Evidence
5 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-5).
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[1]Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, Vol. II (Naval History Division / GPO, 1963), 'Crow' entry, part II [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS Vol. II, alphabetical 'Crow' entry, roman-numeral part II
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS Vol. II 'Crow' entry, part II, reads in full: 'YMS-215 (q.v.) was reclassified AMS-7 on 17 February 1947 and named Crow the following day.' This is the only statement in the official Navy ship encyclopedia for this hull - the 'q.v.' points to a YMS-215 entry that was never published (a full-text scan of DANFS Vol. VIII, covering W-Z plus appendices, contains no YMS-215 entry, no 'Robert Jacob,' and no 'City Island').
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 1947
- Limitations
- Establishes identity and the 1947 reclassification/naming only - contains no operational history, no asbestos information, and no manning data. NHHC hosts no digitized web page for this entry (all candidate URLs returned 404 on a live site); the archive.org scan of the GPO volume is the access path cited.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-crow-ams7-01
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[2]NavSource Online: Mine Warfare Vessel Photo Archive - Crow (MSC(O) 7), ex-AMS-7, ex-YMS-215 (compilation of Naval Vessel Register, DANFS, and NHHC photo records) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Crow (MSC(O) 7) page - chronology block, specifications block, photo captions, commanding-officer roster
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource records: laid down 18 August 1942 as YMS-215 by Robert Jacob Inc., City Island, NY; launched 22 February 1943; completed 22 July 1943 and commissioned USS YMS-215; reclassified motor minesweeper AMS-7 on 17 February 1947 and named Crow the following day; the Naval Vessel Register of 1 January 1949 lists a February 1947 plan for decommissioning and placing in reserve; reclassified coastal minesweeper (old) MSC(O)-7 on 7 February 1955; struck from the Navy Register 1 November 1959; fate unknown. Specs: 270 t., 136 ft, 24'6" beam, complement 32, one 3"/50 DP mount, two 20mm, two depth charge projectors; two 880 bhp General Motors 8-268A diesels, Snow & Knobstedt single-reduction gear, two shafts. NHHC-held photos: 19-N-43816 (fitting out at the Robert Jacob yard, c. March 1943), NH 81012 (San Francisco Bay, c.1945), NH 103516/103517 (early 1950s, probably off San Diego). Commanding-officer roster runs 1945 (LT J. J. Blair, USNR) through 1956 (LT Ernest Carl Castle), plus LCDR Roger L. Buck undated.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 1942-1959
- Population
- Ship's company across 1943-c.1959 service (class figure ~32-33)
- Limitations
- Secondary compilation transcribing official records (NVR, DANFS, NHHC photo captions); the batch task sanctions NavSource for the AMS identity. Contains no asbestos information. The Feb-1947 reserve-placement plan (NVR Jan-1949) and the CO roster continuing through 1956 are internally inconsistent - decommissioning status is recorded here as unresolved, not harmonized. Direct fetch of the page is ModSecurity-blocked to automated tools; text verified via two independent search-engine extractions that agree verbatim.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-crow-ams7-02
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[3]National Park Service, NRHP nomination - WILD GOOSE (ex-USS YMS-328), NRHP 11000431 (listed 2011); same YMS-135 subclass, same Nevins/City Island design lineage [nps]
- Locator
- NRHP nomination PDF, Summary Paragraph and Narrative Description sections
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The nomination documents the class: the YMS ('Yard Minesweeper') type comprised wooden-hulled minesweepers built primarily for harbor and near-coastal work; 'in total, 561 YMS minesweepers were built in thirty-five different shipyards during World War II'; as-built construction was a double-planked Douglas-fir hull (one-inch inner, two-inch outer) on steam-bent white-oak frames, Douglas-fir decks, and two GM8-268 diesels driving twin screws exhausted through a single funnel amidships; 'because they were considered expendable, no YMS ships were given formal names' - names arrived only with the 1947 AMS reclassifications. The full nomination text (~2,400 lines OCR'd) contains no asbestos or insulation-material statement.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 1943 (as-built); 2011 (nomination)
- Population
- YMS-class crews and builders (class context)
- Limitations
- Sister-hull document (YMS-328, built by Ballard Marine Railway, Seattle - same YMS-135 subclass as YMS-215, designed by Henry B. Nevins Yacht Builders of City Island, NY). Class documentation, not a hull record. Its exhaustive as-built material description lists no insulation or asbestos products; that silence is a negative finding about documented scope, not proof of absence aboard this hull - consumables (gaskets, lagging, electrical insulation, friction linings) fall outside a nomination's scope. The nomination's '561 built' figure conflicts with secondary counts of 481 - both numbers are attributions, not verified here.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-crow-ams7-03
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[4]National Archives and Records Administration - RG 24, 'Logbooks of U.S. Navy Ships and Stations, 1941-1978' (series NAID 594258); NARA deck-log access guidance, archives.gov [other_primary]
- Locator
- National Archives Catalog series NAID 594258; search-within-series by 'YMS-215'
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA holds this hull's wartime deck logs in RG 24 within the 'Logbooks of U.S. Navy Ships and Stations, 1941-1978' series (NAID 594258); per NARA's published deck-log guidance and the batch task statement, the logs are indexed in the National Archives Catalog under the hull's wartime designation, YMS-215. These logs are the primary surviving operational record - the only official source likely to carry deployment detail, since DANFS published no substantive entry for the hull.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 1943-c.1947
- Population
- Crew of record, wartime period
- Limitations
- Series existence and the hull-number search convention are verified from NARA's own guidance; item-level NAIDs and exact date coverage were not enumerated this pass - the catalog records API requires an API key not held in this session. Deck logs document operations and crew; they contain no asbestos or materials data by nature. Log coverage is not treated as commissioning evidence.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-crow-ams7-04
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[5]Batch-1751 search ledger (this record): CourtListener API v4 (authenticated); DANFS Vols. II and VIII full-text scans; NavSource; NHHC; NPS NPGallery; NARA catalog guidance; shipyards.json [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-crow-ams7-01 through sl-uss-crow-ams7-16
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or litigation naming YMS-215 / USS Crow / AMS-7 / MSC(O)-7 was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). CourtListener queries returned zero qualifying hits: 'YMS-215' (0 opinions, 0 dockets), 'USS Crow' (0 opinions, 0 dockets), 'MSC(O)-7' (0 opinions); 'AMS-7' returned 9 opinion hits, all name collisions (USDA Agricultural Marketing Service regulatory cases and pipeline-tariff matters) - none a vessel or asbestos case.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- Absence of a located public record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard - a 1943-built wooden craft with roughly sixteen years of service and unknown disposal leaves the question open. This row establishes only that no public record located asserts or documents asbestos aboard this hull; it neither establishes nor defeats any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-crow-ams7-05