Evidence
5 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-5).
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[1]research packet 1010-packet.md [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-coral-py15-pkt-1010-packet-md
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[2]Naval History and Heritage Command, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, “Coral” (PY-15) (archived copy; live page returned 404) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Archived DANFS entry “Coral” (PY-15), service history paragraph; capture 2025-12-09 19:12:26 UTC
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The Naval History and Heritage Command Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships entry states Coral (PY-15) was built in 1913 by Pusey and Jones Company, Wilmington, Delaware; acquired by the Navy on 1940-11-25; commissioned on 1941-02-27; performed two Naval Reserve cruises from Philadelphia during June 1941; sailed for Newport on 1941-08-30 and performed inshore patrol duty through 1941-10-08; trained at Guantanamo Bay; served at Key West with Service Squadron 9; was decommissioned on 1943-08-12, recommissioned on 1943-08-27 to escort a convoy to Norfolk, arrived on 1943-09-06, was decommissioned again on 1943-09-10, and sold on 1947-07-15.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-04
- Limitations
- Supports only the history stated in the archived entry. The live NHHC URL returned HTTP 404 on 2026-10-04; the cited Wayback capture loaded successfully and contained the cited text. No unstated operational details, later disposition, or asbestos conditions are inferred.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-coral-py15-01
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[3]National Archives, Special List 44, Named Vessels [other_primary]
- Locator
- Coral (PY-15) listing; National Archives page line 1726 in the opened version
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The National Archives Special List 44 identifies Coral (PY-15) in its named-vessel logbook index and lists log coverage from 1942-06-01 through 1943-09-11.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-04
- Limitations
- This is an archival index identifying logbook coverage, not the logbooks themselves. The date range does not establish continuous service or any asbestos condition.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-coral-py15-02
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[4]National Archives, Record Group 181 finding aid: Naval Districts, Miami [other_primary]
- Locator
- PDF page 2, lines 32-35; Box 7
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- A National Archives finding aid for Record Group 181 lists a folder titled U.S.S. Coral PY-15 for April-July 1942 among Seventh Naval District records.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-04
- Limitations
- The finding aid establishes that a ship-titled folder is listed, not its contents. The folder has not been examined; it does not establish asbestos exposure or material conditions.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-coral-py15-03
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[5]Research ledger for USS Coral (PY-15), 2026-10-04 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Search ledger sl-uss-coral-py15-01 through sl-uss-coral-py15-07
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No ship-specific asbestos survey, abatement record, or material inventory for Coral (PY-15) was located in the primary-source pages and finding aids searched for this record. This is a bounded search result; asbestos presence aboard remains unknown.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-04
- Limitations
- This negative finding describes only the limited public sources searched, not proof that asbestos was absent. Firecrawl was blocked by exhausted hosted keyless quota; CourtListener was interrupted by fleet pacing, and its 14-hit opinion response was truncated before every hit could be classified. No class, era, or propulsion inference is made.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-coral-py15-04