Evidence
7 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-7).
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[1]research packet kc-packet.md (4 sources cited) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED — real identity: USS Tisdale
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-tisdale-de33-pkt-kc-packet-md
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[2]DANFS, Tisdale (DE-33) - NHHC page via Wayback capture 2025-02-02 (live NHHC URL returns 404); verbatim transcription also mirrored at hazegray/losthistory DANFS escorts file (1981 ed., Vol. 7, pp. 213-214) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS Tisdale entry, specifications block + service narrative (Wayback capture of danfs/t/tisdale.html); companion entry for DE-278 at same NHHC page section end
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS record for this hull. Namesake: Cmdr. Ryland Dillard Tisdale (b. 15 November 1894, Naval Ordnance Proving Ground, Charles County, Md.; USNA 1915), WWI Antilles gun-crew commendation, Navy Cross for the July 1930 Changsha evacuation while commanding gunboat Palos (PG-16), killed in action 23 May 1942 at Tamparan, Lanao Province, Mindanao while resisting after the Corregidor surrender. Ship entry: BDE-33 laid down at Mare Island Navy Yard 23 January 1943 as a lend-lease unit for the United Kingdom; RN allocation canceled; named Tisdale and redesignated DE-33 on 23 June 1943 when DE-228 (laid down at Boston) was assigned to the Royal Navy in her stead; launched 28 June 1943, sponsor Mrs. Elizabeth M. Tisdale, Jr.; commissioned 11 October 1943, Lt. Comdr. Theodore Wolcott in command. Service: shakedown, departed Treasure Island 5 December 1943, Pearl Harbor 11 December; Central Pacific from 23 December - Canton Island, Abemama, Tarawa (9 January 1944), Tarawa-Funafuti shuttles; Operation Flintlock (Kwajalein/Majuro), no action; Pearl Harbor repairs 13 February-early March; Majuro 12 March; Tarawa screening March 17-May 12; Pearl Harbor availability 19-29 May; Marianas floating reserve (Blandy) via Kwajalein; Saipan landings 15-16 June, transport screening through the Battle of the Philippine Sea; 24 June bombardment with Colorado (BB-45) and night illuminating fire with Stringham (APD-6) in the Tinian channel; night harassment/illumination fire at Tinian Town and Sunharon Harbor 8 July; convoy to Eniwetok 12-21 July; Saipan transport screening 25 July-16 August; Pearl Harbor 27 August, 20-day availability; convoy escort Eniwetok-Ulithi October 1943-February 1945 with a Manus round trip late January-early February; 3 February sonar-contact attack, probable submarine sinking not officially credited; Apra operations with Thetis Bay (CVE-90) 25 February-5 March; Ulithi 16 March; Support Carrier Unit 2 south of Okinawa from 25 March (Operation Iceberg); transfer to Support Carrier Group 1, 31 March; Hagushi beaches 17 April; first radar-picket duty 20 April; screened West Virginia (BB-48), Portland (CA-33), Biloxi (CL-80) to Ulithi; convoy to Okinawa arriving Hagushi 3 May; a month of radar-picket stations with Kerama Retto logistics; departed 14 June for Leyte repairs; cleared Leyte 30 June via Eniwetok and Pearl Harbor; San Francisco 1 August; Portland, Oreg. 5 August; decommissioning procedures after the 15 August capitulation; decommissioned 17 November 1945; struck from the Navy list 28 November 1945; sold to A. G. Schoonmaker Co., Inc., of New York City on 2 February 1948 and scrapped the following month. Four battle stars. Specs: 1,140 t; 289'5" x 35'0"; draft 8'3" mean; 21 kt; complement 156; 3-3", 4-1.1", 9-20mm, 2 dct, 8 dcp, 1 hedgehog; class Evarts.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1943-1948
- Population
- Mare Island Navy Yard construction trades 1943; wartime crew (DANFS spec complement 156); Portland decommissioning workforce 1945
- Limitations
- DANFS documents service history and design figures, not materials or asbestos content. Mirror (Wayback) capture cited because the live NHHC DANFS page returns 404; a verbatim hazegray transcription corroborates the same 1981 DANFS Vol. 7 text. The companion NHHC entry for DE-278 records the same 23 June 1943 name transfer from the other hull's perspective (the Boston hull, not DE-228, had carried the Tisdale name for 18 days) - the hull-number bookkeeping difference is carried in gaps.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-tisdale-de33-01
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[3]NavSource Destroyer Escort Photo Archive, DE-33 USS Tisdale - GMT type spec block, building/operational data, commanding-officer table, and captioned U.S. Navy photos credited to the Naval Historical Center / NHHC (NH 100100, NH 100101, DE-33-4667-43, DE-33-4664-43, DE-33-4662-43, and a Donald M. McPherson 1974 NHC photo) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource DE-33 page: specifications block, Building and Operational Data list, Commanding Officers table, photo captions (NH 100100/100101, DE-33-4667-43 et al.)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource record for this hull: class Evarts, type GMT (diesel-electric tandem motor drive, short hull, 3" guns); keel laid 23 January 1943 by the Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, Cal.; launched and christened 28 June 1943, sponsor Mrs. Elizabeth M. Tisdale, Jr.; commissioned 11 October 1943, Lcdr. Theodore Wolcott in command; decommissioned at Portland, Ore. 17 November 1945 after 2 years and 1 month of service; struck from the NVR 28 November 1945; sold 4 November 1947 to the A. G. Schoonmaker Co. Inc., New York City, and scrapped by the Zidell Corp., Portland, Ore. Specs: 1,140 t light / 1,430 t full; 283'6" wl, 289'5" oa; beam 35'0"; 4 GM Model 16-278A diesel engines with electric drive, 6,000 shp, 2 screws; 19 kt; range 4,150 nm at 12 kt; complement 15/183; 3-3"/50 Mk22, 1-1.1"/75 quad, 9-20mm, hedgehog Mk10, 8-Mk6 dcp, 2-Mk9 dct. Commanding officers: Lcdr. Theodore Wolcott (comm. CO, 11 Oct 1943-28 Aug 1944), Lcdr. James Smith Hatfield USNR (28 Aug 1944-1 Sep 1945), Lt. Robert Samuel James USNR (1 Oct-17 Nov 1945, decomm. CO). Launch photos dated 28 June 1943 at Mare Island document the sponsor party and ways launching; a 1945 photo shows her flying a homeward-bound pennant.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1943-1948
- Population
- Same populations as ev-uss-tisdale-de33-01
- Limitations
- NavSource is a curated specialist archive, not a government record - used for machinery detail, the CO table, and NHHC photo catalog numbers that the DANFS text omits; every major milestone date agrees with DANFS. Its sale date (4 November 1947, scrapped by Zidell Corp., Portland) conflicts with DANFS (sold 2 February 1948, scrapped the following month) - carried in gaps. Its spec block (19 kt, 11' draft, complement 15/183) conflicts with the DANFS spec block (21 kt, 8'3" mean, 156) - carried in gaps. No asbestos or materials information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-tisdale-de33-02
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[4]HyperWar 'Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-45: Destroyer Escorts' - Evarts-class spec block (diesel-electric tandem-motor drive, 6,000 hp, 289'5", 21 kt, 3-3"/50, hedgehog, complement 15 officers/183 enlisted) + NavSource 'The Evarts/Fighting DEs' class article (Robert P. Sables; 97 hulls built 1942-43, 65 retained USN / 32 to RN as Captain class, four navy-yard builders incl. Mare Island) + Atlas shipyard dataset, mare-island-naval-shipyard record (tier 2; documented product identification incl. Unibestos, Marinite, Transite, Kaylo, Careytemp, Gold Bond, Super 66, pump/valve packing, gaskets, bonnet insulation, refractory materials; Collins v. Plant Insulation Co., 185 Cal. App. 4th 260 (2010), yard welder mesothelioma) [other_primary]
- Locator
- HyperWar ships-de.html Evarts-class spec block; NavSource 06/005a.htm class article; shipyards.json 'mare-island-naval-shipyard'; DANFS service narrative (availability periods)
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Era/design inference: this hull is a Mare Island-built Evarts-class GMT-type escort, one of 97 hulls of the class built 1942-43 across four navy yards (Boston, Mare Island, Puget Sound, Philadelphia). The GMT plant is four GM 16-278A diesel engines with diesel-electric tandem drive - no boilers and no steam lines, so the boiler/fireroom lagging load of the steam-driven DE classes (TE/Buckley, WGT/Butler) does not apply. Period-standard asbestos applications for a 1943 combatant of this type were nonetheless the normal suite: diesel exhaust and hot-pipe lagging, machinery and compartment insulation, flange gaskets and valve packing, electrical insulation, deck coverings, and fireproofing. The builder yard is documented at yard level in the Atlas dataset (Mare Island Naval Shipyard, tier 2, with documented asbestos product identification and a mesothelioma appellate record for a yard welder). Documented machinery-disturbance events aboard this hull: Pearl Harbor repair period 13 February-early March 1944, 10-day DE-dock availability 19-29 May 1944, 20-day availability from 27 August 1944, and Leyte repairs June 1945 - insulation content of disturbed or renewed material is not recorded.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1943-1948
- Population
- Mare Island Navy Yard construction trades 1943; wartime engineering crew 1943-45; Pearl Harbor availability workforces 1944; Portland inactivation workforce 1945; Portland scrapping workforce 1948
- Limitations
- Class/era and builder-yard inference only - no source names asbestos aboard this hull, and the GMT diesel-electric plant removes the steam-system insulation most associated with DE asbestos content. Does not establish presence, quantity, location, or any individual exposure; NARA RG 19 contract/material specifications and Mare Island construction records are the open archival leads. The Mare Island yard record documents the facility, not this hull's material content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-tisdale-de33-03
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[5]Batch-4232 search ledger (this record): DANFS (Wayback capture + hazegray transcription), NavSource, HyperWar DE index and Evarts class article, uboat.net allied-warships record, web sweep for hull-specific asbestos records; CourtListener authenticated API v4 sweeps [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-tisdale-de33-01 through sl-uss-tisdale-de33-18
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, material inventory, or litigation naming DE-33 or BDE-33 was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). The hull was scrapped in 1948 - predating asbestos regulation and surviving-record practices - so no post-1970s documentation channel exists, and no preserved hull, museum, or wreck site survives to sample.
- 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 - a 1943 combatant is era-consistent with asbestos insulation and fittings. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility for any person.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-tisdale-de33-04
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[6]NARA, Logbooks of the U.S. Navy (RG 24 / deck-log program) and RG 19 Bureau of Ships records; Mare Island Navy Yard construction and industrial records [other_primary]
- Locator
- archives.gov navy logbooks research page; NARA RG 19 / RG 24; Mare Island yard records
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Archival leads not yet pulled: (1) NARA deck logs for USS Tisdale (DE-33) covering the entire 11 October 1943 - 17 November 1945 commission - shakedown, the documented Pearl Harbor availabilities (Feb-Mar 1944, May 1944, Aug-Sep 1944), and the June 1945 Leyte repair period, the likeliest logs to name materials disturbed or installed aboard this specific hull; (2) NARA RG 19 Bureau of Ships contract and material specifications for BDE-33/DE-33 (Mare Island Navy Yard construction); (3) Mare Island Navy Yard industrial and shop records for the 1943 build (the yard's documented asbestos product suite appears in the Atlas yard record); (4) Portland inactivation/decommissioning records 1945.
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- 1943-1948 records
- Limitations
- Leads only - none of these records was retrieved or reviewed; NARA's public catalog could not be queried from this session (API returned empty responses), so digitization status of a DE-33 deck log is unverified. Content on this hull's materials is unknown and cannot be presumed.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-tisdale-de33-05
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[7]CourtListener API v4 authenticated searches (type=o opinions and type=r RECAP dockets) via fleet helper cl-auth-search.py, 2026-09-28 [court_record]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-tisdale-de33-11 through sl-uss-tisdale-de33-18
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- No qualifying asbestos litigation naming Tisdale / USS Tisdale / DE-33 / BDE-33 located in CourtListener indexes. Eight authenticated queries run across opinion and RECAP docket indexes; every hit classified a name or string collision: (1) 'USS Tisdale' opinions - 0 results; (2) 'Tisdale' opinions - 4,748 surname cases (People/State/Matter of Tisdale, Tisdale v. State, et al.), page-1 screened, zero ship references; (3) 'Tisdale' + asbestos opinions - 25 hits, all screened captions are person-name references inside asbestos/insurance litigation (Reichert v. Vegholm, Talley v. John-Mansville Sales Corp., Blanks v. Murphy, et al.), none maritime; (4) 'DE-33' opinions - 283 hits, all screened hits string collisions (Puerto Rico 'De' captions, docket-number patterns); (5) 'BDE-33' opinions - 1 hit, a Puerto Rico civil appeal (VS PR, LLC v. Orc Miramar Corp., KLAN202500128, P.R. App. 2025) - string collision, not the ship; (6) 'USS Tisdale' dockets - 0 results; (7) 'Tisdale' dockets - 7,222 RECAP dockets, page-1 screened all personal-bankruptcy surname cases; (8) 'Tisdale' + maritime terms opinions - 486 hits, all screened hits are shipping-party cases where 'Tisdale' appears as a person name in the opinion text.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-28
- Study period
- courtlistener index through 2026-09-28
- Limitations
- Coverage is limited to CourtListener-indexed opinions and RECAP dockets - unindexed state trial-court filings and settled MDL-875 claimant records are outside the index, and deep pages of the multi-thousand-hit surname sweeps were screened by caption pattern rather than individually. Absence of indexed litigation does not prove no claim was ever filed. Name collision surface noted: a second destroyer escort, DE-278, carried the name Tisdale for 18 days in June 1943 before the name was reassigned to DE-33 (she became HMS Keats, K.482); 'USS Tisdale' in litigation would nonetheless resolve to DE-33, the only hull commissioned under that name.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-tisdale-de33-06