USS Seminole (AKA-104)

Evidence

11 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-11).

1. [1]Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, 'Seminole IV (AKA-104)', Naval History and Heritage Command - live history.navy.mil page returned 404 on 2026-09-21; verified via the Internet Archive Wayback capture of history.navy.mil (2025-12-09) and the hazegray transcription of print DANFS Vol. VI (1976), pp. 436-438 [nhhc_danfs]

   Locator

   Wayback capture 20251209141533 of NHHC seminole-iv DANFS page, full article; print transcription at losthistory.net/hazegray/danfs/amphib/aka104.htm (DANFS Vol. VI pp. 436-438)

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   DANFS entry for Seminole IV (AKA-104): named for counties in Florida, Georgia, and Oklahoma; Tolland class, type C2-S-AJ3; displacement 14,160, length 459'2", beam 63', draft 26'4", speed 16.5 knots, complement 425, armament one 5-inch + eight 40mm + sixteen 20mm. Laid down 7 November 1944 at Wilmington, N.C., by North Carolina Shipbuilding Co. under Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 1703); launched 28 December 1944, sponsored by Miss Pamela Cole; commissioned 8 March 1945 at the Charleston (S.C.) Navy Yard, Comdr. James H. Budd, D-M, USNR, in command. Service: Chesapeake Bay shakedown 25-28 March 1945; Panama Canal transit 14-15 April; Pearl Harbor 30 April; Eniwetok 6 June; Ulithi antitank-mine loading; Buckner Bay, Okinawa, 14 July, unloaded 17 July; typhoon evasions 18-20 July and 1-3 August; Peleliu, Saipan, Tanapag, Tinian, Guam cargo runs; San Pedro Bay, Leyte, 8 September; 40th Division lift to Jinsen, Korea; second lift with 84 officers and men of the 6th Division to Jinsen; departed Leyte Gulf 1 December 1945, arrived San Francisco 2 March 1946 via Tsingtao, Guam, Pearl Harbor; west-coast and Pacific operations 1946-50. Korea: in Puget Sound at outbreak; voyage repairs at Mitsubishi dockyards, Kobe; Inchon Red Beach opposed landings 15 September 1950 (301 U.S. + 58 ROK marines, 1st Marine Provisional Brigade); 1st Marine Division lift to Wonsan; X Corps troop lifts Pusan-Wonsan November (sank a mine with small-arms and 20mm fire); Hungnam evacuation December ferrying Japanese stevedores and 3d Division/ROK troops; POW transport Pusan to Sadung Ni January-February 1951 plus two simulated amphibious demonstrations; San Diego 9 July 1951; redeployed December 1952; TG 90.9 redeployed 5th Cavalry RCT to Otaru April 1953; Operation Big Switch - ferried almost 10,000 North Korean and Chinese POWs Koje Do to Inchon, 28 July-12 September 1953; San Diego 12 October 1953. 1954-58 WestPac deployments (Yokosuka, Hong Kong, Sasebo, Subic Bay, Kobe); Saigon 31 December 1955, evacuated refugees from North Vietnam and the Tachen Islands, departed 11 January 1956. Assigned Amphibious Squadron 9, 1 July 1966. Vietnam 1967: Cua Viet marine rotations; rescued 28 survivors of SS Silver Peak 14 April; Operations Beaver Cage (28 April-13 May), Beau Charger (18-22 May), Beacon Torch (18 June-2 July), Bear Track (4-17 July), Bear Chain (to 25 July), Kangaroo Kick, Belt Drive (to 5 September). 1968: relieved Merrick (AKA-97) at Subic Bay 10 October; ARG off Danang. Reclassified LKA-104 on 1 January 1969; Mo Due demonstration; missed Operation Bold Mariner; grounded on Puget Shoals 14 July 1969; Operation Keystone Bluejay lift completed to San Diego 24 February 1970. Transferred to the Inactive Ship Facility, San Diego, 23 September 1970 'in her 25th year of active service'; placed out of commission in reserve 23 December 1970; NDRF Suisun Bay; stricken from the Naval Vessel Register 1 September 1976; sold to American Ship Dismantlers, Inc., Portland, Oregon, 16 November 1977 'and broken up for scrap.' Six battle stars (Korea) and six campaign stars (Vietnam).

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-21

   Study period

   1944-1977

   Population

   Navy crew (DANFS complement 425)

   Limitations

   Official Navy history and the controlling identity/service record, but a compressed secondary narrative with internal source variants: the NHHC web text names 'Comdr. James H. Budd, D-M, USNR' as commissioning commanding officer while print DANFS Vol. VI reads 'Lt. Comdr. E. L. Bothwell, Assistant to the Captain of the Yard, in temporary command' - both carried, not reconciled. The print text predates the 1976 strike and 1977 sale (Vol. VI 1976); the NHHC web text includes them. Contains no asbestos or materials information - supports identity and history only.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-seminole-aka104-01

2. [2]U.S. Maritime Administration, ShipHistory database - SEMINOLE (AKA-104/LKA-104), ShipHistory Detail 4511 (data block, milestone table, three status-card scans: vessel status card, MA-383 reserve-fleet particulars, MA-20 Record of Ship Sales) [marad_nrc]

   Locator

   ShipHistory Detail 4511 milestones + status cards /cards/4511_8315AF.jpg (MA-383), /cards/4511_AF.jpg (MA-20), /cards/a8f2303d-5b18-47e7-b10e-94b9e0363b45.png (vessel status card) - cards read at 200-300 dpi

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   MARAD ShipHistory record for SEMINOLE (AKA-104/LKA-104): type C2-S-AJ3, 'Navy Amphibious Cargo Ship', category 'Mil. Aux.'; builder North Carolina Shipbuilding, 'Year Built' 1945 (MA-20 card reads 1944); MC hull 1703. Status-card custody chain (read from scans): 'Del'd. to Navy by Maritime Commission' at Wilm., N.C., 2-6-45 2pm EWT, LB form of agreement, 'Completed 2-6-45'; Reserve Fleet, custody, Suisun Bay, 5/20/71 2:30PM PDT (title 'Temporary Custody-Reimbursable'); 'Permanent Transfer' title, Suisun Bay, 11/16/77; American Ship Dismantlers, Inc., purchase, Suisun Bay, 11/16/77 (nontransportation use); physically delivered 12/12/77 11:15AM PST. Reserve-fleet particulars card (MA-383): entered 5-20-71 1430 PDT; withdrawn 12/12/77 1115 PST; reason 'Sold for NT use under PD-X-1022, 11-8-77 to American Ship Dismantlers, Inc. for $103,370.69'; DAMAGES and OTHER DATA blocks blank. MA-20 Record of Ship Sales: PD-X-1022; awarded to American Ship Dismantlers, Inc., 11-16-77, $103,370.69; contract MA-8862; advertised under PD-X-1022 dated 10-3-77, opened 11-8-77, 'under two condition: (1) NTU (2) SCRAP HULL; Award under condition (1) NTU'; built by North Carolina S. B. Co.; LOA-459'2" x 63'. Milestone table: Entry/Acquisition 5/20/1971 ('CUST 1971'); Disposition and 'Withdrawl' 12/12/1977 ('CUST 1971 NDRF 1971').

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-21

   Study period

   1945-1977

   Population

   NDRF Suisun Bay layup/custody personnel (1971-77); American Ship Dismantlers breaking-yard workers, Portland (1977-78)

   Limitations

   Primary custody record - the strongest documentation of the Navy-delivery, layup, and disposal chain. 'Year built' reads 1945 on the detail page and '1944' on the MA-20 sales card (build vs completion basis) - both carried. Sale-price figures on the particulars card partially clipped at image edge but legible ($103,370.69). Cards document custody and sale terms only - no asbestos, materials, hazmat, or preservation notes; the MA-383 DAMAGES block is blank.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-seminole-aka104-02

3. [3]NavSource Naval History photo archive, USS Seminole (LKA-104) ex (AKA-104) page (navsource.org/archives/10/02/02104.htm) - build/commission table, awards block, disposal timeline [other_primary]

   Locator

   navsource.org/archives/10/02/02104.htm - Tolland-class timeline block, awards/campaign block

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   NavSource AKA/LKA-104 page corroborates and adds the acquisition-conversion sequence: laid down 7 November 1944 as MC type C2-S-AJ3 (MC hull 1703) at North Carolina Shipbuilding Co., Wilmington, N.C.; launched 28 December 1944; acquired by the Navy from the Maritime Commission 6 February 1945; 'Placed in partial commission as USS Seminole (AKA-104), 6 February 1945, LT. Guyon, Elmer Edward USNR (Aux. Vessel Ferry Crew #1) in command'; decommissioned 8 February 1945 at Charleston Navy Yard for conversion to naval service; re-commissioned 8 March 1945 at Charleston Navy Yard, CDR James H. Budd, USNR, in command. Postwar: redesignated Amphibious Cargo Ship (LKA-104) 1 January 1969; 'Decommissioned, 13 December 1970, at the Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility, San Diego, CA'; custody returned to MARAD for layup in NDRF Suisun Bay 20 May 1971; 'Struck from the Naval Register, 1 September 1976'; 'Final Disposition, sold for (non-transportation use) scrapping by MARAD, 16 November 1977, to American Ship Dismantlers, Inc.' Awards block: six battle stars Korean War service, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, Vietnam Service Medal with seven campaign stars; call sign NECI.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-21

   Study period

   1944-1977

   Limitations

   Volunteer-compiled secondary reference used for cross-check; its ferry-crew detail (Lt. Guyon, Aux. Vessel Ferry Crew #1) and the 6-8 February 1945 partial commission reconcile DANFS's two commissioning-officer wordings but rest on NavSource's compilation. Two conflicts with DANFS carried openly, not merged: decommission '13 December 1970' vs DANFS/shipscribe 23 December; 'seven campaign stars' for Vietnam vs DANFS six. Contains no asbestos information.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-seminole-aka104-03

4. [4]Shipscribe (Stephen S. Roberts), 'USS Tolland (AKA-64) Class' page - construction table, disposal table, ship notes, class notes and data block (compiled 2007 from official records) [other_primary]

   Locator

   shipscribe.com/usnaux/AKA/AKA64.html - AKA-104 rows in both tables; ship notes MC-1703 row; class notes paragraphs

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   Shipscribe Tolland (AKA-64) class page construction table lists: '104 SEMINOLE - Acq. 6 Feb 45 - North Carolina SB - Keel 7 Nov 44 - Launch 28 Dec 44 - Commiss. 8 Mar 45'; disposal table lists '104 SEMINOLE - 23 Dec 70 / 1 Sep 76 / 16 Nov 77 / MA/S / 16 Nov 77'; ship note (MC 1703): 'Accepted 6 Feb 45, ferry comm. to 8 Feb 45. Converted by NYd Charleston (S.C.). To LKA-104 1 Jan 69. To NDRF 20 May 71, to buyer 12 Dec 77.' Class notes document the program: all C2-S-AJ3s (AKA variant of the C2-S-AJ1) were built with military features by the MC under its Military Program in two series; 'AKA 64-75 and 101-4 were acquired substantially complete and were ferried under their own power to the Charleston Navy Yard for conversion' - Seminole (AKA-104) is in that group; AKA 76-87 and 105-108 were acquired incomplete and towed to New York/Baltimore yards for completion; the C2-S-AJ series was built exclusively at North Carolina Shipbuilding. Class data block: design MC C2-S-AJ3; 6,318 t light / 14,160 t lim.; 459.2' oa; machinery 'G.E. turbine, 1 screw', 6,000 HP, 16.5 kts.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-21

   Study period

   1944-1977

   Population

   Charleston Navy Yard conversion workforce (Feb-Mar 1945)

   Limitations

   Secondary compilation of official records (Roberts's long-running USN auxiliaries reference); the AKA-104 table rows name this hull and corroborate DANFS/MARAD dates, while the machinery data block and program narrative are class-level. Confirms the Charleston Navy Yard conversion event on this hull. Contains no asbestos information.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-seminole-aka104-04

5. [5]Navypedia, 'Rankin / Tolland amphibious cargo ships (1944-1945)' page (us_aws_tolland) - member table and class technical data [other_primary]

   Locator

   us_aws_tolland.htm - Seminole member row + technical-data block

   Finding type

   historical_record

   Finding

   Navypedia 'Rankin / Tolland amphibious cargo ships' class page: member table lists 'AKA104, 1.1969- LKA104 SEMINOLE - yard no. 194 - North Carolina SB, Wilmington - laid down 1944 - launched 28.12.1944 - commissioned 3.1945 - stricken 9.1976 - Rankin subclass'; class technical data: displacement 8,635 t standard / 13,910 t full; 139.9 m oa; one shaft; '1 set General Electric geared steam turbines, 2 Combustion Engineering or Foster Wheeler boilers'; 6,000 hp; 16.5 kts; armament 1x1-127/38, 4x2-40mm, 16x1-20mm; complement 404.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   class_or_era

   Accessed

   2026-09-21

   Study period

   1944-1977

   Limitations

   Secondary compilation; the member row names this hull (yard no. 194, dates) but the machinery/complement block is class-level - boiler builder given as 'Combustion Engineering or Foster Wheeler' across the class, not resolved per-hull; complement 404 conflicts with DANFS 425 (DANFS controls). No asbestos content.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-seminole-aka104-05

6. [6]Corley v. Long-Lewis, Inc., 688 F. Supp. 2d 1315 (N.D. Ala. 2010) (order denying motion to remand; CourtListener opinion 2316747 / Harvard scan 2316747.pdf); subsequent history: partial SJ for Navy suppliers (E.D. Pa., MDL-875, SOL grounds) and affirmance, 965 F.3d 1222 (11th Cir. 2020) [court_record]

   Locator

   688 F. Supp. 2d at 1317-18 (Amended Complaint recital listing vessels incl. 'USS Seminole'), 1322-24 (Monterrey/Mississinewa deposition detail), 1330-36 (federal-officer analysis, order); CourtListener opinion ID 2316747

   Finding type

   litigation_documented

   Finding

   Published federal opinion recites a First Amended Complaint listing 'USS Seminole' among twelve vessels aboard which plaintiff Charles Corley alleged he worked as a U.S. Navy boiler-room technician and ship-wide maintenance worker from 1946 to 1973, and alleged asbestos-related injury (mesothelioma) from exposure to asbestos-containing products during that employment (Corley v. Long-Lewis, Inc., N.D. Ala. No. 2:09-cv-01812-HGD). AKA-104 is the only USS Seminole in commission during the stated 1946-1973 window (the third Seminole, AT-65, was sunk 25 October 1942); the pleading states no hull number - identification as this hull is inferential but chronologically compelled. Disposition: the reported order (688 F. Supp. 2d 1315, Jan. 28, 2010, Mag. J. Davis) DENIED plaintiffs' motion to remand - defendants established that some alleged exposure events occurred on federal enclaves (Philadelphia, Long Beach, Norfolk naval shipyards) and made a colorable federal-officer/military-contractor defense under 28 U.S.C. § 1442(a)(1). The order's exposure-specific discussion addresses other ships (USAT Monterrey - Kaylo pipe covering at Philadelphia 1953; USNS Mississinewa - boiler tubes/pumps at Norfolk early 1960; USS Cavalier - Westinghouse turbines with NAVSEA-specified asbestos insulation); no Seminole-specific exposure testimony appears in the published order. Litigation continued: JPML transferred to E.D. Pa. (MDL-875), which granted partial summary judgment for 17 'Navy supplier' defendants on statute-of-limitations grounds; returned to N.D. Ala.; voluntary dismissal of remaining defendants without prejudice; affirmed on appeal (Corley v. Long-Lewis, Inc., 965 F.3d 1222, 11th Cir. 2020) - holding the district court did not abuse discretion in refusing a late maritime-law theory. Exposure aboard this hull was never adjudicated at any stage.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-21

   Study period

   2009-2020 (litigation); alleged exposure window 1946-1973

   Population

   Plaintiff Charles Corley (Navy boiler-room technician/ship-wide maintenance, 1946-1973, per pleading)

   Limitations

   Litigation-stage discipline: classified at the pleading stage - 'USS Seminole' appears once, in the First Amended Complaint's twelve-ship employment list recited by the court; it is an allegation, not a finding, and the merits were never reached on any vessel (remand denial, SOL summary judgment, voluntary dismissal, appellate affirmance on a maritime-law waiver issue). Hull identification is inferential - the pleading gives no hull number; AKA-104 is the only USS Seminole in commission during the alleged 1946-1973 employment window. The order documents no Seminole-specific exposure testimony, product identification, or ACM finding for this hull. Does not establish that asbestos was aboard this ship, any individual exposure, or legal eligibility.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-seminole-aka104-06

7. [7]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 Maritime Commission emergency construction program under which this C2-S-AJ3 hull was built (1944-45) and operated - and that wartime demand drove unprecedented asbestos utilization aboard merchant-type and naval hulls.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   context

   Documentation level

   class_or_era

   Accessed

   2026-09-21

   Study period

   1940s era documented; article 1987

   Population

   WWII shipyard workers and ship crews (class context)

   Limitations

   Program/era-level scholarly documentation of asbestos use in WWII shipbuilding generally; does not name this vessel or the C2-S-AJ3 type and does not establish that asbestos was or remains aboard this hull, nor quantity, location, condition, exposure, or causation.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-seminole-aka104-07

8. [8]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) [other_primary]

   Locator

   PubMed record PMID 21016030; article pp. 9-16 (pipe covering material section)

   Finding type

   gov_survey

   Finding

   The U.S. Maritime Commission-commissioned industrial-hygiene survey of WWII pipe-covering operations at two Navy yards and two Navy contract yards documented that 'an important ingredient of pipe covering material used on U.S. Navy vessels is amosite' - i.e., asbestos insulation was standard material in wartime naval-vessel construction and conversion of exactly this hull's era and type.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   context

   Documentation level

   class_or_era

   Accessed

   2026-09-21

   Study period

   1940s survey; article 1946

   Population

   WWII pipe-covering trades at surveyed yards (class context)

   Limitations

   Era-level documentation of asbestos use in naval construction generally; does not name this vessel, class, or either yard (whether North Carolina Shipbuilding or the Charleston Navy Yard conversion workforce was among the surveyed yards is unverified) and establishes nothing about this hull's materials, condition, or any individual exposure.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-seminole-aka104-08

9. [9]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 to automated fetch, HTTP 403; content via product-page description)

   Finding type

   gov_survey

   Finding

   GAO documented the Navy's asbestos-protection program: standing policy (1975) removed asbestos insulation only when damaged or required for repairs, modified 1979 to selective replacement in high-maintenance areas - meaning original-era insulation typically remained in place for decades unless a yard period disturbed it. Relevant context for a 1945 steam hull that served until 1970 and then lay in reserve until scrapping in 1977-78.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   context

   Documentation level

   context_only

   Accessed

   2026-09-21

   Study period

   1979

   Population

   Navy shipyard workers; asbestos program review

   Limitations

   Program-level documentation, not ship- or class-specific; the policy window (1975-79) postdates this hull's commissioned service (ended 1970) and overlaps only her reserve-fleet layup and disposal. Does not establish materials aboard this hull. Full text unreachable to automated fetch - product-page metadata used.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-seminole-aka104-09

10. [10]Batch-978 search ledger (this record): NHHC DANFS via Wayback + hazegray mirror; MARAD ShipHistory Detail 4511 + three status-card scans; NavSource AKA-104; shipscribe AKA-64 class page; navypedia Tolland class page; NARA Special List 44; CourtListener API (blocked) + site:courtlistener.com supplemental sweep (Corley hit verified); asbestos/litigation web sweeps [other_primary]

    Locator

    search_ledger rows sl-uss-seminole-aka104-01 through sl-uss-seminole-aka104-12

    Finding type

    historical_record

    Finding

    No adjudicated or documentary ship-specific asbestos finding located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or adjudicated exposure finding for USS Seminole / AKA-104 / LKA-104 / MC hull 1703 was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). One pleading-stage litigation allegation naming the hull exists (ev-06, Corley) - an unadjudicated complaint-list naming, never tested on the merits. CourtListener API v4 queries for 'Seminole', 'AKA-104', and 'LKA-104' were rate-limit blocked at cutoff (HTTP 429, shared 2800/day quota exhausted by concurrent batch agents); a supplemental site:courtlistener.com web-index sweep surfaced the Corley opinion plus non-qualifying name collisions (Seminole Nation/Seminole Nation of Oklahoma tribal cases; unrelated vessel cases) - the API sweep remains incomplete, not negative-proven, and 'Seminole' is a high-collision name requiring per-hit classification when the quota clears. Law-firm marketing pages that name USS Seminole (simmonsfirm.com, mesotheliomaveterans.org, asbestosnavy.com, navyshipexposure.com list entries) are an excluded source class per the no-law-firm-sources rule and are logged, not cited.

    Verification

    verified

    Role

    negative_finding

    Documentation level

    ship_specific

    Accessed

    2026-09-21

    Study period

    2026-09-21

    Limitations

    Absence of a located documentary record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard - a 1944-45 C2-S-AJ3 steam auxiliary with a 25-year commissioned career is era-consistent with asbestos-containing materials, and her construction, Charleston conversion, foreign-yard voyage repairs, upkeep periods, inactivation, layup, and shipbreaking are undocumented disturbance phases. The Corley pleading allegation (ev-06) does not change this: it is an unadjudicated employment-list naming. CourtListener API surface remains partially unqueried due to rate limits - the litigation sweep is incomplete, not negative-proven.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-seminole-aka104-10

11. [11]NARA Special List 44 named-vessel deck-log index (archives.gov/research/military/logbooks/special-list-44-named, 'Seminole (AKA-104) 2/6/1945-12/31/1945' row) + NARA Guide to Federal Records: RG 24, RG 19 (Bureau of Ships), RG 178 (U.S. Maritime Commission), RG 357 (Maritime Administration); Corley docket 2:09-cv-01812 (N.D. Ala.) [other_primary]

    Locator

    Special List 44 'Seminole (AKA-104)' entry (coverage 2/6/1945-12/31/1945); archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/024.html, /019.html, /178.html, /357.html

    Finding type

    historical_record

    Finding

    Archival leads (not retrieved - require research-room or reproduction order; no spend authorized): NARA's published named-vessel index (Special List 44) explicitly indexes Seminole (AKA-104) Navy deck logs covering 2/6/1945-12/31/1945 - the ferry-commission-through-occupation-sealift window of this Navy-manned hull; post-1945 deck logs (Korea/Vietnam career, 1946-1970) exist in RG 24 but are unindexed in the public list. Also: Bureau of Ships records incl. conversion/outfitting files for the February-March 1945 Charleston Navy Yard AKA conversion (RG 19) - a documented insulation-disturbance event type; Maritime Commission construction-contract records for MC hull 1703 at North Carolina Shipbuilding Wilmington (RG 178); MARAD custody records incl. the PD-X-1022 disposal file (RG 357) - the most promising scrapping-prep hazmat lead; NDRF Suisun Bay preservation records for the 1971-77 layup; and the Corley litigation record itself - the N.D. Ala. 2:09-cv-01812 docket (and the MDL-875 E.D. Pa. transfer) may contain plaintiff work-history/ship-exposure detail beyond the published order's recital.

    Verification

    unverified

    Role

    archival_lead

    Documentation level

    context_only

    Accessed

    2026-09-21

    Study period

    1945-2020 records

    Limitations

    Finding-aid mapping only - Special List 44 confirms the 1945 deck logs exist and their coverage window, but no page-level retrieval was performed; existence of asbestos-specific documents for this hull is unknown until surveyed in person. Nothing in this row is an asbestos finding.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-seminole-aka104-11