Evidence
8 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-8).
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[1]research packet jy-packet.md (12 sources cited) [nhhc_danfs]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED — real identity: USS Emery** | Hull: **DE-28** | Designation: destroyer escort | Class: **Evarts
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-emery-de28-pkt-jy-packet-md
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[2]DANFS, Emery (DE-28) (Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Naval History Division; verbatim transcription via HyperWar/ibiblio and the losthistory.net hazegray mirror - live NHHC page returns 404 on both current and legacy URL patterns) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS entry 'Emery (DE-28)' - namesake biography, spec block, service narrative, disposition; second verbatim transcription https://losthistory.net/hazegray/danfs/escorts/de28.txt
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS record for this hull (1969, Vol. 2 p.347): namesake Jack Mandeville Emery, born 9 October 1916 in Los Angeles, appointed ensign USNR 20 May 1939, reported aboard USS Arizona (BB-39) 13 November 1939, killed in action at Pearl Harbor 7 December 1941. Spec block: Evarts class, 1,140 t, 289 ft 6 in, 35 ft 1 in beam, 8 ft 3 in draft, 21 kt, complement 156, 3x3-in + 8 dcp + 1 dcp (h.h.) + 2 dct. Launched 17 April 1943 by Mare Island Navy Yard 'without a name, as BDE-28'; reallocated to the United States; assigned the name Eisner 14 June 1943; renamed Emery 14 July 1943; commissioned 14 August 1943, Lt. Comdr. R. G. Coburn, USNR. Service: cleared Pearl Harbor 1 November 1943 for Funafuti; screened tankers fueling assault ships during the Gilbert Islands invasion; returned to Pearl Harbor 16 December; tanker protection during the Marshalls assault from 16 January 1944; Majuro-Funafuti convoys until 9 March; Port Purvis-based escort to Emirau, Green Island, Bougainville March-September 1944; Manus 27 September; Peleliu antisubmarine patrol and Ulithi escort; Ulithi overhaul November; Eniwetok base from 4 March 1945 through July for escort to Guam, Saipan, Ulithi, Iwo Jima, Kwajalein. Sailed for San Francisco 5 July 1945; decommissioned 15 November 1945; sold 21 July 1947. Four battle stars for World War II service.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1942-1947
- Population
- Mare Island Navy Yard construction trades 1942-43; USN crew 1943-45 (spec-block complement 156)
- Limitations
- DANFS documents construction, specifications, and service history - not materials or asbestos content. The entry omits the laid-down and stricken dates (NavSource supplies 29 Oct 1942 and 28 Nov 1945; carried at lead level). Live NHHC page returns 404; verbatim mirror transcriptions cited (ibiblio reads '289'6"', hazegray mirror reads '289'5"').
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-emery-de28-01
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[3]NavSource Online Destroyer Escort Photo Archive, USS Emery (DE-28) page (volunteer archive; lead-level): building/operational data block, captioned USN photographs, awards ribbons [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource DE-28 page, 'Building and Operational Data' block, photo captions 0602802-0602807, namesake caption 'first ship to be named in his honor'
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Photo-archive detail corroborating and extending DANFS: keel laid 29 October 1942 by Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo; launched 17 April 1943 as BDE-28 with Miss Edna K. McDonald as sponsor and Rear Adm. W. L. Friedell (Shipyard Commandant) attending (USN photo nos. DE-28-2718-43, DE-28-2719-43); reallocated to the United States and named Eisner 14 June 1943; renamed Emery 14 July 1943; commissioned 14 August 1943; decommissioned at San Francisco 15 November 1945 'after 2 years and 3 months of service'; struck from the NVR 28 November 1945; sold 21 July 1947 for scrapping to National Metal & Steel Corp., Terminal Island, Los Angeles. Radio call sign N-Y-J-M. Awards ribbons: American Campaign, Asiatic-Pacific with 4 stars, WWII Victory - consistent with DANFS's four battle stars.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1942-1947
- Population
- Mare Island Navy Yard construction/launch personnel 1942-43; USN crew 1943-45
- Limitations
- Volunteer-maintained photo archive - lead-level documentation, not an official record; dates and photo captions unverified against the underlying USN/NHHC/NARA originals. DANFS omits the laid-down and stricken dates that NavSource supplies. Nothing on materials aboard.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-emery-de28-02
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[4]Navypedia 'GMT destroyer escorts (EVARTS) (1943-1944)' class table (member row for DE-28 + design specifications) + Atlas shipyards.json record 'mare-island-naval-shipyard' (tier 2; 1998 Navy/Vallejo EIS ACM documentation + Collins v. Plant Insulation product findings) [other_primary]
- Locator
- navypedia us_de_gmt.htm member row DE-28 + specs block; shipyards.json 'mare-island-naval-shipyard' evidence ev-mare-island-01/-02 + products_documented
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Era/design inference for a diesel-electric escort built at Mare Island Navy Yard in 1942-43: the GMT machinery plant - four General Motors 16-278A diesel engines with electric drive, 6,000 shp, 2 shafts, ~19-21 kt - has NO propulsion boilers and no steam system, so the heavy steam-ship asbestos categories (boiler lagging, steam-line insulation) do not apply. Plausible period applications concentrate in diesel exhaust/muffler insulation, gaskets and packing, electrical insulation, deck coverings, accommodation insulation, and friction linings on deck machinery. Builder context: Mare Island Navy Yard is documented in the Atlas yard dataset (tier 2) - the 1998 Navy/Vallejo disposal-reuse EIS records asbestos-containing material in shipyard facilities, and Collins v. Plant Insulation Co. (Cal. App. 2010) documents branded asbestos products at the yard (Kaylo, Pabco pipe covering; product list incl. Unibestos, Marinite, Transite, gaskets, packing). Navypedia member row corroborates this hull: DE-28 Emery (ex-Eisner), Mare Island N Yd Vallejo, laid 10/1942, launched 17.4.1943, commissioned 8/1943, stricken 11.1945.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1942-45 (construction/service); 1965-1994 (yard product documentation era); 1998 (yard EIS)
- Population
- Mare Island construction trades 1942-43 (WWII peak yard employment ~46,000); USN engineering crew 1943-45
- Limitations
- Class/era and builder-yard inference only - not a ship-specific finding; does not establish asbestos presence, quantity, or location aboard this hull. The yard's dated product documentation (1965-1994 litigation era) postdates this hull's 1942-43 construction by two decades and more; whether the same product set was in wartime use is unverified. Navypedia is a secondary reference.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-emery-de28-03
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[5]CourtListener API v4 sweep (opinion index type=o; RECAP docket index type=r) for exact name 'USS Emery' and hull number 'DE-28' via cl-auth-search.py (authenticated, fleet-paced) - see search_ledger for per-query status [court_record]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-emery-de28-08 through sl-uss-emery-de28-11
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- CourtListener sweep: exact-name query '"USS Emery"' (type=o) returned 0 results - no opinion naming this vessel located in the opinion index. Hull-number query '"DE-28"' (type=o) returned 1,748 hits, all string collisions on review - the hyphenated token still matches Spanish-language 'de 28' text in Puerto Rican opinions (e.g., 'Ley Num. 75 de 28 de mayo') and docket/address numerals; none of the reviewed results references a vessel, naval service, or asbestos. RECAP-docket queries ('USS Emery' and 'DE-28', type=r) staged - see search_ledger rows sl-10/-11 for final status. Known collision surface on open-web review: the Louisiana asbestos appeal Emery v. Owens-Corning Corp., 813 So. 2d 441 (La. App. 1 Cir. 2001) is a party-name collision unrelated to this vessel, and 'Emery' is a common surname and corporate name (Emery Industries, Emery Air Freight).
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 2026-09-28
- Limitations
- Opinion index swept for both name (0 results) and hull number (1,748 hits, all collisions on review); RECAP-docket queries returned the fleet-pacing 'momentarily spent' status at drafting - honest incomplete coverage rather than an implied complete negative. The sweep does not cover state-court records, trust claims, or non-U.S. jurisdictions. Any future 'Emery' or 'DE-28' hit requires collision classification before attribution to this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-emery-de28-04
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[6]Batch-4202 search ledger (this record): NHHC DANFS + ibiblio/hazegray mirrors, NVR, NavSource, navypedia, Atlas shipyard dataset, NARA catalog, CourtListener API v4, open-web asbestos ship lists (lead-check only) [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-emery-de28-01 through -14
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no ACM survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, material-condition report, or litigation naming this hull was found in the public sources searched. No preservation-era documentation can exist - the hull was sold for scrapping in July 1947 and dismantled at Terminal Island, Los Angeles. The hull's entire commissioned career ran August 1943 - November 1945 (about 27 months), all Pacific escort duty; no stateside industrial overhaul is documented in DANFS.
- 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. The hull no longer exists in recoverable form, so no present-day survey is possible; whether era materials aboard contained asbestos is undocumented in either direction. CourtListener coverage incomplete at drafting (fleet pacing) - see ev-04 and search_ledger.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-emery-de28-05
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[7]NARA RG 19 (BuShips contract specifications / General Information Books) and RG 24 (deck logs) for DE-28; Mare Island Navy Yard wartime work records for the 1942-43 build; disposal/transfer paperwork for the 21 July 1947 sale; NHHC-held USN photographs credited by NavSource (photo nos. DE-28-2718-43 et al.) - all undigitized or not located online [other_primary]
- Locator
- NARA RG 19/RG 24 entry series (undigitized); Mare Island NYd work records; NHHC photo holdings per NavSource credits
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Archival leads for hull-level material documentation not yet retrieved: (1) NARA RG 19 holds BuShips per-vessel specifications and ships-data books covering DE-28's construction at Mare Island, and RG 24 deck logs cover the 1943-45 commissioned period; (2) Mare Island Navy Yard wartime production/work records may document insulation and material installation during the build; (3) the 1947 sale paperwork (disposal file) and any National Metal & Steel receiving records would document material condition at dismantling; (4) the USN photographs credited on the NavSource page are NHHC custody originals.
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1942-1947 (records); 2026 (lead status)
- Limitations
- Leads only - none of these holdings were pulled or digitized; contents unknown. They establish nothing about materials aboard. NARA catalog returns an SPA shell to programmatic fetches (same standing limitation as prior batches).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-emery-de28-06
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[8]National Metal & Steel Corp. v. Reich, 858 F. Supp. 62 (D. Md. 1994), aff'd, National Metal & Steel Corp. v. Reich, 55 F.3d 967 (4th Cir. 1995) (LHWCA special-fund assessment litigation) [court_record]
- Locator
- Opinion factual recital of National Metal's ship-dismantling operations at the Los Angeles harbor (858 F. Supp. 62, 63; affirmed 55 F.3d 967)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Disposal-yard context: federal appellate litigation documents that the hull's scrapping buyer, National Metal & Steel Corp., 'operated a ship dismantling and scrap metal export stevedoring business in Los Angeles, California' at its harbor facility through 1 January 1986 and carried LHWCA compensation obligations to its maritime workers - corroborating that DE-28's 1947 sale was to an established shipbreaking yard where the hull was dismantled.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1947 (this hull's disposal); through 1986 (yard operations per opinion)
- Population
- National Metal & Steel shipbreaking workforce, Los Angeles harbor (general, not hull-attributed)
- Limitations
- Documents the scrapping yard's business and workforce only - establishes nothing about this hull's material content or about asbestos exposure during this specific hull's dismantling. The opinions concern LHWCA special-fund assessments, not asbestos; shipbreaking-era asbestos exposure for this hull is undocumented in either direction.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-emery-de28-07