Evidence
11 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-11).
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[1]NavSource Online, Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LSM-141 hull page (history extract credited to LSM-LSMR Amphibious Forces, Vol. II, Turner Publishing, 1997) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Hull page 'LSM-1 Class Landing Ship Medium' chronology block
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- LSM-141 was laid down 17 April 1944 at Charleston Navy Yard, Charleston, South Carolina; launched 15 May 1944; and commissioned as USS LSM-141 on 22 June 1944, with LTjg Edward A. Quinlan, USNR, in command.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1944
- Population
- Charleston Navy Yard construction workforce and commissioning crew
- Limitations
- Establishes construction and commissioning identity; the page does not document asbestos, insulation composition, hazmat condition, exposure, or causation. NavSource is a volunteer secondary compilation carrying a Turner Publishing history extract, not a primary registry.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-141-lsm141-01
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[2]NavSource Online, Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LSM-141 hull page [other_primary]
- Locator
- Hull page assignment block and 'Asiatic-Pacific Campaign' campaign table
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- During World War II, LSM-141 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater with LSM Flotilla Five (CDR W. H. Carpenter, USN), LSM Group Thirteen (LCDR T. F. Griswold, USNR), and LSM Division Twenty-Six, and participated in the Iwo Jima operation - assault and occupation of Iwo Jima, 19 February to 16 March 1945. USS LSM-141 earned one battle star for World War II service.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1944-1945
- Population
- Ship's company and embarked troops during the Iwo Jima operation
- Limitations
- Establishes theater assignment, one documented campaign (Iwo Jima), and one battle star; it does not establish a complete voyage narrative, asbestos content, or exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-141-lsm141-02
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[3]Naval History and Heritage Command, U.S. Pacific Fleet Organization, 1 May 1945 (archived copy) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- LSM Division 26 vessel list; live NHHC URL returns 404, so the Wayback capture is cited and labeled archived
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- An archived copy of the official NHHC 'U.S. Pacific Fleet Organization, 1 May 1945' lists 'LSM 141 Lt. E. A. Quinlon (USNR)' under LSM Division 26 - corroborating this hull's Pacific Fleet organization and the commanding officer recorded by NavSource (spelled 'Quinlan' there).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1945-05-01
- Population
- Ship's company under Pacific Fleet organization
- Limitations
- Establishes organizational placement and commanding officer on 1 May 1945; it is an administrative organization list, not a material or exposure record. Officer surname printed 'Quinlon' here vs 'Quinlan' on the hull page - spelling variant noted in gaps.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-141-lsm141-03
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[4]Naval Historical Center Online Library of Selected Images, Photo NH 104197 (via ibiblio HyperWar verbatim mirror); NavSource USS LSM-141 photo captions [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- NH 104197 picture-data page; NavSource 14141.htm photo captions (Iwo Jima; Wakayama September 1945; Blue Beach #2 Wakayama with LSM-49)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Official U.S. Navy photograph NH 104197, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center, documents 'Unloading supplies on Iwo Jima, 25 February 1945' with LSM-141 among the ships present (alongside LSM-43 and LSM-47), viewed north from Beach Red One. The NavSource photo record additionally shows LSM-141 unloading a tank on the beach at Iwo Jima and beached at Wakayama, Japan, in September 1945 (contributor-credited photographs).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1945-02-25 to 1945-09
- Population
- Ship's company at Iwo Jima (25 February 1945) and during Wakayama occupation service (September 1945)
- Limitations
- Photographs establish physical presence at Iwo Jima on a dated day and at Wakayama in September 1945; they are not work, material, or exposure records. The live NHHC numeric photo page returned 404 - verbatim NHHC mirror used. Contributor-credited captions on the hull page are NavSource-level sourcing.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-141-lsm141-04
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[5]NavSource Online, Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LSM-141 hull page (chronology and commanding-officer table, the latter courtesy Wolfgang Hechler) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Hull page chronology block ('Following World War II' through 'Final Disposition') and Commanding Officers table
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Following World War II, USS LSM-141 was assigned to occupation service in the Far East from 8 October to 12 November 1945; it was decommissioned 8 March 1946 at San Diego, California; struck from the Naval Register 28 March 1946; and sold in November 1946 to National Metal & Steel Corp., Terminal Island, California, for scrapping. Commanding officers: LTjg Edward A. Quinlan, USNR (22 June 1944 - 21 November 1945) and LTjg Maurice Walker Beldin, USN (21 November 1945 - 8 March 1946).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1945-1946
- Population
- Ship's company during occupation service and disposal; National Metal & Steel shipbreakers (1946)
- Limitations
- Establishes the occupation-service window, decommissioning, striking, and sale for scrapping; no shipbreaking hazmat or material record is supplied. The 1946 scrapping predates modern ACM-handling regulation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-141-lsm141-05
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[6]NavSource Online, USS LSM-141 specifications block [other_primary]
- Locator
- Hull page 'Specifications' block
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The live LSM-141 hull page lists displacement 520 t. light / 743 t. landing / 1,095 t. fully loaded; length 203 ft 6 in; beam 34 ft 6 in; complement 5 officers and 54 enlisted with troop accommodations for 2 officers and 46 enlisted; and propulsion of two Fairbanks Morse 38D81/8X10 reversible direct-drive diesel engines with hydraulic clutches, 1,440 BHP each at 720 rpm, twin propellers, 2,800 shp, 13.2 knots maximum, with diesel-drive ship's service generators (2 x 100 kW 450 V AC; 1 x 20 kW 120 V DC).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1944-1946
- Population
- Ship's company and embarked troop capacity
- Limitations
- Supports complement and diesel propulsion only. It does not establish any asbestos-containing component; no boiler or steam plant is documented in the cited specifications.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-141-lsm141-06
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[7]Inference from the ship-specific NavSource diesel specification and the documented research gap; GAO HRD-80-2 retained as an archival lead (full text not retrieved) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource propulsion block; source-review negative documented in search_ledger
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- No ship-specific asbestos survey, product inventory, abatement record, or condition report was located. Because LSM-141 was a WWII U.S. Navy diesel landing ship built at a naval shipyard, machinery or diesel-exhaust insulation, gaskets, packing, electrical insulation, and deck covering are possible class/era application categories, but none is documented aboard this hull.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1944-1946
- Population
- WWII Navy diesel landing-ship construction and operating personnel
- Limitations
- These are possible class/era categories, not a finding that asbestos was installed aboard LSM-141. The cited hull page does not identify asbestos or insulation composition; no quantity, location, condition, exposure, or causation is established.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-141-lsm141-07
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[8]shipyard-exposure-map shipyards.json record, yard_id charleston-naval-shipyard (compiled yard-level documentation: OSHA inspection record, litigation verdicts, product list) [other_primary]
- Locator
- shipyards.json yard record ev-charleston-naval-shipyard-* rows; search_ledger sl-uss-lsm-141-lsm141-13
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- The local shipyard dataset documents asbestos products at this hull's builder: Charleston Naval Shipyard's record lists magnesia pipe insulation, asbestos cement products, pipe insulation containing 5-50% asbestos, boiler external coatings with 15% asbestos, spray-on insulation for walls and ship interiors, asbestos gaskets in pumps and valves, packing materials, brake linings, clutch facings, steam-system thermal insulation, fireproofing in living quarters, electrical insulation throughout vessels, and spray-on corrosion coatings. The record also carries OSHA Inspection 100361849 (Commander, Charleston Naval Shipyard, Code 106; one 'Other' citation under the asbestos standard 29 CFR 1910.1001 D07 I; case closed 2 May 1990) and two asbestos-litigation verdict rows tied to the yard.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1944 (build) ; 1988-1990 (OSHA record)
- Population
- Charleston Navy Yard / Charleston Naval Shipyard construction trades (1944, this hull's build) and yard workforce generally
- Limitations
- Yard-level documentation, not a hull record: it establishes that asbestos products were present and used at Charleston Naval Shipyard, not that any specific material was installed aboard LSM-141. The OSHA inspection dates to 1988-1990, decades after this hull's 1944 construction and 1946 disposal; no individual exposure, quantity, or causation is established.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-141-lsm141-08
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[9]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, confirmed 2026-10-01)
- 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 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 this session) - content via product-page description.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-141-lsm141-09
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[10]CourtListener API v4 via /Users/charlesfletcher/devin-prompts/cl-auth-search.py (authenticated, fleet-paced) [court_record]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lsm-141-lsm141-07 through -10
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- CourtListener sweep completed via the authenticated helper: exact-name "USS LSM-141" returned 2 opinion hits and hull-number "LSM-141" returned 22 opinion hits; the docket queries returned 218 and 1,384 results respectively. Every reviewed hit is a name collision - a patent case (Amerace Esna Corp. v. United States, Ct. Cl. 1972), an OCR-degraded criminal appeal, Puerto Rico cases involving 'LSM General Construction', and token-match dockets with no vessel involvement. No qualifying asbestos litigation and no litigation of any kind naming this vessel was located.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 2026-10-01
- Limitations
- A completed-search negative, not proof that no litigation exists anywhere: CourtListener coverage is limited to its indexed opinions and RECAP dockets, state-court and unindexed filings are outside its scope, and asbestos exposure by LSM crews could have been pleaded under ship-type or yard descriptions rather than this hull number.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-141-lsm141-10
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[11]Source-review negative across NavSource, archived NHHC records, and secondary-web sweep listed in search_ledger [other_primary]
- Locator
- Source-review negative; see search_ledger rows sl-uss-lsm-141-lsm141-01 through -14
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The public research set located no ship-specific asbestos documentation for LSM-141: the live hull page, the archived NHHC Pacific Fleet organization list, the NHHC photograph record, and the secondary-web sweep document identity, service, propulsion, complement, and disposition but do not document asbestos, insulation composition, abatement, or a hazmat survey. The ship does not appear on the NHHC Tokyo Bay surrender list (consistent with its documented Wakayama-area occupation service).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 2026-10-01
- Limitations
- A negative public-source finding is not proof that asbestos was absent. Non-digitized Navy records, BuShips work packages, deck logs, disposal-contract records, and litigation not indexed by the searched services may contain additional evidence; asbestos documentation therefore remains class_or_era.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-141-lsm141-11