Evidence
8 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-8).
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[1]research packet em-packet.md (8 sources cited) [nhhc_danfs]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-william-jones-dd308-pkt-em-packet-md
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[2]Naval History and Heritage Command, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, 'William Jones (Destroyer No. 308)' [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Specifications block; construction paragraph; final paragraph
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NHHC DANFS identifies William Jones as Clemson-class DD-308, built by Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation at San Francisco, laid down 2 October 1918, launched 9 April 1919, designated DD-308 on 17 July 1920, and commissioned 30 September 1920. The specifications block gives complement 122. The vessel served in the Pacific Fleet, operated along the West Coast, participated in Fleet Problem V in 1925, and assisted the PN-9 flying boat operation that year. It was decommissioned 24 May 1930, struck 13 August 1930, and sold for scrap 25 February 1932.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- This is a hull history, not a material survey. It does not establish asbestos aboard, any product identity, individual exposure, or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-william-jones-dd308-01
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[3]Naval History and Heritage Command, DANFS, 'Woodbury III (Destroyer No. 309)' [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Service narrative, 14 June 1921 San Pedro paragraph
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NHHC's Woodbury history says Woodbury crew assisted preservation and maintenance work on William Jones (DD-308) while Jones was in drydock at Los Angeles Ship Building and Dry Dock Company, San Pedro, in June 1921.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- The passage documents a drydock and preservation work, but gives no work package, insulation task, asbestos content, or individual exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-william-jones-dd308-02
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[4]Naval History and Heritage Command, DANFS, 'Percival (Destroyer No. 298)' [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Service narrative, 31 January 1926 collision paragraph
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NHHC's Percival history records a 31 January 1926 collision with William Jones (DD-308) off San Diego. The collision damaged Jones's port forward oil tank and frame plates; Jones returned to San Diego for repairs.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- The repair account does not describe repair materials or asbestos. No asbestos exposure is inferred from the repair event.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-william-jones-dd308-03
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[5]Naval History and Heritage Command, H-Gram 064, 'Close Quarters Antisubmarine Warfare (Part 2)' [other_primary]
- Locator
- Paragraph beginning 'The Clemson-class destroyers displaced about 1,200 tons'
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NHHC describes Clemson-class destroyers as having two screws and geared turbines. This is class-level propulsion context for DD-308, whose own DANFS entry states Clemson class but does not itemize machinery.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- Class description does not verify DD-308's installed equipment, insulation, asbestos content, or an exposure pathway.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-william-jones-dd308-04
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[6]National Archives, 'Researching Asbestos aboard US Naval Vessels up through 1961' [other_primary]
- Locator
- General Information Books section, RG 19 Entry P 9; Cartographic Branch section, 19-Hull and S39
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA identifies RG 19 destroyer General Information Books (Entry P 9), ship engineering drawings arranged by hull number (19-Hull), and insulation and lagging drawing code S39 as potential sources for vessel material research. These records should be requested for DD-308.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- NARA describes record series, not a DD-308 file or its contents. Availability and survival of DD-308 records have not been verified; no material finding follows from this guide.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-william-jones-dd308-05
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[7]NHHC DANFS entries for William Jones, Woodbury III, and Percival; NARA ship asbestos research guide; see search ledger [other_primary]
- Locator
- Complete cited entries; search ledger sl-01 through sl-04
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The examined NHHC histories for William Jones, Woodbury, and Percival and the NARA research guide provide no ship-specific asbestos identification for DD-308. Ship-specific asbestos documentation remains unknown in this review.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- This is a bounded negative finding about the sources examined, not proof that the vessel contained no asbestos. Archival drawings, work packages, and specifications were not obtained.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-william-jones-dd308-06
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[8]CourtListener authenticated v4 search, type=o, q="USS William Jones", count=0 [court_record]
- Locator
- Top-level count=0; response saved and reviewed during batch research
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- An authenticated CourtListener v4 opinion search for the exact phrase 'USS William Jones' returned zero indexed opinions on 27 September 2026.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- This is one index query, not a complete litigation search or a finding that no litigation exists. Other exact-name and hull-number opinion and docket queries were blocked by the fleet pacing limiter before HTTP.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-william-jones-dd308-07