Evidence
10 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-10).
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[1]NHHC, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, Wasmuth (DD-338) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS final loss and striking paragraphs
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- During an Aleutian gale on 27 December 1942, two depth charges were swept from Wasmuth and detonated under her stern. Ramapo rescued the ship’s company; Wasmuth sank early on 29 December 1942 and was struck from the Navy list on 3 September 1943.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1942-1943
- Limitations
- The DANFS loss paragraph reports 134 officers and men plus two passengers rescued; that is a voyage count and is not substituted for the 122-person design complement. No asbestos-related conclusion follows from the sinking.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-wasmuth-dd338-05
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[2]NHHC, USS Wasmuth (DMS-15) Action Report, Serial 280, 12 December 1941 (NARA WWII action reports) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Action report paragraphs 1-9
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The commanding officer’s 12 December 1941 action report records Wasmuth’s participation in the 7 December Pearl Harbor defense and a twin-ship minesweep with Zane; the report describes one minor injury and cut rigging as the ship’s damage.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1941-12-07
- Limitations
- A contemporaneous operations record, not a material survey; it does not mention asbestos or establish exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-wasmuth-dd338-04
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[3]U.S. Navy Filing Manual (1941), ship designation index, hosted by NARA [other_primary]
- Locator
- Ship designation lists, DD338 and DMS15 entries
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The Navy’s 1941 filing manual cross-indexes DD338 Wasmuth as DMS15 Wasmuth (ex-DD338), independently linking the two designations to the same vessel.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1941
- Limitations
- Designation crosswalk only; the filing manual’s generic asbestos and insulation codes do not show that any particular material was aboard Wasmuth.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-wasmuth-dd338-06
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[4]GAO, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (1979), enclosure I: Navy response of 5 January 1979 [gao]
- Locator
- PDF pp. 10-12, especially p. 10, Navy response
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- A 1979 Department of the Navy response reproduced in GAO HRD-80-2 describes asbestos-containing thermal insulation, piping gaskets and packing, and other applications in Navy ships generally. This is fleet context for investigating an earlier steam-era Navy vessel.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1979
- Limitations
- The statement concerns the Navy fleet decades after Wasmuth sank and does not name DD-338/DMS-15 or establish which, if any, asbestos products were on this hull. No ship-specific asbestos presence, exposure, quantity, or product identity is inferred.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-wasmuth-dd338-07
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[5]NARA, Researching Asbestos aboard US Naval Vessel up through 1961 [other_primary]
- Locator
- General Information Books; Board of Inspection & Survey Reports; Cartographic Branch, S39 insulation and lagging
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA identifies RG 19 destroyer and minesweeper General Information Books, RG 38 inspection reports, and RG 19 ship engineering drawings and insulation/lagging codes as potential research paths for ship-specific material records.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1919-1942
- Limitations
- A finding aid only. No Wasmuth GIB, conversion specification, inspection report, or S39 drawing was retrieved; existence of a relevant ship-specific asbestos record is unknown.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-wasmuth-dd338-08
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[6]Batch 3324 source review; see search_ledger entries 01-05 [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger sl-uss-wasmuth-dd338-01 through -05
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No publicly accessible primary record located in the NHHC DANFS entry, Pearl Harbor action report, NARA asbestos guide, Navy filing manual, or GAO report directly documents asbestos aboard Wasmuth.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- This is a bounded search result, not proof that asbestos was absent. Archival holdings have not been examined at item level, and CourtListener litigation searching remains subject to the fleet pacing gate.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-wasmuth-dd338-09
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[7]Fleet authenticated CourtListener search helper, cl-auth-search.py, diagnostic output, 27 September 2026 [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger sl-uss-wasmuth-dd338-07; helper exit code 2 before HTTP
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Authenticated CourtListener search was attempted for exact ship name in opinions (twice) and dockets (once), and DD-338 in dockets (once), but the fleet pacing gate withheld a request token each time; no HTTP search executed and no result classification is possible.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- A blocked search cannot establish either litigation or its absence. Exact-name and hull-number searches of opinions and dockets remain outstanding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-wasmuth-dd338-10
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[8]NHHC, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, Wasmuth (DD-338) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Specifications block and opening service paragraph
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Wasmuth was laid down 12 August 1919 and launched 15 September 1920 at Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California; commissioned 16 December 1921; and identified by DANFS as a Clemson-class destroyer with design complement 122.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1919-1921
- Limitations
- Establishes identity, build dates, class and original design complement only. The 122 figure is not a verified wartime or minesweeper crew count; no asbestos material or exposure is identified.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-wasmuth-dd338-01
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[9]NHHC, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, Wasmuth (DD-338) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS service paragraph, 1922-1940
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Wasmuth was placed out of commission at San Diego on 26 July 1922, recommissioned on 11 March 1930, and served as an active destroyer through the 1930s except for a brief rotating-reserve assignment in autumn 1934.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1922-1940
- Limitations
- Service dates and status only; no materials, maintenance exposures, or individual work history are established.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-wasmuth-dd338-02
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[10]NHHC, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, Wasmuth (DD-338) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS reclassification and Pearl Harbor conversion paragraphs
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Reclassified DMS-15 on 19 November 1940, Wasmuth was converted at Pearl Harbor Navy Yard to a high-speed minesweeper; minesweeping gear replaced the torpedo tubes, and conversion was complete 5 April 1941. DANFS identifies the original hull as Clemson class and the conversion group as Chandler class.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1940-1941
- Limitations
- Corrects the inherited Hopkins-class metadata and preserves the same DD-338/DMS-15 hull. DANFS documents a conversion event, but does not specify insulation or asbestos materials installed, removed, or disturbed.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-wasmuth-dd338-03