USS Montrose (APA-212)

Evidence

17 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-17).

1. [1]research packet u-packet.md (11 sources cited) [museum_official]

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED. No phantom, no collision. — real identity: USS Montrose (APA-212, later LPA-212); namesake: a county in Colorado [secondary] https://HullNumber.com/APA-212; [secondary] https://ship.spottingworld.com/USS_Montrose_(APA-212)

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Evidence ID

   uss-montrose-apa212-pkt-u-packet-md

2. [2]Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, 'Montrose (APA-212)' entry, Naval History and Heritage Command (published 11 Aug 2015; live URL 404s 2026-09-25; verbatim text via Internet Archive Wayback capture 20240526013008 of the live NHHC page) [nhhc_danfs]

   Locator

   DANFS entry body text + stats line; Wayback capture 20240526013008

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   DANFS entry for Montrose (APA-212), 'A county in Colorado' (Montrose County): '(APA-212: dp. 14,387; l. 455'; b. 62'; dr. 24'; s. 18 k.; cpl. 692; a. 1 5", 12 40mm.; cl. Haskell; T. VC2-S-AP5)'. Laid down under Maritime Commission contract 17 June 1944 by Permanente Metals Corp., Richmond, Calif.; launched 13 September 1944 sponsored by Mrs. Marcia C. Barnhart; commissioned 2 November 1944, Comdr. H. G. Davis in command. WWII: shakedown off California; troops embarked at Seattle; Leyte 21 February 1945; Kerama Retto landings 26 March; two kamikazes splashed 2 April; Menna Shima off Okinawa 15 April disembarking 306th Field Artillery; diversionary feint off southwest Okinawa 19 April; Army casualties to Ulithi; troops debarked Manila 27 July; Philippines-Hawaii shuttle; occupation troops to Sasebo 25 August-24 October; decommissioned 26 October 1946, Reserve Fleet at Stockton. Korea: recommissioned 12 September 1950; Yokosuka 8 January 1951; troops to Inchon; Hong Kong run April; Yokosuka 30 July 1952, TF 90 off Korea; San Diego 6 December. March 1954 Japan, exercises Iwo Jima to Korea; Saigon; Haiphong evacuations under Operation Passage to Freedom - 9,050 people by 12 September; San Diego 21 November. March 1955 3d Marine Division to Japan; April-November training South Korean amphibious forces; October 1956 Bay of Siam operations; September 1957 Kodiak cold-weather landing exercises. Vietnam: departed San Diego 23 August 1965; November strikes on the Vietcong, first at Lang Ke Ga; December attack near Da Nang; 25 January 1966 Cu Lao Re; 23 March 1967 Long Tau river anchorage for riverine-force establishment; under hostile fire at Dong Ha 25 May; San Diego 16 September 1968. One battle star WWII, three 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 (incl. 306th Field Artillery; 3d Marine Division; occupation drafts), 1944-1969

   Limitations

   Authoritative Navy historical entry naming this hull - controlling source for identity, construction, wartime/Korea/Vietnam employment through the 1968-69 narrative. Entry ends before the 1 Jan 1969 LPA redesignation, the 2 Nov 1969 decommissioning/strike, and 1970 disposal - those milestones come from NavSource and the MARAD cards (ev-02, ev-05). Contains no asbestos, materials, or insulation information - supports no asbestos claim.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-montrose-apa212-01

3. [3]U.S. Maritime Administration, digitized cards for MONTROSE (APA-212/LPA-212): Vessel Status Card MA-199 and Record of Ship Sales MA-20 (MARAD ShipHistory attachments 6088_AF.jpg and 50L_01.png) [marad_nrc]

   Locator

   MARAD ShipHistory Detail 6088, Status Cards tab: /cards/6088_AF.jpg (MA-20 sale record) and /cards/50L_01.png (MA-199 status card)

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   MARAD digitized custody and sale documents for MONTROSE: (a) Vessel Status Card MA-199 (7-59) - MONTROSE (APA-212), flag U.S., type 'Cargo', design VC2-S-AP5, vessel no. 1385954, shipyard 'Permanente Metal Corp., Richmond, Cal.', date built 10/31/44, MA hull no. 560, builders hull no. 560, gross 7,750, DWT 5,914, 'Delivered from shipyard to U.S.M.C. (Loaned to U.S. Navy)'; operating history rows: U.S.M.C. -> Department of the Navy 10-15-46 (overstruck, partially legible); Department of the Navy -> Maritime Admin. at Bremerton Navy Yard 1:34 PM PDT 6/10/70 'Permanent Transfer'; Maritime Administration -> Zidell Explorations, Inc. at Bremerton Navy Yard 1:35 PM PDT 6/10/70 'Purchase - Sold (Scrap)'. (b) Record of Ship Sales MA-20 (10-60) - MONTROSE (LPA-212), type VC2-S-AP5, awarded to Zidell Explorations, Inc. 6-4-70, purchase price $100,393.93, contract no. MA-5083, year built 1944, LOA 455' beam 62', Lt. Displ. 7,190 / Full Load Displ. 10,680, draft 24', location Bremerton Washington, acquisition 'Built by Permanente #2', remarks '5-12-70 - advertised PD-X-870 - opened 6-2-70 - Scrap Hull U.S. - 36 mo.'

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-25

   Study period

   1944-1970

   Population

   MARAD/Navy yard personnel at Bremerton on the transfer; Zidell scrapping workforce (not individually documented)

   Limitations

   Authoritative custody/disposal record naming this hull. Conflicts flagged and resolved in the card's favor: buyer 'Zidell Explorations, Inc.' (card) vs 'Zidell Corporation' (NavSource/Wikipedia); price $100,393.93 (card) vs $100,343.43 (secondary); physical custody transfer 10 Jun 1970 (card) vs '4 June 1970' secondary custody date - the 4 June date is the sale award, the 10 June entries are the deliveries. Merchant-convention displacement figures (Lt 7,190 / FL 10,680) differ from Navy figures and are not merged. Contains no asbestos, materials, or condition-survey information; supports no asbestos claim.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-montrose-apa212-02

4. [4]Bureau of Ships, Ships' Data, U.S. Naval Vessels, Vol. 3 (NAVSHIPS 250-012, 1945), APA tables + ship index (shipscribe.com scan of the official BuShips publication) [other_primary]

   Locator

   SDB1945v3 APA section, table sequence no. 177: index, dimensions, personnel, machinery, armament, and construction rows naming APA-212 / ex-M.C.V. Hull 560

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   Bureau of Ships, Ships' Data U.S. Naval Vessels Vol. 3 (NAVSHIPS 250-012, January 1945), attack-transport (APA) tables, carries per-hull rows for this ship at table sequence no. 177: index 'MONTROSE (ex-M.C.V. Hull 560) - APA212'; dimensions row 455'0" oa / 436'6" pp, beam 62'0", 17.7 knots, 14,837 tons; personnel row prints limiting displacement 12,150 (vs class-typical 12,450 in neighboring rows - OCR-degraded cell, flagged), 49 tons/inch immersion, 24'0" limiting draft, accommodations 99 officers / 593 enlisted with troop capacity 87 officers / 1,475 enlisted and 35-ton largest boom; machinery row '177 MONTROSE .. APA212 ... 1 Westgh. turb. ... 8,500 ... 2 C.E. hdr. ... 465 ... 750' (Westinghouse turbine; two Combustion Engineering header-type boilers, 465 psi/750 F); armament row 1 5"/38 cal. (D.P.), 4 twin + 1 quad 40mm, cargo 150,000 cu ft, 2,900 DWT; construction row 'Permanente Metals Corp., Richmond, Calif.' acquired 2 Nov 44, year built 1944, first commission 2 Nov 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, MCV hull 560, builder, acquisition/commissioning dates, the per-hull machinery plant (Westinghouse turbine + 2 CE header boilers at 465/750 - several sister rows print B&W or Joshua-Hendy, so the CE fit is genuinely hull-specific), and the enlarged 99/593 accommodation figure. Contains no materials, insulation, or asbestos information; supports no asbestos claim.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-montrose-apa212-03

5. [5]U.S. Maritime Administration, ShipHistory database - MONTROSE (APA-212), Ship History Detail 6088 [marad_nrc]

   Locator

   ShipHistory Detail 6088 registry/spec block

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   MARAD ShipHistory database record for MONTROSE (APA-212), Ship History Detail 6088: Year Built 1944; Shipyard 'Permanente Metals Corporation'; General Type 'Naval Auxiliary'; Specific Type 'AP/APA/LPA'; MARAD Type VC2-S-AP5; length 455.00 ft; beam 62.00 ft; gross 7,750 tons; summer draft 24.00; Fate 'Sold - Scrap'; no historical narrative, no milestones, no images, no documents - registry shell plus the two digitized cards (ev-02).

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-25

   Study period

   1944-1970

   Limitations

   Authoritative MARAD registry for identity, type, builder, dimensions, and final fate. Milestone table is empty for this hull - the sale milestones live on the scanned cards (ev-02). Contains no asbestos, materials, or condition-survey information; supports no asbestos claim.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-montrose-apa212-04

6. [6]NavSource Online Amphibious Photo Archive, USS Montrose (LPA-212) ex-APA-212 page (03212.htm) - volunteer compilation transcribing official records [other_primary]

   Locator

   NavSource 03212.htm: chronology, campaign tables, spec block, commanding-officer table

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   NavSource APA-212/LPA-212 chronology (compiled from DANFS, NVR-derived milestones, and contributed material): wartime assignment TransRon Seventeen (Como. T. B. Brittan USN) / TransDiv Fifty-One (Capt. J. L. Allen USNR); Asiatic-Pacific Campaign - Okinawa Gunto assault and occupation 26 March-26 April 1945; Navy Occupation Service Medal 10-24 October 1945; China Service Medal (extended) 7-14 March 1951; Korean campaigns - First UN Counter Offensive (9-11 Feb, 12 Mar-12 Apr 1951), Communist China Spring Offensive (23-25 Apr, 13-14 May, 5-6 Jun 1951), UN Summer-Fall Offensive (12 Jul 1951); Vietnam campaigns - Vietnam Defense (Nov-Dec 1965), Vietnamese Counteroffensive (Dec 1965-Mar 1966), Phases II/III (Mar-Jun 1967), Phase V (Aug-Sep 1968), Phase VI (Nov 1968-Jan 1969); Combat Action Ribbon 25 May 1967 (the Dong Ha hostile-fire incident in DANFS); redesignated LPA-212 1 January 1969; decommissioned Bremerton WA and struck from the Naval Register 2 November 1969; MARAD custody in place at Bremerton; sold for scrapping 4 June 1970 'to Zidell Corporation, Portland, OR., PD-X-870, for $100,343.43, removed 10 June 1970'; spec block - 99 officers/503 enlisted, troop berths 86/1,475, 1 Westinghouse turbine, 2 CE header boilers 465 psi/750 F, double Westinghouse main reduction gears, three 300 kW generators, 8,500 shp; CO table from Capt. Hallock Gillilan Davis.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-25

   Study period

   1944-1970

   Population

   Ship's company; embarked troops; commanding officers

   Limitations

   Secondary compilation of official data, not itself an official source - carried for milestone/campaign detail corroborated by DANFS and the MARAD cards. Its disposal line conflicts with the primary card on buyer name ('Zidell Corporation' vs 'Zidell Explorations, Inc.') and price ($100,343.43 vs $100,393.93) - the card controls (ev-02). No asbestos content.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-montrose-apa212-05

7. [7]shipscribe.com, 'HASKELL (APA-117) class' page - construction, disposal, notes, and armament-fit tables (compiled from BuShips/NVR sources) [other_primary]

   Locator

   APA117.html construction table row 212; later-disposals table; notes column; armament-fit lists

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   shipscribe.com APA-117 Haskell-class table carries per-hull rows for this ship: construction row '212 MONTROSE | 2 Nov 44 | Permanente Metals #2 | 17 Jun 44 | 13 Aug 44 | 2 Nov 44' (launch '13 Aug 44' conflicts with DANFS/NavSource/Colton 13 September - flagged); disposal-table row '212 MONTROSE | 28 Oct 69 | 2 Nov 69 | 4 Jun 70 | MA/S | 4 Jun 70' (inactivation 28 Oct 1969; stricken 2 Nov 1969; to MARAD 4 Jun 1970 by MARAD sale; to buyer 4 Jun 1970 - the delivery per the MA-199 card is 10 Jun 1970); notes row '212 MONT | 560 | In USN reserve 1946-50 (recommissioned 13 Sep 50). To LPA-212 1 Jan 69. To buyer 10 Jun 70' ('13 Sep 50' vs DANFS 12 September - flagged; buyer-delivery 10 Jun agrees with the card). Class armament-fit list includes APA-212 among hulls carrying 1-40mmQ + 4-40mmT in the 1957-67 fit period (5"/38 landed). Class machinery note: 'Westinghouse, Joshua-Hendy, or Allis-Chalmers turbine, 1 screw'.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-25

   Study period

   1944-1970

   Population

   Ship's company

   Limitations

   Secondary compilation keyed to official records - carries the class-context armament evolution and the 28 Oct 1969 inactivation datum not in NavSource. Its launch date (13 Aug) and recommission date (13 Sep 50) conflict with DANFS and are flagged, not adopted. No asbestos content.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-montrose-apa212-06

8. [8]shipbuildinghistory.com (Tim Colton), 'Kaiser Permanente No. 2, Richmond CA' yard table + 'Victory Ships by shipyard' (usmm.org mirror corroborating hull 560 = APA-212 Montrose at Permanente Metals Yard No. 2) [other_primary]

   Locator

   kperm2.htm yard table hull-560 row; usmm.org/victoryard.html Permanente Yard No. 2 sequence (560 Montrose VC2-S-AP5 APA-212)

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   Colton yard table (shipbuildinghistory.com, Tim Colton) for Kaiser Permanente No. 2, Richmond: '560 | P No. 2 | 560 | Montrose | VC2-S-AP5 | 17-Jun-44 | 13-Sep-44 | 2-Nov-44 | 88 | 50 | 138 | APA 212, scrapped 1970' - MCV hull 560 built at Permanente Metals' No. 2 yard, keel 17 Jun 1944, launch 13 Sep 1944 (corroborates DANFS against shipscribe's Aug typo), delivered 2 Nov 1944, 88 days on the ways / 50 fitting out / 138 total. Yard history: Permanente Metals' #2 Yard began as Richmond Shipbuilding #2 (Todd/Kaiser), Kaiser bought Todd's interest 1942.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-25

   Study period

   1944

   Population

   Permanente Metals No. 2 yard construction trades, 1944

   Limitations

   Secondary yard-production compilation agreeing with DANFS/SDB/MARAD on construction identity and dates; the Yard No. 2 attribution matches the MARAD card's 'Built by Permanente #2'. No asbestos content.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-montrose-apa212-07

9. [9]Consolidated era inference from the documented propulsion plant (BuShips SDB v3 per-hull row, ev-03) plus the class design (VC2-S-AP5) and the documented lifecycle events (ev-01, ev-02) [other_primary]

   Locator

   Machinery row + service history

   Finding type

   asbestos_application

   Finding

   Era/design inference for this hull: the documented VC2-S-AP5 geared-steam plant (one Westinghouse turbine on two Combustion Engineering header-type boilers at 465 psi/750 F superheat - SDB per-hull row, ev-03) is of the type whose boiler and fireroom insulation, steam-line and turbine lagging, flange and valve gaskets, machinery packing, and accommodation-space insulation were commonly asbestos-containing in WWII U.S. construction; troop-carrying conversion added interior joiner and insulation scope; the 1950 reserve-fleet reactivation, 1969 Bremerton inactivation, and 1970 commercial breaking are documented disturbance windows whose materials scope is undocumented.

   Verification

   inferred

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   class_or_era

   Accessed

   2026-09-25

   Study period

   1944-1970

   Population

   Permanente Metals No. 2 construction trades (1944); ship's company and embarked troops (1944-1969); reserve-fleet, reactivation, inactivation, and scrapping workers

   Limitations

   Class/era inference only - no ship-level asbestos record exists for this hull. Establishes no asbestos presence, quantities, exposure, or causation for any individual; states only that the documented plant is of the type era practice insulated with asbestos.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-montrose-apa212-08

10. [10]Fleischer, W.E., Viles, F.J. Jr., Gade, R.L., and Drinker, P., 'A health survey of pipe covering operations in constructing naval vessels,' J Ind Hyg Toxicol 28(1):9-16 (Jan 1946), PMID 21016030 [other_primary]

    Locator

    PubMed record PMID 21016030; article pp. 9-16 (pipe covering material section)

    Finding type

    gov_survey

    Finding

    The U.S. Maritime Commission-commissioned industrial-hygiene survey of WWII pipe-covering operations at two Navy yards and two Navy contract yards documented that 'an important ingredient of pipe covering material used on U.S. Navy vessels is amosite' - i.e., asbestos insulation was standard material in wartime naval-vessel construction of exactly this hull's era and type.

    Verification

    verified

    Role

    context

    Documentation level

    class_or_era

    Accessed

    2026-09-25

    Study period

    survey ~1944-45; published 1946

    Population

    WWII pipe coverers and insulators at Navy and contract yards (era context)

    Limitations

    Era-level documentation of asbestos use in naval construction generally; does not name this vessel, class, or builder yard. No ship-specific confirmation exists for this hull; this row supplies era context only. (The study's exculpatory 'not a dangerous occupation' conclusion has since been heavily criticized - see the 2026 critique at DOI 10.1177/10482911261446696.)

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-montrose-apa212-09

11. [11]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 under which this VC2-S-AP5 attack transport was built - and that wartime demand drove unprecedented asbestos utilization in shipbuilding.

    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 or class and does not establish that asbestos was aboard this hull, nor quantity, location, condition, exposure, or causation.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-montrose-apa212-10

12. [12]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 - meaning original-era insulation typically remained in place for decades unless a yard period disturbed it. This bears directly on this hull's second commission era (1950-1969), when any retained wartime insulation would have stayed aboard absent documented repair disturbance.

    Verification

    verified

    Role

    context

    Documentation level

    context_only

    Accessed

    2026-09-25

    Study period

    1979; policy window 1975-1979

    Population

    Navy shipyard workers; asbestos program review

    Limitations

    Program-level documentation, not hull-specific; establishes Navy insulation-removal policy during this ship's second commission era, not what was aboard or removed on this hull. Full text not retrieved (gao.gov 403 to automated fetch).

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-montrose-apa212-11

13. [13]U.S. Naval Sea Systems Command, Supervisor of Salvage, 'EX-USS BROOKINGS Wreck Removal Operations' (July 1992) - batch-2211 record ev-uss-brookings-apa140-02 (Wayback capture 20251226213244 of the live NAVSEA PDF) [other_primary]

    Locator

    SUPSALV report ch. 5 para. 5-2/5-2.1

    Finding type

    asbestos_application

    Finding

    Sister-hull corroboration at class level: NAVSEA SUPSALV report 'EX-USS BROOKINGS Wreck Removal Operations' (S0300-MN-RPT-0010, 0910-LP-576-9200, July 1992) documents that aboard ex-USS Brookings (APA-140) - the same VC2-S-AP5 Haskell design - 'asbestos was used extensively for pipe and bulkhead lagging and ceiling tiles,' and records a licensed eight-man removal program (Clean Ventures, Inc.) before partial dismantling and scuttling. This is the design-family's documented disposal-phase asbestos record.

    Verification

    verified

    Role

    context

    Documentation level

    class_or_era

    Accessed

    2026-09-25

    Study period

    1991-1992 (sister-hull record); class construction 1944-45

    Population

    Disposal/removal workers on the sister hull (1992)

    Limitations

    Documents asbestos aboard a DIFFERENT hull of the same design at disposal - corroborates the design-level expectation for this class; does not establish that asbestos was aboard this specific hull, quantities, exposure, or causation.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-montrose-apa212-12

14. [14]CourtListener API v4 RECAP index: 'McCue v. General Electric Company', docket_id 4174531, doc gov.uscourts.cand.204821.1.0.pdf (Complaint); 'United States v. QTC Medical Services', docket_id 4152218, doc gov.uscourts.cacd.604497.18.0.pdf (Amended Complaint) [court_record]

    Locator

    CourtListener type=r hit 'USS Montrose' -> docket 4174531 (NOS 368 asbestos); type=rd trace locates the match at Document 1 'Complaint' (2008-07-02); second type=r hit resolves to an FCA complaint (doc gov.uscourts.cacd.604497.18.0.pdf)

    Finding type

    litigation_documented

    Finding

    A RECAP docket-level match exists: in McCue v. General Electric Company, No. 3:08-cv-03181-EMC/CRB (N.D. Cal., filed 2008-07-02; Nature of Suit 368 - Asbestos Personal Injury Product Liability; 28:1332 Diversity-Asbestos Litigation; MDL-875 conditional transfer 2008-10-27; MDL remand back to N.D. Cal. 2012-08-13; terminated 2016-06-13), the exact phrase 'USS Montrose' matches the complaint (Document 1, an 82-page RECAP scan filed by the Alan R. Brayton firm) - i.e., the vessel is named in the pleading-stage exposure/ship list, not in any adjudicated finding. A second docket hit - United States v. QTC Medical Services, Inc., No. 2:14-cv-08961 (C.D. Cal., False Claims Act, 31:3729) - matches inside the 332-page amended complaint by Waters Kraus & Paul and is an FCA matter, not asbestos litigation involving the vessel (name-collision-in-record).

    Verification

    partial

    Role

    supporting

    Documentation level

    ship_specific

    Accessed

    2026-09-25

    Study period

    2008-2016 (litigation); alleged exposure period not retrieved

    Population

    Heirs/plaintiffs of decedent Robert Lindsey (asbestos PI plaintiffs); vessel named in complaint text

    Limitations

    PLEADING-STAGE mention only - a complaint's vessel list is an allegation, not a finding; the exact paragraph context (named ship list vs decedent's stated service history) was not retrieved because the 82-page RECAP scan is a binary PDF the authenticated search client cannot decode; whether 'USS Montrose' is an exposure allegation for the Lindsey decedent or boilerplate cannot be confirmed from the index alone. Classified at the less-final stage per batch discipline. The QTC hit is a False Claims Act matter - other litigation/name collision, not exposure evidence. Neither document contains a court finding about this hull.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-montrose-apa212-13

15. [15]Pruitt v. Air & Liquid Systems Corp., C.A. No. 18-1101-MN-SRF (D. Del., MDL-875 track) - Report and Recommendation (2020-07-30) and Memorandum Opinion, verified via ded.uscourts.gov opinion PDFs (per class-f/haskell-class profile and batch-2211 record) [court_record]

    Locator

    Report & Recommendation, Facts section (plaintiff's ship assignments)

    Finding type

    litigation_documented

    Finding

    The located attack-transport asbestos docket resolves to another class: in Pruitt v. Air & Liquid Systems Corp. (D. Del. C.A. 18-1101-MN-SRF, In re Asbestos Litigation / MDL-875 track), the plaintiff's naval service was aboard USS Bayfield (APA-33, Bayfield-class attack transport) in 1958 and USS Tolovana (AO-64, Cimarron-class oiler) - the plaintiff's ship assignment allegations are pleading-stage content, not findings. The APA-type litigation surface exists; no opinion naming a Haskell-class member was located.

    Verification

    verified

    Role

    context

    Documentation level

    context_only

    Accessed

    2026-09-25

    Study period

    opinions 2020; service 1958-1963

    Population

    Navy veterans of APA-type auxiliaries (type context)

    Limitations

    Different hull and class - carried only to document that the APA-type litigation surface exists while the only Montrose naming found is the pleading-stage McCue complaint (ev-13). Deposition/pleading-stage exposure descriptions in Pruitt are allegations, not adjudicated findings, and concern other vessels entirely.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-montrose-apa212-14

16. [16]NARA record-group path: RG 24 (Navy deck logs), RG 19 (Bureau of Ships), RG 178 (U.S. Maritime Commission), RG 357 (MARAD) + NARA Vietnam-era deck-log digitization program page + RECAP document gov.uscourts.cand.204821.1.0.pdf - mapping only [other_primary]

    Locator

    archives.gov deck-log program page; MARAD sale-contract identifiers from the MA-20 card (PD-X-870 / MA-5083)

    Finding type

    historical_record

    Finding

    Archival leads (not retrieved - require research-room or reproduction requests; no spend authorized): (a) NARA deck logs for APA-212/LPA-212 - WWII-era logs sit in the RG 24 vessel-log series; Vietnam-era logs were scanned under the VA/Blue Water Navy deck-log digitization program and are flowing into the National Archives Catalog (per-hull retrieval not attempted); (b) RG 19 Bureau of Ships records and RG 178 USMC construction-contract file for MCV hull 560; (c) MARAD sale file behind invitation PD-X-870 / contract MA-5083 - 1970-era MARAD disposal files occasionally carry condition disclosures; the most promising disposal-era lead; (d) ship's 1962 cruise book (commercial e-yearbook scan; division-level interior/work detail); (e) NHHC/NARA photo holdings (80-G-652312/-652313/-652343, Passage to Freedom, Aug 1954); (f) the McCue complaint's Montrose paragraph context - the RECAP PDF (gov.uscourts.cand.204821.1.0.pdf) is binary and the authenticated search client cannot decode it; a PACER/RECAP reader pull would resolve the allegation's posture.

    Verification

    unverified

    Role

    archival_lead

    Documentation level

    context_only

    Accessed

    2026-09-25

    Study period

    1944-2016 records

    Limitations

    Record-group mapping only - no box-level retrieval performed; whether any of these hold materials or asbestos-relevant records is unknown until surveyed. Nothing in this row is an asbestos finding.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-montrose-apa212-15

17. [17]Batch-2285 search ledger (this record): NHHC DANFS via Wayback; BuShips SDB 1945 v3; MARAD ShipHistory Detail 6088 + MA-199/MA-20 cards; NavSource; shipscribe class table; Colton yard table; usmm.org; NVR; NARA deck-log program; CourtListener API v4 authenticated sweeps via cl-auth-search.py [other_primary]

    Locator

    search_ledger rows sl-uss-montrose-apa212-01 through sl-uss-montrose-apa212-15

    Finding type

    litigation_documented

    Finding

    No adjudicated ship-specific asbestos finding located: the CourtListener exact-name 'USS Montrose' opinion sweep returned zero; the hull-number 'APA-212' opinion sweep returned zero; 'LPA-212' opinion and 'APA-212' docket sweeps were run (see search_ledger for results); the 'USS Montrose' docket sweep returned two RECAP hits - one qualifying asbestos pleading (McCue v. GE, ev-13, complaint-stage only) and one False Claims Act name collision (QTC); no asbestos opinion, trial finding, or judgment naming USS Montrose, APA-212, LPA-212, or MCV hull 560 was located in the public sources searched. No ship-specific asbestos survey, abatement contract, materials schedule, or hazmat disclosure exists for this hull - the vessel was commercially scrapped in 1970 and no SUPSALV-type disposal report like the Brookings record (ev-12) was produced.

    Verification

    verified

    Role

    negative_finding

    Documentation level

    ship_specific

    Accessed

    2026-09-25

    Study period

    2026-09-25

    Limitations

    The negative finding is scoped: zero opinions and no adjudicated record, but one pleading-stage RECAP match (McCue complaint) exists - recorded in ev-13, not zeroed. Absence of a docketed finding does not prove no claimant ever named the ship - RECAP indexing is incomplete for older dockets, county-name ship sweeps under-cover filings that omit hull numbers, and the fleet pacing window closed twice mid-sweep (remaining conjunction coverage logged in the ledger). Does not establish or defeat any exposure claim or legal eligibility.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-montrose-apa212-16