Evidence
11 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-11).
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[1]research packet ek-packet.md (7 sources cited) [nhhc_danfs]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: USS BALLARD DD-267 → VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-ballard-dd267-pkt-ek-packet-md
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[2]NHHC, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, Ballard II (Destroyer No. 267), interim update 4 November 2021 [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS Ballard II, specification block and first two service paragraphs
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Ballard (DD-267), a Clemson-class destroyer, was laid down at Bethlehem Steel Corp., Squantum, Massachusetts, on 3 June 1918, launched 7 December 1918, commissioned 5 June 1919, and placed out of commission in reserve at San Diego on 17 June 1922. DANFS gives an original destroyer complement of 122.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1918-1922
- Population
- Original destroyer complement and construction workforce
- Limitations
- The 122 figure is the original destroyer specification, not a verified AVD-10 wartime complement. This history does not identify asbestos, products, installed materials, or individual exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-ballard-dd267-01
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[3]NHHC, DANFS, Ballard II (Destroyer No. 267), service narrative [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS Ballard II, 1940 conversion and 1942-1945 service paragraphs
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Ballard entered commission in ordinary on 25 June 1940 and was towed to Bethlehem Steel's Union Yard in San Francisco for auxiliary seaplane-tender conversion; redesignated AVD-10 on 2 August 1940; placed in full commission 2 January 1941. DANFS records repairs at San Francisco in November-December 1943, another yard period at Seattle beginning late December 1944, arrival at Philadelphia on 26 October 1945 for pre-inactivation overhaul, and sale on 23 May 1946. Wartime duties included tending patrol aircraft and supporting the Saipan and Palau operations. It credits two World War II battle stars.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1940-1945
- Population
- Navy crew and yard workers; individual assignments unverified
- Limitations
- The named yard periods establish where and when work occurred, not the work packages or asbestos content. No inference of asbestos disturbance or crew exposure follows from conversion or repairs.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-ballard-dd267-02
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[4]National Archives, Special List 44, Named Vessels, Ballard (DD-267) logbook entries [other_primary]
- Locator
- Special List 44, Ballard (DD-267), two entries
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA lists two Ballard (DD-267) logbook date spans: 5 June 1919-17 June 1922 and 25 June 1940-5 December 1945. The latter supports 5 December 1945 as the final decommissioning date, in conflict with the 5 December 1946 date printed in the DANFS narrative. NHHC's separate aviation table independently confirms the 1945 date (ev-uss-ballard-dd267-04).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1919-1945
- Limitations
- This corrects the final decommissioning date only. The NARA index is a finding aid, not the logbooks' full text; it does not document asbestos.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-ballard-dd267-03
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[5]NHHC, United States Naval Aviation 1910-1995, Chapter 26, Destroyer Seaplane Tenders (AVD), Ballard row [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Chapter 26, Destroyer Seaplane Tenders (AVD), Ballard row, printed page 355
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The Navy's destroyer seaplane-tender table identifies Ballard as DD-267/AVD-10, records redesignation on 2 August 1940 and final decommissioning on 5 December 1945, and lists striking on 3 January 1946.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1940-1946
- Limitations
- The table provides designation and disposition dates only; it does not identify materials aboard, conversion details, or crew exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-ballard-dd267-04
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[6]U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Veteran Exposure to Asbestos, Sources of asbestos exposure in the military [other_primary]
- Locator
- VA health library, 'What are sources of asbestos exposure in the military?'
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- VA identifies asbestos-containing materials in Navy ships built before the mid-1970s, including engine and boiler-room materials and pipe coverings. Ballard's 1918 construction and 1940 conversion place its history within the period covered by that general guidance.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- Pre-mid-1970s Navy vessels generally
- Population
- Navy personnel and shipyard workers generally
- Limitations
- General Navy-era context only. VA does not name Ballard, identify a Ballard product or space, or establish that anyone aboard DD-267/AVD-10 encountered asbestos. No ship-specific asbestos claim is derived from this row.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-ballard-dd267-05
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[7]National Archives, Ship Plan Index, Ballard DD-267 and AVD-10 entries [other_primary]
- Locator
- Ship Plan Index, Ballard DD-267 and Ballard AVD-10 rows; NARA asbestos research guide, RG 19 and cartographic sections
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA's ship-plan index lists Ballard DD-267 in RG 19 microfilm (catalog identifier 175668351) and Ballard AVD-10 in RG 19 alphabetical ship drawings (catalog identifier 56081769).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1918-1945
- Limitations
- Only finding aids were inspected. The underlying drawings, specifications, and correspondence were not obtained; their contents, including whether they document asbestos aboard Ballard, are unknown.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-ballard-dd267-06
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[8]NARA, Researching Asbestos aboard US Naval Vessel up through 1961; NHHC DANFS Ballard II and NARA Ship Plan Index reviewed for Ballard [other_primary]
- Locator
- Source review and search ledger sl-01 through sl-06; NARA guide explains that source-level research requires RG 19 holdings
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No Ballard-specific asbestos inventory, material identification, abatement record, or exposure finding was located in the reviewed NHHC ship history, NARA logbook index, NARA ship-plan index, or NARA asbestos research guide. The ship-specific asbestos status remains unknown.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- Source review 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- A negative finding about this bounded source review, not evidence that Ballard was asbestos-free. Indexed archival records remain unexamined, and absence from these sources cannot establish absence aboard.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-ballard-dd267-07
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[9]Ballard v. Anchor Packing Co., 2009 NY Slip Op 32104(U), New York Supreme Court [court_record]
- Locator
- Opinion, section 'The Individual Plaintiffs,' item 1, Kenneth Ballard
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- This asbestos opinion concerns plaintiff Kenneth Ballard. The opinion recites his alleged Navy asbestos exposure aboard USS Lake Champlain from 1957 to 1962. It does not identify USS Ballard (DD-267/AVD-10) as an exposure vessel; the shared surname is a name collision.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1957-1962 alleged exposure; 2009 opinion
- Population
- Kenneth Ballard, plaintiff; no DD-267 population
- Limitations
- A classification of this identified opinion only, not a comprehensive negative litigation result for DD-267. The alleged Lake Champlain exposure is a pleading/factual recital, not an adjudicated Ballard-ship finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-ballard-dd267-08
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[10]NARA, Researching Asbestos aboard US Naval Vessel up through 1961 [other_primary]
- Locator
- NARA guide, Beginning Research; General Information Books; Cartographic Branch; Other Records and their usefulness
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA directs vessel-specific material research to RG 19 correspondence, general information books, and engineering drawings. Relevant drawing codes include S39 insulation and lagging and S48 piping; deck logs and muster rolls do not themselves provide direct asbestos-material evidence.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- Research guidance for U.S. Navy vessels through 1961
- Limitations
- Research guidance only. The guide does not identify a Ballard-specific record's contents, and it cannot establish asbestos presence or absence on DD-267.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-ballard-dd267-09
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[11]NHHC, H-064-2: Close Quarters Antisubmarine Warfare (Part 2), Clemson-class description [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- NHHC H-064-2, Clemson-class paragraph; Ballard DANFS original specification in ev-01
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NHHC describes the Clemson class as having two screws and geared turbines with a nominal 35-knot speed. Ballard's DANFS entry identifies her as Clemson class and gives a 35-knot original specification.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- Clemson-class original design era
- Limitations
- Class description only for the machinery arrangement; Ballard-specific as-built and 1940-converted machinery details were not verified. This row establishes no asbestos material aboard Ballard.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-ballard-dd267-10