Evidence
4 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-4).
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[1]research packet 961-packet.md (1 sources cited) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERDICT: MISMATCH (real identity: USS YMS-447)
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-yms-447-pkt-961-packet-md
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[2]National Archives, Special List #44, by Ship Numbers, entry YMS-447 [other_primary]
- Locator
- PDF table entry YMS-447
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA's Special List #44, Ship Numbers, lists YMS-447 with a deck-log coverage interval from 1944-06-29 through 1945-03-27. This establishes the existence and indexed date span of deck-log records for the hull, not the ship's commissioning, service events, or transfer history.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-04
- Limitations
- This is a finding aid showing the indexed coverage dates of deck logs. It does not itself establish a specific event on either endpoint, commissioning, transfer, service history, or asbestos aboard the vessel.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-yms-447-01
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[3]National Archives, Department of the Navy Records research guide [other_primary]
- Locator
- Opening research scope statement
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA states that it preserves Department of the Navy permanent records and that only some Navy records have been digitized; many remain in paper or microfilm formats. This identifies a relevant archival research path and limits the meaning of an online search that did not retrieve additional hull-specific records.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-10-04
- Limitations
- General archival guidance only; it is not evidence about the ship, its asbestos condition, or a completed search of non-digitized holdings.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-yms-447-02
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[4]Research result for this batch; see search ledger and access gaps [other_primary]
- Locator
- Searches documented in search_ledger
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- No ship-specific asbestos survey, abatement record, hazmat disclosure, or qualifying asbestos litigation record was located in the sources successfully reviewed for this batch. Ship-specific asbestos documentation is unknown.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-04
- Limitations
- A bounded search result, not proof that records do not exist. Firecrawl search/scrape was unavailable due to exhausted hosted quota; CourtListener helper requests did not return results before tool timeouts; NARA notes that many Navy records are not digitized. No class-era inference is used to claim asbestos aboard this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-yms-447-03