Evidence
7 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-7).
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[1]research packet 960-packet.md [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-deming-pcs1392-pkt-960-packet-md
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[2]NavSource Online, Patrol Craft Sweeper Photo Archive: Deming (PCS 1392), ex-PCS-1392 (live page verified 2026-10-04) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Page header; PCS-1376-class history and specifications blocks; January 1958 ex-Deming photo caption
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource identifies this hull as PCS-1392, ex-PC-1392: laid down 5 April 1943 by Robert Jacob, Inc., City Island, New York; reclassified PCS-1392 in April 1943; launched 13 October 1943; commissioned 27 March 1944; decommissioned in 1954; and named Deming 15 February 1956. Its specification block lists two 800-bhp General Motors 8-268A diesel engines, Snow and Knobstedt single-reduction gear, and two shafts; 136-foot length; 24-foot-6-inch beam; 8-foot-7-inch draft; 14.1-knot speed; and complement 57. A caption identifies ex-Deming at Mare Island in January 1958 awaiting transfer to civilian buyers, while the page states final fate unknown.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-04
- Study period
- 1943-1958
- Population
- Robert Jacob City Island construction trades (1943); crew (1944-1954); post-Navy handlers at Mare Island (1958 photograph)
- Limitations
- NavSource is a volunteer historical compilation, not a primary registry. It supports an identity and timeline lead but does not document asbestos, material composition, exposure, quantity, present condition, or legal eligibility. The 1954 decommissioning date has no day or month on this page, and the January 1958 caption does not establish a completed civilian transfer or final disposition.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-deming-pcs1392-01
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[3]National Archives, Special List 44, List of Logbooks of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Miscellaneous Units, 1801-1947: Ships with Symbol and Number Designations (official PDF) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Special List 44, Ships with Symbol and Number Designations, PCS-1392 row
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA Special List 44 indexes a USS PCS-1392 logbook span from 27 March 1944 through 31 December 1945. The start date matches the commissioned date reported by NavSource. The underlying logbooks were not reviewed in this session.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-04
- Study period
- 1944-03-27 to 1945-12-31
- Population
- Crew, 1944-1945
- Limitations
- This is a NARA custody index, not the logbook content. Its coverage dates are holdings metadata and do not prove all operating periods, work performed, materials carried, asbestos presence, or exposure. No digitized logbook content was located or reviewed.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-deming-pcs1392-02
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[4]National Archives, Ship Plan Index: DEMING, PCS-1392, Record Group 19, Microfilm, catalog identifier 175668873 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Ship Plan Index row: DEMING | PCS-1392 | RG 19 | Microfilm | 175668873
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA's Ship Plan Index lists DEMING (PCS-1392) in Record Group 19 as a microfilm entry with catalog identifier 175668873. The indexed microfilm is a lead for ship-specific engineering drawings and specifications.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-04
- Study period
- WWII-era engineering records (exact drawing dates not retrieved)
- Limitations
- The index establishes a microfilm entry, not the contents or availability of individual drawings. No microfilm reel or drawing was retrieved, so this is not evidence of any asbestos-containing material, installation, modification, or exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-deming-pcs1392-03
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[5]Naval History and Heritage Command, James Bond Stockdale biographical file [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Biography paragraph covering Stockdale's post-1946 assignments
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NHHC's biography of James Bond Stockdale records that, from July 1948 to June 1949, he continued duty afloat as Executive Officer of USS PCS-1392. This identifies the still-unnamed hull in postwar service during that interval.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-04
- Study period
- 1948-07 to 1949-06
- Population
- Executive Officer James B. Stockdale and crew, July 1948-June 1949
- Limitations
- The biographical record documents Stockdale's assignment, not the vessel's full operational history, location, maintenance, materials, or any asbestos exposure. It does not establish that asbestos was present aboard the hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-deming-pcs1392-04
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[6]U.S. Government Accountability Office, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (18 October 1979) [gao]
- Locator
- GAO product page HRD-80-2, report description; full text access blocked (HTTP 403)
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO documented Navy-wide extensive use of asbestos insulation aboard ships and reported that the Navy did not begin substituting alternative insulation materials until the early 1970s. This provides era context for a Navy vessel built in 1943 and operated into the 1950s.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-04
- Study period
- 1979 report; Navy practices described before the early 1970s
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers and Navy asbestos-protection program context
- Limitations
- Program-level evidence only: Deming is not named, and this source does not establish asbestos aboard this hull, material type, quantity, location, condition, individual exposure, causation, or legal eligibility. GAO's product page was live-checked but direct Studio-side retrieval returned HTTP 403; the cited scope is limited to the official product-page description and corroborated batch research, not a newly retrieved full text.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-deming-pcs1392-05
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[7]Batch-8310 research ledger: NHHC Stockdale biography; NARA Special List 44; NARA Ship Plan Index; NavSource hull page; GAO HRD-80-2 product page; required authenticated CourtListener sweep [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-deming-pcs1392-01 through sl-uss-deming-pcs1392-08
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No ship-specific asbestos survey, abatement record, hazmat disclosure, material inventory, construction work package, or authoritative litigation record naming USS Deming/PCS-1392 was located in the sources reviewed. The four required authenticated CourtListener helper invocations were initiated, but each produced only authenticated-request diagnostics and no result payload before the 30-second command transport window ended; litigation status therefore remains an open access gap rather than a negative litigation result.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-04
- Study period
- 2026-10-04
- Limitations
- This limited negative finding does not prove asbestos was absent and does not make a litigation conclusion. CourtListener result payloads were not returned, while NARA logbooks and RG 19 microfilm were not retrieved. It neither establishes nor defeats individual exposure, causation, legal eligibility, or present-day material condition.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-deming-pcs1392-06