Evidence
8 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-8).
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[1]research packet em-packet.md (9 sources cited) [nhhc_danfs]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-shirk-dd318-pkt-em-packet-md
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[2]Naval History Division, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, volume VI (1976), entry 'Shirk' [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Entry 'Shirk,' service and final-disposition paragraphs; scan of original Navy publication
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS records operations from San Diego and fleet exercises; Mare Island overhauls in 1923, 1924, 1926, 1928, and 1929, plus repairs in 1926-27; and patrol duty off Nicaragua from 1 to 23 July 1927. Shirk was decommissioned at San Diego on 8 February 1930, struck 22 July 1930, scrapped at Mare Island, and her hulk sold there on 27 January 1931.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- Overhaul and repair events are documented, but their work packages and material content are not. The entry cannot establish asbestos installation, removal, or individual exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-shirk-dd318-02
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[3]Naval History and Heritage Command, photograph NH 69509, 'Destroyers' [other_primary]
- Locator
- Catalog caption and date fields
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NHHC catalog photograph NH 69509 identifies USS Shirk (DD-318) among six destroyers, probably at San Diego during the 1920s.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- The caption's location and decade are qualified as probable and approximate. A photograph does not establish asbestos or overhaul content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-shirk-dd318-03
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[4]NHHC, H-064-2, 'Close Quarters Antisubmarine Warfare (Part 2),' Clemson-class paragraph; DANFS volume VI, 'Shirk' [other_primary]
- Locator
- Paragraph beginning 'The Clemson-class destroyers displaced about 1,200 tons'
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NHHC describes Clemson-class destroyers as having two screws and geared turbines. DANFS identifies Shirk as a member of that class.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- Class description, not a Shirk machinery inventory. Steam propulsion does not establish asbestos aboard this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-shirk-dd318-04
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[5]U.S. Government Accountability Office, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (1979) [gao]
- Locator
- Report summary and enclosure I, Navy response of 5 January 1979
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- A 1979 GAO review documents Navy-wide use of asbestos-containing materials in ships and identifies thermal insulation for machinery, equipment, and piping as a major application in the ships it studied.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- The GAO review concerns later Navy vessels and 1970s shipyard practice. Shirk had been disposed of in 1931; this source cannot establish any material or exposure aboard DD-318.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-shirk-dd318-05
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[6]National Archives, 'Researching Asbestos aboard US Naval Vessel up through 1961' [other_primary]
- Locator
- General Information Books and engineering-drawings sections; RG 19, Entry P 9 and S39
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA identifies RG 19 destroyer General Information Books and engineering drawings, including S39 insulation and lagging records, as research paths for identifying ship-specific materials. Whether Shirk's records survive in these series has not been established.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- NARA describes potential record series, not a located Shirk file. No asbestos finding follows without retrieving and checking a hull-specific drawing, specification, or work record.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-shirk-dd318-06
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[7]Search ledger sl-uss-shirk-dd318-01 through sl-uss-shirk-dd318-05 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Search ledger entries sl-01 through sl-05; source-bounded negative finding
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No ship-specific asbestos documentation was located in the reviewed DANFS entry, NHHC photo catalog, NARA online guides and indexes, or GAO report.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- Absence from these reviewed sources is not proof the ship contained no asbestos. Undigitized Navy specifications, repair packages, and drawings remain unreviewed. CourtListener sweep status is recorded separately.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-shirk-dd318-07
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[8]Naval History Division, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, volume VI (1976), entry 'Shirk' [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Entry 'Shirk,' specifications block and first ship-history paragraph; scan of original Navy publication
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The Navy's DANFS entry identifies Shirk as DD-318, a Clemson-class destroyer laid down by Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation at San Francisco on 13 February 1919, launched 20 June 1919, and commissioned 5 February 1921. The specifications block gives a complement of 122.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- Documents identity, construction, and design complement only. It does not identify asbestos or materials installed aboard this hull. The scan is hosted by Internet Archive because a live NHHC Shirk DANFS page was not located.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-shirk-dd318-01