Evidence
6 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-6).
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[1]DANFS, Joseph E. Campbell (DE-70) (NHHC page published 2015-07-23; live URL returns 404 - Wayback capture 2025-02-02 cited) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS entry 'Joseph E. Campbell (DE-70)' - specifications line and full service narrative
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS record for this hull: laid down 29 March 1943 by Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp., Hingham, Mass.; launched 26 June 1943, sponsored by Mrs. Marie S. Campbell; commissioned 23 September 1943, Lt. Comdr. J. F. Bowling in command. Shakedown off Bermuda; convoy escort to Londonderry, Northern Ireland (returned New York 16 December 1943); three convoy-escort voyages to French North Africa between 31 December 1943 and 8 October 1944. Conversion to high-speed transport began on return to New York; reclassified APD-49 24 November 1944. Departed Key West 8 March 1945; Pearl Harbor 8 April; Eniwetok; escorted two merchant ships to Leyte; three months as antisubmarine screen for LST groups in and out of Okinawa; departed Cebu 1 September 1945 screening occupation forces to Japan; escort duty Japan-Philippines until December. Morehead City, N.C. 31 March 1946; inactivation at Charleston, S.C. from 22 May; decommissioned 15 November 1946 at Green Cove Springs, Fla.; Atlantic Reserve Fleet at Orange, Tex. Struck from the Navy List 1 December 1966 after sale to Chile in November 1966. One battle star for World War II service. DANFS header figures: 1,400 tons; 306 ft; 24 kt; complement 186; class Buckley.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-25
- Study period
- 1943-1966
- Population
- Bethlehem-Hingham construction trades 1943; wartime crew (design complement 186); Tompkinsville conversion workers 1944-45
- Limitations
- DANFS documents identity, builder, dates, and operations - it makes no statement about construction materials or asbestos content. Live NHHC URL returned HTTP 404 on 2026-09-25 (consistent with standing NHHC link rot noted in BATCH-01); the verbatim Wayback capture (2025-02-02) is cited instead.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-joseph-e-campbell-apd49-01
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[2]U.S.S. Joseph E. Campbell (APD49) - ship-submitted War History, serial APD49/A12-1 037, c/o Fleet Post Office San Francisco, 22 September 1945 (Commanding Officer to Secretary of the Navy; scan hosted by NavSource, archive 06/070) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource DE-70 page, 'official War History' scan (image 06070wh.jpg), Enclosure A chapters I-IV
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The hull's own war-history submission (primary document): convoy-level record including OT-12/TO-12, UGS-38 (Ju 88 attack off Cape Bengut 20 April 1944, no personnel casualties), GUS-38 (joined the hunt after USCGC Menges was torpedoed 3 May 1944; a U-boat was sunk at 0440 on 4 May at 36 deg 45' N, 05 deg 39'15" E; Campbell carried 46 prisoners to Algiers; search 5 May off Alboran Island for the submarine that sank USS Fechteler DE-157), UGS-45/GUS-45, UGS-52/GUS-52; emergency repairs at Navy Yard Bayonne Annex 15-27 October 1944 after striking a submerged object; conversion to APD at U.S. Naval Frontier Base, Tompkinsville, N.Y., completed 8 February 1945; LST Group 92 to Nakagusuku Wan, Okinawa, arrived 29 May 1945; 8 June 1945 torpedo-bomber ('Jill') attack repelled with USS Gilligan - aircraft downed in flames; Capt. W. P. Hepburn assumed Commander Transport Division 107 aboard 17 August 1945; occupation-force screen to Sagami Wan/Tokyo Bay, anchored 8 September 1945.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-25
- Study period
- 1943-1945
- Population
- Wartime crew (DE and APD configurations); embarked troops; POWs transported 4 May 1944
- Limitations
- Primary ship-submitted operational record - documents movements, yard periods, and combat events but contains no material or asbestos content information. Scan ends 20 September 1945 (submission dated 22 September 1945); later reserve-fleet and disposal events are covered by DANFS/NavSource. Namesake death date in this document reads 8 August 1942, conflicting with DANFS/NavSource (9 August) - carried in gaps.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-joseph-e-campbell-apd49-02
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[3]NavSource Naval History, USS Joseph E. Campbell (APD-49) ex DE-70 pages (Amphibious Photo Archive 10/04/04049 and Destroyer Escort Photo Archive 06/070): specifications, campaign credits, commanding-officer roster, disposition detail [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 10/04/04049 (APD-49 page, specifications and campaign tables) and 06/070 (DE-70 building and operational data)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource building/operational data for this hull: keel laid 29 March 1943 Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp., Hingham; launched/christened 26 June 1943; commissioned 23 September 1943; conversion to high-speed transport commenced at New York 8 October 1944; reclassified APD-49 24 November 1944; decommissioned 15 November 1946 after 3 years 1 month; sold to Chile 15 November 1966, renamed Riquelme (APD-28), never saw Chilean service - used as parts hulk and stripped; struck from the NVR 1 December 1966. Campaign credit: Okinawa Gunto operation (assault and occupation) 29 May 1945, one battle star; Navy Occupation Service Medal (Asia clasp) periods 7-10 September, 7-15 October, 10-20 November 1945; flagship for Transport Division 107. APD specifications: 2 'D' Express boilers (435 psi / 750 F), 2 G.E. turbines turbo-electric drive, 12,000 shp, two screws; 23.6 kt trial; ship's company 12 officers/192 enlisted plus 150 troop accommodations; 4 LCVPs.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-25
- Study period
- 1943-1966
- Population
- Crew 1943-1946; Chilean Navy custodial period 1966+
- Limitations
- NavSource is a non-government photo archive compiling official photographs, DANFS text, and contributor data - reputable secondary compilation rather than a .gov record. The APD specification block is class-level text shared across Charles Lawrence-class pages; boiler manufacturer is given there as Combustion Engineering while the class profile's per-block map assigns Foster Wheeler to this design group - unresolved, carried in gaps. Chilean disposition detail (parts hulk, never commissioned) is contributor-sourced.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-joseph-e-campbell-apd49-03
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[4]Buckley-class (TE) design context: class profile buckley-class.class.json (Batch F) summarizing BuShips Ships' Data 1945 design groups 2-3 and navypedia per-block boiler map; NavSource DE-70 specification block [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource DE-70 specs block; buckley-class.class.json class_notes and asbestos evidence (Batch F worktree)
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Class/era inference: a 1943 wartime-built Buckley-class (TE) destroyer escort with a full steam plant - two 'D' Express boilers at 435 psi/750 F feeding G.E. turbo-electric machinery at 12,000 shp - would have carried period-standard asbestos applications: boiler and steam-line insulation, pipe lagging, valve and flange gaskets, machinery packing, fireproofing, and deck coverings. The Buckley class is the turbo-electric DE group - one of the two most asbestos-relevant DE designs (with the WGT John C. Butler class) because of its full steam plant. NARA RG19 'General Information Books' per-vessel material specifications are the archival lead for hull-level specs.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-25
- Study period
- 1943-1946
- Population
- Bethlehem-Hingham construction trades 1943; crew 1943-1946; conversion workers 1944-45
- Limitations
- Class/era and design-plant inference only - establishes no ship-specific asbestos content, no quantities, and no exposure for any individual aboard this hull. No BuShips material schedule, ship-specific specification, or asbestos survey for DE-70/APD-49 was located; NARA GIB retrieval not performed. The 1944-45 APD conversion at Tompkinsville is documented as an event; whether it added or disturbed insulation is undocumented.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-joseph-e-campbell-apd49-04
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[5]CourtListener API v4 sweep, 2026-09-25: opinion search "Joseph E. Campbell" (21 results); RECAP docket search "Joseph E. Campbell" (33 dockets, 151 documents, both pages reviewed); opinion search "USS Campbell" (0 results); opinion search "APD-49" (0 results); opinion search "DE-70" (190 results) [court_record]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-joseph-e-campbell-apd49-04 through -08
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- No qualifying asbestos litigation and no litigation of any kind naming this hull was located. Classification of hits: all 21 exact-name opinion results and all 33 exact-name RECAP docket results are person-name collisions (attorneys of record, bankruptcy debtors, civil/criminal parties named Joseph E. Campbell) - none reference a vessel, the Navy, or asbestos. "USS Campbell" and "APD-49" opinion searches returned zero results. The 190 "DE-70" opinion hits are docket-entry-number noise ([DE 70] = docket entry 70), not vessel references; sampling confirms no vessel context.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-25
- Study period
- 2026-09-25 (index coverage: opinions and RECAP dockets)
- Limitations
- CourtListener indexes published opinions and RECAP dockets; state-court filings and asbestos-trust claims outside those indexes are not covered, so absence of a hit does not prove no claim was ever filed. No defense verdict, dismissal, or merits adjudication exists for this hull to report - there is simply no located docket naming it.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-joseph-e-campbell-apd49-05
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[6]Batch-2436 search ledger (this record): DANFS (via Wayback), NavSource DE-70/APD-49 pages, ship-submitted war history, CourtListener name and hull sweeps, NPS/NHL check [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-joseph-e-campbell-apd49-01 through -09
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located for this hull: no hull insulation survey, no abatement or remediation contract, no museum hazmat disclosure (the hull was sold to Chile and scrapped - no preservation record exists), no product-identification document, and no litigation naming the vessel in the sources searched (see search_ledger). This is consistent with the class-profile finding that no ship-specific asbestos record has been located for any of the 148 Buckley-class hulls.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-25
- Study period
- 2026-09-25
- Limitations
- Absence of a located public record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard - a 1943 steam-plant escort is era-consistent with standard asbestos applications, and the ship was scrapped after Chilean hulk service with no surviving survey trail. Does not establish or defeat any claim of individual exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-joseph-e-campbell-apd49-06
