USS Sherburne (APA-205)

Evidence

15 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-15).

1. [1]Bureau of Ships, Ships' Data, U.S. Naval Vessels, Vol. 3 (NAVSHIPS 250-012, 1945), auxiliaries - transports, attack (APA) section, class no. 122 rows (shipscribe.com scan of the official BuShips publication) [other_primary]

   Locator

   SDB1945v3 APA tables: dimensions row 222 (p. ~247), personnel row 222, armament/cargo row 222, construction row 222; class-122 machinery row; alphabetical index entry 'Sherburne (ex-M.C.V. Hull 553)'

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   Official BuShips Ships' Data 1945 Vol. 3 carries per-hull rows for SHERBURNE APA-205 (row no. 222, class no. 122; index entry 'Sherburne (ex-M.C.V. Hull 553) ... APA205'): 455'0" overall / 436'6" waterline; beam 62'0"; draft 24'0"; 17.7 knots; 14,837 tons (12,450 lim.); accommodations 56 officers + 480 enlisted, troop capacity 87 officers + 1,475 enlisted; armament 1 x 5"/38 cal. (D.P.) + 4 twin and 1 quad 40mm; cargo 150,000 cu ft / 5,800 / 2,900 DWT; builder 'Permanente Metals Corp., Richmond, Calif.'; acquired 20 Sept 44; commissioned 20 Sept 44. Class-122 machinery row: 1 Westinghouse turbine, 8,500 shp, 2 Babcock & Wilcox header-type boilers at 465 psi / 750F.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-25

   Study period

   1945

   Limitations

   Authoritative wartime BuShips publication naming this hull - confirms identity, machinery plant, manning, builder, and key dates. Contains no materials, insulation, or asbestos information; supports no asbestos claim.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-sherburne-apa205-01

2. [2]DANFS, 'Sherburne (APA-205)' entry, Naval History and Heritage Command (live NHHC URL returns 404 - verbatim text retrieved via Internet Archive Wayback capture 20251209184853; page published 2015-09-09) [nhhc_danfs]

   Locator

   DANFS entry body text + spec block (dp. 7,190; l. 455'; b. 62'; dr. 24'; s. 17.7 k.; cpl. 536; a. 1 5", 12 40mm., 10 20mm.; cl. Haskell; T. VC2-S-AP5)

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   NHHC records: laid down 18 May 1944 under Maritime Commission contract (MC hull MCV-553) by Yard Number 2, Permanente Metals Corp., Richmond, Calif.; launched 10 Jul 1944, sponsored by Mrs. Mary Sernach; commissioned 20 Sep 1944, Comdr. Lannis A. Parker in command. Training vessel for APA/AP crews at Treasure Island 24 Oct-22 Dec 1944 (embarked officers and men of 19 ships); brief repairs at Bethlehem Steel Co., San Francisco; San Diego amphibious training 14-29 Jan 1945; Pearl Harbor 21 Feb; Eniwetok, Kwajalein, Ulithi, Guam, Saipan; Okinawa arrival 1 May, offload complete 4 May; San Francisco 24 May; Philippines shuttle Jun-Jul (Cebu, Biak, Zamboanga, Manila, Subic Bay repairs 25 Jul); occupation lift - 1st Cavalry and 11th Airborne to Tokyo Bay, arrived morning of 2 Sep 1945 passing Missouri during surrender reading; 41st Infantry Division Zamboanga-to-Hiro Wan via Buckner Bay and Inland Sea 5-8 Oct; Okinawa accommodation ship for 1,400+ typhoon survivors 12 Oct-14 Nov; Seattle 28 Nov; Magic Carpet Okinawa run Jan 1946; San Francisco 5 Feb 1946. Decommissioned 3 Aug 1946; a decade in reserve in Navy custody; transferred to Maritime Administration at Suisun Bay 9 Sep 1958; struck from Navy list 1 Oct 1958. Reclassified range tracking vessel AGM-22 16 Apr 1969; reacquired from MARAD and reinstated on Navy list 22 Oct 1969; conversion at Northwest Marine Ironworks, Portland, Oreg., began 28 Oct 1969; renamed Range Sentinel 26 Apr 1971; delivered to Military Sealift Command 21 Oct 1971, Sven Rydberg master; MSC Special Projects Fleet, Port Canaveral. One battle star.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-25

   Study period

   1944-1974

   Population

   Ship's company ~536 and embarked troops up to ~1,562 (1944-1946)

   Limitations

   Primary Navy historical entry - authoritative for service history, custody chain, and conversion milestones. Contains no asbestos or materials information; supports no asbestos claim. Live NHHC page 404s (standing link rot, cf. BATCH-01); the Wayback capture is the verbatim NHHC text. Entry predates the 1997 out-of-service/1999 strike/2012 disposal (published 2015 but text ends 1974-era).

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-sherburne-apa205-02

3. [3]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive - USS Sherburne (APA-205) / USNS Range Sentinel (T-AGM-22), file 10/03/03205 [other_primary]

   Locator

   NavSource 03205.htm - specifications block, Asiatic-Pacific campaign table, occupation-service table, disposal entries

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   NavSource timeline corroborates DANFS and adds detail: TransRon Fourteen (COMO D.L. Ryan) / TransDiv Forty-Two (CAPT A.R. Mack); Asiatic-Pacific campaign - Okinawa Gunto operation, assault and occupation 1 May-30 Jun 1945; Navy Occupation Service Medal periods 27 Sep-15 Nov 1945 and 14-22 Jan 1946; decommissioned 3 Aug 1946 at Stockton, CA, Pacific Reserve Fleet Stockton Group; returned to MARAD custody and struck from Naval Register 9 Sep 1958 (see correction row - DANFS separates transfer 9 Sep 1958 from striking 1 Oct 1958); laid up NDRF Suisun Bay; reacquired and reinstated 22 Oct 1969; converted to Missile Range Instrumentation Ship; in service with MSC as USNS Range Sentinel (T-AGM-22) 21 Oct 1971; out of service 12 Jun 1997 at Port Canaveral, FL; struck 3 May 1999; returned to MARAD 19 Sep 2000 for James River Reserve Fleet, Fort Eustis, VA (maintenance category X); permanent title to MARAD 28 Jul 2001; sold for scrapping 14 Jun 2012 to BB Metals Corp., Sparrows Point, MD, removed 19 Jun 2012. Spec block: 6,873 t light / 14,837 t full / 12,400 t lim; 455' x 62'; 17.7 kt trial; complement 56 officers + 480 enlisted; troop accommodations 87 officers + 1,475 enlisted; 1 Westinghouse geared turbine, 2 Combustion Engineering header-type boilers (465 psi, 750F), double Westinghouse main reduction gears, three 300kW turbo-drive generators, 8,500 shp, one propeller; armament 1x5"/38 DP, 4 twin + 1 quad 40mm, 10x20mm; boats 2 LCM + 1 open LCPL + 1 covered LCPL + 2 LCPR + 18 LCVP.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-25

   Study period

   1944-2012

   Limitations

   Specialist secondary compilation - detailed but non-official; consistent with NHHC except the strike date (conflates 9 Sep 1958 custody transfer with the 1 Oct 1958 striking) and boiler maker (Combustion Engineering vs SDB's B&W - unresolved, see correction row). Contains no asbestos information; supports no asbestos claim.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-sherburne-apa205-03

4. [4]U.S. Maritime Administration, ShipHistory database - SHERBURNE (APA-205) Detail 4547 and RANGE SENTINEL (T-AGM-22) Detail 4052: registry fields, milestone tables, and two scanned custody cards (USMC Form MC-7146a Vessel Status Card and MARAD Form MA-383 Reserve Fleet - Ship Particulars), card images examined [marad_nrc]

   Locator

   ShipHistory Detail 4547 and 4052 - characteristics, milestones; cards 4547_8387AF.jpg and 6LA_01.png (identical cards linked from both records)

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   MARAD registry: Year Built 1944; Shipyard Permanente Metals Corporation; MARAD Type VC2-S-AP5; gross 7,750 t; length 455 ft / beam 62 ft (Range Sentinel record: displacement 11,800 t summer / 8,853 t light). Status cards document: hull MCV-553, 'Built by Permanente Metals Corp at Richmond, Calif. Completed 9-18-44'; Reserve Fleet permanent transfer delivered Suisun Bay 9-9-58 1:00pm PDST; Department of the Navy permanent transfer (title) at Suisun Bay 10-22-69 8:15AM PDST, reason 'Conversion to a range instrumentation ship by Navy'; handwritten annotations 'Renamed RANGE SENTINEL T-AGM-22' and 'Converted to Missile Tracker 10-71'; reimbursable custody terms (Navy to bear retention at $118 per ship per month until FY 1960 and to pay MARAD FY 1959 preservation costs up to $18,000 per ship; Navy letter 15 Jun 1958, MARAD reply 20 Jun 1958); arrival draft 14'05" fwd / 15'04" aft. Milestones: Sherburne entry/acquisition 9 Sep 1958, disposition/withdrawal 22 Oct 1969; Range Sentinel entry 19 Sep 2000 ('Title f/disosal. EX APA205'), MARAD accepted title 28 Jul 2001, NHPA historic review cleared 19 Aug 2009, withdrawal 19 Jun 2012 'Vessel departed under domestic sale contract,' ship name change 5 Jul 2012. Fate: 'Sold - Scrap.'

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-25

   Study period

   1944-2012

   Population

   NDRF Suisun Bay and James River custodial/maintenance workforces (1958-1969, 2000-2012)

   Limitations

   Authoritative MARAD custody record - two scanned status cards were read as images; no asbestos or hazardous-material notation appears on either card. The registry's 'General Type: Training (School) / Specific Type: Training Ship' for APA-205 is a MARAD cataloging quirk, not a Navy designation. Contains no asbestos information; supports no asbestos claim.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-sherburne-apa205-04

5. [5]MARAD National Register Eligibility Assessment, 'USNS Range Sentinel (T-AGM-22), ex-USS Sherburne (APA-205)' (determination dated 6 Aug 2009: NOT ELIGIBLE) [marad_nrc]

   Locator

   NRE PDF pp. 1-5: Vessel History, 'USS Sherburne becomes USNS Range Sentinel,' Description/Characteristics, Statement of Significance, Historical Integrity sections

   Finding type

   historical_record

   Finding

   Official MARAD assessment of this hull documents the 1969-71 conversion scope: 'From 1969-1971, the vessel was extensively converted from an attack transport to a missile range instrumentation ship. The ship retained its basic configuration and its vintage main propulsion plant; however, its auxiliary systems were substantially upgraded or replaced.' Builder listed as Permanente Metals Corporation Shipyard No. 2, Richmond; conversion by Northwest Marine Ironworks, Portland, Oregon; renamed 26 Apr 1971, delivered to MSC Oct 1971; complement as instrumentation ship 69 civilians + 27 technicians; machinery '1 Westinghouse steam turbine; 1 propeller, design shaft horsepower 8,500; 2 Babcock and Wilcox combustion-engineering boilers'; troop capacity as built 1,562; ship's crew 536; length 455' / beam 62' / draft 23'; 11,860 tons full load; 7,612 GRT; 17.7 knots; range 10,000 nm at 15 kt. Determined not eligible for the National Register - conversion compromised attack-transport integrity.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-25

   Study period

   2009 (assessment); describes 1944-1999

   Population

   Conversion-yard workers, Northwest Marine Iron Works, Portland (1969-1971); MSC civilian mariners and technicians (1971-1997)

   Limitations

   Authoritative federal assessment naming this hull - the closest thing to a ship-level condition record located. Documents conversion scope but contains no asbestos or hazardous-materials information whatsoever; 'auxiliary systems substantially upgraded or replaced' implies disturbance of original-era materials without identifying them. Boiler maker line conflates Babcock & Wilcox and Combustion Engineering (see correction row). NRE misdates keel-laying as completion ('completed ... on May 18, 1944' - 18 May 1944 is the lay-down date).

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-sherburne-apa205-05

6. [6]Shipscribe (S. Roberts), HASKELL (APA-117) class page per-hull rows + RANGE SENTINEL (T-AGM-22) class supplement (postwar supplement, compiled 18 Oct 2021) - BuShips/MC-derived tables and SCB project notes [other_primary]

   Locator

   usnaux APA-117 class page construction/notes rows for APA-205; usnaux2 AGM-22 class supplement 'Class Notes' and 'Ship Notes'

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   Shipscribe per-hull rows confirm APA-205 construction (acquired/commissioned 20 Sep 44; builder 'Permanente Metals #2'; keel 18 May 44; launch 10 Jul 44) and carry the ship note: 'In USN reserve 1946-58. To MA 9 Sep 58, stk. 1 Oct 58. Reacquired from MA 22 Oct 69 for use as a range instrumentation ship, renamed and reclassified RANGE SENTINEL (T-AGM-22) 26 Apr 71. To MA custody 19 Sep 2000. Departed 19 Jun 2012 under domestic sale.' The AGM-22 supplement documents that the conversion was SCB Project No. 731.69 (T-AGM(FBM); approved characteristics promulgated 25 Apr 1969, final change 16 Apr 1970); the Navy's FY1969 program selected between CLEARFIELD (APA-142, James River) and SHERBURNE (APA-205, Suisun Bay) based on the successful contractor's preference; contract award to Northwest Marine Iron Works, Portland, Ore. (~mid-Oct 1969) drove the Sherburne selection; title transferred MA-to-MSTS at Suisun Bay 22 Oct 1969; SECNAV changed classification/name to T-AGM-22 RANGE SENTINEL 26 Apr 1971; in service 21 Oct 1971 (supplement table carries 14 Oct 1971); arrived Cape Canaveral 14 Nov 1971; served as Launch Area Support Ship for POSEIDON then TRIDENT programs; later flight-test navigation support alongside VANGUARD (T-AG 194); out of service 12 Jun 1997; departed for James River mid-Jul 1997. Class machinery note assigns Westinghouse turbines to the APA-204-231 block (includes this hull).

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-25

   Study period

   1944-2012

   Limitations

   Private compilation reproducing official BuShips/MC/SCB data - detailed and internally consistent with official sources, but not itself official. In-service date given as both 14 and 21 Oct 1971; disposition table shows '19 Jul 2012/D' where ship note and MARAD milestones show 19 Jun 2012. 'MSTS' usage in notes is loose - the agency was MSC by 1971. No asbestos information.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-sherburne-apa205-06

7. [7]Dundalk Patch, 'BB Metals Awarded Naval Shipbreaking Contract' (18 Oct 2012); NavSource final-disposition entry [reputable_press]

   Locator

   patch.com article body (Oct 2012); NavSource 03205.htm final disposition line

   Finding type

   historical_record

   Finding

   Local press coverage documents the disposal phase: BB Metals (resident at the former Bethlehem Steel Sparrows Point yard) held a federal shipbreaking contract and was dismantling USNS Range Sentinel at Sparrows Point as of mid-October 2012, consistent with MARAD's milestone record (sold 14 Jun 2012, departed James River Reserve Fleet 19 Jun 2012 under domestic sale).

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   context

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-25

   Study period

   2012

   Population

   BB Metals dismantling workforce, Sparrows Point, MD (2012)

   Limitations

   Press coverage of the dismantling event - corroborates the MARAD disposition but is not itself an official record and contains no asbestos, hazmat-survey, or worker-protection detail for this hull. Whether a hull-specific hazardous-material inventory accompanied the 2012 sale was not established from public sources.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-sherburne-apa205-07

8. [8]Consolidated era/design inference - BuShips SDB 1945 v3 class-122 machinery row applied to this hull's documented VC2-S-AP5 plant + Haskell-class profile research (batch class-f) [other_primary]

   Locator

   SDB1945v3 machinery table, class no. 122; MARAD NRE conversion-scope statement; class profile haskell-class.class.json (background only)

   Finding type

   asbestos_application

   Finding

   Era/design inference: this hull carried a single-screw geared-steam plant (one Westinghouse turbine, two superheated header-type boilers at 465 psi / 750F) built at Kaiser Richmond Yard No. 2 at the peak of WWII asbestos usage - the machinery configuration for which boiler and fireroom insulation, main and auxiliary steam-line lagging, turbine lagging, valve and flange gaskets, machinery packing, and accommodation joiner insulation of the period were commonly asbestos-containing. Troop-space outfitting (capacity 1,562) added interior insulation scope. Documented disturbance phases for this hull: reserve-fleet lay-up 1946-1958 (Stockton) and 1958-1969 (Suisun Bay, under a reimbursable Navy preservation arrangement), the 1969-71 SCB 731.69 conversion (vintage propulsion plant retained; auxiliary systems substantially upgraded or replaced), 1971-1997 instrumentation-ship service, 2000-2012 James River lay-up, and 2012 breaking at Sparrows Point.

   Verification

   inferred

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   class_or_era

   Accessed

   2026-09-25

   Study period

   1944-2012

   Population

   Construction trades at Permanente Metals/Kaiser Richmond Yard No. 2 (1944); wartime crew and embarked troops; NDRF custodial workers; Northwest Marine Iron Works conversion workers (1969-71); MSC mariners (1971-97); dismantling workforce (2012)

   Limitations

   Inference from the documented machinery plant and construction era - NOT a hull record. No survey, specification, or material schedule naming APA-205 was located; establishes no asbestos content, quantity, location, individual exposure, or causation.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-sherburne-apa205-08

9. [9]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

   PubMed record PMID 21016030 (metadata verified via NCBI E-utilities 2026-09-25); article pp. 9-16

   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 of exactly this hull's era and type.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   context

   Documentation level

   class_or_era

   Accessed

   2026-09-25

   Study period

   survey ~1944-45; published 1946

   Population

   WWII pipe coverers and insulators at Navy and contract yards (era context)

   Limitations

   Era-level documentation of asbestos use in naval construction generally; does not name this vessel, class, or builder yard and establishes nothing about this hull's materials, condition, or any individual exposure. (The study's exculpatory 'not a dangerous occupation' conclusion has since been heavily criticized - see the 2026 critique at DOI 10.1177/10482911261446696.)

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-sherburne-apa205-09

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) [other_primary]

    Locator

    Abstract and article, AJIM 11(3):359-373 (Crossref metadata verified 2026-09-25)

    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 emergency construction program under which this VC2-S-AP5 attack transport was mass-produced - and that wartime demand drove unprecedented asbestos utilization in shipbuilding.

    Verification

    verified

    Role

    context

    Documentation level

    class_or_era

    Accessed

    2026-09-25

    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 class 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-sherburne-apa205-10

11. [11]OSHA IMIS Inspection 107105579, Northwest Marine Iron Works, 5555 N. Channel Ave., Portland, OR - complaint inspection opened 15 Sep 1989, closed 25 Apr 1991 (field values via SafetyRecord mirror of OSHA IMIS data) [other_primary]

    Locator

    OSHA IMIS establishment inspection detail id=107105579 (403 to automated fetch); mirror https://safetyrecord.org/inspection/107105579

    Finding type

    environmental_record

    Finding

    Federal OSHA records document asbestos air sampling at the yard that converted this hull: inspection 107105579 collected 16 asbestos samples (reported range 0-15.1 f/cc) at Northwest Marine Iron Works in 1989, with serious citations under the asbestos standard 29 CFR 1910.1001. The yard performed ship repair and conversion work - the same establishment that converted Sherburne to Range Sentinel in 1969-71.

    Verification

    partial

    Role

    context

    Documentation level

    context_only

    Accessed

    2026-09-25

    Study period

    1989-1991 (inspection); conversion of this hull 1969-1971

    Population

    Northwest Marine Iron Works workforce (1989 inspection period)

    Limitations

    Yard-level record only - the inspection postdates this hull's conversion by ~18 years and does not name the vessel or establish what materials the 1969-71 work disturbed. osha.gov returns HTTP 403 to automated fetches; inspection number, dates, sample counts, range, and citation types were verified via the SafetyRecord mirror of OSHA IMIS data and the inspection's canonical OSHA URL is cited. Establishes asbestos was present in the yard's industrial environment, nothing about this hull.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-sherburne-apa205-11

12. [12]Source-discrepancy consolidation: NHHC DANFS vs NavSource, MARAD NRE/status cards, shipscribe supplement, and Wikipedia derivative [nhhc_danfs]

    Locator

    DANFS entry; NavSource disposal lines; MARAD Detail 4547/4052 milestone tables and status cards; shipscribe AGM-22 supplement; NRE pp. 4-5

    Finding type

    historical_record

    Finding

    Discrepancies resolved against primary/official sources: (a) Strike date - NavSource merges custody transfer and striking as '9 September 1958'; DANFS and the MARAD card separate them (MARAD custody/entry 9 Sep 1958; struck from Navy list 1 Oct 1958), adopted here. (b) Boiler maker - SDB 1945 class-122 row and MARAD NRE say Babcock & Wilcox header-type boilers; NavSource says Combustion Engineering; the NRE line 'Babcock and Wilcox combustion-engineering boilers' conflates both - unresolved, logged in gaps. (c) In-service date as Range Sentinel - DANFS and NavSource 21 Oct 1971 vs shipscribe supplement table 14 Oct 1971 (shipscribe narrative itself carries '14 (or 21) Oct 71'); 21 Oct adopted, variant noted. (d) Out-of-service - NavSource/shipscribe 12 Jun 1997 vs NRE 'deactivated ... July 9, 1997'; both recorded as distinct milestones. (e) Disposal departure - MARAD milestones and shipscribe ship note 19 Jun 2012 vs shipscribe disposition table '19 Jul 2012'; MARAD adopted. (f) MARAD registry lists 'General Type: Training (School) / Specific Type: Training Ship' for APA-205 - a cataloging quirk, not a Navy designation.

    Verification

    verified

    Role

    correction

    Documentation level

    ship_specific

    Accessed

    2026-09-25

    Study period

    1944-2012

    Limitations

    Reconciles secondary-source conflicts against DANFS and MARAD records; boiler-maker attribution remains unresolved. None of the compared sources contains asbestos information; this row supports no asbestos claim.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-sherburne-apa205-12

13. [13]CourtListener API v4 opinion and docket searches via authenticated fleet helper (cl-auth-search.py), 2026-09-25 [court_record]

    Locator

    search_ledger rows sl-uss-sherburne-apa205-06 through -10; raw JSON retained in research/cl-*.json

    Finding type

    litigation_documented

    Finding

    CourtListener sweeps located no qualifying asbestos litigation naming this hull under either identity. Results: 'USS Sherburne' (opinions) - 0 hits; '"Range Sentinel" asbestos' - 0 hits; '"APA-205" OR "APA 205"' - 3 hits, all statute citations (Administrative Procedure Act: Standing Rock Sioux Tribe v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, D.C. Cir. and D.D.C. 2018; Armistead v. State Personnel Board, Cal. 1978); '"Sherburne" asbestos' - 11 opinion hits, all name collisions (attorney Richard A. Sherburne Jr. in Brumley v. AKZONA; law firm Sherburne, Powers & Needham in Lizotte v. Canadian Johns-Manville and Abdullah v. ACands x2; Sherburne Wildlife Management Area in State ex rel. DWF v. Anchor Gasoline; Village of Sherburne precedent citation in Peach Laboratories v. Irvington UFSD; Sherburne County references in Trident Enterprises v. Kemp & George and Heimerl v. Tech Electric; Justice Sherburne in In re Estate of Watkins; person/place references in Patel v. Comm'r and Bankston v. Chertoff); '"Sherburne" (ship OR vessel OR Navy OR aboard OR APA)' - 297 hits, top-25 reviewed all person/county/firm collisions; 'Sherburne' RECAP docket index - 2,350 hits, top-25 reviewed all person/county collisions.

    Verification

    verified

    Role

    negative_finding

    Documentation level

    ship_specific

    Accessed

    2026-09-25

    Study period

    2026-09-25

    Limitations

    Sweep is collision-dominated but not exhaustive: 297-hit and 2,350-hit queries were reviewed at top-25 depth only, and a pleading that omitted the hull name or indexed only a party name would not surface. No asbestos opinion naming the vessel was located; negative finding is coverage of indexed sources, not proof of nonexistence.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-sherburne-apa205-13

14. [14]Batch-2277 search ledger (this record): NHHC DANFS via Wayback; NavSource 03205; MARAD ShipHistory Details 4547/4052 incl. status cards and NRE document; BuShips SDB 1945 v3; shipscribe class + AGM-22 supplement; CourtListener API v4; OSHA IMIS; NARA record-group guides; indexed-web litigation and BVA checks [other_primary]

    Locator

    search_ledger rows sl-uss-sherburne-apa205-01 through -13

    Finding type

    historical_record

    Finding

    No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure (including no ACM inventory tied to the 2012 sale), court finding, BVA claim, or docketed asbestos case naming USS Sherburne / APA-205 / MCV-553 / USNS Range Sentinel / T-AGM-22 was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). A boilerplate law-firm 'Navy ships' list page enumerates USS Sherburne among hundreds of hulls - excluded as non-authoritative per the no-law-firm-sources rule.

    Verification

    verified

    Role

    negative_finding

    Documentation level

    ship_specific

    Accessed

    2026-09-25

    Study period

    2026-09-25

    Limitations

    Absence of a located public record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard - a 1944 geared-steam transport whose vintage propulsion plant survived a 1969-71 conversion is era-consistent with retained asbestos-containing materials, and the conversion/breaking phases are undocumented in materials scope. Does not establish presence or absence; does not establish or defeat any exposure claim or legal eligibility.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-sherburne-apa205-14

15. [15]NARA Guide to Federal Records: RG 24 (Bureau of Naval Personnel - Navy deck logs), RG 19 (Bureau of Ships - incl. SCB Project 731.69 conversion records), RG 178 (U.S. Maritime Commission), RG 357 (Maritime Administration); MSC/MSC-predecessor records; Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum photo file (NavSource credit) [other_primary]

    Locator

    https://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/024.html ; /groups/019.html ; /groups/178.html ; /groups/357.html

    Finding type

    historical_record

    Finding

    Archival leads (not retrieved - requires research-room or reproduction order; no spend authorized): Navy deck logs for USS Sherburne 1944-1946 (RG 24, NARA College Park) and for Range Sentinel 1971-1997 (postwar deck-log series); BuShips/SEA records including the SCB Project 731.69 conversion package and VC2-S-AP5 contract plans and Booklet of General Plans (RG 19); USMC construction-contract records for MCV-553 at Permanente Metals Yard No. 2 (RG 178); MARAD/NDRF custody files for the 1958-1969 Suisun Bay and 2000-2012 James River lay-ups and the 2012 domestic-sale contract file, which may carry a hull hazardous-material inventory (RG 357); Military Sealift Command records for T-AGM-22 operations and maintenance 1971-1997; Northwest Marine Iron Works contract/yard records (Portland, OR); Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum Sherburne photo file (NavSource image credit).

    Verification

    unverified

    Role

    archival_lead

    Documentation level

    context_only

    Accessed

    2026-09-25

    Study period

    1944-2012 records

    Limitations

    Record-group mapping only - no box-level retrieval 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-sherburne-apa205-15