Evidence
14 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-14).
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[1]research packet crew-manus-b-packet.md (27 sources cited) [nhhc_danfs]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED — real identity: USS Gwin (Gwin IV)
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-gwin-dm33-pkt-crew-manus-b-packet-md
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[2]Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, 'Gwin IV (DM-33)' entry (live NHHC page history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/g/gwin-iv.html returns HTTP 404; controlling text is the 2015-12-08 Wayback capture of the official NHHC page, corroborated by the losthistory.net/hazegray transcription) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS 'Gwin IV (DM-33)' entry incl. spec block (DM-33: dp. 2,200; l. 376'6"; b. 40'10"; dr. 18'10"; s. 34.2 k.; cpl. 343; a. 6 5", 12 40mm., 8 20mm., 2 dct., 4 dcp.; cl. Robert H. Smith); mirror https://losthistory.net/hazegray/danfs/destroy/dd772txt.htm
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS entry 'Gwin IV (DM-33)': fourth Navy ship named for Lt. Cmdr. William Gwin (d. 3 Jan 1863 of wounds received commanding USS Benton on the Yazoo River). 'Gwin (DM-33), ex-DD-772, was launched by the Bethlehem Steel Co., San Pedro, Calif., 9 April 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Jesse W. Tarbill, second cousin and sponsor of the previous Gwin (DD-433); and commissioned 30 September 1944 at Los Angeles, Comdr. F. S. Steinke in command.' Service narrative: shakedown off California; flagship of Mine Squadron 3; Pearl Harbor 3 Jan 1945; Saipan 20 Jan; Battleship Division 7; Iwo Jima preliminary bombardment 21-26 Jan; Pearl Harbor overhaul; Eniwetok 23 Feb; Nansei Shoto 17 Mar; five months off Okinawa (antisubmarine screen, radar picket, minesweeper, fire support); some 16 enemy aircraft accounted for, nine on 16 Apr and 4 May; 4 May kamikaze struck the aft 40mm platform (2 killed, 2 missing, 11 injured); battle-damage repairs at Nansei Shoto (Kerama Retto); rendezvous TF 38 on 20 Aug; Sagami Bay sweeping 27 Aug (41 mines in 2 days); Tokyo Bay 29 Aug 1945; Okinawa/East China Sea minesweeping through year-end; San Pedro 23 Feb 1946; Charleston 14 Mar; decommissioned 3 Sep 1946; recommissioned Charleston 8 Jul 1952 (Comdr. R. E. Oliver); 1953 Sixth Fleet four-month tour (10 Mediterranean ports), returned Charleston 3 Feb 1954; midshipman cruises Jun-Aug 1954 and 1955 (Lisbon, Le Havre, Valencia, Torquay); final Mediterranean 1957 NATO maneuvers (Brest, Gibraltar); Philadelphia Navy Yard 12 Jan 1958; decommissioned 3 Apr 1958; in reserve through 1967 (entry period). Awards: Navy Unit Commendation and four battle stars, WWII.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1943-1967
- Population
- Ship's company ~343 (DANFS spec block; SDB accommodations 21+342); embarked midshipmen on 1954/1955 Able Cruises
- Limitations
- DANFS narrative establishes identity, construction (launch/sponsor/commission), service history, and awards; it contains no asbestos, insulation, or materials information and supports no asbestos claim. It does not state the keel date (SDB 1945 supplies 31 Oct 1943), the 1969 MMD reclassification, or post-1967 events (stricken 1971, Turkish transfer, 1992 loss) - the entry's coverage ends 'in reserve through 1967.' The losthistory mirror carries OCR defects ('1052' for 1952, '1967' for 1957, 'Terquay' for Torquay) - the Wayback capture of the official page controls (logged in the correction row).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-gwin-dm33-01
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[3]Bureau of Ships, Ships' Data, U.S. Naval Vessels, Vol. I (NAVSHIPS 250-010, 15 April 1945), Mine Vessels - Light Minelayers (DM) section, per-hull rows for GWIN (ex-DD772) DM33 (shipscribe.com scan of the official wartime publication; image-only PDF, rows read by OCR) [other_primary]
- Locator
- SDB 1945 v1 DM tables, printed pp. 340-345 (PDF pp. 180-182): characteristics p.340-341, machinery p.342-343, construction p.344-345; name index 'Gwin (ex-DD772) ... DM33'
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Official BuShips Ships' Data 1945 Vol. I carries per-hull rows for GWIN (ex-DD772) DM33 in the 'Mine Vessels - Light Minelayers (DM)' tables: characteristics row - 376'6" oa, 40'10" beam, 2,200 tons standard displacement, 34.2 kts design speed; accommodations/armament row - 21 officers + 342 enlisted, 6-5"/38 cal. (twin D.P.) main armament, 40mm AA mounts; machinery row - 2 propelling engines, Westinghouse turbines ('Westgh. turb.'), 60,000 shp, 4 boilers, Babcock & Wilcox, 565 psi, 850 deg F; construction row - 'Bethlehem Steel Corp., San Pedro, Calif.', contract price hull and machinery $6,333,250, authorizing act 9 July 1942, contract signed 7 Aug 1942, keel laid 31 Oct 1943, launched 9 Apr 1944, preliminary acceptance 20 Sept 1944, first commission 30 Sept 1944. The index lists 'Gwin (ex-DD772) . . . DM33.'
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1945 (publication); construction 1942-1944
- Population
- Accommodations documented: 21 officers + 342 enlisted
- Limitations
- Contemporaneous official Navy data naming this hull - the strongest identity/specification source in the file. It documents machinery and fittings classes only; it contains no asbestos or insulation-material statements and supports no asbestos claim beyond establishing the steam-plant type to which era inference applies. OCR of a textless 2-up image scan - each quoted field was re-rendered at higher resolution and read directly; the 'as of' program state is April 1945.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-gwin-dm33-02
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[4]NavSource Online: Destroyer Archive, 'USS GWIN (DD-772 / DM-33 / MMD-33)' (navsource.org/archives/05/772.htm) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Operational and Building Data block; 'As Built' specification block; photo captions (Bethlehem San Pedro Sept 29 1944; Philadelphia Navy Yard Nov 1971; Turkish-service image captioned 'TCG MUAVENET DM357')
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource Destroyer Photo Index entry for USS GWIN (DD-772 / DM-33 / MMD-33): radio call sign NTEB; 'Laid down by Bethlehem Steel, San Pedro. October 31 1943. Launched April 9 1944 and commissioned September 30 1944. Completed as Minelayer DM-33, reclassified MMD-33 January 1 1969. Decommissioned April 3 1958. Stricken October 22 1971. To Turkey August 15 1971, renamed Muavenet. Heavily damaged by Sea Sparrow Missile fired by accident by USS Saratoga CV-60 during NATO exercise on October 2 1992. Fate: Stricken and broken up for scrap.' Photo caption documentation includes 'September 29 1944 at Bethlehem Steel, San Pedro. Still referred to at this point as DD-772 although completed as DM-33' and a Philadelphia Navy Yard November 1971 image.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1943-1993
- Limitations
- Volunteer-compiled secondary archive - the timeline (keel/launch/commission/decommission/strike/transfer dates) is consistent with DANFS and SDB 1945 but is not itself an official document; verification marked partial. Its 'As Built' spec block reads 'General Electric Geared Turbines' where the contemporaneous SDB per-hull machinery row reads Westinghouse - SDB controls; variance logged in the correction row. Its 'crew 336' conflicts with DANFS 343 and SDB 363 (21+342); carried in gaps. No asbestos content. DM-33-to-MMD-33 reclassification (1969-01-01) and the Turkey transfer date (1971-08-15) rest on this compilation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-gwin-dm33-03
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[5]U.S. Congress, Senate Committee on Armed Services, 'Accidental firing of a missile into the Turkish ship TCG Muavenet,' S. Hrg., 102nd Cong., 2d sess., Oct. 5, 1992 (U.S. G.P.O., 1992); court-of-inquiry findings per contemporaneous UPI reporting (Dec. 1, 1992) [other_primary]
- Locator
- GPO bibliographic record (UPenn Online Books Page listing; HathiTrust page images); UPI Archives Dec. 1, 1992 report on the court of inquiry (court blamed a misunderstanding; six disciplinary recommendations)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the incident that ended this hull's service life: 'Accidental firing of a missile into the Turkish ship TCG Muavenet: hearing before the Committee on Armed Services, United States Senate, One Hundred Second Congress, second session, October 5, 1992' (Washington: U.S. G.P.O., 1992). The hearing record documents that on the night of 1-2 October 1992, during NATO Exercise Display Determination 1992 in the Aegean Sea, USS Saratoga (CV-60) fired two live Sea Sparrow missiles that struck TCG Muavenet (DM-357) - this hull in Turkish service - killing five crew including the commanding officer and causing injuries; a Navy court of inquiry (report released early December 1992) attributed the launch to miscommunication between officers directing a simulated drill and the missile crew who understood themselves to be firing at a real target, finding 'the launch was not the result of any willful, intentional or deliberate misconduct, or any equipment or system failure,' and recommended nonjudicial punishment for the Saratoga commanding officer and five others. Turkey stricken the damaged ship in 1993 and scrapped her.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1992-1993
- Population
- TCG Muavenet crew, night of Oct. 1-2, 1992 (5 killed incl. the commanding officer; wounded variously reported 13-22)
- Limitations
- Documents the Turkish-period loss event authoritatively (bibliographic verification of the hearing; UPI reporting of the inquiry findings). Neither source addresses shipboard materials or asbestos. Wounded counts differ by source: 13 (UPI court-of-inquiry reporting) vs. 22 (Turkish parliamentary record and Turkish accounts) - carried in gaps. The hearing's full text and the inquiry report itself were not read; bibliographic/press-level verification only.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-gwin-dm33-04
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[6]Aketepe v. United States, 925 F. Supp. 731 (M.D. Fla. 1996); aff'd, Aktepe v. United States, 105 F.3d 1400 (11th Cir. 1997); Akan v. Turkish Ministry of Defence, AYIM E 1993/1009, K 1995/1095 (Feb. 22, 1995), ILDC 1731 [court_record]
- Locator
- 105 F.3d 1400 (11th Cir. 1997), opinion by Black, J. ('As this case presents a nonjusticiable political question, we affirm'); 925 F. Supp. 731 (M.D. Fla. 1996); ILDC 1731 (TR 1995) listing via tdpkrizleri.org
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- OTHER LITIGATION (non-asbestos) naming this hull in its Turkish identity: approximately 300 Turkish Navy sailors and survivors of the Oct. 1992 missile strike on TCG Muavenet sued the United States for death and personal-injury damages. The district court granted the United States summary judgment - Aketepe v. United States, 925 F. Supp. 731 (M.D. Fla. 1996) - holding the case a nonjusticiable political question (judicial review of military training decisions; interference with the executive branch's diplomatic settlement via ex gratia payments to Turkey). The Eleventh Circuit affirmed - Aktepe v. United States, 105 F.3d 1400 (11th Cir. 1997), opinion by Judge Black, joined by Cox and Fay (CourtListener opinion cluster 71462). A parallel Turkish domestic proceeding, Akan and others v. Turkish Ministry of Defence (Supreme Military Administrative Court, No. E 1993/1009, K 1995/1095, Feb. 22, 1995; ILDC 1731), awarded victims' families compensation under Turkish administrative law.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1992 incident; 1994-1997 U.S. litigation; 1993-1995 Turkish litigation
- Population
- ~300 Turkish Navy sailors and survivors (plaintiffs); 5 dead incl. CO Lt. Cmdr. Kudret Gungor; wounded variously reported
- Limitations
- NOT asbestos litigation - a wrongful-death/personal-injury action arising from the missile strike; included because it is merits-level federal litigation naming this hull (as TCG Muavenet). Disposition described exactly: district-court summary judgment for the United States affirmed on justiciability (political-question) grounds; plaintiffs' negligence merits were never adjudicated; diplomatic ex gratia payments were noted by the courts. The Turkish AYIM judgment is a foreign administrative-court award resting on the tdpkrizleri.org listing - bibliographic verification only. Establishes nothing about shipboard materials, asbestos presence, exposure, or any asbestos-related legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-gwin-dm33-05
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[7]Consolidated era/design inference - BuShips SDB 1945 v1 machinery row for this hull + DANFS-documented service/yard events (Bethlehem San Pedro build; Pearl Harbor overhaul Jan-Feb 1945; Kerama Retto battle-damage repairs May 1945; Philadelphia Navy Yard decommissioning Jan-Apr 1958) + Robert H. Smith conversion-group documentation [other_primary]
- Locator
- SDB 1945 v1 machinery row GWIN DM33 ('Westgh. turb. | 60,000 | 4 | B&W | 565 | 850'); DANFS yard-period events; destroyerhistory.org DM-conversions page (conversion-group configuration)
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Era/design inference: this hull carried a twin-screw geared-turbine steam plant - four Babcock & Wilcox boilers at 565 psi / 850 deg F feeding two Westinghouse turbines, 60,000 shp (BuShips SDB 1945 v1 machinery row for GWIN DM33) - contracted August 1942 and built October 1943 - September 1944 at the wartime Bethlehem Steel San Pedro yard (Terminal Island), with the Robert H. Smith destroyer-minelayer conversion performed during construction (torpedo battery omitted for stern mine tracks; machinery plant identical to the Sumner class standard). The machinery configuration for which boiler and fireroom insulation, main and auxiliary steam-line lagging, turbine and reduction-gear lagging, valve and flange gaskets, machinery packing, compartment fireproofing, and deck coverings of the era were commonly manufactured with asbestos fiber.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1943-1993
- Population
- Bethlehem San Pedro construction trades 1943-44; wartime crew (~343/363 complement); Pearl Harbor overhaul and Kerama Retto repair workers 1945; Philadelphia Navy Yard inactivation workers 1958; Atlantic Reserve Fleet caretakers 1958-71; Turkish Navy crew and refit workers 1971-1992; Turkish shipbreaking workers 1993
- Limitations
- Inference from the documented machinery plant, construction era, and builder - NOT a hull record. No survey, specification, material schedule, or abatement contract naming DD-772/DM-33/MMD-33 was located; establishes no asbestos content, quantity, location, individual exposure, or causation. Every listed application is 'typical of the type/era,' not 'installed on this hull.' The 1971-1992 Turkish service period and 1993 scrapping are outside the scope of the U.S. wartime-era inference; Turkish-era materials documentation was not located.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-gwin-dm33-06
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[8]Fleischer, W.E., Viles, F.J. Jr., Gade, R.L., and Drinker, P., 'A health survey of pipe covering operations in constructing naval vessels,' J Ind Hyg Toxicol 28(1):9-16 (Jan 1946), PMID 21016030 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Abstract and article, J Ind Hyg Toxicol 28(1):9-16
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- The U.S. Maritime Commission-commissioned industrial-hygiene survey of WWII pipe-covering operations at Navy yards and Navy contract yards documented that 'an important ingredient of pipe covering material used on U.S. Navy vessels is amosite' - i.e., asbestos insulation was standard material in wartime naval-vessel construction of exactly this hull's era and type.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- Survey wartime; article 1946
- Population
- WWII shipyard pipe coverers and nearby trades (class context)
- Limitations
- Era-level documentation of asbestos use in naval construction generally; does not name this vessel, class, or builder yard (whether Bethlehem San Pedro was among the surveyed contract yards is unverified) and establishes nothing about this hull's materials, condition, or any individual exposure. Per the Atlas shipyards record for other yards, C&EN (July 2026) reported a retraction call for this paper alleging understatement of asbestos hazards - noted for transparency.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-gwin-dm33-07
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[9]Corn, Jacqueline Karnell, and Jennifer Starr, 'Historical perspective on asbestos: Policies and protective measures in World War II shipbuilding,' American Journal of Industrial Medicine 11(3):359-373 (1987) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Abstract and article, AJIM 11(3):359-373
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Peer-reviewed historical study documents that asbestos was used extensively as a fireproofing and insulating material in U.S. shipbuilding during WWII - the era and emergency construction program under which this Sumner-hull DM was built.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1940s era documented; article 1987
- Population
- WWII shipyard workers and ship crews (class context)
- Limitations
- Program/era-level scholarly documentation of asbestos use in WWII shipbuilding generally; does not name this vessel or class and does not establish that asbestos was or remains aboard this hull, nor quantity, location, condition, exposure, or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-gwin-dm33-08
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[10]Basel Convention (1989/1992); IMO Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships (2009, in force 26 June 2025); EU Ship Recycling Regulation (EU) No 1257/2013 - regulatory timeline only [other_primary]
- Locator
- Basel Convention overview (adoption/entry-into-force dates); IMO HKC status; EU Reg. 1257/2013
- Finding type
- regulatory
- Finding
- Disposal-context record: the hull was transferred to Turkey August 1971, crippled by the October 1992 missile strike, and scrapped in Turkey in 1993 - a foreign transfer and foreign scrapping predating nearly every modern regime governing hazardous-materials handling in end-of-life vessels: the Basel Convention on transboundary movements of hazardous wastes was adopted 1989 and entered into force May 1992 (months before this hull's loss, and Turkey's later scrapping nonetheless produced no public inventory), the EU Ship Recycling Regulation (2013), and the IMO Hong Kong Convention (adopted 2009, in force June 2025). No pre-scrapping hazardous-materials survey or abatement record for this hull was located in the sources searched.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1993 scrapping; 1992/2013/2025 regimes
- Population
- Turkish shipbreaking workforce (1993, class context); Turkish Navy crew and refit workers, 1971-1992
- Limitations
- Regulatory timeline only - no source documents what materials were aboard or removed before this hull's 1993 scrapping in Turkey. The absence of a contemporaneous inventory regime means any asbestos-containing material aboard was most plausibly handled under 1990s Turkish yard practice with no surviving public record located; nothing in this row establishes that asbestos was present or that any exposure occurred.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-gwin-dm33-09
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[11]CourtListener API v4 search results, 2026-09-29 (see search_ledger rows sl-uss-gwin-dm33-05 through -08) [court_record]
- Locator
- CourtListener type=o searches '"USS Gwin"' (0), '"U.S.S. Gwin"' (0), '"DD-772"' (0), '"DM-33"' (5 docket-number collisions), '"MMD-33"' (0), '"Gwin"+asbestos (23 name collisions), '"Muavenet"' (Aktepe); type=r docket checks blocked by fleet pacing
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- CourtListener sweep (authenticated API v4, 2026-09-29): opinion search '"USS Gwin"' = 0; '"U.S.S. Gwin"' = 0; '"DD-772"' = 0; '"DM-33"' = 5 hits, ALL docket-number collisions (Texas AG opinion No. DM-33; Ohio domestic-relations trial-court numbers; in-rem docket item 'DM. 33' - no vessel or Navy reference); '"Gwin" + asbestos' = 23 hits, ALL name collisions (parties/attorneys surnamed Gwin; no vessel or Navy reference in any snippet); '"Muavenet"' = hit - Aktepe v. United States, 105 F.3d 1400 (11th Cir. 1997), the missile-strike wrongful-death appeal (non-asbestos; carried at ev-05). '"MMD-33"' = 0. NO qualifying asbestos litigation naming this hull located. Docket-level (type=r) checks for '"USS Gwin"'/'"Muavenet"' could not be completed in this session - the fleet-wide request-pacing budget denied every spaced attempt (helper exit 2); recorded as blocked in search_ledger sl-06.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 2026-09-29
- Limitations
- A null CourtListener result does not prove no litigation ever existed - docket text coverage is partial for older state-court asbestos filings and MDL-875 peripheral pleadings; it documents that no indexed federal opinion or retrievable docket names this hull in an asbestos context. The Aktepe hit is a merits-level disposition (affirmed SJ on justiciability grounds) for non-asbestos claims - it is not exposure evidence.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-gwin-dm33-10
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[12]Batch-4587 search ledger (this record): DANFS/NHHC via Wayback capture + losthistory mirror; BuShips SDB 1945 v1 per-hull rows (OCR); NavSource DD-772; NVR register check; WAST California Site List; Atlas shipyards.json; CourtListener name/hull/Turkish-name searches; general-web asbestos-mention check; Turkish parliamentary record [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-gwin-dm33-01 through sl-uss-gwin-dm33-12
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, court finding, or docketed asbestos case naming USS Gwin, DD-772, DM-33, MMD-33, or TCG Muavenet (DM-357) was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). General-web asbestos sweeps return only law-firm marketing list pages (asbestos-ships.com, mesothelioma.com, simmonsfirm.com, shepardlawfirm.com) carrying this hull in generic ship lists - excluded as non-authoritative under batch rules; one such page misstates the disposition as 'sold for scrapping the same year [1971],' demonstrating the lists' unreliability.
- 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 - a 1943-44 contract-built steam destroyer-minelayer with four 565 psi boilers is era-consistent with asbestos-containing materials, and the 1993 Turkish scrapping predates modern end-of-life inventory regimes. Does not establish presence or absence; does not establish or defeat any exposure claim or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-gwin-dm33-11
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[13]Cross-source reconciliation: official NHHC DANFS text (Wayback capture) vs. losthistory/hazegray transcription; SDB 1945 v1 machinery row vs. NavSource spec block; NavSource/NavalCoverMuseum vs. destroyers.org on transfer dates; UPI vs. TBMM on casualties; law-firm list vs. authoritative disposition [other_primary]
- Locator
- Wayback DANFS paragraphs vs. hazegray dd772txt.htm; SDB p.342 machinery row vs. NavSource 'As Built' block; NavSource timeline vs. destroyers.org DD-772 page; UPI Dec. 1, 1992 vs. TBMM Oct. 6, 1992 transcript (d19/c018/tbmm19018011); asbestos-ships.com USS Gwin page
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Source discrepancies resolved or logged: (a) hazegray transcription defects - the mirror reads 'recommissioned ... 8 July 1052,' 'a final time in 1967,' and 'Terquay, England'; the official NHHC page (Wayback 2015-12-08 capture) reads 1952, 1957, and Torquay - NHHC controls. (b) Turbine manufacturer - NavSource 'As Built' spec block reads 'General Electric Geared Turbines'; the contemporaneous official SDB 1945 machinery row for DM33 reads 'Westgh. turb.' (Westinghouse) - SDB controls; NavSource's line is class-generic. (c) Complement - DANFS spec block 343; SDB accommodations row 21 officers + 342 enlisted = 363; NavSource compiled spec 336 - unresolved; carried in gaps. (d) Transfer/strike ordering - NavSource and NavalCoverMuseum read transferred/sold to Turkey 15 Aug 1971 and struck 22 Oct 1971; destroyers.org reads 'sold to Turkey on 22 October 1971' - the loan-then-strike sequence (Aug transfer, Oct strike) is carried; the conflict is logged. (e) Wounded count - 13 in U.S. court-of-inquiry-era press vs. 22 in Turkish accounts (TBMM record and Turkish Navy reporting) - carried as '13-22, sources vary.' (f) Incident date - Turkish parliamentary record places the strike at 00:13 on the night of 1-2 October local; U.S. sources and NavSource date 2 October - consistent. (g) asbestos-ships.com lists the disposition as 'sold for scrapping the same year [1971]' - wrong; the hull served Turkey 1971-1992. (h) Turkish Wikipedia mislabels the ex-Gwin acquisition year and hull designation ('DD-33'); DM-33/DD-772 and the 1971 transfer are correct per U.S. sources.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1943-1993
- Limitations
- Resolves publication-level discrepancies among authoritative and secondary sources; does not affect identity or the custody timeline materially. None of the underlying sources contains asbestos information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-gwin-dm33-12
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[14]NARA Guide to Federal Records: RG 24 (Navy deck logs), RG 19 (Bureau of Ships); Turkish Naval Forces Command (DzKK) archives; SASC hearing print (GPO 1992) [other_primary]
- Locator
- https://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/024.html ; https://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/019.html ; UPenn Online Books listing for the hearing; NavSource photo captions
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Archival leads (not retrieved - requires research-room or reproduction order; no spend authorized): (a) NARA RG 24 deck logs for USS Gwin's commissioned periods (Sept 1944 - Sept 1946; Jul 1952 - Apr 1958), series 'Logbooks of U.S. Navy Ships and Stations, 1941-1978' (NAID 594258) at Archives II, College Park - digitization status unverified; (b) NARA RG 19 (Bureau of Ships) records for the Bethlehem San Pedro contract ($6,333,250, signed 7 Aug 1942) and the in-construction DM-conversion work package, plus any FRAM-era/inspection records for the reserve period; (c) builder records for the Bethlehem Steel San Pedro yard (Terminal Island, Berth 240; ex-Southwest Shipbuilding) - collection location unverified; (d) Turkish Navy archives (DzKK tarihce/arsiv records, Istanbul-Golcuk) for the Muavenet DM-357 service period 1971-1992, the 1992 damage survey, and the 1993 disposal contract; (e) the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing full text (S. Hrg., 102nd Cong., 5 Oct 1992, GPO 1992; HathiTrust page images) and the Navy court-of-inquiry report itself; (f) NARA Still Pictures / NHHC photographic records (NavSource captions reference Bethlehem San Pedro Sept 1944 and Philadelphia Navy Yard Nov 1971 imagery).
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1942-1993 records
- Limitations
- Record-group/collection mapping only - no box-level retrieval performed; existence of asbestos-specific documents for DD-772/DM-33/Muavenet is unknown until surveyed in person. Nothing in this row is an asbestos finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-gwin-dm33-13