Evidence
9 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-9).
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[1]NHHC, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, Gamble (Destroyer No. 123) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Specifications block and opening ship-history paragraph
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NHHC DANFS identifies Gamble as a Wickes-class destroyer, DD-123, built by Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co.; laid down 12 November 1917, launched 11 May 1918, and commissioned 29 November 1918. Its original specifications block lists complement 125.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Limitations
- Original design complement is not a verified crew count for later minelayer service. This historical entry does not identify asbestos or any other insulation material aboard this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-gamble-dd123-01
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[2]NHHC DANFS, Gamble; NARA, Special List 44, Named Vessels, Gamble (DD-123, DM-15) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS service chronology; NARA index at https://www.archives.gov/research/military/logbooks/special-list-44-named, Gamble rows
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NHHC records decommissioning on 17 June 1922, recommissioning on 24 May 1930, redesignation as DM-15 on 13 June 1930, and recommissioning again on 25 September 1939. NARA's named-vessel deck-log index separately gives the commissioned-period endpoints 29 November 1918–17 June 1922, 24 May 1930–22 December 1937, and 25 September 1939–1 June 1945.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Limitations
- NARA indexes deck-log coverage and dates, not asbestos content. The 1937 decommissioning date comes from the NARA index; original decommissioning order was not reviewed.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-gamble-dd123-02
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[3]NHHC DANFS, Gamble (Destroyer No. 123) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Service chronology, 1919–1930, 1940–1941, and July 1943 repair and conversion paragraphs
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS places Gamble at Mare Island in 1919, 1920, 1921, and early 1922 for overhauls or repairs; at Mare Island for conversion to a light minelayer beginning 13 June 1930 and for 1940 maintenance; at Pearl Harbor for a September–November 1941 repair availability; and at Hunter's Point Navy Yard for an overhaul beginning 29 July 1943.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Limitations
- DANFS establishes yard periods, not the actual tasks, materials, asbestos content, or individual exposure. Dates may help locate work packages but are not asbestos findings.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-gamble-dd123-08
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[4]NHHC DANFS, Gamble; NHHC, Casualties: US Navy and Coast Guard Ships [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS 18 February and June–July 1945 paragraphs; NHHC ship page at https://www.history.navy.mil/our-collections/photography/us-navy-ships/alphabetical-listing/g/uss-gamble--dd-123-dm-15-0.html; NHHC casualty table, light minelayer (DM)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NHHC records that two bombs hit Gamble off Iwo Jima on 18 February 1945, causing severe boiler and fireroom damage. The Navy decommissioned her on 1 June and struck her on 22 June. DANFS and the NHHC ship page say she was sunk outside Apra Harbor, Guam, on 16 July 1945; the NHHC casualty table instead says she was scuttled off Saipan on that date.
- Verification
- disputed
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Limitations
- The date and deliberate sinking are corroborated, but NHHC sources conflict on the site: DANFS and its ship page say outside Apra Harbor, Guam, while the casualty table says off Saipan. The exact site requires a primary disposal record. The damage account does not establish boiler make, original insulation, asbestos content, or exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-gamble-dd123-04
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[5]GAO, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (1979), enclosure I, Navy letter of 5 January 1979; NAVSEA FY07 Standard Item 009-10 [gao]
- Locator
- GAO report enclosure I, Navy letter, first page; NAVSEA item at https://www.navsea.navy.mil/Portals/103/Documents/SSRAC/NSI/Archive/NSI_FY07_Package.pdf, item 009-10 §3.1
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- A 1979 Navy response reproduced by GAO says Navy ships used several asbestos-containing material types and that thermal insulation for machinery, equipment, and piping was a major application. NAVSEA's shipboard ACM control item directs workers to treat listed material categories as suspect until tested. These are Navy-wide material and work-practice records, not findings for Gamble.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Limitations
- These documents postdate Gamble's 1945 loss by decades and do not prove that any listed material was installed on DD-123/DM-15. No item is normalized as a product documented for this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-gamble-dd123-05
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[6]NARA, Researching Asbestos aboard US Naval Vessel up through 1961 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Beginning Research; General Information Books; Cartographic Branch; Other Records and their usefulness
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA's asbestos research guide identifies RG 19 ship-specific correspondence, General Information Books, and ship engineering drawings under S39 insulation and lagging and S48 piping as possible paths to material-level evidence; it states that deck logs and muster rolls provide no direct asbestos evidence.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Limitations
- The guide describes potentially relevant series, not a retrieved Gamble file. Availability and contents of DD-123/DM-15 drawings or repair correspondence remain unverified.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-gamble-dd123-06
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[7]Batch 3130 official-source search ledger, rows sl-uss-gamble-dd123-01 through -05 [other_primary]
- Locator
- This record's search_ledger, official-source rows; CourtListener excluded pending sweep
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No ship-specific asbestos survey, material specification, abatement record, or other direct asbestos document for Gamble was located in the public NHHC, NARA, NAVSEA, and GAO sources searched in this batch.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Limitations
- A negative search result is limited to the listed public sources and does not establish absence of asbestos aboard, absence of exposure, or legal eligibility. One exact-name CourtListener opinion query returned zero hits, but hull-number and RECAP docket queries remained blocked by the fleet pacing budget; no overall litigation negative finding is claimed.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-gamble-dd123-07
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[8]CourtListener authenticated API v4 search, q="USS Gamble", type=o, page_size=100; batch 3130 ledger row sl-uss-gamble-dd123-06 [court_record]
- Locator
- API response count=0, next=null; search_ledger sl-uss-gamble-dd123-06 and blocked remainder sl-uss-gamble-dd123-07
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Authenticated CourtListener API v4 opinion search for the exact name "USS Gamble" returned count 0 and no next page on 26 September 2026. This classifies that one opinion query as no result. Hull-number opinion and exact-name/hull-number RECAP docket searches were not completed.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Limitations
- Search-index coverage is incomplete and query-specific; absence of an exact-name opinion hit does not prove no litigation concerning this ship. Hull-number opinions and RECAP dockets were blocked by fleet pacing and remain unclassified. This row establishes no asbestos presence or absence, exposure, causation, or case merits.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-gamble-dd123-09
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[9]NHHC DANFS, Gamble (Destroyer No. 123) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Service chronology, October–December 1944 overhaul paragraphs
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS reports a major maintenance and repair availability for Gamble at Bethlehem Steel Repair Yard, Alameda, beginning 13 October 1944, after arrival in San Francisco Bay on 12 October; she sailed after overhaul on 23 December 1944.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Limitations
- An overhaul documents work on the ship, but the DANFS entry does not identify the work packages, insulation, asbestos content, or worker exposure. Yard records remain to be retrieved.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-gamble-dd123-03