Evidence
7 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-7).
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[1]research packet 985-packet.md [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-everett-pf8-pkt-985-packet-md
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[2]Naval History and Heritage Command, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, 'Everett (PF-8)'. [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS specification block and opening construction paragraph
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS identifies Everett as a Tacoma-class patrol frigate, launched 29 September 1943 by Kaiser Cargo Inc., Richmond, California, sponsored by Mrs. Cornelia M. Fitch, and commissioned on 22 January 1944 with Lieutenant Commander W. L. Davis, USCG, in command. It gives a 190-person complement and 303-foot-11-inch length.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-04
- Study period
- 1943-1944
- Population
- Kaiser Cargo construction workforce and Everett crew
- Limitations
- DANFS documents identity and service history, not asbestos content, material quantities, individual exposure, or a hazmat survey.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-everett-pf8-01
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[3]U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office, 'USS Everett, PF-8'. [other_primary]
- Locator
- History and specifications sections; paragraphs covering 1944-1961
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The Coast Guard history corroborates Everett's Kaiser Cargo, Richmond construction, 29 September 1943 launch, 22 January 1944 Navy commissioning, 303-foot-11-inch length, 37-foot-6-inch beam, 190-person complement, two-shaft VTE propulsion, and three boilers. It records Aleutian patrol and escort duty, 16 August 1945 decommissioning at Cold Bay, Soviet transfer, return to U.S. Navy custody, 26 July 1950 recommissioning, Korean service, 10 March 1953 decommissioning, and 1 December 1961 striking.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-04
- Study period
- 1943-1961
- Population
- Coast Guard-manned Navy crew, later Navy crew, and shipyard personnel
- Limitations
- The Coast Guard page contains a likely typographical reference to 'PF-7' in its return paragraph; that wording is not used to identify Everett. The source does not document asbestos aboard this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-everett-pf8-02
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[4]NavSource Online, Frigate Photo Archive, 'Everett (PF 8)', live URL verified at research time. [other_primary]
- Locator
- Archive header, vessel chronology, and specifications
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource identifies the hull as ex-PG-116, Tacoma class, Maritime Commission hull 1426; records reclassification to PF-8 on 15 April 1943, laying down under contract at Kaiser Cargo, Richmond, launch on 29 September 1943, commissioning on 22 January 1944, and two-shaft steam propulsion with two 3-drum express boilers. It also preserves the later U.S., Soviet, and Japanese service sequence.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-04
- Study period
- 1943-1961
- Population
- Construction workforce and U.S./foreign-service crews
- Limitations
- NavSource is used for designation and construction cross-checks, not as asbestos evidence. Its timeline assigns a Soviet designation and transfer date differently from DANFS and Russell's official Naval Historical Center monograph; those disputed details are not carried as settled facts.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-everett-pf8-03
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[5]U.S. Government Accountability Office, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (1979). [gao]
- Locator
- GAO product-page description for HRD-80-2
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO's Navy-wide program review documents extensive Navy use of asbestos insulation aboard ships and later substitution of alternatives beginning in the early 1970s. This supplies era context for Everett's 1943-44 construction and 1944-53 Navy service period.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-04
- Study period
- 1940s-1970s context; report issued 1979
- Population
- Navy shipyard and shipboard workforces
- Limitations
- Program-level evidence only. It does not identify Everett, the Tacoma class, a compartment, a product, a quantity, remaining material, or any individual's exposure. No ship-specific asbestos conclusion is drawn.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-everett-pf8-04
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[6]Official-source research review for Everett (PF-8/PG-116). [other_primary]
- Locator
- Source inventory and gaps in BATCH-8482-REPORT.md
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- No ship-specific asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, material list, or primary asbestos record for Everett was located in the official and authoritative sources reviewed. The record is therefore classified at class_or_era rather than ship_specific asbestos documentation.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-04
- Study period
- 2026-10-04 research review
- Limitations
- A negative public-source result does not establish absence of asbestos aboard the vessel and does not defeat an exposure claim. Construction drawings, Navy work packages, deck logs, and foreign-transfer records were not located in digitized form.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-everett-pf8-05
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[7]Required authenticated CourtListener API v4 sweep through cl-auth-search.py was interrupted when the fleet-wide pacing limiter reported its request budget was spent. [court_record]
- Locator
- cl-auth-search.py stderr: fleet-wide request budget momentarily spent; batch report CourtListener section
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The CourtListener litigation sweep is incomplete: the first required base request was refused by the fleet limiter, so no qualifying or non-qualifying litigation classification is made for Everett. The remaining three base queries were not attempted, and no asbestos-qualified variants were run.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-04
- Study period
- 2026-10-04
- Limitations
- This is an access gap, not a negative litigation finding. The helper reported a shared pacing-budget stand-down; retrying would violate the batch instructions. Case-level litigation status remains unresolved.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-everett-pf8-06