Evidence
9 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-9).
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[1]research packet hv-packet.md (9 sources cited) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-albert-david-de1050-pkt-hv-packet-md
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[2]DANFS, Albert David (DE-1050) - specifications block and full service narrative (verbatim public-domain transcription; live NHHC page returns 404, canonical NHHC URL unresolved; corroborating verbatim reproduction at en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Albert_David_(DE-1050) incorporating public-domain DANFS text) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS entry, specifications block + service narrative
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS record for this hull: named for Lt. Albert Leroy David, posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for leading the boarding party that captured German submarine U-505 on 4 June 1944; laid down 28 April 1964 at Seattle, Wash., by the Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Co.; launched 19 December 1964; commissioned at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard 19 October 1968 (Comdr. Roy S. Reynolds); homeport Long Beach 1 May 1969, then San Diego from 1 December 1973. Three Vietnam-era WESTPAC deployments (Oct 1969-Apr 1970; Nov 1971-Jul 1972; Jan-Jul 1973): naval gunfire support off South Vietnam and the DMZ, TF 77 plane-guard/ASW escort, south SAR station Gulf of Tonkin, Operation End Sweep mine clearance 1973; Combat Action Ribbon for actions of 11-12 April 1972; three battle stars. Documented yard periods: Long Beach Naval Shipyard overhaul Nov 1970-Jul 1971; Todd Shipyard San Pedro restricted availability through late Nov 1973; Long Beach NSY overhaul 22 Apr 1976-17 Mar 1977; Puget Sound NSY overhaul Aug 1980-c. Oct 1981; Long Beach NSY restricted availability Nov 1984-Jan 1985; National Steel & Shipbuilding Co. San Diego overhaul from 29 Sep 1986. TASS test platform with USS Bronstein and USS Darter Jan 1975; reclassified frigate FF-1050 on 30 June 1975; main-engine casualty Feb 1980, towed to Subic Bay; Arabian Sea Middle East Force surveillance Sep-Oct 1982; DESRON 31 ASW/test-platform duties; decommissioned 18 September 1989.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1964-1989
- Population
- Lockheed Shipbuilding construction trades 1964-68; commissioned crew ~16 officers + 231 enlisted (NVR)
- Limitations
- DANFS documents service history and specifications, not materials or asbestos content. Live NHHC page serves 404 (standing link-rot documented in BATCH-01); verbatim transcription mirrors cited. Laid-down date conflicts with NVR keel date 04/29/1964 - carried in gaps. DANFS 'decommissioned 18 Sep 1989' conflicts with Brazilian/secondary 'baixa 28 Sep 1988' - carried in gaps; NVR milestone agrees with DANFS.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-albert-david-de1050-01
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[3]Naval Vessel Register (NAVSEA NVR), ALBERT DAVID (FF 1050), ex-DE 1050 - full record last updated 2001-08-02; verified via Wayback capture 2017-01-16 (live detail page currently renders site navigation only for this disposed hull) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NVR ship detail page FF-1050, milestone dates + status block; Wayback capture https://web.archive.org/web/20170116040826/http://www.nvr.navy.mil/SHIPDETAILS/SHIPSDETAIL_FF_1050.HTML
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Official registry record for this hull: Frigate FF-1050, ex-DE-1050, UIC 54045; builder Lockheed Shipbuilding & Construction Co.; award 20 Mar 1963; keel 29 Apr 1964; launch 19 Dec 1964; delivery 11 Oct 1968; decommission 18 Sep 1989; stricken 24 Jan 2001; disposed through the Security Assistance Program, transferred under Foreign Assistance Act Section 516 (Southern Region Amendment), date status changed 24 Jan 2001; custodian Brazil. Physical: steel hull, aluminum superstructure; steam turbines, one propeller; 415 ft overall; full displacement 3,403 tons; accommodations 16 officers + 231 enlisted.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1963-2001
- Population
- Commissioned crew (16 officers + 231 enlisted per NVR accommodations)
- Limitations
- NVR documents registry/milestone data, not materials or asbestos content. NVR 'Commission Date' field reads 10/01/1968 vs. 19 Oct 1968 commissioning per DANFS, the ship's decommissioning program, and NavSource CO roster - conflict documented in gaps, DANFS date carried. NVR keel 04/29/1964 vs. DANFS laid-down 28 Apr 1964 - documented in gaps.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-albert-david-de1050-02
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[4]DANFS, Albert David (DE-1050) - propulsion specifications + documented yard periods (verbatim transcription); Naval Vessel Register physical characteristics block (steam turbines, steel hull/aluminum superstructure) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS specifications block + service narrative yard-period passages; NVR physical characteristics block
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- As built (1964-68), Albert David's two-Foster-Wheeler-boiler, single geared-steam-turbine plant and associated steam piping would have been insulated under 1960s Navy construction practice in which thermal insulation, lagging, gaskets, packing, deck coverings, and fireproofing were commonly asbestos-containing; insulation would have been disturbed and replaced during the documented availabilities at Puget Sound NSY (1969 post-shakedown; 1980-81 overhaul), Long Beach NSY (1970-71 and 1976-77 overhauls; 1984-85 restricted availability), Todd Shipyard San Pedro (1973), and NASSCO San Diego (1986-87 overhaul) - periods spanning the Navy's asbestos-control transition era.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1964-1989
- Population
- Lockheed construction trades 1964-68; yard workers at six documented availabilities 1969-1987; engineering crew (boiler/engine-room rates) 1968-1989
- Limitations
- Inferred from the documented propulsion plant plus era construction/repair practice plus documented yard periods; no hull-specific insulation survey, specification sheet, or abatement record located. Not a quantity; does not establish what was installed aboard or what remained when the hull left US custody (scrapped post-2008). Yard-period asbestos scope is inference, not a documented finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-albert-david-de1050-03
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[5]GAO, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (Oct 18, 1979) [gao]
- Locator
- GAO product page HRD-80-2 (full text blocked, HTTP 403)
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO documented the Navy's asbestos-protection program and its 1975/1979 insulation-removal policies, with fieldwork at Long Beach and Norfolk Naval Shipyards - Long Beach Naval Shipyard performed three of this hull's documented availabilities (1970-71 overhaul, 1976-77 overhaul, 1984-85 restricted availability).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1979 (review period 1975-1979)
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers; asbestos program review
- Limitations
- Yard/program-level documentation, not hull-specific; supports era context for insulation rip-out during the documented availabilities, not quantities aboard this hull. Does not establish what was removed or retained aboard. Full text not retrieved (gao.gov blocks automated fetch, HTTP 403) - content via product-page description; full-text pull remains the open lead.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-albert-david-de1050-04
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[6]Gorman v. Garlock, Inc., 155 Wn.2d 198, 118 P.3d 311 (Wash. 2005) (en banc); consolidated with Helton v. Todd Shipyards Corp. [court_record]
- Locator
- Opinion paras. 1-2 (exposure allegations); Court of Appeals opinion 121 Wn. App. 530 (employment history detail)
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Washington Supreme Court opinion documents asbestos at the builder yard: plaintiff Donald Gorman worked shipbuilding and ship-repair jobs at the Washington shipyards of Lockheed Shipbuilding Company and Todd Shipyards Corporation during 1960-1975 (Court of Appeals recital: various Washington sites 1953-1975), alleging exposure to asbestos and asbestos-containing products including work 'with boilers insulated with products containing asbestos and in various ship parts containing asbestos'; diagnosed with asbestos-related lung cancer 2001. Employment window covers this hull's 1964-68 construction at the same Lockheed Seattle yard. Claims against the employer-yards were dismissed on LHWCA exclusive-remedy grounds and affirmed en banc.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1960-1975 (exposure); 2005 (opinion)
- Population
- Lockheed/Todd Washington yard worker 1960-1975; lung cancer
- Limitations
- Builder-yard litigation context only - the opinion does not name this hull and does not tie the plaintiff's exposure to any specific vessel; exposure allegations are recited, not adjudicated (resolved on statutory exclusivity, affirmed). Documents asbestos products present at the builder yard in the era, not materials installed aboard this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-albert-david-de1050-05
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[7]Naval.com.br NGB vessel file, 'Contratorpedeiro Pará - D 27' + Poder Naval, 'A despedida do CT Pará' (2009-02-19, reproduces the Brazilian Navy decommissioning tribute text) [reputable_press]
- Locator
- NGB P015 vessel file (chronology); Poder Naval blog 2009-02-19 (MB tribute text); Poder Naval 2008-11-30 (ceremony record)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Brazilian Navy record for this hull: U.S. authorization of the lease of four Garcia-class frigates 15 April 1989; Brazilian crew familiarization began 3 September 1989; joint U.S.-Brazilian ceremony at San Diego Naval Base 18 September 1989 transferring the ship, incorporated same day as CT Pará (D-27); arrived Rio de Janeiro 13 December 1989 leading the column with sisters Paraíba (D-28), Paraná (D-29), Pernambuco (D-30); purchased outright 24 January 2001; nineteen years' Brazilian service - 737.5 days at sea, 167,825.8 nautical miles, including UNITAS XXXV (1994) and Operação Albacora (2007); Mostra de Desarmamento (decommissioning ceremony) 12 November 2008 at Pier 2, Ilha de Mocanguê Naval Complex, Rio de Janeiro - the last Garcia-class ship in operation worldwide.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1989-2008
- Population
- Brazilian crew 1989-2008
- Limitations
- Specialized Brazilian naval references consistent with official MB ceremony records; final disposal after 2008 reported as scrapping/dismantling (~2015) in secondary sources only - demolition site and contractor not documented. NGB records USN out-of-service ('baixa') as 28 September 1988 vs. NVR/DANFS 18 September 1989 decommissioning - conflict documented in gaps.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-albert-david-de1050-06
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[8]National Archives, 'Navy Deck Logs Available in the National Archives Catalog' - Albert David (DE-1050) digitized file units for 1968 and 1969 (Catalog series 594258, VA Blue Water Navy digitization) [other_primary]
- Locator
- archives.gov navy-online deck log index, 'Albert David (DE-1050)' entry; catalog.archives.gov/search-within/594258
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA Catalog holds digitized deck logs for this hull covering 1968 (commissioning year) and 1969 (first WESTPAC deployment year), retrievable via catalog.archives.gov search-within series 594258 queries for both years; deck logs are the primary contemporaneous record for shipboard events, materials work, and availability periods.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1968-1969 (digitized coverage)
- Limitations
- Archival lead only - logs not reviewed for this record; any insulation/materials content unverified. Later-year logs (1970-1989, incl. all documented overhaul periods) are not yet digitized online; physical logs at Archives II, College Park, MD.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-albert-david-de1050-07
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[9]CourtListener API v4 authenticated sweep (search_ledger rows sl-uss-albert-david-de1050-05, -06, -07) [court_record]
- Locator
- CourtListener API v4 /search/ type=o and type=r, queries per search_ledger
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- No qualifying asbestos litigation naming this hull was located. Exact-name sweep: 'USS Albert David' returned 0 RECAP docket hits (type=r) and 102 opinion hits (type=o) - all person-name collisions (parties and counsel named 'Albert David'/variants; none referencing the vessel). Hull-number sweep: '"DE-1050" OR "FF-1050"' returned 18 dockets / 26 documents - all PACER docket-entry or exhibit number collisions ('DE 1050' = docket entry 1050, motion/exhibit numbers); the two asbestos-context dockets surfaced (Davis v. General Electric, N.D. Cal. 3:08-cv-00228; In re Asbestos Products Liability Litigation No. VI, MDL-875 doc 7717) matched on document-number references, not vessel references - neither indexed text names this hull.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 2026-09-28
- Limitations
- Sweep covers CourtListener's opinion and RECAP docket indexes only; unindexed PACER content, state-court dockets, BVA decisions, and settled/undocketed claims are outside coverage. Absence of a located case does not prove no claim was ever filed. 'FF-1050'-only confirmation query repeatedly blocked by fleet pace budget - logged as blocked in search_ledger; combined hull-number query already swept with all-collision results.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-albert-david-de1050-08