Evidence
5 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-5).
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[1]research packet gl-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-alfred-a-cunningham-dd752-pkt-gl-packet-md
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[2]Naval History and Heritage Command, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, Alfred A. Cunningham (DD-752) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS title, characteristics block, construction paragraph, service narrative, and final disposition paragraph
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NHHC DANFS identifies DD-752 as an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer laid down 23 February 1944 at Staten Island by Bethlehem Steel, launched 3 August 1944, and commissioned 23 November 1944. It gives 2,200 tons displacement, 376 feet 6 inches length, 40 feet 10 inches beam, 14 feet 5 inches draft, 34.2 knots speed, and a 345-person design complement. It records one World War II, six Korean, and seven Vietnam battle stars; decommissioning on 24 February 1971; striking on 1 February 1974; use as a weapons-test target; and sinking after five laser-guided bombs on 12 October 1979.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1944-1979
- Population
- Bethlehem Steel construction workforce; commissioned crew and Navy personnel, 1944-1971
- Limitations
- DANFS documents identity, history, specifications, and disposition, not asbestos content, individual exposure, product identity, quantity, remaining material, or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-alfred-a-cunningham-dd752-01
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[3]USS O'Brien (DD-725) 1969 command operations report, NHHC archive [other_primary]
- Locator
- PDF passage describing O'Brien, Ramsey, and Cunningham movements in April-May 1969
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- An NHHC-hosted 1969 command operations report identifies USS Cunningham (DD-752) operating with USS O'Brien and USS Ramsey during California training and transit activity, confirming the hull's operational presence in the late-1960s period.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1969
- Population
- Navy crews and operations personnel
- Limitations
- The report is an operational-history source, not an asbestos survey or exposure record; it does not identify materials aboard Cunningham or establish exposure for any person.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-alfred-a-cunningham-dd752-02
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[4]NHHC DANFS characteristics and construction record for Alfred A. Cunningham (DD-752) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS characteristics block and construction/service narrative
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Class/era context only: a 1944 Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer with steam propulsion falls within the period in which naval vessels commonly used insulation, lagging, gaskets, packing, and fireproofing materials that could contain asbestos. This record does not establish that any listed material was asbestos-containing or present aboard DD-752.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1944-1971
- Population
- Construction trades and crew during the ship's service life
- Limitations
- Inference from construction era, class, and propulsion context; no ship-specific material specification, survey, sampling, quantity, or abatement record was located. This row cannot support wording that asbestos was documented aboard this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-alfred-a-cunningham-dd752-03
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[5]Targeted official-source research review for USS Alfred A. Cunningham (DD-752) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Research log and search ledger; CourtListener helper stderr reported fleet-wide pacing budget spent
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- No ship-specific asbestos survey, abatement record, material inventory, or authoritative exposure finding was located in the official Navy/NHHC/NARA/NPS sources reviewed. The required CourtListener search was started but did not return results before the authenticated fleet pacing limiter required a stand-down.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- Research through 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- This is a research-result negative, not proof that no record exists. CourtListener exact-name and hull-number searches remain incomplete; no conclusion about litigation presence or absence may be drawn from this blocked sweep.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-alfred-a-cunningham-dd752-04