Evidence
8 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-8).
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[1]research packet fb-packet.md (1 sources cited) [nhhc_danfs]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-doyle-dd494-pkt-fb-packet-md
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[2]DANFS, Doyle II (DD-494), July 2015 edition - verbatim transcription hosted by Tin Can Sailors (destroyers.org); identical text mirrored at globalsecurity.org/military/agency/navy/dd-494.htm; live NHHC page not located (404), hazegray mirror DNS-unreachable [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS Doyle (DD-494) entry - namesake paragraph, spec block, service narrative
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS record for this hull: named for Richard Doyle (quarter gunner, Decatur's expedition that burned the captured frigate Philadelphia at Tripoli, 16 Feb 1804; died 1807 aboard Wasp); launched 17 March 1942 by Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Co., Seattle, Wash., sponsored by Mrs. C. M. Maloney; commissioned 27 January 1943, LCDR C. E. Boyd; four North Atlantic convoy-escort voyages May-Nov 1943 (Casablanca x2, Greenock, Londonderry); screened Bataan (CVL-29) to the Caribbean; Normandy - sortied 5 June 1944 with the 31st Minesweeping Flotilla, D-Day fire support, received 37 survivors of LCI-93 and LCI-487; Operation Dragoon Aug-Sep 1944 (Oran convoy, Naples runs, Marseilles patrol); New York overhaul Oct 1944; three more North Africa convoys Jan-Jun 1945; Norfolk conversion and reclassification to DMS-34 on 23 June 1945; Pacific occupation duty incl. flagship, Commander Mine Force Pacific at Sasebo; two Korean tours (Wonsan approaches clearance, Rei To Island bombardment supporting UDT from Diachenko APD-123, Hungnam evacuation fire-support sweep); Mediterranean 6th Fleet Jan-May 1954; in reserve in commission Oct 1954; out of commission in reserve 19 May 1955; two battle stars WWII, six Korea.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1941-1955
- Population
- Seattle-Tacoma construction trades 1941-43; wartime and postwar crew (design complement 208); conversion-yard workers 1945
- Limitations
- DANFS documents service history and dates, not materials or asbestos content. Performing yards named only at city level (Norfolk conversion, New York overhaul, Bremerton departure, Charleston base). DANFS spec block labels the hull 'cl. Benson' - the record carries Gleaves per the Bristol-group 1941-repeat subclass attribution (see gaps). Edition variants exist: LST-rescue date 15 vs 16 September 1950 across transcriptions.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-doyle-dd494-01
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[3]NavSource Naval History photo index, USS Doyle (DD-494/DMS-34) - archives/05/494.htm and Mine Warfare archive 11/0934.htm [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource DD-494 operational/building data block + spec table + 11/0934 DMS page
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource per-hull record: laid down 26 May 1941 by Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp., Seattle, WA; launched 17 March 1942; commissioned USS Doyle (DD-494) 27 January 1943; converted to and reclassified high-speed minesweeper DMS-34, 23 June 1945; used in the filming of the 1954 movie 'The Caine Mutiny'; reclassified back to destroyer DD-494, 15 January 1955; placed out of commission, in reserve, 19 May 1955 at Orange, TX; stricken 1 December 1970; sold October 6 1972 to Luria Brothers, Philadelphia (Tin Can Sailors gives Luria Bros. and Co., Inc., Cleveland, OH) and broken up for scrap. Spec block: 1,630 t light/2,200 t full, 347'10", GE geared turbines, two shafts, four boilers; class field reads GLEAVES (narrative header reads Benson).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1941-1972
- Population
- n/a
- Limitations
- Volunteer-compiled secondary archive (not an official record) - dates corroborate DANFS and are consistent except where noted; buyer's city conflicts with the Tin Can Sailors disposition line (carried in gaps). Documents no asbestos information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-doyle-dd494-02
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[4]Consolidated era inference - BuShips Ships' Data U.S. Naval Vessels Vol.1 (Jan 1945) machinery data for the No. 421 class (4 Babcock & Wilcox superheated boilers, 575 psi/700 F; ~47-50,000 shp geared turbines) + benson-gleaves-class class-profile research [other_primary]
- Locator
- Class machinery table; batch3476 benson-gleaves-class profile rows ev-03/04
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Era/design inference for this hull: a Bristol-group Gleaves-class destroyer built 1941-43 at Seattle-Tacoma's Harbor Island yard with a four-boiler superheated steam plant (575 psi/700 F class data) would have carried period-standard asbestos applications - boiler casing and fireroom insulation, steam-line and turbine lagging, valve/flange gaskets, packing, deck tile, accommodation insulation, fireproofing. The June-August 1945 Norfolk conversion to DMS-34 (minesweeping fit) was a machinery-space-disturbing yard period of the kind that cut and re-lagged steam plant insulation.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1941-1955
- Population
- Sea-Tac construction trades 1941-43; crew 1943-55; Norfolk conversion-yard workers 1945
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - no ship-specific asbestos record exists for this hull; establishes no quantities and no exposure for any individual aboard. Performing yard for the 1945 conversion is unnamed in DANFS (Norfolk city-level only).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-doyle-dd494-03
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[5]Batch-3476 search ledger (this record): DANFS transcription mirrors, NavSource, NVR, NPS NRHP, non-authoritative vessel lists, CourtListener sweeps [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-doyle-dd494-01 through -12
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, museum hazmat disclosure, scrapping hazmat record, or merits-stage litigation naming USS Doyle (DD-494/DMS-34) was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). Law-firm vessel-list pages do carry the hull name (mesotheliomasymptoms.com, mesothelioma.com, mesotheliomahelp.org) - all excluded as non-authoritative per batch rules.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- Absence of a located public record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard - era-consistent presence is expected for a 1941-43 steam destroyer; the finding is about documentation, not material fact. CourtListener coverage (2026-09-27): exact-name opinion sweeps clean (0 hits on "USS Doyle" and "U.S.S. Doyle"); all RECAP docket hits classified - every match a non-qualifying collision except one unresolved MDL-875 indexed-text match carried as archival lead ev-07; only the two hull-number opinion sweeps ("DD-494", "DMS-34", type=o) remain outstanding after fleet pacing contention.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-doyle-dd494-04
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[6]Archives West finding aid, Vigor Industrial Collection on Todd Shipyards, c.1905-1985 (Puget Sound Maritime Historical Society) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Archives West ark:80444/xv617157 - Content Description, Photographs series items 2023.36.74-78
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Builder-yard archival lead: the Vigor Industrial Collection on Todd Shipyards holds Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation 'Seattle Division' materials dated circa 1943-45 (worker and yard photographs incl. sheet metal workers, welders, painters) plus Todd Dry Docks/Todd Pacific Seattle (Harbor Island) records - the yard and era that built this hull. Yard-level material schedules or hull contract files, if extant, would sit in collections of this kind.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1905-1985 (collection); 1941-43 (build era)
- Population
- Sea-Tac Seattle Division workforce (Harbor Island)
- Limitations
- Collection-level finding aid only - contents not examined for this hull; presence of DD-494-specific material or asbestos-related records is unverified. Yard-level context, not a ship-specific finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-doyle-dd494-05
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[7]NARA Guide to Federal Records, RG 19 (Records of the Bureau of Ships) - 'General Information Books' series 1900-45 and Ship GIB accessions 1921-61; WWII deck logs RG 24 [other_primary]
- Locator
- archives.gov RG 19 guide, textual records sections; destroyerhistory.org GIB excerpt list (no DD-494 entry)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Hull-level archival lead: NARA RG 19 holds per-vessel General Information Books (publications 'concerning naval vessels', 1900-45, plus Ship GIB accessions 1921-61) which carry as-built material specifications; sister-hull GIB excerpts (DD-423 Gleaves, DD-424 Niblack) are digitized at destroyerhistory.org but no DD-494 GIB was located in digitized sources. Wartime and postwar deck logs (RG 24) are the lead for yard-period detail.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1941-1955
- Limitations
- Repository-level description only; a DD-494 GIB was not located in digitized form and its existence for this hull is unverified. Physical/NARA-AIL retrieval would be required.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-doyle-dd494-06
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[8]IN RE: Asbestos Products Liability Litigation (No. VI), MDL No. 875 (J.P.M.L.), RECAP docket - matched documents are N.D. Cal. asbestos complaints filed as JPML tag-along exhibits (Founds v. General Electric Co. et al., 3:10-cv-01851; 3:11-cv-02212 companion) [court_record]
- Locator
- CourtListener docket 1245688 (J.P.M.L. MDL No. 875); matching docs incl. entries 7100-3, 7576-1, 7586-1 (N.D. Cal. complaint exhibits)
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- The MDL-875 RECAP docket matched the hull-number sweep "DMS-34" (and the combined "USS Doyle"/"DD-494"/"DMS-34" query): the matching indexed documents are asbestos complaints filed as tag-along exhibits (Brayton-Purcell, N.D. Cal.). Whether the matched text is a literal vessel-schedule reference to DMS-34 / DD-494 or token-level noise is unresolved - document-level fetches were not performed (fleet helper covers search only).
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 2011 (tag-along filings)
- Population
- MDL-875 plaintiffs (unverified)
- Limitations
- Unresolved indexed-text match only - if literal, it would constitute a pleading-stage vessel-list allegation (the less-final classification); nothing adjudicated, and hull nexus is unverified either way. Document-level confirmation is the open follow-up.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-doyle-dd494-07