Evidence
10 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-10).
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[1]research packet 516-packet.md (1 sources cited) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED — real identity: USS *Carter Hall* — Hull: LSD-3 — Designation: dock landing ship (LSD), Ashland-class
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-carter-hall-lsd3-pkt-516-packet-md
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[2]DANFS, 'Carter Hall (LSD-3)' - live NHHC page (published 31 Mar 2020), service narrative and spec block [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS entry text and spec block; page image is NH 107619 (1968, off Oahu)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS (live NHHC page, verified 2026-09-30): Carter Hall (LSD-3) 'was launched 4 March 1943 by Moore Drydock Co., Oakland, Calif; sponsored by Mrs. T. Wilson; and commissioned 18 September 1943, Lieutenant Commander F. J. Harris, USNR, in command.' She sailed from San Francisco 12 October 1943 for Brisbane, then served as receiving ship, tender, and supply ship at Milne Bay and Buna, New Guinea, until 10 May 1944; took part in the invasion landings at Cape Merkus, Arawe, New Britain, 15 December 1943; the Aitape and Tanahmerah Bay landings (late April-2 May 1944); supported the Guam assault from D-Day 21 July to 26 July 1944; Morotai operations 11 September-1 October; the Leyte landings at Red Beach near Tacloban 20-24 October 1944 with the Palo Attack Group, then San Pedro Bay tender duty to 30 December; was overhauled at Oakland, California, 31 January-4 April 1945 (yard not named); supported the Brunei Bay (10-16 June) and Balikpapan (1-4 July) invasions; carried landing craft to Jinsen, Korea, for the reoccupation; occupation duty at Shanghai and Sasebo to 9 April 1946; decommissioned in reserve at San Diego 12 February 1947; recommissioned 26 January 1951 for the Atlantic Fleet at Norfolk; 6th Fleet Mediterranean January-May 1953 and a Greenland supply lift November 1953; returned to the Pacific Fleet at San Diego 31 January 1955 with WestPac tours 1955, 1958, 1959, 1960 and Arctic supply operations summer 1956; six battle stars for WWII. Spec block: dp. 4,490; l. 457'9"; b. 72'2"; dr. 18'; s. 15.4 k.; cpl. 326; a. 1 5"; cl. Ashland.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1942-1960 (entry coverage)
- Population
- Construction trades (Moore Dry Dock, 1942-43); crew (1943-46, 1951-69)
- Limitations
- Ship-specific history only; no asbestos or material content. The DANFS text ends with the WWII battle-star count - it does not cover her 1965-69 Vietnam-era service, the 31 October 1969 decommissioning/stricken date, or the 1970 disposal; post-1960 milestones come from NavSource (ev-02). The 1945 Oakland overhaul yard is not named.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-carter-hall-lsd3-01
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[3]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, 'Dock Landing Ship LSD-3 Carter Hall' (10/12/1203) - designation timeline, campaign/award tables, ONI 7 Apr 1944 specifications, disposal [other_primary]
- Locator
- Page header timeline, awards/campaign-ribbon tables, ONI specifications block, commanding-officer table
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource Amphibious Photo Archive (live navsource.net page, verified 2026-09-30): originally authorized as APM-3 (Mechanized Artillery Transport), reclassified Landing Ship Dock (LSD-3) 1 July 1941; laid down at Moore Dry Dock Co., Oakland (laid-down date listed as unknown); launched 4 March 1943; commissioned 18 September 1943, LCDR F. J. Harris, USNR. WWII campaign table: Bismarck Archipelago (Arawe 15 December 1943; Admiralty Islands 16-18 March 1944), Hollandia (Aitape/Humboldt Bay/Tanahmerah Bay April-May 1944), Marianas (Guam 21-26 July 1944), Western New Guinea (Morotai 15 September 1944), Leyte (Red Beach, Tacloban October-November 1944), Borneo (Balikpapan 26 June-4 July 1945). Occupation/China service periods 1945-46. Decommissioned 12 February 1947, Pacific Reserve Fleet San Diego; recommissioned 26 January 1951; Europe occupation service 20 January-7 May 1953. Vietnam campaigns: Vietnam Defense (July-December 1965), Vietnamese Counteroffensive (January 1966), Phases II-III (December 1966-June 1967), Phase V (July-August 1968) - five campaign stars; Combat Action Ribbon (13 December 1966); AFEM (1-Cuba, 4-Vietnam). Decommissioned and struck from the Naval Register 31 October 1969; sold to N. W. Kennedy, Vancouver, B.C., 28 August 1970, for scrapping. ONI specification block of 7 April 1944: displacement 4,032 light / 7,930 loaded; propulsion two Skinner Uniflow 5-cylinder reciprocating steam engines and two Babcock & Wilcox oil-fired D-type boilers, 250 psi, twin propellers, 7,400 shp, 17 kts design; complement 17 officers + 237 enlisted; troop accommodations 22 officers + 218 enlisted; armament one 5"/38, two quad and two twin 40mm, sixteen 20mm; well-deck capacity incl. three LCT (Mk V/VI) or 47 DUKW or 41 LVT.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1941-1970
- Population
- Crew (1943-46, 1951-69)
- Limitations
- NavSource is a volunteer secondary compilation, not a primary registry - milestone dates track NVR/DANFS where they exist; the laid-down date is listed as 'unknown' here while secondary construction lists give 27 October 1942 (see ev-03 and gaps). Contains no asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-carter-hall-lsd3-02
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[4]Shipbuilding History, 'Amphibs LHD LHA LPH LSD LPD' naval-ships table and 'Moore Dry Dock' yard table (Tim Colton); corroborated by uboat.net Allied Warships entry LSD-3 and Navypedia Ashland class table [reputable_press]
- Locator
- amphibs.htm LSD section (LSD-3 row); shipyards/large/moore.htm hull list (yard no. 234); uboat.net/allies/warships/11133.html
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Shipbuilding History (Tim Colton) construction lists: the amphibious-ship table records LSD-3 Carter Hall as Moore Dry Dock yard hull 234, 4,032 tons, keel laid 27 October 1942, launched 4 March 1943, delivered/commissioned 18 September 1943 (128 days on the ways, 198 days fitting out), 'Ex-APM 3, scrapped 1970.' The Moore yard table confirms all eight Ashland-class LSDs (yard hulls 232-239) were Moore Dry Dock builds. Keel date corroborated independently by uboat.net warship entry (laid down 27 Oct 1942; ordered 28 Dec 1941) and Navypedia (10.1942). The uboat.net entry also carries a detailed task-group record for the 15 December 1943 Arawe landings (Carter Hall in TF 76's transport group with HMAS Westralia; all embarked DUKWs, Buffaloes and Alligators launched by about 0500 on landing morning).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1941-1943
- Population
- Moore Dry Dock construction trades (1942-43)
- Limitations
- Secondary reference works (derived from builder/Maritime Commission records) - the 27 October 1942 keel date is a secondary consensus: it does not appear in DANFS, and NavSource lists the laid-down date as unknown. Carried in the record with that flag; no asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-carter-hall-lsd3-03
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[5]National Archives, 'Navy Deck Logs Available in the National Archives Catalog' index (archives.gov), Carter Hall (LSD-3) entry - 1966-1969 digitized deck logs [other_primary]
- Locator
- Carter Hall (LSD-3) collapse-panel entry; per-year links to catalog.archives.gov search-within/594258 queries
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA 'Navy Deck Logs Available in the National Archives Catalog' index lists digitized deck logs for Carter Hall (LSD-3) covering calendar years 1966, 1967, 1968, and 1969 - inside collection NAID 594258 (Logbooks of U.S. Navy Ships and Stations). The listing was verified live and its per-year links resolve to catalog search-within queries for this hull.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1966-1969 (digitized coverage)
- Population
- Crew of record, 1966-1969
- Limitations
- Index-level verification only - the individual log files were not opened or reviewed for content. WWII-era logs (1943-46) do not appear in this hull's online listing; RG 24 logbooks remain the research-room path for those years. Deck logs are operational records (positions, personnel, events); asbestos-relevant content, if any, would be incidental.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-carter-hall-lsd3-04
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[6]Naval History and Heritage Command photographic collections, catalog no. NH 107619 (official U.S. Navy photograph) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NH 107619 catalog record (title, description, photographer credit)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Official U.S. Navy photograph NH 107619 in the NHHC collections (verified live): 'USS Carter Hall (LSD-3) underway off the coast of Oahu, Hawaii on 11 May 1968. Photographer: PH2 T.F. Sullivan.' Documents the hull in active late service configuration two years after her last Vietnam campaign period and ~18 months before final decommissioning.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1968-05-11
- Population
- Crew aboard May 1968
- Limitations
- A photograph documents external configuration and presence, not materials - no asbestos content. Used here only to corroborate late-service identity.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-carter-hall-lsd3-05
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[7]Fleischer, W.E., Drinker, P. et al., J. Ind. Hyg. Toxicol. 28(1):9-16 (1946); W.A. Simons Asbestos Trust, California Site List (Sep 2020): MOORE DRY DOCK-OAKLAND, CA (ADELINE ST), Exposure Level H [other_primary]
- Locator
- PMC full text (Fleischer-Drinker); trust PDF http://wastrust.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/WAST-California-Site-List-September-2020.pdf (verified live 2026-09-30); both sources indexed in the fleet's shipyards.json record for moore-dry-dock-oakland
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- Yard-level asbestos documentation for this hull's builder: the U.S. Maritime Commission-commissioned Fleischer-Drinker survey ('A Health Survey of Pipe Covering Operations in Constructing Naval Vessels,' J. Ind. Hyg. Toxicol. 28(1):9-16, 1946) documented amosite pipe covering and boiler-block insulation use and measured dust counts during cutting and fitting at WWII Navy contract yards of the type operated by Moore Dry Dock; and the W.A. Simons Asbestos Trust California Site List (September 2020) lists MOORE DRY DOCK-OAKLAND, CA (ADELINE ST) at Exposure Level H (High) - a claims-administration determination that workers at the site were exposed to asbestos-containing products for which the trust is liable. This hull was on the ways and in the shops at that yard from October 1942 through September 1943.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1942-1945 survey period; trust list 2020
- Population
- Moore Dry Dock construction and shipfitting workforce (1942-43 window covering this hull)
- Limitations
- Yard-level, not hull-level: neither document names LSD-3. The Fleischer-Drinker survey covered Navy contract yards as a group and Moore-specific data was not separately published; the C&EN-reported retraction call on that paper (understatement criticism) is noted in the yard record, and the trust-list H designation is independent corroboration of high-exposure conditions. Establishes exposure conditions for the construction-yard workforce during this hull's build window only - it does not establish that asbestos was installed aboard this specific vessel, nor quantity, location, or individual exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-carter-hall-lsd3-06
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[8]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) - DOI verified via Crossref API 2026-09-30 [other_primary]
- Locator
- AJIM 11(3):359-373; Crossref metadata record (PubMed HTML interface reCAPTCHA-blocked to automated fetch)
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Peer-reviewed historical scholarship documents that asbestos was used extensively as a fireproofing and insulating material in U.S. shipbuilding during WWII - the era and emergency-shipbuilding program under which this 1942-43 steam-powered amphibious auxiliary was constructed - and that wartime naval demand drove unprecedented asbestos utilization in ship construction.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1940s era documented; article 1987
- Population
- WWII shipyard workers and ship crews (class context)
- Limitations
- Program/era-level scholarly documentation of asbestos use in WWII shipbuilding generally; does not name this vessel and does not establish that asbestos was or remains aboard this hull, nor quantity, location, condition, exposure, or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-carter-hall-lsd3-07
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[9]GAO, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (Oct 18, 1979) [gao]
- Locator
- GAO product page HRD-80-2 (full text blocked, HTTP 403)
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO documented that the Navy used asbestos insulation extensively aboard ships and did not begin substituting alternative insulation materials until the early 1970s - spanning this hull's entire construction (1942-43) and service era (1943-69).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1979
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers; asbestos program review
- Limitations
- Program-level documentation; supports era context only, not any fact specific to this hull. Full text not retrieved - gao.gov blocks automated fetch (HTTP 403, confirmed 2026-09-30), the standing defect noted in BATCH-01/98; content via product-page description.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-carter-hall-lsd3-08
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[10]Batch-5818 search ledger (this record): DANFS live page; NavSource; Shipbuilding History; uboat.net; NARA deck-log index; NHHC photo catalog; NVR; asbestos web sweep; CourtListener (status per ledger) [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-carter-hall-lsd3-01 through -10
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, donation condition, or docketed asbestos case naming LSD-3 was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). Asbestos-keyword web hits for this hull are law-firm/marketing listicles (e.g., mesotheliomasymptoms.com, freeasbestostesting.com, simmonsfirm.com ship-list pages) asserting asbestos aboard without primary sourcing - excluded by source policy. The hull was scrapped in 1970-71, before modern ACM-handling regulation, and no material record of the breakup was located.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 2026-09-30
- Limitations
- Absence of a located public record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard - a 1943 steam amphibious is era-consistent with installed asbestos-containing materials, and her builder's yard is independently documented at Exposure Level H. Does not establish presence or absence aboard this hull; does not establish or defeat any exposure claim or legal eligibility. CourtListener status is recorded in the ledger - if it remains paced it is an open gap, not a negative result.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-carter-hall-lsd3-09