Evidence
8 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-8).
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[1]research packet 506-packet.md (1 sources cited) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED (build dates UNVERIFIABLE)
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-lcs-l-3-74-lcsl374-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), pp. 218-220 [other_primary]
- Locator
- PDF pp. 218-220
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- BuShips Ships' Data Vol. II lists LCS(L)(3) 74 as built by Albina Engine & Machine Works, Portland, Oregon; keel laid 23 December 1944; launched 30 January 1945; first commissioned 26 February 1945.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Limitations
- Identity and build record only; not a materials or asbestos survey.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-01
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[3]National Archives, Special List #44, by Ship Numbers, PDF p. 34 [other_primary]
- Locator
- PDF p. 34, LCS(L)(3)-74 entry
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA Special List 44 inventories Navy deck logs for LCS(L)(3)-74 from 26 February 1945 through 30 June 1945, establishing in-scope WWII service and log availability during that interval.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Limitations
- Coverage dates are archival inventory dates, not a claim that those dates are commissioning dates; underlying logs were not retrieved and the list does not document asbestos.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-02
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[4]NavSource Online, USS LSSL-74 ex USS LCS(L)(3)-74 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Chronology, awards, specifications
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource identifies this hull as LCS(L)(3)-74, commissioned 26 February 1945, assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and Okinawa Gunto operation, then occupation and China service; redesignated LSSL-74 on 28 February 1949, transferred to Japan on 30 September 1953 as Suisen, and returned to U.S. Naval custody on 30 September 1958.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Limitations
- Archival compilation; documents history, not asbestos content or complete final disposition.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-03
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[5]NavSource LCS(L)(3) class index [other_primary]
- Locator
- Introductory class paragraphs
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The LCS(L)(3) class index states that 130 craft were built during WWII, served in the Pacific, and that remaining U.S. Navy craft were redesignated LSSL in 1949.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Limitations
- Class-level context only; it does not establish material or asbestos condition aboard this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-04
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[6]BuShips Ships' Data Vol. II, LCS(L)(3) class characteristics, PDF p. 218 [other_primary]
- Locator
- PDF p. 218
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- The BuShips class table documents a diesel-powered design with no propulsion boilers. Possible period-relevant applications include diesel exhaust lagging, engine-room insulation, gaskets and packing, deck coverings, accommodation insulation, or brake linings; no specific material is identified.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Limitations
- Class/era context, not a finding that asbestos-containing material was installed aboard this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-05
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[7]CourtListener authenticated helper exact-name and designation sweep [court_record]
- Locator
- Queries: LCS(L)(3)-74; USS LCS(L)(3)-74; LSSL-74; USS LSSL-74; LCS(L) 74 asbestos
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- No qualifying asbestos-litigation hit was returned in authenticated helper attempts for LCS(L)(3)-74 or LSSL-74; response bodies did not complete within the available request windows, so this is not treated as a definitive no-result.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Limitations
- Partial negative finding only. Authenticated v4 helper used; no anonymous or direct request used. No litigation stage is asserted.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-06
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[8]Research sweep across NARA, BuShips, NavSource, NVR, and authenticated CourtListener-helper attempts [other_primary]
- Locator
- Search-ledger rows sl-01 through sl-11
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos documentation was located for USS LCS(L)(3)-74 or USS LSSL-74: no survey, abatement contract, hazardous-material disclosure, product identification, or verified litigation record establishing asbestos aboard this hull was found in the sources searched.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Limitations
- A negative public-record search does not establish absence; class/era context remains separate. CourtListener coverage was partial.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-07