Evidence
9 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-9).
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[1]research packet ew-packet.md (4 sources cited) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-woodworth-dd460-pkt-ew-packet-md
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[2]DANFS, Woodworth (DD-460) (NHHC; verbatim capture via Wayback Machine 2021-04-18 - live NHHC page returns 404) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS entry 'Woodworth (DD-460)', spec block + service narrative + postwar/transfer paragraph
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS record for this hull: laid down 30 April 1941 at San Francisco by Bethlehem Steel Company; launched 29 November 1941 (sponsored by Mrs. Selim E. Woodworth); commissioned 30 April 1942, Lt. Comdr. R. C. Webb, Jr. commanding. Spec block: Benson class, 1,620 t, 347'9" x 36'1" x 17'4", 37.6 kt, complement 276, 4x5" + 1x quad 1.1" + 5x20mm, 2 dct, 6 dcp, 5x21" tt; high-pressure superheated boilers, geared turbines, twin screws, 50,000 hp. Service: SW Pacific escort 1942; TF 65/69 Espiritu Santo Jan-Feb 1943; TF 15 (Enterprise); Rendova air attack 30 June 1943 (no casualties); Wickham Island bombardment 2 Jul; Battle of Kolombangara 13 Jul 1943 (4 torpedoes fired; glancing collision with Buchanan DD-484; Gwin DD-433 sunk); TF 38 Buka/Rabaul raids Nov 1943; DesRon 12 Bougainville bombardments Jan-Feb 1944; drydocked Mare Island Navy Yard 15 Apr 1944; TG 12.1 presidential cruise (FDR aboard Baltimore CA-68) Jul-Aug 1944; TG 38.1 Formosa strikes Oct 1944; Ulithi station ship and Surface Patrol/Escort Group early 1945; Okinawa CVE screen May-Jun 1945; repairs Kerama Retto; TF 38 logistics screen Jul 1945; Tokyo Bay 10-30 Sep 1945; Portland, Ore. 19 Oct 1945; Charleston inactivation overhaul; out of commission in reserve 11 Apr 1946; Naval Reserve training duty in service 30 Jan 1947; full commission 21 Nov 1950 (3d Naval District); decommissioned New York Naval Shipyard 14 Jan 1951; struck from Navy list 22 Jan 1951; turned over to Italian Navy 11 Jun 1951; served Italy as Artigilere (D-553), command ship for motor torpedo boat flotillas, until struck from Italian Naval Vessel Register Jan 1971 and scrapped. Seven battle stars WWII.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1941-1971
- Population
- Bethlehem San Francisco construction trades 1941-42; wartime crew (design complement 276); Naval Reserve training crew 1947-50
- Limitations
- DANFS documents identity, specifications, and service history - not materials or asbestos content. Live NHHC page returns 404 (standing link rot); verbatim text cited via Wayback capture 2021-04-18. DANFS spells the Italian name 'Artigilere' (one l short of the correct 'Artigliere'). Secondary sources conflict on laid-down (13 Jan 1941), reserve decommission (6 Apr 1946), and transfer (15 Jan 1951) dates - logged in gaps.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-woodworth-dd460-01
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[3]NHHC Online Library photo record NH 107431 (Official U.S. Navy Photograph, NHHC collections; accessible copy at ibiblio HyperWar mirror) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NHHC Online Library, photo NH 107431 caption
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NHHC photo record: USS Woodworth (DD-460) photographed off the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, on 11 June 1944, painted in a variant of Camouflage Measure 32, Design 6D - corroborates the DANFS-documented drydocking/overhaul at Mare Island that began 15 April 1944.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1944
- Population
- Mare Island Navy Yard overhaul workers, Apr-Jul 1944
- Limitations
- Documents this hull's presence at a naval shipyard for overhaul - the class of event at which era insulation is typically disturbed - but says nothing about work performed, materials removed, or asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-woodworth-dd460-02
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[4]Marina Militare (Italian Navy), mezzi storici page 'Artigliere - Cacciatorpediniere' (official Italian Navy historic-ships entry) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Marina Militare mezzi storici, Artigliere data table + descriptive paragraph
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Official Italian Navy record for Artigliere (D 553), ex-USS Woodworth: builder 'Bethlehem - S. Francisco (USA)'; laid down 1941, launched 1941, completed 1942, incorporated into the Marina 1951, stricken (radiazione) 1970; crew 241. Formed a two-ship class with sister Aviere (ex-USS Nicholson DD-442); labeled 'classe Mayo' in Italian service. 'I tubi lanciasiluri furono sbarcati ed aumentate le armi antiaeree. Furono modificate anche le apparecchiature elettroniche e alcune sistemazioni interne' - torpedo tubes were landed, antiaircraft armament increased, and electronic equipment and some internal arrangements modified on transfer. After decommissioning she became Nave Didattica (training ship) at the CEMM schools, La Maddalena.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1951-1983
- Population
- Italian Navy crew and La Maddalena training-school cadets/staff 1951-1970s; refit yard workers 1951
- Limitations
- Official record of Italian service and the 1951-era refit scope - documents that machinery-space, armament, and internal arrangements were altered post-transfer (a materials-disturbance event) but says nothing about insulation or asbestos. 'Radiazione 1970' vs DANFS 'struck from the Italian Naval Vessel Register January 1971' conflict logged in gaps; the page does not mention the reported 1983 target sinking.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-woodworth-dd460-03
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[5]Consolidated era inference - DANFS spec block (this hull) + BuShips Ships' Data U.S. Naval Vessels Vol. 1 (Jan 1945), 'No. 421 Class' machinery table (Benson/Gleaves family: superheated boilers 575 psi/700F, geared turbines) + GAO HRD-80-2 era policy context [other_primary]
- Locator
- DANFS spec block; SDB1945v1 DD machinery table; benson-gleaves-class.class.json ev-04
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Era/design inference for this hull: a Benson-class destroyer built 1941-42 with four superheated boilers (575 psi/700F per BuShips class data) and ~50,000 shp geared turbines is squarely in the Navy's peak asbestos era. Typical applications for the type: boiler casing and fireroom insulation, steam-pipe and turbine lagging, valve/flange gaskets and packing, deck tile, accommodation insulation and fireproofing. Documented yard periods aboard this hull (Mare Island 1944 overhaul; Charleston inactivation 1945-46; New York Naval Shipyard transfer overhaul 1951; Italian refit) are the events at which era insulation would have been disturbed or removed.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1941-1983
- Population
- Construction trades (Bethlehem San Francisco 1941-42); overhaul/repair crews at Mare Island, Charleston, New York Naval Shipyard, and Italian yards; USN and Marina Militare crews
- Limitations
- Class/era and builder inference only - no ship-specific asbestos record was located for this hull or any of the 96 Benson/Gleaves members (class-file negative finding). Establishes no quantities, no remaining material, and no individual exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-woodworth-dd460-04
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[6]GAO, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (Oct 18, 1979) [gao]
- Locator
- GAO product page HRD-80-2
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO documented the Navy's asbestos-protection program: standing policy (1975) removed asbestos insulation only when damaged or required for repairs, modified 1979 to selective replacement in high-maintenance areas - meaning original-era insulation typically remained in place for decades unless a yard period disturbed it. Contextualizes this hull's documented yard periods and its 1951-1971 Italian service.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1979
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers; asbestos program review
- Limitations
- Program-level documentation, not hull-specific; full text blocked to automated fetch (HTTP 403) - content via product-page description. Postdates this hull's U.S. Navy service (ended Jan 1951) and describes policy applied to U.S. yards; Italian-era work practices are outside its scope.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-woodworth-dd460-05
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[7]CourtListener API v4 sweeps, 2026-09-27 (authenticated; fleet-paced helper) [court_record]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-woodworth-dd460-06 through -08
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- CourtListener sweeps located no qualifying asbestos litigation naming this hull: "USS Woodworth" returned 0 opinions and 0 dockets; "DD-460" returned 0 opinions and 23 dockets, all collisions on the 'DD-460' string inside unrelated filings (military police report form numbers, document identifiers) - no vessel reference; "aboard the Woodworth" returned 0 opinions; "Woodworth" + asbestos returned 22 opinions, all name collisions on counsel of record (Nancy S. Woodworth, Glenn M. Woodworth P.A., George K. Woodworth) and unrelated parties - zero vessel references.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 2026-09-27
- Limitations
- Search limited to CourtListener opinion text and RECAP docket index; un-digitized and non-indexed dockets are outside coverage. Absence of located litigation does not mean none exists - it means none was found in this index on this date. All 45 raw hits were reviewed and classified as name collisions, not vessel matches.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-woodworth-dd460-06
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[8]Batch-3443 search ledger (this record): DANFS/NHHC, NHHC photo catalog, NVR, Marina Militare, NARA catalog, CourtListener, open web [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-woodworth-dd460-01 through sl-uss-woodworth-dd460-11
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat/environmental disclosure, museum record, or adjudicated case naming USS Woodworth (DD-460) was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). The hull was sunk/scrapped after Italian disposal, so no present-day ACM survey is expected.
- 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 - 1941-42 construction is era-consistent with extensive asbestos use. Does not establish that asbestos was or was not present aboard, nor any individual's exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-woodworth-dd460-07
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[9]NARA RG 24 (deck logs, DD-460) and RG 19 (Bureau of Ships General Information Books / Booklets of General Plans - per-hull material specifications); Ufficio Storico della Marina Militare (1951 transfer overhaul and 1970-71 disposal file) [other_primary]
- Locator
- catalog.archives.gov (scripted query unavailable 2026-09-27); RG 24 / RG 19 series descriptions
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Archival leads for hull-level material documentation: NARA RG 24 deck logs cover this hull's commissioned service; RG 19 Bureau of Ships General Information Books and Booklets of General Plans carry per-hull material and insulation specifications for the class; the Italian Navy's Ufficio Storico holds the transfer-overhaul and disposal files for Artigliere. None retrieved - scripted NARA catalog API access was unavailable this session.
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-27
- Study period
- 1941-1971
- Limitations
- Leads only - contents unverified; the GIB/BGP holdings are known to carry material specifications for many WWII hulls but this hull's volume was not confirmed. No retrieval performed.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-woodworth-dd460-08