Evidence
8 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-8).
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[1]research packet gu-packet.md (3 sources cited) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED — real identity: USS Basilone (DD/DDE-824); named for USMC Gunnery Sergeant
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-basilone-dd824-pkt-gu-packet-md
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[2]Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS), Basilone (DD-824), Naval History and Heritage Command [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS entry, opening construction paragraph and service-history narrative
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS identifies this hull as Basilone (DD-824): laid down 7 July 1945 at Orange, Texas, by Consolidated Steel Corp., Ltd.; launched 21 December 1945; towed to Quincy, Massachusetts, for completion and conversion by Bethlehem Steel; redesignated DDE-824 on 28 January 1948; commissioned 26 July 1949; redesignated DD-824 in 1962; decommissioned 1 November 1977; and sunk as a target on 9 April 1982. The narrative records Atlantic, Mediterranean, Caribbean, Middle East Force, and Vietnam-era service, including three Vietnam service stars.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1945-1982
- Population
- U.S. Navy vessel and crew, 1945-1982
- Limitations
- DANFS is a service-history source and does not establish asbestos-containing materials, exposure, or abatement. The DANFS page's boiler-explosion account conflicts with other NHHC accounts on the event date and casualties; those details are excluded from this row and recorded separately.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-basilone-dd824-01
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[3]DANFS, Basilone (DD-824), account of 1973 boiler explosion [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS entry, service-history paragraph covering February 1973
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- DANFS reports that on 5 February 1973 a boiler explosion aboard Basilone during underway training off the Virginia Capes killed seven crew members.
- Verification
- disputed
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1973
- Population
- Basilone crew, 1973
- Limitations
- This is a ship-history finding only and does not establish asbestos in the boiler, cause of the accident, or asbestos exposure. NHHC's H-Gram dates the incident 3 February and reports seven dead and four injured; NHHC photo record NH 103398 describes a 5 February explosion with three dead and eight injured. Casualty and date details remain disputed across official Navy sources.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-basilone-dd824-02
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[4]NHHC H-Gram 071-2, U.S. Navy Surface Ship Accidents Since World War II [other_primary]
- Locator
- Section headed '3 February 1973—Basilone (DD-824)'
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NHHC H-Gram 071-2 dates the Basilone boiler explosion to 3 February 1973 and says it killed seven sailors and injured four. This differs from the same command's DANFS narrative, which dates the event 5 February and reports seven deaths without the same injury count.
- Verification
- disputed
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1973
- Population
- Basilone crew, 1973
- Limitations
- The two NHHC sources conflict on the date, and NHHC photo catalog entry NH 103398 conflicts on the casualty count. The record preserves the disagreement and does not select a definitive date or casualty tally.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-basilone-dd824-03
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[5]NHHC photograph catalog record NH 103398, USS Basilone arriving at Newport, 6 February 1973 [other_primary]
- Locator
- NH 103398 catalog description
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The NHHC catalog describes USS Basilone (DD-824) arriving at Newport on 6 February 1973 after a boiler explosion the previous day, and states that three crew members died and eight were injured. Its date supports the DANFS 5 February date, while its casualties differ from both DANFS and H-Gram 071-2.
- Verification
- disputed
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1973
- Population
- Basilone crew, 1973
- Limitations
- The photo catalog metadata is an official Navy record but conflicts with other official accounts on casualties. It does not describe asbestos or establish a material-related cause.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-basilone-dd824-04
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[6]National Archives, Ship Plan Index, BASILONE DD-824 and DDE-824 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Alphabetical index entries BASILONE DD-824 and BASILONE DDE-824
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The National Archives Ship Plan Index lists hull-series ship engineering drawings for BASILONE DD-824 (NAID 153714771) and BASILONE DDE-824 (NAID 153714870), in Record Group 19.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1945-1982
- Population
- Ship engineering records
- Limitations
- The index establishes that drawing series are cataloged; the plans were not retrieved or reviewed. It establishes no insulation specifications, asbestos content, exposure, or abatement.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-basilone-dd824-05
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[7]Negative-finding search record for official ship-specific and class/era asbestos documentation; NARA Ship Plan Index retained as a drawing retrieval lead [other_primary]
- Locator
- Search ledger rows sl-uss-basilone-dd824-01 through -09; NARA Ship Plan Index entries for NAIDs 153714771 and 153714870
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- No official class-wide asbestos specification or survey, and no hull-specific asbestos survey, abatement record, or product inventory, was located in the sources searched for this record. Accordingly, no asbestos application or normalized product is attributed to Basilone from its class, construction era, or steam propulsion.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 2026-09-27 research review
- Population
- Ship-specific and class/era asbestos documentation searched
- Limitations
- This is a search finding, not proof that asbestos was absent. NARA indexes DD-824 and DDE-824 engineering drawing series, but the plans and related NARA RG 19 specifications were not retrieved. The evidence tier remains the preassigned Tier 2 classification; it does not establish that asbestos was present aboard this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-basilone-dd824-07
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[8]CourtListener authenticated API v4 litigation search; sweep incomplete [court_record]
- Locator
- Exact-name docket query result: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4152218/united-states-of-america-v-qtc-medical-services-inc/; authenticated helper diagnostics for refused opinion/hull docket queries, 2026-09-27
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- The exact-name docket query returned one result: United States of America v. QTC Medical Services, Inc., No. 2:14-cv-08961 (C.D. Cal.), a False Claims Act matter. The case is unrelated to USS Basilone and asbestos exposure and is classified as a name collision/other litigation. No qualifying asbestos case was confirmed. Exact-name and hull-number opinion searches and the hull-number docket search were refused by the fleet pacing limiter before results were returned.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 2026-09-27 search attempt
- Population
- CourtListener opinions and docket/RECAP search index
- Limitations
- Only the exact-name docket query returned a result; the unrelated False Claims Act docket was classified as a name collision/other litigation, not a ship exposure case. Exact-name and hull-number opinion searches and the hull-number docket search remain incomplete because the authenticated helper returned a fleet pacing stand-down message. No unindexed or unavailable RECAP documents were reviewed. Do not interpret this as a completed no-result sweep.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-basilone-dd824-06