Evidence
5 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-5).
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[1]Naval History and Heritage Command, United States Pacific Fleet Organization, 1 May 1945 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Pacific Fleet roster, YTB 406-408 entries, printed p. 111
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The U.S. Pacific Fleet organization dated 1 May 1945 lists LONOTO as YTB 407 among Pacific Fleet harbor tugs.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 1945-05-01
- Limitations
- Establishes a dated Navy listing and designation, not a commissioning date, builder, assignment history, material inventory, asbestos presence, exposure, or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lonoto-yt407-01
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[2]Naval Sea Systems Command, Ship History, 28 June 2011 [other_primary]
- Locator
- PDF p. 105, YTM 0407 / LONOTO row
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NAVSEA's ship-history table identifies LONOTO as YTM 0407, gives a removal date of 14 November 1974, and lists final disposition as 'SCRAP SALE.' This supports continuity of the name and hull number from the earlier YTB listing to the later YTM listing.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 1974
- Limitations
- The NAVSEA PDF returned HTTP 403 to direct retrieval; the exact row text was checked in the indexed official-PDF excerpt, but the underlying page was not visually inspected. Removal is the table's label and must not automatically be read as decommissioning or striking; 'scrap sale' records disposition category, not proof of completed demolition or its date. The row says nothing about asbestos or exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lonoto-yt407-02
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[3]National Archives, Ship Plan Index, LONOTO / YTB-407 row [other_primary]
- Locator
- Alphabetical LONOTO row; RG 19; 'Microfilm'; catalog ID 175669739
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA's Ship Plan Index lists LONOTO, YTB-407, in Record Group 19 microfilm of ship engineering drawings under catalog identifier 175669739.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 1945-1955 microfilm series
- Limitations
- Only the index entry was inspected. The drawings were not obtained or reviewed; their content and whether they identify insulation or asbestos are unknown. No material or exposure conclusion follows from the index.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lonoto-yt407-03
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[4]National Archives, Researching Asbestos aboard US Naval Vessel up through 1961 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Beginning Research; RG 38 auxiliary and yardcraft reports; Cartographic Branch, S39/S48 discussion
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA describes asbestos in U.S. Navy materiel during 1941-1961 as a research subject and directs vessel-level investigation to Bureau of Ships files, inspection reports, and engineering drawings, especially S39 insulation and lagging and S48 piping drawings. NARA identifies a separate inspection-report series for auxiliary and yardcraft vessels.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 1941-1961 research scope
- Limitations
- General Navy research guidance for the period, not a Lonoto document. It does not say Lonoto carried asbestos, identify any product installed aboard her, or establish a person-level exposure or injury.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lonoto-yt407-04
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[5]Batch 9377 search ledger and inspected NHHC, NAVSEA, NARA public records [other_primary]
- Locator
- Search ledger sl-uss-lonoto-yt407-01 through -09; evidence rows 01-04
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No ship-specific asbestos survey, material specification, abatement record, or exposure finding was located in the consulted online NHHC, NAVSEA, and NARA items. The NARA drawings and inspection files remain unexamined.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 2026-09-24 search
- Limitations
- A bounded negative search result only. It does not show that asbestos was absent aboard Lonoto, and it does not resolve the unreviewed NARA microfilm or other nondigitized Navy files. CourtListener exact-name hits were non-vessel name collisions; exact hull-designation searches found no opinion or docket result.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lonoto-yt407-05