Evidence
5 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-5).
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[1]research packet fd-packet.md (13 sources cited) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-cony-dd508-pkt-fd-packet-md
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[2]Naval History and Heritage Command, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, Cony (DD-508) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS Cony (DD-508), specifications block; opening construction paragraph; final WWII paragraph; postwar paragraph
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS identifies this hull as Fletcher-class DD-508, built by Bath Iron Works at Bath, Maine; commissioned 30 October 1942; decommissioned into reserve at Charleston 18 June 1946; reclassified DDE-508 on 26 March 1949, converted for antisubmarine warfare, and recommissioned 17 November 1949. The record gives design complement 273 and records 11 World War II and two Korean War battle stars. It also records wartime repair/overhaul periods at San Francisco after April 1943 and Mare Island after October 1943 damage.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1941-1969
- Population
- Bath Iron Works construction trades; USS Cony crew (design complement 273)
- Limitations
- DANFS documents identity, service, dates, and repair/overhaul events; it does not identify asbestos, insulation composition, products, quantities, or individual exposure. Its displayed launch date (30 August 1942) conflicts with non-authoritative compiled naval-history sources that give 16 August; the conflict is carried in gaps rather than silently resolved.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-cony-dd508-01
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[3]National Archives, Ship Plan Index, CONY DD-508, Record Group 19, Hull Series of Ship Engineering Drawings, National Archives Identifier 153714537; associated microfilm identifier 175668761 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Ship Plan Index row: CONY | DD-508 | RG 19 | Hull series of Ship Engineering Drawings | 153714537; Microfilm | 175668761
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA's Ship Plan Index identifies a Bureau of Ships Record Group 19 hull-series engineering-drawings holding for CONY DD-508 and a related microfilm holding. These are ship-specific routes for retrieving original engineering drawings and potential material/insulation schedules.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- World War II-era engineering records
- Limitations
- The index proves the identified archival holdings, not the contents of any drawing or microfilm frame. No insulation schedule, asbestos callout, or material specification was retrieved or inferred from the index.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-cony-dd508-02
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[4]U.S. Government Accountability Office, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (18 Oct. 1979) [gao]
- Locator
- GAO product page HRD-80-2, report description
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO's Navy asbestos-program report documents Navy shipboard asbestos-insulation use and the Navy's later substitution effort. Combined only with DANFS's verified WWII Fletcher-class identity and service era, it places DD-508 in the relevant program era.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1979 report; context for WWII-era construction
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers and shipboard personnel covered by the program review
- Limitations
- Program- and era-level context only. It does not name USS Cony, establish asbestos aboard DD-508, identify a product or location, quantify material, or establish exposure. The GAO product page was accessible; full report text was not retrieved because automated access was blocked.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-cony-dd508-03
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[5]Authenticated CourtListener API v4 search attempt through /Users/charlesfletcher/devin-prompts/cl-auth-search.py; required exact queries: "USS Cony" and "DD-508", opinion and RECAP docket types [court_record]
- Locator
- Attempted 2026-09-27: exact-name opinions request first; remaining exact-name/hull-number opinion and RECAP requests not completed after pacing stand-down
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- CourtListener sweep incomplete: the required authenticated helper was held by the fleet-wide pacing limiter before returning a result for the first exact-name request. No CourtListener result was received or classified, and no conclusion about qualifying asbestos litigation is drawn.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 2026-09-27 search
- Limitations
- This is an honest process finding, not a no-results conclusion. It neither proves nor disproves litigation, exposure, asbestos presence, causation, or legal eligibility. No anonymous or direct CourtListener request was made.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-cony-dd508-04