Evidence
7 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-7).
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[1]research packet kq-packet.md (7 sources cited) [nhhc_danfs]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED — real identity: USS Douglas A. Munro
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-douglas-a-munro-de422-pkt-kq-packet-md
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[2]DANFS, Douglas A. Munro (DE-422) (namesake, builder, launch/commission dates, full service narrative 1944-1960, Korean battle stars; verbatim transcription via HistoryCentral - live NHHC page serves 404) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS entry, namesake paragraph + specifications block + service narrative (HistoryCentral transcription)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS record for this hull: namesake Signalman First Class Douglas Albert Munro, USCG (b. 11 October 1919, Vancouver; enlisted USCG 18 September 1939; posthumous Medal of Honor for leading the 27 September 1942 Point Cruz, Guadalcanal evacuation, killed shielding the beachhead); launched 8 March 1944 by Brown Shipbuilding Co., Houston, Tex., sponsored by Lt. (jg) E. Munro, USCGR (mother); commissioned 11 July 1944, Lt. Comdr. G. Morris in command. Service: escort for Vixen (PG-53)/Adm. Ingersoll Caribbean tour (20 Sep-19 Oct 1944); Casablanca escort with Kasaan Bay (CVE-69) (24 Oct-14 Nov); Pacific from 7 Dec 1944 (Manus, Biak); Lingayen Gulf convoy arrival 9 Feb 1945; Subic Bay minesweep screen and support ops to 6 May; Borneo assault/occupation 19 May-5 Jul 1945; Ulithi-Philippines transport escort and Leyte-Okinawa ASW patrol to war's end; South China Force/Yangtze approaches Sep 1945-5 Jan 1946; San Francisco 1 Feb 1946; out of commission in reserve San Diego 15 Jan 1947. Recommissioned 28 Feb 1951; Pearl Harbor; Korea with U.N. Blockading and Escort Force incl. Wonsan siege/bombardment; Formosa Strait patrol rescues (Chien Woug 25 Jan 1952; SS Wing Sang 12 Feb 1952; torpedo-bomber crew; two Marine colonels, Han River estuary); Pearl Harbor overhaul 24 May 1952; second Korea tour TF 95 (9 May-11 Dec 1953); Marianas/Carolines Trust Territory patrol 1 Jul 1954-31 Jan 1955; WestPac/Trust patrols 22 Oct 1955-24 Mar 1956 incl. Harakawa Maru seizure in the Bonins 27 Jan 1956; annual Taiwan Patrol/Trust Territory deployments 1956-1959; last cruise Aug 1959-Mar 1960; decommissioned in reserve Mare Island 24 Jun 1960; three battle stars for Korean War service. Spec block: dp. 1,350; l. 306'; b. 36'8"; dr. 9'5"; s. 24 k.; cpl. 186; a. 2 5", 3 21" tt., 8 dcp., 1 dcp. (hh.), 2 dct.; cl. John C. Butler.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1944-1960
- Population
- Brown Shipbuilding construction trades 1944; wartime and Korea-era crew (design complement 186 per DANFS)
- Limitations
- DANFS documents service history and specifications, not materials or asbestos content. The DANFS entry as transcribed begins at launch - the laid-down date (31 Jan 1944) comes from NavSource/secondary compilations, not this entry. Mirror transcription cited because the live NHHC page returns 404; the HistoryCentral text was compared against the DANFS-derived Wikipedia narrative and matches, and the HyperWar 'Ships of the U.S. Navy 1940-1945' DE-422 spec page independently corroborates builder and commissioning date.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-douglas-a-munro-de422-01
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[3]NavSource Online Destroyer Escort Photo Archive, USS Douglas A. Munro (DE 422) - building and operational data block; photo-caption record incl. February 1957 Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard drydock [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource DE-422 page, 'Building and Operational Data' block; photo captions 0642212 (HMAS Sydney, Korea) and 0642216 (Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard drydock, Feb 1957)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Secondary-compilation building/operational record for this hull: keel laid 31 January 1944 by Brown Shipbuilding Co., Houston, Tex.; launched/christened 8 March 1944 (sponsor Lt. (jg) Edith F. Munro, USCGR); commissioned 11 July 1944, Lcdr. G. G. Morris; decommissioned San Diego 15 January 1947 after 2 years 6 months (86,682 miles steamed); inactivation completed 27 February 1947, assigned Submarine Group Two, San Diego Group, Pacific Reserve Fleet; recommissioned San Diego 28 February 1951, Lcdr. J. A. Lindbeck; decommissioned 24 June 1960 by Radm. L. E. Honsinger at Mare Island Naval Shipyard after 9 years 4 months, custody to Commander, Mare Island Group, Pacific Reserve Fleet; struck from the NVR 1 December 1965 (11 years 10 months total service); sunk as target January 1966. Photo record documents a February 1957 drydocking at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard (crew caption). Awards per NavSource ribbon accounting: Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive), China Service Medal, American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific w/4 stars, WWII Victory, National Defense Service, Korean Service w/3 stars, Armed Forces Expeditionary, Philippine Liberation w/1 star, UN Korea, ROK War Service.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1944-1966
- Population
- Crew 1944-1947 and 1951-1960; Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard workers during the Feb 1957 drydock and 1952 overhaul
- Limitations
- NavSource is a secondary compilation (data drawn from official records and contributor photos); dates corroborate DANFS where they overlap, but laid-down/stricken/sunk-as-target details and the Feb 1957 drydock rest on the compilation, not a primary document page. NavSource complement block (14/201) conflicts with the DANFS spec block (186) - carried in gaps. Sinking location and method not stated. Does not speak to materials or asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-douglas-a-munro-de422-02
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[4]DANFS specifications block (John C. Butler class; 24 kt) + class design group 6 (WGT) plant data (2 'D' Express boilers 435 psi/750F, 2 Westinghouse geared turbines, 12,000 shp) per class profile block map (navypedia/Ships' Data 1945) [other_primary]
- Locator
- DANFS specifications block; class design group 6 / navypedia WGT boiler-block map (john-c-butler-class class profile)
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Era/class inference: DE-422 is a John C. Butler-class (WGT) destroyer escort with a full steam plant - two superheated 'D' Express boilers (block map attributes Combustion Engineering units to the DE-402-424 group; unverified against the build contract) driving two geared turbines (12,000 shp). A 1944 steam escort would have carried period-standard asbestos applications: boiler and machinery insulation, steam-line lagging, valve and flange gaskets, machinery packing, fireproofing, deck coverings, and accommodation insulation. Builder Brown Shipbuilding Co. (Houston) is not an Atlas shipyards.json entry, so no yard-level asbestos record attaches through the dataset.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1944-1966
- Population
- Brown Shipbuilding construction trades 1944; crew 1944-47 and 1951-60
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - NOT a hull-specific finding; no hull material schedule, spec sheet, or survey was located for DE-422. Boiler-manufacturer attribution is a class block-map inference, not contract-verified. Does not quantify material or establish any individual's exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-douglas-a-munro-de422-03
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[5]Jack v. Borg-Warner Morse Tec, No. 2:17-cv-00537 (W.D. Wash.) - pretrial/exhibit-list materials naming sister hull USS Brannon (DE-446) and identifying the controlling Navy insulation-spec suite [court_record]
- Locator
- Class-profile CourtListener sweep (john-c-butler-class, 2026-09-16): W.D. Wash. 2:17-cv-00537 docket 6100500, pretrial materials + exhibit list
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Class-level litigation context: pretrial materials in Jack v. Borg-Warner Morse Tec (W.D. Wash. 2:17-cv-00537) name sister John C. Butler-class hull USS Brannon (DE-446) and allege asbestos insulation associated with a Griscom-Russell evaporator installed per Navy specifications; an expert witness exhibit list in that docket identifies the controlling Navy insulation-spec suite - BuShips Manual ch.39 Thermal Insulation NAVSHIPS 250-000(39) (1945); Navy Dept spec 32F3a 'Felt, Insulating, Asbestos' (Oct 1945); BuEng ch.13 (1933/1939); a 1977 BUMED memo - all documents that would also have governed this hull's 1944 steam-plant insulation had they applied.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 2017 (litigation); spec suite 1933-1977
- Population
- John C. Butler-class crew and shipyard trades (class context)
- Limitations
- Class-context row about a DIFFERENT hull (DE-446) - pleading/exhibit-list level only, no adjudicated exposure finding even for Brannon, and nothing here names DE-422. The spec suite is identified as an archival lead; the underlying exhibits were not retrieved by the class-profile session. Boiler/evaporator specifics for DE-422 remain unverified.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-douglas-a-munro-de422-04
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[6]Batch-4324 search ledger (this record): NHHC/DANFS and transcription mirrors; NavSource operational data; NVR; NPS NRHP; CourtListener exact-name and hull-number queries; Atlas shipyards.json builder-yard check; law-firm/marketing ship-list pages (excluded) [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-douglas-a-munro-de422-01 through -10
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located for DE-422: no hull ACM survey, abatement contract, museum hazmat disclosure, or docketed case naming the vessel was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). The hull was sunk as a target in January 1966 - there is no preservation era from which a museum survey or abatement record could arise. DE-422 appears on law-firm/marketing ship lists (freeasbestostesting.com, duboselawfirm.com, shepardlawfirm.com, mesotheliomabook.com), which are uncitable era-listing pages, not evidence.
- 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 - a 1944 steam escort is era-consistent with asbestos applications; the finding states only that no ship-specific documentation exists in public sources searched. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-douglas-a-munro-de422-05
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[7]Archival leads identified but unretrieved: NARA RG 19 BuShips contract specifications/'General Information Books' for DE-422; NARA RG 24 deck logs; NHHC photographic holdings (NH102453, USN 1043481, 80-G-630971); ship-submitted official war history (scan hosted on NavSource; original is an official record); 1966 target-sinking file [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource DE-422 page photo credits/link block; NARA RG 19/RG 24 series descriptions
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Hull-specific archival leads for DE-422 that were identified but not retrieved this session: the NARA RG 19 BuShips General Information Book/contract specifications would carry the hull's material schedule; RG 24 deck logs cover 1944-1960; the ship-submitted war history (NavSource hosts a scan of the original official document) may detail wartime repairs; NHHC photo numbers NH102453, USN 1043481, and NARA 80-G-630971 are the cataloged holdings for this hull; the January 1966 target-sinking documentation is the disposal-era record.
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 2026-09-28
- Limitations
- Leads only - none were retrieved or reviewed; their content is unknown and may contain nothing asbestos-relevant. Listed so a future session can pursue primary hull records.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-douglas-a-munro-de422-06