Evidence
13 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-13).
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[1]research packet 851-packet.md [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED (allocation)
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-built-in-the-netherlands-as-msi8-pkt-851-packet-md
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[2]NavSource Online: Mine Warfare Vessel Photo Archive, MSI-8 page (photo contributor Arie van Mazijk) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 11/058.htm header block, class timeline, specifications block, and namesake photo caption
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Documented for this hull: 'MSI-8 was built in The Netherlands' - Van Straelen Class Inshore Minesweeper; laid down 6 April 1959 under the Mutual Defense Assistance Program by Arnhemsche scheepsbouwmaatschappij, Arnhem, The Netherlands; launched 17 May 1960; commissioned HNLMS Van Moppes (M 873) 19 December 1960; placed out of service 3 September 1985 and transferred to the Sea Scouts at Hellevoetsluis, Holland; scrapped. Call sign PAMN (Papa-Alpha-Mike-November). Spec block: displacement 151 t.; length 108.2'; beam 21' 8"; draft 5.9'; speed 13 kts.; complement 13; armament one 20mm mount; propulsion two 500hp Stork Werkspoor diesel engines, two shafts. Page states 'There is no DANFS history currently available for MSI-8.' Photo caption identifies the namesake: Luitenant ter Zee 3rd klasse Willem Maria van Moppes (9 November 1914 - 19 February 1942), serving in HNLMS Piet Hein when she was sunk 19 February 1942 in the Battle of Badung Strait by a Long Lance torpedo from IJN Asashio; posthumously awarded the Military Order of William 4th class.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1959-1995
- Population
- Dutch construction trades at the builder yard (1959-60); RNLN crew (1960-85); Sea Cadets (1985-95); shipbreakers (1995)
- Limitations
- NavSource is a volunteer secondary compilation, not a primary registry. Two of its MSI-8 construction details conflict with Dutch sources: builder (Arnhemse vs De Noord) and launch date (17 May vs 10 May 1960) - and both NavSource values are identical to its MSI-7/Van Straelen row, indicating probable row duplication (see ev-03). 'Hellevloedsluis' on the page is a typo for Hellevoetsluis. No asbestos or material content. Milestone dates otherwise consistent with Dutch sources (commissioning, out-of-service).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-built-in-the-netherlands-as-msi8-01
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[3]Onze Marine Vloot (Dutch navy veterans' vessel-history site), Hr.Ms. Van Moppes page [other_primary]
- Locator
- onzemarinevloot.weebly.com/hrms-van-moppes.html vessel data block
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Dutch-language vessel record for this hull: builder 'De Noord te Alblasserdam'; laid down 26 April 1959; launched 10 May 1960; commissioned 19 December 1960; pennant M 873. Namesake detail: named for W.M. van Moppes, officer of the Marine Stoomvaartdienst 2nd class, who at the cost of his own life brought wounded stokers out of the burning boiler room of the torpedo-boat destroyer Hr.Ms. Piet Hein, and was posthumously made Knight 4th class of the Militaire Willemsorde. 'Het schip werd voor Amerikaanse rekening gebouwd' (the ship was built for the U.S. account). Removed from strength 3 September 1985 and transferred on loan (bruikleen) to Zeekadetkorps Nederland.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1959-1985
- Population
- De Noord construction trades (1959-60); RNLN crew (1960-85)
- Limitations
- Veterans' hobby-site compilation - a secondary source; its laid-down date (26 April 1959) conflicts with NavSource/en.WP (6 April 1959) and its builder (De Noord) conflicts with NavSource (Arnhemse). The builder attribution is corroborated by two further Dutch sources (en.WP class table citing van Amstel/Woudstra; familiehoutepen.nl builder allocation) and is carried as the consensus value. No asbestos or material content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-built-in-the-netherlands-as-msi8-02
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[4]Builder/date cross-check: NavSource MSI-7 page (HNLMS Van Straelen, M 872) vs Dutch sources - en.WP Van Straelen-class table (citing van Amstel 1991, Woudstra 1982, Raven 1988), onzemarinevloot Van Moppes page, familiehoutepen.nl builder allocation [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 11/057.htm vs 11/058.htm header blocks; en.WP Van Straelen-class table row M873; onzemarinevloot Van Moppes page; familiehoutepen.nl 'De Hr.Ms. Houtepen (M882)' page (De Noord allocation list)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- CORRECTION: NavSource's MSI-8 page attributes the build to 'Arnhemsche scheepsbouwmaatschappij, Arnhem' with launch 17 May 1960 - but NavSource's own MSI-7 page shows those same two values belong to sister ship Van Straelen (M 872: laid down 28 November 1958 by Arnhemsche, launched 17 May 1960). Three independent Dutch-side sources assign M 873 to Werf De Noord, Alblasserdam with launch 10 May 1960: the en.WP class table (citing the standard Dutch references van Amstel 1991 and Woudstra 1982), onzemarinevloot, and familiehoutepen.nl - the latter allocating six class ships to De Noord including 'Van Moppes (M873)' and five to Arnhemse (Lacomblé and Van Straelen legible among them). Carried: builder De Noord, Alblasserdam; launched 10 May 1960.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1959-1960 (construction window)
- Limitations
- Corrects a probable source-compilation error, not a material claim. The Dutch-side builder allocation and dates rest on secondary compilations tracing to standard Dutch references (van Amstel, Woudstra) rather than a cited primary contract or launch document - verification_status partial. NavSource's laid-down date (6 April 1959) agrees with the en.WP table and is carried.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-built-in-the-netherlands-as-msi8-03
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[5]Shipbuildinghistory.com (Tim Colton), 'Mine-Warfare Ships (AMS, MSC, MSO, MSI, AMCU) Built Since WWII' - MSI program table [other_primary]
- Locator
- shipbuildinghistory.com/smallships/minesweepers3.htm, program narrative + 'Minesweepers Inshore (MSI)' table row MSI 3-10
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- U.S. Navy program context for the MSI hull number: in the late 1950s the Navy initiated a third postwar mine-warfare program to build Inshore Minesweepers (MSI) - light displacement ~120 tons, ~112 feet. In total 55 were built, all but the first two (USS Cove MSI-1, USS Cape MSI-2, Bellingham SY) for allied navies; only the first eight were built in U.S. yards, the remainder by yards in the recipient countries. Colton's table lists 'MSI 3-10 -> Netherlands' as a block - the eight U.S.-funded hulls built in Dutch yards that became RNLN pennants M 868-M 875.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- late 1950s-1960s
- Population
- Construction trades in recipient-country yards under MDAP offshore procurement (1955-62)
- Limitations
- Colton's site is a respected independent compilation, not an official U.S. source. The MSI 3-10 row is a group row - no per-hull builder or date detail for MSI-8; the Dutch per-hull mapping comes from NavSource's index and Dutch sources. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-built-in-the-netherlands-as-msi8-04
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[6]Materieelgezien (official Dutch Ministry of Defence magazine), 'Materieel van toen: Hr.Ms. Lacomblé', issue 10, 16 December 2025, text Evert Brouwer, photos NIMH collection [other_primary]
- Locator
- magazines.defensie.nl/materieelgezien/2025/10/lacomble - class paragraph, namesake section, Van Eijsden interview passages
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Official Dutch MoD source on the class this hull belongs to: the sixteen ondiepwater-mijnenvegers are known internationally as 'mine sweeper inshore (MSI)', in the Netherlands nicknamed the 'Dinky Toy-klasse'; built in the 1960s at (former) yard De Noord in Alblasserdam, the Arnhemse Scheepswerf, and yard G. de Vries Lentsch jr. in Amsterdam; served the Koninklijke Marine until 1984; 'Nederland en de Verenigde Staten hebben ieder acht schepen voor hun rekening genomen' (the Netherlands and the United States each paid for eight ships). Crewing: thirteen men aboard - two officers, three NCOs, eight ratings. Habitability details: galley and crew toilet above deck; ~2,000 liter fresh-water capacity; engines mounted on pneumatic cushions ('luchtbanden') because the two propulsion diesels plus the dedicated sweep diesel caused extreme vibration/noise; heavy manually handled sweep gear; collapsible mast for inland transits; inland recruitment voyages on the IJsselmeer and canals.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1958-1984 (class build and service window)
- Population
- RNLN inshore-minesweeper crews (1960-1984)
- Limitations
- Class-level official history centered on sister ship Lacomblé (M 870); Van Moppes is covered by class membership only - no hull-specific statements. Crew figure (13) is from a 1980 Lacomblé veteran account and may vary by period. No asbestos or material content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-built-in-the-netherlands-as-msi8-05
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[7]Stichting Promotie Maritieme Tradities / Vrienden van de Mahu (heritage foundation preserving sister ship Mahu, M 880), Van Straelen-class history page [other_primary]
- Locator
- vriendenvandemahu.nl/Historie/Van-Straelen-klasse/ (basing and reorganization paragraphs); nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_Straelenklasse (propulsion/construction detail); zkkmoerdijk.nl/de-vloot/ (wood hull, non-magnetic fittings statement)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Class service context: the Van Straelen-class ondiepwatermijnenvegers were assigned to mijnenbestrijdingssquadron 205 based at Hellevoetsluis; in the 12 January 1968 Mijnendienst reorganization (Marinekazerne Hellevoetsluis closed 29 February 1968) the inshore sweepers were divided alternately between mijnenbestrijdingsgroep 1 (Den Helder) and mijnenbestrijdingsgroep 3 (Vlissingen). Built in the Mutual Defence Assistance Program for the U.S. account. Construction designed for near-non-magnetic, quiet operation to sweep magnetic and acoustic mines in shallow water ('vrijwel a-magnetische en geruisloze schepen'); per Dutch sources the hull is wood with aluminum and other non-magnetic fittings, and propulsion is two Stork Werkspoor diesels of 550 hp each cast in aluminum, plus a third Stork Werkspoor ~550 hp sweep engine driving a DC dynamo generating the magnetic field astern.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1960-1984
- Population
- RNLN Mijnendienst crews; Hellevoetsluis/Den Helder/Vlissingen base personnel (1960-1984)
- Limitations
- Heritage-foundation page on the class (primary keeper of a sister hull, M 880) plus Dutch Wikipedia technical detail - secondary compilations. Ship-specific basing for M 873 within squadron 205/groups not separately documented. Propulsion figures conflict mildly with NavSource (500 vs 550 hp). No asbestos or material content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-built-in-the-netherlands-as-msi8-06
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[8]Historie van het Zeekadetkorps Nederland (Sea Cadet Corps Netherlands official history site), Korpsschepen Hellevoetsluis page and korpsschepen index [other_primary]
- Locator
- historie.zeekadetkorps-nederland.nl/korpsschepen-hellevoetsluis/ (Van Moppes entry); /korpsschepen/ index ('Gesloopt '95'); nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_Versendaal_(schip,_1962)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Post-Navy disposition documented by the receiving organization: 'Van Moppes - ex ondiepwatermijnenveger M873, gebouwd in 1960, in bezit van 10 september [1985] tot ...' at Zeekadetkorps Hellevoetsluis; the ZKK fleet index records Van Moppes (mijnenveger, M873) 'Gesloopt '95' (scrapped '95). nl.WP (Van Versendaal article) records the formal bruikleen transfer to Zeekadetkorps Nederland on 26 June 1986 of M 873 Van Moppes together with M 870 Lacomblé, M 876 Schuiling and M 877 Van Versendaal, minus the minesweeping gear and the 20mm gun.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1985-1995
- Population
- Sea Cadet occupants/visitors (1985-1995); shipbreakers (1995)
- Limitations
- Organizational history page - secondary source but written by the institution that held the vessel. The 10 September 1985 'in possession' date precedes the formal 26 June 1986 loan date; the gap (1985 informal handover vs 1986 formalization) is unresolved - see gaps. No asbestos or material content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-built-in-the-netherlands-as-msi8-07
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[9]Nationaal Archief (Dutch National Archives), archive 4.MST 'Inventaris van de bouwtekeningen van schepen van de Nederlandse Marine, 1683-1996' (Inventory of construction drawings of Royal Netherlands Navy ships), section 'Ondiepwater-mijnenvegers' - Van Straelen-klasse drawing set [other_primary]
- Locator
- Nationaal Archief 4.MST, inventory section 1.2.25 'Ondiepwater-mijnenvegers', Van Straelen-klasse drawing group (inventory items in the ~4020-4033 range)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The Dutch National Archives holds the Van Straelen-class construction-drawing set explicitly naming Van Moppes among the sixteen class ships ('Van Straelen-klasse: Alblas, Bussemaker, Lacomblé, Van Hamel, Van Straelen, Van Moppes, Chompff, Van Well Groeneveld, Schuiling, Van Versendaal, Van der Wel, Van 't Hoff, Mahu, Staverman, Houtepen en Zomer'), with inventory entries marked DIGITALIZED covering general plans, section/dock plans, piping-schematic sheets ('schema's belangrijkste pijpleidingen, ventilatie- en airconditioningsystemen'), hull-plating, deck-machinery and rig plans. These drawings are the strongest located lead for any ship-specific material/insulation specification.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1958-1962 (class design/construction drawings)
- Population
- N/A - archival collection
- Limitations
- Archival lead only: the inventory list confirms the drawings exist and are digitized, but individual sheet contents were not reviewed this session - whether they name insulation materials (and whether any such specification is asbestos-bearing) is unverified. No claim is made from this row beyond existence and location of the drawings.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-built-in-the-netherlands-as-msi8-08
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[10]Instituut Asbestslachtoffers (Dutch asbestos victims' institute), 'Gebruik van asbest - Nederland' history page (citing Harmsma 2006 and Burdorf et al. 1997) [other_primary]
- Locator
- asbestslachtoffers.nl 'Gebruik van asbest - Nederland' - 'Geschiedenis' and 'Omvang asbestgebruik' sections
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Country/era asbestos context covering this hull's entire lifecycle: Dutch asbestos use became significant after WWII; 'in de periode 1955-1965 veel spuitasbest gebruikt voor de isolatie van schepen en installaties' (in 1955-1965 sprayed asbestos was used extensively for the insulation of ships and installations) - a window covering this hull's 1959-60 construction; the 'gouden jaren' of Dutch asbestos product use ran 1955-1978 with the peak in the 1970s; roughly 770,000 tons of asbestos fiber were imported into the Netherlands 1917-1993, and asbestos was banned in 1993.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1955-1993
- Population
- Dutch shipyard and insulation trades nationally (1955-1978 peak-use era)
- Limitations
- Country/era background only - says nothing about this hull, this yard, or this class; establishes that Dutch ship construction in 1959-60 sat inside the documented Dutch asbestos-use era, and that the 1995 scrapping occurred after the 1993 ban (regulated removal regime). Does not establish materials aboard, exposure, quantity, or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-built-in-the-netherlands-as-msi8-09
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[11]Asbest-verwijderingsbesluit (Dutch Asbestos Removal Decree), Besluit van 28 mei 1993, BWBR0006006, wetten.overheid.nl; corroborated by Rijksoverheid.nl asbestos-policy page ('gebruik van asbest in nieuwe producten sinds 1993 verboden') [other_primary]
- Locator
- wetten.overheid.nl/BWBR0006006 (Asbest-verwijderingsbesluit, consolidated); rijksoverheid.nl/themas/familie-zorg-en-gezondheid/asbest/asbestbeleid
- Finding type
- regulatory
- Finding
- The regulatory regime in force at this hull's 1995 scrapping: the Dutch Asbestos Removal Decree (royal decree of 28 May 1993, implementing EC directive 87/217) governs removal of asbestos when demolishing structures and dismantling objects ('het uit elkaar nemen van objecten'), requiring notification/permit and prescribed removal, storage and disposal conditions when asbestos is present; per the Dutch government, use of asbestos in new products has been banned since 1993. The hull was scrapped in the Netherlands in 1995 under this regime.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1993-1995
- Population
- Dutch demolition/shipbreaking trades post-1993
- Limitations
- Regulatory context only: the decree's existence does not establish that asbestos was aboard this hull, that a notification was filed, or under what conditions the 1995 breakup occurred - no ship-specific dismantling record was located. Scrapper identity and disposal documentation unknown (see gaps).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-built-in-the-netherlands-as-msi8-10
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[12]Era inference built on: NavSource MSI-8 spec block (diesel propulsion, 151 t wooden inshore minesweeper); Dutch class construction detail (wood hull, aluminum/non-magnetic fittings, 3x Stork Werkspoor diesels incl. sweep generator); Instituut Asbestslachtoffers Dutch asbestos-use chronology (ship insulation era 1955-1965); year built 1959-60 at Werf De Noord, Alblasserdam [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 11/058.htm spec block; nl.WP Van Straelenklasse technical section; asbestslachtoffers.nl NL use-history
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- A wooden-hulled inshore minesweeper built 1959-60 at a Dutch yard sits inside the Netherlands' documented ship-insulation asbestos era (sprayed asbestos for ship/installation insulation was in heavy use 1955-65). Era-standard asbestos applications aboard a small diesel vessel of this type and period were diesel exhaust lagging, gaskets, valve packing, electrical insulation, and asbestos-cement paneling; sprayed insulation where applied. Mitigating factors: no steam plant (the boiler/turbine lagging pathway does not apply), wood/aluminum non-magnetic construction, and a very small machinery envelope (three ~500-550 hp diesels) - the plausible asbestos footprint is small relative to steam-era combatants but non-zero.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1959-1995
- Population
- De Noord construction trades (1959-60); RNLN crew (13-14, 1960-85); Sea Cadets (1985-95); 1995 shipbreakers
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - no hull-specific insulation survey, material list, work package or drawing review located for M 873. Names era-standard applications, not confirmed installed materials. No quantity. No manufacturer attribution. The confined-space dynamic of a 108-ft wooden vessel is noted as exposure-relevant context, not as a finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-built-in-the-netherlands-as-msi8-11
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[13]Batch-7590 search ledger (this record): NavSource MSI-8/MSI-7/index pages; shipbuildinghistory MSI table; Defensie.nl Materieelgezien; Onze Marine Vloot; familiehoutepen.nl; Vrienden van de Mahu / Stichting PMT; Zeekadetkorps Nederland history; Nationaal Archief 4.MST; en.WP/nl.WP cross-checks (van Amstel, Woudstra, Raven references); Instituut Asbestslachtoffers; wetten.overheid.nl; NVR; DANFS; CourtListener (blocked); rechtspraak.nl (not accessible); secondary web litigation sweep [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-built-in-the-netherlands-as-msi8-01 through -18
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no insulation/material survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or litigation naming MSI-8 / HNLMS Van Moppes (M 873) was found in the public sources searched. CAVEATS: (1) CourtListener could not be queried - helper returned daily-quota-exceeded (~5.1 h to reset), logged as blocked, not a negative result; (2) rechtspraak.nl (Dutch case-law repository) search is a JS-only interface not reachable programmatically this session - Dutch-language litigation is an open gap; (3) the Nationaal Archief drawing set (ev-08) is an unreviewed lead that could contain material specifications. Secondary sweeps surfaced no asbestos content at all naming this hull - not even excluded-tier marketing claims.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 2026-10-03
- Limitations
- Absence of a located public record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard. Litigation coverage is an open gap on both the U.S. side (throttled) and the Dutch side (access-limited). The 1995 scrapping postdates the Dutch asbestos ban; any dismantling/hazmat record would be Dutch and is unlocated. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-built-in-the-netherlands-as-msi8-12