Evidence
6 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-6).
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[1]Naval History and Heritage Command, 'ATR-10' (Robert J. Cressman, 2020) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- ATR-10 history, paragraph beginning 'In the waters south of Oahu'; 18 May 1946 departure
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NHHC's ATR-10 history states that Smohalla (YTB-371) assisted ATR-10 from Berth 15 of the Pearl Harbor repair basin before ATR-10 departed under its own power on 18 May 1946.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 1946-05-18
- Limitations
- A contemporaneous event reported in another vessel's official history. It confirms Smohalla's YTB designation, Pearl Harbor presence, and this maneuver, but gives no build date, crew, material inventory, asbestos finding, or longer service chronology.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-smohalla-yt371-01
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[2]Naval Sea Systems Command, Ship History, 28 June 2011 [other_primary]
- Locator
- p. 104, YTM 0371 SMOHALLA row (search-index text; direct PDF fetch returned HTTP 403)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The NAVSEA inactive-ship history table identifies hull ID YTM 0371 as SMOHALLA, with removal date 21 Jun 76 and final-disposition code 'SCRAP SALE'.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 1976-06-21
- Limitations
- The indexed row was readable but the full PDF was inaccessible to direct retrieval. 'Removal' is not proven to be a decommissioning or striking date; 'SCRAP SALE' records the Navy's disposition category, not independently verified physical scrapping or any later private ownership.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-smohalla-yt371-02
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[3]U.S. Navy, Chief of Naval Operations memorandum, 'Ocean-Going Tugs and Harbor Tugs—Recommendations for Reclassification of,' 13 April 1944, Secretary of the Navy endorsement; transcription of original document [other_primary]
- Locator
- Enclosure A, p. 12, SMOHALLA YT-371 / YTB-371 row; memorandum paragraph 3 and Secretary's endorsement
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- An April 1944 Chief of Naval Operations memorandum, approved by the Secretary of the Navy and effective 15 May 1944, lists SMOHALLA for reclassification from YT-371 to YTB-371.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 1944-04-13 to 1944-05-15
- Limitations
- A transcription of an original Navy memorandum hosted outside government; the reproduced document identifies the planned/approved designation, not Smohalla's construction, acceptance, or actual first-service date. Its introduction explicitly includes tugs then in commission, in service, or still building, so this row cannot establish which status Smohalla held on 15 May 1944. No asbestos information is present.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-smohalla-yt371-06
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[4]National Archives, 'Researching Asbestos aboard US Naval Vessel up through 1961' [other_primary]
- Locator
- Beginning Research; Board of Inspection & Survey Reports, RG 38 Entry P 1-I; Cartographic Branch, RG 19 Hull Series and S39
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA explicitly describes the use of asbestos in U.S. Navy materiel from 1941 to 1961 as a historical research subject, and identifies hull-number files in RG 19, RG 38 auxiliary-and-yardcraft inspection reports, and RG 19 ship drawings (including insulation/lagging drawing code S39) as possible sources for a vessel-specific materials inquiry.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 1941-1961 research scope
- Limitations
- NARA's guide is about Navy vessels generally and does not name Smohalla or establish that this hull carried asbestos. The cited record series have not been inspected for YT/YTB/YTM-371; their coverage of this hull remains unverified.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-smohalla-yt371-03
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[5]National Archives, 'An Introduction to Navy Deck Logs' [other_primary]
- Locator
- Opening explanation of commissioned versus in-service vessels and service-vessel log retention
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA explains that harbor tugs were generally in-service vessels, rather than commissioned ships, and that their separate deck logs were generally not retained as permanent records even if sent to a parent command.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- Historical Navy recordkeeping
- Limitations
- General records policy, not a determination that Smohalla never had a log or that all parent-command files were destroyed. It also does not establish Smohalla's exact commissioning status or any asbestos condition.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-smohalla-yt371-04
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[6]Batch 9361 official-source search ledger in this record [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger entries sl-uss-smohalla-yt371-01 through sl-uss-smohalla-yt371-06
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The consulted NHHC, NAVSEA, NARA, and GAO public materials yielded no hull-specific asbestos survey, material specification, abatement record, or exposure finding for Smohalla; asbestos aboard this hull remains undocumented in this sweep.
- 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 of asbestos absence. Offline RG 19 and RG 38 holdings and any private post-disposition records were not inspected. CourtListener coverage is recorded separately and must not be inferred from this row.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-smohalla-yt371-05