Evidence
5 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-5).
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[1]research packet 821-packet.md [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-lsm-244-lsm244-pkt-821-packet-md
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[2]National Archives, Researching Asbestos aboard US Naval Vessel up through 1961 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Beginning Research; Cartographic Branch discussion of RG 19 Hull Series, S39 insulation and lagging, and S48 piping; Deck Logs and Muster Rolls section
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA's Navy-vessel asbestos research guide identifies Record Group 19 ship engineering drawings arranged by hull number and Ship Material Group, and identifies S39 (insulation and lagging) and S48 (piping) as frequently reviewed asbestos-research paths. It also explains that deck logs and muster rolls do not directly evidence asbestos material.
- Verification
- verified
- 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
- NARA's guide is an archival road map, not a record for LSM-244. It does not establish that any insulation, lagging, piping, or asbestos-containing material was installed, removed, or remains aboard this hull, and does not establish individual exposure or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-244-lsm244-01
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[3]NavSource Online, USS LSM-244, Amphibious Photo Archive (secondary history extract attributed to Turner Publishing, 1997) [museum_official]
- Locator
- History and Specifications blocks; page identifies its history extract as LSM-LSMR Amphibious Forces, vol. II (Turner Publishing, 1997)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The live NavSource LSM-244 page reports Western Pipe and Steel construction at San Pedro, 6 June 1944 laying-down, 3 September 1944 launch, 26 October 1944 commissioning, Okinawa service, 19 April 1946 decommissioning at New Orleans, and 17 April 1947 transfer to the St. Petersburg Port Authority. These details are retained as secondary research leads and are not used as authoritative asbestos findings.
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1944-1947
- Population
- USS LSM-244 historical record
- Limitations
- NavSource is a secondary archive and its history extract identifies a commercial compilation. This row is only a lead for locating official construction, service, transfer, and disposal records. It establishes no asbestos content, individual exposure, causation, or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-244-lsm244-02
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[4]Documented source-review negative; see search ledger [other_primary]
- Locator
- Search ledger rows sl-uss-lsm-244-lsm244-01 through -06
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- No ship-specific asbestos survey, product inventory, abatement record, condition report, hazmat disclosure, or primary source identifying asbestos aboard USS LSM-244 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 bounded accessible-public-source negative is not proof that asbestos was absent. Non-digitized Navy engineering, maintenance, transfer, disposal, and shipyard records were not reviewed; no finding about product, quantity, location, condition, individual exposure, causation, or legal eligibility follows.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-244-lsm244-03
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[5]CourtListener API v4 exact quoted searches through the required authenticated helper; see search ledger rows sl-uss-lsm-244-lsm244-07 and -08 [court_record]
- Locator
- Authenticated helper outputs: exact name opinion count 0; exact name docket count 0; exact hull docket count 0; exact hull opinion query did not return.
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Authenticated CourtListener API v4 exact quoted searches returned zero results for: opinion and docket searches for "USS LSM-244", and the docket search for "LSM-244". The exact-hull opinion search did not return before fleet-wide pacing interrupted the request, so no complete CourtListener litigation conclusion is made.
- 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 a partial CourtListener index result, not proof that no litigation exists. The exact-hull opinion query did not complete, and CourtListener does not necessarily include unindexed, sealed, non-digitized, or differently captioned litigation. No qualifying asbestos-litigation result was returned in the three completed searches.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-244-lsm244-04