Evidence
7 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-7).
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[1]Naval History and Heritage Command, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, 'Litchfield (Destroyer No. 336)' [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Service narrative, paragraphs 2-8
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS records the 1922-1923 eastern Mediterranean deployment, overhaul at New York Navy Yard beginning 30 October 1923, service based at San Diego and later Pearl Harbor, Bremerton overhaul beginning after departure from Pearl Harbor on 6 November 1943, and return there 14 January 1944. At Guam she was redesignated AG-95 on 31 March 1945; she decommissioned 5 November and was stricken 28 November 1945. Scrapping at Philadelphia Navy Yard was completed 29 March 1946.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- DANFS identifies service and yard events, not work packages or materials used during them; no asbestos presence or exposure follows from these events alone.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-litchfield-dd336-02
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[2]National Archives, Special List 44, Named Vessels [other_primary]
- Locator
- Alphabetical named-vessel table, Litchfield (DD-336) entry
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA Special List 44 indexes a Litchfield (DD-336) named-vessel logbook span from 12 May 1920 through 5 November 1945.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- This is a logbook index entry, not reviewed logbook contents; it establishes neither asbestos content nor exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-litchfield-dd336-03
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[3]National Archives, 'Researching Asbestos aboard US Naval Vessel up through 1961' and Navy Filing Manual (1941) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Beginning Research; Bureau of Ships correspondence guidance; 1941 filing manual, DD336 entry
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA's naval asbestos research guide directs hull-specific research to Bureau of Ships RG 19 correspondence under a ship's hull filing code; for this vessel the 1941 filing manual lists DD336 Litchfield. The guide also identifies specifications and yard records as research paths.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- The guide is a research method, not a DD-336 material inventory. The named RG 19 files and shipyard work packages have not been examined, and asbestos aboard this hull remains unknown.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-litchfield-dd336-04
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[4]Batch 3322 primary-source search ledger for USS Litchfield (DD-336/AG-95) [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger sl-uss-litchfield-dd336-01 through -05
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No primary ship-specific asbestos survey, material specification, abatement record, or work package was located in the public NHHC and NARA sources searched for DD-336/AG-95.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- A negative search result is limited to the public sources and search terms listed; it does not establish that the ship lacked asbestos, nor that any crew member was or was not exposed.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-litchfield-dd336-05
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[5]National Archives, 'Researching Asbestos aboard US Naval Vessel up through 1961' [other_primary]
- Locator
- Introduction and Beginning Research
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA describes asbestos use in U.S. Navy materiel during 1941-1961 as a subject requiring complex archival research. Litchfield was in Navy service during 1941-1945, but this general era evidence identifies no material or product aboard DD-336/AG-95.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- Era-level Navy materiel guidance only. It does not name this vessel, specify Clemson-class materials, establish asbestos presence aboard DD-336, or support a ship-specific exposure finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-litchfield-dd336-06
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[6]CourtListener API v4 authenticated search through fleet helper, 27 September 2026 [court_record]
- Locator
- search_ledger sl-uss-litchfield-dd336-06 through -09; completed exact-name opinion response count=0
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- An authenticated CourtListener API v4 opinion-index search for the exact phrase 'USS Litchfield' returned count 0. The exact-name docket and DD-336/AG-95 opinion and docket searches did not reach the API because the required fleet-wide helper reported that its shared pacing budget was temporarily spent.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- The zero result applies only to the completed exact-name opinion search. Other indexes and hull-number/alternate-designation queries were not completed; absence of qualifying litigation cannot be inferred. The helper stopped before HTTP on those attempts, and no hit was available to classify.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-litchfield-dd336-07
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[7]Naval History and Heritage Command, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, 'Litchfield (Destroyer No. 336)' [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Specifications block and first service-history paragraph
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NHHC DANFS identifies Litchfield as a Clemson-class DD-336, built at Mare Island Navy Yard: laid down 15 January 1919, launched 12 August 1919, commissioned 12 May 1920. Its specifications give a complement of 126.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- Corrects the input class label 'Hopkins' to Clemson. DANFS establishes identity, dates and design complement; it does not document asbestos content or individual exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-litchfield-dd336-01