Evidence
14 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-14).
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[1]research packet kl-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-haverfield-de393-pkt-kl-packet-md
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[2]DANFS, Haverfield (DE-393) (namesake, builder, dates, service narrative, awards; verbatim transcription - live NHHC page returns 404; April 2016 edition corroborated by Tin Can Sailors destroyers.org/ships/de-393 transcription) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS entry, specifications block + service narrative (HyperWar/ibiblio de393.html; destroyers.org/ships/de-393 transcription citing DANFS April 2016)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS record for this hull: first ship named for Ensign James Wallace Haverfield, USNR (born Urichsville, Ohio, 11 April 1917; commissioned Ensign 12 June 1941; reported to USS Arizona at Pearl Harbor 28 June 1941; one of 46 officers and 1,057 men of Arizona lost 7 December 1941). Launched 30 August 1943 by Brown Shipbuilding Co., Houston, sponsored by Mrs. Tracy Haverfield, mother of Ensign Haverfield; commissioned 29 November 1943, Lt. Comdr. Jerry A. Matthews in command. Caribbean shakedown, then Bogue hunter-killer group on Atlantic convoy lanes: departed Norfolk 26 February 1944 and, aided by a Canadian corvette and British aircraft, sank U-575 (DANFS reads 'the 23rd of March' - see correction row ev-06); seven survivors delivered to Commander Moroccan Sea Frontier at Casablanca. Second Bogue cruise from 5 May 1944; the force sank RO-501 (ex-U-1224) 13 May; on 29 May Haverfield went out from Casablanca for survivors of escort carrier Block Island (sunk off the Canary Islands), rescuing one of six airborne fighter pilots. Trans-Atlantic HUK missions and Great Barrier patrol to May 1945; Boston overhaul; Cuban-waters training; sailed for the Pacific 19 July 1945 (Pearl Harbor 1 August); Saipan-Okinawa convoy escort; China coast patrol; Boston 15 February 1946; Green Cove Springs 25 March 1946; decommissioned into reserve 30 June 1947. Reclassified DER-393 September 1954; converted to radar picket at the Philadelphia Navy Yard (new electronic detection equipment; 50 tons of keel ballast for topside radar weight); recommissioned there 4 January 1955; homeport Seattle 23 July 1955 as flagship of CortRon 5 on Pacific-coast radar picket; Pearl Harbor 10 April 1959 for the Pacific Barrier; Apra, Guam homeport from 16 May 1960 for Trust Territory surveillance; Operation Cosmos support; bathyscaphe Trieste near-record 19,300-ft Marianas Trench dive support 30 June 1960; ASW/SAR patrols Bonins-Marianas-Carolines; first radar picket escort to operate with the 7th Fleet in the Western Pacific (October 1960); first of type on Formosa Strait patrol (mid-October 1961, relieving John R. Craig DD-885); first ship back into storm-damaged Apra harbor after Typhoon Karen (November 1962); Pearl Harbor homeport March 1965 (Escort Squadron 5); Vietnam 'Market Time' deployments 1965-67 incl. the largest-seizure trawler interception of 20 June 1966 (with USCGC Point League; ~80 tons of arms offloaded) and gunfire support at Phu Quoc Island 6 September 1966. One WWII battle star plus the Presidential Unit Citation for Atlantic antisubmarine work.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1943-1969
- Population
- Brown Shipbuilding construction trades 1943; wartime and DER-era crew (DANFS design complement 186)
- Limitations
- DANFS documents service history and specifications, not materials or asbestos content. The narrative's '23rd of March' U-575 date conflicts with the contemporaneous action report (14 March 1944, covering the 13 March action) and uboat.net (13 March 1944) - carried in gaps, not silently reconciled. The prisoner-turnover date '18 March' precedes the narrative's own 23 March sinking date - internal inconsistency consistent with a 13 March sinking. Live NHHC page returns 404; verbatim mirror transcriptions cited (HyperWar reads 'RO 501, ex-U-1234'; the destroyers.org April 2016 edition reads 'exU-1224' - the correct former German boat is U-1224; HyperWar digit is a transcription artifact). DANFS spec block complement 186 conflicts with NavSource 8/201 - carried in gaps.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-haverfield-de393-01
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[3]Bureau of Ships, Ships' Data, U.S. Naval Vessels, Vol. I (1945), Destroyer-Escort Vessels roster row 152 for HAVERFIELD, DE-393 (shipscribe.com scan; book pp. 248-249) [other_primary]
- Locator
- SDB1945v1 roster row 152, HAVERFIELD DE-393 (book pp. 248-249; shipscribe scan PDF p. 134)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Contemporaneous official BuShips roster row for this hull (row 152, book pp. 248-249): HAVERFIELD, official number DE-393, design group FMR; builder Brown Shipbuilding Co., Houston, Tex.; contract price of hull and machinery $2,183,000 with footnote marker 3 ('Cost plus fixed fee'); contract signed 7 August 1942; keel laid 1 July 1943; launched 30 August 1943; contract date of preliminary completion 19 December 1943; date of first acceptance 29 November 1943; date of first commission 29 November 1943.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1942-1943
- Population
- Brown Shipbuilding Co. construction trades, Houston, Tex., 1943
- Limitations
- Official contemporaneous build roster - documents identity, builder, contract, and dates; contains no insulation or materials information and says nothing about asbestos. Row read directly from the scanned page image (pp. 248-249 spread); dates corroborate DANFS and NavSource exactly.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-haverfield-de393-02
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[4]Bureau of Ships, Ships' Data, U.S. Naval Vessels, Vol. I (1945), Destroyer-Escort Vessels design-group table, group 4 / FMR (shipscribe.com scan; OCR of book pp. 234-235) [other_primary]
- Locator
- SDB1945v1 DE design-group table, group-4 row (book pp. 234-235; shipscribe scan PDF p. 127)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Official BuShips design-group table: design group 4 (symbol FMR - Fairbanks-Morse diesel reverse-gear drive) - 306 ft oa, 300 ft wl, beam 36 ft 7 in; 1,200 t standard / 1,590 t full load; 21 kt; machinery 4 Fairbanks-Morse model 38D8-1/8 geared diesel engines, 6,000 shp, 2 shafts; boilers 'None'; 2 diesel ship's-service generators (100 kW, A.C.); accommodations 15 officers + 201 enlisted; armament 3 x 3 in/50 cal. D.P. Documents that the FMR design carried a diesel plant with no boilers or steam system.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1945 (publication)
- Population
- FMR-design crews (design accommodations 15 officers + 201 enlisted)
- Limitations
- Class/design documentation for the whole FMR group (85 hulls), not a per-hull material schedule - establishes plant type and accommodations, not insulation content or asbestos. Table values read from a scanned page; corroborated across sibling records (uss-edsall-de129, uss-sellstrom-de255).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-haverfield-de393-03
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[5]NavSource Destroyer Escort Photo Archive, USS Haverfield (DE-393) page (specs, building/operational data, awards, flag hoist NKKB; Wayback capture 2024-11-07 - live page fetch failed) [other_primary]
- Locator
- navsource.org/archives/06/393.htm building-and-operational-data block + photo captions (Wayback 2024-11-07 capture)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource compiled record for this hull: keel laid 1 July 1943 by Brown Shipbuilding Co., Houston, Tex.; launched and christened 30 August 1943, sponsor Mrs. Tracy Haverfield; commissioned 29 November 1943, Lcdr. Jerry A. Matthews in command; decommissioned 30 June 1947 at Green Cove Springs, Fla. after 3 years 7 months; reclassified DER-393 on 2 September 1954 with conversion commenced at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard; recommissioned 4 January 1955 at Philadelphia; homeport Seattle 23 July 1955 as flagship of the new CortRon 5; homeport Apra, Guam 16 May 1960; homeport Pearl Harbor March 1965; decommissioned 2 June 1969 at the Pearl Harbor Naval Station after 14 years 5 months of service and struck from the NVR the same day (18 years total service); sold for scrapping 15 December 1971 to Chi Shun Hua Steel Co. Ltd. of Kaohsiung, Taiwan for $35,000. Awards displayed: Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive); Presidential Unit Citation; American Campaign Medal; European-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal w/1 star; WWII Victory Medal; National Defense Service Medal; Vietnam Service Medal w/5 stars; RVN Gallantry Cross (palm) Unit Citation w/2 stars; RVN Campaign Medal. Complement 8/201. Photo captions place the ship at the New York Navy Yard 1 May 1944 for a brief repair availability (departed 0930; ammunition exchange at Gravesend Bay; sailed with Swenning DE-394 for Yorktown Naval Munitions Depot to exchange Mk VI depth charges for Mk VIII/IX - NHHC photos NH 91576 and NH 91578); wartime photo NH 81837; late-1950s underway photo NH 89184.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1943-1971
- Population
- Wartime and DER-era crew (NavSource complement 8 officers/201 enlisted)
- Limitations
- Compiled secondary archive, not a contemporaneous record - dates concur with DANFS/SDB where they overlap and add the sale buyer/price and the 2 September 1954 reclassification day. Contributed photo captions are unattributed detail (New York Navy Yard availability dates). No asbestos or materials information. Tactical voice call reads 'Cannon Lake' here vs 'Decanter Echo' at destroyers.org - carried in gaps.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-haverfield-de393-04
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[6]uboat.net Allied Warships, USS Haverfield (DE 393) - commanding-officer listing, specifications, and notable-events chronology (compiled secondary reference) [other_primary]
- Locator
- uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/1545.html, warship data block + 'Notable events' entries (13 Mar 1944, 15 Nov 1944, 14-15 Mar 1945)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Compiled record corroborating identity and timeline: Edsall-class DE built by Brown Shipbuilding Co. (Houston); ordered 7 Aug 1942; laid down 1 Jul 1943; launched 30 Aug 1943; commissioned 29 Nov 1943; decommissioned 30 June 1947; reclassified DER-393 2 September 1954; recommissioned 4 January 1955; decommissioned and stricken 2 June 1969; sold 15 December 1971 for scrap. Notable events place the hull in TG 22.3/Bogue-group operations, incl. the U-575 sinking dated 13 March 1944 at 46deg18'N, 27deg34'W (with HMCS Prince Rupert, USS Hobson, RAF Sqdn. 172/B and 206/R and 220/J aircraft, and Bogue Avengers); 15 November 1944 A/S exercises off Bermuda with the captured Italian submarine Giovanni da Procida (Haverfield with COMCORTDIV 51 embarked, Lt.Cdr. J.A. Mathews Jr. USNR, alongside USS Willis and USS Cockrill); and 14-15 March 1945 exercises in Long Island Sound with USS Pollack and USS Sailfish plus Swenning and Janssen.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1943-1969
- Population
- Wartime crew
- Limitations
- Compiled secondary reference, not a contemporaneous record - concurs with DANFS/NavSource on dates and supplies the correct U-575 date (13 March) against DANFS's '23 March' narrative reading; the correction is supported by the contemporaneous action report (ev-06). No asbestos or materials information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-haverfield-de393-05
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[7]USS Haverfield (DE-393) action report, 'Antisubmarine action; narrative of', DE(FMR)393/A16-3 serial 002, SECRET, 14 March 1944 - CO Haverfield to Commander in Chief, U.S. Fleet, via Commander Escort Division 51 and Commander Task Group 21.11 (transcription, U-boat Archive) [other_primary]
- Locator
- uboatarchive.net/U-575A/U-575HaverfieldReport.htm, report header (DE(FMR)393/A16-3 serial 002, 14 March 1944) + narrative opening
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Contemporaneous action report filed by this hull's commanding officer the day after the U-575 action: 'At 1145/N, 13 March, steaming in formation as A/S screen for USS BOGUE ... At 1150 received word that plane had dropped sono buoy in oil slick ... 1151 HAVERFIELD ordered to proceed at full power to scene and conduct search.' The report narrative - Haverfield, HMCS Prince Rupert, and USS Hobson delivering coordinated depth-charge attacks - dates the sinking to 13 March 1944, correcting the DANFS narrative's '23rd of March' reading. It also documents the hull's assignment chain: Escort Division 51 under Task Group 21.11.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1944-03
- Population
- Wartime crew, March 1944
- Limitations
- Transcription of a contemporaneous SECRET report hosted by the U-boat Archive (a private document transcription site reproducing NARA-held war records) - authoritative in kind, but this copy is a transcription, not the NARA scan itself. Documents operational history only; no materials or asbestos content. Fixes the engagement date; does not establish exposure or materials.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-haverfield-de393-06
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[8]Booklet of General Plans, USS Haverfield (DER-393), BuShips plan no. DER393-S0103-1476159 - prepared by the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard; 'corrected to suit ship' entries dated 1954-1955; record-verified 28 June 1963 by the Design Superintendent; NARA Record Group 19 (Records of the Bureau of Ships), file unit 'Plans for the Radar Picket Escort Ship USS Haverfield (DER-393)' (archive.org scan, version 2) [other_primary]
- Locator
- archive.org item der393bogp1963v2 (files 01-12: title page, dimensions & data, profiles, decks, hold); NARA RG 19 file unit 'Plans for the Radar Picket Escort Ship USS Haverfield (DER-393)'
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The official Booklet of General Plans for this hull survives and is digitized: a 12-sheet set prepared by the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard during the 1954-55 DER conversion (title page marked 'CONVERTED FROM DE 393 (FMR)'), record-verified 28 June 1963, preserved in NARA RG 19. Sheets inspected this session (title; dimensions & data; midship & cross sections; inboard profile) document the DER-configured hull - length between perpendiculars 300 ft, accommodations table, fire plugs, light heights, profiles - and carry no legible insulation or materials callouts in the scanned resolution.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1954-1963
- Population
- Philadelphia Naval Shipyard conversion workforce 1954-55; DER-era crew
- Limitations
- Contemporaneous official plan set for THIS hull - ship-specific documentation of the DER conversion configuration and provenance. It is a plan set, not a materials schedule: sheets reviewed carry no asbestos/insulation callouts readable in the scan, and the full set plus the RG 19 original file unit are unsurveyed. Existence of the booklet is verified; its contents are an archival lead, not an asbestos finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-haverfield-de393-07
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[9]Consolidated era/design inference - BuShips SDB 1945 design-group-4 machinery row (no boilers; F.M. diesel) + documented 1954-55 DER conversion yard period + GAO HRD-80-2 era context + Atlas class-pattern precedent for diesel-powered escorts [other_primary]
- Locator
- SDB1945v1 pp. 234-235 group-4 row (machinery, 'None' in boiler columns); cf. edsall-class sibling records ev-uss-edsall-de129-06 and ev-uss-sellstrom-de255-06 (same diesel-DE application set)
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Era/design inference: an Edsall-class (FMR) destroyer escort built 1943 would have carried era-standard asbestos applications appropriate to a diesel-powered escort - exhaust-system insulation and lagging, gaskets and packing, electrical insulation, brake linings on winches and windlass, fireproofing, and deck coverings. Because the FMR plant has no boilers or steam lines (SDB 1945 design-group-4 machinery row), the largest asbestos categories of steam ships (boiler and steam-line insulation) do not apply to this design. The 1954-55 DER conversion at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard (documented by DANFS, NavSource, and the hull's own Booklet of General Plans) is a second asbestos-use-era construction period for this hull; its materials scope is not public.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1943-1969
- Population
- Brown Shipbuilding construction trades 1943; crew 1943-47; reserve-fleet custody 1947-54; Philadelphia Naval Shipyard conversion workforce 1954-55; DER-era crew 1955-69
- Limitations
- Class/era and design inference only - NOT a hull-specific finding. No insulation schedule or material list for DE-393 or its DER conversion was located; this establishes era-consistent expectation for the type, not that any specific material went aboard this hull. Does not quantify material or establish any individual's exposure. Builder yard (Brown Shipbuilding, Houston, Tex.) is not in the Atlas shipyards dataset - no yard-level asbestos documentation is attached.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-haverfield-de393-08
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[10]Keri Heath, 'World War II-era vessels in Galveston to undergo asbestos abatement', Galveston Daily News, 27 July 2020 (citation verified in batch-4037 uss-edsall-de129, accessed 2026-09-28) [reputable_press]
- Locator
- galvnews.com article_c2c77857, 27 Jul 2020
- Finding type
- abatement_record
- Finding
- Documented asbestos aboard a preserved Edsall-class sister hull built by the same yard: the Galveston Daily News reported asbestos in public areas of USS Stewart (DE-238) and USS Cavalla (SS-244) at Seawolf Park, with contractor Separation Systems Consultants approved to proceed with abatement; the Galveston Park Board cited U.S. Navy inspection recommendations that an asbestos survey be conducted. USS Stewart is a Brown Shipbuilding-built Edsall-class hull (DE-238) - same class and same builder as DE-393 - class-level corroboration that Edsall-class construction carried asbestos-containing material.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 2020
- Population
- Museum staff/volunteers and Seawolf Park visitors; abatement crews
- Limitations
- Evidence about a sister hull (DE-238), NOT this hull: same class and builder but a museum-hull lifecycle DE-393 never had (DE-393 was sold for scrap in Taiwan in 1971). Documents asbestos aboard one Edsall-class ship as delivered/preserved; establishes nothing about DE-393's materials, quantity, or any individual exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-haverfield-de393-09
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[11]GAO, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (Oct 18, 1979) [gao]
- Locator
- GAO product page HRD-80-2 (full text blocked, HTTP 403)
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO documented the Navy's extensive shipboard asbestos insulation use with substitution not beginning until the early 1970s - DE-393 (built 1943, DER conversion 1954-55) falls inside the documented asbestos-use era for Navy ship construction and conversion.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1979
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers
- Limitations
- Program-level era context only. Full text not retrieved (gao.gov returns HTTP 403 to automated fetches); content via product-page description. Says nothing about this specific hull or any diesel-escort application specifically.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-haverfield-de393-10
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[12]Jacob v. Plastics Engineering Company (PLENCO) et al., No. 1:19-cv-00108 (D. Guam), Complaint for Personal Injury + Exhibit A (filed 2019-06-20; terminated 2020-02-26) - RECAP document gov.uscourts.gud.14512.1.0 [court_record]
- Locator
- CourtListener RECAP docket 15808518, document 1 (complaint, 13 pp.): para. 6 ship list (p. 3) and Exhibit A row 16 (p. 11); D. Guam No. 1:19-cv-00108
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Docketed asbestos personal-injury complaint naming this hull: plaintiff Eusebio V. Jacob alleged employment as a journeyman electrician at the Guam Navy Ship Repair Facility approximately 1962-1985, working 'in and on ships' where asbestos products were used; the complaint recites that defendants' OEM asbestos gaskets and packing were sold to Guam SRF and 'installed in their respective equipment on the following ships ... including: USS Asheville, USS Banner, USS Brister (DER-327), USS Engage (MSO-433), USS Fortify (MSO-446), USS Grasp (ARS-24), USS Haverfield (DER-393), USS Impervious (MSO-449), USS Inflict (MSO-456) and USS Ponchatoula (AO-148).' Exhibit A (a repair-window table abstracted from ship/SRF records) lists '16 USS Haverfield DER-393 1/31/1962 - 5/3/1962 drydocked 2/16 - 4/4 at Guam Naval Station (not listed as SRF); drydocked 9/13 - 10/16' - a Guam drydock window consistent with the hull's 1960-65 Apra homeport documented by DANFS/NavSource. Plaintiff alleged malignant mesothelioma diagnosed about August 2018 (Hawaii Pathologists' Laboratory report 2018-08-02). Defendants: Plastics Engineering Co. (PLENCO) and Rockwell Automation (as successor to Allen-Bradley and Rostone).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1962 (alleged aboard-window per Exhibit A); 2019-2020 (litigation)
- Population
- Guam SRF journeyman electrician, ~1962-1985 (pleading)
- Limitations
- PLEADING-STAGE allegation only - classified down per batch litigation-stage discipline. The complaint asserts exposure; nothing was adjudicated: the docket (cause 28:1332 Diversity-Asbestos; suitNature '368 P.I. : Asbestos') terminated 2020-02-26 with only the complaint mirrored in RECAP - no answer, discovery record, or merits disposition is indexed. The hull is named on a ten-ship pleading list, and the plaintiff's own Exhibit A notes the listed 1962 drydock was 'at Guam Naval Station (not listed as SRF)' - hedging the SRF-installation theory for this hull. Does not establish exposure aboard DER-393, asbestos presence aboard, product identity aboard, or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-haverfield-de393-11
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[13]CourtListener API v4 opinion and docket sweeps for 'USS Haverfield' / 'DE-393' / 'DER-393' / 'Haverfield asbestos' (via fleet-paced authenticated helper cl-auth-search.py) [court_record]
- Locator
- CourtListener API v4 search results 2026-09-28: 'USS Haverfield' type=o count=0; 'DER-393' type=o count=0; 'DE-393' type=o count=15 (all ECF false positives); 'USS Haverfield' type=r count=1 (Jacob v. PLENCO)
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Litigation sweep result: one qualifying asbestos docket names this hull (Jacob v. PLENCO, D. Guam 1:19-cv-00108 - see ev-11; pleading-stage allegation, unadjudicated). No published opinion names the hull: '"USS Haverfield"' (type=o) 0 hits; '"DER-393"' (type=o) 0 hits; '"DE-393"' (type=o) 15 hits, all ECF document-entry-number false positives ('[DE 393]' docket-entry citations inside unrelated opinions - United States v. Coffman, Inmuno Vital v. Telemundo, BTG Int'l v. Amneal, Roberts v. Gordy, Church v. Payne, and similar); zero vessel or asbestos references among them. The only docket hit for '"USS Haverfield"' (type=r, count=1) is the Jacob complaint.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 2026-09-28
- Limitations
- Sweep coverage is the CourtListener opinion + RECAP docket indexes only; state-court dockets not mirrored, PACER-only filings, and settled/undocketed claims are outside it. The Jacob hit is a pleading allegation, not a finding. The hull number collides with ECF document-entry numbering ('DE-393' citations). The supplemental '"Haverfield asbestos"' opinion sweep could not be run before fleet pacing closed the session's budget - logged pending in the search ledger.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-haverfield-de393-12
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[14]Batch-4292 search ledger (this record): DANFS transcriptions; NavSource archive page; BuShips Ships' Data 1945 Vol. 1 (scanned roster row read directly); contemporaneous U-575 action report transcription; 1963 Booklet of General Plans (archive.org/NARA RG 19); GAO product page; NARA digitized deck-log inventory; VA/BVA web search; general web sweep; CourtListener sweeps [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-haverfield-de393-01 through sl-uss-haverfield-de393-13
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos-materials record located for DE-393/DER-393: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, material schedule, or museum documentation exists for this hull - it was sold for scrapping to a Taiwan breaker's yard in December 1971, pre-dating the museum-donation and hazmat-disclosure era that produced records for sister hull Stewart (DE-238). The sole ship-specific litigation hit (Jacob, ev-11) is a pleading allegation, not materials documentation. The only 'asbestos' hits naming USS Haverfield (DE-393) in general web search are law-firm marketing listicles that enumerate every WWII hull (asbestos-ships.com, elslaw.com, mesotheliomahelp.org, shepardlawfirm.com) - non-authoritative and excluded by batch rules.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 2026-09-28
- Limitations
- Absence of a located materials record is not proof of absence aboard - 1943 escort construction, the 1954-55 DER conversion, and the 1962 Guam drydock/repair window alleged in Jacob all fall inside the documented Navy asbestos-use era, and sister-hull DE-238 carried documented asbestos. Deck logs for both commissions (RG 24, Archives II - none digitized), the 1963 Booklet of General Plans full set and its RG 19 file unit, and BuShips construction records (incl. any General Information Book for the hull) are unsurveyed leads. Does not establish that asbestos was or was not present aboard; does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-haverfield-de393-13