Evidence
5 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-5).
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[1]DANFS, Albatross V (YMS-80) - NHHC ship-history entry (live page returned 404 on 2026-09-23; verbatim text via Wayback capture 2023-09-30) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS Albatross V entry, specifications block + full service narrative
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity and service: laid down 1941-06-27 at Cleveland, OH by Stadium Yacht Basin, Inc.; launched 1942-05-05; commissioned 1942-07-15 as USS YMS-80 (Lt. Charles Bulfinch, USNR). Fitted out at Boston Navy Yard (completed 1942-09-21); Mine Warfare School, Yorktown VA school ship 1942-10-13 to 1943-03-13; minesweeping/ASW training out of Portland ME with TG 27.1 from 1943-07; Aircraft Antisubmarine Development Detachment, Quonset Point RI into autumn 1944; Port Everglades FL Surface Detachment, Antisubmarine Development Unit from 1944-10-08 (experimental - styled E-YMS-80 in a CTF-69 dispatch). Named Albatross and redesignated AMS-1 1947-02-17; EAMS-1 1947-08-18; EMSC(O)-1 1955-02-07; transferred to 6th Naval District 1955-02-19; homeported Key West. Decommissioned and stricken 1958-03-20 at Green Cove Springs FL; sold 1959-02-19 to Dorado, Inc., renamed Dorado; fishing boat at Reedville VA into the 1960s.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-23
- Study period
- 1941-1959
- Population
- Crew of ~27; Boston Navy Yard fitting-out workforce (1942); Mine Warfare School students; ASW development units
- Limitations
- Authoritative identity/history source; contains no asbestos, materials, or hazmat information whatsoever. Live NHHC page unavailable (404) - cited via Wayback capture of the official page.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-albatross-ams1-01
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[2]U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings 74/1/539 (January 1948), 'Saga of a YMS' - first-person account of YMS-class machinery and habitability by a YMS-238 officer [reputable_press]
- Locator
- Proceedings 74/1 (Jan 1948), p.539 - power-plant and internal-arrangement passages
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- YMS-class machinery fit documented by a serving officer: wooden hull; two General Motors diesels for main propulsion (electro-pneumatically controlled); a similar diesel direct-connected to a generator for magnetic minesweeping; two Hercules 30-kW diesel generators for auxiliary power. No boilers and no steam distribution - the plant type that carried the era's dominant asbestos application (thermal insulation of boilers and steam piping) is absent from this class.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-23
- Study period
- 1942-1948
- Population
- YMS-class crews (~27-33 per boat); construction trades at 35 yacht yards
- Limitations
- Class/era inference, not a hull record: describes sister ship YMS-238 and the type generally; never mentions asbestos. The conclusion that this hull lacked steam-plant insulation is structural inference from the documented plant; does not establish presence or absence of residual ACM (gaskets, clutch facings, cable insulation) aboard YMS-80.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-albatross-ams1-02
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[3]GAO, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (Oct 18, 1979) [gao]
- Locator
- GAO HRD-80-2 highlights and letter text (gao.gov product page + PDF)
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- The Navy told GAO that all ships contain some asbestos in such components as clutches and electric cables, while thermal insulation was the Navy's major shipboard use of asbestos; Navy removal policy (1975, modified 1979) replaced insulation only when damaged or when repairs required removal. For a diesel-powered wooden minesweeper the residual documented applications - clutch facings, electric-cable insulation, engine gaskets and packing - are the relevant era-typical categories.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-23
- Study period
- 1979 (report); era-wide application statement
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers; crews fleet-wide (context)
- Limitations
- Program-level context, not a hull record: GAO fieldwork covered Long Beach and Norfolk Naval Shipyards and postdates this hull's 1958 decommissioning. Establishes era-typical asbestos applications across the fleet; does not establish what was installed aboard YMS-80/Albatross or in what quantity. Full text retrieved from gao.gov/assets on 2026-09-23.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-albatross-ams1-03
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[4]Batch-1680 search ledger (this record): CourtListener API v4 opinion and docket searches by name and every hull designation; NavSource; yard tables; NARA deck-log series; NVR [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-albatross-ams1-01 through sl-uss-albatross-ams1-11
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no litigation naming YMS-80 / AMS-1 / EAMS-1 / EMSC(O)-1 / USS Albatross (this hull) in CourtListener opinion or RECAP docket indexes; no asbestos survey, abatement contract, or hazmat disclosure found for this hull in the public sources searched (see search_ledger).
- 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; this hull spent its experimental career at development units and small-craft bases with thin public documentation. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility. Note same-name collision risk: Albatross AM-71 (ex-trawler Illinois) and Albatross MSC-289 are different hulls.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-albatross-ams1-04
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[5]NARA series 'Logbooks of the U.S. Navy Ships and Stations, 1941-1978' (National Archives Identifier 594258) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NARA catalog series 594258; NARA deck-log research guide
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- This hull's deck logs for its entire commissioned service (1942-1958 as YMS-80, then AMS-1/EAMS-1/EMSC(O)-1) fall within NARA's deck-log series 594258 - the primary source most likely to document yard periods, maintenance disturbances, and any material events aboard.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-23
- Study period
- 1942-1958 (coverage); 2026-09-23 (check)
- Limitations
- Series-level lead only: whether this hull's logs are digitized was not confirmed (NARA catalog API returned no response to automated query on 2026-09-23); logs are chronological event records and would not themselves identify asbestos content. NARA textual reference (Archives II, College Park) is the access path for undigitized volumes.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-albatross-ams1-05