Evidence
9 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-9).
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[1]research packet kx-packet.md (8 sources cited) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-daniel-t-griffin-de54-pkt-kx-packet-md
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[2]DANFS, Daniel T. Griffin (DE-54) (namesake, build, service narrative, decommissioning; verbatim transcription - live NHHC page serves 404) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS entry, specifications block (headed DE-54) + namesake paragraph + service narrative incl. 'She was reclassified APD-38, 23 October 1944' (hazegray transcription of DANFS)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS record for this hull - a single entry that itself performs the designation reconciliation: spec block headed 'DE-54' (dp 1,400; l 306'; b 37'; dr 13'6"; s 24 k; cpl 186; a 3x3", 3x21" tt, 8 dcp, 1 dcp (hh), 2 dct; cl Buckley), then the narrative reads 'She was reclassified APD-38, 23 October 1944' with no change of ship. Named for AMM1c Daniel Thornburg Griffin (b. 1911-03-25 Allendale, Ill.; enlisted 1930-10-06; killed in the Pearl Harbor attack 1941-12-07, cited by CinCPac for defense of NAS Kaneohe Bay). Launched 1943-02-25 by Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard, Hingham, Mass.; sponsored by Mrs. D. T. Griffin; commissioned 1943-06-09, LCDR P. M. Fenton USNR in command. Convoy to Casablanca 1943-08-15 to 09-24; eight transatlantic NY-Northern Ireland voyages 1943-10-13 to 1944-09-23; arrived Staten Island N.Y. 1944-10-22 for conversion to high-speed transport. Norfolk 1945-01-13 to Pearl Harbor 02-06 (UDT service); Ulithi/Kossol Passage convoy; San Pedro Bay Leyte 03-05, rehearsals off Hononhan Island; Kerama Retto 03-26; Okinawa screening, mine sweeping, explosives delivery, rescue ship to 05-18; on 04-06 fought off several suicide attacks splashing at least two planes; protected Morris (DD-417), assisted her fires, escorted her to Kerama Retto. Saipan local escort 05-20 to 06-19; Okinawa/Ulithi convoys; Leyte 07-11; occupation troops to Kure landing 10-06 to 10-11; Manila 10-16; sailed for U.S. 12-02; Norfolk 1946-01-11; Green Cove Springs 03-04; out of commission in reserve 1946-05-30. One battle star WWII.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1942-1946
- Population
- Bethlehem-Hingham construction trades 1942-43; wartime DE-54 and APD-38 crews (design complement 186)
- Limitations
- DANFS documents namesake, build, designation change, and service history - not materials or asbestos content. It does not state the conversion yard's operator (Staten Island only), does not give the laid-down date (NavSource supplies 1942-09-07), and ends the record at 1946 decommissioning (transfer/striking from other sources). Mirror transcription cited because the live NHHC page returns 404.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-daniel-t-griffin-de54-01
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[3]NavSource Amphibious Photo Archive, USS Daniel T. Griffin (APD-38) ex DE-54 + Destroyer Escort archive 06/054 - both pages carry one hull under both designations [other_primary]
- Locator
- navsource.net/archives/10/04/04038.htm (APD archive: 'ex USS Daniel T. Griffin (DE-54)' header, spec block, campaign table, disposition) and /archives/06/054.htm (DE archive: 'DE 54 / APD 38' header, building/operational data, CO list)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource corroborates the one-hull reconciliation: the APD archive page is headed 'USS Daniel T. Griffin (APD-38) ex USS Daniel T. Griffin (DE-54) (1943 - 1944)' and the DE archive page heads the same ship 'USS Daniel T. Griffin (DE 54 / APD 38).' Record: laid down 1942-09-07 as Buckley-class DE-54 at Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard, Hingham MA; launched 1943-02-25; commissioned 1943-06-09 at Boston Navy Yard (LCDR Perry M. Fenton USNR); converted at Staten Island NY to a high-speed transport, redesignated APD-38 1944-10-23; assigned TransDiv 106 (CAPT F. W. Schmidt); Asiatic-Pacific campaign credit - Okinawa Gunto assault and occupation 1945-03-26 to 06-30; occupation service 1945-09-26 to 10-12; decommissioned 1946-05-30; struck from the Naval Register 1966-12-01; sold to Chile 1967-01-17 for $24,000, renamed BACH Virgilio Uribe (APD-29); one battle star. DE page reads '15 November 1966: Transferred to Chile... 01 December 1966: Struck from the NVR.' DE-configuration specs: 1,400 lt/1,740 fl tons; 300' wl/306' oa; 36'9" beam; 10'6" draft; 24 kt; complement 15/198; armament 3x3"/50, 1 twin 40mm, 8x20mm, 3x21" tt, 1 hedgehog, 8 dcp, 2 dct; propulsion 2 'D' express boilers + GE turbo-electric drive, 12,000 shp, 2 screws.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1942-1995
- Population
- DE-54-era crew (1943-44) and APD-38-era crew plus embarked troops (1944-46); conversion yard workers 1944-45
- Limitations
- Secondary compilation - volunteer-maintained photo archive, not a primary record; used for laid-down date, campaign table, spec blocks, and disposition dates that DANFS omits. Internal conflict between its own pages on conversion yard (APD page 'Staten Island' vs DE page 'conversion commenced the Brooklyn Navy Yard') carried in gaps. The 'sold to Chile 17 January 1967 for $24,000' figure is NavSource-only. Does not address materials or asbestos.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-daniel-t-griffin-de54-02
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[4]Designation reconciliation, per DANFS (ev-01) and NavSource (ev-02) and the Atlas canonical record uss-daniel-t-griffin-apd38.atlas.json (batch-2427, branch batch-2427/uss-daniel-t-griffin-apd38) [other_primary]
- Locator
- this record; canonical: git show origin/batch-2427/uss-daniel-t-griffin-apd38:uss-daniel-t-griffin-apd38.atlas.json
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Designation reconciliation for this file: DE-54 and APD-38 are ONE physical hull, not two ships. Timeline of the same hull: laid down 1942-09-07 as DE-54; launched 1943-02-25; commissioned USS Daniel T. Griffin (DE-54) 1943-06-09; reclassified APD-38 effective 1944-10-23 during conversion to a high-speed transport; decommissioned 1946-05-30; stricken 1966-12-01; transferred to Chile (flag change 1966-12-01; formal sale 1967-01-17) as Virgilio Uribe (APD-29); disposed of 1995. This DE-54 record is an ADD record per the batch order ('retain one physical hull, not a second ship'); the canonical PRIMARY evidence corpus for the hull is uss-daniel-t-griffin-apd38.atlas.json, which consolidates all designations under one vessel_id. Any reading that treats 'DE-54' and 'APD-38' as distinct vessels is a data artifact, not a second ship.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1942-1995
- Limitations
- Reconciles identifiers only; the reconciliation is itself established by the primary-quality DANFS narrative (single entry spanning both designations) and corroborated by NavSource's dual-archive presentation. Adds no asbestos information beyond what the canonical record carries.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-daniel-t-griffin-de54-03
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[5]Bureau of Ships, Ships' Data U.S. Naval Vessels Vol. 1 (Jan 1945), DE design-group table (shipscribe scan) + Buckley-class Atlas class profile (navypedia per-block boiler-manufacturer map) [other_primary]
- Locator
- SDB1945v1 pp. 234-235 (DE design-group table, groups 2-3 TE rows); buckley-class.class.json member row DE-54 + class notes (ships-worktrees/class-f)
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Class/era inference: the Buckley class is the turbo-electric (TE) destroyer-escort design - the only DE group besides the John C. Butler (WGT) class with a full steam plant. BuShips Ships' Data 1945 design groups 2-3: 2 'D' express-type boilers at 435 psi/750F superheat feeding GE turbo-electric machinery, 12,000 shp, 2 shafts, 23.6 kt; navypedia's per-block boiler map assigns Foster Wheeler boilers to the DE-51-98 block that includes this hull. WWII steam plants of this specification commonly carried asbestos-containing boiler and fireroom insulation, steam-line lagging, turbo-generator lagging, valve and flange gaskets, machinery packing, and compartment fireproofing. The builder, Bethlehem-Hingham, was a purpose-built wartime emergency yard (est. 1941-42 on Weymouth Back River, 16 ways, managed by Bethlehem's Fore River yard) that mass-produced destroyer escorts; it is not a covered entry in the Atlas shipyards dataset. The 1944-45 APD conversion added troop berthing (~12 officers/150 enlisted) and 4 LCVP davits - a documented refit event; its materials scope is unrecorded.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1942-1946
- Population
- Bethlehem-Hingham construction trades 1942-43; conversion-yard workers 1944-45; crew 1943-46
- Limitations
- Class/design documentation only - neither source names this hull, and no contract material schedule for DE-54 was located. Boiler-manufacturer assignment (Foster Wheeler) is navypedia-sourced and unverified against contract documents. Yard characterization is secondary-source level (yard histories, not a survey of this hull's construction). Asbestos presence aboard this hull is era inference, not ship-proven; does not establish quantity, location, or individual exposure. The class profile records no ship-specific asbestos record for any of the 148 Buckley hulls.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-daniel-t-griffin-de54-04
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[6]CourtListener API v4 sweep executed 2026-09-25 in the canonical batch (cl-auth-search.py, fleet-paced): exact-name "Daniel T. Griffin" opinions and RECAP dockets; hull-number opinions "APD-38" and "DE-54"; constrained "DE-54" asbestos; + 2026-09-28 confirmation query this batch [court_record]
- Locator
- CourtListener API v4 search endpoint; canonical sweep logged in uss-daniel-t-griffin-apd38.atlas.json search_ledger sl-06 through sl-11; 2026-09-28 confirmation queries via cl-auth-search.py (type=o "Daniel T. Griffin" count=1; type=r "Daniel T. Griffin" count=6; type=o "DE-54" asbestos count=2)
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- No qualifying asbestos litigation naming this hull located in CourtListener under any designation. Canonical sweep 2026-09-25 (covers this designation - the DE-54 hull number was queried directly): "Daniel T. Griffin" opinions returned one - Griffin v. Heath, 257 A.2d 488 (D.C. 1969), a motor-vehicle licensing dispute naming a person - name collision. "Daniel T. Griffin" dockets returned six - five personal bankruptcies (D. Minn. 13-40003; E.D. Va. 94-11466; E.D.N.Y. 1-99-25191; D.N.H. 98-14495; D. Me. 98-21050) + Ostrander v. Hussmann Corp. (D. Mass. 3:04-cv-30197, incidental text, vessel not implicated) - all name collisions. "APD-38" opinions returned one - V. H. Monette & Co. v. Commissioner, 45 T.C. 15 (1965) - identifier collision. "DE-54" opinions returned 157 hits that are ECF docket-entry references ('DE# 54' / '[DE 54]'), not the hull - identifier collisions. "DE-54" asbestos returned two opinions (Catlin Syndicate 2003 v. Rinkus, S.D. Fla. 2012; Aurand v. Norfolk Southern Railway Co., N.D. Ind. 2011) - 'DE 54' is an ECF entry number in both - not qualifying. Confirmation this batch 2026-09-28: three queries re-run through cl-auth-search.py - exact-name opinions (count=1, same Griffin v. Heath collision), exact-name dockets (count=6, same five bankruptcies + Ostrander), "DE-54" asbestos (count=2, same Catlin/Aurand ECF-entry collisions) - all unchanged. The Chilean name 'Virgilio Uribe' was not re-queried (open lead, low expected yield; prior sweep deferred it).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 2026-09-25 sweep; 2026-09-28 confirmation
- Limitations
- CourtListener indexes federal and state appellate opinions plus PACER/RECAP dockets; unindexed state trial dockets, settled MDL-875 claim records, and VA BVA decisions naming the ship are outside this sweep's coverage. A name match is not an asbestos finding; all hits here are collisions. Absence of a located case does not prove no claim was ever brought.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-daniel-t-griffin-de54-05
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[7]Batch-4372 + batch-2427 search ledgers: NHHC DANFS live + hazegray mirror; NavSource DE/APD archives; Armada de Chile official page; Naval Vessel Register; NARA deck-log lead; CourtListener sweep; Atlas shipyards.json yard cross-check [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-daniel-t-griffin-de54-01 through sl-uss-daniel-t-griffin-de54-11; canonical ledger in uss-daniel-t-griffin-apd38.atlas.json
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, material specification, museum hazmat disclosure, or docketed case naming USS Daniel T. Griffin, DE-54, APD-38, or Virgilio Uribe was found in the public sources searched (canonical sweep 2026-09-25, all key sources re-verified this batch 2026-09-28 - see search_ledger). The hull was disposed of by Chile in 1995 (target sinking per the Chilean Navy), so no present-day survey or museum disclosure can exist.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 2026-09-28
- Limitations
- Absence of a located public record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard - the hull's 1942-43 construction and steam plant are era-consistent with asbestos-containing materials, and the Chilean-phase maintenance record (1966-1995) is entirely undocumented in U.S. sources. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-daniel-t-griffin-de54-06
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[8]NARA RG 24 (deck logs) / RG 19 (BuShips design records, Booklet of General Plans) / RG 181 (naval district yard records) - leads for this hull, none digitized [other_primary]
- Locator
- carried from canonical record ev-uss-daniel-t-griffin-apd38-07; no new retrieval this batch
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Archival leads for hull-level material evidence that were not retrieved: NARA RG 24 deck logs for DE-54/APD-38 (1943-46); RG 19 BuShips design records and the Booklet of General Plans for this hull; RG 181 New York/First Naval District yard records covering the 1944-45 Staten Island (or Brooklyn - see gaps) APD conversion work orders; Chilean Navy maintenance and disposal files for Virgilio Uribe (the disposal-era hazmat lead, given the 1985 decommissioning and 1995 disposal).
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Limitations
- Leads only - no retrieval performed; their existence is inferred from standard record-group coverage, not confirmed for this hull. Nothing in this row asserts any fact about the vessel.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-daniel-t-griffin-de54-07
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[9]Armada de Chile (Chilean Navy) official historical-units page, Destructor Transporte 'Uribe' 2deg - ex-USS APD-38 Daniel T. Griffin [other_primary]
- Locator
- armada.cl historical units page 'Destructor Transporte Uribe 2deg', 'Nombres anteriores: USS APD 38 Daniel T. Griffin' + chronology paragraphs
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Chilean Navy official record for this hull - extends the designation chain into the hull's final identity: ex-USS APD-38 Daniel T. Griffin, acquired under Supreme Decree No. 15 of 1966-08-15; came under the Chilean flag 1966-12-01 and was towed to Talcahuano by the patrol vessel Lautaro, arriving at the Naval Base 1967-01-11; incorporated into service 1968-06-06 per Resolution C.J.A. No. 4520/5; decommissioned by Resolution C.J.A. No. 4281/3 of 1985-01-26; authorized for use as a barracks ship 1992-06-04 until 1994-12-04; disposal authorized by D.S.(M) No. 7 of 1995-07-25; used as a target and sunk. Chilean-listed characteristics: year 1942; 2,130 t; 12,000 shp; 23.6 kt; 93.3 m; armament 1x5"/38, 4x40mm, 6x20mm, 2 depth-charge tracks.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1966-1995
- Population
- Chilean Navy crew 1968-1985; barracks-ship occupants 1992-1994; disposal or target-handling crews 1995
- Limitations
- Official foreign-navy record - primary quality for the Chilean service and disposal phase; 'used as a target and sunk' conflicts with NavSource's 'sold for scrapping 1995' - carried in gaps. Gives no asbestos or materials information; Chilean maintenance/abatement history undocumented.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-daniel-t-griffin-de54-08