Evidence
8 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-8).
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[1]NavSource Online, USS LSM-216, Amphibious Photo Archive [other_primary]
- Locator
- Ship history bullets and disposition; accessed live
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource records LSM-216 as laid down 12 May 1944 at Dravo Corporation, Wilmington, Delaware; launched 28 June 1944; commissioned 29 July 1944; assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and the Iwo Jima operation; assigned to Far East occupation service from 4 September to 25 November 1945; decommissioned 2 May 1946 at Calcasieu River, Lake Charles, Louisiana; sold 3 December 1946 to the Dominican Republic as San Rafael (BA-103); and disposed of by the Dominican Republic Navy in 1960 with final fate unknown.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1944-1960
- Population
- Ship's crew; Navy, transfer, and disposal personnel
- Limitations
- Ship-history and disposition record; does not document asbestos content, an asbestos survey, abatement, individual exposure, causation, or legal eligibility. NavSource states the struck-from-register date is unknown.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-216-lsm216-01
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[2]NavSource Online, USS LSM-216 specifications [other_primary]
- Locator
- Specifications and propulsion blocks
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NavSource gives this hull's LSM-1-class specifications as 203 feet 6 inches overall, 34 feet 6 inches beam, two Fairbanks Morse 38D81/8X10 diesel engines rated at 1,440 BHP each, direct drive, twin propellers, 2,800 shaft horsepower, and a complement of 5 officers and 54 enlisted personnel.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1944-1946
- Population
- Ship's crew and construction personnel
- Limitations
- Ship specification record used for identity, crew, and propulsion summary; it does not establish asbestos-containing materials or exposure aboard this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-216-lsm216-02
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[3]Naval History and Heritage Command, Battle for Iwo Jima [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Table, 20 February entry for LSM-216
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NHHC's Iwo Jima loss/damage table lists LSM-216 as damaged by an air attack on 20 February 1945, with zero killed and zero wounded.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1945-02-20
- Population
- LSM-216 crew
- Limitations
- NHHC operational table confirms the named hull's wartime event but does not describe asbestos, repair materials, individual exposure, causation, or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-216-lsm216-03
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[4]Naval History and Heritage Command, United States Pacific Fleet Organization, 1 May 1945 [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Page 67, LSM Division 15 listing
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NHHC's 1 May 1945 Pacific Fleet organization lists LSM 216 in LSM Division 15 with Lieutenant C. P. Haber, USNR, as commanding officer.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1945-05-01
- Population
- LSM-216 crew and Pacific Fleet organization
- Limitations
- Fleet organization record confirms assignment and command context on the stated date; it does not document asbestos materials, exposure, or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-216-lsm216-04
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[5]U.S. GAO, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (1979) [gao]
- Locator
- GAO product page highlights
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- GAO reviewed the Navy's use of asbestos in ships and stated that the Navy's 1975 policy removed and replaced damaged insulation or insulation removed for repairs, with a 1979 modification for selected high-maintenance areas.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1975-1979
- Population
- Navy ships and shipyard workers generally
- Limitations
- Navy-wide program context, not hull-specific; the report does not name LSM-216 or establish asbestos aboard this hull, its locations, quantity, removal history, or remaining material.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-216-lsm216-05
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[6]NIOSH HETA 85-021-1654, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (January 1986) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Report background, pp. 4-5 of PDF
- Finding type
- environmental_record
- Finding
- NIOSH documented that a Navy shipyard insulation shop had previously prepared and stored asbestos insulation and that its workers performed rip-outs and pipe covering aboard Navy ships and submarines.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1984-1985 evaluation; report issued 1986
- Population
- Portsmouth Naval Shipyard insulation workers
- Limitations
- Different shipyard and later period; occupational-health context only. The report does not identify LSM-216, prove asbestos aboard it, or establish exposure for its crew or workers.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-216-lsm216-06
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[7]Authenticated CourtListener exact-name and exact-hull litigation sweep [other_primary]
- Locator
- Search ledger entries sl-uss-lsm-216-lsm216-04 through -07
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying asbestos-litigation opinion or docket record was identified in the four authenticated CourtListener searches for the exact ship name and hull number. No ship-specific asbestos litigation finding is carried in this record.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 2026-10-01 search
- Population
- CourtListener opinions and RECAP dockets
- Limitations
- All four exact-name and exact-hull searches ultimately returned HTTP 200 with zero indexed results. This negative finding is limited to indexed CourtListener material actually returned and does not establish absence of unindexed, sealed, non-digitized, or differently captioned litigation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-216-lsm216-07
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[8]Search of official and authoritative sources for ship-specific asbestos documentation [other_primary]
- Locator
- Research sweep documented in search ledger entries sl-01 through sl-10
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- No ship-specific asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, material inventory, or other primary asbestos record for LSM-216 was located in the accessible sources searched. Ship-specific asbestos documentation is unknown, not established absent.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1944-2026
- Population
- Hull-specific records
- Limitations
- Negative finding limited to accessible public sources. Firecrawl search was unavailable after reporting an 18,861-second keyless-quota retry window; NHHC candidate ship-history search did not produce a dedicated LSM-216 DANFS page; non-digitized Navy technical files and underlying archival records were not reviewed.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-216-lsm216-08