Evidence
8 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-8).
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[1]research packet gk-packet.md (2 sources cited) [nhhc_danfs]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-southerland-dd743-pkt-gk-packet-md
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[2]Naval History and Heritage Command, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, 'Southerland (DD-743)'. [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Paragraph beginning 'In November of 1963' and paragraph beginning 'On 2 June'.
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS records that Southerland was redesignated DDR-743 on 18 March 1949 and DD-743 on 1 April 1964. It records a 10-month FRAM Mark I overhaul and conversion at Mare Island completed in October 1964; berthing and messing areas were renovated and engineering spaces reconditioned. It also records a Long Beach Naval Shipyard overhaul from 2 June to 9 November 1972, during which the main propulsion plant was converted to use Navy distillate fuel.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- The source documents overhaul and reconditioning events only. It does not say that asbestos was present, removed, installed, disturbed, or sampled, and those events cannot be used to infer hull-specific asbestos exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-southerland-dd743-02
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[3]Naval Sea Systems Command, 'SHIP HISTORY,' 28 June 2011, inactive-ships historical disposition table. [other_primary]
- Locator
- PDF p. 33, row 'DD 0743 | SOUTHERLAND'.
- Finding type
- environmental_record
- Finding
- NAVSEA's inactive-ships historical disposition table identifies DD 0743 SOUTHERLAND with removal date 2 August 1997 and final disposition 'SUNK 8/2/97'.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- This disposition table establishes the recorded removal date and sinking disposition only. It contains no pre-sinking hazardous-material inventory, asbestos-removal certification, sink-exercise preparation record, or environmental sampling result for this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-southerland-dd743-03
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[4]Naval Sea Systems Command FOIA Reading Room, MIL-I-24244, 'Insulation, thermal, shipboard use,' 22 Aug. 1965 (changes through 5 Sept. 1973). [other_primary]
- Locator
- Material schedule, Type 14, 'Cloth, thread and tape; asbestos.'
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- A NAVSEA FOIA reading-room copy of MIL-I-24244, dated 1965-08-22 through 1973-09-05, lists 'Cloth, thread and tape; asbestos' among insulation material types. Southerland was a 1944-built Gearing-class destroyer whose DANFS history records a 1964 FRAM overhaul and 1972 overhaul; this is class/era context for research prioritization, not a record that any listed material was installed aboard this hull.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- The specification is a Navy-wide material document and postdates original construction. It does not name Southerland, prove procurement or installation on her, identify a location or quantity, establish fiber content of any hull material, or establish individual exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-southerland-dd743-04
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[5]CourtListener API v4 authenticated opinion search, exact query 'USS Southerland', run through the fleet helper. [court_record]
- Locator
- API response: count 0; results [].
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Authenticated CourtListener API v4 search for the exact query 'USS Southerland' in the opinions index returned zero results.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- This is a negative result only for this exact-name opinion-index query. It does not prove that no asbestos litigation, docket, RECAP filing, spelling variant, or hull-number reference exists, and it is not a merits finding about exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-southerland-dd743-05
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[6]CourtListener API v4 authenticated searches through cl-auth-search.py: exact 'USS Southerland' (docket), exact 'DD-743' (opinion and docket). [court_record]
- Locator
- Helper diagnostics recorded 'authenticated request' for type=r query_len=17, type=o query_len=8, and type=r query_len=8; no API response was available before the environment return window.
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- The required authenticated CourtListener API v4 searches for exact name in the docket index and for hull number 'DD-743' in both opinion and docket indexes were initiated through the required helper, but each exceeded the execution environment's 30-second return window after the helper reported an authenticated request. No result set, throttle notice, or multi-hour stand-down instruction was returned; these searches remain incomplete.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- No conclusion may be drawn from these incomplete searches. They are not classified as no-result searches and no litigation hit is asserted. Re-run the three authenticated API v4 searches in an environment that permits their responses to complete, using the required fleet helper and pacing.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-southerland-dd743-06
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[7]Naval History and Heritage Command, Navy Department Library cruise-book collection; and NHHC ZC Files - S. [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Cruise-book listing row for Southerland DD-743; ZC Files - S row for Southerland (DD-743), 1973-1981.
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NHHC's Navy Department Library cruise-book collection lists Southerland DD-743 cruise books for 1957-58, 1965, 1966, 1970, 1971, and 1973. NHHC's Z-files listing identifies Southerland (DD-743) material for 1973-1981, including welcome-aboard, change-of-command, and decommissioning brochures.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- Collection listings establish the existence and date ranges of historical holdings, not their contents. Neither listing identifies asbestos, engineering specifications, abatement, or individual exposure; the underlying items were not retrieved for this record.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-southerland-dd743-07
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[8]Naval History and Heritage Command, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, 'Southerland (DD-743)'. [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Opening specifications block and first paragraph.
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NHHC's DANFS entry identifies this hull as Gearing-class; records Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine as builder; and gives the construction dates 27 May 1944 (laid down), 5 October 1944 (launched), and 22 December 1944 (commissioned). Its specifications block gives displacement 2,425 and complement 367.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- This is an authoritative hull-history source, but it does not identify asbestos-containing material, a product, an exposure event, or a remediation event aboard Southerland.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-southerland-dd743-01