Evidence
14 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-14).
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[1]research packet zbv-packet.md (4 sources cited) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-jack-williams-ffg24-pkt-zbv-packet-md
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[2]Naval Vessel Register ship-detail record, JACK WILLIAMS (FFG-24), UIC 20977 (Wayback capture 2015-12-26 of nvr.navy.mil/nvrships/details/FFG24.htm; the live NVR ship-detail page serves navigation chrome only to programmatic fetch - standing issue) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NVR ship-detail record for FFG24, characteristic/status tables (Wayback capture)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Official inventory record for this hull: Class FFG 7; Award 02/28/1977; Keel 02/25/1980; Launch 08/30/1980; Delivery 08/07/1981; Commission 09/19/1981; Decommission 09/13/1996; Stricken 09/13/1996; status 'Disposed of through the Security Assistance Program (SAP), transferred, Foreign Assistance Act (FAA) Section 516, Southern Region Amendment,' date status changed 09/13/1996, custodian BAHRAIN. Builder BATH IRON WKS CORP. Dimensions: 445 ft overall / 408 ft waterline length, 47 ft extreme beam, 25 ft max navigational draft / 16 ft draft limit; light displacement 2,900 tons, full 3,783 tons; steel hull, aluminum superstructure; 1 propeller; propulsion type Gas Turbines; accommodations 17 officers / 198 enlisted.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1977-1996
- Population
- Bath Iron Works construction trades 1980-81; commissioning crew
- Limitations
- Official construction/disposal record; contains no asbestos information and no operational narrative. Live NVR page serves chrome only - Wayback capture of the same nvr.navy.mil URL cited. Disposal mechanics (grant-aid EDA transfer) are corroborated by the 2018 DSCA/Federal Register notice (ev-02).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-jack-williams-ffg24-01
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[3]DSCA congressional notification, 'Bahrain - Follow-On Technical Support (FOTS) for the Royal Bahrain Navy Ship SABHA (FFG-90),' transmittal published in the Federal Register (FR Doc. 2018-17153; report delivered to Congress July 26, 2018; est. $70 million) [federal_register]
- Locator
- FR Doc. 2018-17153, Policy Justification section, 'Bahrain - Follow-On Technical Support (FOTS) for the Royal Bahrain Navy Ship SABHA (FFG-90)'
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Official U.S. Government statement of this hull's post-Navy identity and status: 'the Royal Bahrain Navy Ship SABHA (FFG-90), formerly the USS Jack Williams (FFG-24), transferred as Excess Defense Article on September 13, 1996.' The 2018 notification covers follow-on technical support - 'engineering, technical, and logistics services, documentation, and modification material for U.S. Navy supplied systems and equipment' - so that Bahrain can 'keep the ship in operational readiness status ... for coastal defense and security.'
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1996-2018
- Population
- Royal Bahrain Naval Force crew, 1997-2018+
- Limitations
- Establishes the hull's identity continuity and Bahraini service as of 2018; contains no materials or asbestos information. DSCA notice is a sale-notification document, not a condition survey; whether the hull remains in service after 2018 is not covered.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-jack-williams-ffg24-02
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[4]NavSource Online Frigate Photo Archive, USS Jack Williams (FFG 24) - specifications block, Building and Operational Data block, official U.S. Navy photo captions (DVIC/Navy News Stand/National Archives), commanding-officer list (Hechler & Reeves compilation), and ship's ribbon-board awards [other_primary]
- Locator
- navsource.net/archives/07/0724.htm - Specifications block, 'Building and Operational Data' block, photo captions, CO list
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Building and operational record for this hull: building contract awarded to Bath Iron Works Corp. 28 February 1977; keel laid 25 February 1980 at Bath, ME; launched and christened 30 August 1980, sponsored by Mrs. Fern Williams Carr (sister of the namesake) with sponsor's proxy Dana Elaine Carr (niece); commissioned 19 September 1981 at Bath, Cmdr. Hugh E. Carroll in command; decommissioned at Pensacola, FL 13 September 1996 after 15 years of service, struck from the NVR, transferred as Grant Aid to Bahrain, renamed BRNS Sabha (F-90). Specifications: Oliver Hazard Perry class (Short Hull, As Built), SCB No. 201; 3,109 t std / 3,993 t full; 408 ft wl / 445 ft oa; 2 GE LM2500 gas turbines, 41,000 shp, 1 shaft CP propeller, 325-hp retractable propeller pods; 29 kt; complement 13/206 incl. 19-man air detachment. Commanding officers 1981-1996: Carroll, Grieve, Mann, Young, Parker, Wheeler, Hawn. Ribbon board: CAR, JMUA w/OLC, NUC, MUC, Battle E (2), Navy Expeditionary Medal, NDSM, AFEM w/3 stars, SWASM w/1 star, SSDR, KLM (Kuwait). Official photo captions document: underway with USS Oliver Hazard Perry (FFG-7) and USS Antrim (FFG-20) July 1982 (National Archives photo 330-CFD-DN-ST-82-09444); NAVOCFORMED unit at Barcelona 18 Sep 1983; UNREP with USS John F. Kennedy Jun 1984 and USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Jan 1987; homeport Naval Station Mayport FL (captions 1985, 1992); Genoa port visit 10 Mar 1996; Bahraini Sabha operational 2008 (Operation Arabian Shark), 2011 (Mina Salman), 2018 (Arabian Gulf with USS Theodore Roosevelt).
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1977-2018
- Population
- Commissioned crew 1981-1996 (~200 incl. air detachment); Bahraini crew 1997-present
- Limitations
- Volunteer-maintained archive carrying NVR-derived data and official photo captions - lead-level corroboration, not a direct official record for spec/complement figures; its 3,993 t full-load and 45.4-ft beam figures differ from NVR's 3,783 t and 47 ft (conflicts in gaps). Awards listing is a compiled ribbon board, not the award citations themselves. NavSource notes 'the DANFS history entry ... is not presently available. This class of ship was built too late to be covered by the DANFS Project' - no DANFS entry exists for this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-jack-williams-ffg24-03
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[5]NHHC Online Library of Selected Images, 'US People - Williams, Jack, Pharmacist's Mate Third Class, USNR (1924-1945)' (HyperWar/ibiblio mirror) + U.S. Navy photo caption 220217-N-N1526-008 + National Medal of Honor Museum recipient page (citation text) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- NHHC Online Library 'US People' page for PhM3c Jack Williams; navy.mil photo 220217-N-N1526-008; mohmuseum.org/recipient/williams-jack-
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Namesake record for this hull: Pharmacist's Mate Third Class Jack Williams, USNR, born 18 October 1924 at Harrison, Arkansas; served with 3d Battalion, 28th Marines, 5th Marine Division at Iwo Jima; on 3 March 1945 went forward under intense fire to aid a wounded Marine, was hit three times in the abdomen and groin, continued treating casualties, and was struck down by a sniper while returning - dying later that day; posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor; buried Springfield National Cemetery, Missouri. FFG-24 was the first ship named in his honor (NavSource building-data block).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1924-1945 (namesake); 1980-1981 (naming/launch)
- Population
- Namesake biographical subject
- Limitations
- Biographical/commemorative record only - no materials information about the hull. The MOH citation text is consistent across the NHHC namesake page, the official Navy photo caption, and the National Medal of Honor Museum record.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-jack-williams-ffg24-04
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[6]UPI dispatch datelined 'ABOARD USS JACK WILLIAMS,' 19 April 1988 (Operation Praying Mantis, 18 April 1988) + USNI Proceedings Vol. 115/5 (May 1989), 'The Surface View: Operation Praying Mantis' + USS Samuel B. Roberts (DE-413) Survivors Association award-documentation page for SAG Delta [reputable_press]
- Locator
- UPI Archives, 19 Apr 1988 dispatch ('ABOARD USS JACK WILLIAMS' dateline); usni.org Proceedings May 1989; de413.org award-citation summary naming SAG Delta composition
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Contemporaneous combat-service documentation for this hull: on 18 April 1988, during Operation Praying Mantis (the U.S. response to the 14 April mining of USS Samuel B. Roberts), Jack Williams served as operational flagship of Surface Action Group Delta under COMDESRON 22, Capt. Donald A. Dryer, operating with USS Joseph Strauss (DDG-16) and USS O'Brien (DD-975). With a Pentagon news-media pool embarked, the group 'came under attack five times from Iran's silkworm anti-ship missile batteries, the first time they have ever been fired at ships in the Strait of Hormuz and southern gulf'; the frigate maneuvered and fired chaff, and all five missiles missed (four into the sea, one into an oil platform). USNI Proceedings (May 1989) corroborates Jack Williams among the Middle East Force ships executing the operation.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1988
- Population
- Ship's company + embarked COMDESRON 22 staff + Pentagon press pool, April 1988
- Limitations
- Operational-history evidence only - no asbestos or materials content. Confirms the hull's Gulf combat service (consistent with the Combat Action Ribbon and Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal on its ribbon board); does not establish crew exposures of any kind.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-jack-williams-ffg24-05
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[7]USNI Proceedings Vol. 115/10 (October 1989), 'The Sinking of the Marine Electric' - drawing on the Marine Board of Investigation report and NTSB report NTSB/Mar-84/01 [reputable_press]
- Locator
- USNI Proceedings Oct 1989 article text; cited report NTSB/Mar-84/01
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Documented operational event for this hull: on 12 February 1983 USS Jack Williams (FFG-24) participated in the search for survivors of the bulk carrier SS Marine Electric, which capsized and sank in a storm off Chincoteague, Virginia with multiple loss of life; the ship located the sunken wreck and dropped an antisubmarine sonobuoy while her sonar operators listened for signs of survivors, alongside Coast Guard cutters, USS Seattle (AOE-3), and helicopters.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1983
- Population
- Ship's company, February 1983
- Limitations
- Operational-history evidence only - no asbestos or materials content. The published account draws on the official Marine Board and NTSB casualty reports; the rescue response - not the ship's material condition - is the documented content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-jack-williams-ffg24-06
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[8]Encyclopedia of Arkansas (Central Arkansas Library System; peer-reviewed state encyclopedia), 'USS Jack Williams' entry (last updated 25 April 2023), citing the NVR record and NavSource [other_primary]
- Locator
- encyclopediaofarkansas.net entry 13799, narrative paragraphs
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Edited secondary record for this hull: several tours of duty in the Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf and West Pacific-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf commands plus an Arctic Circle cruise; in the 1994 Cuban Balseros crisis the ship assisted Cuban refugees, feeding 802 people rescued after they fled on makeshift rafts; decommissioned at Pensacola, Florida 13 September 1996 and struck from the navy list; transferred through the Security Assistance Program to Bahrain as BRNS Sabha (F-90). One of three guided-missile frigates named for men with Arkansas connections (Antrim, Thach).
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1981-1996
- Population
- Crew and 802 rescued Cuban rafters, Aug-Sep 1994
- Limitations
- Edited encyclopedia entry resting on NVR/NavSource - corroboration-level, not an independent primary source. Its launch date (August 20, 1980) conflicts with NVR/NavSource (August 30, 1980); the NVR date is carried and the discrepancy logged in gaps. Deployment windows are summarized without dates; the 1994 Balseros figure (802) is carried at this source's attribution.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-jack-williams-ffg24-07
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[9]GAO HRD-80-2 (B-163375), 'Navy's Efforts to Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure' (Oct 1979) incl. Enclosure I: CNO letter Ser 4542/318054 of 5 Jan 1979 and Attachment #1 'LIST OF U.S. NAVY SHIPS DELIVERED SINCE 1973 OR UNDER CONSTRUCTION (Ship Class, Name and Hull Number and Status of Thermal Insulation)' - full text via Wayback capture of gao.gov PDF (direct fetch returns HTTP 403) [gao]
- Locator
- GAO HRD-80-2 pp. 1-4 (policy) + Enclosure I (CNO letter) + Attachment #1 p.9 (FFG block rows: OLIVER HAZARD PERRY 7 through Unchristened 22/23, 'Asbestos-free thermal insulation')
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Class/era material-status record directly bearing on this hull's construction era and class: the Navy's Attachment #1 lists every guided-missile frigate then delivered or under construction - OLIVER HAZARD PERRY (FFG-7) through FFG-22/23, including H.M.A.S. ADELAIDE (17) and H.M.A.S. CANBERRA (18), construction starts 12/74-6/78 and deliveries 11/77-8/81 - under a single bracketed status: 'Asbestos-free thermal insulation.' The enclosing CNO letter documents: thermal-insulation specifications were revised to asbestos-free materials by late 1973; the fleet-wide no-asbestos policy was promulgated as NAVSEAINST 5100.2 of 24 October 1975; ships 'well under construction and already insulated' nonetheless delivered with asbestos insulation as late as May 1978 (e.g., the first eleven DD-963s); and 'all ships presently in service contain some quantity of asbestos' because non-thermal applications lacked asbestos-free substitutes - piping-system gaskets and packing, pipe hanger liners, deck tile, equipment brakes and clutches, electrical resistors, and Navy galley-range cabling. FFG-24 (contracted 2/1977, keel 2/1980, delivered 8/1981) is not individually listed because its construction start postdates the attachment's listed block; it was built within the same class program after the policy was in force.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1973-1979 (policy and list coverage); 1980-1981 (this hull's construction window)
- Population
- FFG-7-class construction trades and crews, 1974-1981 (class record); FFG-24 builders/crew by extension (inference)
- Limitations
- Hull-level granularity exists only for the listed sisters (FFG-7 through FFG-22/23); FFG-24's own thermal-insulation status is class-level inference from the program record, not a ship-specific finding. 'Thermal insulation' in the attachment means machinery, equipment and piping insulation (Note 1); the letter separately documents residual asbestos applications in all ships. The attachment proves nothing about FFG-24's actual installed materials; the residual-application statement is Navy-wide era documentation, not hull-specific.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-jack-williams-ffg24-08
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[10]Sydney Morning Herald, 'Scuttled ship would wreck bay: residents' (6 March 2010) + No Ship Action Group Inc v Minister for Sustainability [2010] AATA 702 (15 Sep 2010) + Sea Dumping Permit SD2008/1062 (NSW Crown Lands file) [reputable_press]
- Locator
- SMH 6 Mar 2010 article (asbestos removal at Garden Island prep); AATA 702 (permit conditions); NSW Crown Lands ex-HMAS Adelaide project file (SD2008/1062, post-scuttling report Apr 2011)
- Finding type
- environmental_record
- Finding
- Sister-hull end-of-life asbestos finding: ex-HMAS Adelaide - the former U.S.-design hull FFG-17, built to the same Oliver Hazard Perry design at Todd Pacific, Seattle (construction start 5/77, delivered 8/80, listed on the GAO attachment's asbestos-free-thermal-insulation FFG block) - required removal of asbestos during 2010-11 preparation for scuttling as an artificial reef. SMH reported that removal teams 'removed lead, copper and asbestos from its interior'; the objectors' documented materials list identified 'asbestos cladding on walls, ceilings' among material remaining aboard pre-remediation; the disposal proceeded under a Commonwealth sea-dumping permit with Administrative Appeals Tribunal conditions after the clean-up.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1978-1980 (Adelaide construction); 2009-2011 (remediation/scuttling)
- Population
- Remediation workers aboard ex-Adelaide, 2009-2011; dive-site users post-2011
- Limitations
- Sister-ship finding only - establishes that a same-design, same-era hull (delivered ~1 year before FFG-24) still carried asbestos in non-thermal applications at end of service, consistent with the CNO letter's residual-applications statement. It establishes nothing about FFG-24's own installed materials, quantities, or condition. The 'cladding on walls, ceilings' item is from the objectors' list, not the permit's own survey; SMH's 'removed asbestos' report is the reputable-press anchor.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-jack-williams-ffg24-09
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[11]Atlas shipyard dataset (shipyards.json): bath-iron-works record (tier 2; documented product classes incl. Kaylo pipe covering, Foster Wheeler gaskets, asbestos felt, loose packing, vinyl floor tiles, adhesives; OSHA health inspection 101450294 of May 1987 recorded asbestos-standard citations with an 80% bulk sample and 1.71 f/cc personal sample; 1942-era Drinker study documented pipe-covering shop dust risk) [other_primary]
- Locator
- shipyards.json record 'bath-iron-works' (asbestos_products_documented field; ev-bath-iron-works-01 OSHA row); NavSource captions DN-SN-85-04545/-04581/-04497 (Bath construction photos)
- Finding type
- environmental_record
- Finding
- Builder-yard asbestos documentation: Bath Iron Works (Bath, ME), which built this hull 1980-81, is a documented asbestos-use yard in the Atlas dataset (tier 2) with named product classes in period use and a 1987 OSHA health inspection recording asbestos-standard citations - contemporaneous with this hull's construction-to-early-service era. Official DVIC photo captions document sister FFG-7-class hulls Flatley (FFG-21), Clark (FFG-11), and Gallery (FFG-26) under construction alongside Jack Williams at the Bath yard in November 1980 - February 1981.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1980-1981 (this hull's build); 1987 (OSHA inspection)
- Population
- Bath Iron Works construction trades, 1980-81
- Limitations
- Yard-level findings only. They establish that asbestos products were in use at the builder during this hull's era; they do not establish that asbestos was installed aboard FFG-24 (and the class-level GAO record indicates thermal insulation was asbestos-free by program policy). No hull-specific build specification was retrieved.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-jack-williams-ffg24-10
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[12]Batch-4623 search ledger (this record): NVR ship-detail (Wayback), NavSource, NHHC namesake page, UPI, USNI Proceedings, Encyclopedia of Arkansas, GAO HRD-80-2 full text (Wayback), Federal Register DSCA notice, Sydney Morning Herald + AAT/permit file for ex-Adelaide, Atlas shipyard dataset [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-jack-williams-ffg24-01 through sl-uss-jack-williams-ffg24-18
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no ACM survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, material-condition report, or litigation finding naming FFG-24 was found in the public sources searched. The hull was transferred to Bahrain in 1996 and remains in foreign service - no U.S. disposal-phase remediation record (reef/scrap survey) exists for this hull, and any Bahraini material condition is undocumented in public sources. Whether residual non-thermal asbestos applications aboard persisted through U.S. service and into Bahraini service is undocumented.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1980-2026 (hull existence); 2026-09-29 (search)
- Limitations
- Absence of a located public record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard: era documentation (GAO enclosure) states all ships carry some asbestos in non-thermal applications, and a same-class sister carried asbestos cladding to end of life. But the class record also documents asbestos-free thermal insulation for the program - the strongest single material-status datum is class-level and directionally favorable. CourtListener sweep status per the litigation_sweep row and ledger; this negative finding does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-jack-williams-ffg24-11
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[13]NARA holdings for hull-level material documentation (not retrieved): RG 19 Bureau of Ships / NAVSEA ship design records for the SCB 201 (FFG-7 class) design and Bath build specifications; ship's General Information Book and Booklet of General Plans; RG 24 deck logs for 1981-1996; EDA transfer-preparation and inactivation records for the 1996 Pensacola decommissioning; published cruise books (1983, 1986, 1989 editions exist in commercial reprint) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NARA RG 19 / RG 24 series descriptions (archives.gov); e-yearbook listings for 1983/1986/1989 Jack Williams cruise books
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Archival leads for hull-level material documentation not yet retrieved: (1) NAVSEA/BuShips design records for SCB 201 and the Bath construction specification would state the as-built insulation and gasket materials; (2) the ship's General Information Book / Booklet of General Plans; (3) RG 24 deck logs and command histories for the 1981-96 commissioned period; (4) the 1996 inactivation/decommissioning and EDA transfer-preparation file - foreign transfers routinely include material-condition documentation; (5) Bahraini-service maintenance records under the documented FOTS support program.
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1977-1996
- Limitations
- Leads only - none of these holdings were pulled; contents unknown. They establish nothing about materials aboard. NARA catalog serves an SPA shell to programmatic fetch; cruise-book contents are commercial reprints, unexamined.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-jack-williams-ffg24-12
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[14]CourtListener API v4 sweep (opinion index type=o and RECAP dockets type=r) for exact name 'USS Jack Williams' and hull number 'FFG-24' via cl-auth-search.py (authenticated, fleet-paced), executed 2026-09-29 [court_record]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-jack-williams-ffg24-14 through sl-uss-jack-williams-ffg24-18
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- CourtListener sweep completed under the authenticated fleet-paced helper (cl-auth-search.py), 2026-09-29: '"USS Jack Williams" asbestos' (type=o) = 0 hits; '"FFG-24"' (type=o) = 0 hits; '"USS Jack Williams"' (type=o) = 0 hits - no indexed opinion names this hull; '"USS Jack Williams" asbestos' (type=r, RECAP dockets) = 0 hits; '"FFG-24"' (type=r) = 4 hits, all name collisions in unrelated docket text - Sovereign Bank v. Jablon (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 01-05080, filed 2001), ZLOOP Inc. (Bankr. D. Del. 15-11660, filed 2015), State of Washington v. U.S. Dep't of State (W.D. Wash. 2:20-cv-00111, filed 2020 - the ITAR/3D-printed-firearms litigation), Bajer Design & Marketing v. Idea Nuova (N.D. Ill. 1:07-cv-06303, filed 2007) - none name this ship and none are asbestos litigation. ZERO qualifying asbestos litigation naming this hull.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 2026-09-29
- Limitations
- Sweep coverage is the CourtListener index only - it does not cover state-court dockets without RECAP, trust-fund claims, or non-U.S. jurisdictions. 'Jack Williams' is a high-collision personal name but the exact phrase 'USS Jack Williams' is hull-specific and returned zero; the four 'FFG-24' docket hits are alphanumeric collisions in unrelated civil/bankruptcy dockets. Absence of indexed litigation is not proof no claim was ever asserted; it is the record's litigation-stage finding: nothing at any stage names this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-jack-williams-ffg24-13