USS Demeter (LST-1121)

Evidence

13 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-13).

1. [1]research packet 627-packet.md [other_primary]

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Evidence ID

   uss-demeter-lst1121-pkt-627-packet-md

2. [2]Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, 'Demeter' (ARB-10) entry, NHHC live page [nhhc_danfs]

   Locator

   DANFS 'Demeter' entry, full text incl. spec block

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   DANFS entry 'Demeter' (ARB-10; class Aristaeus; spec block dp. 1,781, l. 328', b. 60', dr. 11'2", s. 12 k., cpl. 260): LST-1121 was launched 19 January 1945 by Chicago Bridge and Iron Co., Seneca, Ill.; sponsored by Mrs. W. B. Wynn; placed in partial commission 31 January 1945 under Lieutenant P. P. Wynn, USNR; sailed down the Mississippi to Baltimore, where she was decommissioned 2 March 1945 for conversion to a battle damage repair ship; commissioned as Demeter (ARB-10) 3 July 1945, Lieutenant E. V. Converse, USNR, in command. Demeter called at San Diego 1-6 September 1945 and arrived at Pearl Harbor ten days later; embarked passengers for the United States and sailed 11 October for the east coast, arriving Charleston, S.C., 11 November; arrived Green Cove Springs, Fla., 27 November; placed in service in reserve 27 May 1947 to provide services to the reserve fleet group there; sold 3 September 1959.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-10-02

   Study period

   1944-1959

   Population

   Ship's company ~260 (DANFS class spec figure); passengers embarked at Pearl Harbor October 1945; Green Cove Springs reserve fleet group personnel served by the ship 1947-1959

   Limitations

   Official Navy narrative establishes identity, construction, conversion event, service, reserve status, and the 3 September 1959 sale date; it contains no asbestos, insulation, or materials information and supports no asbestos claim. DANFS names the sponsor (Mrs. W. B. Wynn) and the ferry-commanding officer (Lt. P. P. Wynn) but does not give a keel-laying date or name the Baltimore conversion yard; beam '60'' in the DANFS spec block conflicts with 50' in BuShips Ships' Data 1945 and NavSource - logged in the correction row.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-demeter-lst1121-01

3. [3]Bureau of Ships, Ships' Data, U.S. Naval Vessels, Vol. III (NAVSHIPS 250-012, 15 April 1945), Auxiliaries - Repair Ships, Battle Damage (ARB) section, per-hull rows for DEMETER ARB-10 (shipscribe.com scan of the official wartime publication) [other_primary]

   Locator

   SDB 1945 v3 ARB tables pp.330-335: characteristics p.330, accommodations p.331, machinery p.332, generators/fuel p.333, armament p.334, construction p.335; name index 'ARB10 DEMETER'; type index 'Demeter (ex-LST1121)'

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   Official BuShips Ships' Data, U.S. Naval Vessels Vol. III (15 April 1945) carries per-hull rows for DEMETER ARB-10: characteristics row 'DEMETER (ex-LST 1121) ARB10 - 328'0" oa, 316'0" wl, 50'0" extreme beam, 11.6 kts trial, 3,960 t trial displacement'; accommodations row '4,100 t limiting displacement, 34 t/in immersion, 11'2" limiting draft, 15 officers + 271 enlisted, largest boom 50 t'; machinery row '2 propellers, G.M. Diesel 12-567A (ditto of ARB-1 row), 1,800 shp'; reduction-gear/generator row 'single Falk gear; 4 x 100 kW 120/240 V DC and 2 x 100 kW 450 V AC diesel-driven generators; diesel fuel 4,480 bbls'; armament row '2 quad 40mm AA mounts' (20mm column truncated in the scanned table; 8 single 20mm per NavSource/ShipScribe class armament); construction row 'Maryland D. D. Co., Baltimore, Md. - keel laid 25 Oct 44, launched 19 Jan 45, date of first commission 31 Jan 45 - DEMETER ARB10'; type index 'Demeter (ex-LST1121) ARB10 Auxiliary - Repair Ship, Battle Damage.'

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-10-02

   Study period

   1945 (publication); construction 1944-1945

   Population

   Accommodations documented: 15 officers + 271 enlisted

   Limitations

   Contemporaneous official Navy data naming this hull - the strongest identity/specification source in the file. It documents machinery, fittings, accommodations, and the Maryland Drydock conversion association only; it contains no asbestos or insulation-material statements and supports no asbestos claim beyond establishing the diesel plant type to which era inference applies. The construction table's 'By whom and where built' column associates Maryland D.D. Co. with ARB-10 (the conversion yard) while sibling rows carry original builders - the table reflects conversion-yard attribution for the 1944-45 ARB group; the keel/launch dates are the LST hull's dates at Chicago Bridge & Iron. OCR artifacts in the scan ('I'LYSSES', 'ILELIOS', 'LST 115'/'LST 596' for sisters) do not affect the DEMETER row.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-demeter-lst1121-02

4. [4]NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive, 'USS Demeter (ARB-10)' (navsource.net/archives/09/26/2610.htm); NavSource LST index carries 'LST-1121 - Reclassified ARB-10 Demeter' [other_primary]

   Locator

   Specifications block; timeline; awards ribbons; commanding-officers table; photo caption 'laid up in reserve at East Boston Naval Annex, September 1960'

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   NavSource Service Ship Photo Archive entry for USS Demeter (ARB-10): laid down as LST-1121 at Chicago Bridge and Iron Works, Seneca, IL; launched 19 January 1945; placed in reduced commission as USS LST-1121 31 January 1945, LT Francis P. Wynn, Ferry Crew #2 in command; decommissioned 2 March 1945 at Baltimore for conversion; recommissioned USS Demeter (ARB-10) 3 July 1945, LT Elliot V. Converse USNR; assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater during WWII; decommissioned 25 May 1947 at Green Cove Springs, FL; placed in service in reserve 27 May 1947 at Green Cove Springs; placed out of service in reserve, date unknown; struck from the Naval Register, date unknown; sold in 1958, resold in 1961 for merchant service renamed MV Motonave; renamed MV Demeter, date unknown; final disposition sunk 12 January 1964. Specifications: 1,781 t light / 3,960 t full; 328' x 50' x 11'2"; 11.6 kts; 15 officers + 271 enlisted; 50 t largest boom; two quad 40mm + eight single 20mm AA; 4 x 100 kW DC + 2 x 100 kW AC generators; 4,480 bbls diesel; two GM 12-567A diesels, Falk reduction gear, two propellers, 1,800 shp. Photo: laid up in reserve at East Boston Naval Annex, September 1960 (Richard Leonhardt collection). Awards display: American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WWII Victory Medal. Commanding officers: LT Francis P. Wynn (ferry), LT Elliot V. Converse USNR, LT Donald H. Frisch USN (Aug-Dec 1946).

   Verification

   partial

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-10-02

   Study period

   1944-1964

   Limitations

   Volunteer-compiled secondary archive; specification block and timeline are consistent with DANFS, the BuShips Ships' Data 1945 rows, and ShipScribe but are not themselves official documents - verification partial. Conflicts logged in the correction row: 'sold in 1958' vs DANFS 3 Sep 1959 and ShipScribe disposal 31 Jul 1959; decommissioned 25 May 1947 vs ShipScribe 26 May and DANFS in-service-in-reserve 27 May; strike 'date unknown' vs ShipScribe 1 Mar 1959; the September 1960 'in reserve' photo caption postdates every documented sale date. Page contains no asbestos statement.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-demeter-lst1121-03

5. [5]Shipscribe U.S. Navy auxiliary ships data sheets, 'USS Aristaeus (ARB-1) Class' page (construction/disposition tables, class notes, ARB-10 ship note) - compiled by Stephen S. Roberts from official records [other_primary]

   Locator

   Class page: construction table ARB-10 row; disposition table row '10 DEMETER 26 May 47 | 1 Mar 59 | 31 Jul 59 | Sold'; Ship Notes ARB-10; Class Notes (Maryland DD conversion for all units except ARB-3; Gibbs and Cox design agent; ARB conversion differences paragraph)

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   Ship-design compilation naming this hull (ShipScribe USS Aristaeus ARB-1 class page, Stephen S. Roberts compilation from Navy registers, BuShips/OpNav records, and MARAD files): construction row - DEMETER ARB-10, Chicago Bridge Seneca builder, keel 25 Oct 44, launched 19 Jan 45, commissioned 3 Jul 45, reclassified 14 Aug 44; disposition row - decommissioned 26 May 47, struck 1 Mar 59, disposal 31 Jul 59 'Sold'; ship note - 'Ex LST-1121 14 Aug 44. Ferry commission as LST-1121 31 Jan-2 Mar 45. Converted by Maryland DD, Baltimore, Md. In USN reserve 1946-59 (in service in reserve from 26 May 47 at Green Cove Springs, Florida, as a reserve fleet accomodation ship). Merc. MOTONAVE 1961, lost as DEMETER 1964.' Class notes: all ARB-1-class units were modified to ARBs by Maryland Drydock, Baltimore, except ARB-3 (Tampa SB); Gibbs and Cox was the design agent for all three LST conversion designs; ARBs took their designations upon entering the conversion yard; ARB conversion scope - heavier armament, greater deck cargo-handling facilities, a much longer superstructure deck, and 'the tank deck covered with lathes, grinders, drills, metal cutters, welding machines, and other shop equipment,' with a larger crew of specialized ship-repair ratings; bow doors welded shut; two derricks (10-ton booms) plus a 50-ton A-frame.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-10-02

   Study period

   1944-1964

   Population

   Conversion workforce, Maryland Drydock Co., Baltimore (March-July 1945); repair-rated ship's company (larger than a standard LST crew)

   Limitations

   Compiled reference, but every checkable point corroborated by primary sources this session: keel 25 Oct 44, launch 19 Jan 45, first commission 31 Jan 45, and the Maryland Drydock conversion association all match the BuShips Ships' Data 1945 per-hull rows; the 3 Jul 45 commissioning matches DANFS. Decommission 26 May 47 vs NavSource 25 May - logged in the correction row; disposal 31 Jul 59 vs DANFS 'sold 3 Sep 1959' vs NavSource 'sold in 1958' - all logged. 'In USN reserve 1946-59' reads ~18 months early against the documented 26/27 May 1947 reserve-service date - loose wording. No asbestos content in the source.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-demeter-lst1121-04

6. [6]ShipbuildingHistory.com (Tim Colton compilation), 'Repair Ships AR ARB ARC ARG ARH ARL ARV' table, ARB-10 row [other_primary]

   Locator

   AR/ARB/ARC/ARG/ARH/ARL/ARV table, ARB-10 row

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   Shipbuilding-history compiled registry row for this hull (shipbuildinghistory.com naval repair ships table): 'ARB 10 | LST 1121 | Chicago Bridge | Landing Ship, Tank | 1945 | Maryland DD | Demeter | 1,781 | 328 | 3-Jul-45 | Laid up 1947, sold 1958, resold 1961 as Motonave, sank 1964' - corroborating the Chicago Bridge build, Maryland Drydock conversion, 3 July 1945 commissioning, 1947 lay-up, merchant resale as Motonave, and the 1964 loss.

   Verification

   partial

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-10-02

   Study period

   1944-1964

   Limitations

   Secondary compiled registry; consistent with DANFS, SDB 1945, NavSource, and ShipScribe on every checkable point but not itself an official document - verification partial. 'Sold 1958' conflicts with ShipScribe disposal 31 Jul 1959 and DANFS 3 Sep 1959 - logged in the correction row. No asbestos content.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-demeter-lst1121-05

7. [7]Cross-source reconciliation: DANFS Demeter entry vs BuShips SDB 1945 v3 ARB tables vs NavSource ARB-10 page vs ShipScribe ARB-1 class page vs shipbuildinghistory.com ARB row [other_primary]

   Locator

   DANFS spec block (b. 60', cpl. 260) vs SDB 1945 p.330-331 rows; NavSource timeline vs ShipScribe disposition table; NavSource photo caption vs sale dates; commanding-officer attributions

   Finding type

   historical_record

   Finding

   Source discrepancies logged, not asserted: (a) Sale date - DANFS 'sold on 3 September 1959' vs ShipScribe disposition row '31 Jul 59 Sold' vs NavSource and shipbuildinghistory.com 'sold 1958'; the Navy-register-derived ShipScribe strike (1 Mar 1959) and disposal (31 Jul 1959) are carried as the structured dates with the DANFS/NavSource variants logged. (b) Decommission date - NavSource 25 May 1947 vs ShipScribe 26 May 1947 vs DANFS in-service-in-reserve 27 May 1947; all three are carried with attribution. (c) Strike date - ShipScribe 1 Mar 1959 vs NavSource 'date unknown' vs DANFS silent. (d) Beam - DANFS spec block 60' vs BuShips SDB 1945 and NavSource 50'0"; the contemporaneous official table controls. (e) Complement - BuShips SDB 1945 accommodations and NavSource 15 officers + 271 enlisted vs DANFS class figure 260 vs ShipScribe class-design figure 253 (1944). (f) NavSource photo caption places the ship 'laid up in reserve at East Boston Naval Annex, September 1960' - after every documented sale date; possibly a post-sale lay-up or a caption/dating error; unresolved. (g) Ferry-period command - DANFS Lt. P. P. Wynn USNR vs NavSource LT Francis P. Wynn Ferry Crew #2 (same officer, name-form variance); NavSource's CO table gives Converse command beginning 9 Feb 1945 while DANFS places Wynn in command for the Mississippi transit - minor overlap unresolved.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   correction

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-10-02

   Study period

   1944-1964

   Limitations

   Resolves or logs publication-level discrepancies among official and compiled sources; none affects hull identity (LST-1121 = ARB-10 = merchant Motonave/Demeter). None of the underlying sources contains asbestos information.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-demeter-lst1121-06

8. [8]Consolidated era/design inference - BuShips SDB 1945 per-hull machinery/construction rows + ShipScribe ARB-1 class conversion notes + DANFS conversion event + class-profile design grouping (LST-542 group, BuShips SD-1945 v2) [other_primary]

   Locator

   SDB 1945 v3 ARB machinery/construction rows for ARB-10 (pp.332, 335); ShipScribe ARB-1 class notes (conversion scope); DANFS conversion event

   Finding type

   asbestos_application

   Finding

   Era/design inference: this hull was built October 1944 - January 1945 as LST-1121 at Chicago Bridge & Iron Co., Seneca, IL - peak-WWII-era construction at an inland Navy-contract 'cornfield' yard - then decommissioned at Baltimore 2 March 1945 and converted March - July 1945 by Maryland Drydock Co. into a battle damage repair ship: bow doors welded shut, superstructure extended, a 50-ton A-frame and derrick rig fitted, and the tank deck filled with machine shops (lathes, grinders, drills, metal cutters, welding machines) plus accommodations for a repair-rated crew enlarged to 15 officers + 271 enlisted. The documented plant is diesel (2 x GM 12-567A, no boilers - BuShips SDB 1945 machinery row), which removes the boiler/steam-lagging pathway; the era-typical asbestos-relevant applications for this type were diesel-exhaust lagging, engine-room thermal/acoustic insulation, gaskets and flange packing, deck coverings/tile, bulkhead and accommodation insulation, electrical insulation, and winch/derrick brake linings. The conversion itself - cutting, welding, and outfitting interior spaces throughout the hull at a 1945 shipyard - is a documented outfit-addition event of the kind that era practice executed with asbestos-containing insulation, gasket, and deck-covering materials.

   Verification

   inferred

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   class_or_era

   Accessed

   2026-10-02

   Study period

   1944-1964

   Population

   Construction trades, Chicago Bridge & Iron Seneca (Oct 1944-Jan 1945); conversion workforce, Maryland Drydock Baltimore (Mar-Jul 1945); ship's company 1945-1947; Green Cove Springs reserve-fleet personnel served/aboard 1947-1959; merchant crews 1961-1964

   Limitations

   Inference from the documented machinery plant, construction/conversion events, and era - NOT a hull record. No survey, specification, material schedule, abatement contract, or exposure record naming LST-1121/ARB-10 was located; establishes no asbestos content, quantity, location, individual exposure, or causation. Every listed application is 'typical of the type/era,' not 'installed on this hull.' The merchant-service period (1961-1964) is outside the U.S. wartime-era inference scope; merchant materials documentation was not located.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-demeter-lst1121-07

9. [9]Fleischer, W.E., Viles, F.J. Jr., Gade, R.L., and Drinker, P., 'A health survey of pipe covering operations in constructing naval vessels,' J Ind Hyg Toxicol 28(1):9-16 (Jan 1946), PMID 21016030 [other_primary]

   Locator

   Abstract and article, J Ind Hyg Toxicol 28(1):9-16

   Finding type

   asbestos_application

   Finding

   The U.S. Maritime Commission-commissioned industrial-hygiene survey of WWII pipe-covering operations at Navy yards and Navy contract yards documented that 'an important ingredient of pipe covering material used on U.S. Navy vessels is amosite' - i.e., asbestos insulation was standard material in wartime naval-vessel construction of exactly this hull's era and program.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   context

   Documentation level

   class_or_era

   Accessed

   2026-10-02

   Study period

   Survey wartime; article 1946

   Population

   WWII shipyard pipe coverers and nearby trades (class context)

   Limitations

   Era-level documentation of asbestos use in naval construction generally; does not name this vessel, class, or either yard (whether Chicago Bridge Seneca or Maryland Drydock was among the surveyed contract yards is unverified) and establishes nothing about this hull's materials, condition, or any individual exposure. Per the Atlas shipyards record, C&EN (July 2026) reported a retraction call for this paper alleging understatement of asbestos hazards - noted for transparency. PubMed page is bot-gated (reCAPTCHA) to automated fetch; the PMID citation is the stable bibliographic locator.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-demeter-lst1121-08

10. [10]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) [other_primary]

    Locator

    Abstract and article, AJIM 11(3):359-373

    Finding type

    asbestos_application

    Finding

    Peer-reviewed historical study documents that asbestos was used extensively as a fireproofing and insulating material in U.S. shipbuilding during WWII - the era and emergency construction program under which this LST-542-design hull was built and ARB-converted - and that wartime demand drove unprecedented asbestos utilization in shipbuilding.

    Verification

    verified

    Role

    context

    Documentation level

    class_or_era

    Accessed

    2026-10-02

    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 or class and does not establish that asbestos was aboard this hull, nor quantity, location, condition, exposure, or causation. DOI resolves to the Wiley article record; the publisher page returns 403 to automated fetch - citation is the stable bibliographic locator.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-demeter-lst1121-09

11. [11]GAO, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (Oct 18, 1979) [gao]

    Locator

    GAO product page HRD-80-2 (product-page description; full text not retrieved - gao.gov returns HTTP 403 to automated fetch, standing access gap since Batch-01)

    Finding type

    gov_survey

    Finding

    GAO documented the Navy's asbestos-protection program: 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 (1944-45) and U.S. Navy custody era (1945-1959); standing policy (1975) removed asbestos insulation only when damaged or required for repairs, modified 1979 to selective replacement in high-maintenance areas.

    Verification

    verified

    Role

    context

    Documentation level

    class_or_era

    Accessed

    2026-10-02

    Study period

    Survey published 1979; covers Navy practice through the ship's entire Navy era

    Population

    Navy shipyard workers; asbestos program review (class context)

    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) - content via product-page description per the Batch-01 treatment.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-demeter-lst1121-10

12. [12]Batch-6610 search ledger (this record): DANFS/NHHC live page; BuShips SDB 1945 v3 per-hull rows; NavSource ARB-10 + LST index; ShipScribe ARB-1 class page; shipbuildinghistory.com ARB table; MARAD ShipHistory name searches; CourtListener name/hull searches; general-web asbestos-mention check [other_primary]

    Locator

    search_ledger rows sl-uss-demeter-lst1121-01 through sl-uss-demeter-lst1121-10

    Finding type

    historical_record

    Finding

    No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, court finding, or docketed asbestos case naming USS Demeter, ARB-10, LST-1121, or merchant Motonave/Demeter was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). CourtListener (authenticated API v4, fleet-paced): 'USS Demeter' opinions 0, 'USS Demeter' dockets 0; 'LST-1121 OR ARB-10 OR Motonave' opinions returned 100 hits of which none contained the queried hull terms - all 'Motonave' name collisions (Motonave is generic Italian for 'motor vessel,' e.g., the Klinghoffer/Achille Lauro litigation); 'Demeter asbestos' opinions returned 4 hits, all name collisions (Demeter Trust in the Askin securities litigation; surname usage in Polk, Shuette, Neal); 'LST-1121' dockets returned 2 document-number collisions (Donoghue v. Local.Com, Molina bankruptcy); 'Maryland Drydock asbestos' opinions 0.

    Verification

    verified

    Role

    negative_finding

    Documentation level

    ship_specific

    Accessed

    2026-10-02

    Study period

    2026-10-02

    Limitations

    Absence of a located public record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard - a 1944-45 inland-built LST hull reworked at a 1945 Baltimore repair yard is era-consistent with asbestos-containing materials, and the hull's 1964 sinking predates every modern hazardous-materials inventory regime. Does not establish presence or absence; does not establish or defeat any exposure claim or legal eligibility.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-demeter-lst1121-11

13. [13]NARA Guide to Federal Records: RG 24 (Navy deck logs), RG 19 (Bureau of Ships); NHHC photographic collections; Gibbs and Cox design records (uncollected) [other_primary]

    Locator

    https://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/024.html ; https://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/019.html

    Finding type

    historical_record

    Finding

    Archival leads (not retrieved - requires research-room or reproduction order; no spend authorized): (a) NARA RG 24 deck logs for USS Demeter's commissioned period July 1945 - May 1947 plus the in-service-in-reserve accommodation-ship period at Green Cove Springs (to ~1959), series 'Logbooks of U.S. Navy Ships and Stations, 1941-1978' (NAID 594258) at Archives II, College Park - digitization status unverified (NARA catalog API not queried successfully for this hull); (b) NARA RG 19 (Bureau of Ships) records incl. the LST-1121 construction files (Chicago Bridge & Iron contract) and the ARB-10 conversion work package at Maryland Drydock, Baltimore (1945); (c) Gibbs and Cox design records for the LST-to-ARB conversion design (design agent for all three LST conversion designs per ShipScribe class notes); (d) NHHC photographic records - the NavSource-captioned September 1960 East Boston Naval Annex lay-up photo (Richard Leonhardt collection) suggests additional NHHC imagery of this hull; (e) merchant-phase records for MV Motonave/MV Demeter (1961-1964) - flag state, registry, and the 12 January 1964 loss - not located in the sources searched.

    Verification

    unverified

    Role

    archival_lead

    Documentation level

    context_only

    Accessed

    2026-10-02

    Study period

    1944-1964 records

    Limitations

    Record-group/collection mapping only - no box-level retrieval performed; existence of asbestos-specific documents for LST-1121/ARB-10 is unknown until surveyed in person. Nothing in this row is an asbestos finding.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-demeter-lst1121-12