Evidence
10 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-10).
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[1]research packet 881-packet.md [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-pc-1226-pc1226-pkt-881-packet-md
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[2]NavSource Online Submarine Chaser Photo Archive, PC-1226 page (timeline, specifications, photographic record) [other_primary]
- Locator
- PC-1226 entry, timeline and specifications blocks
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource record for this hull: laid down 7 July 1942 by Leathem D. Smith Shipbuilding Co, Sturgeon Bay, WI; launched 7 September 1942 (double launching with PC-1225, Labor Day); commissioned USS PC-1226 on 6 January 1943; assigned to the European theater and participated in the Anzio-Nettuno landings and the invasion of Southern France; decommissioned 6 November 1944, transferred to France and named Legionaire (W 82) at Toulon; condemned in 1957; struck from the French Navy list 9 July 1958; fate unknown; two battle stars for World War II service. Specifications: 280 t light / 450 t full, 173'8" x 23' x 10'10", 20 kts, complement 65, one 3"/50 DP mount, one 40mm, three 20mm, two hedgehog projectors, four depth-charge projectors, two depth-charge tracks; two 1,440 bhp General Motors 16-258S diesel engines (S/N 7808 and 7811), Farrel-Birmingham single reduction gear, two shafts. Call sign Nan-Charlie-George-Zebra. Page states: 'There is no DANFS History currently available for PC-1226.'
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1942-1958
- Population
- Wartime complement (design complement 65); French Navy crew 1944-1957
- Limitations
- NavSource is a volunteer-maintained naval-history archive, not an official record; its 6 January 1943 commissioning date conflicts with HyperWar and uboat.net (12 February 1943) - conflict carried in gaps. Documents service history and specifications, not materials or asbestos content. 'Fate unknown' after 1958 French striking.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-pc-1226-pc1226-01
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[3]HyperWar Foundation, 'Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945' - USS PC-1226 page (compiled from official USN reference data; series methods cite Morison and 'United States Naval Vessels: The Official United States Navy Reference Manual') [other_primary]
- Locator
- USS PC-1226 entry; the page's 'Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships' link is commented out in the HTML, consistent with no DANFS entry existing
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- HyperWar record for this hull: PC-461 class submarine chaser; 280 tons, 173'8" x 23' x 10'10", 18 kts, complement 65, diesel engines, 1-2 3"/50 armament; built at 'Leathe, D. Smith Coal and Ship Building Co.,' Sturgeon Bay, Wisc.; commissioned 12 February 1943; transferred to France as Legionnaire 6 November 1944.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1942-1944
- Population
- Wartime complement
- Limitations
- Compiled secondary reference drawing on official USN sources, not itself a primary record; commissioned 12 February 1943 conflicts with NavSource's 6 January 1943 - conflict carried in gaps. Speed given as 18 kts vs NavSource 20 kts. No asbestos information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-pc-1226-pc1226-02
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[4]uboat.net Allied Warships, USS PC-1226 (PC-1226) entry (construction milestones and commanding-officer tenures) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Warship entry data table + Commands listed section
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- uboat.net record for this hull: patrol craft of the PC-461 class; built by 'Leatham D. Smith Shipbuilding Co.' (Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin); ordered 23 March 1942; laid down 7 July 1942; launched 7 September 1942; commissioned 12 February 1943; end service 6 November 1944; transferred to France on 6 November 1944 being renamed Legionaire. Commanding officers listed: Kenneth W. Hinds, USNR (12 February 1943 - 8 May 1944); Lt. Ogden Bradley, USNR (8 May 1944 - 6 November 1944).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1942-1944
- Population
- Wartime complement; named commanding officers (Hinds, Bradley)
- Limitations
- Specialist secondary database, not an official record; 'ordered' date is single-source. Its commissioning date (12 February 1943) agrees with HyperWar and conflicts with NavSource (6 January 1943) - conflict carried in gaps; the first commanding officer's tenure beginning 12 February 1943 is consistent with the 12 February date. Builder name spelled 'Leatham' here vs 'Leathem' in NavSource - spelling variant noted in gaps.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-pc-1226-pc1226-03
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[5]NavSource PC-1226 page ('There is no DANFS History currently available for PC-1226') + HyperWar PC-1226 page (commented-out DANFS link) + NHHC URL-pattern check [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 'no DANFS' statement on the PC-1226 page; HyperWar HTML comment around the DANFS anchor; NHHC URL-pattern 404
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No DANFS/NHHC entry exists for PC-1226: the NavSource page states explicitly 'There is no DANFS History currently available for PC-1226'; the 'Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships' hyperlink on the HyperWar vessel page is commented out in its source HTML, indicating the compiler knew no entry existed; and the standard NHHC DANFS URL pattern (history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/p/pc-1226.html) returns 404.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 2026-10-03
- Limitations
- NavSource is the authoritative aggregator on DANFS availability (it links DANFS entries when they exist) and the HyperWar commented-out link independently corroborates; the NHHC 404 is consistent-but-inconclusive corroboration because all NHHC DANFS pages return 404 to automated fetches this session - the standing link-rot defect documented since Batch 01. Absence of a DANFS entry means no official narrative service history: dates and service record rest on secondary compilations, which is why the commissioning-date conflict cannot be resolved against DANFS. Does not bear on asbestos content either way.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-pc-1226-pc1226-04
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[6]Patrol Craft Sailors Association (ww2pcsa.org), '173-foot Steel-Hull Patrol Craft (PC, 461-class)' specifications page [other_primary]
- Locator
- PC-461 class specifications table + Lend-Lease table
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Veterans-association class reference for the PC-461 class: 173'8" x 23', 284 tons displacement, two 2,000 bhp diesel engines, 21 knots, complement 5 officers + 60 enlisted (=65), 3"/50 DP main battery (later single Bofors 40mm plus three single 20mm), K-gun depth charges, mousetrap rocket racks; program totals 421 ordered / 361 delivered; 45 transferred under Lend-Lease including 33 to France.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1941-1944 (program)
- Population
- PC-461 class crews (class context)
- Limitations
- Class-level figures from a veterans' association, not a hull record; engine rating (2,000 bhp) and speed (21 kts) differ from the NavSource hull-page figures (1,440 bhp, 20 kts) - discrepancies carried in gaps. No asbestos information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-pc-1226-pc1226-05
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[7]GAO, 'Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure,' HRD-80-2 (published 18 October 1979) [gao]
- Locator
- GAO product page description + report PDF (gao.gov/assets/hrd-80-2.pdf) excerpts
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- Program-level documentation that the U.S. Navy used asbestos extensively in ship construction and repair: thermal insulation for machinery, equipment and piping systems was the major shipboard asbestos application; asbestos was also used in deck tiling and electrical/electronic components; the Navy's 1979 response to GAO stated that all ships then in service contained some quantity of asbestos. Navy policy was to replace damaged asbestos insulation with nonasbestos materials (1975 policy, modified 1979).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1975-1979 (report); WWII-1970s (construction era covered)
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers and crews (program level)
- Limitations
- Program-level record covering Navy ships generally (shipyard fieldwork at Long Beach and Norfolk) - names no individual hull and postdates this vessel's U.S. service by 35 years; cited as era context only. gao.gov returns HTTP 403 to automated fetches; title, dates, and content confirmed via the GAO product-page description and PDF text surfaced in search results. Does not establish asbestos presence aboard this specific hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-pc-1226-pc1226-06
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[8]NavSource specifications block (diesel propulsion, 1942 construction) + GAO HRD-80-2 era documentation (ev-06) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource propulsion/specifications block; GAO HRD-80-2 findings
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Era-consistent inference for this hull: a steel-hulled diesel-driven patrol craft delivered to the wartime Navy in 1943 would have carried the period-standard asbestos applications documented at program level by GAO - thermal insulation on machinery, exhaust and piping runs, gaskets, valve packing, electrical insulation, and deck covering. No steam plant aboard (two GM diesel engines, geared, two shafts), so no boiler/turbine lagging pathway is claimed.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1942-1944
- Population
- Leathem D. Smith construction trades (Sturgeon Bay, 1942); wartime complement
- Limitations
- Inference only - no document names this hull's materials. The PC-461 class had no boilers or steam turbines; the inference covers diesel-exhaust lagging, machinery and piping insulation, gaskets, packing, electrical insulation, and deck covering as era-standard, not as ship-proven. Does not establish quantity, locations, or exposure of any individual.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-pc-1226-pc1226-07
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[9]NARA catalog (catalog.archives.gov) search for PC-1226 records; RG 24 'Logbooks of U.S. Navy Ships and Stations' as the known holding for WWII deck logs [other_primary]
- Locator
- catalog.archives.gov API responses (HTML shell only, no records payload)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA catalog is JavaScript-rendered and its API endpoints returned no parseable results for PC-1226 this session. Deck logs for the hull's U.S. service period (1943-1944) would reside in RG 24 (Logbooks of U.S. Navy Ships and Stations) if preserved; digitization status unverified.
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 2026-10-03
- Limitations
- Access limitation, not a negative result - the catalog could not be queried programmatically. RG 24 deck logs are the open archival lead for construction/commissioning confirmation and any material references.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-pc-1226-pc1226-08
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[10]Batch-7722 search ledger (this record): NavSource, HyperWar, uboat.net, NHHC/DANFS, NVR, NARA, WW2PCSA, GAO, CourtListener (see sl-uss-pc-1226-pc1226-07) [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-pc-1226-pc1226-01 through sl-uss-pc-1226-pc1226-10
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, museum or government hazmat disclosure, or ship-naming documentation of asbestos products aboard PC-1226 was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). CourtListener opinion search for "PC-1226" returned one hit (In Re Rosenberg, Bankr. S.D. Fla. 2009, docket 19-11617) classified as a name collision - a bankruptcy opinion unrelated to the vessel; the remaining three base queries ("PC-1226" docket, "USS PC-1226" opinion and docket) were throttled by the fleet-wide pacing limiter on every attempt this session and are staged for a follow-up pass.
- 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 - the hull's 1942 construction makes era-consistent asbestos use plausible as inference only. The vessel spent its post-1944 life under the French flag and her fate after 1958 is unknown, which forecloses any modern survey or abatement record existing in U.S. sources. Litigation status is partially open: the opinion index produced only a name collision, but the docket index and the 'USS'-prefixed variants were not searchable under fleet pacing - not a clean negative. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-pc-1226-pc1226-09