Evidence
9 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-9).
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[1]research packet 867-packet.md (3 sources cited) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED (hull number, name, and class confirmed by two independent sources).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-pc-1205-pc1205-pkt-867-packet-md
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[2]NavSource Online: Submarine Chaser Photo Archive, PC-1205 page (construction milestones, specification block, disposal record, call sign) [other_primary]
- Locator
- PC-1205 page, chronology list + specifications block + photograph captions
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource record for this hull: laid down 14 March 1943 by the Consolidated Shipbuilding Corp., Morris Heights, NY; launched 29 April 1943; commissioned 26 August 1943; decommissioned 28 September 1946; struck from the Naval Register 23 June 1947; transferred to the War Shipping Administration 1 July 1948 and sold; fate unknown. Call sign Nan-Queen-King-Jig. Specifications: 450 t. displacement, 173'8" length, 23' beam, 10'10" draft, 20.2 kts, complement 65; armament one 3"/50 dual-purpose mount, one 40mm, five 20mm, two rocket launchers, two depth charge tracks; propulsion two 1,440-bhp Hooven-Owen-Rentschler R-99DA diesels, Westinghouse single reduction gear, two shafts. Page also notes 'There is no DANFS history currently available for PC-1205' and carries two photographs from the collection of Robert W. Pace, GM 1/c, dated 29 April 1943 (launch).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1943-1948
- Population
- Consolidated Shipbuilding construction trades (1943); wartime crew (complement 65)
- Limitations
- Compiled archival-photo-archive data (NavSource transcribes official register dates); documents milestones and specifications, not materials or asbestos content. Page heading reads 'PC-592 Class Submarine Chaser,' an internal NavSource labeling inconsistency corrected by ev-05 - the hull is PC-461 class. Displacement shown as a single 450 t. figure (full load; ~280 t light per class data and NavSource's own sister-page format). No service narrative or theater detail is carried on the page.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-pc-1205-pc1205-01
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[3]National Archives and Records Administration, Special List #44 - List of Logbooks of US Navy Ships, Stations, and Miscellaneous Units, 1801-1947 (by Ship Numbers), PC-1205 row [other_primary]
- Locator
- sl-44-ship-number.pdf, PC-1205 row: '8/26/1943 6/30/1945'
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA Special List #44 (verified live, PDF extracted) lists a PC-1205 logbook entry covering 8/26/1943 - 6/30/1945. The logbook's begin date is the vessel's commissioning date and independently corroborates NavSource's 26 August 1943 commissioning milestone; the end date marks the last wartime logbook held for this hull in the list.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1943-08-26 to 1945-06-30
- Limitations
- Logbook-coverage locator only, not a service narrative: it establishes that records for this hull covering the stated period exist in NARA RG 24 holdings (Archives II, College Park) but conveys nothing about operations, locations, crew, materials, or asbestos content. The logs themselves are not digitized (PC-1205 is absent from the online digitized deck-log index).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-pc-1205-pc1205-02
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[4]shipbuildinghistory.com (Tim Colton), Consolidated Shipbuilding, Morris Heights NY production table - yard hull no. 3135, PC 1205 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Consolidated Shipbuilding production table, hull no. 3135 row
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The standard-compiled production table for the builder lists this hull: Consolidated yard hull no. 3135, 'PC 1205,' owner U.S. Navy, type Sub Chaser, 173 ft., delivery 26-Aug-43 (the commissioning date), disposition 'To MARAD 1946.' The same table documents the yard's wartime output of PC-461-class hulls and confirms Morris Heights as the construction site.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1943-1948
- Population
- Consolidated Shipbuilding construction trades (1943)
- Limitations
- Compiled secondary reference (Colton's shipbuilding-history tables), not an official record; consistent with NavSource on builder and commissioning date. Its 'To MARAD 1946' disposition conflicts with NavSource's 'transferred to the War Shipping Administration 1 July 1948' - the WSA/MARAD custody-change date is unresolved (1946 decommissioning year vs 1948 documented transfer; carried in gaps). Contains no asbestos information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-pc-1205-pc1205-03
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[5]uboat.net Allied Warships of WWII, USS PC-1205 (PC-1205) - order date, PC-461 class assignment, wartime commanding-officer roster [other_primary]
- Locator
- USS PC-1205 ship page, data table + 'Commands listed' section
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- uboat.net's compiled warship entry for this hull confirms PC-461 class, builder Consolidated Shipbuilding Corp. (Morris Heights), ordered 27 February 1942, laid down 14 March 1943, launched 29 April 1943, commissioned 26 August 1943. Wartime commanding officers as compiled: Lt.Cdr. Winthrop Porter Buck, USNR (26 Aug 1943 - late 1943); Lt.(jg) Ward A. Wickwire, Jr., USNR (late 1943 - mid/late 1944); Edwin S. Small, USNR (mid/late 1944 - early 1945); H. S. Goldberger, USNR (early 1945 - late 1945).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1943-1945
- Population
- Wartime crew (complement 65)
- Limitations
- Compiled secondary database (Allied Warships of WWII section); consistent with NavSource on class, builder, and dates but independently unverified against muster rolls or deck logs. Officer roster windows are approximate ('late 1943,' 'mid/late 44'). Contains no operational history and no asbestos information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-pc-1205-pc1205-04
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[6]HyperWar transcription of 'Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945' (official Navy compilation), Submarine Chasers (Steel Hull) - PC-461 Class listing; corroborated by NavSource submarine-chaser index [other_primary]
- Locator
- ibiblio.org HyperWar ships-sc.html, PC-461 Class table (PC-1199-1208 block); navsource.net/archives/12/01idx.htm PC-461 class series text
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The official Navy compilation lists PC-1205 within the PC-1199 - PC-1208 block under 'PC-461 Class,' and NavSource's own submarine-chaser index states the steel-hulled PC-461 class was built in series PC-461 - PC-496, PC-542 - PC-627, PC-776 - PC-826, and PC-1077 - PC-1265 (which includes this hull). The 'PC-592 Class Submarine Chaser' heading on NavSource's PC-1205 page is therefore an internal labeling inconsistency, not a genuine class distinction; the class carried by this record is PC-461.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1943
- Limitations
- Corrects a secondary-source page heading, not an official designation dispute; NavSource's own index and sister pages (e.g., PC-1206, labeled 'PC-461 Class') support the correction. 'PC-592' appears as a heading only on NavSource pages for some Consolidated-built hulls and in no official listing located.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-pc-1205-pc1205-05
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[7]Era inference built on: NavSource specification block (twin Hooven-Owen-Rentschler R-99DA diesels, two shafts - no steam plant); PC-461-class design data (Patrol Craft Sailors Association class page; HyperWar class listing); GAO HRD-80-2 program context (ev-07) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource PC-1205 specifications; ww2pcsa.org patrol-craft class page; HyperWar PC-461 class spec block; GAO HRD-80-2
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- A 1943 steel-hulled diesel-powered patrol craft of this type and period carried era-standard asbestos applications: thermal insulation on diesel engines and exhaust uptakes, machinery-space insulation, gaskets, valve packing, and electrical insulation; GAO documented Navy-wide asbestos insulation use through the early 1970s, covering this build era. As a diesel craft she carried no boilers or steam turbines - the steam-lagging pathway of larger combatants does not apply.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1943-1948
- Population
- Consolidated Shipbuilding construction trades (1943); wartime crew (1943-46); any post-sale civilian owners/operators (untraced)
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - no hull-specific insulation survey, material list, or work package located for PC-1205. Names era-standard applications, not confirmed installed materials. No quantity, no manufacturer attribution for this hull. Small-craft scope (65-man crew, two diesel engines) bounds but does not eliminate the inference.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-pc-1205-pc1205-06
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[8]GAO, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (Oct 18, 1979) - product page [gao]
- Locator
- gao.gov product page for HRD-80-2
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO documented that the Navy used asbestos insulation aboard ships through the early 1970s and examined Navy efforts to protect shipyard workers from asbestos exposure - program-level documentation establishing that this hull's construction era (1943) fell squarely within the Navy's asbestos-use period.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1979 (report); wartime construction era
- Population
- Navy shipyard workforce (program level)
- Limitations
- Program-level context only; does not name this hull, this class, or this builder, and does not establish that asbestos was installed aboard PC-1205. gao.gov returns HTTP 403 to automated fetches (confirmed this session); the product-page description was used and full text remains an open lead - same standing defect as prior batches.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-pc-1205-pc1205-07
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[9]Batch-7701 search ledger (this record): NHHC DANFS; NARA Special List #44 and digitized deck-log index; Naval Vessel Register; NavSource; uboat.net; shipbuildinghistory.com; HyperWar official listing; PCSA class page; secondary web litigation sweep; CourtListener (blocked) [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-pc-1205-pc1205-01 through sl-uss-pc-1205-pc1205-11
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, museum record, or docketed case naming PC-1205 was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). CourtListener could not be searched this session (authenticated API reported the account's daily quota exhausted, ~2.3 h to reset) - litigation status is open, not negative. Secondary web searches surfaced no qualifying case; the only asbestos content naming this hull class is law-firm marketing material (excluded sources).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 2026-10-03
- Limitations
- Absence of a located public record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard - a 1943 combatant of this type plausibly carried era-standard materials. Does not establish that asbestos is or is not present; does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-pc-1205-pc1205-08