Evidence
8 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-8).
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[1]research packet ue-packet.md (2 sources cited) [nhhc_danfs]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED (MIRROR-SOURCED). No phantom, no name collision. — real identity: USS LSM-259. Designation: LSM-259. Type/class: LSM-1-class
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Limitations
- qualifier: VERIFIED (MIRROR-SOURCED). No phantom, no name collision.
- Evidence ID
- uss-lsm-259-lsm259-pkt-ue-packet-md
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[2]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, LSM-259 (archive page 10/14/14259) — construction, specifications, command, service, disposal [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 10/14/14259.htm header block, specifications block, and command list
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource record for this hull: laid down 6 April 1944 at Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Newark, N.J.; launched 26 May 1944; commissioned 23 June 1944, LT. Howard E. Dunney USNR in command. Specifications: displacement 520 tons light / 743 tons landing / 1,095 tons fully loaded; length 203'6"; beam 34'6"; maximum speed 13.2 knots; complement 5 officers and 54 enlisted; armament one twin bow-mounted 40mm gun and four single 20mm gun mounts; vehicle capacity 5 medium or 3 heavy tanks. Propulsion: two Fairbanks Morse (model 38D81/8X10, reversible, hydraulic clutch) diesel engines, 1,440 BHP each at 720 rpm, direct drive, twin propellers, 2,800 shp combined. Commanding officers: LT. Howard E. Dunney, USNR (23 June 1944 – November 1944); LTjg. J. T. Brown, USNR (November 1945 – 13 May 1946) — no CO listed for the intervening Nov 1944–Nov 1945 span. Decommissioned 13 May 1946; struck from the Naval Register "date unknown"; sold 3 December 1946 and converted to a barge, fate unknown.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1944-1946
- Population
- Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co. construction trades (early-mid 1944); crew (1944–1946)
- Limitations
- Ship-specific construction, specification, and disposal data only; no asbestos or material content. NavSource's spec-block format and prose match the original DANFS print-volume style for hull-numbered (non-named) ships, but no DANFS entry for LSM-259 is reachable on the live NHHC site (history.navy.mil returns HTTP 404 on every DANFS URL pattern tried for this hull, confirmed 2026-10-01) — NavSource is treated as the ship-specific source, not NHHC. Builder town given as "Newark, N.J."; see builder_location field for the Kearny, NJ yard-dataset reconciliation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-259-lsm259-01
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[3]uboat.net, Allied Warships, USS LSM-259 — order, construction, and disposal dates [other_primary]
- Locator
- uboat.net ship page 12858 (USS LSM-259), dates block
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- uboat.net gives: ordered 5 November 1943; laid down 6 April 1944; launched 26 May 1944; commissioned 16 June 1944; decommissioned 13 May 1946; struck 19 June 1946; sold 3 December 1946 — same builder (Federal Shipbuilding & Drydock Co., Newark, N.J.) and the same laid-down/launched/decommissioned/sold dates as NavSource, but a commissioning date one week earlier (16 vs. 23 June 1944) and a specific struck date (19 June 1946) where NavSource states "date unknown."
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1943-1946
- Limitations
- Corrects/supplements NavSource on the order date and offers a struck date NavSource lacks, but conflicts with NavSource on the commissioning date; neither a primary Navy document nor a definitive tiebreaker was located for either conflict. Carried as a correction/cross-check, not a resolution — both dates are logged in gaps. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-259-lsm259-02
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[4]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, LSM-259 — WWII service narrative and command assignments [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 10/14/14259.htm service narrative and command-assignment block
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Documented for this hull: assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater; participated in the Luzon operation, including the Lingayen Gulf landings, 9 January 1945; earned one battle star for World War II service. Administratively assigned to LSM Flotilla Three (CDR. W. F. Morrison, USN), LSM Group Nine (LCDR. J. A. Moss, USN), and LSM Division Eighteen (no commander listed).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1944-1946
- Population
- Crew (1944-1946)
- Limitations
- Ship-specific service/assignment record only; no asbestos or material content. No independent action report for this specific hull at Lingayen Gulf was located (see search_ledger) — the Luzon/Lingayen participation rests on this NavSource entry alone.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-259-lsm259-03
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[5]NavSource-captioned photography, LSM-259 — New York Navy Yard presence, 24 June 1944, and Philippines beaching photo [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 10/14/14259.htm photo captions (NY Navy Yard, 24 June 1944; Little Creek; Philippines beaching)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Photo captions on this hull's NavSource page place her at the New York Navy Yard (bow and stern views, 24 June 1944 — the day after commissioning, credited to "NY Navy Yard photo") and show her beached in the Philippines alongside LSM-50, LSM-26, and an unidentified LSM (source: USS LSM/LSMR Association). A crew photo at the Little Creek (amphibious training base) and an underway photo (date/place unknown) are also captioned, both contributed by Ronnie Ward.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1944-1945
- Population
- Crew and any yard personnel present during the New York Navy Yard call (June 1944)
- Limitations
- Archival lead only: photographs establish presence (fitting-out/outfitting call at the New York Navy Yard immediately post-commissioning; later beaching in the Philippines with other LSMs), not what work, if any, was performed there — a photo is not a yard-availability or work record. New York Navy Yard (shipyards.json yard_id brooklyn-navy-yard) is carried in related_shipyards on this basis alone. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-259-lsm259-04
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[6]Owens-Illinois, Inc., Industrial Health Survey of Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Kearny, NJ (30 Aug–2 Sep 1944); introduced as Owens-Illinois interrogatory exhibit #20 in Heathman v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp., Brazoria County, TX (1990) — transcribed via shipyards.json yard record (yard_id federal-shipbuilding-kearny, evidence_id ev-federal-kearny-ihs-1944) [other_primary]
- Locator
- shipyards.json yard_id federal-shipbuilding-kearny, evidence_id ev-federal-kearny-ihs-1944
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- Yard-level documentation of this hull's builder: an Owens-Illinois industrial-hygiene survey of Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Kearny, NJ, conducted 30 Aug–2 Sep 1944, documented insulator work with asbestos pipe covering (Johns-Manville "Superex", amosite-based, ~15% amosite) and boiler/pipe insulation (Owens-Illinois "Kaylo", 13-20% chrysotile/amosite) in confined shipyard spaces during the yard's wartime peak production, with dust counts measured during cutting and fitting operations.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1944 (survey conducted 30 Aug-2 Sep 1944; this hull's construction Apr-Jun 1944)
- Population
- Shipyard insulators and pipefitters at Federal Shipbuilding & Drydock Co., Kearny, NJ (surveyed week, Aug-Sep 1944)
- Limitations
- Yard-level survey, not a hull record: documents products and practices at Federal Shipbuilding generally during the surveyed week — LSM-259 is not named, and this hull was already commissioned (23 June 1944) roughly two months before the survey window (30 Aug–2 Sep 1944), so the survey documents the yard's broader 1944 production era, not this hull's own construction weeks. Survey was conducted by Owens-Illinois, a manufacturer with a commercial interest in the findings, introduced decades later as a litigation exhibit; it is a product-use/dust-count survey, not a worker health-outcome study, and does not establish materials actually installed aboard this hull, individual exposure, or quantity.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-259-lsm259-05
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[7]Era inference built on: NavSource specifications (Fairbanks Morse diesel propulsion, no steam plant); LSM-1 class general design literature (steel-hulled, shallow-draft amphibious assault ship); shipyards.json documented asbestos product list for federal-shipbuilding-kearny (ev-05, this record) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource specifications block; shipyards.json federal-shipbuilding-kearny product list
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- An LSM-1 class Landing Ship Medium built 1944 at Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co. sits inside that yard's documented wartime asbestos-use era (ev-05); era-standard applications aboard a diesel-powered amphibious ship of this type and period were engine-room and exhaust lagging, gaskets, valve packing, and electrical insulation in the confined hull and tank-deck spaces. She carried no steam plant — the boiler/turbine lagging pathway of steam-propelled vessels does not apply to this hull.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1944-1946
- Population
- Federal Shipbuilding construction trades (early-mid 1944); crew (1944-1946)
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only — no hull-specific insulation survey, material list, or work package located for LSM-259. Names era-standard applications, not confirmed installed materials. No quantity, and no manufacturer attribution for this specific hull (the Johns-Manville/Owens-Illinois products in ev-05 are documented at the yard generally, not tied to this hull's construction).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-259-lsm259-06
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[8]Batch-6061 search ledger (this record): NavSource; uboat.net; DANFS (404, confirmed); NVR (pre-1987 disposal, not digitized); NARA catalog web sweep; Wikipedia LSM list (cross-check only, page has no LSM-259 entry); NavalCoverMuseum web sweep; CourtListener API v4 opinion search (type=o), queries "LSM-259" and "\"USS LSM-259\""; CourtListener docket search (type=r) blocked by fleet-wide pacing limiter; secondary web litigation sweep [court_record]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lsm-259-lsm259-01 through -10
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or verified litigation naming USS LSM-259 was found in the public sources searched. CourtListener opinion-type searches for bare "LSM-259" (8 results, BM25 text matches — a land-trust dispute, a Texas criminal writ, a Puerto Rico probate matter, an ADA employment case, and unrelated federal criminal/MDL opinions, none involving this vessel, asbestos, or Navy litigation) and exact-phrase "USS LSM-259" (0 results) returned no qualifying hit. CourtListener docket-type (type=r) search could not be completed this session — the helper script reported the fleet-wide request budget as "momentarily spent" (shared ~114/hr pacing) on two attempts; logged as blocked, not a negative result. Secondary web sweeps (general search engines) surfaced no law-firm or litigation source naming this hull at all — not even marketing-site assertions were found, unlike several other hulls in this batch series.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 2026-10-01
- Limitations
- Absence of a located public record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard. The CourtListener docket-type search is a genuine open gap (blocked by pacing, not run to completion) — re-run "LSM-259" and "USS LSM-259" docket search when the fleet-wide budget allows. No DANFS entry, NARA catalog record, or action report for this hull was located; all three are undigitized/unlocated leads, not confirmed non-existence. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-259-lsm259-07