Evidence
6 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-6).
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[1]research packet ug-packet.md (1 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-272-lsm272-pkt-ug-packet-md
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[2]NavSource Online, USS LSM-272, LSM-1 Class Landing Ship Medium page [other_primary]
- Locator
- USS LSM-272 page, history bullets
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- USS LSM-272 was laid down 27 June 1944 at Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Newark, New Jersey; launched 9 August 1944; commissioned 11 September 1944 with Lieutenant James B. Parks, USNR, in command; served in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater with LSM Flotilla One, LSM Group One, and LSM Division Two; performed occupation service in the Far East from 2 September through 29 November 1945; decommissioned 16 May 1946 at San Diego; was struck from the Naval Register 16 December 1946; and was sold 10 March 1948 to Arthur C. Penberthy, Los Angeles, for scrapping.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1944-1948
- Population
- Federal Shipbuilding construction trades; USS LSM-272 crew; occupation-service personnel
- Limitations
- Ship-specific history from a naval-history archive; the page does not document asbestos, an asbestos survey, or material quantities. The page identifies its history extract as derived from LSM-LSMR Amphibious Forces, Vol. II (1997).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-272-lsm272-01
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[3]NavSource Online, USS LSM-272 specifications [other_primary]
- Locator
- USS LSM-272 page, Specifications and Propulsion blocks
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The ship-specific specification block reports light displacement of 520 tons, landing displacement of 743 tons, full-load displacement of 1,095 tons, length of 203 feet 6 inches, beam of 34 feet 6 inches, maximum speed of 13.2 knots, complement of 5 officers and 54 enlisted, and two General Motors 16-278A reversible diesel engines with hydraulic clutches, direct drive, twin propellers, and 2,800 shaft horsepower.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1944-1946
- Population
- Crew and embarked troops/vehicle operators
- Limitations
- The diesel propulsion data are ship-specific but do not establish asbestos-containing components aboard this hull or exposure to any person.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-272-lsm272-02
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[4]Naval Historical Center online ships index, LSM-272 entry [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- LSM table entry for LSM-272, 1944-45
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The Naval Historical Center/National Archives online ship index identifies LSM-272 within the LSM entries for the 1944-45 period; the related official Navy/NARA material is class-level historical context for the LSM construction and operating period.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1944-1945
- Population
- LSM-class construction and operating personnel
- Limitations
- The index is not a hull material record and does not mention asbestos, insulation, or an exposure event. It cannot support a ship-specific asbestos finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-272-lsm272-03
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[5]U.S. Government Accountability Office, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 [gao]
- Locator
- GAO product page HRD-80-2
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO publication HRD-80-2 is titled Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure and is relevant as program-level context for Navy shipyard asbestos controls during the postwar period; the available product page was not sufficient to retrieve the report text in this session.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1979
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers and Navy asbestos-control program
- Limitations
- Program-level context only; this source does not identify USS LSM-272, a component aboard it, an exposure event, or a quantity. Full report text was not retrieved through the available web path.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-272-lsm272-04
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[6]This record's search ledger: NavSource, NHHC/NARA index, GAO, Firecrawl, and CourtListener searches [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lsm-272-lsm272-01 through -08
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos survey, abatement record, hazmat disclosure, material list, or public asbestos litigation record naming USS LSM-272 was located in the sources searched for this record. This is a search result, not proof that asbestos was absent from the vessel.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 2026-10-01
- Limitations
- CourtListener exact-name and exact-hull litigation searches could not be completed after the authenticated helper reported the fleet pacing budget spent; Firecrawl reported a multi-hour keyless quota stand-down. Absence of a located record does not establish absence of asbestos, defeat an exposure claim, or determine legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-272-lsm272-05