Evidence
6 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-6).
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[1]research packet 1081-packet.md (4 sources cited) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: MISMATCH (RE-SCOPE: USS Elder YN-15/AN-20)
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-juniper-yn15-pkt-1081-packet-md
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[2]National Archives, Special List 44, by Ship Numbers, YN-15 (Elder) [other_primary]
- Locator
- PDF table, YN-15 row: (Elder), 11/12/1941–8/30/1943
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Correction: NARA's Special List 44 identifies YN-15 as Elder, not Juniper, and lists digitized deck-log coverage from 1941-11-12 through 1943-08-30. The batch-assigned name Juniper is therefore not adopted as this vessel's name.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-05
- Study period
- 1941-1943
- Limitations
- The listed dates are deck-log coverage dates, not asserted commissioning or decommissioning dates. This record corrects identity only and contains no asbestos information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-juniper-yn15-01
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[3]Naval History and Heritage Command, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, Elder (archived copy of official page) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Archived DANFS entry, opening paragraph, service narrative, and final paragraph
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS records that Elder (YN-15) was launched at Marietta Manufacturing Co., Point Pleasant, West Virginia, on 1941-06-19; placed in service on 1941-11-12; commissioned on 1942-12-15; and redesignated AN-20 on 1944-01-20. It describes net-laying and net-tending service in the 1st Naval District, at Portland, Maine, and in the Pacific, and reports decommissioning in the 13th Naval District on 1959-12-18.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-05
- Study period
- 1941-1959
- Limitations
- The live NHHC URL returned HTTP 404 on 2026-10-05; the cited Wayback capture is explicitly archived. This source documents vessel history, not asbestos-containing materials, exposure, quantity, condition, or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-juniper-yn15-02
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[4]National Archives, Navy Deck Logs Available in the National Archives Catalog, Elder (AN-20/YN-15) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Navy deck-log availability list, Elder (AN-20/YN-15) entry
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA's Navy deck-log availability page indexes the vessel as Elder (AN-20/YN-15) and gives commission month December 1942 and decommission month December 1959.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-05
- Study period
- 1942-1959
- Limitations
- NARA's index supplies month-level commission and decommission information and access context; it does not describe construction materials or establish any asbestos condition or exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-juniper-yn15-03
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[5]Batch-9187 search ledger: NHHC DANFS Elder entry; NARA Navy deck-log index; NARA Special List 44 [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-juniper-yn15-01 through sl-uss-juniper-yn15-03
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No ship-specific asbestos documentation was located in the reviewed official DANFS history, NARA deck-log index, or NARA Special List 44 entry for Elder/YN-15/AN-20.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-05
- Study period
- Research completed 2026-10-05
- Limitations
- This is a finding about the reviewed public records only, not proof that asbestos was absent aboard the vessel. No inference from the class, era, or machinery is made.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-juniper-yn15-04
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[6]National Archives, Navy Deck Logs Available in the National Archives Catalog; Special List 44 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Elder (AN-20/YN-15) index entry; Special List 44 YN-15 row
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA identifies digitized Navy deck-log holdings for Elder (AN-20/YN-15), including YN-15 coverage from 1941-11-12 through 1943-08-30; those logs are an archival lead for hull-specific operational and maintenance research.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-05
- Study period
- 1941-1943
- Limitations
- The indexes establish availability/coverage, not the contents of every deck log. The logs were not reviewed page by page in this batch, and no asbestos finding is asserted.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-juniper-yn15-05