Evidence
6 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-6).
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[1]research packet gv-packet.md (7 sources cited) [nhhc_danfs]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-stringham-dd83-pkt-gv-packet-md
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[2]Naval History and Heritage Command, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, Stringham II (Destroyer No. 83) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS entry, construction and service narrative from the opening through final disposition
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NHHC DANFS identifies the second Stringham (Destroyer No. 83): laid down 19 September 1917 at Quincy, Massachusetts, by Fore River Shipbuilding Co.; launched 30 March 1918; commissioned 2 July 1918; redesignated DD-83 effective 17 July 1920; decommissioned at Philadelphia Navy Yard on 2 June 1922; redesignated APD-6 on 2 August 1940; recommissioned 11 December 1940; resumed DD-83 on 25 June 1945; decommissioned 9 November 1945; struck 5 December 1945; and scrapped at Philadelphia in March 1946.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1917-1946
- Population
- Shipyard construction personnel and U.S. Navy crew, 1917-1945
- Limitations
- DANFS establishes identity, chronology, and disposition but does not establish asbestos content, product identity, quantity, individual exposure, or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-stringham-dd83-01
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[3]NHHC DANFS, Stringham II specifications block [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS entry, parenthetical specifications block immediately after the title
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The DANFS specifications block identifies Stringham as a Wickes-class destroyer with full-load displacement of 1,284 tons, length 314 feet 4 inches, beam 30 feet 11 inches, mean draft 9 feet 2 inches, speed 34.8 knots, and complement 103; it lists four 4-inch guns, two 1-pounders, and twelve 21-inch torpedo tubes.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1917-1945
- Population
- Ship's company; construction and operating personnel
- Limitations
- These are ship-history specifications, not an asbestos inventory or exposure assessment. The complement figure is the DANFS design/specification figure and does not prove the number aboard during any particular operation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-stringham-dd83-02
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[4]National Archives, Department of the Navy Records research guide [other_primary]
- Locator
- NARA page, Department of the Navy Records section, lines stating that many records are only in paper or microfilm
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA states that Department of the Navy records include ship-related material and that many Navy records remain available only in paper or microfilm at NARA locations. Hull-specific construction, material, maintenance, and disposal records for Stringham were not retrieved in this batch.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1917-1946 and archival holdings thereafter
- Population
- Navy archival records; potential future researchers
- Limitations
- This is an archival-access statement, not evidence that asbestos was present aboard Stringham. It identifies unretrieved records as a lead and cannot establish a survey, material specification, exposure, or abatement event.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-stringham-dd83-03
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[5]NHHC DANFS reviewed for USS Stringham (DD-83/APD-6) asbestos-related documentation [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Full NHHC DANFS entry reviewed; no asbestos, abatement, material, or hazmat documentation in the entry
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- No asbestos survey, abatement record, material schedule, hazmat disclosure, or asbestos product identification for USS Stringham (DD-83/APD-6) appears in the NHHC DANFS entry reviewed. The entry documents service and disposal only.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1917-1946
- Population
- USS Stringham hull-specific records
- Limitations
- This negative finding is limited to the official source reviewed and is not proof that no asbestos-containing material was ever aboard. The separate CourtListener litigation search was blocked before completion and is not included as a no-result finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-stringham-dd83-04
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[6]NHHC DANFS, Wickes-class identification and steam-service history [other_primary]
- Locator
- DANFS specifications and conversion narrative
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Stringham's documented Wickes-class identity, 1917-18 construction, and service as a destroyer and high-speed transport establish an early Navy steam-vessel construction context. This supports an archival lead for period machinery and insulation records, but no asbestos product or installation is asserted for this hull.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1917-1945
- Population
- Wickes-class construction and Navy steam-vessel personnel
- Limitations
- Class/era context cannot establish ship-specific asbestos exposure. No product list, material schedule, quantity, location, remaining condition, or worker exposure is inferred or carried from this row.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-stringham-dd83-05