Evidence
8 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-8).
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[1]research packet eo-packet.md (1 sources cited) [nhhc_danfs]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-pruitt-dd347-pkt-eo-packet-md
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[2]Naval History and Heritage Command, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, Pruitt (DD-347) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Specifications block; opening and final service paragraphs; 1941 and 1944 overhaul paragraphs
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NHHC identifies Pruitt as the Clemson-class DD-347, built by Bath Iron Works, commissioned 2 September 1920, redesignated AG-101 on 5 June 1945, decommissioned 16 November 1945, struck 5 December 1945 and later scrapped at Philadelphia Navy Yard. Its narrative documents a Pearl Harbor overhaul in December 1941 and another overhaul after returning to San Francisco in July 1944.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- DANFS records ship history and yard periods, not materials disturbed, asbestos content, worker exposure, or overhaul work packages. The garbled 'IS October' arrival date in the online text is excluded.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-pruitt-dd347-01
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[3]USS Pruitt (DM-22), commanding officer's report of the Pearl Harbor attack, 10 December 1941, NHHC transcription [other_primary]
- Locator
- Paragraph 1, Condition of Ship
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Pruitt's commanding officer reported that the vessel was at berth 18, Pearl Harbor Navy Yard, undergoing routine overhaul during the 7 December 1941 attack, with machinery and armament disabled for the overhaul.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- The action report does not describe insulation, asbestos, the overhaul scope, or individual exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-pruitt-dd347-02
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[4]U.S. Navy Filing Manual (1941), ship designation lists [other_primary]
- Locator
- DD list, DD347; DM list, DM22
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The Navy's 1941 filing manual lists DD347 Pruitt as DM22 and DM22 Pruitt as ex-DD347, confirming the two designations refer to one hull.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- The designation list establishes identity, not conversion date or asbestos content. The record retains DD-347 as the stable original hull number.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-pruitt-dd347-03
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[5]NHHC, H-064-2: Close Quarters Antisubmarine Warfare (Part 2), Clemson-class discussion [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Clemson-class destroyers paragraph
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NHHC describes Clemson-class destroyers as twin-screw vessels with geared turbines; Pruitt's Clemson classification is documented by DANFS.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- This describes class propulsion only. Steam machinery cannot establish insulation composition or asbestos aboard Pruitt.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-pruitt-dd347-04
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[6]GAO, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (1979), enclosure I, Navy letter of 5 January 1979 [gao]
- Locator
- PDF pp. 11-12, enclosure I, Navy response; ship list begins PDF p. 17
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- A 1979 Navy response reproduced by GAO describes asbestos applications on Navy ships then in service, particularly thermal insulation, gaskets and packing. It does not list Pruitt, which had been scrapped decades earlier.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- The letter describes a fleet operating in 1979, outside Pruitt's 1920-1945 service and after its scrapping. It cannot be projected backward to establish asbestos products or exposure on this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-pruitt-dd347-05
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[7]National Archives, Researching Asbestos aboard US Naval Vessel up through 1961 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Ship engineering drawings; General Information Books; Board of Inspection and Survey Reports sections
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA identifies RG 19 hull engineering drawings, especially S39 insulation and lagging and S48 piping, plus destroyer and minecraft general information books and RG 38 inspection reports as routes to test the unresolved Pruitt material question.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- NARA's guide identifies series to inspect, not a located Pruitt drawing or report. Availability and content of this hull's files remain unverified.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-pruitt-dd347-06
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[8]CourtListener authenticated API v4 search, opinions (o), federal cases (r), federal filing documents (rd), searched 27 September 2026 [court_record]
- Locator
- Exact-name queries: 0/0/0 results (o/r/rd); designation-paired searches and collisions detailed in search_ledger and BATCH-3332-REPORT.md
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Authenticated CourtListener v4 searches for the exact phrase 'USS Pruitt' returned zero results in opinions, federal dockets, and federal filing documents. Searches pairing Pruitt with DD-347, DM-22, and AG-101 returned unrelated cases; no qualifying asbestos litigation tied to this vessel was identified in the indexed results reviewed.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- Negative result is limited to CourtListener's indexed content and these query variants; it is not proof that no suit, claim, asbestos installation, or exposure existed. Hull-token hits were unrelated cases or OCR/search collisions, not vessel evidence.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-pruitt-dd347-07