Evidence
9 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-9).
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[1]research packet id-packet.md (6 sources cited) [nhhc_danfs]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: USS Clarence L. Evans DE-113 → VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-clarence-l-evans-de113-pkt-id-packet-md
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[2]DANFS, Clarence L. Evans (DE-113) (namesake biography, builder, launch/commissioning, Atlantic service narrative, reserve and transfer; verbatim transcription - live NHHC page serves 404) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS entry, specifications block + service narrative
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS record for this hull: namesake Clarence Lee Evans, USMCR (b. 27 Apr 1923, Saginaw, Mich.; enlisted 31 May 1941; KIA Guadalcanal 25 Nov 1942; posthumous Navy Cross for capturing two enemy machine-gun nests two days before his death); launched 22 March 1944 by Dravo Corp., Wilmington, Del., sponsored by Mrs. E. E. Evans; commissioned 25 June 1944, Lt. Comdr. W. C. Hughes, USNR; reported to Atlantic Fleet. Norfolk from 2 Sep 1944 training pre-commissioning crews of other escorts and testing new 3-inch ammunition and acoustic torpedo defense equipment; five convoy crossings New York to Glasgow, Southampton, Plymouth, and Le Havre from 19 Oct 1944 (~30 days/voyage) alternating with training at New London and Casco Bay; Brooklyn overhaul 29 May-22 Jun 1945; plane guard Quonset Point NAS then Miami (17 Aug-2 Oct 1945); Brooklyn overhaul; Green Cove Springs, Fla. 10 Nov 1945; out of commission in reserve 29 May 1947; lent to France under MAP 29 Mar 1952 as Berbère; bracketed note: returned to U.S. Navy 1960 and subsequently scrapped. Specs block: dp. 1,240; 306' x 36'8" x 8'9"; 21 kt; cpl. 186; 3x3", 3x21" tt., hedgehog and depth-charge outfit.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1943-1960
- Population
- Dravo Corp. construction trades 1943-44; wartime crew (design complement 186); trainees on rotation 1944-45
- Limitations
- DANFS documents service history and specifications, not materials or asbestos content. The DANFS specs block prints 'cl. Buckley' while the April 1945 BuShips roster groups DE-99 through DE-113 under the DET design (Cannon class) - discrepancy carried in gaps; Cannon class carried per the official roster. Laid-down date is not in the DANFS entry. Mirror transcription cited because the live NHHC page returns 404.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-clarence-l-evans-de113-01
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[3]NavSource Online Destroyer Escort Photo Archive, USS Clarence L. Evans (DE-113) building and operational data + specifications block (Wayback capture 2024-11-11; live navsource.org unreachable in-session) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource DE-113 page, 'Building and Operational Data' + 'Specifications' blocks
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Secondary archival compilation corroborating this hull's milestones: keel laid 23 December 1943 by Dravo Corp., Wilmington, Del.; launched and christened 22 March 1944 (sponsor Mrs. E. E. Evans); commissioned 25 June 1944 at Pier 'A', Reserve Basin, U.S. Navy Yard, Philadelphia; Navy Day open house at Brooklyn Navy Yard 27 Oct 1945; drydock #3 New York Navy Yard 17-24 Oct 1945 for decommissioning overhaul; decommissioned Green Cove Springs 29 May 1947; loaned to France 29 Mar 1952 renamed Berbere (struck 1960, scrapped); struck from NVR 18 Apr 1952; scrapped Savona, Italy 1965. Specs: Cannon class, DET diesel-electric tandem, 4 GM 16-278A diesels with electric drive, 6,000 shp, 2 screws, 21 kt; complement 15 officers / 201 enlisted.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1943-1965
- Population
- Dravo Corp. construction trades 1943-44; crew 1944-47
- Limitations
- Volunteer-maintained archival compilation, not an official record - used to corroborate dates DANFS omits (laid down, NVR strike) and is the source of the 15/201 complement figure that conflicts with DANFS 186 (carried in gaps). Contains no asbestos information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-clarence-l-evans-de113-02
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[4]DANFS specifications block (21 kt diesel-electric class) + Atlas class profile cannon-class.class.json (DET design set) + shipyards.json (no Dravo Wilmington entry) [other_primary]
- Locator
- DANFS specifications block; class-c cannon-class.class.json (DET propulsion summary, navypedia + BuShips Ships Data 1945)
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Era/design inference: a Cannon-class (DET - diesel-electric tandem) destroyer escort built 1943-44 carried a materially different asbestos-application set than steam ships - with no boilers or steam plant, the heavy categories (boiler and steam-line lagging) do not apply; the era-standard set for a diesel-electric escort is exhaust insulation, gaskets and packing, electrical insulation, brake linings, and deck coverings. All 72 completed DET hulls were built 1943-45, inside the documented Navy asbestos-use era.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1943-1965
- Population
- Dravo Corp. construction trades 1943-44; crew 1944-47; French Navy crew 1952-c.1960
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - NOT a hull-specific finding. No class-level insulation specification or material schedule was located for the DET design; does not quantify material aboard this hull or establish any individual's exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-clarence-l-evans-de113-03
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[5]GAO, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (Oct 18, 1979) [gao]
- Locator
- GAO product page HRD-80-2 (full text blocked, HTTP 403)
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO documented the Navy's extensive shipboard asbestos insulation use with substitution not beginning until the early 1970s - all DET-design hulls (built 1942-45), including this 1943-44 Dravo-built hull, fall inside the documented asbestos-use era.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1940s-1970s
- Population
- Navy ship construction and repair workforce, era-wide
- Limitations
- Program-level era context only; does not name this hull or any specific vessel. Full text not retrieved (HTTP 403); content via product-page description.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-clarence-l-evans-de113-04
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[6]Service historique de la Défense (SHD) catalog record 'Berbère (escorteur) - Activité opérationnelle: comptes rendus d'opération et d'activité; exercices, effectifs' (1956 file); French veteran-archive compilation alabordache.fr Berbère page [other_primary]
- Locator
- SHD ark/667540; alabordache.fr marine/espacemarine/desarme/escorteur/berbere-escorteur
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- French-custody archival record for this hull: the official SHD catalog holds Berbère operational-activity reports (1956 holdings surfaced in catalog), confirming continued French Navy service of the ex-DE-113 as escorteur Berbère (F723). The French veteran-archive compilation (alabordache.fr) reads: French service from 1952, arrived Toulon 14 Jun 1952, North Africa service, désarmé 1 Jan 1958, demolished at Savona 1965 - consistent with NavSource's 1965 Savona scrapping; the 'stricken' year conflicts between sources (1960 vs 1969) and is carried in gaps.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1952-1965
- Population
- French Navy crew 1952-c.1958/60; Savona demolition workers 1965
- Limitations
- Archival lead and secondary compilation: the SHD catalog entry confirms the archive exists (Berbère operational reports 1956) but the underlying documents were not retrieved; alabordache.fr is a veteran-maintained compilation, not an official record. Post-USN material/refit history undocumented; neither source contains asbestos information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-clarence-l-evans-de113-05
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[7]NARA U.S. Navy deck logs / logbooks holdings (RG 24 Entry 118 and Logbooks of U.S. Navy Ships and Stations 1941-1978, NAID 594258); NARA College Park BuShips still-photo holdings (19-N-69250, 19-N-69251, 19-N-69253, BS 69254 per NavSource photo credits) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NARA deck-log guidance page; NavSource photo credits naming NARA College Park catalog numbers
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Archival leads for hull-level records: DE-113 deck logs (1944-47 service) and war-diary reports sit in NARA holdings (RG 24/RG 38; deck-log series NAID 594258), and NARA College Park holds BuShips still photos of this hull (19-N-69250/69251/69253 and BS 69254 credited in the NavSource archive). Digitization status for this hull's logs is unconfirmed; retrieval not performed.
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1944-1947
- Limitations
- Archival lead only - confirms repository/series for hull-level records, not that any material or asbestos notation exists in them. NARA deck logs would document locations and maintenance events, not asbestos content per se.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-clarence-l-evans-de113-06
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[8]CourtListener API v4 opinion search via authenticated fleet helper [court_record]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-clarence-l-evans-de113-04/05
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- CourtListener opinion searches: exact phrase 'Clarence L. Evans' returned 1 hit - Sanzone v. City of Rome (N.Y. App. Div., decided 2002-03-15), a name collision, not this hull ('Clarence L. Evans' there is a defendant/property owner in a Labor Law sec.241(6) construction-injury case, co-defendant Daniel J. Evans; no asbestos, no vessel). Hull-number query 'DE-113' returned 53 hits; the first page reviewed (20 of 53) is all docket-entry-number collisions - 'DE 113' cites a case's own docket entry 113 (motions for summary judgment, stipulations) in unrelated insurance, labor, tax, and municipal litigation; no hit names the vessel. RECAP docket-index queries were throttled by fleet pacing limits mid-session; see search_ledger.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 2026-09-28
- Limitations
- Partial sweep: both opinion queries complete (all collisions, no qualifying hit); 'DE-113' pages 2-3 not fetched (page 1 was uniformly collision-patterned) and the RECAP docket queries remain outstanding under fleet pacing. A name-match search cannot prove no filing exists - pleadings that omit the hull name or index only a party name would not surface.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-clarence-l-evans-de113-07
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[9]Batch-4036 search ledger (this record): NHHC/DANFS transcription, NavSource (Wayback), NVR, French SHD catalog, CourtListener exact-name query, general web sweep [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-clarence-l-evans-de113-01 through -08
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located for DE-113: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or adjudicated claim naming USS Clarence L. Evans (DE-113) was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). The only name-bearing asbestos content located is marketing list pages (law-firm 'Navy ships' lists that enumerate DE-113 among hundreds of hulls, e.g. asbestos-ships.com, shepardlawfirm.com, mesotheliomahelp.org), excluded as non-authoritative and never cited.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 2026-09-28
- Limitations
- Absence of a located public record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard - a 1943-44 DET diesel-electric escort is era-consistent with asbestos in exhaust insulation, gaskets, packing, electrical insulation, brake linings, and deck coverings. Does not establish or defeat any individual exposure or eligibility claim.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-clarence-l-evans-de113-08