Evidence
6 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-6).
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[1]U.S. Navy, Naval Vessel Register, NAVSHIPS 18-1-11, 1 January 1949, printed p. 236 (scan hosted by General Staff) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Printed p. 236; PDF page 237; YTB 502 APOHOLA row, Vessel Status column
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The 1 January 1949 Naval Vessel Register lists YTB-502 APOHOLA in its List of Service Craft with vessel status ACT.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 1949-01-01
- Limitations
- ACT establishes register status at this date only. It does not establish a commissioning date, crew count, machinery type, asbestos content, or exposure. The original Navy register is cited through a scan hosted outside the Navy.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-apohola-ytb502-01
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[2]Naval History and Heritage Command, photograph 80-G-670850, Kentucky (BB-66) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Photograph caption and description, 80-G-670850
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- An official Navy photograph caption identifies Apohola (YTB-502) as the tug on the far side of the barge carrying Kentucky's bow from Newport News to Norfolk Naval Shipyard circa May–June 1956.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- circa 1956-05 to 1956-06
- Limitations
- The caption documents identity and a single operation. It does not describe Apohola's construction, machinery, asbestos, or crew exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-apohola-ytb502-02
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[3]Naval History and Heritage Command, DANFS, Liberty III (AGTR-5) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- 1965 Norfolk Naval Shipyard narrative: 26 May and 22 October entries
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NHHC's Liberty history says Apohola (YTB-502) and Ankachak towed Liberty between berths at Norfolk Naval Shipyard on 26 May 1965; it also records later Apohola assistance to Liberty at Norfolk in 1965.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 1965
- Limitations
- The source is Liberty's operational history, not an Apohola material survey. Presence at a shipyard or alongside another ship does not document asbestos aboard Apohola or anyone's exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-apohola-ytb502-03
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[4]Naval Sea Systems Command, Ship History, 28 June 2011, p. 106 [other_primary]
- Locator
- p. 106, YTM 0768 APOHOLA row; indexed text of Navy-hosted PDF
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NAVSEA's Ship History table identifies hull YTM 0768 as APOHOLA, gives a removal date of 28 April 1987, and records final disposition as SCRAP SALE.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 1987-04-28 / table dated 2011-06-28
- Limitations
- The Navy PDF returned HTTP 403 to direct retrieval; its indexed text exposes the exact row, but the page image could not be checked. 'Rmvl Date' is the table's removal date, not a proven dismantling date. No asbestos or abatement information appears in the exposed row.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-apohola-ytb502-04
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[5]National Archives, Ship Plan Index, APOHOLA YTB-502 entry [other_primary]
- Locator
- Index entry APOHOLA | YTB-502 | 19 | Microfilm | 175668171
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA's Ship Plan Index lists APOHOLA, YTB-502, in Record Group 19 as a microfilm ship-plan entry, catalog identifier 175668171.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- undated plans indexed by NARA
- Limitations
- Only an index entry was checked; the drawings were not obtained or read. Their contents and any insulation specifications are unknown. The index is not evidence that asbestos was installed.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-apohola-ytb502-05
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[6]Batch 9423 search ledger and the cited Navy/NARA source checks [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-apohola-ytb502-01 through sl-uss-apohola-ytb502-12
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No ship-specific asbestos survey, abatement record, product identification, or exposure finding for Apohola was located in the public Navy, NARA, and web sources checked in this batch. Authenticated CourtListener v4 searches of exact name, original hull number, and later hull number returned zero opinions and zero dockets.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 2026-09-24 search
- Limitations
- This is a bounded public-source and CourtListener-index search result, not proof that asbestos was absent or that no unindexed litigation exists. NARA plans were not inspected and the NAVSEA PDF was only indexed; no individual exposure or legal conclusion follows.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-apohola-ytb502-06