Evidence
7 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-7).
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[1]research packet 736-packet.md [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-king-county-lst857-pkt-736-packet-md
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[2]Naval History and Heritage Command, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, King County entry (archived official page) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Archived DANFS narrative; archive verified HTTP 200; live NHHC URL returned HTTP 404
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Archived official NHHC DANFS records LST-857's construction at Chicago Bridge & Iron, Seneca, Illinois (laid down 19 September 1944; launched 6 December; commissioned at New Orleans 29 December under Lt. Roy C. Parlier); Pacific and occupation service; Korean-War service including Inchon; King County naming on 1 July 1955; Mare Island guided-missile conversion; AG-157 reclassification on 17 May 1958; decommissioning at Long Beach on 19 July 1960; sale to Zidell on 25 April 1961; and one World War II plus seven Korean War battle stars.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1944-1961
- Population
- Construction workers; ship's company; embarked personnel
- Limitations
- The entry does not identify asbestos, materials, surveys, abatement, exposure, or causation. Its opening sentence says LST-587 and class parenthetical says LST-511 despite title and narrative identifying LST-857; both hazards are separately corrected in ev-06.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-king-county-lst857-01
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[3]NavSource Online, Amphibious Photo Archive, USS King County (LST-857 / AG-157), last updated 1 March 2024 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Live page header; history lines 31-85; specifications lines 87-124; live web extraction verified
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource's live hull page identifies USS LST-857, USS King County (LST-857), and USS King County (AG-157); identifies LST-542 class; gives construction milestones, 1 July 1955 naming, AG-157 reclassification on 17 May 1958, 19 July 1960 decommissioning, and 25 April 1961 sale for scrapping; and specifies 13 officers plus 104 enlisted, troop accommodations for 16 officers plus 147 enlisted, and the diesel propulsion plant.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1944-1961
- Population
- Ship's company; embarked troops; construction and maintenance workers
- Limitations
- NavSource is a historical-photo/archive compilation, not an official registry. Its specifications and captions do not establish asbestos in any component aboard this hull. Its 19 July decommissioning conflicts with the short archived LST-857 DANFS extract's 8 July date.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-king-county-lst857-02
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[4]National Archives and Records Administration, Special List No. 44, by Ship Numbers [other_primary]
- Locator
- PDF page 56-57, LST-857 row
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA Special List No. 44 lists LST-857 logbook coverage from 29 December 1944 through 31 December 1945, providing an archival lead for the commissioning and wartime period.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1944-1945
- Population
- Ship's company
- Limitations
- The index confirms coverage, not log contents. No underlying logbook was retrieved; NARA says deck logs can date work but do not directly identify asbestos materials.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-king-county-lst857-03
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[5]National Archives and Records Administration, Researching Asbestos aboard U.S. Naval Vessels up through 1961 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Sections on General Information Books, engineering drawings, and other records
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA's naval-asbestos guide identifies RG 19 engineering drawings (including insulation/lagging S39 and piping S48), amphibious-vessel General Information Books, and Bureau of Ships records as possible research paths; it says deck logs and muster rolls do not directly evidence asbestos in ship components.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- Guide accessed 2026-10-03
- Population
- Researchers of U.S. naval vessels through 1961
- Limitations
- This is a research guide, not a finding that this hull had or lacked asbestos. No LST-857 engineering drawing, General Information Book, specification, inspection report, or component record was retrieved.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-king-county-lst857-04
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[6]NARA, Researching Asbestos aboard U.S. Naval Vessels up through 1961, and batch search review [other_primary]
- Locator
- NARA guide; search ledger rows sl-uss-king-county-lst857-01 through -09
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No ship-specific asbestos survey, abatement record, hazmat disclosure, material schedule, or qualifying asbestos-litigation record was located in completed public sources. The required authenticated CourtListener exact-name and exact-hull opinion/docket sweep is incomplete: the helper began the exact-name opinion request but did not return a result before shared pacing stalled it, and the remaining searches were not run.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 2026-10-03
- Limitations
- Negative finding only as to completed public sources, not proof asbestos was absent. The helper emitted an authentication notice but no API result; no anonymous, raw, v3, curl, or non-helper CourtListener request was made.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-king-county-lst857-05
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[7]Archived NHHC DANFS King County entry, compared with live NavSource hull page [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Archived DANFS title/specification parenthetical/opening sentence; NavSource header and history lines 31-34
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- CORRECTION: the archived NHHC King County entry says LST-587 in its opening construction sentence and LST-511 in its class parenthetical, but its title, hull-number parenthetical, and narrative identify LST-857/King County. NavSource identifies LST-542 class. The errors are not used as identity or class findings.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 2026-10-03
- Limitations
- Correction of source transcription hazards only; it does not establish asbestos, materials, exposure, or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-king-county-lst857-06