Evidence
7 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-7).
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[1]research packet fb-packet.md (1 sources cited) [nhhc_danfs]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-carmick-dd493-pkt-fb-packet-md
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[2]NHHC, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, Carmick (DD-493) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- NHHC DANFS entry, specification block and service narrative (conversion, reserve status and redesignation)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NHHC identifies Carmick (DD-493) as a Bristol-class destroyer, launched 8 March 1942 by Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Co. in Seattle and commissioned 28 December 1942. It records Atlantic convoy escort, D-Day and southern France operations, conversion to high-speed minesweeper DMS-33 in June 1945, Pacific and Korean War service, placement out of commission in reserve on 13 February 1954, redesignation DD-493 on 15 July 1955, and design complement of 208. The DANFS entry does not document asbestos or give a propulsion specification.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1942-1955
- Population
- Ship's crew; DANFS design complement 208
- Limitations
- Official ship history and design complement only. The entry makes no claim about asbestos, asbestos-containing materials, individual exposure, or causation. It does not state the ship's final sale or scrapping disposition.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-carmick-dd493-01
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[3]NAVSEA FOIA Case Log, FY 2013, request 2013F010065 (Navy log copy hosted by The Black Vault) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NAVSEA-FOIALOG-2013.pdf, p. 1, case 2013F010065
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The NAVSEA FOIA log records a request received 31 December 2012 asking whether the USS Carmick (DD-493/DMS-33) on which the requester's husband served had asbestos. The log establishes that the question was asked; it does not provide the Navy's response or any underlying ship records.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 2012-2013 FOIA processing
- Population
- FOIA requester and a former Carmick servicemember; no exposure facts supplied
- Limitations
- This is an inquiry recorded in a Navy administrative log, not an asbestos survey, Navy finding, litigation record, or evidence that asbestos was present aboard. The document is an official Navy log accessed through a third-party mirror; the response and requested records were not located.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-carmick-dd493-02
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[4]National Archives, Researching Asbestos aboard U.S. Naval Vessel up through 1961 (research guide) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NARA guide, sections on RG 19 correspondence, General Information Books, and ship material records
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA's guide identifies Bureau of Ships Record Group 19 ship- and class-designation correspondence, destroyer and minesweeper General Information Books, and ship-specific machinery/layout records as relevant research paths for investigating asbestos aboard a Navy vessel. These are leads for further Carmick research, not findings about Carmick.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- Records described cover 1940-1961 and related periods
- Population
- Researchers of Navy vessel records
- Limitations
- Research guidance only; no Carmick RG 19, General Information Book, machinery specification, survey, or abatement file was retrieved or reviewed. The guide makes no finding about asbestos aboard this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-carmick-dd493-03
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[5]U.S. Trade Representative, shipyard inventory exhibit listing Seattle-Tacoma-built U.S. Navy ships [other_primary]
- Locator
- Exhibit PDF, table headed 'Built by Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding, Seattle Division', DD 493 row
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The U.S. government exhibit identifies DD 493 Carmick among ships built by Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding and lists it as scrapped in 1972.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1972 disposition
- Population
- Ship disposition record
- Limitations
- Supports builder and final disposition only. It contains no asbestos, maintenance, abatement, exposure, or causation information. Exact sale date was not carried because this source provides only the year.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-carmick-dd493-04
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[6]GAO, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (1979) [gao]
- Locator
- GAO product page and report abstract, HRD-80-2
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO reviewed Navy asbestos-protection practices, including insulation-removal policies. This is Navy-wide program context for a ship that served from 1942 to 1954; it does not identify Carmick or establish asbestos aboard it.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1979
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers and Navy asbestos-protection program
- Limitations
- Program-level evidence only. It does not establish original materials, asbestos content, quantities, shipboard condition, individual exposure, or causation. Full report text was not retrieved in this review; the GAO product page and report description were consulted.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-carmick-dd493-05
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[7]CourtListener authenticated API v4 search attempt through fleet helper; exact-name opinion query was not sent because the fleet pacing limiter denied a request token [court_record]
- Locator
- cl-auth-search.py --query 'USS Carmick' --type opinion --limit 50; helper returned fleet-wide pacing budget spent (exit 2), with no API request
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- No litigation result classification is made. The required exact-name query ('USS Carmick') was submitted to the authenticated helper, but the helper's fleet limiter reported its momentary request budget spent before making an API request. No CourtListener result was received or reviewed.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 2026-09-27 search attempt
- Population
- CourtListener indexed opinions and dockets
- Limitations
- Blocked before API access; this is not a no-result finding and does not establish that qualifying or other litigation does or does not exist. Exact hull-number docket and opinion searches and RECAP follow-up were not completed. CourtListener work was stood down per helper guidance and batch instructions.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-carmick-dd493-06