Evidence
5 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-5).
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[1]Naval History and Heritage Command, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, Frankford (DD-497) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS opening specifications block and service-history paragraphs through the final paragraph
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The official DANFS entry identifies Frankford (DD-497) as a 1,630-ton Gleaves-class destroyer named for Captain John Frankford, commander of the privateer Belvedere during the Quasi-War with France; launched 17 May 1942 by Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Co., Seattle, Washington; sponsored by Mrs. William F. Gibbs; commissioned 31 March 1943; and decommissioned and placed in reserve at Charleston, South Carolina, on 4 March 1946. It records coastal escort, Atlantic and Mediterranean operations, Normandy and southern-France invasion support, screening USS Quincy during President Franklin D. Roosevelt's 1945 voyage toward Malta, Pacific occupation duty, and two World War II battle stars.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1942-1946
- Population
- U.S. Navy crew and wartime/occupation personnel aboard DD-497
- Limitations
- DANFS establishes this hull's identity, service history, design complement, and 1946 decommissioning, but does not document asbestos content, an asbestos survey, abatement, product identity, quantity, remaining material, or individual exposure. The entry does not state a keel-laying date or later final disposition.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-frankford-dd497-01
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[2]Naval History and Heritage Command artifact record NHHC 1998-40-A, 5-inch/38 cartridge case fired from USS Frankford during the Normandy invasion [museum_official]
- Locator
- NHHC 1998-40-A artifact description and historical context
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NHHC's artifact record identifies a 5-inch/38 cartridge-case base as fired from USS Frankford (DD-497) during the 6 June 1944 Normandy bombardment and describes Frankford's gunfire-support role off Omaha Beach.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1944-06-06
- Population
- Frankford crew during the 6 June 1944 Normandy operation
- Limitations
- The artifact record corroborates a ship-specific operational event and does not establish asbestos aboard the vessel, any product identity, exposure, or medical/legal conclusion.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-frankford-dd497-02
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[3]NHHC DANFS Frankford (DD-497), negative finding from the official entry [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Full official DANFS entry reviewed on 2026-09-27
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- The official Frankford DANFS entry reviewed contains no ship-specific asbestos survey, abatement record, asbestos product identification, or material inventory. Ship-specific asbestos documentation remains unknown.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 2026-09-27 source review
- Limitations
- This is a bounded negative finding about the source reviewed, not proof that asbestos was absent from the hull. It does not establish the absence of asbestos or exposure and does not substitute for a hull survey or maintenance record.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-frankford-dd497-03
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[4]NHHC DANFS Frankford (DD-497), Gleaves-class and steam-destroyer context [other_primary]
- Locator
- DANFS specifications block and construction/commissioning sentence
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Frankford is identified by the official DANFS entry as a Gleaves-class destroyer built during World War II and equipped for destroyer service; this record supplies class/era context only. No asbestos product or insulation is attributed to DD-497 from that context.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1942-1946
- Population
- World War II destroyer construction and service context
- Limitations
- Class and construction-era context cannot establish that asbestos-containing materials were installed aboard this hull. No ship-specific asbestos conclusion is inferred from propulsion, construction date, or class membership.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-frankford-dd497-04
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[5]Authenticated CourtListener API v4 helper sweep; exact-name and hull-number searches submitted but blocked by the shared fleet limiter before results returned [court_record]
- Locator
- Helper invocations on 2026-09-27; stderr reported authenticated request before limiter wait; results not returned
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- No qualifying litigation result is carried. The required authenticated helper was invoked for 'USS Frankford' and 'DD-497' in both opinion and docket indexes, but the fleet-wide limiter did not return results within the session window; the search is pending rather than a no-result.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 2026-09-27 litigation sweep
- Limitations
- This is a blocked research outcome, not evidence that no litigation exists. No pleading, discovery record, trial finding, or judgment is classified for this hull. No anonymous, raw, or v3 CourtListener request was used.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-frankford-dd497-05