Evidence
5 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-5).
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[1]research packet 494-packet.md (1 sources cited) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: verdict: VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-lcs-l-3-115-lcsl3115-pkt-494-packet-md
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[2]NavSource Online, Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LSSL-115 ex USS LCS(L)(3)-115 (page 10/05/050115; live page verified 2026-09-30) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Page header; construction and service timeline; designation/loan/disposition bullets
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The hull page identifies USS LCS(L)(3)-115: laid down 19 October 1944 at George Lawley & Sons Corp., Neponset, Massachusetts; launched 28 October 1944; commissioned 14 November 1944; assigned to LCS(L)(3) Flotilla Four, Group Ten, Division Nineteen; participated in the Okinawa Gunto operation (25 March-30 June 1945); performed Far East occupation service 2 September-3 December 1945; was redesignated USS LSSL-115 on 28 February 1949; loaned to Japan 16 February 1953 as JDS Ayame (410); and returned to U.S. custody 11 February 1966. The page lists decommissioning and striking dates as unknown and final disposition as unknown.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1966
- Population
- George Lawley construction trades (1944); Navy crew; Japanese Self-Defense Force crew during the loan period
- Limitations
- NavSource is a compiled historical/photo archive, not a Navy registry record. The page supports the listed identity, milestones, designations, and disposition gaps; it does not document asbestos, individual exposure, causation, or remaining material aboard.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lcs-l-3-115-lcsl3115-01
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[3]NavSource Online, USS LSSL-115 ex USS LCS(L)(3)-115, specifications block; specifications sources identified on page as Ships' Data U.S. Naval Vessels, NAVSHIPS 250-012 (15 April 1945), A.D. Baker III, and George Lawley & Sons plans/instructions [other_primary]
- Locator
- Specifications section: displacement, dimensions, complement, propulsion
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The hull page lists 250 tons light and 387 tons full-load displacement, 158 feet overall length, 23 feet 8 inches beam, a complement of 6 officers and 65 enlisted, and propulsion by two General Motors 6051 Series 71 diesel engines rated at 1,600 BHP, General Motors reduction gears, two diesel-drive 60 kW ship-service generators, and twin variable-pitch propellers.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1966
- Population
- Crew of 6 officers and 65 enlisted; construction and maintenance trades
- Limitations
- These are ship-page specifications and identify a diesel plant, not asbestos-containing materials. They do not establish that any insulation, gaskets, packing, or electrical components aboard this hull contained asbestos.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lcs-l-3-115-lcsl3115-02
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[4]U.S. Government Accountability Office, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (18 October 1979), product page; full text blocked to automated retrieval [gao]
- Locator
- GAO product page; full-text retrieval blocked (HTTP 403)
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- The GAO report is an era-level Navy program source concerning protection of workers from asbestos exposure. Its subject is Navy-wide worker protection, not USS LCS(L)(3)-115, and it is used only to contextualize the 1944-1966 Navy service window.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1979 report concerning earlier Navy practices
- Population
- Navy shipyard and shipboard workers covered by the program review
- Limitations
- The GAO product page returned HTTP 403 to automated retrieval and the full report was not verified in this session. This row does not establish asbestos aboard this hull, a particular product, quantity, location, or individual exposure; it remains context only.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lcs-l-3-115-lcsl3115-03
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[5]Batch-5664 source sweep and search ledger [other_primary]
- Locator
- Search-ledger rows sl-uss-lcs-l-3-115-lcsl3115-01 through -10
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No ship-specific asbestos survey, abatement contract, insulation schedule, hazmat disclosure, or qualifying litigation record was located in the sources completed for this hull. This is a located-record negative finding only; it is not a finding that asbestos was absent from the vessel.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 2026-09-30 research session
- Limitations
- The CourtListener exact-name and hull-number sweep was not completed because the authenticated helper reported the fleet-wide pacing stand-down. The litigation gap is therefore open, not a negative result. No conclusion about exposure, causation, product identity, or legal eligibility follows from this row.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lcs-l-3-115-lcsl3115-04