Evidence
7 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-7).
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[1]Naval History Division, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, volume III (1968), Jacamar I [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Printed p. 478, right column, Jacamar I: characteristics and opening paragraph
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- USS Jacamar (AMC-47; printed AMc-47) was a wooden-hulled Accentor-class coastal minesweeper of the U.S. Navy. Greenport Basin & Construction Co., Greenport, Long Island, New York, launched her on 10 March 1941; she was commissioned on 25 June 1941. DANFS lists a complement of 16.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-23
- Limitations
- Official Navy-authored printed history verified visually in a university-library scan hosted by Internet Archive; live NHHC URLs failed. Complement is the listed figure, not a muster count or exposed-worker population. No asbestos or propulsion specification is given.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-jacamar-amc47-01
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[2]DANFS, volume III, Jacamar I [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Printed p. 478, Jacamar I, third paragraph
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Jacamar sailed for Norfolk on 20 April 1944 and undertook towing for aircraft target practice, stationed at Hampton Roads. She reached New London on 10 February 1945 and New York on 6 June 1945. After mine clearance in Florida waters she decommissioned at Charleston on 6 December 1945. Following a brief Wando River layup and transfer to the Maritime Commission, she was sold in 1947 to O. R. Murphy of Charleston.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-23
- Limitations
- Historical disposition only; later ownership, eventual fate and present location are not established. Operations and layup do not establish asbestos presence or exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-jacamar-amc47-03
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[3]DANFS, volume III, Jacamar I and II [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Printed p. 478, right column, adjacent I and II entries
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS distinguishes Jacamar I (AMc-47) from Jacamar II (AMCU-25), the latter originally LSIL-870 and named in 1952. The AMCU-25 history is excluded from this record.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-23
- Limitations
- Identity separation only; the later hull is not an alias or redesignation of AMC-47. No later-hull machinery or service facts are transferred.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-jacamar-amc47-04
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[4]National Archives, Special List 44, ship-number and named-vessel lists [other_primary]
- Locator
- PDF p. 3, AMC-47 row; named list Jacamar row: https://www.archives.gov/research/military/logbooks/special-list-44-named
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA Special List 44 lists AMC-47 (Jacamar) logs from 25 June 1941 through 28 February 1945 in its ship-number list, and Jacamar (AMC-47) from 1 March through 6 December 1945 in its named-vessel list. These provide a concrete archival lead for further vessel research.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-23
- Limitations
- Finding-aid entries were verified; underlying logs were not retrieved or read. Date ranges describe holdings, not independently verified commissioning/decommissioning events. Neither index establishes asbestos content or whether the logs discuss materials.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-jacamar-amc47-05
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[5]Batch 1582 bounded research and search ledger [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger sl-01 through sl-09; research/uss-jacamar-amc47/RESEARCH.md
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No ship-specific asbestos survey, product identification, abatement record, or exposure finding was located in the sources reviewed for this batch. DANFS Jacamar I contains no asbestos statement. Ship-specific asbestos documentation remains unknown.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-23
- Limitations
- This is a bounded search result, not proof of absence. NARA logs and construction/repair files remain unread. Web indexing and CourtListener coverage are incomplete; most docket collisions were screened only at metadata/snippet level. No inference is made from wooden construction, class, service era, alterations, or machinery.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-jacamar-amc47-06
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[6]CourtListener API v4 authenticated helper search and ASARCO RECAP document 11739370 [court_record]
- Locator
- search_ledger sl-06/sl-07/sl-08; research/uss-jacamar-amc47/courtlistener-classification.json
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- The authenticated CourtListener combined exact-name/hull-variant search returned zero opinions and 13 docket results. The docket hits were classified as name/token collisions, not qualifying Jacamar asbestos litigation. The asbestos-named ASARCO hit uses AMC for Americas Mining Corporation; its retrieved document contains no Jacamar reference.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-23
- Limitations
- Twelve docket classifications are provisional metadata/snippet screening, not full-document clearance. ASARCO document 11739370 was read in full-text form to check the acronym; it is a report and recommendation concerning plan confirmation, not a Jacamar exposure adjudication. No litigation stage or result is attributed to this hull. Search absence is not proof that no claim exists.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-jacamar-amc47-07
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[7]DANFS, volume III, Jacamar I [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Printed p. 478, Jacamar I, second paragraph and start of third
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Jacamar left for Yorktown training on 30 June 1941 and reported for Atlantic Fleet coastal duty in July. She departed Boston for Bermuda on 9 December 1941 and operated at Bermuda and in the Caribbean. She returned to Norfolk on 3 February 1943 for alterations and new sweeping gear, then returned to Bermuda in March 1943.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-23
- Limitations
- The alterations are documented, but the source identifies neither a particular Norfolk shipyard nor materials, contractors, insulation removal, or asbestos work.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-jacamar-amc47-02
