Evidence
6 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-6).
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[1]Department of the Navy, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, vol. I (1959), 'Breck (DD-283)' (faithful online transcription) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Breck entry, specifications line and three service-history paragraphs
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The Navy's DANFS entry identifies Breck as DD-283, Clemson class, with a stated complement of 122. It reports launch by Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp. at Squantum, Massachusetts, on 5 September 1919, commissioning on 1 December 1919, decommissioning on 1 May 1930, and sale on 17 January 1931. The entry describes Atlantic Fleet service, reserve commission at Newport from July 1920 to June 1921, European and North African service from June 1926 to June 1927, and arrival at Philadelphia Navy Yard in September 1929.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1919-1931
- Population
- USS Breck crew; actual personnel count unverified
- Limitations
- DANFS documents identity and service history; it does not identify asbestos, installed insulation, equipment brands, individual exposure, or a crew roster. The accessible page is a transcription of the Navy publication because a current NHHC Breck DANFS page was not located. The complement is a specification, not an actual muster count.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-breck-dd283-01
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[2]National Archives, Special List 44, Named Vessels, 'Breck (DD-283)' [other_primary]
- Locator
- Named-vessels table, Breck (DD-283) row
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NARA Special List 44 indexes Breck (DD-283) Navy logbooks from 1 December 1919 through 1 May 1930, independently corroborating the ship and its commissioned-service endpoints.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- This is a logbook index with begin and end dates, not inspection of the logs themselves. It does not document asbestos, shipyard work details, crew exposure, or final disposal.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-breck-dd283-02
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[3]Naval History and Heritage Command, NHF-127 J. Crosby Collection, photograph NHF-127-C.01 [museum_official]
- Locator
- NHF-127-C.01 caption
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NHHC's J. Crosby Collection captions photograph NHF-127-C.01 as USS Breck (DD-283) at Boston, Massachusetts, in December 1919.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- Exterior photograph caption identifies the hull and place/date. It does not reveal interior materials or asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-breck-dd283-03
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[4]National Archives, Ship Plan Index, BRECK DD-283 rows [other_primary]
- Locator
- BRECK DD-283 rows, RG 19, catalog identifiers 53483820 and 175668490
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA's Ship Plan Index lists BRECK DD-283 under RG 19 Alphabetical Ship Drawings (catalog 53483820) and Microfilm of Ship Engineering Drawings (catalog 175668490). These are leads for hull-specific material research; the drawings have not been retrieved.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- The index establishes that drawing series are cataloged for this hull, not that any available drawing identifies asbestos. NARA's same index has a separate BRECK DD-148 line; that line is not attributed to DD-283.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-breck-dd283-04
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[5]National Archives, Researching Asbestos aboard US Naval Vessel up through 1961 [other_primary]
- Locator
- General Information Books; Cartographic Branch sections
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA's asbestos research guide identifies RG 19 destroyer General Information Books (Entry P 9, 1907-1961) and ship engineering drawings, including S39 insulation and lagging and S48 piping, as potential source series to investigate materials on a particular ship.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- This is a general research guide, focused mainly on 1941-1961, and does not state that a Breck GIB or S39/S48 drawing exists. No such document was inspected; no material or exposure finding follows from this lead.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-breck-dd283-05
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[6]DANFS Breck entry; NARA Special List 44; NHHC NHF-127-C.01; NARA Ship Plan Index; search ledger sl-01 through sl-05 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Sources and queries identified in search_ledger; this is a bounded negative search result
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos document was found in the DANFS entry, NARA named-vessels index, NHHC photo caption, or NARA drawing index reviewed for Breck (DD-283). Asbestos presence, products, and individual exposure remain unknown.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- Absence from the consulted public indexes and history is not proof the ship lacked asbestos. Hull drawings, GIBs, logs, construction specifications, and disposal records were not retrieved. CourtListener sweep status is separately recorded.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-breck-dd283-06