Evidence
6 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-6).
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[1]research packet ej-packet.md (4 sources cited) [museum_official]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERDICT: VERIFIED — real identity: USS Hopkins (DD-249 / DMS-13)
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-hopkins-dd249-pkt-ej-packet-md
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[2]Naval History and Heritage Command, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, 'Hopkins III (DD-249)' [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Specifications block; opening construction paragraph; conversion paragraph; final paragraph
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The third USS Hopkins was a Clemson-class destroyer built by New York Shipbuilding Corporation at Camden, New Jersey; launched 26 June 1920; commissioned 21 March 1921 at Philadelphia; design complement 101. She was converted to high-speed minesweeper DMS-13 at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, operated in the Pacific war, decommissioned at Norfolk 21 December 1945, and sold for scrapping 8 November 1946.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1920-1946
- Population
- Design complement 101; actual wartime crew not verified
- Limitations
- DANFS establishes identity and service history only. It does not identify asbestos, installed products, maintenance conditions, individual exposure or a wartime crew count. The entry has an apparent '37 May' date typo, which is excluded.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-hopkins-dd249-01
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[3]National Archives, Special List 44, Named Vessels, Hopkins (DMS-13); U.S. Navy Filing Manual (1941), DD249 entry [other_primary]
- Locator
- Special List 44, Hopkins row; filing manual p. 206 at https://www.archives.gov/files/research/arc/online-resources/navy/navy-filing-manual-1941.pdf
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA Special List 44 indexes Hopkins as DMS-13 with a service span of 21 March 1921 through 21 December 1945. The Navy's 1941 filing manual cross-references DD249 Hopkins as DMS13.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1921-1945
- Limitations
- NARA's log index and the filing manual establish name, hull crosswalk and record span, not asbestos materials or crew exposure. The underlying logs were not reviewed.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-hopkins-dd249-02
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[4]National Archives, 'Researching Asbestos aboard US Naval Vessel up through 1961'; U.S. Navy Filing Manual (1941) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Opening and Beginning Research; 1941 filing manual p. 143, S39 at https://www.archives.gov/files/research/arc/online-resources/navy/navy-filing-manual-1941.pdf
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- NARA's asbestos research guide states that asbestos was used in U.S. Navy materiel during 1941-1961 and that research is required to determine whether an individual vessel had asbestos material. The 1941 Navy filing manual identifies S39 as insulation and lagging, including boilers, machinery, and steam piping, but does not identify the material composition for Hopkins.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1941-1961 research scope; Hopkins served 1921-1945
- Limitations
- Supports class/era-level prioritization only. The NARA guide is fleet context and the filing manual is a record-classification tool. Neither identifies a Hopkins-specific product, location, quantity or exposure. Insulation and lagging are not proof of asbestos composition.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-hopkins-dd249-03
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[5]National Archives, 'Researching Asbestos aboard US Naval Vessel up through 1961' [other_primary]
- Locator
- Beginning Research; General Information Books; Cartographic Branch (S39)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA's vessel asbestos research guide identifies RG 19 hull correspondence, destroyer general information books, and ship engineering drawings under S39 insulation and lagging as relevant avenues for testing material claims for an individual vessel. These holdings are archival leads for DD249/DMS13.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- Research guidance for 1941-1961 Navy records
- Limitations
- The guide does not claim that Hopkins has a surviving GIB or S39 drawing and does not establish asbestos aboard her. No underlying RG 19 file was retrieved in this batch.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-hopkins-dd249-04
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[6]Batch 3247 bounded public-source search ledger [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger sl-uss-hopkins-dd249-01 through -05
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No Hopkins-specific asbestos survey, specification, abatement record or material inventory was located in the public NHHC/DANFS and NARA sources searched for this batch (see search ledger).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 2026-09-27 search
- Limitations
- A bounded search result, not proof that asbestos was absent. Undigitized Navy construction, conversion and overhaul files may contain relevant material records. CourtListener is tracked separately and is not included in this negative finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-hopkins-dd249-05