Evidence
6 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-6).
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[1]research packet fx-packet.md (6 sources cited) [nhhc_danfs]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-charles-j-badger-dd657-pkt-fx-packet-md
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[2]Naval History and Heritage Command, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, Charles J. Badger (DD-657) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS specifications block and narrative paragraphs for DD-657
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Official DANFS identifies Charles J. Badger (DD-657) as a Fletcher-class destroyer built by Bethlehem Steel Co., Staten Island; launched 3 April 1943 and commissioned 23 July 1943. It records Aleutian patrol and bombardment duty, Leyte and Lingayen operations, Okinawa service, damage by a Japanese suicide boat on 9 April 1945, overhaul at Bremerton, placement out of commission in reserve at Long Beach on 21 May 1946, recommissioning on 10 September 1951, Mediterranean/Atlantic service, and final decommissioning in reserve at Boston on 20 December 1957. DANFS reports five World War II battle stars.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1943-1957
- Population
- Shipyard workers and Navy crew, 1943-1957
- Limitations
- DANFS is a ship-history source and does not document asbestos content, individual exposure, quantities, remaining material, abatement, legal eligibility, or the ship's post-1957 disposition.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-charles-j-badger-dd657-01
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[3]Naval History and Heritage Command photographic catalog, NH 45513, USS CHARLES J. BADGER (DD-657) [museum_official]
- Locator
- NH 45513 catalog title, caption, and original date fields
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NHHC's official image catalog identifies an image of USS CHARLES J. BADGER (DD-657), catalog NH 45513, photographed at sea on 14 August 1943.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1943
- Population
- USS Charles J. Badger, 1943
- Limitations
- The catalog confirms the hull identity and historical image record but contains no information about asbestos, shipboard materials, exposure, abatement, or present condition.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-charles-j-badger-dd657-02
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[4]Bureau of Ships, Ships' Data, U.S. Naval Vessels 1945, Vol. I, official scan [other_primary]
- Locator
- 1945 volume, DD design section and List of Naval Vessels roster; scan pagination requires 2-up page mapping
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- The official 1945 Bureau of Ships data places DD-657 in the Fletcher-class destroyer design family, whose design used a four-boiler, geared steam-turbine plant. This supplies class/era context for period ship construction and propulsion; it does not identify asbestos materials aboard DD-657.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1941-1945
- Population
- Fletcher-class construction and Navy operations
- Limitations
- Class/era context only. The design data does not list asbestos products, prove that any material was installed on this hull, establish present material condition, or establish any individual's exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-charles-j-badger-dd657-03
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[5]U.S. General Accounting Office, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (1979) [gao]
- Locator
- GAO HRD-80-2 product page description
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- The GAO report's official product-page description documents the Navy's historical asbestos-control problem and reports that substitution of alternative insulation materials did not begin until the early 1970s. DD-657's 1943 construction and 1957 final decommissioning fall within that historical era context.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1979 report concerning earlier Navy practices
- Population
- Navy shipyard and shipboard workers covered by the program review
- Limitations
- Program-level evidence, not a DD-657 finding. The full report text was not retrieved in this session; the product-page description cannot identify products aboard this ship, quantities, locations, or any person's exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-charles-j-badger-dd657-04
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[6]CourtListener authenticated litigation sweep via cl-auth-search.py: exact-name and exact-hull searches [court_record]
- Locator
- cl-auth-search.py stderr: fleet-wide request budget momentarily spent; response payload not returned
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- The required exact-name and exact-hull CourtListener sweep was attempted through the authenticated helper, but the fleet-wide pacing budget was spent and the helper returned a stand-down message before a successful payload was obtained. No litigation hit can be classified from this blocked attempt.
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- through 2026-09-27
- Population
- CourtListener indexed opinions and RECAP dockets
- Limitations
- This is a blocked search, not a no-result finding. It establishes no adjudicated exposure finding and no ship-specific asbestos documentation. The exact-name and exact-hull search must be rerun when the fleet limiter permits; any hit must be classified at its actual litigation stage.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-charles-j-badger-dd657-05