Evidence
9 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-9).
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[1]research packet ei-packet.md (3 sources cited) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-childs-dd241-pkt-ei-packet-md
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[2]Naval History and Heritage Command, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, 'Childs (DD-241)' (2020) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Specifications block and service narrative
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NHHC DANFS identifies Childs as a Clemson-class destroyer built by New York Shipbuilding Corporation at Camden, New Jersey: laid down 19 March 1919, launched 15 September 1920, commissioned 22 October 1920, and initially rated for a complement of 137. It records Mediterranean and Black Sea service, a 1938 conversion to seaplane tender, reclassification to AVD-1 on 1 October 1940, repair at Cavite Navy Yard during the 10 December 1941 attack, subsequent seaplane-tender duty from Australian ports, decommissioning on 10 December 1945, and sale for scrap on 23 May 1946.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- The complement applies to the DD-241 configuration; the later tender complement is not stated. The history does not identify asbestos or any insulation material aboard Childs. DANFS gives 3 January 1946 as the striking date, while NHHC's naval-aviation table gives 8 January 1946.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-childs-dd241-01
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[3]Naval History and Heritage Command, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, 'Williamson (Destroyer No. 244)' [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Paragraph beginning 'With the increase in patrol plane forces' and following conversion paragraph
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NHHC's history of Williamson identifies Childs (DD-241) and Williamson as the two Clemson-class destroyers selected for conversion to light seaplane tenders. It states that the conversion removed each ship's forward two boilers, torpedo gear, two 4-inch guns, 3-inch antiaircraft gun, and depth-charge tracks, and added deckhouse space and arrangements for a patrol-plane squadron and aviation gasoline.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- The passage explicitly names both converted ships and describes work on both. It does not state that any removed or retained boiler insulation contained asbestos, identify a contractor, or document an individual's exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-childs-dd241-02
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[4]Naval History and Heritage Command, photograph 80-G-451211, 'USS Bainbridge (DD-246) USS Childs (DD-241)' [other_primary]
- Locator
- Photograph description and catalog number 80-G-451211
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- An official Navy photograph catalog record identifies USS Childs (DD-241) with USS Bainbridge (DD-246) backing out of drydock at Pearl Harbor Navy Yard on 6 June 1925.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- The photograph documents a drydock event, not the work performed there, materials removed or installed, or asbestos exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-childs-dd241-03
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[5]U.S. Navy, Navy Filing Manual (1941), hosted by Naval History and Heritage Command [other_primary]
- Locator
- AVD1 and DD241 hull entries; S39 insulation and lagging filing category
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The 1941 Navy Filing Manual indexes Childs under both DD-241 and AVD-1 and has record categories for insulation and lagging. The manual is an era-specific guide to locating relevant Navy records; its category headings do not establish what materials were installed aboard Childs.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- This is an indexing manual, not a material list or proof of asbestos aboard the vessel. The NHHC page was accessible in search indexing but direct automated retrieval failed; pinpoint headings are based on the indexed text.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-childs-dd241-04
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[6]National Archives and Records Administration, 'Researching Asbestos aboard US Naval Vessel up through 1961' [other_primary]
- Locator
- Beginning Research; General Information Books; Cartographic Branch; Other Records and their usefulness
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA's shipboard-asbestos research guide identifies RG 19 Bureau of Ships correspondence, destroyer General Information Books (Entry P 9), and hull-series engineering drawings, including S39 insulation and lagging, as places to seek vessel-level material evidence. It cautions that deck logs and muster rolls do not themselves provide direct evidence of asbestos aboard a ship.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- The guide describes possible record series, not an identified Childs file or any finding that Childs carried asbestos. RG 19 files and drawings were not retrieved in this batch.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-childs-dd241-05
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[7]U.S. Government Accountability Office, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (1979), highlights [gao]
- Locator
- Highlights, paragraph on 1975 and 1979 Navy policy
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- GAO reported that the Navy's 1975 policy for asbestos insulation on Navy ships was to replace damaged insulation or insulation removed for necessary repairs, with a 1979 change for high-maintenance areas. This is later Navy-wide policy context.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- The report postdates Childs's 1946 scrapping by decades and its fieldwork concerned Long Beach and Norfolk Naval Shipyards. It cannot establish asbestos aboard Childs or any policy in force during her service.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-childs-dd241-06
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[8]CourtListener authenticated API v4 search, type=o, query="USS Childs" (2026-09-27); local response count 0 [court_record]
- Locator
- Search response count=0; search ledger sl-uss-childs-dd241-06 through -09
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- The authenticated CourtListener v4 opinion search for the exact phrase 'USS Childs' returned zero results. Follow-up docket and DD-241 opinion/docket searches were not completed because the fleet-wide pacing helper reported its request budget momentarily spent.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- No result is limited to this exact-name opinion search. Dockets and hull-number searches remain pending; absence of an indexed opinion does not establish absence of litigation or exposure. No case hit is classified as qualifying.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-childs-dd241-07
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[9]Naval History and Heritage Command, Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons, vol. I, appendix 5, p. 733 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Appendix 5, p. 733, Childs row
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- An NHHC naval-aviation ship table lists Childs as DD-241, AVP-14 from 1 July 1938, and AVD-1 from 1 October 1940; it gives 8 January 1946 as the striking date, conflicting with DANFS's 3 January 1946.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- The designation chronology is corroborated by DANFS. The striking-date conflict is unresolved and neither date should be presented as certain. The table does not address asbestos.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-childs-dd241-08