Evidence
8 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-8).
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[1]research packet ei-packet.md (3 sources cited) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-kane-dd235-pkt-ei-packet-md
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[2]Naval History and Heritage Command, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, 'Kane I (Destroyer No. 235)' [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Specifications block; first and final service paragraphs
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NHHC DANFS identifies Kane as Clemson-class DD-235, built by New York Shipbuilding Corporation at Camden, laid down 3 July 1918, launched 12 August 1919, and commissioned 11 June 1920. Its DD-235 specifications give complement 101 and speed 35 knots. DANFS records decommissioning on 31 December 1930 and 28 April 1938, recommissioning on 1 April 1932 and 23 September 1939, final decommissioning on 24 January 1946, and sale for scrapping on 21 June 1946.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1918-1946
- Population
- DD-235 design complement
- Limitations
- The complement is the DD-235 specification, not a verified APD-18 or actual wartime crew count. DANFS gives no asbestos inventory or exposure finding and does not state the striking date.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-kane-dd235-01
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[3]NHHC DANFS, 'Kane I (Destroyer No. 235)' [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS, 1943-45 service paragraphs and final sentence
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The NHHC DANFS history places Kane at the Attu and Kiska operations in 1943, Saipan and Guam in 1944, Okinawa-area operations in 1945, and postwar occupation duty at Jinsen, Korea. It credits seven World War II battle stars.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1943-1945
- Population
- Wartime ship's company and embarked troops/underwater demolition teams
- Limitations
- Operational history and battle stars do not document asbestos material, individual exposure, or any disease.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-kane-dd235-03
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[4]National Archives, 'Researching Asbestos aboard US Naval Vessel up through 1961' [other_primary]
- Locator
- Bureau of Ships Correspondence; General Information Books; Inspection and Survey Reports; Cartographic Branch; Other Records and their usefulness
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA identifies RG 19 ship-specific correspondence under hull designation, ship engineering drawing groups S39 (insulation and lagging) and S48 (piping), General Information Books, and RG 38 destroyer and amphibious-vessel material inspection reports as leads for checking Kane's DD235/APD18 material history. Its guide explicitly states that deck logs and muster rolls do not directly document asbestos materials.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- Future archival research
- Limitations
- The guide identifies record series, not an inspected Kane file. Existence and contents of DD235/APD18-specific documents remain unverified; no asbestos conclusion follows from the guide or from deck logs.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-kane-dd235-05
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[5]Batch 3233 primary-source search ledger for USS Kane (DD-235/APD-18) [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger sl-uss-kane-dd235-01 through sl-uss-kane-dd235-05
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- In the public NHHC ship histories/photo index and NARA asbestos research guide searched for this batch, no Kane-specific asbestos inventory, product specification, test, abatement record, or crew exposure finding was located. Ship-specific asbestos status remains unknown.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 2026-09-27 search
- Limitations
- This is a bounded search result, not proof that Kane contained no asbestos. RG 19 and RG 38 records have not been retrieved and commercial ship lists were excluded. No individual exposure, causation, or legal eligibility is established.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-kane-dd235-06
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[6]NHHC, 'United States Pacific Fleet Organization, 1 May 1945' [other_primary]
- Locator
- APD divisions, Transport Division 101
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NHHC's 1 May 1945 Pacific Fleet organization lists Kane as APD-18 in Transport Division 101.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1945-05-01
- Limitations
- Confirms classification and assignment on one date, not material composition, asbestos, or crew exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-kane-dd235-07
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[7]NHHC DANFS, 'Kane I (Destroyer No. 235)' [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Service narrative: 1937-38, 1941, 1943 conversion, 1943-44 overhaul, and final paragraph
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS records an overhaul at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard from 4 January to 3 March 1941, conversion by Todd's Dry Docks in Seattle into high-speed transport APD-18 completed by 3 April 1943, an overhaul at Mare Island Navy Yard through 7 January 1944, and final decommissioning at Philadelphia Navy Yard on 24 January 1946. It also records a Charleston Navy Yard visit beginning 22 November 1937 before the April 1938 decommissioning.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1937-1946
- Population
- Ship's crew and yard personnel; individual assignments unverified
- Limitations
- These are vessel and yard events, not proof of any asbestos work, product, worker contact, or present material. DANFS says 'until February 1942' immediately before a conversion completed by April 1943; the year conflicts with its own chronology and is excluded.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-kane-dd235-02
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[8]National Archives, 'Researching Asbestos aboard US Naval Vessel up through 1961' [other_primary]
- Locator
- Beginning Research; General Information Books; Cartographic Branch; Other Records and their usefulness
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA states that asbestos in U.S. Navy materiel during 1941-1961 requires vessel-specific research, and identifies Bureau of Ships correspondence, General Information Books, ship engineering drawings, and material inspection reports as relevant record series. Kane served and underwent conversion and overhauls during that interval, making DD235 and APD18 files relevant research targets.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1941-1961
- Population
- U.S. Navy vessels in the 1941-1961 research period
- Limitations
- NARA's guide is Navy-wide and does not name Kane or establish that any asbestos-bearing component was aboard DD-235/APD-18. The 1941-1961 period only overlaps her service. No class material schedule was found.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-kane-dd235-04