Evidence
12 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-12).
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[1]research packet zbu-packet.md [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-clark-ffg11-pkt-zbu-packet-md
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[2]DANFS, Clark II (FFG-11) (namesake biography, builder, dates, specifications block, full service narrative, commanding-officer table; authored Guy J. Nasuti, published 2020-01-21 - live NHHC URL returns 404 to automated fetch, Wayback capture 2021-01-21 cited) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS entry 'Clark II (FFG-11)', specifications block + service narrative + CO table (Wayback capture 2021-01-21 of history.navy.mil page)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS record for this hull: second U.S. naval vessel named Clark; honors Adm. Joseph James 'Jocko' Clark (b. 12 Nov 1893, Cherokee ancestry, first Native American graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy; commanded Yorktown CV-10 and Hornet CV-12; TF 77 Korea; Seventh Fleet; retired admiral 1 Dec 1953; d. 13 Jul 1971). Hull: laid down 17 July 1978 at Bath, Maine, by Bath Iron Works; launched 24 March 1979 (sponsor Mrs. Olga Clark, widow); commissioned 9 May 1980, Cmdr. William E. Kelley in command. Spec block: Oliver Hazard Perry class; displacement 3,109 t; length 408'; beam 45'4"; draft 24'6"; speed 29 kt; complement 219; armament incl. Mk 13 GMLS, Mk 75 3-in. gun, Phalanx CIWS, Mk 32 SVTTs. Service: CruDesGru 12/DesRon 8, Atlantic Fleet; Mayport homeport from 1 July 1980; post-shakedown availability at Bath 9 Jan-9 Apr 1981; diesel-generator casualties Oct 1981; Mediterranean deployment from 27 Jan 1982 (Lebanon evacuation escort; rescued three sailors washed overboard from John F. Kennedy CV-67); SRA Jan-9 May 1983 (Mk 92 FCS, SLQ-32(V)2, engineering plant); Mediterranean deployment from 20 Oct 1983 (Navy Expeditionary Medal, Cyprus-Syria Gap 10-30 Dec); Suez transit, Middle East Force with Gallery FFG-26, Persian Gulf turnover with Whipple FF-1062 Feb 1984; Caribbean counter-narcotics Nov-Dec 1984; SRA-II St. Johns River dry dock 8 Apr-21 Aug 1985 (hull/superstructure repairs, fin stabilizers, cracked-superstructure repair); homeport Philadelphia 17 Sep 1985; SRA III 3 Sep 1987-8 Jan 1988; Class Bravo fire in 1A gas turbine 7 Apr 1989; both gas turbines failed during NRT weekend 7-9 Mar 1990 (six hours on auxiliary propulsion); extended dry dock at General Ship Corp., Boston 23 May-3 Oct 1990 plus strike closure 24 Aug-21 Sep 1990, magazine flooding 17 Jan 1991, return visit 17-20 Apr 1991; homeport Newport 7 Jul 1992, six-month shipyard upkeep 31 Aug 1993-7 Feb 1994; homeport Norfolk 16 Apr 1994; Haiti operations Support Democracy/Able Manner 1994 and 1996 (712 refugees disembarked GTMO 6 Jul 1996); Northern Europe deployment 1995 (incl. Gdynia 26-28 Jun); Naval Base Norfolk shipyard upkeep 24 Oct 1995-7 Feb 1996; Caribbean counter-narcotics Jan-Apr 1997 (1,127 lb cocaine seized); tow escort for ex-Mississippi CGN-40 and ex-Groton SSN-694 1998; Norfolk restricted availability Jan-Feb 1999; Great Lakes cruise Jun-Sep 1999 (17 port visits, 110,000+ visitors); Polish turnover began 6 Jan 2000; decommissioned 15 March 2000 and transferred to Poland as ORP General Kazimierz Pulaski (272).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1978-2000
- Population
- Bath Iron Works construction trades 1978-80; commissioning-era crew and rotating NRF-era crews 1980-2000 (complement ~219); shipyard workers at each availability; Polish Navy crew from 2000
- Limitations
- DANFS documents service history and specifications, not materials or asbestos content. It does not name the yards for SRA-I (1983), SRA-II (1985, described only as a St. Johns River dry dock - Jacksonville area), SRA III (1987-88), the Newport 'shipyard' upkeep (1993-94), or the 'shipyard at Naval Base Norfolk' (1995-96) - yard attributions are carried in gaps, not asserted. The commanding-officer table lists Kelley's assumption as 17 May 1980 vs. the 9 May 1980 commissioning date - likely relief after delivery-week turnover, noted not reconciled. Live NHHC page returns 404 (standing link-rot pattern); verbatim page via Wayback capture.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-clark-ffg11-01
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[3]Naval Vessel Register, CLARK (FFG 11) entry (UIC 20964; class FFG 7; builder BATH IRON WKS CORP; award 02/27/1976; keel 07/17/1978; launch 03/24/1979; delivery/commission 05/09/1980; decommission and stricken 03/15/2000; 'Disposed of through the Security Assistance Program (SAP), transferred, Foreign Assistance Act (FAA) Section 516, Southern Region Amendment'; custodian POLAND; hull material 'Steel hull, aluminum superstructure'; propulsion type 'Gas Turbines'; 1 propeller) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NVR detail page FFG11 (Wayback capture 2012-02-23)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The official Naval Vessel Register entry confirms this hull's identity, builder, dates, and disposal mechanism: disposed 15 March 2000 through SAP as a FAA Section 516 (Southern Region Amendment) grant transfer to Poland - simultaneous decommissioning, striking, and custody change, with no NDRF/reserve-fleet or MARAD lay-up interval. NVR's own material lines document the asbestos-relevant design facts: steel hull with aluminum superstructure, and propulsion type 'Gas Turbines' (no boilers/steam plant).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1976-2000
- Population
- Crew 1980-2000
- Limitations
- NVR documents registry status and design lines, not materials inventories - 'Gas Turbines' establishes the absence of a steam plant but does not itself establish presence or absence of asbestos-containing material in other applications. Live nvr.navy.mil page no longer serves this disposed record; Wayback capture 2012-02-23 cited.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-clark-ffg11-02
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[4]NavSource Online, Frigate Photo Archive, USS Clark (FFG 11) - class/design block (Oliver Hazard Perry short hull, SCB No. 201 / 1973-1978) and Building and Operational Data [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource FFG-11 page, 'Specifications' and 'Building and Operational Data' blocks
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Operational data for this hull: building contract awarded 27 Feb 1976; keel laid 17 Jul 1978 by Bath Iron Works; launched/christened 24 Mar 1979 (Mrs. Olga Clark); commissioned 9 May 1980 (Cmdr. William E. Kelley); '30 September 1985: Assigned to Naval Reserve Force at Philadelphia'; '15 November 1999: Placed in Reduced Operating Status pending transfer to Poland'; '15 March 2000: Decommissioned after 19 years and 7 months of service; Struck from the NVR; Sold to Poland, renamed ORP General Kazimierz Pulaski (272)'. Design block: SCB No. 201 / 1973-78; 2 GE LM2500 gas turbines, 41,000 shp, 1 shaft CP propeller, 325 hp retractable propeller pods; 29 kt; complement 13 officers + 206 enlisted incl. 19-man air detachment.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1976-2000
- Population
- Crew 1980-2000
- Limitations
- Volunteer-maintained secondary compilation - carried because it supplies the NRF-assignment date (30 Sep 1985) and the 15 Nov 1999 Reduced Operating Status milestone absent from DANFS, and the SCB 201 design-series attribution. Its 'Sold to Poland' phrasing is loose: NVR and Polish sources document a Section 516 grant transfer (a gift, per the Polish Navy Museum), not a sale. No asbestos information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-clark-ffg11-03
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[5]Dyer v. United States, 827 F. Supp. 339 (E.D. Pa. 1993), Civ. A. No. 93-CV-1748 (Joyner, J., Aug. 3, 1993), CourtListener opinion 8719355 [court_record]
- Locator
- 827 F. Supp. 339, Part I 'History of the Case' (contractor, work dates, injury allegation)
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Published federal opinion naming this hull - NOT asbestos litigation: plaintiff John Dyer, a pipe-fitter employed by Pennsylvania Shipbuilding Company (a contractor hired to make repairs to the vessel), alleged permanent hearing loss from 'intense, deleterious vibrations and excessively loud sounds of jack-hammers and/or chipping hammers' while making repairs on board USS Clark, 15 September-22 December 1987. The work window coincides with DANFS's SRA III (3 Sep 1987-8 Jan 1988) during Clark's Philadelphia homeport period, identifying Pennsylvania Shipbuilding Co. as an SRA III repair contractor aboard this hull. The opinion resolves an FTCA administrative-claim timeliness issue (dismissal posture).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1987 (work); 1989-1993 (claim/litigation)
- Population
- Pennsylvania Shipbuilding Co. contract pipe-fitters aboard FFG-11, Sep-Dec 1987
- Limitations
- Non-asbestos occupational-injury case - hearing loss, not exposure. It establishes only that contractor pipe-fitters worked aboard this hull during the Sep-Dec 1987 availability (chipping/impact work); it does not identify materials encountered, and no asbestos finding is recited. Hull attribution to FFG-11 is firm: DD-361 was scrapped in 1946, and the 1987 Philadelphia homeport matches DANFS.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-clark-ffg11-04
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[6]GAO HRD-80-2, 'Navy Efforts to Protect Workers from Asbestos Exposure' (1979/1980) - Navy asbestos phase-out policy record [gao]
- Locator
- GAO HRD-80-2 report text (Navy responses to GAO questions 1-3)
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO documents the Navy's asbestos transition that bounds this hull's construction window: product specifications for thermal insulation were changed in 1973 to specify asbestos-free materials; the formal elimination policy issued October 1975 (remove/replace damaged insulation or insulation removed for repairs); and 'although product specifications for thermal insulation had been changed in 1973 to specify the use of asbestos-free materials, asbestos materials had already been purchased and in some cases installed in ships under construction. Therefore, some ships were delivered with asbestos insulation as late as May 1978.' In January 1979 the policy was modified to include selective replacement in high-maintenance areas; the Navy estimated that over 5 years this would remove all shipboard thermal asbestos insulation 'except the 30 to 50 percent which normally remains untouched,' and 'there are a few shipboard applications for which no acceptable substitute asbestos-free materials have been identified.' Clark was awarded Feb 1976, laid down July 1978, delivered May 1980 - construction beginning two months after the stated last-asbestos-insulation delivery marker.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1973-1979 (policy record); report 1979-1980
- Population
- Navy ship construction workforce, 1970s transition era
- Limitations
- Program-level GAO record, not a hull record - it bounds the transition era without naming FFG-11 or any frigate. The 'May 1978' marker concerns deliveries of ships still carrying pre-purchased asbestos thermal insulation; Clark's later delivery (May 1980) is consistent with an asbestos-free thermal-insulation fit but does not prove it, and the GAO caveat on applications lacking substitutes leaves non-thermal ACM questions open. gao.gov returned HTTP 403 to automated fetch (standing block from BATCH-01) - quoted text verified via search-index result text; full-text pull remains an open lead.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-clark-ffg11-05
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[7]NAVSEA FOIA Electronic Reading Room, 'Asbestos' document index (Navy-maintained list of asbestos-related military specs and QPLs: MIL-I-24244 thermal insulation dtd 8/22/65-9/5/73 and 24244A 2/12/74-4/21/76; QPL-15091 asbestos-fiber insulation felt; QPL-15342 metallic-asbestos spiral-wound gaskets; QPL-16680 deck covering magnesia aggregate through 10/12/1978; QPL packing and cement adhesives) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NAVSEA FOIA Reading Room - Asbestos index table (subject / document number / dates)
- Finding type
- regulatory
- Finding
- The Navy itself maintains a public FOIA reading room of asbestos-related product specifications and qualified-products lists, establishing the controlled-material suite of the era: thermal insulation spec MIL-I-24244 (the 1965-73 base spec and its 1974-76 revision window - the spec family GAO identifies as changed to asbestos-free in 1973), asbestos-fiber insulation felt (QPL-15091), metallic-asbestos spiral-wound gaskets for boilers and flanged pipe joints (QPL-15342, QPL-16265), asbestos deck covering / magnesia aggregate (QPL-16680, document dates 1965-10/12/1978), asbestos high-pressure packing rod (QPL-17349 area), and thermal-insulation cement adhesives (QPL-3316). For a hull built 1978-1980 these entries document which product categories still carried asbestos-qualified lists during her construction.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1950s-1978 (spec currency); index maintained 2017 capture
- Population
- Shipyards and maintenance activities using Navy-qualified materials
- Limitations
- Navy specification/QPL index only - establishes that these asbestos-qualified product categories existed and were officially controlled during this hull's construction era; it does not establish that any of them was installed aboard FFG-11, and the QPL date ranges (e.g., deck covering through Oct 1978) do not resolve whether the ship used the qualified products. Live navsea.navy.mil page returned 403 to fetch; Wayback capture 2017-10-24 cited.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-clark-ffg11-06
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[8]Muzeum Marynarki Wojennej (Polish Navy Museum, Gdynia), Kalendarium historyczne entry 'ORP General Kazimierz Pulaski pod polska bandera' (15 March 2000) + U.S. Dept. of State archive, Secretary Albright remarks at the frigate ceremony, Gdansk, 25 June 2000 + UPI dispatch 25 June 2000 [museum_official]
- Locator
- muzeummw.pl Kalendarium entry dated 15 March 2000; 1997-2001.state.gov archive 000625b; UPI 25 June 2000
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The receiving nation's official record of the transfer: the Polish Navy Museum (a state institution) records that USS Clark was withdrawn from USN service 15 March 2000 and the same day raised the Polish flag at the U.S. Navy base in Norfolk 'jako dar rzadu Stanow Zjednoczonych' - as a gift of the U.S. government; first Polish CO kmdr por. Marian Ambroziak; the name ORP General Kazimierz Pulaski was conferred 25 June 2000 at Gdansk with Ludgarda Buzek as sponsor, in a ceremony Secretary of State Albright attended (State Dept. archive text; UPI contemporaneous dispatch places the turnover at Norfolk 15 March as part of a NATO modernization program). The museum's technical block lists full displacement 3,638 t, length 135.6 m, 2 gas turbines 41,000 hp, crew 215. Significance for this record: the hull was never scrapped or mothballed - it remains an active warship.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 2000
- Population
- Polish Navy crew from 2000; transfer/turnover personnel at Norfolk March 2000
- Limitations
- Polish-language museum record; transfer mechanism worded as a gift/grant consistent with NVR's FAA Section 516 citation (NavSource's 'sold' phrasing is superseded by both). Contains no asbestos or material-condition information. Current operational status from Polish defense-trade press (see search_ledger) - the Navy museum page itself is the authoritative transfer record.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-clark-ffg11-07
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[9]WarNews.pl, 'Rozpoczal sie remont dokowy fregaty ORP Gen. K. Pulaski' (June 2026) + zbiam.pl / GospodarkaMorska.pl coverage of the PGZ Stocznia Wojenna dock-repair contract (20.8M PLN, awarded 20 May 2026, ~90 days) [reputable_press]
- Locator
- warnews.pl June 2026 article; zbiam.pl contract coverage; gospodarkamorska.pl
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Polish defense-trade press documents that this hull remains in active Polish Navy service and under shipyard maintenance in 2026: ORP Gen. K. Pulaski entered the PGZ Stocznia Wojenna floating dock at Gdynia on 23 June 2026 for a contracted dock repair (contract 20 May 2026, ~20.8M PLN, ~90 days; scope: underwater-hull preservation, propulsion-element work incl. shafts and propulsion devices, selected compartments). Prior major refit 2014-2018 at a Polish yard. The hull's continued existence and service means original-era material - whatever it contains - has been continuously maintained rather than disposed of.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 2014-2026 (Polish refit/dock history); contract 2026
- Population
- Polish Navy crew; PGZ Stocznia Wojenna dock workers 2026
- Limitations
- Trade-press coverage of contract scope; the published scope (hull preservation, propulsion, selected compartments) does not mention asbestos - neither its presence nor removal is established. These are contemporary Polish defense outlets, not primary contracting documents; the underlying Zamowienie Publiczne tender detail was restricted to qualified bidders.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-clark-ffg11-08
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[10]National Archives, '1979-1983 and Later Deck Logs' + 'An Introduction to Navy Deck Logs' (official custody arrangement: unclassified deck logs 1979-1983 at NARA on microfiche; 1984+ and classified logs at NHHC, Washington Navy Yard) [other_primary]
- Locator
- archives.gov deck-log custody pages (post-1978 and logbook-introduction)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- This hull's deck logs exist in split federal custody per NARA's official custody pages: commissioned 9 May 1980, Clark's 1980-1983 unclassified deck logs are held by NARA (the paper originals were converted to microfiche under the 1979-1993 practice); logs dated 1984 through decommissioning (15 March 2000) are held by NHHC. Deck logs record operational history - movements, availabilities, drills - and are the likeliest surviving documentary trail for the hull's day-to-day maintenance narrative.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1980-2000 (logs); custody pages reviewed 2026-09-29
- Population
- Crew 1980-2000 (documentary subjects)
- Limitations
- Custody-rule verification only - the specific microfiche/fileUnit identifiers for Clark's logs were not located in the catalog (catalog.archives.gov API now serves an SPA shell to scripted queries; series-level custody verified from archives.gov pages). Deck logs do not record material content; whether any entry bears on insulation or hazmat is unknown until reviewed.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-clark-ffg11-09
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[11]CourtListener API v4 sweep (authenticated, via fleet helper cl-auth-search.py): exact-name "USS Clark" asbestos (type=o); "USS Clark" (type=o); hull-number "FFG-11" (type=o, type=r); "USS Clark" (type=r) - run 2026-09-29 [court_record]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows for CourtListener queries
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- CourtListener sweep 2026-09-29 (authenticated API v4 via cl-auth-search.py; fleet-wide pacing contention interrupted the sweep and one query could not be completed): '"USS Clark" asbestos' opinions = 0 results; '"USS Clark"' opinions = 1 hit, Dyer v. United States, 827 F. Supp. 339 (E.D. Pa. 1993) - reviewed, NON-asbestos (hearing-loss claim by a Pennsylvania Shipbuilding pipe-fitter working aboard this hull Sep-Dec 1987; see ev-04); '"FFG-11"' opinions = 0 results; '"FFG-11"' dockets = 7 hits, all numeric-string collisions (Sovereign Bank v. Jablon bankr. S.D.N.Y.; Knight v. Fulton Friedman & Gullace E.D.N.Y.; Rodriguez v. Fulton Friedman & Gullace S.D. Tex.; Goodard v. Google N.D. Cal.; Bergeron v. Cabral D. Mass.; SEC v. Xia E.D.N.Y.; Esposito v. Regents of Higher Education D. Conn. - none vessel- or asbestos-related); '"USS Clark"' dockets = BLOCKED, fleet pacing budget sustained contention across repeated spaced attempts (~3 h) - not completed. No qualifying asbestos litigation naming FFG-11 located.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 2026-09-29
- Limitations
- A public-index sweep outcome recorded as of 2026-09-29; it does not prove no such litigation exists - PACER-gated dockets, sealed filings, state-court records, and VA administrative records outside CourtListener's index are not searched. 'USS Clark' is a dual-hull name (DD-361 Porter-class destroyer, scrapped 1946, is the WWII-collision hull) and 'Clark' is a common surname, so unqualified name hits require hull and date-window attribution; see search_ledger for exact queries.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-clark-ffg11-10
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[12]Batch-4612 search ledger (this record): NHHC DANFS (Wayback capture); Naval Vessel Register (Wayback capture); NavSource; NARA custody pages; Atlas shipyard dataset (37 yard_ids); CourtListener API v4; VA BVA decision index (endpoint refused automated queries; indexed decisions via web search produced no Clark hit); Polish Navy Museum; U.S. State Dept. archive; general web search [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-clark-ffg11-01 through sl-uss-clark-ffg11-12
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure at transfer, museum/yard disclosure, VA appellate decision, or adjudicated exposure finding naming this hull was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). The hull is not scrapped - it is an active Polish Navy warship - so unlike a scrapped hull a survey remains physically possible, but no public material documentation exists on either the U.S. or Polish side.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 2026-09-29
- Limitations
- Absence of a located public record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard - nor its presence. The 1973/1975 spec transition documented in GAO HRD-80-2 bounds but does not resolve this hull's material fit, and residual non-thermal applications (gaskets, packing, deck coverings) remained asbestos-qualified into the construction window per the NAVSEA spec index. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-clark-ffg11-11