Evidence
5 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-5).
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[1]research packet 1078-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-80-yms80-pkt-1078-packet-md
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[2]Naval History and Heritage Command, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, 'Albatross V (YMS-80)' (archived 2024-05-26 capture; live NHHC URL returned 404 on 2026-10-05) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS entry narrative and specifications block
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS identifies this hull as YMS-80: laid down 27 June 1941 at Stadium Yacht Basin, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio; launched 5 May 1942; commissioned 15 July 1942; design complement 27; named Albatross and redesignated AMS-1 on 17 February 1947; redesignated EAMS-1 on 18 August 1947 and EMSC(O)-1 on 7 February 1955; operated from Key West and ranged to Florida, the Bahamas, Cuba, the British West Indies, Charleston, and Norfolk; decommissioned, placed in reserve, and struck from the Navy list on 20 March 1958; sold on 19 February 1959 and renamed Dorado, which operated as a fishing boat into the 1960s.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-05
- Study period
- 1941-1959
- Population
- U.S. Navy crew and shipyard personnel associated with this hull
- Limitations
- Ship-history evidence establishes identity, dates, designations, and Navy disposition. It does not document asbestos content, products, an ACM survey, abatement, individual exposure, or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-yms-80-yms80-01
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[3]National Archives, Special List #44, by Ship Numbers [other_primary]
- Locator
- PDF p. 122, YMS-80 (Albatross) row
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA's Navy logbook inventory lists YMS-80 (Albatross) with logbook coverage from 15 July 1942 through 31 March 1947.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-05
- Study period
- 1942-07-15 to 1947-03-31
- Population
- Ship's company and operations recorded in Navy deck logs
- Limitations
- This is an inventory of surviving or catalogued logbook coverage, not a claim that those dates are commissioning or decommissioning dates and not a content finding about asbestos or exposure. The individual logbooks were not reviewed in this pass.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-yms-80-yms80-02
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[4]Authoritative-source asbestos review: NHHC/DANFS ship history and NARA Special List #44; no ship-specific asbestos record located [other_primary]
- Locator
- Review boundary: NHHC/DANFS Albatross V entry; NARA Special List #44; see search ledger
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No ship-specific asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or asbestos product identification was located in the NHHC/DANFS and NARA materials reviewed. Ship-specific asbestos documentation remains unknown, not disproved.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-05
- Study period
- 2026-10-05 research review
- Population
- Not applicable
- Limitations
- This negative finding is bounded by the sources and time searched; it is not evidence that asbestos was absent. The CourtListener litigation sweep was blocked by the authenticated fleet pacing limiter before results could be returned, so no litigation conclusion is drawn from that blocked search.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-yms-80-yms80-03
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[5]NavSource Auxiliary Minesweeper Photo Archive, YMS index (used only as a designation cross-check) [other_primary]
- Locator
- YMS index entry for YMS-80
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The index cross-references YMS-80 as named/reclassified Albatross (AMS 1), consistent with the NHHC/DANFS identity consolidation.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-10-05
- Study period
- 1947 designation cross-reference
- Population
- Not applicable
- Limitations
- NavSource is used only to corroborate the designation cross-reference; it does not establish asbestos aboard this hull, exposure, or a complete service history. No class or construction-era inference is converted into a ship-specific asbestos finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-yms-80-yms80-04