Evidence
10 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-10).
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[1]NHHC, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, Hiawatha III (YT-265) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Hiawatha III, opening paragraph
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Built as Port Angeles under Maritime Commission contract by Birchfield Boiler Inc. at Tacoma, Washington; launched 3 April 1942, sponsored by Mrs. Violet Davies; acquired by the Navy 30 April 1942, renamed Hiawatha (YT-265), and placed in service.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 1942
- Limitations
- Documents construction, acquisition and in-service status, but gives no keel date, machinery specification, crew count, asbestos material or individual exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-hiawatha-yt265-01
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[2]NHHC, DANFS, Hiawatha III (YT-265) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Hiawatha III, second paragraph, last two sentences
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Assigned to the 12th Naval District in 1948 and operated as a tug for San Francisco Naval Shipyard; redesignated medium harbor tug YTM-265 in February 1962. The DANFS narrative says she was still serving there when that narrative was written, without giving a terminal date.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 1948-1962 and later unspecified service
- Limitations
- DANFS's present-tense closing sentence is historical, not evidence of service in 2015 or today; no asbestos or final-disposition information is supplied.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-hiawatha-yt265-03
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[3]NHHC, DANFS, Abner Read (DD-526) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- 6 October 1943 passage, Puget Sound Navy Yard arrival and Dry Dock No. 1
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- On 6 October 1943, Hiawatha (YT-265) and motor tug YMT-11 assisted USS Abner Read (DD-526) into Dry Dock No. 1 at Puget Sound Navy Yard.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 1943-10-06
- Limitations
- A documented tug-assistance event; it does not show Hiawatha's own overhaul, any contact with Abner Read's repair materials, or asbestos exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-hiawatha-yt265-04
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[4]U.S. Naval Institute, Proceedings, Ships' Status Changes, May 1987, Naval Review 1987 [reputable_press]
- Locator
- STRICKEN FROM THE NAVAL VESSEL REGISTER table, 15 May 1986, Hiawatha (YTM-265); adjacent disposition text
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The Naval Institute's 1987 ship-status list places Hiawatha (YTM-265) under vessels stricken from the Naval Vessel Register on 15 May 1986, with disposition described as 'to be disposed of by sale.'
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 1986-05-15
- Limitations
- USNI reproduces a contemporary status list, but its accessible HTML is uncorrected OCR and the original NVR entry requires Navy login. 'To be disposed of by sale' is a plan, not proof of sale, scrapping, or present status; no asbestos information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-hiawatha-yt265-05
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[5]National Archives, Researching Asbestos aboard US Naval Vessel up through 1961 [other_primary]
- Locator
- RG 19 correspondence and Cartographic Branch sections; RG 38 Entry P 1-I auxiliary and yardcraft inspection reports
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA identifies RG 19 Bureau of Ships correspondence and hull-number engineering drawings, including S39 insulation/lagging and S48 piping codes, as leads for hull-specific material research. RG 38 auxiliary/yardcraft inspection reports are another possible route; none of these Hiawatha files was retrieved for this batch.
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 1940s-1960s potential records
- Limitations
- Series-level research path only. No box, drawing, inspection report or specification for YT/YTB/YTM-265 was inspected, and the existence of responsive Hiawatha asbestos records is unknown.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-hiawatha-yt265-09
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[6]National Archives, An Introduction to Navy Deck Logs [other_primary]
- Locator
- Opening paragraphs under 'An Introduction to Navy Deck Logs'
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA explains that harbor tugs placed 'in service' were generally subordinate craft rather than commissioned commands, and that their own logs generally were not retained permanently; World War II has limited exceptions.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- Navy service-craft record-keeping practice
- Limitations
- General record-retention guidance, not a holdings search proving Hiawatha's own logs do or do not survive; logs also would not prove asbestos content without corroboration.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-hiawatha-yt265-07
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[7]NHHC DANFS, Pocahontas IV (YT-266) and Pogatacut (YT-267) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Pocahontas IV opening specifications and first paragraph; companion entry https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/p/pogatacut.html
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NHHC entries for Birchfield-built adjacent-number tugs Pocahontas (YT-266) and Pogatacut (YT-267) identify their class as Hiawatha and type as V2-ME-A1; Pocahontas is described as a single-screw diesel tug. These are related-hull data, not Hiawatha's own equipment or crew specification.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 1942-era related hulls
- Limitations
- Class and sister-vessel description only. Neither entry names an asbestos product or verifies Hiawatha's crew size, exact engine, installed materials, or exposure; no sister data is transferred into Hiawatha's ship-specific fields.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-hiawatha-yt265-10
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[8]Batch-9340 search ledger: NHHC DANFS Hiawatha III and Abner Read; USNI Ships' Status Changes [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger sl-uss-hiawatha-yt265-01 through -03
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The ship-specific NHHC Hiawatha entry, NHHC Abner Read assistance passage, and USNI 1986 status list reviewed for this batch do not identify any asbestos-containing material, asbestos work or exposure aboard Hiawatha.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 2026-09-24 source review
- Limitations
- A negative finding limited to the public sources actually reviewed. It does not prove the vessel lacked asbestos, rule out unlocated records, or decide any individual exposure or legal claim. CourtListener search was still pending when this row was drafted.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-hiawatha-yt265-08
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[9]NHHC, DANFS, Hiawatha III (YT-265) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Hiawatha III, second paragraph, first two sentences
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Hiawatha performed harbor-tug duties for the 13th Naval District at Seattle during the rest of World War II and afterward; redesignated YTB-265, a large harbor tug, on 15 May 1944.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 1942-1948
- Limitations
- Establishes district assignment and designation, not specific maintenance jobs, material handled, asbestos presence, or exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-hiawatha-yt265-02
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[10]National Archives, Researching Asbestos aboard US Naval Vessel up through 1961 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Introduction; Beginning Research; RG 19, RG 38 and engineering-drawing sections
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA identifies asbestos use in U.S. Navy materiel during 1941-1961 as a historical research topic and directs researchers to vessel, yard, specification, inspection and drawing files to determine whether a particular hull had asbestos.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 1941-1961
- Limitations
- Navy-era research context only: this guide neither names Hiawatha nor documents asbestos aboard her. It cannot identify a product, location, worker exposure or causal link for this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-hiawatha-yt265-06