Evidence
5 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-5).
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[1]research packet 1112-packet.md (2 sources cited) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-menoquet-yt256-pkt-1112-packet-md
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[2]Naval History and Heritage Command, U.S. Navy Abbreviations of World War II, letter Y [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Alphabetical entry under Y (YT, YTB, YTM)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NHHC defines YT as Harbor Tug, YTB as District Tug, Harbor, Big, and YTM as District Tug, Harbor, Medium. These are vessel-classification definitions and do not independently establish Menoquet's individual reclassification dates.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-10-05
- Study period
- World War II terminology
- Limitations
- Official classification terminology only; does not establish this hull's dates, service or asbestos condition.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-menoquet-yt256-01
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[3]NavSource, Menoquet (YTB-256), archival ship-history page (live-indexed; direct fetch returned HTTP 406) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Chronology and specifications sections
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource reports Menoquet laid down as YT-256 on 1943-09-11 by Anderson & Cristofani; named 1944-01-05; launched 1944-02-05; redesignated YTB-256 on 1944-05-15; and delivered and placed in service at Mare Island on 1944-06-07. It reports transfer to the Seventh Fleet on 1945-05-01, a return to Pearl Harbor after World War II, and striking from the Naval Register on 1959-05-01. Its page says final disposition is unknown.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-05
- Study period
- 1943-1959
- Limitations
- Secondary archival page, not an official Navy record. Page content was available through live web search indexing, but direct retrieval returned HTTP 406; Firecrawl access was quota-blocked and Wayback CDX returned HTTP 503. Treat the chronology as provisional pending verification against the referenced NHHC/DANFS entry or Navy records. No YTM redesignation date is given on this page.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-menoquet-yt256-02
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[4]National Archives, An Introduction to Navy Deck Logs [other_primary]
- Locator
- Section discussing service vessels and retention of deck logs
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA explains that most service vessels, including harbor tugs, were in service rather than commissioned and reported through a parent command; their logs were generally not retained as permanent records. This provides an archival-search context for a harbor tug, not a finding about Menoquet's individual records.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-10-05
- Study period
- General guidance
- Population
- U.S. Navy service vessels
- Limitations
- General records-management guidance. It does not establish whether Menoquet produced or has surviving logs, nor does it document asbestos aboard the vessel.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-menoquet-yt256-03
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[5]Batch research search record; source searches and CourtListener queries documented in search_ledger [other_primary]
- Locator
- See search_ledger entries for search scope and access gaps
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- No ship-specific asbestos survey, abatement record, hazmat disclosure, asbestos product identification, or asbestos litigation record was verified for Menoquet in the accessible records searched for this batch. Ship-specific asbestos documentation remains unknown.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-10-05
- Study period
- Research through 2026-10-05
- Limitations
- A bounded search result, not proof that no such records exist. CourtListener authenticated queries could not be completed: the fleet pacing limiter denied three helper invocations before any HTTP request; after non-CourtListener research, a delayed retry returned the same stand-down message. Firecrawl search and scraping were unavailable after keyless quota exhaustion. No asbestos inference is made from class, era, diesel propulsion, or tug service.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-menoquet-yt256-04