San Diego, San Francisco, Bangor, Tacoma); inactivation overhaul at Seattle 22 January-23 March 1955; San Francisco 25 March; in reserve 29 March 1955; out of commission in reserve 29 June 1955, San Francisco Group, Pacific Reserve Fleet. 'Declared excess to the needs of the Navy' and stricken from the Naval Register 1 October 1958; transferred to the Maritime Commission; berthed at Suisun Bay NDRF. Sold 8 May 1975 to Union Minerals and Alloys Corp. for 'non-transportation use'; removed from Maritime Administration custody 10 October 1975. One battle star for World War II service and two for Korean War service.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-25

   Study period

   1944-1975

   Population

   Ship's company and embarked troops, 1944-1955

   Limitations

   Authoritative Navy historical entry naming this hull - controlling source for identity, wartime employment, Korea-era service, inactivation, 1958 strike, and 1975 disposal. Contains no asbestos, materials, or insulation information - supports no asbestos claim. The 1958 strike date and 8 May 1975 sale date in this revised text supersede the 1955/28-May figures circulating in print-era and secondary sources (see correction row).

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-menifee-apa202-01

2. [2]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. 170: index/dimensions row (printed p. 258), personnel row (p. 259), machinery rows (pp. 260-261), armament/cargo row (p. 262), construction row (p. 263)

   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. 170: index/dimensions row 'MENIFEE (ex-M.C.V. Hull 670) - APA 202', 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 / 480 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/first commission '5 Nov 44' (prints 5 November - DANFS and the MARAD card give 4 November; flagged in correction row), year built 1944.

   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 670, 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 year built. Contains no materials, insulation, or asbestos information; supports no asbestos claim. OCR-degraded cells ('A-C turb' = Allis-Chalmers; 'C.E. hdr' = Combustion Engineering header-type); construction row prints '5 Nov 44' vs DANFS/MARAD 4 November.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-menifee-apa202-02

3. [3]U.S. Maritime Administration, ShipHistory database - MENIFEE (APA-202), Ship History Detail 3323 + digitized status cards (3323_6176AF.jpg fleet-particulars card MA-383; 3323_AF.jpg Record of Ship Sales MA-20; a826aa7f-d1cf-4dc1-b9f6-9db6a79885ab.png USMC status card MC-7146a) [marad_nrc]

   Locator

   ShipHistory Detail 3323 registry/spec block + milestones; status-card images at /cards/3323_6176AF.jpg, /cards/3323_AF.jpg, /cards/a826aa7f-d1cf-4dc1-b9f6-9db6a79885ab.png

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   MARAD ShipHistory registry record and three digitized vessel status cards for MENIFEE (APA-202), type VC2-S-AP5, fleet Suisun Bay: USMC vessel status card (Form MC-7146a) prints flag U.S. Navy, hull no. 670, built by Kaiser Co., Inc. at Vancouver, Wash., completed 11-4-44, D.W.T. 5,914, gross 7,750, speed 17; 'Reserve Fleet (Permanent Transfer)' entry at Suisun Bay 8-18-58 2:00 p.m. PDST; 'Union Minerals & Alloys Corp. (Nontransportation Use)' purchase 5/8/75; 'Physically Delivered 10/10/75 3:30 PM PDT.' Reserve Fleet ship-particulars card (Form MA-383) records category Transport, Attack / Mil. Aux., title 'Perm. Layup' on a reimbursable basis ('Navy to bear costs of retention at rate of $118 per ship per month until FY 1960; Navy to pay Marad for preservation during FY 1959 in amount not to exceed $16,000 per ship'; Navy letter June 13, 1958 - Marad reply June 20, 1958); entered Suisun Bay Aug. 18, 1958, 1400 hrs PDST; withdrawn 10-10-75 1530 PDT, reason 'Sold for NT use under PD-X-996, 5/8/75 to Union Minerals & Alloys Corp. for $230,000.00'; handwritten damages note partially legible ('one Welin davit winch ... to be removed by navy ... 11-16-61'). Record of Ship Sales (Form MA-20): MENIFEE (APA-202), PD-X-996, awarded to Union Minerals & Alloys Corp. 5-8-75, purchase price $230,000.00, contract no. MA-7921, LOA 455' / beam 62' / light-ship weight 5,800 / draft 24', location Suisun Bay Resflt.; remarks 'Advertised under PD-X-996 dated 3-25-75, opened 4-25-75, under two condition: (1) NTU (2) SCRAP HULL-US. Award under condition (1) NTU.' Registry detail 3323: year built 1944, shipyard 'Kaiser Company', MARAD type VC2-S-AP5, length 455 ft, beam 62 ft, gross tons 7,750; milestones entry/acquisition 8/18/1958, disposition/withdrawal 10/10/1975 'CUST 1958'; fate 'Sold -NTU'.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-25

   Study period

   1944-1975

   Population

   NDRF lay-up/caretaker personnel, Suisun Bay (1958-1975); Union Minerals & Alloys scrapping-phase workers (1975-76)

   Limitations

   Authoritative MARAD custody record - documents permanent-transfer lay-up at Suisun Bay NDRF (entered 1958-08-18 under Navy-reimbursed custody, i.e., before the 1958-10-01 strike; consistent with the revised DANFS) and the 1975 PD-X-996 sale for non-transportation use. 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. Registry 'General Type: Training (School)' is a database categorization artifact - cards and history show attack transport; flagged in correction row.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-menifee-apa202-03

4. [4]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS Menifee (APA-202) page (archives/10/03/03202.htm) [other_primary]

   Locator

   Chronology bullets; WWII/Korea campaign and medal tables; commanding-officer table; specifications block; final disposition line

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   NavSource Online APA-202 archive page (Amphibious Photo Archive): chronology - laid down 21 July 1944 as MC type VC2-S-AP5 under Maritime Commission contract (MCV hull 670) at Kaiser Shipbuilding Corp., Vancouver, WA; launched 15 October 1944; acquired by the Navy from the Maritime Commission on loan-charter; commissioned 4 November 1944, CDR Paul P. Spaulding USNR in command; WWII assignment TransRon Nineteen (COMO C.D. Edgar) / TransDiv Fifty-Six (CAPT G.F. Galpin), campaign 'Okinawa Gunto operation - assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, 1 to 5 April 1945'; Navy Occupation service 10-27 September 1945; China Service (extended) 13-27 August 1951 and 3-13 November 1951; Korean campaigns 'Communist China Spring Offensive' and 'Second Korean Winter'; decommissioned 31 July 1946 (Pacific Reserve Fleet, Stockton); recommissioned 2 December 1950; decommissioned 29 June 1955 (Pacific Reserve Fleet, San Francisco); struck from the Naval Register 1 October 1955 [prints 1955 - see correction row]; returned to the Maritime Commission for lay up in the NDRF, Suisun Bay; final disposition 'sold for scrapping, 28 May 1975, for $230,000 to Union Minerals and Alloys (PD-X-996 dated 25 March 1975), withdrawn from the Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet, 10 October 1975' [sale date prints 28 May vs card/DANFS 8 May - flagged]; 'one battle star for World War II service and two battle stars for Korean War service'; commanding-officer table (8 COs, 1944-1955); spec block matching SDB (1 Allis-Chalmers geared turbine, 2 Combustion Engineering header boilers, 8,500 shp, single screw).

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-25

   Study period

   1944-1975

   Population

   Ship's company, 1944-1946 and 1950-1955

   Limitations

   Volunteer-compiled naval archive (secondary compilation) - campaign tables, CO list, and squadron assignments corroborated where cross-checkable (DANFS for narrative, MARAD cards for custody/disposal chain, SDB for machinery). Two printed figures conflict with primary/current-authoritative sources and are not adopted: 'struck 1 October 1955' (NHHC DANFS prints 1958) and 'sold 28 May 1975' (MARAD card + NHHC print 8 May). Contains no asbestos or materials information; supports no asbestos claim.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-menifee-apa202-04

5. [5]shipbuildinghistory.com, 'Kaiser Vancouver, Vancouver WA' yard table (T. Colton compilation) [other_primary]

   Locator

   Kaiser Vancouver hull table, row 416 (MC 670)

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   Kaiser Vancouver yard-record table (shipbuildinghistory.com compilation): yard hull 416 'Meniffee' [sic], type VC2-S-AP5, MC hull 670, keel laying 21-Jul-44, launch 15-Oct-44, delivery 4-Nov-44, 86 days on ways / 20 days in water / 106 total days, disposition 'APA 202, scrapped.' Delivery date 4-Nov-44 agrees with DANFS commissioning and the MARAD card's 'Completed 11-4-44' (against the SDB construction row's 5 Nov 44).

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-25

   Study period

   1944

   Population

   Kaiser Vancouver construction trades, 1944

   Limitations

   Secondary yard-record compilation - dates corroborated against DANFS and the MARAD card; establishes the Kaiser Vancouver yard hull number (416) and corroborates keel/launch/delivery. Contains no asbestos or materials information; supports no asbestos claim. Prints the name as 'Meniffee' (typo) - the hull is Menifee, APA-202.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-menifee-apa202-05

6. [6]Cross-source reconciliation note (this record): NHHC DANFS (Wayback) vs print DANFS/NavSource/Wikipedia/navypedia (strike year); DANFS/MARAD card/yard table vs SDB construction row (commissioning); NHHC stats line vs SDB personnel row (troop count); MARAD MA-20 vs NavSource/Wikipedia (sale date) [other_primary]

   Locator

   ev-uss-menifee-apa202-01 through -05

   Finding type

   historical_record

   Finding

   Cross-source discrepancies flagged: (a) Stricken year - current NHHC DANFS text (Cressman, 2012) prints 'stricken from the Naval Register on 1 October 1958,' consistent with the MARAD status card (entered NDRF Suisun Bay under permanent transfer 1958-08-18 on a Navy-reimbursed layup, i.e., while still on the Naval Register) and with the identical pattern for sister Natrona APA-214 (transferred Suisun Bay 26 Aug 1958, stricken 1 Oct 1958); print-era DANFS, Wikipedia, NavSource, and navypedia print 1 October 1955 - 1958 adopted. (b) Commissioning date - NHHC DANFS ('commissioned at Astoria, Ore., on 4 November 1944'), MARAD status card 'Completed 11-4-44,' and the Kaiser yard table delivery 4-Nov-44 all print 4 November; the BuShips SDB construction row and the HyperWar spec page print 5 November - 4 November adopted. (c) Troop capacity - NHHC stats line prints 'troops 1,561'; the SDB personnel row prints 87 officers + 1,475 enlisted (= 1,562) - both carried; SDB row controls for the structured complement field. (d) Disposal date - MARAD MA-20 sale card and NHHC DANFS print 8 May 1975; NavSource and Wikipedia print 28 May 1975 - 8 May adopted. (e) MARAD registry lists 'General Type: Training (School)' - a database categorization artifact; all primary material shows attack transport.

   Verification

   disputed

   Role

   correction

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-25

   Study period

   1944-1975

   Limitations

   Documents conflicts and the adopted resolution for each. The 1958 strike year rests on the current NHHC text plus the MARAD custody sequence (reimbursable Navy-funded layup beginning 1958-08-18 is incompatible with a 1955 strike); print-era sources propagate the earlier figure. No asbestos relevance; carried for record integrity.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-menifee-apa202-06

7. [7]Consolidated era inference - BuShips SDB 1945 v3 per-hull machinery row (ev-uss-menifee-apa202-02) plus the documented Haskell/VC2 class plant [other_primary]

   Locator

   SDB1945v3 APA machinery table, MENIFEE row (seq. 170)

   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/joiner work. 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

   1944-1975

   Population

   Kaiser Vancouver construction trades (1944); ship's company and embarked troops (1944-46, 1950-55); overhaul/inactivation yard workers (west coast 1952, Seattle 1955); NDRF caretakers (1958-75); scrapping-phase workers (1975-76)

   Limitations

   Class/era inference only - no ship-specific materials schedule, insulation survey, or asbestos record located for APA-202. Establishes no quantities, no product identifications, and no exposure for any individual.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-menifee-apa202-07

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-menifee-apa202-08

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 commissioned Navy service in June 1955 and entered MARAD custody in August 1958, well before the documented policy period, so the record's relevance is background only for the WWII/Korea-era operating environment 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 years before the 1975/1979 documented policies - it describes the policy environment for Navy ships generally, not any act aboard this hull. Establishes nothing about materials aboard APA-202.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-menifee-apa202-09

10. [10]CourtListener API v4 name and hull-number searches (via cl-auth-search.py, authenticated, fleet-paced) [court_record]

    Locator

    search_ledger rows sl-uss-menifee-apa202-08/09/10; Eagle Jets cluster 4544318

    Finding type

    litigation_documented

    Finding

    CourtListener sweep completed - no qualifying asbestos litigation naming the hull located. Results: 'USS Menifee' (type=o) - 0 opinions. 'APA-202' (type=o) - 1 opinion: Eagle Jets, LLC v. Atlanta Jet, Inc., 347 Ga. App. 567, 820 S.E.2d 197 (Ga. Ct. App. 2018), a Georgia fee-shifting dispute where the string is a docket/rule-format artifact, not the vessel - name collision. '"Menifee" AND asbestos' (type=o) - 6 opinions, all non-vessel: asbestos insurance-coverage and unrelated matters where 'Menifee' appears as a person or place name (e.g., Columbus McKinnon Corp. v. Travelers Indem. Co., S.D. Ill. 2018; Cleveland Builders Supply Co. v. Farmers Insurance Group, Ohio Ct. App. 1995; In re Motor Fuel Temperature Sales Practices Litigation, D. Kan. 2010) - classified name collisions / unrelated text matches. '"Menifee" AND (ship OR vessel OR APA-202 OR Navy)' (type=o) - 59 opinions; top-20 reviewed are all surname/place-name collisions (BOP Warden Fredrick Menifee habeas and civil-rights suits, Menifee County/City references, attorney Robert J. Menifee). 'Menifee' (type=r) - 3,135 dockets dominated by habeas petitions naming the same BOP warden and debtor-name bankruptcies; no vessel or asbestos docket located. No opinion or docket naming USS Menifee / APA-202 / MCV-670 exists in the index.

    Verification

    verified

    Role

    negative_finding

    Documentation level

    ship_specific

    Accessed

    2026-09-25

    Study period

    2026-09-25

    Limitations

    Search-index coverage only - RECAP/opinion text. 'Menifee' is a county name (Kentucky), a city name (California), and a recurring surname (a federal BOP warden generates hundreds of habeas-caption dockets); hull-number-free filings and name-variant captions under-cover the index. A hit naming the hull could exist in undigitized state-court or MDL-875 docket sheets; the negative is 'no qualifying located record,' not proof that none exists.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-menifee-apa202-10

11. [11]Batch-2274 search ledger (this record): NHHC DANFS via Wayback; BuShips SDB 1945 v3; MARAD ShipHistory detail 3323 + status cards; NavSource APA-202; Kaiser Vancouver yard table; NARA digitized-logs index; NVR; CourtListener API v4 searches; GAO HRD-80-2 product page [other_primary]

    Locator

    search_ledger rows sl-uss-menifee-apa202-01 through -13

    Finding type

    historical_record

    Finding

    No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, disposal-condition materials statement, or docketed case naming USS Menifee / APA-202 / MCV-670 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; marketing listicles that name the hull (e.g., freeasbestostesting.com ship list) assert asbestos in generic era terms with no ship-specific documentation and are excluded per source rules.

    Verification

    verified

    Role

    negative_finding

    Documentation level

    ship_specific

    Accessed

    2026-09-25

    Study period

    2026-09-25

    Limitations

    Absence of a located public record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard - a superheated-steam WWII hull that saw a 1950 reactivation, documented 1952 and 1955 overhauls, 17 years of NDRF lay-up, and a 1975 non-transportation-use sale is era-consistent with retained ACMs; the finding is that no ship-specific asbestos documentation was located, not that none exists. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-menifee-apa202-11

12. [12]NARA digitized Navy deck-logs index (archives.gov/research/military/logbooks/navy-online - Menifee not listed) + NARA Guide to Federal Records RG 24 / RG 19 / RG 178; MARAD ShipHistory Detail 3323 cards as disposal-file lead; Library of Congress VHP item afc2001001.24310 [other_primary]

    Locator

    NARA deck-logs index M-section (Menifee absent); RG guide pages; MARAD Detail 3323; loc.gov/item/afc2001001.24310 (metadata via search index; loc.gov blocked automated fetch, HTTP 403)

    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-202 deck logs - the hull does NOT appear in NARA's digitized-logs index (WWII/Korea-era logs not yet scanned; ship left commission before the Vietnam-era Blue Water Navy digitization scope). 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-670 Kaiser Vancouver contract file; the MARAD disposal/sale file behind the MA-20 card (contract MA-7921, PD-X-996) would hold the approved non-transportation-use terms and any buyer scrapping plan; NDRF Suisun Bay maintenance/custody records for 1958-75 are not digitized. Library of Congress Veterans History Project holds collection AFC/2001/001/24310 (Robert Bruce Weitze, Assault Boat Engineer aboard USS Menifee, 1951-1953) - firsthand service-era material, not a materials record.

    Verification

    unverified

    Role

    archival_lead

    Documentation level

    context_only

    Accessed

    2026-09-25

    Study period

    1944-1975 records

    Limitations

    Record-group mapping only - no box-level retrieval performed; existence of asbestos-specific documents for MCV-670 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-menifee-apa202-12