Evidence
6 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-6).
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[1]Naval History and Heritage Command, official Navy photograph K-77750, Ex-USS Vincennes (CL-64) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Photograph caption, catalog K-77750
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Arawak, identified as YTM-702, assisted harbor tugs Kalmia and Muskegon while they towed ex-USS Vincennes out of San Diego Bay on 7 October 1969.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- The caption documents one harbor operation and the YTM-702 designation. It does not establish the full service period, equipment, asbestos content, or any person's exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-arawak-ytb702-01
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[2]National Archives, Special List 44, by Ship Numbers [other_primary]
- Locator
- PDF p. 136, YTB-702 (Arawak) entry
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA's Special List 44 index lists logbooks for Arawak (YTB-702) covering 20 January through 28 February 1947.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- This is an index of available log dates, not a reading of the logs. It does not establish commissioning or active-service dates, maintenance, asbestos content, or exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-arawak-ytb702-02
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[3]National Archives, Ship Plan Index [other_primary]
- Locator
- ARAWAK | YTB-702 | RG 19 | Microfilm | NAID 175668176
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA's Ship Plan Index identifies a Record Group 19 microfilm file for Arawak (YTB-702), catalog identifier 175668176.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- The index identifies potentially relevant plans but gives no drawing content. No material, asbestos product, manufacturer, installation, or exposure may be inferred from this entry.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-arawak-ytb702-03
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[4]Robert J. Cressman, 'Ships' Status Changes,' U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings 112/5/999 (May 1986) [reputable_press]
- Locator
- 'Stricken from Naval Vessel Register' table, Arawak (YTM-702), 30 Sep. 85
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- A contemporary Naval Institute status table lists Arawak (YTM-702) as struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 30 September 1985 and marks the intended disposition as sale.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- The table records a planned sale, not proof that a sale occurred. The web transcription is uncorrected OCR; the date and hull entry should be checked against the printed page or an NVR record before publication. It contains no asbestos finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-arawak-ytb702-04
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[5]National Archives, Researching Asbestos aboard US Naval Vessel up through 1961 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Beginning Research; Bureau of Ships correspondence; Cartographic Branch
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA describes asbestos use in U.S. Navy materiel during 1941–1961 and identifies RG 19 engineering drawings, correspondence, and inspection files as places to investigate a particular hull.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- This is general Navy-era research guidance. It does not name Arawak or establish that asbestos was installed on this diesel harbor tug. It supplies no ship-specific product or exposure evidence.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-arawak-ytb702-05
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[6]Batch 9456 search ledger for Arawak [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger sl-uss-arawak-ytb702-01 through -05
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No public ship-specific asbestos survey, abatement record, or material schedule for Arawak was located in the official sources searched for this batch (see search ledger).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- A search result is limited to the public sources and queries listed. It does not prove asbestos was absent aboard or that any individual did or did not encounter it; the NARA microfilm plans were not examined.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-arawak-ytb702-06