Evidence
7 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-7).
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[1]research packet 506-packet.md (1 sources cited) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-lcs-l-3-72-lcsl372-pkt-506-packet-md
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[2]Bureau of Ships, Ships' Data, U.S. Naval Vessels, Vol. II, NAVSHIPS 250-011 (15 April 1945), LCS(L)(3) roster table [other_primary]
- Locator
- NAVSHIPS 250-011, table 'Landing Craft, Support (Large) (Mk. III) (LCS(L)(3))', LCS(L)(3)-72 row (repeated builder indicated by ditto marks)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The Bureau of Ships roster identifies LCS(L)(3)-72 as built by Albina Engine & Mach. Wks. Inc., Portland, Oreg.; keel laid 8 December 1944; launched 8 January 1945; and first commissioned 14 February 1945.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1944-1945
- Population
- Albina Engine & Machine Works construction trades; ship's company at first commission
- Limitations
- The cited PDF is a live scan of the Bureau of Ships publication hosted by a non-government archive. It documents construction and first commission only; it says nothing about asbestos, insulation, abatement, later service, or final disposition. NARA's official deck-log index independently lists this hull beginning 14 February 1945.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lcs-l-3-72-lcsl372-01
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[3]National Archives and Records Administration, Special List No. 44, by Ship Numbers, Navy Deck Logs Available Online [other_primary]
- Locator
- PDF page 33, ship-number table, LCS(L)(3)-72 row
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA's ship-number list includes LCS(L)(3)-72 with deck-log coverage beginning 14 February 1945 and ending 30 June 1945.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1945-02-14 to 1945-06-30
- Population
- Navy ship records, 14 February-30 June 1945
- Limitations
- This index documents the listed availability and date span of deck logs, not their contents; the logs were not reviewed for service events or asbestos references. It does not establish any asbestos material, exposure, or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lcs-l-3-72-lcsl372-02
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[4]NavSource Online, Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LSSL-72 ex USS LCS(L)(3)-72 page [other_primary]
- Locator
- Page heading and service-history bullets; page itself states no separate narrative history is available
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NavSource identifies USS LSSL-72 as ex USS LCS(L)(3)-72 and reports redesignation on 28 February 1949, transfer to Japan on 30 April 1953 under the name Shiragiku, return to U.S. Navy custody on 15 February 1972, and an unknown final disposition.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1949-1972 (as reported by NavSource)
- Population
- USS LCS(L)(3)-72 / reported later LSSL-72 service chain
- Limitations
- NavSource is a secondary archival compilation, not a Navy registry or official Japanese record; its later-service timeline was not independently verified in an authoritative primary record. It provides an identity/search lead only and contains no asbestos, insulation, abatement, or exposure evidence.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lcs-l-3-72-lcsl372-03
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[5]U.S. Treaties and Other International Agreements, vol. 10, TIAS 4305, English translation of the 31 July 1959 exchange of notes on vessels loaned to Japan [other_primary]
- Locator
- Annex, row 12 (LSSL 72), under vessels to be returned and furnished to Japan; projected return date expressly labelled in the table
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The official treaty volume lists LSSL 72 among vessels loaned to Japan on 30 April 1953 under CPA Annex A-5 and gives 1 October 1959 as the projected return date in the 13 January 1958 exchange of notes.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1953 original loan; return date projected for 1959
- Population
- Vessels covered by the U.S.-Japan Charter Party Agreement and Mutual Defense Assistance Agreement
- Limitations
- This is an official schedule of the original loan and a projected return date, not proof of the actual return or later custody. The table does not itself cross-reference LSSL 72 to the earlier LCS(L)(3)-72 designation or identify the name Shiragiku. Its vessel number is consistent with the same-hull designation instruction and NavSource's archival cross-reference.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lcs-l-3-72-lcsl372-04
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[6]U.S. General Accounting Office, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (18 October 1979) [gao]
- Locator
- PDF pp. 1-2 (Navy ship use and insulation policy); report scope and fieldwork described at pp. 1, 3-5
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO HRD-80-2 reports Navy-wide information on asbestos use in ships, describes thermal insulation as the Navy's major shipboard asbestos use, and summarizes 1975 and 1979 policies for selective removal and replacement of asbestos insulation.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1975-1979 policy review
- Population
- Navy-wide shipbuilding/repair program and shipyard workers
- Limitations
- Navy-wide program and era context only. GAO's shipyard fieldwork concerned Long Beach and Norfolk, and this report does not name LCS(L)(3)-72 or its class. It does not establish any asbestos product or quantity aboard this hull, individual exposure or causation, or present-day material condition. Direct automated HTTP retrieval returned 403; the official GAO PDF was retrieved and reviewed through its live public web page.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lcs-l-3-72-lcsl372-05
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[7]Research sweep recorded in search ledger; no single source can substantiate a negative catalog/search result [other_primary]
- Locator
- Search-ledger entries sl-uss-lcs-l-3-72-lcsl372-01 through -13
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No ship-specific asbestos survey, abatement record, hazmat disclosure, or asbestos product identification naming USS LCS(L)(3)-72 / reported USS LSSL-72 was located in the sources searched by the research cutoff. CourtListener returned zero opinions for the exact ship name and four unrelated Texas-case name collisions for LSSL-72; the hull-number opinion query and exact-name/LSSL docket queries were blocked.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- Research cutoff 2026-09-30
- Limitations
- This is a bounded negative finding, not proof that asbestos was absent. CourtListener searches were blocked by the authenticated fleet-wide pacing limiter at cutoff and remain incomplete; therefore the litigation component is not a negative result. No exposure, causation, quantity, legal-eligibility, or present-day material conclusion follows.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lcs-l-3-72-lcsl372-06