Evidence
6 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-6).
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[1]DANFS, Linnet II (AM-76/IX-166) (build, acquisition, service, and disposal record; verbatim transcription - live NHHC page serves 404; hazegray mirror carries same text with an 'IX-168' transcription typo) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS entry 'USS Linnet II (AM-76/IX-166)', specifications block + full service narrative
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS record for this hull: built in 1928 as beam trawler Georgetown by Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine; acquired by the Navy 4 September 1940; commissioned 3 March 1941; assigned to the Mine Warfare School, Yorktown, Va., for experiments and training in mine operations; sailed spring 1942 for fleet operations in the South Atlantic; based at Recife, Brazil, on harbor-clearing operations until departing 22 February 1944; arrived Norfolk 17 March 1944; reclassified IX-166 on 20 April 1944 for possible use as a small cargo ship (conversion not carried out); decommissioned at Boston 18 December 1944; returned to the War Shipping Administration 31 July 1945. DANFS specifications block: 410 tons; 123'10" length; 23' beam; 12' draft; 10 knots; one 3-inch gun, two .30-caliber machine guns; 'cl. Bullfinch'.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1928-1945
- Population
- Trawler crew (1928-1940); Navy crew (1941-1944); conversion-yard workers (1940-41)
- Limitations
- DANFS documents identity, dates, dimensions, and service history - it contains no materials, machinery-detail, or asbestos information and does not address exposure. Mirror transcription cited because the live NHHC page returns 404 (verified 2026-09-22). Renaming (14 Aug 1940), striking (20 Jan 1945), conversion yard/dates, and post-1945 history come from NavSource and secondary compilations, not the DANFS narrative. 'cl. Bullfinch' is the Ships' Data-era class label printed in this hull's spec block; NavSource and secondary sources group AM-75/AM-76 as the Kite class.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-linnet-am76-01
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[2]NavSource Mine Warfare Vessel Photo Archive, Linnet (AM 76 / IX-166) - compiled hull record, specifications, conversion yard, photo captions, and commanding officers (page 11/02076); rename date per NavalCoverMuseum LINNET AM 76 page [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource page 11/02076, 'Converted Minesweeper' data block, Specifications section, and commanding-officers list
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource compiles this hull's record: steel hull; Bath Iron Works yard number 121; laid down 18 June 1928; launched 15 December 1928; delivered to F. J. O'Hara & Sons, Boston, as beam trawler Georgetown (official number 228098) 19 December 1928; renamed Linnet 14 August 1940 (per NavalCoverMuseum); Navy acquisition 4 September 1940; conversion to a minesweeper by Bethlehem Steel Co., East Boston, MA, September 1940 - March 1941; commissioned 3 March 1941; reclassified Unclassified Miscellaneous Auxiliary IX-166 on 20 April 1944; decommissioned at Boston, MA, 18 December 1944; struck from the Naval Register 20 January 1945; transferred to WSA for disposal 31 July 1945; registered to Trawler Cambridge, Inc. as Cambridge 1945; later registered to Earl Stroman, New Bedford, MA; out of documentation 1977. Secondary compilation adds that WSA advertised the vessel for sale as Georgetown lying at Quincy, MA by 9 July 1945 (Wikipedia citing a WSA sale advertisement). Propulsion: one Fairbanks-Morse diesel, single propeller, 400 hp; armament one 3-inch/23 gun and two .30-caliber machine guns; complement listed as 'unknown'.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1928-1977
- Population
- Bethlehem Steel East Boston conversion workers (1940-41); Navy crew (1941-44); civilian crews (1928-40, 1945-77)
- Limitations
- NavSource is a volunteer-maintained photo archive, not an official repository - its compilation reproduces Ships' Data-type specifications and NARA/NHHC photo captions; all Navy-service dates corroborated by DANFS. Complement is listed as unknown, so no Navy crew figure is asserted. Armament spec conflicts with one secondary source (3-inch/23 vs 3-inch/50). Post-Navy registration history (Cambridge, Stroman, 1977) is compiled from merchant documentation and not separately verified against official registers. Contains no asbestos information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-linnet-am76-02
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[3]Photo record via NavSource: USS Kite (AM-75) and USS Linnet receiving post-commissioning alterations at Wet Slip No. 3, Norfolk Navy Yard, 2 August 1941 (George Strock, LIFE magazine); U.S. Navy photo NH 101777 (trawler Georgetown c. 1940; original print in NARA Record Group 19-LCM, per Naval Historical Center caption) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource page 11/02076, photo captions 110207503-110207504; NHC photo NH 101777 (ibiblio mirror of NHHC Online Library)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Contemporaneous photographic documentation places this hull inside Norfolk Navy Yard Wet Slip No. 3 on 2 August 1941 undergoing post-commissioning alterations alongside sister AM-75 - a documented shipyard work period on this hull between completion of the Bethlehem East Boston conversion (March 1941) and her spring 1942 departure for the South Atlantic.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1941
- Population
- Norfolk Navy Yard workers (August 1941)
- Limitations
- Photo-caption evidence only - the scope, trades, and materials of the alterations are not documented; no work order, contract, or materials record located. Does not establish asbestos disturbance or content aboard the hull. The underlying photographs (LIFE/Strock collection; NARA RG 19-LCM print NH 101777) and the ship's deck logs (NARA 'Logbooks of U.S. Navy Ships and Stations, 1941-1978', NAID 594258 / RG 24) are the archival lead; digitization of AM-76/IX-166 logs unconfirmed.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-linnet-am76-03
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[4]GAO, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (Oct 18, 1979) - documents that asbestos-containing insulation and related materials were standard aboard Navy ships and disturbed during shipyard work [gao]
- Locator
- GAO product page HRD-80-2 (full text blocked, HTTP 403)
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- No ship-specific asbestos record exists for this hull. Era-consistent applications for a steel-hulled trawler converted at a commercial yard in 1940-41: thermal lagging on the diesel exhaust system and muffler uptake; sheet and molded insulation on hot machinery surfaces; asbestos-content gaskets and packing in piping, pumps, and valves; electrical insulation and fireproofing. The inference is bounded by this hull's plant - a single small Fairbanks-Morse diesel with no boilers and no steam turbines - so the boiler/turbine insulation pattern typical of steam combatants does not apply to this ship.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1940-1944
- Population
- Conversion-yard workers (1940-41); Norfolk Navy Yard workers (1941); Navy crew (1941-44)
- Limitations
- Era inference only - no survey, manifest, abatement record, or verified litigation identifies asbestos aboard this hull. GAO HRD-80-2 is program-level (Navy shipyard worker protection) and postdates this hull's service; it is not hull documentation. Full text not retrieved (gao.gov blocks automated fetch, HTTP 403) - content via product-page description. Does not establish presence, quantity, or exposure aboard AM-76.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-linnet-am76-04
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[5]Batch-1427 search ledger (this record): NHHC DANFS via HyperWar/ibiblio mirror; NavSource archive; CourtListener opinion index via web UI (API blocked - authenticated daily quota exhausted, HTTP 429); general web index for litigation, survey, and abatement records [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-linnet-am76-01 through sl-uss-linnet-am76-09
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or docketed case naming USS Linnet (AM-76/IX-166) or the trawler Georgetown was found in the public sources searched. CourtListener opinion queries executed via the web interface returned zero qualifying hits ('USS Linnet' 0 results; 'Linnet' 106 results - first-page sample all name collisions; 'AM-76'+asbestos 4 non-vessel collisions; 'AM-76'+minesweeper 0). Competitor asbestos-marketing pages list AM-76 in generic 'asbestos minesweeper' sweeps but provide no primary-source citation (see correction row ev-uss-linnet-am76-06).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 2026-09-22
- Limitations
- Absence of a located public record does not prove absence of asbestos - a 1928 steel hull refitted for Navy service in 1940-41 is era-consistent with asbestos-containing insulation and gasketing. The litigation check is incomplete rather than negative-verified: the authenticated CourtListener API was quota-blocked (HTTP 429, 2800/day) and the web interface soft-throttled (HTTP 202) before the docket index and all 106 'Linnet' result pages could be examined; all sampled results were name collisions. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-linnet-am76-05
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[6]DANFS, Linnet II (AM-76/IX-166) + NavSource specifications - authoritative identity, plant, and dates used to correct competitor characterizations of this hull [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- mesothelioma.com minesweepers page table row 'USS Linnet | AM-76 | Kite | 3/3/1941' + freeasbestostesting.com minesweeper list (as indexed 2026-09); DANFS + NavSource as correcting authority
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Competitor asbestos-marketing pages list USS Linnet (AM-76) in generic asbestos-minesweeper sweeps: mesothelioma.com tabulates her (correctly classed 'Kite', commissioned 3/3/1941) under copy asserting that WWII minesweepers 'contained asbestos in boiler rooms' and listing boilers and turbines among presumed products; freeasbestostesting.com includes AM-76 in the same minesweeper sweep. Neither page cites any primary source for asbestos aboard this hull, and the boiler-room framing conflicts with the documented plant - a single Fairbanks-Morse diesel with no boilers and no steam turbines (NavSource specifications; merchant registry 400 h.p.).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 2026 (competitor pages as indexed)
- Limitations
- Correction documents what the primary record establishes versus generic competitor assertions; it does not disprove asbestos presence aboard this hull, only that no located source documents it and that the steam-plant framing does not fit this diesel vessel. Competitor sources are excluded from citations per batch rules; domains are named only to identify the corrected claims.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-linnet-am76-06