Evidence
5 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-5).
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[1]research packet gk-packet.md (1 sources cited) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-harry-e-hubbard-dd748-pkt-gk-packet-md
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[2]NHHC, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, ‘Harry E. Hubbard (DD-748)’ [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS service narrative, decommissioning and disposal passages
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NHHC DANFS records decommissioning on 15 January 1947 and a second decommissioning on 12 December 1949, following recommissioning on 14 May 1949. The consulted entry does not state the later final decommissioning date or provide a specific sale date or buyer.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- The consulted DANFS entry documents only these two decommissionings and does not establish final decommissioning, strike, buyer, or disposal date. Non-governmental sources report later dates, but they are excluded from this structured finding pending authoritative confirmation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-harry-e-hubbard-dd748-02
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[3]NHHC Navy Department Library, Cruise Books in the Navy Department Library’s Collection [other_primary]
- Locator
- Alphabetical listing under H, Harry E. Hubbard, DD-748
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NHHC Navy Department Library cruise-book catalog lists Harry E. Hubbard (DD-748) cruise books/publications for 1953, 1965-66, and 1967, identifying potential ship-specific archival sources for further service and crew research.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- The catalog listing establishes that these cruise books are held/listed; the books themselves were not examined and no exposure or asbestos finding is made from the catalog entry.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-harry-e-hubbard-dd748-03
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[4]CourtListener API v4 authenticated search helper output, 2026-09-27 [court_record]
- Locator
- Authenticated helper search responses: exact-name docket query returned count 0; DD-748 docket query returned 3 candidate dockets; exact-name opinion helper attempt stopped before response due fleet-wide pacing budget
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Authenticated CourtListener API v4 exact-name docket search for ‘USS Harry E. Hubbard’ returned no results. A separate broad docket search for ‘DD-748’ returned three candidate dockets, including Wright v. A.W. Chesterton Company, Inc. (N.D. Cal. 3:07-cv-05403; asbestos removal case), In re Asbestos Products Liability Litigation (MDL No. 875), and a 2024 Cottonwood Financial bankruptcy docket. Search metadata does not establish that any DD-748 text in those records refers to this ship; full-text review was not completed. A subsequent exact-name opinion search was stopped by the helper when the fleet-wide pacing budget was spent. No ship-specific qualifying or non-qualifying litigation classification is made.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- The exact-name docket no-result applies only to that CourtListener query and is not proof no cases exist. The DD-748 hits are search candidates, not verified hull-specific litigation; no pleading or opinion was reviewed to determine whether the ship is alleged as an exposure site. Search type for DD-748 opinions and further searches remain outstanding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-harry-e-hubbard-dd748-04
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[5]NHHC, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, ‘Harry E. Hubbard (DD-748)’ [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS entry, specifications and service narrative
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NHHC Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships entry identifies Harry E. Hubbard as DD-748, an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer. It records launch on 24 March 1944 by Bethlehem Steel Company, Staten Island, New York, and commissioning on 22 July 1944. DANFS records service at Okinawa in 1945, occupation service in Korea and China, Korean War operations, multiple Far East deployments, Gulf of Tonkin operations in August 1964, and Vietnam service in 1965-1967. The entry gives a design complement of 336 and six battle stars for World War II and Korean service.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- DANFS documents vessel identity and service history, not asbestos-containing materials, work practices, or individual exposures. The complement is a design figure, not a verified crew count for every deployment.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-harry-e-hubbard-dd748-01