Evidence
10 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-10).
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[1]research packet ej-packet.md (3 sources cited) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERDICT: VERIFIED — real identity: USS Goff (DD-247)
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-goff-dd247-pkt-ej-packet-md
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[2]Naval History and Heritage Command, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, 'Goff (DD-247)' [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Service narrative, 1943-1945 paragraphs
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS records a New York overhaul in June-July 1943, a brief New York overhaul after the 1943 Card antisubmarine patrols, and a Boston overhaul beginning 13 July 1944. Goff then served at the Fleet Sound School in Key West before its June 1945 return to Philadelphia.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- DANFS does not specify tasks, contractors, materials removed or installed, or asbestos handling during these overhauls. The city of overhaul does not establish the specific yard.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-goff-dd247-02
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[3]U.S. Government Printing Office, Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications, December 1942, Navy Department specification 'Asbestos, block, cellular (heat insulation)' [other_primary]
- Locator
- December 1942 catalog, Supplies and Accounts Bureau specifications, N 20.6/2:32 A 2d
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The Navy's 1942 government-publications catalog lists a Navy Department specification dated 2 November 1942 for cellular asbestos block heat insulation. This documents a period Navy procurement specification, not installation on DD-247 or on every Clemson-class vessel.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- Catalog listing only; the specification text was not retrieved. A general Navy supply item does not establish purchase, installation, retention, or exposure on Goff. The 1942 date cannot establish original 1920 construction materials.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-goff-dd247-03
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[4]National Archives, Special List 44: Named Vessels, Goff (DD-247) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Goff (DD-247), two adjacent rows
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA's named-vessel deck-log index lists Goff (DD-247) in two service periods, 19 January 1921 to 13 January 1931 and 9 March 1932 to 21 July 1945. The second start date conflicts with DANFS's 2 March 1932 recommissioning date.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- This is an index of log holdings; its date need not be the formal recommissioning date. It supplies no asbestos or material evidence. The date discrepancy remains unresolved.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-goff-dd247-04
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[5]National Archives, 'Researching Asbestos aboard US Naval Vessel up through 1961' [other_primary]
- Locator
- Beginning Research; General Information Books; Ship Engineering Drawings, RG 19 (19-Hull, S39/S48)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA's asbestos research guide identifies Bureau of Ships RG 19 hull-number correspondence, General Information Books, and S39 insulation-and-lagging or S48 piping ship engineering drawings as possible primary-source routes to hull-specific materials. For Goff, the filing target would be DD247; no DD247 file or drawing was retrieved in this research.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- The guide describes repositories and search strategy; it does not establish that a DD247 file survives, is digitized, or names asbestos. NARA expressly says deck logs and muster rolls are not direct evidence of asbestos.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-goff-dd247-05
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[6]Naval History and Heritage Command, H-Gram 064-2, 'Close Quarters Antisubmarine Warfare (Part 2)' [other_primary]
- Locator
- Clemson-class design paragraph
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NHHC describes Clemson-class destroyers as twin-screw ships with geared turbines and an original complement of about 122. This supports only the class-level propulsion context; the Goff-specific DANFS complement is independently recorded in ev-01.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- Class-level machinery description, not an individual Goff machinery list or asbestos inventory. No asbestos presence is inferred from steam propulsion.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-goff-dd247-06
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[7]Negative finding from documented source sweep: NHHC DANFS; NARA Special List 44 and asbestos research guide; GPO Monthly Catalog (December 1942) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Search ledger sl-uss-goff-dd247-01 through -04
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The reviewed NHHC vessel history, NARA named-vessel deck-log index, NARA asbestos research guide, and government specification listing yielded no hull-specific asbestos product, survey, abatement record, or asbestos exposure finding for Goff (DD-247).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- Negative within the sources searched, not proof asbestos was absent aboard the vessel. Undigitized RG 19 correspondence, GIBs, and drawings remain unreviewed. CourtListener findings are tracked separately.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-goff-dd247-07
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[8]U.S. Navy, Navy Filing Manual (1941), NHHC transcription [other_primary]
- Locator
- S39-1 and S39-2 headings; Destroyers DD247 Goff entry
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The Navy Filing Manual (1941) lists Goff as DD247 in its destroyer index and defines S39 as insulation and lagging, including machinery and piping. The combined filing code and subject heading guide a search for DD247-specific correspondence; the manual does not itself contain such correspondence.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- Filing taxonomy only; the presence of an insulation subject code does not establish a responsive DD247 file, an installed product, asbestos content, or exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-goff-dd247-08
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[9]CourtListener authenticated API v4 search, via fleet pacing helper, 27 September 2026 [court_record]
- Locator
- Search ledger sl-uss-goff-dd247-05 and -07 through -09; exact-name docket HTTP 200 count=0; other search requests blocked by helper pacing before results
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- An authenticated CourtListener v4 RECAP docket search for the exact phrase 'USS Goff' returned zero results. Exact-name opinion and hull-number opinion/docket requests did not return results because the fleet helper reported its shared request budget momentarily spent.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- This is a no-result finding only for the exact-name RECAP docket query, not a complete litigation sweep or proof that no asbestos case exists. Opinion and hull-number searches remain unresolved. No case hit was returned for classification.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-goff-dd247-09
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[10]Naval History and Heritage Command, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, 'Goff (DD-247)' [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Specification line; opening construction paragraph; final disposition paragraph
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NHHC DANFS identifies Goff (DD-247) as a Clemson-class destroyer built by New York Shipbuilding Co. at Camden, launched 2 June 1920, commissioned at Philadelphia Navy Yard 19 January 1921, and carrying a stated complement of 122. It records decommissioning 13 January 1931, recommissioning 2 March 1932, final decommissioning 21 July 1945, striking 13 August 1945, and scrapping in November 1947.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- This is a vessel history, not a material inventory. It does not establish asbestos aboard Goff or exposure of any crew member or yard worker. NARA's deck-log index gives 9 March rather than 2 March 1932 for the second commission; the day is left unresolved.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-goff-dd247-01