Evidence
7 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-7).
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[1]research packet tr-packet.md (2 sources cited) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED — real identity: USS LSM-17. Verified hull: LSM-17. Designation: LSM (Landing Ship Medium). Type/class: LSM-1-class landing ship medium.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-lsm-17-lsm17-pkt-tr-packet-md
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[2]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LSM-17 (10/14/14017.htm), history extract credited to LSM-LSMR Amphibious Forces, Vol. II (Turner Publishing, 1997) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Header/history block, campaign table, specifications block, and commanding-officers table
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource's USS LSM-17 hull page identifies an LSM-1-class landing ship medium laid down at Brown Shipbuilding Co., Houston, on 10 April 1944; launched 7 May 1944; and commissioned 14 June 1944 under LTjg. Floyd R. Dorman, USNR. It assigns the ship to LSM Flotilla One, LSM Group Two, LSM Division Three; records Okinawa Gunto assault and occupation service from 28 April to 18 May 1945 and Far East occupation service from 11 to 25 September 1945; and records decommissioning 22 July 1946, French transfer 1 April 1954, return to U.S. custody at Subic Bay 14 October 1956, South Korea loan 18 October 1956, and cash sale/striking 15 November 1974. The page reports one WWII battle star and a 1996 last report of South Korean Navy activity.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1944-1996 (as reported)
- Population
- Brown Shipbuilding construction trades (1944); ship's company and embarked personnel (1944-46); later French and South Korean operators
- Limitations
- NavSource is a live volunteer secondary compilation, not an official registry; its history extract is attributed to a veteran-association commemorative volume. This source contains no asbestos, material, condition, exposure, or causation information. The later foreign-service name and final disposition are not independently established by this row.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-17-lsm17-01
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[3]Shipbuilding History, Brown Shipbuilding, Houston TX construction record table [other_primary]
- Locator
- Brown Shipbuilding yard table, hull 122 row
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The Brown Shipbuilding, Houston construction table lists yard hull 122 as LSM 17, a Landing Ship: laid 10-Apr-44, launched 7-May-44, and delivered 14-Jun-44. Its disposition note states: 'Laid up 1946, to France 1954 as L 9017, returned 1956, to Korea 1956.'
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1944-1956
- Population
- Brown Shipbuilding construction trades; later French and South Korean operators
- Limitations
- Specialized secondary yard-construction reference, not a government registry. It corroborates the construction dates and basic foreign-transfer sequence but contains no asbestos, material, condition, exposure, or causation information; it does not establish the later foreign-service vessel name or fate.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-17-lsm17-02
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[4]Corn, Jacqueline Karnell, and Jennifer Starr, 'Historical perspective on asbestos: Policies and protective measures in World War II shipbuilding,' American Journal of Industrial Medicine 11(3):359-373 (1987), PubMed PMID 3555021 abstract record [other_primary]
- Locator
- NLM PubMed PMID 3555021 abstract; LSM-17 diesel specification cross-referenced at ev-uss-lsm-17-lsm17-01
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Class/era inference: a peer-reviewed historical study documents extensive use of asbestos as fireproofing and insulation in U.S. shipbuilding during World War II. Applied only as context to this 1944 diesel landing ship, possible era-standard applications include thermal insulation/fireproofing, exhaust lagging, gaskets, valve packing, and electrical insulation. The located LSM-17 specification documents a diesel, direct-drive plant rather than boilers or steam turbines.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1940s era documented; article 1987
- Population
- WWII shipyard workers and ship crews (era/class context)
- Limitations
- Program/era-level evidence, not a hull record: the study does not name LSM-17, Brown Shipbuilding, a product, or a material location aboard this vessel. The application list is an era/class inference, not proof of installation; it establishes neither quantity, present condition, individual exposure, nor causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-17-lsm17-03
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[5]CourtListener authenticated API v4 search results, four queries recorded in this record's search ledger [court_record]
- Locator
- sl-uss-lsm-17-lsm17-07 through sl-uss-lsm-17-lsm17-10; authenticated helper output retained only transiently because it may contain third-party case metadata
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying asbestos litigation located in an authenticated CourtListener API v4 sweep. Exact-name queries for 'USS LSM-17' returned zero opinion results and zero docket results. Exact-hull queries for 'LSM-17' returned one opinion, James Doyle Collins, Jr. v. State, No. 01-17-00922-CR (Tex. App. Dec. 6, 2018), and two dockets, United States v. So, No. 2:22-cr-00108, and Webb Candy, Inc. v. Walmart Stores, Inc., No. 0:09-cv-02056; each is unrelated to this Navy vessel and is classified as a name/OCR collision. No result is asbestos litigation or a finding about LSM-17.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- CourtListener search run 2026-10-01
- Limitations
- A no-result/collision-only public search does not prove absence of asbestos aboard or absence of all litigation. No complaint, discovery record, trial finding, or judgment naming this hull was located; no legal eligibility or causation conclusion follows.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-17-lsm17-04
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[6]Batch-5974 research ledger: NARA digitized Navy deck-logs index, Naval Vessel Register, NHHC/DANFS, NavSource, Brown Shipbuilding table, and CourtListener authenticated API v4 [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lsm-17-lsm17-01 through sl-uss-lsm-17-lsm17-10
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No ship-specific asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, material list, or qualifying litigation naming LSM-17 was located in the public sources searched. The live NARA digitized Navy deck-logs index has no LSM-17 entry; the online Naval Vessel Register did not yield a vessel-detail record for this pre-digital-era disposed hull; and an individual NHHC/DANFS narrative was not located. Firecrawl's hosted keyless research quota was exhausted before a search could run, so direct live-source fallback was used.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- Research run 2026-10-01
- Limitations
- Absence of located public documentation is not proof of no asbestos aboard. The NARA web index only identifies digitized logs; it is not a full holdings search. Firecrawl unavailability was an access limitation, not a claim that sources are absent. This finding establishes neither individual exposure nor causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-17-lsm17-05
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[7]National Archives guides to Record Groups 24 and 19; Library of Congress Veterans History Project collection identifier AFC 2001/001/24632 [other_primary]
- Locator
- NARA RG 24 and RG 19 guide pages; LOC collection access attempt returned 403 in prior run recorded at /Users/charlesfletcher/devin-prompts/batch5974.log
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Archival leads not retrieved: NARA Record Group 24 (Bureau of Naval Personnel) deck logs for the 1944-46 commissioned period; NARA Record Group 19 (Bureau of Ships) contract, ship's-data, and outfitting records for Brown yard hull 122; foreign-transfer/security-assistance records for the 1954 French and 1956/1974 Republic of Korea transactions; and Library of Congress Veterans History Project collection AFC 2001/001/24632 (William John Stevenson), whose public page could not be accessed in this session.
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1944-1974 records
- Limitations
- These are source-location leads, not retrieved records. No assertion is made that any listed file contains asbestos information, and the LOC collection's relationship to the vessel was not independently reviewed during this session.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-17-lsm17-06