Evidence
9 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-9).
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[1]research packet 753-packet.md (3 sources cited) [nhhc_danfs]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-lough-de586-pkt-753-packet-md
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[2]DANFS, Lough (DE-586) (builder, dates, namesake biography, service narrative, decommissioning, reserve-fleet status into 1969; official NHHC text via January 2025 Wayback capture - live NHHC page serves 404) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS entry, specifications block + namesake biography + service narrative
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS record for this hull: named for Ens. John Cady Lough (Scouting Squadron 6, USS Enterprise; lost at Midway 4 June 1942; posthumous Navy Cross); laid down 8 December 1943 by Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard, Inc., Hingham, Mass.; launched 22 January 1944, sponsored by Miss Rose Anne Lough; commissioned at Boston 2 May 1944, Lt. Comdr. Blaney C. Turner in command; shakedown off Bermuda; June 1944 coastal escort Norfolk-New York then convoy to Bizerte and back; arrived Espiritu Santo via Panama 1 November 1944 and joined 3rd Fleet service force escorting Solomons/New Guinea to Manus, witnessing the Mount Hood explosion and joining the survivor search; escorted Adm. Kinkaid to the San Pedro Bay, Leyte landing (arrived 25 November); escort and patrol Philippines; 31 January 1945 Nasugbu - engaged suicide boats attacking the screen and rescued 63 survivors of PC-1129; two nights later Lough and Presley sank two friendly PT boats that approached unidentified; escort missions Manila-Okinawa 24 August-28 November 1945; decommissioned San Diego 24 June 1946 and entered Pacific Reserve Fleet at Stockton 'where she remains into 1969'; three battle stars. Specs: dp. 1,450; l. 306 ft (published spec block misprints '396"'); b. 37 ft; dr. 9 ft 8 in; s. 24 kt; cpl. 186.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1943-1969
- Population
- Bethlehem-Hingham construction trades 1943-44; wartime crew (design complement 186)
- Limitations
- DANFS documents identity, service history, and design specifications - not materials or asbestos content. Three internal defects carried in gaps: the Mount Hood explosion date reads '20 November' (the explosion occurred 10 November 1944 per the Mount Hood DANFS entry); the suicide-boat count is garbled ('20 or more 15'); and the text predates the 1969 strike/1970 sale, so disposition comes from secondary sources (ev-03). Live NHHC page returned 404 on 2026-09-28; the canonical URL is preserved inside the Wayback capture URL.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lough-de586-01
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[3]HyperWar 'Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-45' Rudderow-class spec page (turbo-electric drive, 12,000 h.p.) + Atlas shipyard dataset, Bethlehem Shipbuilding record (asbestos-era builder yards; tier 3) [other_primary]
- Locator
- HyperWar DE-586 spec page; shipyards.json record 'bethlehem-shipbuilding'
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Era/design inference: a Rudderow-class (TEV design group) destroyer escort built 1943-44 carried a full steam plant - boilers feeding GE turbine-generators for turbo-electric drive - implying boiler and fireroom insulation, steam-line and turbine lagging, gaskets and packing, fireproofing, and deck coverings typical of 1943-44 Bethlehem construction. Builder Bethlehem-Hingham resolves in the Atlas yard dataset only at parent level (Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, documented asbestos-era products including block insulation, lagging, gaskets, packing, asbestos cloth, welding blankets).
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1943-1970
- Population
- Bethlehem-Hingham construction trades 1943-44; crew 1944-46; reserve-fleet caretakers 1946-69
- Limitations
- Class/era and builder-yard inference only - no member-level or hull-level asbestos record located. Establishes no quantities and no exposure for any individual. The yard dataset does not distinguish Bethlehem-Hingham from the parent corporation; the parent record's documented products derive from other Bethlehem yards (Sparrows Point, Quincy).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lough-de586-02
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[4]uboat.net Allied Warships entry, USS Lough (DE 586) - fetched and verified (stricken 1 November 1969; sold October 1970, broken up); corroborated by the NavSource DE-586 archive entry (struck 1 Nov 1969; inactivated 27 Mar 1947, San Diego Group, Pacific Reserve Fleet - content via search index; NavSource blocked direct fetch) [other_primary]
- Locator
- uboat.net USS Lough (DE 586) entry, 'History' block; NavSource DE-586 'Building and Operational Data' block (search-index text)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Disposition record for this hull per secondary compilations citing the Naval Vessel Register: inactivated 27 March 1947 at San Diego and assigned to Submarine Group Two, San Diego Group, Pacific Reserve Fleet; struck from the NVR 1 November 1969; sold October 1970 and broken up for scrap. The same strike/sale dates appear for sister ships Rudderow (DE-224) and Tinsman (DE-589) - a bulk disposal of the long-reserve Rudderow-class hulls.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1946-1970
- Population
- Pacific Reserve Fleet caretakers 1946-1969; scrapping workforce 1970-71
- Limitations
- Secondary compendia, not the NVR itself - the live NVR site is access-restricted (NSLC login) and no archival capture of the DE-586 NVR page was located; MARAD/DLA sale-contract records not retrieved. Dates are consistent across NavSource, uboat.net, and Wikipedia, and consistent with DANFS ('remains into 1969' at Stockton) - carried as partial-confidence.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lough-de586-03
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[5]Action Report of Destroyer Squadron Five on the Nasugbu landing, January 1945 (transcription of the squadron action report and enclosure list, which includes 'Action Report, U.S.S. LOUGH' as enclosure H) [other_primary]
- Locator
- DesRon 5 action report body (screen disposition; 2300-2400 entries) and enclosure list (H: U.S.S. LOUGH)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Contemporaneous squadron action report names this hull: LOUGH (DE-586) served on the outer anti-submarine screen at Nasugbu, stationed on the arc between TINSMAN (DE-589) and PC-1129; during the 31 January 1945 suicide-boat attack, 'LOUGH reported 25 to 30 "Q" boats in area' - resolving the garbled count in the published DANFS text ('20 or more 15') to roughly 25-30 attacking boats.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1945-01-31 to 1945-02-02
- Population
- Nasugbu screening-force crews, 31 January-1 February 1945
- Limitations
- Transcription of a primary NARA document hosted on a private history site; the transcription was not verified against the original report and the hosting site is not an official archive. Used only to contextualize the DANFS narrative count - not an asbestos or materials record. The underlying action reports (enclosures A-I incl. Lough's own) are the authoritative pull if needed.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lough-de586-04
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[6]GAO, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (Oct 18, 1979) [gao]
- Locator
- GAO product page HRD-80-2 (full text blocked to automated fetch, HTTP 403; content via product-page description)
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO documented the Navy's extensive shipboard asbestos-insulation use and its asbestos-protection program: standing policy (1975) removed asbestos insulation only when damaged or required for repairs, modified 1979 to selective replacement in high-maintenance areas - meaning original-era insulation typically remained in place for decades unless a yard period disturbed it. All 1943-44-built hulls, including this class, fall inside the documented asbestos-use era.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1979 (report); era covered includes 1943-44 construction
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers; asbestos program review
- Limitations
- Program-level documentation, not ship-specific. The ship decommissioned in 1946, lay in reserve 1946-1969, and was sold in 1970 - the survey/abatement machinery GAO describes largely postdates her active service, and no documentation of her material condition at disposal is public.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lough-de586-05
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[7]NARA Catalog, RG 24 Navy Deck Logs for Lough (DE-586): digitized monthly file units covering the commissioning period through June 1946 (e.g., NARA identifier 86684397, 'Lough (DE-586) - May 1946'), unrestricted, National Archives at College Park [other_primary]
- Locator
- NARA Catalog file units 86684136-86684464 (Jan-Jun 1946), batch NDL-594258, container 5617, RG 24, College Park
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Hull-level primary records exist and are digitized: NARA RG 24 deck logs for this vessel are online as monthly file units (full-page JPG scans) covering at least January-June 1946 and the broader 1944-46 commissioning period. Deck logs record material handling, repairs, refits, and personnel movements - the correct next pull for hull-level maintenance/materials detail.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1944-1946
- Population
- Wartime/postwar crew (as log subjects)
- Limitations
- Deck logs located but not individually reviewed for asbestos or insulation content - retrieval of hundreds of page scans was not performed this session. Existence of the logs does not itself establish any asbestos fact aboard.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lough-de586-06
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[8]Batch-4398 search ledger (this record): NHHC/DANFS (Wayback capture); NARA Catalog RG 24; NVR (access-restricted); NavSource/uboat.net dispositions; Atlas shipyard dataset; CourtListener exact-name and hull-number queries [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lough-de586-01 through sl-uss-lough-de586-09
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located for DE-586: no hull ACM survey, no abatement contract, no hazmat disclosure, and no docketed asbestos case naming the vessel was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 2026-09-28
- Limitations
- Absence of a located public record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard - a 1943-44 steam-plant hull scrapped in 1970 was never within the asbestos-survey era. Does not establish that asbestos was or was not present; does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lough-de586-07
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[9]CourtListener API v4 sweep via authenticated fleet-paced helper: "USS Lough" (type=o): 0 hits; "USS Lough" (type=r): 0 hits; "DE-586" (type=o): 8 hits, all identifier collisions; "DE-586" (type=r): 57 hits, all identifier collisions; bare "Lough" (type=o): 1,708 hits; refined "Lough AND (asbestos OR mesothelioma OR vessel)": 86 hits, sampled all collisions - Maertin v. Armstrong opinion text contains zero 'Lough' mentions; Lough v. Outerbridge = 1890s shipping-rate case [court_record]
- Locator
- search_ledger row sl-uss-lough-de586-09
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- CourtListener sweep classified: no qualifying asbestos litigation, no other litigation naming USS Lough or DE-586. Exact-name queries returned zero opinions and zero dockets. "DE-586" hits are identifier collisions (the string appears as a docket/exhibit/form number in unrelated criminal, tax, insurance, and bankruptcy matters - e.g., Pueblo v. Carrero Rolstad, State Bank v. Dronen). Bare-surname "Lough" hits are person-name collisions (State v. Lough and similar); the refined asbestos/vessel query returned only collisions - Lough v. Outerbridge is an 1890s New York shipping-rate case naming a person, and the full text of Maertin v. Armstrong World Industries (D.N.J. 1997, an asbestos matter matched on metadata) contains zero 'Lough' mentions. No case names this hull.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 2026-09-28
- Limitations
- Index coverage is not exhaustive - unindexed state dockets, PACER-only records, and pre-digital filings are outside the sweep. A zero result establishes that no indexed case names the vessel, not that no exposure occurred or that no claim could ever exist.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lough-de586-08