Evidence
9 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-9).
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[1]research packet em-packet.md (7 sources cited) [nhhc_danfs]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-kidder-dd319-pkt-em-packet-md
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[2]Naval History and Heritage Command, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, 'Kidder (Destroyer No. 319)' [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- service-history paragraphs and final disposition paragraph
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS records West Coast training from 1921 to 1924, Caribbean exercises in 1924, Hawaii and South Pacific fleet exercises in 1925, further Caribbean and Hawaii exercises in 1927-1928, decommissioning at San Diego on 18 March 1930, and sale of the ship's materials on 31 October 1930.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- Operational locations do not establish particular shipboard materials or exposure. DANFS says materials were sold after scrapping, but an NHHC photo caption dates the stripped hull awaiting scrapping to 22 March 1931; the actual completion date is unresolved.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-kidder-dd319-02
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[3]National Archives, Special List 44, Named Vessels, Kidder (DD-319) entry [other_primary]
- Locator
- alphabetical table, Kidder (DD-319) row
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA Special List 44 lists Kidder (DD-319) deck logs for 7 February 1921 through 18 March 1930, matching the ship's commissioned service dates.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- This is an inventory entry, not a review of the deck logs. NARA states deck logs do not directly document asbestos materials; these logs could help date major work if examined.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-kidder-dd319-03
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[4]Naval History and Heritage Command, photograph NH 73003, 'USS Kidder (DD-319)' [other_primary]
- Locator
- NH 73003 caption
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NHHC photograph NH 73003 captions USS Kidder (DD-319) as stripped and awaiting scrapping at Alameda, California, on 22 March 1931.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- The caption establishes the photographed condition and date; it does not identify asbestos, prove scrapping completion, or reconcile the 1930 DANFS materials-sale wording.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-kidder-dd319-04
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[5]National Archives, 'Researching Asbestos aboard US Naval Vessel up through 1961' [other_primary]
- Locator
- General Information Books, RG 19 Entry P 9; Specification Files; Deck Logs and Muster Rolls sections
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA's Navy-asbestos research guide identifies RG 19 Entry P 9, Destroyer General Information Books (1907-1961), and period ship and machinery specification files as archival avenues for hull-level material research. These records have not been retrieved for DD-319.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- NARA describes where evidence might be found, not the contents of Kidder's files. Its guide explicitly says deck logs and muster rolls do not directly document asbestos. No asbestos finding is inferred from this lead.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-kidder-dd319-05
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[6]U.S. General Accounting Office, HRD-80-2, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, Navy enclosure dated 5 January 1979 [gao]
- Locator
- PDF pp. 11-12, Enclosure I, Navy letter (5 January 1979)
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- A 1979 Navy response reproduced by GAO describes asbestos in then-current Navy ship machinery and piping insulation, gaskets, packing, deck materials, and other applications. Kidder had left service decades earlier and is not identified in the response.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- The document concerns the Navy fleet in 1979 and ships delivered since 1973; it does not cover DD-319's 1919 construction or 1921-1930 service. It cannot establish any asbestos product aboard Kidder.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-kidder-dd319-06
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[7]Scoped negative review of NHHC Kidder DANFS and NH 73003, NARA Special List 44 and Navy-asbestos research guide, and GAO HRD-80-2; see search_ledger [other_primary]
- Locator
- scoped source review and search_ledger sl-01 through sl-06
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The reviewed NHHC history and photograph, NARA inventories and research guide, and GAO report yielded no verified ship-specific asbestos document for DD-319. Asbestos material and crew exposure aboard this hull remain unknown.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- Negative finding is limited to the named public sources and searches, not proof that the vessel lacked asbestos. NARA archival files have not been inspected; CourtListener status is separately recorded.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-kidder-dd319-07
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[8]CourtListener API v4 search attempt, authenticated helper /Users/charlesfletcher/devin-prompts/cl-auth-search.py, 27 September 2026; local helper diagnostics [court_record]
- Locator
- helper exit status 2, fleet pacing budget message; sl-uss-kidder-dd319-07
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- The authenticated CourtListener v4 exact-name opinion search for USS Kidder was attempted three times through the required fleet-limited helper. Each attempt ended before an HTTP request because the shared pacing budget was spent. No CourtListener result or hit classification was obtained; hull-number, docket, and opinion follow-up searches remain unperformed.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- This is a search-process status, not a CourtListener search result. It supports no conclusion that DD-319 had no litigation, and supplies no asbestos or exposure evidence. No anonymous, v3, or unpaced request was made.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-kidder-dd319-08
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[9]Naval History and Heritage Command, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, 'Kidder (Destroyer No. 319)' [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- specification block and opening vessel-history paragraph
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS identifies Kidder as DD-319, a Clemson-class destroyer launched by Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp. at San Francisco on 10 July 1919 and commissioned on 7 February 1921. Its specification block gives complement 95.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- The entry does not give a laying-down date, ship-specific machinery inventory, or any asbestos material or exposure finding. The complement is the DANFS figure, not an independently verified actual crew count for each voyage.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-kidder-dd319-01