Evidence
5 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-5).
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[1]research packet 367-packet.md (7 sources cited) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-don-marquis-ix215-pkt-367-packet-md
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[2]Naval History and Heritage Command, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, Donaldson (DE-44) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Ship history, paragraph covering arrival at Manus and September 26, 1944 assistance to SS Don Marquis
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The NHHC DANFS history of USS Donaldson reports that on September 26, 1944, Donaldson and USS Crowley assisted the merchantman SS Don Marquis by bringing its fires under control near Manus.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1944-09-26
- Population
- Survivors of the merchant vessel; no crew count stated
- Limitations
- This official history identifies the assisted vessel as merchantman SS Don Marquis and documents the rescue action only. It does not establish the vessel's construction details, the extent of damage, subsequent Navy acquisition or service, or asbestos content, exposure, quantity, present condition, or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-don-marquis-ix215-01
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[3]Naval History and Heritage Command, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, Crowley (DE-303) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Ship history, paragraph beginning 'Between 15 September and 18 November 1944'
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The NHHC DANFS history of USS Crowley reports that on September 26, 1944, Crowley and USS Donaldson assisted merchant ship SS Don Marquis, rescuing survivors and bringing fires under control to save its war cargo.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1944-09-26
- Population
- Survivors of the merchant vessel; no crew count stated
- Limitations
- Independent official account of the same casualty and rescue. It does not provide construction details, full damage assessment, subsequent Navy service, asbestos content, exposure, quantity, present condition, or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-don-marquis-ix215-02
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[4]Authenticated CourtListener API v4 search helper invocation; request did not return search results [court_record]
- Locator
- Helper API v4 opinion search responses: exact name count=6; hull text-match count=2; later asbestos-qualified request stopped by limiter
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Authenticated CourtListener API v4 opinion searches returned six results for exact name query "Don Marquis" and two text matches for "IX-215". Visible returned entries include name/text collisions unrelated to the vessel; the full set was not available for row-by-row screening. The subsequent asbestos-qualified query was stopped by the shared pacing limiter. The litigation sweep is incomplete.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 2026-09-29
- Limitations
- Opinion search was performed for exact ship name and hull number, but returned entries were not all individually reviewed. Asbestos-qualified opinion search was pacing-blocked; exact-name docket search returned HTTP 504. Visible opinion results include a personal-name case (Don Marquis v. Chrysler Corporation) and unrelated text matches. No qualifying asbestos case or definitive no-result conclusion is asserted.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-don-marquis-ix215-03
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[5]NHHC DANFS histories of Donaldson (DE-44) and Crowley (DE-303), the official sources reviewed for this vessel [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Ship-history passages concerning SS Don Marquis; see search ledger sl-uss-don-marquis-ix215-01 and -02
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No ship-specific asbestos record was located in the official Navy sources reviewed. The two NHHC DANFS accounts consulted describe the collision rescue but do not identify insulation, asbestos, abatement, or a hazmat survey for Don Marquis.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 2026-09-29
- Limitations
- This records the bounded search result only; absence of an asbestos statement in two casualty narratives does not prove absence of asbestos aboard. No inference is made from Liberty-ship design or era. It does not establish or defeat any individual's exposure or legal claim.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-don-marquis-ix215-04