Evidence
5 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-5).
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[1]research packet 722-packet.md [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-esmeraldo-county-lst761-pkt-722-packet-md
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[2]National Archives, Special List 44: List of Logbooks of the U.S. Navy, 1941-1983, by Ship Number [other_primary]
- Locator
- PDF page listing LST-761: 9/2/1944–6/30/1945
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA Special List 44 indexes USS LST-761 logbooks for 1944-09-02 through 1945-06-30, corroborating the hull identity and 1944-09-02 commissioning date.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1944-09-02 to 1945-06-30
- Population
- USS LST-761 personnel represented in indexed logbooks
- Limitations
- The index establishes logbook coverage and the stated start date; it does not identify asbestos-containing material, a crew member's exposure, or an individual logbook's contents.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-esmeraldo-county-lst761-01
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[3]Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Occupational Exposure to Asbestos, 59 Fed. Reg. 40964 (Aug. 10, 1994) [federal_register]
- Locator
- Shipbuilding and repairing—historical contact with asbestos in shipyard work
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- OSHA's 1994 shipyard rulemaking describes extensive asbestos use on American ships from the early 1940s through the late 1970s, including insulation of steam and hot-water pipes, boilers, and tanks, and identifies repair or removal work as potential exposure-generating activity.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- early 1940s through late 1970s; rulemaking 1994
- Population
- American shipyard workers and vessels discussed in OSHA rulemaking
- Limitations
- This is a national shipyard-era statement, not a survey or specification for LST-761 or the LST-542 class. It cannot establish that any listed material was installed, remained, or caused exposure aboard this hull. The page was accessible through the research browser; direct automated retrieval returned HTTP 403 on the access date.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-esmeraldo-county-lst761-02
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[4]National Archives, Researching Asbestos aboard U.S. Naval Vessels through 1961 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Beginning Research; Historical Notes; RG 19, 19-Hull and 19-Micro
- Finding type
- environmental_record
- Finding
- NARA identifies Navy ship engineering drawings as the principal record path for researching asbestos aboard a particular vessel and identifies S39 (insulation and lagging) and S48 (piping) as relevant drawing codes; it directs researchers to RG 19 ship-engineering drawings and microfilm.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1941-1961 Navy materiel; guide accessed 2026
- Population
- U.S. Navy vessels through 1961; prospective archival research
- Limitations
- This guide supplies a research route, not a hull-specific record. No LST-761 S39/S48 drawing, microfilm reel, survey, or sample result was retrieved in this batch; asbestos presence aboard the hull remains unproven.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-esmeraldo-county-lst761-03
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[5]CourtListener API v4 authenticated search helper, attempted exact-name sweep [court_record]
- Locator
- /Users/charlesfletcher/devin-prompts/cl-auth-search.py diagnostic: fleet-wide request budget momentarily spent; no response body
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- The required authenticated CourtListener exact-name search for "USS Esmeraldo County" was initiated through the fleet helper, but the helper stopped before returning results because the fleet-wide paced request budget was momentarily unavailable. No litigation result is classified from this incomplete sweep.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- CourtListener search attempted 2026-10-03
- Limitations
- This is not a no-results finding and does not establish the absence of qualifying asbestos litigation. The exact hull-number opinion and docket searches were not sent after the limiter instruction told this session not to retry.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-esmeraldo-county-lst761-04