Evidence
10 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-10).
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[1]DANFS, Charles Berry (DE-1035) (NHHC; live page returns 404 - Wayback capture 2025-12-09; verbatim transcription also at losthistory.net/hazegray mirror) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS entry 'Charles Berry (DE-1035)', namesake text + service narrative (ends late 1960)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS record for this hull: namesake Charles Joseph Berry born 10 July 1923 in Lorain, Ohio, enlisted in the Marine Corps 1 October 1941; Corporal Berry killed in action at Iwo Jima 3 March 1945 when he saved his comrades from an exploding hand grenade by throwing himself upon it - posthumous Medal of Honor. Charles Berry (DE-1035) launched 17 March 1959 by Avondale Marine Ways, Inc., Avondale, La., under subcontract from American Shipbuilding Co., Lorain, Ohio; sponsored by Mrs. C. Berry; commissioned 25 November 1959, Lieutenant Commander R. C. Robinson in command. Arrived at San Diego, her home port, 3 February 1960; after shakedown training and overhaul, cleared 14 June for a Far East tour taking her to United Nations trust territories in the charge of the United States and on a good-will cruise to Philippine ports; returned to the west coast late in 1960. Data block: 'DE-1035: Classified' (armament not itemized).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1958-1960
- Population
- American Shipbuilding/Avondale construction trades 1958-59; crew 1959-1974
- Limitations
- DANFS documents service history and specifications, not materials or asbestos content. The narrative ends in late 1960 - post-1960 service (homeport change to Pearl Harbor 1964, Vietnam-era deployments, classified operations) is not covered by the official entry. DANFS gives no keel-laying date. Live NHHC page returns 404 as of 2026-09-28; Wayback capture of the official page cited.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-charles-berry-de1035-01
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[2]NavSource Destroyer Escort Photo Index, DE-1035 USS Charles Berry (volunteer photographic archive: specifications block, building/operational data, commanding-officer roster, awards ribbon bar) + Destroyer History Foundation Claud Jones class page (Indonesian-service class summary, citing Bauer & Roberts, Friedman, Silverstone) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 06/06021035 specifications block and 'Charles Berry (DE 1035) Building and Operational Data' block
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Secondary building/disposal record for this hull: keel laid 29 October 1958 at the American Shipbuilding Co., Lorain, Ohio; launched and christened 17 March 1959 at Avondale Marine Ways, Inc., Westwego, La., under subcontract from American Shipbuilding, sponsored by Mrs. C. Berry; commissioned 25 November 1959 at the Charleston Naval Shipyard, Charleston, S.C., Lcdr. R. C. Robinson in command, assigned to Escort Squadron 3 at San Diego; homeport assignment changed to Pearl Harbor June 1964; decommissioned at Pearl Harbor 31 January 1974 after 14 years and 2 months of service, struck from the NVR, transferred to Indonesia, renamed KRI Martadinata (DE-342); decommissioned from the Indonesian Navy 8 September 2005, scrapping pending (secondary). Class-level Indonesian-service summary (destroyerhistory.org): all four ex-Claud Jones-class ships transferred to Indonesia 1973-74 as the last Knox-class frigates joined the fleet, designated frigates as the Samadikun class, refitted at Subic Bay 1979-82, scheduled to decommission 1986-90 but continued in service until after 2000. Specifications block: SCB No. 131 (1956-57), Claud Jones class (4 ships); 1,314 tons light / 1,916 full; 301' wl / 312' oa; beam 38'; draft 18' limit; 4 Fairbanks-Morse 38ND8 diesels, 8,852 shp, 1 shaft; 22 kts; 7,000 nm @ 12 kt; complement 12 officers / 159 enlisted; 2 x 3"/50 Mk 33 (2x1), 2 Mk 11 Hedgehog, 6 x 12.75" Mk 32 torpedo tubes (2x3); SPS-10 / SPS-6C radars, SQS-4 sonar. Ribbon bar: Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation w/ star, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal w/ 1 star, Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1958-2005
- Population
- Construction workforce (Lorain OH contract yard; Avondale Marine Ways launch/completion) 1958-59; crew 1959-1974; Indonesian crew 1974-2005
- Limitations
- NavSource is a volunteer photographic archive, not an official record: the 29 October 1958 keel date, the Lorain keel-laying location, commissioning at Charleston Naval Shipyard, the 1964 homeport change, and the 8 September 2005 Indonesian decommissioning have no primary document located here (DANFS gives no keel date and its narrative ends 1960). Propulsion/armament/complement figures are secondary class data. No materials or asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-charles-berry-de1035-02
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[3]U.S. National Archives, National Declassification Center blog, 'The Adventures of CORTDIV 11' (18 June 2019) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NDC blog 'The Adventures of CORTDIV 11' (18 Jun 2019), CORTDIV 11 roster and 17 May 1968 Charles Berry log quote
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA official record of classified deck logs for this hull: the National Declassification Center declassified 11 boxes of classified Vietnam-era Navy deck logs from Record Group 38 (Office of the Chief of Naval Operations), Entry UD-06D 1, covering the four ships of Escort Division Eleven (CORTDIV 11) - USS Claud Jones (DE-1033), USS John R. Perry (DE-1034), USS Charles Berry (DE-1035), and USS McMorris (DE-1036) - operating as a subunit of Pearl Harbor-based Escort Squadron Seven in the late 1960s and early 1970s on 'special operations' including Soviet ICBM reentry-vehicle surveillance and recovery-support missions (documented at division level for Claud Jones Oct 1967 and John R. Perry Apr 1969), Midway/Johnston Island/Kwajalein/Adak cruising, and cable-ship and missile-range-instrumentation support. The blog quotes this hull's log of 17 May 1968: '0900 His Royal Majesty King Neptune came aboard to cleanse all slimy, greasy, pollywogs (sic)' - recorded 'while conducting special operations.'
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1967-1973 (approximate log coverage)
- Population
- Crew, late 1960s-early 1970s (Pearl Harbor-based Escort Squadron Seven)
- Limitations
- The blog establishes that classified deck logs exist for this hull in RG 38 UD-06D 1 and documents the division's operational context; the underlying log images for DE-1035 were not individually reviewed in this batch, and the specific RV-recovery operations described are Claud Jones and John R. Perry log entries, not Charles Berry's. Classified-log coverage windows per ship are not stated. Deck logs record movements and events, not asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-charles-berry-de1035-03
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[4]NARA Catalog audiovisual records 83258 / 83259 (428-NPC-28965 / 428-NPC-28966), 'GOODWILL CRUISE OF THE USS CHARLES BERRY DE-1035' (U.S. Navy photographic coverage of the 1960 Far East goodwill cruise, incl. Philippine port calls) [other_primary]
- Locator
- catalog.archives.gov items 83258 (indexed under id/10037791, Bogo Philippines) and 83259 (id/10644977), Naval Photographic Center series 428-NPC
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA Catalog holds official U.S. Navy photographic records titled 'GOODWILL CRUISE OF THE USS CHARLES BERRY DE-1035' documenting the ship's 1960 Far East deployment described in DANFS (UN trust territories and Philippine goodwill cruise, incl. coverage indexed at Bogo, Philippines).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1960
- Population
- Crew 1960
- Limitations
- Catalog-level verification only - catalog.archives.gov is a JS-rendered application; the record titles, item numbers (83258/83259) and National Archives Identifiers were confirmed via the indexed catalog pages, but the underlying image/film content was not reviewed. Confirms official photographic coverage of the 1960 goodwill cruise described in DANFS; no materials or asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-charles-berry-de1035-04
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[5]NHHC (Naval Historical Center) FAQ 90-3, 'U.S. Navy Ships and Units Which Received the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal for Participating in the Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962' (official list, Wayback capture) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NHHC FAQ 90-3 ships list (C-section and J-section entries for DE-1033 and DE-1034; absence of DE-1035 and DE-1036)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Cuban Missile Crisis status for this hull: the official NHHC list of ships awarded the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal for Cuban Missile Crisis participation does NOT include Charles Berry (DE-1035); sister escorts Claud Jones (DE-1033) and John R. Perry (DE-1034) are listed for 24 October - 22 November 1962 while McMorris (DE-1036) is also absent. Secondary class history (destroyerhistory.org, citing Bauer & Roberts, Friedman, Silverstone) places Charles Berry and McMorris on western Pacific deployment - operating from San Diego and Hong Kong including service off Vietnam and in the Indian Ocean - during the crisis period.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1962-10 - 1962-11
- Population
- Crew, October-November 1962
- Limitations
- The AFEM list omission is a verified fact about the official record but does not by itself establish the hull's October-November 1962 employment; the Pacific-deployment account is secondary. Her deck logs (classified-era, RG 38 UD-06D 1 coverage described in ev-03; RG 24 routine logs) would resolve it - not reviewed in this batch.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-charles-berry-de1035-05
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[6]U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Board of Veterans' Appeals, Citation Nr. 1829269 (decision 24 May 2018; Docket No. 16-19 189, RO St. Louis) [other_primary]
- Locator
- BVA Citation 1829269, 'Chronic Bronchitis and COPD' analysis (exposure assigned to USS Savage) and REMAND recital (1962 incident aboard USS Charles Berry)
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- VA administrative adjudication naming this hull: a Navy mess-management specialist (active duty August 1961 - April 1981) reported a 1962 lumbar-spine injury aboard USS Charles Berry (a storeroom hatch pin came loose, struck his head, and he fell down a ladder) and a separate 1964 injury aboard USS Savage. For his chronic bronchitis and COPD claims he alleged in-service asbestos exposure - reporting he could see asbestos pipe covering shed fibers and would wake with fibers in his nostrils - but the Board's exposure analysis assigned the 'minimal probability' of asbestos exposure to his service aboard USS Savage specifically, and the respiratory claims were denied (preponderance against, including a 49-year smoking history and a negative September 2016 examiner opinion); the lumbar claim was remanded.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1961-1981 (service); 2018 (decision)
- Population
- One Navy veteran (mess-management specialist), service aboard DE-1035 circa 1962
- Limitations
- NON-QUALIFYING as asbestos evidence for this hull: the Board attributed the claimed asbestos exposure to USS Savage, not to USS Charles Berry; the hull is named only for the musculoskeletal claim. A BVA decision is an administrative adjudication of an individual claim - the veteran's service aboard DE-1035 circa 1962 is documented, but the decision establishes nothing about asbestos content aboard this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-charles-berry-de1035-06
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[7]GAO HRD-80-2, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure (18 October 1979), incl. Navy enclosure Ser 4542/318054 (5 Jan 1979) and Ser 454D/318571 (8 Feb 1979) (product page + prior verified full-text extraction of the same document in batches 3922/3940/3948; live gao.gov 403 to automated fetch) [gao]
- Locator
- HRD-80-2 enclosure I (5 Jan 1979 letter + cost table); enclosure II (8 Feb 1979 insulation-weight letter)
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- Navy program-level record bounding this hull's construction and service era: the Navy's 5 Jan 1979 enclosure states 'each ship has several types of asbestos containing materials installed' and 'all ships presently in service contain some quantity of asbestos,' citing deck tiling, galley-range cabling, piping gaskets and packing, and equipment brakes and clutches, and judging it 'nearly impossible to build a Navy ship free of the mineral.' The report documents the 1973 asbestos-free specification change with contract-by-contract transition and asbestos-insulated deliveries continuing to May 1978, and the 1975 policy under which asbestos insulation was removed/replaced only when damaged or removed for repairs (modified 1979 to add selective replacement in high-maintenance areas). This hull was contracted and built 1958-1959 and stricken/transferred in 1974 - entirely within the pre-transition era in which asbestos applications were specification-standard.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1978-1979 (review period); hull era 1958-1974
- Population
- Navy ship crews and shipyard repair workers, 1970s
- Limitations
- Program-level: names no individual hull and gives no Claud Jones-class insulation quantity; the 'all ships' statement is fleet-level and post-dates this hull's 1974 striking. Establishes that in-service Navy ships of this era generally carried asbestos-containing applications, not what was aboard DE-1035 specifically. Live gao.gov blocked to automated fetch - text relied on via product description and prior verified extraction of the same document in earlier batches.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-charles-berry-de1035-07
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[8]Destroyer History Foundation (Tin Can Sailors), 'Claud Jones-class ocean escorts in the cold war' (secondary synthesis citing Bauer & Roberts, Friedman, Silverstone) + Atlas shipyard dataset: avondale-shipyard (tier 2; litigation-documented products incl. Kaylo insulation, lagging cloth for steam pipes, gaskets, floor tiles, adhesives, fire-resistant blankets), charleston-naval-shipyard (tier 2; magnesia pipe insulation, boiler external coatings ~15% asbestos, spray-on insulation, asbestos gaskets, packing), pearl-harbor-naval-shipyard (tier 1; shipyard-worker mesothelioma cohort SMR, Superfund-listed contamination incl. pipe covering, amosite blankets, asbestos mud) [other_primary]
- Locator
- destroyerhistory.org/coldwar/claudjonesclass/ (design narrative + general-information block); shipyards.json records 'avondale-shipyard', 'charleston-naval-shipyard', 'pearl-harbor-naval-shipyard'
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Era/yard inference: a diesel-powered single-screw escort contracted 1957-58 and built 1958-59 - four Fairbanks-Morse 38ND8 diesels driving one shaft - would have carried period-standard asbestos applications: thermal insulation on machinery exhaust systems, piping and ventilation ducting, gaskets and packing, deck coverings/tiling, electrical and galley cabling, brake and clutch linings, and fireproofing, consistent with the Navy's own 1979 statements (ev-07) that all in-service ships contained asbestos in multiple applications and that asbestos-free specifications began only in 1973. The launch/completion yard Avondale Marine Ways (Westwego, La.) is documented at yard level in the Atlas dataset (tier 2; litigation and NIOSH records). The commissioning site Charleston Naval Shipyard is Atlas tier-2 (documented product list). Her ten-year homeport and decommissioning site Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard is Atlas tier-1 (worker cohort mesothelioma SMR ~11.6x Hawaii population; Superfund HI6170024339 asbestos contamination around Dry Dock 3 and pipe systems).
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1958-1974
- Population
- Avondale Marine Ways and Charleston Naval Shipyard workforces 1958-59; crew 1959-1974; Pearl Harbor waterfront workforce 1964-1974
- Limitations
- Class/era and builder-yard inference only - no ship-specific finding. Diesel propulsion means no boiler insulation, but exhaust-system lagging, machinery-space insulation, gaskets, packing, and deck/cable products remained period-standard. The Navy's 'all ships' statement is fleet-level; no Claud Jones-class insulation quantity exists in reviewed sources. Whether ACM was installed aboard this hull, where, and whether it remained at the 1974 transfer or through Indonesian refits (Subic Bay 1979-82 per secondary class data) and disposal is undocumented. Yard evidence documents the yards, not this ship's materials.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-charles-berry-de1035-08
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[9]NARA, 'Researching Asbestos aboard US Naval Vessel up through 1961' (military-records research guide) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NARA guided-topic page, 'Bureau of Ships ... Correspondence' and series accordions
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA's official research guide for documenting whether a particular U.S. naval vessel carried asbestos: directs researchers to RG 19 (Records of the Bureau of Ships) general/confidential correspondence 1940-1961, filed under the Navy Filing Manual by hull designation (for this hull, 'DE1035') and by class correspondence ('DE1033 Class' for the Claud Jones class), with private-yard correspondence filed under 'QM' (for this hull, QM/American Shipbuilding and QM/Avondale or Avondale Marine Ways) and government yards under 'NY' designators (Charleston Naval Shipyard). This hull's construction period (contract 1957-58, build 1958-1959, commissioning 1959) falls inside the guide's 1940-1961 coverage window.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1940-1961 (records scope)
- Population
- Researchers; NARA reference staff
- Limitations
- A research guide, not a record: it documents where hull-level material specifications would be found but contains no DE-1035 content. No RG 19 file for this hull was examined in this batch. Classified deck logs for this hull (RG 38 UD-06D 1) and routine logs (RG 24) are additional unretrieved leads (ev-03; deck-log digitized index does not list this hull).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-charles-berry-de1035-09
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[10]CourtListener API v4 search sweep for this hull: "USS Charles Berry" opinion search returned 0 results (authenticated request, HTTP 200); docket and hull-number queries pending against the fleet-wide pacing limiter [court_record]
- Locator
- CourtListener API v4 search: type=o q="USS Charles Berry" (count=0); type=r q="USS Charles Berry", type=o/r q="DE-1035" - blocked (HTTP 429 pacing), pending
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- No qualifying asbestos-litigation result naming this hull was returned by the completed CourtListener queries: exact-phrase "USS Charles Berry" returned zero opinions. The authenticated query was completed through the fleet helper script; companion queries ("USS Charles Berry" type=r dockets, "DE-1035" type=o and type=r) were repeatedly blocked by the fleet-wide request pacing limiter and are logged pending, not as negative results.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 2026 (search)
- Population
- n/a (search sweep)
- Limitations
- Partial sweep: only the "USS Charles Berry" type=o query completed. 'Charles Berry' is a high-collision personal name (also a Civil War figure and common name) - unqualified-name queries would need per-hit review. A zero result does not prove no litigation naming the vessel exists outside CourtListener's coverage.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-charles-berry-de1035-10