Evidence
4 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-4).
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[1]Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, Onockatin (YTB-277), reproduced by HistoryCentral [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Onockatin entry, history paragraphs
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Onockatin was laid down as YT-277 at Luders Marine Construction Co., Stamford, Connecticut, on 14 April 1943; launched 30 December 1943; redesignated YTB-277 on 15 May 1944; and placed in service 1 June 1944. She served in the Third Naval District for fifteen years, performing docking, towing, and rescue work in New York harbor. The DANFS text states she was struck 1 February 1960 and authorized for disposal in May 1961.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 1943-1961
- Population
- Onockatin personnel and harbor operations
- Limitations
- The official NHHC Onockatin URL returned 404; this is a transcription of DANFS, not a retrieved NHHC page. It documents service history, not equipment, asbestos, individual duties, or exposure. 'Placed in service' does not establish formal commissioning.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-onockatin-yt277-01
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[2]Naval Sea Systems Command, Ship History (28 June 2011), inactive-ship listing [other_primary]
- Locator
- Table row: YTB 0277 | ONOCKATIN | 1-Jul-61 | UNK; indexed text only
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NAVSEA's inactive-ship history lists ONOCKATIN under hull ID YTB 0277, with removal date 1 July 1961 and final disposition UNK (unknown).
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 1961
- Limitations
- NAVSEA blocked direct PDF retrieval (HTTP 403); row verified in the search-index extract only. 'Removal' is not a documented sale, scrapping, or sinking; the listing gives no ultimate disposition or asbestos information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-onockatin-yt277-02
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[3]National Archives, Researching Asbestos aboard US Naval Vessels up through 1961 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Board of Inspection & Survey Reports; Cartographic Branch, RG 19 Hull Series
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA's naval-asbestos research guide identifies RG 19 ship engineering drawings, including S39 insulation and lagging and S48 piping, and RG 38 Entry P 1-I auxiliary and yardcraft material inspection reports as possible archival paths for hull-specific research.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 1940-1978 holdings
- Limitations
- NARA describes record series, not an Onockatin file. No hull-specific drawing or inspection report was retrieved; existence of a responsive file and asbestos content remain unknown.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-onockatin-yt277-03
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[4]Batch 9347 source review and search ledger for USS Onockatin [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-onockatin-yt277-01 through sl-uss-onockatin-yt277-05
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The reviewed DANFS transcription and NAVSEA inactive-ship listing contain no asbestos product, survey, abatement, or exposure statement for Onockatin; no public ship-specific asbestos document was located in the source searches recorded in the search ledger.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 2026-09-24 source review
- Limitations
- A bounded public-source negative finding, not proof that the vessel lacked asbestos or that records do not exist elsewhere. CourtListener searches are separately tracked and were blocked by the helper's shared pacing limit before any API result.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-onockatin-yt277-04