Evidence
7 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-7).
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[1]research packet 766-packet.md (2 sources cited) [nhhc_danfs]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-kyne-de744-pkt-766-packet-md
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[2]Negative finding from the authoritative-source search documented in this record's search ledger [other_primary]
- Locator
- Search ledger rows sl-uss-kyne-de744-01 through -03 and batch report exclusions section
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No ship-specific asbestos survey, abatement record, material inventory, or primary exposure record for USS Kyne (DE-744) was located in the NHHC DANFS, Kyne war-diary, Bureau of Ships design-data, and associated authoritative-source search conducted for this batch.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 2026-09-29 research search
- Population
- Unknown
- Limitations
- A failure to locate a public record does not prove that no such record exists. Undigitized NARA, NAVSEA, shipyard, and litigation files may contain additional material; this negative finding does not establish absence of asbestos aboard the hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-kyne-de744-05
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[3]Naval History and Heritage Command, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, Kyne (DE-744) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS entry heading/specifications and service narrative
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NHHC DANFS identifies Kyne (DE-744) as a Cannon-class destroyer escort: laid down 16 April 1943 by Western Pipe & Steel Co., Los Angeles; launched 15 August 1943; commissioned 4 April 1944; decommissioned 14 June 1946; recommissioned 21 November 1950 as a reserve training ship; and decommissioned 17 June 1960 at New York. The entry gives 1,240 tons displacement, 306-foot length, 36-foot-8-inch beam, 21-knot speed, and a complement of 186. It places the ship in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet at Philadelphia in 1960 and credits six World War II battle stars.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1943-1960
- Population
- Shipyard workers and Navy crew, 1943-1960
- Limitations
- DANFS documents identity, history, specifications, and reserve status, not asbestos content, materials aboard, individual exposure, or present-day disposition after 1960.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-kyne-de744-01
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[4]USS Kyne (DE-744) War Diary, 4 April 1944-30 November 1945, Navy war-diary transcription [other_primary]
- Locator
- 4 April 1944 commissioning entry; 13 September 1945 Tokyo Bay entry; 2 October-20 November 1945 movement entries
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The Kyne war diary records commissioning ceremonies at Western Pipe and Steel Co. on 4 April 1944, assignment to Escort Division 32, Pacific escort and screening operations, arrival in Tokyo Bay on 13 September 1945, and the ship's subsequent movement through Pearl Harbor, San Pedro, the Panama Canal, and toward Philadelphia. The diary identifies the vessel repeatedly as USS Kyne (DE-744).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1944-1945
- Population
- Kyne crew and Navy personnel aboard during wartime operations
- Limitations
- The digitized transcription is an operational record and does not identify asbestos-containing materials, insulation specifications, abatement, or individual exposure. The accessible copy is a transcription/mirror rather than a located NARA scan.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-kyne-de744-02
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[5]Bureau of Ships, Ships' Data, U.S. Naval Vessels, Vol. 1 (January 1945), destroyer-escort design-group table [other_primary]
- Locator
- pp. 234-235, destroyer-escort design-group and machinery tables
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The 1945 Bureau of Ships design-group table identifies the Cannon-type destroyer-escort design as a two-shaft, 12,000-shp steam arrangement with two express boilers rated at 435 psi and 750°F superheat; the design data are class/design-group context relevant to Kyne's Cannon-class designation.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1943-1945
- Population
- Cannon-class/design-group construction and engineering personnel
- Limitations
- Class/design-group evidence is not a material inventory for DE-744 and does not establish that any particular asbestos product was installed on this hull. The scan is a reproduction/OCR of the Bureau of Ships volume; the cited cells should be checked against the page image for any future quantitative use.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-kyne-de744-03
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[6]Conservative class/era interpretation from Bureau of Ships 1945 design data and the 1943-44 construction period [other_primary]
- Locator
- Derived only from the cited 1945 BuShips design-group data and DANFS construction date/class
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- A 1943-44 Cannon-class destroyer escort with a full steam plant is consistent with the period's marine use of thermal insulation, steam-line lagging, gaskets, packing, and related fireproofing materials. This is era/class context only; no source located in this batch documents those materials aboard USS Kyne.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1943-1960
- Population
- Construction trades and crew of Cannon-class destroyer escorts
- Limitations
- Inference is not a ship-specific finding and establishes no asbestos content, quantity, location, condition, exposure, causation, or legal eligibility. It must not be read as proof that asbestos was installed on DE-744.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-kyne-de744-04
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[7]Required authenticated CourtListener litigation sweep was blocked by the fleet-wide pacing limiter before results could be returned [court_record]
- Locator
- Authenticated helper stderr: fleet-wide pacing budget momentarily spent; batch report CourtListener gap section
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- No CourtListener result classification was made. The authenticated helper began the exact-name opinion query for "USS Kyne" and then reported that the fleet-wide pacing budget was momentarily spent; the next docket request was also unable to acquire a pacing token. Exact-name variants and hull-number queries were not retried.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 2026-09-29 search attempt
- Population
- Unknown
- Limitations
- This is a process gap, not a no-litigation finding. Because the helper stopped before returning search results, this batch cannot classify qualifying asbestos litigation, other litigation, name collisions, or no-result status for Kyne. No anonymous, raw, or v3 request was made.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-kyne-de744-06