Evidence
8 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-8).
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[1]National Archives, Special List 44, by Ship Numbers [other_primary]
- Locator
- PDF p. 135, YT-7 (Pawtucket) entry
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- National Archives Special List 44 indexes Navy deck logs under YT-7 (Pawtucket) from 27 December 1940 through 31 March 1942. The indexed period includes U.S. World War II service after 7 December 1941.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- The list identifies a deck-log holdings span, not the content of individual logs. NARA states deck logs do not directly document asbestos or ship components. This entry does not establish asbestos presence, work, exposure, crew size, or every day of operation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-pawtucket-yt7-01
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[2]Naval History and Heritage Command, ZC Files - P [other_primary]
- Locator
- Pawtucket (YT-7) row
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NHHC lists a Pawtucket (YT-7) correspondence file covering 1898-1946 in its ZC Files inventory.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- The public inventory describes a correspondence file, not its contents. The 1898-1946 range is the file's date span, not verified construction, commissioning, or decommissioning dates; no asbestos content is disclosed.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-pawtucket-yt7-02
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[3]U.S. Naval War College Archives, Thomas N. Burke papers, Series II: Ships' histories [other_primary]
- Locator
- Box 9, Folder 1, USS Pawtucket (YTM-7) item
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- A Naval War College Archives finding aid indexes an item titled USS Pawtucket (YTM-7), undated, in the Thomas N. Burke papers, Box 9, Folder 1.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- The archive's search-indexed finding-aid text identifies YTM-7, but direct page retrieval returned HTTP 403 and the item itself was not examined. The listing does not date redesignation or document machinery, asbestos, or exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-pawtucket-yt7-03
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[4]Naval History and Heritage Command, The Naval History of Rhode Island [other_primary]
- Locator
- Ships panel, Pawtucket I and Pawtucket II entries
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NHHC separately identifies Pawtucket I (YT 7), dated 1898, and USS Pawtucket II (YTB 359), dated 1943. The latter is a different hull.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- The infographic distinguishes the two namesakes and gives years, but does not provide construction, service, disposal, or asbestos details for YT-7. Accounts of YTB-359/YTM-359 must not be attributed to this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-pawtucket-yt7-04
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[5]Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Occupational Exposure to Asbestos, final rule, 59 FR 40964 (10 August 1994) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Shipyard employment discussion, paragraph beginning 'Asbestos products were used extensively'
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- OSHA's 1994 shipyard asbestos rule reports extensive asbestos-product use on American ships from the early 1940s through the late 1970s, including insulation of steam and hot-water piping, boilers, and tanks, and other shipboard systems.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- This is an industry-period statement, not a Pawtucket specification or survey. It does not prove this 1898-built tug had any listed material during its 1940s service, or establish a product, location, quantity, work event, or personal exposure aboard it.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-pawtucket-yt7-05
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[6]National Archives, Researching Asbestos aboard US Naval Vessel up through 1961 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Cartographic Branch, Ship Engineering Drawings; Other Records and their usefulness
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA directs shipboard asbestos researchers toward RG 19 hull drawings and correspondence, including S39 insulation and lagging and S48 piping drawings, and says RG 24 deck logs and muster rolls do not directly establish asbestos use or presence.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- This is a research guide, not a statement that YT-7 plans or asbestos records exist. The applicability and survival of particular RG 19 drawings or correspondence for this tug remain unverified.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-pawtucket-yt7-06
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[7]Batch 9387 search ledger and authenticated CourtListener v4 search results, 24 September 2026 [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger sl-uss-pawtucket-yt7-01 through sl-uss-pawtucket-yt7-09
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No public, qualifying Pawtucket YT-7/YTM-7 hull-specific asbestos survey, material specification, abatement record, or qualifying asbestos litigation record was located in the searches logged below. Exact-name CourtListener opinion and docket searches each returned zero results; hull-number searches remained incomplete because the authenticated fleet limiter withheld the request token.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- A search negative is not proof that asbestos was absent, that no litigation exists, or that a person was not exposed. CourtListener coverage is incomplete because the YT-7 and YTM-7 designation queries could not be completed under fleet pacing; unindexed, sealed, state, and offline records may exist.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-pawtucket-yt7-07
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[8]Naval History and Heritage Command, Robert Witcher Copeland biography [other_primary]
- Locator
- Biographical text, World War II commands paragraph
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NHHC's biography of Robert Witcher Copeland says he commanded USS Pawtucket (YT-7) during World War II.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- The biography confirms a wartime command but gives no dates for Copeland's Pawtucket assignment, crew strength, shipboard materials, or asbestos exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-pawtucket-yt7-08