Evidence
13 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-13).
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[1]DANFS, La Salle II (LPD-3) - construction, sponsor, commissioning, service narrative through 1969 (live NHHC page, verified 2026-09-30) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS service narrative and spec block, 'La Salle II (LPD-3)'
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Documented for this hull: 'The second La Salle (LPD-3) was laid down by New York Naval Shipyard, Brooklyn, N.Y., 2 April 1962; launched 3 August 1963; sponsored by Mrs. Victor M. Longstreet; and commissioned 22 February 1964, Capt Edward H. Winslow in command.' Spec block: 'dp. 13,900; l. 522'; b. 84'; s. 23 k.; cpl. 490; trp. 1,000; a. 8 3", 6 heli.; cl. Raleigh.' Service: departed Norfolk 9 October 1964 for Operation Steel Pike I off Huelva, Spain (80+ ships; embarked UnderSecNav Fay, VCNO Adm. Rivero, CMC Gen. Greene, and Rep. Mendel Rivers); joined 6th Fleet at Naples; returned Norfolk 13 March 1965; sailed 1 May 1965 with Vice Adm. J. S. McCain Jr., Commander Amphibious Forces Atlantic Fleet, embarked; recovered a Gemini II test space capsule near Ascension Island 3 November 1966; Norfolk Naval Shipyard repairs 9 January - 20 March 1967; deployed to the Mediterranean November 1968 'where she remains into 1969' (entry ends).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1962-1969 (entry coverage)
- Population
- NY Naval Shipyard construction trades (1962-64); crew and embarked Marine detachment (1964-72); embarked flag staffs
- Limitations
- Ship-specific service history only; no asbestos or material content. DANFS entry coverage ends in 1969 - the entire AGF-3 era (1972-2005) comes from other rows. Spec-block beam (84') is the waterline figure; NavSource lists 100' and shipscribe 107' extreme - see gaps.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-la-salle-lpd3-01
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[2]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS La Salle (AGF-3) ex- LPD-3 - designation timeline, specifications, disposal, commanding-officer list (live navsource.net page verified 2026-09-30; page last updated 12 May 2023) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 10/09/0903.htm header block, specifications block, timeline, and photo captions
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource timeline for this hull: laid down 2 April 1962 at New York Naval Shipyard, Brooklyn; launched 3 August 1963; commissioned USS La Salle (LPD-3) 22 February 1964; 'Reclassified Miscellaneous Command Ship (AGF-3), 1 July 1972'; 'Converted at Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Philadelphia, PA'; 'Assigned as Commander, Sixth Fleet flagship, 8 November 1994'; decommissioned 27 May 2005 at Naval Station Norfolk; struck from the Naval Register 27 May 2005; 'Final Disposition, sunk as a target during a Missile Exercise by USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG-81), 12 April 2007'. Specifications: LPD 8,650 t. light / 14,113 t. full, AGF 9,559 / 13,634; 522' x 100' x 23'; 20 kts; complement 436 (LPD) / 445 (AGF) + flag staff 45 officers/90 enlisted; armament LPD 4 twin 3"/50, AGF 2 twin 3"/50 + 2 Phalanx CIWS; propulsion 2 Babcock & Wilcox 600 psi boilers, 2 De Laval steam turbines, 2 shafts, 24,000 shp. Photo captions document Norfolk Naval Shipyard October 1966 (under the hammerhead crane), Manama Bahrain 1987, Cospicua Malta drydock July 2003, Gaeta flagship turnover 25 February 2005, decommissioning 27 May 2005, ex-ship at the inactive Philadelphia yard July 2006, and the sinking.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1962-2007
- Population
- NY Naval Shipyard trades (1962-64); crew 1964-2005; embarked flag staffs (COMIDEASTFOR staff ~45 officers/90 enlisted per specs); Philadelphia, Norfolk, Malta (Cospicua) yard trades during availabilities; target-prep personnel 2005-07
- Limitations
- NavSource is a volunteer secondary compilation, not a primary registry. The page is internally inconsistent on the sinking location: header says 'off the Atlantic coast' while its own photo captions say 'off Pensacola, FL' (Gulf of Mexico) - flagged in gaps. Sinking date 12 April vs 11 April in shipscribe/Wikipedia - flagged in gaps. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-la-salle-lpd3-02
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[3]Shipscribe (Stephen S. Roberts), USS La Salle (AGF 3, ex LPD) class page - SCB design data, conversion details, flagship assignments, disposition (compiled 4 Nov 2021 from Norman Friedman, U.S. Amphibious Ships and Craft, and SCB/NVR records) [other_primary]
- Locator
- shipscribe.com/usnaux2/AGF/AGF03.html class notes, construction/disposition tables, ship notes
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Design and conversion record for this hull: La Salle was built to SCB Project 187A - a flagship variant of the Raleigh (SCB 187) design with a second bridge level for a PHIBRON commander inserted below the navigating bridge; the Austin class (LPD-4+) was the lengthened SCB 187B derivative (570' oa vs this hull's 522' - a 48' stretch per shipscribe dimensional tables). 'On 11 January 1972 effective 1 July 1972 CNO changed the designation of the ship from LPD 3 to AGF 3 (retaining the LPD number) and she was converted at NSY Philadelphia into a flagship for Commander, Middle East Force' - conversion added a port-side helicopter hangar (47.4' x 19.3'), a permanent canopy for VIP receptions, command and communications facilities, and additional air conditioning. She relieved Valcour (AGF-1) as MEF flagship circa August 1972; Coronado (LPD-11) became AGF-11 on 1 October 1980 so La Salle could return for a lengthy overhaul at NSY Philadelphia (first U.S. return in nine years); resumed Bahrain duty 16 June 1983 until 1993; relieved Belknap (CG-26) as Sixth Fleet flagship 8 November 1994; well deck converted to office space; stern gate removed and stern plated in circa 2002; relieved by Mount Whitney (LCC-20) at Gaeta 25 February 2005; decommissioned and stricken 27 May 2005; 'Sunk as a target 11 Apr 2007 off Pensacola, Fla., by USS WINSTON S CHURCHILL (DDG-81) during a missile exercise.'
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1962-2007
- Population
- Philadelphia Naval Shipyard conversion trades (1971-72) and overhaul trades (1980-83); crew and MEF flag staff (1972-93)
- Limitations
- Secondary compilation from primary records (SCB characteristics, NVR, Friedman) - reliable for design lineage but not a government publication. The 'circa August 1972' Valcour relief conflicts with the official navy.mil November 1972 date - flagged in gaps. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-la-salle-lpd3-03
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[4]Robert J. Schneller Jr., 'Anchor of Resolve: A History of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command/Fifth Fleet,' Naval Historical Center (official government edition via govinfo/GPO) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Anchor of Resolve, Middle East Force narrative (flagship succession), Desert Storm chapter, Fifth Fleet establishment chapter (pp. 4, 34, 38 area)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Official Naval Historical Center fleet history documents this hull's flagship career: 'In the spring of 1972, the miscellaneous command ship La Salle (AGF 3) relieved Valcour as flagship for the Middle East Force. Painted white like her forbears, The Great White Ghost of the Arabian Coast steamed an average of 55,000 miles annually calling on ports in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. She served as the MEF flagship until 1993.' During Desert Storm, COMUSNAVCENT Vice Adm. Stanley Arthur was 'headquartered on board La Salle, home-ported in Bahrain, thus becoming Central Command's only forward-deployed component commander,' and 'Navy strike planners on board La Salle... received the ATO electronically.' 'After serving as COMUSNAVCENT flagship for 21 years, La Salle departed Bahrain for the last time on 10 April 1993. She was overhauled in Philadelphia and then reassigned to the Sixth Fleet as flagship.'
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1972-1994
- Population
- COMIDEASTFOR/COMUSNAVCENT flag staffs embarked 1972-93; crew
- Limitations
- Official Navy history but a synthesized narrative: its 'spring of 1972' phrasing predates the 1 July 1972 effective redesignation and the Philadelphia conversion - the actual flagship handover was later in 1972 (navy.mil says November; shipscribe circa August). Flagged in gaps. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-la-salle-lpd3-04
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[5]Department of the Navy, 'Formal Investigation into the Circumstances Surrounding the Attack on the USS Stark (FFG-31) on 17 May 1987' (JAGMAN investigation; FOIA release DON-NAVY 2018-003517, declassified copy hosted by The Black Vault FOIA archive) [other_primary]
- Locator
- JAGMAN report, findings paragraphs 2-3 (investigation venue) and medical-evacuation narrative (La Salle corpsman, Bahrain International Airport receiving area)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Primary-source documentation of this hull's role in the Stark incident: '(U) The formal investigation was conducted in port Manama, Bahrain, first, aboard USS LASALLE (AGF 3), the flagship of Commander Middle East Force, and, later, aboard USS ACADIA (AD-42). In both cases, STARK was moored outboard the host ship.' Hearings ran 26 May - 5 June 1987. The report also documents a USS La Salle dental corpsman (LT, name partially legible in the scanned text) establishing a mass-casualty receiving area at Bahrain International Airport during the response.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- May-June 1987
- Population
- La Salle crew supporting the investigation and casualty response; Stark survivors moored alongside; embarked COMIDEASTFOR staff
- Limitations
- Declassified official investigation hosted on a third-party FOIA repository - document is authentic Navy material but the host is not a government domain. OCR scan quality is poor; quoted passage verified against the scan at pp. 1-2 (findings 2-3). Vessel-history fact only: documents the investigation venue and a La Salle corpsman's casualty-response role; makes no asbestos claim.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-la-salle-lpd3-05
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[6]NHHC H-Gram 058, 'Operation Desert Storm in January 1991' (Samuel J. Cox, Director of Naval History; PDF verified live 2026-09-30) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- H-Gram 058 main text, Desert Storm naval-force section and photo caption
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NHHC documents this hull's Desert Storm role: 'The Coalition ships also participated in the Maritime Interception Operations, commanded by Rear Admiral William M. Fogarty (CTF-152), embarked on USS La Salle (AGF-3), which by that time had conducted 6,913 intercepts, 823 boardings, and 36 diversions since late August 1990.' A captioned photo shows La Salle tied up alongside Macdonough (DDG-39), Blue Ridge (LCC-19), and San Jose (AFS-7) during Operation Desert Shield.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1990-1991
- Population
- Crew + embarked CTF-152 staff (1990-91)
- Limitations
- Ship-specific operational record (CTF-152 flagship, MIF statistics) but no asbestos or material content. NHHC H-Gram, not a DANFS entry - citation_type uses the NHHC category.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-la-salle-lpd3-06
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[7]navy.mil, 'The USS Valcour' (Lt. Ross C. Huddleston, NSA Bahrain, 6 June 2019); corroborating official navy.mil-domain items: NETC 9/11 remembrance naming a sailor serving aboard La Salle (AGF-3), Sixth Fleet flagship homeported at Gaeta in September 2001; NAVAIR photo caption of HC-4 MH-53E operations from La Salle's flight deck, September 2002 [other_primary]
- Locator
- navy.mil Article 2239648 print page; netc.navy.mil Article 2772391; navair.navy.mil node/6671 photo caption
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Official navy.mil sources date the flagship succession and later service: 'Valcour was eventually relieved by USS La Salle (AGF-3), in November 1972 and decommissioned in January 1973.' Separately, an official NETC remembrance article describes a sailor serving aboard 'USS La Salle (AGF-3), the U.S. 6th Fleet flagship, homeported in Gaeta, Italy' on 11 September 2001, and a NAVAIR photo caption documents HC-4 MH-53E flight-deck operations aboard 'Commander Sixth Fleet flag ship' La Salle on 9 September 2002.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1972-2002
- Population
- Crew; COMIDEASTFOR turnover party (1972); C6F flagship staff (2001-02)
- Limitations
- The November 1972 Valcour-relief date conflicts with shipscribe (circa August 1972) and Anchor of Resolve ('spring of 1972') - flagged in gaps; navy.mil is the official-domain source carried. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-la-salle-lpd3-07
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[8]Stars and Stripes, 'After 40 years of service, USS La Salle is decommissioned' (1 June 2005) [reputable_press]
- Locator
- Stars and Stripes article body (decommissioning recap)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Career-summary reporting for this hull: decommissioned in a formal ceremony at Norfolk after 40+ years of service; Sixth Fleet flagship 1994 until relieved by Mount Whitney in early 2005; previously MEF flagship earning 'The Great White Ghost of the Arabian Coast' as the only active Navy ship painted white, based in Bahrain 22 years; became flagship for amphibious forces during the Dominican crisis less than a year after commissioning; first ship of its size to successfully recover a Gemini space capsule; 'In 1979, the La Salle assisted in the evacuation of 260 American and foreign nationals from Bandar Abbas, Iran'; 'the first ship on the scene after the frigate USS Stark was hit by Iraqi missiles in May 1987'; served in the Persian Gulf during Desert Storm; towed to the Philadelphia Navy Yard to await final disposition.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1964-2005
- Population
- Crew (career span); evacuees (1979)
- Limitations
- Secondary journalism - individual details (Bandar Abbas count, 'first ship on the scene' Stark framing) are not independently confirmed by an official source this session; the Stark-response role is independently documented at investigation-venue level by the JAGMAN (ev-05). The Dominican-crisis flagship characterization is corroborated by Navy News Service release NNS050528-01 (see search_ledger). No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-la-salle-lpd3-08
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[9]U.S. Naval Institute Photo Archives, 'USS LaSalle (AGF-3)' - official-captioned photograph [museum_official]
- Locator
- USNI Photo Archives USS LaSalle (AGF-3) image page, photo caption dated 26 February 1988
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- USNI-captioned photograph: 'Bahrain, Persian Gulf.... A starboard bow view of the command ship USS La Salle (AGF-3) departing from Bahrain. The La Salle, which functions as flagship of the commander, U.S. Middle East Force, is departing Bahrain for routine repairs in Japan. Photo dated February 26, 1988.' Documents a Japan-bound repair availability in 1988 - the receiving yard is not named in the caption.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1988
- Population
- Crew; Japanese/SRF yard trades (availability site unverified)
- Limitations
- Archival lead only: a photo caption establishing a 1988 Japan repair trip, not a work record - which yard performed the availability and its scope are undocumented here. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-la-salle-lpd3-09
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[10]Era inference built on: NavSource/shipscribe specifications (2 Babcock & Wilcox 600 psi boilers, 2 De Laval steam turbines, 2 shafts, 24,000 shp); DANFS spec block and construction dates (New York Naval Shipyard 1962-64); shipyard-exposure-map Atlas yard records for brooklyn-navy-yard (tier 3: Kaylo products documented; In re Eastern and Southern Districts Asbestos Litigation, 772 F. Supp. 1380 (S.D.N.Y. 1991) names Brooklyn Navy Yard workers among exposed plaintiffs), philadelphia-naval-shipyard (tier 3: Eagle-Picher Super 60, Unibestos, Kaylo, Johns-Manville pipe insulation, Garlock gaskets/packing documented in appellate opinions Taylor/Junge/Gross), norfolk-naval-shipyard (tier 2: documented product list incl. Kaylo, Unibestos, Marinite, gaskets, packing, boiler/turbine insulation); GAO HRD-80-2 program record [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource specifications block; shipscribe machinery data; Atlas shipyards.json records for brooklyn-navy-yard / philadelphia-naval-shipyard / norfolk-naval-shipyard; GAO HRD-80-2 (product page)
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- A steam-propelled amphibious transport dock built 1962-64 at New York Naval Shipyard sits inside both the Navy's documented asbestos-use era and a builder yard with documented asbestos litigation and product identification; her two principal refit yards (Philadelphia NSY: 1971-72 AGF conversion, 1980-83 overhaul; Norfolk NSY: 1967 repairs) are likewise Atlas-documented asbestos yards. Era-standard applications aboard a 600-psi steam ship of this period: boiler and turbine lagging, steam-line insulation, valve and flange gaskets, packing, electrical cable insulation, and deck coverings.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1962-2007
- Population
- NYNS construction trades (1962-64); crew (1964-2005); Philadelphia NSY conversion/overhaul trades (1971-72, 1980-83, 1993-94); Norfolk NSY repair trades (1967); Malta (Cospicua 2003) and Japan (1988) availability trades
- Limitations
- Class/era and yard-level inference only - no hull-specific insulation survey, material list, work package, or exposure record located for LPD-3/AGF-3. Names era-standard applications and yard documentation, not confirmed installed materials aboard this hull. No quantity. Yard records document conditions at the yards, not necessarily work aboard this ship. Does not establish individual exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-la-salle-lpd3-10
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[11]U.S. EPA, 'Transport of Target Vessels for Ocean Disposal' - MPRSA general permit at 40 C.F.R. 229.2 governing Navy SINKEX; plus EPA-Navy 'Determination by the EPA and Agreement' (January 2014) and the 2 August 1999 EPA interpretive letter summarized in 78 Fed. Reg. 20640 (5 Apr 2013) [federal_register]
- Locator
- EPA MPRSA permitting page (permit requirements list); 78 Fed. Reg. 20640 (2013 periodic-review notice summarizing the 1999 Wayland-Munsell letter); 2014 EPA-Navy Determination and Agreement, annual-reporting section and Attachment 1
- Finding type
- regulatory
- Finding
- This hull's April 2007 sinking was conducted under the Navy's MPRSA general permit regime, which requires that before sinking, qualified personnel at a Navy or certified facility remove to the maximum extent practicable all materials that may degrade the marine environment - including emptying and flushing fuel tanks/lines essentially free of petroleum and removing other pollutants and all readily detachable debris - with targets sunk at least 50 nautical miles from land in at least 6,000 feet of water. Under the 1999 EPA interpretation letter, each SINKEX vessel also required a PCB inventory with items removed, and the Navy reports annually to EPA naming each vessel sunk with its tonnage, location, and date - the FY2007 report naming this hull is the open lead for a ship-specific preparation record.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 2005-2007
- Population
- SINKEX target-preparation personnel (2005-07); none aboard at sinking (unmanned target)
- Limitations
- Program-level regulation applicable to this hull's sinking event, not a hull record: the permit documents the preparation regime, not what was found or removed aboard La Salle specifically. Asbestos is not named in the permit requirements (fuel, pollutants, detachable debris, and PCB materials are). The 2014 Determination postdates the 2007 sinking; the operative 2007 framework is 40 C.F.R. 229.2 plus the 1999 letter. The Navy annual SINKEX report naming La Salle is not located in public sources.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-la-salle-lpd3-11
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[12]Designation/class cross-check: DANFS spec block 'cl. Raleigh'; NavSource page heading 'Raleigh Class Amphibious Transport Dock'; shipscribe class notes (SCB 187A flagship variant; Austin = SCB 187B lengthened derivative); conflicting secondary labels (Wikipedia infobox historically, globalsecurity, and law-firm ship lists) variously place LPD-3 in the Austin class [other_primary]
- Locator
- DANFS spec block (cl. Raleigh); shipscribe AGF03 class notes (SCB 187 vs 187A vs 187B); NavSource page classification heading
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- CORRECTION: this hull is frequently misclassified as Austin class. The authoritative record places her in the Raleigh lineage: DANFS lists 'cl. Raleigh' and shipscribe documents that LPD-3 was the sole ship built to SCB Project 187A - a flagship variant of the Raleigh (SCB 187) design - while the Austin class (LPD-4 and later) was the separate lengthened SCB 187B design. La Salle also post-dates Raleigh/Vancouver in being purpose-fitted as a PHIBRON flagship from construction, which is why she was the natural AGF conversion candidate in 1972.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1957-1963 (design window)
- Limitations
- Corrects a circulating classification error, not a material/exposure claim. 'Raleigh class' is the carried label per DANFS + shipscribe design analysis; the three-hull LPD-1/2/3 grouping and the separate LPD-4+ Austin design are uncontested in the sources.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-la-salle-lpd3-12
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[13]Batch-5791 search ledger (this record): DANFS live page; NavSource; shipscribe; NHHC Anchor of Resolve (govinfo); NHHC H-Gram 058; navy.mil official articles (Valcour history, NETC, NAVAIR); Stark JAGMAN FOIA document; Stars and Stripes; USNI Photo Archives; EPA MPRSA/SINKEX; CourtListener (name + hull queries ran; asbestos-conjoined hull query fleet-paced); secondary web litigation sweep [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-la-salle-lpd3-01 through sl-uss-la-salle-lpd3-14
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or verified litigation naming USS La Salle (LPD-3/AGF-3) was found in the public sources searched. CourtListener coverage this session: the broad query '"La Salle" asbestos' ran (63 opinion hits; the 20 rows reviewed were ALL name collisions - La Salle Construction Co., La Salle National Bank, La Salle Ambulance, La Salle County/Chicago-area entities), and the targeted name+hull query '"USS La Salle" OR "LPD-3" OR "AGF-3"' type=o ran (5 hits, all classified - Barnes v. Thompson Ohio civil appeal, Novotny v. Renewal by Andersen, Deezia v. City of Lincoln section-1983, two Vichi v. Philips Delaware Chancery corporate disputes; none involve the ship and none are asbestos litigation). Still unrun this session: the asbestos-conjoined solo query '"USS La Salle" asbestos' (fleet pacing hold on retry) and type=r docket search, and 43 of 63 broad hits were unreviewed. Logged as partial coverage in the search_ledger. Secondary web sweeps surfaced law-firm marketing pages listing the hull as asbestos-bearing without primary sourcing (excluded by source policy).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 2026-09-30
- Limitations
- Absence of a located public record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard - a 1962-64 steam ship at three documented asbestos yards is a reasonable era-consistent inference, not a ship-proven fact. Litigation coverage is partial rather than complete: both executed queries returned no qualifying case, but the broad-name hit set was only partially reviewable (20 of 63 rows) and the asbestos-conjoined hull query plus docket-level search remained fleet-paced. Deck logs, SCB 187A material lists, NSY Philadelphia conversion work packages, and the Navy's FY2007 SINKEX report to EPA are undigitized/unlocated leads. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-la-salle-lpd3-13