Evidence
9 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-9).
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[1]research packet eg-packet.md (3 sources cited) [nhhc_danfs]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-alden-dd211-pkt-eg-packet-md
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[2]NHHC, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, 'Alden (Destroyer No. 211),' Robert J. Cressman, 13 February 2018 [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- 1936 overhaul paragraph; 1944 Boston and Norfolk paragraphs; 1945 collision repair paragraph
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- DANFS reports a two-month Mare Island Navy Yard overhaul in 1936, repairs and alterations at Boston Navy Yard in early 1944, a Norfolk Navy Yard availability in August 1944, and collision repairs at Norfolk Navy Yard from January through February 1945.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- DANFS establishes where and when work occurred, not its scope, materials, asbestos content, or workers' exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-alden-dd211-03
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[3]National Archives, Ship Plan Index, ALDEN DD-211 entries [other_primary]
- Locator
- Ship Plan Index, ALDEN DD-211 rows, NAIDs 53483679 and 175668065
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The National Archives Ship Plan Index lists ALDEN DD-211 under RG 19 Alphabetical Ship Drawings (NAID 53483679) and RG 19 Microfilm (NAID 175668065). These Alden entries are retrieval leads.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- The index proves record-series entries, not the content of individual drawings. No Alden drawing was retrieved or reviewed; no asbestos finding follows from this lead.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-alden-dd211-04
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[4]National Archives, Researching Asbestos aboard US Naval Vessel up through 1961 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Cartographic Branch section, S39 and S48 drawings
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA's naval asbestos research guide identifies insulation and lagging drawings (S39) and piping drawings (S48) as useful research targets, and directs researchers to microfilm when such sheets are absent from paper ship-engineering drawings.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- This is a general research method. It does not confirm S39 or S48 drawings for Alden and does not identify asbestos aboard DD-211.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-alden-dd211-07
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[5]NAVSEA, Naval Ships' Technical Manual, Chapter 050, Readiness and Care of Inactive Ships, section 050-7.2.7 (2005) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Section 050-7.2.7, Handling and Removal of Asbestos Materials
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Navy-wide guidance states that past naval shipbuilding programs used asbestos in shipboard installations including thermal insulation and deck tile. This is historical fleet context for investigating Alden, not evidence that those materials were installed on DD-211.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- The 2005 manual is fleet-wide and postdates Alden's 1945 disposal; it does not specify Clemson-class construction, Alden's 1918-45 fittings, product identity aboard this hull, or individual exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-alden-dd211-05
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[6]Bounded negative finding from NHHC DANFS, NARA Ship Plan Index and naval asbestos research guide, and NAVSEA NSTM Chapter 050 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Reviewed-source scope recorded in search_ledger sl-uss-alden-dd211-01 through -04
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- In the reviewed NHHC DANFS history, NARA Ship Plan Index, NARA asbestos research guide, and Navy-wide asbestos guidance, no retrieved document directly identifies asbestos aboard USS Alden (DD-211). Ship-specific asbestos status remains unknown pending review of the indexed drawings and other primary records.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- This is a bounded source-review result, not proof the vessel was asbestos-free. Indexed NARA drawings have not been retrieved. The separate CourtListener sweep is only partially complete because the fleet pacing helper blocked three of four planned query combinations.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-alden-dd211-06
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[7]CourtListener API v4 authenticated docket search, q="DD-211", 27 September 2026 [court_record]
- Locator
- 13 returned docket results; Portier, LLC v. City of New York, 1:21-cv-10347, and DoorDash, Inc. v. City of New York, 1:21-cv-07695, exhibit DD-211 entries
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Authenticated CourtListener v4 docket search for the quoted hull number DD-211 returned 13 hits. Two contain the literal string only as numbered exhibits in unrelated Portier and DoorDash cases; the remaining 11 results do not contain a literal DD-211 reference in returned fields. No result in this bounded hull-number docket search identifies USS Alden or qualifying asbestos litigation.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- This is a negative finding for one search endpoint and query, not a global no-litigation conclusion. The two literal hits are exhibit-number collisions, not ship references. Exact-name docket and opinion searches and hull-number opinion search remain pending under the fleet limiter.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-alden-dd211-08
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[8]NHHC, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, 'Alden (Destroyer No. 211),' Robert J. Cressman, 13 February 2018 [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Specifications block and first paragraph of vessel entry
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS identifies Alden (Destroyer No. 211, later DD-211) as a Clemson-class destroyer built at William Cramp & Sons in Philadelphia: laid down 24 October 1918, launched 14 May 1919, commissioned 24 November 1919. Its specifications block gives complement 106.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- The complement is the DANFS specification, not a roster for any specific voyage. DANFS does not identify asbestos aboard Alden or establish individual exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-alden-dd211-01
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[9]NHHC, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, 'Alden (Destroyer No. 211),' Robert J. Cressman, 13 February 2018 [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- 1923 and 1930 service paragraphs; 1942 Java Sea narrative; final three paragraphs
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS records Alden's decommissioning at San Diego on 24 January 1923, recommissioning there on 8 May 1930, Asiatic Fleet service and participation in the 27 February 1942 Battle of the Java Sea, later Atlantic convoy escort duty, final decommissioning at Philadelphia Navy Yard on 15 July 1945, striking on 13 August 1945, and sale to Boston Metals Salvage Co. on 30 November 1945 for scrapping. It credits three World War II battle stars.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- Service dates and yard events do not establish asbestos work, materials, exposure, or causation. Sale for scrapping does not document the dismantling process.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-alden-dd211-02