Evidence
6 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-6).
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[1]NHHC, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, 'Charles Ausburn(e) I (Destroyer No. 294),' updated 17 August 2022 [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Specifications block and service narrative
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NHHC identifies DD-294 as a Clemson-class destroyer laid down 11 September 1919 at Squantum by Bethlehem Steel Corporation, launched 18 December 1919, commissioned 23 March 1920, reclassified DD-294 on 17 July 1920, decommissioned at Philadelphia 1 May 1930, stricken 22 October 1930, and sold for breaking up 17 January 1931. Its specifications give complement 122. Service included the Atlantic and Caribbean, 1923 TS-1 floatplane experiments, North Atlantic plane-guard duty in 1924, and a 1925-26 European and Mediterranean deployment.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- This is a vessel history, not a material schedule or asbestos survey. The 122 figure is the listed complement; NHHC says the ship operated with a reduced complement from October 1920 to May 1922. No individual exposure or asbestos-containing item is established.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-charles-ausburn-dd294-01
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[2]National Archives, Special List 44, Named Vessels, Charles Ausburn (DD-294) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Named-vessel table, Charles Ausburn (DD-294) row
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA's named-vessel deck-log index lists Charles Ausburn (DD-294) for 23 March 1920 through 1 May 1930, independently matching the NHHC commissioned service window.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- An index date range does not establish that every log is digitized or describe materials, overhauls, asbestos, or exposures.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-charles-ausburn-dd294-02
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[3]National Archives, Ship Plan Index, Charles Ausburn DD-294 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Ship Plan Index, CHARLES AUSBURN / DD-294 rows
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA's ship-plan index lists Charles Ausburn (DD-294) in Record Group 19 under Alphabetical Ship Drawings (catalog identifier 53483895) and Microfilm (175668644). These are leads for checking the vessel's construction and machinery, not reviewed drawings.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- Catalog entries establish potentially relevant holdings only. Drawings were not retrieved; their contents, including any insulation specification, remain unknown.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-charles-ausburn-dd294-03
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[4]National Archives, 'Researching Asbestos aboard US Naval Vessel up through 1961' [other_primary]
- Locator
- Ship history and RG 19 guidance; General Information Books; Specifications and Standards; Deck Logs and Muster Rolls
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA's guide to researching asbestos aboard Navy vessels points researchers to RG 19 destroyer General Information Books, Navy specifications, ship construction and overhaul records, muster rolls, and deck logs as routes to vessel-specific material evidence. The guide does not present a DD-294 asbestos finding.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- The guide is research-method context, not proof that a DD-294 book or specification survives or that asbestos was aboard. Its cited 1940-78 destroyer inspection series begins after this ship left service.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-charles-ausburn-dd294-04
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[5]NHHC, DANFS, 'Charles Ausburn(e) I (Destroyer No. 294)' [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Namesake explanation and I / Destroyer No. 294 entry
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The NHHC entry identifies the first ship as Charles Ausburn (DD-294), commissioned 1920-30, and explains that the later namesake used the spelling Charles Ausburne. The later Charles Ausburne (DD-570) is a separate vessel and cannot supply evidence for DD-294.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- Corrects identity and spelling only; does not identify materials or asbestos aboard either vessel.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-charles-ausburn-dd294-05
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[6]NHHC DANFS Charles Ausburn(e) I; NARA Ship Plan Index and named-vessel index; NARA asbestos research guide (source review recorded in search_ledger) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NHHC vessel entry; NARA index entries; search_ledger sl-uss-charles-ausburn-dd294-01 through -05
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- In the authoritative sources reviewed for this record, no document identifies asbestos or a specific asbestos-containing product aboard DD-294. Vessel asbestos content and exposure remain unknown.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- This is a bounded search result, not evidence that DD-294 was asbestos-free. The NARA plans and other physical records were not inspected; absence from digitized summaries cannot establish absence aboard.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-charles-ausburn-dd294-06