Evidence
3 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-3).
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[1]U.S. Army Center of Military History, Over the Beach: U.S. Army Amphibious Operations in the Korean War (Government Publishing Office PDF) [other_primary]
- Locator
- U.S. Army Center of Military History, Over the Beach: U.S. Army Amphibious Operations in the Korean War, p. 424, entry 'Landing Ship, Dock (LSD)'
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The U.S. Army Center of Military History publication identifies Gunston Hall (LSD-5) as a landing ship dock built in 1943, states that she participated in the Incheon and Wonsan amphibious operations during the Korean War, and lists a crew of 326. It does not identify asbestos or other material content.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1943; Korean War
- Population
- Shipyard construction trades; U.S. Navy crew
- Limitations
- This official history provides only the specific identity, build year, crew figure, and Korean War operations listed here. It does not establish construction details, asbestos content, individual exposure, or final disposition.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-gunston-hall-lsd5-01
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[2]Authenticated CourtListener search helper results and throttle notice, 2026-09-30 [court_record]
- Locator
- Search helper query 'USS Gunston Hall' (type=docket, HTTP 200, 22 results); subsequent query 'LSD-5' (type=docket) stopped by helper pacing notice
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying asbestos-litigation record naming USS Gunston Hall (LSD-5) was verified in this session. The exact-name docket search completed with HTTP 200 but returned a broad set of 22 results requiring case-by-case review. The separate LSD-5 hull-number query was not completed: the authenticated helper stopped the request under its fleet-wide pacing guidance. Accordingly, litigation status is unresolved and this is not a negative finding that no case exists.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 2026-09-30
- Limitations
- Preliminary finding only. Exact-name results were not fully classified and the hull-number search remains open. No inference about asbestos presence or exposure follows from these search results. CourtListener requests were made only through the required authenticated helper; its instruction was to stop retries and resume later.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-gunston-hall-lsd5-02
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[3]Batch 5832 source search ledger, 2026-09-30 [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-gunston-hall-lsd5-01 through -06
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No public ship-specific asbestos survey, abatement record, hazardous-material disclosure, or authoritative asbestos record for USS Gunston Hall (LSD-5) was located in the sources successfully reviewed for this batch. Ship-specific asbestos documentation remains unknown.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 2026-09-30
- Limitations
- A search result is not proof that no record exists. Firecrawl was inaccessible because of keyless quota exhaustion, the official DANFS URL returned 404, and the hull-number CourtListener search was stopped by the fleet-wide pacing gate. This statement is limited to sources actually reviewed and does not support a conclusion that asbestos was absent aboard.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-gunston-hall-lsd5-03