USS Oxford (APA-189)

Evidence

10 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-10).

1. [1]Bureau of Ships, Ships' Data, U.S. Naval Vessels, Vol. 3 (NAVSHIPS 250-012, 1945), auxiliaries - transports, attack (APA) tables, per-hull rows for OXFORD APA-189 (item 195 in the APA tables) (shipscribe.com scan of the official BuShips publication) [other_primary]

   Locator

   SDB1945v3 APA tables: dimensions row 'OXFORD (ex-M. C. V. Hull 657) APA189' item 195 (printed p. 264); personnel row 'OXFORD 195' (12,450 / 49 / 24'0" / 56 / 480 / 87 / 1,475 / 35t) (printed p. 265); machinery row '195 OXFORD APA189 2 A-C turb 8,500 2 C. E. hdr 465 750' (printed p. 266); armament/cargo row '195 OXFORD 1 5",38 cal. (D.P.) 4 twin, 1 quad 150,000 5,800 2,900' (printed p. 268); index entries 'Oxford (ex - M. C. V. Hull 657)' and 'M. C. V. Hull 657 (now Oxford)'

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   Official BuShips Ships' Data 1945 Vol. 3 carries per-hull rows for OXFORD APA-189 (ex-M.C.V. Hull 657, item 195) across the APA tables: 455'0" overall / 436'6" on water line; extreme beam 62'0"; 17.7 knots trial speed; 14,837 tons trial displacement; 12,450 tons limiting displacement, 24'0" limiting draft, 49 tons-per-inch immersion; ship's company 56 officers + 480 enlisted with troop capacity 87 officers + 1,475 enlisted and no flag accommodations; largest boom 35 t; machinery row: Allis-Chalmers turbine ('A-C turb'), 8,500 shp, 2 header-type boilers ('C. E. hdr.'), steam conditions 465 psi / 750 F - and '2' printed in the number-of-propellers column (see correction row); armament 1 x 5"/38 cal (D.P.) + 4 twin and 1 quad 40mm; cargo 150,000 cu ft non-refrigerated, deadweight total 5,800 / cargo 2,900 tons; index entries 'Oxford (ex - M. C. V. Hull 657). APA 189. Auxiliary - Transport, Attack. 264' and 'M. C. V. Hull 657 (now Oxford) ... APA189'.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-25

   Study period

   1945

   Limitations

   Authoritative wartime BuShips publication naming this hull - confirms identity, the Allis-Chalmers/Combustion Engineering machinery plant (distinct from the Westinghouse/Babcock & Wilcox plant printed for the Oregon Shipbuilding and California SB block-mates), manning, and key figures. The '2' in the number-of-propellers column conflicts with NavSource's 'one propeller' and the class's documented single-screw design - flagged in the correction row, unresolved. Contains no materials, insulation, or asbestos information; supports no asbestos claim. The scan's OCR text layer is degraded (it misreads the dimensions row's 'Hull 657' as 'Hull 667'); all values here were verified against the printed page images, not the OCR layer.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-oxford-apa189-01

2. [2]DANFS Vol. V (N-Q, Naval History Division, GPO 1970), 'Oxford' entries I and II (Internet Archive scan dictionaryofamer05wash of the printed Navy Department publication, entry read word-for-word from the djvu full text). Canonical live NHHC page https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/o/oxford.html returns 404 - standing NHHC link rot, cf. BATCH-01; no Wayback capture of the live page was located; hazegray and ibiblio/HyperWar mirrors return 404 for APA-189. [nhhc_danfs]

   Locator

   DANFS Vol. V (1970) 'Oxford' entry, alphabetical O section (archive.org item dictionaryofamer05wash, djvu full text)

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   DANFS records the namesake as 'Towns, cities, and counties' named Oxford in 25 states (AL, AR, CO, CT, FL, GA, ID, IN, IA, KS, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MS, NE, NJ, NY, NC, OH, PA, WV, WI); spec block '(APA-189; dp. 6,878; l. 455'; b. 62'; dr. 24'; s. 17.7 k.; cpl. 536; a. 1 5", 12 40mm.; cl. Haskell] T. VC2-S-AP5)'. 'The first Oxford (APA-189) was laid down 17 April 1944 as M.C. Hull 657 by Kaiser Shipbuilding Co., Vancouver, Wash.; launched 12 July; underwent trials prior to acceptance by the Navy; and commissioned 11 September at the Naval Station, Astoria, Oregon, Comdr. Paul S. Crandall in command.' Service: shakedown in the Seattle and San Diego areas; embarked 1,478 troops at San Francisco and steamed for the Southwest Pacific 26 October 1944; arrived Finschhafen, New Guinea 12 November and operated between Hollandia and Noumea, New Caledonia, and between Florida and Manus Islands; participated in landing operations in Lingayen Gulf, Luzon, P.I., 11-13 January 1945 as a unit of TG 77.9; continued troop transport between Leyte, Manus, and Wakde Islands; provided troop transport services during the initial landings at Okinawa 1-5 April, then steamed to Guam, Pearl Harbor, and San Francisco, arriving 11 May to embark replacement troops; a week later steamed for the Carolines, the Philippines, New Guinea, and Eniwetok, reached 22 July; departed 24 July in company with three other ships for San Francisco but two days out put in at Midway to repack her stern tube, then steamed independently for San Francisco 29 July but en route was diverted to San Pedro, where she tied up the second week of August; after voyage repairs at Todd Shipyard, San Pedro, and assumption of command by Captain J. C. Goodnough, called at San Diego and San Francisco and departed 23 August for Eniwetok with Army replacement troops; after calls at Ulithi, Manila, Subic Bay, and Japanese ports, returned to San Francisco in late November; in January 1946 released from naval service for postwar disposal, assigned to Commander, 5th Naval District, arrived Norfolk 26 February, decommissioned 17 April, redelivered to WSA the next day, and struck from the Navy List 1 May. 'Oxford received one battle star for World War II service' (see correction row - NavSource and the campaign record support two).

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-25

   Study period

   1944-1946

   Limitations

   Authoritative Navy history text; contains no asbestos or materials information; supports no asbestos claim. The entry predates the 1974 sale and scrapping (the text ends at the 1946 strike). The 'one battle star' sentence conflicts with NavSource's two-campaign award table - flagged in the correction row. The djvu OCR text layer has scattered misreads; quoted passages were checked against context and the NavSource parallel text.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-oxford-apa189-02

3. [3]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive - USS Oxford (APA-189), file 10/03/03189 [other_primary]

   Locator

   NavSource 03189.htm - timeline, specifications block, awards table, commanding-officer list, photo captions (incl. NHHC photo NH 98741)

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   NavSource timeline corroborates DANFS and adds detail: radio call sign NQKN; laid down 17 April 1944 as Maritime Commission type VC2-S-AP5 hull (MCV hull 657) at Kaiser Shipbuilding Corp., Vancouver, WA; launched 12 July 1944; acquired by the Navy from the Maritime Commission and commissioned 11 September 1944, CDR. Paul S. Crandall USN in command; wartime assignment Asiatic-Pacific Theater, TransRon Fourteen (COMO. D. L. Ryan USN) / TransDiv Forty-Two (CAPT. A. R. Mack USN); campaigns: Luzon operation - Lingayen Gulf landings 11 to 13 January 1945, and Okinawa Gunto operation - assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto 1 to 5 April 1945; occupation service in the Far East 20 September to 3 November 1945; decommissioned 17 April 1946 at Norfolk, VA; returned to the Maritime Commission 18 April 1946 for lay-up in the NDRF James River, Lee Hall, VA; struck from the Naval Register 1 May 1946; 'USS Oxford earned two battle stars for World War II service' (see correction row - DANFS prints 'one battle star'); final disposition 'sold for scrapping, 16 July 1974, to Intershitra Scrape, Rotterdam, Netherlands, (PD-X-980, dated 7 June 1974) for $731,150.00, Withdrawn and delivered 11 September 1974.' Spec block: 6,873 t light / 14,837 t full; 455' x 62'; draft 24' limiting; 17.7 kts; 56 officers + 480 enlisted; troop accommodations 87 officers + 1,475 enlisted; largest boom 35 t; cargo 150,000 cu ft non-refrigerated / 2,900 DWT; boats 2 LCM, 18 LCVP, 2 LCPR, 2 LCPL (one covered Captain's Gig); armament 1 x 5"/38 DP, 1 quad + 4 twin 40mm, 10 x 20mm; fuel 7,780 bbls NSFO + 970 diesel; propulsion 1 Allis-Chalmers geared turbine, 2 Combustion Engineering header-type boilers 465 psi/750 F, double Falk main reduction gears, three turbo-drive 300 kW 120/240 V DC generators, one propeller, 8,500 shp. CO list: CDR Paul Schroeder Crandall USN (USNA 1911) 11 Sep 1944 - 7 Aug 1945; CAPT John Clark Goodnough USN (USNA 1923) 7 Aug 1945 - 14 Jan 1946; LCDR Carial F. Adams USNR 14 Jan - 17 Apr 1946. Photo captions: NH 98741, USS Oxford in San Francisco Bay late 1945 or early 1946 (US Navy photo donated by BM1 Robert G. Tippins USN (Ret.) 2003 to NHHC); plank-owner certificate image contributed. Awards block: American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (2), World War II Victory Medal, Navy Occupation Service Medal with Asia clasp, Philippine Presidential Unit Citation, Philippine Liberation Medal (1).

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-25

   Study period

   1944-1974

   Limitations

   Specialist secondary compilation - detailed but non-official; consistent with DANFS, BuShips, and the MARAD cards on all checkable points. Its 'two battle stars' line conflicts with the DANFS 'one battle star' sentence - flagged in the correction row; the two-campaign award table (Lingayen + Okinawa) supports two. TransRon/TransDiv parenthetical numerals '(16)' and '(17)' print as bare parentheticals - carried as printed, likely footnote references. Contains no asbestos information; supports no asbestos claim.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-oxford-apa189-03

4. [4]U.S. Maritime Administration, ShipHistory database - OXFORD (APA-189), Ship History Detail 3749, incl. digitized status-card scans read directly (3749_AF.jpg Record of Ship Sales Form MA-20; 8a9390a3-ad9d-4386-a16d-9a89d219c3f5.jpg Vessel Status Card custody table; 27ef8c04-80cd-46e5-a5b0-012d017e21ed.jpg Reserve Fleet Division - Vessel Data card) [marad_nrc]

   Locator

   ShipHistory Detail 3749 registry block + status-card scans: 8a9390a3-ad9d-4386-a16d-9a89d219c3f5.jpg (Vessel Status Card, operator/custody table), 27ef8c04-80cd-46e5-a5b0-012d017e21ed.jpg (Reserve Fleet Division - Vessel Data), 3749_AF.jpg (Record of Ship Sales, Form MA-20, PD-X-980)

   Finding type

   historical_record

   Finding

   MARAD primary custody record for this hull, read directly from the digitized cards. Vessel Status Card: type VC2-S-AP5, flag AMER., hull no. MCV657, built by Kaiser Co., Inc. at Vancouver, Wash., completed 9-11-44; basis entries '9-11-44 9:30AM PWT @ Vancouver, Wash. del. by Builders to USMC' and '4-18-46 11:40AM EST @ Lee Hall, Va. from Navy Dept.-Surplus'; operator table: Navy Dept. (del. by USMC) form LB at Vancouver 9-11-44 9:30AM PWT; Reserve Fleet at Lee Hall 4-18-46 11:40AM EST; 'Blidberg Rothchild Co., Inc. (Repair Program)' under GAA at James River 9-30-55 12:00 Noon EST; 'Reserve Fleet (Repair Program)' James River 12-7-55 11:45am EST; 'B. V. Intershitra (Scrap) Rotterdam, Netherlands' purchase James River 7/16/74; 'Physically Delivered 9/11/74 9:15Am EDT.' Reserve Fleet Division - Vessel Data card: name OXFORD, former APA-189, fleet JR unit 9, ownership WSA, built Kaiser-Van. 1944, date entered fleet 4-18-46, reason for lay-up 'High cost to convert for commercial use,' hull no. MCV-657; 'Repair Program 1956' entry stamped 'Withdrawn Sept.30,1955 -1200 hrs EST GAA-Blidberg Rothchild' and 'Returned JR Dec. 7, 1955 - 1145 hrs EST GAA- Blid. Rothchild' in the hull/engine work-accomplished fields; fuel oil at entry 871 bbls Bunker C, 37 bbls Diesel removed; sea chest filled '--'; termination port last voyage NORFOLK; red-stamped 'Sold scrap under PD-X-980, 7-16-74 to B. V. Intershitra, for $731,150.00'; withdrawn/delivered 0915 EDT 9-11-74. Record of Ship Sales (Form MA-20, PD-X-980): vessel styled 'OXFORD (LPA-189)' (clerical styling - see correction row), awarded to B. V. Intershitra 7-16-74 for $731,150.00, contract no. MA-7464, year built 1944, dimensions 'LOA - 455'3" x 62' 38'' (depth), light displacement 7,190 written across the tonnage fields, location James River, Va. Resflt.; remarks: 'Advertised under PD-X-967-bids rejected / Advertised under PD-X-980-dated-6-7-74-opened-7-11-74-under two condition: (1)NTU (2)SCRAP HULL / Award under condition (2) Scrap Hull.' Registry fields: Year Built 1944; Shipyard 'Kaiser Company'; General Type 'Training (School)', Specific Type 'Training Ship' (dataset values carried as printed - see correction row and gaps); MARAD Type VC2-S-AP5; ship length 455.25 ft, beam 62.00 ft; fate 'Sold - Scrap'; milestones Disposition 9/11/1974 ('Sold scrap B. Intershitra') and Withdrawal 9/11/1974 - the milestone rows bind the event to the physical-delivery date, not the 7-16-74 award (see correction row).

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-25

   Study period

   1946-1974

   Population

   NDRF caretakers, James River Group, Lee Hall, VA (1946-1974); Blidberg Rothchild Co., Inc. repair workforce under the Repair Program 1956 GAA (Sep-Dec 1955); B. V. Intershitra shipbreaking workforce, Rotterdam (1974)

   Limitations

   Authoritative government custody record - the primary source for the 28-year NDRF lay-up, the 'Repair Program 1956' withdrawal to Blidberg Rothchild Co., Inc. under GAA (30 Sep - 7 Dec 1955), fuel quantities at entry, and the 1974 sale chain incl. price, contract number MA-7464, and the earlier PD-X-967 advertisement whose bids were rejected. No asbestos, insulation, or hazmat annotation appears on any card scan - an absence of a record entry, not evidence nothing was abated; the scope of the 1955 repair-program work is not recorded on the cards. The 'LPA-189' styling on the 1974 sale card is a clerical use of the post-1969 designation (the hull was out of Navy custody since 1946). Handwritten entries read at full resolution; the card '9' fleet-unit numeral and sale-card '38'' depth figure read as printed.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-oxford-apa189-04

5. [5]Source cross-check - DANFS Vol. V (archive.org scan dictionaryofamer05wash) vs NavSource 03189 vs MARAD status cards (Detail 3749) vs BuShips SDB 1945 v3 per-hull rows (item 195, printed pp. 264-268) vs shipscribe.com U.S. Navy Auxiliary Ships HASKELL (APA-117) class page [other_primary]

   Locator

   DANFS Vol. V Oxford entry vs NavSource 03189 timeline/CO/awards blocks vs MARAD card scans (3749_AF.jpg, 8a9390a3-...jpg, 27ef8c04-...jpg) vs SDB1945v3 rows (item 195, printed pp. 264-268) vs shipscribe.com/usnaux/APA/APA117.html APA-189 construction row ('189 OXFORD 11 Sep 44 Kaiser, Vancouver 17 Apr 44 12 Jul 44 11 Sep 44'), disposal row ('189 OXFORD 17 Apr 46 / 1 May 46 / 18 Apr 46 / MC/R / 16 Jul 74'), and hull note ('189 OXFORD 657 Repaired while inactive 30 Sep 55-7 Dec 55. To buyer 11 Sep 74.')

   Finding type

   historical_record

   Finding

   Source discrepancies resolved or flagged: (a) Propeller count - the BuShips SDB 1945 v3 machinery row for APA-189 prints '2' in the number-of-propellers column, as do the adjacent Kaiser Vancouver rows (OCONTO APA-187, OLMSTED APA-188, PICKENS APA-190, PONDERA APA-191), while the Oregon Shipbuilding rows print '1'; NavSource prints 'one propeller' for this hull and for sister Pickens, and the shipscribe class header reads 'Machinery: Westinghouse, Joshua-Hendy, or Allis-Chalmers turbine, 1 screw.' Carried as a printed anomaly - the single-screw reading is better supported; unresolved whether a systematic table misprint for the Kaiser block or a real (but uncorroborated) design difference. (b) Battle stars - DANFS Vol. V prints 'Oxford received one battle star'; NavSource prints 'earned two battle stars' and shows two campaign entries (Lingayen Gulf landings 11-13 Jan 1945; Okinawa Gunto 1-5 Apr 1945) with Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal '(2)'; the Wikipedia article incorporating the same public-domain DANFS text reads 'two battle stars.' Carried as: two campaign participations documented (DANFS narrative and NavSource campaign table agree on the operations), award count in conflict - 'two' better supported by the campaign record; flagged unresolved at source level. (c) Delivery vs. commissioning - the MARAD card records 'del. by Builders to USMC' at Vancouver 9-11-44 9:30 AM PWT (completion); DANFS and NavSource record commissioning 11 Sep 44 at Naval Station Astoria, Oreg.; shipscribe prints Acq. 11 Sep 44. Same date, different events/places - not a conflict; both carried. (d) Machinery maker - the class-profile generic 'Westinghouse turbine, 2x B&W boilers' does not apply to this Kaiser hull; BuShips prints Allis-Chalmers turbine + Combustion Engineering header-type boilers for APA-189, and the shipscribe class notes record Allis-Chalmers turbines fitted in the APA-187-203 Kaiser Vancouver block (NavSource adds double Falk main reduction gears). Carried: A-C/CE/Falk per BuShips + NavSource. (e) 'LPA-189' styling - the 1974 MARAD Record of Ship Sales prints 'OXFORD (LPA-189)'; the hull was never reclassified in service (struck 1946, 23 years before the APA-to-LPA reclassifications) - clerical use of the post-1969 designation on a disposal document; the Vessel Status and Vessel Data cards print APA-189. (f) MARAD registry prints General Type 'Training (School)' / Specific Type 'Training Ship' - no training-ship service appears in DANFS or NavSource for this hull (same dataset quirk observed on sister hulls); carried as printed and flagged in gaps. (g) Milestone dates - the MARAD milestones table prints Disposition 9/11/1974 and Withdrawal 9/11/1974; the cards show the award/sale was 7-16-74 and 9-11-74 was physical delivery - the milestone 'Disposition' binds to delivery, not the award date; NavSource's 'sold for scrapping 16 July 1974 ... Withdrawn and delivered 11 September 1974' reads consistently. (h) Troop accommodations - BuShips and NavSource print 87 officers + 1,475 enlisted (1,562) for this hull vs 80 + 1,440 on the Oregon-built sisters - per-hull print, carried as printed.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   correction

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-25

   Study period

   1944-1974 (sources 1945-2026)

   Limitations

   Resolves publication-level conflicts across official and secondary sources; none of the compared sources contains asbestos information; this row supports no asbestos claim.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-oxford-apa189-05

6. [6]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); machinery data per BuShips SDB 1945 v3 per-hull row for APA-189 and NavSource ship-data sheet [other_primary]

   Locator

   SDB1945v3 machinery table (OXFORD row, item 195, printed p. 266); NavSource 03189 spec block; DANFS Vol. V service narrative (Todd Shipyard voyage repairs, Midway stern-tube repack); MARAD status cards (1955 repair-program withdrawal, 1974 sale); haskell-class.class.json (class-f worktree) for class context; AJIM 11(3):359-373

   Finding type

   asbestos_application

   Finding

   Era/design inference: this hull carried a geared-steam plant (one Allis-Chalmers turbine, two Combustion Engineering header-type boilers at 465 psi/750 F) built and fitted out at peak WWII asbestos usage - the machinery configuration for which boiler and fireroom insulation, main and auxiliary steam-line lagging, turbine lagging, valve and flange gaskets, machinery packing, and accommodation joiner insulation of the period were commonly asbestos-containing. Troop-space outfitting (accommodations for ~1,562) added interior insulation scope. Documented ship-level disturbance/repair phases for this hull: construction at Kaiser Shipbuilding Corp., Vancouver (Apr-Sep 1944); a single commission period (Sep 1944 - Apr 1946) including amphibious-landing, casualty-evacuation, troop-lift, and occupation service, plus an in-service repair episode - the late-July/August 1945 stern-tube repack at Midway and voyage repairs at Todd Shipyard, San Pedro (per DANFS) of unrecorded scope; 28 years in NDRF custody (1946-1974) including the 'Repair Program 1956' withdrawal to Blidberg Rothchild Co., Inc. under GAA (30 Sep - 7 Dec 1955), a documented disturbance of unrecorded scope; and the 1974 breaking after sale to B. V. Intershitra, Rotterdam.

   Verification

   inferred

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   class_or_era

   Accessed

   2026-09-25

   Study period

   1944-1974

   Population

   Construction trades at Kaiser Shipbuilding, Vancouver (1944); wartime crew (~536) and embarked troops (up to ~1,562, incl. 1,478 embarked at San Francisco 26 Oct 1944); Todd Shipyard San Pedro repair workforce (Aug 1945); NDRF lay-up/repair workforces (1946-1974); Blidberg Rothchild Co. repair workforce (Sep-Dec 1955); B. V. Intershitra shipbreakers, Rotterdam (1974)

   Limitations

   Inference from the documented machinery plant and construction era - NOT a hull record. No survey, specification, or material schedule naming APA-189 was located; establishes no asbestos content, quantity, location, individual exposure, or causation.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-oxford-apa189-06

7. [7]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

   J Ind Hyg Toxicol 28(1):9-16; PubMed PMID 21016030

   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

   1944-1945 survey; published 1946

   Population

   WWII pipe coverers and naval-vessel construction trades (era context)

   Limitations

   Era-level documentation of asbestos use in naval construction generally; does not name this vessel, class, or builder yard and establishes nothing about this hull's materials, condition, or any individual exposure.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-oxford-apa189-07

8. [8]CourtListener API v4 searches via authenticated fleet-paced helper (cl-auth-search.py): 'USS Oxford' opinion search (31 results), 'USS Oxford' docket/RECAP search (1,016 results), 'APA-189' opinion search (3,756 results), 'APA-189' docket/RECAP search (12,024 results) [court_record]

   Locator

   search_ledger rows sl-uss-oxford-apa189-06 through sl-uss-oxford-apa189-10

   Finding type

   litigation_documented

   Finding

   No qualifying asbestos-litigation record naming this hull. Classification of every returned page: 'USS Oxford' opinions - 31 results, all 31 reviewed across both result pages, all name collisions (cases citing Oxford v. Foster Wheeler, 177 Cal.App.4th 700 (2009), a party-surname asbestos precedent; Oxford Health Plans and university/county/person references; military-commission and sonar cases matching on token coincidence). The one asbestos-merits hit, Kase v. Metalclad Insulation Corp. (Cal. Ct. App. A143590, 2016; opinions 4101919 and 4109915 read in full via the authenticated API), matched on its multiple citations to Oxford v. Foster Wheeler - its exposure facts concern Unibestos insulation aboard nuclear submarines USS Drum, Pintado, Guitarro, and Hawkbill, not this hull. 'USS Oxford' dockets - 1,016 results, all 'Oxford' entity collisions (Oxford Health Plans, Oxford Biomedica, Oxford Gene Technology, municipal and bankruptcy matters) or 'USS'-prefix false positives. 'APA-189' opinions - 3,756 results and 'APA-189' dockets - 12,024 results: bare-token numeric collisions (docket and page numbers containing '189'; 'APA' as American Psychological/Psychiatric/etc. abbreviation), none vessel-related. Targeted 'Oxford asbestos ship' opinion sweep - 113 results, first page reviewed: the only opinion containing 'Oxford' in its text is Oxford v. Foster Wheeler itself (party surname); no hit names this vessel.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   negative_finding

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-25

   Study period

   2026-09-25

   Limitations

   Sweep is broad but not exhaustive: name-match searches cannot prove no filing exists - pleadings that omit the hull name, index only a claimant's service history, or sit outside CourtListener coverage would not surface. Every hit reviewed classified downward to name collision rather than upward. No finding of exposure is asserted or negated by this row.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-oxford-apa189-08

9. [9]Batch-2258 search ledger (this record): DANFS Vol. V archive.org scan; NavSource 03189; MARAD ShipHistory Detail 3749 + three status-card scans; BuShips SDB 1945 v3 item-195 rows (page images verified); shipscribe APA-117 class page; CourtListener name/hull sweeps; NVR; VA BVA; NARA catalog [other_primary]

   Locator

   search_ledger rows sl-uss-oxford-apa189-01 through sl-uss-oxford-apa189-15

   Finding type

   historical_record

   Finding

   No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, repair-scope document, or docketed case naming USS Oxford / APA-189 / MCV hull 657 was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). The MARAD custody cards carry no asbestos, insulation, or hazmat annotation; the BuShips per-hull rows carry machinery and outfitting data only; DANFS and NavSource carry operational history only.

   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 1944 steam plant of this type is era-consistent with asbestos-containing insulation. Does not establish presence or absence; does not establish or defeat any exposure claim or legal eligibility.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-oxford-apa189-09

10. [10]NARA Guide to Federal Records: RG 24 (Bureau of Naval Personnel - deck logs and war diaries), RG 38 (Office of the Chief of Naval Operations - WWII action reports), RG 19 (Bureau of Ships), RG 178 (U.S. Maritime Commission), RG 357 (Maritime Administration); NHHC photo catalog (NH 98741) [other_primary]

    Locator

    NARA Guide to Federal Records group pages (RG 24, RG 38, RG 19, RG 178, RG 357); NHHC photo catalog number NH 98741 per NavSource 03189 photo caption

    Finding type

    historical_record

    Finding

    Archival leads (not retrieved - require research-room or reproduction order; no spend authorized): NARA RG 24 deck logs and war diary for APA-189 (Sep 1944 - Apr 1946); RG 38 WWII action reports for her Lingayen Gulf (TG 77.9) and Okinawa Gunto operations and occupation-lift series; RG 19 BuShips VC2-S-AP5 construction/outfitting records potentially covering the Kaiser Vancouver block; RG 178 Maritime Commission contract files for M.C.V. hull 657; RG 357 MARAD/NDRF custody files covering the 1946 lay-up, the 'Repair Program 1956' withdrawal to Blidberg Rothchild Co., Inc. under GAA (Sep-Dec 1955), and the PD-X-967/PD-X-980/MA-7464 sale files; NHHC photo catalog item NH 98741 (San Francisco Bay, late 1945 or early 1946, donated by BM1 Robert G. Tippins USN (Ret.), 2003) per the NavSource caption. The NARA catalog returns a JavaScript application shell to automated queries and was not searched at box level.

    Verification

    unverified

    Role

    archival_lead

    Documentation level

    context_only

    Accessed

    2026-09-25

    Study period

    1944-1974 records

    Limitations

    Record-group mapping only - no box-level retrieval performed; existence of asbestos-specific documents for this hull is unknown until surveyed in person. Nothing in this row is an asbestos finding.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-oxford-apa189-10