Evidence
5 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-5).
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[1]Naval History and Heritage Command, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, 'Dekanawida' [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Complete short DANFS entry, final sentence
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS states that Dekanawida was stricken from the Navy List on 8 May 1946 and delivered to the Maritime Commission for disposal.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 1946
- Limitations
- The NHHC page returned HTTP 404 on direct access; its text was checked through a recent search-engine index of the official page. Striking and transfer do not establish the exact out-of-service date, final disposal method, later ownership, or material condition.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-dekanawida-yt334-02
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[2]National Archives, Special List 44 — Named Vessels [other_primary]
- Locator
- Table entries 'Agnes Foss' and 'Dekanawida'
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA's Special List 44 indexes logbook spans under Agnes Foss (YT-334, Dekanawida), 2 November–31 December 1942, and Dekanawida (YT-334, Agnes Foss), 1 January 1943–31 December 1944.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 1942-1944
- Limitations
- This is a logbook index, not an inspection of the logs. The indexed date spans do not establish a precise naming date, continuous operation, crew complement, or asbestos content. Individual log images were not reviewed.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-dekanawida-yt334-03
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[3]U.S. Government Accountability Office, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2, enclosure I [gao]
- Locator
- PDF page 21 (printed enclosure page 11), Large Harbor Tug — YTB table, Dekanawida 831; compare DANFS YT-334 entry
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- GAO report HRD-80-2 lists a later large harbor tug named Dekanawida as hull 831, with construction dates in 1973–1974. That row is for YTB-831 and must not be attributed to YT-334/YTB-334, which DANFS says was stricken in 1946.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 1973-1974
- Limitations
- Name collision only. The GAO table gives no asbestos finding for YT-334/YTB-334. No thermal-insulation statement about YTB-831 or its neighboring rows is transferable to this earlier hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-dekanawida-yt334-04
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[4]Batch 9354 research search ledger: NHHC DANFS; NARA Special List 44; GAO HRD-80-2; CourtListener helper status [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-dekanawida-yt334-01 through sl-uss-dekanawida-yt334-05
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No ship-specific asbestos survey, material list, abatement record, or exposure finding for YT-334/YTB-334 was located in the DANFS entry, NARA Special List 44 index, or the reviewed GAO report. CourtListener searches remained incomplete because the required authenticated helper returned fleet-wide pacing stand-downs.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 2026-09-24 research
- Limitations
- This is a scoped search result, not proof that asbestos was absent. The cited historical sources are not asbestos inventories, deck logs were not inspected, and the required CourtListener opinion and docket sweeps have not completed.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-dekanawida-yt334-05
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[5]Naval History and Heritage Command, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, 'Dekanawida' [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Complete short DANFS entry, first paragraph
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS identifies Dekanawida as YT-334, formerly Agnes Foss. The Navy acquired and placed her in service in 1942, employed her in the Fourteenth Naval District, and reclassified her YTB-334 on 15 May 1944.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 1942-1944
- Limitations
- The NHHC page returned HTTP 404 on direct access; its text was checked through a recent search-engine index of the official page. DANFS gives the year of acquisition and placement in service, not exact dates, builder, propulsion, complement, or asbestos materials. It does not state that the vessel was formally commissioned.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-dekanawida-yt334-01