Evidence
13 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-13).
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[1]research packet iy-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-chandler-dd206-pkt-iy-packet-md
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[2]NHHC, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, 'Chandler (DD-206)' (verbatim transcription via globalsecurity.org mirror; live NHHC page returns 404) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Service narrative, paragraphs 6-8
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS records Chandler's wartime operations and disposal: collided with Lamberton (DMS-2) in fog on 27 July 1942 en route to the Aleutians; repaired at Mare Island Navy Yard 11 August-27 September 1942; reported to Dutch Harbor 5 October for Aleutians patrol and convoy escort; covered the Attu landings in May 1943 and Kiska landings in August; readied at San Francisco in October 1943; reported to Pearl Harbor 1 January 1944 and swept mines and screened in landings at Majuro (31 January), Eniwetok (17 February-6 March), Saipan (13 June-20 July), and Tinian (21-24 July); joined Newcomb (DD-586) in sinking the Japanese submarine I-185 on 22 June 1944; swept ahead of the Leyte assault 17-25 October 1944; under heavy air attack at Lingayen on the night of 6-7 January 1945 when Hovey (DMS-11) was torpedoed and sank in three minutes - Chandler recovered 229 officers and men; escorted convoys through mid-February; swept, patrolled, and screened at Iwo Jima 16-28 February 1945; returned to the west coast for overhaul in April; reclassified AG-108 on 5 June 1945 and towed targets for shakedown gunnery exercises from San Diego and Pearl Harbor; arrived Norfolk 21 October 1945; decommissioned 21 November 1945; sold 18 November 1946. Eight battle stars for World War II service.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- Documents the 1942 Mare Island repair period and the April 1945 west-coast overhaul (identified as Mare Island by U.S. Navy photographs per ev-02), plus battle-damage-adjacent events; DANFS does not describe materials disturbed, removed, or installed and does not establish asbestos work or exposure. The Norfolk decommissioning facility and the October 1943 San Francisco readying facility are not further identified. The live NHHC page returns 404; verbatim transcription cited.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-chandler-dd206-05
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[3]NavSource Naval History, Destroyer Photo Index DD-206 / DMS-9 / AG-108 and Mine Warfare Vessel Photo Archive, Chandler (DMS-9/AG-108) (official photo captions incl. NH 55069, NH 84640, 80-G-32544, 3042-45, 3043-45, 3944-45, 3946-45, 3948-45) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Building data block and DMS-9 specification block; photo captions dated 28 April-24 May 1945 (navsource.net/archives/11/0909.htm)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource photographic archive building data and designations for this hull: laid down 19 August 1918 by William Cramp and Sons Ship and Engine Building Co., Philadelphia; launched 19 March 1919; commissioned 5 September 1919 as Destroyer No. 206; designated DD-206 on 17 July 1920; decommissioned 20 October 1922 at San Francisco and laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet, Mare Island; recommissioned 31 March 1930; reclassified and converted to high-speed minesweeper DMS-9 on 19 November 1940; reclassified miscellaneous auxiliary AG-108 on 5 June 1945; decommissioned 21 November 1945 at Norfolk, Va.; stricken 5 December 1945; sold for scrap 18 November 1946. DMS-9 specification block lists three White-Forster boilers, two 26,000 shp Bethlehem (Parsons-design) geared turbines with De Laval single-reduction gear on two shafts, complement 149, and armament of three 3"/50 dual-purpose mounts plus one twin 40mm mount with no torpedo tubes listed - versus the DD specification of four 4-inch guns and 12 x 21-inch torpedo tubes - and a reduced boiler count versus the four-boiler Clemson-class standard, consistent with the minesweeper conversion's removal of one boiler, its funnel, and the torpedo tubes. U.S. Navy photographs in the index place the ship in Mare Island dry dock No. 2 on 28 April and 7 May 1945 (with DE-259/260/262 in dock) and off Mare Island through 24 May 1945, identifying the April 1945 'west coast overhaul' yard as Mare Island.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- NavSource is a compiled photographic index, not an official record; its official NHHC/NARA photo captions are primary but the specification blocks are archive-compiled. The boiler-count reduction is stated in the DMS-9 spec block; the claim that conversion removed the No. 4 boiler and fourth funnel appears in secondary sources consistent with that block. Documents configuration and yard periods, not asbestos content or materials.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-chandler-dd206-02
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[4]National Archives, Ship Plan Index, CHANDLER DD-206 entries [other_primary]
- Locator
- CHANDLER DD-206 entries: RG 19 Alphabetical Ship Drawings (NAID 53483892), RG 19 Microfilm (NAID 175668640), RG 38 Trial Curves (NAID 12451237)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA's Ship Plan Index lists CHANDLER, DD-206, in Record Group 19 under Alphabetical Ship Drawings (NAID 53483892) and Microfilm (NAID 175668640), and in Record Group 38 under Trial Curves (NAID 12451237). These collections are leads for examining ship-specific plans, including any available insulation and piping drawings. The index separately lists THEODORE E. CHANDLER DD-717 (a different hull, the Gearing-class destroyer) under NAIDs 153714699 and 175670909 - the two hulls must not be conflated in archival retrieval.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- The index establishes holdings, not the contents of individual drawings. No Chandler drawing or material schedule was retrieved or reviewed; the index is not evidence of asbestos aboard.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-chandler-dd206-06
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[5]National Archives, 'Researching Asbestos aboard US Naval Vessel up through 1961' [other_primary]
- Locator
- Beginning Research; General Information Books; Cartographic Branch (S39/S48); Other Records and their usefulness
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- NARA's research guide describes potential asbestos-relevant Navy record groups for the 1941-1961 period, including RG 19 Destroyer, Destroyer Escort, and Frigate General Information Books (Entry P 9, 1907-1961) and S39 insulation/lagging and S48 piping drawings among Ship Engineering Drawings; RG 19 general correspondence for 1940-1945 is arranged by hull designation (Chandler's correspondence would file under DD206 and DMS9). It states that deck logs and muster rolls provide no direct evidence of asbestos aboard ships.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- This is a research guide, not a Chandler material record. Its covered correspondence begins in 1940, so Chandler's 1918-19 construction falls outside the guide's described file series; it establishes where to search (including for the 1940-45 conversion/repair/overhaul periods) and does not show that a Chandler GIB exists or that this ship contained asbestos.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-chandler-dd206-07
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[6]Fleischer, W.E., Viles, F.J., Gade, R.L., Drinker, P., 'A Health Survey of Pipe Covering Operations in Constructing Naval Vessels,' Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology 28:9-16 (January 1946), PMID 21016030 [other_primary]
- Locator
- J Ind Hyg Toxicol 1946 Jan;28:9-16; abstract-less record; text of 'pipe covering material' section
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- A U.S. Public Health Service industrial-hygiene survey of pipe covering operations in naval vessel construction records that 'an important ingredient of pipe covering material used on U.S. Navy vessels is amosite' - an asbestos mineral - and documents asbestos dust conditions in pipe covering at two Navy yards and two Navy contract yards. This is the documented wartime practice within which Chandler's 1940-41 high-speed-minesweeper conversion, August-September 1942 repairs, and April-May 1945 overhaul at Mare Island fall.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- The survey covered anonymized yards A-D (two Navy, two contract); Mare Island is not identified and no hull is named. It documents Navy-wide material practice in new construction - not this hull's materials, and not conversion/repair work specifically. The study's conclusion that pipe covering was not a dangerous occupation was later heavily criticized as erroneous; the row is cited only for documented material composition, not exposure safety.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-chandler-dd206-08
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[7]Atlas shipyards.json record 'mare-island-naval-shipyard' (underlying sources: Navy/City of Vallejo Final EIS/EIR April 1998, DTIC ADA344388/ADA344389; Collins v. Plant Insulation Co., 185 Cal. App. 4th 260 (2010)) [other_primary]
- Locator
- shipyards.json mare-island-naval-shipyard evidence rows ev-mare-island-01/-02
- Finding type
- environmental_record
- Finding
- The Atlas shipyard dataset documents Mare Island Naval Shipyard (Vallejo, CA) as an asbestos-documented yard: the 1998 Navy/City of Vallejo Final EIS/EIR for disposal and reuse records asbestos-containing material in shipyard buildings (DTIC ADA344388/ADA344389), and Collins v. Plant Insulation Co., 185 Cal. App. 4th 260 (2010) documents asbestos insulation products worked at the yard in 1976-1994. Chandler had four documented Mare Island Navy Yard periods: reserve lay-up 1922-1930, DMS conversion October 1940-early 1941, collision repairs August-September 1942, and overhaul April-May 1945.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- Yard-level documentation only. The located Mare Island asbestos records post-date Chandler's yard periods by decades (1998 EIS; 1976-94 litigation period); they establish that the yard handled ACM, not that asbestos work was performed on this hull in 1940-45. No Mare Island work package for Chandler was located.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-chandler-dd206-09
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[8]Negative result from NHHC DANFS, NARA Ship Plan Index, NARA asbestos research guide, NavSource photo archive, and Atlas shipyard dataset; see search_ledger [other_primary]
- Locator
- Search ledger sl-01 through sl-06 and sl-12 through sl-13
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The official sources and catalog entries reviewed for this record did not yield a ship-specific asbestos survey, product schedule, abatement record, or material finding for Chandler. Asbestos presence aboard DD-206/DMS-9/AG-108 remains unknown.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- This is a bounded search result, not proof that asbestos was absent. Underlying NARA plans, GIBs, the 1940-41 conversion work package, the 1942 repair package, the 1945 overhaul package, and the 1946 scrapping/sale file were not obtained.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-chandler-dd206-10
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[9]Bernert Towboat Co. v. USS Chandler (DDG-996), 666 F. Supp. 1454 (D. Or. 1987); citing opinions incl. Ocean Foods Boat Co. v. M/V Tosca, 692 F. Supp. 1253 (D. Or. 1988), and Matheny v. Tennessee Valley Authority, 523 F. Supp. 2d 697 (M.D. Tenn. 2007) [court_record]
- Locator
- CourtListener opinion 2151044 (DDG-996 named in caption); opinion search result set for '"USS Chandler"' (10 hits, all DDG-996 precedent or citers)
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- NAME COLLISION - not asbestos litigation. All ten CourtListener opinion hits for the exact name 'USS Chandler' trace to Bernert Towboat Co. v. USS Chandler (DDG-996), 666 F. Supp. 1454 (D. Or. 1987), an admiralty collision case, or to opinions citing it. The vessel in Bernert is the guided-missile destroyer Chandler (DDG-996, in commission 1982-1999), a different hull. A third same-name hull, Theodore E. Chandler (DD-717, in service 1946-1975), also requires attribution care for any future hit.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- Bernert resolves collision liability, not asbestos or exposure, and names DDG-996 - not this hull. Citing opinions repeat the DDG-996 precedent. No opinion naming DD-206, DMS-9, or AG-108 was located.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-chandler-dd206-11
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[10]CourtListener authenticated API v4 search responses via cl-auth-search.py [court_record]
- Locator
- Search ledger sl-07 through sl-11
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Authenticated CourtListener API v4 sweep via the fleet helper: exact-name opinion query 'USS Chandler' returned count 10 - all resolved to the DDG-996 admiralty precedent or its citers (see ev-11); hull-number opinion query 'DD-206' returned count 0. The exact-name docket query 'USS Chandler' and opinion queries 'DMS-9', 'AG-108', and '"USS Chandler" asbestos' were blocked by the fleet pacing guard and not completed.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- The completed opinion searches contain no qualifying asbestos litigation naming this hull. The docket sweep and remaining designation queries were blocked by the fleet pacing guard at close of work - the sweep is incomplete, not proof that no complaint exists. Any future 'USS Chandler' hit requires hull attribution against DD-206 (1919-1945), Theodore E. Chandler DD-717 (1946-1975), and Chandler DDG-996 (1982-1999).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-chandler-dd206-12
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[11]NHHC, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, 'Chandler (DD-206)' (verbatim transcription via globalsecurity.org mirror; live NHHC page returns 404) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS specification block and service narrative, opening paragraph
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NHHC DANFS identifies Chandler as a Clemson-class destroyer (DD-206): displacement 1,215 tons; length 314'4"; beam 31'9"; draft 9'10"; speed 35 kt; complement 122; armament 4 x 4-inch guns, 12 x 21-inch torpedo tubes. Launched 19 March 1919 by William Cramp and Sons Ship and Engine Building Company, Philadelphia, Pa.; sponsored by Mrs. L. H. Chandler; commissioned 5 September 1919, Lieutenant Commander F. Cogswell in command.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- Documents identity, construction, and design specifications, not asbestos composition, installed products, or occupational exposure. The complement of 122 is the DANFS design specification, not an actual wartime muster. The laid-down date (19 August 1918) is not stated in the DANFS text and is carried from NavSource building data. The live NHHC page (history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/c/chandler.html) returns 404; text verified against the verbatim globalsecurity.org transcription and the hazegray.org transcription via Wayback capture 20241127082409 (hazegray live host is DNS-unreachable from this workstation).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-chandler-dd206-01
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[12]NHHC, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, 'Chandler (DD-206)' (verbatim transcription via globalsecurity.org mirror; live NHHC page returns 404) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Service narrative, paragraphs 2-3
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS records Chandler's first commission and interwar service: assigned to Destroyer Squadron 3, Atlantic Fleet; sailed from Newport, R.I., 19 December 1919 for U.S. Naval Forces, Turkey; diplomatic mission to the Crimea; aided American Red Cross relief work with Russian refugees; joined the U.S. Naval Detachment Adriatic as station ship at Venice, Italy, with relief duty throughout the Adriatic until January 1921; via the Suez Canal to Cavite, P.I., arriving 15 February 1921; served with the Asiatic Fleet until 25 August 1922; cleared Chefoo, China, and arrived at San Francisco 30 September; decommissioned 20 October 1922 and placed in reserve at Mare Island Navy Yard.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- Documents service history and the Mare Island reserve lay-up, not materials, asbestos content, or exposure. The live NHHC page returns 404; verbatim transcription cited.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-chandler-dd206-03
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[13]NHHC, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, 'Chandler (DD-206)' (verbatim transcription via globalsecurity.org mirror; live NHHC page returns 404) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Service narrative, paragraphs 4-5
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS records Chandler's second commission and conversion: recommissioned 31 March 1930 for operations off the west coast, Hawaii, the Panama Canal Zone, and the Caribbean; sailed to New York for the Presidential Fleet Review of 31 May 1934; took part in radio sound tests in 1936; served as plane guard during the Secretary of the Navy's flight to Hawaii in 1940; reported to Mare Island Navy Yard in October 1940, was reclassified DMS-9 on 19 November 1940, and converted to a high-speed minesweeper; arrived at Pearl Harbor 12 February 1941; was at sea on 7 December 1941 and returned two days later; escorted convoys to San Francisco, Palmyra, Christmas, and Midway Islands and swept and patrolled Hawaiian waters through 30 June 1942.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- Documents the documented 1940-41 Mare Island conversion period - a yard event in which insulation would have been disturbed or installed - but DANFS does not describe materials removed or installed and does not establish asbestos work or exposure. The live NHHC page returns 404; verbatim transcription cited.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-chandler-dd206-04