Evidence
11 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-11).
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[1]DANFS, Lindenwald (LSD-6) - Naval History and Heritage Command (live page verified 2026-09-30) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS entry, full service narrative and spec block
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Documented for this hull: authorized as APM-6; reclassified LSD-6 1 July 1942; laid down 22 February 1943 by Moore Dry Dock Co., Oakland, Calif.; launched 11 June 1943, sponsored by Mrs. Wilbur M. Lockhart; commissioned 9 December 1943, Comdr. William W. Weaver in command. Spec block: dp. 4,490; l. 457'9"; b. 72'2"; dr. 18'; s. 15 k.; cpl. 326; a. 1 5", 12 40mm; cl. Ashland. Service narrative: Kwajalein invasion (arrived 31 Jan 1944), Emirau runs (March 1944), Saipan D-Day (15 June 1944, 2d Marine Division LCMs), Leyte (anchored in LSD launching area 20 Oct 1944), Lingayen Gulf (kamikaze attacks en route, Jan 1945), Okinawa (92 days from 1 Apr 1945, repaired 452 boats). Postwar: decommissioned 5 April 1947 (Pacific Reserve Fleet, San Francisco); recommissioned 18 February 1949; yearly Caribbean/Newfoundland/Labrador/Thule voyages; Mediterranean cruise with PhibGroup 4 Sep 1953 - Jan 1954; decommissioned 12 December 1956 and transferred to MSTS the same date as USNS Lindenwald (T-LSD-6); Arctic supply runs to northern Greenland until mid-October 1958 storm casualty (steering failure, towed by USNS Chattahoochee (T-AOG-82)); reacquired by the Navy and recommissioned 1 July 1960, Amphibious Force Atlantic; Dominican Republic Nov 1961; Mediterranean Feb-Jun 1962; Cuban quarantine duty around Puerto Rico fall 1962; Arctic 1963; Operation Quick Kick Apr 1964 and Steel Pike I summer 1964; Santo Domingo May 1965; Mediterranean Mar-Nov 1966; decommissioned Little Creek, Va., 30 November 1967; struck from the Navy list 1 December 1967; sold 25 September 1968 to Union Minerals & Alloys Corp. for scrapping. Five battle stars for WWII service.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1942-1968
- Population
- Moore Dry Dock construction trades (1943); crew (1943-67); MSTS civil-service mariners (1956-60); Union Minerals & Alloys shipbreakers (1968)
- Limitations
- Ship-specific official history; contains no asbestos or material content. DANFS carries an internal inconsistency: 'Until late 1968, Lindenwald alternated between upkeep, overhaul, and conducting amphibious exercises' immediately precedes the 30 November 1967 decommissioning - 'late 1967' is the coherent read; flagged, not silently corrected. Does not establish asbestos presence, exposure, quantity, or condition.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lindenwald-lsd6-01
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[2]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS Lindenwald (LSD-6) - designation timeline, ONI 1944 specifications, campaign table, commanding-officer roster (live .net page verified 2026-09-30) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 10/12/1206.htm header block, ONI specifications block, campaign table, SHIPALTS list, CO roster
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource timeline and Office of Naval Intelligence specifications (7 April 1944) for this hull: displacement 4,032 light / 7,930 seagoing-loaded; length 457'9"; beam 72'2"; design speed 17 kts; endurance 8,000 mi at 15 kts; complement 17 officers + 237 enlisted, troop accommodations 22 officers + 218 enlisted; propulsion - two Skinner Uniflow 5-cylinder reciprocating steam engines, two Babcock & Wilcox oil-fired D-type boilers (two-drum, single-furnace, single-uptake, 250 psi), twin propellers, 7,400 shp; armament one 5"/38 DP, two quad + two twin 40mm, sixteen 20mm. Campaign table matches DANFS (Marshalls, Marianas/Saipan, Leyte, Lingayen, Okinawa). Arctic-conversion SHIPALT list documented (enclosed pilot house, enclosed 5"/38 mount, cold-weather HVAC modification, cement-filled peak tank, etc.). Awards ribbon set documented (five Asiatic-Pacific stars; Navy Unit Commendation; Combat Action Ribbon retroactive; AFEM Cuba and Dominican Republic; Philippine PUC; Philippine Liberation x2). CO roster dates the MSTS decommission period as '12 December 1956 - 1 July 1960' - consistent with DANFS against the same page's timeline bullet carrying 1957.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1942-1968
- Population
- Moore Dry Dock trades (1943); crew and embarked troops/landing force (1943-67)
- Limitations
- NavSource is a volunteer secondary compilation - its timeline bullet dates MSTS transfer 12 December 1957 against DANFS/NARA and its own CO-table period (1956); treated as typo, flagged in gaps and the correction row. Reclassification date shown as 1 July 1941 vs DANFS 1 July 1942 - also flagged. ONI-sourced specifications are a period document transcribed by NavSource. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lindenwald-lsd6-02
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[3]Complaint for Wrongful Death and Survivorship (FTCA), Perkins v. United States, No. 3:22-cv-05701-KKE (W.D. Wash., filed Sept. 19, 2022) (RECAP Doc. 1); Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law, Doc. 133 (Dec. 27, 2024) (RECAP gov.uscourts.wawd.314428.133.0.pdf) [court_record]
- Locator
- Complaint Doc. 1, para. 10 (vessel list) and paras. 13-15 (era products/exposure); Findings Doc. 133 at 4-5 (June 26, 2023 dismissal scope), 33-35 (substantial-factor failure, judgment for Defendant); docket https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/65361489/perkins-v-united-states/
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Docketed asbestos litigation naming this hull: the FTCA wrongful-death complaint lists USS Lindenwald (LSD-6) (1964) among seven Navy vessels on which decedent Geraldine Rabb Perkins's husband, enlisted Machinist's Mate Harang Joseph Perkins, served (USS Mount Katmai AE-16, USS Ajax AR-6, USS Rockbridge APA-228, USS Lindenwald LSD-6 (1964), USS Raleigh LPD-1, USS Everglades AD-24, USS Sacramento AOE-1). The complaint alleges the Navy specified and used asbestos-containing products (pipe insulation MIL-I-2781, insulation block MIL-I-2819, insulating cement MIL-I-2861, packing MIL-P-17303 and HH-P-46, compressed asbestos sheet MIL-A-17472 and MIL-A-7021, spiral-wound metallic-asbestos gaskets MIL-G-16265 and MIL-G-15342) and that the husband worked with asbestos products throughout his Navy service, contaminating clothing the decedent laundered. DISPOSITION: claims based on pre-March-1970 events - which encompass the 1964 Lindenwald service - were dismissed for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction under the FTCA discretionary-function exception (order of June 26, 2023); the tried claims covered para-occupational (Mar 1970-Aug 1972) and environmental (Mar 1970-Mar 1974) exposure from Puget Sound Naval Shipyard; after an eight-day bench trial (June 2024, closing Aug. 5, 2024), the court entered judgment for the United States on December 27, 2024, finding plaintiff failed to prove asbestos exposure from actionable Navy conduct was a substantial factor in the decedent's mesothelioma. The findings document does not mention Lindenwald.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1959-1974 (alleged exposure window; LSD-6 leg 1964); 2022-2024 (litigation)
- Population
- Harang Joseph Perkins (Machinist's Mate MM3-MM1, USN 1959-75); decedent Geraldine Rabb Perkins; seven-vessel service population including LSD-6 crew, 1964
- Limitations
- Litigation-stage discipline applied: USS Lindenwald appears as a service-history list item in a pleading - a pleading allegation, never elevated to a finding about this hull. The claims covering her 1964 shipboard service were dismissed on jurisdictional (discretionary-function) grounds, not adjudicated on exposure; the judgment is a merits-level negative for this plaintiff on the PSNS 1970-74 theory, not an exposure finding and not exposure evidence for this vessel. Establishes only that a verified asbestos suit named the ship. Does not establish that asbestos was aboard, individual exposure, or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lindenwald-lsd6-03
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[4]National Archives, 'Navy Deck Logs Available in the National Archives Catalog' - Lindenwald (LSD-6) entry listing digitized monthly deck logs (live page verified 2026-09-30) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NARA navy-online index, 'Lindenwald (LSD-6)' collapsed panel; example NAID https://catalog.archives.gov/id/296904484 (Dec 1956 log)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA has digitized USS Lindenwald (LSD-6) deck logs in the National Archives Catalog: all of 1956 (NAIDs 296903080-296904484), July-December 1960, and all months 1961 through November 1967 (e.g., December 1956 - the MSTS-decommission month - at catalog.archives.gov/id/296904484). The index independently corroborates the commission chronology: 'Commission December 1943 / Decommission April 1947 / Recommission February 1949 / Decommission December 1956 / Recommission July 1960 / Decommission November 1967' - supporting the 1956 MSTS-transfer date against NavSource's 1957 timeline typo.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1956-1967 (digitized coverage); 1943-1955 (undigitized earlier logs)
- Population
- Crew and yard trades recorded in deck logs (1956, 1960-67 digitized)
- Limitations
- Archival lead only: the digitized logs are unexamined for this record; they are the primary source for day-level work events (yard availabilities, UNREPs, drills) and any asbestos-adjacent maintenance entries they may contain. WWII-era (1943-47) and 1949-55 logs are NOT in the digitized listing - earlier-era logs sit in the undigitized/partner-digitized RG 24 series (Fold3 holds a scanned WWII deck-log set). No asbestos content in the index itself.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lindenwald-lsd6-04
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[5]NavSource, 'Notes from U.S.S. Lindenwald Deck Logs 1951 - 1953' contributed by James (Jim) Lawrence, USS Lindenwald (boilertender) - crew-transcribed deck-log extracts (live page verified 2026-09-30) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 10/12/1206b.htm, dated note entries 1951-1953
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Crew-contributed deck-log notes for this hull document the Arctic operations DANFS summarizes: 1951 Operation Blue Jay to Thule, Greenland (departed Norfolk 16 June, crossed Arctic Circle 24 June, arrived Thule 10 July, returned Norfolk 29 July); 1952 'Sunac' cruise to Thule (departed 16 June, offloaded at Thule 30 June-8 August); 1953 Newfoundland/Resolution Island cruise (March-May 1953, ice-field operations, broken port-propeller blade, St. George Bay troop offload). Contributor identifies himself as a boilertender aboard.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1951-1953
- Population
- Crew including engineering ratings (boilertenders) on Arctic deployments, 1951-53
- Limitations
- Secondary transcription by a crew member hosted on NavSource - not the logs themselves; dates not independently verified against the underlying deck logs (1951-53 logs are outside NARA's digitized set). Used for service color consistent with DANFS's 'Newfoundland, Labrador, and Thule' summary, not for any asbestos claim. The contributor's boilertender rating is consistent with this hull's oil-fired steam plant but is not itself an exposure record.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lindenwald-lsd6-05
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[6]Era inference built on: NavSource-transcribed ONI specifications 7 Apr 1944 (2 Babcock & Wilcox oil-fired D-type boilers, 250 psi; 2 Skinner Uniflow 5-cylinder reciprocating steam engines); DANFS spec block; shipyard-exposure-map documented asbestos product list for moore-dry-dock-oakland; FTCA complaint's Navy era-product list (ev-03, pleading stage) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource ONI specifications block; shipyards.json moore-dry-dock-oakland product list; Perkins complaint Doc. 1 paras. 13
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- A 1943-built Navy auxiliary with an oil-fired steam propulsion plant sits inside the documented era and yard asbestos-use pattern: era-standard applications aboard a steam auxiliary of this type were boiler and steam-line thermal insulation, high-temperature insulating cement, valve and flange gaskets (including spiral-wound metallic-asbestos types for boilers and flanged pipe joints), machinery packing, fire-resistant bulkhead/millboard, and deck covering. The Perkins complaint's era-product list (QPL/MIL-spec pipe insulation, insulation block, cement, packing, sheet, and gaskets) is consistent with this application set for the period, including her 1964 service year.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1943-1968
- Population
- Moore Dry Dock construction trades (1943); crew incl. engineering ratings (boilertenders, machinist's mates, 1943-67); Arctic-conversion yard workers (1948-49); overhaul trades at availabilities; 1968 shipbreakers
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - no hull-specific insulation survey, material list, or work package located for LSD-6. Names era-standard applications and the era product specifications, not confirmed installed materials aboard this hull. No quantity. The complaint's product list is a pleading-level era allegation, not proof of installation aboard this vessel.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lindenwald-lsd6-06
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[7]Fleischer, W.E., Viles, F.J. Jr., et al., 'A health survey of pipe covering operations in constructing naval vessels,' J. Ind. Hyg. Toxicol. 28:9-16 (1946), PMID 21016030 (bibliographic record verified via NCBI E-utilities); W.A. Simons Asbestos Trust, California Land Site List (Sep. 2020): 'MOORE DRY DOCK--OAKLAND, CA (ADELINE ST)', Exposure Level H [other_primary]
- Locator
- PMID 21016030 bibliographic record (NCBI E-utilities); W.A. Simons Trust CA Land Site List PDF p. - 'MOORE DRY DOCK--OAKLAND, CA (ADELINE ST)' row, Exposure Level H, http://wastrust.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/WAST-California-Site-List-September-2020.pdf
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- Government/official documentation of asbestos operations at this hull's builder: the 1946 USMC-commissioned industrial-hygiene survey of pipe-covering operations in naval-vessel construction (Fleischer & Viles) measured dust conditions during amosite pipe-covering cutting/fitting at WWII Navy contract yards of the type operated by Moore Dry Dock; the W.A. Simons Asbestos Trust's California site list independently lists 'MOORE DRY DOCK--OAKLAND, CA (ADELINE ST)' at Exposure Level H (High). This hull was built at that yard Feb-Nov 1943, inside the documented exposure window.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1942-1945 (survey window); list determination Sep 2020
- Population
- Moore Dry Dock insulators, pipefitters, boilermakers and nearby trades (1942-45 WWII peak, ~37,000 workers); this hull's 1943 construction trades
- Limitations
- Yard-level documentation, not a hull record: the survey covered Navy contract yards as a group and does not name this vessel; the trust list is a claims-administration document for the site, not a ship document. Establishes asbestos operations at the builder's yard during the construction era - reasonable construction-era inference for this hull, not ship-proven installation. NOTE: shipyards.json cites this survey to PMC1525949, which resolves to an unrelated 1951 tuberculosis-nursing review - the correct identifier is PMID 21016030 (J. Ind. Hyg. Toxicol. 28:9-16); yard-record link defect flagged, corrected here. PubMed HTML page is reCAPTCHA-gated to automated fetch; bibliographic record verified via NCBI E-utilities API.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lindenwald-lsd6-07
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[8]GAO, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (Oct 18, 1979) [gao]
- Locator
- GAO product page HRD-80-2 (full text blocked, HTTP 403)
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO documented that the Navy used asbestos insulation extensively aboard ships and did not begin substituting alternative insulation materials until the early 1970s - spanning this hull's entire commissioned service (1943-1967) and MSTS period (1956-1960).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1979
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers; asbestos program review
- Limitations
- Program-level documentation; supports era context only, not any fact specific to this hull. Full text not retrieved (gao.gov blocks automated fetch, HTTP 403, confirmed 2026-09-30) - content via product-page description.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lindenwald-lsd6-08
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[9]NHHC photograph NH 107622, 'USS Lindenwald (LSD-6) underway in Hampton Roads, Virginia, 18 January 1965' - official U.S. Navy photograph (live page verified via firecrawl 2026-09-30; curl 404 was bot-blocking) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NHHC online catalog, NH 107622 record page
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NHHC's photography collection holds a cataloged image of this hull underway in Hampton Roads on 18 January 1965 (NH 107622, taken by PH2 Wood) - late-service physical-presence documentation for the vessel during her final commissioned period.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1965
- Population
- Crew, January 1965
- Limitations
- Archival lead only - a dated photograph, not a work or material record. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lindenwald-lsd6-09
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[10]Batch-5833 search ledger (this record): live DANFS; NavSource main + deck-log-notes pages; NARA deck-log index; NHHC photo catalog; CourtListener type=o and type=r authenticated searches; Perkins complaint + findings RECAP PDFs; NCBI E-utilities; W.A. Simons Trust PDF; GAO product page; NVR; secondary-web sweep [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lindenwald-lsd6-01 through sl-uss-lindenwald-lsd6-13
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos-material record located beyond the Perkins pleading: no hull asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or adjudicated finding naming USS Lindenwald was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). CourtListener returned 13 opinion hits and 27 docket hits for 'Lindenwald'; all but Perkins are name collisions (an Ohio locality, Lindenwald Medical Associates, unrelated parties); one match inside MDL-875 resolved to a mass-docket document with the ship-attribution unverified (attachment text did not contain the term). The single qualifying litigation record (ev-03) ends in a defense judgment that made no finding about this hull.
- 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 - construction era, steam plant, and builder yard all sit inside documented asbestos-use patterns; absence is absence of a ship-specific paper trail. The pre-1970 dismissal in Perkins was jurisdictional, so the shipboard-era claims were never exposure-tested. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lindenwald-lsd6-10
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[11]Date cross-check: DANFS 'Lindenwald' entry (live) and NARA deck-log index vs. NavSource timeline and CO roster, same page [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 10/12/1206.htm timeline vs CO roster; DANFS narrative; NARA navy-online Lindenwald panel; tier2-final-hull-set.json duplicate rows
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- CORRECTIONS carried by this record: (1) NavSource's timeline bullet dates the MSTS decommission/transfer '12 December 1957' - the same page's CO roster shows the decommissioned interval '12 December 1956 - 1 July 1960', DANFS states decommissioned/transferred 12 December 1956, and NARA's index independently reads 'Decommission December 1956'; 1956 is carried, the 1957 bullet treated as a typo. (2) NavSource dates the APM-6-to-LSD-6 reclassification '1 July 1941' - DANFS states 1 July 1942, consistent with the wartime APM-to-LSD program reclassification; 1942 is carried, 1941 treated as a typo. (3) VERIFY-tier consolidation: the tier-2 hull set tracks this vessel under both APM-6 and LSD-6 - one physical hull; APM-6 was the authorized-designation only (never carried as an operational hull number), LSD-6 is retained as the operative designation.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-30
- Study period
- 1942-1960 (date window)
- Limitations
- Corrects circulating date variants, not material claims. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lindenwald-lsd6-11