Evidence
8 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-8).
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[1]research packet 782-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-wert-ffg45-pkt-782-packet-md
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[2]NHHC Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, De Wert I (FFG-45) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS entry opening paragraphs and FFG-45 specification block
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NHHC DANFS identifies De Wert (FFG-45) as an Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided missile frigate, laid down 14 June 1982 at Bath, Maine, by Bath Iron Works Corp.; launched 18 December 1982; and commissioned 19 November 1983. Its specification block gives complement 219 and identifies the class.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1982-1983
- Population
- Ship's crew
- Limitations
- DANFS records identity, service, and specifications, not asbestos content or individual exposure. Its history is labeled detailed history under construction and provides only a brief service summary.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-de-wert-ffg45-01
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[3]NHHC Command Operations Reports archive, De Wert (FFG-45) II [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Archive page heading and linked annual report list
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NHHC's ship command-history archive lists De Wert (FFG-45) as commissioned 19 November 1983 and decommissioned 4 April 2014, and provides annual command history reports for 1983 through 2003.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1983-2014
- Population
- Ship's crew and command
- Limitations
- The archive listing establishes the dates and availability of command reports; the individual reports were not reviewed for all service events. This source does not document asbestos or final disposal.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-de-wert-ffg45-02
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[4]U.S. GAO, Navy Efforts to Protect Workers from Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (18 October 1979) [gao]
- Locator
- GAO report highlights and discussion of Navy asbestos policy
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO reviewed Navy shipbuilding and ship-repair asbestos practices and summarized Navy policy: a 1975 policy removed/replaced insulation only when damaged or when removal was required for repairs; in 1979 the policy expanded to selective replacement in high-maintenance areas. This is Navy-wide policy context relevant to the period, not a finding about De Wert, which was not laid down until 1982.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1975-1979
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers and Navy vessels covered by the report
- Limitations
- Program-level report about selected Navy shipyards and policy; it does not identify asbestos aboard USS De Wert (FFG-45), which was not yet under construction during the report period. No vessel-specific inference is made.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-de-wert-ffg45-05
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[5]NAVSEA Inactive Ship Inventory, 2 January 2015 [other_primary]
- Locator
- FFG 45 / DE WERT row
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NAVSEA's inactive-ship inventory lists FFG 45, De Wert, at Philadelphia; gives decommission/inactivation and SECNAV strike dates as 4 April 2014; and marks disposal preparations complete.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 2015 inventory; 2014 status dates
- Limitations
- The inventory is dated 2 January 2015 and does not establish the ship's later location or final disposition. Disposal-preparation completion is not proof of disposal or asbestos abatement.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-de-wert-ffg45-03
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[6]NAVSEA Naval Vessel Historical Evaluation, DE WERT (FFG 45), final determination, 22 March 2019 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Cover evaluation table and final determination
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NAVSEA's historical evaluation identifies De Wert as an Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided missile frigate, gives Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as location, and states stricken with final disposition pending. It records the final determination dated 22 March 2019 as ineligible for National Register of Historic Places listing.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 2018-2019
- Limitations
- This is a historic-preservation evaluation, not an environmental or asbestos survey. Its location and disposition status are as of the evaluation and do not establish present status.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-de-wert-ffg45-04
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[7]NHHC command-history archive reviewed for ship-specific asbestos, hazardous-material, and abatement documentation; annual reports available 1983-2003 [other_primary]
- Locator
- NHHC DANFS entry and command-history archive page; annual reports linked for 1983-2003
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No ship-specific asbestos survey, asbestos abatement record, hazardous-material disclosure, or material inventory was located in the NHHC DANFS page and command-history archive reviewed for USS De Wert (FFG-45). The ship-specific asbestos documentation status is unknown.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1982-2014
- Limitations
- A search of these NHHC pages is not an exhaustive archival search and does not establish that no such records exist. Annual command histories after 2003 and underlying Navy maintenance, shipyard, and transfer files were not comprehensively examined.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-de-wert-ffg45-06
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[8]CourtListener API v4 authenticated search via fleet helper cl-auth-search.py [court_record]
- Locator
- Authenticated API v4 opinion query FFG-45: count 0; helper output for exact-name query: fleet-wide pacing budget momentarily spent; 2026-09-29
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- The authenticated opinion search for exact hull designation ‘FFG-45’ returned zero results. A separate exact-name search for ‘USS De Wert’ was attempted through the required helper but stopped when the helper reported that the fleet-wide pacing budget was momentarily spent. The litigation sweep is incomplete; no conclusion is made about whether qualifying litigation exists.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- CourtListener search performed 2026-09-29
- Limitations
- Search was limited to CourtListener API v4 opinion type. Exact-name results and docket searches were not completed because the helper's fleet limiter denied the request. Zero hull-number opinion results do not prove no case exists; name collisions and inaccessible RECAP material remain unassessed.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-de-wert-ffg45-07