Evidence
11 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-11).
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[1]research packet ej-packet.md (2 sources cited) [nhhc_danfs]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERDICT: VERIFIED — real identity: USS Osmond Ingram (DD-255 / AVD-9 / APD-35)
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-osmond-ingram-dd255-pkt-ej-packet-md
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[2]NHHC, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, 'Osmond Ingram (DD-255)' [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS entry, service narrative paragraphs 2-6
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS service narrative: designated AVD-9 from 2 August 1940 to 4 November 1943, reverted to DD-255 until 22 June 1944, completed service as APD-35. Decommissioned 24 June 1922 into reserve at Philadelphia; converted to seaplane tender and recommissioned 22 November 1940; home-ported San Juan, Puerto Rico from 15 January 1941, tending patrol planes Trinidad-Antigua-San Juan, then Panama Canal Zone, Salinas (Ecuador), and the Galapagos through June 1942. Escort duty Trinidad-Recife-Belem; joined the Bogue (CVE-9) hunter/killer group at Argentia, Newfoundland; sank U-172 by gunfire 13 December 1943 after depth charges forced it to surface; the group received a Presidential Unit Citation. After a Gibraltar convoy in early 1944 and New York-Trinidad escort duty, she entered Charleston Navy Yard in June 1944 for conversion to a high-speed transport; joined Mediterranean amphibious forces for the pre-invasion assaults off the French coast 14 August 1944 and escorted French/Italian-coast convoys before returning to Norfolk in late December. In the Pacific she escorted via Panama, San Diego, Pearl Harbor, Eniwetok, and Ulithi; sailed 2 April 1945 with an Okinawa assault force; escorted Saipan/Guam convoys and patrolled the Hagushi Anchorage seaward defense line; July escort Leyte-Hollandia; August Philippines-Borneo patrols; occupation duty at Wakayama, Kure, and Nagoya. Decommissioned at Philadelphia 8 January 1946, struck from the Navy List 21 January 1946, sold for scrapping to Hugo Neu, New York, 17 June 1946. Six battle stars plus the Presidential Unit Citation for WWII.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- Yard presence (Charleston Navy Yard 1944 conversion; Philadelphia reserve/decommissioning) is documented as events; DANFS does not describe materials removed or installed and does not establish asbestos work or exposure. The U-172 figure follows the official DANFS text; one mirror transcription reads 'U-178' (transcription error - not adopted). Wayback capture cited because the live NHHC page is unreachable.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-osmond-ingram-dd255-02
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[3]NHHC, United States Naval Aviation 1910-1995, Part 4, Chapter 26, Destroyer Seaplane Tenders (AVD) table [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Chapter 26, Aviation Ships, p. 355, Osmond Ingram row (no. 9)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NHHC's official aviation-vessel table independently lists Osmond Ingram's chronology: commissioned DD-255 on 28 June 1919; designated AVD-9 on 2 August 1940; reverted to DD-255 on 4 November 1943; redesignated APD-35 on 22 June 1944; decommissioned 8 January 1946; stricken 21 January 1946 - matching DANFS.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- Official designation and disposition chronology only; no asbestos finding. Live content-dam URL blocks automated fetch (403/empty); verified via Wayback capture 20251208182448 of the same official PDF.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-osmond-ingram-dd255-03
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[4]NHHC infographic, 'USS OSMOND INGRAM (DD 255) - Honoring A U.S. Navy Hero' (Publishing_Edits_FINAL_USS_Osmond_Ingram.pdf) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DD 255 Quick Facts block; class description; namesake panel
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NHHC official infographic 'USS OSMOND INGRAM (DD 255) - Honoring A U.S. Navy Hero' (MC2 Lindsay A. Preston) confirms: Clemson-class destroyer; commissioned 28 June 1919, decommissioned 24 June 1922, recommissioned 22 November 1940, decommissioned 8 January 1946; the class was a series of 156 destroyers modeled on the Wickes class for fuel capacity, the last pre-World War II class of flush-decker destroyers built by the United States; and DD-255 'would be the first U.S. Navy ship named after an enlisted Sailor.'
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- The infographic's Quick Facts figures conflict internally with DANFS (crew 114 vs 122; 'Speed: 15 knots' vs 35-knot design speed; length 314'5" vs 314'4") - the conflicts are carried in gaps and DANFS figures retained. Live content-dam URL returns 404 to automated fetch; verified via Wayback capture 20251212080150. No asbestos or materials content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-osmond-ingram-dd255-04
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[5]National Archives, Ship Plan Index, OSMOND INGRAM entries (RG 19) [other_primary]
- Locator
- OSMOND INGRAM rows: APD-35 and AVD-9 Alphabetical Ship Drawings NAID 53484685; APD-35 Hull series NAID 153714001; DD-255 Microfilm NAID 175670155
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA's Ship Plan Index lists OSMOND INGRAM in Record Group 19 (Bureau of Ships): under APD-35 and AVD-9 in 'Alphabetical Ship Drawings' (NAID 53484685), under APD-35 in 'Hull series of Ship Engineering Drawings' (NAID 153714001), and under DD-255 in 'Microfilm' (NAID 175670155). These holdings are leads for ship-specific plans, including any insulation and piping drawings from construction or the 1940/1944 conversions.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- The index establishes holdings, not the contents of individual drawings. No Osmond Ingram drawing, general information book, or material schedule was retrieved or reviewed; index entries are not evidence of asbestos aboard.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-osmond-ingram-dd255-05
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[6]National Archives, 'Researching Asbestos aboard US Naval Vessel up through 1961' [other_primary]
- Locator
- Beginning Research; Bureau of Ships correspondence; Cartographic Branch sections
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- NARA's asbestos research guide describes the record groups applicable to documenting asbestos aboard a Navy vessel for the 1941-1961 period - RG 19 Bureau of Ships correspondence (filed by hull designation, e.g., DD255, or by class namesake DD186 for the Clemson class), General Information Books, and S39 insulation/lagging and S48 piping drawings - and states that deck logs and muster rolls do not directly show asbestos aboard ships.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- Research-method guidance, not a material record for this hull. Osmond Ingram was in service only 1940-1946 within the guide's 1941-1961 window; the guide does not state that any Osmond Ingram or Clemson-class asbestos record exists.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-osmond-ingram-dd255-06
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[7]Beaurman-White v. General Electric Company, No. 3:08-cv-00230 (N.D. Cal.), Complaint ECF No. 1, Exhibit A (RECAP gov.uscourts.cand.199387.1.0.pdf) [court_record]
- Locator
- Complaint ECF No. 1, Exhibit A, RECAP PDF pp. 17-18 (decedent exposure table and narrative)
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Filed asbestos complaint naming this hull: in Beaurman-White v. General Electric Company (N.D. Cal. No. 3:08-cv-00230, complaint filed 14 January 2008; defendants General Electric Co. and Electric Boat Corp.), Exhibit A alleges decedent Robert L. White was exposed to asbestos while serving in the U.S. Navy aboard 'USS OSMOND INGRAM (DD-255)' as a Boilermaker, 7/1941-2/23/1942, and states specifically: 'On the USS OSMOND INGRAM, decedent rebricked an entire boiler.' The same exhibit alleges Navy service aboard USS Wyoming (AG-17), USS Donaldson (DE-44, with Puget Sound Naval Shipyard work), USS Haraden (DD-585), Naval Repair Facility San Diego, Mare Island Naval Shipyard overhauls, and later Caterpillar mechanic work 1953-1959. Decedent was diagnosed with asbestosis and asbestos-related pleural disease on or about July 2006 and lung cancer on or about March 2007; he died 5 April 2007. Docket metadata: Diversity-Asbestos Litigation (28:1332; NOS 368 P.I. Asbestos); filed 2008-01-14, terminated 2013-11-22.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- Pleading-stage allegation, classified at the least-final litigation stage: the exposure recital is an allegation by plaintiffs, never adjudicated - the case terminated 2013-11-22 with no published opinion located (CourtListener opinion index has zero hits for the ship name). The complaint names the hull explicitly (DD-255); during the alleged window (7/1941-2/1942) the ship was designated AVD-9 on patrol-tender duty San Juan/Panama Canal Zone - same hull. Does not establish causation, product identity, quantity, or remaining material aboard. The complaint PDF is a scan; date range was read by OCR at 400dpi (7/1941-2/23/1942).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-osmond-ingram-dd255-07
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[8]U.S. GAO, HRD-80-2, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure (1979) [gao]
- Locator
- GAO product page (highlights); full text not retrievable - gao.gov returns HTTP 403 to automated fetch
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- The 1979 GAO review documents asbestos insulation policy and exposure concerns across Navy shipbuilding and repair, with fieldwork at Long Beach and Norfolk Naval Shipyards. Program-level context only.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- GAO's study postdates this ship's 1946 scrapping entirely and did not examine this hull. It cannot establish this ship's materials, exposures, or repair work. gao.gov blocks automated fetch (403); product-page citation stands as in prior batch records.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-osmond-ingram-dd255-08
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[9]CourtListener authenticated API v4 search responses via fleet helper cl-auth-search.py [court_record]
- Locator
- type=o '"Osmond Ingram"' count 0; type=r '"Osmond Ingram"' count 1 (docket 4171222)
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Authenticated CourtListener API v4 sweep: exact-name opinion search '"Osmond Ingram"' returned count 0 (no published opinion names the ship). Exact-name docket search '"Osmond Ingram"' returned count 1 - Beaurman-White v. General Electric (N.D. Cal. 3:08-cv-00230), a qualifying asbestos pleading naming this hull (see ev-07). Hull-number searches '"DD-255"' (opinion and docket) and a '"Beaurman-White"' opinion search were not completed - blocked by the fleet pacing guard during this session.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- Sweep is partially complete: name searches done, hull-number 'DD-255' opinion/docket searches blocked by fleet pacing and remain unrun. The zero opinion count covers published opinions only; it does not prove no other complaint, docket, or opinion exists. The single docket hit was fully resolved by pulling and OCR-reading the complaint PDF.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-osmond-ingram-dd255-09
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[10]Negative result across NHHC DANFS, NHHC aviation chronology, NHHC infographic, NARA Ship Plan Index, NARA asbestos research guide, GAO HRD-80-2, and CourtListener - see search_ledger [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-01 through sl-11
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Beyond the litigation allegation, no qualifying ship-specific asbestos record was located: no asbestos survey, no bill of materials or insulation schedule, no abatement contract, and no museum or Navy hazmat disclosure exists for this hull in the official sources searched (vessel was scrapped in 1946, before asbestos documentation regimes existed).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- Bounded search result, not proof asbestos was absent - the ship's entire service life (1919-1946) predates asbestos surveys. Underlying NARA drawings, GIBs, conversion work packages, and the Hugo Neu scrapping file were not obtained. The complaint allegation remains unadjudicated.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-osmond-ingram-dd255-10
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[11]NHHC, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, 'Osmond Ingram (DD-255)' [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS entry, namesake paragraph + specifications block + opening paragraph
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS identifies Osmond Ingram (DD-255) as a Clemson-class destroyer: laid down 15 October 1918 by Bethlehem Shipbuilding Co., Quincy, Mass.; launched 23 February 1919; sponsored by Mrs. N. E. Ingram, mother of Osmond Ingram; commissioned at Boston 28 June 1919, Lt. Comdr. M. B. DeMott in command. DANFS specifications: displacement 1,215; length 314'4"; beam 31'8"; draft 9'10"; speed 35 knots; complement 122; armament 4x4", 1x3", 12x21" torpedo tubes. Namesake Osmond Kelly Ingram, GM1c, was killed aboard USS Cassin 16 October 1917 jettisoning ammunition ahead of a torpedo strike - the first enlisted man killed in action in World War I (DANFS text).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- Documents identity, construction, specifications, and namesake - not materials or asbestos content. The live NHHC DANFS page is not reachable at expected URLs (404); the citation is the Wayback capture of the official history.navy.mil DANFS page. Complement 122 is a design figure, not a wartime muster.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-osmond-ingram-dd255-01