Evidence
6 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-6).
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[1]research packet 1058-packet.md (4 sources cited) [museum_official]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-yms-36-yms36-pkt-1058-packet-md
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[2]National Archives, Special List #44, by Ship Numbers [other_primary]
- Locator
- Special List #44, by Ship Numbers, PDF p. 119; row 'YMS-36 8/1/1942 10/24/1944'
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The National Archives inventory lists YMS-36 with Navy deck-log coverage from 8/1/1942 through 10/24/1944 (PDF p. 119).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-04
- Study period
- 1942-08-01 to 1944-10-24
- Population
- YMS-36 personnel and activities recorded in the deck logs
- Limitations
- This is an inventory entry showing that deck logs are held and the listed coverage interval. It does not provide the logs' contents and does not establish commissioning, decommissioning, service continuity, or asbestos aboard the hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-yms-36-yms36-01
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[3]National Archives, Logbooks of the US Navy at the National Archives [other_primary]
- Locator
- NARA page sections 'Introduction' and 'Post-1941 Logbooks'
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA describes Navy deck logs as chronological records of daily ship activities and states that post-1941 Navy logs are maintained at the National Archives at College Park.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-10-04
- Study period
- 1941-1983 archival holdings
- Population
- U.S. Navy deck-log records
- Limitations
- This is archival-process context, not a YMS-36 history and not evidence of asbestos, exposure, or a particular operation by this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-yms-36-yms36-02
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[4]NHHC, Operation Neptune: Defensive Measures [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- NHHC Operation Neptune, Chapter 7, section listing YMS type motor mine sweepers
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NHHC uses the term 'YMS type motor mine sweepers' for the class/type in its Operation Neptune discussion; this supports describing the YMS designation as a motor minesweeper type.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-04
- Study period
- 1944
- Population
- YMS-type motor minesweepers in Operation Neptune
- Limitations
- The NHHC page is operational and class/type context; it does not provide a YMS-36 ship history, dates, specifications, or asbestos evidence.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-yms-36-yms36-03
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[5]GAO, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 [gao]
- Locator
- GAO product page HRD-80-2; automated full-text retrieval returned HTTP 403
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO's official product record concerns Navy efforts to protect workers from asbestos exposure and is relevant as Navy-wide era context for a World War II-era Navy vessel.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-04
- Study period
- 1979 report concerning Navy asbestos controls
- Population
- Navy workers covered by the GAO program review
- Limitations
- Program-level context only; it does not identify YMS-36, an asbestos product aboard this hull, an exposure, or a quantity. The GAO full-text page was blocked to automated retrieval with HTTP 403 during this session, so no additional report detail is asserted.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-yms-36-yms36-04
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[6]Negative finding from the source and litigation searches recorded in search_ledger. [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-yms-36-yms36-01 through sl-uss-yms-36-yms36-09
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record was located in the completed non-CourtListener searches: no official asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or maintenance record naming YMS-36 was found. CourtListener result classification remains pending in the ledger.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-04
- Study period
- 2026-10-04 research session
- Limitations
- A negative search result does not prove that asbestos was absent. The undigitized deck logs and unlocated shipyard, Navy maintenance, and disposal records remain open archival leads; no conclusion about exposure, causation, or legal eligibility follows.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-yms-36-yms36-05