Evidence
10 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-10).
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[1]DANFS, 'Jesse L. Brown (DE-1089) I', NHHC - live URL 404s (post-reorganization link rot); verified via Internet Archive Wayback capture 20240418 of https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/j/jesse--l--brown-i.html [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Jesse L. Brown (DE-1089) I entry
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Complete lifecycle: Knox-class ocean escort, first ship named for an African American naval officer (Ens. Jesse LeRoy Brown, first African American naval aviator, killed 4 Dec 1950 near the Chosin Reservoir); laid down Avondale Shipyards, Westwego, LA 8 Apr 1971; launched 18 Mar 1972, sponsor Mrs. Daisy P. Thorne (widow) with Mrs. Pamela Elise Knight (daughter) matron of honor; commissioned Boston Naval Shipyard 17 Feb 1973, Cmdr. William M. Fogarty; spec block - 4,200 disp., 438', beam 46'9", draft 25', 27+ kt, complement 245, 1x5-inch/54, ASROC, 4 TT, SH-2F LAMPS; full deployment and yard-period narrative through joint decommissioning/handover 27 Jul 1994 at NAS Pensacola as Egyptian DAMIETTA (F-961); stricken NVR 11 Jan 1995; sold to Egypt 25 Mar 1998
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Limitations
- Authoritative NHHC compilation (built on the ship's own histories incl. 'Jesse L. Brown History' cited in NHHC photo-caption metadata); live page unreachable in this session, content verified via Wayback capture; spec block carries no machinery line; steam plant confirmed only inferentially via the 5 Jun 1980 'high pressure turbine' casualty and OPPE cycles; contains no asbestos or hazmat information
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-001
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[2]NHHC Online Library, 'USS Jesse L. Brown (DE-1089, later FF-1089 and FFT-1089), 1973-1994' (history.navy.mil page live but content re-organized; verbatim NHHC Online Library transcription consulted at ibiblio.org/hyperwar/OnlineLibrary/photos/sh-usn/usnsh-j/de1089.htm) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- NHHC Online Library photo page for DE-1089 (ibiblio mirror)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Corroborates the summary lifecycle independent of DANFS: 'a 3963-ton Knox class escort ship built at Westwego, Louisiana, commissioned in February 1973; redesignated FF-1089 in July 1975; transferred to Naval Reserve service and redesignated FFT-1089 in January 1992; decommissioned in July 1994 and transferred to Egypt, where she was renamed Damietta (F-961)'
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Limitations
- Secondary NHHC product (photo-catalog header); carries the older NHHC wording 'transferred to Naval Reserve service ... January 1992' vs DANFS's 'joined the reserve force ... redesignated FFT-1089 on 31 December 1991' - wording-level conflict retained; '3963-ton' reflects the class spec at a different load condition than DANFS's 4,200; no asbestos content
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-002
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[3]NHHC, 'Appendix 12: Ships Named for Naval Aviators, Naval Aviation News 1966-69' (https://www.history.navy.mil/content/dam/nhhc/research/histories/naval-aviation/pdf/app12.pdf) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Appendix 12 PDF, entry 'Brown, Jesse L.'
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Official NHHC appendix lists 'Brown, Jesse L. (DE 1089), Commissioned 17 February 1973' - corroborates hull designation and commissioning date against DANFS
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Limitations
- One-line administrative listing; corroborates identity/commission date only; no machinery, condition, or asbestos content
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-003
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[4]GAO, HRD-80-2, 'Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure' (18 Oct 1979), https://www.gao.gov/assets/hrd-80-2.pdf [gao]
- Locator
- HRD-80-2 product page/PDF
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO reports the Navy's statements that thermal-insulation product specifications changed in 1973 to asbestos-free materials, that asbestos materials already purchased had in some cases been installed in ships under construction, that some ships were delivered with asbestos insulation as late as May 1978, and that all ships in service contained some quantity of asbestos; describes thermal insulation of machinery, equipment, and piping as the major asbestos application
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Limitations
- Program-level finding about the Navy fleet generally, not a finding about this hull; this ship was built 1971-72 and delivered Dec 1972, i.e., within the pre-1973-spec construction era - the report supports era inference only; full text not retrievable in this session (gao.gov automated-access block; Wayback temporarily offline) - quotations verified via GAO product page and search-index text; ship-list enclosure, if it lists this hull by name, not reviewed
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-004
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[5]DANFS class block + secondary engineering compilations + GAO HRD-80-2 era finding [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS Jesse L. Brown entry (class + casualty narrative); GAO HRD-80-2
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Knox-class single-shaft steam plant (two 1,200-psi boilers, one geared steam turbine, ~35,000 shp, 27+ kt) of the pre-1973 asbestos-free-spec construction era - at class level these plants typically carried thermal insulation on boilers, turbine casing, steam piping, and valves plus gasket/packing materials; hull itself was laid down and launched before the Navy's 1973 asbestos-free insulation specification took effect
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Limitations
- Inference at class/era level only - no ACM survey, abatement record, or hull-specific material list exists for this ship in reviewed sources; DANFS spec block for this hull lists no machinery detail (plant description rests on secondary compilations); no primary document ties any specific ACM to DE-1089; must not be read as a ship-specific finding
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-005
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[6]Atlas shipyards dataset - avondale-shipyard (client/src/data/shipyards.json); corroborating litigation: Latiolais v. Huntington Ingalls, Inc., 951 F.3d 550 (5th Cir. 2020); Barrosse v. Huntington Ingalls Inc., 70 F.4th 315 (5th Cir. 2023) [other_primary]
- Locator
- shipyards.json -> avondale-shipyard
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Builder-yard-level asbestos record: Avondale Shipyard (New Orleans/Westwego, LA; open 1938-2014) is a tier-2 documented yard - Kaylo insulation, lagging cloth for steam pipes, gaskets, floor tiles, adhesives, fire-resistant blankets - with affirmed yard-level asbestos litigation (Latiolais 2020, Barrosse 2023, both 5th Cir.)
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Limitations
- Applies to the builder yard's worker population, not the in-service hull; worker exposure during construction or overhaul does not establish ship-specific asbestos condition, locations, or in-service exposure for DE-1089; no court record located connecting any Avondale case to this hull
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-006
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[7]Pub. L. 103-174 (2 Dec 1993), 'To authorize the leasing of naval vessels to certain foreign countries' (H.R. 3471, 103d Cong.; govinfo BILLS-103hr3471enr) [other_primary]
- Locator
- govinfo BILLS-103hr3471enr, SEC. 2
- Finding type
- regulatory
- Finding
- Statutory lease authority: authorizes the Secretary of the Navy to lease 'JESSE L. BROWN (FFT 1089)' among two Knox-class frigates to the Government of Egypt for a period not exceeding five years
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Limitations
- Authorizes the transfer vehicle only; contains no asbestos, hazmat, or material-condition language and no disclosure-of-condition requirement specific to this hull; corroborates the 1994 lease execution documented in DANFS
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-007
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[8]Pub. L. 105-85 (FY1998 NDAA), SEC. 1025(a)(3)(A)(iii), 'Transfer of Naval Vessels to Certain Foreign Countries' (govinfo PLAW-105publ85) [other_primary]
- Locator
- govinfo PLAW-105publ85, 111 Stat. 1878, SEC. 1025
- Finding type
- regulatory
- Finding
- Statutory sale authority: authorizes transfer of 'The JESSE L. BROWN (FFT 1089)' to the Government of Egypt on a sales basis under AECA sec. 21 (22 U.S.C. 2761), among four Knox-class frigates listed for Egypt
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Limitations
- Authorizes sale only; contains no asbestos, hazmat, or material-condition language; corroborates the 25 Mar 1998 sale date carried in DANFS but does not itself record the executed sale
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-008
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[9]CourtListener API v4 (via fleet helper /Users/charlesfletcher/devin-prompts/cl-auth-search.py, quota-authenticated, 2026-09-28): type=o '"Jesse L. Brown"' -> 6 hits; type=o '"DE-1089" OR "FF-1089" OR "FFT-1089"' -> 3 hits; type=r '"Jesse L. Brown"' -> 24 hits; type=r '"DE-1089" OR "FF-1089" OR "FFT-1089"' -> 12 hits; type=o '"Jesse L. Brown" asbestos' -> 0 [court_record]
- Locator
- search_ledger sl-005-sl-010
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- No qualifying asbestos litigation naming this hull located. All six 'Jesse L. Brown' opinion hits are people (People v. Brown, Estate of Cates v. Brown, Storm v. Brown, State v. Waddell, Brown v. Brown, W.C. Nabors v. NLRB) - name collisions, no maritime context. All 24 'Jesse L. Brown' docket hits are person-name collisions (bankruptcies, estates, criminal matters; one non-asbestos product-liability docket, Jesse L. Brown v. American Home Products Corp.). The three hull-number opinion hits and 12 hull-number docket hits are index noise (criminal, bankruptcy, copyright matters); one MDL-875 master-docket hit (In re Asbestos Products Liability Litigation, No. VI) matched the hull-number query but carries no vessel-name string - unverified index noise, not a finding
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Limitations
- Sweep partial: the exact-phrase docket query '"USS Jesse L. Brown"' (type=r) was blocked by fleet-wide pacing budget at session close and remains pending - logged in the search ledger; Egyptian name DAMIETTA/DAMIYAT not swept (common-name collision risk, transferred 1994). CourtListener coverage is federal/appellate-heavy - absence of appellate noise does not exclude trial-level or state asbestos filings never digitized; classified down accordingly
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-009
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[10]NARA RG 24 ship deck logs (DE-1089, National Archives, College Park); NHHC Ships History Subject Files Box 883 ('Jesse L. Brown History' cited in NHHC photo-caption metadata); NARA RG 19 General Information Booklets; VA Board of Veterans' Appeals decision corpus (va.gov vetapp search - no decision naming this hull surfaced) [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger sl-013-sl-015
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Undigitized repositories plausibly holding ship-specific records: deck logs (1973-1994); NHHC subject-file 'Jesse L. Brown History' (the compilation DANFS drew on); General Information Booklet for the hull; not digitized, not pulled in this session
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Limitations
- Leads only - no page-level document examined; these repositories were not requested or reviewed; a future pull of the NHHC subject file or GIB could resolve machinery-fit and material details the published DANFS omits
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-010