Evidence
8 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-8).
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[1]research packet uj-packet.md (4 sources cited) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: s ( — real identity: USS LSM-295 | **Verified hull:** LSM-295 | **Designation:** LSM | **Type:** Landing Ship, Medium | **Class:** LSM-1-class
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-lsm-295-lsm295-pkt-uj-packet-md
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[2]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, LSM-295 (archives/10/14/14295.htm) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 10/14/14295.htm header block, specifications block, and command/disposal notes
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource record for this hull: "Laid down, 21 September 1944, at U.S. Navy Yard, Charleston, S.C."; "Launched, 17 October 1944"; "Commissioned USS LSM-295, 11 December 1944, LT. John E. Wing USNR in command." Assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater during World War II; awarded the American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, and World War II Victory Medal. Second commanding officer LT. Roy Ernest Reeves, USNR (February 1946 - 17 March 1947). "Decommissioned, 17 March 1947" and "Transferred, 20 March 1947, to Chile, named Aspirante Isaza." Chilean service: "Decommissioned by Chilean Navy in 1965; and reduced to harbor service, redesignated YAN-138"; "Final Disposition, disposed of by Chilean Navy in 1971." Specifications: displacement 520 t. (light) to 1,095 t. (fully loaded); length 203'6" overall; beam 34'6"; two General Motors (GM 16-278A, reversible with hydraulic clutch) diesel engines, 1,440 BHP each at 720 rpm, twin propellers, 2,800 shp; maximum speed 13.2 kts; two diesel-drive 100kW 450V A.C. generators and one diesel-drive 20kW 120V D.C. generator; complement 5 officers, 54 enlisted; radio call sign November-Victor-India-Bravo (NVIB).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1944-1971
- Population
- Charleston Navy Yard construction trades (1944); U.S. Navy crew (1944-1947); Chilean Navy crew (1947-1965/1971)
- Limitations
- Vessel history and specifications only - no asbestos or hazmat content of any kind. NavSource is a volunteer-maintained enthusiast compilation, not a federal registry; its dates are cross-checked against uboat.net and navypedia.org in ev-uss-lsm-295-lsm295-03, which surfaces two conflicts (launch date; Chilean disposal date). No DANFS entry exists for this hull to independently corroborate against (see gaps/search ledger).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-295-lsm295-01
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[3]NARA Atlanta, Finding Aid, RG 181 (Records of Naval Districts and Shore Establishments), Charleston Navy Yard commissioning-file series [other_primary]
- Locator
- Finding aid RG181, Charleston series description and box list (LSM-295 entry, Box 8)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA finding aid confirms a commissioning file exists for "LSM-295," described as a Landing Ship, Medium commissioned 12/11/1944, held in Box 8 of a series described as "correspondence, invitations, and instructions relating to the commissioning of naval vessels at the Charleston Navy Yard during the World War, 1939-1945."
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1944
- Population
- Charleston Navy Yard administrative/commissioning staff, 1944
- Limitations
- Confirms the existence and box location of an administrative commissioning file at NARA Atlanta; the finding aid itself catalogs the series and does not reproduce the file's contents. Not retrieved or reviewed this session - archival lead only. Commissioning correspondence of this type documents administrative/ceremonial matters, not materials or asbestos content, and would not be expected to.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-295-lsm295-02
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[4]Cross-check: uboat.net Allied Warships (ship/12894.html) and navypedia.org (ships/chile/chi_ls_isaza.htm) against NavSource 10/14/14295.htm [other_primary]
- Locator
- uboat.net ship/12894.html; navypedia.org chi_ls_isaza.htm; compared against NavSource 10/14/14295.htm
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Two date conflicts surfaced on cross-check. (1) Launch date: NavSource and navypedia.org both give 17 October 1944; uboat.net's Allied Warships database gives 5 October 1944. NavSource/navypedia date carried as the majority/consistent reading. (2) Chilean disposal timeline: NavSource gives decommissioned by Chilean Navy 1965, redesignated harbor-service hulk YAN-138, final disposition/disposal 1971; navypedia.org gives only "stricken 1964" with no YAN-138 redesignation or 1971 disposal mentioned. NavSource's more granular, internally consistent account is carried; navypedia's single-line summary is not treated as a contradiction so much as a less-detailed secondary source.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1944-1971
- Limitations
- Correction/conflict-surfacing row only, not an independent primary source - uboat.net and navypedia.org are volunteer enthusiast compilations like NavSource, used here only to check NavSource's figures, not cited as authoritative in their own right. No asbestos content. Neither conflict affects the ship's U.S. Navy custody dates (laid down, commissioned, decommissioned, transferred), which are consistent across all three sources.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-295-lsm295-03
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[5]Atlas shipyard dataset, Charleston Naval Shipyard record (yard_id charleston-naval-shipyard), incl. OSHA Inspection 100361849 (1988-1990 case record) [other_primary]
- Locator
- shipyards.json, yard_id charleston-naval-shipyard (asbestos_products_documented field; evidence rows ev-charleston-naval-shipyard-osha-1988-100361849 and related)
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Builder-yard context: Charleston Naval Shipyard (operated 1901-1996; WWII peak employment 25,948) carries its own Atlas yard-level record (evidence_tier 2) documenting a general asbestos product list for the yard (magnesia pipe insulation, asbestos cement products, pipe insulation 5-50% asbestos content, boiler external coatings ~15% asbestos, spray-on insulation, gaskets, packing, thermal insulation for steam systems, electrical insulation, among others) and an OSHA 1988 health-complaint inspection (No. 100361849) that recorded one citation under the asbestos standard, 29 CFR 1910.1001.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1901-1996 (yard operating period); OSHA record 1988-1990
- Population
- Charleston Naval Shipyard workforce, general (yard-level, multiple eras)
- Limitations
- Yard-level documentation only - does not name LSM-295 or any specific hull, and the OSHA inspection postdates this hull's 1944 construction and 1947 departure from U.S. Navy custody by over 40 years. Supports that the builder yard has documented asbestos use/history generally; does not establish what, if anything, was installed on this specific hull during her roughly three-month fitting-out period (laid down 21 Sep 1944, commissioned 11 Dec 1944).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-295-lsm295-04
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[6]GAO, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (Oct 18, 1979) [gao]
- Locator
- GAO product page HRD-80-2, summary section
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO reviewed Navy asbestos-worker-protection practices with fieldwork at Long Beach and Norfolk Naval Shipyards; found the Navy's 1975 policy limited removal to damaged insulation or material needing extraction for maintenance, revised in 1979 to also "selectively replac[e] asbestos insulation in high-maintenance areas where repairs would be expected during a ship's next operating cycle." Documents Navy-wide asbestos insulation use spanning this hull's 1944 construction and 1944-1947 U.S. Navy service.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1975-1979
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers; asbestos program review (Long Beach, Norfolk fieldwork)
- Limitations
- Program-level documentation of Navy-wide practice; fieldwork yards were Long Beach and Norfolk, not Charleston, and the review postdates this hull's U.S. Navy custody (which ended 1947) by three decades. Supports era context only - not any fact specific to this hull. Full product-page text was accessible this session (no 403 encountered, unlike prior batches).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-295-lsm295-05
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[7]Era inference built on: NavSource specifications (GM 16-278A diesels, no steam plant); LSM-1-class design literature; shipyards.json Charleston Naval Shipyard product list; GAO HRD-80-2 (see ev-05) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource specifications block; LSM-1-class design literature (Charleston Navy Yard construction pattern, Oct-Dec 1944); shipyards.json Charleston Naval Shipyard product list
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- A diesel-powered LSM-1-class landing ship built in 1944 at a Navy yard inside the documented Navy-wide asbestos-use era would carry era-standard applications: engine- and exhaust-lagging, gaskets, valve packing, deck covering, and electrical insulation. As a diesel vessel with no steam plant, the boiler/turbine lagging pathway common to steam-powered combatants and auxiliaries of the same era does not apply here.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1944-1971
- Population
- Charleston Navy Yard construction trades (1944); U.S. Navy crew (1944-1947); Chilean Navy crew (1947-1965/1971)
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - no hull-specific insulation survey, material list, or work package located for LSM-295. Names era-standard applications for a vessel of this propulsion type and period, not confirmed installed materials, quantities, or manufacturers.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-295-lsm295-06
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[8]CourtListener API v4 (type=o, opinions; type=r, RECAP dockets), exact-phrase queries "USS LSM-295" and "LSM-295" / "LSM 295"; secondary web sweep [court_record]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lsm-295-lsm295-01 through -12
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located for this hull by any method. No DANFS entry exists for LSM-295 - DANFS does not maintain individual pages for hull-number-only LSM-1-class craft that were never given a name (confirmed by exact-title search; unlike named survivors such as Oceanside, ex-LSM-175, or Hunting, LSM-398). CourtListener opinion search for the exact phrase "USS LSM-295" returned exactly one hit: Tyrone Berry v. State, Tex. App.-Houston [14th Dist.], No. 14-13-00844-CR (2015-02-20) - an unrelated Texas criminal appeal whose OCR'd opinion text contains garbled/corrupted characters that incidentally string-match the query; this is a name collision, not a reference to the ship, and is NOT qualifying litigation. CourtListener RECAP docket search for "USS LSM-295" and "LSM-295" returned zero results. A secondary web sweep (NavSource, uboat.net, navypedia.org, general search) surfaced no asbestos content of any kind for this hull - not even non-primary/marketing-site assertions, unlike several other weak-record 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 this hull during construction or U.S./Chilean service - it documents that no such record was found in the sources searched. CourtListener's fleet-wide pacing limiter intermittently stood down mid-session (logged as temporary 'blocked' entries in the search ledger); searches were resumed and completed, not left open.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-295-lsm295-07