Evidence
6 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-6).
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[1]research packet ek-packet.md (7 sources cited) [nhhc_danfs]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: USS SINCLAIR DD-275 → VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-sinclair-dd275-pkt-ek-packet-md
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[2]Naval History and Heritage Command, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, 'Sinclair (Destroyer No. 275)' [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Specifications block (class); penultimate and final paragraphs (1929 decommissioning and 1930 designation)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NHHC's final decommissioning date is 1 June 1929, one year earlier than the batch brief's 1 June 1930. NHHC identifies the class as Clemson, not Hopkins. Thus the brief's claimed five-month commissioned-service overlap in 1930 is unsupported by the authoritative history; the real DD-275 hull is retained with corrected metadata.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- Corrects the supplied batch metadata, not the underlying hull identity. The 1930 IX-37 designation occurred after NHHC's final decommissioning date and does not show commissioned service in 1930.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-sinclair-dd275-02
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[3]National Archives, 'Researching Asbestos aboard US Naval Vessel up through 1961' and 'Ship Plans in the Cartographic Research Room at College Park, MD' [other_primary]
- Locator
- General Information Books, RG 19 Entry P 9; ship-plan guide, RG 19 Hull Series
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA identifies RG 19 Entry P 9, Destroyer, Destroyer Escort, and Frigate General Information Books and Related Documentation (1907-1961), as a potential source for ship-system records; its ship-plan guide also identifies RG 19 hull-series drawings searchable by hull number. These holdings are leads for DD-275-specific material research.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- NARA describes record series, not a retrieved Sinclair file. The guide's general discussion emphasizes 1941-1961 Navy materiel, after this ship's sale for scrap; no asbestos application on DD-275 can be inferred from the guide.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-sinclair-dd275-03
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[4]Batch 3271 source search ledger: NHHC DANFS and NARA asbestos/ship-plan guides [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger sl-uss-sinclair-dd275-01 through -04
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No primary ship-specific asbestos survey, material specification, abatement record, or exposure finding for DD-275 was located in the consulted NHHC history and NARA public research guides or in the targeted authoritative-source searches recorded in the search ledger.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- This is a bounded search result, not evidence that asbestos was absent. No individual exposure, product identity, causation, or eligibility finding follows. CourtListener results are recorded separately and are not implied by this row.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-sinclair-dd275-04
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[5]CourtListener API v4 search index, authenticated exact-name and exact-hull opinion queries [court_record]
- Locator
- search_ledger sl-uss-sinclair-dd275-05 and -06; count=0 in both responses
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Authenticated CourtListener API v4 opinion-index searches for exact phrase "USS Sinclair" and exact hull number "DD-275" each returned zero results. No opinion hit was available to classify as qualifying asbestos litigation, other litigation, or a name collision.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- Limited to the CourtListener opinion index and these exact queries. Docket queries were blocked before HTTP request by the fleet pacing limiter and are pending; no inference about all courts, unindexed filings, or asbestos absence is warranted.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-sinclair-dd275-05
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[6]Naval History and Heritage Command, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, 'Sinclair (Destroyer No. 275)' [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Specifications block; paragraphs on construction, recommissioning, 1924-1929 service, and final disposition
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NHHC identifies Sinclair as Clemson-class DD-275, built by Bethlehem Shipbuilding at Squantum, Massachusetts; launched 2 June 1919; commissioned 8 October 1919; complement 122. It records Pacific Fleet service, recommissioning on 27 September 1923, Puget Sound overhauls and repairs in 1924-1929, final decommissioning at San Diego on 1 June 1929, temporary renaming and redesignation as Light Target No. 3 (IX-37) on 22 November 1930, restoration of the Sinclair name and DD-275 designation in 1931, striking on 5 June 1935, and sale for scrapping on 30 August 1935.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- DANFS documents identity and service, not asbestos use. Its earlier reserve date is internally inconsistent with its account of the ship's 1920 voyage and is not carried as a confirmed date. The laid-down day and month are given without a year.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-sinclair-dd275-01