Evidence
6 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-6).
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[1]research packet tz-packet.md (3 sources cited) [nhhc_danfs]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: REAL
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-lsm-230-lsm230-pkt-tz-packet-md
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[2]Naval History and Heritage Command, United States Pacific Fleet Organization, 1 May 1945 [other_primary]
- Locator
- LSM Division 51; LSM 230 entry
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Naval History and Heritage Command's United States Pacific Fleet Organization dated 1 May 1945 lists LSM 230 in LSM Division 51 and names Lieutenant R. C. Moore, USNR, as commanding officer.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1945-05-01
- Population
- LSM-230 crew
- Limitations
- Supports assignment and command only as of 1 May 1945. It does not establish construction dates, commissioning, engineering details, materials aboard, asbestos, exposure, or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-230-lsm230-01
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[3]NIOSH HETA 85-021-1654, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, January 1986 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Background, pages 4-5 of PDF
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- NIOSH's HETA 85-021-1654 reports that Portsmouth Naval Shipyard's insulation shop had previously prepared and stored asbestos insulation and that shop employees performed insulation rip-outs and pipe-covering work aboard Navy ships and submarines.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1985-1986
- Population
- Portsmouth Naval Shipyard insulation-shop employees
- Limitations
- Navy shipyard occupational context, not a record about LSM-230, its class, or its construction. It does not prove asbestos aboard this hull, identify products or quantities, establish crew or worker exposure, or establish causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-230-lsm230-02
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[4]National Archives, Ship Plan Index [other_primary]
- Locator
- Exact-string searches for LSM-230 and LSM 230
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- A search of the National Archives public Ship Plan Index for the exact strings LSM-230 and LSM 230 located no hull-specific ship-plan listing.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 2026-10-01 search
- Population
- Publicly indexed NARA ship-plan records
- Limitations
- Negative result limited to the public indexed Ship Plan Index, not a comprehensive NARA holdings search. It does not establish that ship plans or asbestos records do not exist and does not establish presence or absence of asbestos aboard.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-230-lsm230-03
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[5]Batch research search ledger for USS LSM-230; NHHC, NARA, and NIOSH sources reviewed [other_primary]
- Locator
- Search ledger entries sl-uss-lsm-230-lsm230-01 through -10
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- No ship-specific asbestos survey, product inventory, abatement record, hazmat disclosure, or other primary record documenting asbestos aboard USS LSM-230 was located in the accessible official sources searched. Ship-specific asbestos documentation remains unknown.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 2026-10-01 search
- Population
- Hull-specific records
- Limitations
- Bounded negative finding for accessible official sources checked. Firecrawl was unavailable, NARA's index is incomplete, and non-digitized Navy files were not reviewed. Absence of a located record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard and does not establish exposure, causation, quantity, current condition, or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-230-lsm230-04
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[6]Authenticated CourtListener API v4 searches through /Users/charlesfletcher/devin-prompts/cl-auth-search.py [other_primary]
- Locator
- Four required searches: exact name and exact hull number, opinion and docket types; helper reported fleet pacing stand-down
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The required authenticated CourtListener exact-name and exact-hull searches were submitted through cl-auth-search.py, but the fleet-wide pacing limiter returned a temporary stand-down before result payloads were returned. No litigation result is treated as a no-result finding.
- 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
- This is an access-gap record, not a finding that no litigation exists. Searches were authenticated and v4-only; the limiter required stand-down before results. Unindexed, sealed, non-digitized, differently captioned, or non-CourtListener records remain possible.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-230-lsm230-05