Evidence
4 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-4).
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[1]research packet ts-packet.md (5 sources cited) [nhhc_danfs]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-lsm-176-lsm176-pkt-ts-packet-md
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[2]National Archives, RG 181, Sixth Naval District at Charleston, South Carolina, Ship Commissioning Files, 1942-1945, NAID 2694599. [other_primary]
- Locator
- LSM-176 row; box 7; date column 9/25/1944
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The National Archives finding aid for Sixth Naval District ship commissioning files lists Landing Ship, Medium LSM-176 with the date 9/25/1944 (September 25, 1944). The date is reported as it appears in the index; the underlying file has not been inspected.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-06
- Limitations
- This is an archival index entry for a series described as commissioning correspondence, invitations, and instructions. The underlying file has not been reviewed; the index entry does not independently establish the commissioning ceremony or any asbestos condition.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-176-lsm176-01
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[3]United States Pacific Fleet Organization, 1 May 1945, U.S. Navy Department Library / Naval History and Heritage Command. [other_primary]
- Locator
- LSM Division 44; LSM 176 entry
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The NHHC-published United States Pacific Fleet Organization dated May 1, 1945 lists LSM 176 in LSM Division 44 and names Lt. C. C. Sonner (USNR).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-06
- Limitations
- Establishes only the listing and named officer in the fleet organization dated May 1, 1945. It does not establish the ship's complete service history, construction details, crew complement, or asbestos-containing materials.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-176-lsm176-02
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[4]Research search ledger for this record (NHHC and NARA official-source search; no ship-specific asbestos record located). [other_primary]
- Locator
- Search ledger entries sl-uss-lsm-176-lsm176-01 through -04
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- No ship-specific primary-source asbestos documentation for USS LSM-176 was located in this research pass. The hull's asbestos status and asbestos-containing products aboard are unknown; no ship-specific exposure claim is made.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-06
- Limitations
- A bounded search finding, not proof that no such records exist. CourtListener review was blocked by fleet pacing and archival files were not inspected. No inference from class, construction era, or propulsion is used to claim asbestos aboard this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-176-lsm176-03