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 (5 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-231-lsm231-pkt-tz-packet-md
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[2]NavSource Online, Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LSM-231 hull page [other_primary]
- Locator
- Hull-page chronology and service section; live page verified HTTP 200
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- USS LSM-231 was an LSM-1 class landing ship, medium, laid down 16 August 1944 at Dravo Corporation, Wilmington, Delaware; launched 9 October 1944; commissioned 31 October 1944 with Lieutenant (junior grade) Maurice Reishtein, USNR, in command. NavSource records assignment to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater with LSM Flotilla Three, LSM Group Seven, and LSM Division Fourteen; postwar occupation and China service periods are listed for September-December 1945; the vessel was decommissioned 31 July 1946 and laid up in the Reserve Fleet.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1944-1946
- Population
- LSM-231 construction workforce, ship's company, and embarked personnel
- Limitations
- The live hull page supports the listed identity, construction, command, assignments, service periods, and decommissioning. It does not document asbestos, insulation composition, exposure, causation, or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-231-lsm231-01
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[3]NavSource Online, USS LSM-231 specifications [other_primary]
- Locator
- Specifications block: complement, troop accommodations, and propulsion
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The NavSource hull page lists LSM-231's complement as 5 officers and 54 enlisted, troop accommodations for 2 officers and 46 enlisted, and propulsion by 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
- 1944-1946
- Population
- LSM-231 ship's company and embarked troops
- Limitations
- Supports the listed complement and diesel propulsion only. It does not identify asbestos-containing components or establish that any machinery, gasket, packing, electrical, or deck material contained asbestos.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-231-lsm231-02
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[4]Archived Naval Sea Systems Command, Ship History (28 June 2011); NavSource Online, USS LSM-231 hull page [other_primary]
- Locator
- Archived NAVSEA PDF, ship-history table p. 53, LSM 0231 row; NavSource hull-page disposition section
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The archived NAVSEA inactive-ship-history table lists hull ID LSM 0231 with removal date 7 February 1958 and final disposition UNK. The NavSource hull page separately reports that LSM-231 was sold in November 1958 to Commercial Metals Co., Dallas, Texas, with fate unknown.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1946-1958
- Limitations
- The NAVSEA source is cited as an archived copy because the live PDF returned HTTP 403. The two records are not reconciled beyond reporting each statement: removal is recorded as 7 February 1958, while the NavSource page reports a November 1958 sale and unknown fate. Neither source documents shipbreaking, hazmat handling, asbestos, or present location.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-231-lsm231-03
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[5]Bounded source-review negative across the NavSource hull page, archived NAVSEA ship-history table, NHHC/NVR checks, and authenticated CourtListener sweep; see search ledger [other_primary]
- Locator
- Search ledger rows sl-uss-lsm-231-lsm231-01 through -09
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- No ship-specific asbestos survey, product inventory, abatement record, hazmat disclosure, or authoritative class/era record identifying asbestos aboard USS LSM-231 was located in the bounded official and authoritative sources reviewed. The asbestos documentation level therefore remains unknown/context-only, and no asbestos product is normalized for this hull.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- Research conducted 2026-10-01
- Limitations
- This is a bounded negative search result, not proof that asbestos was absent. Non-digitized Navy, shipyard, reserve-fleet, and scrapping records remain unreviewed; no conclusion about past or present asbestos aboard this hull, individual exposure, quantity, condition, or causation is supported.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-231-lsm231-04
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[6]CourtListener API v4 via /Users/charlesfletcher/devin-prompts/cl-auth-search.py [court_record]
- Locator
- Search ledger rows sl-uss-lsm-231-lsm231-07 through -10; authenticated helper output
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- The authenticated CourtListener API v4 sweep found no qualifying asbestos litigation record for USS LSM-231 or LSM-231. Exact-name and exact-hull searches returned unrelated opinions and broad docket/text collisions; these were classified as other litigation or name/text collisions and excluded.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- Search conducted 2026-10-01
- Limitations
- The search result is bounded by CourtListener's indexed opinions and RECAP dockets. It is not proof that no litigation exists elsewhere or in records not indexed by CourtListener. No case was upgraded from an allegation to a finding because no qualifying vessel-linked asbestos record was identified.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-231-lsm231-05