USS PC-773

Name
USS PC-773
Hull designation
PC-773
Vessel class
PC-461
Evidence tier
Tier 2
Evidence entries
5
Record ID
uss-pc-773-pc773
Dataset version
2026.10.12-rc.1
Canonical URL
https://asbestosatlas.org/ships/uss-pc-773-pc773

Evidence

5 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-5).

  1. [1]research packet 937-packet.md [other_primary]
    Finding type
    vessel_history
    Finding
    Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED (existence of the hull confirmed; PC-
    Verification
    verified
    Role
    supporting
    Documentation level
    ship_specific
    Evidence ID
    uss-pc-773-pc773-pkt-937-packet-md
  2. [2]NHHC DANFS, SC-701–SC-800, SC-773 entry (archived 2025-12-08; live NHHC URL returned HTTP 404 on 2026-10-03) [nhhc_danfs]
    Locator
    SC-773 entry, immediately following SC-772
    Finding type
    vessel_history
    Finding
    The official DANFS entry records that SC-773 was built by The Peyton Co., Newport Beach, California; laid down 23 May 1942; launched 17 October 1942; commissioned 12 May 1943; and transferred to the Maritime Commission 11 February 1948.
    Verification
    verified
    Role
    supporting
    Documentation level
    ship_specific
    Accessed
    2026-10-03
    Study period
    1942-1948
    Limitations
    Archived official vessel-history source. The live NHHC URL was unavailable at research time. This history entry does not identify asbestos-containing material, a work practice, individual exposure, or causation.
    Atlas source
    true
    Evidence ID
    ev-uss-pc-773-pc773-01
  3. [3]National Archives, Special List No. 44, by Ship Numbers, SC-773 row [other_primary]
    Locator
    PDF p. 97 (text line 5404), SC-773 row
    Finding type
    historical_record
    Finding
    NARA's logbook list includes SC-773 with coverage dates 12 May 1943 through 31 December 1945.
    Verification
    verified
    Role
    supporting
    Documentation level
    ship_specific
    Accessed
    2026-10-03
    Study period
    1943-1945
    Limitations
    These are listed logbook-coverage dates, not independently established commissioning or decommissioning dates. The list does not identify asbestos-containing material, exposure, or causation.
    Atlas source
    true
    Evidence ID
    ev-uss-pc-773-pc773-02
  4. [4]NavSource Online, SC-773 (ex-PC-773) photo archive [other_primary]
    Locator
    Header and first vessel-history paragraph
    Finding type
    vessel_history
    Finding
    NavSource identifies SC-773 as ex-PC-773 and identifies the vessel as an SC-497-class 110-foot submarine chaser, correcting a PC-461-class classification.
    Verification
    verified
    Role
    correction
    Documentation level
    ship_specific
    Accessed
    2026-10-03
    Study period
    1942-1948
    Limitations
    NavSource is used here for the requested identity/class correction and corroborative timeline only. It is not evidence of asbestos aboard, exposure, material quantities, or causation.
    Atlas source
    true
    Evidence ID
    ev-uss-pc-773-pc773-03
  5. [5]CourtListener API v4 search ledger (this record): exact-name and hull-number opinion/docket base queries [court_record]
    Locator
    search_ledger rows sl-uss-pc-773-pc773-04 through sl-uss-pc-773-pc773-07
    Finding type
    litigation_documented
    Finding
    CourtListener base searches for exact-name and hull-number opinion and docket records were invoked through the authenticated helper, but the fleet pacing limiter declined requests before search results were returned.
    Verification
    partial
    Role
    archival_lead
    Documentation level
    ship_specific
    Accessed
    2026-10-03
    Study period
    2026-10-03
    Limitations
    This is an access/pacing gap, not a negative litigation finding. It does not establish the presence or absence of litigation, asbestos aboard, exposure, causation, or legal eligibility.
    Atlas source
    true
    Evidence ID
    ev-uss-pc-773-pc773-04

Attribution

Compiled by
Paul Danziger; Rod de Llano
Publisher
Danziger & De Llano, LLP
License
CC-BY-4.0
Citation
Danziger, P., and De Llano, R. (2026). AsbestosAtlas Navy Vessel Asbestos Exposure Dataset. Danziger & De Llano, LLP. DOI: not yet assigned
Dataset version
asbestosatlas-ships-2026.10.12-rc.1
DOI
not yet assigned