Evidence
6 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-6).
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[1]research packet 832-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-288-lsm288-pkt-832-packet-md
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[2]Naval Sea Systems Command, SEA 21 inactive-ship history, ship history table [other_primary]
- Locator
- Ship-history table, row LSM 0288: Rmvl Date 26-May-60; Final Disposition SCRAP SALE
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The Naval Sea Systems Command inactive-ship history lists hull ID LSM 0288 with removal date 26 May 1960 and final disposition SCRAP SALE.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1960
- Limitations
- This establishes the Navy inventory/removal entry and recorded disposition only. It does not establish the exact strike date, scrapping location, conversion details, asbestos content, remaining material, or individual exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-288-lsm288-01
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[3]National Archives, Researching Asbestos aboard US Naval Vessel up through 1961 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Sections Bureau of Ships General Correspondence; Cartographic Branch; Other Records and their usefulness
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The National Archives asbestos research guide identifies Record Group 19 Bureau of Ships correspondence and ship engineering drawings as potential sources for hull-specific research, including S39 insulation and lagging drawings and S48 piping drawings. It also states that Navy deck logs do not directly identify asbestos materials.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1941-1961 records discussed by the guide
- Population
- U.S. Navy vessels and archival researchers
- Limitations
- This is research guidance, not a finding about LSM-288. No RG 19 correspondence, S39/S48 drawing, ship information book, or deck log for this hull was requested or reviewed.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-288-lsm288-02
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[4]NavSource Online, Landing Ship Medium photo-archive index [museum_official]
- Locator
- LSM hull list, entry LSM-288
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The live NavSource Landing Ship Medium photo-archive index lists LSM-288 among the LSM hull pages, confirming an archival lead for this hull; the individual page was not accessible during this session.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- Archive accessed 2026-10-01
- Limitations
- The index supplies no construction, service, materials, asbestos, or disposition details. The individual URL was blocked by the site's live 406 response, so no page-specific claim is carried from it.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-288-lsm288-03
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[5]Bounded source review: NARA asbestos research guide, NAVSEA inactive-ship history, NavSource index, and CourtListener exact-name/hull searches [other_primary]
- Locator
- Search ledger rows sl-uss-lsm-288-lsm288-01 through -08
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- No ship-specific asbestos survey, product inventory, abatement record, or material-condition report for USS LSM-288 was located in the official sources reviewed. Ship-specific asbestos presence remains unknown.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- Public-source review through 2026-10-01
- Limitations
- This is a bounded negative finding, not proof that asbestos was absent or that no records exist. NARA identifies unreviewed RG 19 hull files and drawings as possible sources. No class, construction era, propulsion, or generic LSM material assumption is converted into a hull-specific finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-288-lsm288-04
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[6]Batch tier assignment plus NARA asbestos research pathway [other_primary]
- Locator
- Batch instruction: LSM-288 is Tier 2; NARA guide sections on RG 19 insulation/lagging records
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- The record is retained at evidence tier 2 because the batch assignment confirms this hull on the primary and verification tier-2 lists; the accessible evidence supports only class/era research context, not ship-specific asbestos presence.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- World War II-era construction and records through 1961
- Population
- LSM-1 class / U.S. Navy archival research context
- Limitations
- Tier assignment is a cataloging input, not proof of asbestos aboard this hull. NARA's guide describes where ship-specific evidence may be found; it does not identify LSM-288 or establish asbestos content, quantity, condition, exposure, or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-288-lsm288-05