Evidence
8 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-8).
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[1]research packet gu-packet.md (4 sources cited) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED — real identity: USS Robert A. Owens (DD/DDK/DDE-827); named for USMC Sergeant
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-robert-a-owens-dd827-pkt-gu-packet-md
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[2]NHHC, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, Robert A. Owens (DD-827) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS entry, opening specification block and service narrative, paragraphs covering 1945-1999
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NHHC DANFS identifies the ship as Robert A. Owens (DD-827), laid down 29 October 1945 by Bath Iron Works Corp. at Bath, Maine; launched 15 July 1946; reclassified DDK-827 on 28 January 1948; commissioned at Boston on 5 November 1949; reclassified DDE-827 on 4 March 1950 and DD-827 on 7 August 1962. The entry records Atlantic, Caribbean, Mediterranean, Red Sea, and Indian Ocean operations; 1963-64 Fleet Rehabilitation and Modernization at Norfolk Naval Shipyard; Fleet Sonar School duty; Gemini recovery-force assignments; a 1968 search for USS Scorpion; and alternating Mediterranean deployments and Atlantic/Caribbean operations through 1972. It states she was decommissioned and transferred to Turkey on 16 February 1982 and served as Alcitepe (D 346) until early 1999.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1945-1999
- Limitations
- DANFS provides ship history and an initial DDK specification block, not asbestos content, work-package detail, individual exposure, or a complete post-transfer disposal history. The entry's headline designates DDK-827 and its service narrative records later reclassifications; this record preserves those distinct designations.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-robert-a-owens-dd827-01
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[3]NHHC DANFS, Robert A. Owens (DD-827), specification block [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS entry, parenthetical specification block immediately below the heading
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The DANFS specification block identifies the ship's class as Carpenter and lists displacement 2,420 tons, length 391 feet, beam 41 feet, draft 19 feet, speed 35 knots, and complement 309 for DDK-827.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- DDK-827 configuration
- Population
- Ship's complement (design specification)
- Limitations
- Specifications describe the ship, not asbestos-containing materials or exposure. These figures are transcribed from the entry's DDK designation block and are not represented as specifications for every later configuration.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-robert-a-owens-dd827-02
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[4]Naval History and Heritage Command photograph NH 107300, USS Robert A. Owens [other_primary]
- Locator
- NHHC photograph catalog record NH 107300, description
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NHHC catalog identifies its official photograph NH 107300 as USS Robert A. Owens (DD-827) arriving at Nassau, Bahama Islands, on 3 March 1976; the visit commemorated the bicentennial of the Continental Navy raid on the Bahamas.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1976-03-03
- Limitations
- The catalog verifies the ship's identity and the date and place described for this photograph only; it does not document materials aboard or establish asbestos exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-robert-a-owens-dd827-03
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[5]National Archives, Department of the Navy Records research guide [other_primary]
- Locator
- NARA Department of the Navy Records research guide, overview
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The National Archives describes its holdings of permanent Department of the Navy records as a research resource. Ship construction, overhaul, maintenance, and industrial-hygiene records for Robert A. Owens are potential archival research targets.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- This general NARA guide does not identify a specific Robert A. Owens file or establish that any relevant record survives, is open, or contains asbestos information. It is an archival lead only.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-robert-a-owens-dd827-04
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[6]NHHC DANFS, Robert A. Owens (DD-827), asbestos research review [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- NHHC DANFS entry reviewed in full; see search ledger for scope and outstanding litigation search
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Review of the NHHC DANFS entry established ship history but located no asbestos statement in that entry. This is a source-bounded negative finding; asbestos presence aboard the vessel remains unknown.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1945-1982
- Limitations
- This review is limited to one historical entry and does not establish that no asbestos records exist. CourtListener and archival searches remain incomplete.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-robert-a-owens-dd827-05
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[7]OPNAVINST 5100.19F, Chapter 27, Asbestos Exposure Control, 5 May 2019 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Chapter 27, paragraphs 3(a) and 3(d), pp. 27-1 to 27-3; DANFS construction dates in ev-01
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- The Navy instruction states that ships whose keels were laid before 1980 are considered to contain friable asbestos thermal systems insulation for purposes of the Navy asbestos work protocol, and states generally that U.S. ships contain some form of asbestos-containing material. Robert A. Owens was laid down in 1945 according to DANFS, so this policy supplies a reason to prioritize shipboard records and management documentation.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- Policy dated 2019-05-05
- Population
- U.S. Navy ships with keels laid before 1980; relevant to present-day work-control protocols
- Limitations
- This 2019 Navy policy is a management presumption for current work control, not a hull survey or historical material inventory. It does not establish which products were aboard Robert A. Owens, when or where materials were installed, crew exposure, or what remains after Navy and Turkish service. This row is class/era context only.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-robert-a-owens-dd827-06
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[8]CourtListener authenticated API v4 via cl-auth-search.py; exact-name search attempted; helper did not return a result payload [court_record]
- Locator
- Helper output: fleet-wide request budget momentarily spent; instructed to continue non-CourtListener research and try later.
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- The authenticated CourtListener helper was invoked for the exact-name query “USS Robert A. Owens” (opinion search). It reported the fleet-wide request budget momentarily spent before returning search results. The query is incomplete and yields no case classification.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- This is a blocked search attempt, not a no-result finding. The exact-name docket search and DD-827 opinion and docket searches remain unperformed. No inference about litigation presence or absence is warranted.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-robert-a-owens-dd827-07