Evidence
6 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-6).
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[1]research packet jx-packet.md (4 sources cited) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-de-275-de275-pkt-jx-packet-md
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[2]DANFS, Reybold (DE-275), Vol. 6 pp. 87-88 (namesake biography, builder, dates, transfer, loss; verbatim transcription - live NHHC page serves 404 and HyperWar lacks the DE volume) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS entry 'Reybold' (DE-275), Vol. 6 pp. 87-88
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS record for this hull: namesake Lt. Cmdr. John Keane Reybold (born Delaware City, Del., 11 January 1903; commanded USS Cowell DD-167, USS Claxton DD-140, and USS Dickerson DD-157; killed 19 March 1942 when the merchantman SS Liberator fired on Dickerson en route to Norfolk). DE-275, an Evarts-class destroyer escort, was laid down as Reybold by the Navy Yard, Boston, Mass., 20 May 1943; launched as Goodall 8 July 1943; transferred on loan to the United Kingdom 4 October 1943; as HMS Goodall, a Captain-class frigate, she served the Royal Navy on escort-of-convoy duty until torpedoed and sunk 29 April 1945. Bracketed loss note (Brown, Warship Losses of World War Two, p. 149): torpedoed in the entrance to the Kola Inlet (69 deg 25 min N, 33 deg 38 min E) near Murmansk by U-968; the magazine exploded, blowing away the forward part of the ship; the remainder was abandoned and scuttled.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1943-1945
- Population
- Boston Navy Yard construction trades 1943; Royal Navy crew 1943-1945
- Limitations
- DANFS documents identity, construction, transfer, and loss - not materials or asbestos content; the hull was never commissioned in the U.S. Navy, so there is no USN service narrative. The U-968 attribution conflicts with specialist secondary sources crediting U-286 - logged in gaps, not resolved. Verbatim DANFS transcription mirror cited because the live NHHC page returns 404 and the HyperWar DANFS mirror lacks the destroyer-escort volume.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-de-275-de275-01
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[3]NavSource Naval History, Destroyer Escort Photo Archive: Reybold (DE 275) / HMS Goodall (K.479) (specifications block + building/operational data; volunteer-compiled archival index) [other_primary]
- Locator
- navsource.net/archives/06/275.htm - specifications block + Building and Operational Data
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource record for this hull: class Evarts (lend-lease), type GMT (diesel-electric tandem motor drive, short hull, 3-inch guns); contract awarded 25 January 1942; keel laid 20 May 1943 at Boston Naval Shipyard; launched 8 July 1943; sponsored by Mrs. Diana V.K. Evans-Lombe; transferred to the Royal Navy and commissioned as HMS Goodall (K.479) 4 October 1943; torpedoed off Kola Inlet 29 April 1945; hulk sunk by gunfire from HMS Anguilla 30 April 1945; 'No U.S. Navy service.' Specs: 1,140 tons light / 1,430 full; 289 ft 5 in oa; 4 GM Model 16-278A diesel engines with electric drive, 6,000 shp, 2 screws; 19 kt; complement 156.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1942-1945
- Population
- Boston Naval Shipyard construction trades 1943; Royal Navy crew 1943-1945 (complement 156)
- Limitations
- NavSource is a volunteer-compiled secondary index, not an official record - its overlapping dates agree with DANFS; its 'Christened 20 January 1943' line is internally inconsistent with the 8 July 1943 launch and is treated as a transcription error (not carried). Propulsion and complement figures are class-level. Its U-968 attribution matches DANFS but conflicts with uboat.net's U-286 - logged in gaps.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-de-275-de275-02
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[4]DANFS Evarts (DE-5) class specifications block (1,140 t; 289'5"; 21 kt; complement 156) + NavSource DE-275 GMT plant data + Atlas shipyard dataset, Boston Naval Shipyard record (tier-3 asbestos-era yard) [other_primary]
- Locator
- DANFS Evarts (DE-5) spec block; navsource.net/archives/06/275.htm specs; shipyards.json record 'boston-naval-shipyard'
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Era/yard inference: an Evarts-class (GMT-type diesel-electric, four GM diesels with electric drive - no boilers or steam system) destroyer escort built May-October 1943 at Boston Navy Yard would have carried era-standard asbestos applications appropriate to a diesel-electric ship - diesel-exhaust lagging, gaskets, packing, electrical insulation, brake linings, and deck coverings - not boiler or steam-line insulation. Builder Boston Naval Shipyard is documented as a tier-3 asbestos-era yard in the Atlas dataset, including litigation-identified John Crane gasket and sealing materials.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1943
- Population
- Boston Navy Yard construction trades 1943
- Limitations
- Class/era and builder-yard inference only - NOT a hull-specific finding. The diesel-electric plant means the largest asbestos categories of steam ships (boiler and steam-line insulation) do not apply; does not quantify material or establish any individual's exposure. NARA RG19 General Information Books per-hull material specifications are an archival lead, unretrieved.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-de-275-de275-03
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[5]uboat.net 'Ships hit by U-boats' entry, HMS Goodall (K 479) + warship entry ship/5481 + University of Exeter CMHS catalog record 2235 (survivor-accounts volume) [other_primary]
- Locator
- uboat.net/allies/merchants/3506.html (ships-hit entry) and uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/5481.html; cmhs-data.exeter.ac.uk/cmhs-data/dlaw/2235/
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Specialist U-boat-war compilation record for the loss of this hull: escorting Convoy RA-66 (Murmansk-UK) on 29 April 1945, Goodall sighted and evaded a GNAT torpedo from U-968's ~21:00 spread against the escorts; at ~22:00 U-286 (Oblt. Willi Dietrich) hit Goodall (Lt.Cdr. James Vandalle Fulton, RNVR) with a GNAT in the entrance to the Kola Inlet 7 miles from Murmansk, detonating the magazine and destroying the forepart; the abandoned hulk was scuttled by gunfire from HMS Anguilla (K500) the next day, and U-286 was sunk by other 19th Escort Group ships during the following night; complement 156, recorded 112 dead and 44 survivors. A survivor-accounts volume catalogs Goodall as the last Royal Navy ship sunk in the European theatre.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1945-04-29/30
- Population
- Royal Navy crew of HMS Goodall, April 1945 (156 complement; 112 dead, 44 survivors per this source)
- Limitations
- Secondary specialist compilation, not an official record - the 112-dead/44-survivor figure is corroborated by a BBC WW2 People's War survivor account but conflicts with a 95-dead figure in other compilations and is unverified against CWGC or official RN casualty records. The U-286 attribution conflicts with DANFS/NavSource crediting U-968 - logged in gaps. Loss context only; no bearing on asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-de-275-de275-04
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[6]Batch-4197 search ledger (this record): NHHC/DANFS transcription; NavSource archive page; NVR; uboat.net compilation; Atlas shipyard dataset; CourtListener exact-name and hull-number queries [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-de-275-de275-01 through sl-uss-de-275-de275-11
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located for DE-275: the hull was a total loss in April 1945 (Kola Inlet wreck), so no hull ACM survey, abatement contract, or museum hazmat/abatement disclosure exists; the vessel never served in the U.S. Navy and her Royal Navy crew's claims would lie under UK schemes, and no qualifying U.S. asbestos litigation naming this hull (as Reybold, DE-275, or Goodall) was located - CourtListener 'Reybold' hits are Delaware developer/family-litigation name collisions with zero vessel or asbestos content.
- 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 - era materials would have been standard in a 1943 diesel-electric escort at class level; does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility. RN-crew exposure claims, if any exist, are outside U.S. docket coverage.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-de-275-de275-05