Evidence
11 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-11).
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[1]research packet to-packet.md (1 sources cited) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-lsm-147-lsm147-pkt-to-packet-md
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[2]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LSM-147 (10/14/14147) - construction and service timeline, specifications, commanding officers, awards, disposal; history extract credited to LSM-LSMR Amphibious Forces Vol. II (Turner Publishing, 1997) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 10/14/14147.htm header block, history extract, specifications block, commanding-officer table, awards ribbons
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource timeline for this hull: LSM-1-class Landing Ship Medium; laid down 26 April 1944 at Charleston Navy Yard, Charleston, S.C.; launched 14 May 1944; commissioned USS LSM-147, 17 June 1944, LT. John R. Bishop USNR in command; assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater in WWII - LSM Flotilla One (LCDR. H. B. Taliaferro USN), LSM Group Three (LCDR. A. K. Ridgway USNR), LSM Division Five (per the extract text); occupation service in the Far East 17 September 1945 - 1 September 1946; decommissioned 5 August 1947 at NOB Subic Bay, P.I.; struck from the Naval Register, date unknown; sold 13 February 1948 to the Republic of China (Taiwan), fate unknown. Specifications: displacement 520 t. light / 743 t. landing / 1,095 t. full; length 203'6"; beam 34'6"; speed 13.2 kts; complement 5 officers + 54 enlisted; armament one twin bow 40mm + four single 20mm; two GM 16-278A diesels, 1,440 BHP each, twin propellers, 2,800 shp. Awards displayed: American Campaign Medal; Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal; World War II Victory Medal; Navy Occupation Service Medal (Asia clasp) - no battle stars shown. Commanding officers: LT. John R. Bishop USNR (17 Jun 1944 - 18 Nov 1945); LTjg. Edward Solook USNR (18 Nov 1945 - Jan 1946); LTjg. Kenneth Schroeder USNR (Jan 1946 - 5 Aug 1946). Photographs show the ship beached at Tulagi, Solomon Islands (date unknown) and beached at an unknown location.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1944-1948
- Population
- Charleston Navy Yard construction trades (Apr-Jun 1944); crew (1944-46/47); ROC service population after Feb 1948
- Limitations
- NavSource is a volunteer secondary compilation, not a primary registry - the history extract is credited to Turner Publishing's LSM-LSMR Amphibious Forces Vol. II (1997), a veterans' press work, not a government record. Its 'Division Five' assignment conflicts with the NHHC Pacific Fleet organization page placing LSM-147 in LSM Division 6 on 1 May 1945 (see ev-02 and gaps), and its '5 August 1947' decommissioning conflicts with its own CO table ending 5 August 1946 (see ev-09 and gaps). No asbestos content; the ribbon display's absence of battle stars is consistent with no credited combat operations but is not a battle-star register.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-147-01
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[3]NHHC, 'United States Pacific Fleet Organization, 1 May 1945' (online reading room) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Fleet-organization page, 'LSM Flotilla ONE (1)' section, LSM Group 3 / LSM Division 6 table
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Official Navy organization listing places this hull in the U.S. Pacific Fleet on 1 May 1945: LSM FLOTILLA ONE (Commander LSM Flotilla One, Lt. Cdr. H. B. Taliaferro USNR), LSM GROUP 3 (ComLSMGrp 3, Lt. Cdr. A. K. Ridgway USNR), LSM DIVISION 6 - 'LSM 147, Lt. J. R. Bishop (USNR)' alongside LSM 146, 213, 214, 262, 263. Confirms the hull's active commissioned service and commanding officer in the Pacific as of 1 May 1945.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1 May 1945
- Population
- Crew under Lt. J. R. Bishop (USNR) as of 1 May 1945
- Limitations
- A dated organization snapshot, not an operational record: it documents assignment and command on 1 May 1945 only, not any specific operation or landing. It lists LSM-147 in LSM Division 6 under Group 3; the NavSource extract says Division Five under the same group - the division assignment differs (see gaps). No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-147-02
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[4]NARA Atlanta finding aid: RG 181, Naval Districts and Shore Establishments - Ship Commissioning Files, Sixth Naval District, Charleston, South Carolina (series NAID 2694599) [other_primary]
- Locator
- archives.gov/atlanta finding aid, box list row 'Box 6 | Landing Ship, Medium | LSM-147 | 6/17/1944'
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA holds a ship-specific commissioning file for this hull: 'Ship Commissioning Files, 1942-1945' (NAID 2694599, RG 181, Sixth Naval District, Charleston) 'consists of correspondence, invitations, and instructions relating to the commissioning of naval vessels at the Charleston Navy Yard during the World War, 1939-1945.' The published box list places LSM-147 in Box 6 with commissioning date 6/17/1944 - independently confirming the 17 June 1944 commissioning documented by NavSource.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1944
- Population
- Commissioning personnel and Sixth Naval District staff (June 1944)
- Limitations
- Archival lead only: the finding aid establishes that a commissioning file exists in Box 6 and corroborates the commissioning date; the file's contents are not digitized and were not examined. Commissioning-file contents (correspondence, invitations, instructions) are unlikely to contain material/insulation records. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-147-03
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[5]Shipbuilding History (Colton) 'Landing Ships, Medium' production table; navypedia.org US LSM list and Taiwan 'MEI CHIN medium landing ships' page (secondary cross-checks) [other_primary]
- Locator
- shipbuildinghistory.njscuba.net/us-navy-small/lsm/ LSM-147 table row; navypedia.org/ships/usa/us_aws_lsm.htm and /ships/taiwan/tai_ls_meizhen.htm
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Independent secondary corroboration of the build and disposal record: the shipbuildinghistory LSM production table lists 'LSM-147 | Charleston NSY | Charleston SC | 17 Jun 1944 | to China 1948' among Charleston Navy Yard's LSM output (the table shows Charleston NSY building hulls from LSM-126 through LSM-558); navypedia lists 'LSM147 ... Charleston N Yd ... to China 2.1948'. Navypedia's roster of ROCN 'Mei'-class former-USN LSMs (ex-LSM 13, 76, 155, 157, 256, 285, 363, 422, 431, 442, 456, 457, 471, 472, 474, 478) does NOT include ex-LSM-147 - consistent with NavSource's 'fate unknown': the hull's ROCN service name, if any, is undocumented in the sources searched.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1944-1948
- Population
- Charleston Navy Yard construction trades (1944)
- Limitations
- Secondary compilations (Colton's shipbuilding-history table and navypedia) - consistent with the NavSource record but not primary sources. The shipbuilding table lists the commissioning date, not laid-down/launched dates, for this hull. Absence from one secondary ROCN roster is suggestive, not dispositive - the hull may have served ROCN under an unrecorded name, been cannibalized, or been lost during the mainland collapse; 'fate unknown' stands.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-147-04
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[6]NHHC art-exhibit page 'The Navy's Happy Medium' (Naval Amphibious Operations from WWII exhibit) - official class-level description of the LSM type [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- NHHC 'The Navy's Happy Medium' exhibit page (Reginald Marsh watercolor 88-159-HN, 1944)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NHHC describes the LSM type's origin: 'Needing a landing ship somewhere between the size and displacement of an LCI (Landing Craft, Infantry) and an LST (Landing Ship, Tank), the Navy turned the problem over to its architects and designers who came up with the compact and maneuverable LSM (Landing Ship, Medium), shown here in South Pacific jungle camouflage.' Class-level background for the hull's design type.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1944
- Limitations
- Class-level design description only; does not name or describe this hull. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-147-05
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[7]Era inference built on: NavSource specification block for this hull (two GM 16-278A diesels, direct drive, twin screws - no boilers/steam plant); shipyard-exposure-map documented asbestos product list for charleston-naval-shipyard (magnesia pipe insulation, asbestos gaskets in pumps and valves, packing for rotating equipment, thermal insulation for steam systems, electrical insulation throughout vessels, spray-on insulation, brake linings, clutch facings); NHHC class description (ev-05) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 10/14/14147.htm specifications block; shipyards.json charleston-naval-shipyard asbestos_products_documented
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- A diesel-powered landing ship built April-June 1944 at Charleston Navy Yard sits inside that yard's documented asbestos-use era and inside the Navy's asbestos-era shipbuilding program. Era-standard applications aboard a diesel landing ship of this type and period: thermal insulation, machinery and diesel-exhaust lagging, gaskets, valve and machinery packing, and electrical insulation. As a diesel-driven amphibious hull she carried no boilers and no steam plant - the boiler/steam-line lagging pathway of steam vessels does not apply; the asbestos-relevant systems are the diesel machinery/exhaust lagging, gasket/packing, and electrical/thermal insulation categories.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1944-1948
- Population
- Charleston Navy Yard construction trades (Apr-Jun 1944); crew (1944-48); ROC service population (1948-on)
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - no hull-specific insulation survey, material list, or work package located for LSM-147. Names era-standard applications, not confirmed installed materials. No quantity. Product names are normalized era terms; no manufacturer attribution for this hull. The yard product list is from the project's own shipyards.json yard record, not a hull document.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-147-06
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[8]OSHA Inspection 100361849, U.S. Dept of the Navy - Commander, Charleston Naval Shipyard, Code 106 (opened 6 January 1988; complaint-type health inspection, SIC 3731 shipbuilding/repair) [other_primary]
- Locator
- osha.gov establishment.inspection_detail?id=100361849 - violation summary, citation IDs 01001/01002, standard 19101001
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- Government documentation that the asbestos standard was enforced at this hull's builder yard: OSHA's 1988 complaint-type health inspection of Commander, Charleston Naval Shipyard (Code 106) produced two 'Other' citations under 29 CFR 1910.1001, the asbestos standard (citation 01001 under provision D07 I; citation 01002 under J02 I later deleted by amendment). Case closed 16 September 1988.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1988
- Population
- Charleston Naval Shipyard workforce (1988 inspection)
- Limitations
- Yard-level record 44 years after this hull's construction - documents late-era (1988) asbestos-standard compliance action at Charleston Naval Shipyard, not 1944 construction conditions and not this vessel. 'Other' (non-serious) citation type; no fiber measurements or product identification in the inspection record. Does not establish materials aboard this hull, individual exposure, or quantity.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-147-07
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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)
- 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 and U.S. service era (1944-1948).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1979 (report); Navy-wide era through early 1970s
- 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-147-08
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[10]Batch-5949 search ledger (this record): NavSource page; NHHC Pacific Fleet organization 1 May 1945; NHHC DANFS candidate URLs (all 404 - no entry exists); NARA RG 181 finding aid NAID 2694599; NARA deck-log catalog (JS-rendered/API-key required); NVR (no entry - disposed 1948); OSHA inspection detail; GAO product page; CourtListener authenticated API (opinion and docket); secondary web litigation sweep [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lsm-147-01 through sl-uss-lsm-147-12
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or docketed/opinion case naming USS LSM-147 was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). CourtListener authenticated API returned count=0 for opinions ('LSM-147' OR 'LSM 147') and count=0 for dockets ('LSM-147'); one docket variant query ('LSM 147'/'USS LSM-147') was paced out by the fleet rate limiter and remains open. No DANFS entry exists for this unnamed hull. Secondary web sweeps surfaced no qualifying case.
- 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 - era-consistent materials are reasonably expected in a 1944-built hull, and this ship's post-1948 ROC service and disposal fate are undocumented, so no condition claim can be made for the hull after transfer. Does not establish that asbestos is or is not present; does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-147-09
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[11]Date-conflict cross-check: NavSource history extract text vs NavSource commanding-officer table (same page); uboat.net Allied Warships entry for USS LSM 147 (secondary) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 10/14/14147.htm history extract vs commanding-officer table; uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/12758.html 'End service' field
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- DISCREPANCY FLAGGED: NavSource's history extract states 'Decommissioned, 5 August 1947, at NOB Subic Bay, P.I.' - but the same page's commanding-officer table ends the last listed command (LTjg. Kenneth Schroeder USNR, from January 1946) on 5 August 1946, and occupation service is given as ending 1 September 1946. uboat.net independently lists 'End service 5 Aug 1946 / Decommissioned on 5 August 1946.' The weight of the evidence favors decommissioning on 5 August 1946 at Subic Bay with '1947' a transcription error in the NavSource/Turner extract, but the record carries the conflict unresolved rather than silently corrected.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1946-1947
- Limitations
- Corrects a circulating date variant, not a material claim. No primary decommissioning record was located (no DANFS entry; NVR has no pre-1987-disposal hulls); uboat.net is a secondary compilation. If the 1947 date were correct, an ~11-month commissioned-but-unlisted-commander gap after Schroeder would remain unexplained. The struck-from-register date is unknown in all sources.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-147-10