Evidence
6 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-6).
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[1]Naval History and Heritage Command, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, "Finnegan (DE-307)." [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS specifications block and full vessel-history narrative
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS identifies Finnegan as Evarts-class DE-307, launched by Mare Island Navy Yard on 22 February 1944 and commissioned on 19 August 1944. It gives a complement of 156 and records Pearl Harbor submarine-training escort duty, Iwo Jima and Okinawa operations, the 26 February 1945 sinking of I-370, decommissioning and reserve placement at Charleston on 27 November 1945, and three World War II battle stars.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1944-1945
- Population
- Mare Island construction workforce; U.S. Navy crew, 1944-1945
- Limitations
- This is a ship-specific history and specification record, not a materials inventory. It does not identify asbestos, asbestos-containing products, their locations or quantities, exposure, causation, or legal eligibility. It does not give a laid-down, stricken, sale, or final-disposition date.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-finnegan-de307-01
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[2]Office of Naval Intelligence, ONI 222-US, United States Naval Vessels (1944), destroyer-escort section; digitized official manual. [other_primary]
- Locator
- Destroyer Escorts: DE-307 Finnegan listing; Evarts Class specifications and propulsion paragraph
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- An official Office of Naval Intelligence recognition manual identifies DE-307 as Finnegan within the Evarts class. Its Evarts-class entry describes diesel-electric propulsion, 12,000 shaft horsepower, and 19.5-knot maximum speed. This class-level engineering description is retained as research context only.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1944
- Population
- Evarts-class destroyer escorts, including DE-307
- Limitations
- The manual identifies the class and its engineering characteristics, not material content aboard Finnegan. Diesel-electric propulsion and WWII construction era do not establish asbestos presence, product identity, amount, location, exposure, causation, or legal eligibility aboard this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-finnegan-de307-02
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[3]National Archives, Special List 44 - Named Vessels, Finnegan (DE-307) entry. [other_primary]
- Locator
- Special List 44 table, Finnegan (DE-307) row
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- National Archives Special List 44 indexes Finnegan (DE-307) with a commissioning date of 19 August 1944 and decommissioning date of 27 November 1945, independently matching the DANFS dates.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1944-1945
- Population
- USS Finnegan (DE-307)
- Limitations
- The index verifies service dates only. It does not describe vessel materials, asbestos, exposure, causation, final disposition, or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-finnegan-de307-03
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[4]Office of Naval Intelligence, ONI 222-US, United States Naval Vessels (1944), plus NHHC DANFS, Finnegan (DE-307). [other_primary]
- Locator
- DANFS Finnegan specifications/history; ONI 222-US Evarts-class entry
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- No authoritative source reviewed directly documents asbestos-containing material aboard USS Finnegan (DE-307). The verified Evarts-class and WWII-era construction information is retained only to prioritize archival research; it is not a finding that asbestos was installed aboard this hull.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1944-1945
- Population
- Evarts-class destroyer escorts; USS Finnegan (DE-307) as a class member
- Limitations
- This is a bounded negative research finding, not proof of absence. The cited sources were not asbestos surveys or construction material lists. No class/era fact may be used to infer asbestos presence, quantity, location, exposure, causation, or legal eligibility aboard DE-307.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-finnegan-de307-04
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[5]CourtListener authenticated API v4 sweep via /Users/charlesfletcher/devin-prompts/cl-auth-search.py; exact-name and hull-number requests, 2026-09-28. [court_record]
- Locator
- Helper diagnostics: authenticated requests initiated for type=o and type=r with queries "USS Finnegan" and "DE-307"; fleet pacing gate prevented result payloads
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- CourtListener litigation sweep incomplete: authenticated v4 searches for the exact ship name "USS Finnegan" and exact hull number "DE-307" were submitted for both opinions and dockets through the required fleet helper. The helper reached the shared pacing gate and no result payload was returned within the command window; therefore no hit is classified and no no-result conclusion is made.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 2026-09-28 search
- Limitations
- This records an incomplete search, not a negative litigation finding. No CourtListener result, pleading, discovery record, trial finding, or judgment was retrieved or classified. No statement about asbestos presence, exposure, causation, products, or legal eligibility follows from it.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-finnegan-de307-05
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[6]National Archives, "1941-1959 Deck Logs, including World War 2 and the Korean War." [other_primary]
- Locator
- NARA page section describing 1941-1959 log contents
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA states that its Navy deck-log program preserves 1941-1959 logs with daily remarks that may record such operational matters as boilers being engaged or shut down. Finnegan's deck logs are an archival lead for operational history, not a verified asbestos source.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1941-1959
- Population
- U.S. Navy vessels with 1941-1959 deck logs
- Limitations
- This NARA guidance describes the record series generally; it does not establish that Finnegan logs are digitized, reviewed, or contain asbestos information. Boiler-operation entries do not identify insulation or asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-finnegan-de307-06