Evidence
6 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-6).
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[1]research packet uc-packet.md (2 sources cited) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-lsm-246-lsm246-pkt-uc-packet-md
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[2]Naval History and Heritage Command, United States Pacific Fleet Organization, 1 May 1945 [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- LSM Flotilla Eight table; row 'LSM 246 (GF)' and Lt. F. W. Morrissey (USNR). Live scrape returned HTTP 200.
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Naval History and Heritage Command's United States Pacific Fleet Organization dated 1 May 1945 lists LSM 246 under LSM Flotilla Eight and includes a roster entry for Lt. F. W. Morrissey (USNR).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1945-05-01
- Population
- LSM 246 and its listed organization
- Limitations
- The official roster establishes a listing and organization on 1 May 1945 only. It does not establish construction details, full service history, asbestos-containing materials, individual exposure, or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-246-lsm246-01
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[3]National Archives, Researching Asbestos aboard US Naval Vessel up through 1961 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Beginning Research; Bureau of Ships correspondence; Specification Files; Board of Inspection and Survey Reports; Cartographic Branch sections.
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The National Archives' Navy asbestos research guide describes Bureau of Ships correspondence, specifications, inspection reports, and engineering drawings as archival research paths for investigating asbestos aboard Navy vessels; it is not an LSM-246 record.
- 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
- This guide describes record groups and research routes only. It does not establish that any asbestos-containing material was installed aboard LSM-246, nor exposure, quantity, location, present condition, or causation. No LSM-246-specific archival file was reviewed.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-246-lsm246-02
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[4]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, Location and Facility Description, page A11-1.
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- An EPA study appendix states that a New Jersey factory was established to supply asbestos insulation for pipes, boilers, and turbines of U.S. Navy ships for World War II. This is general Navy-era context and does not identify LSM-246, 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
- This facility-level source documents supply for Navy ships generally during World War II. It does not establish a specific product, quantity, location, condition, exposure, or causation aboard USS LSM-246.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-246-lsm246-03
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[5]CourtListener API v4, authenticated search through cl-auth-search.py [court_record]
- Locator
- Search ledger sl-uss-lsm-246-lsm246-07 and -08.
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- The authenticated CourtListener opinion search for the exact name 'USS LSM-246' returned zero results. The exact-name docket and hull-number opinion/docket searches did not yield captured results after the helper reported the fleet-wide pacing budget momentarily spent.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 2026-10-01 search
- Limitations
- Only one exact-name opinion query produced a result set, with zero hits. Exact-name docket and hull-number opinion/docket queries were incomplete. This is not a finding that no litigation exists; the uncompleted searches are access gaps due to the shared fleet limiter.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-246-lsm246-04
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[6]Documented source-review negative; see search ledger sl-uss-lsm-246-lsm246-01 through -08. [other_primary]
- Locator
- Bounded review of NHHC fleet organization record, NARA asbestos research guide, EPA study appendix, accessible Navy/NARA paths, and available batch research; see ledger and gaps.
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- No ship-specific asbestos survey, product inventory, abatement record, condition report, or hazmat disclosure for LSM-246 was located in the bounded public authoritative-source review; 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 limited public-source search negative is not proof asbestos was absent. Non-digitized Navy engineering, shipyard, maintenance, transfer, and disposal records were not reviewed. It establishes no product, quantity, location, condition, individual exposure, or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-246-lsm246-05