USS LSM-127

Evidence

6 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-6).

1. [1]research packet 532-packet.md (8 sources cited) [museum_official]

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED — real identity: USS LSM-127

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Evidence ID

   uss-lsm-127-lsm127-pkt-532-packet-md

2. [2]NavSource Online, USS LSM-127 ship-detail page [other_primary]

   Locator

   LSM-1 Class Landing Ship Medium history bullets

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   USS LSM-127 was laid down 29 January 1944 at Charleston Navy Yard, Charleston, S.C.; launched 15 March 1944; and commissioned 28 April 1944 with Lt. Hewitt R. Rodgers, USNR, in command.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-10-01

   Study period

   1944

   Population

   Charleston Navy Yard construction trades and USS LSM-127 commissioning crew

   Limitations

   Ship-specific construction and commissioning history; the page does not document asbestos, an asbestos survey, or material quantities.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lsm-127-lsm127-01

3. [3]NavSource Online, USS LSM-127 service, disposition, and awards lines [other_primary]

   Locator

   History bullets, awards block, and final-disposition line

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   During World War II USS LSM-127 served in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and participated in the Palawan Islands landings, 28 February to 1 March 1945. It then served in Far East occupation service from 10 September to 30 November 1945, was decommissioned 22 March 1946 at Charleston Naval Station, was transferred to the Maritime Commission for disposal, and was sold for scrapping 27 February 1948 to Southeastern Pipe Line Co., Atlanta, Ga. NavSource states that the Naval Register strike date is unknown and credits one World War II battle star.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-10-01

   Study period

   1945-1948

   Population

   USS LSM-127 crew, embarked personnel, occupation-service personnel, and disposal workforce

   Limitations

   Supports service and disposition only. The source gives no asbestos information and does not establish exposure, causation, or the condition of materials at disposal.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lsm-127-lsm127-02

4. [4]NavSource Online, USS LSM-127 specifications and propulsion blocks [other_primary]

   Locator

   Specifications: complement, troop accommodations, propulsion, and ship's service generators

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   The ship-detail page reports a complement of 5 officers and 54 enlisted, troop accommodations for 2 officers and 46 enlisted, and two Fairbanks Morse model 38D81/8X10 reversible diesel engines with hydraulic clutches, direct drive to twin propellers, 1,440 BHP each at 720 rpm, and 2,800 shp total.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-10-01

   Study period

   1944-1946

   Population

   Crew and embarked troops/vehicle operators

   Limitations

   The specifications establish a diesel propulsion plant and reported crew figures; they do not establish asbestos-containing components or individual exposure.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lsm-127-lsm127-03

5. [5]U.S. Government Accountability Office, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 [gao]

   Locator

   GAO product page; full report text was not retrievable because the site returned HTTP 403

   Finding type

   gov_survey

   Finding

   GAO's Navy asbestos-control report, HRD-80-2, is program-level context for the Navy shipyard and fleet era that followed this hull's 1944 construction and 1944-46 service; it does not identify USS LSM-127 or a component aboard it.

   Verification

   partial

   Role

   context

   Documentation level

   class_or_era

   Accessed

   2026-10-01

   Study period

   1979-1980

   Population

   Navy shipyard workers and Navy asbestos-control program

   Limitations

   Program-level context only, not a hull-specific finding. The accessible product page does not identify this ship, a particular material, an exposure event, or a quantity; no ship-specific asbestos inference is made from it.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lsm-127-lsm127-04

6. [6]Batch-5927 public-source and litigation search ledger [other_primary]

   Locator

   search_ledger rows sl-uss-lsm-127-lsm127-01 through -08

   Finding type

   historical_record

   Finding

   No qualifying ship-specific asbestos survey, abatement record, hazmat disclosure, material list, or asbestos litigation record naming USS LSM-127 was located in the public sources searched. This is a negative search result, not proof that asbestos was absent from the vessel.

   Verification

   partial

   Role

   negative_finding

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-10-01

   Study period

   2026-10-01

   Limitations

   NavSource was directly verified; NHHC's LSM-127 photo URL was unavailable (HTTP 404/502), GAO returned HTTP 403, and CourtListener throttled the authenticated helper after the first exact-name opinion request, so the remaining litigation queries are an access gap. Absence of a located record does not establish absence of asbestos, defeat an exposure claim, or establish legal eligibility.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lsm-127-lsm127-05