Evidence
6 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-6).
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[1]research packet 717-packet.md (3 sources cited) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-dukes-county-lst735-pkt-717-packet-md
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[2]Naval History and Heritage Command, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS), LST-735 [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS entry, opening paragraph and service summary
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NHHC DANFS states LST-735 was laid down on 30 January 1944 at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, by Dravo Corporation, Neville Island; launched on 11 March 1944; and commissioned on 26 April 1944. It records assignment to the Asiatic-Pacific theater and participation in Saipan (August 1944), Lingayen Gulf and Zambales-Subic Bay (January 1945), and Okinawa (March-June 1945). DANFS states it was decommissioned in March 1946 and reactivated on 3 November 1950 for service during the Korean War and afterward with Commander Mine Forces, Pacific.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1944-1946; reactivated 1950
- Limitations
- Supports only the stated identity, construction, commissioning, and service facts. This entry does not document asbestos, asbestos-containing products, individual exposure, or the final U.S. Navy decommissioning and transfer disposition.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-dukes-county-lst735-01
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[3]NHHC, Navy and Marine Corps Awards Manual (Rev. 1953), Ships L, LST 735 (Dukes County) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Ships L, rows headed LST 735 (Dukes County)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The NHHC Korean-service eligibility table identifies LST 735 as Dukes County and records Korean service periods for the ship, including 12 September 1952-22 May 1953 and 17 November 1953-4 May 1954, with campaign entries spanning September 1952-May 1953.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1952-1954
- Population
- U.S. Navy vessel service record
- Limitations
- The table supports the listed identity and qualifying service dates only. It contains no asbestos, material, maintenance, or individual exposure findings.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-dukes-county-lst735-02
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[4]National Archives, Special List 44: Navy Deck Logs Available in the National Archives Catalog, ship-number list [other_primary]
- Locator
- Special List 44, LST-735 row
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA's deck-log availability list includes LST-735 and identifies a listed log coverage interval from 26 April 1944 through 31 December 1945.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1944-1945
- Limitations
- This is a catalog/availability finding, not a review of the logs' contents. It does not establish asbestos presence or exposure aboard the ship.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-dukes-county-lst735-03
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[5]National Archives, Navy Deck Logs Available in the National Archives Catalog, Dukes County (LST-735) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Dukes County (LST-735) heading in the alphabetical ship index
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA identifies Dukes County (LST-735) as commissioned April 1944, decommissioned March 1946, recommissioned November 1950, and decommissioned May 1957. It lists no available deck-log years under the entry.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1944-1957
- Limitations
- Supports service and decommissioning month only. It does not give the exact May 1957 date, transfer disposition, or any information about asbestos, maintenance, or exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-dukes-county-lst735-04
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[6]Research review of authoritative sources and authenticated CourtListener API v4 search via fleet helper [other_primary]
- Locator
- CourtListener API v4 through authenticated helper: exact-name opinion count 0; broad LST-735 opinion count 114; quoted LST-735 opinion request timed out; quoted LST-735 docket result John Dockum and Carol Dockum, Bankruptcy No. 10-00215, unrelated.
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- The authenticated CourtListener opinion search for exact name “USS Dukes County” returned zero results. A broad exact hull-token query LST-735 returned 114 opinion matches, many unrelated text matches; the quoted “LST-735” opinion query timed out and was not completed. The exact quoted “LST-735” docket query returned one unrelated bankruptcy, John Dockum and Carol Dockum (Bankr. N.D. Ill., No. 10-00215), a name/text collision rather than ship or asbestos litigation.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- Search conducted 2026-10-03
- Limitations
- The broad 114-result opinion set was not fully reviewed/classified, and the quoted hull opinion and exact-name docket searches remain incomplete due timeout/fleet-wide helper pacing. The unrelated docket is not a ship case. No conclusion that the ship had or did not have asbestos exposure follows from these incomplete searches.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-dukes-county-lst735-05