Evidence
4 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-4).
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[1]research packet 960-packet.md [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: MISMATCH (RE-SCOPE signal)
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-yms-446-pkt-960-packet-md
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[2]National Archives, Special List 44, List of Logbooks of the United States Navy, 1941-1945, by Ship Number (YMS-446 entry) [other_primary]
- Locator
- PDF entry YMS-446: 6/9/1944-6/30/1945
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NARA Special List 44, an index of U.S. Navy deck logs by ship number, lists YMS-446 with logbook coverage beginning 9 June 1944 and ending 30 June 1945. This supports the record's 9 June 1944 commission-date entry only.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-04
- Limitations
- A logbook index is a history locator, not a commissioning order or material record. It does not establish asbestos presence, products, quantity, individual exposure, causation, or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-yms-446-01
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[3]CourtListener authenticated API v4, four base searches via fleet helper [court_record]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-yms-446-04 through -07
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- The prescribed authenticated CourtListener sweep returned no opinions or dockets for exact-name searches for USS Sanderling (opinion and docket) or hull-number searches for YMS-446 (opinion and docket), each limited to 20 results. No asbestos-qualified variants were run because no base query overflowed.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-04
- Limitations
- A search result is not evidence that asbestos was absent or that no litigation exists. It establishes neither exposure, product identity, causation, nor legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-yms-446-02
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[4]NHHC DANFS, Sanderling III (YMS-446) (direct access gap) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Direct retrieval on 2026-10-04: HTTP 404
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The direct NHHC DANFS URL for Sanderling III (YMS-446) returned HTTP 404 during this session. It is retained solely as an authoritative archival lead for construction, designation, and service history.
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-04
- Limitations
- The live page returned 404, so this row supports none of the vessel-history facts in this record and contains no asbestos evidence.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-yms-446-03