Evidence
13 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-13).
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[1]DANFS, Salute I (AM-294) (builder, dates, service narrative, spec block, battle stars; verbatim DANFS text via Wayback capture of the hazegray transcription, 2024-05-26 - live NHHC page returns 404 and hazegray.org no longer resolves) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS entry 'Salute' I (AM-294), specifications block + service narrative (Wayback capture of hazegray.org/danfs/mine/am294.htm, 2024-05-26)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS record for this hull: the first Salute was laid down 11 November 1942 by Winslow Marine Railway and Shipbuilding Co., Seattle, Wash.; launched 6 February 1943, sponsored by Miss Patricia Lindgren; commissioned 4 December 1943, Lt. R. H. Nelson in command. After shakedown she sailed from San Francisco 21 March 1944 for Hawaii; April-September 1944 escorted convoys between Pearl Harbor, Majuro, Kwajalein, Eniwetok, Guam, and Saipan; reported to the 7th Fleet at Manus 8 October for the Leyte invasion; joined her division, Mine Division 34, off the Leyte beaches 20 October for a four-day sweep of the main transport channel, then anchored with the transports for antiaircraft support; searched for survivors at the Battle off Samar scene 27-31 October; local patrols/sweeps near Leyte for a month; pre-invasion sweeps at Ormoc Bay 6 December, Mindoro 14 December, Lingayen Gulf 6 January 1945, Zambales and Subic Bay 29 and 31 January - 'kamikaze resistance was intense'; Manila Bay pre-invasion sweeps from 13 February for the Mariveles and Corregidor landings, straddled by Japanese fire within 5,000 yards of Corregidor on the 14th, sweeping through 18 February - the division earned a Navy Unit Commendation; local Philippine sweeps including Legaspi 1 April and an 8-day Sulu Sea sweep off Palawan from 22 April; arrived Morotai 9 May for Netherlands East Indies operations; began the Brunei Bay pre-invasion sweep with Mine Division 34 on 7 June 1945; the next day struck a mine, buckled amidships, bow and stern began to sink, two landing craft could not control her flooding, and the ship sank; struck from the Navy list 11 July 1945; five battle stars. Spec block: dp. 795; l. 184'6"; b. 33'; dr. 9'; s. 15 k.; cpl. 104; a. 1 3", 2 40mm., 6 20mm., 2 dct., 2 dcp., 1 dep. (hh.); cl. Admirable.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1942-1945 (DANFS coverage window)
- Population
- Winslow Marine Railway construction trades 1942-43; wartime crew (design complement 104)
- Limitations
- DANFS documents service history and specifications, not materials or asbestos content. DANFS compresses the loss to 'the next day' (8 June) after the 7 June sweep start - the Navy's own 2016 CARAT materials print 'sank ... on June 7, 1945,' and the republished Navy story reconciles both: struck the mine ~1600 on 7 June, sank about midnight (ev-05). DANFS prints the builder location as 'Seattle, Wash.' - the official NAVSHIPS register prints 'Winslow, Wash.' Spec-block variance vs NAVSHIPS (795 t vs 945 limiting/850 trial; draft 9' vs 9'9"; speed 15 vs 14.8 kt) carried in gaps. Live NHHC page 404s (standing link-rot defect); Wayback capture of the hazegray transcription cited.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-salute-am294-01
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[2]Bureau of Ships, Ships' Data U.S. Naval Vessels, Vol. II: Mine Vessels (less DM and CM), Patrol Vessels, Landing Ships and Craft, NAVSHIPS 250-011, 13 April 1945 (GPO 1945; scan via shipscribe.com) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NAVSHIPS 250-011, Mine Vessels - Mine Sweepers (AM) tables: AM214-311 class characteristics block (pp. 26-27); propulsion/generator table (SALUTE AM294 row: 'do. / 1,710 / do..' under the C.B. GSB-8 / Nat. Sup. block head); builder/date table (SALUTE AM294 row: 'Winslow Mar. Ry. & S. B. Co. - 11 Nov 42 | 6 Feb 43 | 4 Dec 43'; builder address 'Winslow, Wash.')
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The official 1945 BuShips register names SALUTE, official number AM294, in the mine-sweeper tables: builder row prints 'Winslow Mar. Ry. & S. B. Co.' (the builder-address block prints 'Winslow, Wash.') with keel laid 11 November 1942, launched 6 February 1943, and date of first commission 4 December 1943. The propulsion row dittoes the block's 'C. B. GSB-8' (Cooper-Bessemer GSB-8) engine entry at 1,710 shaft horsepower with 'Nat. Sup.' (National Supply Co.) reduction gear, and ship's service generators 60 kW 450 A.C. + 20 kW 120 D.C. The AM214-311 class characteristics block (which includes AM-294) prints: 2 propellers, geared 'Diesel' drive with single reduction gears (the register distinguishes this from 'Diesel elec.'); length 184'6" o.a. / 180'0" w.l.; extreme beam 33'0"; limiting-draft displacement 945 tons; trial displacement 850 tons; trial speed 14.8 knots; limiting draft 9'9"; total accommodations 11 officers + 93 enlisted; armament 1 x 3"/50 cal. D.P. and 2 twin 40mm A.A. mounts.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1942-1945 (register data as of 13 April 1945)
- Population
- Winslow Marine Railway construction trades 1942-43; wartime crew
- Limitations
- Contemporaneous official register - establishes identity, builder, construction dates, propulsion, and class characteristics for this hull; contains no materials or asbestos information. The class block prints geared 'Diesel' drive for AM214-311 - this class carried no boilers. The 1,710 figure is the class-table shaft-horsepower entry and is not labeled per-engine or aggregate (NavSource prints two 855 shp engines, consistent as a per-engine figure). Secondary compilations conflict: Wikipedia's infobox prints 'ALCO 539 / Farrel-Birmingham' (class-generic boilerplate contradicted by this official register) - the register row is carried. Spec variance vs the DANFS block (795 t / 33' / 9' / 15 k) is carried in gaps.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-salute-am294-02
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[3]NavSource Online: Mine Warfare Vessel Photo Archive, Salute (AM 294) (photo/data archive page; read via Wayback capture 2024-12-03) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource AM-294 archive page, ship history block + specifications block + CO roster + photo captions (Wayback capture 2024-12-03)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource archive record for this hull: laid down 11 November 1942 at Winslow Marine Railway and Shipbuilding Co, Seattle, WA; launched 6 February 1943; commissioned 4 December 1943; 'Struck a mine and sank 8 June 1945 in Brunei Bay, Borneo'; struck from the Naval Register 11 July 1945. Call sign Nan-Queen-Mike-Charlie. Commanding-officer roster: LT Raymond Henry Nelson, Jr., USNR (4 Dec 1943 - 30 Jun 1944); LT Jesse Robert Hodges, USNR (30 Jun 1944 - 8 Jun 1945). Photo captions include Bureau of Ships photo BS 67093 and National Archives BuShips photo BS 62236 (hull in camouflage 32/21D, 16 March 1944), trial photos flying the Winslow Marine flag, American and Brunei divers on the wreck, artifacts recovered from the wreck held by the NHHC Underwater Archaeology Branch (as of 18 November 2016), and the 14 November 2016 U.S. Embassy Brunei memorial ceremony honoring 'the 9 sailors who lost their lives.' Spec block (945 t. fl; 184'6" x 33' x 9'9"; 14.8 kts; complement 104; 1 x 3"/50 DP, one twin 40mm, six 20mm, hedgehog, four K-guns, two depth-charge tracks; two 855 shp Cooper Bessemer GSB-8 diesels, National Supply Co. single reduction gear, two shafts) is consistent with the official NAVSHIPS table where they overlap.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1942-2016 (compiled)
- Population
- Construction trades 1942-43; wartime crew; 9 sailors lost in the 1945 sinking; 2016 U.S./Brunei wreck divers
- Limitations
- Private photo/data archive, not an official source: dates and propulsion agree with DANFS/NAVSHIPS where they overlap; its 'Seattle, WA' builder location follows DANFS (NAVSHIPS prints 'Winslow, Wash.'). The '9 sailors' figure is the memorial's count - the 6-killed/3-missing breakdown and 'two officers and eight enlisted wounded' are secondary-sourced (carried in gaps). No materials or asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-salute-am294-03
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[4]Shipbuilding History (Tim Colton compilation), 'Winslow Marine Railway, Port Blakeley WA / Winslow WA' yard table - AM 294 row + yard history header [other_primary]
- Locator
- shipbuildinghistory.com Winslow yard table, AM 294 row + yard-history header
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Yard-table row for this hull: 'Salute (AM 294) | US Navy | Minesweeper | 850d | 4-Dec-43 | Mined off Labuan and lost 1945' - the delivery date matches the commissioning date, and 'off Labuan' places the loss at Labuan island in Brunei Bay, consistent with the DANFS narrative. Block context: consecutive Winslow Admirable-class deliveries follow - Saunter (AM 295, 22-Jan-44), Scout (AM 296, 3-Mar-44), Scrimmage (AM 297, 4-Apr-44), Scuffle (AM 298, 2-May-44), Sentry (AM 299, 30-May-44), Serene (AM 300, 24-Jun-44). Yard history header: founded 1878 as Hall Bros. Marine Railway & Shipbuilding at Port Blakely; relocated to a 77-acre Eagle Harbor site near Madrone (later renamed Winslow) in 1903; sold 1916 to Capt. James Griffiths and renamed Winslow Marine Railway & Shipbuilding Co.; built steel minesweepers during WWII reaching a peak workforce of 2,300; sold 1948 and renamed Commercial Ship Repair of Winslow; shrank and closed 1959.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1942-1945 (construction window)
- Population
- Winslow yard workforce (peak ~2,300 per the compiler)
- Limitations
- Compiler's yard table, secondary - corroborates builder, delivery date, tonnage class (850d), and the loss disposition; prints no laid-down/launch dates and no yard hull number ('na'). Contains no asbestos information; the 'peak workforce 2,300' figure describes the wartime yard, not this hull's build crew.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-salute-am294-04
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[5]U.S. Navy official imagery, VIRIN 161116-N-QV906-001 and -003 (DVIDS): Mobile Diving & Salvage Unit ONE divers place a memorial plaque at the USS Salute (AM-294) wreckage and hold a group photo with Royal Brunei Armed Forces divers, CARAT Brunei 2016 (Nov 15-16, 2016); plus U.S. Navy story 'Divers visit sunk WWII minesweeper USS Salute in Brunei Bay' (Task Force 73 public affairs, republished verbatim by Naval Today, 17 Nov 2016) and DVIDS news 310850 (USS Chief port visit, Feb 2025) referencing the 1945 loss [other_primary]
- Locator
- DVIDS image records VIRIN 161116-N-QV906-001 (photo IDs 3001326, 2998247, 2995146) and -003 (2998853, 2995515); Navy story text as republished at navaltoday.com 2016-11-17; DVIDS news/310850
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Official U.S. Navy record of the wreck's modern status: during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Brunei 2016, U.S. Navy divers from Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit ONE embarked in USNS Salvor (T-ARS-52) and conducted - with Royal Brunei Navy personnel - the first U.S. Navy dives on the wreck (15-18 November 2016), placing a memorial plaque at the wreckage site. The Navy story records that Salute 'struck a mine on June 7, 1945 while conducting sweeping operations for an Australian landing force in preparation for the Battle of Borneo ... sank just after midnight on June 8, after a failed attempt by two Navy landing craft to salvage the ship,' and quotes survivor Lt. James J. Hughes: 'We hit it about 4:00 in the afternoon and sunk about midnight.' The wreck lies in approximately 90 feet of water in Brunei Bay. A remembrance ceremony preceded the dives at the U.S. embassy in Bandar Seri Begawan on 14 November 2016 (Ambassador Craig Allen; Rear Adm. Don Gabrielson, commander, Task Force 73).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 2016 (dive operations); 1945 (loss event described)
- Population
- MDSU-1 and Royal Brunei Navy divers (2016); wreck site
- Limitations
- Establishes the wreck's location, condition-class (intact sunken wreck, dive site), and the 2016 Navy dive/memorial events; the official photo captions print 'sank in Brunei waters on June 7, 1945' while DANFS prints the loss on 8 June - reconciled in the same Navy story (mine strike ~1600 7 June, sinking about midnight into 8 June); the 7 June print in captions/memorial is a compression. Contains no materials or asbestos information - the dives were memorial/training operations, not a materials survey; no ACM status documented.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-salute-am294-05
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[6]Naval History and Heritage Command, Underwater Archaeology Branch - artifact recovery/conservation for USS Salute wreck items, announced 18 November 2016 (NHHC Sextant post 'NHHC Conserves Artifacts Removed from the Wreck of USS Salute'; original navylive.dodlive.mil URL dead - text as documented in NavSource photo captions and quoted in secondary coverage) [museum_official]
- Locator
- NavSource AM-294 page photo captions 2-4 (NHHC UAB holding artifacts, 18 Nov 2016); NHHC Sextant release text quoted at laststandonzombieisland.com 2016-11-23
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NHHC's Underwater Archaeology Branch announced 18 November 2016 that it had recovered/was conserving four artifacts removed from the Salute wreck by divers - an inkwell, a gas mask (face piece for a WWII-era oxygen breathing apparatus), and two plates/pieces of china - which 'will all require specialized conservation treatment' after 71 years submerged. NavSource captions document the items held at NHHC UAB for desalination as of 18 November 2016.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 2016
- Population
- Sport divers on the wreck (pre-2016); NHHC conservation staff
- Limitations
- Documents NHHC custody of recovered artifacts - not a hull or materials survey; contains no asbestos information. The wreck remains U.S. sovereign property/a war grave; artifact recovery by sport divers is what prompted the conservation action. Original NHHC Sextant URL (usnhistory.navylive.dodlive.mil) is dead and not located in Wayback - content verified through the NavSource captions and quoted text only.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-salute-am294-06
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[7]Fleischer WE, Viles FJ Jr, et al., 'A health survey of pipe covering operations in constructing naval vessels,' J Ind Hyg Toxicol 1946 Jan;28:9-16 (PMID 21016030) [other_primary]
- Locator
- PubMed citation record PMID 21016030; J Ind Hyg Toxicol 1946;28:9-16
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- The wartime federal industrial-hygiene survey of pipe-covering operations in naval vessel construction (conducted during WWII naval shipbuilding, published January 1946) documents that insulation work on ships under construction used asbestos-containing materials - the standard practice environment in which this hull was built at Winslow Marine Railway's Eagle Harbor yard in 1942-43.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1944-1946 (survey/publication)
- Population
- WWII naval-vessel pipe coverers and insulators (class context)
- Limitations
- Industry-wide wartime survey, not a hull record - does not name this vessel, the Winslow yard, or the Admirable class; its reassuring conclusion ('not a dangerous occupation') is itself now criticized as deeply flawed (Kelly, New Solut 2026;36:138-150, PMID 42307414). Pipe-covering findings are less applicable to a geared-diesel minesweeper (no boilers or steam distribution) than to steam vessels. Establishes era context only - that asbestos insulation work was performed in WWII naval vessel construction - not materials aboard AM-294.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-salute-am294-07
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[8]Declaration of Peter Neushul, Ph.D., Siegfried v. Owens-Illinois, No. 2:18-cv-01575 (C.D. Cal.) (RECAP gov.uscourts.cacd.702384.52.0) - WWII Navy/USMC fireproof-insulation requirements and Navy Qualified Products Lists [court_record]
- Locator
- RECAP gov.uscourts.cacd.702384.52.0 (Neushul declaration)
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Expert declaration documents that during WWII the U.S. Navy and U.S. Maritime Commission required fireproof insulation on military and civilian vessels, and that asbestos-containing thermal insulation products (e.g., Owens-Illinois Kaylo block and pipe insulation) appeared on Navy Qualified Products Lists under military specifications Mil-I-2819 and Mil-I-2781. Salute was laid down in November 1942 inside this procurement regime.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1941-1945 (procurement regime described)
- Population
- WWII naval-vessel construction trades (class context)
- Limitations
- Plaintiff-side expert declaration in asbestos litigation, not a court finding; describes Navy-wide procurement requirements and never names this hull. Pipe-covering findings are less applicable to a diesel (non-steam) minesweeper than to steam vessels. Asbestos presence aboard AM-294 is era inference only - does not establish that asbestos was installed aboard, nor quantity, nor any individual exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-salute-am294-08
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[9]Corn JK, Starr J, 'Historical perspective on asbestos: policies and protective measures in World War II shipbuilding,' Am J Ind Med 1987;11(3):359-73 (PMID 3555886) [other_primary]
- Locator
- PubMed citation record PMID 3555886; Am J Ind Med 1987;11(3):359-73
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Peer-reviewed historical study documenting that WWII shipbuilding - including Navy construction - used asbestos extensively and that protective measures were inadequate by later standards; the policy environment in which this hull was built in 1942-43.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1987 (publication); 1941-1945 (period covered)
- Population
- WWII shipbuilding workers (class context)
- Limitations
- Industry-wide historical study, not a hull record - does not name this vessel, the Winslow yard, or the Admirable class. Establishes era context for WWII ship construction only; does not establish materials aboard AM-294, quantities, or any individual exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-salute-am294-09
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[10]GAO, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (Oct 18, 1979) [gao]
- Locator
- GAO product page HRD-80-2 (full text blocked, HTTP 403)
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO documented the Navy's asbestos-protection program and its 1975/1979 insulation-removal policies covering the WWII-built fleet - program-level confirmation that Navy ship construction of Salute's era incorporated asbestos insulation and that the material was later managed as a known hazard aboard Navy vessels.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1979
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers; asbestos program review
- Limitations
- Program-level documentation, not hull-specific; establishes era context for WWII Navy construction, not materials aboard AM-294 - which was sunk in June 1945, decades before the Navy's documented asbestos-management program existed. Does not establish individual exposure, quantities, or presence at any time. Full text not retrieved (gao.gov blocks automated fetch, HTTP 403) - content via product-page description.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-salute-am294-10
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[11]Source-discrepancy resolution - DANFS (Wayback hazegray capture 2024-05-26) vs NAVSHIPS 250-011 vs NavSource 11/02294 vs Colton Winslow table vs DVIDS official captions/Navy CARAT story vs uboat.net ship 5358 vs Wikipedia infobox/body vs mesothelioma marketing tables [other_primary]
- Locator
- Comparative read across cited sources; Wikipedia article body + infobox; uboat.net ship/5358.html; DVIDS VIRIN 161116-N-QV906-001/-003; NavSource 11/02294 captions
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Source discrepancies logged, not silently merged: (a) Loss date - DANFS prints the mine strike on 'the next day' (8 June) after the 7 June sweep start; official DVIDS captions and the 2016 embassy memorial print 'June 7, 1945'; the Navy CARAT story reconciles both - struck ~1600 on 7 June, sank 'about midnight' (i.e., into 8 June); NavSource prints 'sank 8 June.' The strike-7th/sank-8th reading is carried. (b) Builder location - DANFS/NavSource print 'Seattle, Wash.'; NAVSHIPS 250-011 prints 'Winslow, Wash.'; uboat.net prints 'Winslow, Washington'; Colton locates the yard at Eagle Harbor (Winslow), Bainbridge Island - Winslow carried, 'Seattle' noted as the DANFS variant. (c) Propulsion - Wikipedia infobox prints 'ALCO 539 / Farrel-Birmingham' (class-generic boilerplate); contradicted for this hull by NAVSHIPS 250-011 (C.B. GSB-8, 1,710 shp, Nat. Sup. gear) and NavSource (two 855 shp Cooper Bessemer GSB-8, National Supply gear) - register carried. (d) Casualty count - the 2016 U.S. Embassy memorial honors 9 sailors; Wikipedia prints '6 deaths and 3 sailors reported as missing'; secondary coverage adds 'two officers and eight enlisted wounded' and a War Department loss report dated 26 June 1945 (NavSource newspaper clipping) - the 9-lost total is documented; the breakdown is secondary-sourced. (e) Spec variance - DANFS prints dp. 795 / dr. 9' / s. 15 k; NAVSHIPS class block prints 945 limiting / 850 trial, 9'9" limiting draft, 14.8 kt; NavSource prints 945 fl - load-state and spec-block variance, not reconciled. (f) uboat.net 'Ordered 2 May 1942' contract date unverified against an official source - not carried. (g) Name collision - a second USS Salute (AM-470/MSO-470, Aggressive class, 1955-1971) exists; marketing tables list both hulls; any postwar litigation hit naming 'USS Salute' requires hull-number confirmation.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 2026-09-22 (review date)
- Limitations
- Correction row consolidates source conflicts so no secondary-source error propagates; it establishes the official-register versions as carried but does not itself document materials or asbestos conditions aboard the hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-salute-am294-11
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[12]Batch-1266 search ledger (this record): NHHC DANFS (live 404 + Wayback/hazegray capture), NAVSHIPS 250-011 Ships' Data 1945, Naval Vessel Register, NavSource archive, Shipbuilding History (Colton) Winslow yard table, DVIDS official imagery + Navy CARAT story, NHHC UAB/Sextant artifact release, uboat.net, CourtListener opinion index (blocked), NARA catalog, NPS NRHP/NHL, PubMed, shipyard dataset (shipyards.json), general web index [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-salute-am294-01 through sl-uss-salute-am294-14
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or docketed case naming USS Salute (AM-294) was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). The hull sank intact in June 1945 - it was never inactivated, mothballed, overhauled, transferred, or scrapped, so the usual documentary pathways for hull-level asbestos records do not exist for this ship. CourtListener authenticated API sweep could not be run on 2026-09-22 - the shared 2,800/day quota was exhausted (HTTP 429, 'expected available ~36,900s' at check time), leaving all opinion and RECAP docket queries unrun. Web-index spot checks surfaced only marketing listicles naming the vessel without evidence (mesothelioma.com minesweeper table rows 'USS Salute | AM-294 | Admirable | 12/4/1943 | Sunk by Mine, 1945' and the AM-470 sister; mesothelioma.net and mesotheliomahelp.org roster entries; hartyjewell.com) - excluded as non-authoritative.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 2026-09-22
- Limitations
- Absence of a located public record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard - the hull was built 1942-43 in a wartime commercial yard under the documented Navy fireproof-insulation procurement regime and sank intact, carrying whatever era materials were aboard to the bottom; no survey exists. Does not establish that asbestos is or was not present; does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility. CourtListener sweep is wholly unrun (quota) - logged as a gap, not a clean negative.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-salute-am294-12
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[13]Archival leads identified but not retrieved: NARA RG 24 deck logs for USS Salute (Dec 1943 - Jun 1945); NARA WWII muster rolls; the Bureau of Ships loss/salvage report for the 8 June 1945 sinking (wartime loss reports name hull damage particulars); NARA BuShips photos BS 67093 and BS 62236 (both referenced on the NavSource page); war diaries of Mine Division 34 and TG 78.1 (Brunei Attack Group) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NARA catalog.archives.gov (JS shell); NavSource photo-caption references to BS 67093 / BS 62236
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Primary archival records exist for this hull that could document construction materials or repair events but were not digitized/retrievable in this session: the deck logs (18 months of commissioned service) would show any documented yard availabilities or insulation work; the BuShips loss report for the Brunei Bay sinking would describe hull damage and is the likeliest official casualty-detail source; Mine Division 34 war diaries cover every documented sweep.
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-22
- Study period
- 1943-1945
- Limitations
- Leads only - none was retrieved or read; none is known to contain asbestos information. NARA's catalog returns only its JS application shell to automated fetch; textual RG 24 'U.S. Navy Ship Deck Logs' at Archives II is the physical lead.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-salute-am294-13