Evidence
10 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-10).
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[1]research packet jd-packet.md (4 sources cited) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED — real identity: USS Lardner (DD-286), destroyer, Clemson-class — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Lardner_(DD-286) (DANFS text, mirror-sourced)
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-lardner-dd286-pkt-jd-packet-md
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[2]Department of the Navy, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, 'Lardner I (DD-286)' - verbatim transcription (live NHHC DANFS page returned HTTP 404 on 2026-09-27) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS entry 'Lardner (DD-286)', specification block + full service narrative
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS record for this hull: launched by Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp., Squantum, Mass., 29 September 1919; sponsored by Miss Margaret Large, granddaughter of Rear Admiral Lardner; commissioned 10 December 1919, Lt. Comdr. M. B. DeMott in command. Service: Destroyer Force, Atlantic Fleet; Cuba exercises; Boston 15 May 1920; reserve fleet at Charleston, S.C. from 28 August 1920 training Naval Reservists; Jacksonville April 1921; Atlantic coast 1921-1922; Scouting Fleet off Cuba January 1923 and Pacific Fleet off Panama February 1923; Norfolk refit, arrived 24 April 1923; New England coast then Caribbean winter 1923-24; Atlantic coast patrols to September 1925, then Guantanamo and Haiti, returning Charleston 28 April 1926; Destroyer Division 27 from 17 June 1926, northern Europe ports; Gibraltar and Mediterranean September 1926; returned towing Scorpion, Philadelphia 12 July 1927; Atlantic coast operations with Caribbean winters August 1927-September 1929; decommissioned at Philadelphia 1 May 1930 in accordance with the London Naval Treaty; struck from the Navy Register 22 October 1930; sold for scrapping to Boston Iron & Metal Co., Baltimore, Md., 17 January 1931. Specification line: displacement 1,190; length 314'6"; beam 31'8"; draft 9'3"; speed 35 k.; complement 120; armament 4x4", 2x3", 4x21" torpedo tubes; class Clemson.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1919-1931
- Population
- Bethlehem Squantum construction trades 1919; Navy crew (design complement 120) 1919-1930
- Limitations
- DANFS documents construction, service history, and disposition; it contains no materials, insulation, or asbestos information. It omits the keel-laying date (supplied by NavSource building data). Cited via hazegray/losthistory verbatim transcription because no live NHHC DANFS page for DD-286 was located on 2026-09-27 (multiple URL patterns returned 404).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lardner-dd286-01
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[3]NavSource Destroyer Photo Index, USS Lardner (DD-286) - operational/building data block, ship captions, and commanding-officer roster (page retrieved via 2024-10-11 Wayback capture; live navsource.org/navsource.net blocked automated fetch) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource DD-286 page, 'Operational and Building Data' block + photo captions + commanding-officer roster
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource building data for this hull: laid down by Bethlehem Shipbuilding, Squantum, Mass., 16 June 1919; launched 29 September 1919; commissioned 10 December 1919; decommissioned 1 May 1930; stricken 22 October 1930; sold in a block buy to Boston Metals, Baltimore, MD at $5,789.00 each. As-built data: displacement 1,215 tons; 314'5" oa x 31'8" x 9'10" max; machinery 26,500 shp geared turbines, 2 screws; 35 knots; crew 114; call sign NUPF. Photo captions document builder's hull no. 366 fitting out at the Victory Destroyer Plant, Squantum, circa 18 November 1919, and 'USS Lardner (DD-286) and USS Maury (DD-100) on red lead row at the Philadelphia Navy Yard in May 1936' - the sold hull still extant as a laid-up hulk more than five years after the January 1931 sale. Commanding-officer roster includes CDR Willis A. (Ching) Lee Jr., September 1927-June 1928 (later VADM).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1919-1936
- Population
- Bethlehem Squantum construction trades 1919; Navy crew 1919-1930
- Limitations
- NavSource is a volunteer-maintained secondary compilation, not a government record; its building data corroborates DANFS endpoints (launch, commission, decommission, strike) and supplies the keel-laying date and sale price that DANFS omits, but it is used here for build/disposition facts only - it contains no asbestos or materials information. The May-1936 'red lead row' caption traces to a published book (Warship Boneyards, Bonner & Bonner) rather than a primary document; it establishes the hulk's survival to that date but not the scrapping completion date. Live NavSource endpoints refused automated retrieval (HTTP 406); content verified via the 2024-10-11 Wayback capture.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lardner-dd286-02
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[4]Naval History and Heritage Command, photograph NH 70860, 'USS Lardner (DD-286) Underway at sea, circa the middle or later 1920s' (Online Library of Selected Images, ibiblio/HyperWar mirror) [museum_official]
- Locator
- NHHC Online Library picture-data page for photo NH 70860
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The NHHC photographic catalog identifies DD-286 underway at sea in the mid-to-late 1920s (photo courtesy Donald M. McPherson, 1970), independently corroborating the hull's identity and Atlantic-service-era appearance.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- circa mid-to-late 1920s
- Limitations
- Exterior photograph caption identifies the hull and approximate era only; it reveals nothing about interior materials or asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lardner-dd286-03
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[5]National Archives, Special List 44 (Named Vessels deck-log index), Lardner (DD-286) entry [other_primary]
- Locator
- Special List 44 alphabetical named-vessels table, Lardner (DD-286) row
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA's Special List 44 lists a single deck-log run for Lardner (DD-286): 12/10/1919 to 5/1/1930. The run boundaries corroborate the DANFS commissioning and decommissioning dates for this hull exactly. A separate Lardner (DD-487) run, 5/13/1942 to 6/30/1945, belongs to the second ship of the name and is not associated with this hull.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1919-1930
- Population
- Crew, single continuous commission 1919-1930
- Limitations
- Collection coverage index only - the deck logs themselves were not inspected, and NARA states deck logs provide no direct evidence of shipboard asbestos.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lardner-dd286-04
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[6]National Archives, Ship Plan Index, LARDNER DD-286 entries (RG 19 Alphabetical Ship Drawings NAID 53484424; RG 19 Microfilm NAID 175669687) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Ship Plan Index table, LARDNER DD-286 rows (NAIDs 53484424, 175669687)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA's Ship Plan Index lists LARDNER DD-286 under RG 19 Alphabetical Ship Drawings (NAID 53484424) and RG 19 Microfilm of Ship Engineering Drawings (NAID 175669687) - hull-level engineering drawings for this ship exist in NARA custody. NARA's asbestos research guide identifies S39 (Insulation and Lagging) and S48 (Piping) as the drawing codes relevant to asbestos research. Whether DD-286's drawing set includes S39/S48 sheets is unknown; no drawing was retrieved or reviewed.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- index current as of access
- Limitations
- Index entries prove holdings, not content - no drawing was reviewed, and no insulation/lagging schedule is confirmed present for this hull. A LARDNER DD-487 microfilm entry (NAID 175669688) in the same index is the second ship of the name and is not associated with this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lardner-dd286-05
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[7]National Archives, 'Researching Asbestos aboard US Naval Vessel up through 1961' (research guide) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Guide sections: Beginning Research; Bureau of Ships correspondence; General Information Books; Cartographic Branch drawings (S39/S48); Board of Inspection and Survey Reports
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA's shipboard-asbestos research guide states that documenting asbestos in U.S. Navy materiel from 1941-1961 requires vessel-specific research, and maps the relevant record series: RG 19 Bureau of Ships correspondence filed by hull designation ('DD286'), RG 19 Entry P 9 destroyer General Information Books (1907-1961), hull-arranged ship engineering drawings including S39 Insulation/Lagging and S48 Piping codes, and RG 38 Board of Inspection and Survey reports.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1941-1961 (stated scope)
- Limitations
- A research method and record-series map, not a DD-286 material record. The guide's stated scope (1941-1961) postdates this hull's 1919 construction and entire 1919-1930 service; its relevance here is the series map only. No DD-286 item was retrieved from any listed series.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lardner-dd286-06
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[8]Johns-Manville Corp. v. United States, 13 Cl. Ct. 72 (1987), trial discussion of Navy magnesia-insulation specifications; vacated on jurisdictional grounds, 855 F.2d 1571 (Fed. Cir. 1988) [court_record]
- Locator
- Opinion findings paragraphs 222-226, especially paragraph 225
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- The Claims Court's findings describe Navy magnesia insulating-covering specifications in effect across 1908-1941; the court states the specifications consistently required at least 10 percent asbestos and discusses a 1918 revision. This establishes a Navy procurement specification contemporaneous with Lardner's 1919 construction and entire 1919-1930 service, not an installation on DD-286.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1908-1941 specifications; 1987 decision
- Limitations
- The trial decision was vacated on jurisdictional grounds by 855 F.2d 1571 (Fed. Cir. 1988), so this is a historical account of documents discussed at trial, not a surviving merits judgment or binding finding. It addresses Navy procurement specifications without naming Lardner or identifying her suppliers, machinery insulation, repairs, or crew tasks. A Navy specification does not show purchase or installation on this hull. Direct retrieval of the opinion transcription returned HTTP 403 to automated fetch on 2026-09-27; the passage is the same indexed opinion text relied on in the batch-3277 record for sister hull DD-282.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lardner-dd286-07
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[9]CourtListener API v4 search via authenticated fleet helper cl-auth-search.py, queries "USS Lardner" and "DD-286" [court_record]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lardner-dd286-06 through sl-uss-lardner-dd286-09
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- CourtListener sweep via the authenticated fleet helper, 2026-09-27 - all four planned queries completed: exact-phrase opinion searches "USS Lardner" and "DD-286" each returned zero results; the exact-name RECAP docket search "USS Lardner" returned zero results; the hull-number docket search "DD-286" returned five index hits - Khan v. Yale University (D. Conn.), Betso v. Islamic Republic of Iran (S.D.N.Y.), In re Terrorist Attacks on September 11, 2001 (S.D.N.Y. MDL), United States v. Anderson (D. Colo.), and Kastler v. Oh My Green (N.D. Cal.) - all name collisions on docket-number fragments; none is a Navy, vessel, or asbestos matter, and all are classified non-qualifying. No qualifying asbestos litigation and no litigation of any kind naming this hull was located.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- A search-index sweep, not an exhaustive PACER review. A bare 'Lardner' full-text query was not attempted - the surname collides heavily (litigants, Ring Lardner references) and would be unusable within the shared fleet query budget. Any 'USS Lardner' hit would additionally require hull disambiguation against USS Lardner (DD-487), in commission 1942-1946. Absence of a located record does not prove no litigation exists - only that none was found in the queries actually run.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lardner-dd286-08
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[10]Batch-3281 search ledger (this record): DANFS (hazegray/losthistory verbatim transcription); NHHC Online Library photograph catalog; NavSource building data (Wayback capture); NARA Special List 44; NARA Ship Plan Index; NARA asbestos research guide; Johns-Manville Claims Court opinion; CourtListener authenticated sweeps [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lardner-dd286-01 through sl-uss-lardner-dd286-09
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, material specification, abatement or shipbreaking disclosure, or docketed case naming DD-286 was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). The outcome is consistent with the record environment - the hull was built before federal asbestos record-keeping regimes, decommissioned in 1930 under the London Naval Treaty, and sold for scrapping in 1931, a generation before asbestos litigation and shipbreaking-disclosure practice, and no hull survives to survey.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- Absence of a located public record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard - era-standard Navy insulation specifications make asbestos content likely at class level, but it is not ship-proven for DD-286. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lardner-dd286-09