Evidence
15 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-15).
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[1]Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, Vol. V (Navy Department, Naval History Division, GPO, 1970), p. 185, entry 'Ostrich' III (YMS-430) - original government publication scanned by University of Florida Smathers Libraries, hosted by Internet Archive (item dictionaryofamer05wash) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS Vol. V p. 185, 'Ostrich' entries I, II, III
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Name-collision control: DANFS Vol. V p. 185 lists three distinct Navy vessels named Ostrich - I (SP-1249, 35-ft Elco motorboat on loan 1917-1918), II (AMc-51, Accentor-class coastal minesweeper, Herreshoff, 1941-1946; separately recorded as uss-ostrich-amc51, batch-1587), and III (YMS-430/AMS-29/MSC(O)-29, this record). Dates, builder, and disposal of AMc-51 (struck 21 January 1946; to Maritime Commission 21 March 1947) must not be merged into this record.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 1917-1960
- Limitations
- Identity control only; establishes which hull this record covers. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-ostrich-ams29-07
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[2]National Archives and Records Administration, Special List #44, by Ship Numbers (logbook holdings inventory), PDF p. 121 [other_primary]
- Locator
- PDF p. 121, row 'YMS-430 10/10/1944 6/30/1945'; extract research/uss-ostrich-ams29/nara-sl44-p121-extract.pdf
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA Special List #44 (by ship numbers) lists deck-log holdings for YMS-430 covering 10/10/1944 to 6/30/1945; the begin date matches the DANFS commissioning date of 10 October 1944.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 1944-1945 (records)
- Limitations
- Inventory entry only - the 1944-45 logbooks themselves were not reviewed and their digitization is unconfirmed. Covers only the first ~9 months of commissioned service; SL-44 has no AMS-29 or MSC(O)-29 entries, but the National Archives Catalog holds digitized MSC(O)-29 deck logs for January 1956-March 1958 (see ev-uss-ostrich-ams29-12). Deck logs record operations, not materials; existence of any asbestos-relevant content is unknown.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-ostrich-ams29-03
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[3]Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, Vol. V (Navy Department, Naval History Division, GPO, 1970), p. 185, entry 'Ostrich' III (YMS-430) - original government publication scanned by University of Florida Smathers Libraries, hosted by Internet Archive (item dictionaryofamer05wash); compared against Wikipedia 'USS Ostrich (AMS-29)' (discovery lead only, not evidence) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS Vol. V p. 185 'Ostrich' III spec block and narrative; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Ostrich_(AMS-29) infobox
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Correction: a secondary summary (Wikipedia infobox, 'USS Ostrich (AMS-29)', accessed 2026-09-24) gives 'Decommissioned: 2 April 1946' and 'In service: 10 October 1946'. DANFS does not support either: 2 April 1946 is the arrival date at San Pedro; DANFS records reduced commission at Charleston after 3 July 1946 and restoration to full commission on 10 December 1946, with decommissioning only in January 1958 at Green Cove Springs. The same secondary source gives draft 6 ft 1 in and speed 13 knots vs DANFS 6 ft and 12 knots. DANFS values are adopted.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 1944-1958
- Limitations
- Resolves secondary-source date/spec errors in favor of the primary Navy publication. DANFS's own 'decommissioned January 1958' is in turn superseded by the ship's deck log (5 March 1958; ev-uss-ostrich-ams29-10). No asbestos content; supports no asbestos claim.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-ostrich-ams29-04
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[4]Corn, J. K., and Starr, J., 'Historical perspective on asbestos: policies and protective measures in World War II shipbuilding,' American Journal of Industrial Medicine 11(3):359-373 (1987), PMID 3555021, doi:10.1002/ajim.4700110311; hull class 'YMS-135' per DANFS Vol. V p. 185 [other_primary]
- Locator
- PubMed abstract for PMID 3555021 (verified via NCBI E-utilities 2026-09-24); DANFS spec block cl. YMS-135
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Era context: peer-reviewed history documents extensive use of asbestos as a fireproofing and insulating material in U.S. shipbuilding in the 1940s, when World War II expansion drove an unprecedented rise in asbestos utilization - the era in which YMS-430 was built (1943-1944). The YMS-1 class is generally described as wooden-hulled and diesel-powered (no boilers or steam plant), which, if applicable to this hull, would remove the era's dominant shipboard application (boiler and steam-piping thermal insulation).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 1940s (era); article 1987
- Population
- Construction trades (Tacoma, 1943-1944) and crews 1944-1958 (era context)
- Limitations
- Corn and Starr citation verified directly against the PubMed record (title, journal, volume/pages, PMID 3555021, DOI). Era-level scholarship that does not name this vessel, plus a class description (wooden hull, diesel plant) that was NOT verified for this hull from an authoritative source in this session. Prioritizes research only; NOT a ship-specific finding. Does not establish presence, absence, quantity, condition, individual exposure, or causation aboard this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-ostrich-ams29-05
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[5]Batch-1718 search ledger (this record): DANFS Vol. V p. 185; NARA SL-44; National Archives Catalog (RG 38 war diaries, RG 24 deck logs, muster rolls and personnel diaries); CourtListener API (authenticated connector) opinion and RECAP searches; web searches [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-ostrich-ams29-01 through sl-uss-ostrich-ams29-25
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement record, hazmat disclosure, product identification, or docketed litigation naming USS Ostrich (AMS-29) / YMS-430 / MSC(O)-29 was found in the sources searched. DANFS contains no materials information; the NARA 1945 action report, 1951 personnel diary, and 1956-1958 deck-log pages reviewed contain no asbestos or insulation-material entries; CourtListener opinion and RECAP searches by exact name and every hull designation returned only token noise and figurative 'ostrich' usages (classified name collisions); builder-level searches ('Tacoma Boat' / 'Tacoma Boatbuilding' + asbestos) returned no case alleging exposure at the builder or aboard its hulls; 'Southern Shipbuilding' + Jacksonville + asbestos returned zero opinions.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- Absence of a located public record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard. Only a sample of deck-log pages was read (1958 inactivation months; covers of 1956/1958 logs); the remaining 1956-1958 logs, 1944-45 logs, Bureau of Ships hull files, the February 1958 Southern Shipbuilding work package, and disposal records were not reviewed. Does not establish or defeat any exposure claim or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-ostrich-ams29-06
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[6]Commander Task Unit 52.6.4 (CO, USS YMS-412), 'Action Report of Kii Suido Sweep by Task Unit 52.6.4 - Forwarding of,' serial 60, 12 November 1945, with Enclosure (A) 'Action Report of Moored Minesweeping Operation of Kii Suido, Honshu, Japan by T.U. 52.6.4' (7 pp.); National Archives, RG 38, World War II War Diaries, Other Operational Records and Histories (NAID 4697018), file unit 'COMTASK-UNIT 52.6.4 - Report of operations in Kii Suido, Honshu, Japan, 9/12-24/45' (NAID 77572199) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Encl. (A) p. 1 (unit composition), p. 2 (14 Sept fouling), p. 3 ('1[5]' Sept Mark 93 mine; typhoon), pp. 4-6 (20-24 Sept); images 0439-0446 of microfilm A_1960; copies research/uss-ostrich-ams29/nara-77572199-kii-suido-p1.jpg to -p8.jpg
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Contemporary action report places YMS-430 in Task Unit 52.6.4 (six YMS and three LCI; flagship YMS-412, unit commander Lt. John H. Steinhart, USNR) for the moored-mine clearance sweep of Kii Suido, Honshu, Japan, operating from Wakayama Ko / Wakanoura Wan anchorages. YMS-430 is listed in company on 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22 and 24 September 1945 (not in the 12 September sweep). On 14 September she fouled her gear in her starboard screw and rudder and returned to anchorage for repairs; on 15 September she fouled a drifting Japanese Mark 93 Mod. 1 mine in her gear, cut the otter and float free, and the mine was sunk by gunfire from YMS-407. On 20 September she was detached to sweep an assigned area independently. The unit rode out a severe typhoon at Osaki Wan 16-19 September (no unit-four ship rendered inoperative) and left for Nagoya/Ise Wan on 26 September 1945.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 1945-09-12 to 1945-09-26
- Population
- Crew of YMS-430, September 1945
- Limitations
- Operational record read visually from the NARA page images; corroborates the DANFS 'arriving at Wakayama ... clearing Japanese harbors and waters of mines' narrative for September 1945 only. The day digit of the Mark 93 mine entry is overstruck ('1?'); 15 September is inferred from its position between the 14 and 16 September entries. Documents operations and gear/rudder fouling, not materials; contains no asbestos, insulation, or machinery-material content and supports no exposure finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-ostrich-ams29-08
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[7]Commander Task Unit 52.6.4, Kii Suido action report, 12 November 1945, Enclosure (A) p. 7 'Recommendations' I and III; NARA RG 38, NAID 77572199 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Encl. (A) p. 7; copy research/uss-ostrich-ams29/nara-77572199-kii-suido-p8.jpg
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The same November 1945 action report states as a class-general conclusion that 'YMS vessels are not suitable for any work in typhoon areas' because of 'their wooden hulls and inability to ride heavy seas,' and recommends that the BuShips progressive maintenance schedules be followed. This is a contemporary Navy statement that the YMS type had wooden hulls; it does not describe YMS-430's machinery or materials.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 1945
- Population
- YMS-type crews (class-general)
- Limitations
- Class-level statement by a unit commander about YMS vessels generally, in a report that names YMS-430 as a unit member; it corroborates wooden-hull construction for the type but says nothing about propulsion (diesel vs other), insulation, or any asbestos-containing material. Must not be read as a ship-specific materials finding; the wooden-hull/diesel inference in ev-uss-ostrich-ams29-05 remains class context only.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-ostrich-ams29-09
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[8]National Archives, RG 24, Logbooks of U.S. Navy Ships and Stations (NAID 594258): 'Ostrich (MSCO-29) - March 1958' (NAID 296940788) and 'Ostrich (MSCO-29) - January 1958' (NAID 296940658); compared with DANFS Vol. V (1970) p. 185 [other_primary]
- Locator
- March 1958 log: title page and rough remarks sheet Wed 5 March 1958, 12-16 watch; January 1958 log: title page (https://catalog.archives.gov/id/296940658); copies research/uss-ostrich-ams29/nara-296940788-deck-log-1958-03-title.jpg, nara-296940788-deck-log-1958-03-05-decommissioning.jpg, nara-296940658-deck-log-1958-01-title.jpg
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Correction to DANFS decommissioning date: the ship's March 1958 deck log (title page: USS Ostrich MSCO-29, Lt. John L. Kline Jr., USN, attached Atlantic Reserve Fleet; commencing 0000 1 March 1958 at Jacksonville, Fla., ending 1345 5 March 1958 at Green Cove Springs, Fla.; annotated 'Decom') records on 5 March 1958: '1345 USS Ostrich MSCO-29 placed out of commission in reserve and transferred to Commander Florida Group, US Atlantic Reserve Fleet, Green Cove Springs, Fla.' DANFS gives 'decommissioned in January 1958' and says she proceeded to Green Cove Springs in December 1957; the January 1958 log title page instead shows her commencing 1 January 1958 at U.S. Naval Minecraft Base, Charleston, S.C., and ending 31 January 1958 at U.S. Naval Station, Green Cove Springs, already attached to the U.S. Atlantic Reserve Fleet. The contemporaneous deck log is adopted: decommissioned 5 March 1958.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 1958-01 to 1958-03-05
- Limitations
- Handwritten entries read visually from NARA digital surrogates (NND 927605). 'January 1958' in DANFS may reflect the move into the reserve fleet rather than formal decommissioning; the deck log is the more specific, contemporaneous record. Whether she physically left Charleston in late December 1957 or January 1958 is not resolved beyond the January log title page. No asbestos content; supports no asbestos claim.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-ostrich-ams29-10
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[9]National Archives, RG 24, Logbooks of U.S. Navy Ships and Stations (NAID 594258): 'Ostrich (MSCO-29) - February 1958' (NAID 296940726) and 'Ostrich (MSCO-29) - March 1958' (NAID 296940788) [other_primary]
- Locator
- February 1958 log title page; deck log sheets 10, 13, 14, 15, 17-19, 22-23, 25-26 February 1958 (images 21-22, 27-31, 36-38, 45-47, 51-53 of 61); copies research/uss-ostrich-ams29/nara-296940726-deck-log-1958-02-title.jpg, -1958-02-10-at-southern-shipyard.jpg, -1958-02-10-enters-drydock.jpg, -1958-02-15-machinery-out-of-commission.jpg, -1958-02-26-floating-drydock.jpg
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Yard period during inactivation: the February 1958 deck log (commencing 1 February 1958 at Green Cove Springs, ending 28 February 1958 at 'Southern Shipbuilding Co., Jacksonville, Fla.') records the ship moored at pier two, Southern Shipyard, Jacksonville, on 10 February 1958; at 0950 services were disconnected and she was docked, 'resting on keel blocks' by 1037 in the No. 2 dry dock (variously written 'dry dock #2' and 'floating drydock') of Southern Shipbuilding Corp., receiving electrical power and fresh water from the dock. Entries on 13-26 February record her docked there 'receiving miscellaneous services from the dock'; the 15 February entry adds 'all machinery is out of commission.' The March log begins at Jacksonville and ends at Green Cove Springs on 5 March 1958.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 1958-02-10 to 1958-03-01
- Population
- Crew of Ostrich (MSC(O)-29) and Southern Shipbuilding Corp. dock personnel, February 1958
- Limitations
- Establishes only that the hull was drydocked at a commercial Jacksonville yard during inactivation, immediately before decommissioning. About 21 of the 61 February log images were read; the arrival date at the yard (before 10 February) was not extracted. The log states no work scope; nothing here documents insulation removal, machinery work, lagging, or any asbestos-containing material, and no such inference is drawn. Southern Shipbuilding Corp. was not checked against the Atlas shipyards.json (dataset unavailable), so related_shipyards stays empty.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-ostrich-ams29-11
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[10]National Archives Catalog, RG 24 (Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel): Logbooks of U.S. Navy Ships and Stations (NAID 594258); Muster Rolls of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Other Naval Activities (NAID 594996); Muster Rolls and Personnel Diaries of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Other Naval Activities (NAID 601767) [other_primary]
- Locator
- https://catalog.archives.gov/id/193178278 ; https://catalog.archives.gov/id/99922433 (image 1973.jpg); deck-log NAIDs 217193033-217193885 (1956) and 296939858-296940788 (1957-58); copies research/uss-ostrich-ams29/nara-99922433-personnel-diary-1951-01.jpg, nara-217193033-deck-log-1956-01-title.jpg
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Archival lead and alias consolidation: the National Archives Catalog holds (a) 27 digitized monthly deck-log file units 'Ostrich (MSCO-29)' for January 1956 through March 1958 in RG 24 series 594258 (e.g., NAID 217193033 January 1956, title page showing MSC(O)29 attached to MinDiv 44, MinRon 4, Mine Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet at U.S. Naval Minecraft Base, Charleston, S.C.); (b) muster-roll file unit 'YMS 430' (NAID 193178278, 131 images, series 594996); and (c) personnel-diary file unit 'Activity Number 0204 0029 - OSTRICH (YMS-430 / AMS-29 / MSCO-29) - 1952' (NAID 99922433, 66 images, series 601767), whose first image is a January 1951 NAVPERS-501 personnel diary for 'USS OSTRICH (AMS 29)(0204 0029)' recording personnel transfers to and from U.S. Naval Hospital, Charleston, S.C. NARA's own file-unit title ties YMS-430, AMS-29 and MSCO-29 to one activity number.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 1944-1958 (records)
- Population
- Crew of YMS-430 / Ostrich (records subjects)
- Limitations
- Catalog metadata verified and single images viewed; the 1956-1957 logs, the 1944-46 muster rolls, and the bulk of the personnel diaries were not read. The personnel-diary file unit is titled '1952' but its first image is dated January 1951 (catalog date range not resolved). Personnel records are not materials records; crew counts in them are not carried into the record (complement stays the DANFS figure). Nothing in this row is an asbestos finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-ostrich-ams29-12
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[11]Batch-1718 CourtListener search log (this record's search_ledger), API v4 via connector, 2026-09-24 [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows merged search_ledger through merged search_ledger
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- No qualifying asbestos litigation, and no litigation of any kind, located for this hull. CourtListener (authenticated connector, API v4) exact-phrase searches across Opinions and RECAP for "USS Ostrich", "YMS-430"/"YMS 430", and "AMS-29"/"MSC(O)-29"/"MSCO-29" returned zero vessel hits. The only results were number/word collisions: 5 opinions and 10 RECAP dockets matching the string 'AMS 29' in unrelated contexts (e.g., Louisiana Environmental Action Network v. Sun Drilling Products (E.D. La.), Friends of Milwaukee's Rivers v. MMSD (7th Cir.), In re Chinese-Manufactured Drywall MDL); 4 opinions returned for 'Ostrich asbestos (Navy OR ship OR minesweeper)', of which United States v. O'Malley, 7th Cir. 2014 (CourtListener opinion 2709027), read in full this session, is a Clean Air Act criminal case over asbestos pipe-insulation removal from a building in Kankakee, Illinois that matched only on the jury 'ostrich instruction' - other (non-vessel) litigation, non-qualifying; the other three (Mount Vernon Fire Ins. v. Scottsdale Ins., Md. Ct. Spec. App. 1994; Miller v. Holzmann, D.D.C. 2008; Allis-Chalmers v. White Consolidated, 3d Cir. 1969) are insurance, False Claims Act, and antitrust matters with no vessel in their captions - classified as name collisions; and 1 RECAP docket (New York Times Co. v. Microsoft, S.D.N.Y. 1:23-cv-11195) matched on incidental exhibit text.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- CourtListener corpus as of 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- A negative search result, not proof that no claim exists: CourtListener's RECAP coverage of PACER is partial, state-court asbestos dockets are largely absent, and a complaint's vessel list would appear only if the document text is indexed. Collision hits other than O'Malley were classified from case name, court, and subject matter without full-text reading; none carries this vessel's name or hull numbers in a vessel context. No exposure evidence, positive or negative, for any individual.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-ostrich-ams29-13
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[12]National Archives and Records Administration, 'Military Records: Guided Topics - Asbestos' (U.S. Navy ships) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Guide page, record-group sections and deck-log limitation statement
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA's research guide on asbestos in Navy ships identifies where hull-level documentation could exist: RG 19 (Bureau of Ships) general/confidential/secret correspondence 1940-1961, General Information Books, specification files, and ship engineering drawings; RG 38 Board of Inspection and Survey material-condition reports; RG 143 (Bureau of Supplies and Accounts) specification files. The guide states that deck logs 'do not provide any information on the use of or presence of asbestos in Navy ships or ship components and therefore provide no direct evidence of asbestos,' and that NARA 'cannot perform the research required for this topic.'
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 1940-1961 (record series)
- Limitations
- Directly read this session. Identifies record series only; no RG 19, RG 38, or RG 143 file for YMS-430/AMS-29 was located or examined, and the guide does not state that any such file exists for this hull. Not an asbestos finding for this vessel.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-ostrich-ams29-14
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[13]National Archives and Records Administration, 'Navy Deck Logs Available in the National Archives Catalog' [other_primary]
- Locator
- Full page text searched for 'Ostrich', 'YMS-430', 'AMS-29'; extract at research/uss-ostrich-ams29/nara-deck-logs-online-yms-extract.txt
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA's list 'Navy Deck Logs Available in the National Archives Catalog' (page last reviewed 2024-06-26) contains no entry for Ostrich, YMS-430, AMS-29, or MSCO-29. It lists 19 other YMS-origin hulls (e.g., Egret YMS-136, Siskin YMS-425, Turkey YMS-444, Waxbill YMS-479), none of which is this vessel.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 1944-1958
- Limitations
- Negative for online digitized availability only - it does not mean NARA holds no deck logs for this hull (undigitized RG 24 logs may exist and would be filed under the designation in effect: YMS-430 for 1944-1947). Per NARA's own guide (ev-05), deck logs would in any case provide no direct asbestos evidence. No asbestos finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-ostrich-ams29-15
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[14]Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, Vol. V (Navy Department, Naval History Division, GPO, 1970), p. 185, entry 'Ostrich' III (YMS-430) - original government publication scanned by University of Florida Smathers Libraries, hosted by Internet Archive (item dictionaryofamer05wash) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS Vol. V p. 185, right column, 'Ostrich' III spec block and first paragraph; page image n212 (archive.org/download/dictionaryofamer05wash/page/n212.jpg); OCR extract research/uss-ostrich-ams29/danfs-v-ostrich-iii-ocr.txt
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS identifies the third Navy ship named Ostrich as YMS-430, class YMS-135: displacement 290 tons; length 136 ft; beam 24 ft 6 in; draft 6 ft; speed 12 knots; armament one 3-inch and two 20mm guns; complement 50. Laid down 10 November 1943 as YMS-430 by the Tacoma Boat Building Co.; launched 23 March 1944; commissioned 10 October 1944, Lt. R. G. Bates in command.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 1943-1944
- Limitations
- Identity, construction, and spec data only, verified visually against the page scan (OCR renders the hull as 'YMS^30'/'YMS-JfSO'; the printed page reads YMS-430). DANFS names no propulsion machinery and contains no asbestos, insulation, or materials information; this row supports no asbestos claim.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-ostrich-ams29-01
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[15]Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, Vol. V (Navy Department, Naval History Division, GPO, 1970), p. 185, entry 'Ostrich' III (YMS-430) - original government publication scanned by University of Florida Smathers Libraries, hosted by Internet Archive (item dictionaryofamer05wash) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS Vol. V p. 185, right column, 'Ostrich' III paragraphs 2 (full narrative)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS service narrative: after shakedown sailed for Pearl Harbor 19 December 1944 screening a small convoy (arrived 28 December); sailed 4 January 1945 escorting a convoy to Eniwetok; arrived Ulithi 5 February 1945; departed 14 June 1945 for minesweeping operations at Okinawa, remaining until 8 September 1945; minesweeping in Japanese home waters from Wakayama until 16 February 1946; arrived San Pedro, Calif., 2 April 1946; arrived Charleston, S.C., 3 July 1946, where she was immobilized and placed in reduced commission for lack of personnel; restored to full commission 10 December 1946 for training operations along the South Atlantic coast; named Ostrich and redesignated AMS-29 on 18 February 1947; Atlantic-coast operations from Labrador to Florida; redesignated MSC(O)-29 (printed 'MSCO-29') on 7 February 1955; minesweeping training and occasional hydrographic work until December 1957; proceeded to Green Cove Springs, Fla., and decommissioned there January 1958; struck 1 November 1959; sold for scrap early 1960.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 1944-1960
- Limitations
- Operational chronology only; DANFS names no shipyard availability, overhaul, or refit for this hull (Charleston 1946 is described as immobilization/reduced commission, not yard work) - but NARA deck logs document a February 1958 drydock period at Southern Shipbuilding Corp., Jacksonville (ev-uss-ostrich-ams29-11), and date decommissioning to 5 March 1958, not January (ev-uss-ostrich-ams29-10). No asbestos information; supports no asbestos claim. Buyer and scrapping location are not named.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-ostrich-ams29-02