Evidence
16 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-16).
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[1]research packet ly-packet.md (3 sources cited) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED — real identity: USS Josephus Daniels | Hull: DLG-27 (reclassified CG-27,
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-josephus-daniels-dlg27-pkt-ly-packet-md
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[2]Norfolk Shipbuilding & Drydock Corp. v. Faulk, 228 F.3d 378 (4th Cir. 2000) (No. 99-1755; argued 6 April 2000, decided 11 July 2000, order published 25 September 2000), cert. denied, 531 U.S. 1112 (2001) [court_record]
- Locator
- Opinion factual recital (Faulk's Norshipco ship list and Harrington hygienist testimony); cert. denial at 531 U.S. 1112 per DOJ OSG opposition brief (justice.gov/osg/brief/norfolk-shipbuilding-drydock-corp-v-faulk-opposition)
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Published appellate opinion naming this hull in an affirmed asbestos-disease award. The Fourth Circuit affirmed a Benefits Review Board order awarding permanent total disability benefits under the LHWCA to shipfitter Theodore Faulk for asbestos-related peritoneal mesothelioma. The opinion recites that Faulk (shipfitter at Newport News Shipbuilding 1973-1978, then Norshipco 1978-1996) 'was able to point specifically to the U.S.S. Briscoe, the U.S.S. Coronado, the U.S.S. Detroit, and the U.S.S. Josephus Daniels as ships he worked on while at Norshipco, although he claimed no actual knowledge of asbestos on those ships.' It further recites NNS industrial hygienist testimony that Faulk 'was exposed to asbestos on two naval ships at Norshipco' (the two ships are not identified in the opinion). It was undisputed that asbestos exposure caused the disease; the appeal resolved which employer was last responsible, and the exposure establishing liability ran through a November 1996 exposure aboard U.S.S. Flint at Norshipco.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1978-1996 (Norshipco employment window; ship-work dates aboard CG-27 not specified); 2000-2001 (opinion and cert. denial)
- Population
- Shipfitter workforce at Norshipco (Norfolk Shipbuilding & Drydock Corp., Norfolk, VA) 1978-1996, including claimant Faulk aboard this hull
- Limitations
- Affirmed judgment, but the ship-specific reference is a recited work history, not an adjudicated finding that asbestos was aboard this hull: the claimant disclaimed actual knowledge of asbestos on the named ships, the hygienist's 'two naval ships' are not identified, and the compensated causation ran through USS Flint. Documents shipfitter work aboard this hull at Norshipco within the 1978-1996 window in a case where asbestos exposure caused mesothelioma; does not quantify ACM aboard, identify products, or establish exposure for any individual aboard this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-josephus-daniels-dlg27-01
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[3]DANFS, Josephus Daniels (DLG-27) entry (namesake biography + ship construction/early-service narrative + specifications block; verbatim Naval Historical Center page preserved at Internet Archive capture of 2004-02-25; live NHHC page serves 404) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS entry text (namesake bio, ship narrative through 1967, specifications block)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS record for this hull: 'laid down 23 April 1962 by Bath Iron Works Corp., Bath, Maine; launched 2 December 1963; sponsored by Mrs. Robert M. Woronoff and Mrs. Clyde R. Rich Jr., granddaughters of Josephus Daniels; and commissioned 8 May 1965, Captain Harry A. Cummings in command.' Based at Norfolk as a unit of the Cruiser-Destroyer Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet; operated off the East Coast until departing the Virginia Capes 9 December [1966] for the Mediterranean, operating with the Sixth Fleet until returning home in spring 1967. Specifications block: DLG-27, dp. 7,930; l. 547'; b. 55'; dr. 28'10"; s. over 20 k.; cpl. 418; Terrier missile launcher, 1 5", 2 3", 2 21" tt.; class Belknap.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1961-1967 (entry coverage)
- Population
- Bath Iron Works construction trades 1962-65; crew from 1965 (design complement 418)
- Limitations
- DANFS documents construction and early service history, not materials or asbestos content. The entry is a Volume III-era text ending spring 1967 - it predates the 1975 reclassification and all later service. Live NHHC page returns 404; the 2004 Wayback capture of the official history.navy.mil DANFS page is cited, with a verbatim mirror at hazegray/losthistory.net (danfs/dl-dlg/dlg27.htm).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-josephus-daniels-dlg27-02
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[4]Naval Vessel Register, ship detail 'JOSEPHUS DANIELS (CG 27) (ex-DLG 27)', UIC 52702 (Wayback capture 2004-10-20; live SHIPSDETAIL page serves navigation chrome only) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NVR ship detail page (nvrships/details/CG27.htm), VESSEL STATUS + MILESTONE DATES blocks, capture 2004-10-20
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Official inventory record for this hull and the designation reconciliation: the NVR heads the entry 'JOSEPHUS DANIELS (CG 27) (ex-DLG 27)' - one hull under two designations. Class CG 26 (Belknap); builder BATH IRON WKS CORP; award date 18 May 1961; keel 23 April 1962; launch 2 December 1963; delivery 4 May 1965; commission 8 May 1965; decommission 21 January 1994; stricken 21 January 1994; status 'Disposed of by scrapping, cannibalization' effective 8 November 1999; 'No changes to this information were reported since 01/22/2003.'
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1961-1999
- Population
- Hull lifecycle milestones
- Limitations
- NVR milestones are the register of record; decommission/stricken 21 January 1994 conflicts with NavSource/Haze Gray (22 January 1994) - NVR carried, variance logged in gaps. NVR does not record the DLG-to-CG reclassification date (the 'ex-DLG 27' tag confirms the identity), the scrapyard buyer, or any materials/asbestos information. Live NVR detail page renders only a template shell to automated fetch; the 2004 Wayback capture of the official NVR page is cited.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-josephus-daniels-dlg27-03
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[5]MARAD Vessel History Database, 'JOSEPHUS DANIELS (CG-27)' (Detail/2782): milestones and status card [other_primary]
- Locator
- MARAD Vessel History Database, ShipHistory/Detail/2782, Milestones table + status card
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Official MARAD custody record for this hull: year built 1963; shipyard Bath Iron Works Corporation; type CG Guided Missile Cruiser; fate 'Scrapped.' Milestones: Entry to Program V (National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River) 14 July 1994; withdrawn from Program V / 'sold for scrap' 17 February 1999; 'Enroute ISL for scrapping' 4 March 1999 (ISL = International Shipbreaking Ltd., Brownsville, TX). A period status card (RS5178AF) is attached to the record.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1994-1999
- Population
- NDRF custody workforce 1994-1999; ISL scrapping workforce 1999
- Limitations
- MARAD documents custody and disposal events, not materials or asbestos content. The 17 February 1999 withdrawal/sale date vs Haze Gray's 'sold for scrapping 10 February 1999' is a contract-vs-withdrawal variance, logged in gaps. No hazmat survey, asbestos manifest, or shipbreaking work-order is attached to the public record.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-josephus-daniels-dlg27-04
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[6]USS Josephus Daniels (CG-27) Command History for 1981, OPNAV Report 5750-1 (CO letter of 23 July 1982), NHHC FOIA reading room PDF [other_primary]
- Locator
- 1981 CHR enclosure text (NHHC FOIA reading room, history.navy.mil/content/dam/nhhc/FOIA/), indexed text
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The ship's own command history report names this hull and documents a slice of cruiser-era service: on 1 January 1981 moored at D&S Piers, Norfolk; departed 5 January for AAW/ASW training with USS Forrestal (CV-59) in the Jacksonville operating area; tender availability alongside USS Yellowstone (AD-41); departed Norfolk 9 March 1981 for the 'Caribbean Operation 81' goodwill cruise in company with USS Spiegel Grove (LSD-32); CINCLANTFLT Admiral Harry D. Train II embarked 14 March at anchor in Limon Bay, Panama; port visits included Cartagena, Willemstad, La Guaira, Castries, Roseau, and Santo Domingo.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1981
- Population
- Crew, Caribbean Operation 81, March-April 1981
- Limitations
- Command history documents operations, not materials or asbestos content. The NHHC-hosted PDF is indexed by search engines but returned HTTP 404 to automated fetch on 2026-09-29; the quoted text is verified from the indexed copy. Content material to this database (yard availabilities, material conditions) was not excerpted in the indexed text.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-josephus-daniels-dlg27-05
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[7]Board of Veterans' Appeals, Citation Nr. 0905962, Docket No. 04-17 112 (decided 18 February 2009) [other_primary]
- Locator
- BVA decision text, hearing-testimony recital sections (va.gov vetapp09/files1/0905962.txt; vetapp11/files2/1111097.txt)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- A VA adjudication recites crew testimony documenting this hull's 1970 Vietnam deployment, filling the post-1967 gap in DANFS: the veteran 'served in the Vietnam area from February to December 1970 aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Josephus Daniels,' the vessel 'travelled in and out of the Vietnam area doing rotating patrols of the Gulf of Tonkin,' and anchored at Da Nang on one occasion (approximately March 1970) so the commanding officer could be briefed by the CO of the ship Josephus Daniels was relieving - the veteran, a postal clerk, went ashore by motor whaleboat to pick up mail. A second BVA decision (Citation Nr. 1111097, 21 March 2011) recites another veteran's service aboard this hull March 1971-March 1974. Both are herbicide (Agent Orange) claims - neither alleges asbestos.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1970-1974 (service); 2009/2011 (decisions)
- Population
- Crew aboard USS Josephus Daniels during 1970 Gulf of Tonkin/Da Nang operations; crew 1971-74
- Limitations
- Administrative decision recitals - the testimony is credited as lay evidence of events, not a finding about the ship's materials or air quality; both claims were denied on exposure-proof grounds. These are ship-specific service-history corroboration only. Neither decision is an asbestos claim; their existence does not establish or defeat any asbestos exposure proposition.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-josephus-daniels-dlg27-06
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[8]Department of the Navy, 'Certifications and Exemptions Under the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972; Amendment,' 60 Fed. Reg. 22505-22506 (8 May 1995), FR Doc. 95-11197, effective 27 December 1994 [federal_register]
- Locator
- 60 FR 22506, section 706.2 amendment item 9 (Table Five removal list)
- Finding type
- regulatory
- Finding
- Federal Register final rule naming this hull: Table Five of 32 CFR 706.2 is amended by removing USS JOSEPHUS DANIELS (CG 27) - one of the 1993-94 cruiser-retirement removals (the same list removes Leahy CG-16 through Biddle CG-34 and the Farragut/Coontz DDGs). Confirms the retirement-era administrative record for this hull under its CG-27 designation.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1994-1995
- Population
- n/a
- Limitations
- Administrative navigation-light certification record only; contains no materials or asbestos information. Confirms the CG-27 designation and retired status, nothing about hull condition.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-josephus-daniels-dlg27-07
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[9]DoD photo, National Archives NAID 6475073 (caption via DoD media record; DN-SC-92-03068 series) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NARA catalog NAID 6475073; caption text preserved at commons.wikimedia.org
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Official DoD photo record for this hull: 'The U.S. Navy guided missile cruiser USS Josephus Daniels (CG-27) underway in the Strait of Magellan on 1 July 1990, during exercise "Unitas XXXI", a combined exercise involving the naval forces of the United States and nine South American nations' - PH1 Michael D.P. Flynn, USN. Corroborates the UNITAS XXXI South America deployment documented by secondary compilations.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1990
- Population
- Crew during UNITAS XXXI, July 1990
- Limitations
- Photo caption documents activity, not materials or asbestos. The NARA catalog page did not render record text to automated fetch; the caption is preserved on the image record mirrored at Wikimedia Commons (File:USS Josephus Daniels (CG-27) underway in the Strait of Magellan, 1 July 1990 (6475073).jpg).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-josephus-daniels-dlg27-08
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[10]NavSource Online Cruiser Photo Archive, USS Josephus Daniels (DLG/CG-27) - Operational and Building Data block + photo captions (secondary compilation, Wayback capture 2021-01-20) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource cruiser archive page 04/1127/040127 (building-data block, awards block, caption text, CO roster)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Secondary index record for this hull: keel laid 23 April 1962 by Bath Iron Works, Bath ME; launched 2 December 1963; commissioned 8 May 1965; 'Reclassified CG 27 on 30 JUN 1975'; decommissioned and stricken 22 January 1994; sold for scrap to International Shipbreaking LTD, Brownsville, TX, scrapping completed 8 November 1999. Class data block: displacement 8,957 tons; 547 ft x 54'10" x 29'; Terrier/ASROC (60 missiles), 1x5"/54, 2x3"/50, 6x12.75" TT; 85,000 SHP geared turbines, 2 screws; 34 knots; crew 400; call sign NJZK. Photo captions document: DesRon 26 flagship ('Mod Squad' AP wirephoto); Boston Naval Shipyard June 1965; highline transfer with USS Oklahoma City (CLG-5) in the South China Sea 1970; Kithira Strait with the Kennedy battle group 30 September 1975; shadowing the Kiev battle group July 1976; Carrier Group Eight 5 February 1987 (DN-SC-87-03840); the Sixth Fleet turnover formation 17 June 1987; MARAD reserve fleet at Fort Eustis, VA 5 June 1995 (alongside ex-USS William C. Lawe DD-763); commanding-officer roster through CDR Joseph A. Benkert ending 22 January 1994.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1961-1999
- Population
- Crew 1965-1994; reserve-fleet custody 1994-1999
- Limitations
- Secondary compilation - NavSource is a volunteer-maintained index, not an official source; values are consistent with NVR/DANFS except decommission/stricken (22 January vs NVR 21 January 1994, variance logged in gaps) and class-data figures that differ from DANFS (displacement 8,957 vs 7,930; speed 34 kt vs 'over 20'; crew 400 vs 418). Its 'Reclassified CG 27 on 30 JUN 1975' entry corroborates the designation reconciliation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-josephus-daniels-dlg27-09
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[11]Haze Gray & Underway, US Cruisers List: Guided Missile Cruisers (A. Toppan compilation, rev. 17 July 2000), Belknap class section - DLG 27/CG 27 entry [other_primary]
- Locator
- hazegray.org/navhist/cruisers/guided.htm, Belknap class block and DLG 27/CG 27 entry (Wayback capture)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Secondary cruiser index for this hull: 'Built by Bath Iron Works. Laid down 23 April 1962, launched 2 Dec 1963, commissioned 8 May 1965. NTU 1991-1992. Decommissioned and stricken 22 Jan 1994, sold for scrapping 10 February 1999.' Class block: 'Purpose-built single-end guided missile "frigates" (DLG); modified Leahy design. Became CGs 30 June 1975 as part of the Cruiser/Frigate realignment. The 3/50s were replaced by 8 Harpoon missiles, the 21 inch TT were removed, the Terrier launchers were upgraded to fire the Standard SM-2ER missile, and 2 Phalanx CIWS were added. All were upgraded under the late-1980's/early 1990's NTU program... The entire class was taken out of service in the early 1990's, stricken and transferred to the Maritime Administration for disposal.' Class propulsion: steam turbines, 4 x 1,200-psi boilers, 85,000 hp, 2 shafts, 30+ knots.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1961-1999
- Population
- n/a
- Limitations
- Secondary compilation - consistent with NVR/DANFS on construction milestones. The NTU 1991-1992 yard is not identified; the 10 February 1999 'sold' date vs MARAD's 17 February withdrawal is a contract-vs-custody variance. Contains no materials or asbestos information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-josephus-daniels-dlg27-10
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[12]Siegfried v. 3M Co., C.D. Cal. 2:18-cv-01575-FMO-E, Complaint Exhibit A 'Location of Exposure' vessel list (filed 2018-02-26) - RECAP PDF gov.uscourts.cacd.702384.1.1 retrieved and pdftotext-extracted firsthand (prior batch workproduct reused) [court_record]
- Locator
- siegfried-exhibit-a.txt (gov.uscourts.cacd.702384.1.1.pdf, extracted and grep-verified this session); list rows at extracted lines 5210-5212
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Hand-verified exclusion: the Siegfried Exhibit A 'Location of Exposure' list - the 43-hull Long Beach Naval Shipyard pleading (approx. exposure 1969-1996, marine electrician) that swept up four Belknap-class guided-missile cruisers (Jouett CG-29, Horne CG-30, Sterett CG-31, Fox CG-33) - does NOT list USS Josephus Daniels. 'josephus' and 'daniels' are absent from the extracted full text, and no CG-27/DLG-27 hull-number entry appears. Pleading-stage allegation list only; this hull is outside its scope.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1969-1996 (alleged exposure window); 2018 (filing)
- Population
- One LBNSY marine electrician, ~1969-1996 (43 hulls claimed)
- Limitations
- A complaint's vessel list is a pleading allegation, not a finding; exclusion from the list is likewise not proof of anything about the ship - it records only that this specific plaintiff did not allege exposure aboard this hull. The list is keyed to one Long Beach Naval Shipyard claimant's work history.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-josephus-daniels-dlg27-11
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[13]CourtListener API v4 sweep via cl-auth-search.py: 'Josephus Daniels' opinions (type=o) and RECAP dockets (type=r); hull-number queries 'CG-27'/'DLG-27' [court_record]
- Locator
- cl-auth-search.py results 2026-09-29: type=o 'Josephus Daniels' count=20 (1 qualifying); type=r count=24 (0 verified qualifying, 5 unresolved asbestos-docket leads); 'CG-27'/'DLG-27' queries blocked by fleet pacing at report time
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- CourtListener search found ONE qualifying opinion naming this ship - Norfolk Shipbuilding & Drydock Corp. v. Faulk (ev-01). Of 20 'Josephus Daniels' opinion hits, the remainder are name collisions on the namesake: estate/will litigation (Josephus Daniels Pell will trustee cases), the News & Observer publishing company's media/antitrust litigation, and WWI-era matters naming Secretary Daniels. Of 24 'Josephus Daniels' docket hits, the large majority are name collisions (a N.D. Okla. bankruptcy debtor of the same name; Naval Academy and UNC admissions litigation referencing the namesake; historical Deepwater Horizon pleadings); five are asbestos or product-liability dockets in which 'Josephus Daniels' appears in indexed docket text with the vessel role unresolved - Redman v. A.W. Chesterton (N.D. Cal. 2008, asbestos PI), Jacobs v. AC&S (E.D. Pa. 2006, asbestos PI / MDL-875 posture), In re Asbestos Products Liability Litigation No. VI (JPML master docket), Ayo v. 3M (E.D.N.Y. 2018), and Daniel Cohen v. 3M (D.S.C. 2025) - carried as archival leads, not findings. Hull-number queries 'CG-27' and 'DLG-27' (type=o and type=r) could not be completed before the fleet pacing window closed; they are pending, not negative.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- through 2026-09-29
- Population
- Indexed federal/state opinions and RECAP dockets naming the ship or its hull numbers
- Limitations
- CourtListener indexes are not exhaustive of state dockets, unreported MDL-875 constituent cases, or administrative claims (the VA BVA decisions and the BRB/ALJ record underlying Faulk sit outside its coverage). Unresolved docket-text references may be vessel mentions, attorney names, or coincidental strings - none is classified as qualifying without document-level verification. Absence of a hit is absence from this index, not proof none exists.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-josephus-daniels-dlg27-12
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[14]GAO, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (Oct 18, 1979) + Atlas shipyard dataset (shipyards.json): bath-iron-works (tier 2), philadelphia-naval-shipyard (tier 3), boston-naval-shipyard (tier 3) [gao]
- Locator
- GAO product page HRD-80-2 (title, abstract, fieldwork scope); shipyards.json records 'bath-iron-works', 'philadelphia-naval-shipyard', 'boston-naval-shipyard'; e-yearbook scan of USS Josephus Daniels DLG-27 1984 cruise book (Philadelphia overhaul narrative)
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Era/yard inference: a Belknap-class guided-missile frigate built 1962-65 with a 4 x 1,200-psi boiler, twin-screw geared steam plant (85,000 shp per class data) would have carried period-standard asbestos insulation, lagging, gaskets, packing, and fireproofing. Builder Bath Iron Works is documented at yard level in the Atlas dataset (tier 2 - product classes incl. Kaylo pipe covering, Foster Wheeler gaskets, asbestos felt, loose packing, vinyl floor tile, adhesives). Philadelphia Naval Shipyard (tier 3 - documented asbestos product identifications) performed her documented 1982-83 overhaul (per the ship's scanned 1984 cruise book); a Boston Naval Shipyard inport is photo-documented June 1965 (tier 3). The repeated Norshipco availabilities in the Faulk record are the private-yard disturbance pathway; Norshipco is not in the Atlas yard dataset. GAO documented that Navy policy left installed asbestos insulation in place unless damaged or disturbed by repairs - the documented yard periods are disturbance events.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1962-1994
- Population
- Bath Iron Works construction trades 1962-65; Philadelphia NSY overhaul workforce 1982-83; Norshipco availabilities workforce (Faulk window); crew 1965-1994
- Limitations
- Class/era and builder-yard inference only - the ship-specific records for this hull are ev-01 (litigation recital) and the history rows; this row adds context, not an independent ship-specific finding. Does not quantify material aboard. GAO fieldwork was at Long Beach and Norfolk Naval Shipyards, not this hull or its yards. The 1982-83 Philadelphia overhaul window rests on a scanned cruise book (secondary artifact); NTU 1991-92 yard unidentified. gao.gov blocks automated fetches (HTTP 403); product-page description used.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-josephus-daniels-dlg27-13
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[15]Negative finding across searched repositories (DANFS/NHHC, NVR, MARAD vessel history, NavSource, Haze Gray, NHHC FOIA CHR index, VA BVA index via web search, CourtListener, Federal Register, Siegfried Exhibit A full text, Atlas shipyard dataset) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Search ledger sl-uss-josephus-daniels-dlg27-01 through sl-15 (repositories and outcomes)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No hull-level asbestos survey, abatement contract, OSHA or NESHAP record, scrapping hazardous-material manifest, or adjudicated finding that asbestos was present aboard USS Josephus Daniels (DLG-27/CG-27) was located in the sources searched. The ship-specific asbestos record consists of the Faulk litigation recital (ev-01): work aboard this hull named in an affirmed asbestos-disease case, with the asbestos link to this specific hull unadjudicated. This absence is a result, not a proof of absence - the 1999 ISL scrapping file, MARAD disposal-condition records, and NARA RG19 material books remain unretrieved.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- research sweep 2026-09-29
- Population
- n/a
- Limitations
- Absence of located documentation is not evidence that ACM was absent aboard; it means public indexing produced no ship-specific materials record. International Shipbreaking's 1999 disposal paperwork and any Navy hazmat transfer disclosures were not published online.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-josephus-daniels-dlg27-14
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[16]NARA RG 19 (Bureau of Ships contract specifications / General Information Books) and MARAD disposal files for the 1999 ISL scrapping [other_primary]
- Locator
- NARA RG 19 (not digitized for this hull); MARAD disposal file (Detail/2782 shows no attached documents)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Unretrieved archival leads for hull-level material documentation: NARA RG 19 Bureau of Ships contract specifications and General Information Books may contain per-vessel material specifications for the Bath Iron Works build (contract awarded 18 May 1961); MARAD disposal records and any Navy-to-ISL transfer documentation for the 1999 scrapping may contain hazmat disclosures. Neither was retrievable online.
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1961-1999
- Population
- n/a
- Limitations
- Lead only - no document retrieved; presence or absence of asbestos content is unverified.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-josephus-daniels-dlg27-15