Evidence
3 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-3).
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[1]Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS), Joyce (DE-317), Naval History and Heritage Command [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS Joyce (DE-317), specifications and service narrative; paragraphs on 1943 construction and 1950–1960 service
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NHHC DANFS identifies Joyce as an Edsall-class destroyer escort built by Consolidated Steel Corp. at Orange, Texas; laid down 8 March 1943, launched 26 May 1943, and commissioned 30 September 1943. It records decommissioning on 1 May 1946, conversion at Mare Island Naval Shipyard to a radar picket escort, recommissioning 28 February 1951, final decommissioning 17 June 1960, and assignment to the San Diego reserve group.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1943-1960
- Limitations
- Historical service evidence only; it does not document asbestos-containing material, individual exposure, or abatement. DANFS states the ship remained with the San Diego reserve group but does not give the later disposal date.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-joyce-de317-01
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[2]U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office, USS Joyce, DE-317 (published 2022-10-12) [other_primary]
- Locator
- USS Joyce, DE-317 page; builder, machinery, disposition fields and opening history paragraphs
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The Coast Guard Historian identifies Joyce as an Edsall-class escort with two-shaft Fairbanks-Morse diesel machinery rated at 6,000 bhp, and records its final decommissioning on 17 June 1960 and sale for scrap on 11 September 1973. It states that the vessel had a Coast Guard crew at its 1943 commissioning and a Navy crew after its 1951 recommissioning.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1943-1973
- Limitations
- Provides ship history and machinery information only. It does not establish asbestos use or exposure. The page calls the builder Consolidated Shipbuilding Corporation, while NHHC DANFS calls it Consolidated Steel Corporation; the DANFS form is carried in the record and the naming discrepancy remains noted in gaps.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-joyce-de317-02
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[3]National Archives, Special List 44: Named Vessels [other_primary]
- Locator
- Special List 44, alphabetical Joyce entry, DE-317 row
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The National Archives' named-vessel logbook index includes Joyce (DE-317), with a listed logbook coverage period beginning 30 September 1943 and ending 30 June 1945.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1943-1945
- Limitations
- This is an archival index entry, not a review of the deck logs themselves and not an asbestos record. The listed end date is the index's coverage date, not the ship's decommissioning date.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-joyce-de317-03