Evidence
5 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-5).
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[1]Naval History and Heritage Command, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, 'Billingsley (DD-293)' [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Specifications block and complete service narrative
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS identifies Billingsley as Clemson class, DD-293, with a complement of 122. Bethlehem Steel Co. launched her at Squantum, Massachusetts, on 10 December 1919. She commissioned on 1 March 1920, made Atlantic and Caribbean cruises, Naval Reserve training cruises, and a European and Mediterranean deployment; she arrived at Philadelphia Navy Yard in September 1929, decommissioned on 1 May 1930, and was sold on 17 January 1931.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- DANFS provides the vessel history and complement, but does not identify machinery insulation, asbestos content, individual exposure, or post-sale disposition. It gives a launch date but no keel-laying date.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-billingsley-dd293-01
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[2]National Archives, Special List 44, Named Vessels, Billingsley (DD-293) entry [other_primary]
- Locator
- Named-vessel table, Billingsley (DD-293) row
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA's named-vessel deck-log index lists Billingsley (DD-293) for 1 March 1920 through 1 May 1930, matching the DANFS commissioned interval.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- This is an index entry, not a reviewed deck log. NARA cautions that deck logs may date work periods but do not directly establish asbestos or identify materials used.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-billingsley-dd293-02
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[3]National Archives, Ship Plan Index, Billingsley (DD-293) entries [other_primary]
- Locator
- Ship Plan Index, Billingsley (DD-293) rows
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA's ship-plan index lists Billingsley (DD-293) under Record Group 19 Alphabetical Ship Drawings (catalog ID 53483794) and Microfilm (catalog ID 175668430). These are hull-specific archival leads for checking construction drawings and materials, subject to examination of the actual drawings.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- The public index names drawing series, not individual drawing contents. No Billingsley drawing was reviewed; these entries establish neither an asbestos specification nor a product installed aboard.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-billingsley-dd293-03
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[4]National Archives, 'Researching Asbestos aboard US Naval Vessel up through 1961' [other_primary]
- Locator
- General Information Books; Cartographic Branch; Other Records and their usefulness
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA's Navy asbestos research guide identifies RG 19 destroyer General Information Books (Entry P 9, 1907-1961) and engineering drawings as possible sources for a ship's systems and materials. It also explains that deck logs and muster rolls do not directly document asbestos in ship components.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- The guide is a research method, not evidence that a Billingsley GIB survives or that this hull contained asbestos. Much of its general discussion concerns 1941-1961, after Billingsley's sale.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-billingsley-dd293-04
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[5]Batch 3287 search ledger, NHHC DANFS and NARA public indexes [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-billingsley-dd293-01 through sl-uss-billingsley-dd293-05
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No ship-specific asbestos documentation was located in the public NHHC and NARA sources searched for Billingsley (DD-293). The search located a ship history, deck-log index, and drawing index, but none states that asbestos was installed or identifies an asbestos-containing product aboard the hull.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- A negative search result is not proof that asbestos was absent. Hull drawings, GIBs, maintenance records, and disposal records were not retrieved or examined. No individual exposure or legal eligibility can be inferred.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-billingsley-dd293-05