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 (6 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-177-lsm177-pkt-ts-packet-md
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[2]National Archives, RG 181, Naval Districts and Shore Establishments, Ship Commissioning Files, Sixth Naval District at Charleston, South Carolina [other_primary]
- Locator
- RG 181 finding aid, table entry 'Landing Ship, Medium | LSM-177 | 9/30/1944'
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The National Archives finding aid lists LSM-177 as a Landing Ship, Medium in the Sixth Naval District ship commissioning files and gives the date 9/30/1944 in the commissioning-file table.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1944
- Limitations
- This is a finding aid index, not the underlying commissioning file. It supports vessel identity, type, and the indexed date only; it does not establish builder, keel-laying or launch dates, service history, asbestos content, or exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-177-lsm177-01
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[3]National Archives, 'Researching Asbestos aboard US Naval Vessel up through 1961' [other_primary]
- Locator
- Sections 'Beginning Research' and 'Historical Notes'; discussion of S39 insulation and lagging records
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The National Archives research guide identifies ship plans and related Navy technical records, including insulation and lagging series, as potential avenues for researching a particular Navy vessel. The guide cautions that the cited record series do not themselves provide direct evidence of asbestos presence in a particular ship or component.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- Research guide covering Navy vessels through 1961
- Limitations
- This is archival research guidance, not evidence that asbestos was installed aboard LSM-177. The underlying LSM-177 drawings, specifications, and work records were not retrieved for this batch.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-177-lsm177-02
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[4]National Archives, RG 181 Sixth Naval District ship commissioning files finding aid; reviewed for LSM-177 identity and related ship records [other_primary]
- Locator
- RG 181 finding aid; LSM-177 table entry and collection description
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No asbestos survey, abatement record, material specification, or exposure finding for LSM-177 appears in the accessible RG 181 commissioning-file finding aid reviewed.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 2026-10-01 review of the online finding aid
- Limitations
- A finding aid is not the underlying archival file and its silence is not evidence that the ship was asbestos-free. No conclusion about installed, removed, remaining, or disturbed material can be drawn.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-177-lsm177-03