Evidence
6 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-6).
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[1]DANFS, Joseph K. Taussig (DE-1030), Vol. 3 p. 561 (NHHC online transcription; live page serves 404 - Wayback capture 2022-07-06; verbatim mirror at losthistory.net/hazegray de1030.txt) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS entry, specifications block + service narrative + bracketed disposal note
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS record for this hull: laid down 3 January 1956 by New York Shipbuilding Corp., Camden, N.J.; launched 9 March 1957, sponsored by Mrs. Joseph K. Taussig, widow of Vice Admiral Taussig; commissioned 10 September 1957, Lt. Comdr. R. S. Moore in command. Caribbean shakedown; reported Newport, R.I. 22 December 1957; 6th Fleet Mediterranean service departing 12 May 1958 incl. Lebanon-crisis patrol, returned 7 October; South America goodwill cruise from 6 February 1959; overhaul at Boston Naval Shipyard (1959); Caribbean exercises Jan 1960; NATO North Atlantic exercise Sep 1960; US-Canadian exercises off Nova Scotia Apr 1961; six months ASW exercises from mid-Feb 1962; Cuban Missile Crisis second line of defense off Jacksonville, Fla., Nov 1962; Africa goodwill cruise departing 15 February 1963 (9 African + 3 Mediterranean ports), returned 25 May; DASH installation at Boston Naval Shipyard Jan-May 1965; Operation Steel Pike I Oct 1965; sonar school ship Key West and E-4 training-ship duty 1966. Bracketed post-DANFS note (Bauer & Roberts, Register of Ships 1775-1990, p. 239): stricken from the Navy Register 1 July 1972, sold 15 June 1973. Spec block: dp. 1,450 t.; l. 314'6"; b. 36'9"; dr. 9'1"; s. 25 k.; cpl. 170; a. 3 3", 1 dct., 6 dcp., 1 rkt.; cl. Evans.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1956-1973
- Population
- New York Shipbuilding construction trades 1956-57; Philadelphia Naval Shipyard commissioning workforce; crew 1957-72 (design complement 170); Boston Naval Shipyard workforces 1959 and 1965
- Limitations
- DANFS documents service history and specifications, not materials or asbestos content. The spec block's 'cl. Evans' and 'a. 3 3-inch guns' conflict with modern references (Dealey class; 4 x 3"/50 in two twin mounts) - class/armament attribution discrepancy carried in gaps, not silently reconciled. Live NHHC page 404s; Wayback capture 2022-07-06 cited. DANFS narrative ends ~1967; NavSource photo-dated entries extend documented operations to 1970.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-joseph-k-taussig-de1030-01
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[2]NavSource Destroyer Escort Photo Index, USS Joseph K. Taussig (DE-1030) - specifications block, building/operational data, NHHC-sourced photos [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource DE-1030 page, specifications block + building/operational data + photo captions
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource record for this hull: classed 'Courtney' (SCB No. 72 / 1954-55, number in class 10); 1,314 tons light / 1,877 full; 308' wl / 314'6" oa; beam 36'9"; draft 19'6" limit; 2 Foster-Wheeler boilers, 1 De Laval geared turbine, 20,000 shp, 1 shaft, 26 kts; range 6,000 nm @ 12 kts; complement 12/161; 4 x 3"/50 Mk33 (2x2), 1 Mk108 ASW rocket launcher, 6 x Mk32 torpedo tubes (2x3) / Mk46; AN/SPS-5, AN/SPS-6C radars, AN/SQS-4 sonar; Mk63 GFCS, Mk105 underwater battery FCS. Build data corroborates DANFS (keel 3 Jan 1956 Camden; launched 9 Mar 1957; commissioned 10 Sep 1957 at Philadelphia Naval Shipyard; Escort Squadron 14, Newport); decommissioned/struck 1 Jul 1972; sold for scrapping 15 Jun 1973. Photo-dated entries extend the operating record beyond DANFS's 1967 cutoff: UNITAS X exercise, Guayaquil, Ecuador, 19 Aug 1969 (NHHC photo L53-41.08.08); Mediterranean underway 16 Sep 1970 (NHHC photos USN 1145915, NH 107507); DASH hangar visible c. 1968.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1956-1973
- Population
- Crew 1957-72; Boston NSY DASH-installation workforce 1965
- Limitations
- NavSource is a volunteer-compiled archive hosting official Navy photographs and data - a secondary compilation, not a primary registry; used here for the machinery/spec detail, post-1967 photo-dated chronology, and the 'Courtney' (SCB 72) design-group attribution. Its complement (12/161) and gun fit differ from the DANFS spec block - discrepancies carried in gaps.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-joseph-k-taussig-de1030-02
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[3]NavSource machinery specifications (2 Foster-Wheeler boilers; 1 De Laval geared turbine; 20,000 shp; single shaft) + Atlas shipyard dataset record 'new-york-shipbuilding' (tier 1; named asbestos products documented at the builder yard) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource DE-1030 specifications block; shipyards.json record 'new-york-shipbuilding' (yard_id verified resolving in dataset)
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Era/design/yard inference: this hull is a 1956-57-construction steam-powered destroyer escort (2 Foster-Wheeler boilers feeding a single 20,000-shp De Laval geared turbine) built at New York Shipbuilding Corp., Camden - a yard whose Atlas dataset record documents named asbestos products in its material stream (Pabco Six-Ply Super Caltemp Block 15% chrysotile; Ehret Magnesia 85% magnesia insulation; Johns-Manville Transite asbestos-cement panels; asbestos gaskets; packing; asbestos-coated welding rods; wire insulation; felt insulation). Mid-1950s Navy steam combatants are era-consistent with asbestos-containing boiler and fireroom insulation, main and auxiliary steam-line lagging, turbine lagging, valve and flange gaskets, machinery packing, deck coverings, and accommodation insulation. Documented disturbance events: construction 1956-57 (Camden); commissioning work at Philadelphia Naval Shipyard (Sep 1957); Boston Naval Shipyard overhaul (1959) and DASH drone-helicopter installation (Jan-May 1965); sold for scrapping 15 June 1973 (breaking workforce).
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1956-1974
- Population
- New York Shipbuilding construction trades 1956-57; Philadelphia NSY and Boston NSY yard workforces 1957/1959/1965; crew 1957-72; 1973-74 breaking-yard workers
- Limitations
- Class/era and builder-yard inference only - NOT a hull-specific finding. No material schedule, specification, survey, or abatement record naming DE-1030 was located; establishes no asbestos content, quantity, location, individual exposure, or causation aboard this hull. The yard record documents asbestos products at New York Shipbuilding generally, not their installation in this specific hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-joseph-k-taussig-de1030-03
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[4]CourtListener API v4 opinion search (type=o): exact-name query '"Joseph K. Taussig"' - 3 hits, all name collisions; hull-number and docket-type queries deferred by fleet pacing throttle [court_record]
- Locator
- CourtListener API v4 search results for '"Joseph K. Taussig"' (3 clusters: opinion 1438441, 7893552, 372467)
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- CourtListener exact-name opinion sweep returned 3 hits, all name collisions involving the namesake's son, not this hull and not asbestos: Taussig v. McNamara, 219 F. Supp. 757 (D.D.C. 1963) - plaintiff Joseph K. Taussig Jr. (the admiral's son, a Pearl Harbor USS Nevada survivor) in a military-pay/status action against the Secretary of Defense; Field v. Brown, 610 F.2d 981 (D.C. Cir. 1979) and its duplicate cluster - Joseph K. Taussig Jr. appears as counsel for appellants challenging restrictions on retired officers' sales to the armed services. No opinion located that names this vessel or alleges asbestos exposure aboard it.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 2026-09-28 (search); opinions 1963-1980
- Population
- N/A - litigation sweep
- Limitations
- Name-collision resolution only for the completed exact-name opinion sweep. Hull-number query '"DE-1030"' and RECAP docket-type searches were deferred this session by the fleet-wide CourtListener pacing throttle - residual litigation surface is not fully exhausted; a complaint naming 'USS Taussig' or 'DE-1030' could exist in dockets/opinions not covered by the completed query.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-joseph-k-taussig-de1030-04
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[5]Batch-3963 search ledger (this record): NHHC/DANFS via Wayback; NavSource DE-1030 archive page; NVR ship detail; CourtListener exact-name opinion sweep; NARA catalog attempt; indexed-web checks incl. excluded law-firm pages [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-joseph-k-taussig-de1030-01 through sl-uss-joseph-k-taussig-de1030-08
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located for DE-1030: no hull ACM survey, no abatement contract, no hazmat disclosure, and no qualifying asbestos case names the vessel. The only web materials asserting asbestos aboard this hull are law-firm/SEO marketing pages (asbestos-ships.com dedicated hull page; freeasbestostesting.com destroyer-escort list) - an excluded source class under the batch rules, logged in the batch report and not carried as evidence.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 2026-09-28
- Limitations
- Absence of a located public record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard - a 1956-57 steam escort is era-consistent with asbestos-containing materials, and the hull was scrapped in 1973-74 so no present-day survey is possible. CourtListener coverage is partial (fleet pacing deferred the hull-number and docket queries) - the negative litigation finding rests on the completed exact-name opinion sweep and indexed-web checking. Does not establish or defeat any exposure claim or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-joseph-k-taussig-de1030-05
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[6]NARA Guide to Federal Records: RG 24 (Bureau of Naval Personnel - Navy deck logs) and RG 19 (Bureau of Ships design/construction records) [other_primary]
- Locator
- https://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/024.html ; /groups/019.html
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Archival leads (not retrieved - requires research-room or reproduction order): Navy deck logs for DE-1030 covering 1957-1972 (RG 24, NARA College Park - Vietnam-era logs partially digitized under the Blue Water Navy project); BuShips records for the SCB No. 72 design and any hull-level material specifications (RG 19); New York Shipbuilding contract/hull records for yard hull 513 (hull number per secondary compilations - yorkship.org, shipbuildinghistory).
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1956-1972 records
- Limitations
- Record-group mapping only - no retrieval performed. NARA's public catalog returned no conclusive deck-log hits for this hull via the API this pass; holdings require research-room verification. Nothing in this row is an asbestos finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-joseph-k-taussig-de1030-06