Evidence
4 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-4).
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[1]National Archives, Special List #44, by Ship Numbers (Navy logbooks finding aid) [other_primary]
- Locator
- PDF page 45; entry LST-400
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The NARA finding aid lists logbooks for LST-400 covering 1943-01-07 through 1945-06-30.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1943-01-07 to 1945-06-30 (cataloged logbook coverage)
- Limitations
- This is a finding aid describing available logbooks, not the logbooks' contents. The date range does not establish commissioning, service events, asbestos content, or exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-bradley-county-lst400-01
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[2]National Archives, Ship Plan Index [other_primary]
- Locator
- Search result for BRADLEY COUNTY / LST-400; catalog ID 175668479
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA's Ship Plan Index identifies BRADLEY COUNTY, LST-400, with catalog identifier 175668479, under microfilm series 19.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Limitations
- Catalog metadata only; no plan image or plan contents were reviewed. This entry does not establish asbestos materials or exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-bradley-county-lst400-02
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[3]U.S. GAO, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (Oct. 18, 1979) [gao]
- Locator
- Report highlights and full report link
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO reviewed Navy ship asbestos use and Navy worker protections at Long Beach and Norfolk Naval Shipyards; its report describes Navy asbestos-insulation policy and removal practices at the program level.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1975-1979 policy and review period
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers and Navy ships, program-wide
- Limitations
- Program-wide context only. The report does not name USS Bradley County or establish that asbestos was installed aboard this hull, that an individual encountered it, or that material remains aboard.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-bradley-county-lst400-03
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[4]Research review of official/authoritative sources listed in this record and ledger; NHHC DANFS access failed and CourtListener searches were blocked by its fleet-wide pacer. [other_primary]
- Locator
- See search_ledger blocked/access-gap entries
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- No ship-specific asbestos survey, abatement record, or material inventory was located in the sources successfully reviewed in this session; asbestos aboard this hull remains unknown. CourtListener litigation review is incomplete because the authenticated helper blocked the exact-name and hull-number searches.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- Research conducted 2026-10-02
- Limitations
- A bounded search result, not proof that no such records exist. Firecrawl was unavailable due to exhausted keyless quota; the NHHC DANFS page timed out; CourtListener exact-name and hull-number queries were denied by the fleet-wide pace limiter before search results were returned. No inference from class, construction era, or Navy-wide use is made.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-bradley-county-lst400-04