Evidence
6 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-6).
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[1]research packet gl-packet.md (2 sources cited) [nhhc_danfs]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-john-r-pierce-dd753-pkt-gl-packet-md
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[2]NHHC/DANFS, John R. Pierce (DD-753) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS characteristics block and service narrative
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Official DANFS identifies this hull as laid down by Bethlehem Steel Co., Staten Island, New York, on 24 March 1944; launched 1 September 1944; and commissioned 30 December 1944 at Brooklyn Navy Yard. It records the 1945 Pacific and occupation service, China/Korea operations, Korean War interdiction and bombardment service, six Mediterranean cruises from 1954 to 1962, Project Mercury Aurora 7 recovery operations in May 1962, the 1962 Cuba quarantine, and later Mediterranean service through 1965-67. DANFS gives the Allen M. Sumner class, 2,200-ton displacement, 376 ft 5 in length, 41 ft 1 in beam, 15 ft 8 in draft, 34-knot speed, and design complement of 336.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1944-1967
- Population
- Bethlehem Steel construction trades; U.S. Navy crew and shipyard personnel, 1944-1967
- Limitations
- DANFS is a service-history and characteristics source; it does not identify asbestos-containing materials, a hull survey, abatement work, individual exposure, causation, or legal eligibility. The online entry located ends with the ship's 1965-67 reserve-training duty and does not resolve final disposition.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-john-r-pierce-dd753-01
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[3]NHHC photographic collection page, USS John R. Pierce (DD-753), including NARA catalog references NH 81811, NH 81812, and USN 1047875 [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- NHHC collection page, item list for USS John R. Pierce (DD-753)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NHHC's official photographic collection identifies multiple National Archives/Navy photographs of this hull, including an underway photograph dated 3 October 1959 and cataloged ship images NH 81811 and NH 81812.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1959 and undated collection images
- Population
- U.S. Navy crew and ship observers
- Limitations
- The collection page confirms the identity and archival presence of photographs of this hull; the photographs and catalog metadata do not document asbestos content, materials, abatement, exposure, or present condition.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-john-r-pierce-dd753-02
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[4]GAO, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (18 October 1979), enclosure II [gao]
- Locator
- PDF p. 13, enclosure II, 'Estimate of Thermal Insulation (lbs)' and accompanying qualification; report highlights on Navy removal policy
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO's Navy enclosure estimates 87,634 pounds of thermal insulation for a destroyer (DD) class and states that the estimate covers thermal insulation, excluding other applications such as pipe-hanger liners, gaskets, and similar materials. The report also describes Navy policy for removing or replacing damaged asbestos insulation during repairs.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1975-1979 policy and 1979 review
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers and destroyer-class repair programs
- Limitations
- This is class/program-level evidence, not a DD-753 inventory. The estimate cannot establish that this hull contained that quantity, cannot identify fiber content of any particular component aboard this hull, and does not establish individual exposure, causation, remaining material, or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-john-r-pierce-dd753-03
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[5]Official-source research sweep: NHHC/DANFS John R. Pierce entry; NHHC photographic collection; GAO HRD-80-2; matching Allen M. Sumner class profile used only as background [other_primary]
- Locator
- Research notes and search ledger in this record/report; official sources listed above
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No ship-specific asbestos survey, abatement record, material specification, or official finding that asbestos was aboard USS John R. Pierce (DD-753) was located in the official sources reviewed for this batch.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- This is a bounded research negative, not proof that asbestos was absent. Class/era evidence supports only contextual priority for further archival research. Unretrieved Navy/Bureau of Ships drawings, work packages, shipyard files, and later disposal records could change the result.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-john-r-pierce-dd753-04
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[6]Authenticated CourtListener helper sweep initiated for exact name and hull-number queries [court_record]
- Locator
- Authenticated helper diagnostics; search ledger entries sl-uss-john-r-pierce-dd753-06 and -07
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Authenticated helper requests were initiated for the exact-name query "USS John R. Pierce" and the hull-number query "DD-753". The fleet-wide pacing limiter then reported that the request budget was momentarily spent before result payloads were received; this record therefore makes no positive or negative litigation finding.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 2026-09-27 search attempt
- Limitations
- CourtListener sweep incomplete because the authenticated fleet limiter returned a stand-down condition. No anonymous, raw, or v3 request was made. The absence of a returned payload is not a no-result finding and does not establish whether qualifying asbestos litigation exists.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-john-r-pierce-dd753-05