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-250-lsm250-pkt-uc-packet-md
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[2]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LSM-250; history extract from LSM-LSMR Amphibious Forces, Vol. II (Turner Publishing, 1997) [other_primary]
- Locator
- LSM-1 Class Landing Ship Medium history block; Commanding Officers table; page last updated 3 June 2022
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource's ship-specific history identifies LSM-250 as an LSM-1-class landing ship medium laid down 23 August 1944 at Western Pipe and Steel Company, San Pedro, California; launched 15 October 1944; commissioned USS LSM-250 on 7 December 1944; assigned to LSM Flotilla Nine, LSM Group Twenty-Six, and LSM Division Fifty-Two; decommissioned 1 June 1949 at San Diego; laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet; sold in July 1958 to Pacific Towboat & Salvage Co. in Long Beach and converted to a barge, with fate unknown. The page also lists a 1944-1949 commanding-officer roster.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1944-1958
- Population
- U.S. Navy crew; later civilian barge operators
- Limitations
- The page contains an apparent copy error identifying another LSM hull before its occupation/China dates; those dates are not attributed to LSM-250 here. The page does not document asbestos, materials, exposure, or causation. Final post-conversion fate is unknown.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-250-lsm250-01
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[3]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LSM-250, specifications and Additional Resources links [other_primary]
- Locator
- Specifications block and Additional Resources section; linked deck log PDF https://www.navsource.net/archives/10/14/pdf/14250a.pdf
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The NavSource ship page records ship-specific specifications: 520 tons light, 743 tons landing, 1,095 tons fully loaded; 203 feet 6 inches overall; 34 feet 6 inches beam; 13.2-knot maximum speed; 5 officers and 54 enlisted; capacity for five medium or three heavy tanks, six LVTs, or nine DUKWs; and two General Motors GM 16-278A diesel engines with twin propellers and 2,800 shp total. The page links a USS LSM-250 deck log covering 7 December 1944 through 13 January 1945 and an air/sea rescue report dated 14 August 1945.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1944-1945
- Population
- Ship's company and embarked vehicles/troops
- Limitations
- The page establishes equipment and linked archival records, not asbestos content or work performed. The deck log and rescue report were identified as leads but not independently transcribed in this batch.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-250-lsm250-02
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[4]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LSM-250, propulsion specification block [other_primary]
- Locator
- Specifications: Propulsion and Ship's Service Generators
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- The ship-specific specification block documents diesel propulsion rather than steam boilers or steam turbines. Accordingly, no boiler or turbine lagging claim is made for this vessel. The available source does not identify any asbestos-containing component, product, location, quantity, or condition aboard LSM-250.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1944-1949
- Population
- 1944-1949 Navy crew and shipyard/repair personnel
- Limitations
- Diesel propulsion is a ship-specific technical fact, but the asbestos conclusion is negative: the source does not document asbestos. This row must not be read as proof that asbestos was absent or present, and it does not establish exposure, causation, or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-250-lsm250-03
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[5]Batch-6052 search ledger: NavSource LSM-250 page and linked records; NHHC/NARA archival leads; CourtListener search attempt [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lsm-250-lsm250-01 through sl-uss-lsm-250-lsm250-07
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record was located in the public sources searched: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, asbestos product identification, or qualifying litigation record naming USS LSM-250 was found. The NavSource ship history and linked-resource descriptions contain no asbestos statement.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 2026-10-01
- Limitations
- This is a negative public-record finding, not proof that asbestos was absent. The CourtListener sweep was interrupted by the fleet pacing limiter after the exact-name opinion request; the exact-name docket and hull-number requests remain a gap. The finding does not establish or defeat exposure, causation, or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-250-lsm250-04
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[6]Naval History and Heritage Command, Deck Log Access [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Repositories and Research sections: 1941-1983 unclassified deck logs at NARA
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NHHC states that unclassified Navy deck logs from 1941-1983 are held by the National Archives and Records Administration, and explains that deck logs are permanent records transferred to NARA. This provides an archival path for the linked LSM-250 deck log and other ship records, but no NARA accession or asbestos-specific document for LSM-250 was located in this batch.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1941-1983
- Population
- U.S. Navy deck-log holdings, 1941-1983
- Limitations
- This is repository guidance, not a located LSM-250 record and not an asbestos finding. A targeted NARA retrieval was not completed; whether the linked deck log contains any material or repair detail is unknown.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-250-lsm250-05