USS Caution (AM-158)

Evidence

11 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-11).

1. [1]DANFS, 'Caution' entry (AM-158) - official NHHC text verified verbatim from a 2021-07-23 Wayback capture of the live history.navy.mil page (live URL currently returns 404); identical text at the ibiblio HyperWar mirror (hyperwar/USN/ships/dafs/AM/am158.html) and hazegray.org/danfs/mine/am158.htm (Wayback capture 2024-06-18) - standing link rot, same as BATCH-01 [nhhc_danfs]

   Locator

   DANFS 'Caution' entry, specification block + full service narrative (Wayback 2021-07-23 capture of history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/c/caution.html; ibiblio HyperWar mirror ships/dafs/AM/am158.html)

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   Official DANFS record for this hull: '(AM-158: dp. 530; l. 184'6"; b. 33'; dr. 9'9"; s. 15 k.; cpl. 104; a. 1 3"; cl. Admirable)' - 'Caution (AM-158) was launched 7 December 1942 by Willamette Iron and Steel Corp., Portland, Oreg.; commissioned 10 February 1944, Lieutenant Commander F. G. Crane, USNR, in command; and reported to the Pacific Fleet. Clearing San Francisco 21 April 1944, Caution arrived at Pearl Harbor 1 May. Until 1 August, she escorted convoys from Pearl Harbor to Majuro and Eniwetok; then sailed to Saipan, arriving 25 August. Assigned to the Saipan-Tinian Patrol and Escort Group, Caution also guarded convoys to Eniwetok and back to the Marianas. On 5 April 1945, she cleared Eniwetok for Portland, Oreg., and overhaul. Caution arrived at Cold Bay, Alaska, 11 July 1945 to train a Russian crew. She was decommissioned 16 August 1945, and transferred under lend-lease to the Soviet Union, in whose custody she remains. She was reclassified MSF-158 on 7 February 1955.'

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-22

   Study period

   1942-1955

   Population

   Willamette Iron & Steel construction trades (Portland, 1942-44); wartime crew (design complement 104), Pearl Harbor/Marshall Islands/Marianas escort and patrol duty 1944-45

   Limitations

   DANFS documents identity, builder, dates, and the service narrative - not materials or asbestos content; the entry contains no materials statement of any kind and no laid-down date. 'In whose custody she remains' reflects the entry's writing date, not current status (hull scrapped in the USSR 1960 per Russell/NavSource). Transfer date 16 Aug vs Russell's 17 Aug 1945 - flagged in ev-08. DANFS spec block (530 t., 15 k., 1x3") differs from NavSource (650 t., 14.8 k., fuller armament) - variances flagged in ev-08. The ibiblio mirror prints 'AM-168' in the spec block - a transcription typo; the official Wayback capture prints AM-158 correctly.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-caution-am158-01

2. [2]NavSource Online: Mine Warfare Vessel Photo Archive - Caution (MSF 158) ex-AM-158, ex-AMc-135, file 11/02158 (navsource.net mirror and Wayback capture 2024-05-27; navsource.org DNS unresolvable this session) [other_primary]

   Locator

   NavSource 11/02158 - 'Admirable Class Minesweeper' chronology block, specifications block, commanding-officer table, photo credit line

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   NavSource per-hull record, headed 'Admirable Class Minesweeper': 'Originally planned as Coastal Minesweeper, Caution (AMc 135). Reclassified as a Minesweeper, AM-158, 21 February 1942. Laid down 23 May 1942 by the Willamette Iron and Steel Corp., Portland, OR. Launched 7 December 1942. Commissioned USS Caution (AM 158), 10 February 1944. Decommissioned 16 August 1945 at Cold Bay, AK; transferred to the Soviet Union and reclassified T-284. Assigned to the Pacific Fleet 31 August 1945. Reclassified as a Training Vessel 5 November 1945. Reclassified by U.S. Navy as a Fleet Minesweeper (Steel Hull), MSF-158, 7 February 1955. Reclassified BRN-36, 3 December 1956. Scrapped 18 January 1960. Struck from the Naval Register 1 January 1983.' Spec block: 650 t.; 184'6"; 33'; 9'9" draft; 14.8 kts.; complement 104; one 3"/50 dual-purpose mount, two twin 40mm mounts, one depth-charge projector (hedgehogs), two depth-charge tracks; propulsion: two 1,710-shp ALCO 539 diesel engines, Farrel-Birmingham single reduction gear, two shafts. Call sign NIHR. CO table: LCDR Frederick Goodrich Crane, USNR (10 Feb 1944 - 6 May 1945); LT Marshall Remy Craig, USNR (6 May 1945 - 16 Aug 1945). One photograph of the hull exists (U.S. Navy photo 610-44-38, contributed by crew member W. W. Beaver, aboard from commissioning to transfer).

   Verification

   partial

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-22

   Study period

   1942-1983

   Population

   Willamette construction trades (1942-44); wartime crew (complement 104); Soviet crew 1945-60

   Limitations

   Specialist secondary compilation - detailed but non-official; consistent with DANFS on launch, commissioning, and the 16 Aug 1945 decommissioning. Sole located source for the laid-down date (23 May 1942), the Soviet-service particulars (Pacific Fleet assignment 31 Aug 1945, training-vessel reclassification 5 Nov 1945, BRN-36 3 Dec 1956, scrapped 18 Jan 1960), the second CO (Craig), and the 1 Jan 1983 U.S. strike - those particulars are uncorroborated by DANFS or Russell and are carried as NavSource-only. Its T-284 agrees with Russell against the T-598 printed by Colton/uboat/hazegray - flagged in ev-08. Spec block differs from DANFS's on displacement, speed, and armament - flagged in ev-08. Contains no asbestos information; supports no asbestos claim.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-caution-am158-02

3. [3]Shipbuilding History (Tim Colton compilation), 'Willamette Iron & Steel (Wisco), Portland OR' yard table - yard hull no. 9 row [other_primary]

   Locator

   shipbuildinghistory.njscuba.net/us-comm-small/willamette - WISCO yard table, hull no. 9 row plus rows 3-16

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   Yard-table row for this hull: '9 | Caution (AM-158) | US Navy | minesweeper | 650d | 185 | 10 Feb 1944 | to USSR 1943 as T-598, scrapped 1954.' Adjacent Willamette Admirable-class rows document the build block around her: hull 3 Bond (AM-152, 30 Aug 1943), 4 Buoyant (AM-153), 5 Candid (AM-154), 6 Capable (AM-155), 7 Captivate (AM-156), 8 Caravan (AM-157, 21 Jan 1944), 10 Change (AM-159, 28 Feb 1944), 11 Clamor (AM-160) and following. Yard context: Willamette Iron Works established 1865 as a general foundry, renamed Willamette Iron & Steel 1904, yard at the foot of N.W. 17th Avenue, Portland; continued as a repair yard after WWII until closing in 1990.

   Verification

   partial

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-22

   Study period

   1942-1944

   Population

   Willamette Iron & Steel construction trades (1942-44)

   Limitations

   Compiler's yard table, secondary - consistent with DANFS/NavSource on builder and delivery/commissioning date (10 Feb 1944). Its 'to USSR 1943' is a systematic typo across the table's transfer rows (transfers were 1945); 'T 598' conflicts with Russell's official NHHC appendix (T-284 for this hull; T-598 was ex-USS YMS-273) and 'scrapped 1954' conflicts with Russell's '1960-scrapped' - all flagged in ev-08. '185' ft vs DANFS/NavSource 184'6" is a rounding convention. Contains no asbestos information.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-caution-am158-03

4. [4]uboat.net Allied Warships of WWII - USS Caution (AM 158), ship ID 5276 (Gudmundur Helgason compilation) [other_primary]

   Locator

   uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/5276.html - data block (ordered/laid down/launched/commissioned/end service) + notable-events log

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   Per-hull record: Admirable-class minesweeper; built by Willamette Iron and Steel Corp. (Portland, Oregon); ordered 30 Dec 1941; laid down 23 May 1942; launched 7 Dec 1942; commissioned 10 Feb 1944; end service 16 Aug 1945 - 'Decommissioned 16 August 1945 at Cold Bay, Alaska and transferred to the USSR being renamed T-598.' Commanding officers listed: Lt.Cdr. F.C. Crane, USNR (per the patrol-event log). Notable-event log records her escorting a submarine group (incl. USS Besugo) departing Saipan, Caution escorting until approximately 2145 on the 10th of an unspecified month in her Saipan-Tinian patrol period.

   Verification

   partial

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-22

   Study period

   1941-1945

   Population

   Willamette construction trades (1942-44); wartime crew

   Limitations

   Specialist secondary compilation - consistent with NavSource on the laid-down date and with DANFS on launch/commissioning/decommissioning; sole located source for the 'ordered 30 Dec 1941' date (same program order block as class leader Admirable AM-136). Its 'T-598' conflicts with Russell's official NHHC appendix (T-284 for this hull; T-598 was ex-USS YMS-273) - flagged in ev-08. The Besugo escort event's month is truncated in the source log and is uncorroborated by DANFS - flagged in ev-08. Contains no asbestos information.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-caution-am158-04

5. [5]Russell, Richard A., 'Project Hula: Secret Soviet-American Cooperation in the War Against Japan' (Naval Historical Center, 1997), Appendix: U.S. Navy Combatant Ships Transferred to the USSR Under Project HULA, May-September 1945 - official NHHC publication built from Soviet-era records [other_primary]

   Locator

   Project Hula PDF (HyperWar/NHC mirror), Appendix table p.39 - 'Caution (AM 158) | T-284' row in the AM minesweeper block (17 Aug group); program narrative pp.34-35 (Detachment 3294, 149 ships, Petropavlovsk routing)

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   Russell's appendix row for this hull: 'Caution (AM 158) | T-284 | [17 Aug. transfer group] | [1960-scrapped]' - establishing the Soviet designation T-284 (not the T-598 printed by Colton/uboat/hazegray; Russell assigns T-598 to ex-USS YMS-273 in the same table), the transfer date 17 August 1945 (vs 16 August in DANFS/NavSource/uboat - flagged in ev-08), and a 1960-scrapped disposition (consistent with NavSource 'Scrapped 18 January 1960'; vs Colton's 'scrapped 1954' and the hazegray note's '1956', which Russell attributes to confusion with T-598/YMS-273 - flagged in ev-08). Program context from the same source: transfers staged at Fort Randall/Cold Bay under Navy Detachment 3294; Soviet crews underwent weeks of familiarization training; transferred ships departed for Soviet home ports, usually via Petropavlovsk Naval Base; in 142 days Detachment 3294 transferred 149 ships.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-22

   Study period

   1945; disposition 1960

   Population

   Soviet transfer crews and Project Hula personnel at Cold Bay (1945); Soviet Pacific Fleet crews 1945-60

   Limitations

   Official program-level record that names this hull in its appendix table - the highest-authority source on the transfer designation, date, and disposition. The appendix table's ditto-mark layout places Caution in the 17 Aug 1945 transfer group; DANFS/NavSource/uboat print 16 Aug 1945 for the decommissioning - conflict documented, not silently reconciled (ev-08). Documents the transfer chain and program structure, not materials or asbestos content. Does not cover her post-transfer Soviet service beyond the disposition year.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-caution-am158-05

6. [6]Consolidated era/design inference - documented propulsion plant (NavSource spec block: 'two 1,710shp ALCO 539 diesel engines, Farrel-Birmingham single reduction gear, two shafts') + documented builder, construction era, and Admirable-class design (DANFS; NavSource; Colton yard table; uboat.net) [other_primary]

   Locator

   NavSource 11/02158 propulsion line; DANFS construction/service dates; Colton hull no. 9 row; uboat 5276 data block

   Finding type

   asbestos_application

   Finding

   Era/design inference: this hull is a 1942-launched steel minesweeper built at Willamette Iron & Steel, Portland, to the Admirable-class design, powered by two ALCO 539 diesels through a single reduction gear on two shafts - diesel direct-drive, no boilers, no steam distribution. Her insulation load was materially lighter than a steam vessel's, but machinery and construction materials of a 1942-44 wartime build were commonly asbestos-containing: exhaust-system and muffler lagging, machinery gaskets and packing, electrical-cable insulation, accommodation/galley joiner insulation, winch and minesweep-gear brake linings, and deck compositions of the period. Exposure-relevant populations if any material was present: Willamette construction trades (Portland, 1942-44, incl. the documented Apr-Jul 1945 pre-transfer overhaul there); the wartime U.S. crew (design complement 104) during the Feb 1944-Aug 1945 commission; Cold Bay transfer-program personnel (Navy Detachment 3294) and the Soviet crew of T-284/BRN-36 1945-60 - a population effectively invisible to U.S. claimant channels.

   Verification

   inferred

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   class_or_era

   Accessed

   2026-09-22

   Study period

   1942-1960

   Population

   Willamette trades (1942-45); U.S. crew 1944-45; Cold Bay transfer personnel; Soviet crew 1945-60

   Limitations

   Inference from documented design, machinery type, and construction era - NOT a hull materials record. No survey, specification, or material schedule naming Caution, AM-158, AMc-135, T-284, or BRN-36 was located; establishes no asbestos content, quantity, location, condition, individual exposure, or causation. The diesel plant makes even era-level inference weaker than for steam vessels of the same era. The hull was scrapped in the USSR in 1960 - no present-day survey pathway exists.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-caution-am158-06

7. [7]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); and Fleischer, W.E., et al., 'A health survey of pipe covering operations in constructing naval vessels,' J Ind Hyg Toxicol 28(1):9-16 (Jan 1946), PMID 21016030 [other_primary]

   Locator

   AJIM 11(3):359-373 (article); PubMed PMID 21016030

   Finding type

   gov_survey

   Finding

   Peer-reviewed historical study documents that asbestos was used extensively as a fireproofing and insulating material in U.S. shipbuilding during WWII - the era and wartime construction program under which this hull was built at Willamette, Portland, in 1942-44. The USMC-commissioned 1944-45 industrial-hygiene survey of pipe-covering operations at Navy and contract yards documented that 'an important ingredient of pipe covering material used on U.S. Navy vessels is amosite.'

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   context

   Documentation level

   class_or_era

   Accessed

   2026-09-22

   Study period

   1940s era documented; articles 1946/1987

   Population

   WWII shipyard workers and ship crews (era context)

   Limitations

   Program/era-level documentation of asbestos use in WWII shipbuilding and naval-vessel construction generally; neither source names this vessel, this builder yard, or the Admirable class. Pipe-covering findings are less applicable to a diesel minesweeper than to steam combatants. Establishes nothing about this hull's materials, condition, or any individual exposure.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-caution-am158-07

8. [8]Source-discrepancy resolution - official DANFS text (Wayback NHHC capture + ibiblio/hazegray mirrors) vs Russell Project Hula appendix vs NavSource 11/02158 vs Colton WISCO yard table vs uboat.net 5276 vs Wikipedia derivative pages [other_primary]

   Locator

   web.archive.org/web/20210723162605/.../danfs/c/caution.html; ibiblio.org hyperwar ships/dafs/AM/am158.html; ibiblio.org Project Hula PDF appendix p.39; navsource.net/archives/11/02158.htm; shipbuildinghistory.njscuba.net/us-comm-small/willamette hull 9; uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/5276.html; en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Caution_(AM-158) (collision-check only, never cited as evidence)

   Finding type

   historical_record

   Finding

   Source discrepancies logged, not silently merged: (a) Soviet designation - Russell's official NHHC appendix and current NavSource print T-284; Colton's yard table ('T 598'), uboat.net ('T-598'), and the hazegray transcriber's note ('served as T-598 in the Soviet Navy') conflict - Russell assigns T-598 to ex-USS YMS-273 in the same table, so the T-598 reading for this hull is a propagated error; T-284 carried. (b) Transfer date - DANFS, NavSource, and uboat print 16 August 1945; Russell's appendix places her in the 17 Aug 1945 transfer group; NavSource's chronology adds 'assigned to the Pacific Fleet 31 August 1945' - 16 Aug carried for the U.S. decommissioning event, 17 Aug noted for the Soviet-side record; unresolved. (c) Disposition - Russell '1960-scrapped' vs NavSource 'Scrapped 18 January 1960' vs Colton 'scrapped 1954' vs hazegray transcriber 'reported as having been scrapped in 1956' - 1960 carried (Russell + NavSource agree on year), precise date rests on NavSource alone. (d) Specs - DANFS 'dp. 530; dr. 9'9"; s. 15 k.; a. 1 3"' vs NavSource '650 t.; 9'9"; 14.8 kts.; one 3"/50 DP, two twin 40mm, hedgehog, two DC tracks' vs Colton '650d, 185 ft' - DANFS/NavSource both carried with variance flagged; Colton's 185 ft is a rounding convention. (e) Soviet-service particulars - 'Pacific Fleet 31 August 1945', 'training vessel 5 November 1945', 'BRN-36 3 December 1956', 'scrapped 18 January 1960' rest on NavSource alone - uncorroborated, flagged. (f) ibiblio mirror typo 'AM-168' in the spec block - transcription artifact; the official Wayback capture prints AM-158 correctly. (g) Colton's systematic 'to USSR 1943' typo across transfer rows (transfers were 1945). (h) Wikipedia-only details not corroborated: simultaneous decommission/transfer/Soviet-commissioning ceremony on 17 Aug 1945, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky basing, and the 'unaware of her fate' framing for the 1983 strike - logged, none carried as fact. (i) 'Ordered 30 Dec 1941' rests on uboat.net alone. (j) uboat.net's Besugo escort event lacks a month/year in the source log - uncorroborated.

   Verification

   partial

   Role

   correction

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-22

   Study period

   1941-1983

   Limitations

   Resolves publication-level discrepancies among the official DANFS text, the official NHHC program history (Russell), specialist compilations, and derivative pages, adopting the better-supported values and flagging the rest. No asbestos content in any of these sources.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-caution-am158-08

9. [9]Batch-1182 search ledger (this record): DANFS via Wayback NHHC capture + ibiblio HyperWar mirror + hazegray Wayback capture; NavSource 11/02158 (navsource.net mirror + Wayback); Colton WISCO yard table; uboat.net 5276; Russell Project Hula NHHC PDF (ibiblio HyperWar); NVR; Shipscribe probes; mesothelioma.com / mesotheliomahelp.org roster checks; CourtListener API v4 + public index + feeds (all blocked) [other_primary]

   Locator

   search_ledger rows sl-uss-caution-am158-01 through sl-uss-caution-am158-14

   Finding type

   historical_record

   Finding

   No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located for Caution / AM-158 / AMc-135 / T-284 / BRN-36: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, materials specification, court finding, or docketed asbestos case naming this hull was found in the public sources searched. CourtListener status this session is WORSE than sister-hull batches - zero queries completed: the authenticated REST API v4 returned HTTP 429 'Rate limit exceeded: 2800/day' with retry-after ~10,032s on the first call (shared batch quota consumed by parallel runs), the public web search index returned CloudFront HTTP 403 on the first attempt, and the feeds/search endpoint also returned 403. All planned sweeps ('"USS Caution"', '"U.S.S. Caution"', '"AM-158"'+asbestos/minesweeper, '"AMc-135"/"AMC-135"', '"aboard the Caution"', '"T-284"'+minesweeper, RECAP type=r docket sweeps) are logged BLOCKED in the search ledger, not retried into a ban - per batch rules. Sister-hull precedent: completed sweeps for Admirable AM-136 (batch-1169), Eagle AM-132 (batch-1165), and Bombard AM-151 (batch-1175, partial) returned zero qualifying litigation - consistent with this hull's expected result but NOT a substitute for it. A mesothelioma.com minesweeper-jobsites roster prints 'USS Caution | AM-158 | Admirable | 2/10/1944 | To Soviet Union, 1945' in a generic table - excluded per source rules; it carries no hull-specific evidence.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   negative_finding

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-22

   Study period

   2026-09-22

   Limitations

   Absence of a located public record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard - a 1942-built vessel is era-consistent with asbestos-containing materials even accounting for her lighter diesel insulation load. The hull's scrapping in the USSR in 1960 forecloses any present-day survey pathway. The litigation sweep is INCOMPLETE - no CourtListener surface completed a single query this session; the residual risk of an undiscovered pleading naming this hull is real and is logged as an open task, not rounded up to 'no litigation.' Does not establish presence or absence; does not establish or defeat any exposure claim or legal eligibility.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-caution-am158-09

10. [10]Air & Liquid Systems Corp. v. DeVries, 586 U.S. 446 (2019), CourtListener 4601080 [court_record]

    Locator

    CourtListener opinion 4601080

    Finding type

    litigation_documented

    Finding

    No case located names this hull under any of her identities (see negative_finding row and search_ledger - sweep fully blocked this session, zero queries completed). Doctrinal context only for the vessel's type: claims arising from WWII-era Navy-vessel asbestos exposure ran under maritime law against equipment manufacturers, and the Supreme Court's DeVries decision settled the 'bare-metal defense' framework - manufacturers that supplied bare equipment had a duty to warn where their products required asbestos-containing parts. It illustrates the litigation posture a claim arising from service aboard this WWII diesel minesweeper would have faced; no such claim naming Caution/AM-158/AMc-135 was located.

    Verification

    verified

    Role

    context

    Documentation level

    class_or_era

    Accessed

    2026-09-22

    Study period

    2019 decision

    Limitations

    Doctrinal context only - the cited case does not name or involve this hull, and DeVries addressed manufacturers' duty to warn for asbestos-containing components on Navy vessels generally. Classification note: a complaint's vessel list would be a pleading allegation, not a finding; no pleading naming this hull was located - and the sweep itself is incomplete (fully blocked by quota/WAF), so this is weaker than a clean negative. Does not establish or defeat any exposure claim or legal eligibility.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-caution-am158-10

11. [11]Archival leads - NARA RG 24 deck logs for the commissioned period (Feb 1944 - Aug 1945); NARA WWII muster rolls for this hull; NARA RG 19 Bureau of Ships records and the Navy contract file for the Willamette Admirable-class block (yard hulls 3-16 and sisters); Project Hula program records underlying Russell's official history (Navy Detachment 3294 files); Soviet-service records for T-284/BRN-36 (not held in U.S. archives) [other_primary]

    Locator

    catalog.archives.gov returns SPA shell to automated fetch (verified 2026-09-22); NavSource 11/02158 photo credit line; archives.gov RG 19/24 group guides

    Finding type

    historical_record

    Finding

    Archival leads (not retrieved - require research-room or reproduction order; no spend authorized; NARA catalog returns a JS shell to automated fetch, verified 2026-09-22): (a) NARA RG 24 deck logs and WWII muster rolls for Feb 1944 - Aug 1945 - personnel/operations records that would resolve the undocumented shakedown and the stateside overhaul period (Apr-Jul 1945 at Portland, yard unidentified); (b) NARA RG 19 Bureau of Ships / Navy contract file for the Willamette Admirable-class block - the plausible home of hull-level material schedules; (c) Project Hula program records (Navy Detachment 3294, Fort Randall/Cold Bay) underlying Russell's official history - training and transfer documentation for this hull's Soviet crew; (d) Soviet-service records for T-284/BRN-36 (1945-60) including the Nov 1945 training-vessel and Dec 1956 BRN-36 reclassifications - not held in U.S. archives, inaccessible. NavSource holds one photograph of this hull (U.S. Navy photo 610-44-38, contributed by crew member W. W. Beaver) - a NARA/NHHC imagery credit exists to chase for that frame.

    Verification

    unverified

    Role

    archival_lead

    Documentation level

    context_only

    Accessed

    2026-09-22

    Study period

    1942-1960 records

    Limitations

    Record-group mapping only - no box-level retrieval performed; existence of asbestos-specific documents for this hull is unknown until surveyed in person. Muster rolls and deck logs are personnel/operations records, not materials documentation. Nothing in this row is an asbestos finding.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-caution-am158-11