Evidence
6 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-6).
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[1]research packet ke-packet.md (4 sources cited) [nhhc_danfs]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-eisele-de34-pkt-ke-packet-md
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[2]DANFS (1969), Vol. 2, p.333, 'Eisele' (DE-34) - verbatim transcription via hazegray mirror (live NHHC page 404s at both candidate URLs); name-reassignment note from DANFS DE-75/Bickerton entry (de75) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS entry 'Eisele' (DE-34), spec block + full service narrative; DANFS 'Bickerton' (DE-75) entry for name reassignment
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS record for this hull: originally intended for transfer to Great Britain as BDE-34; launched 29 June 1943 by Mare Island Navy Yard; sponsored by Mrs. George A. Eisele, mother of Seaman Second Class Eisele; commissioned 18 October 1943, Lt. Cmdr. E. C. Long in command. Service: departed San Francisco 11 December 1943 for Pearl Harbor/Funafuti, arrived Gilberts 5 January 1944; Tarawa patrol and Gilbert-Marshall convoy escort; returned Pearl Harbor 19 May 1944; June sortie to Eniwetok and transport screen to Guam support landings 27 July; Marianas occupation screen/convoy/air-sea rescue; Pearl Harbor 28 August 1944, submarine training to October; Eniwetok-based screening of fast tanker convoys past the Japanese-held Carolines to Palau and the Philippines; March 1945 Ulithi, sailed 21 March screening escort carriers for the Okinawa air cover; remained with CVEs off Okinawa under constant air attack except one Saipan convoy; homeward bound 17 June 1945; decommissioned at Seattle 16 November 1945; sold 29 January 1948; two battle stars. Spec block: 1,140 t.; 289'5"; 35'1"; 11'; 21 k.; cpl. 156; 3 3", 2 dct., 8 dcp., 1 h.h.; class Evarts. Namesake: Seaman 2/c George Raymond Eisele (b. 15 May 1923, Gillette, Wyo.), killed 12 November 1942 aboard USS San Francisco (CA-38) at the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, posthumous Navy Cross. Companion entry (DANFS, de75/Bickerton) records the name 'Eisele' assigned to DE-75 on 27 May 1943, canceled and reassigned to DE-34 on 22 June 1943 - material to hull/name disambiguation.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1943-1948
- Population
- Mare Island Navy Yard construction trades 1943; wartime crew (design complement 156)
- Limitations
- DANFS documents identity, specifications, and service history - not materials or asbestos content. DANFS omits the laid-down and stricken dates (carried from NavSource with attribution). Live NHHC page returns 404; verbatim hazegray transcription cited per Batch-01 precedent.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-eisele-de34-01
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[3]NavSource Destroyer Escort Photo Archive, USS Eisele (DE 34) - spec block and building/operational data cross-check + Atlas shipyard dataset, mare-island-naval-shipyard record (Navy 1998 Final EIS/EIR for Disposal and Reuse of Mare Island Naval Shipyard, DTIC ADA344388; Collins v. Plant Insulation Co., 185 Cal. App. 4th 260 (2010)) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource DE-34 page, specifications block and building/operational data; shipyards.json record 'mare-island-naval-shipyard'
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Era/yard inference: an Evarts-class GMT (diesel-electric tandem motor drive, short-hull) escort built at Mare Island Navy Yard in 1943 would have carried era-standard asbestos-containing materials - engine exhaust lagging, machinery-space insulation, gaskets, packing, fireproof bulkhead insulation, electrical insulation. Because the class is diesel-electric (4 x GM 16-278A, 6,000 shp, 2 screws) with no boilers or steam turbines, the steam-era boiler/turbine-lagging exposure profile does not apply. Builder yard is documented at yard level in the Atlas dataset (tier 2): asbestos products stocked/used at Mare Island included Unibestos, Marinite, Transite, Kaylo, Careytemp, Gold Bond, Super 66, pump and valve packing, gaskets, bonnet insulation, refractory materials; the Navy's 1998 disposal-and-reuse EIS/EIR documents ACM in yard buildings; Collins v. Plant Insulation Co. documents a Mare Island welder's mesothelioma (1976-1994 exposure window). NARA RG19 'General Information Books' per-vessel material specifications are the archival lead for hull-level specs.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1943-1945 (build/service era); 1976-1998 (yard-level asbestos documentation)
- Population
- Mare Island Navy Yard construction trades 1943; wartime crew
- Limitations
- Class/era and builder-yard inference only - no ship-specific asbestos finding for this hull exists; the Collins exposure window (1976-94) postdates this hull's construction and does not speak to 1943 practices directly. Does not establish asbestos presence aboard, quantity, or any individual exposure. NARA GIB retrieval not performed.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-eisele-de34-02
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[4]CourtListener API v4 search, 2026-09-28: opinion index '"USS Eisele"' (0 hits); '"Eisele" asbestos' (20 hits, all name collisions); opinion index '"Eisele"' (2,283 hits - sampled top results are all surname collisions; no vessel reference) [court_record]
- Locator
- CourtListener API v4 search, type=o; see search_ledger rows sl-uss-eisele-de34-06 through -09
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Litigation sweep result: no qualifying asbestos litigation naming this hull was located. Opinion index: 'USS Eisele' returned zero; '"Eisele" asbestos' returned 20 opinions, every one a name collision - Judge G. Thomas Eisele (E.D. Ark.) presiding over asbestos dockets (Estate of Blakely v. Asbestos Corp.; Rogers v. Armstrong World Industries; National Bank of Commerce cases), plaintiffs surnamed Eisele (Hall v. Baxter), and an attorney surnamed Eisele (Dow Corning appeals); the unqualified surname returns ~2,283 opinions, all surname collisions in sampled results (dissolution, DWI, foreclosure, estates). Docket index (type=r): 'Eisele' returns 6,530 dockets, all surname collisions in sampled results (predominantly personal bankruptcies). The hull-number '"DE-34"' opinion branch was attempted repeatedly but interrupted by fleet-wide request pacing (see search_ledger).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 2026-09-28 (search date)
- Limitations
- Negative findings do not rule out PACER-only references, state-court filings not indexed by CourtListener, or mentions spelled differently ('Eisele DE-34', 'U.S.S. Eisele'). The '"DE-34"' opinion branch could not be completed under fleet-wide request pacing this session - logged as blocked in the search_ledger, not suppressed.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-eisele-de34-03
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[5]Batch-4242 search ledger (this record): DANFS mirror; NavSource archive; Naval Vessel Register; NARA catalog; CourtListener opinion/docket indexes; general web asbestos-litigation search [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-eisele-de34-01 through sl-uss-eisele-de34-10
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or docketed case naming USS Eisele (DE-34) was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). The hull was scrapped in 1948 at Zidell Corp., Portland, Ore. - no museum phase or extant structure exists to have generated modern survey/abatement records.
- 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 - era-consistent materials use is a reasonable inference but is not ship-proven. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility. General web search surfaced only a law-firm marketing list naming DE-34 among WWII destroyer escorts - non-authoritative, excluded from evidence.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-eisele-de34-04
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[6]NARA holdings: WWII War Diaries series (NAID 4697018) and RG 24 deck logs for DE-34 (textual/microfilm); NHHC photographic collection (official U.S. Navy photo numbers DE 34-4684-43, -4688-43, -4696-43, -4700-43, documented via NavSource); NARA RG19 Bureau of Ships General Information Books [other_primary]
- Locator
- NARA series NAID 4697018 (WWII War Diaries); RG24 deck logs; NHHC photo collection via NavSource DE-34 image catalog
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Archival leads for hull-level primary records: WWII-era deck logs (RG 24) and war diaries (series NAID 4697018) exist for operational DEs of this period in NARA's textual/microfilm holdings; NHHC holds official launching photographs of this hull (Navy photo nos. DE 34-4684-43 et seq., 29 June 1943, per NavSource's cataloging); NARA RG19 General Information Books may hold per-vessel material specifications. None retrieved this session - the public NARA catalog is JS/API-gated and returned no programmatic result.
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1943-1945 (record era)
- Limitations
- Leads only - existence of the series is established for the era/class, but specific DE-34 file units were not located or retrieved. Deck logs and war diaries are operational records and would not normally document construction materials; RG19 GIB is the relevant series for material specs.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-eisele-de34-05