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, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, "Daly (DD-519)." [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS technical header; construction paragraph; final three service-history paragraphs
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NHHC's Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships identifies Daly as DD-519, Fletcher class, with a design complement of 273; it states that Bethlehem Steel Co., Staten Island, launched her on 24 October 1942, that she commissioned on 10 March 1943, entered reserve on 18 April 1946, recommissioned on 6 July 1951, and decommissioned at Norfolk on 2 May 1960.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- This is a vessel-history source, not a hazardous-material survey. It does not identify asbestos-containing material, a work location, an exposure pathway, or any individual's exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-daly-dd519-01
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[2]Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph NH 107242, USS Daly, July 1952. [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- NH 107242 description
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NHHC photograph NH 107242 documents USS Daly steaming down the Cooper River in July 1952 upon completion of an overhaul at Charleston Naval Shipyard, Charleston, South Carolina.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- Documents that an overhaul occurred, but provides no work package, material list, insulation description, or asbestos identification. The overhaul cannot be treated as proof of asbestos aboard the hull or of exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-daly-dd519-02
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[3]National Archives, Ship Plan Index, DALY | DD-519 | Record Group 19 | Hull series of Ship Engineering Drawings | NAID 153714546. [other_primary]
- Locator
- Ship Plan Index entry: DALY | DD-519 | 19 | Hull series of Ship Engineering Drawings | 153714546
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The National Archives Ship Plan Index identifies DALY, DD-519, in Record Group 19's Hull series of Ship Engineering Drawings, National Archives Identifier 153714546.
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- The index establishes the existence of an engineering-drawing series, not the contents of any drawing. No drawing was retrieved or reviewed; this row makes no materials, asbestos, alteration, or exposure finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-daly-dd519-03
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[4]U.S. Government Accountability Office, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (Oct. 18, 1979). [gao]
- Locator
- PDF pp. 1-2, introductory summary and "Navy's Policy on Use of Asbestos"
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- GAO reported in 1979 that, according to Navy information, thermal insulation had been the Navy's major use of asbestos aboard ships; it also reported a 1975 policy to remove and replace damaged insulation or insulation removed for necessary repair with nonasbestos material.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- Navy-wide program evidence, not a record about Daly. It does not name DD-519, identify any component aboard her, establish a construction or overhaul material list, or establish exposure or causation for any person.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-daly-dd519-04
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[5]Batch-3497 search ledger for USS Daly (DD-519): NHHC DANFS and photograph catalog; National Archives Ship Plan Index, deck-log and logbook guides; GAO HRD-80-2; authenticated CourtListener exact-name and hull-number searches. [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-daly-dd519-01 through sl-uss-daly-dd519-06; CourtListener exclusion is separately documented in ev-uss-daly-dd519-06
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No ship-specific asbestos survey, material inventory, abatement contract, or environmental record was located in the authoritative public sources searched (see search ledger). CourtListener litigation research remains incomplete because the authenticated helper's fleet-wide pacing budget became unavailable before a reproducible complete exact-name and hull-number sweep could be recorded.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- A failure to locate a public non-litigation record is not evidence that asbestos was absent. Litigation research was incomplete, so this row makes no litigation negative finding. It does not establish present or historical material condition, individual exposure, causation, or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-daly-dd519-05
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[6]CourtListener API v4 authenticated search workflow, USS Daly/DD-519, 2026-09-27. [court_record]
- Locator
- search_ledger row sl-uss-daly-dd519-07; helper diagnostic: fleet-wide request budget momentarily spent
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- An authenticated CourtListener API v4 exact-name and hull-number sweep was initiated through the required helper. The fleet-wide pacing budget became unavailable before a reproducible complete sweep could be recorded; no litigation result is asserted.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- This records an incomplete search process, not a case result. It does not prove no litigation exists and does not establish asbestos aboard the vessel, exposure, product identification, causation, disposition, or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-daly-dd519-06