Evidence
7 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-7).
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[1]research packet 916-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-623-pc623-pkt-916-packet-md
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[2]Naval History and Heritage Command, DANFS, USS Gambier Bay (CVE-73), archived official page [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS Gambier Bay narrative, Battle off Samar / 26-27 October 1944 section
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The official NHHC history of Gambier Bay records that on 26-27 October 1944 PC-623, under Lt. Cmdr. James A. Baxter, USNR, participated in Task Group 78.12's search for survivors from the Battle off Samar and that the rescue vessels returned 1,150 survivors for medical transfer.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1944-10-26 to 1944-10-27
- Population
- PC-623 crew; survivors of Gambier Bay, Hoel, and Samuel B. Roberts
- Limitations
- This is an operational-history record, not a materials or exposure record. It does not establish asbestos aboard PC-623, crew exposure, or the condition of any insulation. The live NHHC URL returned 404 on 2026-10-03; the cited URL is an archived capture of the official page.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-pc-623-pc623-01
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[3]Naval History and Heritage Command, United States Pacific Fleet Organization, 1 May 1945, archived official primary-source document [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Archived document, tactical organization / patrol-craft listing, PC 623 entry
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The official 1 May 1945 Pacific Fleet organization document lists PC 623 in the Pacific Fleet organization and identifies Lt. W. D. Okerson, USNR, as commanding officer.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1945-05-01
- Population
- U.S. Pacific Fleet personnel
- Limitations
- The document confirms fleet organization and command on 1 May 1945 only; it does not establish the complete service chronology, complement, material inventory, asbestos content, or exposure. The live NHHC URL returned 404 on 2026-10-03; the cited URL is an archived capture of the official page.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-pc-623-pc623-02
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[4]National Archives, Special List No. 44, by Ship Numbers [other_primary]
- Locator
- PDF p. 72, PC-623 row
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA's finding aid lists PC-623 deck-log coverage from 10 April 1943 through 30 June 1945.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1943-04-10 to 1945-06-30
- Population
- U.S. Navy vessel records
- Limitations
- This is a finding aid for extant deck logs, not a complete service chronology. The listed dates do not independently establish commissioning, decommissioning, continuous service, or the contents of the logs, and the finding aid contains no asbestos information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-pc-623-pc623-03
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[5]uboat.net Allied Warships of WWII, USS PC-623 (PC-623) warship file 8600 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Technical and history tables for USS PC-623
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The specialist warship reference identifies PC-623 as a PC-461-class patrol craft built by Nashville Bridge Co. in Nashville, Tennessee; ordered 20 September 1941; laid down 22 June 1942; launched 24 September 1942; commissioned 10 April 1943; and sold on 26 November 1946.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1941-1946
- Population
- Nashville Bridge construction workforce; U.S. Navy crew
- Limitations
- Secondary reference compilation, not a Navy registry or primary construction file. It supports the registry spine but does not establish asbestos content, exposure, final fate after sale, or legal eligibility. The dates should be replaced or corroborated with Navy/NARA primary records if located.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-pc-623-pc623-05
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[6]U.S. General Accounting Office, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (18 October 1979) [gao]
- Locator
- GAO report overview and Navy policy discussion
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO describes Navy shipboard asbestos use in components and thermal insulation and reviews Navy policy to eliminate asbestos where suitable alternatives had been designated.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1975-1979 policy and review period
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers and Navy ships at program level
- Limitations
- Navy-wide program context only. GAO does not name PC-623, its builder, or any material aboard this hull, and does not establish crew exposure, quantities, remaining material, or legal eligibility. No class or era inference is promoted to a ship-specific finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-pc-623-pc623-04
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[7]This record's source review and search ledger, 2026-10-03 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Search-ledger entries sl-uss-pc-623-pc623-01 through -12
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No ship-specific asbestos survey, material inventory, abatement record, hazmat disclosure, product identification, or verified asbestos litigation record for USS PC-623 was located in the sources reviewed for this record.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 2026-10-03 source review
- Limitations
- This is a public-source search result, not proof that asbestos was absent aboard PC-623. The four required CourtListener base queries were not completed because the authenticated helper hit the fleet-wide pacing cap on the first request; the remaining three are logged as pending. Firecrawl was unavailable because its keyless MCP quota reported an approximately 22.5-hour retry window. Absence of a located record does not establish or defeat exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-pc-623-pc623-06