USS BAUSELL (DD-845)

Evidence

12 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-12).

1. [1]research packet gx-packet.md (6 sources cited) [other_primary]

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Evidence ID

   uss-bausell-dd845-pkt-gx-packet-md

2. [2]Hasenberg v. Asbestos Corp. Ltd. et al., No. 3:13-cv-01325-SMY-SCW (S.D. Ill.), Memorandum and Order, Doc. 376 (Yandle, J., entered 2015-03-18) - RECAP docket 5239287; identical text circulated as CCH product-liability slip copy and leagle infdco20150319b08 [court_record]

   Locator

   Doc. 376 pp. 1-6 (RECAP gov.uscourts.ilsd.65895.376.0.pdf): parties/procedural posture p.1; service and exposure recital pp.1-3; holding pp.4-5; order p.6

   Finding type

   litigation_documented

   Finding

   A federal court order in qualifying asbestos litigation names this hull and recites ship-specific exposure evidence. Plaintiff William Hasenberg Jr. served in the U.S. Navy 1968-1972 and 'From November 1970 through September 1971, Plaintiff served on the World War II Destroyer USS Bausell. His duties as a boiler technician included changing packing and gaskets on condensate pumps.' The order describes his packing-removal technique (hook-like tool; packing 'would break apart'), flange-gasket removal with metal scraper and wire brush producing airborne particles he breathed, force-air blowers in the engineering spaces distributing debris, and bystander exposure from other crew performing the same work 2-3 times per month; he then transferred to USS Sterett. The court DENIED summary judgment to Air & Liquid Systems (successor to Buffalo Pump) and Warren Pumps, holding circumstantial evidence sufficient: 'This circumstantial evidence suggests that asbestos-containing materials supplied by Defendants were used on the ships at the time of Plaintiff's service.'

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-28

   Study period

   1970-1971 (alleged exposure); 2013-2016 (litigation)

   Population

   William Hasenberg Jr. (USN boiler technician, USS Bausell 1970-71; lung cancer); engineering-space crew of DD-845

   Limitations

   Discovery-record stage, not a trial or appellate finding: the court ruled plaintiff's circumstantial evidence created a genuine issue of material fact - it did not adjudicate exposure, product nexus, or causation. IMPORTANT VACATUR: the PACER/RECAP docket text marks Doc. 376 'VACATED PER ORDER AT DOCUMENT 377'; Doc. 377 was not retrievable in indexed sources this session (not in RECAP or the archive.org mirror), so whether the vacatur was a technical re-entry or a substantive change is unresolved - treat the recitals as the court's summary of the record, with the operative ruling's status flagged. The case filed 2013-12-20 in Madison County (Ill.) state court, was removed under 28 U.S.C. 1442(a)(1) federal-officer removal (removal upheld 9 April 2014, Reagan, J.), and terminated 2016-01-28; no merits disposition for the Bausell-related claims was located. The order's 'September 1970' Sterett transfer date is internally inconsistent with the Nov 1970-Sep 1971 Bausell service window it recites; 1971 is the sensible reading - logged in gaps.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-bausell-dd845-01

3. [3]Hasenberg v. Asbestos Corp. Ltd. et al., No. 3:13-cv-01325-SMY-SCW (S.D. Ill.), Memorandum and Order Doc. 376 pp. 2-3, reciting deposition exhibits (Docs. 371-3, 371-8, 371-10, 372-3, 372-4, 372-5) [court_record]

   Locator

   Doc. 376 pp. 2-3 (RECAP gov.uscourts.ilsd.65895.376.0.pdf)

   Finding type

   litigation_product_id

   Finding

   Ship-specific asbestos product evidence recited of record: 'Buffalo supplied the USS Bausell with at least 14 of its pumps' (Doc. 372-3 at 10-13); 'The four Warren fire and bilge pumps on the Bausell each contained four asbestos gaskets' (Doc. 371-10 at 88-93); 'There were at least 9 Warren pumps aboard the Bausell' (Doc. 371-3 at 9-10); 'on the Bausell, Warren always provided replacement parts for Warren condenser circulating pumps' (Doc. 371-10 at 72-73); Buffalo records show it 'sold asbestos-containing gasket and packing material to the Navy' (Doc. 372-5 at 133-134) and 'Warren sold and distributed pumps to the Navy with asbestos-containing packing and gaskets' and sold asbestos-containing replacement gaskets and packing, with Navy invoices for vessel-use replacement parts (Doc. 371-5 at 13-14, 40-41; Doc. 371-8 at 17).

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-28

   Study period

   1970-1971 (equipment in service); 2015 (order)

   Population

   USS Bausell engineering plant (pump inventories); boiler technicians 1970-71

   Limitations

   Litigation-stage recitals from deposition testimony and party exhibits, not adjudicated facts: the equipment counts (14 Buffalo pumps, 9 Warren pumps, asbestos gaskets in Warren fire/bilge pumps) come from cited exhibits summarized by the court, and the order itself was later marked vacated (Doc. 377 unretrieved - see ev-01). The recitals do not identify who manufactured the specific gaskets/packing plaintiff removed, and the court expressly relied on circumstantial inference ('it is reasonable to infer that it supplied replacement parts'). No asbestos content or quantity for other hull systems is established.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-bausell-dd845-02

4. [4]DANFS (NHHC), 'Bausell (DD-845) 1946-1978', expanded entry by Timothy L. Francis, 28 Feb 2006, published 22 May 2019 (Wayback capture 2025-04-01; live NHHC page returns 404) [nhhc_danfs]

   Locator

   DANFS 'Bausell (DD-845)' expanded entry, specification block + full narrative + yard-period passages

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   Official DANFS record for this hull: laid down 28 May 1945 at Bath, Maine, by Bath Iron Works; launched 19 November 1945, sponsored by Mrs. Lawrence K. Bausell; commissioned at Boston 7 February 1946, Comdr. James V. Bewick; fitted out at Boston Naval Shipyard. Pacific Fleet destroyer out of San Diego: first Far East cruise 1948 (Tsingtao/Yellow Sea), second 1949-50; three Korean War tours (19 Mar-16 Sep 1951; 20 May-20 Dec 1952; 8 Sep 1953-16 Apr 1954) with blockade, shore bombardment, and carrier screening - three battle stars; Tachen Islands evacuation support Feb 1955. Yard periods of record: Bremerton 4-month modernization overhaul Oct 1947-Feb 1948; Mare Island NSY 8-week overhaul (late 1950); Mare Island 6-month overhaul 29 Jan-Jul 1953; FRAM conversion at Puget Sound NSY Jul 1960-15 Jul 1961 (ASROC, ASW torpedoes, helicopter equipment, advanced electronics); San Francisco Bay NSY overhaul beginning 23 Sep 1966 that 'reworked the main engineering plant' (sea trial 22 Dec 1966); Long Beach NSY 3-month overhaul 28 Jul-4 Nov 1969; commercial Sumitomo Shipyard (Japan) overhaul entered 25 Jun 1973; Yokosuka 6-week drydock/repair beginning 10 Nov 1976. Vietnam combat operations 1966-1973: >7,000 5-inch rounds in Mar-Apr 1966 NGFS; hit by an enemy shell off Hon La Island 10 Jun 1972; gunline duty through the 28 Jan 1973 truce; Operation Frequent Wind Apr 1975; Mayaguez support May 1975. Decommissioned and stricken 30 May 1978; transferred to the Pacific Missile Test Center for the Harpoon development program; sunk as a target 17 July 1987. Nine battle stars for Vietnam service.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-28

   Study period

   1945-1987

   Population

   Bath Iron Works construction trades 1945-46; crews 1946-1978 (design complement 367); yard workers at Boston, Bremerton/PSNS, Mare Island, San Francisco Bay NSY (Hunters Point), Long Beach NSY, Sumitomo (Japan), Yokosuka

   Limitations

   DANFS documents identity, service history, and yard periods - not materials or asbestos content. Live NHHC page returns 404; cited via Wayback capture 2025-04-01. The short 1959-vintage DANFS text (hazegray mirror) ends mid-history and uses 'commissioned 7 February 1946' with a different-era spec line; the expanded entry controls. Yard-period asbestos scope is not stated - disturbance of insulation under era practice is inference only.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-bausell-dd845-03

5. [5]NHHC archival holdings: contemporaneous command operation reports naming USS Bausell (DD-845) - USS Fox (DLG-33) COR 1970; USS Hancock (CVA-19) COR 1969; USS Chevalier (DD-805) COR 1970 [other_primary]

   Locator

   NHHC command-operation-reports/vietnam collection: FOX 1970.pdf (WestPac transit narrative); HANCOCK 1969.pdf (Feb 1969 transit + Digosan Maru rescue); Chevalier 1970.pdf (Yankee Station/SAR handoff)

   Finding type

   historical_record

   Finding

   Contemporaneous Navy command operation reports in the NHHC Vietnam-era archive corroborate Bausell's combat-zone presence: Fox's 1970 COR records departing for WestPac 'in company with USS BAUSELL (DD-845)' on the May-June 1970 transit via Pearl Harbor, Midway, and Guam; Hancock's 1969 COR records Bausell in company departing Yokosuka 21 Feb 1969 (TG 77.5) and assisting the rescue of 14 crew from the burning Japanese fishing vessel Digosan Maru on 23 Feb 1969; Chevalier's 1970 COR records operating on Yankee Station with Bausell and relieving her on the SAR picket station in August 1970.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   context

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-28

   Study period

   1969-1970

   Population

   Bausell crew on 1969-1970 deployments

   Limitations

   Service-context corroboration only - CORs document operations, not materials or asbestos aboard. None of the three CORs is Bausell's own report (a Bausell COR for the period was not located in the NHHC online series; would sit in the same archive if filed).

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-bausell-dd845-04

6. [6]NavSource Naval History, Destroyer Photo Index DD-845 USS Bausell (operational and building data; photo captions) [other_primary]

   Locator

   navsource.org DD-845 page, 'Operational and Building Data' block + target-ship photo caption

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   NavSource record for this hull: laid down by Bath Iron Works, Bath ME, 28 May 1945; launched 19 November 1945; commissioned 7 February 1946; 'Completed FRAM upgrade June 1961'; decommissioned and stricken 30 May 1978; 'Sunk in missile tests July 17 1987.' Photo caption documents ex-Bausell as a target ship during damage assessment near the Pacific Missile Test Center, Point Mugu, 28 January 1982 (photo DN-SC-83-05216).

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   context

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-28

   Study period

   1945-1987

   Population

   n/a

   Limitations

   NavSource is a reputable volunteer-compiled secondary index, not a primary document - dates concur with DANFS and are carried as corroboration. The FRAM completion month (June 1961) differs slightly from DANFS's 'completed 15 July 1961' - variance logged in gaps. No asbestos content.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-bausell-dd845-05

7. [7]U.S. DoD imagery, VIRIN DN-SC-83-05216 (PHC Thornsley, USN): ex-USS Bausell as target ship during damage assessment near Pacific Missile Test Center, Point Mugu, 20 January 1982 [other_primary]

   Locator

   DefenseImagery VIRIN DN-SC-83-05216 (caption reproduced at Wikimedia Commons file page and NavSource)

   Finding type

   environmental_record

   Finding

   Official DoD photograph documents the stricken hull in post-service use as a Harpoon-program target off Point Mugu - surviving 'several direct harpoon missile hits' (USS Bausell Association) before sinking on the range 17 July 1987. Documents that the hull - with whatever era materials remained aboard - went down as a test target.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   context

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-28

   Study period

   1978-1987

   Population

   n/a (unmanned target hulk)

   Limitations

   Confirms the target-hulk disposition only. No hazmat-removal, materials-stripping, or environmental documentation for the 1987 sinking was located; the 2002 Point Mugu Sea Range FEIS describes later-era target-stripping practice and does not cover this event. Any asbestos aboard at sinking is undocumented, not disproven.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-bausell-dd845-06

8. [8]Goodrich v. Air & Liquid Systems Corp., Omnibus Opinion and Order, ECF No. 171, E.D. Va. No. 4:17-cv-00009 (Sept. 28, 2018) - recitals only; consolidated era inference with Gearing-class design data [court_record]

   Locator

   Goodrich omnibus opinion pp. 12, 19, 31 (per Gearing class profile ev-gearing-class-04); Gearing class technical data (navypedia class table; class-f gearing-class.class.json)

   Finding type

   asbestos_application

   Finding

   Era/class inference for this hull: a Gearing-class destroyer completed 1945-46 at Bath Iron Works with a four-boiler Babcock & Wilcox superheated-steam plant and 60,000-shp geared turbines - peak Navy asbestos era - would be expected to carry boiler casing and fireroom insulation, steam-pipe lagging, turbine lagging, valve/flange gaskets and packing, fireproofing, and deck coverings. A litigation-recited engineering drawing for Sumner/Gearing-class forced-draft blower turbines specifies amosite felts and asbestos cloths, and a quoted expert report gives a 30.3-ton partial tally of asbestos thermal insulation/lagging in Sumner/Gearing fire and engine rooms. Repeated Navy-yard overhauls (1947-48, 1950, 1953, 1960-61 FRAM, 1966-67 incl. engineering-plant rework, 1969) are insulation-disturbance events under era practice.

   Verification

   inferred

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   class_or_era

   Accessed

   2026-09-28

   Study period

   1945-1978

   Population

   Construction trades Bath 1945-46; crews 1946-78; FRAM/overhaul yard workers

   Limitations

   Class/era inference only - establishes expectation, not a hull-level fact; the Goodrich drawing and 30.3-ton tally are litigation recitals (the opinion treated some exposure conclusions as speculative) covering class machinery, not DD-845 specifically. Ship-specific findings for this hull rest on the Hasenberg record (ev-01, ev-02), which independently documents asbestos gaskets/packing aboard.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-bausell-dd845-07

9. [9]GAO, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (Oct 18, 1979) [gao]

   Locator

   GAO product page HRD-80-2

   Finding type

   gov_survey

   Finding

   GAO documented the Navy's asbestos-protection program: standing policy (1975) removed asbestos insulation only when damaged or required for repairs, modified 1979 to selective replacement in high-maintenance areas - meaning original-era insulation typically remained in place for decades unless a yard period disturbed it. Bausell's documented overhaul history (incl. the 1966-67 'reworked the main engineering plant' period and the 1969 Long Beach overhaul) falls inside this policy window.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   context

   Documentation level

   context_only

   Accessed

   2026-09-28

   Study period

   1979

   Population

   Navy shipyard workers; asbestos program review

   Limitations

   Program-level documentation, not hull- or yard-specific. Supports era context for why asbestos aboard would persist into late service; establishes nothing about DD-845's actual material condition. Full text not retrieved (gao.gov blocks automated fetch, HTTP 403) - content via product-page description.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-bausell-dd845-08

10. [10]CourtListener API v4 authenticated sweeps (type=o opinions and type=r dockets) via cl-auth-search.py, 2026-09-28 [court_record]

    Locator

    search_ledger rows sl-uss-bausell-dd845-01 through sl-uss-bausell-dd845-08

    Finding type

    litigation_documented

    Finding

    CourtListener sweep for this hull resolved to ONE qualifying docket plus collision noise. Opinion searches: '"USS Bausell"' -> 0 results; 'Bausell' -> 34 opinion hits, ALL surname collisions (Bausell v. Commonwealth line of Virginia criminal cases and other name matches; zero vessel references); '"DD-845" OR "DD 845"' -> 0 results. Docket search: 'Bausell' -> 47 hits, of which Hasenberg v. Air & Liquid Systems Corp., 3:13-cv-01325 (S.D. Ill., filed 2013-12-20, terminated 2016-01-28, NOS 368 P.I. Asbestos; 'Bausell' in indexed filing text confirmed as the ship via Doc. 376's text) is qualifying asbestos litigation, and the MDL No. 875 master docket carries 'Bausell' inside tag-along complaint attachments (e.g., Doc. 7602 att. 2, Johns v. General Electric, CAND 3:11-cv-03508 - vessel role inside the attached complaint unverified at index level); the remaining hits are surname collisions (Bausell v. Wyeth line, bankruptcies, DIRECTV, coal) or incidental text matches. '"DD-845" OR "DD 845"' docket search was pacing-blocked at session end - logged in search ledger.

    Verification

    verified

    Role

    supporting

    Documentation level

    ship_specific

    Accessed

    2026-09-28

    Study period

    2026-09-28

    Limitations

    Coverage limited to CourtListener-indexed opinions and federal RECAP dockets; unindexed state filings, MDL-875 claimant-service lists, and settled matters are not covered. The MDL-875 tag-along hits contain 'Bausell' somewhere in attached complaint/docket-sheet text - whether as an exposure-vessel allegation or otherwise is unverified without pulling attachments (fleet pacing budget blocked the fetch). The qualifying docket's anchor order (Doc. 376) is marked vacated - see ev-01.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-bausell-dd845-09

11. [11]NARA / Logbooks of U.S. Navy Ships and Stations: digitized Bausell (DD-845) deck logs (e.g., February 1959 file unit, id 215635336; Vietnam-era logs digitized under the VA Blue Water Navy project) [other_primary]

    Locator

    NARA catalog id 215635336 (verified via DPLA item record) and archives.gov deck-log digitization program pages

    Finding type

    historical_record

    Finding

    NARA holds digitized deck logs for this hull under 'Logbooks of U.S. Navy Ships and Stations' (sample verified: Bausell DD-845 February 1959, catalog.archives.gov/id/215635336, scanned via the VA Blue Water Navy deck-log project), plus the unsurveyed archival leads standard for a Navy hull: RG 19 construction records (any hull-specific General Information Book), Boston/PSNS/Mare Island/SFNSY/LBNSY overhaul work packages, and the DD-845 command operation reports for 1966-1973 if filed.

    Verification

    partial

    Role

    archival_lead

    Documentation level

    ship_specific

    Accessed

    2026-09-28

    Study period

    1946-1978

    Population

    Bausell crew (all hands), 1946-1978

    Limitations

    Archival lead only - deck logs chronicle events and personnel, not materials; no deck log was opened for this record. Work-package/GIB holdings are inferred from standard RG 19 structure, not verified for DD-845; retrieval not performed (no spend authorized).

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-bausell-dd845-10

12. [12]USS Bausell Association (veterans' organization), ship's history page (Wayback capture 2011-07-24) [museum_official]

    Locator

    ussbausell.com ship's history page (Wayback 2011-07-24 capture)

    Finding type

    historical_record

    Finding

    Ship association history (self-published by the veterans' organization): FRAM MK I at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard ran July 1960 as a 12-month rehabilitation - aft 5-inch mount removed for ASROC, two triple Mk 32 torpedo tubes added, reconfigured superstructure with DASH drone-helicopter hangar; Bausell was the designated target ship for Operation Swordfish (May 1962), the only live ASROC nuclear-depth-charge test; decommissioning ceremony 30 May 1978 at Naval Station San Diego pier #38 with RADM W.H. Rowden speaking and CDR John H. McMillian hauling down the ensign (150 enlisted, 10 officers marched ashore); the hulk survived several direct Harpoon hits (one through the radio room, one in the aft officers' quarters) before sinking.

    Verification

    partial

    Role

    context

    Documentation level

    ship_specific

    Accessed

    2026-09-28

    Study period

    1960-1987

    Population

    Decommissioning crew 1978; FRAM-period crew 1960-61

    Limitations

    Veteran-association secondary source used as corroboration/context only - not authoritative on dates (it reads 'July 7, 1987' for the sinking vs. DANFS/NavSource 17 July; discrepancy logged in gaps). Operation Swordfish detail is consistent with the public Operation Dominic record but was not independently verified to a primary source this session. No asbestos content.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-bausell-dd845-11