Evidence
9 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-9).
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[1]research packet hu-packet.md (8 sources cited) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-garcia-de1040-pkt-hu-packet-md
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[2]DANFS, Garcia (DE-1040) entry, R.J. Cressman, 10 Aug 2016 (live NHHC page returns 404; Wayback capture 2025-01-26 cited) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS Garcia (DE-1040) entry, full text (short entry)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS record for this hull: laid down 16 October 1962 at San Francisco, Calif., by Bethlehem Steel Co.; launched 31 October 1963, sponsored by Mrs. Daisy Garcia de Alvarez (sister of Pvt. Fernando Luis Garcia, USMC, posthumous Medal of Honor, Korea 5 Sep 1952, first native Puerto Rican recipient); commissioned 21 December 1964, Cmdr. Donald A. Smith in command. Departed San Diego 22 March 1965, transited the Panama Canal, arrived homeport Newport, R.I. 7 April; Caribbean shakedown May 1965; operated out of Newport on ASW/sonar work 1965-66. Decommissioned and stricken from the Naval Vessel Register 31 January 1989; transferred to the Maritime Administration; sold to Trusha Investments Pty. Ltd. of Singapore on '9 March 1974' (printed year is a typographical error for 1994 - ship was in Pakistani service until January 1994). Awards: two Navy Unit Commendations (5 May-5 September 1970; 23-29 March 1983), Navy 'E' for Libyan service (20 January-29 March 1986 per entry text), two Armed Forces Expeditionary Medals for Lebanon service (25-28 November 1983; 25 January-24 February 1984).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1961-1994
- Population
- Crew 1964-1989; Bethlehem Steel construction trades 1962-64
- Limitations
- DANFS documents identity, service outline, awards, and disposal chain - it contains no materials or asbestos information. Entry is abbreviated ('More detailed history to be prepared') and omits the 1989-94 Pakistan lease (PNS Saif F-264) entirely; the printed sale year '1974' is a typo for 1994. Live NHHC page 404s - Wayback capture cited.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-garcia-de1040-01
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[3]NavSource Online: Destroyer Escort Photo Archive, USS Garcia (DE 1040) page - specifications block and Building and Operational Data (Wayback capture 2025-01-26) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource DE-1040 page, specifications block + 'Building and Operational Data' section
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource data sheet for this hull: class Garcia (SCB No. 199A, 10 ships); 2,620 tons standard / 3,400 tons full; 414'6" oa; propulsion 2 Foster-Wheeler 1,200-psi boilers, 1 Westinghouse geared turbine, 35,000 shp, 1 shaft; 27 kts; complement 13 officers / 234 enlisted. Building and operational milestones: contract awarded to Bethlehem Steel Co. 22 June 1961; keel laid 16 October 1962 at Bethlehem Steel Co., San Francisco; launched/christened 31 October 1963; commissioned at the San Francisco Naval Shipyard 21 December 1964 (assigned Escort Squadron 6, Newport); reclassified frigate FF-1040 on 30 June 1975; 'decommissioned 10 November 1988'; 'leased to Pakistan 31 January 1989, renamed PNS Saif (F-264)'; 'struck from the NVR 13 January 1994'; returned to U.S. Maritime Administration for disposal at Singapore and sold for scrapping 29 March 1994 to Trusha Investments Pte. Ltd. c/o Jacques Pierot, Jr. & Sons Inc., New York, for $597,600.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1961-1994
- Population
- Crew 1964-1989; Pakistani crew 1989-1994; scrapping workforce 1994
- Limitations
- Secondary compiled archive (volunteer photo/data archive mirroring official ship data sheets and MARAD disposition records) - cited for the Pakistan lease identity, sale price/broker detail, and complement, which DANFS omits. Its decommission (10 Nov 1988) and strike (13 Jan 1994) dates conflict with DANFS (both 31 Jan 1989); conflicts are carried in gaps rather than resolved. No asbestos or materials content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-garcia-de1040-02
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[4]Cdr. Bruce R. Linder, USN, 'The Garcias and Brookes: One Last Look,' U.S. Naval Institute Naval History, Vol. 3 No. 2 (April 1989), incl. class data table sourced to Combat Fleets of the World 1988/89 [reputable_press]
- Locator
- Naval History April 1989 article text + 'The Brookes and Garcias' data table
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Contemporaneous professional account of the class at retirement: Garcia-class ships were ASW ocean escorts built around innovative 1,200-psi pressure-fired ('P-fired') boilers giving ~70% more power than predecessors on a compact single-shaft steam plant (2 boilers, 1 steam turbine, 35,000 shp, 27+ kts); ~$28M per ship; high maintenance costs and the P-fired boilers are named as the reason the class was retired early. Class table lists 'FF-1040 Garcia, Bethlehem, in service 1964, decommissioning 1989.' Article closes noting Pakistan, Turkey, and Brazil interest in leasing the retiring ships.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1964-1989
- Population
- Class crews (10 Garcia-class ships)
- Limitations
- Class-level professional-press account (ship appears in the class table and by name in text); documents engineering-plant character and retirement rationale, not asbestos or materials content. Written April 1989, so disposal outcomes are prospective.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-garcia-de1040-03
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[5]NavSource DE-1040 specifications block (plant detail) + GAO HRD-80-2 (Navy asbestos-program timeline for insulation substitution) + USNI April 1989 class article (pressure-fired boiler design) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource DE-1040 specifications block; GAO product page HRD-80-2; USNI Naval History Apr 1989
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Era/class inference: a steam ocean escort built 1962-1964 with two 1,200-psi pressure-fired boilers and a 35,000-shp geared turbine was completed in the peak years of Navy asbestos use; era-standard applications included boiler casing and fireroom insulation, steam-pipe lagging, turbine lagging, valve and flange gaskets and packing, bulkhead/overhead fireproofing, deck coverings, and cable insulation. The Navy did not begin substituting alternative insulation materials until the early 1970s. The class's documented reputation for heavy boiler-plant maintenance (USNI, April 1989) implies frequent disturbance of machinery-space insulation across the service life, but no hull-specific disturbance record was located.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1962-1989
- Population
- Bethlehem Steel San Francisco construction trades 1962-64; engineering crew 1964-89; overhaul yard workers (Boston 1981-82)
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - no hull-specific insulation survey, specification extract, or work package located. Names era-standard applications, not confirmed installed materials on this hull; establishes no quantity and nothing about present-day disposition (ship scrapped 1994).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-garcia-de1040-04
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[6]GAO, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (Oct 18, 1979) [gao]
- Locator
- GAO product page HRD-80-2 (full text blocked, HTTP 403)
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO documented the Navy's asbestos-protection program during this ship's service era: standing policy (1975) removed asbestos insulation only when damaged or required for repairs, modified 1979 to selective replacement in high-maintenance areas - meaning original-era insulation typically remained in place for decades unless a yard period disturbed it.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1979
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers; asbestos program review
- Limitations
- Program-level documentation; GAO fieldwork was at Long Beach and Norfolk Naval Shipyards, not this ship's yards. Supports era context for why insulation persisted aboard, not any fact specific to this hull; full text not retrieved (gao.gov blocks automated fetch, HTTP 403) - description via product page.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-garcia-de1040-05
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[7]General Ship Corp. v. United States, 634 F. Supp. 868 (D. Mass. May 12, 1986), Civ. A. No. 84-2114-Mc (CourtListener indexes the opinion; page-level URL not pulled due to fleet pacing); corroborated by Maritime Reporter (Nov 1981) contract-award note [court_record]
- Locator
- 634 F. Supp. 868, contract-history and work-item recital; Maritime Reporter Nov 1981 ('will start the overhaul of USS Garcia (FF-1040) this month')
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Published federal opinion documents a major Navy-contracted overhaul of this hull: in 1980 the Navy awarded General Ship Corp. (GSC) a Master Contract for Repair and Alteration of Vessels plus the job order for the regular overhaul of USS Garcia; Work Item 251-01 required removal, disassembly, cleaning, inspection, testing, repair, reassembly, and reinstallation of the ship's two boiler superchargers (the pressure-fired plant's signature components), subcontracted to manufacturer Elliott Co. The overhaul ran at GSC's Boston yards from November 1981 (per contemporaneous trade press) through 1982; an explosion aboard during the yard period on 20 April 1982 injured seven (secondary compilation). The litigation is an equitable-adjustment contract dispute, not asbestos litigation.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1980-1982 (overhaul); 1986 (opinion)
- Population
- General Ship Corp. yard workers and ship's force, Boston, 1981-82; Elliott Co. subcontractors
- Limitations
- Court opinion documents the overhaul and its supercharger work item; it says nothing about asbestos, insulation, or abatement. Yard-period work on boiler-room machinery is the classic insulation-disturbance pathway, but whether ACM was disturbed aboard this hull is undocumented. The 20 April 1982 explosion detail comes from a secondary compilation (navysite.de), not the opinion.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-garcia-de1040-06
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[8]Batch-3971 search ledger (this record): CourtListener API v4 opinion and RECAP docket searches for exact name and hull numbers; single hit United States v. Murray, 17 M.J. 81 (C.M.A. 1983) [court_record]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-garcia-de1040-01 through sl-uss-garcia-de1040-08
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- No qualifying asbestos litigation naming this hull was located in CourtListener opinion or RECAP docket indexes (queries: "USS Garcia", "DE-1040", "DE 1040", "FF-1040", "FF 1040", plus "USS Garcia" docket search). The sole published opinion naming the ship is United States v. Murray, 17 M.J. 81 (C.M.A. 1983) - a UCMJ desertion/missed-movement appeal by a seaman apprentice assigned to USS GARCIA (FF1040) at Charleston, S.C., 1981-82 - other litigation, not asbestos. Four 'DE-1040'/'DE 1040' opinion hits are name collisions (docket-number/land-case matches, no ship reference). No asbestos survey, abatement contract, or hazmat disclosure naming this hull was located in any source searched (see search_ledger).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 2026-09-28
- Limitations
- Absence of a located public record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard - a 1962-64 steam plant is era-consistent with extensive ACM. CourtListener coverage is opinions + RECAP dockets, not all state/federal filings; unindexed complaints and settled MDL-875 claims would not appear.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-garcia-de1040-07
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[9]Archival leads: NARA RG 24 deck logs (USS Garcia DE/FF-1040, 1964-1988); NHHC ship command operation reports (not located digitized for this hull); NAVSEA/BuShips SCB 199A specifications and General Information Books; General Ship Corp. overhaul work packages (1981-82) if extant [other_primary]
- Locator
- NARA RG 24 (Navy deck logs, per NARA holdings description); NHHC command-operation-reports collection (Garcia PDFs not located); contract file referenced in General Ship Corp. v. United States
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Hull-level records that could contain ship-specific materials or hazmat data: NARA Record Group 24 deck logs for the ship's commission period; BuShips/NAVSEA SCB 199A design specifications and per-vessel General Information Books; the 1981-82 General Ship Corp. overhaul job order and work packages (the contract file at issue in 634 F. Supp. 868); MARAD vessel status/disposal file for the 1994 Singapore sale.
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1961-1994
- Limitations
- Leads only - contents not examined; presence of asbestos-related entries in any of these records is unknown.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-garcia-de1040-08