Evidence
12 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-12).
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[1]research packet 1062-packet.md (3 sources cited) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-yms-389-yms389-pkt-1062-packet-md
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[2]NavSource Online: Mine Warfare Vessel Photo Archive, YMS-389 (11/19389) - build/milestone timeline, specifications, commanding officers, photography incl. former CO's 1950 letter; corroborated by uboat.net Allied Warships vessel record (ship 9808) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 11/19389.htm header timeline, specifications block, commanding-officers table
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource timeline for this hull: laid down 4 November 1942 by Stadium Yacht Basin, Inc., Cleveland, OH; launched 6 March 1943; completed 15 August 1943; struck from the Naval Register 17 July 1947; transferred to the War Shipping Administration 21 August 1947 and sold; fate unknown. uboat.net corroborates the milestones and adds: ordered 13 April 1942. Specifications: displacement 245 t., length 136', beam 22'9", draft 6'3", speed 14.5 kts., complement 50; armament one 3"/50 dual-purpose mount and two 20mm mounts; propulsion two 880bhp General Motors 8-268A diesel engines, Snow and Knobstedt single reduction gear, two shafts. Call sign Nan-Fox-Yankee-Xray. Commanding officers: LT Herbert M. Huie, USNR (23 Aug 1943 - 26 May 1945); LTJG D. S. Smith, USNR (26 May 1945 - ). Page states no DANFS history is available for YMS-389.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-04
- Study period
- 1942-1947
- Population
- Stadium Yacht Basin construction trades (1942-43); crew (1943-47)
- Limitations
- NavSource is a volunteer secondary compilation, not a primary registry - milestones generally track Navy records but 'Completed 15 August 1943' sits two days before the commissioning date (17 Aug 1943) stated in the former CO's letter and matching NARA log/roll coverage start; treated as delivery/completion vs commissioning distinction (see gaps). Contains no asbestos content. No decommissioning date given.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-yms-389-yms389-01
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[3]National Archives, Special List 44: List of Logbooks of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Miscellaneous Units, 1801-1947 - ship-number volume, PDF p. 120 [other_primary]
- Locator
- sl-44-ship-number.pdf p. 120, row 'YMS-389 8/17/1943 7/31/1945' (verified by pdftotext extraction this session)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Special List 44 inventories U.S. Navy deck logs for YMS-389 covering 8/17/1943 - 7/31/1945 (RG 24 deck-log holdings, National Archives at College Park). Coverage start coincides with the commissioning date (8/17/1943) stated in the former CO's letter.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-04
- Study period
- 1943-1945
- Population
- Crew (1943-45 coverage period)
- Limitations
- An inventory entry, not the logs themselves: establishes that deck logs for this hull exist in NARA custody for the stated period, not their contents. Deck-log inventory coverage ends 7/31/45 while the ship served into 1946 - postwar logs may sit in a different accession; not resolved this session. Deck-log page images for this hull were not located as a separate digitized file unit in catalog.archives.gov search results (muster rolls and the action report were digitized). No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-yms-389-yms389-02
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[4]NARA file unit NAID 193009652, 'YMS-389, 8/17/43-7/31/46' - quarterly muster rolls of the crew, RG 24 Bureau of Naval Personnel, microfilm roll 9174 (digitized, 214 images, Ancestry partnership) [other_primary]
- Locator
- catalog.archives.gov/id/193009652; Roll 9174; forwarding sheet dated 4 Sep 1943 (image 3 of 214)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Digitized muster rolls for this hull cover 8/17/43 - 7/31/46 in quarterly rolls (BNP 605a/605b/605c forms). The first roll (dated 4 September 1943) is certified by Ens. D. S. Smith, USNR, Executive Officer, and approved by H. M. Huie, Lt.(jg), USNR, Commanding Officer - matching the commanding-officer sequence on NavSource. These rolls enumerate every enlisted man attached each quarter - the primary crew-population record for this hull.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-04
- Study period
- 1943-1946
- Population
- All enlisted crew and officers reported aboard YMS-389, 8/17/43-7/31/46 (quarterly rolls)
- Limitations
- Census-type personnel records: establish who was aboard by quarter, not duties, work assignments, or material exposures. Image inspection this session covered forwarding sheets only (pp. 1-2 of 214); individual rolls not transcribed. Muster-roll coverage ending 7/31/46 suggests but does not document a mid-1946 decommissioning/lay-up. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-yms-389-yms389-03
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[5]NARA file unit NAID 139901223, 'USS YMS-389 - Rep of ops in the invasion of Leyte Is, Philippines 10/18-24/44' - ship-authored action report, RG 38 WWII War Diaries series, micro serial 110039 (digitized, 4 images) [other_primary]
- Locator
- catalog.archives.gov/id/139901223 (4 images, Roll A1440); action report serial A16-3, Reg. No. 6859
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The ship's own action report (CONFIDENTIAL, dated 7 November 1944, signed H. M. Huie, LT, USNR, Commanding): on 11 October 1944 YMS-389 proceeded from Manus with USS YMS-311 and USS YMS-176 and tug PRESERVER to join TF 77.5 at Leyte Gulf as TU 79.12.1; executed tactical sweep for moored mines ahead of CruDiv 9 at the Leyte Gulf entrance in Minesweeping Formation Number 6 (wedge), YMS-389 on port quarter; swept six mines with three destroyed (20mm and .50-cal fire); on A-1 day swept the northern transport area near Mariquitdaquit Island as designated mine-disposal vessel under Unit 5 (OTC on USS YMS-398); on A-day (20 October) took departure-line station via USS PC-1601 with transport-division control personnel for the orange-beach landings; fired on two enemy planes 21 October; held position until 1300 on 24 October, then ordered to Hollandia in the screen of TG 79.14.5.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-04
- Study period
- 1944-10
- Population
- YMS-389 crew (Oct 1944); embarked transport-division control personnel
- Limitations
- Ship-authored operational report: establishes operations, unit assignments, and ammunition expenditure - no material, maintenance, or asbestos content. Covers 10/18-24/44 only; the ship's wider service comes from other rows. Report text read this session from the four digitized pages.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-yms-389-yms389-04
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[6]Notarized letter, Herbert M. Huie, Lt. (D), USNR (ret. 119 Montpelier Dr., San Antonio TX) to Veterans Administration, 21 September 1950 - 'TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN' in support of former crew member Hugh N. Drane (scanned image in NavSource YMS-389 archive, Hugh Drane collection via Peter Newton) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource YMS-389 page, image 3 (111938909.jpg), notarized letter dated 21 Sep 1950, Tuskegee Alabama letterhead (Macon County notary)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The former commanding officer's 1950 letter supporting a crew member's VA claim states: Huie commanded the '135 foot USS YMS-389' from 23 August 1943 to 26 May 1945; the class 'was designed to be at sea for no more than five days' with five-day fuel/stores and no recreation facilities; the ship was at sea 60 days on one occasion participating in 'the Leyte minesweeping and landing operations' and 120 days on another occasion taking part in 'the Lingayen Gulf landings'; she was 'staged for the Okinawa landings, but at the last moment it was withdrawn from the task force because it was rendered unseaworthy'; after first liberty since September (April 1945) she was placed on stand-by duty in the anti-submarine screen at Ulithi; and Drane 'was in the original draft which reported to the ship prior to it's being commissioned on August 17, 1943.'
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-04
- Study period
- 1943-1945 (service described); 1950 (letter)
- Population
- YMS-389 crew (1943-45); Hugh N. Drane (crew member named); LT Huie (CO)
- Limitations
- A benefits-support letter about service hardships, NOT an asbestos or hazardous-materials record - it describes conditions ('extremely taxing on one's physical as well as mental strength') and asserts nothing about shipboard materials. Scanned document hosted on NavSource (a volunteer secondary site) from the named veteran's collection; provenance is credible but the image is the sole copy located. The VA claim's nature and disposition are not documented. 'Rendered unseaworthy' is asserted without detail. Establishes commission date 8/17/43 corroborated by NARA record coverage.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-yms-389-yms389-05
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[7]NAVPERS 15,790 (Rev. 1953), Navy and Marine Corps Awards Manual, Part IV Section 2(16) - Area Campaign Medals, Asiatic-Pacific ship participation list (verbatim transcription via HyperWar/ibiblio) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Awards-IV-16.html, Asiatic-Pacific Area participation list, entry 'YMS 389' (P31-1 20 Oct 44; P32-2 9 Jan 45; P207-18 6 Nov 45-27 Dec 45); campaign legends at P31 (Leyte operation), P32 (Luzon operation), P207 (Minesweeping Operations Pacific)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The official Navy campaign-participation list credits YMS-389 for: Leyte landings (P31-1), 20 Oct 44; Lingayen Gulf landing (P32-2), 9 Jan 45; and Fukuoka, Kyushu-Korea Area, under Minesweeping Operations Pacific (P207-18), 6 Nov 45 - 27 Dec 45. The Leyte and Lingayen credits match the ship's own action report and the former CO's letter; the Fukuoka credit documents post-surrender occupation minesweeping after the deck-log inventory coverage ends.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-04
- Study period
- 1944-1945
- Population
- YMS-389 crew during credited windows (Oct 1944; Jan 1945; Nov-Dec 1945)
- Limitations
- Official campaign-credit data - establishes credited participation windows, not daily operations or shipboard conditions. Transcription mirror (HyperWar) of NAVPERS 15,790 Rev. 1953, Part IV sec. 2(16); a commercial ribbon site lists the identical credits. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-yms-389-yms389-06
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[8]NavSource Online, Auxiliary Motor Minesweeper (YMS) index page - class design history and program context [other_primary]
- Locator
- navsource.net/archives/11/19idx.htm, 'Auxiliary Motor Minesweepers (YMS)' class narrative
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Class context for this hull: the YMS-1 class were wood-hulled auxiliary motor minesweepers built at 35 yacht yards (12 East Coast, 19 West Coast, four Great Lakes - including the Cleveland yard that built this hull); 481 completed; designed for inshore sweeping ahead of amphibious assaults. 'Surviving YMS's were reclassified as AMS in 1947, given names' - YMS-389 was stricken and sold in July-August 1947, before/at the start of that wave, and never received a name or AMS designation.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-04
- Study period
- 1941-1969 (class narrative)
- Population
- YMS-class construction and crew populations (class-wide)
- Limitations
- Secondary compilation describing the class - used for design/program context only (wood hull, diesel plant, yacht-yard construction, 1947 AMS reclassification wave). Does not document this specific hull's materials or fittings. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-yms-389-yms389-07
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[9]Era inference built on: NavSource YMS-389 specifications (two GM 8-268A diesels, two shafts - no steam plant); NavSource class narrative (wood-hulled); GAO HRD-80-2 (Navy asbestos-use era, see ev-08) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 11/19389.htm specifications; navsource.net/archives/11/19idx.htm class narrative; GAO HRD-80-2 product page
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- A wood-hulled diesel motor minesweeper built 1942-43 sits inside the Navy's documented asbestos-use era. Era-standard applications aboard a small diesel craft of this period were exhaust-manifold/muffler lagging, engine-room thermal insulation at hot surfaces, machinery and piping gaskets, valve packing, and electrical insulation. The absence of a steam plant removes the boiler/turbine lagging pathway that dominates steam-vessel exposure - the residual asbestos-relevant systems are engine/exhaust lagging and consumable gasket/packing materials in a small confined hull.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-04
- Study period
- 1942-1947
- Population
- Stadium Yacht Basin construction trades (1942-43); engine-room and maintenance crew (1943-47); any post-sale civilian operators (1947-?)
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - no hull-specific insulation survey, material list, purchase record, or work package located for YMS-389. Names era-standard applications, not confirmed installed materials; no quantity; no manufacturer attribution for this hull. Wooden construction and diesel plant make this hull's asbestos footprint materially smaller than steam-era combatants, but non-zero by era norms.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-yms-389-yms389-08
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[10]GAO, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (Oct 18, 1979) [gao]
- Locator
- GAO product page HRD-80-2
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO documented that the Navy used asbestos insulation extensively aboard ships and did not begin substituting alternative insulation materials until the early 1970s - spanning this hull's entire construction (1942-43) and service era (1943-47).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-04
- Study period
- 1979
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers; asbestos program review
- Limitations
- Program-level documentation; supports era context only, not any fact specific to this hull. Full text not retrieved this session (gao.gov blocks automated fetch); content via product-page description.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-yms-389-yms389-09
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[11]NARA catalog full-text search for "YMS-389" (172 file-unit hits) - war diaries of other units and administrative series naming this hull; digitized items include USS ALMAACK Lingayen Gulf operations report (NAID 77522418, 1/9-12/45), NAS San Juan / NAAF Antigua war diaries (Jan-Apr 1944), COMTRANSDIV 18 war diary (Sep 1944), Supervisor of Shipbuilding Cleveland muster roll (NAID 185267928, 11/30/42-10/1/45), and Index to Muster Rolls 'USS YMS-25 to USS YSO-36' (NAID 118967609, RG 24, 1342 images) [other_primary]
- Locator
- catalog.archives.gov search "YMS-389" - NAID 77522418 (ALMAACK Lingayen), NAID 78559722/78438651/78438464/78404904/78465103 (San Juan/Antigua war diaries), NAID 139761706 (COMTRANSDIV 18), NAID 185267928 (SupShip Cleveland), NAID 118967609 (muster-roll index)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Catalog full-text search surfaces this hull inside other units' records: the USS ALMAACK report of Lingayen Gulf operations (1/9-12/45) names YMS-389 - consistent with her credited Lingayen participation; NAS San Juan / NAAF Antigua war diaries for Jan-Apr 1944 name her - consistent with an East Coast-Caribbean-Pacific transit; COMTRANSDIV 18's September 1944 war diary names her - the transport division whose control personnel she embarked on A-day at Leyte; the Supervisor of Shipbuilding Cleveland muster roll (11/30/42-10/1/45) covers the naval inspectorate overseeing her construction at Stadium Yacht Basin; and the RG 24 Index to Muster Rolls covers her hull number range.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-04
- Study period
- 1942-1945
- Population
- Crew during named operations/windows; SupShip Cleveland inspection personnel (1942-45)
- Limitations
- Search-result-level leads: catalog OCR/full-text matching establishes that these file units mention YMS-389, not what they say about her - the ALMAACK, Antigua/San Juan, and COMTRANSDIV 18 documents were not opened this session (SupShip Cleveland roll content likewise uninspected). Treat presence mentions as unverified in detail. No asbestos content in the matched titles.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-yms-389-yms389-10
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[12]Batch-9024 search ledger (this record): NavSource hull page and class index; NARA Special List 44 ship-number PDF; NARA catalog (muster rolls NAID 193009652; Leyte action report NAID 139901223; 172-hit full-text sweep); NAVPERS 15,790 via HyperWar; NHHC DANFS (no entry); NVR (not applicable - pre-1987 disposal); uboat.net and shipbuildinghistory corroboration; CourtListener (see ledger); secondary web litigation sweep [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-yms-389-yms389-01 through -12
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or verified litigation naming USS YMS-389 (YMS-389) was found in the public sources searched. The only veteran-health artifact located is the former CO's 1950 VA support letter (ev-05), which concerns service conditions and contains no asbestos content. CAVEAT: CourtListener base queries were attempted six times this session over ~40 minutes; the fleet-paced request budget stayed spent (helper exit 2, pacing wait each time) - logged as blocked in search_ledger, NOT as a negative result.
- 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. Deck logs exist at College Park (SL44 coverage 8/17/43-7/31/45) and muster rolls are digitized through 7/31/46, but neither series addresses materials. Stadium Yacht Basin build records and the 1947 WSA sale/disposal file are undigitized leads. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-yms-389-yms389-11
