Evidence
7 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-7).
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[1]research packet kz-packet.md (6 sources cited) [nhhc_danfs]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED — real identity: USS Leslie L. B. Knox (DE-580). Designation: destroyer escort.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-leslie-l-b-knox-de580-pkt-kz-packet-md
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[2]DANFS, Leslie L. B. Knox (DE-580) (namesake biography, builder, dates, service narrative; verbatim NHC page preserved by Wayback - live NHHC page not located) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS entry, namesake biography + specifications block + service narrative (NHC page, Wayback capture 2014-07-14)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS record for this hull: namesake Leslie Lockhart Bruce Knox (b. 17 Nov 1916, Brisbane, Australia; enlisted 28 Apr 1939; ensign 12 Jun 1940; Fighting Squadron 42; killed Battle of the Coral Sea 8 May 1942; posthumous LT(jg) 25 Jun 1942; Navy Cross). Hull: laid down 7 Nov 1943 by Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard, Inc., Hingham, Mass.; launched 8 Jan 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Louise Kennedy Knox, widow; commissioned 22 Mar 1944, Lt. J. A. Moffett in command. Bermuda shakedown; Escort Division 67, Atlantic Fleet; coastal convoys New York-Norfolk; two round-trip convoy escort voyages to Bizerte, Tunisia (departed Hampton Roads 24 Jun 1944); New York repairs from 16 Oct; Pacific transit Nov 1944 (Panama Canal, Galapagos, Society, Solomon Is.); Hollandia, New Guinea 11 Dec. Dec 1944-Jun 1945 convoy escort, ASW patrols, mail runs in New Guinea and Philippine waters; first battle star for Hollandia-Leyte Gulf convoy 3-14 Jan 1945 supporting the Lingayen Gulf landing (convoy fought off Japanese suicide planes; only one merchant ship damaged); further battle stars for Manila Bay-Bicol operation and southern Philippines liberation. Post-V-J Day Okinawa 7 Sep 1945, occupation duty and China coast (Jinsen, Korea; Shanghai, Tsingtao); departed 14 Oct, arrived San Diego 5 Nov. Decommissioned 15 Jun 1946, Pacific Reserve Fleet San Diego; later berthed at Stockton, Calif. Three battle stars for WWII.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1943-1946
- Population
- Bethlehem-Hingham construction trades 1943-44; wartime crew (design complement 186)
- Limitations
- DANFS documents service history and specifications, not materials or asbestos content. The entry predates the 1972 striking ('At present she is berthed at Stockton, Calif.'); disposal dates come from the archived NVR record (ev-02). Spec block: dp. 1,450; l. 306'0"; b. 37'0"; dr. 9'8"; s. 23.5 k.; cpl. 186; a. 2 5", 8 40mm., 10 20mm., 8 dcp., 1 dcp. (h.h.), 2 dct.; cl. Rudderow.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-leslie-l-b-knox-de580-01
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[3]Naval Vessel Register, LESLIE L B KNOX (DE 580) status record (NAVSEA; live page no longer serves pre-1987 disposals - Wayback capture 2024-07-26) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NVR SHIPSDETAIL_DE_580: VESSEL STATUS and MILESTONE DATES (Stricken Date) blocks
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NVR status record for this hull: classification DE 580, class DE 224 (Rudderow), UIC 53580; vessel status 'Disposed of, by Navy Sale', date status changed 05/01/1973; stricken date 01/15/1972.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1972-1973 (record); last updated 2011
- Limitations
- NVR confirms stricken date (1972-01-15) and disposal by Navy sale (status date 1973-05-01); the status-change date is the register's administrative date, not necessarily the contract signing (secondary compilations read 13 Jun 1973 - carried in gaps). No builder, milestone, or physical fields populated for this pre-1987 disposal record. Documents registry status only - no materials or asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-leslie-l-b-knox-de580-02
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[4]NHHC, 'Appendix 12: Ships Named for Naval Aviators' - 'Knox, Leslie L.B. (DE 580) LT (jg) Leslie L. B. Knox, USNR 22 Mar 1944' [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- NHHC naval-aviation appendix 12 PDF, entry 'Knox, Leslie L.B.'
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Independent NHHC record confirming this hull's namesake identity (LT (jg) Leslie L. B. Knox, USNR, naval aviator) and commissioning date 22 March 1944.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1944
- Limitations
- Naming-honors index entry only; corroborates the DANFS namesake biography and commission date. No operational or materials content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-leslie-l-b-knox-de580-03
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[5]DANFS specifications block (Rudderow class; 1,450 t; 23.5 k.) + Rudderow-class TEV design data (2 boilers, GE turbo-electric drive, 12,000 shp, 24 kt - class-level secondary compilations; machinery detail absent from DANFS blocks) [other_primary]
- Locator
- DANFS DE-580 specifications block; shipyards.json (Bethlehem-Hingham absent - see gaps)
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Era/design inference: a Rudderow-class destroyer escort built 1943-44 with a steam turbo-electric plant (boilers feeding turbine-generators) would have carried period-standard asbestos applications for a steam ship - boiler and steam-line insulation/lagging, gaskets, packing, fireproofing, and deck coverings. The Atlas shipyard dataset has no Bethlehem-Hingham record, so no yard-level asbestos documentation exists even as context.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1943-1973
- Population
- Bethlehem-Hingham construction trades 1943-44; crew 1944-46; Pacific Reserve Fleet inactivation/custody personnel 1946-72; scrapping workers 1973
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - NOT a hull-specific finding. Machinery configuration is class design data (not in the DANFS spec block; drawn from standard class references). Does not quantify material, does not establish any individual's exposure, and the builder yard has no Atlas yard record.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-leslie-l-b-knox-de580-04
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[6]Batch-4392 search ledger (this record): CourtListener API v4 opinion sweep of exact name and hull number [court_record]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-leslie-l-b-knox-de580-03 through -05
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- No qualifying asbestos litigation located naming this hull: CourtListener type=o queries for the ship name ('USS Leslie L. B. Knox' / 'Leslie L.B. Knox' / 'Leslie Knox') returned 4 results, all person-name string collisions (child-custody, zoning, law-firm fee dispute, and Leslye Knox v. Palestine Liberation Organization); the 'DE-580' hull-number query returned 6 results, all identifier collisions in unrelated matters (retail lease, state tax, municipal, criminal, Puerto Rico tax, estate tax). No asbestos case, no vessel reference.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 2026-09-28
- Limitations
- Opinion-corpus sweep complete; the docket (type=r) sweep was blocked by fleet-wide CourtListener pacing (HTTP 429) at research time - RECAP complaint-level coverage is incomplete. Absence of located litigation does not prove no claim ever named the vessel; pleading-level references in non-digitized state dockets are outside CourtListener coverage.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-leslie-l-b-knox-de580-05
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[7]NARA, Logbooks of U.S. Navy Ships and Stations 1941-1978 (National Archives Catalog series 594258) + NARA WWII-era deck-log digitization index [other_primary]
- Locator
- NARA deck-logs index page (DE-580 absent from digitized list); series 594258
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- DE-580's 1944-46 deck logs fall inside NARA's 1941-1959 deck-log coverage (series 594258) but do not appear on NARA's published digitized-logs index - the logs exist in the series but are not currently digitized; retrieval would require an Archives II (College Park) request. RG 19 'General Information Books' per-vessel material specifications are a second archival lead.
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1944-1946 (log coverage)
- Population
- Crew 1944-46 (deck-log subjects)
- Limitations
- Archival availability only - no contents reviewed; deck logs document operations and personnel, not materials inventories, and any RG 19 General Information Book for this hull is unverified as to existence and content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-leslie-l-b-knox-de580-06