Evidence
10 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-10).
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[1]research packet 721-packet.md [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-eddy-county-lst759-pkt-721-packet-md
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[2]DANFS, LST-759 - construction, sponsor, commissioning, Okinawa service, decommissioning, 1955 renaming, striking (verbatim transcription; live NHHC page returned 404, archived capture exists) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS LST-759 service narrative (ibiblio hyperwar USN/ships/dafs/LST/lst759.html); Wayback capture http://web.archive.org/web/20251209184302/https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/l/lst-759.html
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Documented for this hull: 'LST-759 was laid down on 11 June 1944 at Ambridge, Pa., by the American Bridge Co.; launched on 29 July 1944; sponsored by Mrs. N. B. Obbard; and commissioned on 25 August 1944, Lt. John A. Baybutt, USCGR, in command. During World War II, LST-759 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater and participated in the assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto in April 1945. She was decommissioned in March 1946. On 1 July 1955, the ship was redesignated Eddy County (LST-759) (q.v.) after counties in New Mexico and North Dakota. The tank landing ship was berthed at the Columbia River Group of the Pacific Reserve Fleet until struck from the Navy list on 1 October 1958. LST-759 earned one battle star for World War II service.'
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1944-1958 (entry coverage)
- Population
- Construction trades, American Bridge Co. Ambridge (1944); crew incl. USCG (1944-46)
- Limitations
- Ship-specific history only; no asbestos or material content. Live NHHC DANFS page returned 404 on 2026-10-03 at both candidate URLs (standing NHHC link-rot defect, cf. BATCH-01); the same text is verified in a Wayback capture of the canonical page (2025-12-09) and the ibiblio verbatim transcription is cited as the live source. The '(q.v.)' cross-reference implies a separate 'Eddy County' stub entry in DANFS; that stub was not located in the mirrors - the LST-759 entry is the ship's DANFS coverage.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-eddy-county-lst759-01
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[3]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS Eddy County (LST-759) ex USS LST-759 - designation timeline, USCG-manning flag, unit assignments, campaign table, specifications, commanding officers, NARA-captioned photography (verified live on navsource.net) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 10/16/160759.htm header block, campaign table, specifications block, commanding-officers table, photo captions
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource record for this hull: 'USS LST-759 was manned by the US Coast Guard during World War II'; LST-542 class; laid down 11 June 1944 at American Bridge Co., Ambridge, PA; launched 29 July 1944; assigned to Asiatic-Pacific theater under LST Flotilla Twenty-Nine (CAPT C. H. Peterson USCG), LST Group Eighty-Five (CDR W. B. Millington USCG), LST Division One Hundred Sixty-Nine; campaign table: Okinawa Gunto operation, assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto 1-10 April 1945; decommissioned 29 March 1946; laid up Pacific Reserve Fleet, Columbia River Group; named Eddy County (LST-759) 1 July 1955; struck from the Naval Register 1 October 1958; one battle star; 'Final Disposition, fate unknown.' Spec block: 1,625 t light / 4,080 t full / 2,366 t beaching; 328 ft oa; 50 ft beam; 11.6 kt trial; endurance 24,000 mi at 9 kt; 13 officers + 104 enlisted, troop accommodations 16 officers + 147 enlisted; 2 LCVP; fuel 4,300 Bbls diesel; propulsion 2 x General Motors 12-567A 900 hp diesels, single Falk main reduction gear, 3 diesel-drive 100 kW 230 V DC ship's service generators, 2 propellers 1,700 shp, twin rudders. Commanding officers: LT John A. Baybutt USCGR (25 Aug 1944 - 21 Feb 1946); ENS Roy C. Kindred USCGR (21 Feb - 29 Mar 1946).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1944-1958
- Population
- USCG crew (1944-46); embarked troops
- Limitations
- NavSource is a volunteer secondary compilation, not a primary registry; its milestone dates generally track NVR/DANFS. INTERNAL INCONSISTENCY: the timeline block says 'Commissioned USS LST-759, 8 August 1944' while the same page's commanding-officer table and DANFS give 25 August 1944 - DANFS date carried (see gaps). 'Fate unknown' conflicts with the NHHC Online Library's May 1959 SubFlotOne transfer (see ev-03). Contains no asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-eddy-county-lst759-02
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[4]NHHC Online Library of Selected Images (Naval Historical Center transcription on ibiblio), 'USS LST-759, 1944-1959' - disposition detail and photo NH 79022 [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- NHHC Online Library photo page usnsh-l/lst759.htm (ibiblio transcription of Naval Historical Center page); photo NH 79022
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Naval Historical Center photo page for this hull records the post-striking disposition NavSource lacks: 'She was stricken from the list of Navy ships in October 1958 and turned over to Commander Submarine Flotilla One in May 1959 for use as a target.' Also documents that the renamed ship 'had no active service under that name,' and carries photo NH 79022 (LST-759 underway in San Francisco Bay, circa 1945-1946; U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph, courtesy Donald M. McPherson, 1974).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1958-1959 (disposition coverage); page made 2005
- Limitations
- 'For use as a target' is the last documented status - the page does not state she was actually expended or sunk; final fate beyond May 1959 is undocumented (NavSource: 'fate unknown'). Page mislabels her an 'LST-511 class' tank landing ship - all other sources place her in the LST-542 class/design group (see gaps). Full-load displacement figure '3776-ton' also differs from NavSource's 4,080 t. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-eddy-county-lst759-03
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[5]NARA, 'USS LST-759 - War Diary, 4/1/45 to 5/31/45,' NAID 633441766, RG 38 Records of the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, series 'World War II War Diaries, Other Operational Records and Histories' (MLR P 17); sibling file units for Jun-Oct 1945 [other_primary]
- Locator
- catalog.archives.gov/id/633441766 (RG 38, series NAID 4697018); sibling NAIDs 101712503, 101767058, 77490379, 77523177, 77571004
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The ship's own war diaries survive and are digitized: NAID 633441766 covers 1 April - 31 May 1945 (the Okinawa Gunto operation period; 6 images, unrestricted, Fold3 scan, microfilm roll A1627, National Archives at College Park). Sibling file units located in the same series: NAID 101712503 (Jun 1945), 101767058 (Jul 1945), 77490379 (Aug 1945), 77523177 (Sep 1945), 77571004 (Oct 1945). These are the ship's own contemporaneous operational records - the strongest open lead for primary ship-specific detail (ports, availabilities, casualties, stores).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1945-04-01 to 1945-10-31
- Population
- USCG ship's company and embarked units, Apr-Oct 1945
- Limitations
- Archival lead: catalog metadata verified resolving 2026-10-03; image contents were not extracted this session (metadata-level verification only). A war diary documents operations, not materials - any asbestos relevance would be indirect (e.g., recorded repairs). No coverage located for the 1944 commissioning period or for 1946 in the digitized set surfaced.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-eddy-county-lst759-04
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[6]U.S. National Archives photos 80-G-379466, 80-G-379467, 80-G-379468 (NavSource-captioned) - LST-759 with LST-643 entering floating drydock USS ABSD-6, Guam, 29 May 1945; plus Okinawa photography (Rhino causeway 1 Apr 1945; beached Aug 1945) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 10/16/160759.htm photo captions (NARA photo nos. 80-G-379466/-379467/-379468); Okinawa and beaching photo captions
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA-held photographs document a drydocking event for this hull: LST-759 and LST-643 approaching and entering the auxiliary floating drydock USS ABSD-6 at Guam on 29 May 1945 (80-G-379466/-379467/-379468, US Navy photos in the collections of the US National Archives, transcribed in NavSource captions). Additional photography documents her at the Okinawa beachhead 1 April 1945 with a Rhino causeway fitted to her port side, and beached at Okinawa in August 1945 alongside LST-221 and LST-122. Presence inside a floating drydock is documented physical evidence of a maintenance availability event - though not of what work was performed.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1945
- Population
- USCG crew and ABSD-6 drydock crew, Guam (May 1945)
- Limitations
- Archival lead only: photos establish the hull entering ABSD-6, not what work (if any) was accomplished in dock - a drydock photo is not a work package. The 80-G numbers are transcribed from NavSource captions; a direct catalog.archives.gov query for '80-G-379466' surfaced no matching file unit this session, so individual NAIDs are unverified. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-eddy-county-lst759-05
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[7]NavSource 'Coast Guard Manned Tank Landing Ship (LST)' index - USCG LST-manning program description; roster lists 'LST-759 Eddy County' among Coast Guard-manned LSTs [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 16/cg16idx.htm program description and roster entry 'LST-759 Eddy County'
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- This hull is rostered among the Coast Guard-manned LSTs: under a 1943 agreement between the Commandant and the Chief of Naval Operations, the Coast Guard supplied officers and crewmen for a number of LSTs; all remained commissioned US Navy vessels, and most CG LSTs carried entirely Coast Guard crews (with exceptions for Navy landing-craft crews, radiomen, and medical staff). Corroborated ship-specifically by her USCGR commanding officers (LT Baybutt, ENS Kindred) and the USCG flag line on her NavSource page - the crew population for this hull's WWII service was Coast Guard, not Navy.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1943-1946
- Population
- USCG crew (1943-46 program; this hull 1944-46)
- Limitations
- Establishes the service branch of the crew, not material conditions - exposure-relevant only in that the onboard population was USCG-manned rather than Navy-manned. NavSource compilation, not a USCG official record; consistent with DANFS's USCGR command attribution. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-eddy-county-lst759-06
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[8]Era inference built on: NavSource specification block (2 x GM 12-567A diesels, Falk reduction gear, diesel ship's-service generators - no steam plant); LST-1/491/542-series class profile derived from BuShips Ships' Data 1945 Vol. 2 (ships-worktrees class-f/lst-1-class.class.json); GAO HRD-80-2 Navy asbestos-era documentation (see ev-08) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 10/16/160759.htm specifications block; class-f/lst-1-class.class.json (BuShips SDB-1945 v2 design table, class evidence rows)
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- A diesel-powered LST-542-class tank landing ship built June-August 1944 sits inside the Navy's documented asbestos-use era; era-standard applications aboard a diesel LST of this type and period were diesel exhaust lagging, engine-room thermal and acoustic insulation, gaskets and valve packing, deck coverings/tile, bulkhead and accommodation insulation, and winch/crane brake linings. As a diesel ship she carried no boilers - the boiler/turbine lagging pathway of steam vessels does not apply; asbestos relevance concentrates in the engineering spaces, deck coverings, and accommodation insulation of a welded-steel auxiliary hull.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1944-1959
- Population
- American Bridge construction trades (1944); USCG crew (1944-46); any reserve-fleet maintenance personnel (1946-58); target-preparation personnel (1959)
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - no hull-specific insulation survey, material list, or work package located for LST-759. Names era-standard applications, not confirmed installed materials. No quantity, no manufacturer attribution for this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-eddy-county-lst759-07
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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 (1944) and commissioned life (1944-46), plus her reserve-fleet lay-up (1946-58).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- 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, standing since BATCH-01) - content via product-page description.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-eddy-county-lst759-08
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[10]Batch-7293 search ledger (this record): DANFS transcription (ibiblio) + Wayback NHHC capture; NavSource vessel page and CG-manned index; NHHC Online Library photo page; NARA catalog (war diaries verified; 80-G lead unresolved); NVR; HyperWar 1940-45 spec page; CourtListener (blocked); secondary web litigation sweep [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-eddy-county-lst759-01 through -12
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or verified litigation naming USS Eddy County (LST-759) was found in the public sources searched. CAVEAT: CourtListener could not be queried this session - the authenticated helper reported the shared daily quota exhausted (server-requested wait ~11.4 h); logged as blocked in search_ledger, not as a negative result. Secondary web sweeps surfaced no qualifying case; the only 'asbestos aboard' material is law-firm marketing content and generic LST-class write-ups (navyshipexposure.com class pages and similar) asserting asbestos without primary sourcing - excluded by source policy.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 2026-10-03
- Limitations
- Absence of a located public record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard - and the litigation repository search is a genuine open gap (quota-blocked, not run). The digitized RG 38 war diaries, undigitized RG 24 deck logs, and any builder/target-preparation records are open leads. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-eddy-county-lst759-09