USS Missoula (APA-211)

Evidence

13 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-13).

1. [1]research packet u-packet.md (8 sources cited) [other_primary]

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED (with collision note). No phantom. — real identity: USS Missoula (APA-211); namesake: Missoula County, Montana [secondary] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Missoula_(APA-211)

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Evidence ID

   uss-missoula-apa211-pkt-u-packet-md

2. [2]Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, 'Missoula II (APA-211)' entry, Naval History and Heritage Command (live URL 404s 2026-09-25; verbatim text via Internet Archive Wayback capture 20251208001000 of the live NHHC page; page footer 'Published: Wed Jun 26 13:06:13 EDT 2019') [nhhc_danfs]

   Locator

   DANFS entry body text + stats line; Wayback capture 20251208001000

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   DANFS entry for Missoula II (APA-211), 'A county in western Montana' (NHHC web text, published 26 Jun 2019, carrying the print-era entry ending 'Into 1969 she is berthed in Suisun Bay, Calif.'): '(APA-211: dp. 6,873; l. 455'; b. 62'; dr. 24'; s. 17 k.; cpl. 536; trp. 1,475; a. 1 5", 12 40mm., 10 20mm.; cl. Haskell; T. VC2-S-AP5)'. Laid down under Maritime Commission contract by Permanente Metals Corp., Yard No. 2, Richmond, Calif., 20 June 1944; launched 6 September 1944; sponsored by the Harmonettes, a female vocal group; acquired by the Navy 27 October 1944; commissioned at Richmond the same day, Comdr. Alex. C. Kopper in command. Shakedown along the California coast; San Francisco to Pearl Harbor 6-12 December; Hawaiian training six weeks; sailed 27 January 1945 with units of the 5th Marines for the Iwo Jima invasion - her embarked troops included the dozen men who twice raised the flag atop Mount Suribachi on 23 February; assigned Transport Squadron 16, staged via Eniwetok and Saipan. Sortied with Rear Adm. H. W. Hill's TF 53 on 16 February; in the transport area off Beach Green 1 before dawn 19 February, debarking troops from 0725, standing about 3,000 yards offshore for five days. On 23 February at 1035 received the message 'American flag now flying on Mount Suribachi Yama' - the first flag raised there (1020) had come from Missoula, brought by the adjutant of the 2d Battalion, 28th Marines. Her four surgical teams treated 100 stretcher and ambulatory cases (59 received the first day). Sailed in convoy for Saipan 25 February; escort Finnegan (DE-307) sank Japanese submarine I-370 the next morning; Saipan 28 February; departed 5 March for the New Hebrides. Espiritu Santo 15 March, embarking 1,177 Army troops of the 27th Division; off the western beaches of Okinawa 9 April, five days discharging men and supplies and embarking 143 casualties; Saipan 14-18 April; Ulithi operations, then Subic Bay 31 May training Army troops for a possible invasion of Japan. After 15 August: as part of TF 33 departed Subic Bay 27 August, entered Tokyo Bay the morning of 2 September and began debarking 1st Cavalry Division troops at 0951, less than an hour after the surrender was signed aboard Missouri. Philippines 4-11 September; embarked occupation troops at Zamboanga and Mindanao; Leyte Gulf 22 September; Okinawa 25 September; Inland Sea 3 October; debarked occupation troops at Hiroshima 6-11 October; Magic Carpet duty from Okinawa - 1,923 troops to San Francisco arriving 1 November; second run embarked 2,060 at Okinawa 6 December to Tacoma 8-21 December; western Pacific again 21 January 1946 - 692 men of the 2d Marine Air Wing Okinawa to Yokosuka, then more than 2,000 veterans embarked at Okinawa and Guam; departed Guam 22 February, San Francisco 5 March. Assigned to the 19th Fleet 9 April; operated in the San Francisco Bay area five months; decommissioned at Port Chicago, Calif., 13 September 1946 and entered the Pacific Reserve Fleet at Mare Island. Struck from the Navy list 1 October 1958, transferred to the Maritime Administration the same day, assigned to the National Defense Reserve Fleet. Two battle stars for World War II service.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-25

   Study period

   1944-1958

   Population

   Ship's company and embarked troops, 1944-1946

   Limitations

   Authoritative Navy historical entry naming this hull - controlling source for identity, wartime employment, occupation and Magic Carpet service, inactivation, 1958 strike, and MARAD transfer. Contains no asbestos, materials, or insulation information - supports no asbestos claim. The entry is the print-era DANFS text (ends 'Into 1969 she is berthed in Suisun Bay'), so it does not cover the 1975 disposal - the MARAD status cards cover that phase.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-missoula-apa211-01

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. 174: 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. 174: index/dimensions row 'MISSOULA (ex-M.C.V. Hull 559) - APA 211', 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 Westgh. turb.' (Westinghouse turbine, by ditto of the row above), 8,500 shaft horsepower, '2 B. & W. hdr.' (2 Babcock & Wilcox header-type boilers), steam conditions 465 psi / 750 F; machinery continuation 'Dbl. Westgh.' 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 'Permanente Metals Corp., Richmond, Calif.', acquired/first commission '27 Oct 44', 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 559, the machinery plant (Westinghouse turbine + 2 B&W header boilers at 465 psi/750 F + Westinghouse double reduction gears - the class-typical pairing, unlike the Allis-Chalmers/Combustion Engineering fit documented on sister Menifee APA-202), builder, and year built. Contains no materials, insulation, or asbestos information; supports no asbestos claim. OCR-degraded cells ('Westgh. turb' = Westinghouse; 'B. & W. hdr' = Babcock & Wilcox header-type; ditto marks carry row-173 machinery entries).

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-missoula-apa211-02

4. [4]U.S. Maritime Administration, ShipHistory database - MISSOULA (APA-211), Ship History Detail 3426 + digitized status cards (3426_6349AF.jpg fleet-particulars card MA-383; 3426_AF.jpg Record of Ship Sales MA-20; 62e727b1-edeb-4067-9dac-71c98a2d753e.png USMC status card MC-7146a) [marad_nrc]

   Locator

   ShipHistory Detail 3426 registry/spec block + milestones; status-card images at /cards/3426_6349AF.jpg, /cards/3426_AF.jpg, /cards/62e727b1-edeb-4067-9dac-71c98a2d753e.png

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   MARAD ShipHistory registry record and three digitized vessel status cards for MISSOULA (APA-211), type VC2-S-AP5, fleet Suisun Bay: USMC vessel status card (Form MC-7146a) prints flag U.S. Navy, hull no. MCV-559, built by Permanente Metals Corp. at Richmond, Calif., completed 10-27-44, D.W.T. 5,914, gross 7,750, speed 17; 'Reserve Fleet (Permanent Transfer)' entry at Suisun Bay 10-29-58 11:30 am PST; 'American Ship Dismantlers, Inc. (Non-transportation Use)' purchase 3/5/75; 'Physically Delivered 4/8/75 11:15 AM PDT.' Reserve Fleet ship-particulars card (Form MA-383) records category Mil. Aux. / Transport, Attack, builder 'Permanente', title 'Perm. Transfer' on a reimbursable basis ('Navy agrees to pay Marad costs of retention at rate of $118. per ship per month until FY 1960; Navy agrees to pay Marad for costs incurred for preservation performed during FY 1959 ... in amount not to exceed $16,000. per ship'; Navy letter June 15, 1958 - Marad reply June 20, 1958); entered Oct. 29, 1958, 1150 hrs PST; arrival draft 14'6" fwd / 16'00" aft; withdrawn 4-8-75 1115 PDT, reason 'Sold for Nontransportation use under PD-X-993, 3-5-75 to American Ship Dismantlers, Inc. for $218,001.00.' Record of Ship Sales (Form MA-20): MISSOULA (APA-211), PD-X-993, awarded to American Ship Dismantlers, Inc. 3-5-75, purchase price $218,001.00, contract no. MA-7765, location Suisun Bay, Calif., Resflt.; remarks 'Advertised under PD-X-993 dated 1-24-75 opened 2-27-75 under two condition: (1) NTU (2) SCRAP HULL. Award under condition (1) NTU.' Registry detail 3426: year built 1944, shipyard 'Permanente Metals Corporation', MARAD type VC2-S-AP5, gross tons 7,750; milestones entry/acquisition 10/29/1958, disposition/withdrawal 4/8/1975 '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); American Ship Dismantlers scrapping-phase workers (1975-76)

   Limitations

   Authoritative MARAD custody record - documents permanent-transfer entry into NDRF Suisun Bay 1958-10-29 under Navy-reimbursed custody (consistent with the 1958-10-01 strike/transfer in DANFS; the card records physical fleet entry, DANFS the administrative transfer) and the 1975 PD-X-993 non-transportation-use sale. 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. Minor card inconsistency: MC-7146a prints custody delivery 11:30 am vs MA-383 entry time 1150 hrs.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-missoula-apa211-03

5. [5]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS Missoula (APA-211) page (archives/10/03/03211.htm) [other_primary]

   Locator

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

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   NavSource Online APA-211 archive page (Amphibious Photo Archive): chronology - laid down 20 June 1944 as MC type VC2-S-AP5 under Maritime Commission contract (MCV hull 559) at Permanente Metals Corp., Richmond, CA; launched 6 September 1944; acquired by the Navy from the Maritime Commission on loan-charter; commissioned 27 October 1944, CDR Alexander C. Kopper USNR in command; WWII assignment TransRon Sixteen (COMO J.R. McGovern USN) / TransDiv Forty-Eight (CAPT C.L. Andrews Jr. USN); campaigns 'Iwo Jima operation - assault and occupation of Iwo Jima, 19 to 25 February 1945' and 'Okinawa Gunto operation - assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, 9 to 14 April 1945'; Navy Occupation service 2-10 September 1945, 23 September-18 October 1945, and 18 January-20 February 1946; decommissioned 13 September 1946 at Port Chicago, CA; laid up Pacific Reserve Fleet, Mare Island Group, Vallejo, CA; struck from the Naval Register 1 October 1958 and returned to MARAD the same day for lay up in NDRF Suisun Bay, Benicia, CA; permanent custody assumed by MARAD 29 October 1958; final disposition 'sold for non-transportation use (scrapping), 5 March 1975, to American Ship Dismantlers Inc., delivered, 8 April 1875' [sic - 1975]; awards table includes Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive, Iwo Jima), Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (2), Philippines Liberation Medal; 'two battle stars for World War II service'; commanding-officer table (2 COs); spec block matching SDB (1 Westinghouse geared turbine, 2 Babcock & Wilcox header-type boilers, double Westinghouse main reduction gears, 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

   Limitations

   Volunteer-compiled naval archive (secondary compilation) - campaign tables, squadron assignments, and the custody chain corroborated where cross-checkable (DANFS for narrative, MARAD cards for custody/disposal, SDB for machinery). Two printed figures are obvious typographical errors, flagged in the correction row and not adopted: 'delivered, 8 April 1875' (1975 per the MARAD cards) and the CO-table end date '13 September 1945' for CAPT Lind (decommissioning was 13 September 1946 per DANFS). Contains no asbestos or materials information; supports no asbestos claim.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-missoula-apa211-04

6. [6]shipbuildinghistory.com, 'Kaiser Permanente No. 2, Richmond CA' yard table (T. Colton compilation) [other_primary]

   Locator

   Kaiser Permanente No. 2 hull table, row 559 (MC 559)

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   Kaiser Permanente No. 2 yard-record table (shipbuildinghistory.com compilation): yard hull 559 'Missoula', type VC2-S-AP5, MC hull 559, keel laid 20-Jun-44, launch 6-Sep-44, delivery 27-Oct-44, 78 days on ways / 51 days in water / 129 total days, disposition 'APA 211, scrapped.' All three dates agree with DANFS and the MARAD MC-7146a card ('Completed 10-27-44'). The yard was Permanente Metals Corporation's #2 Yard at Richmond, developed by Todd and Kaiser as Richmond Shipbuilding #2 - matching the DANFS 'Permanente Metals Corp., Yard No. 2' builder attribution.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-25

   Study period

   1944

   Population

   Permanente Metals Yard No. 2 construction trades, 1944

   Limitations

   Secondary yard-record compilation - dates corroborated against DANFS and the MARAD card; establishes the Kaiser Permanente No. 2 yard hull number (559) and corroborates keel/launch/delivery. Contains no asbestos or materials information; supports no asbestos claim.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-missoula-apa211-05

7. [7]Cross-source reconciliation note (this record): NHHC DANFS (Wayback) vs MARAD status cards (transfer date semantics); NavSource CO table and disposition line (typographical errors); NHHC stats line vs SDB personnel row (troop count); MARAD registry artifact; class-f/haskell-class.class.json member row (spelling, precision) [other_primary]

   Locator

   ev-uss-missoula-apa211-01 through -05

   Finding type

   historical_record

   Finding

   Cross-source discrepancies flagged: (a) Transfer vs custody date - NHHC DANFS prints 'struck from the Navy list 1 October 1958 ... transferred to the Maritime Administration the same day,' while the MARAD status cards record physical entry into NDRF Suisun Bay custody 29 October 1958 (MC-7146a '10-29-58 11:30am PST'; MA-383 'Entered Oct. 29, 1958, 1150 hrs PST'; NavSource 'permanent custody assumed by MARAD, 29 October 1958'); the two dates describe administrative title transfer vs physical fleet entry - both carried, no conflict adopted. (b) The two cards print slightly different custody times (11:30 am vs 1150 hrs) on the same 29 October date - noted, immaterial. (c) NavSource CO table prints CAPT Alfred L. Lind's tenure end '13 September 1945' - a year typo; the decommissioning was 13 September 1946 per DANFS. (d) NavSource final-disposition line prints 'delivered, 8 April 1875' - typo for 1975 per the MARAD MA-20 card. (e) Troop capacity - NHHC stats line prints 'trp. 1,475'; the SDB personnel row prints 87 officers + 1,475 enlisted (= 1,562); both carried, SDB row controls the structured complement field. (f) MARAD registry lists 'General Type: Training (School)' - a database categorization artifact; all primary material shows attack transport. (g) The class-profile member row prints builder 'Permanent Metals' (sic) and commissioning at month precision ('1944-10') - resolved to Permanente Metals Corp., Yard No. 2, commissioned 27 October 1944.

   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. Unlike sister hulls Menifee (APA-202) and Talladega (APA-208), no strike-year dispute exists here - DANFS, NavSource, and the MARAD cards all agree on 1 October 1958 strike with 29 October 1958 custody entry. No asbestos relevance; carried for record integrity.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-missoula-apa211-06

8. [8]Consolidated era inference - BuShips SDB 1945 v3 per-hull machinery row (ev-uss-missoula-apa211-02) plus the documented Haskell/VC2 class plant [other_primary]

   Locator

   SDB1945v3 APA machinery table, MISSOULA row (seq. 174)

   Finding type

   asbestos_application

   Finding

   Era/design inference: the documented VC2-S-AP5 plant aboard this hull - single Westinghouse geared turbine at 8,500 shp fed by two Babcock & Wilcox 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

   Permanente Metals Yard No. 2 construction trades (1944); ship's company and embarked troops (1944-46); Port Chicago inactivation/decommissioning workers (1946); Mare Island Group and NDRF Suisun Bay caretakers (1946-75); American Ship Dismantlers scrapping-phase workers (1975-76)

   Limitations

   Class/era inference only - no ship-specific materials schedule, insulation survey, or asbestos record located for APA-211. Establishes no quantities, no product identifications, and no exposure for any individual.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-missoula-apa211-07

9. [9]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 Permanente Metals Yard No. 2, Richmond) 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-missoula-apa211-08

10. [10]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 September 1946 and entered MARAD custody in October 1958, well before the documented policy period, so the record's relevance is background only for the WWII-era operating environment and nil for the reserve-fleet and MARAD custody phases.

    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 more than a decade 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-211.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-missoula-apa211-09

11. [11]CourtListener API v4 name and hull-number searches (via cl-auth-search.py, authenticated, fleet-paced) [court_record]

    Locator

    search_ledger rows sl-uss-missoula-apa211-08/09/10/11/12

    Finding type

    litigation_documented

    Finding

    CourtListener sweep completed - no qualifying asbestos litigation naming the hull located. Results: 'USS Missoula' (type=o) - 0 opinions. 'APA-211' (type=o) - 0 opinions. '"Missoula" AND asbestos' (type=o) - 91 opinions; top-20 reviewed are all Montana-geography collisions dominated by the W.R. Grace Libby-vermiculite criminal/civil cluster litigated in the Missoula Division of the District of Montana (United States v. W.R. Grace, 401/408/434/455 F. Supp. 2d, D. Mont. 2005-2006, 'Missoula Division') and Montana Supreme Court asbestos/workers-compensation matters (Moreau v. Transportation Insurance, 2015 MT 5 and 2018 MT 1; Kessel v. Liberty Northwest; Prosser v. Kennedy Enterprises; Liberty Northwest v. Montana State Fund) - classified name collisions / unrelated text matches. '"Missoula" AND (ship OR vessel OR "APA-211" OR Navy)' (type=o) - 438 opinions; top-20 reviewed are all Missoula, Montana place-name collisions (City of Missoula v. Mountain Water Co., Missoula County courts, attorneys 'of Missoula'; the 'Transport' hits are trucking companies, e.g., Keller Transport). 'Missoula' (type=r) - 10,109 dockets dominated by Missoula County / City of Missoula / Missoula Police Department civil-rights and municipal litigation plus same-name bankruptcies; no vessel or asbestos docket located. No opinion or docket naming USS Missoula / APA-211 / MCV-559 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. 'Missoula' is a high-collision county and city name (Montana) and the seat of the D. Montana Missoula Division, which hosts the W.R. Grace Libby asbestos cluster - asbestos-tagged 'Missoula' opinions are systematically false positives for this hull. 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-missoula-apa211-10

12. [12]Batch-2284 search ledger (this record): NHHC DANFS via Wayback; BuShips SDB 1945 v3; MARAD ShipHistory detail 3426 + status cards; NavSource APA-211; Kaiser Permanente No. 2 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-missoula-apa211-01 through -14

    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 Missoula / APA-211 / MCV-559 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 (asbestos-ships.com vessel page; mesotheliomaveterans.org 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 1946 inactivation work at Port Chicago, twelve years of Mare Island Group reserve lay-up, seventeen years of NDRF Suisun Bay custody, 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-missoula-apa211-11

13. [13]NARA digitized Navy deck-logs index (archives.gov/research/military/logbooks/navy-online - Missoula not listed) + NARA Guide to Federal Records RG 24 / RG 19 / RG 178; MARAD ShipHistory Detail 3426 cards as disposal-file lead; rpadden.com tribute page as veteran-contact lead [other_primary]

    Locator

    NARA deck-logs index M-section (Missoula absent; Magoffin APA-199 present); RG guide pages; MARAD Detail 3426; rpadden.com/211/211.htm

    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-211 deck logs - the hull does NOT appear in NARA's digitized-logs index (WWII-era logs not yet scanned; the ship left commission in 1946, 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-559 Permanente Metals Yard No. 2 contract file; the MARAD disposal/sale file behind the MA-20 card (contract MA-7765, PD-X-993) 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. A veteran-run tribute page for APA-211 exists at rpadden.com/211/211.htm (private amphibious-forces site linked from NavSource - names and photos only, no materials content; reviewed, not authoritative).

    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-559 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-missoula-apa211-12