Evidence
13 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-13).
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[1]research packet zbt-packet.md [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-trippe-ff1075-pkt-zbt-packet-md
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[2]Marcus et al v. Air & Liquid Systems Corporation et al, No. 4:22-cv-09058-HSG (N.D. Cal.), Order Regarding the Parties' Daubert and Defendants' Summary Judgment Motions (Gilliam, J.), Document 537, filed 2024-06-24 [court_record]
- Locator
- Dkt. 537 order p.2 (Background, service history recital)
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Published federal order in an asbestos personal-injury action (removed under 28 U.S.C. 1442; mesothelioma alleged) names this hull in the exposure record: plaintiff Michael R. Marcus 'served between 1966 and 1986 as a boiler technician and boiler repairman aboard ... the USS Trippe from May 1970 to January 1972' (Dkt. 435-2, Ex. A at 14:3-27:22, deposition testimony). During May 1970-January 1972 the only commissioned USS Trippe was DE-1075 (FF-1075 from 1975): DD-33 was struck in 1934 and DD-403 decommissioned in 1947. The May 1970 start of his Trippe window precedes the ship's 19 September 1970 commissioning, overlapping her final construction period at Avondale.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1970-1972 (alleged exposure window aboard this hull); 2022-2024 (litigation)
- Population
- Michael R. Marcus (USN boiler technician/boiler repairman 1966-1986); mesothelioma; wife Victoria L. Marcus (loss of consortium)
- Limitations
- Summary-judgment-stage recital of deposition evidence: the order establishes Marcus's service window aboard this hull as record evidence but adjudicates no individual exposure aboard it, no product-versus-ship causation, and no disease link. The case did not reach verdict - post-order docket shows defendant-by-defendant conditional dismissals by stipulation (jurisdiction retained) through December 2024, a settlement posture, not a merits adjudication.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-trippe-ff1075-01
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[3]Marcus et al v. Air & Liquid Systems Corporation et al, No. 4:22-cv-09058-HSG (N.D. Cal.), Order Regarding the Parties' Daubert and Defendants' Summary Judgment Motions, Document 537, filed 2024-06-24 [court_record]
- Locator
- Dkt. 537 order pp.18-20 (Buffalo/Air & Liquid SJ discussion), p.24 (Cleaver Brooks boiler assertion)
- Finding type
- litigation_product_id
- Finding
- The same order documents asbestos product identification tied to this hull: 'Buffalo appears to admit that during the relevant timeframe in this case, the gaskets and packing that it initially supplied with its pumps to the USS Trippe, USS Constellation, USS Kitty Hawk, and the USS Hancock contained asbestos' (Dkt. 463-4, Ex. C, January 9, 2024 deposition of Martin Kraft, Air & Liquid's person most knowledgeable, 44:17-45:12). Buffalo's PMQ testified in earlier litigation that through the mid-1980s gaskets and packing supplied with or for Buffalo pumps contained asbestos, and Marcus testified his replacement gaskets were manufacturer OEM. The court found plaintiffs presented sufficient evidence that Buffalo made its products with asbestos and DENIED Buffalo's motion for summary judgment. In the same order, defendant Cleaver Brooks asserted - unrebutted on this point - that USS Trippe's propulsion boilers were manufactured by Combustion Engineering (consistent with the class propulsion spec).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1970-1972 (exposure window); 2024 (order)
- Population
- Avondale-built ship's engineering crew 1970-1972 (Marcus boiler tech/repairman window); Buffalo/Air & Liquid Systems (equipment manufacturer)
- Limitations
- Litigation-stage product identification: the asbestos content statement is a defendant PMQ deposition admission as characterized by the court ('appears to admit'), recited at summary-judgment posture where evidence sufficiency - not truth - is decided; denial of SJ means the claim survived, not that exposure was adjudicated. Establishes asbestos-containing Buffalo pump components supplied to this hull in litigation evidence; does not quantify material aboard, address insulation beyond gaskets/packing, or establish any individual's exposure or eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-trippe-ff1075-02
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[4]DANFS, Trippe IV (DE-1075) - full entry (Naval Historical Center; live NHHC page unavailable, Wayback capture of history.navy.mil/danfs/t8/trippe-iv.htm) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS 'Trippe IV' entry, specifications block + full service narrative
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS entry for this hull: (DE-1075: dp. 3,963 f.; l. 438'; b. 47'; dr. 25'; s. 25+ k.; cpl. 245; cl. Knox). Laid down 29 July 1968 at Westwego, La., by Avondale Shipyards, Inc.; launched 1 November 1969; sponsored by Mrs. John S. Foster; commissioned at Charleston, S.C., 19 September 1970, Comdr. Allen B. Higgenbotham in command. Shakedown Caribbean spring 1971 incl. surveillance off Haiti; post-shakedown availability at Boston Naval Shipyard from 7 July 1971 installing one sonar and two missile systems (BPDMS - first destroyer-type ship so equipped). Vietnam service July-August 1972 (plane guard for America CVA-66; NGFS near Quang Tri and Hue) - one battle star; Indian Ocean/Middle East goodwill cruise; returned Newport 2 December 1972 completing circumnavigation. Restricted availability Boston Naval Shipyard Feb-Jun 1973 (LAMPS flight deck/hangar enlargement; ISSM). Sixth Fleet Aug 1973-Jan 1974; homeport Charleston 1 March 1975; Middle East Force Jan-May 1975 incl. Suez Canal transit; redesignated frigate FF-1075 on 30 June 1975 ('the next day' after Charleston arrival 29 June); overhaul at Charleston 6 Oct 1975-23 Jun 1976; Middle East Force Mar-Jul 1977; Mediterranean Apr-Oct 1978. Decommissioned 30 July 1992; transferred to Greece under Security Assistance Program same day; arrived Salamis 25 August 1992; served Greek Navy as Thrace (F 457) until retirement 9 February 2001.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1964-2001
- Population
- Avondale construction trades 1968-70; commissioning crew Charleston 1970; ship's company ~245 (DANFS complement) across 1970-1992
- Limitations
- DANFS documents construction, service, and disposal, not materials or asbestos content. Discrepancies it does not resolve: reclassification 30 June 1975 (per its narrative sequence) vs 1 July in secondary sources; Greek arrival 25 Aug 1992 (Salamis) vs 15 Sep 1992 (Hellenic Navy record); Greek 'retirement' 9 Feb 2001 (which matches the U.S. sale date) vs Hellenic decommissioning 6 Mar 2001 - all carried in gaps. Wayback transcription cited because no live NHHC page resolves for this hull (standing NHHC link rot).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-trippe-ff1075-03
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[5]Naval Vessel Register, TRIPPE (FF 1075) ex-DE 1075 detail page (NAVSEA/NAVSHIPSO; live NVR page no longer carries the disposed hull - Wayback capture 2020-10-28, page last updated 2002-06-04) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NVR SHIPSDETAIL FF_1075: Vessel Status / Milestone Dates / Physical Characteristics blocks
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Official NVR record for this hull: class FF 1052 (Knox); UIC 54070; status 'Disposed of through the Security Assistance Program (SAP), transferred, Foreign Assistance Act (FAA) Section 516, Southern Region Amendment', date status changed 02/09/2001, custodian GREECE. Builder 'Avondale Marine Ways Inc., Westwego, LA'. Milestones: award 07/22/1964; keel 07/29/1968; launch 11/01/1969; delivery 09/11/1970; commission 09/19/1970; decommission 07/30/1992; stricken 01/11/1995. Physical: steel hull, aluminum superstructure; 438 ft overall; light displacement 3,238 t / full 4,218 t; propulsion steam turbines, 1 propeller; accommodations 22 officers + 279 enlisted.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1964-2002
- Population
- Crew complement (berthing 301) 1970-1992
- Limitations
- NVR is the official inventory for milestones and disposal status, not materials content - it says nothing about asbestos. Accommodations figure (301) is berthing capacity, not design complement (DANFS 245) - variance carried in gaps. Live NVR no longer displays the disposed hull; archived capture cited.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-trippe-ff1075-04
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[6]NHHC Online Library of Selected Images, 'USS Trippe (DE-1075, later FF-1075), 1970-1992' (verbatim Naval Historical Center catalog entry via HyperWar/ibiblio mirror) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- NHHC Online Library entry text for USS Trippe (DE-1075/FF-1075)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NHHC caption history for this hull fills the post-1978 record: 'a 3011-ton (standard displacement) Knox class escort ship built at Westwego, Louisiana'; 1979 Unitas XX cruise around South America with West African operations; four more Mediterranean deployments in 1982, 1983, 1985, and 1987; mid-1980s modernization adding a seakeeping bow bulwark and the Close-In Weapons System on her afterdeck; late-1980s/early-1990s Caribbean counter-narcotics service; decommissioned end of July 1992 and leased to Greece; Greek Navy commissioned her April 1993 as Thraki; formally sold to Greece in 2001.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1970-2001
- Population
- Crew 1979-1992; Greek Navy crew as Thraki 1993-2001
- Limitations
- Condensed official caption history - corroborates and extends DANFS for post-1978 service; no materials/asbestos content. Displacement figure (3,011 t standard) differs from DANFS 3,963 t full-load and NVR 3,238 t light - measurement bases differ; variance carried in gaps.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-trippe-ff1075-05
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[7]Hellenic Navy official ship record, 'Frigate: Thraki F-457 (1992-2001)' (Wayback capture; live hellenicnavy.gr page superseded) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Hellenic Navy 'Thraki F-457 (1992-2001)' page text
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Official Hellenic Navy record for this hull in Greek service: 'Former USS TRIPPE F1075, FRIGATE type KNOX'; built 1968 by Avondale Shipyard, launched 1 November 1969, commissioned U.S.N. 19 September 1970; transferred under the military assistance program; accepted 30 July 1992 at Newport, R.I., first CO Lt Cdr N. Koutsodontis HN; arrived in Greece 15 September 1992; sisters IPIROS (ex-Connole FF-1056) and MAKEDONIA (ex-Vreeland FF-1068); decommissioned 6 March 2001. Specs as recorded: displacement 3,011 t; 2 boilers, 1 steam turbine, 35,000 shp, single screw; 27 knots.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1992-2001
- Population
- Hellenic Navy crew 1992-2001
- Limitations
- Greek-service record only; no materials content. Conflicts logged rather than reconciled: acceptance at Newport vs NavSource's decommissioning at Norfolk (distinct events, different records); Greece arrival 15 Sep 1992 vs DANFS 25 Aug 1992; HN decommissioning 6 Mar 2001 vs DANFS 'retirement' 9 Feb 2001 (the U.S. sale date).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-trippe-ff1075-06
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[8]NavSource Destroyer Escort Photo Archive, USS Trippe (DE 1075) specifications block + building/operational data + Atlas shipyard dataset records (avondale-shipyard, boston-naval-shipyard, charleston-naval-shipyard) [other_primary]
- Locator
- navsource.net DE-1075 page, Specifications + Building and Operational Data blocks; shipyards.json records for the three yards
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Class/era and builder-yard inference: a Knox-class escort laid down 1968 and delivered 1970 with two 1200-psi boilers and a geared steam turbine falls inside the Navy's documented asbestos-use era for machinery and piping thermal insulation, gaskets, packing, deck tile, and fireproofing. The builder yard adds independent corroboration: the Atlas shipyard record for Avondale documents era asbestos products (Kaylo-type insulation, lagging cloth for steam pipes, gaskets, floor tiles, adhesives, fire-resistant blankets) and multiple asbestos personal-injury suits naming the yard, including Barrosse v. Huntington Ingalls (5th Cir. 2023) involving an Avondale electrician employed February 1969-January 1970 - overlapping this hull's construction. Boston Naval Shipyard (1971 and 1973 availabilities) and Charleston Naval Shipyard (commissioning, 1975-76 overhaul) are likewise documented yards in the dataset.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1964-1992
- Population
- Avondale construction trades 1968-1970; BNSY/CNSY yard workers during 1971, 1973, 1975-76 availabilities; crew 1970-1992
- Limitations
- Inference only - the ship-specific findings are ev-01 and ev-02; this row contextualizes, it does not independently establish asbestos aboard this hull. Yard litigation documents yard-level exposure, not presence of those products on a particular hull. NavSource is a volunteer-compiled archive of official data; figures used here (propulsion, milestones) were cross-checked against DANFS and NVR and agree.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-trippe-ff1075-07
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[9]29 C.F.R. 1915.1001 (OSHA asbestos standard for shipyard employment), definition of 'Presumed asbestos containing material' (PACM) [other_primary]
- Locator
- 29 C.F.R. 1915.1001(b) definitions; (k) rebuttal provisions
- Finding type
- regulatory
- Finding
- OSHA's shipyard-employment asbestos standard defines Presumed Asbestos Containing Material as 'thermal system insulation and surfacing material found in buildings, vessels, and vessel sections constructed no later than 1980' (and resilient flooring/deck material in vessels constructed no later than 1980 presumed ACM absent verification). This hull (constructed 1968-1970) falls inside the PACM window, meaning federal regulation presumes its original thermal-system insulation and surfacing materials asbestos-containing unless rebutted by sampling.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- standard in force post-1990s; vessel construction 1968-1970
- Population
- Shipyard and ship's force workers performing repair/removal aboard pre-1981 vessels
- Limitations
- Regulatory presumption only - PACM is a worker-protection default rule for shipyard work, not a finding about this hull's actual materials; no sampling record for this vessel was located. Presumption attaches to construction date, which is documented (1968-1970).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-trippe-ff1075-08
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[10]GAO HRD-80-2, 'Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure' (1979), incorporating the Navy's response on asbestos use in shipbuilding/ship repair (OPNAVINST 6260.1 program) [gao]
- Locator
- GAO HRD-80-2, Navy response letter (asbestos scope statement) and program discussion
- Finding type
- regulatory
- Finding
- GAO's 1979 review of the Navy asbestos control program records the service's own position during this hull's operating era: 'all ships presently in service contain some quantity of asbestos,' with thermal insulation for machinery, equipment and piping the major historical application (then being eliminated) and remaining uses in deck tiling, galley ranges, electrical resistors, and piping gaskets/packing; OPNAVINST 6260.1 (April 1974, revised August 1978) established the asbestos control program supplemented by shipyard instructions.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- report 1979; practices described cover this hull's construction and service period
- Population
- Navy ship crews and shipyard workers of the era, program-wide
- Limitations
- Program-level statement covering all in-service ships - era context, not a hull-specific finding; Trippe is not itemized in the report's ship list (which covers vessels delivered since 1973). gao.gov returns HTTP 403 to automated fetches; this row relies on the report's published text as extracted via search - full-text pull remains an open lead (same standing blocker as BATCH-01).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-trippe-ff1075-09
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[11]NAVSHIPS Instruction 5100.26 (Naval Ship Systems Command), 'Asbestos Exposure Hazards, control of,' 9 February 1971 (scanned primary instruction via toxicdocs.org archive) [other_primary]
- Locator
- toxicdocs.org scan, NAVSHIPS Inst 5100.26 text (purpose, action paragraphs)
- Finding type
- regulatory
- Finding
- During this hull's fitting-out and first year in commission, the Navy issued formal asbestos-control requirements for Navy work performed in private shipyards: fabrication, installation and rip-out of asbestos-containing insulation/material required supervision, hygiene controls and industrial-hygiene air monitoring (TLV then 5 fibers >5 microns/ml), citing MIL-STD-769C thermal-insulation requirements (15 Nov 1969) as the controlling materials standard. Documents that asbestos in shipboard insulation was an acknowledged, regulated Navy hazard in private-yard work contemporaneous with this ship's Avondale construction and Boston availabilities.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- instruction 1971; hull construction/early service 1968-1973
- Population
- Private-yard trades performing Navy insulation work 1971
- Limitations
- Era regulation, not a hull record - establishes the Navy's asbestos-control posture and that asbestos-containing shipboard insulation was in use under spec in 1971; does not document what was installed aboard DE-1075. Scanned copy hosted by a third-party document archive; content consistent with contemporaneous Navy instructions but the physical instruction itself was not pulled from an official repository.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-trippe-ff1075-10
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[12]NARA RG 19 General Information Booklets (per-vessel material specifications); NARA RG 24 deck logs for Trippe (DE/FF-1075); Avondale/Litton builder records [other_primary]
- Locator
- NARA RG 19 / RG 24 series descriptions; Avondale corporate records
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Unretrieved archival leads that could hold hull-level material specifications or asbestos itemization: NARA RG 19 'General Information Books' record insulation/material specs per hull; RG 24 deck logs document yard periods and work locations; Avondale/Litton construction records for hull 1075 are the builder-side lead. Retrieval not performed - no spend authorized.
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Limitations
- Leads only - nothing in this row asserts asbestos content; each repository's actual coverage of DE-1075 is unverified until pulled.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-trippe-ff1075-11
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[13]CourtListener API v4 sweep, 2026-09-29 (authenticated, fleet-paced): "USS Trippe" type=o; "DE-1075" type=o; "Trippe" asbestos type=o; "FF-1075" type=o and all docket (type=r) cells blocked by fleet budget throttle [court_record]
- Locator
- cl-trippe-opinion.json (1 hit); cl-DE-1075.json (8 hits, collisions); cl-trippe-asb.json (8 hits, collisions)
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- CourtListener opinion sweep returned NO qualifying asbestos opinion naming this hull. '"USS Trippe"' type=o: one hit - United States v. Martinez, 12 M.J. 801 (Navy-Marine Corps Court of Military Review, 1981), a court-martial = other litigation, not asbestos. '"DE-1075"' type=o: eight hits, all token collisions on the number string (unrelated civil/criminal matters) = name collisions, none asbestos or vessel-related. '"Trippe" asbestos' type=o: eight hits, none referencing the vessel (surname/party-name collisions across insurance, tort, and bankruptcy matters) = name collisions. '"FF-1075"' opinion cell and all docket (type=r) cells were blocked by the fleet-wide request budget mid-sweep and are carried as blocked, not as no-result. The qualifying Marcus litigation for this hull was located through the federal docket on govinfo (USCOURTS collection), which CourtListener's opinion corpus does not fully index at district-court level.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 2026-09-29 (search date)
- Limitations
- Sweep is partial: blocked cells may still contain qualifying material (docket-level asbestos cases naming Trippe are the most likely find). 'No qualifying opinion' is a result for the completed cells only - it does not rule out unindexed or docket-level litigation naming the hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-trippe-ff1075-12