Evidence
6 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-6).
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[1]research packet 684-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-cape-may-county-lst521-pkt-684-packet-md
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[2]Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, LST-521 (canonical NHHC entry; live NHHC fetch returned 502 during this research); corroborating live naval-history compilation: NavSource, USS Cape May County (LST-521) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- NavSource lines 23-42 and 76-80; canonical DANFS URL https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/l/lst-521.html (blocked, HTTP 502)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The Navy-history record identifies USS LST-521 as an LST-491-class tank landing ship laid down 4 October 1943 at Chicago Bridge & Iron, Seneca, Illinois; launched 13 December 1943; placed in reduced commission 9 February 1944 and full commission 17 February 1944; assigned to the European-Africa-Middle East Theater and the Normandy invasion; decommissioned 21 October 1945; recommissioned 20 October 1950; named Cape May County on 1 July 1955; and struck 1 November 1959. It gives two General Motors 12-567A diesel engines as the class propulsion installation.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1943-1959
- Population
- Chicago Bridge & Iron construction workers; Navy and MSTS personnel
- Limitations
- Documents identity, service timeline, and propulsion, not asbestos content. The accessible corroborating page is a naval-history compilation; the canonical NHHC DANFS page was live-checked but inaccessible (HTTP 502), so it is recorded as an access gap rather than represented as fetched text. No material, survey, abatement, exposure, or causation fact follows from diesel propulsion.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-cape-may-county-lst521-01
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[3]Naval History and Heritage Command, photograph catalog NH 84856, USS Cape May County (LST-521) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NH 84856 catalog title, caption, description, and catalog number
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NHHC catalog record NH 84856 identifies its image as USS Cape May County (LST-521), photographed circa the 1950s and cataloged by the Naval History and Heritage Command.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- circa 1950s
- Limitations
- Search indexing returned the NHHC catalog metadata, but direct live retrieval timed out in this environment. The catalog identifies the vessel and image only; it does not document materials, asbestos, condition, exposure, or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-cape-may-county-lst521-02
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[4]U.S. Government Accountability Office, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (Oct. 18, 1979) [gao]
- Locator
- GAO product page, Highlights
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO reported that its 1979 review covered the Navy's use of asbestos in Navy ships and the Navy's policies for insulation removal and replacement. The report describes a 1975 policy of replacing asbestos insulation only when damaged or removed for repairs and a 1979 policy of selective replacement in high-maintenance areas.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1975-1979 policies; report published 1979
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers and Navy vessels generally
- Limitations
- Navy-wide program documentation, not a record for LST-521/Cape May County. It does not establish that asbestos was installed, removed, retained, or present on this hull; it provides no quantity, location, individual-exposure, causation, or legal-eligibility finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-cape-may-county-lst521-03
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[5]National Archives, Ship Plan Index, CAPE MAY COUNTY | LST-521 | RG 19 | Microfilm | 175668579 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Ship Plan Index search result for CAPE MAY COUNTY / LST-521, identifier 175668579
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The National Archives Ship Plan Index lists CAPE MAY COUNTY, hull LST-521, in Record Group 19 as microfilm, identifier 175668579.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- wartime construction records
- Limitations
- The index establishes an archival plan-record lead, not the contents of the microfilm. No plan or materials list was retrieved, so this row is not evidence that asbestos appears in those records or aboard the hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-cape-may-county-lst521-04
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[6]CourtListener API v4 authenticated search, exact query "USS Cape May County", opinion type, 2026-10-02 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Authenticated helper output: count 0, next null, previous null
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The completed authenticated CourtListener v4 exact-name opinion search for "USS Cape May County" returned zero results.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- CourtListener search run 2026-10-02
- Limitations
- This is only one completed exact-name opinion query. Required exact hull-number and docket queries entered the fleet-wide pacing limiter but did not complete within the environment's 30-second command window; they are gaps, not no-result findings. A zero result does not prove the absence of litigation, asbestos aboard, exposure, causation, or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-cape-may-county-lst521-05