Evidence
8 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-8).
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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-249-lsm249-pkt-uc-packet-md
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[2]NavSource Online, Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LSM-249 hull page [other_primary]
- Locator
- Hull-page disposition entry
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- USS LSM-249 was decommissioned on 17 June 1946 and transferred the same day to the Republic of China. The hull page reports the strike date as unknown and final disposition as unknown.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1946 and after
- Limitations
- Establishes transfer and the source's unknown-date/unknown-fate statements; no subsequent foreign-service, shipbreaking, hazmat, or asbestos record is supplied.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-249-lsm249-04
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[3]NavSource Online, USS LSM-249 specifications [other_primary]
- Locator
- Specification block
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The hull page lists 5 officers and 54 enlisted, troop accommodations for 2 officers and 46 enlisted, and two General Motors model GM 16-278A reversible diesel engines with hydraulic clutches, direct drive, 1,440 BHP each at 720 rpm, twin propellers, and 2,800 shp; it also lists two diesel-drive 100-kW AC generators and one diesel-drive 20-kW DC generator.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1944-1946
- Population
- Ship's company and embarked troop capacity
- Limitations
- Supports 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-249-lsm249-03
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[4]National Archives, Researching Asbestos aboard US Naval Vessel up through 1961 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Beginning Research and Bureau of Ships General, Confidential, and Secret Correspondence sections
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- The National Archives guide states that asbestos use in U.S. Navy materiel from 1941 through 1961 is a research subject requiring ship, class, type, shipyard, and overhaul records, and directs researchers to begin with ship history and then Bureau of Ships records. It does not identify asbestos aboard LSM-249 or any specific product aboard this hull.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1941-1961
- Population
- Researchers and U.S. Navy materiel, 1941-1961
- Limitations
- Research guidance and period context only; it is not a finding that asbestos was installed aboard LSM-249 and does not establish product, quantity, location, condition, exposure, or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-249-lsm249-05
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[5]Source-review negative across the retrieved official and authoritative materials listed in the search ledger [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lsm-249-lsm249-01 through -04 and -07
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No ship-specific asbestos survey, product inventory, abatement record, condition report, or asbestos-containing product identification was located in the public hull, NHHC organization, and NARA materials reviewed for LSM-249.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1944-1946 and later disposition
- Limitations
- A negative public-source finding is not proof that asbestos was absent. Non-digitized Navy, shipyard, foreign-transfer, and later-disposition records may contain additional evidence; documentation remains class_or_era.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-249-lsm249-06
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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-249-lsm249-05 and -06
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The authenticated CourtListener exact-name opinion search returned one unrelated Texas oil-and-gas opinion; it did not identify USS LSM-249, its crew, or asbestos exposure aboard this hull. The exact-name docket and hull-number opinion requests did not complete, and the hull-number docket request was not made after the helper reported the fleet-wide pacing budget was spent.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 2026-10-01
- Limitations
- Incomplete authenticated sweep, not proof that no case exists. The returned opinion was classified as other litigation/name-text collision and excluded; incomplete and unmade requests were not treated as no-result searches.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-249-lsm249-07
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[7]NavSource Online, Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LSM-249 hull page [other_primary]
- Locator
- Hull-page chronology and LSM-1 class heading
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- USS LSM-249 was laid down 21 August 1944 at Western Pipe and Steel Company, San Pedro, California; launched 15 October 1944; and commissioned on 30 November 1944 with Lt. Irvin E. Ayer, USNR, in command.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1944
- Population
- Western Pipe and Steel construction workforce and commissioning crew
- Limitations
- Establishes construction and commissioning identity; the source does not document asbestos, insulation composition, hazmat condition, exposure, or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-249-lsm249-01
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[8]NavSource Online, Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LSM-249 hull page [other_primary]
- Locator
- Hull-page service chronology and campaign table
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- During World War II, USS LSM-249 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater with LSM Flotilla Eight, LSM Group Twenty-Two, and LSM Division Forty-Four, and participated in the Okinawa Gunto operation from 1 to 3 April 1945. After the war it performed listed occupation and China service in the Far East.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1944-1946
- Population
- Ship's company and Okinawa, occupation, and China-service personnel
- Limitations
- Establishes the listed assignments and operations only; it does not establish asbestos content or exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-249-lsm249-02