Evidence
4 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-4).
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[1]National Archives, Record Group 181, Sixth Naval District at Charleston, Ship Commissioning Files finding aid [other_primary]
- Locator
- Table, box 7, row LSM-187
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The National Archives finding aid lists LSM-187 as a Landing Ship, Medium in box 7 of the Sixth Naval District ship commissioning files; the adjacent date field reads 9/5/1944.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1944
- Limitations
- This is a finding-aid index entry, not the underlying commissioning file. The displayed date is reported without interpreting it as laid-down, launched, or commissioned; it does not establish the ship's complete construction or service history.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-187-lsm187-01
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[2]Naval History and Heritage Command, United States Pacific Fleet Organization, 1 May 1945 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Fleet organization listing, LSM Group 25, Division 50
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The 1 May 1945 Pacific Fleet organization lists LSM 187 in LSM Group 25, Division 50, with Lt. Cmdr. J. T. White (USNR) shown as its commanding officer.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1945-05-01
- Population
- Ship organization as listed on 1 May 1945
- Limitations
- An organizational listing at one date; it does not provide a full operational history, establish asbestos aboard, or establish any individual exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-187-lsm187-02
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[3]U.S. General Accounting Office, HRD-80-2, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure (18 October 1979), including Navy response reproduced in the report [gao]
- Locator
- Report summary; Navy response, enclosure I, page 1
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- The GAO report and reproduced Navy response describe asbestos use in Navy ships, including thermal insulation for machinery, equipment, and piping systems, as well as other shipboard applications. This is Navy-wide context relevant to the era, not a finding about LSM-187.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1979 report on Navy practices
- Population
- Navy ships and workers discussed at program level
- Limitations
- The report does not name LSM-187 and its shipyard fieldwork concerned Long Beach and Norfolk Naval Shipyards. It cannot establish that asbestos-containing materials were installed aboard this hull, the amount or condition of any material, crew or worker exposure, or current asbestos status.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-187-lsm187-03
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[4]Research negative finding based on the completed searches listed in this record's search_ledger [other_primary]
- Locator
- Search ledger rows sl-uss-lsm-187-lsm187-01 through sl-uss-lsm-187-lsm187-06
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos survey, abatement record, hazmat disclosure, or asbestos litigation record was located in the sources successfully searched during this session.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- Search conducted 2026-10-01
- Limitations
- This is a bounded search result, not proof that asbestos was absent or that no record exists. CourtListener review was interrupted by the fleet pacing limiter, and Firecrawl search was unavailable due to hosted quota exhaustion; see search_ledger and gaps.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-187-lsm187-04