Evidence
8 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-8).
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[1]research packet eg-packet.md (5 sources cited) [museum_official]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-parrott-dd218-pkt-eg-packet-md
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[2]Naval History and Heritage Command, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, Parrott (DD-218) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Final two service paragraphs
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS states that a collision on 2 May 1944 severely damaged Parrott, which was beached, then towed to Norfolk Naval Shipyard. She decommissioned 14 June 1944, was struck 18 July 1944, and her hulk was sold for scrapping on 5 April 1947 to Marine Salvage Co. of Richmond, Virginia.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- The Norfolk visit is a tow after casualty, not proof that asbestos work occurred there. Sale for scrapping does not identify dismantling location, work scope, or material content. The colliding merchant vessel's name conflicts between two NHHC pages; it is omitted from this finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-parrott-dd218-03
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[3]U.S. Navy, Handbook of Damage Control, chapter 31, section 31-7, citing BuShips letter of 26 May 1943 (primary manual transcription hosted by Historic Naval Ships Association) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Part 7, chapter XXXI, section 31-7, fire-resistant materials specification table
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- A U.S. Navy damage-control handbook reproduces a 26 May 1943 Bureau of Ships interim specification list that includes 'Insulation, asbestos felt' (32 F3 (INT)) and 'Asbestos tape' (32 P9 (INT)) among Navy fire-resistant materials.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- Navy-wide 1943 specification context, not a Clemson-class or DD-218 installation record. It does not prove either material was procured, installed, retained, or disturbed aboard Parrott. The web transcription should be checked against an original scan before relying on exact typography.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-parrott-dd218-04
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[4]National Archives, Researching Asbestos aboard US Naval Vessel up through 1961 [other_primary]
- Locator
- General Information Books; Board of Inspection & Survey Reports; Cartographic Branch sections
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA identifies RG 19 Entry P 9 destroyer General Information Books, RG 38 Entry P 1-D destroyer material inspection reports, and hull-number-arranged RG 19 engineering drawings, including S39 insulation and lagging, as potential records for hull-specific material research.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- NARA describes record series, not a confirmed Parrott file. No DD-218 GIB, inspection report, S39 drawing, or corresponding asbestos specification was retrieved.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-parrott-dd218-05
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[5]Batch 3216 source search ledger, NHHC DANFS and NARA asbestos research guide review [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger sl-uss-parrott-dd218-01 through -04
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The reviewed NHHC ship history and NARA asbestos research guide did not yield a ship-specific asbestos survey, specification, abatement record, or product identification for Parrott (DD-218).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- This is a bounded search result, not proof that no asbestos was aboard or that no non-digitized records exist. The CourtListener sweep is tracked separately and must not be inferred from this negative finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-parrott-dd218-06
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[6]NHHC, DANFS Parrott (DD-218); NHHC, Casualties: Navy and Coast Guard Ships [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Casualties list, Parrott entry; DANFS final service paragraph
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Two NHHC pages disagree on the name of the merchant vessel that collided with Parrott on 2 May 1944: DANFS says SS John Morton; NHHC's Navy and Coast Guard casualty list says SS John Norton. The collision date and Parrott's identity agree. The casualty list says Parrott was scrapped after the collision.
- Verification
- disputed
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- The merchant-vessel name is excluded from the prose and summary fields pending inspection of a contemporaneous collision report. This discrepancy does not affect the asbestos assessment.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-parrott-dd218-07
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[7]Naval History and Heritage Command, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, Parrott (DD-218) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Specifications block and opening construction paragraph
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS identifies Parrott as Clemson-class destroyer DD-218, built by William Cramp & Sons in Philadelphia, laid down 23 July 1919, launched 25 November 1919, commissioned 11 May 1920, with a listed complement of 157.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- The complement is the DANFS listed figure, not a verified crew count for any particular voyage. DANFS provides no material list or asbestos finding for this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-parrott-dd218-01
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[8]Naval History and Heritage Command, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, Parrott (DD-218) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Service narrative, paragraphs beginning 'On 12 June', 'Reassigned to the Asiatic Fleet', 'In Cavite Navy Yard', and 'Parrott returned to the States'
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS records Mediterranean and Black Sea relief and station duty in 1922-1924, Asiatic Fleet duty from 1925, installation of anti-mine and sound-detection gear at Cavite Navy Yard in early 1941, combat operations in the Netherlands East Indies in 1942, a return to the United States for repairs in 1942, Pacific convoy escorts, and Atlantic convoy and hunter-killer operations in 1943-1944.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- The source documents service and yard events but gives no work orders, insulation specifications, asbestos scope, or individual exposure information. The 1942 repair yard is unnamed in this narrative.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-parrott-dd218-02