USS JAMES K. PAULDING (DD-238)

Name
USS JAMES K. PAULDING
Hull designation
DD-238
Vessel class
Clemson
Evidence tier
Tier 2
Evidence entries
15
Record ID
uss-james-k-paulding-dd238
Dataset version
2026.10.12-rc.1
Canonical URL
https://asbestosatlas.org/ships/uss-james-k-paulding-dd238

Evidence

15 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-15).

  1. [1]research packet ei-packet.md (4 sources cited) [nhhc_danfs]
    Finding type
    vessel_history
    Finding
    Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED
    Verification
    verified
    Role
    supporting
    Documentation level
    ship_specific
    Evidence ID
    uss-james-k-paulding-dd238-pkt-ei-packet-md
  2. [2]Naval History and Heritage Command, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, 'James K. Paulding (DD-238)' - verbatim transcription via hazegray.org DANFS mirror (live NHHC page 404s; no Wayback capture located); identical text mirrored at globalsecurity.org [nhhc_danfs]
    Locator
    DD-238 entry, stats line + full three-paragraph narrative; canonical NHHC URL (history.navy.mil danfs/j/james-k-paulding.html and .../james-k-paulding-dd-238.html) returned 404 on 2026-09-27 - link rot consistent with Batch-01 standing defect; mirrors cross-checked verbatim
    Finding type
    vessel_history
    Finding
    DANFS entry 'James K. Paulding (DD-238)': stats line '(DD-238: dp. 1,190; l. 314'5"; b. 31'8"; dr. 9'3"; s. 35 k.; cpl. 101; a. 4 4", 1 3", 2 .30 car., 12 21" tt.; cl.Clemson)'. 'James K. Paulding (DD-238) was laid down 31 July 1918 by New York Shipbuilding Corp., Camden, N.J.; launched 20 April 1920; sponsored by Miss Mary Hubbard Paulding, great granddaughter of James K. Paulding, and commissioned 29 November 1920, Lt. H. W. Jackson in command.' Service: Atlantic Fleet destroyer-squadron exercises; Newport 31 May 1921 for summer maneuvers and reserve training; Charleston squadron exercises to late winter 1922; joined the Scouting Fleet January 1923; February 1925 to San Diego for Pacific war problems, returned Newport 31 August; November 1926 Caribbean gunnery exercises interrupted for Nicaragua to protect American interests during political turmoil; March-April 1927 off Nicaragua preventing arms smuggling to rebel forces; then reserve training and tactical exercises in the Atlantic and Caribbean. 'The destroyer arrived Philadelphia Navy Yard 31 October 1930, and decommissioned there 10 February 1931. She was reduced to a hulk 28 December 1936 in accordance with the provisions of the London treaty for the limitation and reduction of naval armament, scrapped, and struck from the Navy List 25 January 1937.'
    Verification
    verified
    Role
    supporting
    Documentation level
    ship_specific
    Accessed
    2026-09-27
    Study period
    1918-1937
    Population
    New York Shipbuilding construction trades (Camden, 1918-20); crew 1920-1931 (design complement 101)
    Limitations
    Authoritative identity/history record naming this hull. Contains no asbestos, materials, or insulation information - supports no asbestos claim. The mirrored text prints 'James R. Paulding' [sic] once mid-entry (Nicaragua paragraph) - transcription/source typo, logged in the discrepancy row. DANFS gives no sale/scrapping date beyond 'reduced to a hulk 28 December 1936 ... scrapped'; the 16 March 1939 sale date rests on secondary sources (ev-02).
    Atlas source
    true
    Evidence ID
    ev-uss-james-k-paulding-dd238-01
  3. [3]NavSource Online: Destroyer Photo Archive, USS James K. Paulding (DD-238) page, navsource.org/archives/05/238.htm [other_primary]
    Locator
    Header/class block, specifications block, operational/building data, fate line, flag-hoist call sign, photo log, commanding-officer roster
    Finding type
    vessel_history
    Finding
    NavSource Online Destroyer Photo Archive, USS James K. Paulding (DD-238) page: 'CLASS - CLEMSON'; spec block 1,215 tons, 314'5" oa x 31'8" x 9'10" max draft, 4 x 4"/50, 1 x 3"/23AA, 12 x 21" tt., machinery 26,500 SHP geared turbines 2 screws, 35 knots, crew 114; operational data 'Built by New York Shipbuilding, Camden, NJ (YN 227). Laid down 31 July 1918, Launched 20 April 1920, Commissioned 29 November 1920, Decommissioned 10 February 1931, Stricken 25 January 1937'; fate 'Sold 16 March 1939 and broken up for scrap'; flag-hoist/radio call sign NUJM; photo log including the ship at anchor early 1920s (NH 52172), a December 1920 heavy-seas image taken from USS Florida (BB-30) en route to Rio de Janeiro, a 15 April 1925 Golden Gate formation photo with Sturtevant (DD-240) and Lawrence (DD-250), and a Boston Navy Yard moorage with Overton (DD-239), Sturtevant (DD-240), McFarland (DD-237) and Childs (DD-241); commanding-officer list (Lt. Herbert W. Jackson 29 Nov 1920 through LCDR Sherwood Picking to 10 Feb 1931).
    Verification
    partial
    Role
    supporting
    Documentation level
    ship_specific
    Accessed
    2026-09-27
    Study period
    1918-1939
    Population
    Crew 1920-1931 (NavSource 114 vs DANFS 101); CO roster of seven officers
    Limitations
    Volunteer-maintained secondary compilation, not an official record - corroborated against DANFS where they overlap. Sole source in this record for crew 114 (vs DANFS 101), 1,215-ton displacement (vs DANFS 1,190), 9'10" max draft (vs DANFS 9'3"), call sign NUJM, yard number 227, and the 16 March 1939 sale date - all logged as discrepancies/single-source items. Contains no asbestos or materials information.
    Atlas source
    true
    Evidence ID
    ev-uss-james-k-paulding-dd238-02
  4. [4]Shipbuilding History (Tim Colton), New York Shipbuilding construction list - yard no. 227 (James K. Paulding, DD-238) [other_primary]
    Locator
    New York Shipbuilding yard list, row 227
    Finding type
    vessel_history
    Finding
    Shipbuilding History (Tim Colton) New York Shipbuilding construction list, hull 227 row: '227 / DD-238 / James K. Paulding / US Navy / destroyer / 1,215d / 314 ft / 29 Nov 1920 / scrapped 1946' - corroborating the builder yard, yard number, delivery/commissioning date, and tonnage; its 'scrapped 1946' disposition conflicts with NavSource's 'sold 16 March 1939 and broken up' (DANFS gives only the 1936 hulking and 1937 striking) - discrepancy flagged, not reconciled.
    Verification
    verified
    Role
    supporting
    Documentation level
    ship_specific
    Accessed
    2026-09-27
    Study period
    1918-1946
    Population
    New York Shipbuilding construction workforce (Camden, 1918-20)
    Limitations
    Compiler's yard table, secondary - corroborates yard identity, yard number 227, and 1,215-ton figure shared with NavSource. 'Scrapped 1946' may reflect completion of breakup rather than sale; unresolved against the 1939 sale date - logged, not reconciled. No asbestos or materials information.
    Atlas source
    true
    Evidence ID
    ev-uss-james-k-paulding-dd238-03
  5. [5]Naval History and Heritage Command, Online Library of Selected Images, Photo NH 52172 (ibiblio mirror of the NHHC catalog page); NH 61556 (Dobbin/destroyers off Gonaives, March 1928) [other_primary]
    Locator
    NHHC Online Library picture-data page for NH 52172
    Finding type
    historical_record
    Finding
    NHHC Online Library of Selected Images catalog record, Photo NH 52172: 'USS James K. Paulding (DD-238) At anchor, during the early 1920s. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.' - an official-catalog photographic record confirming hull identity. Sister catalog images place the ship at Boston Navy Yard with Overton (DD-239), Sturtevant (DD-240), McFarland (DD-237) and Childs (DD-241), and with USS Dobbin (AD-3) off Gonaives, Haiti in March 1928 (NH 61556).
    Verification
    verified
    Role
    context
    Documentation level
    ship_specific
    Accessed
    2026-09-27
    Study period
    early 1920s (image); 1928 (NH 61556)
    Limitations
    Official photo-catalog record confirming hull identity and period appearance; contains no materials or asbestos information. The NH 61556 Gonaives grouping is via the NHHC photo caption as reprinted in NavSource's log.
    Atlas source
    true
    Evidence ID
    ev-uss-james-k-paulding-dd238-04
  6. [6]NARA, Special List 44 - Named Vessels index (archives.gov), James K. Paulding (DD-238) row [other_primary]
    Locator
    SL-44 named-vessels table, 'James K. Paulding (DD-238) 11/29/1920 - 2/10/1931' row; distinct 'Paulding 9/29/1910 - 10/15/1919' row for DD-22
    Finding type
    historical_record
    Finding
    NARA Special List 44 (List of Logbooks of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Miscellaneous Units, 1801-1947), named-vessel index, lists a single deck-log run for this hull: 'James K. Paulding (DD-238) 11/29/1920 - 2/10/1931' - spanning the entire commissioned life (commissioning date to decommissioning date exactly). Verified by direct text extraction from the archives.gov named-vessels table this session. The index separately lists 'Paulding' (9/29/1910 - 10/15/1919) - the earlier DD-22, a distinct hull.
    Verification
    verified
    Role
    archival_lead
    Documentation level
    ship_specific
    Accessed
    2026-09-27
    Study period
    1920-1931 records
    Limitations
    Verifies that one deck-log run exists in NARA custody for this hull - a lead for hull-level detail (operations, yard periods, log remarks), not itself evidence of materials aboard. Logs are indexed, not necessarily digitized; box-level retrieval not performed. NARA's asbestos research guide cautions deck logs do not directly show asbestos aboard ships. Nothing in this row is an asbestos finding.
    Atlas source
    true
    Evidence ID
    ev-uss-james-k-paulding-dd238-05
  7. [7]National Archives, Ship Plan Index, JAMES K. PAULDING DD-238 entries [other_primary]
    Locator
    Ship Plan Index, JAMES K. PAULDING DD-238 rows (NAID 53484333, 175669483); adjacent PAULDING DD-22 rows
    Finding type
    historical_record
    Finding
    NARA's Ship Plan Index lists JAMES K. PAULDING DD-238 in Record Group 19 (Records of the Bureau of Ships / Bureau of Construction and Repair) under Alphabetical Ship Drawings (NAID 53484333) and Microfilm (NAID 175669483). These collections are leads for examining ship-specific plans, including any insulation or piping drawings. The index separately lists PAULDING DD-22 (Alphabetical Ship Drawings NAID 53484716; Portfolio Plans NAID 175662306; Microfilm NAID 175670208; RG 38 Trial Curves NAID 12451237) - a distinct hull.
    Verification
    verified
    Role
    archival_lead
    Documentation level
    ship_specific
    Accessed
    2026-09-27
    Study period
    1918-1939 records
    Limitations
    The index establishes holdings, not the contents of individual drawings. No James K. Paulding drawing or material schedule was retrieved or reviewed; the index is not evidence of asbestos aboard.
    Atlas source
    true
    Evidence ID
    ev-uss-james-k-paulding-dd238-06
  8. [8]National Archives, 'Researching Asbestos aboard US Naval Vessel up through 1961' [other_primary]
    Locator
    Beginning Research; General Information Books; Cartographic Branch; Other Records and their usefulness
    Finding type
    asbestos_application
    Finding
    NARA's research guide describes potential asbestos-relevant Navy record groups for the 1941-1961 period, including RG 19 destroyer General Information Books and S39 insulation/lagging and S48 piping drawings, and states that deck logs and muster rolls do not directly show asbestos aboard ships. Filed under hull designation DD-238 and Clemson-class correspondence for the class.
    Verification
    verified
    Role
    archival_lead
    Documentation level
    context_only
    Accessed
    2026-09-27
    Study period
    1941-1961 (guide scope)
    Limitations
    This is a research guide, not a James K. Paulding material record. Its coverage scope (1941-1961) postdates this ship's entire 1918-1939 existence, so the records it describes may not cover the construction-era material fit at all. It establishes where to search, not that a DD-238 GIB exists or that asbestos was aboard.
    Atlas source
    true
    Evidence ID
    ev-uss-james-k-paulding-dd238-07
  9. [9]U.S. GAO, HRD-80-2, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure (1979) [gao]
    Locator
    Highlights, paragraphs 1-2 and 1975/1979 policy paragraph
    Finding type
    asbestos_application
    Finding
    The 1979 GAO review documents asbestos insulation policy and exposure concerns across Navy shipbuilding and repair, with fieldwork at Long Beach and Norfolk Naval Shipyards, and records the Navy's 1975 insulation-replacement policy and 1979 high-maintenance-area change. This is program-level context only.
    Verification
    verified
    Role
    context
    Documentation level
    context_only
    Accessed
    2026-09-27
    Study period
    1979 (report scope 1940s-1970s)
    Limitations
    GAO studied policy decades after this hull's 1931 decommissioning and 1939 sale and did not examine this hull. It cannot establish this ship's materials, exposures, or construction-era work. gao.gov returned HTTP 403 to automated fetch (standing defect since Batch-01); the product-page description was used.
    Atlas source
    true
    Evidence ID
    ev-uss-james-k-paulding-dd238-08
  10. [10]Atlas shipyards.json record 'new-york-shipbuilding' (yard_id), asbestos_products_documented field + cohort evidence rows (PMID PMC6280925, PMC6310930, 7342758); DANFS builder identification (ev-01) [other_primary]
    Locator
    shipyard-exposure-map/client/src/data/shipyards.json, yard_id new-york-shipbuilding
    Finding type
    asbestos_application
    Finding
    Builder-yard context: the Atlas shipyards dataset documents New York Shipbuilding Corporation (Camden, NJ) with era asbestos product identifications - Pabco Six-Ply Super Caltemp Block (15% chrysotile), Ehret 85% magnesia insulation, Bakelite panels (30-40% asbestos), Johns-Manville Transite asbestos-cement panels (10-30%), asbestos gaskets and packing, asbestos-coated welding rods (5-15%), wire insulation (75-85% chrysotile), felt insulation (5-50% asbestos) - plus yard-worker cohort findings (electricians 16x mesothelioma risk; ~86% asbestosis among ship-repair workers in a referenced study). A 1918-20 steam destroyer built at this yard was of the type whose era practice used asbestos-containing insulation, gaskets, and packing.
    Verification
    inferred
    Role
    context
    Documentation level
    class_or_era
    Accessed
    2026-09-27
    Study period
    1918-1920 (construction); yard studies various
    Population
    New York Shipbuilding construction trades (Camden, 1918-20)
    Limitations
    Yard-level and era inference only - the documented products and cohort studies describe the yard (largely a WWII-era lens), not this hull's bill of materials. Does not establish that asbestos was installed aboard DD-238 in 1918-1920; the tier cannot rise on this row alone.
    Atlas source
    true
    Evidence ID
    ev-uss-james-k-paulding-dd238-09
  11. [11]CourtListener API v4 searches via fleet helper cl-auth-search.py: '"James K. Paulding"' type=o = 3 (all name collisions); '"DD-238"' type=o = 0; '"James K. Paulding"' type=r = 1 (name collision); '"DD-238"' type=r = 12 (all string collisions) [court_record]
    Locator
    search_ledger rows sl-uss-james-k-paulding-dd238-11 through sl-uss-james-k-paulding-dd238-15
    Finding type
    litigation_documented
    Finding
    CourtListener sweep COMPLETE (API v4, authenticated via fleet helper cl-auth-search.py, 2026-09-27; queries landed across spaced retries through fleet-wide pacing windows): '"James K. Paulding"' opinions = 3 hits, ALL name collisions - Decatur v. Paulding, 39 U.S. (14 Pet.) 497 (1840) (two report entries), in which Secretary of the Navy James K. Paulding himself - the ship's namesake - was the mandamus respondent in Susan Decatur's pension case, decided 78 years before this hull's keel was laid; and Barton v. Brannan, 141 A.D. 295 (N.Y. App. Div. 1910), a person-name reference predating the keel. '"DD-238"' opinions = 0. '"James K. Paulding"' dockets = 1 hit, name collision (Honorable Order of KY Colonels, Inc. v. KY Colonels Intl, 6th Cir. 2023 - trademark dispute, person reference). '"DD-238"' dockets = 12 hits, ALL string collisions - 'DD-238' surfaces as a document/docket-number fragment inside unrelated dockets (Portier LLC v. City of New York 1:21-cv-10347 S.D.N.Y.; DoorDash v. City of New York S.D.N.Y.; Gilbert v. County of Los Angeles C.D. Cal.; FTC v. Revmountain D. Nev.; Roca Labs M.D. Fla.; Arapahoe Surgery Center v. CIGNA D. Colo.; Brendan Ward Masonry D. Del.; SEC v. Zavodchikov D.N.J.; Her v. Jacquez E.D. Cal.; United States v. Fallbrook Public Utility District S.D. Cal. 1951; Madoff SIPA liquidation x2 S.D.N.Y.) - none maritime, none asbestos, none naming the vessel. Classification of every completed query: no qualifying result.
    Verification
    verified
    Role
    negative_finding
    Documentation level
    ship_specific
    Accessed
    2026-09-27
    Study period
    2026-09-27
    Limitations
    Bounded sweep, not proof of absence: RECAP indexing is incomplete for older dockets and an unindexed complaint naming the hull cannot be ruled out. Bare-name 'Paulding' queries were deliberately not relied on - the surname and the DD-22/CG-17 hull make unqualified hits unprobative; any future hit requires hull resolution before attribution. A 1920-1931 service window places crew exposure decades before the asbestos-litigation era, which is consistent with - but does not establish - the thin litigation surface observed.
    Atlas source
    true
    Evidence ID
    ev-uss-james-k-paulding-dd238-10
  12. [12]Batch-3236 search ledger (this record): DANFS via hazegray transcription mirror and globalsecurity verbatim text; NavSource DD-238 archive page; shipbuildinghistory NY Shipbuilding yard list; NARA SL-44 named-vessels index; NARA Ship Plan Index; NARA asbestos research guide; NHHC Online Library NH 52172; GAO HRD-80-2; CourtListener API v4 name/hull searches (sweep complete, no qualifying result) [other_primary]
    Locator
    search_ledger rows sl-uss-james-k-paulding-dd238-01 through sl-uss-james-k-paulding-dd238-17
    Finding type
    historical_record
    Finding
    No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, material specification, hazmat disclosure, or docketed case naming USS James K. Paulding (DD-238) was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). Commercial/law-firm 'ship list' pages that enumerate this hull by name (e.g., simmonsfirm.com, mesotheliomahelp.org) carry no vessel-specific source and were excluded per batch source rules. The hull was scrapped in the 1930s-40s, so the post-service documentary surface seen on surviving ships (disposal survey, museum abatement, MARAD custody record) does not exist for this vessel.
    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 1918-20 steam destroyer is era-consistent with asbestos-containing materials aboard, and the builder yard has documented period asbestos product use (ev-09). The hull is gone (sold for scrap 1939), so no present-day survey can ever arise. Does not establish presence or absence; does not establish or defeat any exposure claim or legal eligibility.
    Atlas source
    true
    Evidence ID
    ev-uss-james-k-paulding-dd238-11
  13. [13]NARA record-group mapping for commissioned Navy vessels: RG 24 (deck logs), RG 19 (BuShips/BuC&R), RG 181 (naval district/shipyard records); NARA SL-44 and Ship Plan Index rows cited at ev-05/ev-06 [other_primary]
    Locator
    NARA Guide to Federal Records RG 24/RG 181; SL-44 named-vessels table; Ship Plan Index JAMES K. PAULDING DD-238 rows
    Finding type
    historical_record
    Finding
    Archival leads (not retrieved - require research-room or reproduction order; no spend authorized): (a) NARA RG 24 deck logs for James K. Paulding (DD-238), single indexed run 29 Nov 1920-10 Feb 1931 covering the entire commissioned life, per Special List 44 (see ev-05); (b) NARA RG 19 Bureau of Construction and Repair / Bureau of Ships records - Alphabetical Ship Drawings NAID 53484333 and Microfilm NAID 175669483 for DD-238, plus any New York Shipbuilding contract/superintendent-correspondence files for yard no. 227 (see ev-06); (c) Philadelphia Navy Yard inactivation/disposal records for the 1930-31 decommissioning, 1936 hulking, and 1939 sale - RG 181 naval-district/shipyard records and RG 19 correspondence; (d) NHHC photo collections - NavSource's photo log cites NHHC numbers including NH 52172 and NH 61556.
    Verification
    unverified
    Role
    archival_lead
    Documentation level
    context_only
    Accessed
    2026-09-27
    Study period
    1918-1939 records
    Limitations
    Record-group mapping only - no box-level retrieval performed; existence of asbestos-specific documents for this hull is unknown until surveyed in person. The 1939 sale file (if surviving) is the most likely single place a disposal materials reference could exist. Nothing in this row is an asbestos finding.
    Atlas source
    true
    Evidence ID
    ev-uss-james-k-paulding-dd238-12
  14. [14]DANFS 'James K. Paulding (DD-238)' entry; DANFS 'Paulding (DD-22)' entry (hazegray mirror); NARA SL-44 rows (James K. Paulding DD-238 vs bare 'Paulding' DD-22); NARA Ship Plan Index DD-238 vs DD-22 rows; NavSource DD-238 page [other_primary]
    Locator
    Same citations as ev-01, ev-02, ev-05, ev-06
    Finding type
    historical_record
    Finding
    Identity and disambiguation documented: (a) this hull is James K. Paulding (DD-238), sole Navy ship of the full name, honoring Secretary of the Navy James Kirke Paulding (1778-1860); (b) USS Paulding (DD-22), Paulding-class lead ship (Bath Iron Works; commissioned 29 September 1910, decommissioned August 1919; transferred to the Coast Guard 28 April 1924 and served as USCGC Paulding CG-17; returned to the Navy 18 October 1930; laid up at League Island/Philadelphia; struck 28 June 1934 and scrapped), is a DISTINCT hull named for Rear Adm. Hiram Paulding - NARA SL-44 indexes its own log run ('Paulding 9/29/1910 - 10/15/1919') and the Ship Plan Index carries separate DD-22 entries; (c) any bare 'Paulding' or 'USS Paulding' reference - litigation, logbook, or press - is ambiguous between DD-22 (Navy 1910-19 + USCG 1924-30) and DD-238 (Navy 1920-31) and requires hull resolution before attribution; (d) the namesakes are different men, so a 'Paulding' reference naming the SecNav-era honoree resolves to DD-238 and one naming Hiram Paulding resolves to DD-22.
    Verification
    verified
    Role
    context
    Documentation level
    ship_specific
    Accessed
    2026-09-27
    Study period
    1910-1939
    Limitations
    Identity/disambiguation context only - establishes which hull this record covers and which same-surname hull it does not. Does not itself evidence anything about this hull's materials.
    Atlas source
    true
    Evidence ID
    ev-uss-james-k-paulding-dd238-13
  15. [15]Cross-source check: DANFS (hazegray + globalsecurity mirrors) vs NavSource DD-238 page vs Shipbuilding History NY Shipbuilding list vs Dreadnought Project table vs NavalCoverMuseum - same citations as ev-01 through ev-03 [other_primary]
    Locator
    Same citations as ev-01 through ev-03
    Finding type
    vessel_history
    Finding
    Source discrepancies documented, not reconciled: (a) complement - DANFS design figure 101 vs NavSource 'Crew 114'; (b) displacement - DANFS 1,190 vs NavSource/Shipbuilding History 1,215 tons (standard vs alternate figure); (c) draft - DANFS 9'3" vs NavSource 9'10" max; (d) commissioning - DANFS and NavSource 29 November 1920 vs Dreadnought Project table 30 September 1920 (its own narrative concurs with 29 November - table value treated as an outlier); (e) disposal timing - DANFS 'reduced to a hulk 28 December 1936 ... scrapped, and struck ... 25 January 1937' vs NavSource/NavalCoverMuseum 'sold 16 March 1939 and broken up' vs Shipbuilding History 'scrapped 1946' - consistent with hulk custody 1936-39 but the breakup completion date is unresolved; (f) transcription anomaly - the DANFS text reads 'James R. Paulding' [sic] once in the Nicaragua paragraph; both independent mirrors carry it, so it appears to originate in the printed DANFS entry rather than transcription; the ship is James K. Paulding throughout otherwise.
    Verification
    disputed
    Role
    correction
    Documentation level
    ship_specific
    Accessed
    2026-09-27
    Study period
    1918-1946
    Limitations
    Resolves nothing - documents genuine multi-source conflicts so a future pass does not silently pick one figure. DANFS values are carried where they conflict. No asbestos content in any of these sources.
    Atlas source
    true
    Evidence ID
    ev-uss-james-k-paulding-dd238-14

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