Evidence
11 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-11).
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[1]research packet jj-packet.md (1 sources cited) [nhhc_danfs]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-winslow-dd359-pkt-jj-packet-md
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[2]DANFS, 'Winslow III (DD-359)' entry, Naval Historical Center (live NHHC URLs return 404 - verbatim transcription via Destroyer History Foundation, which credits Naval Historical Center / Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships as source) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS entry narrative (full text transcribed at destroyerhistory.org/goldplater/usswinslow/)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS record for this hull: laid down 18 December 1933 at Camden, N.J., by New York Shipbuilding Co.; launched 21 September 1936, sponsored by Miss Mary Blye Winslow; commissioned at Philadelphia Navy Yard 17 February 1937, Comdr. Irving R. Chambers in command. Shakedown Oct 1937 to Sweden, England, France, Portugal, Africa; final acceptance trials off Maine; joined Destroyer Squadron 9 at San Diego early 1938, eastern Pacific operations 1938-1941; retransited Panama Canal April 1941 to Norfolk; submarine training off New England and neutrality patrols over Vichy shipping at Martinique/Guadeloupe; early August 1941 joined Tuscaloosa (CA-37) escorting Augusta (CA-31) carrying President Roosevelt to Argentia (Atlantic Charter conference); escorted Iceland reinforcement transports; Halifax November 1941 - screen of convoy WS-12X (10 Nov 1941, Halifax to Singapore via Cape of Good Hope; word of Pearl Harbor attack received before Capetown, where the destroyers detached). Assigned to 4th Fleet (VADM Jonas H. Ingram); South Atlantic patrols between Brazil and Africa hunting U-boats and blockade runners until April 1944, with repairs at Charleston, S.C., June 1942 and October 1943; three voyages escorting new warships Boston-Norfolk-West Indies from April 1944; five round-trip convoy escorts New York to England/Ireland from August 1944; four-month Charleston overhaul from March 1945 (torpedo tubes removed, single-purpose 5-inch guns replaced by five dual-purpose 5-inch guns, 16x40mm and 4x20mm AA added); Casco Bay refresher; experimental antiaircraft-ordnance testing; redesignated AG-127 17 September 1945; Operational Development Force until decommissioned 28 June 1950; Charleston Group, Atlantic Reserve Fleet; declared unfit and struck from the Navy list 5 December 1957; sold 23 February 1959 for scrapping.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1933-1959
- Population
- New York Shipbuilding construction trades 1933-37; wartime and postwar crew (design complement 206)
- Limitations
- DANFS documents identity, dates, and service history - not materials or asbestos content. Live NHHC page returns 404 (standing NHHC link rot documented in BATCH-01); verbatim transcription cited via Destroyer History Foundation per established mirror convention. Documented yard periods (Charleston 1942, 1943, 1945) are service events; any asbestos disturbance scope is inference, not record.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-winslow-dd359-01
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[3]NavSource Naval History, Destroyer Photo Index DD-359 / AG-127 USS Winslow (specifications block + Operational and Building Data; namesake portraits) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource DD-359 page, 'CLASS - PORTER' spec block and 'Operational and Building Data' section
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource record for this hull corroborates every DANFS date: laid down by New York Shipbuilding December 18, 1933; launched September 21, 1936; commissioned February 17, 1937; reclassified Miscellaneous Auxiliary AG-127 September 17, 1945; decommissioned June 28, 1950; stricken December 5, 1957; sold February 23, 1959 and broken up for scrap. Spec block: Porter class as built; displacement 2,597 tons (full); 381' (oa) x 37' x 13' (max); armament 8x5"/38 (4x2), 8x1.1" AA (2x4), 8x21" tt (2x4); machinery 50,000 shp, New York Shipbuilding turbines, 2 screws; speed 37 knots; range 6,500 nm at 12 knots; crew 194. Namesakes: Rear Admiral John A. Winslow (1811-1873) and Admiral Cameron McRae Winslow (1854-1932).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1933-1959
- Population
- Construction trades (Camden, 1933-37); ship's crew 1937-1950
- Limitations
- NavSource is a volunteer-run archive transcribing official Navy records and registers; underlying original documents were not independently examined. Crew figure (194) is as-built/postwar framing and conflicts slightly with class design complement (206) - carried in gaps. No materials or asbestos information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-winslow-dd359-02
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[4]Destroyer History Foundation, Porter-class 'General Information' page (sourced to the Bureau of Construction and Repair General Information Book for USS Porter; Bauer & Roberts; Friedman) [other_primary]
- Locator
- destroyerhistory.org Porter-class page, 'GENERAL INFORMATION' block (footnotes 1-3: BuC&R GIB for USS Porter; Bauer & Roberts; Friedman)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Class design data for the eight-ship Porter class (destroyer leaders): 381'0.5" overall; 36'6" molded beam; 1,850 long tons design displacement; 4 Babcock & Wilcox boilers at 400 psi / 645 deg F; geared turbines; 50,000 shp; 2 shafts; designed speed 36.5 knots; endurance 7,800 nm at 12 knots; designed complement 13 officers + 193 enlisted; eight 5"/38 SP in four twin mounts; eight 21" torpedo tubes. The class was funded under the National Industrial Recovery Act signed May 1933. McDougal, Winslow, and Moffett operated in the Atlantic throughout WWII.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1933-1937 (design/construction)
- Population
- Porter-class construction trades and crews (class context)
- Limitations
- Class-level documentation anchored to USS Porter's General Information Book - describes the design, not this specific hull's as-built materials; contains no asbestos information. Establishes the machinery configuration on which era inference rests.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-winslow-dd359-03
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[5]Consolidated era/design + builder-yard inference - Porter-class machinery data (BuC&R GIB via Destroyer History Foundation) + Atlas shipyard dataset, New York Shipbuilding Corporation record (shipyard-exposure-map/client/src/data/shipyards.json, yard_id 'new-york-shipbuilding') [other_primary]
- Locator
- destroyerhistory.org Porter-class 'GENERAL INFORMATION' propulsion row; shipyards.json record 'new-york-shipbuilding' (asbestos_products_documented; evidence rows ev-05/-07/-08)
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Era/design inference: this hull was built 1933-1937 with a four-boiler 400 psi steam plant - the configuration for which boiler and fireroom insulation, steam-line lagging, gaskets, packing, and fireproofing were commonly asbestos-containing in pre-war U.S. naval construction. Builder New York Shipbuilding Corporation (Camden, N.J.) is documented at yard level in the Atlas shipyard dataset with named asbestos products (Pabco Six-Ply Super Caltemp block; Ehret 85% magnesia; Johns-Manville Transite; Bakelite panels; asbestos gaskets and packing; asbestos-coated welding rods; wire and felt insulation) and a heavily studied exposed workforce (cohort findings include mesothelioma risk ~16x general population and asbestosis SMR 2,277). NARA RG 19 General Information Books holding per-vessel material specifications are an archival lead for hull-level specs.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1933-1959
- Population
- New York Shipbuilding construction trades 1933-37 (yard-level); crew 1937-50 (inferred exposure window)
- Limitations
- Class/era and builder-yard inference only - no ship-specific finding is claimed. The yard dataset documents the builder's workforce exposure, not this hull's crew; yard product lists document the yard's material stream, not what was installed aboard DD-359. The cited industrial-hygiene literature (see ev-05, ev-06) covers WWII-era construction, one era removed from this hull's 1933-37 build. NARA GIB retrieval not performed.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-winslow-dd359-04
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[6]Corn, Jacqueline Karnell, and Jennifer Starr, 'Historical perspective on asbestos: Policies and protective measures in World War II shipbuilding,' American Journal of Industrial Medicine 11(3):359-373 (1987) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Am. J. Ind. Med. 11(3):359-373 (1987); DOI 10.1002/ajim.4700110311
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Peer-reviewed historical study documents that asbestos was used extensively as a fireproofing and insulating material in U.S. shipbuilding during WWII - the adjacent construction era for this 1933-37 hull - and that wartime demand drove unprecedented consumption; documents contemporaneous knowledge of asbestos hazards in the shipbuilding industry.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1940-1945 (study scope); applied as context to 1933-37 construction
- Population
- U.S. shipbuilding workforce, WWII era (context)
- Limitations
- Era-level literature, not a hull record - the study centers on WWII shipbuilding, one era removed from this hull's 1933-37 construction; used here as context for the period material stream, not as proof of installation aboard DD-359.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-winslow-dd359-05
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[7]Fleischer, W.E., Viles, F.J. Jr., Gade, R.L., and Drinker, P., 'A health survey of pipe covering operations in constructing naval vessels,' J Ind Hyg Toxicol 28(1):9-16 (Jan 1946), PMID 21016030 [other_primary]
- Locator
- J Ind Hyg Toxicol 28(1):9-16 (Jan 1946); PubMed PMID 21016030
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The U.S. Maritime Commission-commissioned industrial-hygiene survey of WWII pipe-covering operations at two Navy yards and two Navy contract yards documented that 'an important ingredient of pipe covering material used on U.S. Navy vessels is amosite' - i.e., asbestos insulation was standard material in naval-vessel steam systems of the general construction era.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1943-1946 (survey); applied as context to 1933-37 construction
- Population
- Pipe coverers and shipyard insulators, WWII era (context)
- Limitations
- Fleet/era-level industrial-hygiene survey of WWII-era construction - it does not name this hull and its fieldwork covers wartime yards, one era removed from this hull's 1933-37 build; used as era context for the pipe-covering material stream, not as proof of installation aboard DD-359.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-winslow-dd359-06
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[8]Library of Congress, Veterans History Project - Thomas S. Lawton Collection (AFC/2001/001/40064) [other_primary]
- Locator
- LOC Veterans History Project item AFC/2001/001/40064, service history fields
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Library of Congress Veterans History Project record documents a named veteran's service aboard this hull: Thomas S. Lawton, U.S. Navy 1942-1945, highest rank Lieutenant Senior Grade, service unit USS Winslow (DD 359) and USS Flusser (DD 368); the interview catalog note describes his service as an engineering officer - i.e., duty in this hull's engineering spaces during the war years.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1942-1945
- Population
- U.S. Navy engineering officer aboard DD-359, 1942-1945
- Limitations
- Oral-history catalog record - establishes a named crew presence aboard this hull 1942-1945, including engineering-duty assignment; contains no asbestos, materials, or exposure information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-winslow-dd359-07
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[9]CourtListener API v4 litigation sweep (type=o opinions and type=r RECAP dockets): "USS Winslow", "U.S.S. Winslow", "DD-359", "Winslow DD-359" queries [court_record]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-winslow-dd359-05, -06, -07, -08, -09
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- CourtListener authenticated API sweep completed 2026-09-27: exact phrase "USS Winslow" returned count 0 in both opinions (type=o) and RECAP dockets (type=r); "DD-359" returned 1 opinion hit (Burns v. Snedaker, Fla. 1st DCA 1977 - 'DD-359' is that court's own docket number, a collision) and 3 docket hits (United States v. Malouff, S.D. Tex. criminal; Lockett v. William Beaumont Hospital, E.D. Mich. ADA; In re Southern Gourmet Kitchen LLC, Bankr. E.D. Tex. - all OCR/docket-string collisions with no vessel reference); a 'Winslow asbestos ship' opinion sweep returned 14 hits in which the only 'Winslow' occurrence is attorney Marshall Allen Winslow, Jr. in Anderson v. Crown Cork & Seal (E.D. Va. 2000) - a surname collision, not the vessel. No qualifying asbestos litigation naming this hull was located. Indexed-web litigation checks surfaced only law-firm marketing ship lists naming the hull (mesotheliomasymptoms.com; elslaw.com; freeasbestostesting.com) - an excluded source class. VA BVA index hits for 'Winslow' are name collisions (Winslow v. Brown, a precedential veterans-law citation; a VA employee surname).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- A null litigation result means no qualifying case was located in the sources searched - it does not prove no suit was ever filed (state-court filings, settled MDL-875 claims, and unindexed dockets are outside this sweep's coverage). Law-firm ship lists name the hull without primary support and are excluded per source rules.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-winslow-dd359-08
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[10]Batch-3344 search ledger (this record): DANFS verbatim transcription via Destroyer History Foundation (NHHC live URLs 404); NavSource 05/359; Destroyer History Foundation Porter-class page; CourtListener API v4 (authenticated, fleet-paced); indexed-web litigation checks; VA BVA index; Naval Vessel Register; shipyards.json builder-yard record; Library of Congress Veterans History Project; NARA record-group guides [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-winslow-dd359-01 through sl-uss-winslow-dd359-12
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, court finding, or docketed asbestos case naming USS Winslow / DD-359 / AG-127 was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- Absence of a located public record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard - a 1933-37 steam destroyer's era-typical insulation and gasket materials are consistent with retained asbestos content through service life. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-winslow-dd359-09
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[11]NARA Guide to Federal Records: RG 24 (Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel - Navy deck logs), RG 19 (Records of the Bureau of Ships / Bureau of Construction and Repair - General Information Books and Booklets of General Plans) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NARA Guide to Federal Records, RG 24 and RG 19 group pages
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Archival leads (not retrieved - require research-room or reproduction order; no spend authorized): Navy deck logs for USS Winslow 1937-1950 (RG 24, NARA College Park); Bureau of Construction and Repair / Bureau of Ships records including the Porter-class General Information Book (the cited source for class design data in ev-03) and the per-hull Booklet of General Plans (RG 19); Charleston Naval Shipyard repair and overhaul records for the documented 1942, 1943, and 1945 yard periods (RG 181).
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1933-1959 (records coverage); 2026-09-27 (assessment)
- Limitations
- Leads only - no retrieval performed; nothing in this record asserts what these holdings contain. The Porter-class GIB is documented to exist (Destroyer History Foundation cites it); whether a Winslow-specific GIB or material-specification volume survives is unverified.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-winslow-dd359-10