Evidence
6 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-6).
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[1]research packet li-packet.md (3 sources cited) [nhhc_danfs]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-greenwood-de679-pkt-li-packet-md
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[2]DANFS, Greenwood (DE-679) - full entry (live NHHC page returns 404 on both URL variants; verbatim transcription via ibiblio HyperWar mirror) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS entry 'Greenwood', DE-679 specifications block and full service narrative
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS record for this hull: namesake Lt. (j.g.) Frank Greenwood (b. Methuen, Mass., 10 January 1915; Naval Reserve 17 July 1940; commissioned after Naval Reserve Midshipman's School; killed 12 November 1942 when USS Erie was torpedoed on Caribbean convoy duty). Launched by the Fore River Ship Yard, Quincy, Mass., 21 August 1943, sponsored by Mrs. Laura Greenwood; commissioned 26 September 1943, Lt. Comdr. A. W. Slayton in command. Sailed for the Pacific 29 November 1943, reaching Samoa via Panama 26 December; nearly a year escorting transports and cargo ships through the New Hebrides and Solomons with side trips to Australia; 30 December 1944 sailed from New Guinea to join the 7th Fleet at Leyte Gulf; escorted 26 merchantmen and LSTs to the Philippines; convoy escort Ulithi-Iwo Jima, sailed 5 March 1945, departed Iwo Jima area 27 March; Eniwetok ASW exercises; overhaul at Mare Island, arriving under the Golden Gate 4 September 1945 after 22 months continuous Pacific service. East Coast 2 January 1946 via Panama, New London 10 April; escort Maine-Key West; 2 May 1949 school ship for the Fleet Sonar School at Key West ~6 years; Norfolk/Newport escort 1954-1957; Key West July 1957; six months later Selected Reserve Training Ship, 6th Naval District, based at Charleston. Out of commission in service 2 September 1958 (reserve training ship); recommissioned 2 October 1961 (Berlin Crisis); Key West Fleet Sonar School 7 January 1962; decommissioned 1 August 1962, stayed in service; reserve training cruises out of St. Petersburg, Fla.; struck from the Navy List 20 February 1967 and sold for scrapping; 2 battle stars WWII. Spec block: Buckley class, 1,400 t, 306 ft, 37 ft beam, 9 ft 5 in draft, 23.5 kt, complement 186, 3x 3in, 4x 1.1in, 8x 20mm, 3x 21in tt, 2 dct, 8 dcp, 1 dcp (hh - hedgehog).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1943-1967
- Population
- Fore River construction trades 1943; ship's company 1943-1958 and 1961-1962 (design complement 186-213); reserve-training personnel 1958-1967
- Limitations
- DANFS documents construction, service history, and specifications - not materials or asbestos content. The transcription's commissioning date (26 September) conflicts with NavSource/uboat.net/NavalCoverMuseum (25 September) - 25 September carried, conflict logged in gaps. Mirror transcription cited because the live NHHC page returns 404 (standing link-rot defect).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-greenwood-de679-01
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[3]NavSource Online Destroyer Escort Photo Archive, USS Greenwood (DE 679) page - building and operational data chronology and specifications block [other_primary]
- Locator
- navsource.net/archives/06/679.htm - 'Building and Operational Data' chronology and 'Specifications' block
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource operational chronology for this hull corroborates and extends the DANFS record: keel laid 29 June 1943 by the Bethlehem Steel (Fore River Yard) Shipyard, Inc., Quincy, Mass.; launched and christened 21 August 1943, sponsor Mrs. Laura Greenwood; commissioned 25 September 1943, Lcdr. A. W. Slayton; arrived new homeport New London, Conn., 10 April 1946; homeport change 2 May 1949 to U.S. Naval Station Key West for Fleet Sonar School duty; December 1957 assigned to NRT, 6th Naval District, Charleston, S.C.; 2 September 1958 decommissioned, placed 'in service' as a unit of the Select Reserve ASW Force; 2 October 1961 recommissioned for the Berlin Crisis; 1 August 1962 decommissioned and placed back 'in service', assigned to NRT 6th Naval District at St. Petersburg, Fla.; 1 February 1967 placed 'out of service, in reserve' at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard after 23 years 5 months of service; 20 February 1967 struck from the NVR; 6 September 1967 sold for scrapping to the Lipsett Co., Inc. of New York City and broken up at Kearny, N.J. Specifications: Buckley class, TE type - 2 'D' Express boilers, G.E. turbines with electric drive, 12,000 shp, 2 screws, 24 kts, complement 15 officers / 198 enlisted; radio call 'Pomona'; awards incl. Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with 2 stars.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1943-1967
- Population
- Ship's company 1943-1962; reserve-training personnel 1958-1967; Philadelphia Naval Shipyard turnover workforce 1967
- Limitations
- NavSource is a volunteer-maintained archive transcribing official records (NVR-style dates, DANFS, photo captions) - secondary compilation, not a primary record; it is the only located source giving the keel date (29 June 1943) and naming Philadelphia Naval Shipyard as the February 1967 out-of-service location (DANFS omits both). Contains no asbestos or materials information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-greenwood-de679-02
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[4]uboat.net Allied Warships - USS Greenwood (DE 679) warship page (specification block, commanding-officer list) and NavalCoverMuseum GREENWOOD DE 679 name/designation history at navalcovermuseum.org [other_primary]
- Locator
- uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/1388.html - specification block, commands list; navalcovermuseum.org/wiki/GREENWOOD_DE_679 - name/designation history block
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- uboat.net warship record corroborates the NavSource/DANFS dates (ordered 29 October 1942; laid down 29 Jun 1943; launched 21 Aug 1943; commissioned 25 Sep 1943; decommissioned 2 September 1958; recommissioned 2 October 1961; decommissioned 1 August 1962; stricken 20 February 1967; sold 6 September 1967 and broken up for scrap) and lists wartime commanding officers: T/Cdr. Alvin Weems Slayden (26 Sep 1943-Feb 1944), T/Lt. David George Bryce (Feb 1944-Apr 1945), John Russell Cain USNR (from Apr 1945). NavalCoverMuseum independently records the commissioned/in-service sequence: commissioned 25 September 1943 - decommissioned 2 September 1958; in service for Naval Reserve Training 2 Sep 1958 - out of service 2 October 1961; recommissioned 2 October 1961 - decommissioned 1 August 1962; in service for Naval Reserve Training 1 Aug 1962 - out of service February 1967; struck 20 February 1967; sold for scrap 6 September 1967.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1942-1967
- Population
- Ship's company 1943-1962
- Limitations
- Secondary compilations - corroborate official-source dates; the 'ordered 29 Oct 1942' date and the CO roster are single-source (uboat.net) and unverified against contract documents or muster records. uboat.net prints the first CO's name as 'Slayden' where DANFS/NavSource read 'Slayton' - documented, not reconciled. Contains no asbestos or materials information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-greenwood-de679-03
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[5]NavSource DE-679 specifications block (Buckley class, TE type - 2 'D' Express boilers, G.E. turbo-electric drive) + BuShips Ships' Data 1945 design groups 2-3 (via Buckley class profile) + navypedia TE boiler-block map (Combustion Engineering for DE-679) + Atlas shipyards.json query; NARA RG 19 General Information Books archival lead [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource DE-679 specifications block; BuShips SDB 1945 v1 pp. 234-235 (per buckley-class profile ev-buckley-class-01); navypedia us_de_te boiler-block map (CE block DE 675-683); shipyards.json (37 yard_ids - 'fore-river-shipyard', 'mare-island-naval-shipyard', 'philadelphia-naval-shipyard' resolve; 'charleston-naval-shipyard' resolves but is excluded for lack of a documented yard event; no Lipsett/Kearny breaking-yard entry); NARA RG 19 lead unretrieved
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Era/design inference: the Buckley class is the turbo-electric (TE) destroyer escort design - one of only two DE classes (with the WGT Butler class) carrying a full steam plant. BuShips Ships' Data 1945 design groups 2-3 document 2 'D' express-type boilers at 435 psi/750F superheat feeding GE turbo-electric machinery, 12,000 shp; the navypedia per-block boiler map assigns Combustion Engineering boilers to the DE-675-683 block containing this hull. A 1943 steam-driven combatant would have carried era-standard asbestos applications - boiler/fireroom insulation, steam-line and turbine lagging, gaskets, packing, fireproofing, and deck coverings. Builder Bethlehem Steel's Fore River yard, Quincy, is an Atlas shipyard (fore-river-shipyard). Documented yard events that could disturb materials: 1943 construction (Fore River), 1945 Mare Island overhaul (NavSource/DANFS), February 1967 out-of-service/in-reserve turnover at Philadelphia Naval Shipyard (NavSource) - asbestos scope of each undocumented. The scrapping sale to Lipsett Co., Inc., broken up at Kearny, N.J., is a documented disposal event; the breaking yard is not an Atlas shipyards.json entry. NARA RG 19 Bureau of Ships 'General Information Books' per-vessel material specifications are the archival lead for hull-level specs.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1943-1968
- Population
- Fore River construction trades 1943; Mare Island overhaul workforce 1945; crew 1943-62; reserve-training personnel and NRT hosts 1958-67; Philadelphia NSY turnover workforce 1967; Lipsett breaking workforce 1967-68
- Limitations
- Class/era and builder inference only - NOT a hull-specific finding. No ship-specific asbestos record was located for this hull (see ev-uss-greenwood-de679-05). Does not quantify material, does not establish any individual's exposure. NARA GIB retrieval not performed; Philadelphia NSY and Mare Island work packages not retrieved. Charleston Naval Shipyard is NOT carried in related_shipyards - the documented Charleston relationship is a 6th Naval District reserve-training basing (Dec 1957 onward), not a documented yard work event; carried in gaps instead.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-greenwood-de679-04
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[6]Batch-4455 search ledger (this record): CourtListener API v4 exact-name query "USS Greenwood" and hull-number queries "DE-679" (opinion and RECAP/docket indexes, asbestos-filtered variants); NHHC DANFS; NavSource; uboat.net; NavalCoverMuseum; NVR; Atlas shipyards.json; web sweep for hull-specific asbestos records [court_record]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-greenwood-de679-11 through sl-uss-greenwood-de679-16
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located for DE-679: no hull ACM survey, no abatement contract, no museum hazmat disclosure (hull scrapped 1967-68 - no custodian), and no qualifying asbestos litigation names the hull. CourtListener (all queries via the fleet-metered authenticated helper): "USS Greenwood" opinions returned 0 hits and "USS Greenwood" RECAP dockets returned 0 hits - clean results; DE-679 is the only commissioned USS Greenwood (NavSource: first ship of the name; no successor), so an exact-name hit would have attributed cleanly. "DE-679" opinions returned 11 hits, all identifier collisions (page/docket/exhibit-number artifacts in unrelated criminal, bankruptcy, patent, and Puerto Rican appellate matters - e.g., United States v. West, 6th Cir. 2023; American Renaissance Lines v. Saxis Steamship, 2d Cir. 1974; Morris v. United States, 8th Cir. 1908; keyword scan of full payload: asbestos 0, mesothelioma 0, navy 0, greenwood 0, vessel 0). "DE-679" RECAP dockets returned 97 hits, all PACER docket-entry-number collisions in unrelated bankruptcy/criminal/commercial dockets (keyword scan: asbestos 0, mesothelioma 0, navy 0, greenwood 0, vessel 0). Asbestos-filtered variants - "Greenwood"+asbestos+"destroyer escort" opinions and "DE-679"+asbestos opinions - each returned 0 hits. Web sweep returns only law-firm marketing pages and asbestos-aggregator list entries - excluded per source rules.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 2026-09-29
- Limitations
- Absence of a located public record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard - era materials were standard in 1943 steam-plant construction and the 1945 Mare Island overhaul plus 1967 Philadelphia NSY turnover are documented yard-disturbance windows; the finding establishes only that no public ship-specific record was found in the sources searched. All six sweep queries completed (no pacing-blocked residue); pleading-stage or unindexed litigation could exist outside the swept indexes. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-greenwood-de679-05