Evidence
7 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-7).
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[1]Naval History and Heritage Command, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, Catawba I (YT-32) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Catawba I (YT-32), sole service paragraph
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS identifies the first Catawba as YT-32, formerly Howard Greene, renamed on 20 July 1920. It records district-tug service at Washington (1918-1922), Norfolk (1922-1933), and Charleston (1933-1946), followed by transfer to the Maritime Commission for disposal on 26 December 1946.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 1918-1946
- Limitations
- DANFS gives a transfer date, not a formal decommissioning date. It contains no equipment, insulation, asbestos, crew-complement, or exposure statement.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-catawba-yt32-01
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[2]Naval History and Heritage Command, photograph NH 96307, Howard Greene [other_primary]
- Locator
- NH 96307, title, description and catalog number; original print identified as NARA RG 19-LCM
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NHHC photograph NH 96307 identifies the tug photographed by Baltimore Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Company as a 1917 civilian build; its caption records Navy commissioning on 2 February 1918 under ID-2200, July 1920 renaming/reclassification to Catawba (YT-32), and Maritime Commission disposal on 26 December 1946. The caption spells the commissioned name 'Howard Green,' while its title and DANFS use 'Howard Greene.'
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 1917-1946
- Limitations
- Photograph metadata supports identity, builder and dates, but does not reveal machinery details or asbestos content. The one-letter name discrepancy is retained rather than silently normalized.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-catawba-yt32-02
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[3]U.S. Naval Historical Center, Online Library of Selected Images, Tug Howard Greene (1917), official historical text preserved by HyperWar/ibiblio [other_primary]
- Locator
- Historical Center heading and first narrative paragraph; photograph NH 96307 caption
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- An archived U.S. Naval Historical Center ship page identifies Catawba as a 230-ton steam tug, reclassified YTM-32 in May 1944, and placed out of service in August 1946 before the December Maritime Commission transfer. This corrects any reading of 26 December 1946 as a verified decommissioning date.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 1917-1946
- Limitations
- Official Navy-authored archival text is available as a mirror, not a current NHHC-hosted page; the month of out-of-service status is not independently corroborated by a separation or Navy Register entry. It does not establish a formal decommissioning day, a post-transfer sale, or any asbestos material aboard.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-catawba-yt32-03
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[4]National Archives, Researching Asbestos aboard US Naval Vessel up through 1961 [other_primary]
- Locator
- RG 19 Entry P 5; RG 38 Entry P 1-I; RG 19 19-Hull and S39/S48 guidance
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- For follow-up on this hull, NARA's guide identifies RG 19 Auxiliary Vessel General Information Books (Entry P 5), ship engineering drawings (19-Hull, including S39 insulation and lagging and S48 piping), and RG 38 Auxiliary and Yardcraft Material Inspection Reports (Entry P 1-I). These are collection-level leads; no Catawba file was retrieved.
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 1917-1946 potential files
- Limitations
- The series descriptions do not prove that a Catawba-specific file survives, is digitized, or mentions asbestos. They provide a search path only.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-catawba-yt32-05
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[5]NHHC Catawba I DANFS and NH 96307; NARA asbestos research guide; this record's search ledger [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger sl-uss-catawba-yt32-01 through -05
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No ship-specific asbestos statement was located in the reviewed NHHC DANFS entry or NH 96307 photograph metadata, and NARA's public asbestos research guide gives no Catawba-specific finding.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 2026-09-24 search
- Limitations
- This is a bounded public-source search result, not proof that asbestos was absent or that an unreviewed archival record, claim, or lawsuit does not exist. CourtListener status is tracked separately in the ledger and report.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-catawba-yt32-06
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[6]NHHC DANFS, Catawba I (YT-32) and Catawba II (ATA-210) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Catawba I closing sentence and Catawba II heading and ship data
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NHHC distinguishes the first Catawba (YT-32) from the later Catawba (ATA-210). Its first-hull entry also notes that the planned Catawba (AT-68) was renamed Arapaho before launch. Neither other vessel can be used as evidence for this tug.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 1941-1975 namesake history
- Limitations
- Identity separation only; no asbestos conclusion about any of these vessels. The ATA-210 complement and equipment particulars do not transfer to YT-32.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-catawba-yt32-07
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[7]National Archives, Researching Asbestos aboard US Naval Vessel up through 1961 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Beginning Research; RG 19 correspondence; General Information Books; Board of Inspection and Survey; Ship Engineering Drawings
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA describes asbestos in U.S. Navy materiel during 1941-1961 as a complex research topic and directs hull-level inquiries to Bureau of Ships correspondence, general information books, inspection reports, and engineering drawings. Catawba served during the earlier part of that period, but NARA's general guide does not name her or document asbestos aboard her.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 1941-1961
- Limitations
- NARA offers period-wide research context only. The guide does not identify Catawba, specify her construction or overhaul materials, or support any ship-specific asbestos or exposure finding. Its 1941-1961 frame excludes her 1917 construction.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-catawba-yt32-04