Evidence
9 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-9).
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[1]research packet hw-packet.md (4 sources cited) [nhhc_danfs]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: USS Gray DE-1054 → VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-gray-de1054-pkt-hw-packet-md
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[2]DANFS, Gray (DE-1054) entry - namesake biography and specification block (verbatim transcription; live NHHC page https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/g/gray.html serves 404) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS entry: namesake biography + specification block + construction paragraph
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS record for this hull: specification block '(DE-1054: dp. 2,624; l. 414'6"; b. 44'; dr. 18'; s. 27.4 k.; cpl. 247; a. 1 5", 4 21" tt., ASROC, DASH; cl. Knox)'; 'Gray (DE-1054) was laid down 19 November 1966 by Todd Shipyards Corp., Seattle, Wash., with her completion planned for the winter of 1969'; entry was written pre-commissioning and contains no operational history. Namesake: Sgt. Ross Franklin Gray, USMC Reserve, posthumous Medal of Honor for destroying six Japanese positions and clearing a minefield on Iwo Jima 21 February 1945; killed 27 February 1945.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1945 (namesake); 1964-1970 (construction)
- Population
- Todd Shipyards Seattle construction trades 1966-70
- Limitations
- DANFS documents builder, laying-down date, design specifications, and namesake only - no materials or asbestos content, and no post-commissioning narrative (entry predates the 1970 commissioning). The HistoryCentral mirror renders the hull number once as 'DW-1054' - a transcription typo, correct value DE-1054 per the same entry's spec block. Live NHHC page returned 404 on 2026-09-28; mirror cited.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-gray-de1054-01
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[3]Naval Vessel Register ship detail, GRAY (FF 1054), ex-DE 1054, UIC 54049 (NAVSEA-maintained official inventory) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NVR ship detail page, Vessel Status + Milestone Dates blocks
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NVR milestone record for this hull: class FF 1052 (Knox); builder 'Todd Shipyards Corp., Seattle Div'; award 07/22/1964; keel 11/19/1966; launch 11/03/1967; delivery 03/27/1970; commission 04/04/1970; decommission 09/29/1991; stricken 01/11/1995; status 'disposed of by dismantling (scrapping/recycling)', status-change date 07/25/2001; computed 21.5 years commission-to-decommission and 33.7 years launch-to-disposal.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1964-2001
- Population
- Shipyard construction trades; crew 1970-1991; dismantling workers 2000-2001
- Limitations
- NVR is the authoritative milestone/disposal record but contains no materials or asbestos content. Its decommission date (09/29/1991) conflicts with NavSource/Wikipedia (29 June 1991); NVR's own computed 21.5-year service figure is consistent with September, and NavSource's CO list ends the last command tour 30 Sep 1991 - NVR carried, conflict logged in gaps. 'Custodian: Schools, Organizations and Private Enterprises' is the register's standard label for sale/disposal status, not a museum outcome.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-gray-de1054-02
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[4]Owens-Illinois, Inc.'s Joinder to Defendant Elliot Company's Notice of Removal, Siegfried v. 3M Co. et al., No. 2:18-cv-01575-FMO-E (C.D. Cal.), L.A. Super. No. BC691900, ECF No. 50 (filed 2018-03-02) (RECAP) [court_record]
- Locator
- ECF No. 50, pp. 1-2 (Preliminary Statement para. 1, exposure/vessel list)
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Pleading-stage asbestos personal-injury record explicitly naming this hull: the filing recites that 'Plaintiffs allege that Mr. Terry Lee Siegfried was injured as a result of his exposure to asbestos from Owens-Illinois while an electrician and marine electrician between approximately 1969 and 1996 on the Long Beach Naval Shipyard; USS Roark (FF-1053); USS Gray (FF-1054); USS Hepburn (FF-1055); USS Meyerkord (FF-1058); USS Lockwood (FF-1064); USS Markin [sic] Shields (FF-1066); USS Francis Hammonds [sic] (FF-1067); USS Downes (FF-1070); UFF [sic] Cook' and additional destroyers/cruisers/amphibious ships. Owens-Illinois manufactured asbestos-containing Kaylo thermal insulation for Navy use 1948-1958, per the same filing's recital. The complaint was filed in Los Angeles Superior Court 2018-01-26 and removed to federal court under the government-contractor defense.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1969-1996 (alleged exposure); 2018 (filing)
- Population
- Terry Lee Siegfried (electrician/marine electrician, Long Beach Naval Shipyard and listed vessels, 1969-1996)
- Limitations
- Pleading allegation, not a finding: the exposure-site list is recited, not adjudicated, and no merits ruling on it exists - the docket records Owens-Illinois 'Terminated (June 4, 2018)'. Does not establish that Kaylo or any asbestos product was aboard this hull, individual exposure, causation, or quantity. The same complaint and filing already appear in this database under USS Missouri (BB-63) - one multi-vessel pleading, not independent corroboration per hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-gray-de1054-03
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[5]NavSource Online Destroyer Escort Photo Archive, USS Gray (DE 1054) building/operational data + commanding-officer list; navysite.de USS Gray (FF-1054) history page (compiled service narrative) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 06021054 page: 'Building and Operational Data' + 'Gray's Commanding Officers' + Dec 1995 Bremerton photo caption; navysite.de/ff/ff1054.htm history section
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Compiled secondary record for this hull: commissioned at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard 4 Apr 1970, Cmdr. Frederick C. Johnson, assigned Destroyer Squadron 17 (DesDiv 171) San Diego; reclassified FF-1054 30 Jun 1975; mothballed-ships photograph Dec 1995 at Puget Sound NSY Bremerton; May 2000 contract ($2.9M) to Ship Dismantling & Recycling Joint Venture (VSE Corp./Earth Tech), San Francisco, for towing/scrapping; scrapped at the former San Francisco Naval Shipyard, Hunters Point, Aug 2001. navysite.de adds: withdrawn from Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet 6 June 2000 under Ship Disposal Project-West; 11 commanding officers listed, last (Cmdr. Wilson O. Shealy Jr.) ending 30 Sep 1991; Loma Prieta earthquake response 17 Oct 1989 (electrical services to PG&E; Humanitarian Service Medal).
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1970-2001
- Population
- Crew 1970-1991 (design complement ~247-285); reserve-force crews 1982-1991; SDR JV dismantling workforce 2000-2001
- Limitations
- Secondary compilations (volunteer archives reproducing official data, photos, and cruise-book material) - used for operational/disposal detail, not for materials claims. NavSource's narrative gives decommissioning as 29 June 1991 while its own CO list ends 30 Sep 1991; NVR (29 Sep 1991) carried and conflict logged. NavSource photo caption 'ex-Gray (FF 1024)' is a caption typo - the hull is FF-1054. Disposal dates reconcile as: contract May 2000, withdrawal/transfer June 2000, NVR status change 25 Jul 2001, completion Aug 2001.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-gray-de1054-04
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[6]GAO/NSIAD-99-18, Federal Surplus Ships: Government Efforts to Address the Growing Backlog of Ships Awaiting Disposal (Oct 1998); DOT OIG ma2000097b (2000) on the 1998 Navy paid-scrapping pilot [gao]
- Locator
- GAO NSIAD-99-18, report body (hazards and dismantling-method paragraphs); DOT OIG ma2000097b, 'Navy Pilot Project' discussion
- Finding type
- environmental_record
- Finding
- Program-level documentation for the disposal pathway this hull went through: GAO reports surplus Navy/MARAD ships 'contain hazardous materials such as asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB), lead, mercury, and cadmium' and that 'remediation of hazardous materials takes place prior to, as well as during, the dismantling process'; ships are 'dismantled from the top down... with torches.' After 1998 statutory authorization the Navy paid domestic contractors to scrap surplus combatants (four IDIQ contracts awarded 29 Sep 1999, incl. the Ship Dismantlement & Recycling JV at the former Hunters Point Naval Shipyard) - the program under which ex-Gray was dismantled 2000-2001 per compiled records and NVR status.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1998-2005 (program); 2000-2001 (this hull's dismantling window)
- Population
- Domestic ship-dismantling workers under the Navy Ship Disposal Project, 1999-2001 era
- Limitations
- Program-level context only: the GAO/DOT-OIG findings describe surplus-ship scrapping generally and do not inventory this hull's materials or document what was found during its dismantling. Establishes that hazmat (incl. asbestos) remediation was a standard component of the disposal program this ship entered - not that asbestos was present aboard Gray.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-gray-de1054-05
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[7]DANFS specification block (Knox class; 1,200-psi-era steam plant) + NavSource spec block (2 Combustion Engineering 1200psi boilers; 1 Westinghouse geared turbine; 35,000 shp; 1 shaft) + Atlas shipyard dataset (Todd Shipyards tier 2; Hunter's Point tier 3) [other_primary]
- Locator
- DANFS spec block; NavSource specifications block; shipyards.json records 'todd-shipyards', 'hunters-point-naval-shipyard'
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Era/class inference: a Knox-class ocean escort built 1966-70 with a high-pressure (1,200-psi) steam plant would have carried period-standard asbestos applications - boiler and turbine insulation, steam-line lagging, gaskets, valve and pump packing, fireproofing, deck coverings, and accommodation insulation. The builder yard (Todd Shipyards Corp.) is documented at yard level in the Atlas dataset (tier 2), though its documented evidence centers on the Brooklyn/Houston operations rather than the Seattle division that built this hull; the dismantling site (Hunter's Point) is a documented tier-3 asbestos yard and federal Superfund site.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1966-2001
- Population
- Todd Seattle construction trades 1966-70; crew 1970-91; SDR JV dismantling workforce 2000-01
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - no ship-specific finding. The single ship-specific asbestos record for this hull is the Siegfried pleading (ev-03), which does not identify installed products aboard. Todd Seattle division is not separately represented in the yard dataset; the todd-shipyards slug refers to the corporate record centered on Brooklyn/Houston, so builder-yard documentation may not describe the Seattle facility. Nothing here establishes asbestos was installed aboard Gray.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-gray-de1054-06
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[8]NARA RG 19 (Bureau of Ships records) - per-vessel General Information Books / Booklet of General Plans and material specifications; NAVSEA inactive-ships and Ship Disposal Project contract records [other_primary]
- Locator
- NARA RG 19 series descriptions; NAVSEA Ship Disposal Project contract file (task order under the 29 Sep 1999 IDIQ award)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Archival leads not yet retrieved: NARA RG 19 General Information Books / ship plans may hold hull-level material specifications for DE-1054; NAVSEA Ship Disposal Project-West contract records (May 2000 SDR JV task order) and any pre-dismantling hazardous-material survey or waste manifest for ex-Gray would be the most direct ship-specific asbestos documentation if they survive in federal records.
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Limitations
- Lead only - retrieval not performed in this batch. Existence of a pre-disposal hazmat survey for this specific hull is presumed by program practice but unconfirmed; no such document was located in public sources.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-gray-de1054-07
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[9]Search-ledger negative result (this record, sl-uss-gray-de1054-01 through -12) [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-gray-de1054-01..-12
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- No ship-specific asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, product identification, or adjudicated exposure finding was located for this hull in the sources searched. CourtListener opinion sweep for 'USS Gray' returned only Peoples v. United States (Court of Federal Claims, 2009/2011 - Navy reservist pay/BCNR case, other litigation); VA BVA decision 1805782 (2018) recites service aboard USS Gray 1972-73 for a herbicide claim - other litigation, not asbestos. The only qualifying asbestos record located is the Siegfried pleading-stage vessel list (ev-03). Hull-number sweeps ('FF-1054', 'DE-1054') and RECAP docket sweeps were deferred by fleet pacing budget - see ledger; negative finding is therefore provisional, not exhaustive.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 2026-09-28 (search date)
- Limitations
- Absence of a located record is not evidence asbestos was absent. The litigation sweep is incomplete (hull-number and docket queries outstanding); state-court dockets (incl. the underlying L.A. Super. BC691900 complaint and any merits-stage record) were not fully searched. MDL-875 docket-text references may exist that do not surface in opinion search.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-gray-de1054-08