Evidence
7 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-7).
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[1]Naval History and Heritage Command, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, Heermann (DD-532), by Jeremiah D. Foster (published 2019-10-16) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS specifications block; construction paragraph; postwar service and disposition paragraphs; commanding-officer table
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS identifies this hull as USS Heermann (DD-532), a Fletcher-class destroyer: laid down 1942-05-08 at San Francisco by Bethlehem Steel Corp.; launched 1942-12-05; commissioned 1943-07-06; 2,100 tons, 376 feet 3 inches length, 39 feet 8 inches beam, 13 feet draft, 30 knots, and design complement 273. The entry documents Pacific World War II service, the Battle off Samar, postwar operations, decommissioning into reserve on 1946-06-12 and 1957-12-20, Argentine loan on 1961-08-10 as ARA Almirante Brown, U.S. striking on 1975-09-01, Argentine decommissioning in 1979, and scrapping four years later.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1942-1983
- Population
- Bethlehem construction workforce; U.S. Navy crews 1943-1957; Argentine Navy crew 1961-1979
- Limitations
- DANFS is a ship-history source and does not identify asbestos, materials, quantities, remaining material, individual exposure, or legal eligibility. The Argentine disposal date is stated by NHHC as four years after the 1979 decommissioning (circa 1983), not as a separately documented scrapping date.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-heermann-dd532-01
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[2]NHHC H-Gram 036, Special Edition—No Higher Honor, Battle off Samar context [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- H-Gram 036 discussion of Taffy 3 and the Battle off Samar
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NHHC's official Battle off Samar account identifies USS Heermann (DD-532) as one of the destroyers ordered to attack the Japanese Center Force while screening Taffy 3 on 25 October 1944.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1944-10-25
- Population
- Heermann crew and Taffy 3 operating force
- Limitations
- The H-Gram documents combat history and does not establish asbestos content, engineering-space materials, exposure, or causation aboard DD-532.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-heermann-dd532-02
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[3]NHHC, Antiaircraft Action Summary, final U.S. Navy antiaircraft action of World War II [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Final AA Action section, paragraph beginning 'First to open fire was the Heermann (DD 532)'
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The official Navy summary records Heermann (DD 532) as the first destroyer to open fire on the Japanese aircraft during the 15 August 1945 radar-picket action southeast of Honshu.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1945-08-15
- Population
- Heermann and accompanying destroyer crews
- Limitations
- This operational summary confirms a ship-specific wartime event only; it contains no ship-material or asbestos finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-heermann-dd532-03
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[4]Navy Department Library, WWII Cruise Books Bibliography, entry for War History of the U.S.S. Heermann (DD-532), 1947 [museum_official]
- Locator
- Ship Books page, Heermann (DD 532) entry
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The Navy Department Library catalog identifies a 1947 ship-specific War History of the U.S.S. Heermann, described as a 30-leaf volume with photographs, maps, ports, roster, and award list, held at the U.S. Naval Academy. This is an official archival lead for ship and crew history.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1943-1946; publication circa 1947
- Population
- Heermann crew and ship historians
- Limitations
- The catalog entry does not provide the volume's contents and does not establish asbestos, shipboard materials, exposure, or abatement.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-heermann-dd532-04
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[5]Navy Department Library, Cruise Books in the Navy Department Library's Collection, Heermann (DD-532) entries [museum_official]
- Locator
- Alphabetical Ships list, Heermann | DD-532 | 1954, 1956
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The Navy Department Library catalog lists USS Heermann (DD-532) cruise books for 1954 and 1956, providing official ship-specific archival leads for postwar crew and operational history.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1954-1956
- Population
- Heermann crew and postwar operations
- Limitations
- The catalog listing does not disclose the contents of the cruise books and does not establish asbestos, materials, exposure, or abatement.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-heermann-dd532-05
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[6]NHHC/DANFS ship-specific history and official Navy archival catalog review [other_primary]
- Locator
- NHHC/DANFS entry reviewed in full for specifications, service, repair/overhaul references, and disposition; Navy Department Library catalog leads reviewed
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Negative finding: the authoritative sources reviewed document a 1940s Fletcher-class destroyer with a steam propulsion plant and multiple maintenance, dry-dock, reserve, and transfer periods, but do not identify asbestos-containing material aboard USS Heermann. Ship-specific asbestos documentation is unknown, not established by class, construction era, or steam propulsion.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1942-1979
- Population
- Construction, repair, reserve, U.S. Navy, and Argentine Navy personnel
- Limitations
- This is a bounded public-source negative finding, not proof that no asbestos was ever aboard. It does not exclude unreleased NARA, Navy Department, Argentine, or contractor records and does not address individual exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-heermann-dd532-06
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[7]Authenticated CourtListener API v4 sweep attempted through cl-auth-search.py; exact-name and hull-number requests [court_record]
- Locator
- cl-auth-search.py helper output: fleet-wide request budget momentarily spent; stand-down guidance
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- CourtListener sweep status: no litigation hit is classified because the authenticated helper returned the fleet-wide short pacing stand-down before results for the attempted exact-name and docket requests. The sweep remains incomplete and is not a negative finding for qualifying asbestos litigation.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- Do not infer no litigation from this blocked request. The required helper was used; no anonymous, raw, or v3 request was made. Exact-name and hull-number queries are logged as blocked in search_ledger.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-heermann-dd532-07