Evidence
6 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-6).
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[1]DANFS entry 'Pluck' (AMc-94), Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships - hazegray.org transcription mirror (NHHC live page not located) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- hazegray DANFS mirror, full entry text; verified via Wayback capture 2025-06-02 (web.archive.org/web/20250602043653/http://www.hazegray.org/danfs/mine/amc94.htm) - live hazegray fetch failed, NHHC canonical URL returned 404
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS record: Pluck (AMc-94), a wooden-hulled coastal minesweeper (cl. Acme; dp. 228; l. 97'1"; b. 22'; dr. 9'; s. 10 k.; cpl. 17; a. 2 .50 cal. mg., 2 .30 cal. mg.), was laid down 7 June 1941 by the Noank Shipbuilding Co., Noank, Conn.; launched 4 April 1942; placed in service 6 October 1942, Lt. (j.g.) J. C. Butt, USNR, in charge. After shakedown and training she departed Miami, Fla., 19 February 1943 for San Juan, Puerto Rico, then operated from the American naval base at Trinidad, British West Indies, conducting minesweeping operations in the Caribbean to protect Allied shipping. Decommissioned 12 November 1945; struck from the Naval Vessel Register 8 May 1946; transferred to the Maritime Commission 24 November 1947 and subsequently sold.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-23
- Study period
- 1941-1947
- Population
- Crew of 17 (complement per DANFS)
- Limitations
- Authoritative for identity, construction, service, and disposal milestones. The DANFS entry contains no asbestos, insulation-material, or condition information and supports no asbestos claim. Small-craft entries are brief; 'decommissioned 12 November 1945' conflicts with NavSource's 'placed out of service 24 November 1945' - logged in gaps.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-pluck-amc94-01
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[2]Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945 - Minecraft: AMc Coastal Minesweepers, Accentor/Acme Class (HyperWar/ibiblio mirror of the official Navy tabulation) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Minecraft section, 'AMc -- Coastal Minesweepers', Accentor/Acme Class spec block and hull table (AMc-94 Pluck, comm. 1942)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Official Navy compilation tabulation lists AMc-94 Pluck (commissioned 1942) among 70 purpose-built 'Accentor/Acme Class' coastal minesweepers: displacement 185-205 tons; length 97'1"-98'5"; beam 21'-23'7"; draft 8'11"-10'8"; speed 10 knots; armament 2 .50 cal. machine guns; complement 17; diesel engine, 400 h.p.; 'wooden-hulled ships designed for inshore operations.'
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-23
- Study period
- 1941-1945
- Population
- Class-wide: crews of ~17 per hull, 70 purpose-built hulls
- Limitations
- Class-level tabulation, not a hull record: confirms design type (wooden hull, 400 h.p. diesel - no steam plant) but contains no asbestos or materials information. Diesel propulsion means steam-plant asbestos inferences applicable to larger hulls do not transfer to this design.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-pluck-amc94-02
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[3]NavSource Online, Mine Warfare Vessel Photo Archive - Pluck (AMc 94) page (volunteer-maintained secondary archive) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Chronology and specifications blocks; page notes no photograph of Pluck is available
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource photo-archive chronology for Pluck (AMc-94): call sign Nan-William-Love-How; propulsion one 400 bhp Enterprise DMG-6 diesel, one shaft; 'placed out of service 24 November 1945'; struck 8 May 1946; transferred to the Maritime Commission 24 November 1947; acquired 1948 by Pluck Fisheries, Inc. of Reedsville, VA; acquired 1968 by Carol and Gail, Inc. of Bricktown, NJ and renamed Carol and Gail; foundered 18 October 1971 off Point Pleasant Beach, NJ.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-23
- Study period
- 1942-1971
- Limitations
- Lead-quality secondary archive, not an official record: the post-Navy ownership trail (Pluck Fisheries 1948; Carol and Gail 1968) and the 1971 foundering are uncorroborated - no press account, MARAD status card, or Coast Guard casualty record located. 'Placed out of service 24 November 1945' conflicts with DANFS 'decommissioned 12 November 1945' - logged in gaps. Engine fit (Enterprise DMG-6) is per-hull detail not confirmed by any official source.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-pluck-amc94-03
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[4]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) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Abstract and article, AJIM 11(3):359-373
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- 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 construction program under which this wooden coastal minesweeper was built - and that wartime demand drove unprecedented asbestos utilization across ship types.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-23
- Study period
- 1940s era documented; article 1987
- Population
- WWII shipyard workers and ship crews (class context)
- Limitations
- Program/era-level scholarship on WWII shipbuilding generally; does not name this vessel, this class, or small diesel craft, and does not establish that asbestos was or remains aboard this hull, nor quantity, location, condition, exposure, or causation. Inference surface is narrower here than for steam vessels: this design had diesel machinery and no boiler/steam system.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-pluck-amc94-04
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[5]Mystic Seaport Museum, Collections & Research - Noank Shipyard Collection (coll 353) finding aid [museum_official]
- Locator
- Collection abstract and historical note; ArchivesSpace resource record also at archivesspace.mysticseaport.org/repositories/2/resources/477
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Mystic Seaport Museum holds the Noank Shipyard Collection (coll 353), records of the Noank, Connecticut yard that built Pluck: manuscript material and newspaper clippings dated 1943-2000 including bills of sale for vessels purchased by the yard and miscellaneous drawings and notes. The yard - organized 1850 as R. & J. Palmer, later Robert Palmer and Son - was once the largest wooden-vessel building and repair facility in southern New England and saw a WWII resurgence of activity.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-23
- Study period
- 1943-2000 (collection dates)
- Limitations
- Verifies the builder's existence, era, and record archive - a lead for construction-level detail (contracts, drawings, possible materials records), not itself evidence of materials aboard the hull. Whether the collection contains Pluck-specific records is unknown; contents are not fully digitized.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-pluck-amc94-05
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[6]Batch-1634 search ledger (this record): DANFS/NHHC (mirror), NavSource, HyperWar official Navy tabulation, MARAD Vessel History Database, Mystic Seaport Noank collection, CourtListener opinion/docket search, NARA catalog [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-pluck-amc94-01 through sl-uss-pluck-amc94-12
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or docketed asbestos litigation naming USS Pluck (AMc-94) was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). The single CourtListener docket hit for 'USS Pluck' (Holguin v. 3M, D.S.C. 2:25-cv-01843, AFFF/MDL-2873 complaint) refers to the later USS Pluck (MSO-464) and alleges firefighting-foam, not asbestos, exposure - a name collision, not qualifying litigation for this hull. The hull foundered as a fishing vessel in 1971 and no longer exists as a surveyable structure.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-23
- Study period
- 2026-09-23
- Limitations
- Absence of a located public record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard - a 1941-42 wooden diesel craft of this era could still have carried asbestos gaskets, packing, or exhaust insulation. The vessel's 1971 loss forecloses any present-day hull survey. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-pluck-amc94-06