Evidence
6 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-6).
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[1]DANFS, Davis II (DD-65) - builder, specifications, WWI Queenstown service, postwar disposition (verbatim transcription; no live NHHC DANFS page for DD-65 resolves - 404s checked 2026-09-27) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS entry 'Davis II (DD-65)', specification line + full service narrative
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS record for this hull: launched 15 August 1916 by Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine; sponsored by Miss E. Davis; commissioned 5 October 1916, Lt. Comdr. R. F. Zogbaum, Jr., in command; Destroyer Force, Atlantic Fleet; departed Boston 24 April 1917 as one of six destroyers in the first American destroyer detachment to reach European waters, arriving Queenstown, Ireland, 4 May; patrol and convoy-escort duty off the Irish coast; escorted first AEF troop transports 25-28 June 1917; rescued survivors of torpedoed vessels, including 35 crew of the German submarine sunk in collision with HMT Olympic on 12 May 1918, prisoners turned over at Milford Haven; escorted George Washington (President Wilson embarked) into Brest 13 December 1918; returned New York 7 January 1919 and overhauled there; Division 4, Flotilla 8, Destroyer Force; in reserve at Philadelphia Navy Yard September 1919-November 1920; operated from Charleston and Newport in reduced commission from 3 December 1920; decommissioned at Philadelphia Navy Yard 20 June 1922; transferred to the Coast Guard 25 March 1926; returned to the Navy 30 June 1933; sold 22 August 1934. Specification line: 1,075 t, 315'3" x 30'7" x 9'3", 30 kt, complement 99, 4 x 4-in guns, 12 x 21-in torpedo tubes.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1915-1934
- Population
- Bath Iron Works construction trades 1915-16; WWI crew (design complement 99); Queenstown base personnel 1917-18
- Limitations
- DANFS documents service history and specifications, not materials or asbestos content. The spec line in this transcription reads 'cl. Tucker,' while the DANFS entry for class ship DD-63 reads 'cl. Sampson' and standard references assign DD-65 to the Sampson class - discrepancy carried in gaps. The transcription names the submarine 'U-108'; the boat rammed by Olympic on 12 May 1918 was U-103 - source error noted, not propagated. Laying and striking dates are not stated in the entry.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-davis-dd65-01
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[2]U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office cutter file, 'USCGD Davis (CG-21)' (uscg.mil webcutters series; live history.uscg.mil URL returns HTTP 403 to automated fetch - Wayback capture cited) [other_primary]
- Locator
- USCG Historian's Office 'Davis.pdf' cutter file - specification block + operational highlights chronology
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Official Coast Guard record for this hull as USCGC Davis (CG-21): transferred from the Navy at Philadelphia Navy Yard 25 March 1926; ordered to New London 22 May 1926; commissioned at New London 4 September 1926 (Rum Patrol destroyer during Prohibition); arrived Philadelphia Navy Yard 26 May 1933; decommissioned there 5 June 1933; 'Returned to US Navy at Philadelphia Navy Yard' per the file's chronology. Machinery block: '2 direct-drive main turbines, 1 or 2 triple-expansion or turbine-cruising engines, 16,000-17,500 shp, 29.5 knots.' Coast Guard complement 6 officers, 82 men (1930); armament 3 x 4-in/50 + 1 x 1-pdr (reduced from Navy fit).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1926-1933
- Population
- Coast Guard crew, CG-21 (6 officers, 82 men circa 1930); Philadelphia Navy Yard transfer personnel 1926 and 1933
- Limitations
- Documents CG-era machinery, armament, complement, and transfer chronology - not materials or asbestos content. The file prints the Navy return as '30 May 1933,' which precedes its own 5 June 1933 decommissioning - internally inconsistent; DANFS and secondary references read 30 June 1933, carried in gaps. Live uscg.mil URL returned HTTP 403; content verified via the cited Wayback capture.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-davis-dd65-02
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[3]NHHC Online Library of Selected Images, photo NH 54644, 'USS Davis (Destroyer # 65) Anchored in Hampton Roads, Virginia on 10 December 1916' (Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph; HyperWar mirror of the official photo-data page) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NHHC Online Library picture-data page for NH 54644; NavSource DD-65 photo index entry for NH 60560
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Official NHHC photographic record of this hull: NH 54644 shows Destroyer No. 65 anchored in Hampton Roads 10 December 1916, two months after commissioning - contemporaneous imagery of the ship in service trim. NavSource additionally indexes NHHC photo NH 60560 as showing this hull in drydock at Queenstown, Ireland, in 1918 for repair of collision damage to the bow - corroborating the documented Queenstown operating period (the collision event itself is not described in the DANFS entry).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1916; 1918
- Population
- Crew aboard in 1916 (design complement 99)
- Limitations
- Photographic record only - contains no materials or asbestos information. NH 54644 verified on the NHHC/ibiblio mirror page. The NH 60560 drydock caption comes from NavSource indexing of the NHHC image; the underlying photo-data page was not re-verified (ibiblio mirror returned 404), so the drydock-repair detail is carried as a lead, not a finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-davis-dd65-03
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[4]DANFS specification block (30 kt steam destroyer, WWI era) + USCG cutter-file machinery block (2 direct-drive main turbines, cruising engines, 16,000-17,500 shp) + Atlas shipyard dataset, Bath Iron Works record (yard-level asbestos documentation, OSHA-era) [other_primary]
- Locator
- DANFS specification line; USCG cutter file machinery block; shipyards.json record 'bath-iron-works'
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Era inference: a Sampson-class destroyer built 1915-16 with a four-boiler steam plant (class references: 4 Yarrow boilers; USCG-documented: 2 direct-drive main turbines plus triple-expansion or turbine cruising engines, 16,000-17,500 shp) would have carried period-standard asbestos-containing insulation and lagging on boilers and steam lines, gaskets and packing in steam-system joints and valves, and fireproofing. Builder Bath Iron Works is documented in the Atlas yard dataset as a tier-2 yard; NARA RG19 'General Information Books' per-vessel material specifications are an archival lead for hull-level specs.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1915-1934
- Population
- Bath Iron Works construction trades 1915-16; Navy crew 1916-22; Coast Guard crew 1926-33
- Limitations
- Class/era and builder-yard inference only - NOT a hull-specific finding. The located Bath Iron Works asbestos records are OSHA-era (1987 inspection) and post-date this hull's construction by roughly seven decades; they establish yard practice era-exposure generally, not materials aboard this ship. The hull was scrapped in 1934; no survey, abatement, or materials record exists in the sources searched. Does not establish quantity, location, product identity, or any individual's exposure. NARA GIB retrieval not performed.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-davis-dd65-04
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[5]Krik v. BP America, Inc., No. 2:11-cv-63473 (E.D. Pa.), ECF 271-2; McIsaac v. General Electric Co., No. 1:19-cv-10282 (D. Mass.), ECF 470; Glaze v. Air & Liquid Systems Corp., No. 1:20-cv-00374 (D. Del.), ECF 133; Hale v. Air & Liquid Systems Corp., No. 4:22-cv-00853 (N.D. Cal.), ECF 1-1 - all via CourtListener RECAP [court_record]
- Locator
- Krik ECF 271-2 (Exhibit A, expert materials); McIsaac ECF 470 (order text); Glaze ECF 133 (R&R facts); Hale ECF 1-1 (complaint exhibit, ship list at p.25 of PDF text)
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Verified name collisions: four CourtListener-indexed asbestos personal-injury dockets match the phrase 'USS Davis,' and full-text review shows every one refers to USS Davis (DD-937), the Forrest Sherman-class destroyer in commission 1957-1982 - not this hull (scrapped 1934). Krik ECF 271-2 Exhibit A: expert R. Bruce Woodruff's Navy service record as Main Propulsion Assistant aboard 'USS Davis (DD 937)' July 1964-August 1966. McIsaac ECF 470 (Memorandum and Order): recites Navy archive records that Buffalo pumps were installed aboard 'Forrest-Sherman-class ships (including the USS Decatur, the USS Barry and the USS Davis).' Glaze ECF 133 (Report and Recommendation): plaintiff 'stationed in main control and the engine room onboard the USS Davis from 1978 to 1981.' Hale ECF 1-1 (removal exhibit): complaint ship list names 'USS Davis (DD 937)' among the plaintiff's vessels.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1964-1981 (alleged service aboard DD-937); 2011-2022 (litigation)
- Population
- Plaintiffs and experts in four asbestos personal-injury dockets - all concerning service aboard DD-937
- Limitations
- All four references establish DD-937 exposure allegations only - a different hull - and say nothing about DD-65, which was scrapped before any of the alleged service windows. Carried as a correction row because exact-name CourtListener searches for 'USS Davis' return these dockets; unreviewed hits could otherwise be misattributed to this record. The DD-937 references themselves are recited service-history facts at pleading/discovery/summary-judgment stage, not adjudicated exposure findings.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-davis-dd65-05
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[6]Batch-3624 search ledger (this record): NHHC/DANFS (live + mirror); USCG Historian cutter file; Naval Vessel Register; CourtListener exact-name and hull-number queries across opinion and docket indexes [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-davis-dd65-01 through sl-uss-davis-dd65-10
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located. The hull was sold for scrap in 1934 - before asbestos survey/abatement regimes - so no survey, abatement contract, or hazmat disclosure exists or is expected. CourtListener sweep: 'USS Davis' opinions = 0; 'DD-65' opinions = 1 hit (a 1951 Texas railroad-collision case - unrelated noise); 'USS Davis' dockets = 4 asbestos dockets, all verified as DD-937 collisions (ev-05); 'DD-65' dockets = 43 raw hits screened as non-vessel exhibit/identifier noise, refined 'DD-65 asbestos' = 2 non-vessel collisions; 'USS Davis asbestos' opinions = 0. No case naming this hull found.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- Absence of a located public record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard - a 1916 steam destroyer is era-consistent with asbestos insulation - only that no public record documents it. The CourtListener docket corpus is not exhaustive (older and non-RECAP filings are underrepresented); pre-1935 exposure would also be litigated against product manufacturers rather than the vessel by name, further reducing the expected hit rate.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-davis-dd65-06