Evidence
9 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-9).
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[1]Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, Waneta (YT-384), reproduced by HistoryCentral [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Waneta YT-384, specification line and two history paragraphs
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- A reproduced DANFS history says Waneta was laid down at Ira S. Bushey and Sons, Brooklyn, on 1943-09-08, launched 1943-12-24, and completed and delivered 1944-04-25. Redesignated YTB-384 on 1944-05-15, she served the Pacific Fleet actively until placed out of service in reserve at San Diego in March 1946. She returned to service in October 1953 for Sixth Naval District duty at Charleston, was redesignated YTM-384 in February 1962, was placed out of service early in 1974, was struck 1974-04-01, and was sold in February 1975.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 1943-1975
- Limitations
- The official NHHC Waneta page could not be fetched; this is an apparent DANFS transcription on a third-party host, with a visible typo in the class comparison and another in punctuation. Independently corroborated items have separate Navy rows. The text gives no asbestos material, maintenance scope, exposure, or causation; delivery does not prove formal commissioning.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-waneta-yt384-01
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[2]Naval History and Heritage Command, United States Pacific Fleet Organization, 1 May 1945 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Fleet vessel table, entry 'YTB 384 | WANETA'
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The official United States Pacific Fleet organization dated 1945-05-01 lists WANETA as YTB 384, confirming this hull in the wartime Pacific Fleet before the 1946 reserve period.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 1945-05-01
- Limitations
- A dated roster confirms identity and fleet presence only. It does not identify a shipboard material, particular voyage, work assignment, individual, or asbestos exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-waneta-yt384-02
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[3]Naval History and Heritage Command, Zeus I (ARB-4), DANFS history [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Wartime chronology, September 1944 paragraph naming Waneta (YTB-384)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Zeus (ARB-4) performed unspecified repair work on the big harbor tug Waneta (YTB-384) at Eniwetok during September 1944.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 1944-09
- Limitations
- The account names Waneta among Zeus's repair customers but does not describe what was repaired, whether insulation was disturbed or installed, or any asbestos product or worker exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-waneta-yt384-03
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[4]Naval Sea Systems Command, Ship History, inactive-vessel disposition table (28 June 2011) [other_primary]
- Locator
- PDF page 101, YTB 0384 row
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NAVSEA's inactive-vessel ship-history table records 'YTB 0384 | WANETA | 1-Feb-75 | SOLD.'
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 1975-02-01
- Limitations
- NAVSEA confirms the Navy sale disposition and exact listed date, not the purchaser, scrapping, any later name, present location, or the ship's asbestos condition at sale.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-waneta-yt384-04
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[5]U.S. Government Accountability Office, Asbestos: Growth of Federal Claims, Court Cases, and Litigation Costs, HRD-88-53 (1988) [gao]
- Locator
- Appendix I, PDF page 20, paragraphs on Johns-Manville's WWII shipyard claims
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- GAO summarizes claims over WWII-era shipyard asbestos products, principally thermal insulation, and alleged worker exposure in public and private shipyards. This provides period context for a tug constructed in 1943-1944, not a finding about Waneta.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- World War II; GAO report 1988
- Population
- WWII shipyard workers in claims summarized by GAO; not Waneta workers
- Limitations
- Program and era evidence only. GAO summarizes underlying litigation claims and a separate merits disposition, not a judicial exposure finding for Waneta. The cited claims involved other shipyards and contracts; GAO does not name Waneta, Ira S. Bushey and Sons, or a product installed on this hull. It proves no Waneta asbestos presence, dose, injury, or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-waneta-yt384-05
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[6]U.S. Government Accountability Office, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (1979), enclosing Navy letters [gao]
- Locator
- Enclosure I, PDF pages 10-11 (Navy letter) and 20 (YTB-817 through YTB-831 table)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- A 1979 Navy letter reproduced in GAO HRD-80-2 reports asbestos applications in Navy ships and identifies asbestos thermal insulation in selected large harbor tugs YTB-817 through YTB-831 delivered in the 1970s.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 1970s vessels; 1979 report
- Population
- Navy vessels and shipyard workers in GAO review, not Waneta crew
- Limitations
- The listed YTB hulls were built about three decades after Waneta and are neither this hull nor established class sisters. The report cannot transfer their materials or quantities to Waneta. It establishes no individual exposure or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-waneta-yt384-06
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[7]Batch 9366 source review and search ledger for USS Waneta (YT/YTB/YTM-384) [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger entries for HistoryCentral/DANFS, NHHC, NAVSEA, NARA, GAO and CourtListener
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos document was located in the reviewed Waneta DANFS reproduction, NHHC Pacific Fleet roster and Zeus history, NAVSEA disposition table, NARA log guidance, or GAO reports; the materials found do not name an asbestos product aboard Waneta or a Waneta exposure finding.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- Research on 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- This is a bounded negative search result, not proof that Waneta was asbestos-free. Construction specifications, repair work orders, surveys, private litigation, and inaccessible public records could change it. CourtListener sweep status is recorded separately in the search ledger and report.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-waneta-yt384-07
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[8]National Archives and Records Administration, An Introduction to Navy Deck Logs [other_primary]
- Locator
- Overview, paragraphs distinguishing commissioned ships from service vessels
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA explains that harbor tugs commonly served as 'in service' district craft rather than commissioned commands, and their individual logs generally were not retained permanently; parent-command records and Zeus repair records are more promising archival leads for Waneta.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- Navy recordkeeping guidance
- Limitations
- General NARA retention guidance, not a finding that Waneta logs never existed or that any particular parent-command or Zeus work order survives. It provides no materials or exposure finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-waneta-yt384-08
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[9]National Archives and Records Administration, Researching Asbestos aboard US Naval Vessel up through 1961 [other_primary]
- Locator
- RG 19 correspondence guidance; QM builder files; specifications and cartographic Hull Series sections
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA's guide to asbestos research for Navy vessels through 1961 identifies Bureau of Ships RG 19 hull-designation correspondence, builder correspondence under QM filing codes, ship specifications, and hull-number engineering drawings as archival paths. For Waneta, YT/YTB-384 and QM/Ira S. Bushey and Sons are search leads, not retrieved file identifications.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- NARA guidance for pre-1961 Navy vessels
- Limitations
- The guide describes possible record series, not a Waneta file or asbestos finding. No box, drawing, specification, or work order was retrieved; the presence of hull-specific records is unverified.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-waneta-yt384-09