Evidence
12 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-12).
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[1]NavSource Online: Submarine Chaser Photo Archive, SC-732 (ex-PC-732) page - designation timeline, specifications, striking, transfer (verified live 2026-10-03) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 12/150732.htm header block and specifications block
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource timeline for this hull (SC-497 class submarine chaser): laid down 11 April 1942 by the Hiltebrant Dry Dock Co., Kingston, NY; launched 27 June 1942; commissioned PC-732, 21 December 1942; reclassified SC-732 in April 1943; struck from the Naval Register 26 February 1946; transferred to the Philippines in June 1948; fate unknown. Call sign Nan-Xray-Jig-George. Specifications: displacement 148 t.; length 110'10"; beam 17'; draft 6'6"; speed 15.6 kts; complement 28; armament one 40mm mount, two .50 cal. machine guns, two depth-charge projector 'Y Guns,' two depth-charge tracks; propulsion two 880bhp General Motors 8-268A diesel engines, Snow and Knobstedt single-reduction gear, two shafts. Page states 'SC-732 served the Navies of the United States and the Philippines' and 'There is no DANFS history available for SC-732.'
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1942-1948
- Population
- Hiltebrant construction trades (1942); crew (1942-46); Philippine Navy personnel (1948-on)
- Limitations
- NavSource is a volunteer secondary compilation, not a primary registry - its milestones generally track NVR/Navy lists but no commissioning location or inter-war service detail is given; the 'June 1948' transfer month conflicts with the 2 July 1948 date in other compilations (carried in gaps). Contains no asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-pc-732-pc732-01
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[2]NARA catalog, file unit 'SC-732, 12/21/42-2/15/46' (U.S. Navy muster rolls, microfilm Roll 6851; digitized via NARA-Ancestry partnership) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NARA NAID 192212970; digitized frames 00002-00003 (Report of Changes, December 1942, pp. 1-2); microfilm Roll 6851
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Ship-specific primary record: the commissioning-quarter Report of Changes (muster roll) for 'U.S.S. SC-732' is dated at 'date of commissioning 21st day of December 1942' and lists 22 enlisted men received aboard on 12-21-42 from Receiving Ship, Pier 92, New York, N.Y., and Receiving Station, Flushing Ave., Brooklyn, N.Y. - situating the commissioning at New York and naming the commissioning crew (ratings incl. SoM3c, GM2c, RM3c, MM2c, CMM(PA), MA3c, MoMM2c, QM3c, F3c, CBM(AA), Y3c, SM2c, SC3c, EM2c, Sea1c). The NARA file unit carries the hull's muster-roll coverage as 12/21/42-2/15/46 - beginning at commissioning and ending eleven days before the documented striking.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1942-12-21 to 1946-02-15
- Population
- Commissioning crew - 22 enlisted named on the December 1942 report; subsequent crew through 2/15/46 per roll coverage
- Limitations
- Confirms commissioning date and initial crew reception from New York receiving facilities; the pre-printed roll header styles her 'SC-732' although the SC reclassification is dated April 1943 - consistent with the roll being headed at quarterly submission. Not every frame of the 1942-46 coverage was reviewed. Contains no asbestos or materials content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-pc-732-pc732-02
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[3]NARA catalog, 'USS SC-732 - War Diary, 2/25/43 to 4/30/43' (RG 38, World War II War Diaries; the submitted Deck Log Book Part Three; digitized via NARA-Fold3 partnership, frames read 2026-10-03) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NARA NAID 134182282 (RG 38, WWII War Diaries); digitized frames (cover; deck-log p.56 of 25 Feb 1943)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Ship-specific primary record - her own deck log. Cover: 'DECK LOG BOOK PART THREE ONLY / U.S.S. SUBCHASER SC-732 / Month of March & April, 1943 / FROM 25 FEBRUARY TO 30 APRIL 1943 / PAGES 56 TO 120 / NOTE: VESSEL COMMISSIONED 21 DECEMBER 1942. PAGES 1 THRU 11 OF 1942 AND PAGES 1 THRU 55 OF 1943 ARE INCLUDED IN PATROL TYPE LOG BOOK ALREADY SUBMITTED.' Page 56 (Thursday 25 February 1943): 'Moored at Pier 16, Balboa, C.Z. alongside U.S.S. SC 702. At 0655 got underway ... in compliance with Amphibious Force, Southwest Pacific Fleet Operation Order No. 2-43 (Secret) ... dated 20 February 1943' as part of a seven-unit escort group (SC 702, 699, 637, 731, 732, 741, 981) screening the LCI(L) flotilla/LST lift to the Southwest Pacific; conducted sound search en route. Signed/approved by Lt.(jg) Joseph S. Rose, Jr., D-V(G), USNR, commanding officer. The log cover styles her 'SUBCHASER SC-732' already at the Feb-Apr 1943 period.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1942-12-21 (cover note) to 1943-04-30
- Population
- Crew under Lt.(jg) Joseph S. Rose, Jr., USNR (commanding officer, Feb 1943)
- Limitations
- Primary ship record; documents transit and escort duty Feb-Apr 1943 only - the log cover itself notes that the Dec 1942 and Jan-Feb 1943 pages were submitted in an earlier 'patrol type log book' not part of this file unit. The 'SC-732' styling on the cover reflects preparation/submission near the end of the period, around the April 1943 reclassification. Contains no asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-pc-732-pc732-03
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[4]NARA catalog, 'USS SC-732 - Rep of opers in the assault landings in the Brunei Bay Area, Borneo, 6/10/45' (RG 38, World War II War Diaries, Other Operational Records and Histories; microfilm Roll A1892, Fold3 file 300769445) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NARA NAID 77510277; Fold3 image 300769445; roll A1892
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- A ship-specific primary action report exists in the National Archives: USS SC-732's own report of operations in the assault landings in the Brunei Bay Area, Borneo, dated 18 June 1945 per the catalog scope note (micro serial 143632, serial 0101), covering Operation Oboe VI of 10 June 1945. Confirms the hull was a documented participant, via its own filed report, in the Brunei Bay landings.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1945-06
- Population
- SC-732 crew, June 1945 (Lt.(jg) I.L. Mann, Jr., USNR per uboat.net task-organization extracts)
- Limitations
- Catalog record verified and digitized images exist (Fold3 partnership); the report text itself was not extracted this session - the action-report detail of her role is an archival lead, not read content. NARA catalog also holds a run of her 1943 monthly war diaries (Feb-Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov 1943) and muster rolls (see ev-02, ev-03). Contains no asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-pc-732-pc732-04
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[5]uboat.net Allied Warships, USS SC-732 (SC-732) page - milestones and extracted wartime operational events citing HMAS Vendetta report of proceedings, CTG 78.1 Oboe VI report, and CTU 76.20.50 Lutong action report (verified live 2026-10-03) [other_primary]
- Locator
- uboat.net ship 8949 specifications table + 'Notable events' section (28 Feb 1944; 10 Jun 1945; Lutong extract)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Documented service events for this hull: ordered 16 February 1942; built by Hiltebrant Dry Dock Co., Kingston NY; commissioned 21 December 1942. 28 February 1944 - A/S exercises off Milne Bay (New Guinea) with HMAS Vendetta, USS SC-747, and submarine USS Scamp; SC-732 under Lt. J.C. Rodman, USNR. 10 June 1945 - Operation Oboe VI (Brunei Bay landings): SC-732 (Lt.(jg) I.L. Mann, Jr., USNR) in Task Group 78.1.4 Landing Craft Control Unit, Task Unit 78.1.41 Control Unit 'Brown' with USS PC-1120 and USS SC-698. Circa 19-21 June 1945 - Lutong operation: SC-732 with PC-1120 formed Task Unit 76.20.54 Control Unit under Lt. J.R. Goodrich, USNR; screened the return of TU 76.20.50 to Brunei Bay on 21 June. Transferred to the Philippines 2 July 1948.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1942-1948
- Population
- Crew under Lt.(jg) Joseph S. Rose Jr. (1943), Lt. J.C. Rodman USNR (Feb 1944), Lt.(jg) I.L. Mann Jr. USNR (Jun 1945)
- Limitations
- uboat.net is a volunteer secondary compilation - its events are transcribed from Allied operational reports (sources listed: Vendetta report of proceedings Feb 1944; CTG 78.1 Oboe VI report; CTU 76.20.50 Lutong action report), so dates/units are well-grounded but not exhaustive of her movements. The 2 July 1948 transfer date conflicts with NavSource's 'June 1948' (carried in gaps). Contains no asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-pc-732-pc732-05
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[6]Convoyweb (Arnold Hague convoy database, via Don Kindell), convoy BG.86 - Buna to Langemak Bay, 19-20 April 1944 (verified live 2026-10-03) [other_primary]
- Locator
- convoyweb.org.uk BG convoy index, BG.86 page
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Convoy escort documented for this hull: convoy BG.86 departed Buna 19 April 1944 and arrived Langemak Bay 20 April 1944 - three merchants (David Belasco, Hawaiian Shipper, William S. Ladd) escorted by USS SC 732 and USS SC 982.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1944-04-19 to 1944-04-20
- Population
- SC-732 crew, April 1944
- Limitations
- Database compiled from the late Arnold Hague's operational research; documents an escort assignment only, not ship condition, materials, or crew detail. Consistent with her documented New Guinea-area operations (Milne Bay exercises Feb 1944). Contains no asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-pc-732-pc732-06
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[7]Royal Australian Navy Sea Power Centre digitized document, '01-30 June 1943' (wartime movement/signal summary) - search-index snippet: '(7) "SC.732" escorting "CAPE LESUWIN" departed Cairns 0421/30' [other_primary]
- Locator
- seapower.navy.gov.au '01-30 June 1943' PDF, entry (7)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Official Australian wartime documentation places this hull in Australian waters by June 1943: 'SC.732' escorting the merchant vessel Cape Lesuwin departed Cairns (Queensland) at 0421 on 30 June 1943 - consistent with her February 1943 departure from Balboa, C.Z., escorting the LCI(L) lift to the Southwest Pacific.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1943-06-30
- Population
- SC-732 crew, June 1943
- Limitations
- Source is a digitized RAN-hosted PDF; the document timed out on direct fetch (HTTP retrieval exceeded 60 s) and the text is quoted from the search-index snippet - treat as a located-but-not-fully-read primary lead. Places her at Cairns; does not document materials or condition.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-pc-732-pc732-07
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[8]List of decommissioned ships of the Philippine Navy (compiled secondary list) + uboat.net transfer entry + navypedia.org Cagayan-class table [other_primary]
- Locator
- Wikipedia 'List of decommissioned ships of the Philippine Navy', SC-497/Cagayan-class table row for ex-SC-732; uboat.net history line; navypedia.org/ships/philippines/phil_cs_cagayan.htm
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Postwar disposition: this hull was transferred to the Philippines on 2 July 1948 (uboat.net; the Philippine decommissioned-ships list gives the same date). Unlike sisters SC-731 (RPS Cagayan P-14), SC-736 (RPS Mountain Province P-15), SC-739 (RPS Ilocos Sur P-16), SC-747 (RPS Surigao P-17), SC-750 (RPS Isabela P-18), SC-982 (RPS Cavite P-19), SC-1274 (RPS Ilocos Norte P-20) and SC-1267 (RPS Alert PY-5), no Philippine Navy name for ex-SC-732 appears in the lists reviewed - the decommissioned-ships table carries a '?' for her Philippine name, and Navypedia's Cagayan-class table does not include an ex-SC-732 entry.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1948
- Population
- Philippine Navy personnel (1948-on, if commissioned under the Philippine flag)
- Limitations
- Secondary compilations; the governing U.S. transfer instrument (military-assistance or FMS record) and any Philippine-side commissioning/renaming record were not located - her Philippine identity is genuinely undocumented in these sources, which is itself the finding. Transfer month conflicts with NavSource's 'June 1948' (carried in gaps).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-pc-732-pc732-08
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[9]NavSource Submarine Chaser Photo Index, PC/SC type-symbol explanation (verified live 2026-10-03) + NavSource SC-732 page designation line [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 12/01idx.htm index text ('World War II expansion programs' paragraph); NavSource 12/150732.htm timeline
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- CORRECTION (class assignment): filing this hull under 'PC-461 class' is wrong. NavSource's index explains the designation history: WWII expansion produced two submarine-chaser types - 110-foot wooden-hulled craft and 173-foot steel-hulled craft - initially sharing the PC number series; by 1943 'the type symbol PC was retained for the steel 173-footers, and the separate symbol SC was adopted for the 110-foot vessels.' This hull was laid down as an SC-497-class 110-foot wooden submarine chaser, commissioned under the pre-split symbol PC-732 on 21 December 1942, and reclassified SC-732 in April 1943 - she was never a 173-foot steel PC-461-class patrol craft.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1942-1943
- Limitations
- Corrects a class assignment implied by the incoming record's designation, not a materials claim. The retype sequence is documented at class level by NavSource's index narrative and at hull level by NavSource's SC-732 timeline; the April 1943 reclassification month is NavSource's, not further itemized to a day.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-pc-732-pc732-09
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[10]Era inference built on: NavSource specifications block for this hull (2 x GM 8-268A diesels, wooden 110-foot SC-497 class); SC-497 class documentation (438 wooden-hulled chasers built 1941-44 across ~45 small yards, 'splinter fleet'); GAO HRD-80-2 Navy asbestos-program finding (see ev-11) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 12/150732.htm specifications; SC-497 class descriptions (NavSource 12/151024d.htm; class summaries); GAO HRD-80-2 product page
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- A wooden-hulled diesel submarine chaser built April-December 1942 sits inside the Navy's documented asbestos-use era; era-standard applications aboard a small combatant of this type and period were diesel-exhaust lagging, machinery and engine-compartment insulation, gaskets, valve packing, electrical insulation/cabling, and period interior finish materials (deck tile, joiner bulkhead components). As a diesel-driven wooden boat she carried no steam plant - the boiler/steam-line lagging pathway of steam vessels does not apply - and her wooden hull further reduces insulation scope relative to a steel combatant.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1942-1948
- Population
- Hiltebrant construction trades (1942); crew 1942-46; any yard/base trades during availabilities; Philippine Navy personnel (1948-on)
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - no hull-specific insulation survey, materials list, or work package located for PC-732/SC-732, and Hiltebrant Dry Dock (a small wooden-boat yard on Rondout Creek, Kingston NY) is not in the Atlas yard dataset, so no yard-level asbestos documentation exists either. Names era-standard applications, not confirmed installed materials. No quantity; no manufacturer attribution for this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-pc-732-pc732-10
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[11]GAO, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (Oct 18, 1979) [gao]
- Locator
- GAO product page HRD-80-2 (full text blocked, HTTP 403)
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO documented that the Navy used asbestos insulation extensively aboard ships and did not begin substituting alternative insulation materials until the early 1970s - spanning this hull's construction (1942) and U.S. service era (1942-46).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1979
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers; asbestos program review
- Limitations
- Program-level documentation; supports era context only, not any fact specific to this hull. Full text not retrieved (gao.gov blocks automated fetch, HTTP 403, confirmed again 2026-10-03) - content via product-page description.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-pc-732-pc732-11
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[12]Batch-8106 search ledger (this record): NavSource SC-732 page + PC/SC index; NARA catalog (muster rolls NAID 192212970; war diaries incl. NAID 134182282; Brunei action report NAID 77510277); uboat.net; convoyweb BG.86; RAN Sea Power Centre PDF; Philippine Navy decommissioned-ships compilations; shipbuildinghistory Hiltebrant page; NHHC DANFS check; shipyards.json check; CourtListener (throttled - see ledger) [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-pc-732-pc732-01 through -12
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or verified litigation naming USS PC-732 / USS SC-732 was found in the public sources searched. The ship-specific record for this hull is unusually strong on operational history (digitized muster rolls, digitized 1943 deck-log war diaries, and a filed Brunei Bay action report at NARA) but none of those documents address materials. CourtListener base queries ran one of four before the fleet pacing limiter engaged; the remaining queries are logged as blocked in search_ledger, not as negative results.
- 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 - and the litigation repository search is partially open (3 of 4 base queries throttled). Deck logs beyond the digitized 1943 months, builder work packages, and any transfer/scrapping records are undigitized leads. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-pc-732-pc732-12