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 (3 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-179-lsm179-pkt-tt-packet-md
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[2]National Archives, RG 181 Ship Commissioning Files, National Archives Identifier 2694599 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Table entry: box 7, Landing Ship, Medium, hull LSM-179, 8/16/1944
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The National Archives at Atlanta finding aid lists LSM-179 as a Landing Ship, Medium in box 7 of the Charleston Navy Yard Ship Commissioning Files, with the date 8/16/1944. This supports the existence of a ship-specific commissioning-file entry dated 16 August 1944; the index date is retained without treating it as a conclusively verified commissioning date.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1944-08-16
- Population
- Charleston Navy Yard commissioning records
- Limitations
- The finding aid describes the series as correspondence, invitations, and instructions relating to commissioning naval vessels at Charleston Navy Yard. It does not reproduce the underlying LSM-179 file or document asbestos, builder, service, or precise commissioning event.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-179-lsm179-01
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[3]U.S. GAO, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (18 October 1979) [gao]
- Locator
- PDF p. 1, lines 19-23
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO reported that the Navy said all ships contained some asbestos in components such as clutches and electric cables, while thermal insulation was the Navy’s major asbestos use aboard ships. This is Navy-wide class/era context only; it does not identify an asbestos-containing item aboard USS LSM-179.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1979
- Population
- Navy ships and shipyard workers
- Limitations
- The report quotes a Navy-wide statement, not an LSM-179 survey, work record, or exposure finding. It does not identify which components, products, quantity, condition, or exposure were present on this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-179-lsm179-02
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[4]Public-source and authenticated CourtListener searches documented in this record’s search ledger [other_primary]
- Locator
- Search ledger sl-uss-lsm-179-lsm179-01 through -07
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No ship-specific asbestos survey, abatement record, hazmat disclosure, material list, or qualifying asbestos litigation record was located in the searches documented in the ledger. This is a search result and does not establish asbestos absence.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 2026-10-01
- Limitations
- CourtListener exact-name and exact-hull-number opinion and docket searches returned zero exact-phrase hits. Firecrawl could not be used because the hosted MCP reported a multi-hour quota stand-down; the local CLI was unauthenticated. Absence of a located record is not proof of absence of asbestos or of exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-179-lsm179-03