Evidence
11 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-11).
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[1]research packet 1098-packet.md (2 sources cited) [nhhc_danfs]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-lively-yt14-pkt-1098-packet-md
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[2]DANFS, 'Lively' (NHHC, published 29 Jul 2015) - stub entry: rename to Lively 11 April 1918; redesignated YT-14 1920; struck 24 August 1929; sold to Puget Sound Tug & Barge Co. 4 February 1930 [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS 'Lively' entry, single paragraph
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NHHC's DANFS 'Lively' entry documents for this hull: the tug Active renamed Lively 11 April 1918; redesignated YT-14 in 1920; struck from the Naval Register 24 August 1929; sold to Puget Sound Tug & Barge Co. 4 February 1930. The entry is a stub deferring full history to the Active III entry (ev-02).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-05
- Study period
- 1918-1930
- Population
- Crew, 1918-1926 (Lively/YT-14 period)
- Limitations
- Ship-specific but a stub: it ends the story at the 1930 sale and does not cover the WWII reacquisition. Its strike date (24 Aug 1929) and sale date (4 Feb 1930) conflict with DANFS Active III (28 Aug 1929; 11 Feb 1930) - internal NHHC inconsistency carried in gaps. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lively-yt14-01
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[3]DANFS, 'Active III (Tug)' (NHHC, published 19 Jan 2016) - full service narrative covering both naval careers and both merchant periods [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS Active III service narrative, paragraphs 1-4; spec block
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NHHC's DANFS Active III entry documents for this hull: constructed 1888 at San Francisco by Union Iron Works; acquired from John D. Spreckels Brothers Co. 18 April 1898 'for auxiliary purposes incident to a state of war'; commissioned at Mare Island Navy Yard 6 July 1898, Ens. Thomas M. Shaw commanding; harbor tug at the Bremerton naval station from August 1898, returning to Mare Island 1899; fought the 1906 San Francisco earthquake fire alongside USS Perry and fire tug Lexlie, helped save the Pacific Mail dock, ferried relief firefighters from cruisers Chicago and Marblehead 21 April; Naval Training Station San Francisco 10 May 1915; renamed Lively 11 April 1918; hull number YT-14 17 July 1920; sank at her Mare Island moorings in 1926, raised, board of inspection and survey found her unfit, decommissioned 16 August 1926; struck 28 August 1929; sold to Puget Sound Tug and Barge Co. of Seattle 11 February 1930; renamed Active around 1937-1938; reacquired under bareboat charter at Seattle 2 March 1942 and designated the unnamed YT-323; converted by Lake Washington Shipyards, Houghton, Wash.; placed in service 30 April 1942, assigned to the 13th Naval District for towing services at Kodiak, Alaska; reclassified medium harbor tug YTM-323 11 May 1944; placed out of service 6 August 1945; struck 1 September 1945; returned to Puget Sound Tug and Barge Co.; scrapped 1963. Spec block: dp. 296; l. 107'; b. 22'6"; dr. 10'; s. 12 k.; cpl. 21; a. 2 3", 2 37mm revolving cannon, 1 Gatling.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-05
- Study period
- 1888-1963
- Population
- Crew (1898-1926; 1942-1945); Mare Island yard trades alongside; Lake Washington Shipyards conversion trades (1942)
- Limitations
- Ship-specific history only; no asbestos or material content. Internal DANFS conflicts with the Lively stub on strike and sale dates, and with NavSource on the YTM-323 reclassification date and merchant rename year - all carried in gaps. 'Assigned to the 13th Naval District' + 'Kodiak' is the sole duty detail for WWII; the unnamed craft may have been operated by the district rather than commissioned.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lively-yt14-02
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[4]NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive, YTM-323 ex YT-323 / USS Lively (YT-14) / USS Active - consolidated timeline, spec block, and captioned photo record (page last updated 5 Aug 2025) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 14/08014.htm header timeline, specifications block, and captioned photo sections (incl. dry dock no. 3 salvage and Foss-service captions)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource timeline for this hull adds or conflicts on: 'Purchased by the Navy, 12 April 1898' (vs DANFS 18 April); 'Foundered at berth, Mare Island, 20 April 1926' (exact date DANFS lacks); 'Struck from the Naval Register, 24 August 1929 (according to shipyard records)'; 'Sold ... 11 February 1930'; 'Rebuilt at Seattle with a 550hp McIntosh & Seymour diesel and placed in merchant service as Active, 1934' (the diesel conversion DANFS does not date); 'Reacquired ... under bareboat charter, 02 March 1942'; 'Reclassified ... YTM-323, 15 May 1944' (vs DANFS 11 May); out of service 6 August 1945; struck 1 September 1945; 'Final Disposition, scrapped, 1963'. Spec block: 296 tons, 107', 22'6", 10', 12 kts, complement 21, armament 2x3" + 2x37mm revolving cannon + 1 Gatling, 'steam, single screw'. Photo captions document: Mare Island yard service 1898-1926 alongside vessels incl. USS Hancock, Ontario, Jupiter, Cleveland; the post-sinking salvage into dry dock no. 3 suspended between coal barges YC-465 and YC-269; and postwar commercial service 'in Foss service, probably during the 1950s'.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-05
- Study period
- 1888-1963
- Population
- Mare Island yard crew/trades (1899-1926); conversion and crew populations Seattle/Kodiak (1942-45); commercial crew to 1963
- Limitations
- NavSource is a volunteer secondary compilation, not a primary registry; four of its dates conflict with DANFS (all carried in gaps). The 1934 diesel rebuild and the Foss-era photo are unique details resting on NavSource alone. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lively-yt14-03
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[5]NHHC Online Library of Selected Images (HyperWar/ibiblio mirror), 'USS Active (1898-1930, 1942-45), later named USS Lively (YT-14) and USS YT/YTM-323' - photo NH 57711 page [other_primary]
- Locator
- HyperWar OnlineLibrary photo page active-3.htm; NH 57711 caption
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The Naval Historical Center's official photo page for this hull (photo NH 57711, Mare Island circa July 1898) corroborates the full identity chain - 'USS Active (1898-1930, 1942-45), later named USS Lively (YT-14) and USS YT/YTM-323' - and states she 'operated in west coast and Alaskan waters' during WWII. NavSource captions credit additional NHHC photos incl. NH 84408 (Active assisting USS Hancock) and Mare Island Navy Yard photography of the 1926 salvage.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-05
- Study period
- 1898-1945
- Limitations
- Archival lead and identity corroboration only - an image catalog page, not a work or material record. The NHHC originals live at history.navy.mil behind a JS gallery; the verbatim mirror (HyperWar) is the stable citable surface. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lively-yt14-04
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[6]NHHC transcription, Navy Filing Manual 1941, vessel index - 'YT14 Lively (stricken)' [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Navy Filing Manual 1941, vessel index, YT section (line '#### YT14 Lively (stricken)')
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The Navy's 1941 standard filing manual lists this hull as 'YT14 Lively (stricken)' in its vessel index - a contemporaneous official document corroborating that the YT-14 registration was closed before the hull's 1942 reacquisition as YT-323.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-05
- Study period
- 1941
- Limitations
- Corroborates the strike only; the 1941 manual predates the WWII reacquisition so YT-323 does not appear in it. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lively-yt14-05
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[7]National Park Service, Kodiak Naval Operating Base and Forts Greely and Abercrombie National Historic Landmark page [nps]
- Locator
- NPS NHL page narrative paragraph
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Documents the WWII operating base this hull served: the Kodiak Naval Operating Base - with air station, submarine base, North Pacific Force, and joint operations center - 'was then the principal advance naval base in Alaska and the North Pacific,' its ships and submarines playing critical roles in the Aleutian Campaign; NHL designated 4 February 1985. YT-323's assigned duty was towing services at this base, 1942-45 (per DANFS).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-10-05
- Study period
- 1941-1945
- Population
- Personnel at Kodiak NOB (1941-45); YT-323 towing crew within it
- Limitations
- Base-level context only - the NHL record does not name this hull or document conditions aboard any vessel; it establishes where YT-323 worked, not what materials she carried. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lively-yt14-06
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[8]HistoryLink File 20514, 'Lake Washington Shipyards (Kirkland)' - history of the yard that converted YT-323 for naval service in 1942 [reputable_press]
- Locator
- HistoryLink.org File 20514, narrative paragraphs
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Documents the conversion yard named by DANFS/NavSource: the Houghton (Kirkland), Washington yard renamed Lake Washington Shipyards in 1923, which 'mobilized to become a World War II defense plant that manufactured naval support vessels and repaired war-damaged ships,' with wartime workforce growth from a few hundred (1939) to more than 8,000. Conversion work on this hull was performed there in spring 1942.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-10-05
- Study period
- 1942
- Population
- Lake Washington Shipyards trades (1942 conversion)
- Limitations
- Yard-level context from a reputable state encyclopedia, not a hull record - documents the yard's WWII role, not the scope of this conversion or any materials installed. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lively-yt14-07
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[9]Era inference built on: DANFS/NavSource timeline (1888 steam-tug construction; 1934 diesel rebuild with 550hp McIntosh & Seymour engine; WWII diesel service 1942-45); GAO HRD-80-2 (ev-09) for the Navy asbestos program era [other_primary]
- Locator
- DANFS Active III narrative; NavSource timeline (1934 diesel rebuild); GAO HRD-80-2 product page
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Era-standard asbestos applications for a diesel harbor tug in 1942-45 Navy service were engine exhaust lagging, machinery gaskets, valve packing, and electrical insulation, plus any insulation installed during the 1942 Lake Washington conversion. This hull's inference frame differs from WWII-built vessels: constructed 1888 as a steam tug - before asbestos became standard marine insulation - and her steam plant was removed in the 1934 commercial diesel rebuild, so the classic boiler/steam-line lagging pathway applies only to her pre-1934 configuration. Insulation added or retained during her 1898-1926 and 1942-45 Navy careers is undocumented.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-05
- Study period
- 1888-1963
- Population
- Union Iron Works trades (1888); Mare Island yard trades and crew (1898-1926); Seattle rebuild trades (1934); Lake Washington Shipyards conversion trades (1942); crew (1942-45); 1963 shipbreakers
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - no hull-specific insulation survey, material list, or work package located for any period of this hull. Names plausible application classes, not confirmed installed materials. No quantity. Her 1888 build predates the asbestos-heavy construction era, so asbestos presence is weaker-era inference than for WWII-built hulls; the likeliest ACM introduction windows are the 1934 diesel rebuild and 1942 naval conversion, both undocumented at material level.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lively-yt14-08
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[10]GAO, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (Oct 18, 1979) - product page and highlights [gao]
- Locator
- GAO product page HRD-80-2, Highlights block
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO reviewed the Navy's efforts to protect workers from asbestos exposure and 'the use of asbestos in Navy ships'; its highlights document that the Navy's 1975 policy was to remove/replace only damaged or repair-accessed asbestos insulation, modified in 1979 to selective replacement in high-maintenance areas - establishing that asbestos insulation aboard Navy vessels was a recognized program-level condition spanning this hull's WWII service era.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-05
- Study period
- 1979 (report); program era covering 1942-45
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers; asbestos program review
- Limitations
- Program-level documentation only; fieldwork yards were Long Beach and Norfolk Naval Shipyards - not this hull's builders or duty stations. Does not name this hull, establish materials aboard it, individual exposure, quantity, or present-day presence. Full 26-page PDF at gao.gov/assets/hrd-80-2.pdf returned non-PDF content to automated fetch this session; claims limited to the verified product-page highlights.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lively-yt14-09
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[11]Batch-9305 search ledger (this record): two live NHHC DANFS entries; NavSource photo archive; NHHC photo page (HyperWar mirror); NHHC Navy Filing Manual 1941; NPS Kodiak NHL; HistoryLink; GAO HRD-80-2; CourtListener authenticated API v4 (4 base queries); secondary web litigation sweep [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lively-yt14-01 through -13
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, museum/agency material statement, or litigation naming this hull under any designation (Active / Lively / YT-14 / YT-323 / YTM-323) was found in the public sources searched. CourtListener authenticated base queries: 'USS Lively' opinions = 0 (clean); 'USS Lively' dockets = 1 hit, Butler v. New American Funding, 1:25-cv-00690 (M.D. Pa. 2025), a Truth-in-Lending/civil-rights mortgage action - name collision, no vessel content; hull-designation opinion query ('YT-14' OR 'YT-323' OR 'YTM-323') returned 2 hits, Woodward v. Town of Rutland (Vt. 1889) and Lieber v. Lieber (Mo. 1911) - both name collisions predating the designations; the hull-designation docket query was paced out repeatedly this session and is logged blocked, not a negative result - see ledger. Secondary web sweeps surfaced only law-firm marketing listicles asserting asbestos aboard Navy vessels without primary sourcing - excluded by source policy.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-05
- Study period
- 2026-10-05
- Limitations
- Absence of a located public record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard - the 1934 commercial rebuild, the 1942 Lake Washington conversion, deck logs (RG 24 logbooks series 1941-1992; digitization of this yard craft unverified), and Mare Island yard work records are undigitized leads where a material record could exist. CourtListener coverage was fleet-paced this session; per-query status in the ledger. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lively-yt14-10