Evidence
7 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-7).
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[1]research packet uj-packet.md (3 sources cited) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: USS LSM-291 — real identity: USS LSM-291 | **Verified hull:** LSM-291 | **Designation:** LSM | **Type:** Landing Ship, Medium | **Class:** LSM-1-class
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-lsm-291-lsm291-pkt-uj-packet-md
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[2]NavSource Online, Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LSM-291 hull page [other_primary]
- Locator
- Chronology block; live URL verified by direct retrieval
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The live hull page reports that LSM-291 was laid down 4 December 1944 at Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Newark, New Jersey; launched 15 January 1945; and commissioned as USS LSM-291 on 1 February 1945 with LT Charles A. Rouse, USNR, in command.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1944-1945
- Population
- Federal Shipbuilding construction workforce and commissioning crew
- Limitations
- Supports the reported construction and commissioning chronology; the page is not a Navy DANFS entry and no independent official corroboration was located. It does not identify asbestos, insulation composition, exposure, or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-291-lsm291-01
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[3]NavSource Online, USS LSM-291 hull page [other_primary]
- Locator
- Chronology and final-disposition entries
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The hull page reports that USS LSM-291 was decommissioned 25 May 1946 at Astoria, Oregon; laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet, Columbia River Group, Astoria; struck from the Naval Register on an unknown date; and sold in October 1958 to Hatch and Kirk, Seattle, Washington, with fate unknown.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1946-1958
- Limitations
- Supports the reported decommissioning, reserve-fleet layup, and sale. No later location, shipbreaking, conversion, hazmat, asbestos, or condition record was located.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-291-lsm291-04
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[4]NavSource Online, USS LSM-291 specifications [other_primary]
- Locator
- Specifications block
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The hull page reports a complement of 5 officers and 54 enlisted; displacement of 520 tons light, 743 tons landing, and 1,095 tons fully loaded; length 203 feet 6 inches; beam 34 feet 6 inches; maximum speed 13.2 knots; one twin 40mm and four single 20mm mounts; capacity for 5 medium or 3 heavy tanks, 6 LVTs, or 9 DUKWs; and two General Motors diesel engines producing 2,800 shaft horsepower.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1945-1946
- Population
- LSM-291 ship's company and embarked troops
- Limitations
- Supports the reported specifications only. It does not identify asbestos-containing components or establish that machinery, gaskets, packing, electrical, or deck materials contained asbestos.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-291-lsm291-03
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[5]National Archives, Researching Asbestos aboard US Naval Vessel up through 1961 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Beginning Research; RG 19; General Information Books; Board of Inspection and Survey sections
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- The National Archives guide states that ship-specific asbestos research may require Bureau of Ships RG 19 correspondence, amphibious-vessel General Information Books, and Board of Inspection and Survey reports; the guide does not identify LSM-291 or establish any material aboard it.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1940-1961
- Population
- U.S. naval vessels and researchers
- Limitations
- Research-path guidance only. No LSM-291 file was retrieved; this row is not an asbestos finding and does not establish product, quantity, location, condition, exposure, or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-291-lsm291-05
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[6]Documented bounded source-review negative; see search ledger sl-uss-lsm-291-lsm291-01 through -10 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Bounded review of NavSource, NARA guide, GAO context, NVR/NAVSEA attempts, and CourtListener results
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No ship-specific asbestos survey, product inventory, abatement record, hazmat disclosure, condition report, or disposal record for LSM-291 was located in the bounded authoritative-source review.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 2026-10-01
- Limitations
- A bounded public-source negative is not proof asbestos was absent. Non-digitized Navy, shipyard, maintenance, inspection, and disposal records were not reviewed; no product, quantity, location, condition, exposure, or causation is established. CourtListener sweeps were partly blocked by the fleet limiter.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-291-lsm291-06
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[7]NavSource Online, USS LSM-291 hull page [other_primary]
- Locator
- World War II assignment block
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The hull page reports that USS LSM-291 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater with LSM Flotilla Thirteen, LSM Group Thirty-Nine, and LSM Division Seventy-Seven; no named campaign or operation is listed for this hull on the page.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1945
- Population
- LSM-291 crew and Pacific amphibious forces
- Limitations
- Supports the listed organizational assignment only; it is not a complete operational chronology and does not establish asbestos or exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-291-lsm291-02