Evidence
12 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-12).
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[1]research packet zco-packet.md (1 sources cited) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED (thin sourcing disclosed)
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Limitations
- qualifier: VERIFIED (thin sourcing disclosed)
- Evidence ID
- uss-barcleo-ix199-pkt-zco-packet-md
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[2]Ships' Data, U.S. Naval Vessels, 1945, Vol. III (NAVSHIPS 250-012), Miscellaneous - Unclassified (IX) section, IX-199 BARCELO entry (Google-scan mirror at shipscribe.com) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NAVSHIPS 250-012, Miscellaneous-Unclassified (IX) table pp. 446-447 area (PDF text lines ~31108, 31327, 31395, 31457); ship index p. 297 'Barcelo (ex-YP375) IX199'
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The official 1945 Ships' Data volume lists BARCELO (ex-YP375), IX-199, type/remarks 'Locating and recovery of mines'; registered dimensions 84'3" overall x 21'7" beam (wood hull); designed speed 10.0 knots; armament 1 x 40-mm single mount; two diesel-driven ship's-service generators, 10 kW, 120 V DC; builder 'Starey S.B. Corp., Essex, Mass.' (Storey); built 1929; acquired 1942-01-13. No complement/accommodation figure is listed for IX-199.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1945 (publication); covers 1929-1945 data
- Population
- Ship's company, 1944-12-15 to 1945-10-23 (IX-199 period)
- Limitations
- Official Navy reference data effective ~Sept 1945, one month before she went out of service - establishes identity, purpose, machinery type, and build/acquisition data. Contains no materials, insulation, or asbestos information; supports no asbestos claim.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-barcleo-ix199-01
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[3]Stephen S. Roberts, shipscribe.com U.S. Navy auxiliary register, 'Small IX: Miscellaneous Types (4)' page (compiled from official registers/CNO-BuShips records, 2002-2010) [other_primary]
- Locator
- shipscribe.com/usnaux/IX3/IX155.html - construction/disposition tables (IX-199 rows), class notes (IX 199-201 paragraph), ship notes (199 BARCELO row)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Register compilation: on 1944-11-30 CNO recommended reclassifying YP-375, YP-448, and YP-449 as IX-199/200/201 effective 1944-12-15 because the three craft had been specially fitted out for the primary purpose of locating and recovering mines; names approved 1944-12-22. CNO on 1941-12-12 directed acquisition of RAYMONDE as base minesweeper AMb-17; converted by Quincy Dry Dock & Yacht Corp., Quincy, MA, 1942-01-13 to 04-14; reclassified YP-375 1942-05-01; fitted at the Washington Navy Yard September 1942 for experimental minesweeping and with sound gear April 1943; all three craft performed minesweeping experiments and underwater location work along the east coast. Ship note: 80 tons light / 110 gross; 84.25' reg x 21.6' x 10'; 1 diesel 260 HP, 10 kts; wood hull; built Essex, MA; acquired from Miss Adams of Gloucester, MA. Disposition: out of service 1945-10-23; stricken 1945-11-01; to Maritime Commission 1946-03-29 (MA sale same date); sold March 1946 to Ben Pine of Gloucester (possibly sold 1946-03-16, delivered 03-29); resumed fishing as RAYMONDE; stranded 1966-01-26 south of Race Point near Provincetown, MA.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1929-1966
- Population
- Conversion workforce (Quincy Dry Dock & Yacht Corp., 1942); Washington Navy Yard fitting crews (1942-09, 1943-04); small naval crew (1942-1945)
- Limitations
- Secondary compilation of official CNO/BuShips/register records, not itself an official document - but the most complete single account located. No asbestos or material-content information; supports no asbestos claim.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-barcleo-ix199-02
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[4]NavSource Online Service Ship Photo Archive, Barcelo (IX-199) ex YP-375 ex AMb-17 page (DANFS-derived service chronology and spec sheet; live NHHC DANFS page returns 404) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- navsource.org/archives/09/46/46199.htm - motorboat service chronology and specifications block (content retrieved via search index; direct fetch failed DNS on 2026-09-29)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS-derived chronology: built 1929 as the diesel-powered motorboat Raymonde by Storey Shipbuilding Corp., Essex, MA; acquired and designated base minesweeper AMb-17 (NavSource prints '14 June 1942' - inconsistent with in-service date, see correction row); converted for naval service at Quincy Dry Dock & Yacht Corp., Quincy, MA; placed in service 1942-04-18 at Section Base, Boston; redesignated district patrol craft YP-375 1942-05-01; redesignated Miscellaneous Unclassified IX-199 1944-12-15; named Barcelo 1944-12-19; placed out of service 1945-10-23; transferred to the Maritime Commission for disposal 1946-03-29; final disposition fate unknown. Specs: 110 t; 84'3" x 21'7" x 10'; 10 kts; one 40-mm AA single mount; single propeller; call sign NANQ; awards American Campaign Medal and WWII Victory Medal.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1929-1966
- Population
- Ship's company, 1942-04-18 to 1945-10-23
- Limitations
- Transcription/index mirror of official records; the 'acquired 14 June 1942' figure postdates the printed in-service date and is treated as a transcription slip (see correction row). Contains no asbestos or material-content information; supports no asbestos claim.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-barcleo-ix199-03
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[5]Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, Vol. I (James L. Mooney ed., Navy Department), vessel index entries 'BARCELO (YT-105) 1898-1923', 'BARCELO No Service (1898)', 'BARCELO (IX-199) 1942-45' (archive.org scan, OCR text line ~64227) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS Vol. I djvu text index section, 'BARCELO (IX-199) 1942^5' (OCR line ~64227); archive.org item dictionaryofamer01wash
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The official DANFS index carries this vessel as BARCELO (IX-199), service span 1942-1945 - the third Navy use of the name after the Spanish-American War prize Barcelo (YT-105, 1898-1923) and a name-only assignment of 1898 with no service. No full DANFS narrative entry exists for IX-199; the index line is the official dictionary record.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1942-1945 (listed span)
- Limitations
- Index-level entry only - establishes name spelling and service dates officially, nothing more. No asbestos or material-content information; supports no asbestos claim.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-barcleo-ix199-04
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[6]Batch-4757 correction analysis across: DANFS Vol. I index; NAVSHIPS 250-012; NavSource IX-199 page; shipscribe IX-199 class/ship notes; shipbuildinghistory.com A. D. Story yard list; Wikipedia 'List of unclassified miscellaneous vessels' (Barcleo spelling); HyperWar ships-ix index [other_primary]
- Locator
- Cross-check of the five sources cited in citation_value; each discrepancy line carried in gaps
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Discrepancies resolved: (a) Name - tasking list and the Wikipedia IX index spell 'Barcleo'; every official or register source (DANFS index, NAVSHIPS 250-012, NavSource, shipscribe, HyperWar) spells 'Barcelo' - 'Barcelo' adopted as the record name, 'Barcleo' retained as alias. (b) Acquisition date - NavSource prints '14 June 1942' immediately before 'placed in service 18 April 1942', an impossible ordering; CNO directed acquisition 1941-12-12 and conversion ran 1942-01-13 to 04-14, so 1942-01-13 is adopted (NavSource 'June' treated as a slip for 'January'). (c) Build year - 1929 per NAVSHIPS 250-012, NavSource, and shipscribe adopted over shipbuildinghistory yard-list 1928. (d) Tonnage - 80 t light vs 110 t gross are different measures, not a conflict. (e) Naming - names approved 1944-12-22 per shipscribe (CNO record) vs 'named 19 December' per NavSource; approval date controls.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1928-1946
- Limitations
- Resolves publication-level discrepancies among official records and indexes; does not affect the vessel's identity or the absence of any asbestos record. No asbestos content in any underlying source.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-barcleo-ix199-05
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[7]shipbuildinghistory.com (T. Colton), A. D. Story yard list, Essex, MA - 'Raymonde', U.S. official no. 228178, schooner, built 1928 [other_primary]
- Locator
- shipbuildinghistory.com/shipyards/19thcentury/story.htm, vessel table row ON 228178; yard header note
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The A. D. Story yard list carries: official no. 228178, RAYMONDE, schooner, 1928, 'To USN 1942 as AMB 17, YP 375 1942, later Barcelo (IX 199) 1944, sold 1946, stranded 1966 off Provincetown MA' - confirming the merchant identity, official number, build yard, and post-Navy return to fishing and loss. The yard: Arthur D. Story established 1872, closed 1932, ~425 vessels; site is now the Essex Shipbuilding Museum.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1928-1966
- Population
- A. D. Story yard workforce (1928-1929); fishing crews (1929-1942, 1946-1966)
- Limitations
- Specialized compiled reference (yard-record compilation), not itself an official document; its 1928 build year conflicts with 1929 in official sources (1929 adopted - see correction row). No asbestos or material-content information; supports no asbestos claim.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-barcleo-ix199-06
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[8]ATSDR Case Studies in Environmental Medicine (CSEM), 'Asbestos Toxicity: Where Is Asbestos Found?' (CDC archive) [other_primary]
- Locator
- ATSDR CSEM asbestos course, 'Where Is Asbestos Found?' page (archived CDC copy)
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- ATSDR states: 'Until the 1970s, asbestos was widely used in the construction, shipbuilding, and automotive industries,' listing among former uses boilers and heating vessels, pipe covering, insulation products, and heat-resistant textiles, and notes such materials remain in ships built before 1975. A 1929 wooden fishing dragger taken up for WWII naval service (converted 1942, refitted 1942-1943) falls inside the documented era of asbestos use in marine work, though her single ~260-hp diesel plant implies materially less insulation scope than steam-driven vessels (plausible applications: exhaust lagging, machinery gaskets/packing, electrical-arc insulation, woven friction material).
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1929-1966
- Population
- A. D. Story construction workforce (1928-1929); Quincy Dry Dock & Yacht Corp. conversion workforce (1942); Washington Navy Yard fitting crews (1942-1943); naval crew (1942-1945); post-war fishing crews (1946-1966)
- Limitations
- Industry-level public-health documentation; does not name this hull and does not establish that asbestos was or is present aboard IX-199/Raymonde. Era-consistent inference only - no quantity, product identity, location, or individual exposure is established.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-barcleo-ix199-07
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[9]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
- 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 and that wartime demand drove unprecedented asbestos utilization - the era under which this vessel's two documented Navy fitting evolutions occurred (Quincy Dry Dock & Yacht Corp. conversion Jan-Apr 1942; Washington Navy Yard experimental-minesweeping and sound-gear fittings Sep 1942 / Apr 1943).
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1940s era documented; article 1987
- Population
- WWII shipyard and conversion-yard workers (class context); naval craft crews (class context)
- Limitations
- Program/era-level scholarship about shipyard production, not a hull record; the study addresses shipbuilding programs and does not name this vessel. Conversion work on a small diesel dragger is a materially smaller insulation scope than new construction of steam hulls. Does not establish presence, quantity, condition, exposure, or causation aboard this vessel.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-barcleo-ix199-08
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[10]National Archives: 'Logbooks of the US Navy at the National Archives' guidance (RG 24 deck-log series, College Park); NARA Guide to Federal Records RG 19 (Bureau of Ships), RG 38 (CNO), RG 41 (Bureau of Marine Inspection and Navigation vessel documentation files) [other_primary]
- Locator
- archives.gov/research/military/logbooks/navy; archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/019.html, /038.html, /041.html
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Archival leads not retrieved: (a) deck logs for AMb-17/YP-375/IX-199 should exist in the standard RG 24 wartime deck-log holdings at College Park (district-craft logs presumed extant; NAID/digitization unconfirmed); (b) BuShips conversion/fitting records and any Naval Ordnance Laboratory correspondence for the 1942-1943 experimental-minesweeping and sound-gear work (RG 19/RG 38); (c) U.S. vessel documentation file for official no. 228178 (RG 41 merchant-vessel documentation); (d) Maritime Commission disposal file for the March 1946 sale to Ben Pine.
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1929-1946 records
- Population
- Ship's company, 1942-1945
- Limitations
- Record-group mapping only - no box-level retrieval performed; existence and content of these records for this hull is unknown until surveyed in person. Deck logs typically record events/drills, not material composition, so asbestos content is unlikely but unverified. Nothing in this row is an asbestos finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-barcleo-ix199-09
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[11]Batch-4757 search ledger (this record): NHHC/DANFS live and mirror; NAVSHIPS 250-012 scan; shipscribe register; NavSource; shipbuildinghistory yard list; HyperWar ships-ix; NVR detail page; MARAD ShipHistory/PMARS; NARA logbook guidance; Atlas shipyards.json cross-check; CourtListener ship-name and hull-number search [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-barcleo-ix199-01 through sl-uss-barcleo-ix199-12
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, museum record, or docketed case naming Barcelo (IX-199), YP-375, AMb-17, or the fishing vessel Raymonde (ON 228178) was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 2026-09-29
- Limitations
- Absence of a located public record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard - the vessel predates modern hazmat documentation and was lost in 1966, before any asbestos survey regime. The litigation sweep is additionally incomplete: the authenticated CourtListener sweep could not run this pass (see ev-uss-barcleo-ix199-11). Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-barcleo-ix199-10
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[12]CourtListener API v4 authenticated search via cl-auth-search.py (opinion and docket indexes) [court_record]
- Locator
- search_ledger row sl-uss-barcleo-ix199-11 (blocked)
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Litigation sweep incomplete this pass: repeated spaced attempts on 2026-09-29 through the authenticated helper all returned the fleet-wide pacing stand-down (shared ~114/hr budget spent). Partial mitigation: site-scoped index search of courtlistener.com for the vessel name returned only name collisions - 'Barcelo' is a Spanish surname appearing in unrelated litigation; nothing names the vessel, the hull number, YP-375, or AMb-17.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 2026-09-29
- Limitations
- Sweep status is PARTIAL, not a clean negative: the authenticated opinion/docket queries ('Barcelo', 'Barcleo', 'IX-199', 'YP-375', 'Raymonde'+asbestos) remain unrun and must not be read as a no-hit result. A surname like Barcelo guarantees collisions on any free-text query, so the eventual authenticated run still needs careful classification. Re-run before release recommended.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-barcleo-ix199-11