Evidence
8 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-8).
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[1]research packet crew-manus-a-packet.md (9 sources cited) [nhhc_danfs]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED — real identity: USS Weeden
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-weeden-de797-pkt-crew-manus-a-packet-md
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[2]DANFS, Weeden (DE-797) (namesake biography, specifications line, full service narrative; verbatim transcription - live NHHC page for this hull does not exist/returns 404; hazegray mirror via Wayback capture 2020-01-13) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- hazegray DANFS transcription de797.htm (Wayback 2020-01-13), full entry
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS record for this hull: namesake Ensign Carl Alfred Weeden (b. 14 Apr 1916, Trinidad, Colo.; USNA class of 1940; served USS Arizona BB-39 from 9 Jun 1940; killed at Pearl Harbor 7 Dec 1941). Laid down 18 Aug 1943 at Orange, Tex., by Consolidated Steel Corp.; launched 27 Oct 1943, sponsored by Mrs. Alice N. Weeden; commissioned 19 Feb 1944, Lt. Comdr. C. F. Tillinghast, Jr., in command. Shakedown Bermuda Apr 1944; Provincetown target ship May 1944; CortDiv 56 convoy escort Boston/Norfolk-Bizerte and Plymouth/Oran Jul-Dec 1944; repairs at the Charlestown navy yard Jan 1945; Pacific Feb 1945 via Panama Canal and Manus; Philippine Sea Frontier convoy escort Mar-Sep 1945 (Ulithi, Hollandia, Manila, Subic Bay, Okinawa); occupation-era escort including Nagasaki POW-repatriation screen; San Pedro Dec 1945. Out of commission 9 May 1946 (San Diego Group, Pacific Reserve Fleet); Naval Reserve training duty 11th Naval District from 20 Nov 1946; in commission in reserve 26 May 1950; reserve-training cruises to British Columbia, Callao, Hawaii; inactivation overhaul Portland, Oreg., from 26 Nov 1957; decommissioned 26 Feb 1958, berthed Astoria with Columbia River Group; struck 30 Jun 1968; sold 27 Oct 1969 to Zidell Explorations, Inc., Portland, for scrapping.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1943-1969
- Population
- Consolidated Steel construction trades 1943-44; wartime crew (design complement 213); reserve-training cadres 1946-58
- Limitations
- DANFS documents namesake, construction dates, service history, and disposal - not materials or asbestos content. Specification line reads dp. 1,400; l. 306'0"; b. 37'0"; dr. 13'6"; s. 23.6 k.; cpl. 213; cl. Buckley. Live NHHC page for DE-797 is not published (404); verbatim hazegray transcription cited via Wayback capture.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-weeden-de797-01
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[3]Bureau of Ships, Ships' Data, U.S. Naval Vessels, Vol. I (NAVSHIPS 250-010, Apr 1945), individual-ship table row 355 (print pp. 262-263) + DE design-group table (print pp. 234-235) - shipscribe.com scan, OCR reviewed [other_primary]
- Locator
- SDB1945v1.pdf print pp. 262-263 (DE individual-ship table, row 355) and pp. 234-235 (DE design-group table, group 2 row)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Contemporaneous official BuShips publication names this hull: 'WEEDEN ... DE797', group design 'TE', built by Consolidated Steel Corp., Orange, Tex.; contract price of hull and machinery $2,015,000 (cost plus fixed fee per table footnote); contract signed Nov. 11, 1942; keel laid Aug. 18, 1943; launched Oct. 27, 1943; contract date of completion Dec. 26, 1943; preliminary acceptance Feb. 18, 1944; first commission Feb. 19, 1944. Design-group table gives the group-2 (TE) plant: 2 'D' express-type boilers at 435 psi / 750 deg F superheat driving GE turbo-electric machinery, 12,000 shp, 2 shafts, 23.6 kt; 306 ft oa; complement 15 officers / 198 enlisted.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1942-1945 (publication Apr 1945)
- Population
- Consolidated Steel Corp. (Orange, Tex.) contract workforce 1942-44
- Limitations
- Confirms builder, contract, design group, and dates from an official contemporaneous source; says nothing about insulation materials or asbestos. Contract price is hull+machinery at contract signature, not final cost. OCR transcription of scanned table; values read from the rendered page image, minor character-level OCR risk.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-weeden-de797-02
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[4]NavSource Destroyer Escort Photo Archive, USS Weeden (DE 797) - Building and Operational Data block [other_primary]
- Locator
- navsource.net/archives/06/797.htm - 'Building and Operational Data' block
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Secondary-compilation corroboration for this hull: keel laid 18 Aug 1943 by Consolidated Steel Corp., Ltd., Orange, Tex.; launched 27 Oct 1943 (sponsor Mrs. Alice N. Weeden); commissioned 19 Feb 1944 at the City Docks, Orange; decommissioned 9 May 1946 at San Diego; reserve training duty 20 Nov 1946; recommissioned in reserve 26 May 1950; decommissioned 26 Feb 1958 at U.S. Naval Station, Tongue Point, Astoria, Ore., custody to Commander, Columbia River Group, Pacific Reserve Fleet; struck from the NVR 30 Jun 1968; sold for scrapping 27 Oct 1969 to Zidell Explorations, Inc., Portland, Ore. Radio call sign NYSW. Spec block: 2 'D' Express boilers, GE turbines with electric drive, 12,000 shp.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1943-1969
- Population
- n/a
- Limitations
- Volunteer-compiled photo archive - secondary source used only to corroborate DANFS dates and add station detail (Tongue Point, City Docks commissioning, NVR strike wording). No material or asbestos statement; not an official record.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-weeden-de797-03
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[5]Buckley-class (TE) design data - BuShips Ships' Data 1945 Vol. I group-2 row (shipscribe scan) + navypedia per-block boiler-manufacturer map; Atlas shipyard dataset checked for builder [other_primary]
- Locator
- navypedia us_de_te.htm technical data + member row DE797; SDB1945v1.pdf pp. 234-235; shipyards.json (37 yard_ids - no consolidated/orange entry)
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Era/design inference: the Buckley TE is one of only two destroyer-escort designs with a full steam plant (the other the geared-turbine Butler/WGT type). BuShips SDB 1945 lists this hull in group 2 (TE): two superheated 'D' express boilers (435 psi, 750 deg F) plus GE turbo-electric machinery - a 1943-44 steam plant of the type that era-standard carried asbestos boiler/fireroom insulation, steam-line and turbine lagging, gaskets, packing, fireproofing, and deck coverings. Navypedia's per-block map assigns Babcock & Wilcox boilers to the DE-789-800 block including DE-797. Builder Consolidated Steel Corp., Orange, Tex., is not present in the Atlas shipyard dataset - no yard-level asbestos record is carried.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1942-1969
- Population
- Consolidated Steel construction trades 1943-44; wartime crew 1944-46; reserve-training personnel 1946-58
- Limitations
- Class/era and builder inference only - NOT a hull-specific asbestos finding. No material schedule, survey, or work record documents asbestos aboard this hull; establishes no quantities and no individual exposure. Boiler-manufacturer block map is navypedia-sourced, unverified against contract documents.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-weeden-de797-04
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[6]CourtListener API v4 sweep (authenticated, fleet-paced helper): "USS Weeden" type=o and type=r; "DE-797" type=o and type=r [court_record]
- Locator
- CL v4 search 2026-09-29: type=o "USS Weeden" (count 1) and "DE-797" (count 9); type=r "USS Weeden" (count 92) and "DE-797" (count 71,049)
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- No qualifying asbestos litigation naming this vessel located. "USS Weeden" opinion search returned 1 hit - Delaney Marks v. Ronald Davis, 106 F.4th 941 (9th Cir. 2024), a capital habeas appeal; the opinion text contains no reference to the ship (name/BM25 token collision). "DE-797" opinion search returned 9 hits, all identifier/token collisions in unrelated criminal, tax, and civil appeals (e.g., People v. Jordan 2017 NY slip-opinion pagination; CWT Farms tax case). "USS Weeden" RECAP docket search returned 92 indexed dockets - the top-ranked results are all collisions (Weeden Street premises forfeiture D.R.I.; Merrill Lynch securities suits matching 'Weeden & Co.'; W.R. Grace Ch. 11 mega-docket matching a name inside filings); none vessel-related, none asbestos. "DE-797" RECAP docket search returned 71,049 hits - the token matches docket-entry numbers ('DE #797') and I-797 immigration forms wholesale; top-ranked results contain no vessel or asbestos reference.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 2026-09-29 (index coverage as of search date)
- Limitations
- Search-index negative finding only: unindexed or sealed filings, state-court dockets outside RECAP coverage, and non-asbestos personal-injury suits would not appear; the type=r sweep was reviewed at top-ranked results (BM25), not all 71k rows. Absence of a located docket does not prove no claim was ever filed naming the ship.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-weeden-de797-05
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[7]NARA, 'Navy Deck Logs Available in the National Archives Catalog' index - Weeden (DE-797) listing (digitized monthly logs Jan 1956-Feb 1958, e.g., catalog id 182588361 = Feb 1958, verified HTTP 200) [other_primary]
- Locator
- archives.gov/research/military/logbooks/navy-online - 'Weeden (DE-797)' block; sample record https://catalog.archives.gov/id/182588361
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA holds deck logs for this hull: the digitized-online list covers January 1956 through February 1958 (Naval Reserve training period and final months before decommissioning); WWII-era logs (1944-46) are held in RG 24 at Archives II, College Park, but are not in the digitized list. Deck logs record inspections, casualties, yard periods, and material-condition events and are the standard archival lead for shipboard material documentation.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 1956-1958 (digitized coverage); 1944-1946 (undigitized)
- Population
- Crew of record 1956-58
- Limitations
- Existence and online availability of the logs is verified; their content was not reviewed - deck logs rarely name insulation materials, but may document repair/removal events. WWII logs require textual reference request (archives2reference@nara.gov).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-weeden-de797-06
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[8]Batch-4538 search ledger (this record): DANFS transcription (hazegray/Wayback); BuShips SDB 1945; NavSource; NARA deck-log index; NHHC live site; CourtListener name + hull-number sweeps; web sweep for ship-specific asbestos records [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-weeden-de797-01 through sl-uss-weeden-de797-10
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located for DE-797: no hull ACM survey, no abatement contract, no hazmat disclosure, and no qualifying asbestos case names the vessel. The hull appears on law-firm marketing ship-lists (Shepard Law, asbestos-ships.com, mesotheliomahelp.org, ELSM Law) - boilerplate entries excluded under batch source rules; marketing-page listing is not documentation. ussweeden.org (former crew association site) is a dead/squatted domain; its retrievable content was reunion photos only.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-29
- Study period
- 2026-09-29
- Limitations
- Absence of a located public record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard - a 1943-44 steam escort almost certainly carried era-standard ACM, but no ship-specific source documents it; does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility. Undigitized records (NARA RG 19 contract files, RG 24 WWII deck logs, NAVSEA inactive-ship files) are unexamined.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-weeden-de797-07