Evidence
10 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-10).
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[1]research packet 1060-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-377-yms377-pkt-1060-packet-md
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[2]NavSource Online: Mine Warfare Vessel Photo Archive, YMS-377 page - full timeline, specifications, Plymouth drydock photographs [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource YMS-377 page (https://www.navsource.net/archives/11/19377.htm), timeline block and specification block
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Complete hull timeline: laid down 3 February 1943 by Greenport Basin and Construction Co., Greenport NY; launched 3 April 1943; completed 23 August 1943; damaged by a mine off Normandy 17 June 1944; transferred to Norway 18 May 1945 and reclassified NYMS-377; named Driva (M 319); returned to U.S. custody 7 June 1948 and the same day transferred to the State Department Foreign Liquidation Commission and sold to Norway; struck from the Naval Register 12 August 1948; struck from the Norwegian Navy list 1961; fate unknown. Specifications: 270 t, 136 ft, beam 22'9", draft 6'3", 14.5 kt, complement 50, one 3"/50 DP mount and two 20mm mounts, two 900-bhp GM 8-268A diesels on two shafts. Page states there is no DANFS history for this hull.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-04
- Study period
- 1943-1961
- Population
- U.S. Navy crew, ~50 per ship-page spec (1943-1945); Royal Norwegian Navy crew (1945-1961)
- Limitations
- NavSource is a volunteer-edited archive compiled from official records - authoritative for dates and specs but not itself a government publication. Photographs of the ship in drydock at Plymouth, England are undated; the record does not tie them to the June 1944 mine damage. Contains no asbestos information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-yms-377-01
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[3]Robert J. Cressman, The Official Chronology of the U.S. Navy in World War II (Naval Institute Press / NHHC), entry of 17 June 1944, Atlantic section - verbatim HyperWar/ibiblio transcription [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- USN-Chron-1944.html, 17 June 1944 entry, Atlantic subsection
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Official U.S. Navy chronology records: 'Motor minesweeper YMS-377 is damaged by mine off Normandy, 49 deg 29 min N, 01 deg 08 min W' under 17 June 1944, Atlantic - placing this hull in the Normandy invasion area eleven days after D-Day and documenting combat damage to it.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-04
- Study period
- 1944-06-17
- Population
- U.S. Navy crew aboard at time of damage, June 1944
- Limitations
- Chronology documents the event only - no damage extent, casualties, or repair details, and no asbestos information. Damage to a wooden hull by mine explosion is a break-in/repair event, not itself an exposure record. HyperWar is a transcription mirror of the official NHHC-published text.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-yms-377-02
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[4]NARA Special List 44 - List of Logbooks of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Miscellaneous Units, 1801-1947, ship-number list, PDF page 120 [other_primary]
- Locator
- sl-44-ship-number.pdf, PDF page 120, row 'YMS-377 8/24/1943 5/18/1945'
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA inventories U.S. Navy deck logs for YMS-377 covering 24 August 1943 through 18 May 1945 - effectively the full span of her U.S. service, ending on the day of transfer to Norway. The logs are in RG 24 (Bureau of Naval Personnel) holdings; YMS-377 does not appear in NARA's online digitized deck-log list, so the volumes are physical/archival, not digitized.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-04
- Study period
- 1943-08-24 to 1945-05-18
- Limitations
- Log coverage dates are inventory bounds, not asserted commissioning/decommissioning dates (the 23 Aug 1943 completion and 18 May 1945 transfer are separately documented). Log contents were not examined - they may contain operational and repair detail relevant to the June 1944 mine damage, and are the strongest remaining primary lead for this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-yms-377-03
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[5]Shipbuilding History (T. Colton), Greenport Basin & Construction Co., Greenport NY - yard production table [other_primary]
- Locator
- Greenport Basin yard table, YMS block (rows YMS 375-382)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The yard's production table lists 'YMS 377 - US Navy - Minesweeper - 278d tons - 136 ft - delivered 23-Aug-43 - To Norway 1945 as NYMS 377/Driva (M 319)'; sister hulls YMS 375-382 were built sequentially at the same yard in 1943, with YMS 379, 380, 381 also going to Norway in 1945 as NYMS 379/Alta (M 320), NYMS 380/Vorma (M 321), and NYMS 381/Begna (M 322).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-04
- Study period
- 1942-1943 (construction); 1945 (transfer)
- Population
- Greenport Basin construction workforce (1942-1943)
- Limitations
- Specialist yard-history reference, not a government publication; corroborates builder, delivery date, and the Norwegian transfer chain. Yard table documents construction and delivery only - no materials or asbestos information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-yms-377-04
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[6]DigitaltMuseum record MMU.942380 - 'Motiv: Nyms klasse minesveiper KNM "Driva" (M319). Styrbord bredside' - owner of collection Marinemuseet (Norwegian Navy Museum), institution Forsvarshistorisk museum (Norwegian Armed Forces Museum) [museum_official]
- Locator
- DigitaltMuseum object page, identifier MMU.942380, owner 'Marinemuseet'
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The Norwegian Armed Forces Museum's naval collection (Marinemuseet) holds a starboard-broadside photograph cataloged as 'Nyms klasse minesveiper KNM "Driva" (M319)' - museum-archive confirmation that NYMS-377 was named Driva with pennant M 319 in Royal Norwegian Navy service.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-04
- Study period
- 1945-1961
- Population
- Royal Norwegian Navy crew (1945-1961)
- Limitations
- Catalog record confirms the Norwegian name, class, and pennant only; no service dates or asbestos content in the catalog entry. The identification NYMS-377 = Driva = M 319 is corroborated by NavSource and the Greenport yard table.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-yms-377-05
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[7]uboat.net Allied Warships of WWII - USS YMS-377 (YMS-377) page [other_primary]
- Locator
- uboat.net ship page ship/9796, data table
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- uboat.net lists YMS-377 as a YMS-class minesweeper built by Greenport Basin and Construction Co., ordered 13 April 1942, laid down 3 February 1943, launched 3 April 1943, commissioned 23 August 1943, transferred to Norway as NYMS-377 and later renamed Driva (M 319).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-04
- Study period
- 1942-1945
- Limitations
- Specialist reference database; adds the contract/ordered date not in NavSource. 'Commissioned' is uboat.net's label for the 23 Aug 1943 completion. Contains no asbestos information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-yms-377-06
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[8]Bureau of Ordnance, Vessel Register (declassified copy), 25 July 1945 - contents page indexes 'Foreign and Lend-Lease' register section at pages 213-238 [other_primary]
- Locator
- shipscribe.com mirror, buord-450725.pdf, contents page and register section pp. 213-238
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The BuOrd Vessel Register of 25 July 1945 contains a Foreign and Lend-Lease section covering vessels transferred abroad as of that date - the period when YMS-377 was in Norwegian service as NYMS-377. The section is present in the scan but its tabular rows could not be reliably read by OCR; the specific NYMS-377 row is unverified.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-04
- Study period
- 1945
- Limitations
- Document identified and dated; individual table rows illegible to OCR on the scanned copy - the specific NYMS-377 entry was not verified. An in-person or higher-quality read of register pages 213-238 should confirm the transfer as recorded by the Navy at the time.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-yms-377-07
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[9]Batch-9011 search ledger (this record): NavSource; NARA Special List 44 and online deck-log list; NHHC DANFS index; official U.S. Navy chronology; uboat.net; shipbuildinghistory.com yard table; DigitaltMuseum/Marinemuseet; CourtListener opinion and docket searches; secondary web sweep [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-yms-377-01 through sl-uss-yms-377-14
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no DANFS entry exists for this hull (NavSource states none), no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, construction specification, or docketed case naming YMS-377/NYMS-377/Driva was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). The only 'asbestos' content associated with the YMS type is law-firm marketing material, excluded by source policy.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-04
- Study period
- 2026-10-04
- Limitations
- Absence of a located public record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard - era-typical applications in a 1943 diesel minesweeper (engine/exhaust lagging, gaskets, packing, electrical insulation) remain plausible but unverified. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-yms-377-08
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[10]NavSource Online, Auxiliary Motor Minesweeper (YMS) Photo Index - class history: wood-hulled type built at 35 yacht yards, 481 hulls; YMS-135 subclass single-stack (hulls 135-445, covering 377); twin GM 8-268A diesel propulsion (ship-page specs) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Class design summary; NavSource ship-page specifications (diesel propulsion, two shafts)
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Era inference built on the class design: the YMS type was wood-hulled and diesel-driven with no steam plant - no boiler or steam-line insulation pathway existed aboard. Any asbestos consistent with 1943 U.S. Navy small-combatant practice would have been confined to applications such as diesel engine and exhaust lagging, machinery gaskets, valve packing, and electrical insulation.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-04
- Study period
- 1942-1961
- Population
- U.S. Navy crew (~50 per NavSource); Greenport Basin construction workforce (1942-43); Royal Norwegian Navy crew (1945-61)
- Limitations
- Class/design inference, not a hull record - no source states that asbestos was or was not installed aboard YMS-377, and quantities are unknown. Wooden-hulled diesel construction carried materially less asbestos-relevant scope than steam-driven steel combatants; the specific products present are unverified.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-yms-377-09