Evidence
4 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-4).
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[1]U.S. Navy Bureau of Ships, Ships' Data: U.S. Naval Vessels, Vol. III, NAVSHIPS 250-012 (15 April 1945) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Printed p. 581, YTB-255 row, read with YTB-254 row for the repeated builder; PDF page 11
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The Navy's 15 April 1945 Ships' Data, volume III, identifies Kennesaw as YTB-255, formerly YT-255, in the 'Harbor Tugs, Big' section. Its row lists length 110 ft, breadth 27 ft, draft 11 ft 4 in, 1,000 horsepower, allocation to the 11th Naval District, and Wm. F. Stone & Son of Oakland, California as builder (the builder entry is carried down from the immediately preceding YTB-254 row).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 1945
- Limitations
- The table supplies vessel identity and characteristics, not a commissioning date, complement, engine or fuel type, service narrative, or asbestos material specification. The ditto builder entry is resolved from the immediately preceding row; no class-based material claim is made.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-kennesaw-ytb255-01
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[2]U.S. Navy Bureau of Ships, Naval Vessel Register, NAVSHIPS 18-1-11 (1 January 1949) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Printed p. 234, YTB-255 Kennesaw row, Vessel Status ACT / code 1; PDF page 235
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The 1 January 1949 Naval Vessel Register lists Kennesaw, YTB-255, with vessel status 'ACT' and status code 1 on printed page 234, establishing that this Navy harbor tug was listed active on that date.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 1949-01-01
- Limitations
- A point-in-time Navy inventory entry. It does not establish a commissioning date, exact service start or end, subsequent disposition, location throughout service, or any asbestos condition or exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-kennesaw-ytb255-02
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[3]U.S. Navy, NAVSHIPS 250-012 (1945), p. 581; NAVSHIPS 18-1-11 (1949), p. 234; search ledger in this record [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger sl-uss-kennesaw-ytb255-01 through -05; 1945 p. 581; 1949 p. 234
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The two inspected Navy tables identify the hull and service status but contain no asbestos, insulation, abatement, or exposure statement for YTB-255. A hull-specific asbestos finding is therefore not established by these sources.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 2026-09-24 review
- Limitations
- This is a bounded negative finding about the inspected publications, not proof that asbestos was absent aboard. No hull material survey, construction specification, or insulation drawing was inspected. CourtListener searches are separately logged and do not underpin this negative finding while paced or incomplete.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-kennesaw-ytb255-03
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[4]National Archives, Researching Asbestos aboard US Naval Vessel up through 1961 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Bureau of Ships correspondence and Cartographic Branch / Ship Engineering Drawings sections
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA's naval asbestos research guide identifies Record Group 19 Bureau of Ships hull-specific correspondence and ship engineering drawings as research paths; S39 denotes insulation and lagging, S48 piping, and S103 booklets of general plans. These are leads for a YTB-255 material search.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 1940-1961 archival series
- Limitations
- NARA describes potentially relevant record series generally; it does not state that YTB-255 drawings or asbestos records exist. No hull-specific box, drawing, or specification was retrieved, so this row supports no asbestos claim.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-kennesaw-ytb255-04