Evidence
10 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-10).
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[1]DANFS, Scurry (AM-304) (verbatim transcription via hazegray.org; live NHHC page returns 404) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS entry, specifications block + full service narrative
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS record for this hull: laid down 24 May 1943 by Associated Shipbuilders, Seattle, Wash.; launched 1 October 1943, sponsored by Miss Winette DeLaye; commissioned 29 July 1944, Lt. Charles E. Dunston in command; name spelling changed from Skurry to Scurry 3 August 1944. Service: shakedown 15 Aug-19 Sep 1944; departed west coast 1 Oct escorting convoy to Eniwetok (arrived 3 Nov); convoy escort Eniwetok/Manus area until return to Pearl Harbor 13 Dec; minesweeping training off Maui 31 Dec 1944-18 Jan 1945; sailed 22 Jan for Iwo Jima, arrived three days before the assault and swept the assault and transport areas; departed Iwo Jima 3 Mar, arrived off Okinawa 25 Mar for a week of preparatory sweeps before the landings and remained until 8 Jul sweeping mines and maintaining antisubmarine patrols; overhaul at Leyte, P.I., 13 Jul-17 Aug 1945; then sailed to clear minefields off Japan - Yellow Sea 1-7 Sep, approaches to Sasebo and Nagasaki (one of the last American ships to enter those ports after the war); pilot vessel at Nagasaki 17-26 Sep for transports repatriating Allied POWs; Korean Strait clearance; sailed from Sasebo 10 Dec 1945; arrived Orange, Tex., 24 Apr 1946; decommissioned and placed in reserve there 29 Jun 1946. Reclassified MSF-304, 7 Feb 1955; struck from the Navy list 1 May 1967; converted into a salvage training hulk for Navy use at Norfolk, Va.; sunk as a test target off the Virginia Capes 14 Aug 1967. Four battle stars for WWII service. Specifications block: dp. 795; l. 184'6"; b. 33'; dr. 9'9"; s. 14.8 k.; cpl. 104; a. 1 3", 2 40mm., 6 20mm., 2 dct., 2 dcp., 1 dcp. (hh.); cl. Admirable.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1943-1967
- Population
- Associated Shipbuilders construction trades (1943-44); USN crew Jul 1944-Jun 1946 (complement 104); Orange, TX reserve-fleet caretakers (1946-1967); Norfolk salvage-hulk conversion and target-sinking crews (1967)
- Limitations
- DANFS documents identity, service history, and specifications - not materials or asbestos content. Live NHHC DANFS page returns 404 (standing link-rot note from Batch 01); verbatim hazegray transcription cited via Wayback capture 20240526125426. Spec-block displacement 795 conflicts with NavSource 945 t(fl), HyperWar 625 t, and Wikipedia 650 t - carried in gaps. Decommissioning date 29 Jun 1946 conflicts with Wikipedia infobox 22 Jun 1946 - carried in gaps.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-scurry-am304-01
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[2]NavSource Online, Mine Warfare Vessel Photo Archive, Scurry (MSF-304) ex-AM-304 ex-Skurry page (construction chronology, combat record, specifications, commanding-officer roster, photo captions, disposition) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource AM-304 page - Admirable Class Minesweeper chronology, specifications block, CO roster, photo captions; Wayback capture 20250315201453
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource record for this hull: built by Associated Shipbuilders, Seattle, WA (YN 51); laid down 24 May 1943; launched 1 October 1943; commissioned USS Skurry (AM-304) 29 July 1944; renamed Scurry 3 August 1944; departed States 2 October 1944; participated in Iwo Jima operation 16 Feb-3 Mar 1945; Okinawa 25 Mar-7 Jul 1945; shot down one Japanese bomber and assisted in the shootdown of two others 22 Apr 1945; occupation of Japan and Korea 1 Sep-10 Dec 1945; arrived San Diego 12 Jan 1946; decommissioned at Orange, TX, 29 June 1946; reclassified Fleet Minesweeper (Steel Hull) MSF-304, 7 Feb 1955; struck from the Naval Register 1 May 1967; converted to a salvage training hulk; sunk as a target off the Virginia Capes 14 Aug 1967. Specifications: displacement 945 t.(fl); length 184'6"; beam 33'; draft 9'9"; speed 14.8 kts; complement 104; armament one 3"/50 dual-purpose mount, one twin 40mm mount, six 20mm mounts, one depth-charge projector (hedgehog), four depth-charge projectors (K-guns), two depth-charge tracks; propulsion two 1,710-shp Cooper Bessemer GSB-8 diesel engines, National Supply Co. single-reduction gear, two shafts. Photo captions include a 1945 bridge-wing tally board showing 310 mines swept, and Bureau of Ships/NARA photos of the ship off Seattle in July 1944. Commanding officer listed: LT Charles Edward Dunston, USNR, from 29 Jul 1944.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1943-1967
- Population
- USN crew Jul 1944-Jun 1946; minesweeping and ASW crews at Iwo Jima and Okinawa under air attack
- Limitations
- Volunteer-compiled archival page - the sole located source for the propulsion detail (Cooper Bessemer GSB-8 / National Supply gear), the 22 Apr 1945 air-action credit, the San Diego arrival date, and the 310-mines photo caption. Propulsion conflicts with HyperWar's per-hull summary ('diesel-electric engines, twin screws, 1,800 h.p.') and the class table's 855-shp-per-engine rating - carried in gaps. Displacement 945 t(fl) conflicts with DANFS 795 - carried in gaps. Contains no asbestos information. Live navsource.org fetch failed during research; content verified via Wayback capture 20250315201453 and search-engine index of the live page.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-scurry-am304-02
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[3]Shipbuilding History (Tim Colton), Lockheed Shipbuilding / Puget Sound Bridge & Dredging yard table - Yard 1 (Harbor Island) hull #51 row: Skurry (AM 304), U.S. Navy minesweeper, 650d tons, 185 ft, delivered Jul-44, 'Sunk as target 1967' [other_primary]
- Locator
- shipbuildinghistory.com/shipyards/large/lockheed.htm, Yard 1 hull table row 51
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Colton's yard table carries AM-304 under its original name Skurry as yard hull #51, delivered July 1944, disposition 'sunk as target 1967' - consistent with DANFS/NavSource on the original spelling, delivery month, and fate. The table header documents the yard structure: PSB&D's Harbor Island facility was reactivated for WWII in a joint venture with Lake Union Dry Docks Co. called Associated Shipbuilders, which built minesweepers and yard craft for the Navy (designated Yard 1); neighboring hulls #50 and #52 are sisters Skirmish (AM-303) and Spectacle (AM-305).
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1943-1944
- Population
- Associated Shipbuilders (Harbor Island) construction trades, 1943-44
- Limitations
- Secondary compilation (Colton's yard lists), not an official record - but consistent with the DANFS builder credit and NavSource's 'YN 51' yard number. The joint-venture structure is corroborated by a 1946 U.S. Tax Court opinion describing the Associated Shipbuilders venture (PSB&D + Lake Union Dry Dock & Machine Works, equal one-half interests, minesweeper construction). Contains no asbestos information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-scurry-am304-03
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[4]NARA, Special List 44 - Named Vessels (finding aid to Vessel and Station Log Books at the National Archives, RG 24) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Special List 44 named-vessels table, 'Scurry (AM-304)' row
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA's Special List 44 names this hull with one logbook volume: 'Scurry (AM-304) 7/29/1944-10/31/1945' - deck-log coverage beginning at commissioning and running through the Iwo Jima and Okinawa operations and the first two months of postwar Japan/Korea mine clearance.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1944-1945 (logbook coverage)
- Population
- USN complement aboard AM-304, Jul 1944-Oct 1945
- Limitations
- Deck logs are operational records - they document movements and events, not materials or asbestos aboard. Coverage ends 31 Oct 1945: the Nov-Dec 1945 Korean Strait clearance, the homeward transit, and the Jan-Jun 1946 inactivation at Orange are not covered by the located entry. Muster rolls for this hull not separately confirmed in the named-vessels finding aid.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-scurry-am304-04
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[5]NARA, 'Researching Asbestos aboard US Naval Vessels up through 1961' (RG 19 research guide: hull-designation correspondence, Minesweeper and Minelayer General Information Books, hull-arranged Ship Engineering Drawings S39/S48/S103 filing codes) [other_primary]
- Locator
- archives.gov guided topic page, sections on Bureau of Ships correspondence, 'General Information Books,' and 'Ship Engineering Drawings'
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- NARA's official asbestos-research guide identifies the record series that would document hull-level material specifications for this ship: RG 19 Bureau of Ships general correspondence filed under hull designation 'AM304' and class correspondence under 'AM136 Class' (Admirable namesake); builder contract files under 'QM/Associated Shipbuilders' (or QM/Puget Sound Bridge & Dredging); RG 19 Entry P-11, 'Minesweeper and Minelayer General Information Books' (Item S-68, 1940-1962); and the paper/microfilm Ship Engineering Drawings ('Hull Series') arranged by hull number and Ship Material Group - the guide names S103 (Booklets of General Plans), S39 (Insulation and Lagging), and S48 (Piping) as the codes most relevant to asbestos research. An AM-304-specific drawing or GIB volume, if it survives, is the realistic path to any ship-specific materials finding.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1943-1946 (hypothetical record coverage); guide current as of 2026-09-22
- Population
- Associated Shipbuilders construction trades (1943-44); USN crew Jul 1944-Jun 1946
- Limitations
- Archival lead only - the guide documents which series exist, not that AM-304 material survives in them; no hull-specific drawing, GIB, or contract file was retrieved or confirmed. Establishes a research path, not an asbestos finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-scurry-am304-05
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[6]Fleischer, W.E., Viles, F.J. Jr., Gade, R.L., and Drinker, P., '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
- J Ind Hyg Toxicol 28(1):9-16 (1946); PubMed PMID 21016030
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- The U.S. Maritime Commission-commissioned wartime industrial-hygiene survey of pipe-covering operations at Navy and Navy-contract shipyards documented that 'an important ingredient of pipe covering material used on U.S. Navy vessels is amosite' - asbestos insulation was standard material in naval-vessel construction of exactly this hull's era.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1943-1946 (survey era)
- Population
- Navy and Navy-contract shipyard pipe-covering trades (wartime)
- Limitations
- Era-level documentation of asbestos use in naval construction generally; does not name this vessel, class, or builder yard (whether the Associated Shipbuilders Harbor Island yard was among the surveyed contract yards is unverified) and establishes nothing about this hull's materials, quantities, or any individual exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-scurry-am304-06
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[7]GAO HRD-80-2, 'Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure' (Oct 18, 1979) - product-page description and report summary [other_primary]
- Locator
- gao.gov/products/hrd-80-2 product page and report summary text
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO's 1979 review of Navy asbestos documents program-level facts for ships of this era: per the report summary, 'all ships contain some asbestos in such components as clutches and electric cables,' thermal insulation was 'the Navy's major use of asbestos aboard ships,' and older ships (pre-1970s construction) contained large quantities of asbestos insulation; the Navy's October 1975 policy was to remove and replace with nonasbestos materials only insulation that was damaged or had to be removed for repairs. Scurry's active service (1944-46) and reserve period (1946-67) both predate any Navy asbestos-removal policy.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1979 (report); policy period 1975-1979
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers (Long Beach and Norfolk Naval Shipyards fieldwork); program-level
- Limitations
- Program-level document, not a hull record - does not name this vessel or the Admirable class and establishes nothing about materials aboard AM-304. gao.gov returned HTTP 403 to automated fetches during research (standing limitation from Batch 01); the product-page description and indexed summary text were used, not full text. The 1975/1979 policies postdate this hull's 1967 sinking and were never applied to it.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-scurry-am304-07
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[8]Lockwood v. AC & S, Inc., 109 Wash. 2d 235, 744 P.2d 605 (1987) - Washington Supreme Court opinion; asbestos products documented at Puget Sound Bridge & Dredge (per Atlas shipyards.json row ev-puget-bridge-01) [court_record]
- Locator
- Lockwood v. AC & S, 109 Wash. 2d 235 (1987); shipyards.json puget-sound-bridge-dredging row ev-puget-bridge-01
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Published appellate opinion documents Raymark asbestos products and asbestos pipe/turbine insulation in use at Puget Sound Bridge & Dredge during a 1947-1948 liner conversion - asbestos product presence is court-documented at the builder yard's Harbor Island complex (the same facility where, as the Associated Shipbuilders JV, AM-304 had been built in 1943-44).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1947-1948 (documented exposure event); opinion filed 1987
- Population
- PSB&D/Associated Shipbuilders yard workers (1947-48, post-construction of this hull)
- Limitations
- Yard-level context only, post-dating this hull's construction by 3-4 years - the documented product use is on a different job (1947-48 liner conversion), and the opinion does not name AM-304 or any minesweeper. Establishes that asbestos products were used at the builder's yard complex in the late 1940s; does not establish materials aboard this hull, exposure of any individual, or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-scurry-am304-08
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[9]DANFS AM-304 entry (vessel type, builder, 1943-44 construction window) + NavSource propulsion data (diesel plant); NARA recognition of asbestos in USN materiel 1941-1961; wartime shipbuilding-materials context [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS AM-304 entry (construction record); NavSource AM-304 specifications block; NARA asbestos guided-topic page
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Era/type inference only: a steel Admirable-class fleet minesweeper built 1943-44 at Associated Shipbuilders' Harbor Island yard - inside the 1941-1961 window in which NARA officially recognizes asbestos use in U.S. Navy materiel - plausibly carried period-standard asbestos-containing materials in applications typical for the type: diesel exhaust lagging, engine-space insulation, machinery gaskets and packing, electrical insulation, fireproofing, accommodation insulation, and deck covering. Because the plant was diesel (two Cooper Bessemer GSB-8 engines, no boilers or steam lines), the dominant WWII asbestos pathway aboard steam vessels - boiler and steam-line lagging - did not exist on this hull; expected ACM scope is smaller and differently distributed than aboard a steam vessel of the same era. Documented disturbance events on this hull - the 13 Jul-17 Aug 1945 overhaul at Leyte and the 1967 conversion to a salvage training hulk at Norfolk - are material-disturbance opportunities; any asbestos handling in them is inference only.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1943-1967
- Population
- Associated Shipbuilders construction trades (1943-44); USN crew Jul 1944-Jun 1946; Leyte overhaul workforce (Jul-Aug 1945); Orange reserve-fleet caretakers (1946-1967); Norfolk salvage-hulk conversion crews (1967)
- Limitations
- Inference from era, builder, and vessel type only - no ship-specific document names any asbestos product aboard this hull. No material schedule for AM-304 was located (NARA RG 19 series are the lead, ev-05). Diesel propulsion reduces expected ACM scope relative to steam vessels but does not establish absence; the Leyte overhaul, the 21-year reserve-fleet lay-up at Orange, and the Norfolk salvage-hulk conversion created undocumented disturbance opportunities.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-scurry-am304-09
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[10]Batch-1277 search ledger (this record): DANFS transcription (Wayback/hazegray); NavSource (Wayback); Colton PSB&D/Lockheed yard table; NARA Special List 44 + asbestos guide; GAO HRD-80-2 product page; CourtListener API (blocked, rate limit) + Google-indexed site: fallback; VA BVA index; HyperWar per-hull page; shipyards.json lookup; wreck-position search [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-scurry-am304-01 through sl-uss-scurry-am304-12
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, court finding, or docketed asbestos case naming USS Scurry / USS Skurry / AM-304 / MSF-304 was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). CourtListener API v4 (authenticated) was rate-limited (2800/day shared cap, ~10 h to reset) at time of research; Google-indexed site:courtlistener.com and VA BVA searches returned no qualifying hit naming the vessel - 'Scurry' hits are Scurry County, Texas litigation and attorney-name collisions.
- 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 diesel minesweeper is era-consistent with asbestos-containing materials. The hull's record chain ends with a 1967 target sinking, so no museum, scrapping-yard, or late-life record series exists to generate documentation. The CourtListener API query itself was blocked by the shared daily cap - the litigation check rests on the indexed fallback; an authenticated API re-run remains an open item.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-scurry-am304-10