Evidence
5 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-5).
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[1]research packet gu-packet.md (3 sources cited) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED — real identity: USS Robert H. McCard (DD-822); named for USMC Gunnery Sergeant
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-robert-h-mccard-dd822-pkt-gu-packet-md
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[2]Naval History and Heritage Command, Dictionary of American Fighting Ships, Robert H. McCard (DD-822) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS specifications paragraph and service narrative
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NHHC DANFS identifies this hull as Gearing-class: laid down by Consolidated Steel Corp., Orange, Texas, 20 June 1945; launched 9 November 1945; commissioned 23 October 1946. It records four overhauls at Boston Naval Shipyard before 1955, a Charleston overhaul from December 1968 to April 1969, another Charleston overhaul beginning 6 September 1972, decommissioning and Security Assistance Program transfer to Turkey on 5 June 1980, and Turkish service as Kilic Ali (D 349) until 1998. DANFS gives a complement of 367 and 35-knot speed.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1945-1998
- Population
- Construction workers at Consolidated Steel; U.S. Navy crew; Boston and Charleston overhaul workers; Turkish Navy crew
- Limitations
- This is a ship-history source, not an asbestos survey or work package. Its overhaul references do not identify work scope, materials, fiber content, individual exposure, quantity, or remaining material aboard the hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-robert-h-mccard-dd822-01
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[3]U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Data Quality Evaluation and Data Extraction Information for Environmental Release and Occupational Exposure for Asbestos Part 2, Systematic Review Support Document (Nov. 2024), HERO extraction citing D. H. Rushworth, The Navy and asbestos thermal insulation [other_primary]
- Locator
- HERO ID 3584926, Table 1, throughput entry
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- EPA's asbestos risk-evaluation support document extracts a Navy thermal-insulation source stating that the next-generation Gearing class carried just over 24 long tons of thermal insulation on pipes and machinery. The document reports historical asbestos-containing insulation context for the class and identifies the estimate as class-level throughput information.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- Gearing-class era; source discussed in EPA 2024 review
- Population
- Gearing-class ship construction, maintenance, and crew populations; no DD-822-specific population identified
- Limitations
- This is a class-level estimate, not a DD-822 survey, bill of materials, or finding that any stated quantity or material remained aboard Robert H. McCard. It does not establish individual exposure, product manufacturer, condition, causation, or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-robert-h-mccard-dd822-02
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[4]National Archives, Navy Deck Logs Available in the National Archives Catalog, Robert H. McCard (DD-822) entry [other_primary]
- Locator
- Alphabetical vessel list, Robert H. McCard (DD-822) entry
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA's online Navy deck-log index lists Robert H. McCard (DD-822), identifies the vessel's commission as October 1946 and decommission as June 1980, but displays no digitized year links for this hull. The index is an archival lead for operational records, not an asbestos record.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1946-1980
- Population
- Ship's company and personnel recorded in deck logs
- Limitations
- The displayed index contains no digitized deck-log years for this hull and does not identify asbestos, repair materials, exposures, or litigation. Individual NARA catalog and record-group research would be needed for ship-specific maintenance documentation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-robert-h-mccard-dd822-03
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[5]CourtListener API v4, authenticated helper search attempt for exact name USS Robert H. McCard [court_record]
- Locator
- Helper diagnostic: authenticated request: type=o query_len=22; no JSON response returned before environment limit
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Authenticated CourtListener v4 opinion search for the exact vessel name was initiated through the required fleet helper. The helper printed confirmation of an authenticated request but did not return a response before the execution environment's 30-second limit. No CourtListener result, qualifying asbestos case, other litigation, or name-collision classification is asserted from that incomplete request.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 2026 litigation search
- Population
- Not established
- Limitations
- This is not a negative litigation finding. The required exact-name and hull-number opinion/docket sweep could not be completed because the authenticated helper did not return within the execution limit; no inference about the absence or presence of litigation is permitted.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-robert-h-mccard-dd822-04