Evidence
6 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-6).
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[1]research packet 767-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-bright-de747-pkt-767-packet-md
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[2]Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, USS Bright (DE-747), Naval History Division transcription [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS entry: opening identification/specifications block and service narrative through final paragraph
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS identifies Bright (DE-747) as a Cannon-class destroyer escort; launched 26 September 1943 by Western Pipe and Steel Company at San Pedro, California; commissioned 30 June 1944; operated in the Pacific, was damaged by a Japanese aircraft off Okinawa on 13 May 1945, repaired at Portland, Oregon, and went out of commission in reserve at Green Cove Springs, Florida, on 19 April 1946. It was transferred to France under the Mutual Defense Assistance Program on 11 November 1950 and received one World War II battle star.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1943-1950
- Population
- Construction trades, U.S. Navy crew, repair workers, and later French naval personnel
- Limitations
- DANFS documents identity, service, dimensions, propulsion summary, and disposition milestones; it does not identify asbestos-containing materials, quantities, condition, individual exposure, or legal eligibility. The cited page is a DANFS transcription because the live NHHC page was not located in this search.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-bright-de747-01
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[3]National Archives, Ship Plan Index, BRIGHT, DE-747, Record Group 19, Hull series of Ship Engineering Drawings, NAID 153715114 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Ship Plan Index result row: BRIGHT | DE-747 | 19 | Hull series of Ship Engineering Drawings | 153715114
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA's official Ship Plan Index identifies a hull-specific Record Group 19 entry for BRIGHT (DE-747), Hull series of Ship Engineering Drawings, NAID 153715114.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Limitations
- The index establishes the existence and identifier of a hull-specific engineering-drawing holding only. The drawings were not retrieved or reviewed here and therefore do not establish asbestos content, material locations, condition, removal, or exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-bright-de747-02
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[4]Naval History and Heritage Command/National Archives photograph 80-G-202291, USS Bright (DE-747) at launching [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- NHHC image catalog metadata: title, caption, catalog number, and original date
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NHHC's image catalog identifies a National Archives photograph of USS Bright (DE-747) at launching, accession 80-G, catalog 80-G-202291, dated 26 September 1943.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1943-09-26
- Population
- Shipyard launch ceremony
- Limitations
- The image catalog corroborates the hull's launch identity and date but contains no asbestos, material, condition, or exposure information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-bright-de747-03
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[5]GAO, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (18 October 1979) [gao]
- Locator
- GAO product page HRD-80-2; report title and Navy asbestos-program description
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO's Navy-wide review describes thermal insulation as a major Navy shipboard use of asbestos and discusses Navy damaged-insulation removal policy. This is relevant to a 1943-44 destroyer-escort context but is not a survey of USS Bright.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1975-1979 policy and review; contextualized against Bright's 1944-1946 U.S. service
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers and crews, program-wide
- Limitations
- Program-level evidence, not a DE-747 record; it does not establish that any material aboard Bright contained asbestos, identify products or locations, quantify material, establish condition, or establish individual exposure. The GAO full text was not retrieved in this batch.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-bright-de747-04
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[6]Authenticated CourtListener API v4 sweep attempted through the required fleet helper [court_record]
- Locator
- Helper stderr: 'COURTLISTENER PACING: the fleet-wide request budget is momentarily spent'; first attempted query was type=o, q=USS Bright
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- The required authenticated helper was invoked for the exact-name CourtListener search, but the fleet-wide pacing limiter reported that the shared request budget was momentarily spent before returning an API result. Per the helper guidance, no retry was made and the exact-name docket plus DE-747 opinion/docket queries were not sent. This is a coverage gap, not a no-litigation finding.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 2026-09-29
- Limitations
- The CourtListener sweep is incomplete because the shared authenticated pacing budget stopped the first request. No conclusion can be drawn about qualifying asbestos litigation, other litigation, name collisions, or no results from the unsent queries. CourtListener coverage would also not establish the absence of state filings, unindexed pleadings, or settlements.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-bright-de747-05