USS HILARY P. JONES (DD-427)

Name
USS HILARY P. JONES
Hull designation
DD-427
Vessel class
Benson/Gleaves
Evidence tier
Tier 2
Evidence entries
13
Record ID
uss-hilary-p-jones-dd427
Dataset version
2026.10.12-rc.1
Canonical URL
https://asbestosatlas.org/ships/uss-hilary-p-jones-dd427

Evidence

13 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-13).

  1. [1]research packet es-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-hilary-p-jones-dd427-pkt-es-packet-md
  2. [2]DANFS, 'Hilary P. Jones (DD-427)' (NHHC page published 2015-07-16; live page returned 404 at access - Wayback capture 2026-01-11 used; hazegray.org mirror indexed but fetch-blocked) [nhhc_danfs]
    Locator
    NHHC DANFS entry, specifications block + full service narrative (Wayback capture)
    Finding type
    vessel_history
    Finding
    DANFS entry 'Hilary P. Jones (DD-427)': Benson-class destroyer (spec block: dp. 1,620; l. 348'; b. 36'1"; dr. 11'9"; s. 33 k.; cpl. 191; a. 5 5", 12 .50-cal. mg., 5 21" tt.). Launched by Charleston Navy Yard 14 December 1939, sponsored by Mrs. Hilary P. Jones (widow of the admiral); commissioned 6 September 1940 at Charleston, Lt. Comdr. S. R. Clark in command. Service: Neutrality Patrol Caribbean Dec 1940-Mar 1941; North Atlantic convoy escort from April 1941 (rescued 11 survivors of USS Reuben James, torpedoed 31 October 1941 - first U.S. naval vessel lost in the war); Mediterranean duty from January 1944 (Anzio screening and gunfire support; shared the sinking of U-616 off Algeria 17 May 1944); southern France invasion August 1944 (departed Naples 13 August; gunfire support plus electronic-jamming duty against radio-controlled bombs; destroyed a German E-boat 21 August); coastal operations supporting the First Airborne Task Force through September (Navy Unit Commendation); Mediterranean convoy duty to 12 January 1945; Pacific from April 1945 (Pearl Harbor 18 May-2 June; Ulithi surface patrol from 13 June; Okinawa escort voyages; Tokyo Bay 2 September 1945 escorting 8th Army occupation troops; two further occupation voyages; departed for the U.S. 5 November 1945). Decommissioned at Charleston 6 February 1947; Charleston Group, Atlantic Reserve Fleet; loaned to the Republic of China under the Military Assistance Program 26 February 1954, serving as Han Yang (DD-15). Awards: Navy Unit Commendation plus four battle stars.
    Verification
    verified
    Role
    supporting
    Documentation level
    ship_specific
    Accessed
    2026-09-27
    Study period
    1938-1954 (DANFS coverage); fate to 1974 (secondary)
    Population
    Charleston Navy Yard construction trades 1938-1940; wartime crew (design complement 191) 1940-1947; ROC Navy crew 1954-1974
    Limitations
    DANFS establishes identity, construction, service history, disposition, and awards; it contains no asbestos, insulation, or materials information and supports no asbestos claim. The spec block omits a laid-down date (supplied by SDB 1943/NavSource). Coverage ends in 1954 - the strike date and scrapping rest on secondary compilations (NavSource, Tin Can Sailors). One-day commissioning conflict (6 vs 7 September 1940) carried in gaps.
    Atlas source
    true
    Evidence ID
    ev-uss-hilary-p-jones-dd427-01
  3. [3]Bureau of Ships, Ships' Data, U.S. Naval Vessels, 1943 edition (shipscribe.com mirror; image-scan read at page level) [other_primary]
    Locator
    SDB 1943 Vol. 1, destroyer section entry index 184: characteristics p.120, service conditions p.121, propelling machinery p.122, armament/quarters p.123, construction pp.124-125; ship-data index p.864 resolves 'Hilary P. Jones DD427' to page 120
    Finding type
    vessel_history
    Finding
    Contemporaneous official BuShips tabulation naming this hull: Ships' Data, U.S. Naval Vessels, 1943 edition (NAVSHIPS 250 series), destroyer entry 184 'JONES, HILARY P. - DD427'. Characteristics (book p.120): 348'3" overall, 341'0" between perpendiculars, 35'4" molded beam, 10'2" mean draft, 1,620 tons standard displacement. Service conditions (p.121): 2,030 tons trial displacement, designed speed '35+' knots, 21 tons per inch immersion, 12'6" maximum draft, 2 smoke pipes, 1 mast. Propelling machinery (p.122): 2 propellers, 'Beth-turb. red. gr.' (Bethlehem geared turbines), 4 oil-burning boilers type 'F.W.' (Foster Wheeler), 2 generator sets. Armament and quarters (p.123): 5 x 5"/38-caliber dual-purpose guns; 1 x 21-inch quintuple torpedo mount (deck); quarters available: 2 cabin, 10 officers' normal, 5 officers' emergency, no warrant officers, 18 chief petty officers, 208 other enlisted. Construction (pp.124-125): built by 'Navy yard, Charleston'; authorizing act 27 March 1934; contract-signed column carries a braced pair 'Dec. 7, 1937' / 'Dec. 30, 1937' (footnotes 1 and 4 - order/appropriation milestones); keel laid 16 November 1938; ship launched 14 December 1939; contract date of completion 30 August 1940; date of first commission 7 September 1940.
    Verification
    verified
    Role
    supporting
    Documentation level
    ship_specific
    Accessed
    2026-09-27
    Study period
    1943 edition (construction dates 1937-1940)
    Population
    Charleston Navy Yard construction trades 1938-1940; commissioned crew quarters basis 243
    Limitations
    Contemporaneous official Navy tabulation naming this hull - the strongest specification source in the file. It documents machinery plant, dimensions, armament, berthing, builder, and dates only; it contains no asbestos or insulation-material statements and supports no asbestos claim. 'Date of first commission 7 September 1940' conflicts with DANFS's 6 September - carried in gaps. Torpedo fit shown as wartime reduction (1 quintuple mount vs the class design's 2x5); gun count (5 x 5") conflicts with NavSource's compiled as-built figure (4 x 5") - logged.
    Atlas source
    true
    Evidence ID
    ev-uss-hilary-p-jones-dd427-02
  4. [4]NavSource Online: Destroyer Photo Archive, USS Hilary P. Jones (DD-427) page (compiled from official records; NUC citation text transcribed from the SecNav award document) [other_primary]
    Locator
    NavSource DD-427 page 'Operational and Building Data' + 'Fate' + spec block + NUC citation transcription (Wayback capture 2025-05-14; live navsource.org fetch blocked this session)
    Finding type
    vessel_history
    Finding
    NavSource Destroyer Photo Archive page for DD-427: operational and building data block reads 'Laid down by Charleston Navy Yard May 16 1938. Launched December 14 1939 and commissioned September 7 1940. Decommissioned February 6 1947. To Taiwan February 26 1954, renamed Han Yang. Stricken November 1 1974 and broken up for scrap.' Compiled 'as built' block: displacement 2,395 tons full; 348'4" oa x 36'1" x 13'2" max draft; 4 x 5"/38 AA, 6 x .50-cal. MG, 10 x 21" tt (2x5); machinery 47,000 shp, Bethlehem turbines, 2 screws; 35 knots; 6,500 nm at 12 kt; crew 208; class Benson; call sign NEDL. Page also carries the full text of the Navy Unit Commendation citation (Secretary of the Navy John L. Sullivan): 'For extremely meritorious service in support of military operations against enemy forces off San Remo, Italy and Port Maurizio, Italy, September 1944...'
    Verification
    verified
    Role
    supporting
    Documentation level
    ship_specific
    Accessed
    2026-09-27
    Study period
    1938-1975
    Population
    USN crew 1940-1947; ROC Navy crew 1954-1974
    Limitations
    Compiled secondary index (not a primary document itself), but the building/fate line and the NUC citation transcribe official records; supplies the strike/scrapping dates DANFS omits. Compiled spec figures (4 x 5" guns, 10 tt, crew 208, 47,000 shp) conflict in part with DANFS and SDB 1943 - variances carried in gaps, DANFS and SDB carried as the authoritative figures. No asbestos or materials content.
    Atlas source
    true
    Evidence ID
    ev-uss-hilary-p-jones-dd427-03
  5. [5]Lowcountry Digital Library (College of Charleston), Charleston Naval Shipyard Photographs collection, item lcdl:1062 - official US Navy photo series 744-39, USS Hilary P. Jones (DD-427) launching ceremonies, 14 December 1939 [museum_official]
    Locator
    LCDL catalog record lcdl:1062 (description field quoting the photo's original caption block)
    Finding type
    historical_record
    Finding
    Contemporaneous Navy-yard photographic documentation naming this hull: the Charleston Naval Shipyard Photographs collection (Lowcountry Digital Library, College of Charleston; contributing institution Patriots Point Naval and Maritime Museum) holds the official U.S. Navy launching-ceremony series for this hull - e.g., item lcdl:1062, captioned '744-39 US Navy Yard, Charleston, SC. 14 December 1939. USS Hilary P. Jones (DD 427). Launching Ceremonies. Miss Anne K. Matson presenting flowers to the Maid of Honor. File 8266.' Confirms the 14 December 1939 launch at Charleston Navy Yard from a contemporaneous yard record.
    Verification
    verified
    Role
    context
    Documentation level
    ship_specific
    Accessed
    2026-09-27
    Study period
    1939
    Population
    Charleston Navy Yard workforce, December 1939
    Limitations
    Corroborates builder, launch date, and hull identity only; the catalog record contains no asbestos, materials, or construction-process detail. The broader CNS photo series (yard file numbers) is a hull-level visual record but was not surveyed frame-by-frame for insulation content.
    Atlas source
    true
    Evidence ID
    ev-uss-hilary-p-jones-dd427-04
  6. [6]BuShips Ships' Data 1943 machinery row for DD-427 (shipscribe.com) + Atlas shipyards.json record 'charleston-naval-shipyard' (evidence_tier 2) [other_primary]
    Locator
    SDB 1943 p.122 machinery row 184; shipyards.json 'charleston-naval-shipyard' asbestos_products_documented + litigation rows
    Finding type
    asbestos_application
    Finding
    Era/design inference: this hull was built 1938-1940 at the Charleston Navy Yard and carried a twin-screw high-pressure steam plant - four Foster Wheeler oil-burning boilers feeding Bethlehem geared turbines (BuShips Ships' Data 1943 machinery row for DD-427). A U.S. Navy destroyer of this construction era and plant would have carried period-standard asbestos-containing boiler and fireroom insulation, steam-line lagging, turbine and reduction-gear lagging, valve and flange gaskets, machinery packing, fireproofing, and compartment insulation. Builder-yard corroboration: Atlas shipyards.json documents Charleston Naval Shipyard as a tier-2 yard with asbestos products documented (pipe insulation, asbestos gaskets in pumps/valves, boiler external coatings, spray-on insulation) and Navy-personnel mesothelioma verdicts tied to yard service (Whalen 2014, Twidwell 2018).
    Verification
    inferred
    Role
    supporting
    Documentation level
    class_or_era
    Accessed
    2026-09-27
    Study period
    1938-1975
    Population
    Charleston Navy Yard construction trades 1938-1940; USN crew 1940-1947; ROC crew and breakers 1954-1975
    Limitations
    Inference from the documented machinery plant, construction era, and builder yard - NOT a hull record. Establishes no asbestos content aboard DD-427, no quantity, no location, no individual exposure, no causation. The Charleston yard's documented asbestos history is yard-level, not hull-level; the hull was Navy-built at a Navy yard, so no contract builder's materials schedule applies. Whether any asbestos remained aboard at the 1954 transfer or the 1974-75 Taiwan scrapping is undocumented.
    Atlas source
    true
    Evidence ID
    ev-uss-hilary-p-jones-dd427-05
  7. [7]General Information Book, USS Benson (DD-421) / USS Mayo (DD-422), Supervisor of Shipbuilding U.S.N., Bethlehem Steel Corp., Quincy MA, 1940 (excerpt scan hosted by the Destroyer History Foundation) [other_primary]
    Locator
    GIB excerpt pp.1-11 (image scan read at page level): Section A-1 hull data/dimensions/stability; Section A-5 ordnance incl. quintuple torpedo-tube table
    Finding type
    asbestos_application
    Finding
    Class primary document (lead ships only): the 1940 General Information Book for USS Benson (DD-421) and USS Mayo (DD-422), produced by the Supervisor of Shipbuilding U.S.N. at Bethlehem Steel Corp. (Shipbuilding Division), Quincy MA, is the class-level build record for the Benson subclass to which this hull belongs. The published excerpt (11 pages read at image level) covers Section A-1 general/hull data (designed standard displacement 1,620 tons; trial displacement 2,030 tons with 2/3 maximum reserve feed water, fuel oil, and diesel oil; 21-inch frame spacing) and Section A-5 ordnance (five 5"/38 guns; .50-caliber AA machine-gun positions; quintuple 21-inch torpedo-tube table listing Mount No. 1 on the midship deckhouse). The excerpt contains no insulation, lagging, or material-schedule section.
    Verification
    verified
    Role
    archival_lead
    Documentation level
    class_or_era
    Accessed
    2026-09-27
    Study period
    1940
    Population
    Benson-class design/construction reference population (class context)
    Limitations
    Class-lead document, not this hull's book - DD-427 was built at Charleston Navy Yard (not Bethlehem Quincy) and would have its own GIB if one survives (not located online; NARA RG 19 series is the lead). The excerpt contains no asbestos or insulation statement, so it neither supports nor denies asbestos content; it documents the class design to which era inference attaches. The excerpt is incomplete (ends mid-ordnance section; machinery sections not published).
    Atlas source
    true
    Evidence ID
    ev-uss-hilary-p-jones-dd427-06
  8. [8]U.S. General Accounting Office, 'Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure,' HRD-80-2 (published 18 October 1979) [gao]
    Locator
    GAO product page description + report PDF https://www.gao.gov/assets/hrd-80-2.pdf (Navy response attachment, shipboard-asbestos paragraph; fieldwork yards were Long Beach and Norfolk Naval Shipyards)
    Finding type
    gov_survey
    Finding
    Program-level documentation that asbestos use was pervasive in Navy ships: the GAO's 1979 report on Navy asbestos protection reviewed the use of asbestos in Navy ships and conveys the Navy's statement that 'thermal insulation for machinery, equipment and piping systems has been the major application of asbestos' and that 'all ships presently in service contain some quantity of asbestos' (attachment quoting Navy response on shipboard applications). Context for the general era of Navy shipboard asbestos use; DD-427 (built 1938-40, transferred 1954) predates the report scope but the finding documents the longstanding Navy-wide practice this hull's construction era belonged to.
    Verification
    verified
    Role
    context
    Documentation level
    context_only
    Accessed
    2026-09-27
    Study period
    1975-1979 (report); practices described span earlier decades
    Population
    Navy shipyard workers and ship crews (program context)
    Limitations
    Program-level finding about the modern (1970s) fleet, not about this 1938-40 hull - quoted language describes ships delivered since 1973 and in-service practice; establishes nothing about DD-427's materials. Included only as Navy-wide era context consistent with Batch-01 usage.
    Atlas source
    true
    Evidence ID
    ev-uss-hilary-p-jones-dd427-07
  9. [9]Cross-source reconciliation: DANFS entry vs. BuShips Ships' Data 1943 row 184 vs. NavSource DD-427 compiled page vs. Benson-class GIB (DD-421/422) [other_primary]
    Locator
    DANFS spec block + narrative; SDB 1943 pp.120-125 entry 184; NavSource 'as built' block; 421benson_GIBook.pdf Sections A-1/A-5
    Finding type
    historical_record
    Finding
    Source discrepancies resolved or logged: (a) Keel-laid date - the contemporaneous BuShips Ships' Data 1943 construction row reads 'Nov. 16, 1938' while NavSource and Wikipedia read 'May 16, 1938'; the official tabulation is carried (1938-11-16), secondary compilations logged. (b) Commissioning date - DANFS reads 6 September 1940 while the SDB 1943 'Date of first commission' column and NavSource both read 7 September 1940; DANFS carried as the canonical narrative source, conflict logged. (c) Complement - DANFS design block 191; SDB 1943 quarters-available columns for this hull sum to 243 (2+10+5+18+208); NavSource 'Crew 208' corresponds to the SDB other-enlisted column; secondary compilations read 276. (d) Armament - DANFS design block 5x5" and 5x21" tt; NavSource compiled 'as built' 4x5"/38, 6x.50-cal, 10 tt; class GIB (DD-421/422) five 5"/38 plus quintuple-tube table; SDB 1943 wartime fit 5x5"/38 DP and 1 quintuple mount. (e) Contract/order dates - SDB 1943 carries a braced pair Dec. 7 / Dec. 30, 1937; NAVSHIPS 250-641 contracts ledger reads 20 December 1937 for this hull (contract symbol 137) - all December 1937, distinct milestones logged not merged. (f) DANFS narrative prints the May 1944 adversary submarine as 'U-S16' - a typographical misprint; the action is identified as U-616 in secondary compilations (NavSource, Destroyer History Foundation) and is carried as U-616 with the misprint noted here. (g) DANFS renders the ROC name 'HanYan'; NavSource and other compilations render 'Han Yang' (DD-15) - orthographic variant only.
    Verification
    verified
    Role
    correction
    Documentation level
    ship_specific
    Accessed
    2026-09-27
    Study period
    1940-1974 (source periods)
    Limitations
    Reconciles publication-level discrepancies among authoritative and secondary sources; none of the underlying sources contains asbestos information, and none of the variances affects hull identity or the disposition timeline. Figures carried in the record fields prefer official contemporaneous tabulations (SDB, DANFS) over secondary compilations.
    Atlas source
    true
    Evidence ID
    ev-uss-hilary-p-jones-dd427-08
  10. [10]Batch-3412 search ledger (this record): DANFS/NHHC; BuShips Ships' Data 1943; NavSource; LCDL Charleston Naval Shipyard Photographs; Benson-class GIB; GAO HRD-80-2; CourtListener sweeps (5 queries, ev-12); general web ship-specific asbestos search [other_primary]
    Locator
    search_ledger rows sl-uss-hilary-p-jones-dd427-01 onward
    Finding type
    historical_record
    Finding
    No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, materials schedule, court finding, or docketed asbestos case naming USS Hilary P. Jones DD-427 was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). The disposition record itself limits what could exist in U.S. channels: the hull was decommissioned 1947, held in reserve to 1954, then transferred abroad (ROC loan) and scrapped in Taiwan 1974-75 - post-transfer events fall outside U.S. documentation channels.
    Verification
    verified
    Role
    negative_finding
    Documentation level
    ship_specific
    Accessed
    2026-09-27
    Study period
    2026-09-27
    Limitations
    Absence of a located public record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard - a 1938-40 Navy-yard-built steam destroyer is era-consistent with asbestos-containing insulation, lagging, gaskets, packing, and fireproofing. The hull's 1954-1974 ROC Navy custody and Taiwan scrapping produced no U.S. hazmat/abatement record in the sources searched; Taiwan-side disposal documentation was not surveyed and is unlikely digitized. Does not establish that asbestos is or was present in any quantity, nor any individual exposure or legal eligibility.
    Atlas source
    true
    Evidence ID
    ev-uss-hilary-p-jones-dd427-09
  11. [11]NARA record-group mapping (RG 24 deck logs; RG 38 war diaries; RG 19 ship construction/GIB series; RG 181 naval shore establishment records for Charleston Navy Yard) + LCDL CNS photograph collection [other_primary]
    Locator
    Series-level mapping only; no item-level retrieval performed this session
    Finding type
    historical_record
    Finding
    Archival leads (not retrieved - research-room or reproduction order; no spend authorized): (a) NARA RG 24 'Logbooks of U.S. Navy ships and stations' - DD-427 deck logs for the commissioned period 1940-09 to 1947-02, including the 1944-45 overhaul/repair periods where disturbance events would appear; many WWII destroyer logs are digitized in the catalog but this hull's set was not confirmed item-level. (b) NARA RG 38 - the ship's World War II war diary (OPNAV deck-diary series, many digitized via Fold3), which would document yard availabilities and battle-damage repair. (c) NARA RG 19 - General Information Book / construction records for DD-427 if surviving (the class GIB published covers DD-421/422 only). (d) NARA RG 181 - Charleston Navy Yard records (6th Naval District; NARA Southeast Region, Atlanta), the yard that built this hull - hull-level construction and repair correspondence. (e) LCDL Charleston Naval Shipyard Photographs collection - yard file-number photo series beyond the indexed launch set.
    Verification
    unverified
    Role
    archival_lead
    Documentation level
    context_only
    Accessed
    2026-09-27
    Limitations
    Record-group/collection mapping only - no box-level retrieval performed; existence of asbestos-specific documents for DD-427 is unknown until surveyed. Nothing in this row is an asbestos finding.
    Atlas source
    true
    Evidence ID
    ev-uss-hilary-p-jones-dd427-10
  12. [12]Bureau of Ships, Contracts for the Construction of Naval Vessels, NAVSHIPS 250-641 (shipscribe.com mirror; image-scan read at page level) [other_primary]
    Locator
    NAVSHIPS 250-641 Charleston Navy Yard section, DD-427 row (contract symbol 137)
    Finding type
    historical_record
    Finding
    Official contracts ledger naming this hull: the Bureau of Ships tabulation 'Contracts for the Construction of Naval Vessels' (NAVSHIPS 250-641) carries the Charleston Navy Yard section row for DD-427 - contract symbol 137, estimated cost $4,659,867, contract date 20 December 1937, contract completion date 30 October 1940. Confirms the build was an in-house Navy-yard construction account (not a private-yard contract) and supplies the official contract-cost figure for this hull.
    Verification
    verified
    Role
    supporting
    Documentation level
    ship_specific
    Accessed
    2026-09-27
    Study period
    1937-1940
    Limitations
    Contract ledger documents the construction account (cost, contract dates, yard) only; it contains no materials, insulation, or asbestos information. Its contract date (20 December 1937) sits between the SDB 1943 construction row's braced pair (Dec. 7 / Dec. 30, 1937) - treated as distinct order-milestone dates, not merged.
    Atlas source
    true
    Evidence ID
    ev-uss-hilary-p-jones-dd427-11
  13. [13]CourtListener API v4 searches: 'USS Hilary P. Jones' type=o (0); 'Hilary P. Jones' type=o (0); 'USS Hilary P. Jones' type=r (0); 'DD-427' type=o (1 - Faiola v. Halifax Hosp. Dist., Fla. DCA docket-no. collision); 'DD-427' type=r (3 - Zapata/Dunsmore/Madoff, all non-vessel document collisions) [court_record]
    Locator
    Opinion 7558822 (Faiola) - matched on Fla. DCA docket number 'DD-427' only; docket hits 8:22-cv-00898 Zapata, 3:20-cv-00406 Dunsmore, 08-01789 SIPC v. Madoff - match contexts inspected in returned payloads
    Finding type
    litigation_documented
    Finding
    CourtListener sweep (authenticated API v4 via cl-auth-search.py, fleet-paced, 2026-09-27): 'USS Hilary P. Jones' (type=o) returned 0 hits; 'Hilary P. Jones' (type=o) returned 0 hits; 'USS Hilary P. Jones' (type=r, dockets) returned 0 dockets. 'DD-427' (type=o) returned 1 hit - Faiola v. Halifax Hospital District, 349 So. 2d 181 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1977), a hospital-district appeal carried under Florida docket 'Nos. DD-279, DD-427' - docket-number collision, not the vessel, not asbestos. 'DD-427' (type=r) returned 3 dockets, all document-content collisions: Zapata v. Anaheim Police Dept. (C.D. Cal. 8:22-cv-00898, civil rights - 'DD] 427' is an OCR-garbled related-case field on a pro-se complaint); Dunsmore v. State of California (S.D. Cal. 3:20-cv-00406, prisoner civil rights - match inside an attachment); SIPC v. Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 08-01789, SIPA liquidation - match in indexed filing text). Classification: no qualifying asbestos litigation located for DD-427; every hit is a confirmed name/docket-number collision.
    Verification
    verified
    Role
    negative_finding
    Documentation level
    ship_specific
    Accessed
    2026-09-27
    Study period
    sweep executed 2026-09-27; hit opinions/dockets date 1977-2022
    Limitations
    Sweep result, not a merits finding: 'no published opinion or indexed docket names this hull' is supported, but pleadings naming the vessel without published opinions or full-text-indexed filings would not surface; fleet pacing delayed the sweep ~50 minutes but all five planned queries completed. The Faiola hit is a Florida appellate docket-number coincidence; the three docket hits are full-text collisions (form fields/attachments), none resolving to a vessel reference.
    Atlas source
    true
    Evidence ID
    ev-uss-hilary-p-jones-dd427-12

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