Evidence
3 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-3).
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[1]research packet tp-packet.md (3 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-153-lsm153-pkt-tp-packet-md
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[2]National Archives, RG 181, Ship Commissioning Files, 1942–1945, Sixth Naval District at Charleston, South Carolina, NARA Identifier 2694599. [other_primary]
- Locator
- Finding aid lines 45–48 and 112–114 (LSM-153 row).
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The National Archives finding aid for Record Group 181 lists LSM-153 as a Landing Ship, Medium in box 6 of the Charleston Navy Yard Ship Commissioning Files (1942–1945), with the date 7/22/1944. The finding aid describes the series as correspondence, invitations, and instructions relating to commissioning naval vessels at Charleston Navy Yard.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Limitations
- The date is the date shown in the commissioning-files index; the underlying correspondence was not retrieved, so no claim is made about the specific commissioning event or its details. The finding aid does not establish construction, service history, asbestos materials, exposure, or later disposition.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-153-lsm153-01
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[3]CourtListener authenticated API v4 opinion search, exact query “USS LSM-153” (0 results), run 2026-10-01. [court_record]
- Locator
- Search result count: 0; opinion search.
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- An authenticated CourtListener API v4 opinion search for the exact query “USS LSM-153” returned zero opinions. This is a search result only and does not establish that no litigation exists in other repositories or in unindexed docket records.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Limitations
- Negative finding is limited to the exact-name query against CourtListener opinions. The hull-number opinion search returned 18 candidate opinions; their relevance screening was not completed after the fleet pacing limiter denied later requests. CourtListener docket searches for the exact name and hull number were also blocked. No broader absence-of-litigation conclusion is supported.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-153-lsm153-02