Evidence
6 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-6).
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[1]Naval History and Heritage Command, DANFS, 'Connolly (DE-306)' [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS specification block and full service narrative
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NHHC DANFS identifies this hull as Evarts-class (1,140 displacement; 289 ft 5 in length; 35 ft 1 in beam; 8 ft 3 in draft; 21 knots; complement 156; three 3-inch guns, depth-charge projectors/tracks, and Hedgehog). Mare Island Navy Yard launched Connolly on 15 January 1944; she commissioned 8 July 1944. The entry records Pacific escort and antisubmarine service including Iwo Jima and Okinawa operations, decommissioning at Charleston on 22 November 1945, sale for scrapping on 20 May 1946, and two World War II battle stars.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1944-1946
- Population
- Mare Island construction trades, 1943-44; U.S. Navy crew, 1944-45
- Limitations
- DANFS verifies identity, service, and the specification block; it does not identify machinery materials, insulation, asbestos content, individual exposure, quantities, or legal eligibility. It does not provide a laid-down or stricken date.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-connolly-de306-01
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[2]National Archives, Special List 44—Named Vessels; National Archives Ship Plan Index, Connolly (DE-306), RG 19 microfilm, NAID 175668753 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Special List 44 row 'Connolly (DE-306)' (7/8/1944-11/29/1945); Ship Plan Index row 'CONNOLLY | DE-306 | 19 | Microfilm | 175668753'
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA's Special List 44 identifies deck-log coverage for Connolly (DE-306) from 8 July 1944 through 29 November 1945. NARA's Ship Plan Index separately lists Connolly, DE-306, in Record Group 19 microfilm (National Archives Identifier 175668753). These are ship-specific archival routes for operational and engineering records.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1944-1945
- Limitations
- The catalog indexes holdings but the logbooks and microfilm were not retrieved or reviewed. An indexed record does not establish that a material schedule survives or that it identifies asbestos.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-connolly-de306-02
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[3]Naval History and Heritage Command photograph NH 64655, USS Connolly (DE-306) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NH 64655 caption and catalog metadata
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NHHC photograph NH 64655 documents Connolly's foremast and radar antennas at Mare Island, California, on 18 July 1944, ten days after commissioning. It independently identifies the hull and its presence at the builder yard during fitting out.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1944-07-18
- Population
- Mare Island fitting-out personnel and Connolly crew, July 1944
- Limitations
- The photograph documents exterior fittings and location, not asbestos-containing materials, interior conditions, individual exposure, or material quantities.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-connolly-de306-03
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[4]American Battle Monuments Commission, American Armies and Battlefields in Europe: World War II, destroyer-escort discussion [other_primary]
- Locator
- Destroyer-escort discussion, paragraph describing the Evarts Class
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- The American Battle Monuments Commission describes the Evarts class as a 1,140-ton destroyer escort with diesel-electric drive and a crew of 198. This confirms class-level propulsion context for Connolly's Evarts classification; no class material schedule or asbestos specification was retrieved.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- World War II
- Population
- Evarts-class crews and construction trades
- Limitations
- Class-level design context only. It neither establishes diesel machinery details for this individual hull beyond its DANFS class identification nor identifies asbestos, products, quantities, exposure, or legal eligibility aboard Connolly.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-connolly-de306-04
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[5]Batch-4214 search ledger (this record), supported by NHHC DANFS and NARA catalog searches [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-connolly-de306-01 through -05
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No ship-specific asbestos documentation was located in the completed authoritative-source review: DANFS supplies a history/specification record without material information; the NARA catalog identifies, but does not expose, deck-log and RG 19 microfilm holdings; and the NHHC image catalog supplies no interior material documentation. Connolly was sold for scrapping in 1946, and no current custodian or preservation-program disclosure was located.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 2026-09-28 research review
- Limitations
- This is a negative finding about the reviewed public authoritative sources, not proof that asbestos was absent from the hull. It does not establish or defeat individual exposure, causation, or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-connolly-de306-05
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[6]CourtListener API v4 authenticated helper, /Users/charlesfletcher/devin-prompts/cl-auth-search.py, pacing-limiter diagnostic [court_record]
- Locator
- search_ledger row sl-uss-connolly-de306-06; helper diagnostic: fleet-wide request budget momentarily spent
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- CourtListener litigation sweep is incomplete. The required authenticated helper was invoked for the exact-name opinion search, but the fleet-wide pacing limiter denied the request before any response or search results were returned. Exact-name docket and DE-306 opinion/docket queries were not sent after that stand-down instruction. No litigation classification is made from this incomplete sweep.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 2026-09-28
- Limitations
- This is a coverage-gap record, not a no-result finding. CourtListener does not cover all state trial filings, settled claims, or unindexed records; because no result set was retrieved, it establishes nothing about litigation, exposure, product identity, causation, or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-connolly-de306-06