Evidence
9 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-9).
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[1]research packet ip-packet.md (5 sources cited) [nhhc_danfs]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-scott-de214-pkt-ip-packet-md
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[2]DANFS, Scott (DE-214) entry - verbatim official Naval Historical Center page preserved by Wayback capture 2005-03-08 (live NHHC page returns 404) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS entry 'Scott', specifications block + full service narrative (Wayback 2005-03-08 capture of history.navy.mil/danfs/s7/scott.htm)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS record for this hull: namesake Machinist's Mate First Class Robert R. Scott, killed aboard USS California (BB-44) at Pearl Harbor 7 December 1941, posthumous Congressional Medal of Honor ('This is my station and I will stay and give them air as long as the guns are going'); name assigned to DE-241 30 June 1942, reassigned to DE-214 21 December 1942 when DE-241 renamed Keith; laid down 1 January 1943 by Philadelphia Navy Yard; launched 3 April 1943, sponsored by Mrs. George McBride; commissioned 20 July 1943, Lt. Comdr. Claude S. Kirkpatrick; shakedown Bermuda, post-shakedown repairs Philadelphia; convoy escort Curacao/New York; Londonderry-New York convoy route until 4 October 1944 - 16 transatlantic crossings without incident; flagship Escort Division 17; November 1944 detached to assist USS Frament (DE-677) after collision with Italian submarine Luigi Settembrini off Azores, escorted Frament to Boston arriving 3 December; submarine training services New London 14 December 1944-16 January 1945; escorted French submarine Le Centaure to Casablanca arriving 23 February; escorted two Army dredges Azores to Delaware Bay; Atlantic Training Command Norfolk/Mayport; Key West experimental duty with Naval Research Laboratories Radar Division 18 May-18 July 1945; New York overhaul 20 July-18 August; APD-64 conversion cancelled 10 September 1945; Green Cove Springs inactivation arriving 21 November 1945; decommissioned 3 March 1947 in reserve; struck 1 July 1965; sold 20 January 1967 to Southern Scrap Metals Co., New Orleans.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1943-1967
- Population
- Philadelphia Navy Yard construction trades 1943; wartime crew (design complement 213); yard workers at recurring repair periods
- Limitations
- DANFS documents service history and design-block specifications, not materials or asbestos content. The 1945 New York overhaul yard is unnamed ('overhaul at New York'); no yard asserted. Wayback capture of the official NHHC page cited because the live page returns 404 (standing link-rot issue).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-scott-de214-01
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[3]HyperWar 'Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945' DE-214 spec block (compiled from official figures) + NavSource DE-214 chronology (NVR-derived dates; NavalCoverMuseum consistent) [other_primary]
- Locator
- ibiblio HyperWar DE-214 page spec block; navsource.org/archives/06/214.htm chronology block
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Spec-block corroboration for this hull: Buckley-class destroyer escort; 1,673 tons; 306 ft; beam 36'10"; draft 13'6"; 23 kt; complement 15 officers + 198 enlisted; turbo-electric drive 12,000 h.p.; built at Philadelphia Navy Yard and commissioned 20 July 1943. NavSource chronology adds: commissioned at Pier 'A' Philadelphia Navy Yard under Lcdr. Claude S. Kirkpatrick, USNR; 1945 APD conversion scheduled then cancelled; Navy Day at Newburgh, N.Y. 26-31 October 1945 with USS Alexander J. Luke (DE-577); decommissioned Green Cove Springs 3 March 1947 after 3 years 7.5 months; struck from NVR 1 July 1965; sold for scrapping to Southern Scrap Metals Co., New Orleans, 20 January 1967.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1943-1967
- Population
- n/a
- Limitations
- Secondary compilations of official spec/registry data (HyperWar, NavSource, NavalCoverMuseum) - consistent with DANFS on all shared points but not themselves primary documents. Displacement differs from DANFS block (1,673 vs 1,400 tons - standard vs light displacement); 23 kt vs 23.6 kt rounding. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-scott-de214-02
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[4]Bureau of Ships, Ships' Data, U.S. Naval Vessels, Vol. 1 (Jan 1945), DE design-group table (shipscribe.com scan) + navypedia us_de_te block map + Atlas shipyard dataset, Philadelphia Naval Shipyard record (tier 3) [other_primary]
- Locator
- SDB1945v1 pp. 234-235 design-group table (groups 2-3 TE rows); navypedia us_de_te member table DE-214-223 B&W block; shipyards.json record 'philadelphia-naval-shipyard' (ev-philadelphia-naval-s-02 product-ID row)
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Class/era propulsion and builder-yard documentation: BuShips Ships' Data 1945 design groups 2-3 (TE turbo-electric) - two 'D' express-type boilers at 435 psi/750F superheat feeding GE steam turbine-generators and electric motors, 12,000 shp, two shafts, 23.6 kt; navypedia's per-block boiler-manufacturer map assigns Babcock & Wilcox boilers to the DE-214-223 block that includes this hull. The Buckley class and the John C. Butler (WGT) class are the only DE classes with a full steam plant, making this the most asbestos-relevant DE design group alongside Butler: a 1943 steam-plant escort of this design would have carried period-standard asbestos insulation on boilers and steam lines, turbine insulation, gaskets, packing, fireproofing, and deck coverings. Builder Philadelphia Naval Shipyard is documented at yard level in the Atlas dataset (tier 3): named asbestos products (Thermasil pipe covering and block, Unibestos, Kaylo, Garlock sheet gaskets and packing, Johns-Manville pipe insulation, others) were identified in published appellate product-ID opinions covering yard workers 1941-1984 - spanning this hull's 1943 construction and its post-shakedown repair period at the yard.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1943-1967
- Population
- Philadelphia Navy Yard construction trades 1943; crew 1943-47; repair/inactivation yard workers
- Limitations
- Class/era and builder-yard inference only - not a ship-specific finding. The boiler block map is navypedia-sourced and unverified against contract documents; no hull material schedule located (NARA RG19 General Information Books are the archival lead). Yard-level product identification documents the construction environment, not installation aboard this hull. Does not establish asbestos presence, quantity, or exposure aboard this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-scott-de214-03
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[5]Marine Hydraulics International, Inc. v. United States, 43 Fed. Cl. 664 (1999), No. 99-107 C (CourtListener opinion 6765105) [court_record]
- Locator
- Opinion text, past-performance recital (Metro's prior ship-repair contracts listing 'USS SCOTT')
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Name-collision resolution: the only 'USS Scott' hit in the CourtListener opinion index is a post-award bid protest over the Navy's USS CARR (FFG-52) repair contract; 'USS SCOTT' appears once in a list of prior ship-repair contracts performed by the intervenor (Metro Machine) in 1990s Norfolk. During that window the only commissioned USS Scott was DD-995 (Spruance-class, in commission 1981-1998, named for Rear Admiral Norman Scott); DE-214 had been scrapped in 1967. Non-asbestos litigation and a different hull - not qualifying. Verified independently of CourtListener against the published opinion text (43 Fed. Cl. 664; Metro's past-performance submission listing USS COMTE DE GRASSE, USS SCOTT, USS YORKTOWN).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1999 (opinion); ~1990s (repair work referenced)
- Population
- n/a - 1990s Norfolk repair-work reference, not an exposure claim
- Limitations
- Correction row, not exposure evidence: establishes that this hit does not concern DE-214 and is not asbestos litigation. The separate 'DE-214' opinion sweep returned only token collisions (Spanish 'de 214' text, 'DE #' docket-entry references); RECAP docket-type sweeps were blocked by fleet pacing - residual unreviewed docket references cannot be excluded (see search_ledger). Does not establish that asbestos was or was not aboard DE-214.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-scott-de214-04
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[6]DANFS, Scott (DE-214) - 'The escort was to have been converted to APD-64, but due to the end of the war, the much-delayed conversion was cancelled on 10 September 1945.' [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS entry, service narrative (post-overhaul paragraph)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- APD-64 was never this ship: DANFS records that conversion of DE-214 to fast transport APD-64 was planned but cancelled 10 September 1945 after the end of the war; the ship was never redesignated and completed service as DE-214. APD-64 must not be treated as a completed conversion or a second hull identity for this vessel.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1945
- Population
- n/a
- Limitations
- Correction row preserving hull identity: prevents APD-64 from being indexed as a completed conversion. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-scott-de214-05
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[7]GAO, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (Oct 18, 1979) [gao]
- Locator
- GAO HRD-80-2 product page (title, issue date, program description)
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- Navy program-level context: GAO documented the Navy's asbestos-protection posture - standing policy (1975) removed asbestos insulation only when damaged or required for repairs, modified 1979 to selective replacement in high-maintenance areas - meaning original-era insulation typically remained in place for decades unless a yard period disturbed it. Relevant to DE-214's reserve-fleet layup 1947-1965 and 1967 scrapping era only as policy context.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1975-1979 (policy); hull context 1943-1967
- Population
- n/a
- Limitations
- Program-level finding, not ship-specific: DE-214 was stricken in 1965 and scrapped by 1967, so the 1975-79 policy window postdates the hull; carried strictly as Navy asbestos-policy context for the era. gao.gov blocks automated fetch (HTTP 403) - product-page description used.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-scott-de214-06
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[8]NARA, Logbooks of the U.S. Navy Ships and Stations (RG 24, Entry 118 / Special List #44 coverage to 1947; National Archives Identifier 594258) [other_primary]
- Locator
- archives.gov deck-log program page; NARA Identifier 594258 series; Special List #44
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Archival lead: DE-214's 1943-1947 deck logs fall within NARA RG 24 / Special List #44 coverage of Navy logbooks (1801-1947); WWII-era deck logs for this hull exist in textual holdings with digitization in progress per NARA's deck-log program. Deck logs would document operations and any recorded repairs, not material schedules. NARA RG19 General Information Books (per-vessel material specifications) are the parallel archival lead for hull-level material data.
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1943-1947
- Population
- n/a
- Limitations
- Lead only - no retrieval performed. Deck logs document operations, not asbestos content; whether DE-214's logs are digitized in the National Archives Catalog was not verified this session.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-scott-de214-07
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[9]Batch-4132 search ledger (this record): Wayback capture of official NHHC DANFS page; HyperWar spec block; NavSource/NavalCoverMuseum registry compilations; BuShips Ships' Data 1945; navypedia block map; CourtListener authenticated API v4 sweeps (partial - fleet pacing); NARA deck-log program page; class profile buckley-class.class.json (2026-09-16) [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-scott-de214-01 through sl-uss-scott-de214-08 (incl. sl-05b)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no hull ACM survey, abatement contract, disposal hazmat disclosure, or docketed asbestos case naming DE-214 was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). The only 'USS Scott' CourtListener opinion hit resolves to DD-995-era repair work in a non-asbestos bid protest (ev-04); the 'DE-214' opinion sweep returned 23 token collisions, none asbestos or hull-naming. RECAP docket-type sweeps were blocked by fleet pacing. A law-firm marketing page (asbestos-ships.com 'USS Scott (DE-214) Areas With Asbestos Exposure') exists but is a banned source - its generic 'prior to 1980 asbestos was used in every ship' language is not evidence of any ship-specific finding.
- 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 - a 1943 steam-plant escort is era-consistent with ACM, and the hull was scrapped in 1967 leaving no surveyable artifact. Fleet-pacing contention blocked the RECAP docket-type queries this session; residual incompleteness possible. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-scott-de214-08