Evidence
6 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-6).
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[1]research packet hj-packet.md (6 sources cited) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED — real identity: USS Conolly (DD-979) — named for Admiral Richard Lansing Conolly USN
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-conolly-dd979-pkt-hj-packet-md
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[2]Naval History and Heritage Command, Navy Department Library cruise book collection index, entry for Conolly (DD-979) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Collection index, alphabetical entry 'Conolly | DD-979'
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The NHHC Navy Department Library index lists USS Conolly (DD-979) cruise books for 1981-82, 1983, and 1989. These are primary archival leads for the ship's service and crew, but the index itself does not provide shipboard asbestos information.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1981-1989
- Limitations
- Collection index only; the listed cruise books were not reviewed in this research pass. Does not establish asbestos presence, products, exposure, or crew complement.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-conolly-dd979-01
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[3]Naval History and Heritage Command, ZC Files finding aid, Conolly (DD-979) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- ZC Files - C, entry 'Conolly (DD-979) | 1977-1995'
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The NHHC ZC Files finding aid lists Conolly (DD-979), 1977-1995, with christening, commissioning, and welcome-aboard brochures. The listed archival materials may support a fuller ship history; the finding aid provides no asbestos evidence.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1977-1995 (finding-aid span)
- Limitations
- Finding aid only; underlying brochures were not reviewed. Dates describe the span of listed archival material, not a verified service span. Does not establish asbestos presence or exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-conolly-dd979-02
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[4]Department of the Navy, Notice of Availability for Donation of the Test Craft ex-SEA SHADOW and Hughes Mining Barge, 71 Fed. Reg. 54276 (Sept. 14, 2006) [federal_register]
- Locator
- 71 Fed. Reg. 54276, Department of the Navy notice, list of ships available for donation
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The Navy's 2006 Federal Register notice lists destroyer ex-CONOLLY (DD 979) among ships available for donation and gives its location as Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 2006
- Limitations
- Documents donation availability and location in September 2006 only; it does not establish a completed transfer, later disposition, current location, or asbestos condition.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-conolly-dd979-03
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[5]Naval History and Heritage Command, NARA-series photograph record DN-SC-87-09240, USS Conolly (DD-979) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NHHC photograph record DN-SC-87-09240
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NHHC's official photograph catalog contains a NARA-series image record titled USS Conolly (DD-979), confirming a ship-specific Navy photographic archival record exists.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Limitations
- Catalog record only; the image was not used to infer materials, asbestos content, ship condition, or service details.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-conolly-dd979-04
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[6]Official NHHC/Navy Department Library and government-source search, documented in search_ledger [other_primary]
- Locator
- Search ledger entries sl-uss-conolly-dd979-01 through -06
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- No primary ship-specific asbestos survey, abatement record, or material inventory for USS Conolly (DD-979) was located in the official sources searched for this record. Ship-specific asbestos documentation remains unknown.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Limitations
- This is a bounded search result, not proof that no such records exist. CourtListener exact-name and hull-number searches could not be completed because the authenticated helper reported the fleet pacing budget momentarily spent; see the blocked ledger entry. Class, era, and propulsion were not used to infer asbestos aboard this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-conolly-dd979-05