Evidence
6 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-6).
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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-endicott-dd495-pkt-fb-packet-md
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[2]Naval History and Heritage Command, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, ‘Endicott (DD-495)’ [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS entry, specifications paragraph and service narrative
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NHHC DANFS identifies Endicott as Bristol class, built by Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp. in Seattle; launched 5 April 1942; commissioned 25 February 1943; design complement 208. DANFS records Atlantic convoy service, Southern France operations, reclassification as DMS-35 on 30 May 1945, postwar minesweeping in the western Pacific, Korean War service, decommissioning on 17 August 1954, reclassification as DD-495 on 15 July 1955, and sale for scrap in 1970.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1942-1970
- Population
- USS Endicott (DD-495/DMS-35)
- Limitations
- Official ship history and design specifications only. It does not identify asbestos materials, shipboard surveys, abatement, or an individual’s exposure. DANFS gives a design complement, not a verified crew roster or a count of every person who served.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-endicott-dd495-01
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[3]Naval History and Heritage Command, USS Endicott (DD-495/DMS-35) photographic collection page [other_primary]
- Locator
- Collection overview and linked image descriptions NH 97033, NH 54381, and NH 54382
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NHHC’s photographic collection identifies ship-specific images and donated photographs of USS Endicott (DD-495), including images dated to its 1944 service and Southern France operation. The collection page repeats selected DANFS service-history facts.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1944
- Population
- USS Endicott (DD-495)
- Limitations
- Photographic collection descriptions support identification and historical context only. They do not document asbestos-containing materials, their condition, or exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-endicott-dd495-02
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[4]Research log for this record: NHHC DANFS and NHHC Endicott photographic collection reviewed for ship-specific asbestos, survey, abatement, and material-inventory documentation [other_primary]
- Locator
- NHHC DANFS URL and NHHC Endicott photographic collection URL cited in ev-01 and ev-02
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- The official NHHC DANFS entry and NHHC Endicott photographic collection page reviewed for this record contained no ship-specific asbestos survey, material inventory, abatement record, or exposure finding. Ship-specific asbestos documentation therefore remains unknown in the sources reviewed.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- Research conducted 2026-09-27
- Population
- USS Endicott (DD-495/DMS-35)
- Limitations
- This is a bounded negative search result, not evidence of asbestos absence. It does not cover non-digitized Navy files, shipyard records, personal records, or all public and private repositories. No class- or era-based inference is used to assert asbestos aboard this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-endicott-dd495-03
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[5]Authenticated CourtListener helper, exact-name opinion and docket searches; see search ledger [court_record]
- Locator
- Authenticated helper output, 2026-09-27: fleet-wide request budget momentarily spent; no search results returned for the requested opinion/docket terms.
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- The authenticated helper was invoked for exact-name opinion and docket searches and DD-495 hull-number opinion and docket searches. Each attempt returned the helper’s fleet-wide pacing message before search results were returned. No query results were received; no litigation hit can be classified.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- Search attempt 2026-09-27
- Population
- CourtListener indexed opinions and dockets
- Limitations
- Incomplete search, not a negative finding. No litigation claim or case is attributed to this hull. Resume both exact-name and hull-number searches through the authenticated helper when fleet pacing permits; classify every returned hit by its actual procedural stage and whether it alleges exposure aboard this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-endicott-dd495-04
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[6]National Archives and Records Administration, Special List 44, Named Vessels [other_primary]
- Locator
- Special List 44, table entry Endicott (DD-495, DMS-35)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA Special List 44 indexes USS Endicott (DD-495, DMS-35) deck logs from 25 February 1943 through 31 December 1945. These records are a potential source for ship operations and personnel context.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1943-02-25 to 1945-12-31
- Population
- USS Endicott deck logs
- Limitations
- The index entry identifies log coverage only; no deck log was retrieved or reviewed for this project. A deck log would not by itself establish asbestos content or an individual’s asbestos exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-endicott-dd495-05