Evidence
8 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-8).
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[1]research packet 1048-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-299-yms299-pkt-1048-packet-md
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[2]Naval History and Heritage Command, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, Rhea II (YMS-299) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS entry headed Rhea II (YMS-299), construction and service narrative
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NHHC/DANFS identifies the second Rhea as YMS-299, laid down by William F. Stone & Sons Co. at Oakland on 5 June 1942, launched 14 November 1942, and commissioned 7 April 1943. It describes the ship as a wooden-hulled minesweeper of the YMS-135 class, records WWII Pacific minesweeping and patrol service, the 1947 name/reclassification to Rhea (AMS-52), the 1955 MSC(O)-52 reclassification, decommissioning on 23 December 1957, striking on 1 November 1959, and sale in June 1960.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-04
- Limitations
- Supports identity, construction, service, designations, and Navy disposition only. The DANFS entry does not state that asbestos was installed aboard this hull, does not provide an asbestos survey, and does not establish present condition or location after sale. Direct page retrieval returned a gateway error during this session; the official NHHC search result exposed the complete entry text and URL, so live-page recheck remains a verification gap.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-yms-299-yms299-01
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[3]National Archives, Special List #44, by Ship Numbers [other_primary]
- Locator
- PDF p. 118; extracted row for YMS-299
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA Special List 44, by Ship Numbers, lists YMS-299 with Navy deck-log coverage from 7 April 1943 through 31 May 1945. This is a record of the dates covered by inventoried deck logs, not a commissioning or decommissioning record.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-04
- Limitations
- Documents the existence and coverage period of inventoried deck logs only. It does not describe asbestos, shipboard materials, exposure, or legal causation, and the coverage dates must not be substituted for service-status dates.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-yms-299-yms299-02
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[4]Naval History and Heritage Command, United States Pacific Fleet Organization, 1 May 1945 [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Official organization list, YMS-299 entry
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The official Navy Pacific Fleet organization dated 1 May 1945 lists YMS-299 and identifies Lt. (jg) O. Sipari, USNR, as commanding officer, corroborating that the hull was operating in the Pacific fleet during the period covered by the NARA deck-log inventory.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-04
- Limitations
- Corroborates fleet identity and command in May 1945 only. It contains no asbestos or materials information and does not establish any individual's exposure. Direct page retrieval returned a gateway error during this session; official search indexing located the cited page and entry.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-yms-299-yms299-03
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[5]National Archives, Researching Asbestos aboard US Naval Vessel up through 1961 [other_primary]
- Locator
- RG 19 Entry P 11 discussion; deck-log limitation at page section near lines 528-529
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- NARA's research guide identifies RG 19, Entry P 11, Minesweeper and Minelayer General Information Books (1940-1962), and Navy engineering-drawing hull/material-group series as relevant archival paths for researching asbestos aboard Navy vessels. The guide also states that Navy ship deck logs and muster rolls do not provide direct evidence of asbestos use or presence.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-10-04
- Limitations
- This is an archival research guide, not a finding that YMS-299 contained asbestos. It identifies the next records to request and expressly prevents treating the Special List/deck-log entry as asbestos evidence. No RG 19 hull-specific file was retrieved in this batch.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-yms-299-yms299-04
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[6]Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Shipbuilding and Ship Repair: Outfitting [other_primary]
- Locator
- Outfitting page, asbestos paragraph and repair-exposure paragraph
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- OSHA's historical shipbuilding guidance states that asbestos was used in ship outfitting for piping and exhaust-manifold insulation and for fireproofing in living and working areas, and that removal during repair could create severe exposures. This is relevant early-1940s shipbuilding context for a 1942 Navy minesweeper.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-04
- Limitations
- General shipyard guidance, not a YMS-299 record. It does not establish that any listed product was installed aboard this wooden-hulled minesweeper, does not establish quantity or condition, and does not establish an individual's exposure or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-yms-299-yms299-05
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[7]Batch 8924 source review and CourtListener authenticated search ledger [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-yms-299-yms299-01 through sl-uss-yms-299-yms299-06
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record was located in the public authoritative sources reviewed: no asbestos survey, abatement record, hazardous-material disclosure, or ship-specific asbestos litigation record naming YMS-299, Rhea (AMS-52), or MSC(O)-52 was found. The NARA Special List confirms deck-log coverage but, per NARA's guide, deck logs are not direct asbestos evidence.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-04
- Limitations
- A negative public-source search does not prove absence of asbestos aboard. It establishes only that no qualifying record was located in the sources and searches completed; RG 19 engineering/general-information files and non-digitized records remain open.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-yms-299-yms299-06
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[8]CourtListener API v4 searches executed through cl-auth-search.py [court_record]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-yms-299-yms299-01 through sl-uss-yms-299-yms299-04
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- CourtListener authenticated searches returned no qualifying hit naming this hull or its documented designations. The four required base searches were exact-name opinion, exact-name docket, hull-number opinion, and hull-number docket; no asbestos variant was run because no base query overflowed its 20-result page.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-04
- Limitations
- No qualifying hit was returned by the authenticated base searches. This is not a merits finding, does not exclude non-indexed or sealed litigation, and does not establish the absence of exposure. Search output was not independently preserved as a downloaded docket artifact.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-yms-299-yms299-07