Evidence
6 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-6).
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[1]research packet 819-packet.md (3 sources cited) [nhhc_danfs]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-lsm-232-lsm232-pkt-819-packet-md
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[2]Archived copy: Naval History and Heritage Command, United States Pacific Fleet Organization, 1 May 1945 [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- LSM Division 52, page 70; LSM 232 listing. Live NHHC URL returned HTTP 404.
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Naval History and Heritage Command's United States Pacific Fleet Organization dated 1 May 1945 lists LSM 232 in LSM Division 52.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1945-05-01
- Population
- LSM-232 crew
- Limitations
- The archived NHHC record supports assignment/listing only as of 1 May 1945. It does not establish construction details, technical particulars, asbestos-containing materials, individual exposure, or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-232-lsm232-01
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[3]U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Appendix A: Study Descriptions and Data Summaries (2008), section A11, New Jersey Pipe Insulation Manufacturing Plant [other_primary]
- Locator
- Section A11, Study Description, Location and Facility Description
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- An EPA study summary reports that a facility was established to supply asbestos insulation for pipes, boilers, and turbines of U.S. Navy ships during World War II. This is general historical context and does not identify LSM-232, its class, or material installed aboard this hull.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1941-1945
- Population
- U.S. Navy shipbuilding and shipboard context during World War II
- Limitations
- The cited summary documents WWII Navy asbestos-insulation production in general. It does not establish a specific product, machinery arrangement, quantity, location, condition, exposure, or causation aboard USS LSM-232.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-232-lsm232-02
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[4]National Archives, Researching Asbestos aboard US Naval Vessel up through 1961 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Beginning Research; Cartographic Branch record-series discussion of S39 and S48
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA's asbestos research guide identifies S39 insulation and lagging and S48 piping records as possible research paths for Navy-vessel asbestos research; the accessible public NARA indexes reviewed did not yield an LSM-232-specific asbestos record.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- Records through 1961
- Population
- Researchers of U.S. Navy vessels through 1961
- Limitations
- This is an archival research guide, not a hull record. Public indexes are not a comprehensive holdings search; no LSM-232 engineering, maintenance, or asbestos file was reviewed in person. Lack of a public index hit does not establish asbestos absence.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-232-lsm232-03
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[5]Documented source-review negative; see search ledger sl-uss-lsm-232-lsm232-01 through -08 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Bounded review of NHHC, NARA, EPA, GAO, and accessible official-source paths
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- No ship-specific asbestos survey, product inventory, abatement record, condition report, or hazmat disclosure for LSM-232 was located in the accessible authoritative sources reviewed; 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
- Limitations
- This is a limited public-source search negative, not proof asbestos was absent. Non-digitized Navy engineering, shipyard, maintenance, transfer, and disposal records were not reviewed; no product, quantity, location, condition, exposure, or causation is established.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-232-lsm232-04
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[6]NavSource Online, USS LSM-232 page (secondary archive; history extract attributed to Turner Publishing Co., 1997) [museum_official]
- Locator
- LSM-232 history extract and specifications; page states history extract source
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- A live NavSource page reports 7 November 1944 commissioning, Dravo Corporation construction, postwar service, 6 August 1946 decommissioning, and later sale; these details were not independently corroborated in an authoritative source and are not used as authoritative findings here.
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1944-1946
- Population
- USS LSM-232 historical record
- Limitations
- NavSource is a secondary photo/history archive, not an official Navy record, and the history extract cites a commercial compilation. It is retained as a lead only; it does not establish asbestos aboard, exposure, causation, or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-232-lsm232-05