Evidence
7 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-7).
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[1]NavSource Online, Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LSM-214 hull page [other_primary]
- Locator
- Disposition chronology, lines 32-35
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- USS LSM-214 was decommissioned on 26 December 1945 at Terminal Island Navy Yard, struck from the Naval Register on 21 January 1946, and sold in November 1946 to National Metal & Steel Corp. at Terminal Island, California, for conversion to a barge; its subsequent fate is unknown.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1945-1946
- Population
- Navy disposal personnel and commercial conversion workers
- Limitations
- Establishes the cited decommissioning, strike, sale, conversion, and unknown later fate; it supplies no shipbreaking, hazmat, or asbestos record.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-214-lsm214-04
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[2]NavSource Online, USS LSM-214 specifications [other_primary]
- Locator
- Specifications and propulsion blocks, lines 38-64
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The hull page lists a complement of 5 officers and 54 enlisted, troop accommodations for 2 officers and 46 enlisted, and two Fairbanks Morse 38D81/8X10 reversible diesel engines with hydraulic clutches, direct drive, 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
- 1944-1945
- Population
- Ship's company and embarked troops
- Limitations
- Supports complement and diesel propulsion only. The cited specifications do not identify asbestos-containing components; no steam plant is documented there.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-214-lsm214-03
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[3]Inference from the ship-specific NavSource diesel specification and documented source-review gap; HyperWar class specifications provide non-asbestos class context [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource propulsion block; source-review negative documented in search ledger
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- No ship-specific asbestos survey, product inventory, abatement record, condition report, or primary exposure record was located. Machinery or diesel-exhaust insulation, gaskets, packing, electrical insulation, and deck covering are retained only as possible class/era application categories for a WWII Navy diesel landing ship; none is documented aboard USS LSM-214.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1944-1946
- 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-214. No quantity, location, condition, exposure, or causation is established.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-214-lsm214-05
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[4]CourtListener API v4 via /Users/charlesfletcher/devin-prompts/cl-auth-search.py [court_record]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lsm-214-lsm214-04 through -07
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Authenticated CourtListener searches for exact USS LSM-214 and exact LSM-214 opinion and docket queries returned no result payload. No qualifying asbestos litigation, other litigation, name collision, or merits finding is carried from these searches.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 2026-10-01
- Limitations
- This is a search result, not proof that no litigation exists. The helper returned no result payload for the four queried endpoints; no complaint, discovery record, trial finding, or judgment was reviewed or classified.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-214-lsm214-06
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[5]Source-review negative across NavSource and the class-level HyperWar listing identified in search_ledger [other_primary]
- Locator
- Source-review negative; see search_ledger rows sl-uss-lsm-214-lsm214-01 through -08
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The public authoritative-source set reviewed for USS LSM-214 documents identity, service, propulsion, complement, awards, and disposition but does not document asbestos, insulation composition, abatement, or a hazmat survey for this hull.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1944-2026
- Limitations
- A negative public-source finding is not proof that asbestos was absent. Non-digitized Navy, reserve-fleet, conversion, or litigation records may contain additional evidence; asbestos documentation remains class_or_era.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-214-lsm214-07
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[6]NavSource Online, Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LSM-214 hull page [other_primary]
- Locator
- Hull page chronology, lines 20-23
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- USS LSM-214 was laid down on 27 April 1944 at Dravo Corporation, Wilmington, Delaware; launched on 13 June 1944; and commissioned on 17 July 1944 with Ens. Robert Barr Smith, USN, in command.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1944
- Population
- Dravo construction workforce and USS LSM-214 commissioning crew
- Limitations
- Establishes construction and commissioning identity; the page does not document asbestos, insulation composition, hazmat condition, exposure, or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-214-lsm214-01
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[7]NavSource Online, Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LSM-214 hull page [other_primary]
- Locator
- Awards and chronology blocks, lines 14-35
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- During World War II, USS LSM-214 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater with LSM Flotilla One, LSM Group Two, and LSM Division Four, and participated in the Okinawa Gunto operation from 3 to 15 May 1945. The page lists the American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with one star, and World War II Victory Medal.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1944-1945
- Population
- Ship's company and Okinawa campaign personnel
- Limitations
- Establishes the cited assignment, campaign participation, and awards; it does not establish asbestos material, individual exposure, or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-214-lsm214-02