Evidence
7 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-7).
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[1]Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS), 'Fulmar II (AMS-47)' - Naval History and Heritage Command online entry (verbatim via Wayback capture 2022-09-27; live NHHC URL returns 404) and print Vol. II (1963, repr. 1969) p. 455 via Internet Archive full-text scan [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- NHHC DANFS 'Fulmar II (AMS-47)' entry body (one-line stub); print DANFS Vol. II p. 455, 'Fulmar' entry II; archive.org/details/dictionaryofamer02wash
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS record for this hull is a one-line stub: 'The second Fulmar (AMS-47) was until 1 September 1947, YMS-193 (q.v.)' - published in DANFS Vol. II (p. 455) under 'Fulmar' ('An arctic sea bird found only beyond the 100-fathom curve') and carried verbatim on the NHHC online 'Fulmar II (AMS-47)' page (published 2015-07-09). The stub confirms the hull's identity chain (YMS-193 became Fulmar AMS-47 on 1947-09-01) but prints no construction dates, no spec block, and no service narrative for this hull; the print entry's only spec block belongs to the first Fulmar (AMC-46). The '(q.v.)' cross-reference to a YMS-193 entry has no corresponding standalone narrative in the print corpus (Vol. VIII searched; hazegray's DANFS transcriptions for both yms193.htm and ams47.htm carry only the same stub text).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 1943-1968
- Population
- Crews and trainees 1943-1968 (NavSource spec block cpl. 32)
- Limitations
- DANFS documents only the identity chain and the 1947-09-01 renaming - not materials, service detail, or asbestos content; supports no asbestos claim. The '(q.v.)' implies a fuller YMS-193 entry that does not appear in the located print corpus - the stub is the entire DANFS coverage of this hull. Live NHHC URL serves 404 (standing link-rot defect); Wayback capture and print scan cited.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-fulmar-ams47-01
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[2]NavSource Online, Mine Warfare Vessel Photo Archive - Fulmar (MSC[O] 47) ex-AMS-47 ex-YMS-193 (contributed archive; milestone list, spec block, commanding-officer roster, photo captions, disposition chain) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 11/19193 (Wayback capture 2025-04-07) - milestone list, specifications block, commanding-officers table, photo-caption set, disposition chain
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource record for this hull supplies the full milestone chain DANFS lacks: 'YMS-1 Class Auxiliary Motor Minesweeper: Laid down 31 October 1942 by the Greenport Basin and Construction Co., Greenport, Long Island, NY; Launched 2 January 1943; Completed 28 June 1943 and commissioned USS YMS-193; Reclassified as a Motor Minesweeper, named Fulmar (AMS 47), 1 September 1947 and placed in service as a Naval Reserve training ship in the 1st Naval District (Boston); Reclassified as a Coastal Minesweeper (Old), MSC(O)-47, 7 February 1955; Laid up in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet, Philadelphia Group; Struck from the Naval Register 1 October 1968; Sold 23 July 1969. Fate unknown.' Specifications: displacement 270 t.; 136' x 24'6" x 8' draft; 15 kts.; complement 32; one 3"/50 dual-purpose mount, two 20mm mounts, two depth-charge projectors; propulsion two 880-bhp General Motors 8-268A diesel engines, Snow and Knobstedt single reduction gear, two shafts; call sign November-Zulu-Hotel-Alpha. Commanding-officer roster: LT F. P. Comstock, USNR (1945); LCDR Claude Denis Gilcrist, USNR (1950 - 9 November 1950); LT Joseph Argonne Jackson, USN, USNA Class of 1946 (9 November 1950 - 15 November 1951); LT Leo Peter Bauerlein, USN (undated).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 1942-1969
- Population
- Construction trades (Greenport Basin yard, 1942-43); crews and Naval Reserve trainees 1943-1968 (design complement 32)
- Limitations
- Volunteer-maintained archival compilation, not an official record - consistent with DANFS on the renaming date and with uboat.net on build/strike dates; no DANFS narrative exists against which to check its reserve-training and disposal detail. Contains no asbestos information; supports no asbestos claim. The diesel twin-screw plant detail is asbestos-relevant only as context - no boilers or steam system aboard. Conflicts carried in gaps: sale date 1969-07-23 vs Wikipedia's 'Sold, 1 October 1968'; engine rating 880 bhp vs Wikipedia's 1,000 shp.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-fulmar-ams47-02
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[3]ShipbuildingHistory.com (Colton compilation), 'Greenport Basin & Construction Co., Greenport NY' yard table - YMS 193 row and yard history [other_primary]
- Locator
- Greenport Basin yard table, YMS 183-194 row block (YMS 193 line); yard history paragraph
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The Colton yard table for Greenport Basin & Construction Co., Greenport NY, independently lists this hull under its Royal Navy Lend-Lease contract designation: 'YMS 193 / J 993/BYMS 2193 / Royal Navy / Minesweeper / 278d / 136 ft / delivered 28-Jun-43 / Retained as Fulmar (AMS/MSC(O) 47), sold 1969' - i.e., this hull was ordered for the Royal Navy as BYMS-2193 (J-993) but retained by the U.S. Navy and never transferred, the same pattern as adjacent Greenport hull YMS-192 (BYMS-2192, retained as Condor AMS/MSC(O)-5, to Japan 1955). The delivery date (28-Jun-43) agrees with NavSource's completion/commissioning date. Yard history per Colton: Greenport Basin & Construction Company was started in the mid-19th century by Pliny C. and Theodore W. Brigham, building fishing vessels and yachts; during WWII they acquired their neighbor Greenport Shipyard Company and expanded into steel boatbuilding; the yard continues today as Greenport Yacht & Shipbuilding Company.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 1942-1943 (build); yard history 19th c.-present
- Population
- Construction trades (Greenport Basin yard, 1942-43)
- Limitations
- Compiled secondary reference, not an official record - consistent with NavSource on builder, delivery date, and the Fulmar AMS/MSC(O)-47 retention chain; the BYMS-2193/J-993 contract detail is Colton's and not independently confirmed against a contract document this session. Contains no asbestos or materials information; no yard asbestos record for Greenport Basin was located.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-fulmar-ams47-03
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[4]NavSource photo-caption set for Fulmar (MSC[O] 47): NARA photo 1045642; All Hands magazine (Aug 1959) U.S. Navy photo; official U.S. Navy NISMF Philadelphia Naval Shipyard sales-catalog photo dated 1969-01-20 + Atlas shipyards.json 'philadelphia-naval-shipyard' record [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 11/19193 photo-caption block (three captioned images); shipyards.json 'philadelphia-naval-shipyard' record
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource photo captions place this hull at documented locations at both ends of its career. (1) National Archives photo 1045642 - port bow view of Fulmar underway at slow speed in the 1950s. (2) An August 1959 All Hands magazine U.S. Navy photo shows Fulmar nested with Tutuila (ARG 4), Peregrine (AM 373), Hawk (AMS 17), Lapwing (AMS 48), and Cardinal (AMS 4). (3) An official U.S. Navy photo dated 20 January 1969 shows Fulmar 'berthed at the U.S. Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility (NISMF), Philadelphia Naval Shipyard,' pictured in a nest with Lorikeet (MSC[O] 49), Plover (MSC[O] 33), and six sister MSC(O)s - taken by the shipyard for use in the sales catalog (a copy of which was later found aboard headquarters ship Chandeleur AV-10 at NISMF in early 1971). The Philadelphia berthing documents this hull physically inside Philadelphia Naval Shipyard - a yard whose Atlas record (shipyards.json 'philadelphia-naval-shipyard', tier 3) documents asbestos products (Eagle-Picher Super 60, Thermasil pipe covering, Unibestos, Kaylo, Garlock gaskets/packing, Johns-Manville insulation and others) and a 2014 shipfitter mesothelioma verdict (Merwitz, $7.25M). Fulmar's presence there was as an inactive sales-pending hulk, not an availability - no work aboard is documented.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 1950s (NARA photo); 1959-08 (All Hands); 1969-01-20 (NISMF)
- Population
- Naval Reserve trainees (Boston, 1947-c.1960s); NISMF Philadelphia berthing/watch personnel 1968-69
- Limitations
- The photo captions document location and disposition status only - no materials, maintenance, or asbestos information; the Philadelphia yard's asbestos record is yard-level context and does not establish that any work or exposure occurred aboard this hull. The 1959 nest photo does not state location. The NARA still-picture catalog entry for photo 1045642 was not retrievable this session (catalog API requires a key not held).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-fulmar-ams47-04
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[5]U.S. Dept. of the Navy / DOE, Final EIS/OEIS for Disposal of Decommissioned, Defueled Ex-Enterprise (CVN 65), DOE/EIS-0524 (June 2023), Section 3.2.2.1.1; DOE/EA-1889 (2012); NAVSEA FOIA Reading Room 'Asbestos Related Files' QPL index; Corn & Starr, 'Historical perspective on asbestos: Policies and protective measures in World War II shipbuilding,' Am J Ind Med 11(3):359-373 (1987), doi:10.1002/ajim.4700110311; class designation per NavSource 'YMS-1 Class Auxiliary Motor Minesweeper' [other_primary]
- Locator
- EIS-0524 Section 3.2.2.1.1 era statement; DOE/EA-1889 asbestos section; NAVSEA FOIA 'Asbestos Related Files' QPL table; AJIM 11(3):359-373; NavSource class header
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Era/class context: the Navy's own disposal EIS states asbestos-containing material 'is found throughout Navy ships in insulating materials on piping systems, in electrical cables, and on ship structures,' and the 2012 companion EA states 'asbestos insulation is commonly found in older ships' - era-generic statements covering a 1942-43 Navy build; Corn & Starr document extensive asbestos use as fireproofing and insulation in WWII-era U.S. shipbuilding; and NAVSEA's FOIA index lists the qualified asbestos product categories in force during this hull's era (asbestos-rod packing; metallic-asbestos spiral-wound gaskets; asbestos-fiber thermal insulation felt; magnesia-aggregate deck covering; thermal pipe-covering; preformed cable packing). This hull was a YMS-1-class wooden-hulled motor minesweeper with a diesel plant (two GM 8-268A diesels, twin screw - no boilers, no steam system), so the era-typical asbestos footprint is materially smaller than a steam combatant's - principally engine exhaust lagging, valve/flange gaskets, pump and shaft packing, electrical cable insulation, deck coverings, and winch/windlass brake linings.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 1942-1969 (hull era); 1987/2012/2023 (documentation)
- Population
- Construction trades (Greenport, 1942-43) and crews/trainees 1943-1968 (class context)
- Limitations
- Generic Navy-wide era statements plus class-design inference only - prioritizes research; it is NOT a ship-specific finding. No material list, survey, or hull record for this vessel exists in located sources. Does not establish presence, quantity, condition, individual exposure, or causation aboard this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-fulmar-ams47-05
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[6]Batch-1736 search ledger (this record): NHHC DANFS live + Wayback; DANFS print Vol. II p.455 and Vol. VIII full-text; hazegray DANFS transcriptions; NavSource via Wayback; shipbuildinghistory.com Colton yard table; uboat.net; CourtListener API v4 opinion and docket searches (all designations + name sweep); VA BVA search interface; NARA catalog; Atlas shipyards.json [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-fulmar-ams47-01 through sl-uss-fulmar-ams47-15
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, docketed case, or VA decision naming YMS-193, AMS-47, MSC(O)-47, or USS Fulmar was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). CourtListener queries executed under the fleet pacing budget returned: count 0 for exact phrase 'USS Fulmar' (opinions); count 1 for the designator OR-query '"AMS-47" OR "YMS-193" OR "MSC(O)-47" OR "MSC-47"' - a name collision (United States v. Scheuerman, 67 M.J. 709, Army Court of Criminal Appeals 2009, an AWOL court-martial with incidental string match, no vessel reference); 20 'Fulmar' opinion hits, all collisions (Fulmar Paraguaya Line shipping company, Folmar & Associates law firm, persons surnamed Fulmar/Folmar, Fulmar street names, the northern fulmar seabird in environmental cases); and a 'Fulmar' docket sweep returning 101 hits whose examined result pages were all collisions (Seabulk Fulmar, Inc. - a different-vessel marine company - Gunther v. Fulmar, environmental dockets naming the seabird). No qualifying asbestos litigation or any vessel-reference litigation naming this hull was located.
- 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 - era materials in a 1943 diesel minesweeper would still be consistent with class inference. CourtListener coverage was complete for the executed queries but unindexed, settled, or unreported matters naming this hull could exist. The VA BVA search interface was not reachable through available channels this session (JS-gated; API requires a key) - logged as blocked, not as a negative result. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-fulmar-ams47-06
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[7]Archival leads (not yet retrieved): NARA RG 24 deck logs; RG 19 Bureau of Ships contract/design files; NARA still-picture item 1045642; NISMF Philadelphia sales catalog (attested by the NavSource photo caption); 1st Naval District reserve-training records; DRMS sales file 1969 [other_primary]
- Locator
- NARA Records of the Bureau of Ships (RG 19) / deck logs (RG 24) / Still Picture Branch; NISMF Philadelphia sales catalog (via Chandeleur AV-10 attestation); DRMS disposal records
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Archival leads where a hull-level material or service record would live: NARA RG 24 deck logs for YMS-193 (1943-1946 WWII period - the gap this record cannot fill) and for Fulmar AMS-47/MSC(O)-47's reserve-training period (1947-1968); Bureau of Ships RG 19 design/contract files for the BYMS-2193/J-993 Lend-Lease contract and the Greenport Basin build; NARA Still Picture Branch item 1045642 (the 1950s underway photo cited by NavSource); the NISMF Philadelphia Naval Shipyard sales-catalog file the 1969-01-20 photo was shot for (a copy survived aboard Chandeleur AV-10 into 1971) - a disposal document that would describe the hull's as-sold material condition; 1st Naval District (Boston) Naval Reserve training-ship administrative records; and the 1969-07-23 DRMS/sales-file for the post-strike buyer.
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 1943-1969 records
- Limitations
- Leads only - existence of these record classes is standard NARA/agency practice for the period, but no AMS-47-specific document was located, retrieved, or verified; the NARA catalog API requires a key not held in this session. The NISMF sales-catalog's survival is attested only by the NavSource photo caption describing where a copy was found. Nothing in this row is an asbestos finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-fulmar-ams47-07