Evidence
7 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-7).
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[1]research packet kp-packet.md (2 sources cited) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-reynolds-de42-pkt-kp-packet-md
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[2]DANFS, Reynolds II (DE-42) (builder, dates, service narrative, striking; verbatim transcription - live NHHC page https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/r/reynolds-ii.html returns 404) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS entry 'Reynolds II (DE-42)', specifications block + service narrative (hazegray transcription)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS record for this hull (the entry also records that DE-91 was originally assigned the name Reynolds before transfer to the Royal Navy as HMS Halsted, November 1943 - DE-42 is the only commissioned USS Reynolds): named for Ens. Dudley Louis Reynolds (killed aboard Pensacola CA-24, Tassafaronga, 30 Nov 1942). Laid down 12 January 1943 as BDE-42 by the Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, Wash. (originally assigned to the United Kingdom); redesignated DE-42 on 16 June 1943; named Reynolds on 23 June 1943; launched 1 August 1943; christened by Mrs. D. L. Reynolds, widow of Ensign Reynolds; commissioned 1 November 1943, Lt. Comdr. Edward P. Adams in command. Shakedown off southern California; departed west coast 13 January 1944 for Pearl Harbor; screened White Plains (CVE-66) to Majuro and Kwajalein (February); Submarine Training Force duty into May including an ASW demonstration for Australian observers; joined TG 12.2 hunter-killer group at Eniwetok and on 28 July assisted Wyman (DE-38) in sinking I-55; TU 31.4.4 Western Garrison Force for the Palau operation; patrolled northern entrance of Kossol Passage 20 September-5 October; escorted Manus-Purvis Bay shipping 5 October-14 November; joined TG 30.8 at Ulithi 17 November and screened replenishment groups supporting TF 38/58 off the Philippines, Formosa, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa for the remainder of the war; screened refueling operations in Tokyo Bay to 7 September 1945; decommissioned at Mare Island 5 December 1945; struck from the Navy list 19 December 1945; sold and delivered to Mr. John L. Key, San Francisco, on 28 April 1947. Eight battle stars. Spec block: 1,140 t; 289'5"; b. 35'1"; dr. 11'10"; s. 21 k.; cpl. 156; cl. Evarts.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1943-1947
- Population
- Puget Sound Navy Yard construction workforce 1943; wartime crew (design complement 156)
- Limitations
- DANFS documents identity, builder, dates, and service narrative - not materials or asbestos content. Mirror transcription cited because the live NHHC page returns 404 (standing NHHC link rot). Date conflicts with secondary sources (commissioning 1 vs 8 November; redesignation 15 vs 16 June; striking 19 vs 9 December) carried in gaps.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-reynolds-de42-01
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[3]U.S.S. Reynolds (DE-42), 'Ship History,' serial DE42/A12-1/jk no. 025, 27 September 1945, Commanding Officer to Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet (Public Information Officer), Enclosure (A), 5 pp., signed D. W. Shean Jr., Lt. Comdr., USNR, Commanding (scan hosted by NavSource DE photo archive) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Cover letter serial 025 (27 Sep 1945) + Enclosure (A) pp. 1-5 (06042wh.jpg)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The ship's own end-of-war history, submitted 27 September 1945: 'The U.S.S. REYNOLDS was christened and commissioned 1 November 1943 at the Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, Washington; Lieut. Comdr. Edward P. Adams, USNR, assumed command at that time' (confirms DANFS date against NavSource's 8 November). Fitting out and shakedown (at San Diego) completed 31 December 1943; departed the U.S. 13 January 1944; escorted White Plains to Tarawa/Majuro/Kwajalein/Makin, returning to Pearl Harbor 23 February; dry-docked at Pearl Harbor for sonar repairs before reporting to Commander Submarine Training Force 6 March, duty to 17 May 1944; ASW demonstration 26 May for Commander Spurgeon, Royal Australian Navy; joined TG 12.2 hunter-killer group (Hoggatt Bay, Reynolds CED-49, Lake, Donaldson, Wyman) 20 June; partial credit for 28 July I-55 kill - '1/2 Submarine (With WYMAN)', Wyman receiving major credit; Lt. Comdr. Adams relieved August 1944; TU 31.4.4; Kossol Passage patrol and one negative ASW search with Hoel (DD-533); transit of Manus amid the debris of the Mount Hood (AE-11) explosion 10 November 1944; joined TG 30.8 17 November; ASW search inside Ulithi following torpedoing of Mississinewa (AO-59); December 1944 typhoon cruise with several ships lost; screened THIRD/FIFTH Fleet fueling groups through Philippines, Iwo Jima, Okinawa operations; at sea 67 of 72 days 4 July-15 September 1945; among Third Fleet units designated to enter Tokyo Bay for occupation. Summary items: 'star' operations participated in - Six; enemy aircraft downed - none; personnel casualties and ship damage in action - None; individual award list - None.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1943-1945 (document dated 1945-09-27)
- Population
- Wartime crew 1943-1945
- Limitations
- Volunteer-hosted (NavSource) scan of the official ship-submitted document; the original is held by NARA/NHHC. Service chronology only - no materials or asbestos content. The CO's count of six 'star' operations predates the final award of eight battle stars; both carried (gap note).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-reynolds-de42-02
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[4]Evarts-class 'GMT' design specifications (NavSource DE-42 archive specifications block, secondary) + Atlas shipyard dataset Puget Sound Naval Shipyard record; NARA RG19 General Information Books archival lead [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource DE-42 specifications block (GMT type, propulsion, 19 kts); shipyards.json record 'puget-sound-naval-shipyard'
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Era/class inference: an Evarts-class destroyer escort built at a Navy yard in 1943 falls inside the period when naval construction used asbestos throughout - thermal insulation on engine exhausts and hot machinery, gaskets, valve packing, electrical insulation, bulkhead fireproofing, and deck coverings are the period-standard applications. The Evarts 'GMT' type ran 4 x General Motors 16-278A diesel engines with electric drive (6,000 shp, 2 screws) - a diesel-electric plant with no boilers or steam distribution lines - so the boiler-room and steam-line insulation inference applicable to the steam DE classes (Buckley TE, John C. Butler WGT) does not transfer to this hull; asbestos relevance centers on exhaust lagging, machinery-space insulation, gaskets, electrical and deck materials.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1943-1947
- Population
- Puget Sound Navy Yard construction trades 1943; crew 1943-1945
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - not a ship-specific finding; no asbestos survey, material schedule, or quantity exists for DE-42 in the public sources searched. Diesel plant lowers but does not eliminate asbestos relevance. NARA RG19 'General Information Books' per-vessel material specifications not retrieved - open archival lead.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-reynolds-de42-03
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[5]Peer-reviewed historical review of asbestos exposure conditions at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard circa 1940-1965 (PMID 19235622) + EPA Superfund record, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard Complex (WA2170023418); per Atlas shipyards.json [other_primary]
- Locator
- PMID 19235622 (visual/historical review, published 2009); EPA WA2170023418; shipyards.json 'puget-sound-naval-shipyard' products list
- Finding type
- environmental_record
- Finding
- Builder-yard documentation at yard level: the yard that built this hull January-November 1943 is documented in the peer-reviewed literature as asbestos-intensive across 1940-1965 - a window containing Reynolds's entire construction period - with documented materials including thermal insulation, gaskets, electrical systems, deck tiles, fireproofing, and refractory materials; PSNS is a listed Superfund site (EPA WA2170023418) with asbestos among site contaminants.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1940-1965
- Population
- Puget Sound Naval Shipyard workforce (1940-1965 record)
- Limitations
- Yard-level record, not a hull record - establishes asbestos conditions at the builder during the construction window, not materials installed aboard DE-42. Quantified measurements in the cited literature center on 1962-1972 trades exposures; the 1940-1965 span is a photographic/archival review.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-reynolds-de42-04
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[6]Batch-4321 search ledger (this record): NHHC DANFS (live 404; hazegray mirror transcribed), ship-submitted war history scan (NavSource), NARA catalog API, NVR (out of coverage scope), NPS NPGallery, Atlas shipyards.json (PSNS and Mare Island yard records), NavSource DE archive specifications, CourtListener API v4 sweep [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-reynolds-de42-01 through sl-uss-reynolds-de42-11
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located for this hull: no asbestos survey, abatement or remediation record, hazmat disclosure, or documented ACM inventory for DE-42 was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). The hull was scrapped in 1947 after roughly two years of service - no museum custody, no postwar overhauls, no NPS or MARAD stewardship - so the usual channels through which ship-specific asbestos documentation surfaces do not exist for this vessel.
- 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 - no original-construction material schedule was consulted (NARA RG19 'General Information Books' and PSNS construction records are the open leads). Does not establish or defeat any individual exposure or legal-eligibility claim.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-reynolds-de42-05
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[7]CourtListener API v4 sweep 2026-09-28 (authenticated, fleet-paced): "USS Reynolds" opinions 0 hits, "USS Reynolds" dockets 0 hits, Reynolds "destroyer escort" opinions 0 hits, "DE-42" opinions 241 hits (all PACER docket-entry '(DE 42)' citation collisions) [court_record]
- Locator
- CourtListener v4 search results, queries per search_ledger sl-09 through sl-11
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- No qualifying asbestos litigation - or any litigation - naming USS Reynolds (DE-42) located in CourtListener opinion or RECAP docket indexes. The 241 'DE-42' opinion hits all resolve to PACER docket-entry citations of the form '(DE 42)' (e.g., 'Motion to Compel (DE 42)') inside unrelated civil cases; top-20-by-relevance reviewed, zero vessel, Navy, asbestos, or Reynolds-party content. DE-42 is the only commissioned USS Reynolds, so no namesake collision exists for the exact-name queries.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 2026-09-28
- Limitations
- Exact-phrase and hull-number search of indexed opinions and dockets; pleadings or state-court filings using nonstandard phrasing (e.g., 'the Reynolds', 'DE 42' without hyphen) could evade the exact queries, and MDL-875 pleading vessel lists are not uniformly full-text indexed. Absence of located litigation does not prove no claim was ever filed; it establishes no indexed qualifying case names this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-reynolds-de42-06
