Evidence
10 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-10).
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[1]Naval Vessel Register (NAVSEA), Ship Details - INGERSOLL (DD 990), UIC 20837 [other_primary]
- Locator
- NVR getHull page for shipId 1199, Vessel Status + Milestone Dates blocks (page last updated 08/11/2003)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Official NVR record for this hull: Class DD 963 (Spruance); status 'disposed of in support of fleet training exercise,' date status changed 07/29/2003; builder Ingalls Shipbuilding Corp.; award date 01/15/1975; keel date 12/05/1977; launch date 03/10/1979; delivery date 03/24/1980; commission date 04/12/1980; decommission date 07/24/1998; stricken date 07/24/1998; 18.3 years commission-to-decommission.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1975-2003
- Population
- Ingalls construction trades 1977-1980; commissioned crew 1980-1998; NISMF Pearl Harbor inactive-ship workforce 1998-2003
- Limitations
- NVR documents milestones, builder, and disposal status - not materials or asbestos content. NVR suppresses this record's physical characteristics ('currently unavailable as we update our public information policies'), so propulsion and displacement figures are not confirmed by this source.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-ingersoll-dd990-01
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[2]Navy Wire Service (NWSA) release NWSA31jul-3, 'USS Ingersoll decommissioned,' 31 July 1998, by JO1 David Nagle, Naval Base Pearl Harbor Public Affairs [other_primary]
- Locator
- man.fas.org/dod-101/sys/ship/docs/980731-dd-990.htm (full text of NWSA release)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Official Navy public-affairs release for this hull: USS Ingersoll (DD 990) decommissioned July 24 (1998) in a ceremony at Naval Station Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; homeported in San Diego following her April 12, 1980 commissioning and moved to Pearl Harbor in April 1987; completed eight deployments to the western Pacific and Arabian Gulf visiting 43 ports in 20 countries over 18 years; final deployment November 1997-May 1998 was Maritime Interdiction Operations in the Arabian Gulf supporting UN sanctions against Iraq; earned the Humanitarian Service Medal in 1981 for rescue of 39 refugees in the South China Sea; ex-Ingersoll to remain at the Inactive Ship Anchorage, Pearl Harbor.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1980-1998
- Population
- Crew 1980-1998
- Limitations
- Documents service history and decommissioning only - no materials or asbestos content. Text is a third-party (Federation of American Scientists) mirror of the official NWSA wire story; the originating navy.mil page is no longer live.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-ingersoll-dd990-02
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[3]U.S. Navy Surface Warfare Officer School command course, 'USS INGERSOLL (DD-990) 20 JUNE 1992 - Malacca Strait Collision Case Study,' slide set Ms4-4 [other_primary]
- Locator
- man.fas.org/dod-101/navy/docs/swos/cmd/ms/Ms4-4/tsld001-tsld014 (title slide, timeline slide 013 at 202052, damage summary slide 014)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- USN SWOS training material documents this hull's 20 June 1992 collision with tanker M/V Matsumi Maru No. 7 in the Strait of Malacca: tanker's bow struck Ingersoll's starboard side near frame 28 and tore a ragged gash aft to frame 127 extending 4 feet above the waterline, with the bulbous bow also striking below the waterline; the tanker's anchor remained lodged in Ingersoll's side for about 3 hours; Ingersoll proceeded at 5 knots to Singapore for voyage repairs; repairs reported at $10 million. The case study attributes the collision to a cascade of watchstanding errors amid merchant-ship lighting practices (deck lights/floodlights against piracy obscuring running lights).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1992
- Population
- Crew aboard at collision 1992-06-20; repair-yard workforce Singapore and Pearl Harbor 1992
- Limitations
- Navy training-slide deck hosted on the FAS mirror - an instructional reconstruction of the incident, not the JAG/investigation report itself. Documents the casualty event and repair cost, not materials aboard. Collision repair scope (Singapore voyage repairs then Pearl Harbor) is described at summary level; yard assignment of the follow-on repairs is not stated in this document.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-ingersoll-dd990-03
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[4]PACMISRANFAC Barking Sands HI GENADMIN message, 'SINKEX REPORT FOR EX USS INGERSOLL' (Jul 2003), as transcribed in the USS Ingersoll veterans' 'Historical Highlights' PDF (members.tripod.com/uss_ingersoll_vets, host now offline) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Transcription captured via web search of members.tripod.com/uss_ingersoll_vets/dd-990-hist-hilites.pdf; corroborating NVR status at nvr.navy.mil getHull shipId=1199
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Transcribed Navy message reports ex-USS Ingersoll sunk 29 July 2003 by combined AGM-65 and AGM-84 ordnance fired by VP-01, VP-47, VP-46, VP-62, VP-66, VP-92, and VS-21; recorded coordinates 23:02N 160:04W, water depth 2,576 fathoms, water temp 80 F, distance from land 62 NM, vessel displacement 5,770 tons, length 563 feet; struck initially by a single AGM-65 amidships then seven AGM-84 direct hits. The sinking date, disposal method, and location are corroborated by the official NVR status entry (ev-01) and secondary fleet references (NavSource DD-990 index; combat-fleets damage listings).
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 2003
- Population
- None aboard (expended hulk); SINKEX range and prep workforce PMRF/NAVSEA 2003
- Limitations
- The message text survives only as a transcription on a veterans' site that is now offline (retrieved via search-index capture); the underlying Navy message is authentic in form (same PACMISRANFAC/PMRF SINKEX report format documented for other hulls) but the DD-990 instance is not independently hosted by an official source. Ordnance detail differs from one secondary summary ('2 AGM-84 Harpoons'). SINKEX pre-cleaning scope for this hull is not documented in public sources.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-ingersoll-dd990-04
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[5]GAO HRD-80-2 (B-163375), 'Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure,' Comptroller General report to Reps. Glenn A. Anderson and Jerry M. Patterson, 18 October 1979 [gao]
- Locator
- GAO HRD-80-2 report body (Navy letter responses; Attachment 1 ship-class list) and product page
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO's 1979 report documents the era context into which this hull was built: the Navy changed thermal-insulation specifications to asbestos-free materials in 1973, but asbestos stock already purchased was installed under construction, and 'some ships were delivered with asbestos insulation as late as May 1978'; the Navy stated that 'all ships contain some asbestos in such components as clutches and electric cables'; the DD-963 class (Spruance) was among ship types listed with asbestos thermal insulation - USS Paul F. Foster (DD-964) contained 87,634 pounds of thermal insulation (insulation weight only; excludes pipe hanger liners, gaskets, and other applications); the Navy declined a fleet-wide ~$2 billion removal program, retaining an October 1975 policy (replace only damaged insulation) modified January 1979 to selective replacement in high-maintenance areas, expecting 30-50% of insulation to remain untouched over a ship's life.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1975-1979 (report period); hull era 1977-2003
- Population
- Ingalls trades 1977-1980; crew 1980-1998; overhaul/repair workforces
- Limitations
- Class/era documentation only - GAO names DD-964, not DD-990, and does not establish any asbestos content aboard this hull. DD-990 was delivered 24 March 1980, after the May 1978 endpoint of documented asbestos-insulation deliveries, so even the era inference for thermal insulation is attenuated for this late-build hull; residual asbestos in clutches, cables, and gaskets is fleet-level context. gao.gov returns HTTP 403 to automated fetches (standing fleet-wide issue); report text verified via the search-indexed PDF content; fieldwork yards in the report were Long Beach and Norfolk Naval Shipyards.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-ingersoll-dd990-05
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[6]Atlas shipyards.json, yard record 'ingalls-shipbuilding' (Pascagoula, MS; evidence_tier 2): documented products incl. Thermobestos, Superex, Kaylo, Zonolite, Monokote, pipe covering, block insulation, gaskets, packing, cement, tape, fireproofing; litigation incl. Overly v. Ingalls Shipbuilding (Cal. App. 1999) and Ingalls Shipbuilding v. Director, OWCP, 519 U.S. 248 (1997); OSHA inspection/sample records [other_primary]
- Locator
- shipyard-exposure-map dataset, shipyards.json record ingalls-shipbuilding
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Builder-yard context: DD-990 was constructed 1977-1980 at Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, a yard with documented asbestos-containing products across its history, documented insulation-worker fiber concentrations, and asbestos litigation reaching the U.S. Supreme Court on LHWCA settlement-credit issues. These are yard-level findings for the builder of this hull.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- yard history; hull construction 1977-1980
- Population
- Ingalls Shipbuilding trades (yard-level)
- Limitations
- Yard-level evidence only - no reviewed Ingalls finding is attributed to the DD-990 hull, its 1977-1980 construction window specifically, or its crew. The yard's documented products and cases span other eras and contracts. Not a ship-specific finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-ingersoll-dd990-06
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[7]EPA, 'SINKEX Determination and Agreement' - interpretation of the MPRSA general permit at 40 C.F.R. 229.2 governing Navy sinking exercises (supersedes the 1999 Letter) [federal_register]
- Locator
- EPA determination PDF, 'Verification of Navy SINKEX Process' items 1-5 and vessel-preparation requirements
- Finding type
- regulatory
- Finding
- EPA's determination documents the permit regime under which ex-Ingersoll was disposed in 2003: SINKEX vessels require PCB survey/sampling and removal of transformers/capacitors, hydraulic and petroleum fluids, and readily detachable PCB-containing materials, with Navy notification to EPA no later than 45 days before each exercise listing vessel name, class, tonnage, location, and PCB estimates. Asbestos removal is not among the enumerated preparation categories in this document.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1999-2003 regime; determination document later
- Population
- SINKEX preparation/remediation workforce (program level)
- Limitations
- Program-level regulatory context only - the determination postdates the 29 July 2003 sinking (the superseded 1999 Letter governed at the time) and names no individual hull. It documents what the SINKEX regime required for cleaning; it does not document what was found or removed aboard ex-Ingersoll, and asbestos is not listed among the removal categories.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-ingersoll-dd990-07
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[8]United States v. Rasheed, 802 F. Supp. 312 (D. Haw. 1992), aff'd 35 F.3d 426 (9th Cir. 1994); United States v. Medjuck, 937 F. Supp. 1368 (N.D. Cal. 1996); United States v. Jung, 151 F. App'x 601 (9th Cir. 2005) [court_record]
- Locator
- Rasheed opinion recital (interception narrative); CG 'This Day in Coast Guard History, July 1' listings naming USS Ingersoll
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Published federal opinions document the 1 July 1991 interdiction of the St. Vincent-flagged freighter M/V Lucky Star (~70 tons of hashish) by a Coast Guard law-enforcement detachment operating from two Navy ships about 600 miles west of Midway, and the ensuing Maritime Drug Law Enforcement Act prosecutions. Coast Guard-history listings identify USS Ingersoll (DD-990) as the platform embarking the 14th District LEDET (CGC Rush crewmen, LTJG Mark Eyler) for the seizure, then the largest hashish interdiction in Coast Guard history.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1991 (operation); 1992-2005 (litigation)
- Population
- Crew and embarked USCG LEDET, 1991
- Limitations
- Maritime drug litigation, not asbestos litigation - included as vessel history context. The published opinions describe 'two Navy ships' without naming this hull; the Ingersoll identification comes from secondary Coast Guard-history listings (mirrored), so hull attribution is secondary-sourced. Establishes no exposure facts aboard this vessel.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-ingersoll-dd990-08
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[9]CourtListener API v4 authenticated sweep, 2026-09-28 (via cl-auth-search.py) [court_record]
- Locator
- cl-auth-search.py query log; see search_ledger entries sl-08 through sl-13
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- No qualifying asbestos litigation naming this hull located in CourtListener. Exact-name 'USS Ingersoll': 0 opinions; 1 docket - United States v. QTC Medical Services, Inc., 2:14-cv-08961 (C.D. Cal.), a False Claims Act qui tam over veterans' medical-exam contracts - an unrelated reference, not asbestos litigation naming the vessel. Hull-number 'DD-990': 0 opinions; 4 dockets, all text collisions (Winn-Dixie Stores bankruptcy 3:05-bk-03817 Bankr. M.D. Fla.; United States v. Anderson 1:05-cv-00637 D. Colo.; In re Seroquel Products Liability MDL 6:06-md-01769 M.D. Fla.; NYT Co. v. Microsoft 1:23-cv-11195 S.D.N.Y. exhibit text). 'Ingersoll' + asbestos opinions: ~500 results, all corporate name collisions on Ingersoll-Rand Company and unrelated parties - no ship reference. 'Matsumi Maru': 0 opinions. 'Lucky Star' hashish opinions: 8 results, all Lucky Star drug-prosecution opinions (see ev-08) - none name the hull in indexed text.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- litigation through 2026-09-28
- Population
- Potential litigants: crew 1980-1998; Ingalls construction trades 1977-1980
- Limitations
- Sweep covers CourtListener's indexed opinion and docket text only; PACER filings not in RECAP, state-court dockets, and non-digitized records are outside scope. The 'Matsumi Maru' docket-type query remained blocked by the shared fleet pacing limiter at session close - a pending item, not a cleared negative. The 332-page QTC complaint was not fetched (document-level fetch would bypass the fleet limiter); its 'USS Ingersoll' reference is classified as unrelated on the docket-level record and remains unverified at document level. Absence of litigation is a bounded negative finding, not proof no claim was ever filed.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-ingersoll-dd990-09
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[10]NARA guided topic, 'Researching Asbestos aboard US Naval Vessel up through 1961' (Record Group 19 correspondence, ship-specification and General Information Book paths) [other_primary]
- Locator
- archives.gov guided topic page, 'Researching Asbestos aboard US Naval Vessel up through 1961'
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA's guide identifies the archival path for hull-level asbestos documentation: Bureau of Ships (RG 19) correspondence filed by hull designation, shipyard correspondence, and General Information Books - noting that deck logs and muster rolls do not themselves establish asbestos content. For a 1977-1980 hull the relevant series are post-1961 NAVSEA/shipyard records and command histories rather than the guide's core 1940-1961 correspondence runs. No DD-990 file from these series was examined in this batch.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Limitations
- Research-path documentation only - the guide's principal series end at 1961, before this hull's construction; it supplies a method, not evidence. No hull-specific finding is implied.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-ingersoll-dd990-10