Evidence
4 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-4).
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[1]Naval History and Heritage Command, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, Benner (DD-807), Timothy L. Francis (8 February 2006) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS specifications block; construction paragraph; 1945 Boston modification paragraph; 1962 FRAM paragraph; final-disposition paragraph
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS identifies USS Benner (DD-807) as a Gearing-class destroyer laid down by Bath Iron Works at Bath, Maine, on 10 July 1944; launched 30 November 1944; and commissioned at Boston on 13 February 1945. It records Boston Navy Yard radar-picket modifications (13 February-21 March 1945); redesignation DDR-807 on 18 March 1949; an eight-month FRAM overhaul at Long Beach Naval Shipyard beginning June 1962; redesignation DD-807 on 15 November 1962; decommissioning at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard on 20 November 1970; striking on 1 February 1974; and sale for scrap on 18 April 1975. The specifications block gives a complement of 345.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1944-1975
- Population
- Bath Iron Works construction trades (1944-45); Navy crew (design complement 345); named yard workforces
- Limitations
- This ship history establishes dates, yards, designations, and complement, but does not identify asbestos-containing material, its location, its condition, removal, exposure, or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-benner-dd807-01
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[2]National Archives and Records Administration, 'Researching Asbestos aboard US Naval Vessel up through 1961' (reviewed 2 March 2022) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NARA guide sections 'Beginning Research,' 'General Information Books,' 'Board of Inspection and Survey Reports,' and 'Cartographic Branch'
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- NARA's Navy-vessel asbestos research guide identifies the relevant archival routes for a pre-1961 destroyer: Bureau of Ships RG 19 correspondence searchable by hull designation and builder, destroyer General Information Books, Board of Inspection and Survey reports, specification files, and ship engineering drawings (including S39 insulation and lagging). Benner's 1944-45 construction and 1962 FRAM period identify DD807, Bath Iron Works, and Long Beach work as priority search terms.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1941-1961 (guide's stated Navy-materiel scope); Benner archival targets 1944-1962
- Population
- Potential researchers of Navy vessel records; Benner construction, overhaul, and crew periods are only research targets
- Limitations
- This is a research guide, not a Benner document. It does not establish asbestos aboard Benner, identify products or quantities, or establish any person's exposure. The referenced archival records were not retrieved in this batch.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-benner-dd807-02
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[3]Researcher review of the public NHHC DANFS history, NARA asbestos-research guide, NARA Catalog searches for 'USS Benner' and 'DD-807,' and official EPA/OSHA searches; source scope and leads documented in search ledger [other_primary]
- Locator
- Search ledger sl-uss-benner-dd807-01 through sl-uss-benner-dd807-04
- Finding type
- environmental_record
- Finding
- No qualifying public authoritative ship-specific asbestos survey, abatement record, product inventory, environmental record, or regulatory record for USS Benner (DD-807) was located in the sources searched. The authoritative NARA guide instead identifies unretrieved RG 19/RG 38 records as the next research path.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- Public sources searched 2026-09-27; vessel service 1945-1970
- Population
- Not applicable; no ship-specific exposure population is documented by this negative search
- Limitations
- A negative search result is not proof that asbestos was absent. The search did not include on-site NARA research, FOIA, private contractor files, or unreleased Navy records, and it cannot establish material absence, exposure, causation, or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-benner-dd807-03
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[4]CourtListener authenticated API v4 sweep, required helper /Users/charlesfletcher/devin-prompts/cl-auth-search.py; exact-name opinion query initiated [court_record]
- Locator
- Helper diagnostic: 'authenticated request: type=o query_len=12'; batch report and search ledger record the incomplete attempt
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- CourtListener litigation classification is incomplete. The authenticated helper initiated the exact-name opinion query for 'USS Benner,' but the fleet-wide pacing limiter did not supply a token within this execution environment's request window. No response was received, and no name or hull-number result was classified as qualifying asbestos litigation, other litigation, name collision, or no result.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 2026-09-27 litigation sweep
- Population
- Not applicable
- Limitations
- This is a tooling/pacing gap, not a negative litigation finding. Required exact-name and DD-807 opinion/docket searches remain outstanding; no exposure allegation, product identification, finding, or judgment may be inferred from this incomplete sweep.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-benner-dd807-04