USS Yellowstone (AD-27)

Evidence

13 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-13).

1. [1]DANFS, 'Yellowstone II' (AD-27) entry, Naval History and Heritage Command (verbatim text via HyperWar/ibiblio transcription, Patrick Clancey; live NHHC page returned 404 on 2026-09-19; same text mirrored at hazegray/losthistory.net) [nhhc_danfs]

   Locator

   HyperWar/ibiblio DANFS transcription, spec block and full narrative

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   DANFS records: second Yellowstone (AD-27), class Shenandoah; laid down 16 October 1944 at Tacoma, Wash., by the Seattle Division of Todd-Pacific Shipyards, Inc.; launched 12 April 1945, sponsored by Mrs. F. A. Zeusler (wife of Capt. F. A. Zeusler, USCG, District Coast Guard Officer, 13th Naval District); commissioned 16 January 1946, Capt. J. A. Ferrall, Jr., in command. Spec block: dp. 16,880 (f.); l. 492'0"; b. 70'0"; dr. 28'0" (max.); s. 18.0 k.; cpl. 962; a. 2 5", 8 40mm., 22 20mm. Shakedown out of San Diego followed by repairs at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard; Seattle operations into March 1946; Panama Canal 11 April; arrived Newport, R.I., 20 April 1946 for Atlantic Fleet destroyer-tender duty. Twenty-eight years of repair, supply, and auxiliary services (power and fresh water) to destroyers, aircraft carriers, and submarines; nicknamed 'Old Faithful'; ten battle efficiency 'E' awards; eleven Mediterranean deployments 1947-1968 (twelfth and last 1969-70); homeport operations from Boston, Newport, Norfolk, or Bermuda, then Mayport, Fla., then Charleston, S.C. from 1 July 1970. Documented repair events: October 1969 refaced 1,162 tubes in the No. 1 propulsion boiler of Forrest Royal (DD-872) in 12 days; replaced the starboard propeller of Sampson (DDG-10) without drydocking; February 1970 repaired collision damage to Semmes (DDG-18), Samuel B. Roberts (DD-823), and Charles F. Adams (DDG-2) after the freighter Mautric struck the tender's nest at Naples (near-24-hour shifts 13-22 February; Navy commendation medals to Capt. R. D. Wood and Senior Chief Ship Fitter William S. Burman); second underwater propeller replacement on Corry (DD-817). Ney Award nomination 1973. Decommissioned 11 September 1974; struck from the Navy list the next day; transferred to the Maritime Administration for disposal; 'sold in September 1976' (transcription - see correction row).

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-19

   Study period

   1944-1974

   Population

   Ship's company (complement 962); repair department personnel; crews of tended ships

   Limitations

   Official Navy ship history; contains no asbestos, insulation, or materials information - supports no asbestos claim. Entry prints 'sold in September 1976'; ShipScribe's official-records compilation and NavSource record the MARAD sale 2 September 1975 (resolved in correction row ev-12). The hazegray mirror prints launch '12 April 1946' - a transcription error; HyperWar prints 12 April 1945, consistent with the 16 January 1946 commissioning.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-yellowstone-ad27-01

2. [2]NavSource Online, Service Ship Photo Archive - USS Yellowstone (AD-27), page 09/03/0327.htm [other_primary]

   Locator

   Page 0327.htm - class history block, timeline, specification block, ribbon display

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   NavSource timeline and spec block: 'Shenandoah Class Destroyer Tender' - laid down 16 October 1944 under a Maritime Commission contract at Todd-Pacific Shipyards Inc., Tacoma, WA; launched 12 April 1945; commissioned 11 January 1946 (sic - DANFS and ShipScribe print 16 January 1946), CAPT. J. A. Farrell, Jr., in command; Navy Occupation Service in European waters 7 Aug-22 Nov 1947, 25 May-13 Jul 1948, 12 Mar-28 Jul 1949, 9 Jun-29 Oct 1950, 22 Oct 1951-13 Feb 1952, 9 Jun-9 Nov 1953, 19-25 Oct 1955; decommissioned 11 September 1974; struck from the Naval Register 12 September 1974; transferred to the Maritime Administration for disposal; sold for scrapping 2 September 1975 to Luria Bros. Co. Inc. for $601,666.78. Specs: 11,755 t. (lt) / 16,900 t. (fl); 492' x 69'6" x 28'; 18 kts; complement 59 officers + 918 enlisted; largest boom 30 t.; armament two single 5"/38, four twin 40mm, twenty-two single 20mm; fuel 16,105 bbls NSFO + 4,415 bbls diesel; propulsion one Westinghouse geared turbine, two Foster and Wheeler D-type boilers 435 psi 740F, double Westinghouse main reduction gear; ship's-service generators four turbo-drive 750 kW 450V AC, two turbo-drive 300 kW 120/240V DC. Ribbon display: Navy Expeditionary Medal (Cuba), American Campaign Medal, WWII Victory Medal, Navy Occupation Service Medal (Europe clasp), National Defense Service Medal (2), Navy Sea Service Deployment Ribbon.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-19

   Study period

   1944-1975

   Population

   Crew (59 officers + 918 enlisted per NavSource)

   Limitations

   Private archival compilation, not an official record - used for the disposal detail (buyer, price, sale date) and machinery specs the DANFS entry lacks. Commissioning printed 11 January 1946, conflicting with DANFS/ShipScribe 16 January 1946 (see correction row). Commanding-officer surname spelled 'Farrell' here vs 'Ferrall' in DANFS - unresolved orthographic discrepancy. Contains no asbestos information.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-yellowstone-ad27-02

3. [3]ShipScribe (Stephen S. Roberts) U.S. Navy Auxiliary ships - USS Shenandoah (AD-26) class page, compiled from official Navy/BuShips records (compiled 11-Sep-2001) [other_primary]

   Locator

   AD26.html class header, construction and disposition tables, class notes, ship notes row for AD-27

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   ShipScribe class record: class SHENANDOAH (AD-26), design 'Navy C3 Mod' (Maritime Commission C3 hull adapted; Gibbs & Cox design agent; C3-S-A1 type hull; Seattle-Tacoma the lead yard for the design); displacement 7,664 t. light / 16,900 lim.; 492.0' oa x 69.5' x 27.5' lim.; 18.4 kts; 8,500 hp; 1 screw, Westinghouse turbine; complement 741 (1944 design). Construction table for YELLOWSTONE (AD-27): ordered 10 Aug 1944; builder 'Todd Pacific SYs, Seattle'; keel 16 Oct 44; launch 12 Apr 45; commissioned 16 Jan 46. Disposition table: decommissioned 11 Sep 74; struck 12 Sep 74; disposal 2 Sep 75, fate MA/S (Maritime Administration sale), MA sale 2 Sep 75. Class notes: in May 1944 the Navy decided to install two more powerful surplus DE (WGT) boilers in each ship of the class in place of the planned two C3-type boilers; the contract of 10 Aug 44 assigned AD 26-28 to Todd's Tacoma yard and AD 29-30 to Seattle, but by December 1944 AD-27 had been reassigned to Seattle; earlier orders for AD-27: Todd Tacoma (25 Nov 43, as C3) and Tampa SB (15 Apr 44, as C3) before the program's contract transfers.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-19

   Study period

   1943-1975

   Population

   Todd-Pacific construction trades (1944-45)

   Limitations

   Secondary compilation of official records (BuShips/CNO contract and design documents), not itself an official record. Builder listed 'Todd Pacific SYs, Seattle' while DANFS says 'Tacoma, Wash., by the Seattle Division of Todd-Pacific' - build-location discrepancy unresolved (see correction row). Contains no asbestos information; supports no asbestos claim.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-yellowstone-ad27-03

4. [4]John Crane, Inc. v. Hardick, 283 Va. 358, 722 S.E.2d 610 (2012) (Record No. 101909), opinion of March 2, 2012, and rehearing opinion of September 14, 2012 (vacourts.gov official PDFs) [court_record]

   Locator

   Opinion at 283 Va. 361-66 (factual recital, service-history paragraph); rehearing opinion 1101909r.pdf

   Finding type

   litigation_documented

   Finding

   Published Virginia Supreme Court opinion names this hull in adjudicated asbestos litigation. Robert Eugene Hardick sued John Crane, Inc. (JCI) and 22 other defendants under general maritime law alleging asbestos exposure from JCI products caused his mesothelioma; Hardick died before trial and the action continued as a wrongful-death claim. The opinion recites the trial record: 'From 1971 to 1976, Hardick served as the master of arms aboard the USS Yellowstone and later as a race-relations specialist aboard the USS Canopus. In these capacities, Hardick continued to work around people using the same products that he worked with as a shipfitter and a machinery repairman, namely, valves and gaskets.' (Service dates 1971-1976 aboard 'the USS Yellowstone' identify AD-27 - the later USS Yellowstone, AD-41, was not commissioned until 1980; AD-27 decommissioned September 1974, so the Yellowstone portion of the recited tenure runs 1971 to ~1974.) The jury awarded damages against JCI; on 2 March 2012 the court vacated the $1.15M loss-of-society award and initially vacated the $2M pain-and-suffering award; on rehearing (14 September 2012) the court reinstated the $2M pain-and-suffering award, affirming in part and reversing in part, and remanded.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-19

   Study period

   1971-1976 (service); 2012 (opinions)

   Population

   Navy enlisted crew 1971-~1974 (master of arms billet); mesothelioma (decedent)

   Limitations

   The verdict was aggregate across a multi-ship, multi-decade exposure history (USS Newport News, Tutuila, Wrangell, Everglades, Bordelon, Detroit, Yellowstone, Canopus); the opinion does not apportion exposure or liability to this hull specifically, and the explicit asbestos-dust testimony quoted was aboard USS Canopus ('exposed to asbestos dust on board the USS Canopus'). For Yellowstone the recital is 'worked around people using the same products ... namely, valves and gaskets' - a ship-specific naming in an affirmed mesothelioma judgment, not a hull-specific exposure finding. Does not establish quantity of asbestos aboard, exposure of any other individual, or legal eligibility of any other claimant.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-yellowstone-ad27-04

5. [5]Janis v. A.W. Chesterton, Inc., C.A. No. 17-167-MN-SRF (D. Del.), Report and Recommendation of Magistrate Judge Sherry R. Fallon (Jan. 2019), adopted by District Judge Noreika Feb. 1 and Feb. 4, 2019 (D.I. 140; D.I. 146) [court_record]

   Locator

   R&R sections IV.b (facts) and IV.d (Ingersoll Rand analysis), D. Del. opinions PDF 17-167_0.pdf; adoption noted in companion R&R 17-167_1.pdf

   Finding type

   litigation_documented

   Finding

   Federal asbestos personal-injury record names this hull. The Report and Recommendation recites deposition testimony: plaintiff Earl Janis Jr., a Navy machinist mate (1971-1975), 'continued his service aboard the USS Yellowstone in 1974' (AD-27 - decommissioned September 1974; AD-41 did not yet exist), a tender 'that remained stationary and repaired the parts of other ships in addition to its own parts.' Janis testified he maintained valves and pumps aboard the Aeolus, Richard L. Page, Yellowstone, and Santa Barbara; changed gaskets by removing, scraping, and cleaning them and cut new gasket material; replaced packing; and reinstalled insulation on pumps - processes he testified produced visible particles he inhaled. The R&R also recites that plaintiffs relied on 'ship records indicating that Ingersoll Rand pumps were on the USS Yellowstone,' while noting this 'serves only to identify that Ingersoll Rand's products were onboard some of the ships on which Mr. Janis served.' Disposition: the magistrate judge recommended granting the summary-judgment motions of FMC, Warren Pumps, and Ingersoll Rand for failure to show product-specific substantial-factor causation; the district court adopted the R&Rs and entered judgment for the moving defendants in February 2019; remaining defendants were later recommended dismissed with prejudice.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-19

   Study period

   1974 (service); 2016-2019 (litigation)

   Population

   Machinist mate, USS Yellowstone 1974; lung cancer plaintiff

   Limitations

   Discovery-stage record that ended in a defense summary-judgment win - a merits-level negative for this plaintiff as to the moving defendants, not an affirmative exposure finding for the hull. Deposition testimony describes gasket, packing, and pump-insulation work aboard this hull in 1974; the 'ship records' placing Ingersoll Rand pumps aboard are recited from plaintiffs' briefing, not independently verified by the court, and the court expressly held such presence evidence insufficient for causation. Does not establish that any specific asbestos product was aboard, nor exposure of any other individual.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-yellowstone-ad27-05

6. [6]Board of Veterans' Appeals, Citation Nr. 0806576, Docket No. 06-03 369 (decision date 02/27/2008; appeal from VA RO, Waco, Texas) [other_primary]

   Locator

   Decision text, Factual Basis and Analysis ('Lung Disability') sections

   Finding type

   litigation_documented

   Finding

   Adjudicated VA decision names this hull by hull number in an asbestos-exposure claim. Service personnel records showed the veteran served as a Machinist Mate 'on the U.S.S. Yellowstone (AD 27), a destroyer tender, for 18 months' (active duty August 1965 - July 1967). On VA examination the veteran reported 'exposure to asbestos in the Navy during the 1960s, while working on steam lines of World War II era ships.' Applying M21-1 guidance ('U.S. Navy veterans who served on ships built during World War II were likely exposed to asbestos since asbestos was used extensively in ship construction'), the Board found: 'As the veteran served on a ship built during World War II it is likely that he was exposed to asbestos during service.' Service connection for the claimed lung disability (emphysema) was nonetheless denied - the VA examiner attributed the condition to prolonged smoking, and the Board found no nexus to service.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-19

   Study period

   1965-1967 (service); 2008 (decision)

   Population

   Machinist Mate, USS Yellowstone (AD-27), 1965-1967

   Limitations

   The exposure finding is a conceded likelihood under VA's era-based policy for WWII-built ships, not a hull-specific material determination - the decision contains no ship survey, product identification, or individual-dose evidence, and service connection was denied on nexus grounds (emphysema not shown asbestos-related). The decision states 'The U.S.S. Yellowstone was built in 1944' - the hull was laid down in 1944 and commissioned 1946. Does not establish that asbestos was aboard this specific hull beyond the era-based concession, and does not establish or defeat any other claim.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-yellowstone-ad27-06

7. [7]NavSource specification block (propulsion plant for this hull: 2 Foster & Wheeler D-type boilers 435 psi/740F, 1 Westinghouse geared turbine, double Westinghouse reduction gear, single screw, 8,500 hp) + ShipScribe class notes (May 1944 decision to install two surplus DE-type boilers) + Corn & Starr era documentation [other_primary]

   Locator

   NavSource spec block (propulsion lines); ShipScribe AD-26 class notes (boiler substitution paragraph)

   Finding type

   asbestos_application

   Finding

   As built, Yellowstone's two Foster Wheeler D-type boilers (435 psi, 740F) feeding one Westinghouse geared steam turbine on a single screw constituted a WWII-program high-pressure steam plant (Navy C3 Mod design) of the type whose boiler and steam-line insulation, valve and flange gaskets, machinery packing, and fireproofing were commonly asbestos-containing in wartime U.S. naval construction. Typical applications for the type: boiler and steam-drum insulation; steam-line lagging; valve and flange gaskets; machinery packing; fireproofing; accommodation-space insulation.

   Verification

   inferred

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   class_or_era

   Accessed

   2026-09-19

   Study period

   1944-1945 (construction era)

   Population

   Todd-Pacific construction trades (1944-45); engineering crew

   Limitations

   Era/class inference, not a hull record - no ship-specific insulation survey, material specification, or abatement record located for this hull. Does not establish that asbestos was or remains aboard, quantities, condition, individual exposure, or causation.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-yellowstone-ad27-07

8. [8]DANFS repair-mission narrative for this hull (28 years of tender service; documented boiler retubing on Forrest Royal DD-872, propeller replacements, collision-damage repairs to a destroyer nest) + D. Del. deposition recital in Janis (tender 'repaired the parts of other ships in addition to its own parts') [other_primary]

   Locator

   DANFS narrative paragraphs (Forrest Royal boiler job; Naples repair events); Janis R&R sections IV.b/IV.d

   Finding type

   asbestos_application

   Finding

   Yellowstone's documented repair mission - 28 years repairing fleet destroyers (and at times carriers and submarines) built under the same asbestos-era specifications, including refacing 1,162 boiler tubes aboard Forrest Royal (DD-872) in October 1969 - placed her repair divisions in routine contact with the insulation, gasket, and packing materials of tended ships. In Janis litigation the deposition record described gasket removal/scraping, packing replacement, and pump-insulation reinstallation performed aboard this hull in 1974. Tender repair work of this type is era-consistent with disturbance of asbestos-containing materials aboard the tended ships and in the tender's repair stream.

   Verification

   inferred

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   class_or_era

   Accessed

   2026-09-19

   Study period

   1946-1974

   Population

   Repair division and shop personnel (shipfitters, pipefitters, boilermakers, machinist's mates, welders, electricians); crews of tended ships alongside

   Limitations

   Inference layered on documented facts - the repair events and the tender mission are documented (DANFS; court record); the asbestos content of the worked materials is era inference. No work-order-level or material-level documentation located for this hull; does not establish individual exposure, quantities handled, or causation.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-yellowstone-ad27-08

9. [9]Corn, Jacqueline Karnell, and Jennifer Starr, 'Historical perspective on asbestos: Policies and protective measures in World War II shipbuilding,' American Journal of Industrial Medicine 11(3):359-373 (1987) [other_primary]

   Locator

   Abstract and article, AJIM 11(3):359-373

   Finding type

   asbestos_application

   Finding

   Peer-reviewed historical study documents that asbestos was used extensively as a fireproofing and insulating material in U.S. shipbuilding during WWII, the era and program under which this C3-derived destroyer tender was built (laid down October 1944 under a Maritime Commission contract).

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   context

   Documentation level

   class_or_era

   Accessed

   2026-09-19

   Study period

   1940s era documented; article 1987

   Population

   WWII shipyard workers and ship crews (class context)

   Limitations

   Program/era-level scholarly documentation of asbestos use in WWII shipbuilding generally; does not name this vessel and does not establish that asbestos was or remains aboard this hull, nor quantity, location, condition, exposure, or causation.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-yellowstone-ad27-09

10. [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 - the era covering Yellowstone's final in-service years, her 1974 decommissioning, and her 1975 disposal. (A 1974 boiler conversion to Navy distillate fuel appears in secondary text aligned with the DANFS entry but is not present in the transcribed DANFS text located - carried as an unverified item in gaps, not asserted here.)

    Verification

    verified

    Role

    context

    Documentation level

    class_or_era

    Accessed

    2026-09-19

    Study period

    1979

    Population

    Navy shipyard workers; asbestos program review

    Limitations

    Program-level documentation, not hull-specific; GAO fieldwork yards were Long Beach and Norfolk Naval Shipyards, and Yellowstone's overhaul/conversion yards are not named in the citable sources located, so even yard-level linkage is unestablished for this hull. Full text not retrieved (gao.gov blocks automated fetch, HTTP 403) - content via product-page description. Does not establish what was removed or retained aboard this hull.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-yellowstone-ad27-10

11. [11]Batch-457 search ledger (this record): sl-uss-yellowstone-ad27-01 through sl-uss-yellowstone-ad27-11 [other_primary]

    Locator

    search_ledger rows sl-uss-yellowstone-ad27-01 through sl-uss-yellowstone-ad27-11

    Finding type

    historical_record

    Finding

    No qualifying ship-specific material record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or ship-specific material finding naming USS Yellowstone or AD-27 was found in the sources searched - DANFS (both transcriptions), ShipScribe, NavSource, and the three adjudication records contain no material survey or itemization. MARAD ShipHistory has no Yellowstone entry (the 'Y' listing contains Yosemite AD-19 but no Yellowstone hull). NVR carries no record (hull disposed 1975 - outside NVR coverage of post-1987 disposals per the register's own scope note). CourtListener could not be queried (API HTTP 429 on repeated attempts; HTML endpoint HTTP 403), so the systematic name/hull-number docket sweep is an open item rather than a completed negative - site:courtlistener.com indexed-web checking surfaced only name collisions (Yellowstone Club bankruptcy; Libby, Montana vermiculite litigation).

    Verification

    partial

    Role

    negative_finding

    Documentation level

    ship_specific

    Accessed

    2026-09-19

    Study period

    2026-09-19

    Limitations

    Absence of a located public record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard - a 1944-45 steam-powered tender with a full repair plant is era-consistent with extensive asbestos-containing material, and the litigation record is consistent with that inference. Coverage is INCOMPLETE: CourtListener API returned HTTP 429 and the HTML endpoint HTTP 403 on 2026-09-19, so docket coverage is not exhaustive. Does not establish presence or absence of asbestos, individual exposure, or legal eligibility.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-yellowstone-ad27-11

12. [12]NARA Guide to Federal Records: RG 24 (Bureau of Naval Personnel - deck logs), RG 19 (Bureau of Ships), RG 178 (U.S. Maritime Commission - construction contract records for this MC-contract hull) [other_primary]

    Locator

    archives.gov RG 24/RG 19/RG 178 guides; NavSource 0327b.pdf listing

    Finding type

    historical_record

    Finding

    Archival leads (not retrieved - require research-room or reproduction order; no spend authorized): NARA holds post-1941 Navy deck logs (RG 24) covering this hull's 1946-1974 commissioned service; RG 19 (Bureau of Ships) covers tender design/construction records for the Navy C3 Mod program including the May 1944 boiler-substitution decision documented by ShipScribe; RG 178 covers the Maritime Commission contract under which NavSource records the hull was laid down. NavSource hosts a PDF archive file for AD-27 (0327b.pdf) whose contents were not retrieved this pass.

    Verification

    unverified

    Role

    archival_lead

    Documentation level

    context_only

    Accessed

    2026-09-19

    Study period

    1944-1975 records

    Limitations

    Record-group and finding-aid mapping only - no box-level retrieval performed; whether asbestos-specific documents exist for this hull is unknown until surveyed in person. Nothing in this row is an asbestos finding.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-yellowstone-ad27-12

13. [13]DANFS 'Yellowstone II' entry vs ShipScribe construction/disposition tables vs NavSource timeline vs HyperWar photo-index class header [other_primary]

    Locator

    DANFS spec block + final paragraph; ShipScribe tables/notes; NavSource timeline + spec block; HyperWar AD-27 photo-index page header

    Finding type

    historical_record

    Finding

    Source discrepancies resolved or flagged: (a) Launch year - the hazegray DANFS transcription prints 'launched on 12 April 1946,' impossible against the 16 January 1946 commissioning; the HyperWar transcription, NavSource, and ShipScribe all print 12 April 1945 - adopted. (b) Commissioning date - DANFS, ShipScribe, and hullnumber.com print 16 January 1946; NavSource prints 11 January 1946 and shipbuildinghistory prints 11-Jan-46 - DANFS/ShipScribe's 16 January 1946 adopted, conflict noted. (c) Disposal date - DANFS prints 'sold in September 1976'; ShipScribe's official-records disposition table gives MARAD sale 2 September 1975 and NavSource records sale 2 September 1975 to Luria Bros. Co. Inc. for $601,666.78 - 2 September 1975 adopted; 'scrapped 1976' in secondary compilations likely reflects completion of dismantling. (d) Build location - DANFS says 'Tacoma, Wash., by the Seattle Division of the Todd-Pacific Shipyards, Inc.' while ShipScribe's construction table lists 'Todd Pacific SYs, Seattle' and its class notes record the hull reassigned from Tacoma to the Seattle yard by December 1944 - both sources carried; yard-division attribution unresolved. (e) Class naming - DANFS spec block 'cl. Shenandoah,' NavSource 'Shenandoah Class,' ShipScribe 'SHENANDOAH (AD-26)' class; the HyperWar photo index heads the ship page 'Hamul class Destroyer Tender' (the AD-26 class was designed 'similar to HAMUL (AD-20)' per ShipScribe) - Shenandoah adopted. (f) Complement - DANFS 962; NavSource 59 officers + 918 enlisted; ShipScribe design 741 (1944) - all carried separately, not merged.

    Verification

    verified

    Role

    correction

    Documentation level

    ship_specific

    Accessed

    2026-09-19

    Study period

    1944-1975

    Limitations

    Publication-level discrepancy resolution among the cited sources; does not materially affect identity or service timeline. No asbestos content in the underlying sources.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-yellowstone-ad27-13