USS Pirate (AM-275)

Evidence

13 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-13).

1. [1]DANFS, 'Pirate II (AM-275)' - official NHHC text verified via Wayback capture (2023-11-19) of history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/p/pirate-ii.html (live page returns 404 - standing NHHC link rot); verbatim mirror cross-check koreanwaronline.com/history/Pirate.htm [nhhc_danfs]

   Locator

   DANFS 'Pirate II' entry, specifications block + service narrative (Wayback capture of live NHHC page; mirror: koreanwaronline.com/history/Pirate.htm)

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   Official DANFS record for this hull: name gloss 'A buccaneer'; spec block 'AM-275: dp. 850; l. 184'6"; b. 33'; dr. 9'9"; s. 15 k.; cpl. 104; a. 1 3"; cl. Admirable'. Second Pirate laid down 1 July 1943 by Gulf Shipbuilding Co., Chickasaw, Ala.; launched 16 December 1943; sponsored by Mrs. Clara L. Oliver; commissioned 16 June 1944. Summer 1944: operations in and around Casco Bay and Boston; ASW exercises with Italian submarine Vertice and CTG 23.9 in early August; swept the Boston-to-Provincetown channel; December transfer to Miami as schoolship for student officers for 4 months. Departed Miami 4 April 1945 - Panama Canal, San Diego, Pearl Harbor; proceeded with MinDiv 32 via Eniwetok to Apra Harbor, Guam (7 June); reported at Nakagusuku Bay, Okinawa, 26 June; September minesweeping in area 'Arcadia' in and around Jinsen, Korea; November off northern Formosa. Decommissioned Bremerton, Wash., 6 November 1946; reported to ServPac December 1947 for deployment in Japanese waters in caretaker status, out of service in reserve. Recommissioned 14 August 1950 at Yokosuka, Japan; departed Sasebo 8 September for duties off Pusan; on 12 October she and Pledge were minesweeping 3 miles off the enemy-held island of Sin-Do when the ships hit mines - Pirate sank within 5 minutes. Closing line: 'Pirate received 4 battle stars for World War II service.'

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-22

   Study period

   1943-1950

   Population

   Gulf Shipbuilding construction trades (Chickasaw, 1943-44); wartime and postwar crew (design complement 104)

   Limitations

   DANFS documents identity, builder, dates, service narrative, and loss - not materials or asbestos content. Its casualty line ('12 sailors missing and one dead') compresses the combined two-ship figure from the 17 Oct 1950 press release into Pirate's own entry - the CO's Report of Loss and the PUC establish Pirate-specific figures of 6 missing/killed and 43 wounded (ev-03, ev-04, ev-05; flagged in ev-07). The closing battle-star line attributes 4 stars to WWII service; secondary sources attribute the stars to Korean service - flagged in ev-07.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-pirate-am275-01

2. [2]NavSource Online: Mine Warfare Vessel Photo Archive - Pirate (AM-275), file 11/02275 [other_primary]

   Locator

   NavSource 11/02275 - chronology block, specifications block, propulsion line, CO list, sinking photo credits (pages 11/02275c-d)

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   NavSource per-hull record: 'Admirable Class Minesweeper'; call sign Nan-Peter-Xray-Love; 'Laid down 1 July 1943 by Gulf Shipbuilding Co., Chickasaw, AL'; launched 16 December 1943; commissioned 16 June 1944; 'Decommissioned 6 November 1946 at Bremerton, Washington'; 'Assigned to Service Force, Pacific Fleet in December 1947 in Japanese waters in caretaker status, out of service, in reserve'; 'Recommissioned 14 August 1950 at Yokosuka, Japan'; 'Sunk by mine 12 October 1950 off Pusan, Korea' (sic - the loss was off Sin-Do in Wonsan approaches; 'off Pusan' is NavSource's loose header line - flagged in ev-07). Spec block: 945 t (fl); 184'6"; 33' beam; 9'9" draft; 14.8 kts; complement 104; armament one 3"/50 dual-purpose mount, one twin 40mm mount, six single 20mm mounts, one depth-charge thrower (hedgehog), four K-guns, two depth-charge tracks; propulsion 'Two 855shp Cooper Bessemer GSB-8 diesel engines, National Supply Co. single reduction gear, two shafts.' CO roster: LCDR Gilbert Louis Leindecker, USNR (16 Jun 1944 - 11 Oct 1945); LT John Claude Kettenring; LT Charles Lyman Rich; LCDR Frederick John Priddle; LT Hendrick William Trugo Nyland; LT William Odell Talley (OinC, Dec 1947); LT Elvie Robert Burd (OinC, Apr 1948); LT Cornelius Emmett McMullen, USN (14 Aug 1950 - 12 Oct 1950). Sinking photo sequence (1201 strike - 1205 sunk) credited to a USS Redbird (AMS-34) crewman; survivor account text reproduces the Earl Richard narrative.

   Verification

   partial

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-22

   Study period

   1943-1950

   Population

   Gulf Shipbuilding trades (1943-44); crew Jun 1944 - Oct 1950

   Limitations

   Specialist secondary compilation - detailed but non-official; agrees with DANFS on all shared fields except the loose 'off Pusan' locator (flagged). Propulsion line is the per-hull NavSource print; generic-class compilations print ALCO 539 / Farrel-Birmingham instead - flagged in ev-07. Contains no asbestos information; supports no asbestos claim.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-pirate-am275-02

3. [3]Report of Loss of USS Pirate (AM-275) - Commanding Officer's report, Ser 02A-50, 12 November 1950 (LT C. E. McMullen, USN) - NHHC-hosted primary document (NHC FAQ file faq103-3, USS Pirate File, Box 474, Ships History Division) [other_primary]

   Locator

   NHC FAQ faq103-3 (Wayback), 'Report of Loss of USS Pirate (AM-275),' paragraphs 5-8 (sinking sequence, rescue, casualty muster); source credit: USS Pirate File, Box 474, Ships History Division, Naval Historical Center

   Finding type

   historical_record

   Finding

   Commanding Officer's official Report of Loss for this hull: sweeping in condition with personnel not needed topside-dispersed to minimize casualties, bow lookouts posted, degaussing energized, Material Condition Able; the vessel struck a mine, listed to starboard, the fantail submerged, the vessel turned over exposing ~40 feet of keel forward, and went from mining to final rest in approximately four minutes; shell fire from Rei-To and Soku-Semu islands fell among survivors in the water until U.S. vessels replied; Pledge (AM-277) was mined about five minutes after the CO entered the water; survivors were taken aboard Endicott (DMS-35) and Incredible (AM-249) boats, with a helicopter from Rochester and UDT teams from Diachenko (APD-123) aiding the search. The post-rescue muster aboard Endicott records Pirate's casualty list: OFFICERS - attached 6, missing 0, injured 3; ENLISTED - attached 71, missing 6, injured 40; also surviving were Commander Mine Division 32 and his staff of one quartermaster.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-22

   Study period

   1950-10-12 (event); report dated 1950-11-12

   Population

   Ship's company at loss: 6 officers + 71 enlisted attached, plus ComMinDiv32 staff (~79 aboard); 6 enlisted missing/presumed dead, 43 injured

   Limitations

   Primary loss report - documents crew aboard (77 attached + MinDiv32 staff), casualty accounting, and the sinking sequence; contains no asbestos or materials information. Six enlisted 'missing' were the men lost with the ship; the PUC renders them 'six killed' (ev-05). Resolves the DANFS '12 missing and one dead' line, which is the combined Pirate+Pledge figure (ev-07).

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-pirate-am275-03

4. [4]NHC 'USS Pirate, Loss of; 12 October 1950' summary (faq103-1) + Navy Department press release of 17 October 1950, 'Two U.S. Navy Minesweepers Sink After Striking Mines Off Korea' (faq103-5) - DOD Office of Public Information immediate release, USS Pirate File, Box 474 [other_primary]

   Locator

   NHC FAQ faq103-1 ('The Salvage of Pirate' section) and faq103-5 (press release casualty lists; 'dead (USS PLEDGE)' and 'missing (USS PIRATE)' rosters)

   Finding type

   historical_record

   Finding

   Post-loss record for this hull: the NHC 'Loss of' summary documents that a helicopter spotted mines around the wreckage the day after the sinking, requiring a sweep before diving could begin; salvage focused on retrieval of onboard encryption devices; because weather and location made complete salvage of Pirate and Pledge a months-long effort, 'after the salvagers established that no classified information of use to the enemy was on board, the demolition of the ship was ordered to destroy anything of possible use left on the ship' - the wreck was demolished in place in Wonsan approaches and remains in North Korean waters. The 17 Oct 1950 press release reports twelve missing and one dead combined across both sunken sweepers and prints the per-ship casualty rosters - six missing named under USS Pirate (Mocklin, Nelson, Thomson, Johnson, G. G. Smith, Coleman), one dead (Nowak) and six missing under Pledge; survivors were carried to hospital facilities at Pusan. The release also records that enemy coastal guns on Sin-Do opened fire on survivors and rescue vessels and that USS Magpie was another minesweeper sunk by mine in the same period, with USS Brush and USS Mansfield damaged.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-22

   Study period

   1950-10-12 onward (salvage/demolition); release 1950-10-17

   Population

   Salvage/demolition divers and crews (Oct-Nov 1950); 170 survivors of Pirate+Pledge rescued

   Limitations

   Primary/official documents hosted by NHC - document the loss, rescue, casualties by name, and the wreck's demolition; contain no asbestos or materials information. Demolition-in-place means no hull survey, abatement, or material-recovery record can exist for this vessel - this is also why no post-loss ACM documentation pathway exists (ev-11).

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-pirate-am275-04

5. [5]Presidential Unit Citation letter, Secretary of the Navy C. S. Thomas to USS Pirate (AM 275) including ComMinDiv 32 staff - NHHC DANFS supplementary document (live page 404s; verified via Wayback capture 2023-09-26; source credit: USS Pirate File, Box 474, Ships History Division, NHC) [nhhc_danfs]

   Locator

   NHHC 'Pirate (AM-275) ii - Presidential Unit citation' page (Wayback capture); source: Presidential Citation Letter, USS Pirate File, Box 474

   Finding type

   historical_record

   Finding

   Official PUC text for this hull: 'For outstanding performance in action as a minesweeping unit during operations against enemy aggressor forces in Korea on 11 and 12 October 1950. Operating as a part of Task Element 95.62, the U.S.S. PIRATE assisted in ... sweeping and buoying a channel, 2,000 yards wide and 14 miles in length, to the outer limits of Wonsan Harbor ... On 12 October, after leading the assault formation in a dual role of Flagship for Commander Mine Division THIRTY-TWO and minesweeper ... the PIRATE encountered a third field of extreme density, struck a mine and sank in approximately four minutes with casualties numbered at six killed and forty-three wounded. During rescue operations, her survivors were repeatedly fired upon by enemy shore batteries and machine guns.'

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-22

   Study period

   1950-10-11 to 1950-10-12

   Population

   Ship's company + ComMinDiv32 staff, 11-12 Oct 1950

   Limitations

   Official award document - confirms loss circumstances and Pirate-specific casualties (6 killed, 43 wounded, matching the CO report's 6 missing + 43 injured); contains no asbestos or materials information.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-pirate-am275-05

6. [6]U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings, 'A Pirate in Harm's Way' (August 2010, Vol. 136/8/1,290) [reputable_press]

   Locator

   USNI Proceedings Aug 2010 article body

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   Independent professional-press account corroborating the loss: at 1121 on 12 October 1950 Pirate entered Wonsan Harbor sweeping in 'an Oboe-type sweep, port echelon' as lead ship and guide for four other minesweepers; she swept five moored contact mines with her port gear and one to starboard before a lookout sighted a shallow mine off the starboard bow; LT McMullen's evasive rudder orders could not clear it - the explosion struck the starboard side; McMullen ordered lifeboats and floater nets deployed and abandon-ship, and was last off as the fantail settled - the ship was gone within four minutes. Enemy shore batteries then fired on the men in the water; Pledge moved in to rescue, took evasive action, struck a mine herself, and joined Pirate on the bottom of Wonsan Harbor. McMullen received the Silver Star; Pirate the Presidential Unit Citation.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   context

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-22

   Study period

   1950-10-12; article 2010

   Population

   Crew at loss (secondary narrative)

   Limitations

   Professional-journal historical narrative (not a primary document) - corroborates the sinking sequence and awards; minor detail differences vs the CO report (sighting side, sequence) exist at the anecdote level. Contains no asbestos or materials information.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-pirate-am275-06

7. [7]Source-discrepancy resolution - official DANFS (Wayback NHHC capture + koreanwaronline verbatim mirror) vs NavSource 11/02275 vs NHC primary documents (faq103-1/3/5) vs PUC letter vs USNI Proceedings vs Wikipedia (citing the archived USS Pirate historical site) [other_primary]

   Locator

   DANFS (Wayback) vs NHC faq103-1/3/5 vs PUC letter vs NavSource 11/02275 vs usni.org Proceedings Aug 2010 vs en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Pirate_(AM-275)

   Finding type

   historical_record

   Finding

   Source discrepancies logged, not silently merged: (a) Casualties - the CO Report of Loss muster (6 officers/71 enlisted attached; 0 officers + 6 enlisted missing; 3 + 40 injured) and the PUC ('six killed and forty-three wounded') agree on Pirate-specific figures; the 17 Oct 1950 press release's 'twelve missing and one dead' is the combined Pirate+Pledge figure (6 missing each + Pledge's one dead) - DANFS's line 'Pirate had 12 sailors missing and one dead' compresses the combined figure into Pirate's entry. Pirate-specific figures are carried; DANFS wording flagged. (b) Loss location - NHC documents and USNI place the sinking off Sin-Do island in the Wonsan approaches; NavSource's header prints 'off Pusan, Korea' (loose/wrong - Pusan is ~150 nm south; duties were 'off Pusan' per DANFS but the mine strike was Wonsan). Wonsan/Sin-Do carried. (c) Propulsion - NavSource per-hull print: two 855shp Cooper Bessemer GSB-8 diesels, National Supply single reduction gear; generic-class compilations (Wikipedia infobox) print ALCO 539 / 1,710 shp / Farrel-Birmingham gear - conflicting engine fit unresolved, NavSource carried. (d) Displacement/speed - DANFS dp. 850 / 15 kts vs NavSource 945 t (fl) / 14.8 kts vs Wikipedia 625 t. (e) Battle stars - DANFS closes 'Pirate received 4 battle stars for World War II service'; Wikipedia and secondary sources attribute four battle stars to Korean War service; the ship's documented WWII combat window (Okinawa-era arrival June 1945, post-surrender sweeping) sits awkwardly with four WWII stars - flagged, not resolved. (f) Survivor figures - 'more than 80 survivors' (contemporaneous Evening Star via Library of Congress) and ~170 combined for both ships (NavSource photo page; Endicott rescue) vs CO-report attachment figures - consistent once Pledge survivors are included.

   Verification

   partial

   Role

   correction

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-22

   Study period

   1943-1950

   Limitations

   Resolves publication-level discrepancies among official texts, primary documents, and secondary compilations, adopting the better-supported values and flagging the rest. No asbestos content in any of these sources.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-pirate-am275-07

8. [8]Consolidated era/design inference - documented propulsion plant (NavSource spec block: two 855shp Cooper Bessemer GSB-8 diesels, National Supply Co. single reduction gear, two shafts - geared diesel) + documented builder and construction era (DANFS; NavSource; Gulf Shipbuilding yard history) [other_primary]

   Locator

   NavSource 11/02275 propulsion line; DANFS construction/service dates; Gulf Shipbuilding yard history (destroyerhistory.org/destroyers/gulf)

   Finding type

   asbestos_application

   Finding

   Era/design inference: this hull is a 1943-44-built steel Admirable-class minesweeper with a geared-diesel twin-screw plant (two Cooper Bessemer GSB-8 diesels, National Supply single reduction gear) - no boilers, no steam distribution. Its insulation load was materially lighter than a steam combatant's, but machinery and construction materials of the wartime era were commonly asbestos-containing: exhaust-system and muffler lagging, machinery gaskets and packing, electrical-cable insulation, accommodation/galley joiner insulation, winch and windlass brake linings, and deck compositions of the period. Exposure-relevant populations if any material was present: Gulf Shipbuilding construction trades (Jul 1943 - Jun 1944 - the Chickasaw yard ran 10,000-15,000 workers at peak building Fletchers, minesweepers, and C2 cargo ships); the U.S. crews across shakedown, Atlantic operations, the 1945 Pacific transfer, and the Okinawa/Jinsen/Formosa sweeping deployments (Jun 1944 - Nov 1946); Bremerton inactivation and Japanese-waters caretaker workforces (1946-1950); the Yokosuka recommissioning workforce (Aug 1950); and the crew at sinking (Oct 1950).

   Verification

   inferred

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   class_or_era

   Accessed

   2026-09-22

   Study period

   1943-1950

   Population

   Gulf Shipbuilding trades (1943-44); U.S. crew Jun 1944 - Oct 1950; Bremerton/Yokosuka availability workforces 1946-50

   Limitations

   Inference from documented design, machinery type, and construction era - NOT a hull materials record. No survey, specification, or material schedule naming AM-275 was located; establishes no asbestos content, quantity, location, condition, individual exposure, or causation. The diesel (non-steam) plant makes even era-level inference weaker than for steam vessels of the same era.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-pirate-am275-08

9. [9]Declaration of Peter Neushul, Ph.D., Siegfried v. Owens-Illinois, No. 2:18-cv-01575 (C.D. Cal.) (RECAP gov.uscourts.cacd.702384.52.0) - WWII Navy/USMC fireproof-insulation requirements and Navy QPLs [court_record]

   Locator

   RECAP document 52-0, declaration paragraphs on WWII shipbuilding insulation requirements and Kaylo QPL listings

   Finding type

   asbestos_application

   Finding

   Expert declaration documents that during WWII the U.S. Navy and U.S. Maritime Commission required fireproof insulation on military and civilian vessels, and that asbestos-containing thermal insulation products (e.g., Owens-Illinois Kaylo block and pipe insulation) appeared on Navy Qualified Products Lists under military specifications Mil-I-2819 and Mil-I-2781. Pirate was laid down in July 1943 inside this procurement regime.

   Verification

   inferred

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   class_or_era

   Accessed

   2026-09-22

   Study period

   1941-1945 (era); 2018 (filing)

   Population

   WWII Navy construction trades and crew (class context)

   Limitations

   Plaintiff-side expert declaration in asbestos litigation, not a court finding; describes Navy-wide procurement requirements and never names this hull. Pipe-covering findings are less applicable to a diesel (non-steam) minesweeper than to steam vessels. Asbestos presence aboard AM-275 is era inference only - does not establish that asbestos was installed aboard, nor quantity, nor any individual exposure.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-pirate-am275-09

10. [10]Corn, Jacqueline Karnell, and Jennifer Starr, 'Historical perspective on asbestos: Policies and protective measures in World War II shipbuilding,' American Journal of Industrial Medicine 11(3):359-373 (1987); and Fleischer, W.E., et al., 'A health survey of pipe covering operations in constructing naval vessels,' J Ind Hyg Toxicol 28(1):9-16 (Jan 1946), PMID 21016030 [other_primary]

    Locator

    AJIM 11(3):359-373; J Ind Hyg Toxicol 28(1):9-16

    Finding type

    gov_survey

    Finding

    Peer-reviewed historical study documents that asbestos was used extensively as a fireproofing and insulating material in U.S. shipbuilding during WWII - the era and wartime construction program under which this hull was built at Gulf Shipbuilding's Chickasaw yard (a 10,000-15,000-worker wartime yard holding both Maritime Commission and Navy contracts). The USMC-commissioned 1944-45 industrial-hygiene survey of pipe-covering operations at Navy and contract yards documented that 'an important ingredient of pipe covering material used on U.S. Navy vessels is amosite.'

    Verification

    verified

    Role

    context

    Documentation level

    class_or_era

    Accessed

    2026-09-22

    Study period

    1941-1946 (survey era)

    Population

    WWII shipbuilding workforce (era context); Gulf Shipbuilding trades (1943-44)

    Limitations

    Program/era-level documentation of asbestos use in WWII shipbuilding and naval-vessel construction generally; neither source names this vessel, class, or builder yard. Pipe-covering findings are less applicable to a diesel (non-steam) minesweeper than to steam vessels. Does not establish asbestos presence aboard AM-275.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-pirate-am275-10

11. [11]Batch-1248 search ledger (this record): official DANFS via Wayback NHHC capture + koreanwaronline verbatim mirror; NHC primary documents faq103-1/3/5 (loss summary, CO Report of Loss, 17 Oct 1950 press release) + PUC letter; NavSource 11/02275; USNI Proceedings Aug 2010; NARA asbestos research guide; degraded site:courtlistener.com and site:va.gov indexed queries [other_primary]

    Locator

    search_ledger rows sl-uss-pirate-am275-01 through sl-uss-pirate-am275-11

    Finding type

    historical_record

    Finding

    No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located for USS Pirate / AM-275: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, materials schedule, preservation record, court finding, or docketed asbestos case naming this hull was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). The CourtListener API v4 sweep could not run this session - the authenticated request returned HTTP 429 ('Request was throttled. Rate limit exceeded: 2800/day') repeatedly; the shared daily quota was exhausted by prior batch work on this machine (sibling Admirable-class records incl. batch-1236 Method and batch-1247 Pinnacle hit the same wall), so the opinion/docket sweep is logged as blocked, not retried into a ban, per batch rules. Indexed-web substitute queries surfaced only name collisions and generic asbestos filings - no hit naming this hull - and a marketing-roster name mention (mesothelioma.com's minesweeper jobsites page lists 'USS Pirate | AM-275 | Admirable | 6/16/1944 | Sunk by Mine, 1950' in a generic table; excluded per source rules, no hull-specific evidence). Structurally, no post-loss survey pathway exists: the wreck was demolished in place in North Korean waters in late 1950 and is inaccessible.

    Verification

    verified

    Role

    negative_finding

    Documentation level

    ship_specific

    Accessed

    2026-09-22

    Study period

    2026-09-22

    Limitations

    Absence of a located public record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard - a 1943-44-built vessel is era-consistent with asbestos-containing materials even accounting for its lighter diesel insulation load. IMPORTANT: the CourtListener sweep did not run to completion (throttled, shared quota) - 'no qualifying case located' reflects the non-litigation repositories and degraded indexed queries only; a differently-phrased hull reference may exist in the opinion/docket indexes. Does not establish presence or absence; does not establish or defeat any exposure claim or legal eligibility.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-pirate-am275-11

12. [12]Air & Liquid Systems Corp. v. DeVries, 586 U.S. 446 (2019), CourtListener opinion 4601080 - bare-metal-defense doctrinal context [court_record]

    Locator

    CourtListener opinion 4601080

    Finding type

    litigation_documented

    Finding

    No case located names this hull (see negative_finding row and search_ledger - CourtListener sweep blocked this session). Doctrinal context only for the vessel's type: claims arising from WWII-era Navy-vessel asbestos exposure ran under maritime law against equipment manufacturers, and the Supreme Court's DeVries decision settled the 'bare-metal defense' framework - manufacturers that supplied bare equipment had a duty to warn where their products required asbestos-containing parts. It illustrates the litigation posture claims arising from service aboard a WWII diesel minesweeper would have faced; no such claim naming Pirate was located.

    Verification

    verified

    Role

    context

    Documentation level

    class_or_era

    Accessed

    2026-09-22

    Study period

    2019 decision

    Limitations

    Doctrinal context only - the cited case does not name or involve this hull, and DeVries addressed manufacturers' duty to warn for asbestos-containing components on Navy vessels generally. Classification note: a complaint's vessel list would be a pleading allegation, not a finding; no pleading naming this hull was located in the searches performed. Does not establish or defeat any exposure claim or legal eligibility.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-pirate-am275-12

13. [13]NARA research guide 'Researching Asbestos aboard US Naval Vessel up through 1961' (archives.gov) + record-group map: RG 19 Entry P 11 'Minesweeper and Minelayer General Information Books [Item S-68], 1940-1962'; RG 19 general correspondence under hull code AM275 / class code AM136-class / yard code QM-Gulf Shipbuilding; RG 24 deck logs; WWII muster rolls; NHHC USS Pirate File, Box 474 (Ships History Division) - source of the PUC letter, press release, Report of Loss, and salvage documents already transcribed on NHHC pages [other_primary]

    Locator

    archives.gov asbestos research guide (GIB section, Entry P 11; filing-code methodology); NHC faq103-* source credits (Box 474)

    Finding type

    historical_record

    Finding

    Record-group mapping only: the archival repositories most likely to hold hull-level material documentation for AM-275, keyed to NARA's own asbestos-research guide - which names the minesweeper GIB series directly (RG 19, Entry P 11, Item S-68, 1940-1962, covering AM-275's entire existence). The guide prescribes ship-level research under the AM-275 filing code, class-level under the AM-136 (Admirable) class code, and builder-level under the QM/Gulf Shipbuilding yard code, plus Specification Files and Qualified Products Lists for component-level specifications. Additional leads: RG 24 deck logs (Jun 1944 - Oct 1950, an unusually short run ending in the combat loss), WWII muster rolls, and the NHHC USS Pirate File, Box 474 - already partially transcribed (PUC letter, press release, Report of Loss, salvage documents).

    Verification

    unverified

    Role

    archival_lead

    Documentation level

    context_only

    Accessed

    2026-09-22

    Study period

    1943-1962 records

    Limitations

    Record-group mapping only - no box-level retrieval performed; existence of asbestos-specific documents for AM-275 is unknown until surveyed in person. GIBs, correspondence, deck logs, and muster rolls are personnel/operations/technical records that may or may not document materials. Nothing in this row is an asbestos finding.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-pirate-am275-13