Evidence
6 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-6).
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[1]research packet uh-packet.md (3 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-281-lsm281-pkt-uh-packet-md
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[2]NavSource Online, Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LSM-281 (history extract credited to LSM-LSMR Amphibious Forces, Vol. II, Turner Publishing, 1997) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Hull-history block and specifications block
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- LSM-1 class Landing Ship, Medium. Laid down 15 September 1944 at Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co.; launched 27 October 1944; commissioned USS LSM-281 at New York City on 13 November 1944 with LT William P. Lukem, USNR, in command. It served in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater with LSM Flotilla Eight, LSM Group Twenty-Four, and LSM Division Forty-Seven; NavSource lists Okinawa Gunto operations 1-3 April 1945 and Far East occupation service 11 September-6 December 1945. It decommissioned at Naval Operating Base Guam on 29 December 1946, was struck on an unknown date, and was scuttled off Guam on 6 March 1947. NavSource lists one World War II battle star.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1944-1947
- Population
- Ship's company, 1944-1946
- Limitations
- This is a live, hull-specific secondary compilation, not an official Navy registry or a material survey. It supports the stated chronology and service summary only; it identifies no asbestos-containing material, work, exposure, or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-281-lsm281-01
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[3]Naval History and Heritage Command, United States Pacific Fleet Organization, 1 May 1945 (archived copy; live NHHC page returned HTTP 404 on 2026-10-01) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Page 70, LSM Flotilla Eight / LSM Group 24 / LSM Division 47 table
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The official Navy publication United States Pacific Fleet Organization, 1 May 1945 places LSM 281 in LSM Division 47, LSM Group 24, LSM Flotilla Eight, and identifies its commander as Lt. W. P. Lukens (USNR).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1945-05-01
- Population
- Ship's company, 1945-05-01
- Limitations
- This organization list corroborates the hull's unit and 1 May 1945 commander only. The archived citation is labeled because the live NHHC page was unavailable at verification; it contains no asbestos or material-content information and does not resolve the Lukem/Lukens spelling discrepancy.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-281-lsm281-02
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[4]National Archives, Researching Asbestos aboard US Naval Vessel up through 1961 [other_primary]
- Locator
- RG 19 discussion; General Information Books; sister-ship guidance; photograph-series section
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA identifies RG 19 Bureau of Ships correspondence (organized by individual hull, class, type, and contractor), Ship/General Information Books, and relevant construction/photograph series as potential sources for pre-1961 Navy-vessel asbestos research. The guide says sister-ship research should favor ships built at the same yard because different yards could use different materials or subcontractors.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1941-1961 records; guide accessed 2026-10-01
- Limitations
- This is a records-location guide only. No RG 19 file, Ship Information Book, photograph, or same-yard sister record was retrieved for LSM-281; the guidance establishes neither asbestos presence nor absence aboard this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-281-lsm281-04
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[5]CourtListener API v4, authenticated fleet helper /Users/charlesfletcher/devin-prompts/cl-auth-search.py [court_record]
- Locator
- Query: exact phrase "USS LSM-281", type=opinion, limit=20 (count 0); helper pacing messages for the remaining queued queries
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- CourtListener sweep status: the authenticated exact-name opinion query for "USS LSM-281" returned zero results. The required hull-number opinion query and both docket queries (exact name and hull number) were not completed because the fleet-wide authenticated helper reported that its shared pacing budget was momentarily spent and instructed researchers not to retry in a loop. No qualifying asbestos litigation is reported from the completed query; the full CourtListener sweep remains incomplete.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 2026-10-01
- Limitations
- The completed exact-name opinion search is a narrow index result, not proof that no litigation exists. CourtListener did not complete the required hull-number and docket searches in this session due to shared-fleet pacing; no conclusion about those unrun searches is made.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-281-lsm281-05
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[6]National Archives, Researching Asbestos aboard US Naval Vessel up through 1961 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Beginning Research; RG 19 correspondence; General Information Books sections
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos documentation was located in this batch's public-source sweep: no hull survey, product inventory, abatement record, condition report, or ship-specific Bureau of Ships record was retrieved. NARA directs researchers seeking documentation for pre-1961 Navy vessels to RG 19 Bureau of Ships correspondence and Ship/General Information Books, which can describe hull machinery, piping, and space arrangements.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1941-1961 research guidance; 2026-10-01 search
- Limitations
- NARA's page is a research guide, not an LSM-281 record. The negative finding is limited to sources searched and records retrieved in this batch; it does not prove absence of asbestos aboard, absence of exposure, or absence of unindexed/non-digitized records.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-281-lsm281-03