Evidence
7 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-7).
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[1]research packet ej-packet.md (2 sources cited) [nhhc_danfs]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERDICT: VERIFIED — real identity: USS Greene (DD-266 / AVD-13 / APD-36); listed ex-Anthony in
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-greene-dd266-pkt-ej-packet-md
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[2]NHHC, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, Greene (Destroyer No. 266) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Specifications block and service narrative, especially conversion and final paragraphs
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS identifies Greene as a Clemson-class destroyer launched 2 November 1918 by Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation at Quincy, Massachusetts, commissioned 9 May 1919, decommissioned 17 June 1922, and recommissioned 28 June 1940. It records redesignations to AVD-13 on 6 April 1941 and APD-36 on 1 February 1944 following conversions; wartime seaplane-tender, escort, and high-speed-transport service; grounding in the 9 October 1945 Okinawa typhoon; salvage of useful material; and striking on 5 December 1945. The entry lists a design complement of 122.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1918-1945
- Population
- Design complement 122; wartime crew count not stated
- Limitations
- DANFS documents vessel history, not construction materials, asbestos content, occupational exposure, or salvage residue. Its final decommissioning date differs from other official sources; see ev-05.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-greene-dd266-01
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[3]National Archives, Special List 44: List of Logbooks of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Miscellaneous Units, 1801–1947 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Greene entries in alphabetical list
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA Special List 44 identifies deck-log holdings for Greene under the combined designations DD-266, AVD-13, and APD-36 for 9 May 1919–17 June 1922 and 28 June 1940–24 November 1945. These are leads for narrowing conversion and repair dates.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1919-1945
- Limitations
- The list describes holdings; underlying logs were not reviewed. NARA expressly cautions that deck logs do not provide direct evidence of asbestos. Its 24 November 1945 endpoint conflicts with DANFS's 23 November decommissioning date.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-greene-dd266-02
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[4]National Archives, Researching Asbestos aboard US Naval Vessel up through 1961 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Opening paragraph and Beginning Research
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA identifies use of asbestos in U.S. Navy materiel during 1941–1961 as a historical research subject. Greene's documented 1941–1945 active service overlaps that period, providing only era-level context for further research.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1941-1945 overlap with NARA's 1941-1961 research period
- Limitations
- NARA's statement concerns Navy materiel generally, not Greene, the Clemson class, or a product installed aboard this hull. Overlapping service years cannot establish asbestos presence, amount, exposure, or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-greene-dd266-06
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[5]Batch 3263 primary-source search ledger: NHHC DANFS and collections; NARA holdings list and asbestos research guide [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger sl-uss-greene-dd266-01 through -06
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- In the primary public sources reviewed for this batch, no Greene-specific asbestos inventory, insulation drawing, abatement record, exposure finding, or product-identification record was located. Asbestos material aboard DD-266/AVD-13/APD-36 is therefore undetermined.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 2026-09-27 search
- Limitations
- This is a negative search result for the sources actually reviewed, not evidence that Greene lacked asbestos. Archival holdings were not retrieved, and the authenticated CourtListener sweep is pending because the shared pacing budget was spent at the attempted request.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-greene-dd266-04
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[6]NHHC, Pacific Typhoon October 1945 – Okinawa; NHHC, United States Naval Aviation 1910–1995, Appendix 3; NHHC DANFS Greene; NARA Special List 44 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Typhoon ship-status table, APD-36 Greene; Naval Aviation Appendix 3, AVD-13 row; DANFS final paragraph; NARA Greene log-list endpoint
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Official Navy accounts disagree on the final decommissioning day: DANFS and the NHHC Naval Aviation designation table give 23 November 1945, while the NHHC Pacific Typhoon account gives 24 November 1945. The NARA deck-log list ends on 24 November but does not itself state a decommissioning date. The record therefore reports November 1945 without choosing a day.
- Verification
- disputed
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1945
- Limitations
- The exact administrative decommissioning date requires a primary ship or Navy List record to reconcile; the sources agree on grounding, salvage disposition, and the November 1945 month. Date conflict bears no implication for asbestos exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-greene-dd266-05
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[7]National Archives, Researching Asbestos aboard US Naval Vessel up through 1961 [other_primary]
- Locator
- General Information Books; Board of Inspection and Survey Reports; Cartographic Branch; Other Records and their usefulness
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA's guide to asbestos research for Navy vessels through 1961 identifies RG 19 ship engineering drawings, including S39 insulation and lagging and S48 piping; destroyer General Information Books; specifications; and RG 38 inspection reports as potential routes to hull-level material evidence. It explicitly states that deck logs and muster rolls do not directly establish asbestos presence.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- Navy vessels through 1961
- Limitations
- A repository guide, not a Greene material list. The cited series may or may not contain Greene-specific records; no S39 drawing, GIB, specification, survey, or inspection report for this hull was retrieved. The guide establishes no asbestos aboard Greene.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-greene-dd266-03