Evidence
8 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-8).
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[1]research packet crew-fj-packet.md (7 sources cited) [nhhc_danfs]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED — real identity: USS Robinson (DD-562). Hull: DD-562. Designation: DD.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-robinson-dd562-pkt-crew-fj-packet-md
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[2]DANFS, Robinson II (DD-562) entry - verbatim transcription via hazegray.org captured by the Internet Archive Wayback Machine (live NHHC page returns 404) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS entry, spec block + full service narrative (hazegray dd562txt.htm via Wayback capture 2006-09-27)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS record for this hull: laid down 12 August 1942 by Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp., Seattle, Wash.; launched 28 August 1943, sponsored by Mrs. Howard M. Sayers; commissioned 31 January 1944, Comdr. Elonzo B. Grantham, Jr., in command. Spec block: 2,700 tons; 376'6" x 39'4"; 13' draft; 35 kt; complement 273; 5x5", 10x40mm, 7x20mm, 10x21" torpedo tubes, 6 depth-charge projectors; Fletcher class. Service: Saipan/Tinian gunfire support June-July 1944 (17 Marines rescued off Tanapag Harbor); Peleliu/Angaur bombardment and UDT cover September 1944; Dinagat Attack Group landings 17 October 1944 opening Leyte campaign; Surigao Strait night action 24-25 October (torpedo attack with destroyer screen); Lingayen Gulf 9 January 1945 (survived suicide-boat attack, sonar temporarily out); Zamboanga, Basilan, Polloc Harbor, Tarakan, Brunei Bay, Balikpapan through July 1945; flagship Minesweeper TG 73.2 sweeping Yangtze approaches September-December 1945; eight WWII battle stars. Inactivated at Charleston Navy Yard, decommissioned 12 June 1946; recommissioned Charleston Naval Shipyard 3 August 1951; flagship DesRon 32; Korea/TF 77 plane guard 1953-54; Mediterranean/Persian Gulf Operation Crescent 1957-58; Reserve Destroyer Squadron 4 Naval Reserve training ship, Charleston homeport 1959-64; decommissioned at Norfolk June 1964, berthed Atlantic Reserve Fleet into 1971.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1942-1971
- Population
- Seattle-Tacoma construction trades 1942-44; wartime and postwar crews (design complement 273)
- Limitations
- DANFS documents service history and design characteristics, not materials or asbestos content. Entry text ends in 1971 (Atlantic Reserve Fleet berthing) and does not cover striking (1974) or the 1982 target sinking. Mirror transcription cited because the live NHHC page returns 404.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-robinson-dd562-01
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[3]NavSource Naval History, Destroyer Photo Index DD-562 USS ROBINSON (operational/building data block + photo index incl. official NHHC photo numbers) [other_primary]
- Locator
- navsource.org/archives/05/562.htm - Operational and Building Data block + photo captions
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource data block for this hull: laid down Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding 12 August 1942; launched 28 August 1943; commissioned 31 January 1944; decommissioned 12 June 1946; recommissioned 3 August 1951; decommissioned 5 June 1964; stricken 1 December 1974; sunk as target off Puerto Rico 13 April 1982. Machinery line: 60,000 shp, General Electric geared turbines, 2 screws; crew 273. Photo index documents official U.S. Naval Historical Center photographs including NH 103220/103228/103351 (ship off Puget Sound Navy Yard 8 April 1944) and 80-G-257701 (Peleliu 40mm fire supporting UDT, September 1944).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1942-1982
- Population
- Crews 1944-46, 1951-64; target-sinking support units 1982
- Limitations
- NavSource is a secondary volunteer compilation, not a primary record - used here for the stricken/fate facts the DANFS entry (ending 1971) does not cover; all build/commission dates corroborate DANFS. Final-decommission date conflicts exist (NavSource 1964-06-05; DANFS 'June 1964'; Wikipedia/uboat.net 1964-04-01) - carried in gaps.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-robinson-dd562-02
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[4]U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Board of Veterans' Appeals, Citation Nr. 0932544 (Docket No. 06-17 112; decision date 2009-08-28; Veterans Law Judge Ronald W. Scholz) [other_primary]
- Locator
- BVA Citation 0932544 text - DD-214 recital, hearing-testimony summary, 'exposure to asbestos is conceded' sentence, FINDING OF FACT and ORDER
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Adjudicated administrative decision naming this hull: the veteran's DD-Form 214 shows service aboard USS Robinson DD-562 October 1953 - September 1957 (deck force painting, then mess cook). He testified the 1940s-built ship had asbestos 'all over,' that fibers fell onto his top-bunk mattress in his sleeping quarters ('fibers would be falling down on the bed stinging him'), and that he breathed asbestos fibers while chipping paint. The Board found exposure conceded ('Based on the Veteran's testimony, which is consistent with service records; the type of ship on which he served; and the duties he performed, exposure to asbestos is conceded'), entered a finding of fact that 'the Veteran was exposed to asbestos in service and has pleural plaques as a result of asbestos exposure,' and ORDERED service connection granted for a lung disorder in the form of pleural plaques secondary to asbestos exposure (claimed as asbestosis).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1953-1957 (service/exposure); 2009 (decision)
- Population
- Single Navy veteran (deck force/mess cook) aboard USS Robinson DD-562, 1953-1957
- Limitations
- VA administrative adjudication - a merits-level grant within VA, not Article III litigation. Exposure conceded on lay testimony consistent with service records and duties; the decision does not identify asbestos product manufacturers, does not inventory or quantify ACM aboard, does not establish exposure for anyone else aboard, and does not adjudicate the hull's material content as such. One claimant's decision; post-service carpenter/millwright exposure was noted but did not defeat the in-service finding. Not a ship survey.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-robinson-dd562-03
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[5]Siegfried v. 3M Co. et al., No. 2:18-cv-01575 (C.D. Cal.), Notice of Removal joinder, ECF No. 50 (RECAP gov.uscourts.cacd.702384.50.0); Banks v. 3M Co., No. 2:22-cv-06892 (C.D. Cal.), First Amended Complaint, ECF No. 126 (RECAP gov.uscourts.cacd.863700.126.0) [court_record]
- Locator
- Siegfried ECF 50 vessel list (p.3: 'USS Henry B. Wilson (DDG-7); USS Towers (DDG-9); USS Robinson (DDG-12); USS Hoel (DDG-13); and USS Waddell (DDG-24)'); Banks ECF 126 jobsite table (p.6: 'USS Robinson / 1982-1984 / DDG-12')
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- CourtListener exact-name sweep resolved: the only two docket-level 'USS Robinson' hits are NAME COLLISIONS naming a different hull. Siegfried (C.D. Cal.) removal papers list alleged exposure sites for a Long Beach Naval Shipyard electrician (1969-1996) including 'USS Robinson (DDG-12)' - hull number printed in the list. Banks (C.D. Cal.) first amended complaint jobsite table lists 'USS Robinson ... 1982-1984 ... DDG-12' for a Navy machinist mate. DDG-12 is USS Robison (Charles F. Adams-class guided missile destroyer, in service 1961-1991), misspelled 'Robinson' in both filings; DD-562 was decommissioned 1964, stricken 1974, and sunk April 1982 - the dates and hull number exclude this hull. Neither case is qualifying litigation for DD-562.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1969-1996, 1982-1984 (alleged exposure windows, DDG-12); 2018, 2023 (filings)
- Population
- Siegfried plaintiff (LBNSY electrician 1969-96); Banks decedent (USN machinist mate) - neither alleged aboard DD-562
- Limitations
- Resolves the indexed references' context via full-text review of both PDFs (Internet Archive RECAP mirrors). Both are 'Robison DDG-12' misspellings, not DD-562 references; recorded as a correction because bare-name searches surface them. Neither document mentions DD-562 or the Fletcher class.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-robinson-dd562-04
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[6]BuShips Ships' Data, U.S. Naval Vessels 1945 Vol. I, Fletcher (DD-445) class design block (4 Babcock & Wilcox boilers, 2 GE geared steam-turbine sets, 60,000 shp) + NavSource machinery line for this hull + GAO HRD-80-2 Navy asbestos program review [other_primary]
- Locator
- BuShips SDB 1945 v1 DD section (book p.114 = PDF p.67); gao.gov/products/hrd-80-2 (product page; full text HTTP 403); NavSource machinery line
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Era/design inference: a Fletcher-class destroyer built 1942-44 with the documented four-boiler 60,000-shp geared-steam plant falls squarely inside the Navy's documented peak asbestos-use era (GAO HRD-80-2: substitution not begun until the early 1970s). Period-standard asbestos applications for this plant type were boiler and steam-line insulation, turbine lagging, gaskets, packing, fireproofing, and deck coverings.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1942-1982
- Population
- Seattle-Tacoma construction trades 1942-44; crews 1944-64; reserve-fleet and target-sinking personnel
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - NOT an independent hull-specific finding; the ship-specific finding for this hull is ev-03 (BVA decision). Does not identify manufacturers or quantify material aboard DD-562. Builder Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp. has no shipyards.json slug - carried in gaps rather than force-mapped.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-robinson-dd562-05
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[7]Batch-3533 search ledger (this record): DANFS via hazegray/Wayback; NavSource 05/562; NVR detail page; VA BVA decisions index; CourtListener type=o and type=r exact-name + hull-number sweeps; type=rd full-text pinpoint + RECAP PDF full-text review (via archive.org mirrors) [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-robinson-dd562-01 through sl-uss-robinson-dd562-09
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Beyond the BVA decision (ev-03), no additional qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no hull ACM survey or material specification, no abatement record (hull sunk as target 1982 - no abatement or museum phase exists), no Article III asbestos opinion or docket adjudicating exposure aboard this hull, and no NVR record (pre-1987 disposal). CourtListener 'USS Robinson'/'DD-562' docket hits all resolved as DDG-12 name collisions or unrelated numeric identifiers.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- Absence of further located records does not prove absence of additional documentation - NARA RG 19/RG 24 hull records are unretrieved. The BVA finding is a single-claimant administrative decision, not a materials survey.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-robinson-dd562-06
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[8]NARA record-group leads for hull-level material documentation (RG 19 BuShips; RG 24 deck logs; Charleston Naval Shipyard work packages) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NARA Guide to Federal Records (RG 19, RG 24); Charleston NSY records
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Unretrieved archival leads: NARA RG 19 (Bureau of Ships) Fletcher-class design records, DD-562 Booklet of General Plans and hull material specifications; NARA RG 24 deck logs (1944-46 and 1951-64 commissionings); Charleston Naval Shipyard inactivation-overhaul (March-June 1946) and reactivation (1951) work packages - the documented disturbance events most likely to carry materials detail; RECAP docket text for any residual 'Robinson' references beyond the resolved DDG-12 collisions.
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- Leads only - no retrieval performed; presence or content of asbestos references in these records is unknown.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-robinson-dd562-07