Evidence
7 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-7).
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[1]research packet eu-packet.md (6 sources cited) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-ericsson-dd440-pkt-eu-packet-md
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[2]DANFS, Ericsson II (DD-440), NHHC page rewritten and expanded by Mark L. Evans, 4 June 2019 (live page serves 404; Wayback capture 2025-02-07) - plus print-DANFS transcription via hazegray.org mirror (reads 'Ericsson III', class 'Livermore') [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- NHHC DANFS entry 'Ericsson II (DD-440)' full text + specifications block; hazegray dd440txt.htm transcription
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS record for this hull: launched 23 November 1940 by Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Co., Kearny, N.J.; sponsored by Mrs. Ruth E. Wallgren, great-great-grandniece of John Ericsson; commissioned 13 March 1941, Lt. Cmdr. G. E. Sage in command. Norfolk homeport from 2 May 1941; fall 1941 convoy escort to Newfoundland and Iceland; 15 January 1942 rescued two survivors of sunken SS Dayrose off Argentia; 30 January 1942 patrol during rescue of survivors of torpedoed USCGC Alexander Hamilton (WPG-34); convoy escorts to Panama Canal Zone (May 1942) and Ireland/Scotland (June 1942); Caribbean patrols out of San Juan; sortied 24 October 1942 for the North Africa invasion, fire support at the 8 November French Morocco landings (helped knock out four enemy batteries), returned Norfolk 26 November; brief overhaul at Charleston; five Casablanca convoy-escort voyages from May 1943; Gibraltar 11 February 1944 for Mediterranean duty - convoy/passenger runs, bombardments near Anzio and in the Gulf of Gaeta; sortied Malta 13 August 1944 for the southern France landings (15-17 August), screened HMS Ramillies to Corsica, captured 50 prisoners from a scuttled submarine's crew on 27 August; Mediterranean until 11 November; New York overhaul from 30 November 1944; April 1945 convoy escort to Oran; 5-6 May 1945 joined Atherton (DE-169) and Moberly (PF-63) sinking U-853 off Block Island; Boston 6 May-18 June 1945 preparing for Pacific service; escorted transports to Saipan (arrived 13 September 1945); escort duty to Okinawa, Japan, Philippines; departed Sasebo 14 October 1945 with discharge-eligible servicemen; Charleston 5 December 1945; decommissioned there 15 March 1946 and placed in reserve. Three battle stars for WWII service.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1940-1946
- Population
- Federal Shipbuilding construction trades 1940-41; wartime crew (design complement 208; wartime figure 276 per HyperWar spec block)
- Limitations
- DANFS documents construction, service history, and specifications - not materials or asbestos content. Naming-count discrepancy: print DANFS reads 'The third Ericsson (DD-440)' (class 'Livermore') while the current NHHC page is titled 'Ericsson II (DD-440)' - both carried as logged discrepancy. The print transcription's 'April 1944' convoy-escort date is a typo corrected to April 1945 in the NHHC revision (the U-853 action was 5-6 May 1945). Live NHHC URL returned 404 on 2026-09-27; Wayback capture and hazegray mirror cited.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-ericsson-dd440-01
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[3]NavSource Destroyer Photo Index, USS Ericsson (DD-440) operational and building data block (Wayback capture 2024-10-11; live navsource.org fetch failed) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource DD-440 page, 'Operational and Building Data' block + commanding-officer roster
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource data block for this hull: class Gleaves (as built); displacement 2,395 tons full; 348 ft 4 in oa x 36 ft 1 in x 13 ft 2 in max; armament 4 x 5"/38AA, 6 x 0.5" MG, 10 x 21" tt (2x5); machinery 50,000 shp, Westinghouse geared turbines, 2 screws; speed 35 kt; range 6,500 NM at 12 kt; crew 208; laid down by Federal Shipbuilding, Kearny NJ, 18 March 1940; launched 23 November 1940; commissioned 13 March 1941; decommissioned 15 March 1946; stricken 1 June 1970; fate - sunk as target 17 November 1970. Call sign NIBG. Commanding officers per NavSource roster: LCDR G. E. Sage (Mar 1941-Aug 1942), LCDR C. M. Jensen (Aug 1942-Mar 1943), LCDR B. H. Meyer (Mar 1943-Dec 1944), LCDR C. A. Baldwin (Dec 1944-Mar 1946).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1940-1970
- Population
- Construction trades 1940-41; crew 1941-46
- Limitations
- NavSource is a reputable secondary compilation of official records (NVR-derived dates) - not itself a primary source. The stricken (1 June 1970) and sunk-as-target (17 November 1970) dates are corroborated by uboat.net and historyofwar.org but not by DANFS (entry ends at decommissioning). Sinking location and reserve-fleet berthing 1946-70 not documented. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-ericsson-dd440-02
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[4]Owens-Illinois, Industrial Health Survey of Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Kearny, NJ (Aug. 30 - Sep. 2, 1944), per Atlas shipyards.json record 'federal-shipbuilding-kearny' (introduced as Owens-Illinois interrogatory exhibit #20 in Heathman v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp., Brazoria County TX, 1990) [other_primary]
- Locator
- shipyards.json 'federal-shipbuilding-kearny' evidence row ev-federal-kearny-ihs-1944
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Builder-yard inference: DD-440 was built (keel 18 March 1940 - launch 23 November 1940 - commissioning 13 March 1941) at Federal Shipbuilding & Drydock Co., Kearny, NJ, a yard documented at yard level in the Atlas dataset - a 1944 Owens-Illinois industrial-health survey recorded insulators cutting and fitting asbestos pipe covering (Johns-Manville Superex) and boiler insulation in confined shipyard spaces. Combined with the hull's four-boiler superheated-steam plant and 1940-41 construction (peak Navy asbestos era), period-standard asbestos insulation/lagging/gaskets/packing/fireproofing would be expected - as inference, not finding.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1940-1944
- Population
- Federal Shipbuilding construction trades 1940-41 (hull construction); survey documents 1944 yard conditions
- Limitations
- Yard-level and class/era inference only - NOT a hull-specific finding. The 1944 survey postdates this hull's delivery by more than three years and documents yard practice in a different period, not materials installed aboard DD-440 in 1940-41. Establishes no quantities and no individual exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-ericsson-dd440-03
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[5]HyperWar 'Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945' DD-440 spec block (DANFS-derived) + BuShips Ships' Data 1945 class machinery data (per class profile benson-gleaves-class.class.json) [other_primary]
- Locator
- ibiblio DD-440 spec block; benson-gleaves-class.class.json ev-03/ev-04
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Era/design inference for this hull: HyperWar's DANFS-type spec block for DD-440 reads Gleaves class, 1,630 t, 'high-pressure super-heated boilers, geared turbines with twin screws, 50,000 h.p.', complement 276; class-level BuShips data gives 575 psi/700 F boilers. A four-boiler superheated-steam destroyer built 1940-41 falls in the peak Navy asbestos-insulation era; typical applications were boiler casing and fireroom insulation, steam-pipe and turbine lagging, valve/flange gaskets and packing, deck tile, and accommodation insulation. DD-440 was never DMS-converted and spent 1946-70 in reserve before striking and target sinking - no modernization-era yard periods beyond the documented Charleston (1942-43) and New York (1944) overhauls and the 1945 Boston availability.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1940-1970
- Population
- Construction trades 1940-41; wartime crew 1941-45; overhaul-yard workers Charleston 1942-43, New York 1944, Boston 1945
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - no ship-specific asbestos record exists for DD-440. Does not establish quantities, specific products, or any individual's exposure. Complement discrepancy (208 DANFS vs 276 HyperWar wartime) unresolved.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-ericsson-dd440-04
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[6]CourtListener authenticated API v4 sweeps: "USS Ericsson" (type=o opinions, type=r dockets), "DD-440" hull-number queries - via cl-auth-search.py helper [court_record]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-ericsson-dd440-06, sl-uss-ericsson-dd440-07, sl-uss-ericsson-dd440-10
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Completed litigation sweep for this hull: opinion-level (type=o) exact-name query "USS Ericsson" returned 0 hits; docket-level (type=r) exact-name query "USS Ericsson" returned 0 hits; hull-number docket-level query "DD-440" (type=r) returned 24 hits, all numeric-string collisions (bank-account forfeitures, document/patent numbers) with zero vessel references - reviewed and classified non-qualifying. No qualifying asbestos litigation, no other litigation, and no name collisions requiring hull attribution were located for DD-440.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- Sweep covers CourtListener-indexed opinion and RECAP docket text only - complaints naming DD-440 could exist in non-indexed or un-digitized dockets, state-court filings, or records outside the index. Absence of located litigation does not prove none exists. The docket sweep completed after ~11 spaced retries against the fleet-wide pacing limiter (shared 114/hr budget); no CourtListener throttle or quota event occurred for this vessel.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-ericsson-dd440-05
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[7]NARA, 'Logbooks of the U.S. Navy Ships and Stations, 1941-1978' (National Archives Identifier 594258) + NARA RG19 General Information Books (per-vessel material specifications) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NARA catalog series ID 594258; archives.gov deck-log research pages
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Archival leads not retrieved: Ericsson's commissioned service (1941-1946) falls within NARA series 'Logbooks of the U.S. Navy Ships and Stations, 1941-1978' (ID 594258); per-hull digitization status for DD-440 unconfirmed (catalog API v1 unreachable). NARA RG19 'General Information Books' holding per-vessel material specifications are a potential hull-level source for builder's material schedules.
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1941-1946
- Limitations
- Lead only - no records retrieved; establishes nothing about this hull. Deck logs record operations, not material content; RG19 GIB books are the more promising material-spec source but were not pulled.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-ericsson-dd440-06