Evidence
10 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-10).
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[1]research packet fn-packet.md (1 sources cited) [nhhc_danfs]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-haraden-dd585-pkt-fn-packet-md
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[2]DANFS, Haraden II (DD-585) (builder, dates, service narrative, striking; verbatim transcription - live NHHC page serves 404) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS entry, specifications block + full service narrative + bracketed striking note
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS record for this hull: launched by Boston Navy Yard, Boston, Mass., 19 March 1943; sponsored by Miss Caroline E. Derby, great-great-grandniece of Captain Jonathan Haraden; commissioned at Boston 16 September 1943, Comdr. H. C. Allen, Jr., in command. Shakedown off Bermuda; to the Pacific via Panama Canal, San Diego 21 December 1943. Marshalls: Kwajalein bombardment screen and fire support 30 January-1 February 1944 (Ennubir, Ennagannet, Roi-Namur), Ellice Islands escort 6-15 February, Kwajalein/Eniwetok ASW patrol to 29 February. Marianas: screened escort carriers Natoma Bay and Manila Bay east of Saipan 22-24 June 1944; near-miss by four aerial bombs while alongside Natoma Bay. Leyte: arrived off the landing group 20 October 1944, antiaircraft screen under near-continuous raids, to Manus 26 October-1 November; Palau-based convoy air support to 28 November. Kamikaze hit 13 December 1944 in the Sulu Sea: a fourth attacker crashed the destroyer's side, forward engine room out of commission, topside severely damaged; USS Twiggs (DD-591) came alongside; reached San Pedro Bay 14 December, transferred casualties - 14 killed, 24 wounded. Battle repairs at Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, arriving 14 January 1945. Returned to the Pacific from San Francisco 19 April 1945; Subic Bay training from 6 July; post-surrender 7th Fleet show of force off the China coast (Tsingtao, Jinsen Korea 8 September, Taku Bay occupation landings 30 September-6 October, Chefoo/Shanghai/Taku/Tsingtao). Departed Tsingtao 13 December 1945, San Francisco 3 January 1946; decommissioned at San Diego 2 July 1946; Pacific Reserve Fleet San Diego Group. Struck from the Navy list 1 November 1972 and designated a 'target hulk' the following November. Five battle stars for World War II. Spec block: dp. 2,050; l. 376'6"; b. 39'8"; dr. 13'; s. 35 k.; cpl. 273; cl. Fletcher.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1942-1973
- Population
- Boston Navy Yard construction trades 1942-43; wartime crew (design complement 273); Puget Sound Navy Yard repair workforce Jan-Apr 1945
- Limitations
- DANFS documents service history and specifications, not materials or asbestos content. The spec block's armament line transcribes '5 6-inch' - an evident transcription artifact for five 5-inch guns (Fletcher standard); not relied on. Mirror transcription cited because the live NHHC page returns 404 (standing link rot).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-haraden-dd585-01
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[3]NPS, 'Ships Built By The Charlestown Navy Yard' (Stephen P. Carlson, Division of Cultural Resources, Boston National Historical Park, 2005) - construction/disposition table [nps]
- Locator
- cny-ships.pdf, PDF page 7, alphabetical vessel table, 'Haraden' row (verified via pdftotext on retrieved document)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Official NPS construction table for the Charlestown Navy Yard records this hull by name and number: 'Haraden, Destroyer, DD-585, laid down 1942 Nov 9, launched 1943 Mar 19, commissioned 1943 Sep 16, Sunk as target 1973.' The publication states its data derive from the Records of the Boston Naval Shipyard and the Charlestown Navy Yard Photograph Collection at Boston NHP, as well as DANFS.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1942-1973
- Population
- Charlestown Navy Yard construction workforce 1942-43
- Limitations
- Construction/disposition table row only - documents build dates and final disposition ('sunk as target 1973'), not materials aboard. The laid-down date (9 November 1942) is carried from this source; DANFS does not print one for this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-haraden-dd585-02
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[4]Beaurman-White v. General Electric Company et al., No. 3:08-cv-00230-MHP (N.D. Cal.), 'Complaint for Survival Wrongful Death - Asbestos & Demand for Jury Trial,' ECF No. 1 (filed 2008-01-14; 37 pp.; Brayton Purcell LLP), Exhibit A; docket terminated 2013-11-22 [court_record]
- Locator
- ECF No. 1, Exhibit A (scan p.17), exposure table for decedent Robert L. White; docket metadata via CourtListener API v4 (docket 4171222; RECAP gov.uscourts.cand.199387.1.0.pdf)
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Asbestos wrongful-death complaint names this hull by hull number as an alleged exposure site. Exhibit A for decedent ROBERT L. WHITE (diagnosed with asbestosis and asbestos-related pleural disease on or about July 2006, and lung cancer on or about March 2007; died 5 April 2007) lists in its 'Location of Exposure / Employer / Job Title / Dates' table: 'USS HARADEN (DD-585) 1944-1947,' among Navy and shipyard entries including USS Wyoming (AG-17, Boiler Tender, 1940), USS Osmond Ingram (DD-255, Boilermaker, 11/1941-2/23/1942), USS Donaldson (DE-44, Machinist Mate, 12/1943-5/1944), Puget Sound Naval Shipyard Bremerton, the Naval Repair Facility (32nd St. Annex) San Diego (Diesel Mechanic, 1950-1952), and Mare Island Naval Shipyard. Hull attribution is explicit - the pleading prints 'DD-585,' and the 1944-1947 window postdates the transfer of the first Haraden (DD-183) to Britain in September 1940.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1944-1947 (alleged exposure); 2008-2013 (litigation)
- Population
- Robert L. White, USN (alleged service aboard this hull 1944-1947); co-decedents Daniel K. Campbell and Joseph Kotarsky (separate Exhibit A tables)
- Limitations
- Pleading-stage allegation only - the exposure table is an allegation, not an adjudicated finding; the complaint does not identify asbestos-containing products aboard, quantities, or specific spaces. Procedural history per the docket: stayed pending MDL transfer; transferred into MDL-875 (E.D. Pa., In re Asbestos Products Liability Litigation) via Conditional Transfer Order CTO-304 on 17 July 2008; remanded to N.D. Cal. by MDL conditional remand order 14 August 2012; referred for settlement February 2013; dismissed WITH PREJUDICE 22 November 2013 on the parties' stipulation/voluntary dismissal - a negotiated disposition, not a merits adjudication of the exposure allegation. The alleged '1944-1947' window extends past this hull's 2 July 1946 decommissioning into the reserve-fleet period - not reconciled. Verified against the filed document via OCR of the RECAP scan (no native text layer).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-haraden-dd585-03
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[5]Fletcher-class design/program data (navypedia class table + BuShips 'Ships' Data, U.S. Naval Vessels 1945' Vol. I DD section per class profile) + Atlas shipyard dataset, Boston Naval Shipyard record (John Crane gasket litigation; 1943 peak employment 50,128) [other_primary]
- Locator
- fletcher-class.class.json class notes + machinery block; shipyards.json 'boston-naval-shipyard' record
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Era/yard inference: a Fletcher-class destroyer built at the Boston Navy Yard in 1942-43 with the class-standard four-Babcock & Wilcox-boiler, 60,000-shp geared steam-turbine plant would have carried period-standard asbestos insulation - boiler and steam-line lagging, turbine lagging, gaskets, packing, fireproofing, and deck coverings. The builder yard is Atlas-documented at yard level: the Boston Naval Shipyard record includes a litigated allegation of exposure to John Crane gaskets and sealing materials at the yard (In re John Crane, Inc., Tex. App. 1st Dist. 2003) and WWII peak employment of 50,128.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1942-1946
- Population
- Boston Navy Yard construction trades 1942-43; Fletcher-class crews
- Limitations
- Class/era and builder-yard inference only - NOT a hull-specific finding. No material schedule, insulation specification, or yard work-order naming DD-585 located; the John Crane yard litigation documents yard-level exposure allegations, not materials installed on this hull. Does not quantify material or establish any individual's exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-haraden-dd585-04
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[6]GAO, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (Oct 18, 1979) [gao]
- Locator
- GAO product page HRD-80-2
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO documented that the Navy used asbestos insulation extensively aboard ships and did not begin substituting alternative insulation materials until the early 1970s - placing this 1942-43-built hull entirely inside the documented asbestos-use era. All construction, wartime repair, and reserve-fleet phases of this hull predate the substitution era.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1979
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers; asbestos program review
- Limitations
- Program-level documentation; supports era context only, not any fact specific to this hull. Full report text not retrieved (gao.gov blocks automated fetch, HTTP 403) - content via product-page description.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-haraden-dd585-05
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[7]Official U.S. Navy photograph 80-G-273000 (NHHC Online Library data page; original in U.S. National Archives collections) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NHHC Online Library photo data page, 80-G-273000
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Official USN photo record for this hull: 80-G-273000, 'USS Haraden (DD-585) after being hit by a Kamikaze in the Sulu Sea on 13 December 1944, while enroute to the Mindoro invasion. USS Twiggs (DD-591) is alongside rendering assistance. Photographed from USS Kadashan Bay (CVE-76).' Notes Haraden in Camouflage Measure 31, Design 3D. Corroborates the battle-damage event that produced the January-April 1945 Puget Sound Navy Yard repair availability.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1944
- Limitations
- Photo caption corroborates the damage event and the assist vessel; it documents no materials, repair scope, or asbestos content. NHHC Online Library mirror page cited (ibiblio).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-haraden-dd585-06
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[8]DANFS repair narrative (ev-01) + Atlas shipyard dataset, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard record (DTIC AD0715808 industrial-hygiene study; EPA site WA2170023418 Superfund listing) [other_primary]
- Locator
- DANFS narrative (arrival 14 January 1945); shipyards.json 'puget-sound-naval-shipyard' record
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Documented repair availability: DANFS records this hull arriving at Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, 14 January 1945 for battle repairs after the 13 December 1944 kamikaze hit, with repairs and training completed before departure 19 April 1945 - an approximately three-month yard availability. The repair yard is Atlas-documented at yard level: a 1970 industrial-hygiene study of Puget Sound Naval Shipyard (DTIC AD0715808) recorded pulmonary abnormalities in 21% of 7,000 employees surveyed and 40-150 fibers/cc during rip-out operations, and the yard is a listed Superfund site (asbestos, mercury, PCBs, petroleum hydrocarbons).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1945
- Population
- Puget Sound Navy Yard repair workforce, Jan-Apr 1945
- Limitations
- The hull's presence at the yard is ship-specific (DANFS); the asbestos findings are yard-level and DO NOT establish materials aboard this hull, repair scope, or exposure of the workers who repaired her. No work-order or job-card documentation tying DD-585's repair to asbestos work located.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-haraden-dd585-07
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[9]CourtListener authenticated API v4 sweep (cl-auth-search.py fleet meter), 2026-09-27 [court_record]
- Locator
- CourtListener API v4 search results; see search_ledger sl-03/sl-04
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Litigation surface for this hull, authenticated API v4 sweep 2026-09-27: exact-phrase '"USS Haraden"' returned zero published opinions (type=o) and one RECAP docket (type=r) - Beaurman-White v. General Electric Co., N.D. Cal. 3:08-cv-00230, Diversity-Asbestos, which full-text review confirms is the qualifying pleading at ev-03. Hull-number '"DD-585"' returned zero results in both indexes. Bare 'Haraden' returned 57 opinion hits - all name collisions (parties surnamed Haraden; Haraden Motorcar Corp.; none referencing a ship, the Navy, or asbestos on snippet review) - and 79 docket hits dominated by surname/company collisions including Haraden v. 3M Co. (N.D. Fla. 2021, an earplug-MDL surname case, not the ship). No merits-stage or adjudicated asbestos finding names this hull.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 2008-2013 litigation; 2026-09-27 sweep
- Limitations
- The qualifying finding covers exact-phrase and hull-number usage; the bare-'Haraden' docket results' first page (20 of 79) was reviewed - all collisions - and deeper pages are noted in gaps as a residual unenumerated tail. A pleading allegation is the least-final litigation stage and is not evidence that asbestos was aboard.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-haraden-dd585-08
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[10]This record's search ledger: DANFS (ibiblio mirror), NPS Charlestown construction table, CourtListener authenticated sweep + RECAP complaint full text (OCR), Atlas shipyards dataset, Fletcher class profile, GAO product page, web-surface check [other_primary]
- Locator
- this record, search_ledger
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No ship-specific asbestos survey, abatement record, materials inventory, hazmat disclosure, or adjudicated exposure finding located for this hull. The hull was sunk as a target in November 1973, so no museum, donation-condition, or drydock-documentation channel ever existed for it. Ship-specific asbestos documentation is limited to the pleading-stage allegation at ev-03; the asbestos picture otherwise rests on class/era inference (ev-04, ev-05) and documented yard availabilities (ev-07). BuShips material specifications for the hull (NARA RG 19) and deck logs (RG 24) remain unretrieved archival leads.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- Absence of a located ship-specific record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard - era-standard applications are documented at class/era level. Absence may reflect the hull's early disposal (1973 target sinking) eliminating the museum/disclosure phases that produced records for preserved Fletchers.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-haraden-dd585-09