Evidence
7 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-7).
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[1]research packet 823-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-254-lsm254-pkt-823-packet-md
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[2]Naval History and Heritage Command, photograph catalog record 80-G-K-14419, USS LSM-254 (photographed in 1944) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Catalog title, caption, and catalog number fields
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The Naval History and Heritage Command catalog identifies photograph 80-G-K-14419 as USS LSM-254 and dates the photograph to 1944.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1944 photograph
- Limitations
- Confirms the vessel's identity and existence in 1944 only. The catalog record does not establish construction dates, shipyard, service history, asbestos materials, or current/final disposition. Direct page fetch timed out on 2026-10-01; the current search index returned the NHHC catalog content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-254-lsm254-01
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[3]U.S. Navy, United States Pacific Fleet Organization, 1 May 1945, NHHC Online Reading Room [other_primary]
- Locator
- LSM Flotilla One, LSM Group 1, LSM Division 1 roster
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The Navy's 1 May 1945 Pacific Fleet organization lists LSM 254 in LSM Division 1, LSM Group 1, LSM Flotilla One, and names Lt. (jg) H. K. Brown, USNR, as its commanding officer.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1945-05-01
- Limitations
- A dated organizational roster, not a complete service history. It establishes the listed organization and commander on 1 May 1945 only and contains no asbestos information. Direct page fetch timed out on 2026-10-01; the current search index returned the NHHC roster content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-254-lsm254-02
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[4]U.S. General Accounting Office, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (Oct. 18, 1979) [gao]
- Locator
- Highlights; full report, especially the discussion of Navy ship insulation policy
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO reviewed Navy ship asbestos use and removal policies, including the Navy's 1975 policy to remove damaged or repair-interfering asbestos insulation and its 1979 revision for selected high-maintenance areas.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1975-1979 policy history; report published 1979
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers and Navy ships
- Limitations
- Navy-wide program and policy evidence; it does not identify LSM-254, the LSM-1 class, asbestos aboard this vessel, or material quantities. It cannot establish that any material was installed aboard or remains aboard this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-254-lsm254-03
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[5]NHHC, U.S. Navy Abbreviations of World War II, letter L [other_primary]
- Locator
- Entry LSM — Landing Ship, Medium
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The NHHC abbreviation list defines LSM as Landing Ship, Medium.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- World War II terminology
- Limitations
- Defines the hull designation only; it does not identify the LSM-1 class or establish other particulars of LSM-254. Direct page fetch timed out on 2026-10-01; the current search index returned the NHHC definition.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-254-lsm254-06
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[6]National Archives and Records Administration, Researching Asbestos aboard U.S. Naval Vessel up through 1961 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Sections on specifications and standards; records series under RG 19
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA identifies Navy specification and ship-record series that may guide research into ship components, including insulation and lagging, and states that the listed record series do not themselves provide direct evidence of asbestos presence. The guide identifies additional Bureau of Ships specification files, including RG 19 ship machinery and specification series, as possible research avenues.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- Records covering 1937-1966
- Limitations
- Archival research guidance only; it does not document asbestos aboard LSM-254. The identified records have not been examined for this vessel, and many Navy records are not digitized.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-254-lsm254-04
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[7]Authoritative-source search conducted for LSM-254 asbestos documentation; NARA asbestos research guide [other_primary]
- Locator
- See search_ledger; NARA guide's specifications and standards records series
- Finding type
- abatement_record
- Finding
- No ship-specific asbestos survey, abatement record, material inventory, or hazmat disclosure for USS LSM-254 was located in the authoritative sources searched for this record.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- Research through 2026-10-01
- Limitations
- This is a bounded search result, not proof that no such records exist. NARA identifies relevant non-digitized Navy records and cautions that the listed series do not themselves establish asbestos presence. Current or historical asbestos aboard LSM-254 remains unknown.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-254-lsm254-05