Evidence
5 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-5).
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[1]Naval History and Heritage Command, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, 'Satanta' [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS Satanta entry, specification header and final two paragraphs
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS identifies Satanta as a Hiawatha-class harbor tug, type V2-ME-A1, with listed complement 14. Laid down as Port Orchard under Maritime Commission contract MC hull 437 on 20 April 1942 by Birchfield Boiler, Inc., Tacoma; launched 14 July 1942; delivered and placed in Navy service 19 May 1943 as Satanta (YT-270). Reclassified YTB-270 in May 1944 and YTM-270 in February 1962. Initially served in the 11th Naval District, mostly in the 12th, and operated out of Mare Island into 1974.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-07
- Study period
- 1942-1974
- Population
- Listed complement 14
- Limitations
- Canonical NHHC URL returned HTTP 404 on 2026-09-24 and again on 2026-10-07 (site-wide DANFS outage); citation re-pointed 2026-10-07 to Wayback capture 2024-12-04 of the canonical page, content verified. The entry provides no asbestos inventory, insulation specification, propulsion machinery description, out-of-service date, or final disposition. The listed complement is a vessel specification, not a verified count for every service period.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-satanta-yt270-01
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[2]Naval History and Heritage Command, DANFS, 'Guitarro II (SSN-665),' photograph caption (Navy photo MSA 91770-5-69) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Caption below photograph of Guitarro after 15 May 1969 sinking
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- An NHHC caption to a U.S. Navy photograph identifies Satanta (YTM-270) positioned against the sail of Guitarro (SSN-665) to help prevent capsizing after Guitarro sank at Mare Island on 15 May 1969.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-07
- Study period
- 1969-05-15
- Limitations
- Canonical NHHC URL returned HTTP 404 on 2026-09-24 and again on 2026-10-07 (site-wide DANFS outage); citation re-pointed 2026-10-07 to Wayback capture 2024-11-26 of the canonical page, content verified. Documents a dated harbor-assistance event and presence at Mare Island, not Satanta repair work, onboard materials, asbestos exposure, or participation in any asbestos-related activity.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-satanta-yt270-02
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[3]National Archives, 'Researching Asbestos aboard US Naval Vessel up through 1961' [other_primary]
- Locator
- RG 19 correspondence and GIB sections; RG 38 Entry P 1-I; Cartographic Branch RG 19 Hull Series and S39/S48 codes
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA identifies potential hull-level research series: RG 19 ship correspondence, auxiliary vessel General Information Books, ship engineering drawings arranged by hull and material group (including S39 insulation and lagging, S48 piping), and RG 38 auxiliary and yardcraft material inspection reports. These are targeted leads for Satanta's YT/YTB/YTM-270 identifiers.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- Potential 1942-1970s records
- Limitations
- Series-level guide only. No Satanta file, drawing, inspection report, or box inventory was retrieved; whether responsive hull records exist or mention asbestos is unknown.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-satanta-yt270-04
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[4]Batch 9345 search ledger: NHHC DANFS Satanta and Guitarro II; NARA Navy asbestos guide [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger entries sl-uss-satanta-yt270-01 through -04
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No Satanta-specific asbestos identification was located in the NHHC Satanta history, the NHHC Guitarro caption, or NARA's public asbestos research guide reviewed for this record.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 2026-09-24 search
- Limitations
- This is a bounded negative search result, not proof that the tug lacked asbestos. NARA's underlying hull files were not inspected. CourtListener results are tracked separately and are not implied by this row.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-satanta-yt270-05
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[5]National Archives, 'Researching Asbestos aboard US Naval Vessel up through 1961' [other_primary]
- Locator
- Introduction and Beginning Research sections
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA describes asbestos use in U.S. Navy materiel during 1941-1961 as a research topic and advises checking individual ship records before determining whether a particular vessel carried asbestos. This overlaps Satanta's construction and service era but is general Navy context only.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 1941-1961
- Population
- U.S. Navy vessels, 1941-1961, generally
- Limitations
- NARA names neither Satanta nor her Hiawatha class here. The era overlap cannot establish that this hull contained asbestos, any specific product, location, quantity, exposure, or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-satanta-yt270-03