Evidence
7 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-7).
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[1]research packet crew-ff-packet.md (2 sources cited) [nhhc_danfs]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-abner-read-dd526-pkt-crew-ff-packet-md
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[2]Naval History and Heritage Command, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS), Abner Read (DD-526) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS entry, specifications block and service narrative (1941-1944)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS identifies Abner Read as a Fletcher-class destroyer (DD-526), laid down 1941-10-30 at San Francisco by Bethlehem Steel Co., launched 1942-08-18, and commissioned 1943-02-05. Its specifications list a complement of 321. It was sunk in action off Leyte on 1944-11-01 and stricken from the Navy Register on 1944-12-27. The ship had previously suffered severe stern damage from a mine off Kiska on 1943-08-18 and returned to service after repair.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1941-1944
- Population
- U.S. Navy ship and crew, 1941-1944
- Limitations
- DANFS supplies ship history and complement, not an asbestos inventory, exposure record, or material specification. The complement is the number in the DANFS specifications block; it is not a crew census for every date.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-abner-read-dd526-01
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[3]U.S. Navy Bureau of Ships, Destroyer Report: Gunfire, Bomb and Kamikaze Damage, section XI, USS Abner Read (DD-526), Loss in Action, Leyte Gulf, 1 November 1944 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Section XI, paragraphs 11-14 through 11-19
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The Bureau of Ships report records Abner Read's loss after the 1 November 1944 aircraft attack and subsequent fires and explosions. It states that the ship settled on its starboard side at 1415 and sank stern-first in 35 fathoms; 22 crew members were lost. The report describes shipboard spaces and equipment in the damage analysis, but does not identify asbestos-containing materials.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1944-11-01
- Population
- Abner Read crew during the 1944-11-01 loss
- Limitations
- This is a wartime damage and loss report, not an asbestos or industrial-hygiene survey. Its engineering-space descriptions cannot establish insulation composition or crew exposure to asbestos.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-abner-read-dd526-02
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[4]U.S. Navy Bureau of Ships, Destroyer Report: Torpedo and Mine Damage and Loss in Action, section 6, USS Abner Read (DD-526), mine damage, 18 August 1943 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Section 6, paragraphs 6-1 through 6-9 and following repair narrative
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The Bureau of Ships report documents the 18 August 1943 mine damage to Abner Read, emergency stabilization and tow, and the subsequent repair sequence, including tow to Dutch Harbor for temporary repairs before proceeding to Puget Sound Navy Yard. It is a detailed hull-specific wartime engineering record.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1943-08 onward
- Population
- Abner Read crew and repair personnel involved in the 1943 damage and repair
- Limitations
- The report documents battle damage and repairs, not asbestos-containing materials or exposure. Repair activity alone cannot establish asbestos presence.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-abner-read-dd526-03
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[5]National Archives, Navy Filing Manual 1941, DD destroyers index [other_primary]
- Locator
- DD destroyers index, entry DD526
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The Navy filing manual's DD destroyers index pairs hull designation DD-526 with the name Abner Read, independently confirming the name-number identity used for this record.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1941
- Limitations
- The filing manual is an index, not a service history or materials record. It does not identify asbestos or establish exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-abner-read-dd526-04
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[6]Bounded source review: NHHC DANFS Abner Read entry and two Navy Bureau of Ships ship-specific damage reports cited above [other_primary]
- Locator
- DANFS entry; Bureau of Ships destroyer damage report sections XI and 6
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- The reviewed ship-specific Navy history and damage records do not document asbestos-containing material aboard Abner Read. Ship-specific asbestos documentation is unknown on this review; this is a bounded negative search result, not proof that asbestos was absent.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1941-1944
- Population
- Abner Read crew and wartime repair personnel
- Limitations
- These records were created for service history and battle damage, not asbestos inventory. No full archival search of BuShips material specifications, construction files, or crew health records was completed. The vessel sank in 1944, which ended its shipboard service but does not identify what materials had been aboard. No asbestos products, amounts, locations, or individual exposures are established.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-abner-read-dd526-05
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[7]CourtListener authenticated API v4 helper, attempted opinion searches for exact name "USS Abner Read" and hull "DD-526" [court_record]
- Locator
- cl-auth-search.py invocation logs: exact-name attempt output not captured; DD-526 attempt stderr: 'fleet-wide request budget is momentarily spent', 2026-09-27
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- No litigation classification is made. The exact-name opinion attempt yielded no captured result set. The subsequent DD-526 opinion request returned the helper's fleet-wide pacing stand-down (exit 2) before completion. Neither request provides a searchable result set or qualifies as a no-result finding.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- No result set was captured for the exact-name or hull-number opinion attempts. Exact-name and hull-number docket searches and additional name variants were not submitted after the stand-down. Qualifying asbestos litigation, other litigation, name collisions, and no-result status remain unclassified pending a future authenticated sweep.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-abner-read-dd526-06