Evidence
6 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-6).
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[1]DANFS, 'Barbet I (AMc-38)' (Raymond A. Mann, 2006-03-07; NHHC page, live URL 404s as of 2026-09-23 - text verified via Wayback capture 20250202100304) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS entry paragraphs 1-3 (spec line; service narrative; disposal)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The first Barbet (AMc-38) was laid down 1941-01-31 at Ipswich, Mass., by W. A. Robinson, Inc.; launched 1941-07-24 (sponsor Mrs. E. Robinson); commissioned 1941-09-29, Ens. Stuart T. Hotchkiss, USNR. Spec line: dp. 205; l. 97'5"; b. 22'5"; dr. 9'0"; s. 10.0 k.; cpl. 17; a. 2 .50 cal. mg.; cl. Accentor. Assigned MinDiv 27 at Section Base New London 1941-12-04; daily New England patrols after Pearl Harbor; ordered to Panama Canal Zone 1942-02-16; repair availability at Marine Basin Co., Gravesend, N.Y., for collision damage (Eagle boat, Newport, R.I.), completed mid-March 1942; arrived Coco Solo 1942-04-09, Inshore Patrol, 15th Naval District; transited Canal 1942-05-05; decommissioned and placed 'in service' 1942-05-16, duties unchanged through WWII; arrived Charleston for disposal 1945-10-22; out of service 1946-02-08; struck from Navy list 1946-02-26; sold by the Maritime Commission at Washington, D.C., 1947-08-13.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-23
- Study period
- 1941-1947
- Population
- Ship's company (complement 17); Marine Basin Co. repair yard workers (1942)
- Limitations
- Official service history only - contains no asbestos, insulation, or materials statement. Does not establish presence or absence of asbestos aboard; establishes only identity, dates, stations, and one documented repair availability (Marine Basin Co., Gravesend, Feb-Mar 1942).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-barbet-amc38-01
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[2]ShipbuildingHistory (Colton), 'Coastal Minesweepers (AMc) Built or Acquired through WWII' build table; W. A. Robinson yard list (shipbuildinghistory.com/shipyards/emergencysmall/robinsonma.htm); Herreshoff Marine Museum construction record for sister ship Ostrich (AMc-51), research.herreshoff.info [other_primary]
- Locator
- minesweepers2.htm AMc-38 table row; robinsonma.htm yard table (official no. 254219); research.herreshoff.info/Docs/P00412_Ostrich_Amc-51.htm particulars
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The Accentor class comprised 70 wooden-hulled coastal minesweepers built 1941-42 in 15 small boatyards to a single 97-foot, 10-knot design (Herreshoff construction record for AMc-51 attributes the design to Eldredge-McInnis and lists construction 'Wood'). The Robinson yard table lists Barbet (AMc-38): 97 ft, 205 tons, delivered 1941-09-29, U.S. official no. 254219, 'Sold to Nassau Fertilizer 1947, converted to fishing vessel Barbet.' The class carried diesel propulsion only - no boilers or steam system.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-23
- Study period
- 1941-1942
- Population
- Construction trades at 15 small boatyards (1941-42); W. A. Robinson yard, Ipswich (this hull)
- Limitations
- Class/design documentation, not a hull record - establishes construction type (wood, diesel) for the design this hull was built to, which bounds but does not determine asbestos-relevant materials aboard this specific hull. Wooden diesel construction removes the boiler/steam insulation systems that carried most asbestos tonnage on steam warships; it does not prove no asbestos was fitted. Secondary compilations (Colton tables) corroborated by the Herreshoff primary construction record for a sister ship.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-barbet-amc38-02
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[3]NavSource Online, Mine Warfare Vessel Photo Archive, 'Barbet (AMc 38)' (incl. NHHC photo L45-19.04.01 credit) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource page 11/03038, specifications block and career chronology
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Hull-specific specifications and post-Navy record for AMc-38: displacement 221 t.; length 97'6"; beam 22'6"; draft 8'11"; speed 10 kts.; complement 17; armament two .50 cal. machine guns; propulsion one 400-bhp Cooper Bessemer G.N.-8-STB diesel engine, one shaft. Post-disposal: converted to a menhaden fisherman retaining the name Barbet; registered 1948 to John A. Rogala of Center Moriches, N.Y. (1948 fishing registry: 146 t., 91.2', crew of five); fate unknown.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-23
- Study period
- 1941-1948
- Population
- Ship's company (17); post-1947 merchant fishing crew (5)
- Limitations
- Volunteer-compiled archival database citing official records - consistent with DANFS on all shared facts; propulsion details not stated in the DANFS entry itself. Diesel propulsion documented for this hull removes boiler/steam insulation as an exposure pathway but establishes nothing about gaskets, packing, or other small-scale era materials. Contains no asbestos statement.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-barbet-amc38-03
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[4]National Archives, Special List 44 (Ship Number index to U.S. Navy deck logs in NARA custody) [other_primary]
- Locator
- SL-44 ship-number index, entry 'AMC-38 (Barbet) 9/29/1941-6/30/1942'
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- SL-44 lists deck logs for AMC-38 (Barbet) covering 1941-09-29 through 1942-06-30 in NARA custody - the hull-level administrative record spanning commissioning, the Gravesend repair availability, and the 1942-05-16 decommissioning/in-service conversion.
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-23
- Study period
- 1941-1942 (coverage); accessed 2026-09-23
- Limitations
- Custody listing only - the logs were not examined and digitization in the National Archives Catalog is unconfirmed. Deck logs are administrative/operational records; at most they could corroborate repair and upkeep events (e.g., the Feb-Mar 1942 Marine Basin availability). They are not expected to contain asbestos or materials statements.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-barbet-amc38-04
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[5]Batch-1573 search ledger (this record): CourtListener API v4 opinion searches 'Barbet' (62 hits - all surname/name collisions incl. Barbet v. Edelstein; the single 'Barbet asbestos' hit is Brown v. Cassens Transport, E.D. Mich. 2010, a trucking-litigation name collision), 'Barbet minesweeper' (0), 'AMC-38' (0); docket search 'Barbet' type=r (97 hits - surname bankruptcies, a medical-malpractice case, and CNA v. M/V Barbet Arrow, a marine-contract case against a different vessel; no match to this hull) [court_record]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-barbet-amc38-05 through sl-uss-barbet-amc38-08
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- No qualifying litigation located: no opinion or located docket names USS Barbet, AMc-38, or this hull in any asbestos or personal-injury context; every 'Barbet' opinion hit is a person-name collision.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-23
- Study period
- 2026-09-23
- Limitations
- CourtListener indexes published opinions and RECAP dockets - an unadjudicated filing, settled case, or records outside those indexes would not appear. Absence of a located case does not prove no claim was ever filed; it establishes that no qualifying case was found in the searched corpus.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-barbet-amc38-05
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[6]Batch-1573 search ledger (this record): NHHC DANFS (Wayback capture), NavSource, NVR hull lookup, NARA SL-44/catalog, shipbuildinghistory yard and class tables, Herreshoff museum record, CourtListener name + hull searches [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-barbet-amc38-01 through sl-uss-barbet-amc38-12
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or materials specification naming this hull was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). The only hull-level primary sources identified (NARA deck logs) are unexamined archival leads.
- 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 - a 1941 naval auxiliary could carry era-typical asbestos in small applications. Does not establish that asbestos is or is not present; does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-barbet-amc38-06