Evidence
9 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-9).
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[1]research packet ej-packet.md (2 sources cited) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERDICT: VERIFIED — real identity: USS Gillis (DD-260 / AVD-12)
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-gillis-dd260-pkt-ej-packet-md
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[2]NHHC, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, 'Gillis (Destroyer No. 260)' [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Service-history narrative and closing disposition and battle-star sentences
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NHHC DANFS records Gillis decommissioning on 26 May 1922; recommissioning in ordinary on 28 June 1940; redesignation AVD-12 on 2 August 1940; full commission after conversion on 25 March 1941; aircraft tending in Alaska and overhauls at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard during 1941-1944; plane-guard service off California and Hawaii; arrival at Kerama Retto on 25 March 1945 for Okinawa support; final decommissioning on 15 October 1945; striking on 1 November 1945; sale for scrapping on 29 January 1946; and two World War II battle stars.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1919-1946
- Limitations
- The record identifies service, conversion, and yard visits, but gives no material schedule, asbestos finding, or individual exposure. The NHHC Gillis photograph collection repeats the principal dates while the live DANFS URL returns 404.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-gillis-dd260-02
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[3]NHHC, United States Naval Aviation 1910-1995, chapter 26, 'Destroyer Seaplane Tenders (AVD)' [other_primary]
- Locator
- Chapter 26, printed page 355, Clemson-class AVD table, Gillis row
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NHHC United States Naval Aviation 1910-1995 groups Gillis (DD-260/AVD-12) in its Clemson-class destroyer seaplane tender table, dates the AVD-12 designation to 2 August 1940, final decommissioning to 15 October 1945, and striking to 1 November 1945. DANFS instead uses Belknap in its specification line; this record retains the Clemson grouping and records the different nomenclature.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1919-1945
- Limitations
- This is a classification and designation table, not a shipboard materials record. It does not explain the Belknap label in DANFS or identify asbestos aboard Gillis. The upstream Hopkins-class tag is unsupported for DD-260.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-gillis-dd260-03
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[4]National Archives, 'Special List 44 - Named Vessels,' Gillis entry [other_primary]
- Locator
- Named-vessels table, Gillis (DD-260, AVD-12) rows
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA Special List 44 catalogs Gillis deck-log holdings under DD-260 and AVD-12 for 3 September 1919 to 26 May 1922 and 23 June 1940 to 15 October 1945.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- A log coverage range is not a commission date: the second range begins five days before DANFS recommissioning in ordinary on 28 June 1940. NARA says deck logs do not directly identify asbestos content; these logs were not reviewed.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-gillis-dd260-04
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[5]National Archives, 'Researching Asbestos aboard US Naval Vessel up through 1961' [other_primary]
- Locator
- Opening paragraph and Beginning Research section
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA describes asbestos use in U.S. Navy materiel during 1941-1961 and directs researchers to individual hull files to establish whether a particular vessel contained it. Gillis served during 1941-1945, within this broad period; this is era context only.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- The guide does not name Gillis or identify an asbestos product, installation, space, quantity, or exposure event aboard this hull. Its period statement cannot establish ship-specific presence.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-gillis-dd260-06
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[6]NHHC Gillis DANFS and photograph collection; NARA Special List 44 and naval asbestos research guide; batch search ledger [other_primary]
- Locator
- Search ledger sl-uss-gillis-dd260-01 through -05
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The reviewed NHHC Gillis histories and NARA online indexes and guide contain no identified Gillis asbestos-containing product, hull survey, abatement record, or material specification. Ship-specific asbestos documentation remains unknown in this bounded online review.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- A bounded negative result in reviewed online sources, not proof asbestos was absent. Gillis-specific RG 19 files, drawings, conversion work packages, and yard records were not inspected. CourtListener was pacing-blocked and cannot support a negative litigation finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-gillis-dd260-07
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[7]cl-auth-search.py authenticated API v4 attempt log, 27 September 2026 [court_record]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-gillis-dd260-04 through -06
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- The authenticated CourtListener API v4 exact-name and hull-number opinion/docket sweep could not be completed: the fleet helper withheld a pacing token before an API response. Litigation status for this hull is unresolved in this review.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- No CourtListener result was received. This row documents a search gap, not absence of asbestos litigation or exposure. The helper reported a fleet pacing block, not an API 429 or a daily quota exhaustion.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-gillis-dd260-08
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[8]NHHC, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, 'Gillis (Destroyer No. 260)' [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DD-260 specification line and opening hull-history paragraph
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NHHC DANFS identifies Gillis as DD-260, launched by Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp. at Quincy, Massachusetts, on 29 May 1919 and commissioned on 3 September 1919. The DD-260 specification line gives a complement of 120 and design speed of 35 knots and labels the class Belknap.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1918-1919
- Limitations
- DANFS documents a destroyer specification, not AVD-period complement or shipboard asbestos. The live NHHC page returned 404; its indexed text and NHHC Gillis photograph collection corroborate construction and service dates.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-gillis-dd260-01
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[9]National Archives, 'Researching Asbestos aboard US Naval Vessel up through 1961' [other_primary]
- Locator
- Beginning Research; Bureau of Ships correspondence; General Information Books; Board of Inspection and Survey Reports
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA identifies RG 19 hull correspondence, destroyer General Information Books, and S39 insulation and lagging drawings as relevant record series for vessel-specific asbestos research. Gillis-specific versions were not retrieved in this online review.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- The guide describes record series, not Gillis holdings or contents. It does not establish asbestos on Gillis; archives may require onsite research.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-gillis-dd260-05