Evidence
4 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-4).
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[1]research packet crew-ff-packet.md (1 sources cited) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-bush-dd529-pkt-crew-ff-packet-md
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[2]Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, Bush II (DD-529), NHHC [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS Bush II (DD-529), specifications and narrative through disposition
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NHHC DANFS identifies Bush (DD-529) as a Fletcher-class destroyer built by Bethlehem Shipbuilding Company, San Francisco: laid down 12 February 1942, launched 27 October 1942, commissioned 10 May 1943; design complement 329. It served in the Pacific during World War II, was struck by three kamikaze aircraft off Okinawa on 6 April 1945, broke apart and sank, with 245 survivors and 88 killed or missing. Stricken from the Navy Register 28 April 1945; awarded seven battle stars.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1942-1945
- Population
- Ship's crew, 1943-1945
- Limitations
- Historical service record only. DANFS does not document asbestos or identify materials aboard. Its casualty totals are the totals reported in this entry.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-bush-dd529-01
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[3]U.S. Navy, USS Bush (DD-529) Holds Last Reunion, 14 April 2015 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Article paragraphs 3-4 and closing ship summary
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The Navy's retrospective identifies Bush as a Fletcher-class destroyer commissioned 10 May 1943, approximately 330 Sailors aboard, sunk off Okinawa on 6 April 1945 after three kamikaze strikes, and credited with seven battle stars. The approximate crew figure is consistent in scale with, but is not identical to, DANFS's design complement of 329.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1943-1945; article published 2015
- Population
- USS Bush crew and surviving sailors
- Limitations
- Retrospective Navy news article, not a crew roster or asbestos record. 'Approximately 330' is an approximate crew description and should not replace DANFS's design complement figure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-bush-dd529-02
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[4]NHHC DANFS, Bush II (DD-529), propulsion and specifications block [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS introductory class identification and construction dates
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Class/era context only: NHHC DANFS identifies Bush as a Fletcher-class destroyer constructed 1942-1943. That identification prioritizes period/class research but does not document asbestos products aboard Bush. Ship-specific asbestos documentation remains unknown.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1942-1943 construction era
- Population
- Class/era background only
- Limitations
- The cited entry does not establish that asbestos was installed aboard this hull, identify any product, location, quantity, or exposure, and is not a survey or material specification. No ship-specific asbestos finding is made.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-bush-dd529-03