Evidence
5 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-5).
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[1]research packet 685-packet.md [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: **VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-caroline-county-lst525-pkt-685-packet-md
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[2]NHHC, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, ‘LST-525’ (archived Wayback capture, 2024-05-26; NHHC URL now returns 404) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS entry, full service-history narrative
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The reviewed DANFS entry contains no reference to asbestos, asbestos-containing materials, asbestos abatement, or an asbestos exposure claim concerning LST-525 / Caroline County.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1943-1974 service history
- Limitations
- This is a negative finding about the contents of the cited history entry, not proof that asbestos was absent from the vessel. No complete shipboard survey or abatement file was located in the sources reviewed.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-caroline-county-lst525-04
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[3]National Archives, Ship Plan Index, Caroline County (LST-525), Hull series of Ship Engineering Drawings, NAID 153715423; Microfilm, NAID 175668597 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Ship Plan Index, alphabetical entry ‘CAROLINE COUNTY | LST-525’
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The National Archives Ship Plan Index lists engineering-drawing records for Caroline County (LST-525): Hull series of Ship Engineering Drawings, entry 19, NAID 153715423, and microfilm, NAID 175668597.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Limitations
- Catalog lead only. The index entry does not describe drawing contents or identify asbestos; the drawings themselves were not retrieved or reviewed.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-caroline-county-lst525-02
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[4]National Archives, ‘Brown Water Vessels to be Scanned as Part of the Vietnam War Deck Log Digitization Pilot Project’ [other_primary]
- Locator
- ‘Mobile Riverine Base Ships, 1967-1968’ list
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The National Archives lists Caroline County (LST-525) among Mobile Riverine Base Ships for 1967-1968 in its Vietnam War deck-log digitization pilot project page.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1967-1968
- Population
- Ship and crew, Vietnam service context
- Limitations
- The NARA page explains that its vessel list primarily comes from the Mobile Riverine Force Association and that exact scan dates would be determined during scanning. This listing is service-context information; it is not an asbestos record and does not establish a particular deployment date or individual exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-caroline-county-lst525-03
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[5]NHHC, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, ‘LST-525’ (archived Wayback capture, 2024-05-26; NHHC URL now returns 404) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS entry, opening construction paragraph and service-history narrative
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NHHC DANFS identifies LST-525 as laid down 18 October 1943 at Jeffersonville, Indiana, by Jeffersonville Boat & Machine Co.; launched 20 December 1943; and commissioned 14 February 1944. It records decommissioning on 25 June 1946, recommissioning in October 1950, decommissioning on 15 September 1954, naming as Caroline County on 1 July 1955, later reactivation in mid-1965, Vietnam riverine-force support and resupply in 1967 and 1968, and striking from the Navy list on 15 September 1974. The entry identifies World War II operations including Convoy UGS-36 and the invasion of southern France.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1943-1974
- Population
- Shipyard workers and crew; no individual exposure documented
- Limitations
- Ship-history source only. DANFS does not document asbestos, asbestos-containing materials, an individual exposure, quantities, current location, or final disposition. It describes reactivation in mid-1965 but does not give recommissioning or subsequent decommissioning dates.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-caroline-county-lst525-01