Evidence
8 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-8).
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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-180-lsm180-pkt-tt-packet-md
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[2]NavSource Online, Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LSM-180 hull page [other_primary]
- Locator
- Hull page service chronology and campaign/disposition entries, lines 26-40
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- During World War II USS LSM-180 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater with LSM Flotilla Eight, LSM Group Twenty-Two, and LSM Division Forty-Three; the hull participated in the Okinawa Gunto operation from 18 to 30 June 1945. It then served in the Far East occupation from 11 to 20 September 1945, earned one battle star, was decommissioned 23 April 1946, and was sold 12 August 1947 to Dravo Corp.; its final fate is unknown.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1944-1947
- Population
- Ship's company and embarked personnel during Pacific service and occupation duty
- Limitations
- Establishes the cited service, campaign, decommissioning, sale, and unknown final fate. It does not establish asbestos materials, individual exposure, or causation; the source states the strike date is unknown.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-180-lsm180-02
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[3]NavSource Online, USS LSM-180 specifications [other_primary]
- Locator
- Hull page specifications, lines 42-68
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The hull page lists 5 officers and 54 enlisted, troop accommodations for 2 officers and 46 enlisted, and two General Motors 16-278A reversible direct-drive diesel engines with hydraulic clutches, 1,440 BHP each at 720 rpm, twin propellers, and 2,800 shp.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1944-1946
- Population
- Ship's company and embarked troop capacity
- Limitations
- Supports complement and diesel propulsion only. The cited specifications do not identify asbestos-containing components or a steam plant.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-180-lsm180-03
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[4]National Archives and Records Administration, RG 181 finding aid, Sixth Naval District at Charleston, South Carolina [other_primary]
- Locator
- Finding-aid table, box 7: Landing Ship, Medium, LSM-180, 10/10/1944
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The NARA RG 181 finding aid for the Sixth Naval District at Charleston lists a ship commissioning file for Landing Ship, Medium LSM-180 dated 10/10/1944 in box 7.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1944
- Population
- Commissioning-period ship's company and yard administrative staff
- Limitations
- Archival lead only: the finding aid confirms that a commissioning file exists, but the file is undigitized and unexamined. Its contents and any material specifications are unknown; the finding aid itself does not document asbestos.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-180-lsm180-04
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[5]Inference from the ship-specific NavSource diesel specification and the documented source-review gap; NARA commissioning file retained as an unexamined archival lead [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource propulsion block; negative finding cross-checked against search ledger rows sl-uss-lsm-180-lsm180-01 through -08
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- No ship-specific asbestos survey, product inventory, abatement record, or condition report was located. Because LSM-180 was a WWII U.S. Navy diesel landing ship, machinery or diesel-exhaust insulation, gaskets, packing, electrical insulation, and deck covering are possible class/era application categories, but none is documented aboard this hull.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1944-1947
- Population
- WWII Navy diesel landing-ship construction and operating personnel
- Limitations
- These are possible class/era categories, not a finding that asbestos was installed aboard LSM-180. The cited hull page does not identify asbestos or insulation composition; no quantity, location, condition, exposure, or causation is established.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-180-lsm180-05
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[6]CourtListener API v4 via /Users/charlesfletcher/devin-prompts/cl-auth-search.py [court_record]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lsm-180-lsm180-04 through -06
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The authenticated CourtListener API v4 opinion search for the exact hull-number query "LSM-180" returned zero results. The exact-name opinion response was not retained, and docket searches for the exact name and hull number were stopped when the required helper reported that the fleet-wide pacing budget was spent.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 2026-10-01
- Limitations
- This is not a complete litigation negative. Only the exact hull-number opinion query produced a verified zero-result response; the remaining required exact-name and docket queries were incomplete because of fleet pacing. No claim may be classified as qualifying asbestos litigation, other litigation, name collision, or no result beyond the completed query.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-180-lsm180-06
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[7]Source-review negative across NavSource and NARA records listed in search_ledger [other_primary]
- Locator
- Source-review negative; see search_ledger rows sl-uss-lsm-180-lsm180-01 through -08
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The public source set located no ship-specific asbestos documentation for LSM-180: the verified hull page and NARA finding aid document identity, service, specifications, disposition, and an archival commissioning-file lead, but do not document asbestos, insulation composition, abatement, or a hazmat survey.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 2026-10-01
- Limitations
- A negative public-source finding is not proof that asbestos was absent. Non-digitized Navy records, reserve-fleet files, sale/conversion records, and litigation not indexed by the completed searches may contain additional evidence; asbestos documentation therefore remains class_or_era.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-180-lsm180-07
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[8]NavSource Online, Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LSM-180 hull page [other_primary]
- Locator
- Hull page chronology, lines 22-25
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- LSM-180, an LSM-1-class landing ship medium, was laid down 3 August 1944 at Charleston Navy Yard, Charleston, South Carolina; launched 26 August 1944; and commissioned USS LSM-180 on 10 October 1944 with LT. Francis A. O'Malley, USNR, in command.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1944
- Population
- Charleston Navy Yard construction workforce and commissioning crew
- Limitations
- Establishes construction and commissioning identity for this hull. The page does not document asbestos, insulation composition, hazmat condition, exposure, or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-180-lsm180-01