Evidence
6 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-6).
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[1]Naval History and Heritage Command, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, Brooklyn III (CL-40) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Anzio landing narrative, paragraph beginning 'Nonetheless, a few mines remained'
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- During the Anzio landings of 22 January 1944, the British fighter-direction ship Palomares struck a mine; harbor tugs Edenshaw (YT-459) and Evea (YT-458) towed her to Naples.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 1944-01-22
- Limitations
- Brooklyn's DANFS history names Edenshaw and its YT-459 identifier in an operational event. The casualty and tow concerned Palomares, not Brooklyn. This source gives no construction, crew, asbestos, or later-disposition information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-edenshaw-yt459-01
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[2]Service historique de la Défense, Châtellerault, Répertoire numérique AA 661 5 I, November 2017 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Printed page 439, Coolie entry, cartons 879-885
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The French Service historique de la Défense catalogue identifies the coastal tug Coolie as ex-YTB-459 and indexes safety, electrical, motor-vessel engineering, fuel, and equipment-running-hour records from 1953 through 1975 under that name.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 1953-1975
- Limitations
- A finding-aid entry, not the underlying vessel journals. It establishes the Coolie/ex-YTB-459 identity and listed record series, not the precise transfer date, hull condition, asbestos content, or final disposition. The earlier YT-459 identifier is established separately by DANFS.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-edenshaw-yt459-02
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[3]Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Occupational Exposure to Asbestos, 59 FR 40964 (10 August 1994) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Shipbuilding and repairing — historical contact with asbestos in shipyard work
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- OSHA's 1994 shipyard asbestos rule describes extensive asbestos use on American ships from the early 1940s through the late 1970s, including insulation and fire-resistant interior materials, and identifies repair or removal as potential exposure activities.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- Early 1940s-late 1970s; rule published 1994
- Population
- American shipbuilding and repair workers generally
- Limitations
- General American-ship and shipyard history only. OSHA does not name Edenshaw, identify a tug-specific assembly, or prove any asbestos material, exposure, dose, or later condition aboard YT/YTB-459. Its steam-system examples must not be assigned to this motor tug.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-edenshaw-yt459-03
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[4]National Archives, Researching Asbestos aboard US Naval Vessel up through 1961 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Beginning Research; Auxiliary Vessel General Information Books; Cartographic Branch
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA's guide identifies Bureau of Ships RG 19 hull-number correspondence, auxiliary-vessel General Information Books, and hull-series engineering drawings (including S39 insulation and lagging and S48 piping) as potential paths for vessel-specific asbestos research.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- Potential 1940s U.S. Navy records
- Limitations
- Repository-level guidance only. No YT/YTB-459 file was retrieved or confirmed present in these series; the specified drawing codes are search targets, not evidence of asbestos aboard this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-edenshaw-yt459-04
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[5]Batch 9382 source-search ledger for this vessel [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-edenshaw-yt459-01 through sl-uss-edenshaw-yt459-08
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No ship-specific asbestos survey, material schedule, or abatement record was located in the public sources searched. Completed CourtListener Edenshaw and YT-459 opinion/docket queries yielded no qualifying vessel asbestos litigation; the YTB-459 and remaining docket-pagination queries are still pending. Asbestos presence and any individual exposure remain undocumented.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- A bounded negative search result in accessible public material, not proof that asbestos was absent or that no private, unindexed, or archival records exist. CourtListener YTB-459 opinion/docket searches and the second page of Edenshaw docket hits remain incomplete because the authenticated helper's fleet pacing budget was unavailable on three attempts; do not read this as a complete litigation clearance.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-edenshaw-yt459-05
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[6]Service historique de la Défense, État des fonds du Service historique de la Défense à Toulon [other_primary]
- Locator
- Printed page 21, sous-série 428 C: Coolie; série continue 428 C 7043-7051
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The SHD Toulon fonds inventory separately indexes Coolie under continuous-series references 428 C 7043-7051, providing an additional route to French-service vessel records.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- French-service records, precise dates not stated in this entry
- Limitations
- A collection-level finding aid only. The underlying Toulon files were not retrieved; no document contents, asbestos information, or final-disposition date can be inferred from this index.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-edenshaw-yt459-06