Evidence
12 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-12).
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[1]research packet lw-packet.md (3 sources cited) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED. Queue name/hull match the actual ship; all identity dates consistent across DANFS-incorporating article, hullnumber.com — real identity: USS Richard L. Page; hulls: DEG-5 (later FFG-5, 30 Jun 1975)
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-richard-l-page-deg5-pkt-lw-packet-md
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[2]DANFS, Richard L. Page (DEG-5) - NHHC web edition, page dated 29 September 2005 (Wayback capture 2019-11-21; live URL now 404); verbatim transcription also at losthistory.net/hazegray DANFS mirror [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS entry, specifications block + namesake biography + service narrative + NHHC 2005 closing paragraph
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS record for this hull: laid down 4 January 1965 by Bath Iron Works Corp., Bath, Maine; launched 4 April 1966, sponsored by Miss Edmonia Lee Whittle and Mrs. Nannie Page Trinker (granddaughters of Brig. Gen. Page); commissioned at Boston 5 August 1967, Comdr. Milton J. Schultz, Jr. in command. Homeport Newport R.I., CortRon 6; Caribbean shakedown; first Mediterranean (6th Fleet) deployment fall 1968 - 10 February 1969; relieved USS Brumby (DE-1044) as flagship of DesDiv 122 on 1 July 1969; Newport/east-coast/Caribbean operations through mid-1972; departed Newport mid-August 1972 for extended 6th Fleet deployment (entry ends 'as of January 1974' in the Mediterranean). NHHC web edition adds: decommissioned 30 September 1988; struck 12 January 1994; transferred to MARAD for disposal 28 March 1994. Specifications: 3,426 tons full; 414'6"; 44'2"; draft 24'; 27+ kt; complement 248; armament 1x5", ASROC, Tartar, torpedo tubes; class Brooke.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1965-1994
- Population
- Bath Iron Works construction trades 1965-67; embarked crews 1967-1988 (complement 248)
- Limitations
- DANFS documents service history and specifications, not materials or asbestos content. Live NHHC page returns 404 (standing link rot); Wayback 2019-11-21 capture of the live page and the losthistory/hazegray mirror carry identical verbatim text. Entry's original narrative ends January 1974 - post-1974 service (Athens forward deployment, FFG-5 reclassification, overhauls) is not covered by DANFS. DANFS prints the namesake's birth as '2 December 1807' where NavSource and secondary records print 20 December 1807 - flagged in gaps.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-richard-l-page-deg5-01
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[3]Naval Vessel Register detail page, RICHARD L PAGE (FFG 5)(ex-DEG 5), UIC 04698 (Wayback capture 2012-02-24) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NVR ship detail table, FFG 5
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Official NVR record for this hull: class FFG 1 (Brooke); builder Bath Iron Wks Corp; award 24 May 1963; keel 4 January 1965; launch 4 April 1966; delivery 27 July 1967; commission 5 August 1967; decommission 30 September 1988; stricken 12 January 1994; status 'Disposed of by Navy title transfer to the Maritime Administration' effective 28 March 1994.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1963-1994
- Population
- Registry entry only
- Limitations
- Registry data only - no materials, asbestos, or condition information. Page predates NVR's live database (last updated 16 Feb 2011 snapshot); cited via Wayback capture. Confirms dates but not the physical return location or buyer.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-richard-l-page-deg5-02
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[4]NavSource Destroyer Escort Photo Index, DEG-5/FFG-5 USS Richard L. Page - building/operational data, class specifications, CO roster, awards ribbons, photo captions incl. NHHC photo NH 98053 (Athens, July 1974); navysite.de FFG-5 history page (secondary compilation carrying the post-1974 narrative incl. the 21 April 1987 Chickadee collision) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Building and Operational Data block; specifications block; awards ribbon list; photo caption NH 98053
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Ship-specific operational record: commissioned at Boston Naval Shipyard 5 August 1967 assigned CortRon 6 Newport; reclassified frigate (FFG 5) 30 June 1975; decommissioned 30 September 1988; leased to Pakistan 31 March 1989, renamed PNS Tabuk (D-163); struck from NVR 12 January 1994; sold at Singapore 29 March 1994 to Trusha Investments Pte. Ltd. c/o Jacques Pierot, Jr. & Sons Inc., New York, for $626,850.00. Post-1974 narrative (secondary compilations): Athens forward deployment 1973-75 with DesRon 12 (NHHC photo NH 98053, Athens harbor July 1974; Kithira Strait passing Soviet Kashin-class DDG Krasny Krim, 6 October 1974); year-long modernization overhaul 1975-76 (crew-reported records place it at Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, May 1975-Feb 1976); Norfolk homeport 1976; 1979 Battle Efficiency 'E' and Battenberg Cup; Philadelphia NSY sonar/EW upgrades early-August 1980; STANAVFORLANT unit 1981; USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67) battle group late 1983-84 incl. Lebanon support and North Atlantic/Norway; Bath Iron Works yard period 1984-86; 21 April 1987 collision with and sinking of fishing vessel Chickadee in heavy fog off Virginia. Specifications: SCB No. 199B/1962-63 design; 2 Foster-Wheeler 1,200-psi boilers, 1 Westinghouse geared turbine, 35,000 shp, 1 shaft, 27 kt; complement 17/219; Mk 22 Tartar/Standard-MR launcher, 5"/38, Mk 16 ASROC, Mk 32 torpedo tubes, SH-2 LAMPS. Awards: Navy Unit Commendation; Meritorious Unit Commendation w/1 star; Battle E (2); Navy Expeditionary Medal; NDSM; AFEM; Sea Service Deployment Ribbon.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1965-1994
- Population
- Crews 1967-88; Pakistan Navy crew 1989-94
- Limitations
- NavSource and navysite.de are volunteer/secondary naval archives, not official records - their timelines aggregate official sources, photo captions (several NHHC/DVID/NARA images), and contributed data; used for lease/sale particulars, post-1974 narrative, and spec detail corroborated by NVR and DANFS. The 1975-76 overhaul yard attribution (Philadelphia NSY, May 1975-Feb 1976) is crew-reported (hullnumber.com deployment table), not official - flagged as secondary in the finding. NavSource compresses return+sale into the 29 March 1994 line; USNI Proceedings and other records put physical return to U.S. custody in January 1994 (15 January per secondary records) - flagged in gaps. Turbine manufacturer reads Westinghouse here; GE appears in some secondary sources - class pattern (GE hulls 1-3, Westinghouse hulls 4-6) supports Westinghouse for FFG-5.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-richard-l-page-deg5-03
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[5]U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings, 'Ship's Status Changes,' May 1994 (plus 'It's More Than Ships,' Proceedings April 1994 - first-person account of the Pakistan lease program) [reputable_press]
- Locator
- USNI Proceedings May 1994 'Ship's Status Changes'; April 1994 'It's More Than Ships'
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Contemporaneous record of the disposal mechanics: 'the Tabuk (D-163) - the ... Richard L Page (FFG-5) ... [was] returned to U.S. custody in January 1994 at Singapore' and 'the transfer to MARAD will be a paper transfer only, made one day prior to the date of the ship being sold for scrap.' The April 1994 companion article records that eight Brooke- and Garcia-class frigates were leased to Pakistan and most transferred 'hot,' with face-to-face crew exchanges, under the aid program that was frozen 1 October 1990 under the Pressler Amendment.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1989-1994
- Population
- Pakistan Navy crew 1989-94; disposal workforce (undocumented)
- Limitations
- Confirms the return-to-custody month/location and the paper-transfer mechanics; does not name the scrapping yard, does not mention asbestos or hazmat condition, and does not document materials aboard. Reputable naval professional press, not an official record.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-richard-l-page-deg5-04
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[6]Hazegray Bath Iron Works Production Record, Part 3 (hull 349: Richard L. Page (DEG 5), Brooke-class ocean escort, delivered 27 July 1967, 'Scrapped 1994') and Part 4 (hull 1044: Richard L. Page (FFG 5), overhaul, 9 June 1986) [other_primary]
- Locator
- hazegray.org/shipbuilding/biw3.htm hull 349; /shipbuilding/biw4.htm hull 1044
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Builder's production record for this hull: Bath Iron Works hull number 349 (DEG-5, new construction, delivered 27 July 1967) and hull number 1044 (FFG-5, overhaul entry dated 9 June 1986) - documenting both the 1965-67 build and a mid-1980s yard overhaul at the same builder. Disposition listed: scrapped 1994.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1965-1967; 1984-1986; 1994
- Population
- BIW construction trades 1965-67; BIW overhaul workforce mid-1980s
- Limitations
- Production-list data only - establishes yard periods at BIW (construction; a mid-1980s overhaul) but not scope of work, materials, or asbestos content. Corroborates the secondary-source '1984-86 Bath Iron Works overhaul' narrative.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-richard-l-page-deg5-05
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[7]DANFS specifications block (Brooke class; 2 Foster-Wheeler boiler / geared-turbine steam plant per NavSource class data) + Atlas shipyard dataset records for bath-iron-works (OSHA Inspection 101450294, May 1987: asbestos-standard citations; bulk sample Lab B24809 80%, personal sample Lab B24801 1.71 f/cc), philadelphia-naval-shipyard (tier 3; Merwitz v. shipfitter 1965-70 exposure, $7.25M 2014), boston-naval-shipyard (tier 3; John Crane gasket litigation) [other_primary]
- Locator
- DANFS spec block; NavSource spec block; shipyards.json records bath-iron-works / philadelphia-naval-shipyard / boston-naval-shipyard
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Era/yard inference: a Brooke-class escort built 1965-67 with a two-boiler 1,200-psi steam plant would have carried period-standard asbestos insulation, lagging, gaskets, packing, fireproofing, and deck coverings. Her documented yard sites are asbestos-documented in the Atlas dataset: builder/overhaul yard Bath Iron Works (OSHA health inspection May 1987 recording asbestos-standard citations, an 80% bulk sample and a 1.71 f/cc personal sample - within a year of this hull's 1984-86 BIW overhaul), overhaul yard Philadelphia Naval Shipyard (tier-3 record; shipfitter asbestos verdict covering 1965-70 exposure), and commissioning/availability yard Boston Naval Shipyard (tier-3 record; gasket litigation). None of these yard records names this hull.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1965-1988
- Population
- BIW construction trades 1965-67; Philadelphia NSY workforce 1975-76; BIW workforce 1984-86; Boston NSY workforce 1967, 1970-71; embarked crews 1967-88
- Limitations
- Class/era and builder-yard inference only - no hull-level material list or survey is in the public record. Yard-level findings document the sites, not this ship; the BIW OSHA record postdates this hull's overhaul but sits in the same yard era. NARA RG 19 General Information Books per-vessel material specifications are the archival lead for hull-level specs (not retrieved).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-richard-l-page-deg5-06
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[8]Batch-4565 search ledger (this record): DANFS/NHHC (Wayback + mirror), Naval Vessel Register (Wayback), NavSource, USNI Proceedings, hazegray BIW production record, MARAD vessel-history page, Atlas shipyard dataset; CourtListener opinion/docket sweeps per search_ledger [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-richard-l-page-deg5-01 through -NN
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos material record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or museum document (hull does not survive) naming USS Richard L. Page / DEG-5 / FFG-5 / PNS Tabuk was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). One asbestos personal-injury action does name the hull as an alleged exposure site - Janis v. A.W. Chesterton (ev-11) - but it is an unadjudicated pleading-stage allegation that ended in summary judgment for defendants, not a material record. The only other asbestos references to this hull on the open web are law-firm/lead-generation marketing pages (e.g., shepardlawfirm.com, freeasbestostesting.com), which are excluded as sources.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 2026-09-29
- Limitations
- Absence of a located public material record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard - a 1965-67 steam escort is era-consistent with extensive ACM. No finding is made for or against exposure conditions aboard; legal eligibility is outside scope. The Janis allegation (ev-11) is recorded separately as litigation and does not elevate this hull to ship-specific material documentation. Yard-overhaul records (Philadelphia NSY 1975-76, BIW 1984-86) would be the most likely holders of hull-level material data.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-richard-l-page-deg5-07
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[9]CourtListener API v4 sweep (opinion index type=o; RECAP docket index type=r) for exact name 'USS Richard L. Page', variants 'Richard L. Page' + hull numbers 'DEG-5'/'FFG-5'/'FFG 5'/'FFG5', via cl-auth-search.py (authenticated, fleet-paced) [court_record]
- Locator
- search_ledger sl-uss-richard-l-page-deg5-07 through -10
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Index sweep results (search_ledger rows 07-10). Opinion index: exact-name 'USS Richard L. Page' returned 1 hit - United States v. Brunton, 24 M.J. 566 (N.M.C.M.R. 1987), a court-martial jurisdiction opinion naming the hull (appellant detached this ship on terminal leave March 1985); classified other litigation, no asbestos content. '"Richard L. Page" asbestos' returned 0. Hull numbers: 'FFG-5' 0, 'FFG5' 0, 'FFG 5' 0; 'DEG-5' returned 24 hits, all screened as string collisions (land-survey bearings 'deg. 5', banking/oil/criminal/probate text) - no vessel or asbestos reference. RECAP docket sweep ('Richard L. Page'): 17 hits - 1 qualifying asbestos docket naming the hull (Janis v. A.W. Chesterton, D. Del. 1:17-cv-00167 - see ev-11); 1 asbestos docket (Smargisso v. Air & Liquid Systems, N.D. Cal. 3:23-cv-01414) where 'Richard L. Page' appears in indexed docket text but the published record places the decedent aboard USS Hollister - role of the string unresolved, not counted qualifying; remainder screened as personal-name collisions (7 bankruptcy dockets) and unrelated party/text matches (9/11 MDL, AFFF, patent, EEOC, GM bankruptcy). 'Tabuk' opinion query unexecuted at cutoff - fleet pacing.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 2026-09-29
- Limitations
- Index sweep only - covers CourtListener's opinion and RECAP-docket corpora; does not cover state-court filings outside RECAP, VA/BVA decisions, asbestos trust claims, or PACER-only document text. Janis is classified at pleading/discovery stage per litigation-stage discipline: the ship-naming is a plaintiff allegation recited in summary-judgment recommendations, not an adjudicated finding. The Smargisso docket-text match could not be resolved to a vessel role without PACER-level review. 'Tabuk' opinion query remained blocked by fleet pacing at session end - logged honestly, not retried into the budget.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-richard-l-page-deg5-08
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[10]GAO NSIAD-99-18, 'Federal Surplus Ships: Government Efforts to Address the Growing Backlog of Ships Awaiting Disposal' (Oct 1998); Maritime Reporter, Oct 1994 (MarAd bid acceptances under IFB EXC-8632 - companion Pakistan-return sales to the same buyer/broker) [gao]
- Locator
- GAO NSIAD-99-18 pp. on scrapping hazards and disposal channels; Maritime Reporter Oct 1994 p.104
- Finding type
- environmental_record
- Finding
- Disposal-pathway context: GAO documents that dismantling surplus Navy/MARAD hulls of this era involved hazardous materials 'such as asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB), lead, mercury, and cadmium,' with remediation required before and during dismantling; MARAD historically relied on overseas scrapping while Navy relied on domestic. The companion Pakistan-lease frigates ex-Koelsch (FF-1048) and ex-Brumby (FF-1044) were sold to the same buyer/broker (Trusha Investments c/o Jacques Pierot Jr. & Sons) under IFB terms requiring scrapping 'in the United States or approved foreign countries.' This hull followed the same pathway: returned at Singapore January 1994, paper MARAD transfer 28 March 1994, sold at Singapore 29 March 1994.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1983-1998 (program); 1994 (this hull's sale)
- Population
- Shipbreaking workforce (undocumented site)
- Limitations
- Program-level context - NSIAD-99-18 does not name this hull and does not establish her asbestos condition at sale, the buyer's downstream breaking yard, or compliance at that yard. Companion-ship IFB terms are evidence of the disposal channel, not of this hull's condition.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-richard-l-page-deg5-09
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[11]NHHC archives: Command Operations Reports digitized index; NARA RG 19 (BuShips) / RG 24 (deck logs) paper series; MARAD vessel disposal file (vesselhistory.marad.dot.gov record 6211 shows 'Sold - No Further Info' with no documents attached) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NARA RG 19/RG 24 series; NHHC COR index; MARAD vessel history detail 6211
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Unretrieved primary records that could hold hull-level material data: NARA RG 19 BuShips contract specifications and General Information Books (SCB 199B hull, BIW contract 24 May 1963); NARA RG 24 deck logs 1967-88; Philadelphia Naval Shipyard 1975-76 modernization work package; Bath Iron Works 1984-86 overhaul records; the January 1994 Singapore return-condition file and the MARAD/Trusha sale file (hazmat riders, if any); NHHC ship command operation reports for FFG-5 (not located in the digitized COR index).
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1963-1994
- Limitations
- Archival leads only - presence, location, and content of these records are unverified; none was retrieved this session.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-richard-l-page-deg5-10
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[12]Janis, Jr. v. A.W. Chesterton, Inc. et al., No. 1:17-cv-00167-MN-SRF (D. Del.) - Report and Recommendation of 18 Jan 2019 (FMC, Warren Pumps, Ingersoll Rand SJ motions); companion R&R of 17 Jan 2019 (Armstrong, CBS, CertainTeed, DAP, Union Carbide, unopposed); R&R recommending dismissal of remaining defendants (Aug 2019). Official PDFs: ded.uscourts.gov opinions 17-167.pdf, 17-167_0.pdf, 17-167_1.pdf; RECAP docket index 1:17-cv-00167 via CourtListener. [court_record]
- Locator
- R&R factual recital (D.I. 110/117 deposition cites); docket 1:17-cv-00167-MN-SRF; ded.uscourts.gov opinion PDFs 17-167*
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Qualifying asbestos litigation naming this hull, resolved at summary-judgment stage. Plaintiff Earl Janis Jr., a U.S. Navy machinist's mate 1971-1975, alleged lung cancer from asbestos exposure during Navy service and later construction work; per the R&R recital of his deposition he served aboard USS Aeolus (1971-72), USS Richard L. Page (1972-74 - this hull's Athens forward-deployment period), USS Yellowstone (1974), and USS Santa Barbara, installing/repairing valves and pumps and changing gaskets by removing, scraping, cleaning, and cutting gasket material, and removing insulation to extract motors for electricians. Filed 2 Nov 2016 in Delaware Superior Court; removed to D. Del. 16 Feb 2017 by Crane Co. under the federal-officer removal statute. Magistrate Judge Fallon's Reports and Recommendations (17-18 Jan 2019) recommended granting summary judgment to all moving defendants; Judge Noreika adopted both 1 and 4 Feb 2019 (D.I. 140, 146); the remaining defendants (Georgia Pacific, Grinnell, MetLife) were recommended dismissed with prejudice for failure to prosecute (Aug 2019). Maritime-law causation applied (Lindstrom substantial-factor standard; Devries bare-metal discussion); the movants prevailed on product-identification/causation grounds (e.g., plaintiff identified no Westinghouse products).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1972-1974 (alleged exposure window); 2016-2019 (litigation)
- Population
- Earl Janis Jr., USN machinist's mate aboard this hull 1972-1974; alleged lung cancer
- Limitations
- Unadjudicated allegation - classified at pleading/discovery stage per batch litigation-stage discipline. Summary judgment ran FOR defendants on product-identification and causation grounds: a merits-level negative for this plaintiff, not evidence about whether asbestos was or was not aboard this hull; no trial or appellate finding addresses exposure aboard USS Richard L. Page. The complaint's ship list (Aeolus, Richard L. Page, Yellowstone, Santa Barbara) is an allegation, and the deposition recital is party evidence quoted in an SJ posture.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-richard-l-page-deg5-11