Evidence
4 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-4).
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[1]research packet tt-packet.md (4 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-178-lsm178-pkt-tt-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, National Archives Identifier 2694599 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Box 7, Landing Ship, Medium, hull LSM-178, date 8/16/1944; series scope paragraph
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The National Archives finding aid for RG 181, Sixth Naval District at Charleston, lists LSM-178 in box 7 under Landing Ship, Medium, dated 8/16/1944. The series consists of correspondence, invitations, and instructions relating to commissioning naval vessels at Charleston Navy Yard; the finding aid establishes that an indexed commissioning file exists, not the specific event date or the file's contents.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-06
- Study period
- 1944
- Limitations
- The finding aid is an index to a commissioning file, not the file itself. Its date is not treated as a confirmed commissioning date; no asbestos content is described. The underlying file has not been retrieved.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-178-lsm178-01
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[3]Batch 5983 official-source search log, 2026-10-06 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Search ledger entries sl-uss-lsm-178-lsm178-02 and -03
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- A targeted search of NHHC/DANFS and official Navy sources did not locate a ship-specific history page for USS LSM-178. No service chronology, construction dates, builder, complement, propulsion details, or disposition is asserted in this record on that basis.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-06
- Study period
- Public online sources searched 2026-10-06
- Limitations
- A search failure is not proof that no official record exists. The absence of a located online history does not resolve the vessel's service or disposition.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-178-lsm178-02
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[4]Batch 5983 search ledger: NARA RG 181 finding aid and targeted NHHC/Navy official-source searches [other_primary]
- Locator
- Search ledger entries sl-uss-lsm-178-lsm178-01 through -03
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- No ship-specific asbestos survey, abatement record, hazardous-material disclosure, or other primary asbestos documentation for USS LSM-178 was located in the sources searched. Asbestos presence aboard is unknown; class, construction era, and propulsion type are not used to infer ship-specific exposure.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-06
- Study period
- Public online sources searched 2026-10-06
- Limitations
- The searched sources are limited; the NARA commissioning file has not been retrieved. Failure to locate a public asbestos record does not establish absence of asbestos, exposure, or disease causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-178-lsm178-03