Evidence
7 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-7).
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[1]DANFS, 'Baretta' (AN-41) revised entry, Naval History and Heritage Command (live page returned 404 on 2026-09-24; verbatim official text verified via Wayback capture 2024-05-26) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS Baretta entry, full text incl. war-diary narrative (published 2015-06-23 per page footer); photo caption cites NARA 80-G-350020
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NHHC revised DANFS entry for Baretta (AN-41), published 2015-06-23: wooden-hulled YN-60 laid down 19 December 1942 at Everett, Wash., by Everett Pacific Shipbuilders and Dry Dock Co.; named Baretta 17 March 1943; launched 9 October 1943, sponsored by Miss Evelyn Jaramo, 11-year-old daughter of a shipyard shipfitter; reclassified AN-41 20 January 1944; commissioned alongside Pier A at the builder's yard 18 March 1944, Lt. Comdr. Ravenel L. Collins in command. Fitted out at Seattle; shakedown out of San Pedro; assigned Service Squadron Six; Pearl Harbor from 29 June 1944 (14th Naval District, Bishops Point/Navy Yard); departed Oahu 8 August 1944 in TG 32.6; Gavutu Harbor, Guadalcanal; reached Peleliu 18 September 1944. Maintained Palaus net defenses ~4 months (Angaur, Orange/Purple Beaches, Saipan Town Harbor, Barnum Bay); stood by LCT-867 fouled on a mine 29 September; freed LCT-404's jammed-ramp LCM 2 October; rescued 11 survivors of mined LCT-579 off Angaur 4 October; diving party cleared fouled screws of LCT-925 and LCT-970; assisted Grapple (ARS-7) recovering LCT-129; towed LCT-858 and LST-225 clear; lost tethered buoy boat in 7 November storm. January 1945: engine-room fire 16 January left her dead in the water; towed by sister Cliffrose (AN-42) to Eniwetok, temporary repairs alongside Oahu (ARG-5); Pearl Harbor availability 8 February-16 April 1945; Guam; relieved mine-damaged Viburnum (AN-57) on the Ulithi main net line 7 May; devised faster 'overlap' net method; convoy UOK-31 to Okinawa, relieving Terebinth (AN-59) at Kerama Retto 4 July; with Stagbush (AN-69) and Winterberry (AN-56) removed southern entrance net, sinking two 100-ft sections with small-arms fire; repaired listing LCT-466 with wooden jury ramp; typhoon havens Unten Ko and Katena Ko; early August salvaged a 50-ton Japanese midget submarine intact from 35 feet at Unten Ko with Catclaw (AN-60), divers of Baretta and Reaper (AMc-89) rigging straps, prize turned over to Reaper; received surrender word on the Buckner Bay net line 15 August 1945. Occupation duty: loaded clump anchors and navigational buoys at Unten Ko; sailed with TG 52.6 Wakayama Sweep Group, Kii Suido 11 September; planted channel buoys at 3-mile intervals; fueled YMS at Wakanoura Wan; rode out 17-18 September typhoon (winds 81-89 knots); replanted dragged radar buoy; recovered channel buoy dragged 25 miles by California (BB-44); shifted to Nagoya October; buoy work Ryukyus/Japanese home islands through December; departed Japanese waters 29 December 1945 via Eniwetok and Pearl Harbor. Pre-inactivation overhaul at Mare Island Naval Shipyard; decommissioned 4 April 1946; stricken 8 May 1946. NHHC flags conflicting post-Navy sources: acquisition by O. Clive Webster of Bermuda on 20 January 1947 vs. transfer to the Maritime Commission on 24 January 1947. One battle star for the southern Palaus operation. Entry-header specs: dp 1,460; l. 194'6"; b. 34'7"; dr. 11'8"; s. 12.1 k.; cpl. 56; a. 1x3", 4x20mm; class Ailanthus.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 1942-1947
- Population
- Crew (complement 56) across Pearl Harbor, Palaus, Eniwetok, Ulithi, Okinawa, Japan occupation service; construction workers at Everett-Pacific yard
- Limitations
- Authoritative ship-specific history built largely from the ship's own war diary. Contains no asbestos, insulation-material, or survey information. Header beam (34'7") and draft (11'8") differ from NavSource/older DANFS (37' / 13'6") - logged as variance. Disposal presented by NHHC itself as conflicting-source. Live NHHC URL returned 404; content verified via Wayback capture.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-baretta-an41-01
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[2]NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive, USS Baretta (AN-41) ex USS Baretta (YN-60) (volunteer archive transcribing official records incl. BuShips-type spec data, CO roster, awards display, NARA photo catalog references) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Baretta AN-41 archive page: specifications block, commanding officers table, campaign table, awards ribbon display, photo catalog
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource Service Ship Photo Archive page for USS Baretta (AN-41) ex-YN-60: laid down 19 December 1942 as Yard Net Tender Baretta (YN-60) at Everett-Pacific Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Everett, WA; launched 9 October 1943; reclassified Net Laying Ship (AN-41) 20 January 1944; commissioned 18 March 1944, LCDR Ravenel L. Collins USNR in command; Western Caroline Islands operation (southern Palaus) 6 September-14 October 1944; decommissioned 4 April 1946 at Mare Island Navy Yard; struck 8 May 1946; transferred to Maritime Commission for disposal, final disposition 'fate unknown'; one battle star. Specifications: displacement 1,460 t. (fl); length 194'6"; beam 37'; draft 13'6"; 12.1 kt; complement 4 officers + 52 enlisted; armament one single 3"/50 cal dual-purpose mount, four twin 20mm AA mounts; boom capacity 12 t.; diesel fuel 760 bbls; two diesel-drive 60 kW 120 V DC ship's service generators; propulsion two Busch-Sulzer BS-539 diesel-electric engines, single propeller 1,200 shp. Commanding officers: LCDR Collins (18 Mar 44-1 May 45); LT Martin Mackey (1 May 45-13 Nov 45); LT Joseph D. Yoder Jr. (13 Nov 45-4 Apr 46). Photo catalog includes NARA 80-G-350051/-350052/-350054 documenting the July-September 1945 salvage of a Japanese Type A/C midget submarine by Baretta and Catclaw (AN-60) at Untan Ro (Okinawa), and NARA 80-G-350020 (undated view received October 1945).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 1942-1947
- Limitations
- Volunteer-maintained archive transcribing official sources - used for the diesel-electric plant detail (Busch-Sulzer BS-539, 1,200 shp), the CO roster, the campaign table, and the NARA photo references, all consistent with the NHHC narrative. Contains no asbestos or materials information. Beam/draft figures (37'/13'6") conflict with the NHHC header (34'7"/11'8") - logged as variance.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-baretta-an41-02
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[3]Shipscribe (shipscribe.com), USS Ailanthus (AN-38) class data page - construction table, disposal table, ship notes, class notes (compiled from BuShips/MC records) [other_primary]
- Locator
- AN-38 class page: construction table row AN-41; disposal table row AN-41; ship notes AN-41; class notes (wood-hull substitution; MC small-vessel sales program; disposal-date caveat)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Shipscribe USS Ailanthus (AN-38) class page, compiled from Navy and Maritime Commission records: class design Navy YN-57/AN-38; 1,175 tons light / 1,460 limiting; 194.5' oa x 37.0' extreme beam x 13.5' lim; diesel-electric, 1 screw, 1,200 hp, 12.1 kt; complement 43 (1944 design figure); original armament 1x3"/50 + 2x20mm. Class notes: wood hulls substituted for steel around 10 April 1942; the YN 57-66 group (later AN 38-47) was originally directed for the United Kingdom on 30 September 1941 and reallocated to the U.S. in February 1943; AN-41 ordered 12 May 1942 at Everett Pacific as replacement for cancelled PCE contracts; most of the class was disposed of under a postwar MC sales program for small vessels distinct from large-vessel programs. AN-41 disposal table row: decommissioned 4 April 1946; stricken 8 May 1946; Navy disposal 24 January 1947; MC/D; MA sale 20 January 1947. Ship note: 'Ex YN-60 20 Jan 44. Sold (delivered) by MC to O. Clive Webster, Jamaica. Merc. BARETTA 1947.'
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 1942-1947
- Limitations
- Secondary compilation of official Navy/MC records, not the records themselves - the MC sale/delivery detail for AN-41 is the most specific disposition source located but is not corroborated by the underlying MC document; buyer's locale rendered 'Jamaica' here vs. 'Bermuda' in the NHHC-cited source; merchant-register corroboration absent. Class-note armament/machinery data is design-level. No asbestos or materials content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-baretta-an41-03
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[4]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 - the program era under which this 1942-43 Ailanthus-class net tender was built - and that wartime demand drove unprecedented asbestos utilization across naval and merchant construction, including gaskets, packing, insulation, and fireproofing on diesel-driven as well as steam-driven hulls.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 1940s era documented; article 1987
- Population
- WWII shipyard workers and ship crews (class context)
- Limitations
- Program/era-level scholarly documentation of asbestos use in WWII shipbuilding generally; does not name this vessel and does not establish that asbestos was or remains aboard this hull, nor quantity, location, condition, exposure, or causation. Wooden hull and diesel-electric plant remove the boiler/steam-lagging pathway typical of steam auxiliaries; remaining era-typical applications (exhaust lagging, gaskets, packing, electrical insulation, friction linings) are inference, not ship-proven.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-baretta-an41-04
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[5]NARA, 'Navy Deck Logs Available in the National Archives Catalog' index (archives.gov/research/military/logbooks/navy-online); NARA RG 80-G photo references via NavSource/NHHC captions; MARAD Vessel History Database B-section index; NARA Guide to Federal Records RG 178 [other_primary]
- Locator
- NARA digitized deck-log index (B section - Baretta absent); NavSource photo credits (NARA 80-G-350020, -350051, -350052, -350054); vesselhistory.marad.dot.gov ShipList B pages 1-4; archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/178.html
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Archival leads (record existence confirmed or denied; contents unretrieved): (a) NARA's published index of digitized Navy deck logs does NOT list Baretta - her 1944-46 logs are not in the VA-digitized 'Logbooks of U.S. Navy Ships and Stations, 1941-1992' series and would be consulted at Archives II, College Park (RG 24). (b) NARA Still Picture Branch holds at least four cataloged photographs of this hull: 80-G-350020 (undated view received at Navy Department October 1945) and 80-G-350051/-350052/-350054 (the July-September 1945 Untan Ro midget-submarine salvage with Catclaw AN-60). (c) The Maritime Commission small-vessel sale underlying the January 1947 Webster transaction would be documented in RG 178 (Records of the U.S. Maritime Commission); the MARAD Vessel History Database's online index contains no Baretta entry, so no digitized status card exists there. (d) No digitized Everett-Pacific Shipbuilding & Dry Dock yard records were located; the yard operated 1942-1949 on the site now occupied by Naval Station Everett.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 1942-1949 records
- Limitations
- Record-existence finding only - no deck log, photo record, MC sale file, or yard record was retrieved page-by-page, and whether any contains materials/insulation information is unknown until surveyed. Absence from the digitized deck-log index reflects the digitization program's scope (primarily Vietnam-era and later), not absence of the underlying logs. Nothing in this row is an asbestos finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-baretta-an41-05
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[6]Batch-1789 search ledger (this record): NHHC DANFS (Wayback capture); NavSource AN-41 page; Shipscribe AN-38 class page; CourtListener API v4 opinion and RECAP docket searches (authenticated via cl-auth-search.py); NARA digitized deck-log index; MARAD Vessel History Database index; Naval Marine Archive Everett-Pacific yard page; shipbuildinghistory.com YN table [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-baretta-an41-01 through sl-uss-baretta-an41-14
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or docketed case naming USS Baretta / AN-41 / YN-60 was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). CourtListener classification: 262 'Baretta' opinion hits - all surname collisions (criminal, bankruptcy, and civil matters for persons surnamed Baretta; Baretta Financial and Baretta Inc. matters); 672 'Baretta' docket hits - same collision classes, dominated by bankruptcy filings; 121 'AN-41' opinion hits - exhibit/form/paragraph-number string collisions only; 'YN-60' - zero hits; 'USS Baretta' - zero hits. Builder-level check: 'Everett-Pacific' returned five opinions concerning or citing the builder - Puget Sound Tug & Barge v. Waterman S.S. Corp. (N.D. Cal. 1951, salvage-award dispute), Ballou v. Nelson (Wash. App. 1992, civil), State v. Gunwall (Wash. 1986, criminal/constitutional), Purinton v. Department of Labor & Industries (Wash. 1946, industrial-insurance coverage claim), Crofton v. Bargreen (Wash. 1958, partnership-option dispute) - all other litigation, none asbestos-related and none naming this hull.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- Absence of a located public record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard - a 1942-43 naval auxiliary is era-consistent with asbestos-containing materials in gaskets, exhaust lagging, electrical insulation, and friction products even on a wooden, diesel-electric hull. Does not establish presence or absence; does not establish or defeat any exposure claim or legal eligibility. 'Baretta' is a moderately high-collision surname; all hits were inspected at case-name level and are non-vessel. Everett-Pacific hits were confirmed at snippet level as non-asbestos other litigation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-baretta-an41-06
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[7]NHHC revised DANFS entry (Wayback); older DANFS text via hazegray.org Wayback capture 2022-09-10; NavSource AN-41 page; Shipscribe AN-38 class page; shipbuildinghistory.com smallships/yn.htm; NavalCoverMuseum BARETTA AN-41 page [other_primary]
- Locator
- NHHC entry disposal paragraph and header specs; hazegray DANFS mirror (older text); Shipscribe disposal table + ship note AN-41; NavSource specs block; shipbuildinghistory YN-60/AN-41 row
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Source discrepancies logged, not resolved: (a) Disposal - NHHC's own revised entry flags conflicting sources: O. Clive Webster 'of Bermuda' acquisition 20 January 1947 vs. Maritime Commission transfer 24 January 1947; Shipscribe's MC-records compilation resolves toward a single transaction - sold/delivered by MC to O. Clive Webster of Jamaica, MA sale 20 January / Navy disposal 24 January 1947, mercantile BARETTA 1947 - while NavSource/NavalCoverMuseum report 'fate unknown,' shipbuildinghistory.com lists 'to NDRF 1946,' and postwar merchant registers do not mention the ship (secondary reporting). (b) Builder rendering - 'Everett Pacific Shipbuilders and Dry Dock Co.' (NHHC revised entry) vs. 'Everett-Pacific Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co.' (NavSource, Shipscribe, older DANFS text, yard table). (c) Specifications - beam 34'7" (NHHC header) vs. 37' (NavSource/older DANFS; Shipscribe: 35.6' at deck edge, 37.0' extreme to outside of planking); draft 11'8" (NHHC) vs. 13'6" (NavSource/older DANFS; Shipscribe 13.5' limiting, 11.7' mean load); displacement 1,100 (older DANFS) vs. 1,460 full-load (NHHC header/NavSource) vs. 1,175 light (Shipscribe); complement 56 (DANFS/NavSource 4+52) vs. 43 design figure (Shipscribe class data, 1944). (d) Older DANFS text (hazegray mirror) compresses the itinerary and dates the Palau arrival '20 September 1944' where the revised NHHC entry documents Peleliu 18 September with Angaur-area work from 26 September.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 1942-2026
- Limitations
- Documents publication-level discrepancies; does not resolve the buyer's locale (Jamaica vs. Bermuda) or the ship's ultimate fate, and does not affect identity or the WWII service timeline. The 'to NDRF 1946' listing is treated as unsupported. No asbestos content in any of these sources.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-baretta-an41-07