Evidence
6 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-6).
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[1]research packet 1042-packet.md [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-yms-243-yms243-pkt-1042-packet-md
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[2]National Archives, Special List 44, By Ship Numbers [other_primary]
- Locator
- PDF p. 116 (viewer p. 117), YMS-243 entry
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- National Archives Special List 44 lists US Navy deck-log coverage for YMS-243 from 19 May 1943 through 31 March 1945.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-04
- Limitations
- These are deck-log coverage dates, not commissioning, decommissioning, or complete service dates. The list does not identify asbestos-containing material, individual exposure, causation, or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-yms-243-yms243-01
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[3]Naval History and Heritage Command, United States Pacific Fleet Organization, 1 May 1945 [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Minesweeper listing, YMS 243
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NHHC's United States Pacific Fleet Organization dated 1 May 1945 lists YMS 243 with Lt. (jg) W. R. Spencer, USNR.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-04
- Limitations
- This roster establishes a 1 May 1945 organizational listing and named commanding officer only. It does not document the hull's full service history, construction details, asbestos-containing material, individual exposure, causation, or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-yms-243-yms243-02
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[4]Naval History and Heritage Command, Mount Hood I (AE-11) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Damage-to-other-vessels paragraph following explosion narrative
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NHHC's Mount Hood history identifies YMS-243 among motor minesweepers damaged by the 10 November 1944 Mount Hood explosion at Seeadler Harbor, Manus, Admiralty Islands.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-04
- Limitations
- The source names YMS-243 in a list of damaged vessels but does not describe this hull's damage, repair work, materials affected, individual exposure, causation, or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-yms-243-yms243-03
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[5]NavSource Online, Mine Warfare Vessel Photo Archive: YMS-243 [other_primary]
- Locator
- YMS-243 history and note stating no DANFS history is available
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource's individual YMS-243 history identifies the vessel as a YMS-1-class auxiliary motor minesweeper, reports Tacoma construction and 19 May 1943 completion, and states that no DANFS history is available for YMS-243.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-04
- Limitations
- NavSource is used only as the batch-specified corroborating identity lead, not as evidence of asbestos. Its construction, status, propulsion, and complement details require primary-source corroboration before being treated as fully confirmed; it does not document asbestos-containing material, individual exposure, causation, or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-yms-243-yms243-04
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[6]Batch 8881 research ledger, USS YMS-243 [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger entries sl-uss-yms-243-yms243-01 through -06
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No public ship-specific asbestos survey, abatement record, or material specification was located for YMS-243 in the completed sources searched; CourtListener litigation results remain incomplete.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-04
- Limitations
- This is a documented search result, not proof that asbestos was absent. CourtListener's fleet pacing helper blocked completion of the required four-query sweep after three base-query attempts; that gap is separately logged, so no CourtListener negative result is claimed.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-yms-243-yms243-05