Evidence
4 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-4).
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[1]research packet 1073-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-50-yms50-pkt-1073-packet-md
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[2]National Archives, Special List No. 44: List of Logbooks of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Miscellaneous Units (by Ship Number) [other_primary]
- Locator
- PDF p. 121, entries YMS-50 (8/3/1942–11/30/1944) and YMS-50 (1/1/1945–3/31/1945)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA Special List No. 44, by ship number, indexes USS/YMS-50 deck-log coverage from 3 August 1942 through 30 November 1944 and a separate interval from 1 January through 31 March 1945. These are record-coverage dates, not commissioning or decommissioning dates.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-05
- Limitations
- The list establishes the existence and date ranges of indexed deck-log records only. It does not establish commissioning/decommissioning, continuous service, asbestos presence, exposure, or the contents of the underlying logs.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-yms-50-yms50-01
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[3]Archived 2025-12-08 capture of Naval History and Heritage Command, Casualties of Navy and Coast Guard Ships (original live URL returned HTTP 404 on 2026-10-05) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Archived page, USS YMS-50 entry
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NHHC's official Casualties of Navy and Coast Guard Ships list states that USS YMS-50 was sunk by a mine off Balikpapan, Philippine Islands, on 18 June 1945.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-05
- Limitations
- The archived official casualty listing supports the stated loss date and summary only; the current NHHC URL returned HTTP 404 on 2026-10-05. The archived source does not provide construction, propulsion, asbestos, or individual exposure information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-yms-50-yms50-02
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[4]CourtListener authenticated search helper operational result; primary all-tier search reported in task brief [other_primary]
- Locator
- Helper: exact-name opinion query attempted; it returned fleet-wide pacing stand-down before results. Remaining exact-name docket, hull-number opinion, and hull-number docket queries not run per stand-down guidance.
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- The batch's prior all-tier primary hull/name/known-alias litigation search reported no matching vessel; no qualifying asbestos litigation record was verified for this record. The scheduled CourtListener searches could not be completed because the authenticated helper returned fleet-wide pacing stand-down guidance.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-05
- Limitations
- This is a scoped search result, not proof that no litigation exists. The requested four-query sweep remains incomplete: one exact-name opinion attempt and no other three base queries due helper pacing. No asbestos-qualified variants were run. Do not interpret this as a completed CourtListener negative.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-yms-50-yms50-03