Evidence
9 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-9).
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[1]research packet jl-packet.md (7 sources cited) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-gridley-dd380-pkt-jl-packet-md
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[2]Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, 'Gridley II (DD-380)' - verbatim transcription via Destroyer History Foundation mirror (live NHHC page returns 404) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Specifications block and complete service narrative (multi-page DANFS transcription)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS identifies the second Gridley (DD-380) as lead ship of the Gridley class: launched 1 December 1936 at the Fore River plant of Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp., Quincy, Mass., sponsored by Mrs. Lewis Buddy III, daughter of Captain Gridley; commissioned 24 June 1937, Comdr. Leroy W. Busbey, Jr., in command. Specifications: displacement 1,850, length 341'5", beam 35'6", draft 10'4", speed 40 knots, complement 158, armament 4 5-inch, 16 21-inch torpedo tubes. Service: fitted out at Boston Navy Yard; Caribbean shakedown; alterations at Boston Navy Yard until 13 June 1938; San Diego from 5 July 1938, Destroyer Division 11; Fleet Problem 20 off Cuba and Haiti 1939; Boston repairs; San Diego 13 July 1939 as Division 11 flagship; Fleet Problem 21 Hawaii April 1940; cleared Pearl Harbor 28 November 1941 screening carrier Enterprise (Halsey), entered Pearl Harbor 8 December 1941; escort Pearl Harbor-South Pacific until 27 May 1942; Kodiak 5 June 1942 with Nashville; Aleutians patrol and Kiska bombardment 7 August 1942; Moosbrugger flagship; Saratoga task force from 25 September 1942; Purvis Bay Solomons July 1943 (Helena survivors 16 July; New Georgia landings with Maury; Vella Gulf barge destruction 10 August); San Diego repairs 11 September-26 October 1943; Makin November 1943; TF 58 Marshalls January 1944; New Guinea support; Marianas with Hornet June 1944; Battle of the Philippine Sea 19-20 June 1944; Peleliu 15 September 1944; sank I-54 with Helm off Luzon 28 October 1944; Lingayen Gulf to 10 February 1945; New York Navy Yard overhaul from 31 March 1945; Mediterranean passenger/freight/convoy runs June 1945-February 1946; inactivation at Pearl Harbor from 16 March 1946; decommissioned at Pearl Harbor Navy Yard 18 April 1946; sold for scrapping 20 August 1947; ten battle stars for World War II service.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- DANFS documents identity, specifications, service, and disposal; it does not describe machinery insulation, asbestos content, or materials, and does not state the laying-down or striking dates (NavSource compilation supplies 3 June 1935 and 25 February 1947; carried with flag). The transcription's shakedown end date '27 October 1938' postdates the '13 June 1938' end of Boston alterations - internally inconsistent, carried in gaps. Live NHHC DANFS page returned 404 under all tested URL patterns on 2026-09-27; the verbatim transcription mirror is cited.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-gridley-dd380-01
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[3]Robert J. Cressman, The Official Chronology of the U.S. Navy in World War II (NHHC), Chapter IV January 1942 - verbatim transcription via HyperWar/ibiblio [other_primary]
- Locator
- Chapter IV, 22 January 1942 entry (Pacific)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The official Navy chronology records that on 22 January 1942 'Destroyers Gridley (DD-380) and Fanning (DD-385) are damaged in collision 150 miles northwest of American Samoa as TF 8 proceeds toward the Marshalls and Gilberts.' Documents hull damage to this vessel early in her wartime service; the DANFS narrative does not mention the collision or its repair location.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- Confirms a collision-damage event for this hull on a specific date; does not state damage extent, repair yard, or repair duration - the repair work is not documented in reviewed sources and no asbestos inference is drawn. Transcription mirror cited because the chronology's live NHHC page was not located.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-gridley-dd380-02
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[4]National Archives, Special List 44, Named Vessels, Gridley (DD-380) rows [other_primary]
- Locator
- Named-vessel table, Gridley (DD-380) rows
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA's named-vessel deck-log index (Special List 44) lists Gridley (DD-380) covering three runs: 6/24/1937-12/31/1940, 6/1/1941-6/30/1942, and 8/1/1942-6/30/1945 - matching this hull's commissioned service window (commissioned 24 June 1937, decommissioned 18 April 1946). A separate index row for Gridley (DD-92, 3/8/1919-6/22/1922) confirms NARA distinguishes the first namesake.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- An index entry establishes that deck logs exist covering the interval, not that any individual log was reviewed, is digitized, or describes materials, overhauls, asbestos, or exposure. Indexed runs leave gaps (January-May 1941, July 1942, and July 1945-April 1946) in this list's coverage.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-gridley-dd380-03
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[5]National Archives, Ship Plan Index, GRIDLEY DD-380 rows [other_primary]
- Locator
- Ship Plan Index, GRIDLEY / DD-380 rows (NAIDs 12451237, 53484220, 153714471, 175669252)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA's ship-plan index lists four holdings for GRIDLEY DD-380: RG 38 Trial Curves (NAID 12451237); RG 19 Alphabetical Ship Drawings (NAID 53484220); RG 19 Hull series of Ship Engineering Drawings (NAID 153714471); and RG 19 Microfilm (NAID 175669252). Separate index rows exist for GRIDLEY DD-092 (Alphabetical Ship Drawings NAID 53484221; Microfilm NAID 175669251) and GRIDLEY DLG-21 (Hull series NAID 153715177), confirming NARA distinguishes the namesake hulls.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- Catalog entries establish potentially relevant holdings only. The drawings, trial curves, and microfilm were not retrieved; their contents, including any construction, machinery, or insulation specification, remain unknown.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-gridley-dd380-04
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[6]National Archives, 'Researching Asbestos aboard US Naval Vessel up through 1961' [other_primary]
- Locator
- Guide sections: RG 19 correspondence series; General Information Books; deck logs and muster rolls
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA's guide to researching asbestos aboard Navy vessels identifies RG 19 Bureau of Ships records - General Correspondence 1940-1945 filed by hull designation (e.g., 'DD380') and by class namesake, Confidential and Secret correspondence, General Information Books, engineering drawings, deck logs, and muster rolls - as the paths to vessel-specific material evidence. DD-380's 1937-1946 service window overlaps the guide's cited 1940-1945 General Correspondence series, so this path can reach the hull's wartime years.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- The guide is research-method context, not evidence about this hull. It identifies where hull-specific material records may exist but contains none itself; no RG 19 correspondence for DD-380 or the DD-380 class file was retrieved or reviewed.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-gridley-dd380-05
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[7]U.S. Naval Historical Center (NHHC predecessor), Online Library of Selected Images, photo data pages NH 67719 and 80-G-150622 - verbatim via HyperWar/ibiblio mirror [other_primary]
- Locator
- Picture-data pages for NH 67719 and 80-G-150622
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The U.S. Naval Historical Center / NHHC Online Library of Selected Images holds cataloged photographs of USS Gridley (DD-380), including NH 67719 (at anchor, circa late 1930s, courtesy Donald M. McPherson, 1969) and 80-G-150622 (Camouflage Measure 32 Design 1D drawing prepared circa 1944 by the Bureau of Ships for destroyers of the DD-380 Gridley class, worn by Bagley, Helm, Mugford, and Ralph Talbot).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- Official photo-catalog entries confirming this hull's identity and a Bureau of Ships class drawing; they contain no materials, insulation, or asbestos information. The dedicated DD-380 photo index page was not located under tested mirror URLs; individual picture-data pages are cited. Live NHHC photo pages returned 404.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-gridley-dd380-06
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[8]Batch-3365 search ledger (this record): NHHC/DANFS mirror; official USN chronology; NHHC Online Library photo pages; NARA Special List 44 and Ship Plan Index; NARA asbestos research guide; NAVSEA FOIA reading room [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-gridley-dd380-01 through -06
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- In the authoritative sources reviewed for this record (NHHC DANFS and NHHC photo catalog via mirrors, official Navy WWII chronology, NARA named-vessel and ship-plan indexes, NARA asbestos research guide, NAVSEA FOIA asbestos reading room), no document identifies asbestos or a specific asbestos-containing product aboard DD-380. Vessel asbestos content and any individual exposure aboard this hull remain unknown.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- A bounded search result, not proof the hull was asbestos-free. A 1935-laid high-pressure steam destroyer plausibly carried period insulation materials, but no reviewed source identifies them. NARA drawings, microfilm, trial curves, deck logs, and RG 19 correspondence were not inspected; absence from digitized summaries cannot establish absence aboard.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-gridley-dd380-07
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[9]CourtListener search API v4 results: opinion/8344575 (United States v. Edwards, 43 M.J. 619, 1995); opinion/2361210 (Bennett v. Tarquin, 466 F. Supp. 257, D. Haw. 1979) [court_record]
- Locator
- CourtListener type=o result set for 'USS Gridley' (count=2); type=o result set for 'DD-380' (count=0)
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- CourtListener authenticated API v4 sweeps 2026-09-27. Exact-name opinion search ('USS Gridley', type=o) returned 2 hits, both name collisions on later namesakes, not this hull: United States v. Edwards, 43 M.J. 619 (Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals, 1995; Aviation Boatswain's Mate appellant, guilty-plea unauthorized-absence case) - a 1995 Navy prosecution can involve only a then-recent namesake (CG-21 decommissioned January 1994, or DDG-101); Bennett v. Tarquin, 466 F. Supp. 257 (D. Haw. 1979; habeas petition by USS Thomas A. Edison SSBN-610 crewmembers) - the 'USS Gridley' reference is tangential and can concern only the then-commissioned CG-21. Neither is asbestos litigation; neither involves DD-380, which was scrapped in 1947. Hull-number opinion search ('DD-380', type=o) returned zero hits. The type=r docket sweeps ('USS Gridley' and 'DD-380') could not be completed this session - repeated requests were throttled by the shared fleet pacing budget; they remain pending.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- Opinion sweeps complete: no opinion names DD-380, no asbestos opinion names any USS Gridley, and the two exact-name hits are chronologically or contextually excluded from this hull. Docket (RECAP index) sweeps are unexecuted - a WWII-veteran asbestos filing naming 'USS Gridley' would be chronologically compatible with this hull (in service 1937-1946), so the completed opinion sweep alone does not exclude docket-level references; pending sweep recorded in gaps. Absence from opinion indexes is not proof no filing ever named the hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-gridley-dd380-08