Evidence
11 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-11).
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[1]research packet 1023-packet.md [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: MISMATCH (name; hull verified)
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-calodosi-yfb39-pkt-1023-packet-md
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[2]DANFS, Caladesi (YFB-39), NHHC page updated Robert J. Cressman 17 January 2024 (archived copy - live NHHC URL returned 404 on 2026-10-04; standing NHHC link-rot defect) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS Caladesi (YFB-39) entry, complete text
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS text in full: 'Caladesi (YFB-39). 1942-1946. An island off the coast of the state of Florida. (YFB-39: length 65'0"; breadth 26'0") Caladesi (YFB-39), built in 1938 and named Seven Seas, placed in service on 10 August 1942, served in the Seventh Naval District from 1942 to 1946.'
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-04
- Study period
- 1942-1946 (entry coverage)
- Population
- Navy crew / passengers aboard during district service (1942-1946)
- Limitations
- Terse yard-craft entry; no asbestos or material content, no builder, no acquisition or disposal detail beyond the service window. Live NHHC URL (history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/c/caladesi.html) returned 404 on 2026-10-04; citation_url is the verified Wayback capture of 25 May 2024.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-calodosi-yfb39-01
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[3]NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive, Caladesi (YFB-39) - service timeline, specifications, photo captions (page verified live 2026-10-04) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 14/350039.htm header block, specifications block, and photo captions
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource timeline for this hull: built by Miami Boat Works, Miami, FL; launched 21 January 1938; completed for William A. Albury, Miami, FL, as the passenger vessel Seven Seas (ON 237040), 1938; acquired by the Navy, date unknown; placed in service as Caladesi 10 August 1942; allocated to the 7th Naval District; placed out of service 1946; struck from the Naval Register 17 April 1946; returned to owner 1946; registered to Seven Seas, Inc., Miami, FL, 1948; renamed Seven Seas Dreamboat 24 May 1949; later registered to Dreamboat Enterprises, Inc., Miami, FL; sold to Bay Queen, Inc., Mobile, AL and renamed Bay Queen, late 1960s; registered to Bender Welding & Machine Co., Mobile, AL, 1975; final disposition - fate unknown. Specifications: 88 gross / 75 net tons; length 65' overall; beam 26'; draft 5'8"; speed unknown; complement unknown; armament none; propulsion twin diesels, twin propeller, 225 hp. Photo captions document launch at Miami (Miami Herald photo, 22 Jan 1938), her maiden voyage in Biscayne Bay on 12 February 1938, and a 1950s postcard as Seven Seas Dreamboat. Awards line: American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-04
- Study period
- 1938-1975
- Population
- Miami Boat Works trades (1938); civilian crew/passengers (1938-42); Navy crew and ferried personnel (1942-46); excursion passengers and crew (1948-onward)
- Limitations
- NavSource is a volunteer secondary compilation, not a primary registry - its dates generally track DANFS/NVR but the commercial registry chain (1948-1975) is unverified against Merchant Vessels of the United States, and the 'Bay Queen' rename collides with an earlier Mobile excursion steamer of the same name (see gaps). Awards display is NavSource's standard ribbon rendering for a WWII-era service craft, not a decorated-unit record. Hull construction material (likely wood given builder/type) is not stated. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-calodosi-yfb39-02
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[4]Naval Marine Archive (The Canadian Collection), 'Ferry Boats and Launches (YFB)' service table - YFB-39 row (most recent update 6 August 2015); canonical table at shipbuildinghistory.com/smallships/yfb.htm (Tim Colton) verified live same day [other_primary]
- Locator
- YFB table, row YFB-39
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Service-table row: YFB 39 | original name Seven Seas/Caladesi | Navy name Caladesi | LOA 65 | built 1938 | YFB 1942 | 'Struck 1946.' Table header states 'All these vessels were used for personnel movement within a harbor district.' Corroborates NavSource identity, service year, and striking.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-04
- Study period
- 1938-1946
- Limitations
- Compiled secondary table (Colton's Shipbuilding History, mirrored at Naval Marine Archive) - corroborates identity and service window but adds no primary documentation; both mirrors carry the same underlying row so this is one source twice, not independent confirmation. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-calodosi-yfb39-03
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[5]University of Miami Libraries Special Collections, Mark F. Boyd Collection ASM0037: 'Seven Seas sightseeing cruise' promotional flier (Albury Boat Lines) and 'Seven Seas Dreamboat' promotional flier (asm00370000310001001 / id/172) [museum_official]
- Locator
- UMiami Special Collections ASM0037, Box 6 (Miami / Miami Beach folders)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- University of Miami Special Collections holds promotional fliers published by Albury Boat Lines advertising the 'Seven Seas sightseeing cruise' and the 'Seven Seas Dreamboat' - archival corroboration that this hull operated commercially as a Miami sightseeing/excursion boat under the Albury operation before and after Navy service.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-04
- Study period
- undated (commercial operation, pre-1942 and post-1948)
- Population
- Civilian sightseeing passengers and Albury Boat Lines crew
- Limitations
- Undated promotional ephemera - corroborates vessel name and operator but carries no dates, specifications, or service detail; the Seven Seas Dreamboat flier is undated so it cannot independently fix the 1949 renaming. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-calodosi-yfb39-04
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[6]National Archives, 'U.S. Naval Districts and Regional Records' - 7th Naval District overview (est. 1903; HQ Key West, shared with 6th ND at Charleston 1932; HQ returned to Key West then moved to Miami 1942; Jacksonville 1946; disestablished 1948) [other_primary]
- Locator
- archives.gov naval districts overview, 7th Naval District entry
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA's district overview documents that the Seventh Naval District - this hull's sole service assignment - was headquartered at Key West and moved to Miami during 1942, covering Florida east of the Apalachicola River; a Miami-built harbor ferry serving the district operated in her home waters.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-10-04
- Study period
- 1942-1946
- Population
- 7th Naval District personnel (1942-46)
- Limitations
- District-level context, not a hull record: establishes where the 7th ND was headquartered and its geographic scope only. The exact district-station assignment of this craft (which pier/base she ferried) is not documented in any located source. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-calodosi-yfb39-05
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[7]NARA at Atlanta finding aid, RG 181 General Correspondence 1942-1945, Seventh Naval District (NAID 6958238) - formerly classified HQ correspondence including 'status of vessels and aircraft' [other_primary]
- Locator
- NAID 6958238 finding aid, NARA Atlanta (folder-level table)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA RG 181 holds the Seventh Naval District's 1942-45 headquarters correspondence, a series whose subjects include 'status of vessels and aircraft' - the most promising surviving record series for this craft's Navy employment details (acquisition date, station assignment, survey/inspection reports) that public sources do not carry.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-04
- Study period
- 1942-1945 (series coverage)
- Limitations
- Archival lead only: the series is undigitized at NARA Atlanta and no item naming YFB-39 was located in the published folder-level finding aid. Presence in the series is plausible, not established. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-calodosi-yfb39-06
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[8]Wikipedia, 'List of yard and district craft of the United States Navy' - renders this hull 'Calodosi (YFB-39)'; corrected against DANFS (Caladesi), NavSource (Caladesi), Naval Marine Archive/Shipbuilding History (Caladesi) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Wikipedia yard-and-district-craft list, YFB-39 entry; DANFS/NavSource/NMA rows cited above
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- CORRECTION: this record's slug uses 'Calodosi', a misspelling that circulates in secondary sources - Wikipedia's yard-and-district-craft list prints 'Calodosi (YFB-39)'. Every authoritative and compiled source located gives the correct spelling: DANFS 'Caladesi' (named for the island off Florida's Gulf coast), NavSource 'Caladesi', Naval Marine Archive/Shipbuilding History 'Caladesi'.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-04
- Study period
- n/a
- Limitations
- Corrects a naming error propagated into the batch slug; the vessel_id slug is retained for file-stability per batch instructions. Wikipedia is cited only as the source of the error being corrected - not as authority. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-calodosi-yfb39-07
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[9]Era inference built on: NavSource specifications (twin diesels, 225 hp, twin screw; 88 gross tons; 65' oa) and DANFS dimensions; vessel type - diesel-powered commercial passenger excursion craft acquired for district ferry duty; Naval Marine Archive table header ('personnel movement within a harbor district') [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource specifications block; DANFS spec parenthetical
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- A 65-ft, 88-gross-ton diesel passenger boat built 1938 had no steam plant and minimal machinery volume; the asbestos-relevant plant aboard would be limited to era-standard small-craft applications: diesel exhaust lagging, engine-room gaskets and packing, electrical insulation, and possibly deck/safety items such as winch brake linings. Any asbestos aboard was likely minimal in extent relative to steam vessels - but presence or absence is unproven either way.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-04
- Study period
- 1938-1946
- Population
- Miami Boat Works trades (1938); Navy crew (1942-46); any repair/conversion yard trades undocumented
- Limitations
- Era/type inference only - no hull-specific material list, survey, or work package exists or was located; construction material (wood vs. steel) is itself undocumented, and a wood-hulled excursion boat would have had fewer insulated systems still. Names plausible applications, not confirmed materials. No quantity. Does not establish or defeat any exposure claim.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-calodosi-yfb39-08
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[10]GAO, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (Oct 18, 1979) [gao]
- Locator
- GAO product page HRD-80-2 (full text blocked, HTTP 403)
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO documented that the Navy used asbestos insulation extensively aboard ships and did not begin substituting alternative insulation materials until the early 1970s - a program-level era frame spanning this hull's entire Navy service (1942-46).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-04
- Study period
- 1979
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers; asbestos program review
- Limitations
- Program-level documentation; supports era context only. HRD-80-2 speaks to Navy ships and shipyard populations generally - it cannot establish materials aboard an 88-gross-ton non-steam harbor craft and is cited here only as the era frame, not as hull evidence. Full text not retrieved (gao.gov blocks automated fetch, HTTP 403 - standing defect); content via product-page description.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-calodosi-yfb39-09
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[11]Batch-8749 search ledger (this record): DANFS via Wayback capture of live NHHC page; NavSource; Naval Marine Archive/Shipbuilding History YFB table; NARA districts overview; NARA RG 181 7th ND finding aid; University of Miami Special Collections; NVR (no entry); CourtListener (see sl-08 through sl-11); secondary web litigation sweep [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-calodosi-yfb39-01 through -14
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or docketed case naming Caladesi (YFB-39) was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). CourtListener was searched: 'Caladesi' returned 4 opinions and 23 dockets - all name collisions on Florida businesses named for Caladesi Island (banks, a Mobil station, bankruptcy creditor lists); 'YFB-39' returned 0 opinions and 97 dockets, all substring noise on '39' fragments; the asbestos-qualified variant returned 0. Secondary web sweeps surfaced no qualifying litigation and no marketing-page assertions for this hull - she falls below the threshold of the law-firm listicle ecosystem.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-04
- Study period
- 2026-10-04
- Limitations
- Absence of a located public record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard - but for a 65-ft diesel harbor craft the plausible material footprint is minimal. CourtListener coverage caveat: full-text RECAP/docket search is not exhaustive of all litigation (state courts and unscanned dockets are outside it); a pleading naming this hull could exist outside index coverage. Deck logs (RG 24) for district craft of this size may not exist as such; RG 181 district correspondence is the better lead. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-calodosi-yfb39-10