Evidence
6 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-6).
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[1]Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, The Periscope, May 2025, 'USS Penacook and the Squalus Rescue,' by shipyard historian Joe Gluckert [other_primary]
- Locator
- PDF page 8 (printed page 8), 'This Month in Shipyard History'
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The Portsmouth Naval Shipyard historian identifies Penacook as a New York Navy Yard-built harbor tug launched on 29 October 1898, redesignated YTM-6 on 15 May 1944, and removed from Navy service in September 1945.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- Retrospective official shipyard history; does not give the exact in-service or out-of-service day, crew size, machinery specification, sale details, or asbestos materials. The 1898 launch alone does not establish an exact entry-into-service date.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-penacook-yt6-01
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[2]U.S. Navy, Navy Filing Manual, fourth edition (1941) [other_primary]
- Locator
- District tugs, YT list, entry 'YT6 Penacook'
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The Navy's 1941 filing manual lists 'YT6 Penacook' among district tugs, confirming the YT-6 identity before the later YTM-6 designation.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- Administrative identity listing only; gives no service dates, technical specifications, personnel, or asbestos information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-penacook-yt6-02
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[3]Naval History and Heritage Command, 'Report of Rescue Operations,' USS Squalus Rescue Reports [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Report paragraphs 6, 8, and 11
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- In the 23 May 1939 Squalus rescue, the commandant embarked on Penacook at 1330 and reached Sculpin at 1513. Penacook placed position buoys, dragged an anchor to locate Squalus, and reported hooking the submarine at 1930; the resulting line guided the first rescue diver the next morning.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- Operational rescue report; it documents Penacook's actions, not the composition of her machinery or any asbestos material aboard her.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-penacook-yt6-03
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[4]Naval History and Heritage Command, Navy Department Library, ZC Files - P [other_primary]
- Locator
- Penacook (YT-6) row
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NHHC lists a Penacook (YT-6) service log covering 1898–1945 in its ZC files.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- Catalog description only. The service log itself was not inspected and this listing makes no asbestos claim.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-penacook-yt6-04
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[5]National Archives, 'Researching Asbestos aboard US Naval Vessel up through 1961' [other_primary]
- Locator
- Beginning Research; Bureau of Ships General, Confidential, and Secret Correspondence
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA identifies Bureau of Ships Record Group 19 correspondence by hull designation and yard code as a route to researching material aboard a named Navy vessel; Portsmouth Naval Shipyard is NY1 in the filing system.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- General research guide, not a Penacook record. RG 19 YT6 and NY1 files were not retrieved; no hull-specific material or exposure conclusion follows.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-penacook-yt6-05
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[6]Batch 9386 official-source search ledger [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger entries sl-uss-penacook-yt6-01 through sl-uss-penacook-yt6-05
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No Penacook-specific asbestos survey, material specification, abatement record, or exposure finding was located in the official public sources searched in this batch.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- Search result, not proof of absence. Unexamined physical service logs, machinery plans, yard work packages, and correspondence may hold responsive evidence; no absence or presence of asbestos, individual exposure, or causation is established.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-penacook-yt6-06