Evidence
11 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-11).
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[1]research packet ji-packet.md (1 sources cited) [nhhc_danfs]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERDICT: VERIFIED — real identity: USS Macdonough (DD-351) — "the third Macdonough" per DANFS [MIRROR: https://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/ships/dafs/DD/dd351.html]
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-macdonough-dd351-pkt-ji-packet-md
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[2]Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, 'Macdonough III (DD-351)' - verbatim transcription via HyperWar (live NHHC page 404) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS stats line and opening construction paragraph
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS entry for Macdonough III (DD-351): '(DD-351: dp. 1,395; l. 341'3"; b. 34'3"; dr. 15'6"; s. 36.5 k.; cpl. 160; a. 5 5", 4 .30 cal mg., 8 21" tt.; cl. Farragut). The third Macdonough (DD-351) was laid down 15 May 1933 by the Boston Navy Yard; launched 22 August 1934; sponsored by Miss Rose Shaler Macdonough, granddaughter of Commodore Thomas Macdonough; and commissioned 15 March 1935, Comdr. Charles S. Alden in command.'
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1933-1935
- Population
- Boston Navy Yard construction trades (1933-35); commissioning crew
- Limitations
- Authoritative identity/builder/date record naming this hull. Contains no asbestos, materials, or insulation information - supports no asbestos claim. Live NHHC DANFS pages returned 404 on 2026-09-27 (same link-rot pattern as batches 01 and 3339); verbatim HyperWar transcription cited.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-macdonough-dd351-01
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[3]DANFS, 'Macdonough III (DD-351)' service narrative - verbatim transcription via HyperWar [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS service narrative paragraphs 2-8 and closing honors line
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS service narrative for this hull: Pacific Fleet service from San Diego until 12 October 1939, then Pearl Harbor as part of Destroyer Squadron 1; in port 7 December 1941 (splashed one Japanese plane per DANFS; ship's own report claims at least two - see ev-10); scouting southwest of Oahu; escort to west coast; support to airstrikes on Bougainville, Salamaua, Lae; covered Guadalcanal and Tulagi landings 7 August 1942 operating with Saratoga; Battle of Savo Island; escort between New Guinea, Espiritu Santo, Pearl Harbor; reported to Mare Island 22 December 1942 for overhaul; Aleutians - arrived Adak 16 April 1943, collided with Sicard 10 May 1943 in heavy weather and retired under tow, in repair dock at Mare Island until 23 September 1943; Makin invasion 20 November 1943 (control vessel, lagoon bombardment); Marshalls January 1944 (fighter-director ship; Kwajalein, Wotje, Roi-Namur); Parry Island bombardment 21-22 February; reference/rendezvous ship for TF 58 Palau strikes; Hollandia 21 April; with Monterey and Stephen Potter sank Japanese submarine RO-45 on 30 April 1944; Marianas - Saipan invasion, Battle of the Philippine Sea 19-20 June, Guam UDT cover, departed 10 August; Manus escort duty from 15 September; Leyte convoy 14 October and through the Battle for Leyte Gulf 24-25 October; Ulithi-based escort of fleet oilers; departed for Puget Sound January 1945 for a 3-month overhaul; radar picket at Ulithi until 5 July; convoy screening between Ulithi and Okinawa through war's end; at Guam when hostilities ended; arrived San Diego 3 September 1945; decommissioned at New York Navy Yard 22 October 1945; sold 20 December 1946 to George H. Nutman of Brooklyn, N.Y.; 13 battle stars for World War II service.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1939-1946
- Population
- Wartime crew (design complement 160; wartime higher); Mare Island and Puget Sound overhaul workforces; New York Navy Yard decommissioning workforce
- Limitations
- Service history and yard-period locations/dates only - identifies no materials, insulation, or asbestos; repair/overhaul entries establish where and when work happened, not what was disturbed. Stricken date is absent from DANFS (NavSource prints 1 November 1945 - secondary). 'Monterry' in the transcription is a misprint of Monterey (CVL-26).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-macdonough-dd351-02
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[4]U.S.S. Macdonough action report DD351/A16-3 Serial 516 (14 Dec 1941, C.O. J. McIsaac; enclosed report of Ensign R.W. Clark, 12 Dec 1941) - NHHC Pearl Harbor Action Reports collection; verbatim transcription via HyperWar [other_primary]
- Locator
- Report paragraph 1 (overhaul nest, Berth X-2, machinery disabled) and paragraphs 3-4 (manual gunnery, two planes claimed); NHHC index lists 'USS MacDonough (DD-351) Action Report' but the live NHHC page returned 404 on 2026-09-27
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The ship's own Pearl Harbor action report (DD351/A16-3, Serial 516, dated 14 December 1941, enclosing Ensign R.W. Clark's 12 December report): on 7 December 1941 'This vessel was undergoing scheduled overhaul in company with Destroyer Division One and the U.S.S. Phelps alongside the U.S.S. Dobbin at Berth X-2, Pearl Harbor, T.H. The Macdonough was outboard ship in the nest, the port side being clear... Since all machinery was disabled, all services were being received from the U.S.S. Dobbin.' With no ship's power, guns were loaded, trained, and elevated by hand; the report credits Macdonough gun crews with destruction of at least two enemy planes.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- December 1941
- Population
- Skeleton crew aboard during overhaul (only officer aboard was Ensign R.W. Clark); tender USS Dobbin support personnel
- Limitations
- Contemporaneous ship document - establishes that a scheduled overhaul (all machinery disabled, alongside tender USS Dobbin) was in progress aboard this hull on 7 December 1941, i.e., a yard-work period at the attack date. Contains no asbestos or materials information; the overhaul's scope and any insulation work are undocumented by this source.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-macdonough-dd351-03
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[5]National Archives, 'Researching Asbestos aboard US Naval Vessel up through 1961' (research guide, last reviewed 2 March 2022) [other_primary]
- Locator
- GIB section (RG 19 Entry P 9); Ship Engineering Drawings section (S39/S48 codes); 'Other Records and their usefulness' deck-log paragraph
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA's asbestos research guide ('Researching Asbestos aboard US Naval Vessel up through 1961') identifies the record series responsive to hull-level asbestos research: RG 19 (Bureau of Ships) general/confidential correspondence 1940-1961 arranged by hull designation (with public shipyard correspondence filed under 'NY' codes and private yards under 'QM'); Destroyer, Destroyer Escort, and Frigate General Information Books (RG 19, Entry P 9); Ship Engineering Drawings (RG 19, 19-Hull, arranged by hull number and 'S' material-group filing codes, including S39-Insulation and Lagging and S48-Piping); and, to a lesser degree, RG 71 (Bureau of Yards and Docks) photographs of shipyard construction. The guide states deck logs and muster rolls 'do not provide any information on the use of or presence of asbestos in Navy ships or ship components and therefore provide no direct evidence of asbestos.'
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- Records series coverage 1902-1976
- Limitations
- A record-series map, not hull evidence: it does not establish that a DD-351 GIB, S39 drawing, or work package survives or what it would say. The guide's RG 19 correspondence series begin at 1940 - they cover this hull's WWII overhauls (Mare Island 1942-43; Puget Sound 1945) but postdate her 1933-35 construction, for which earlier Bureau of Construction and Repair records would apply.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-macdonough-dd351-04
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[6]NARA, 'Navy Deck Logs Available in the National Archives Catalog' (Macdonough DD-351 entry, years 1941-1945, series NAID 594258); Bureau of Construction and Repair General Information Book, USS Farragut (DD-348), 1934 - scanned at destroyerhistory.org [other_primary]
- Locator
- NARA digitized deck-log list, 'M' section, 'Macdonough (DD-351)' year links 1941-1945; GIB scan https://destroyerhistory.org/assets/pdf/generalinformationbooks/348farragut_GIBook.pdf (image scan, no text layer)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA's 'Navy Deck Logs Available in the National Archives Catalog' list contains a 'Macdonough (DD-351)' entry with digitized file units for 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, and 1945 within the Logbooks of U.S. Navy Ships and Stations series (NAID 594258) - WWII-era deck logs for this hull are digitized and retrievable in the National Archives Catalog. Separately, the Bureau of Construction and Repair's General Information Book for class lead ship USS Farragut (DD-348, 1934) survives as a public scan hosted by the Destroyer History Foundation - demonstrating that Farragut-class GIBs exist; a DD-351 GIB would be sought in RG 19 Entry P 9.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1941-1945 records; 1934 GIB
- Population
- Crew entries 1941-1945 (not reviewed)
- Limitations
- Verifies that digitized deck logs exist for this hull (1941-45) and that the class GIB survives - retrieval leads only. Per NARA's own guidance deck logs do not directly evidence asbestos; the DD-348 GIB is a sister hull's book, not DD-351's (its contents were not OCR'd or reviewed - scan has no text layer). Nothing in this row is an asbestos finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-macdonough-dd351-05
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[7]Fleischer WE, Viles FJ Jr, Gade RL, Drinker P. J Ind Hyg Toxicol 1946;28(1):9-16 (PMID 21016030); Corn JK & Starr J, Am J Ind Med 1987;11(3):359-373 (doi:10.1002/ajim.4700110311); Farragut-class machinery data per Friedman via destroyerhistory.org class page [other_primary]
- Locator
- PubMed record for the Fleischer pipe-covering survey; doi.org record for Corn & Starr; destroyerhistory.org/goldplater/farragutclass propulsion line
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Era/class-level inference only. This hull is a Farragut-class destroyer built 1933-35 at a U.S. Navy yard with a four-boiler, 400-psi, ~645 deg F superheated steam plant - high-temperature steam machinery of the type that period naval construction insulated with asbestos-containing lagging, block, gaskets, and packing. Peer-reviewed industrial-hygiene scholarship documents that asbestos pipe covering was standard in constructing U.S. naval vessels: Fleischer, Viles, Gade & Drinker surveyed pipe-covering operations across four naval/contract yards during WWII construction (J Ind Hyg Toxicol 1946;28:9-16, PMID 21016030), finding asbestos insulation materials in routine use; Corn & Starr ('Historical perspective on asbestos: policies and protective measures in World War II shipbuilding,' Am J Ind Med 1987;11:359-373) document federal reservation of asbestos supply for shipbuilding and extensive use as fireproofing/insulation.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1933-1945
- Population
- Boston Navy Yard construction trades 1933-35; Mare Island/Puget Sound overhaul workforces; crew 1935-45
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - no source names this hull. The cited scholarship addresses WWII-era (1941-45) construction, which postdates this hull's 1933-35 build; interwar Boston Navy Yard material practice is inferred, not documented. Boiler manufacturer attribution is inconsistent across secondary class references (see ev-10). Establishes a research expectation, not presence, quantity, location, condition, or any individual exposure aboard DD-351.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-macdonough-dd351-06
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[8]Atlas shipyard dataset (shipyards.json): boston-naval-shipyard (In re John Crane, Inc., No. 01-03-00698-CV, Tex. App. 1st Dist. 2003); mare-island-naval-shipyard (1998 Navy/Vallejo EIS-EIR; Collins v. Plant Insulation Co., 185 Cal.App.4th 260 (2010)); puget-sound-naval-shipyard (DTIC AD0715808; EPA WA2170023418) [other_primary]
- Locator
- shipyard-exposure-map/client/src/data/shipyards.json yard records
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Builder-yard context: Boston Naval Shipyard (Charlestown) is a documented yard in the project shipyard dataset (evidence_tier 3) with a litigation-product identification of John Crane gaskets and sealing materials alleged by a shipyard worker (In re John Crane, Inc., Tex. App. 2003). Mare Island (site of this hull's Dec 1942 overhaul and May-Sep 1943 collision repair) is a tier-2 documented yard with extensive product identifications (Unibestos, Marinite, Transite, Kaylo, Careytemp, packing, gaskets) and mesothelioma litigation history; Puget Sound (site of the Jan-Apr 1945 overhaul) is a tier-1 Superfund-listed yard with 1970 fiber measurements of 40-150 f/cc during insulation rip-out.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1933-1945 (hull yard periods); yard evidence spans later decades
- Population
- Boston Navy Yard, Mare Island, and Puget Sound yard workforces
- Limitations
- Yard-level records, not hull records: they document asbestos conditions and litigation at facilities where this hull was built and overhauled, but say nothing about materials installed aboard DD-351 specifically. The John Crane allegation is yard-level litigation, not tied to this vessel's construction period. Yard documentation must not be promoted to a ship-specific finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-macdonough-dd351-07
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[9]Batch-3336 source review and search ledger, 27 September 2026 [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-macdonough-dd351-01 through sl-uss-macdonough-dd351-13
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, court finding, or docketed case naming USS Macdonough (DD-351) was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). Ship-specific asbestos documentation for this hull is unknown.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- A bounded search result, not a conclusion that asbestos was absent. Unreviewed holdings (DD-351 GIB, S39 drawings, RG 19/RG 181 files, digitized deck logs) may contain relevant evidence. The CourtListener sweep did not execute (fleet pacing block) - litigation status is undetermined and this negative finding does not cover the litigation channel.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-macdonough-dd351-08
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[10]DANFS name-lineage ('The third Macdonough (DD-351)'); NavSource/seaforces chronologies for DD-9, DD-331, and DLG-8/DDG-39 service windows [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS entry heading; navsource.org archives 05/009.htm, 05/331.htm, 05/0208.htm
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Name-collision surface documented: four U.S. Navy ships have carried the name Macdonough - USS Macdonough (DD-9), a Lawrence-class torpedo-boat destroyer in commission 1903-1919; USS Macdonough (DD-331), a Clemson-class destroyer in commission 1921-1930; USS Macdonough (DD-351), this Farragut-class hull, in commission 1935-1945; and USS Macdonough (DLG-8, reclassified DDG-39 in 1975), a Farragut-class guided-missile destroyer leader in commission 1961-1992 (with a 1973-74 decommissioning interval). DANFS styles this hull 'the third Macdonough.'
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1903-1992 (name lineage)
- Limitations
- Disambiguation context only - establishes that an unqualified 'USS Macdonough' in any document or docket requires era resolution before attribution to this hull. DDG-39 (1961-1992) is the likeliest decoy for asbestos-era claims; the pre-1930 hulls predate the asbestos-litigation window. Nothing here evidences materials aboard DD-351.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-macdonough-dd351-09
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[11]DANFS stats line and narrative vs NavSource DD-351 spec block vs destroyerhistory.org Farragut-class data (Friedman) vs navypedia class table [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Same citations as ev-01 through ev-05 plus navsource.org/archives/05/351.htm
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Source discrepancies documented, not reconciled: (a) displacement - 1,395 t (DANFS stats line) vs 1,365 t standard / 2,064 t full load (NavSource, navypedia, Wikipedia class data) vs 1,500 t design (Friedman via destroyerhistory.org). (b) complement - 160 (DANFS design) vs ~250 wartime (class references); NavSource prints '160' and call sign NEND. (c) planes downed at Pearl Harbor - 'splashed one' (DANFS narrative) vs 'at least two' (ship's own 1941 action report). (d) boilers - '4 x Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation boilers' (destroyerhistory.org citing Friedman) vs '4 Yarrow boilers' (navypedia; Wikipedia class infobox) vs '4 x 1200psi boilers' printed erroneously on the DDG-39 infobox. (e) stricken - 1 November 1945 (NavSource, Wikipedia) with DANFS silent. (f) DANFS transcription prints 'Monterry' for Monterey (CVL-26) in the RO-45 action.
- Verification
- disputed
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1933-1946
- Limitations
- Resolves nothing - records genuine multi-source conflicts so a future pass does not silently pick one figure. The record carries DANFS values for stats and reports the action report's own claim separately. The Bethlehem-built vs Yarrow-type boiler wording may be reconcilable (Yarrow design, Bethlehem manufacture) but no source reviewed states that explicitly. No asbestos content in any of these sources.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-macdonough-dd351-10