Evidence
9 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-9).
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[1]research packet hs-packet.md (2 sources cited) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-bridget-de1024-pkt-hs-packet-md
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[2]DANFS, Bridget (DE-1024) (namesake biography, builder, dates, specifications; verbatim transcription - live NHHC page serves 404) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS entry, namesake paragraph + specifications block
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS record for this hull: namesake Captain Francis Joseph Bridget (b. Washington, D.C., 2 August 1897; USNA 1921; Naval Aviator 13 April 1929; staff of Commander, Patrol Wing 10 at the Japanese attack on the Philippines 8 December 1941; joined American forces on Bataan, taken prisoner; killed 15 December 1944 when the Japanese prison ship in which he was embarked was sunk off Olongapo, Luzon). Specifications: dp. 1280; l. 314'6"; b. 36'9"; dr. 20'; s. 25 k.; cpl. 170; cl. Dealey. Bridget (DE-1024) launched 25 April 1956 by Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Co., Seattle, Wash.; sponsored by Mrs. Francis J. Bridget, widow of Captain Bridget; commissioned 24 October 1957, Lieutenant Commander J. B. Haines in command.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1955-1957 (build); namesake 1897-1944
- Population
- Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging construction trades 1955-57; crew (design complement 170)
- Limitations
- DANFS documents namesake, builder, dates, and specifications - not materials or asbestos content. The published entry ends at commissioning (typical of the volume era); decommissioning, striking, and disposal are not in the DANFS text and are sourced only to secondary compilations. Mirror transcription cited because the live NHHC page returns 404.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-bridget-de1024-01
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[3]NHHC, 'Appendix 12 - Ships Named for Naval Aviators,' Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons / naval aviation history publication (entry: 'Bridget (DE 1024) CAPT Francis J. Bridget, USN 24 Oct 1957') [other_primary]
- Locator
- NHHC app12.pdf, 'Ships Named for Naval Aviators' entry for Bridget (DE 1024)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Official NHHC naval-aviation appendix independently confirms this hull's identity: 'Bridget (DE 1024)' is listed among ships named for naval aviators, naming CAPT Francis J. Bridget, USN, with the commissioning date 24 October 1957 - corroborating the DANFS record for this hull.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1957
- Limitations
- Confirms namesake, hull number, and commissioning date only; contains no service history, materials, or asbestos information. Live NHHC URL serves 404; archived capture and search-index extract used.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-bridget-de1024-02
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[4]NHHC photo catalog, image NH 91918 - USS Bridget (DE-1024), circa late 1961, Pacific Ocean (U.S. Naval Historical Center photo) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NHHC photo catalog page NH-91918 (Wayback capture 2025-04-03)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- An official NHHC photograph of this hull exists in the NH-series collection (NH 91918): USS Bridget (DE-1024) underway in the Pacific circa late 1961, in her as-built configuration before receiving the DASH helicopter deck added in the early 1960s. The catalog page verifies the hull's identity, configuration, and operational period; the image is a lead for contemporaneous visual condition.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1961
- Population
- Crew circa 1961
- Limitations
- Photographic record only - documents the hull's existence and configuration, not materials or asbestos. Caption text retrieved via third-party transcription of the NHHC catalog entry; the archived page itself confirms the catalog number. The pre-modernization configuration shown is relevant only as an archival lead for what was later altered.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-bridget-de1024-03
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[5]DANFS specifications block (Dealey class; 25 kt; cpl. 170) + class data (SCB-72 design: 2 Foster-Wheeler boilers, 1 De Laval geared turbine, 20,000 shp, single shaft) + Atlas shipyard dataset, Puget Sound Bridge & Dredging record (tier-3 asbestos-era yard) [other_primary]
- Locator
- DANFS specifications block; class design data; shipyards.json record 'puget-sound-bridge-dredging'
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Era/yard inference: a Dealey-class destroyer escort built 1955-57 with a single-screw steam plant (2 Foster-Wheeler boilers; 1 De Laval geared turbine; 20,000 shp) would have carried era-standard asbestos applications - boiler insulation, turbine and steam-line lagging, gaskets and packing, machinery/bulkhead insulation, fireproofing, and deck coverings - consistent with 1950s Navy steam-ship construction practice. The Dealey class was the first post-WWII ocean-escort design (SCB-72), built 1952-1958 across five yards; builder Puget Sound Bridge & Dredging is a tier-3 asbestos-era yard in the Atlas dataset.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1955-1973
- Population
- Puget Sound Bridge & Dredging construction trades 1955-57; crew 1957-73
- Limitations
- Class/era and builder-yard inference only - NOT a hull-specific finding. No ship-specific document establishes that any particular product aboard this hull contained asbestos, and this row does not quantify material or establish any individual's exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-bridget-de1024-04
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[6]Lockwood v. AC & S, Inc., 109 Wash. 2d 235, 744 P.2d 605 (1987) - Raymark asbestos products at Puget Sound Bridge & Dredge during a large liner conversion, 1947-1948 (Atlas shipyards.json tier-3 record 'puget-sound-bridge-dredging', ev-puget-bridge-01) [court_record]
- Locator
- Lockwood v. AC & S, 109 Wash. 2d 235 (1987), opinion recital of yard testimony (insulator Bradley, Raymark products 1947-48)
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Yard-level litigation documentation: the Washington Supreme Court's Lockwood opinion ties asbestos products (Raymark asbestos insulation on pipes and steam turbines) to work at the builder of this hull, Puget Sound Bridge & Dredging, during a large liner conversion in 1947-1948. The documented exposure predates this hull's construction period (1955-1957) by roughly seven years and concerns a different vessel, but establishes that asbestos products were in use at this yard in the era bracketing Bridget's build.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1947-1948 (exposure); 1987 (opinion)
- Population
- Puget Sound Bridge & Dredge shipyard workers (insulators) 1947-48
- Limitations
- Yard-level and earlier-period finding only - it does not name this hull, does not establish that asbestos was installed in DE-1024, and does not address any individual's exposure. Plaintiff Lockwood was a smoker, relevant to causation analysis in that case only.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-bridget-de1024-05
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[7]U.S. National Archives holdings for this hull: deck logs (RG 24), annual command histories / OPNAV Report 5750 series, and BuShips RG 19 General Information Book per-vessel material specifications [other_primary]
- Locator
- catalog.archives.gov queries 'DE-1024' and 'USS Bridget' (empty response); RG 24 / RG 19 / OPNAV 5750 series descriptions
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Undigitized federal archival holdings bearing on this hull's construction and material outfit: NARA deck logs for DE-1024 (RG 24), ship's annual command histories filed under OPNAV Report 5750 (held by NHHC/Navy Department Library), and the RG 19 General Information Book series, which can contain per-vessel material and insulation specifications. None was retrieved; the NARA catalog API returned an empty response to hull-number and ship-name queries this session.
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1957-1973
- Limitations
- Archival lead only - these holdings are standard for commissioned Navy hulls but were not inspected; their contents and any asbestos-relevant detail are unknown. Absence of digitized records is not evidence about the hull's materials.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-bridget-de1024-06
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[8]CourtListener API v4 opinion search, exact-name query "USS Bridget" (type=o): 0 results; docket-type and hull-number queries deferred by fleet pacing [court_record]
- Locator
- cl-auth-search.py --query '"USS Bridget"' --type opinion (count: 0); deferred queries logged in search_ledger sl-06
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Litigation sweep result for this hull: an authenticated CourtListener v4 opinion search for the exact string "USS Bridget" returned zero opinions. No published opinion naming the vessel was located; no qualifying asbestos litigation naming DE-1024 was identified.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 2026-09-28
- Limitations
- Partial sweep - the docket-type (RECAP) query for "USS Bridget" and the "DE-1024" hull-number query could not be completed this session because the shared CourtListener budget was paced (HTTP 429-equivalent stand-down). Zero opinion hits does not rule out unindexed dockets or state-court filings; sweep is a negative finding, not proof of absence.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-bridget-de1024-07
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[9]Batch-3956 search ledger (this record): DANFS transcription; NHHC appendix and photo catalog; NVR; NARA catalog; CourtListener exact-name opinion query; open-web sweep for survey/abatement/litigation naming this hull [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-bridget-de1024-01 through sl-uss-bridget-de1024-09
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located for DE-1024: no hull ACM survey, no abatement contract, no former-owner hazmat disclosure, and no docketed asbestos case naming the vessel was found in the public sources searched. Open-web hits naming USS Bridget DE-1024 are law-firm and marketing pages (Shepard Law; asbestos-ships.com; navyshipexposure.com; freeasbestostesting.com), which are excluded as non-authoritative; one marketing page publishes an 'equipment manifest' naming Warren pumps as alleged asbestos equipment aboard this hull - unverifiable against any primary record and not carried. Two marketing pages also carry factually wrong dates (e.g., 'decommissioned September 1968'), illustrating why they were excluded rather than mined.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 2026-09-28
- Limitations
- Absence of a located public record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard - the hull was scrapped in 1974 and cannot be surveyed; era inference in ev-04 is consistent but unproven for this hull. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-bridget-de1024-08