Evidence
11 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-11).
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[1]research packet tm-packet.md (1 sources cited) [museum_official]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED (secondary-source convergence)
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Limitations
- qualifier: VERIFIED (secondary-source convergence)
- Evidence ID
- uss-lsm-133-lsm133-pkt-tm-packet-md
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[2]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LSM-133 - construction, milestones, campaign table, awards, specifications, commanding officers (history extract sourced from LSM-LSMR Amphibious Forces Vol. II, Turner Publishing 1997) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 10/14/14133.htm header block, campaign table, specifications block, commanding-officers table, photo captions
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Documented for this hull: laid down 1 March 1944 at Charleston Navy Yard, Charleston, S.C.; launched 13 April 1944; commissioned USS LSM-133 22 May 1944, LT Charles D. Davis USNR in command. Assigned Asiatic-Pacific Theater; credited campaigns: consolidation and capture of the Southern Philippines - Palawan Islands landings 28 February 1945; Borneo operation - Brunei Bay operation 10-14 June 1945. Decommissioned 11 March 1946 at Terminal Island Navy Yard, San Pedro, CA; struck from the Naval Register, date unknown; sold 2 February 1948 to Eliseo Vila, Buenos Aires, Argentina; 'Final Disposition, fate unknown.' Earned two battle stars for WWII service; displayed ribbons: American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (2), WWII Victory Medal, Philippine Presidential Unit Citation, Philippine Liberation Medal. Spec block: 520 t light / 743 t landing / 1,095 t full; 203'6" ovl; beam 34'6"; 13.2 kts; complement 5 officers + 54 enlisted; propulsion two Fairbanks Morse model 38D81/8X10 reversible diesels with hydraulic clutch, direct drive, 1,440 BHP each @ 720 rpm, twin propellers 2,800 shp; 2 x 100kW 450V AC and 1 x 20kW 120V DC diesel-drive generators. COs: LT Davis (22 May 1944-Dec 1945); LTjg John D. Cound USNR (Dec 1945-11 Mar 1946). Photo record: launching at Charleston Navy Yard 13 April 1944; at Mindoro loading for the Palawan invasion with LSM-168, LSM-237, LCT-678; beached Lutong, Borneo 21 June 1945 (AWM credit); beached Mapia Island, P.I., November 1945.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1944-1948
- Population
- Charleston Navy Yard construction trades (Mar-May 1944); crew 1944-46; embarked troops/vehicles per amphibious operations
- Limitations
- NavSource is a volunteer secondary compilation, not a primary registry; its milestone dates generally track official records. Ship-specific history only; no asbestos or material content. 'Struck' date reported as unknown by this source. The Turner Publishing extract underlying the history text is itself a secondary compilation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-133-lsm133-01
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[3]Australian War Memorial collection item C196089, accession number 109991 - B&W photograph, Lutong, Borneo, 21 June 1945 (public domain) [other_primary]
- Locator
- AWM collection item C196089, accession 109991, caption and places/unit metadata
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- AWM-held photograph places this hull beached at Lutong, Borneo, 21 June 1945, one week after the credited Brunei Bay operation window, while released prisoners of war under supervision of the Australian 2/13 Infantry Battalion rolled drums of petrol up the beach - unit members swam to the ship, rolled drums down the ramp, and floated them ashore. Documents physical presence of this hull in the Brunei Bay Area on a specific date.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1945-06-21
- Population
- LSM-133 crew; released POWs working the unloading; Australian 2/13 Infantry Battalion detachment
- Limitations
- Physical-presence documentation only - a photograph is not a work or material record, and establishes no asbestos content or exposure. AWM's own caption reads 'LANDING SHIP, TANK (LST) 133' - a hull-type misidentification (the vessel is the LSM-class LSM-133; see ev-09 correction row). NavSource republishes the same image crediting AWM and identifies her correctly.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-133-lsm133-02
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[4]NavalCoverMuseum wiki, LSM 133 - designation history and postal-cover page (1945 censored cover, U.S. Navy 10638 Br. postmark) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavalCoverMuseum LSM_133 designation-history table; USS_LSM-133_Covers_Page_1 (1945-07-16 cover)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Designation history corroborates the NavSource milestones: LSM-1 class; laid down March 1 1944; launched April 13 1944; commissioned May 22 1944; decommissioned March 11 1946; struck from Naval Register (date unknown); sold February 2 1948 to Eliseo Vila, Buenos Aires, Argentina; fate unknown. A censored wartime cover postmarked 16 July 1945 (U.S. Navy 10638 Br.) documents her postal designation in active WWII service.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1944-1948
- Population
- crew postal service 1945
- Limitations
- Milestone corroboration and postal-history documentation only; no asbestos content. NavalCoverMuseum's milestone block derives from the same secondary compilations as NavSource; not an independent primary source.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-133-lsm133-03
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[5]NHHC, 'LSM and LSM(R) Histories' explanatory page (archived Wayback capture 2015-06-15; live URL returned 404 on 2026-10-01) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- archived NHHC page lsm-lsmr.html, body text 'DANFS >> L >> LSM and LSM(R)'
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NHHC documents why no DANFS entry exists for this hull: 'Ships with only a designation, such as LSM, were not included in the DANFS series... The LSM and LSM(R) histories were not included in the DANFS for the above reasons.' Per the same page, the Ships History Office instead distributed Captain James B. Birindelli's compiled LSM/LSM(R) history only as a scanned (non-searchable) CD-ROM, SH-0068, from the Naval Historical Center, Ships History Branch, Washington Navy Yard.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 2005 (page dated 16 September 2005)
- Limitations
- Explains the absence of a DANFS entry for all numbered LSMs as a coverage policy, not a research gap - no individual DANFS text exists to transcribe. The Birindelli compilation is an archival lead (CD-ROM SH-0068), not digitized. Page cited via Wayback capture; live NHHC URL returned 404 on 2026-10-01 - citation is an archived copy, not the live page.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-133-lsm133-04
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[6]shipyard-exposure-map shipyards.json, yard_id 'charleston-naval-shipyard' (Atlas yard dataset: documented asbestos product list, litigation rows, OSHA inspection 100361849) [other_primary]
- Locator
- shipyard-exposure-map/client/src/data/shipyards.json, yard_id 'charleston-naval-shipyard' (products list; ev-charleston-naval-shipyard-06/-07; ev-charleston-naval-shipyard-osha-1988-100361849)
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Yard-level asbestos documentation for this hull's builder: the Atlas shipyards dataset records for Charleston Naval Shipyard a documented product list including magnesia pipe insulation, asbestos cement products, pipe insulation containing 5-50% asbestos content, boiler external coatings with 15% asbestos, spray-on insulation for walls and ship interiors, asbestos gaskets in pumps and valves, packing materials for rotating equipment, thermal insulation for steam systems, fireproofing materials in living quarters, and electrical insulation - with yard litigation rows (Whalen 2014 $70.8M jury verdict; Twidwell 2018 $40M verdict) and a 1988 OSHA asbestos-standard citation (inspection 100361849, 29 CFR 1910.1001). LSM-133's construction (March-May 1944) falls inside this yard's documented asbestos-use era.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1944 (construction window) within documented yard asbestos era
- Population
- Charleston Navy Yard construction trades, March-May 1944 (yard WWII peak employment ~25,948 in 1943 per dataset)
- Limitations
- Yard-level documentation only: documents asbestos use at Charleston Naval Shipyard generally - LSM-133 is not named in any cited yard record. Does not establish materials installed aboard this hull, individual exposure, quantity, or present-day presence. Yard rows rely partly on litigation and OSHA records post-dating the 1944 construction window.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-133-lsm133-05
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[7]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 construction (1944) and U.S. Navy service era (1944-46).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- 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 2026-10-01) - content via product-page description.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-133-lsm133-06
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[8]Era inference built on: NavSource spec block (Fairbanks-Morse diesel direct drive, twin screws); Charleston Naval Shipyard documented asbestos product list (shipyards.json, ev-05); GAO HRD-80-2 Navy asbestos-use era (ev-06) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource spec block; shipyards.json charleston-naval-shipyard product list; GAO HRD-80-2 product page
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- A diesel-powered amphibious transport built March-May 1944 at Charleston Navy Yard sits inside both the Navy's documented asbestos-use era and that yard's documented asbestos product set. Era-standard applications aboard a vessel of this type and period were thermal insulation on exhaust uptakes and muffler, machinery lagging, gaskets, valve and pump packing, and electrical insulation; the Fairbanks-Morse installation's hydraulic-clutch facings are an era-relevant friction-material possibility. As a diesel direct-drive ship she carried no steam plant - the boiler/turbine lagging pathway of steam vessels does not apply.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1944-1952
- Population
- Charleston Navy Yard construction trades (Mar-May 1944); crew 1944-46; any repair-yard trades (Terminal Island decommissioning availability); Argentine merchant crew 1948-52
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - no hull-specific insulation survey, material list, or work package located for LSM-133. Names era-standard applications, not confirmed installed materials. No quantity. Product names are normalized era terms; no manufacturer attribution for this hull. LSMs were austere wartime construction - material scope aboard may have been minimal; the record does not show it.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-133-lsm133-07
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[9]Batch-5934 search ledger (this record): NavSource; NavalCoverMuseum; AWM collection; NHHC archived LSM/LSM(R) page; NVR; NARA catalog; Naval Marine Archive; marinamercantelatam.com; CourtListener opinions (x2 queries; docket-level throttled); GAO product page; secondary web litigation sweep [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lsm-133-lsm133-01 through -13
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or verified litigation naming USS LSM-133 was found in the public sources searched. CourtListener opinion search on 'LSM-133' returned 16 results - all name/text collisions in unrelated matters (bankruptcy, construction contract, postal employment, criminal appeals); 'USS LSM-133' returned 1 result, likewise a text collision (Tyrone Berry v. State, Tex. App. 2015). Docket-level (type=r) search could not be completed - fleet pacing budget exhausted - logged as blocked in search_ledger, not a negative result. Secondary web sweeps surfaced only crew-reunion notices (All Hands 1980; American Legion 1987) and law-firm marketing listicles asserting asbestos without primary sourcing - excluded by source policy.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 2026-10-01
- Limitations
- Absence of a located public record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard - and the docket-level litigation search is a genuine open gap (throttled, not run). Deck logs, Charleston NY work packages, the Birindelli LSM history (CD-ROM SH-0068), and the 1948 sale file are undigitized leads. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-133-lsm133-08
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[10]Designation cross-check: AWM caption for accession 109991 ('LANDING SHIP, TANK (LST) 133') vs NavSource identification of the same image as USS LSM-133 (AWM-credited); LST-133 was a different hull (Chicago Bridge & Iron, Seneca IL; Bikini target 1946) [other_primary]
- Locator
- AWM C196089 caption text; NavSource 10/14/14133.htm photo caption; NHHC DANFS LST-133 page (separate hull)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- CORRECTION: the Australian War Memorial's catalog caption for photograph 109991 identifies the beached ship at Lutong on 21 June 1945 as 'LANDING SHIP, TANK (LST) 133'. The vessel is LSM-133: NavSource republishes the same image credited to the Australian War Memorial and identifies USS LSM-133, whose credited Brunei Bay operation window (10-14 June 1945) matches the Lutong context; LST-133 was a separate hull (built Seneca, IL; used as a Bikini target July 1946). The AWM caption's 'LST' hull-type label is a misidentification to correct, not evidence of a different ship.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1945-06-21
- Limitations
- Corrects an institutional caption error, not a material claim. LST-133's June 1945 whereabouts were not independently verified beyond her separate identity and 1946 Bikini disposition (DANFS LST-133 page); the correction rests on NavSource's identification plus campaign-date consistency.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-133-lsm133-09
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[11]Marina Mercante Latinoamericana (marinamercantelatam.com), 'DON GUILLERMO' vessel history (compiled by Miguel Angel Galdeano, Buenos Aires) [other_primary]
- Locator
- marinamercantelatam.com/barcos/don-guillermo/ 'Historial' block and spec table
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Post-sale chain for this hull (single specialized secondary source): sold 2 February 1948 to Eliseo Vila (Buenos Aires) and renamed DON GUILLERMO, initially under Panamanian flag; later registered to Compania Rioplatense de Navegacion, Buenos Aires (Argentine flag); on 24 April 1952, while towing the barge JOSEFINA MARIA from Buenos Aires to Porto Alegre, she was wrecked after stranding on Playa de la Calavera, Uruguay, during a storm; a 1953 refloat attempt failed. The page's construction data (Charleston Navy Yard; 1 Mar 1944 laydown; 13 Apr 1944 launch; 22 May 1944 commissioning; Fairbanks-Morse diesels) matches the U.S. record, supporting hull identity.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1948-1953
- Population
- Argentine merchant crew 1948-52; any salvage trades at the 1952-53 wreck
- Limitations
- Single secondary source - an Argentine merchant-marine history compilation; no primary registry or casualty file cited. Closes the 'fate unknown' U.S. record plausibly but not authoritatively: Uruguayan/Argentine merchant registers or the wreck report are the primary leads. A 1952 wreck also implies a breaker-scrapping or in-situ hull-remnant event with undocumented hazmat handling.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-133-lsm133-10