Evidence
10 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-10).
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[1]DANFS, Stanton (DE-247) (Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Naval History Division; verbatim HyperWar/ibiblio transcription - live NHHC page returns 404) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS entry 'Stanton (DE-247)' - namesake biography, spec block, service narrative, disposition
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS record for this hull: laid down 7 December 1942 by Brown Shipbuilding Co., Houston, Tex.; launched 21 February 1943, sponsored by Mrs. William S. Burrell; commissioned 7 August 1943, Lt. Comdr. C. S. Barker in command. Spec block: Edsall class, 1,200 t, 306 ft, 36 ft 7 in beam, 8 ft 7 in draft, 21.2 kt, complement 216, 3x3in + 2x40mm + 10x20mm, 2 act, 8 dcp, 1 dcp (hh), 3x21in tt. Service: San Juan shakedown group; Charleston Navy Yard; CortDiv 3, Norfolk; TF 64 convoy UGS-25 to Casablanca (13 December 1943) and return GUS-24; UGS-31, GUS-30, UGS-37 (TF 65 flagship); Luftwaffe night attack off Algeria 11 April 1944 (~24 Do 217/Ju 88; Holder DE-401 torpedoed); drydock until early May 1944; CortDiv 13; UGS-44/GUS-44; Boston Navy Yard alterations 19 August-mid-October 1944; Croatan (CVE-25) hunter-killer group; north central Atlantic barrier patrol late March 1945; night of 15-16 April 1945 hedgehog attacks sinking two U-boats with Frost (DE-144) and Huse (DE-145) - the printed entry reads 'U-1285' and U-880 (the former a typographical error for U-1235, logged in gaps); Argentia 22-28 April; postwar Charleston yard availability; Pacific Fleet assignment 1 July 1945, Pearl Harbor 9 August; Norfolk 28 September; Atlantic Reserve Fleet Green Cove Springs - provided steam and electrical services to CortDiv 36 units 1 January 1946-2 June 1947; placed in reserve, out of commission, 2 June 1947 (skeleton crew of 64 transferred); struck from the Navy list 1 December 1970; 'sunk as a target'; three battle stars for World War II service. Namesake: Rear Admiral Oscar F. Stanton (1834-1924), Perry Japan Expedition veteran, commanded Pinola at Mobile Bay, commanded South Atlantic (1893) and North Atlantic (1894) Squadrons, recalled for the Spanish-American War.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1942-1972
- Population
- Brown Shipbuilding construction trades (Houston, 1942-43); USN crew 1943-47 (design complement 216); reserve-fleet skeleton crew (64) 1947
- Limitations
- DANFS documents construction, specifications, and service history - not materials or asbestos content. The HyperWar transcription contains typographical errors carried verbatim from scanning: namesake birth year reads '1934' (1834 per NavSource biography and every other account), 'Mobile Bay on 5 August 1964' (1864), and the first Teardrop kill reads 'U-1285' (U-1235 per NHHC H-047-1 and Frost's DANFS entry). Live NHHC DANFS page returns 404; verbatim mirror transcription cited.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-stanton-de247-01
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[2]NHHC H-Gram 047-1, 'The Last Battle of the Atlantic - Operation Teardrop' (Director's Corner, Naval History and Heritage Command; live page 404s - Wayback capture 2024-12-06 cited) [other_primary]
- Locator
- H-047-1 section 'Gruppe Seewolf and Operation Teardrop, April-May 1945' (paragraphs on the night of 15-16 April)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NHHC official narrative of this hull's Operation Teardrop kills: at 2135 on 15 April 1945 Stanton (DE-247), in Croatan's (CVE-25) screen, detected a radar contact at 3,500 yards in heavy fog, closed to 1,000 yards and illuminated U-1235 running on the surface; the boat submerged and Stanton, assisted by Frost (DE-144), made three hedgehog attacks, hitting at 0333 on 16 April with explosions culminating in an unusually large underwater detonation - U-1235 lost with all hands on her second patrol. About forty minutes later Frost detected U-880 on the surface; after illumination and conning-tower hits the boat submerged, Frost gained sonar contact assisted by Stanton and Huse (DE-145), and at 0406 Stanton fired a hedgehog barrage producing a massive explosion felt aboard Croatan 15 nautical miles away - U-880 lost with all hands on her first patrol.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1945-04-15/16
- Population
- USN crew of DE-247 and TF task-group ships, 15-16 April 1945
- Limitations
- Official NHHC operational history corroborating this hull's combat record - not a materials or asbestos source. Kill order attribution differs from Frost's DANFS entry (which credits U-880 at 0114 then U-1235 at 0410); the NHHC H-gram sequence (U-1235 at 0333, then U-880 after 0406) is carried and the conflict is logged in gaps.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-stanton-de247-02
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[3]Bureau of Ships, Ships' Data, U.S. Naval Vessels, Vol. I (1945), Destroyer-Escort Vessels roster row 313 for STANTON, DE-247 (book pp. 258-259 spread) + design-group-4/FMR machinery table (book pp. 234-235) - shipscribe.com scan, OCR-verified 2026-09-28 [other_primary]
- Locator
- SDB Vol. I book pp. 234-235 (design-group table, FMR row) and DE roster spread pp. 258-259 (row 313) - PDF pp. 127 and 140 of shipscribe scan
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- BuShips 1945 primary roster for this hull: STANTON, DE-247, design group FMR, built by Brown Shipbuilding Co., Houston, contract price $2,921,000 under contract signed 18 January 1942; keel laid 7 December 1942; launched 21 February 1943; preliminary completion June 1943; commissioned August 1943 (roster columns show 6 August acceptance / 7 August commission). Design-group-4 (FMR) machinery row: Fairbanks-Morse diesel reverse gear drive, 4 F.M. diesel engines, 6,000 shp, 2 shafts, boilers column 'None,' two 100 kW 450 V A.C. diesel ship's-service generators, trial speed 21.2 kt, design accommodations 15 officers + 201 enlisted, 3x3in/50cal DP. Sister Stewart (DE-238) appears in the same roster: FMR, Brown Shipbuilding, same contract price and contract date - same contract series.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1942-1945 (data as published)
- Population
- Brown Shipbuilding construction trades under the 18 January 1942 contract; USN crew per design accommodations (15+201)
- Limitations
- Contemporaneous BuShips publication - authoritative for design-group machinery and contract/build dates; contains no materials or asbestos information. 'Boilers: None' is a design fact establishing the diesel plant; it does not enumerate non-propulsion insulation materials. OCR of the scanned table verified cell-by-cell against the page image; minor OCR character noise in the scan noted.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-stanton-de247-03
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[4]BuShips Ships' Data 1945 design-group-4/FMR machinery row (no boilers; 4 F.M. diesels, geared/reverse-gear drive) + GAO HRD-80-2 era frame + Atlas class-pattern precedent for diesel-powered escorts (cf. cannon-class.class.json, batch-4112 Roche DE-197 record) [other_primary]
- Locator
- SDB Vol. I pp. 234-235 (FMR row); GAO product page HRD-80-2
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Era/design inference for a diesel-powered escort built at a Houston yard in 1942-43: the FMR machinery plant - four Fairbanks-Morse diesels with reverse-gear drive, 6,000 shp, 2 shafts - has NO propulsion boilers and no steam system (BuShips design-group table), so the heavy steam-ship asbestos categories (boiler lagging, steam-line insulation) do not apply. Plausible period applications concentrate in diesel exhaust/muffler insulation, gaskets and packing, electrical insulation, deck coverings, accommodation insulation, fireproofing, and friction linings on deck machinery. Build date falls inside the documented Navy asbestos-use era (GAO HRD-80-2: substitution did not begin until the early 1970s).
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1942-1947
- Population
- Brown Shipbuilding construction trades 1942-43; USN engineering crew 1943-47
- Limitations
- Class/era and design-group inference only - not a ship-specific finding. No product list, installation schedule, or survey exists for this hull in the sources searched. Does not establish asbestos presence, quantity, or location aboard DE-247.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-stanton-de247-04
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[5]Keri Heath, 'World War II-era vessels in Galveston to undergo asbestos abatement,' Galveston Daily News, 27 July 2020 [reputable_press]
- Locator
- galvnews.com article_c2c77857, 27 July 2020
- Finding type
- abatement_record
- Finding
- Documented asbestos aboard a preserved Edsall-class sister hull built by the same yard under the same contract series: the Galveston Daily News reported that after mechanics preparing work in a machinery space aboard USS Stewart (DE-238) recommended an asbestos survey (October 2019), an environmental firm's survey found a potential asbestos hazard in the machinery-space and public areas; remediation company Separation Systems Consultants received approval to proceed with abatement of asbestos in the public areas of Stewart and USS Cavalla (SS-244), and the Galveston Park Board cited U.S. Navy inspection recommendations that a survey be conducted. USS Stewart is a Brown Shipbuilding-built Edsall-class (FMR) hull under the same 18 January 1942 contract series (BuShips Ships' Data roster) - class-level corroboration that Edsall-class construction carried asbestos-containing material.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 2019-2020
- Population
- Museum restoration/abatement workers aboard DE-238, 2019-2020
- Limitations
- Evidence about a sister hull (DE-238), NOT this hull: a museum-hull lifecycle DE-247 never had (sunk as target 1972). Documents asbestos aboard one Edsall-class ship as preserved; establishes nothing about DE-247's materials, quantity, or any individual exposure. Live article page returned HTTP 429 at fetch; content verified via indexed copy (same-day corroborating fetch by a parallel session). The article's machinery-space phrasing is loose; the survey covered a machinery space and public areas.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-stanton-de247-05
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[6]GAO, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (18 October 1979) [gao]
- Locator
- GAO product page HRD-80-2 (full text blocked, HTTP 403)
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO documented the Navy's extensive shipboard asbestos insulation use with substitution not beginning until the early 1970s - DE-247 (built 1942-43) falls inside the documented asbestos-use era for Navy ship construction.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1979 (report); wartime construction era referenced
- Limitations
- Program-level era context only. Full text not retrieved (gao.gov returns HTTP 403 to automated fetches - standing limitation since Batch 01); content via product-page description. Says nothing about this specific hull or any diesel-escort application specifically.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-stanton-de247-06
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[7]NavSource Online Destroyer Escort Photo Archive, USS Stanton (DE-247) page (volunteer archive; lead-level): building/operational data block, namesake biography, award ribbons, photo index [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource DE-247 page, 'Building and Operational Data' block, awards ribbons, photo index 0624701 et seq.
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Photo-archive corroboration and conflict documentation for this hull: keel laid 7 December 1942 by Brown Shipbuilding Co., Houston; launched 21 February 1943 (sponsor Mrs. William S. Burrell); commissioned 7 August 1943 (Lcdr. C. S. Barker); decommissioned 2 June 1947 at Green Cove Springs 'after 3 years and 10 months of service'; struck 1 December 1970. NavSource flags the disposal conflict: 'Sources differ on final fate - (1) sunk as target off Puerto Rico 16 October 1972 (more documentation supporting this fate) vs (2) sold and broken up for scrap in 1972.' Awards ribbons shown: Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive), American Campaign, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign w/3 stars, WWII Victory Medal.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1942-1972
- Limitations
- Volunteer-maintained photo archive - lead-level documentation, not an official record; data block unverified against USN/NHHC/NARA originals. Its 'more documentation' assessment of the target-sinking fate is the archive's own judgment and is reported, not endorsed. Nothing on materials aboard.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-stanton-de247-07
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[8]NARA Catalog file unit 'Stanton (DE-247), 8/7/43-5/15/47' (National Archives Identifier 192746768), deck-log series, Archives II College Park; microfilm Roll 7354; digitized under the Ancestry partnership (digital objects present in catalog record); plus RG 19 BuShips contract-specification/General Information Book leads for the Brown contract [other_primary]
- Locator
- NARA catalog NAID 192746768; deck-log file unit, roll 7354
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Verified archival lead: the NARA catalog holds a digitized file unit of this hull's deck logs covering 7 August 1943 - 15 May 1947 (NAID 192746768, unrestricted, National Archives at College Park textual reference, microfilm roll 7354, scanned via the Ancestry-NARA partnership). Deck logs document day-by-day operations, yard periods, and casualty reports - the substrate for verifying ship-specific work history. Hull-level material specifications (RG 19 BuShips contract specifications / any General Information Book for DE-247) and the ship-submitted war history remain unlocated online.
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1943-1947 (records); 2026 (lead status)
- Limitations
- Lead only - the deck-log pages were not reviewed and contain operational, not materials, data; they establish nothing about asbestos aboard. RG 19 holdings were not pulled. The catalog record was verified via the NARA public search API (JSON), not a browsable page.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-stanton-de247-08
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[9]CourtListener API v4 opinion and docket sweeps for 'USS Stanton' / 'DE-247' / 'Stanton asbestos' (via fleet-paced authenticated helper cl-auth-search.py) [court_record]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-stanton-de247-10 through -13
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- CourtListener sweep (authenticated, fleet-paced): exact-name query '"USS Stanton"' (type=o) returned 0 results - no opinion naming this vessel in the opinion index. Hull-number query '"DE-247"' (type=o) returned 10 hits, all string collisions on manual review - ECF document-entry citations of the form '[DE-247]' and unrelated docket/numeral strings (Soghanalian v. Soghanalian, Lane v. Capital Acquisitions, Department of Texas v. Texas Lottery Commission, United States v. Austin Woods, Keach v. Canadian Pacific Railway, Millennium Square Residential Association v. 2200 M Street, City of Fort Lauderdale v. Scott, Air Turbine Technology v. Atlas Copco, Johnson v. City of Fayetteville, Du Pont v. Commissioner); none references a vessel, naval service, or asbestos. RECAP-docket search '"USS Stanton"' (type=r) returned 0 results. No qualifying asbestos litigation naming this hull located.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 2026-09-28
- Limitations
- Opinion index swept for exact name (0 results) and hull number (10 collision hits); docket index swept for the exact name (0 results). The supplemental 'Stanton asbestos' query hit the fleet pacing limit and is deferred - 'Stanton' is a high-collision name (common surname, place name, corporate name), so any future hit needs collision classification rather than automatic attribution. The sweep does not cover state-court records, trust claims, or non-U.S. jurisdictions.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-stanton-de247-09
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[10]Batch-4167 search ledger (this record): DANFS via HyperWar mirror; NHHC H-Gram 047-1 via Wayback; BuShips Ships' Data 1945 Vol. I (shipscribe scan, OCR + direct image read); NARA catalog API; NavSource; Atlas shipyard dataset; GAO product page; general web search [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-stanton-de247-01 through -13
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no ACM survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, material-condition report, or litigation naming this hull was found in the public sources searched. No preservation-era documentation can exist - the hull was sunk as a target in 1972 and was never a museum, memorial, or donated asset; the 1947-1970 reserve-fleet lay-up at Green Cove Springs produced no digitized hazmat record.
- 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. The hull no longer exists in recoverable form, so no present-day survey is possible; whether era materials aboard contained asbestos is undocumented in either direction. Construction-era yard records (Brown Shipbuilding, Houston), the unnamed May 1944 drydock yard, and Boston Navy Yard alteration work orders are paper leads only (ev-08). CourtListener coverage: name and hull-number sweeps complete with no qualifying litigation (ev-09); the supplemental unquoted-name query is pacing-deferred.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-stanton-de247-10