Evidence
4 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-4).
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[1]research packet 1077-packet.md (3 sources cited) [museum_official]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-yms-76-yms76-pkt-1077-packet-md
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[2]National Archives, Special List #44, by Ship Numbers [other_primary]
- Locator
- PDF p. 122; YMS-76 and YMS-77 entries
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The NARA inventory lists Navy deck-log coverage for YMS-76 from 1942-06-04 through 1944-11-30 and from 1945-01-01 through 1945-06-30. These are dates of inventoried log coverage only; they do not establish commissioning, decommissioning, or continuous service dates.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-05
- Study period
- 1942-06-04–1945-06-30 (inventory coverage in two spans)
- Limitations
- Inventory entry identifies the hull number and record coverage, not the vessel's construction, service milestones, materials, or asbestos content. The same page says YMS-77 records for 1943-01-01 through 1944-03-06 are cross-referenced to YMS-76, 1942; the meaning of this cross-reference and any hull identity relationship remain unresolved.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-yms-76-yms76-01
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[3]U.S. Navy, Battle of Midway Combat Narrative, WWII 75th Anniversary Commemorative Series [other_primary]
- Locator
- p. 60, glossary entry “YMS — Motor mine sweeper”
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The U.S. Navy combat narrative glossary expands YMS as “Motor mine sweeper.” This explains the designation only and is not an independently verified ship history for YMS-76.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-10-05
- Study period
- World War II designation glossary
- Limitations
- Designation-level context only. It does not establish YMS-76's class, builder, machinery, construction dates, service history, or asbestos materials.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-yms-76-yms76-02
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[4]Documented primary-source searches recorded in this record's search ledger [other_primary]
- Locator
- Search ledger entries sl-uss-yms-76-yms76-01 through -09
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- No ship-specific asbestos survey, abatement record, hazardous-material disclosure, or other primary asbestos record for the canonical identity USS YMS-76 was located in the completed source searches. This is a bounded search result, not evidence that asbestos was absent.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-05
- Limitations
- The search was incomplete: the CourtListener sweep could not proceed because the fleet pacing helper stood down before returning API results, and Firecrawl was unavailable due to its exhausted keyless quota. The NARA inventory is an archival finding aid, not the deck logs themselves. Do not infer asbestos from the YMS designation, period, or assumed construction/materials.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-yms-76-yms76-03