USS HENDERSON (DD-785)

Name
USS HENDERSON
Hull designation
DD-785
Vessel class
Gearing
Evidence tier
Tier 3
Evidence entries
11
Record ID
uss-henderson-dd785
Dataset version
2026.10.12-rc.1
Canonical URL
https://asbestosatlas.org/ships/uss-henderson-dd785

Evidence

11 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-11).

  1. [1]DANFS, 'Henderson II (DD-785) 1945-1980' (updated by Robert J. Cressman, published 2020-09-10) - live NHHC page serves 404; verified via Wayback capture 2024 and ibiblio HyperWar transcription (dd785.html) [nhhc_danfs]
    Locator
    NHHC DANFS entry 'Henderson II (DD-785) 1945-1980' - spec block + full service narrative; Wayback 2024 capture; ibiblio mirror
    Finding type
    vessel_history
    Finding
    DANFS record for this hull: laid down 27 October 1944 at Seattle by Todd Pacific Shipyards, Inc.; launched 28 May 1945, sponsored by Mrs. Alexander R. Early, Jr.; commissioned at Seattle 4 August 1945, Cmdr. Halford A. Knoertzer in command. Spec block: 2,425 t; 390'6" x 40'11" x 18'6"; 35 kt; cpl 336; 6x5", 16x40mm, 15x20mm, 5x21" tt, 6 dcp, 2 dct; class Gearing. Service: Operation High Jump Antarctic 1946-47; three Korean tours 1950-53 (Inchon assault force Flying Fish Channel 13-15 Sep 1950; Hungnam blockade; Wonsan siege) - 22 months Korea, eight battle stars plus Navy Unit Commendation share for Inchon; WestPac pattern incl. Quemoy 1954 and Ceylon flood relief 1958; annual Vietnam cruises from 11 Aug 1964, 'modernization overhaul' after Dec 1964 Long Beach return, seven Vietnam tours total through May 1973 (incl. Operation End Sweep Haiphong); Naval Reserve Fleet DesRon 27 from 1 Oct 1973 with Long Beach Naval Shipyard distillate-fuel conversion; decommissioned and stricken 30 September 1980 and sold to Pakistan - Tughril (167), renamed Nazim at Maritime Security Agency 1998, decommissioned 2001. Seven battle stars for Vietnam service.
    Verification
    verified
    Role
    supporting
    Documentation level
    ship_specific
    Accessed
    2026-09-27
    Study period
    1944-2001
    Population
    Todd Pacific Shipyards construction trades 1944-45; wartime and postwar crew (design complement 336); Pakistani Navy/MSA crew 1980-2001
    Limitations
    DANFS documents service history, dates, and specifications - not materials or asbestos content. Live NHHC page returns 404 (2026-09-27); content verified via Wayback capture of the canonical NHHC URL and the ibiblio HyperWar verbatim transcription (which ends at 1967 in the original DANFS volume text; Cressman's 2020 update extends through Pakistan disposal).
    Atlas source
    true
    Evidence ID
    ev-uss-henderson-dd785-01
  2. [2]USS HENDERSON (DD-785) Command/Ship's History reports for calendar years 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973 (OPNAV Reports 5750-1, submitted by the commanding officer), hosted by NHHC command-operation-reports archive [other_primary]
    Locator
    NHHC dam PDFs 'Henderson 1970.pdf'/'1971'/'1972'/'1973' under /command-operation-reports/vietnam/; 1972 report Part II 'Yard Period' + chronology entries; 1970 report pp. on Subic RAV + employment data
    Finding type
    vessel_history
    Finding
    The ship's own annual command histories document hull-specific operations and yard periods: 1970 report - Feb 1970 Subic Bay restricted availability alongside USS Jason (AR-8) during which 'the amidships passageway and mess decks were retiled,' post-deployment RAV 'spent at the Long Beach Naval Shipyard,' and 72.1 days overhaul in homeport; 1971 report - sixth Vietnam deployment (gun line, Yankee Station, ASW exercise torpedo vs. Sailfish SS-572, Tabones NGFS school ship, Paracel patrol), DesRon 19 to DesRon 29 transfer, homeport Long Beach; 1972 report - regular overhaul (ROH) at Long Beach Naval Shipyard 4 March-25 June: ammunition offload, floating drydock AFDL-48, hull work, new screws installed, sonar dome refurbished, Mount 52 replaced with Mount 52 from USS O'Brien (DD-725), equipment removed 'to go into various shops' of the yard for overhaul, engineering sea trials 15 June; 1973 report - Operation END SWEEP at Haiphong, Sembawang Naval Shipyard upkeep for the engineering plant, Naval Reserve transition (DesRon 27, 90-odd reserve drill members), and entry into Long Beach Naval Shipyard 21 November 1973 'for conversion to Naval Distillate Fuel.'
    Verification
    verified
    Role
    supporting
    Documentation level
    ship_specific
    Accessed
    2026-09-27
    Study period
    1970-1973
    Population
    Crew (complement ~336; reduced active-duty portion plus ~90 reserve drill members from Oct 1973); Long Beach Naval Shipyard and Subic Bay SRF/Sembawang yard trades working aboard
    Limitations
    Ship-generated primary records documenting operations, availabilities, and yard work aboard this hull - they do not name materials, insulation, or asbestos content. Live NHHC dam URLs return 404; content verified via Wayback captures (all four PDFs retrieved and text-extracted). No 1965-1969 or 1974+ Henderson reports are posted in the NHHC Vietnam collection.
    Atlas source
    true
    Evidence ID
    ev-uss-henderson-dd785-02
  3. [3]NavSource Naval History, 'Destroyer Photo Index DD-785 USS HENDERSON' (page maint. David L. Wright; last updated 2024-03-17) [other_primary]
    Locator
    NavSource DD-785 page - class/spec block, 'Operational and Building Data,' photo captions, CO roster
    Finding type
    vessel_history
    Finding
    NavSource ship page for this hull: laid down by Todd Shipyards, Seattle, 27 October 1944; launched 28 May 1945; commissioned 4 August 1945; 'Completed FRAM upgrade April 1962'; decommissioned and stricken 30 September 1980; to Pakistan 1 October 1980 renamed Tughril; renamed Nazim and transferred to MSA 1998; decommissioned by Pakistan 2001. Specs: Gearing class, 3,460 t full, 60,000 SHP General Electric geared turbines, 2 screws, 36.8 knots, 4,500 nm at 20 kt, crew 336. Call sign NKRI; tactical voice call 'LIFE BLOOD' c.1968. Photo captions include 'Mare Island March 20 1962' (during the FRAM period) and a full commanding-officer roster (CDR H.A. Knoertzer 1945 through CDR J.R. Siemer to 30 Sep 1980).
    Verification
    partial
    Role
    supporting
    Documentation level
    ship_specific
    Accessed
    2026-09-27
    Study period
    1944-2001
    Population
    Crew 336 (NavSource figure); museum/photo contributors
    Limitations
    Volunteer-maintained secondary compilation, not a primary document - dates corroborate DANFS/NHHC but the 'FRAM upgrade April 1962' line does not name the yard; Mare Island attribution rests on the page's own photo captions plus secondary sources (NHHC does not name the FRAM yard). Fetched via Wayback capture; direct navsource.org fetch failed at access time.
    Atlas source
    true
    Evidence ID
    ev-uss-henderson-dd785-03
  4. [4]Lewis v. Atlas Refinery, Inc., et al., M.D. La. No. 3:11-cv-00199 (tag-along into MDL-875, In re: Asbestos Products Liability Litigation (No. VI), JPML) - Notice of Potential Tag-Along / removal papers, MDL-875 ECF 6933-1; Air & Liquid Systems brief, ECF 7117-1 [court_record]
    Locator
    MDL-875 master docket (CourtListener docket 1245688): ECF 6933-1 (Notice of Potential Tag-Along incl. removal notice text, pp. 7-8); ECF 7117-1 (Air & Liquid Systems brief); underlying case M.D. La. 3:11-cv-00199
    Finding type
    litigation_documented
    Finding
    Asbestos litigation naming this hull at pleading stage: removal-notice recitals (MDL-875 ECF 6933-1, pp. 7-8) record that plaintiff Alton Lewis's Fourth Amended Petition alleges he used Buffalo Pumps' products 'onboard the USS Henderson, which Alton Lewis served on from approximately 1956-1958,' and sues Buffalo Pumps for 'negligence and failure to warn for the sale and supply of asbestos and asbestos-containing products to the USS Henderson'; plaintiff's motion for leave states that co-worker depositions 'confirmed that Lewis worked on and around asbestos-laden pumps while onboard the USS Henderson, and the ship's records reveal that some of those pumps were made by Buffalo Pumps.' During 1956-58 the only commissioned USS Henderson was DD-785.
    Verification
    verified
    Role
    supporting
    Documentation level
    ship_specific
    Accessed
    2026-09-27
    Study period
    1956-1958 (alleged exposure); 2011 (pleadings/removal)
    Population
    Alton Lewis (alleged service aboard USS Henderson c.1956-1958); co-worker deponents
    Limitations
    Pleading-level allegation recited inside removal/tag-along papers - unadjudicated; does not establish causation, exposure, or product content. The referenced 'ship's records' (apparently a machinery synopsis) were not retrieved. Post-transfer merits history in MDL-875 not traced.
    Atlas source
    true
    Evidence ID
    ev-uss-henderson-dd785-04
  5. [5]Chesher v. 3M Co., 234 F. Supp. 3d 693 (D.S.C. 2017) (Crane Co. summary judgment denied) and Order of 29 March 2018 granting Crane's renewed summary-judgment motion (D.S.C. No. 3:15-cv-02123-DCN, ECF 323); consolidated-hearing transcript in Hensley v. 3M, D.S.C. No. 2:15-cv-02087, ECF 224 [court_record]
    Locator
    CourtListener opinion 7324150 (234 F. Supp. 3d 693, pp. *695 product discussion); RECAP gov.uscourts.scd.220761.323 (2018 grant); gov.uscourts.scd.220722.224 (Hensley transcript pp. 75, 158-159)
    Finding type
    litigation_product_id
    Finding
    Published federal opinion naming this hull in product-identification recitals: plaintiff James Wilson Chesher (USN machinist mate/officer 1965-1989, mesothelioma) conducted or supervised valve maintenance - removing/replacing internal packing and bonnet gaskets 'frequently made from asbestos-containing materials.' Both parties' experts discussed Crane valve design drawings 'of Crane valves installed on the USS Henderson, USS Fox, and USS Kraus,' agreeing the drawings 'specify the use of asbestos-containing internal bonnet gaskets and stem packing' (Moore Aff. para. 17; Pantaleoni Dep.). Crane could not confirm valve sales for Henderson 'but has found documentation indicating that its valves were approved for use on those ships.' The 2017 opinion denied Crane's motion as raising genuine fact issues; on 29 March 2018 the court granted Crane's RENEWED motion, holding Chesher failed the maritime substantial-factor test for lack of evidence on amount/duration of exposure to Crane products (ECF 323). A consolidated-hearing transcript (Hensley docket ECF 224, expert Bedrossian's examination) posits Chesher's service aboard 'the next ship, the USS Henderson' during 'three to four months at Mare Island for an overhaul' assigned to the valve repair shop doing the same work as aboard USS Cadmus - 'replacing asbestos insulation on valves.'
    Verification
    verified
    Role
    supporting
    Documentation level
    ship_specific
    Accessed
    2026-09-27
    Study period
    1965-1989 (alleged exposure window incl. Henderson service); 2015-2018 (litigation)
    Population
    James Wilson Chesher (USN 1965-1989; service ships incl. USS Cadmus and USS Henderson per the record)
    Limitations
    Discovery-record recitals inside summary-judgment rulings, not adjudicated findings: the asbestos-content assertions for the Henderson valve drawings are affidavit/deposition evidence of record; the drawing itself was not retrieved. The case's final disposition is a defense summary judgment (2018) on causation specificity - a merits-level negative for this plaintiff, described exactly rather than classified upward. The Mare Island drydock element appears only in the expert hypothetical transcript, not in NHHC/DANFS.
    Atlas source
    true
    Evidence ID
    ev-uss-henderson-dd785-05
  6. [6]Hailey v. Air and Liquid Systems Corp., et al., D. Md. No. 1:18-cv-02590-DKC, Memorandum Opinion, ECF No. 121 (14 Aug 2020; 2020 WL 4732141) [court_record]
    Locator
    Hailey Memorandum Opinion ECF 121 (RECAP gov.uscourts.mdd.430640.121.0_1), pp. 2-4 (service/engine-room facts) and pp. 18-28 (Air & Liquid, Crane, CBS/Westinghouse, GE product discussions)
    Finding type
    litigation_product_id
    Finding
    Memorandum opinion reciting ship-specific equipment identification for this hull: decedent Charles Anthony Shockley served as a machinist mate aboard 'the USS Henderson' - expressly described as a Gearing-class destroyer built in the 1940s and commissioned 1945 - from 1968 until 1972, primarily in the aft engine room (the ship 'also had a forward engine room and two fire rooms'). Plaintiffs' 'Synopsis and related documents pertaining to the USS Henderson' (ECF 111-7) and the expert report of retired Navy Captain Arnold Moore (ECF 107-6) identify equipment aboard at construction (1944-45): four Buffalo Pumps types - four main feed booster pumps (two per engine room), auxiliary condenser circulating pumps, electric motor-driven pumps serving the distilling plants, and one motor-driven fire and flushing pump per engine room; five Westinghouse products in the aft engine room per the synopsis - main condenser circulating pump turbine, two main feed booster pump turbines, motor drive auxiliary condensate circulating pump, motor drive fire and flushing pump, and a B.F. Sturtevant gland leak-off exhauster; 'GE manufactured two sets of main propulsion steam turbines for HENDERSON. One set was installed in each engine room' plus GE ship's service generators 'as recorded in General Electric drawing list 3736812' (two, one per engine room); and Crane valves present in 1945 and 'very likely still present from 1969 to 1972' because the large valves 'were almost never replaced on board.' Shockley 'helped remove insulation from one of the Henderson's main propulsion turbines'; crewmate Wanner estimated ~10-12 of ~50 aft-engine-room valves were replaced during his time aboard; the opinion also notes the FRAM early-1960s reconfiguration and overhauls 'every 2.5 to 3 years' raising the possibility original equipment was gone by Shockley's arrival.
    Verification
    verified
    Role
    supporting
    Documentation level
    ship_specific
    Accessed
    2026-09-27
    Study period
    1944-1945 (equipment installation of record); 1968-1972 (alleged exposure); 2018-2020 (litigation)
    Population
    Charles Anthony Shockley (machinist mate aboard DD-785 1968-1972, aft engine room; mesothelioma dx Oct 2015, d. Jan 2016); shipmate Jerry Wanner; expert Capt. Arnold Moore USN (ret.)
    Limitations
    Summary-judgment-record recitals of an expert report and a machinery synopsis - evidence of record, not adjudicated facts; the underlying synopsis/exhibits (ECF 111-7, 107-6) were not retrieved from RECAP. Captain Moore could not locate the identified products in the aft engine room, and the court ultimately granted all defense motions (see ev-07) - the equipment list documents what the litigation record asserts was built into this hull, not what exposed this decedent.
    Atlas source
    true
    Evidence ID
    ev-uss-henderson-dd785-06
  7. [7]Hailey v. Air and Liquid Systems Corp., et al., D. Md. No. 1:18-cv-02590-DKC, Memorandum Opinion, ECF No. 121 (14 Aug 2020) - disposition [court_record]
    Locator
    Hailey Memorandum Opinion ECF 121, pp. 18-31 (per-defendant substantial-factor analyses) and conclusion
    Finding type
    litigation_documented
    Finding
    Merits-level negative for this plaintiff: the court GRANTED all five remaining defendants' summary-judgment motions (Air and Liquid/Buffalo Pumps, Crane, CBS/Westinghouse, GE, IMO/DeLaval) and all cross-defendants' motions, and denied plaintiffs' partial-SJ motion as moot. Reasoning per defendant: no evidence placing the identified products in the aft engine room or showing Shockley worked on them with the regularity/frequency maritime substantial-factor causation requires - 'Plaintiffs have not raised a genuine dispute of material fact simply by reciting the facts of Mr. Shockley's general exposure to asbestos aboard the Henderson'; fact witness Wanner could not recall manufacturers ('I don't recall what kind they was' re: GE turbines); the theory that work on the defendants' products would have emitted respirable fibers remained unlinked to this decedent's dose.
    Verification
    verified
    Role
    negative_finding
    Documentation level
    ship_specific
    Accessed
    2026-09-27
    Study period
    2018-2020 (litigation)
    Population
    Estate of Charles Anthony Shockley (plaintiffs Amanda Brooke Hailey et al.)
    Limitations
    A defense summary-judgment win is a merits-level negative for this plaintiff - not affirmative evidence about asbestos aboard the hull, and also not an adjudication that asbestos was absent; it establishes only that this record failed the substantial-factor nexus per defendant. Reported at 2020 WL 4732141.
    Atlas source
    true
    Evidence ID
    ev-uss-henderson-dd785-07
  8. [8]Landaker v. A.W. Chesterton Company (Eaton Corp.; Foster Wheeler LLC), E.D. Cal. No. 2:19-cv-00987-KJM-JDP, Order, ECF No. 113 (filed 11 Feb 2021; Chief District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller) [court_record]
    Locator
    RECAP gov.uscourts.caed.355975.113.0 (3-page order, pp. 2-3 incl. nn.1-2)
    Finding type
    litigation_product_id
    Finding
    Order denying defendants' summary-judgment motions naming this hull: 'a reasonable fact-finder could conclude that exposure to Foster Wheeler products abord [sic] the USS Henderson was a substantial factor in contributing to Landaker's asbestos-related cancer'; the court declined to exclude evidence about the USS Henderson as a nondisclosure sanction (n.1) and recorded that cited testimony, 'if credible and not excluded, would establish that asbestos was installed within Foster Wheeler boiler components, including in the boilers of the USS Henderson' (n.2). The decedent's other alleged exposure vessels (USS Halsey, USS John S. McCain) were found insufficient alone. During the relevant era (with Halsey CG-23 and John S. McCain DDG-36) the only commissioned USS Henderson was DD-785. Docket terminated 20 September 2021.
    Verification
    verified
    Role
    supporting
    Documentation level
    ship_specific
    Accessed
    2026-09-27
    Study period
    1960s-1970s (alleged exposure era inferred from co-named vessels); 2019-2021 (litigation)
    Population
    Estate/decedent Landaker (Cynthia Landaker et al., plaintiffs); service aboard USS Henderson among USS Halsey and USS John S. McCain per the pleadings
    Limitations
    Summary-judgment-denial stage: testimony recitals survive to a fact-finder but are unadjudicated; the order does not find asbestos content as fact, does not identify quantities, and does not state decedent's rating/work spaces aboard. The Foster Wheeler boiler identification conflicts with class-level Babcock & Wilcox boiler data - unresolved (see gaps). Outcome after the order not traced (docket terminated 2021-09-20).
    Atlas source
    true
    Evidence ID
    ev-uss-henderson-dd785-08
  9. [9]DANFS specifications block (Gearing class; 35 kt; 336 complement) + Atlas shipyard dataset 'todd-shipyards' record (yard-level asbestos products incl. steam pipe lagging, turbine insulation, gaskets, packings, tiles) + Goodrich v. Air & Liquid Systems omnibus recital for the Sumner/Gearing machinery plant + NARA RG19 archival lead [other_primary]
    Locator
    DANFS spec block via ibiblio dd785.html; shipyards.json 'todd-shipyards'; Goodrich E.D. Va. 4:17-cv-00009 ECF 171 omnibus opinion (per class profile ev-gearing-class-04)
    Finding type
    asbestos_application
    Finding
    Era/yard/class inference for this hull: a Gearing-class steam destroyer built 1944-45 at Todd-Pacific Seattle with a 60,000-shp geared-turbine plant would have carried period-standard asbestos applications - boiler and fireroom insulation, steam-pipe lagging, turbine lagging, valve/flange gaskets and packing, fireproofing, accommodation insulation, and deck coverings. Corroborating class-level litigation material (not hull evidence): the Goodrich omnibus opinion recites a Navy engineering drawing for forced-draft blower turbine insulation/lagging 'for the class of destroyers (DD 692, USS Allen M. Sumner class),' covering the machinery plant shared with Gearing, specifying amosite felts and asbestos cloths, and quotes an expert's 'partial tally' of 30.3 tons of asbestos thermal insulation/lagging in fire and engine rooms of Sumner/Gearing destroyers. Builder Todd Shipyards is documented at yard level in the Atlas dataset (evidence_tier 2; products incl. steam pipe lagging, turbine insulation, valve gaskets, pump packings, vinyl asbestos floor tile).
    Verification
    inferred
    Role
    supporting
    Documentation level
    class_or_era
    Accessed
    2026-09-27
    Study period
    1944-1980
    Population
    Todd-Pacific Seattle construction trades 1944-45; crew 1945-1980 incl. FRAM yard period trades
    Limitations
    Class/era and builder-yard inference only - the ship-specific findings for this hull are ev-04 through ev-08; this row prioritizes/contextualizes and is not an independent hull finding. The Goodrich materials are litigation recitals covering the class machinery plant, not DD-785 documents; the 30.3-ton figure is an expert partial tally, not an inventory. NARA RG19 General Information Books / BuShips contract specifications for DD-785 are an unexecuted archival lead.
    Atlas source
    true
    Evidence ID
    ev-uss-henderson-dd785-09
  10. [10]CourtListener API v4 sweep for this hull (type=o and type=r), 2026-09-27 [court_record]
    Locator
    cl-auth-search.py runs 2026-09-27; storage.courtlistener.com RECAP document pulls listed in the search ledger
    Finding type
    litigation_documented
    Finding
    Litigation sweep results for this hull: (a) 'USS Henderson' type=o - 1 hit: Chesher v. 3M Co. (qualifying; ev-05). (b) 'DD-785' type=o - no result. (c) 'USS Henderson' type=r - 6 dockets: MDL-875 master docket (Lewis tag-along/removal docs - qualifying, ev-04); Landaker (qualifying, ev-08); Chesher (qualifying, ev-05; docs 294 and 323); Hailey (qualifying, ev-06/07); Wineland v. Air & Liquid, W.D. Wash. 2:19-cv-00793 - NON-qualifying (Crane's SJ brief cites Hailey's Henderson discussion as authority; decedent's own ships were Dynamic, Loyalty, Tuscaloosa, Esteem); Hensley v. 3M, D.S.C. 2:15-cv-02087 - name inside a 174-page consolidated-hearing transcript (the Chesher/Henderson expert testimony; not a separate case naming the hull). RECAP pulls: full text of Lewis 6933-1, Landaker ECF 113, Chesher ECF 323, Hailey ECF 121, Wineland Dkt 304, and Hensley ECF 224 retrieved and reviewed.
    Verification
    verified
    Role
    context
    Documentation level
    ship_specific
    Accessed
    2026-09-27
    Study period
    2011-2021 (litigation); exposure windows 1956-1972
    Population
    Plaintiffs/decedents across the qualifying dockets (Lewis, Chesher, Shockley, Landaker)
    Limitations
    Sweep is limited to CourtListener's indexed opinion/docket-text corpus - state-court filings, PACER-only documents, and non-indexed materials are outside it. 'U.S.S. Henderson' punctuation-variant and 'DD 785' spacing-variant queries remained pending at report time (fleet pacing throttle); log carried in the search ledger. Name matches are not assumed to be cases or asbestos opinions - each hit was opened and classified.
    Atlas source
    true
    Evidence ID
    ev-uss-henderson-dd785-10
  11. [11]'Synopsis and related documents pertaining to the USS Henderson' (Hailey ECF No. 111-7); Capt. Arnold Moore expert report (Hailey ECF No. 107-6); Crane valve design drawings for USS Henderson (Chesher ECF No. 226-10, Moore Aff. para. 17); 'ship's records' referenced in Lewis removal papers [court_record]
    Locator
    Hailey ECF 111-7 and 107-6 (per opinion pp. 18-28); Chesher ECF 226-10 Moore Aff. para. 17; Lewis MDL-875 ECF 6933-1 pp. 7-8
    Finding type
    litigation_documented
    Finding
    Underlying hull-specific technical documents identified but not retrieved: (1) the 'Synopsis and related documents pertaining to the USS Henderson' cited in Hailey - apparently a BuShips-era machinery synopsis listing manufacturers of record for this hull's pumps, turbines, and generators (the source behind the ev-06 equipment recitals); (2) Captain Arnold Moore's expert report (ECF 107-6) and amended version (107-9); (3) the Crane design drawings for valves installed on USS Henderson discussed by both experts in Chesher; (4) the 'ship's records' showing Buffalo Pumps aboard referenced in the Lewis removal papers. These documents are the primary-value targets for any upgrade of this record; none is present in the RECAP index for the respective dockets.
    Verification
    partial
    Role
    archival_lead
    Documentation level
    ship_specific
    Accessed
    2026-09-27
    Study period
    1944-1945 (documents' subject era); 2011-2020 (litigation use)
    Population
    n/a
    Limitations
    Document references only - content verified solely through the courts' recitals. Attachment paths tried against storage.courtlistener.com returned 404 (attachments not in RECAP). Retrieval path: PACER for the respective dockets, or NARA RG 19 machinery-synopsis series.
    Atlas source
    true
    Evidence ID
    ev-uss-henderson-dd785-11

Attribution

Compiled by
Paul Danziger; Rod de Llano
Publisher
Danziger & De Llano, LLP
License
CC-BY-4.0
Citation
Danziger, P., and De Llano, R. (2026). AsbestosAtlas Navy Vessel Asbestos Exposure Dataset. Danziger & De Llano, LLP. DOI: not yet assigned
Dataset version
asbestosatlas-ships-2026.10.12-rc.1
DOI
not yet assigned