Evidence
6 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-6).
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[1]research packet hj-packet.md (6 sources cited) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED — real identity: USS Stump (DD-978) — named for Admiral Felix B. Stump (Commander, U.S. Pacific Command 1953–1958)
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-stump-dd978-pkt-hj-packet-md
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[2]National Archives, 'Navy Deck Logs Available in the National Archives Catalog,' Stump (DD-978) entry. [other_primary]
- Locator
- NARA Navy deck-log page, alphabetical entry 'Stump (DD-978)'
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The National Archives' Navy deck-log availability page identifies Stump (DD-978) with commission in August 1978 and decommission in October 2004. The page establishes the vessel's service window and identifies NARA deck logs as a ship-specific archival collection.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1978-2004
- Population
- USS Stump crew, August 1978-October 2004
- Limitations
- This is a records-availability and service-window source, not a deck-log review. It does not identify construction materials, asbestos work, individual exposure, or a precise commissioning/decommissioning day.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-stump-dd978-01
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[3]Naval History and Heritage Command, Photograph NH 106897-KN, 'USS Stump (DD-978), Underway in the Virginia Capes Operating Area, 19 June 1984.' [other_primary]
- Locator
- NHHC catalog description and date
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NHHC catalog photograph NH 106897-KN identifies USS Stump (DD-978) underway in the Virginia Capes Operating Area on 19 June 1984; it is an official Navy collection record that independently confirms hull identity in service.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1984-06-19
- Population
- USS Stump crew
- Limitations
- A photograph catalog record confirms identity, place, and date only. It does not document asbestos-containing material, occupational exposure, maintenance, or legal causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-stump-dd978-02
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[4]U.S. Government Accountability Office, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (Oct. 18, 1979), enclosure I. [gao]
- Locator
- Enclosure I, discussion of individual ship/class decisions and first eleven DD-963-class ships
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- GAO's 1979 review reports that changes from asbestos to non-asbestos thermal insulation were made ship-by-ship or class-by-class. It states that the first eleven new DD-963-class ships continued to delivery with asbestos thermal insulation as late as May 1978. The report does not name USS Stump (DD-978) and does not establish what was installed aboard her.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1971-1979
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers and crews; DD-963-class construction program
- Limitations
- Class-program context only. The report specifically identifies the first eleven DD-963 ships, not DD-978; it cannot support a claim that asbestos was installed, remained, or exposed anyone aboard USS Stump. It supplies no hull-specific quantity, location, product, or abatement history.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-stump-dd978-03
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[5]DANFS, Comte de Grasse (DD-974), Naval History and Heritage Command. [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Final paragraph of DANFS entry
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NHHC's DANFS entry for sister ship Comte de Grasse states that on 7 June 2006 she was towed about 275 miles off North Carolina and sunk with sister ship Stump (DD-978) as a target during naval training exercises.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 2006-06-07
- Population
- Naval training participants
- Limitations
- This sister-ship history names Stump in describing the joint exercise. It documents the target sinking but does not inventory pre-sinking vessel preparation, identify materials removed or remaining, or establish environmental or occupational asbestos exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-stump-dd978-04
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[6]CourtListener authenticated API v4 sweep via fleet helper /Users/charlesfletcher/devin-prompts/cl-auth-search.py: docket and opinion searches for exact 'USS Stump' and exact 'DD-978' (2026-09-28). [court_record]
- Locator
- Helper output: authenticated request type=r and type=o; query lengths 11 ('"USS Stump"') and 8 ('"DD-978"'); no result records emitted
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Authenticated CourtListener API v4 searches of docket and opinion indexes for the exact name 'USS Stump' and exact hull number 'DD-978' returned no results. Accordingly, no qualifying asbestos litigation, other litigation, or name-collision result was located in those searches.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- CourtListener index searched 2026-09-28
- Limitations
- A no-result indexed search is not proof that no litigation ever existed; it does not search every court or non-indexed filing, and it establishes no asbestos condition or exposure aboard the vessel. No throttle or API wait occurred.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-stump-dd978-05