Evidence
11 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-11).
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[1]research packet hm-packet.md (3 sources cited) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-sellers-ddg11-pkt-hm-packet-md
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[2]Declaration of Deborah R. Rosenthal, ECF No. 11 (exhibits incl. Plaintiff's Responses to Defendants' Standard Interrogatories - Set Two (Wrongful Death), S.F. Super. Ct. No. 274617), Redman v. A.W. Chesterton Co. et al., No. 3:08-cv-03013-JSW (N.D. Cal., removed 2008-06-18) [court_record]
- Locator
- ECF No. 11 (RECAP gov.uscourts.cand.204462.11.0.pdf), internal exhibit 'Document 11-3' (Plaintiff's Responses to Standard Interrogatories Set Two), PDF page 69 - class roster line '12 : USS Sellers (DDG-11)'; Norfolk Naval Shipyard work narrative at PDF pp. 66-67
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Docketed asbestos wrongful-death case in which plaintiff's interrogatory responses name this hull: decedent Ronald D. Redman worked 1974-1984 in the design/engineering division at Norfolk Naval Shipyard, boarding vessels under overhaul/repair 'either at NORFOLK NAVAL or at the San Diego 32nd St. Naval Station,' investigating propulsion-plant and engineering-space conflicts while trades around him disturbed asbestos-containing insulation, gaskets, and packing. The responses enumerate vessels aboard which that work allegedly occurred - including a complete 'Ships of the Charles F. Adams class' roster (DDG-2 through DDG-24) that expressly lists 'USS Sellers (DDG-11)' - and tie the vessel claims to Griscom-Russell/Viad distilling-plant products. Verified by full-text OCR of the 323-page RECAP exhibit compilation (class roster at PDF p.69).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1974-1984 (alleged work/exposure window); 2008 (litigation)
- Population
- Ronald D. Redman (deceased; Norfolk NSY design/engineering division, 1974-1984) and heirs; shipyard overhaul trades
- Limitations
- Discovery-stage allegation (plaintiff's own interrogatory answers), unadjudicated - classified at the less-final stage, never elevated. The hull appears as a boilerplate whole-class roster entry, not an individualized allegation of work aboard DDG-11 on a stated date; the responses themselves say the list 'is not an exhaustive description' and incorporate ship histories 'equally available to defendants.' Does not establish exposure aboard this hull, asbestos presence, product identity, quantities, or legal eligibility. Case outcome beyond the 2008 removal/remand briefing not located.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-sellers-ddg11-01
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[3]Owens-Illinois, Inc.'s Joinder to Defendant Elliot Company's Notice of Removal, ECF No. 50, Siegfried v. 3M Co. et al., No. 2:18-cv-01575-FMO-E (C.D. Cal., filed 2018-03-02) (RECAP) [court_record]
- Locator
- ECF No. 50, p.2 (vessel list, para. 1) and p.4-7 (Navy insulation specs, paras. 4-11)
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Verified negative for this hull: the Siegfried complaint's ~45-vessel exposure list (recited verbatim in the Owens-Illinois removal joinder) names five Charles F. Adams-class sisters - 'USS Henry B. Wilson (DDG-7); USS Towers (DDG-9); USS Robinson (DDG-12); USS Hoel (DDG-13); and USS Waddell (DDG-24)' - followed by 'There are no other exposure allegations related to Owens-Illinois.' USS Sellers (DDG-11) does NOT appear; the shared vessel-list case that generated litigation rows for five sister hulls expressly excludes this one. ('USS Robinson' is the plaintiff's misspelling of Robison, DDG-12.)
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 2018 (litigation)
- Population
- None - hull absent from the pleading list
- Limitations
- Absence from one plaintiff's vessel list is a negative finding about that pleading, not evidence about this hull's materials or anyone's exposure aboard; it establishes only that the Siegfried allegation does not reach DDG-11. The same filing (paras. 4-11) documents Navy insulation specifications 32-I-3/MIL-I-2819 and 32-P-8/MIL-I-2781 and the 1958-04-30 Kaylo production cutoff used in ev-07.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-sellers-ddg11-02
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[4]DANFS, Sellers (DDG-11) entry (builder, dates, DesRon assignments, deployment pattern; verbatim transcription - live NHHC page serves 404 on all patterns tried) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS entry, specifications block + service narrative + namesake biography
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS record for this hull: 'laid down on 3 August 1959 by Bath Iron Works Corp., Bath, Me.; launched on 9 September 1960; sponsored by Mrs. Hugh Scott; and commissioned on 28 October 1961, Comdr. William R. Johnson in command.' Completed fitting out at Boston 18 January 1962; assigned to Destroyer Squadron 6, homeport Charleston, S.C.; operated with DesRon 6 until 1969, then reassigned to DesRon 4. 'The guided missile destroyer has spent part of each year since June 1963, except 1970, on deployment with the 6th Fleet or on special operations. Into September 1974, Sellers still serves with the Atlantic Fleet.' Design block: dp. 3,370; l. 432'; b. 47'; dr. 21'; s. 30+ k.; cpl. 354; a. 2 5", Tartar, ASROC, 6 21" tt.; cl. Charles F. Adams. DANFS namesake biography for Adm. David Foote Sellers (1874-1949): Commander in Chief U.S. Fleet 1933-34, Superintendent USNA 1934-38, Navy Cross for WWI command of transport Agamemnon.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1959-1974
- Population
- Bath Iron Works construction trades 1959-61; crew 1961-1989 (design complement 354)
- Limitations
- DANFS documents identity and service history, not materials or asbestos content; the published entry ends in 1974 (entry compiled ca. 1974-76) so later career rests on secondary sources. Mirror transcription cited because live NHHC page 404s; identical text independently mirrored by seaforces.org, confirming fidelity.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-sellers-ddg11-03
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[5]Naval Vessel Register ship detail, SELLERS (DDG 11), UIC 04677 (NAVSEA/NAVSHIPSO; record last updated 2017-12-12) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NVR ship-data table (vessel status, milestone dates, propulsion type)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Official register record for this hull: Class 'DDG 2'; Builder 'Bath Iron Works Corp.'; Award 01/17/1958; Keel 08/03/1959; Launch 09/09/1960; Delivery 10/20/1961; Commission 10/28/1961; Decommission 10/31/1989; Stricken 11/20/1992; Propulsion Type 'Steam Turbines'; final status 'Disposed of by Dismantling (Scrapping/Recycling)', date status changed 09/15/2004; age since launch at disposal 44.0 years; 28.0 years commission to decommission.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1958-2004
- Population
- None (administrative record)
- Limitations
- NVR documents milestones and disposal status only - no materials, asbestos, or hazmat detail; physical-characteristics cells are empty in the Wayback captures (dimensions/propulsion detail beyond 'Steam Turbines' not recorded). Live page renders but the ship table does not survive automated fetch; Wayback capture 2020-10-31 and legacy-format capture 2011-05-14 both verify the same data.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-sellers-ddg11-04
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[6]USS Sellers (DDG-11) Association ship-history page (crew-published narrative, post-1974 service detail) [other_primary]
- Locator
- usssellers.org/sellers-history ('A Short History of the USS Sellers (DDG-11)')
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Association-published history for this hull: fourth Charles F. Adams-class guided missile destroyer built at Bath Iron Works; delivered to Boston Naval Shipyard for commissioning; after shakedown 'among the first ships on the quarantine line' during the 1962 Cuban crisis (six weeks with Quarantine Forces, then Operational Test and Evaluation Force); post-crisis interim shipyard availability at Charleston; April 1963 OpEval Force missile operations with the Air Force at Pensacola; June 1963 first Sixth Fleet deployment as TF 60 unit and ComDesRon 28 flagship (Limassol, Genoa, Arenzano, Gaeta, Naples, Bari, Venice, Cannes, Toulon, Beirut); through 1985 twelve Sixth Fleet deployments plus Indian Ocean, Northern Europe, Caribbean cruises, a 1972 circumnavigation, and two Standing Naval Force deployments; Navy Unit Commendation pennant, Meritorious Unit Commendation, three squadron Battle Efficiency awards; decommissioned 31 October 1989; 'put up for scrap sale on 20-November-1992.'
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1961-1989
- Population
- Crew 1961-1989
- Limitations
- Crew-association publication, not an official record - post-1974 narrative unverified against primary sources (DANFS entry ends ca. 1974; NHHC command-operation reports are the archival lead). Carried for service history only; contains no asbestos or materials content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-sellers-ddg11-05
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[7]NavSource Destroyer Photo Index, USS Sellers (DDG-11) - building data, characteristics, CO roster, photo captions, fate [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource page - 'Operational and Building Data' block, 'Fate' line, photo captions, commanding-officer roster
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource record for this hull: class Charles F. Adams 'As Built'; displacement 4,526 t full; 437' oa x 47' x 15' max; armament 2x 5"/54 RF, Tartar SAM (Mk 11), ASROC 8-cell, 6x Mk 32 12.75" TT; machinery 70,000 shp geared turbines, 2 screws; 33 kt; crew 333-350; callsign NIUZ, tactical voice call 'BROKEN CROWN' (ca. 1968). Building data consistent with DANFS/NVR (laid down Bath 8/3/1959, launched 9/9/1960, commissioned 10/28/1961, decommissioned 10/31/1989, stricken 11/20/1992). Fate line: 'Sold to Metro Machine Corp, Philadelphia, scrapping completed September 10 2004.' Photo captions place the decommissioned hull at Philadelphia Naval Shipyard 16 July 1991 (with sisters Claude V. Ricketts DDG-5 and Luce DDG-38) and 31 August 2002 - documenting NISMF Philadelphia lay-up. Full CO roster (16 commanding officers, CDR William R. Johnson through CDR James S. Hanna) carried in the page.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1959-2004
- Population
- Crew 1961-1989
- Limitations
- Secondary photographic-history compilation - consistent with NVR/DANFS on all dates except the fate line ('scrapping completed September 10 2004' vs. NVR disposal-effective 09/15/2004); five-day variance logged in gaps. Not an official source; no asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-sellers-ddg11-06
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[8]DANFS/NavSource specifications (Charles F. Adams class; steam plant) + Siegfried v. 3M ECF No. 50 paras. 4-11 (Navy insulation specifications 32-I-3/MIL-I-2819 and 32-P-8/MIL-I-2781; Owens-Illinois Kaylo production 1948-1958-04-30) + Atlas shipyard record 'bath-iron-works' (era asbestos products incl. Kaylo pipe covering) [other_primary]
- Locator
- DANFS spec block (hazegray Wayback transcription); NVR propulsion field; Siegfried ECF 50 paras. 4-11; shipyards.json record 'bath-iron-works'
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Era/class inference only: a Charles F. Adams-class destroyer built 1959-61 with a four-boiler high-pressure steam plant (NVR: 'Steam Turbines'; class-standard 4 Babcock & Wilcox boilers, 2 GE geared turbines, ~70,000 shp per secondary spec references) would have carried period-standard asbestos thermal insulation, steam-line lagging, gaskets, packing, and fireproofing. The Siegfried filing documents that Navy specifications 32-I-3/MIL-I-2819 (block) and 32-P-8/MIL-I-2781 (pipe) governed asbestos thermal insulation for Navy ships of the era. Builder Bath Iron Works is documented at yard level in the Atlas dataset (era products incl. Kaylo pipe covering, Foster Wheeler gaskets, asbestos felt, vinyl floor tiles). Boundary note: Owens-Illinois ceased Kaylo manufacture/sale 1958-04-30 (per the filing) - ~15 months BEFORE this hull's keel laying (1959-08-03) - so Kaylo falls outside her original-construction window (contrast sister Towers, keel 1958-04-01, inside the window).
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1959-2004
- Population
- Bath Iron Works construction trades 1959-61; crew 1961-1989; overhaul and dismantling workers
- Limitations
- Class/era and builder-yard inference only - no hull-specific insulation survey, BUSHIPS materials list, or shipyard work package was located; this row adds context, not an independent ship-specific finding. Kaylo outside the construction window does not exclude other insulation products or later repair-era Kaylo from residual stock - installation of any specific product aboard is unproven.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-sellers-ddg11-07
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[9]USS Preble (DDG-46) association page quoting Harry Lewis, Metro Machine Corp., on the NAVSEA-contracted dismantling process at Philadelphia Naval Shipyard Drydock 2 (same facility/program that dismantled this hull in 2004) [other_primary]
- Locator
- usspreble.org/location.html - quoted Metro Machine letter on Drydock 2 dismantling process
- Finding type
- abatement_record
- Finding
- Program-level dismantling context for this hull's disposal site: Metro Machine Corp. dismantled multiple Charles F. Adams-class hulks at the former Philadelphia Naval Shipyard under NAVSEA contract (MaritimeQuest class roster records Sellers, Sampson, and other Adams-class sales to Metro Machine; NavSource confirms Sellers sold to Metro Machine, scrapping completed September 2004). A project manager's letter published by the Preble association describes the process at that facility: 'we have commenced removal of hull insulation and interference items ... Every piece of the ship has its own waste stream; e.g., PCB paint chips, asbestos insulation, PCB lubricants, fiberglass insulation, bilgewater, rubber gaskets, sonar hydrophones, rubber sound domes, fluorescent light bulbs; ... and it's all monitored by the Navy and regulatory agencies such as OSHA and EPA.' Documents that asbestos hull insulation was a recognized, monitored waste stream in Adams-class dismantling at the yard where this hull was dismantled.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 2002-2004
- Population
- Metro Machine dismantling workers, Philadelphia Naval Business Center, ~2001-2006
- Limitations
- Describes dismantling of sister ship Preble (DDG-46) at the same facility/program, not this hull - no Sellers-specific hazmat survey, work package, or ACM removal record is public. Association-hosted reprint of a contractor letter; contents not independently verified.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-sellers-ddg11-08
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[10]GAO HRD-80-2, 'Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure' (Oct. 18, 1979) - full text via Justia mirror (gao.gov asset blocks automated fetch) [gao]
- Locator
- GAO HRD-80-2 full report (HRD-80-2-full-report.pdf, 26 pp.) - program description and ship-type tables
- Finding type
- regulatory
- Finding
- Program-level context: GAO reviewed Navy asbestos-exposure protection with fieldwork at Long Beach and Norfolk Naval Shipyards; the Navy's 1975 policy removed/replaced only insulation that was damaged or had to be disturbed for repairs, modified in 1979 to add selective replacement in high-maintenance areas; the report notes 'other Navy ships contain large quantities of asbestos' and that 30-50% of shipboard thermal asbestos was typically untouched. Hull checked: 'Sellers' does not appear in the report (full-text grep, zero hits) - no hull-level attribution made.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1975-1979
- Population
- Navy shipyard and shipboard workers (program level)
- Limitations
- GAO fieldwork yards were Long Beach and Norfolk NSY; this hull was Charleston-homeported Atlantic Fleet, and no Charleston or NISMF fieldwork is documented in the report. Program-level context only; does not establish the scope of any asbestos work aboard this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-sellers-ddg11-09
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[11]Batch-3915 search ledger (this record): NHHC DANFS (live 404, mirrors used); NVR (live + Wayback captures); CourtListener API v4 opinions + dockets; RECAP full-text pulls (Siegfried ECF 50; Redman ECF 11, 323-pp. OCR); association site; NavSource; GAO HRD-80-2; hazegray decommissioned list; MaritimeQuest class roster [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-sellers-ddg11-01 through -11
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, material inventory, hazmat disclosure, or adjudicated exposure finding for this hull was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). The only hull-named asbestos documents are the Redman discovery-response vessel roster (ev-01, unadjudicated allegation) and the Siegfried list's verified exclusion of this hull (ev-02).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 2026-09-28
- Population
- None
- Limitations
- Absence of a located public record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard - a 1959-61 steam-plant destroyer is era-consistent with extensive ACM; it establishes only that no hull-specific documentation is public. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility. NARA deck logs and RG19 material specifications remain the archival leads; association cruise books unreviewed.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-sellers-ddg11-10