Evidence
7 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-7).
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[1]research packet 698-packet.md (16 sources cited) [nhhc_danfs]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-crook-county-lst611-pkt-698-packet-md
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[2]Naval History and Heritage Command, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, ‘LST-611’ [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS entry, opening construction paragraph and service narrative
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- LST-611 was laid down 17 December 1943 at Seneca, Illinois, by Chicago Bridge & Iron Co.; launched 28 April 1944; and commissioned 15 May 1944. It served in the Asiatic-Pacific theater, including the Leyte landing in October 1944 and Mindoro landing in December 1944; later operated with the Amphibious Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, and participated in the Inchon landings in September 1950. On 1 July 1955 it was redesignated Crook County (LST-611), named after counties in Oregon and Wyoming. On 26 October 1956 it was placed in service, in reserve, in caretaker status. DANFS credits two World War II battle stars and three Korean War battle stars.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1943-1956
- Limitations
- Official ship history; does not document asbestos materials, individual exposure, or final disposition after reserve status.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-crook-county-lst611-01
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[3]Naval History and Heritage Command, ‘Ships Sunk and Damaged in Action during the Korean Conflict’ [other_primary]
- Locator
- Entry ‘Crook County (LST-611)’
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NHHC lists Crook County (LST-611) as suffering superficial damage after being hit by a shore battery, with no casualties, on 22 December 1951.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1951-12-22
- Limitations
- NHHC historical summary of a Korean War incident; unrelated to asbestos condition or exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-crook-county-lst611-02
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[4]Naval Sea Systems Command, Naval Ships’ Technical Manual, Chapter 050, ‘Readiness and Care of Inactive Ships,’ revision 3 (1 May 2005), § 050-7.2.7 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Chapter 050, § 050-7.2.7, pp. 050-7-8 to 050-7-9
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- The Navy manual states that past naval shipbuilding programs extensively used asbestos materials in shipboard installations including thermal insulation and deck tile. Its inactive-ship procedures discuss asbestos insulation and asbestos debris during inactivation, storage, cannibalization, and reactivation.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- Historical shipbuilding programs; manual revision 2005
- Population
- Navy inactive-ship personnel and contractors; general naval shipbuilding programs
- Limitations
- Navy-wide shipbuilding and inactive-ship context, not a Crook County-specific finding. Does not establish that any named asbestos material was installed aboard this hull, its quantity or condition, or any person's exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-crook-county-lst611-03
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[5]U.S. General Accounting Office, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (18 October 1979) [gao]
- Locator
- Product page, Highlights; full report linked there
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO reviewed Navy asbestos-protection efforts at Long Beach and Norfolk Naval Shipyards, including Navy ship asbestos use and removal policies. The product page summarizes a 1975 policy to remove and replace damaged insulation or insulation removed for repairs, and a 1979 modification providing selective replacement in high-maintenance areas.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1975-1979
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers at Long Beach and Norfolk
- Limitations
- Program-level review at two shipyards; not a Crook County survey or work record. The cited product page summary does not show that this vessel was present at either yard or that asbestos was installed, removed, or retained aboard it.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-crook-county-lst611-04
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[6]Defense Nuclear Agency, Operation REDWING report, DNA 6037F (1956), official Defense Threat Reduction Agency-hosted report [other_primary]
- Locator
- Figure 37 caption, ‘General arrangement of USS Crook County (LST-611), REDWING’
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The official Operation REDWING report identifies USS Crook County (LST-611) in a figure caption describing the ship’s general arrangement for REDWING.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1956 Operation REDWING
- Limitations
- The report supports the hull’s association with Operation REDWING only to the extent stated in the figure caption. It does not establish asbestos use, asbestos disturbance, contamination, or exposure during the operation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-crook-county-lst611-05
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[7]Research log for this batch; search scope and access limitations described in BATCH-7130-REPORT.md [other_primary]
- Locator
- See batch report, CourtListener and access gaps
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- No qualifying Crook County/LST-611 asbestos litigation record was established in this research pass. An authenticated CourtListener exact-name opinion search was attempted through the fleet helper, which refused the request before API access because the pacing budget was spent. Hull-number and docket searches were not completed; this is not a verified no-result finding.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- Research pass 2026-10-02
- Limitations
- The helper refused the exact-name opinion query before making an API request because the fleet pacing budget was spent. Hull-number and docket searches were not completed. Do not interpret as proof that no case or docket exists.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-crook-county-lst611-06