Evidence
3 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-3).
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[1]NavSource Naval History, LSM-205 ship page (NavSource Online, Landing Ship Medium Photo Archive) [other_primary]
- Locator
- navsource.net/archives/10/14/14205.htm, ship history and specifications sections
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Ship-specific record for this hull: laid down 10 February 1944 at Dravo Corporation, Wilmington, DE; launched 14 April 1944; commissioned USS LSM-205, 26 May 1944, LT Douglas W. Barton Jr., USNR, in command (succeeded by LTjg R. P. Brady, USNR, November 1945). Served in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater: Luzon operation / Lingayen Gulf landings (4-12 January 1945); Mindanao Island landings (10 March; 17-23 April; 3 May 1945); Borneo operation / Balikpapan (26 June-8 July 1945); Far East occupation service (20 September-7 December 1945). Three battle stars for WWII service. Decommissioned 8 May 1946 at Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, CA; struck from the Naval Register 5 June 1946; sold 20 February 1948 to Harbour Towing Co., Vancouver, Canada; final disposition thereafter unknown. Specifications: displacement 743 tons (landing); length 203'6"; beam 34'6"; two Fairbanks Morse (model 38D81/8X10, reversible, hydraulic clutch) diesel engines, 1,440 BHP each at 720 rpm, 2,800 shp total, twin propellers; speed 13.2 kt maximum; armament one twin 40mm bow mount and four single 20mm mounts; complement 59 (5 officers, 54 enlisted).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1944-1948
- Population
- Dravo Corporation construction trades, Wilmington, DE, 1944; wartime crew (complement 59), 1944-1946
- Limitations
- NavSource is a non-official enthusiast naval-history archive, used here because no individual DANFS entry exists for this hull (DANFS does not appear to cover individual LSM hull numbers) and no Naval Vessel Register online record was located for LSM-205 (see gaps and search_ledger). Page states 'Last Updated 2 January 2026' and was live-verified at the cited URL on the accessed date. Documents service history and specifications only - contains no mention of asbestos, insulation materials, or hazardous materials of any kind, and does not establish present-day hull condition or location.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-205-lsm205-01
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[2]U.S. Navy Department specification, 'Gaskets, asbestos-metallic-cover, rubber-core' (1 Apr. 1944); 'Packing, asbestos, rod, high-pressure (symbol 1100)' and 'Packing, sheet, asbestos, compressed (symbol 2150)' (both 1 Aug. 1944); Bureau of Ships Manual, chap. 95, 'Gaskets and Packings' (26 Feb. 1944) - all cataloged in the Monthly Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (1895-1976), University of North Texas Libraries government-documents catalog (mocat.library.unt.edu) [other_primary]
- Locator
- UNT Libraries Monthly Catalog of U.S. Government Publications, catalog records 593-ch1023 (gasket/packing specifications) and 608-ch1203 (BuShips manual chap. 95)
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Official U.S. Navy Department and Bureau of Ships engineering specifications in force during this hull's construction and commissioning window (February-May 1944) named asbestos-containing gaskets and packing as standard Navy-wide material: asbestos-metallic-cover rubber-core gaskets, asbestos rod and sheet packing, and a BuShips manual chapter devoted to gaskets and packing, all dated within weeks of LSM-205's 10 February 1944 keel-laying and 26 May 1944 commissioning. These were fleet-wide specifications applicable to vessels under construction and repair across the Navy in this period, not a document naming this hull.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1944
- Population
- Navy-wide construction and repair trades, 1944 (fleet-level; not specific to Dravo Corporation Wilmington)
- Limitations
- Catalog-level bibliographic records only (title, date, issuing agency confirmed via two independent searches of the UNT Monthly Catalog of U.S. Government Publications); full specification text was not retrieved - direct access to mocat.library.unt.edu returned HTTP 403 to automated fetch, and Wayback Machine access was unavailable in this session (both logged as access gaps, not confirmed absences). These are fleet-wide era specifications, not hull-specific records: they do not establish what gaskets or packing were actually installed aboard LSM-205, in what quantity or location, or whether any survive today. Hull fate is unknown since 1948 (see gaps).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-205-lsm205-02
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[3]Batch-6002 search ledger (this record): CourtListener API v4 (opinion and docket/RECAP search, exact hull name and number variants); general web search for ship-specific asbestos survey, abatement, or hazmat disclosure; general web search for post-1948 fate [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lsm-205-lsm205-01 through sl-uss-lsm-205-lsm205-06 and sl-uss-lsm-205-lsm205-12
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific record located. CourtListener searches for "LSM-205", "USS LSM-205", and "LSM 205" (both opinion and docket/RECAP indexes, six queries total) returned zero results - no litigation of any kind, qualifying or non-qualifying, names this hull in CourtListener's indexed collections. No asbestos survey, abatement contract, museum or owner hazmat disclosure, or NARA deck-log/war-diary catalog record was located in the public sources searched (see search_ledger).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 2026-10-01
- Limitations
- Absence of a located public record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard or absence of litigation naming this hull elsewhere (e.g., unindexed state-court filings, PACER records outside CourtListener's RECAP coverage). This hull was never preserved or placed in any inspection/survey program after its 1948 private sale, so no affirmative hazmat record would be expected to exist regardless of actual material content. Establishes nothing about materials aboard, exposure, or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-205-lsm205-03