Evidence
9 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-9).
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[1]DANFS, Herzog (DE-178) entry (namesake biography, specifications block, service narrative, transfer and bracketed disposal note; verbatim HyperWar/ibiblio transcription - live NHHC page returns 404) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS DE-178 entry, specifications block + service narrative
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS record for this hull: launched by Federal Shipbuilding & Drydock Co., Newark, N.J., 5 September 1943 (sponsor Mrs. Alice A. Herzog, mother of namesake); commissioned 6 October 1943, Lt. Comdr. J. C. Toft, Jr., in command; shakedown Bermuda; first escort mission from New York 29 November 1943 accompanying Ariel to the West Indies; merchant convoy escort to Canal Zone arriving 27 December; Recife-Trinidad shuttle escorts; Task Group 41.6 South Atlantic patrol with escort carrier Solomons 14 April-14 July 1944 (15 June detached to pick up survivors from a German submarine sunk by aircraft; Recife 23 June and 16 July); sailed to Brazilian Naval Base at Natal 28 July; placed out of commission and loaned to the Brazilian Navy under lend-lease 1 August 1944; served Brazil as Beberibe (D-23 per DANFS text); transferred outright 30 June 1953 under MDAP; bracketed note '[Beberibe was discarded in 1968]'. Specs block: 1,240 t; 21 kt; complement 186; cl. Cannon. Namesake Lt.(j.g.) William Ralph Herzog, USNR, killed 29 October 1942 aboard SS Pan New York; posthumous Navy and Marine Corps Medal.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1943-1968
- Population
- Federal Shipbuilding construction trades 1943; U.S. crew Oct 1943-Aug 1944 (design complement 186); Brazilian crew 1944-1966
- Limitations
- DANFS documents service history and specifications, not materials or asbestos content. Transcription carries OCR-era typos in the specs block ('l. 506'' and 'b. 56'8'' for the Cannon-standard 306 ft x 36 ft 8 in) and gives Brazilian pennant 'D-23' where Brazilian sources read D-19 - carried in gaps. No keel-laying or striking date in this entry (secondary consensus: laid down 17 May 1943; struck 20 July 1953). Mirror transcription cited because the live NHHC page returns 404.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-herzog-de178-01
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[2]Marinha do Brasil, Diretoria do Patrimonio Historico e Documentacao da Marinha (DPHDM), 'Beberibe, Contratorpedeiro de Escolta; Aviso Oceanico (1944-1966)' - official Brazilian Navy ship history (repository handle ripcmb/846935) [other_primary]
- Locator
- DPHDM repository handle ripcmb/846935, PDF pp. 1-9 (incorporacao/baixa header, build paragraph, machinery section, Aviso 220 reclassification, mission list, commander roster)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Official Brazilian Navy record for this hull as CTE/AvOC Beberibe: ex-USS Herzog DE-178; Mostra de Armamento (handover) 1 August 1944 at Porto de Natal (RN) with Contra-Almirante Ary Parreiras attending and Capitao de Corveta Mario Pinto de Oliveira in command; Brazilian incorporation 4 August 1944 per Aviso Ministerial 1.275 (3 Aug 1944); hull mark Be 2, later D-19; reclassified Aviso Oceanico with U-29 by Aviso Ministerial 220 (7 Feb 1964) together with Baependi, Bauru, Benevente, Bocaina and Bracui. Full machinery itemization: diesel-electric propulsion across four machinery spaces - two GM 16-278A main diesels (2-stroke, 8-cyl V, 1,700 hp each) each driving a 1,200 kW DC generator feeding four 1,500 hp DC traction motors (two per shaft); service sets 2x GM 8-268A (339 hp) + 2x GM 3-268A (143 hp); two Cycloterm MC-90 auxiliary fire-tube boilers (3,000 lb steam/hr); complement 13 officers/110 enlisted peacetime, 130 wartime. 220,908 nm logged in Brazilian service; dated mission list 1944-1966 incl. convoys TJ-44 and JT-46 and the 1955 fleet action. Final mission: departed Rio 28 February 1966 with personnel and resupply material for the oceanographic post at Ilha da Trindade; grounded there; baixa determined 1 March 1966 (Aviso Ministerial 380); header dates Baixa 3 March 1966.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1944-1966
- Population
- Brazilian Navy crews 1944-1966 (13 officers/110 enlisted peacetime complement)
- Limitations
- Authoritative for Brazilian service but contains no asbestos/amianto, insulation-content, or abatement reference anywhere in 9 pages. DPHDM build data conflicts with U.S. sources - reads keel 1 August 1943 and launch 15 September 1943 (vs. 17 May / 5 September per U.S. sources), and builder 'Federal Ship Yard Port Elizabeth' (vs. Newark/Port Newark); conflicts carried in gaps. DPHDM propulsion description (2 main diesels, 3,400 hp) differs from U.S. class data (4 GM 16-278A sets, ~6,000 shp) - also in gaps.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-herzog-de178-02
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[3]NGB - Navios de Guerra Brasileiros, 'CTE Beberibe - Be 2/D 19/U 29' (specialist Brazilian warship reference); naufragiosdobrasil.com.br wreck record 'Beberibe (D19)' [reputable_press]
- Locator
- naval.com.br/ngb/B/B026/B026.htm (datas, historico 1953/1955/1960s/1966/1968); naufragiosdobrasil.com.br/naufragio/beberibe-u19/ (naufragio + location data blocks)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Specialist secondary sources fill the post-USN disposition: 30 June 1953 return to U.S. custody for MDAP definitive transfer and 20 July 1953 removal from the U.S. Navy List (NGB); renumbered D-19 in the 1955 Brazilian hull-mark standardization; early-1960s Aviso Oceanico reclassification removed all anti-submarine armament and changed the mark to U-29; grounded at Ilha da Trindade (total loss; no casualties; machinery spaces flooded); baixa 1966; sold for breaking 1968. Wreck-site record (naufragiosdobrasil): wreck lies between Praia da Calheta and Praia dos Portugueses, Ilha da Trindade, 20 deg 30'15"S 029 deg 18'45"W, 0-8 m; condition 'desmantelada' - dismantled into small fragments by sea action, few identifiable parts; several pieces exhibited on the island.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1953-1968; wreck site to present
- Population
- Salvage/rescue crews 1966; present-day wreck environment
- Limitations
- Secondary compilations, not primary records - used for disposition detail where official sources are silent (20 July 1953 striking; sale for breaking). Grounding date conflicts across sources (naufragiosdobrasil reads 11 Feb 1966 grounding / 3 Mar sinking-decision / 10 Mar baixa; NGB reads 7 Mar grounding; DPHDM final sortie 28 Feb + baixa order 1 Mar / listed 3 Mar) - carried in gaps, DPHDM sequence preferred. No asbestos content in either source.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-herzog-de178-03
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[4]DANFS specifications block (Cannon class) + Atlas cannon-class class profile (BuShips Ships' Data 1945 DET design table) + DPHDM machinery itemization [other_primary]
- Locator
- DANFS specs block; class-c/cannon-class.class.json propulsion summary (BuShips 1945 DET); DPHDM machinery section (auxiliary boilers)
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Era/design inference for a DET diesel-electric destroyer escort built in 1943: NO propulsion boilers or main steam plant - the heavy steam-ship asbestos categories (boiler and steam-line lagging) do not apply. The plausible era-standard set for this design concentrates in diesel-engine and exhaust-system insulation, gaskets and packing throughout engineering spaces, electrical insulation/cable, deck coverings, accommodation-space insulation, and brake/friction linings - plus a minor auxiliary-steam insulation category implied by the two Cycloterm MC-90 auxiliary boilers (hotel services) itemized in the Brazilian record. U.S. custody lasted only 10 months (Oct 1943-Aug 1944); all subsequent material history is Brazilian and undocumented.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1943-1968
- Population
- Federal Shipbuilding construction trades 1943; U.S. crew 1943-44; Brazilian crew 1944-66; salvage/breaking workforce 1966-68
- Limitations
- Class/era and design inference only - no hull-level material schedule, insulation spec, or survey exists in the public record for this ship. Does not establish presence, absence, or quantity of ACM aboard at any point. The DET no-main-boiler profile narrows but does not eliminate plausible asbestos categories.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-herzog-de178-04
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[5]Owens-Illinois, Industrial Health Survey of Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Kearny, NJ (Aug. 30-Sep. 2, 1944); Owens-Illinois interrogatory exhibit #20 in Heathman v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp., Brazoria County TX (1990) - as cataloged in Atlas shipyards.json yard record 'federal-shipbuilding-kearny' [other_primary]
- Locator
- Atlas shipyards.json 'federal-shipbuilding-kearny' evidence ev-federal-kearny-ihs-1944; destroyerhistory.org/destroyers/federal-newark (Port Newark DE yard)
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- Builder-yard context: a contemporaneous industrial health survey documents insulators at this hull's builder (Federal Shipbuilding & Drydock Co.) cutting and fitting Johns-Manville Superex asbestos pipe covering and Owens-Illinois Kaylo insulation in confined spaces, with dust counts measured, during the same wartime peak in which DE-178 was built (keel-laying-to-delivery 1943). Atlas yard record (tier 2) also lists Monokote fireproofing and Garlock gaskets as documented yard products.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1944 survey; 1942-1944 build era
- Population
- Federal Shipbuilding insulators and pipefitters (wartime peak)
- Limitations
- Yard-level, not hull-level: the survey ran 30 Aug-2 Sep 1944 - AFTER this hull's Oct 1943 completion and her 1 Aug 1944 transfer - and covered the Kearny works; the Cannon-class DEs were erected at Federal's wartime Port Newark annex (per destroyerhistory.org). Documents the builder's asbestos-product environment in the period, not any material installed aboard DE-178.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-herzog-de178-05
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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 the Navy's extensive shipboard asbestos insulation use, with substitution to asbestos-free specifications not beginning until the early 1970s - this hull's 1943 construction and entire service life (U.S. 1943-44; Brazilian to 1966) fall inside the documented asbestos-use era.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1979 report; 1940s-1970s era
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers (program level)
- Limitations
- Program-level era context only; does not name this hull or any destroyer escort. Full text not retrieved (gao.gov returns HTTP 403 to automated fetch); content via product-page description, consistent with prior batches.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-herzog-de178-06
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[7]CourtListener API v4 (type=o and type=r), authenticated via cl-auth-search.py fleet helper [court_record]
- Locator
- cl-auth-search.py completed queries: '"USS Herzog"' type=o (0), type=r (0); 'Beberibe' type=o (0), type=r (0); 'Herzog asbestos ship' type=o (18, all collisions); '"DE-178"' type=o (24, 20 reviewed - all collisions); 'Herzog' type=r (20,325 collision volume). Pending: 4 'DE-178' page-2 hits.
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Litigation sweep executed across name and hull variants: '"USS Herzog"' type=o = 0 opinion hits; '"USS Herzog"' type=r = 0 docket hits; 'Beberibe' type=o = 0 and type=r = 0 (clean). 'Herzog asbestos ship' type=o = 18 hits, all reviewed - surname/party collisions (Herzog as litigant, judge, or attorney), zero ship references. '"DE-178"' type=o = 24 hits; all 20 first-page results reviewed individually - every hit is a docket-number collision ('DE 178' cited as a docket-entry number, or 'DE-178' inside Puerto Rican docket strings), zero ship references; 4 lower-scored page-2 hits unexamined (API caps at 20/page; page-2 fetch stood down by fleet pacing). Bare 'Herzog' type=r returns 20,325 hits - pure surname-collision volume (bankruptcy filers, habeas respondents); the exact-name docket sweep is the effective check.
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Limitations
- Near-complete negative finding, not fully clean: every executed variant is empty or all-collision - consistent with no qualifying asbestos litigation naming this hull - but 4 lower-scored 'DE-178' opinion hits remain unexamined, and any hit would still require disambiguation from USS Herzog DE-277 (HMS Gore). Brazilian court records are not covered by CourtListener and were not searched.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-herzog-de178-07
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[8]Batch-4091 search ledger (this record): DANFS transcription; Brazilian Navy DPHDM official ship history; BuShips 1945 DET design data via class profile; Atlas shipyard/class datasets; NARA catalog; law-firm/marketing site review; CourtListener sweep (partial) [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-herzog-de178-01 through -09
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record was located for this hull: no ACM survey, abatement contract, industrial-hygiene finding, museum disclosure, or materials schedule names DE-178/Beberibe in the official sources searched. DANFS contains no material disclosure; the Brazilian DPHDM history (which itemizes propulsion, auxiliary machinery, electronics, armament, complement, and every dated mission) contains no asbestos/amianto or insulation-content reference. Ship-list appearances exist only on law-firm/marketing sites (asbestos-ships.com, bellucklaw.com, elslaw.com, freeasbestostesting.com) - excluded as non-authoritative.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1943-1968
- Population
- U.S. crew 1943-44; Brazilian crew 1944-1966; Federal Shipbuilding builders 1943; Trindade wreck-site salvage 1966
- Limitations
- Absence of a located record is a research finding, not proof of absence - era and builder-yard evidence (ev-04, ev-05, ev-06) makes period asbestos applications probable but documents no hull-level material, and the litigation sweep is partial (ev-07). NARA RG 19 (BuShips hull files / General Information Books) and RG 24 (1943-44 deck logs) were not pulled; Brazilian arsenal work packages are an unretrieved lead.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-herzog-de178-08
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[9]NARA catalog search for Herzog/DE-178 records (JS-driven catalog, no digitized result via automated query); standard archival leads: RG 24 deck logs Oct 1943-Aug 1944; RG 19 BuShips General Information Books / hull material specifications [other_primary]
- Locator
- catalog.archives.gov automated search; RG 24 / RG 19 finding-aid leads; navsource.org/archives/06/178.htm
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No digitized NARA record for this hull was located by automated search. The standard unretrieved leads remain: RG 24 deck logs for her 10-month U.S. commission (would document yard availabilities and work locations but not materials), and RG 19 Bureau of Ships records incl. General Information Books that may carry hull-level material specifications for the DET group. NavSource's DE-178 photo index holds NARA-sourced imagery (incl. an Oct 1943 photo credited 'U.S. Navy Photo from the United States National Archives').
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Limitations
- Archival lead only - collections are not digitized and were not pulled; no content from these records is asserted. Deck logs document operations, not insulation schedules.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-herzog-de178-09