Evidence
5 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-5).
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[1]research packet 869-packet.md (2 sources cited) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-pc-1215-pc1215-pkt-869-packet-md
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[2]NavSource Online, PC-1215 submarine chaser photo archive [other_primary]
- Locator
- Header chronology and Specifications section
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource documents this hull as a PC-461-class submarine chaser: laid down 22 March 1943 at Luders Marine Construction Co., Stamford, Connecticut; launched 29 July 1943; commissioned 26 November 1943; struck from the Naval Register 8 May 1946; transferred to the Maritime Commission for disposal 28 June 1948; fate unknown. The page gives call sign Nan - Queen - Victor - Yoke. Its specification block gives displacement 450 tons, length 173 feet 8 inches, beam 23 feet, draft 10 feet 10 inches, speed 20.2 knots, complement 65, and two Hooven-Owen-Rentschler R-99DA diesel engines with Westinghouse reduction gear on two shafts.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1943-1948
- Population
- Luders construction trades; PC-1215 crew; Maritime Commission disposal population
- Limitations
- NavSource is a volunteer compilation rather than a primary registry; it provides the located hull-specific construction, disposition, and specification record. It contains no asbestos information and does not document a decommissioning date or post-1948 fate.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-pc-1215-pc1215-01
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[3]uboat.net, Allied Warships of WWII, USS PC-1215 (PC-1215) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Ship data table, commands table, and notable-events section
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The independent Allied Warships entry identifies PC-1215 as a U.S. Navy PC-461-class patrol craft built by Luders Marine Construction Co. at Stamford, Connecticut, ordered 6 March 1942, laid down 22 March 1943, launched 29 July 1943, and commissioned 26 November 1943. Its listed WWII commanders are M. A. Saunders from commissioning into mid/late 1944, John G. Buchanan from mid/late 1944 to mid-1945, and E. J. Holstein from mid-1945 to mid/late 1945. It records exercises in Panama Bay with other U.S. vessels on 21, 22, 25, and 26 March 1945.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1942-1945
- Population
- PC-1215 commanders and crew; U.S. Navy exercise participants in Panama Bay
- Limitations
- This is an independent secondary compilation and explicitly says its command coverage is incomplete and limited to WWII. It does not establish the full service history, decommissioning, asbestos content, exposure, or legal eligibility of this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-pc-1215-pc1215-02
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[4]National Archives, Researching Asbestos aboard US Naval Vessel up through 1961 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Opening overview; RG 19 discussion; General Information Books list, Entry P 12
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA states that research into asbestos aboard U.S. Navy vessels through 1961 concerns Navy materiel used from 1941-1961, and identifies Record Group 19 Bureau of Ships correspondence, General Information Books, and related inspection records as research pathways. The guide lists Patrol Craft General Information Books in RG 19, Entry P 12, covering 1902-1955.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1941-1961
- Population
- Navy vessels and Bureau of Ships records, 1941-1961
- Limitations
- This is a research guide and archival lead, not a finding that PC-1215 contained asbestos. The guide does not identify this hull, a product, a quantity, a survey, or an exposure event. The cited archival series were not retrieved during this session.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-pc-1215-pc1215-03
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[5]Research sweep of NavSource, uboat.net, NARA's Navy asbestos guide, NHHC/DANFS URL candidates, and authenticated CourtListener helper attempts [other_primary]
- Locator
- Search ledger rows sl-uss-pc-1215-pc1215-01 through -09
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record was located in the public sources reviewed: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or ship-specific asbestos finding was found for PC-1215. CourtListener exact-name and hull-number searches were attempted through the required authenticated helper, but the helper returned the fleet pacing stand-down code before results could be obtained; litigation status therefore remains unknown.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 2026-10-03
- Limitations
- This negative finding means no qualifying public record was located, not that asbestos was absent. CourtListener is an access gap rather than a no-result finding. Firecrawl search was also unavailable because its MCP endpoint reported keyless quota exhaustion with a multi-hour retry window. NARA RG 19/P 12 records and undigitized ship files remain open leads.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-pc-1215-pc1215-04