USS LSM-298

Evidence

12 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-12).

1. [1]research packet uk-packet.md (2 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-298-lsm298-pkt-uk-packet-md

2. [2]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LSM-298 [other_primary]

   Locator

   Ship-history narrative block and commanding-officer list

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   NavSource's ship-history page for this hull: laid down 13 October 1944 at U.S. Navy Yard, Charleston, S.C.; launched 13 November 1944; commissioned USS LSM-298, 26 December 1944, LT. David G. Hoyer, USNR, in command. During World War II assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater as part of LSM Flotilla Sixteen, LSM Group Forty-Six, and LSM Division Ninety-Two. Decommissioned 15 November 1946 at Astoria, OR. Sold 9 May 1960 to Hatch & Kirk Co., Seattle, WA; final disposition/fate listed as unknown. Three commanding officers are listed: LT. David G. Hoyer, USNR (26 December 1944 - 2 July 1945); LT. Richard Parnigoni, USNR (2 July 1945 - March 1946); and LTJG. Lorin Peter Garlinger, USN (March 1946 - 15 November 1946).

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-10-01

   Study period

   1944-1960

   Population

   Charleston Navy Yard construction trades (1944); ship's crew (1944-1946); Hatch & Kirk Co. personnel (1960)

   Limitations

   NavSource is a volunteer secondary compilation, not an official Navy registry; it is used here because no DANFS/NHHC entry for this hull was located and the live NVR record could not be found. Establishes identity, construction, command, and disposition milestones only; contains no asbestos, material, or hazmat content and does not establish any individual exposure, causation, or legal eligibility. NavSource's own stricken-date field for this hull is blank/'unknown' - see ev-04 for the secondary-sourced stricken date.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lsm-298-lsm298-01

3. [3]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LSM-298 specifications block [other_primary]

   Locator

   Specifications table

   Finding type

   historical_record

   Finding

   NavSource specifications for this hull: displacement 520 tons light, 743 tons landing, 1,095 tons fully loaded; length 203 ft 6 in overall; beam 34 ft 6 in; maximum speed 13.2 knots; endurance 4,900 miles at 12 knots; armament one twin bow-mounted 40mm gun and four single 20mm gun mounts; complement 5 officers and 54 enlisted; propulsion two General Motors 16-278A diesel engines (reversible, hydraulic clutch), direct drive, 1,440 BHP each at 720 rpm, twin propellers, 2,800 shaft horsepower combined.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-10-01

   Study period

   1944-1946

   Population

   Ship's crew and construction personnel

   Limitations

   Specification record used for identity, propulsion, and armament fields only; does not establish asbestos-containing materials, insulation specification, or exposure aboard this hull. As a diesel-propelled LSM-1-class hull, there is no boiler/turbine lagging pathway - any era-standard asbestos use would be in machinery insulation, gaskets, and packing (see class/era row).

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lsm-298-lsm298-02

4. [4]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LSM-298 photo captions [other_primary]

   Locator

   Photo caption block, credited to Larry Pritchard for Leroy Pritchard; USS LSM/LSMR Association; and Brian Curtis (1960 photo)

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   NavSource photo captions for this hull document: pre-commissioning crew at NAB Little Creek, VA, circa December 1944; the conning tower, circa January 1945, NAB Little Creek, VA; LSM-298 and LSM-207 moored together at NAB Little Creek, VA, circa early 1945; LSM-298 moored with her starboard side to USS Cavallaro (APD-128) and her port side to an LCT, circa 1945, NAB Little Creek, VA; two undated photos of her loading/carrying a tank on the tank deck (date and location unknown); and a 1960 photo of the ex-USS LSM-298 moored at Seattle, WA after her sale to Hatch & Kirk Co.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-10-01

   Study period

   1944-1960

   Population

   LSM-298 crew; NAB Little Creek personnel (1944-1945); Hatch & Kirk Co. (1960)

   Limitations

   Photographic-record captions establish presence at NAB Little Creek in precommissioning/early-1945 workup and the 1960 post-sale state only; they document no named Pacific combat operation or later-1945/1946 deployment location for this hull, and no asbestos, material, or hazmat content.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lsm-298-lsm298-03

5. [5]uboat.net, Allied Warships, USS LSM 298 [other_primary]

   Locator

   Ship detail page, command/fate table

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   uboat.net's Allied Warships database entry for USS LSM 298 records: ordered 5 November 1943; laid down 13 October 1944; launched 13 November 1944; commissioned 26 December 1944; built by Charleston Navy Yard, Charleston, South Carolina; decommissioned 15 November 1946; stricken 14 January 1958; sold 9 May 1960.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-10-01

   Study period

   1943-1960

   Limitations

   uboat.net is a volunteer-maintained secondary database, not an official Navy registry; it is used to supply the ordered date and the stricken date, which NavSource's page for this hull leaves blank. All other milestone dates match NavSource independently. Contains no asbestos, material, or hazmat content.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lsm-298-lsm298-04

6. [6]National Archives at Atlanta, Finding Aid, RG 181, Charleston Navy Yard Ship Commissioning Files, 1942-1945 [other_primary]

   Locator

   Ship table entry for LSM-298, Box 8

   Finding type

   historical_record

   Finding

   A National Archives at Atlanta finding aid for Record Group 181 (Naval Districts and Shore Establishments), series 'Ship Commissioning Files, 1942-1945' ('correspondence, invitations, and instructions relating to the commissioning of naval vessels at the Charleston Navy Yard during the World War, 1939-1945'), lists LSM-298 in its ship table with a date of 11/13/1944 in the commissioning-date column, located in Box 8 of the collection.

   Verification

   partial

   Role

   archival_lead

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-10-01

   Study period

   1944

   Limitations

   Archival lead to a physical records box only - this finding aid does not itself reproduce the commissioning-file contents and was not reviewed beyond the indexed table entry. The 11/13/1944 date in this finding aid's 'commissioning date' column matches this hull's documented LAUNCH date rather than its 26 December 1944 commissioning date per NavSource and uboat.net; this is logged as an unresolved finding-aid field discrepancy, not adopted as a correction. No asbestos or material content.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lsm-298-lsm298-05

7. [7]The Charleston Museum, Photograph Collection, Charleston Naval Shipyard series (object ID 2016.3.7, christening photograph; companion War Bond/launch-shield record) [museum_official]

   Locator

   Charleston Naval Shipyard photograph-collection item records (christening photo and companion War Bond launch-shield item)

   Finding type

   historical_record

   Finding

   The Charleston Museum's photograph collection documents the christening of LSM-298 at the Charleston Navy Yard on 13 November 1944 (the same date as her launch): Mrs. Ethel Holbrook Moak broke a bottle of champagne on the bow to christen the ship, witnessed by Lieutenant F. M. Brown, matron of honor Mrs. W. B. Dickey, and Rear Admiral Jules James. Mrs. Moak was chosen for the honor as the wife of Thomas O. Moak, Sr., a chipper and caulker in the Shipfitter's Shop crew that built the ship; she was presented a silver commemorative plate on behalf of the yard workers by Chairman W. M. Zeigler of the Charleston Navy Yard's Central Shop Committee. A separate collection record states that when LSM-298 was launched she bore a large shield on her bow proclaiming that her construction was made possible by War Bond purchases of the citizens of six North Carolina counties - Macon, Mecklenburg, Mitchell, Montgomery, New Hanover, and Pamlico - one of ten 'Pacific Puddle Jumper' LSMs built by the Charleston Navy Yard with funds oversubscribed by 57 North Carolina counties during the Fifth War Loan Drive; a sister LSM launched the same day, LSM-299, bore the names of five further counties.

   Verification

   partial

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-10-01

   Study period

   1944-11-13

   Population

   Charleston Navy Yard Shipfitter's Shop workforce (1944); christening-ceremony attendees

   Limitations

   Direct automated fetch of these museum collection pages returned HTTP 403 on repeated attempts in this session; content is carried from consistent, independently-returned search-engine snippets of the live pages (two separate collection-item URLs, two separate queries, matching specific named individuals, photo object ID, and dates), not a direct page read - verification_status is marked partial on that basis. This is a construction/christening-ceremony and community War Bond-financing record; it contains no asbestos, material, or hazmat content and establishes no exposure, causation, or legal eligibility for any individual.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lsm-298-lsm298-06

8. [8]Naval History and Heritage Command, DANFS, Oceanside (LSM-175) [nhhc_danfs]

   Locator

   Ship characteristics block

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   DANFS's entry for USS Oceanside (LSM-175) gives the standard LSM-1-class characteristics block - 'dp. 1,095; l. 203'6"; b. 34'6"; dr. 8'4"; s. 12.5 k.; cpl. 59; a. 2 40mm.; cl. LSM-1' - confirming 'LSM-1' as the class designation shared by this type of hull, including LSM-298.

   Verification

   partial

   Role

   context

   Documentation level

   class_or_era

   Accessed

   2026-10-01

   Study period

   1944-class era

   Limitations

   This DANFS entry is for a different hull (LSM-175, Oceanside); it is cited only to confirm the LSM-1 type/class designation and generic class dimensions, not as a ship-specific record for LSM-298. Direct fetch of the live history.navy.mil page failed with a TLS certificate-verification error in this session on every attempt; the quoted text is from a search-engine-indexed snippet of the live page. No asbestos content.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lsm-298-lsm298-07

9. [9]U.S. GAO, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (18 Oct 1979; released 22 Oct 1979) [gao]

   Locator

   Report summary/highlights

   Finding type

   asbestos_application

   Finding

   GAO reviewed the Navy's shipboard asbestos practices at two naval shipyards (Long Beach and Norfolk) and found that Navy ships of the WWII-and-after era used asbestos insulation extensively; the Navy's 1975 policy limited removal to damaged insulation or insulation that had to be removed for repairs, modified in 1979 to selectively remove asbestos insulation in high-maintenance areas expected to need servicing during a ship's remaining service life.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   context

   Documentation level

   class_or_era

   Accessed

   2026-10-01

   Study period

   1975-1979

   Population

   Navy shipyard workers and ships' crews generally

   Limitations

   Navy-wide program-level documentation, not hull-specific; fieldwork yards were Long Beach and Norfolk, neither of which is this hull's builder (Charleston). Does not name LSM-298 or establish asbestos materials, quantity, location, or installer aboard this specific hull, nor individual exposure or causation.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lsm-298-lsm298-08

10. [10]NIOSH HETA 85-021-1654, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (January 1986) [other_primary]

    Locator

    Report background, pp. 4-5 of PDF

    Finding type

    environmental_record

    Finding

    NIOSH documented that a Navy shipyard insulation shop had previously prepared and stored asbestos insulation and that its workers performed insulation rip-outs and pipe-covering work aboard Navy ships and submarines generally.

    Verification

    verified

    Role

    context

    Documentation level

    class_or_era

    Accessed

    2026-10-01

    Study period

    1984-1985 evaluation; report issued 1986

    Population

    Portsmouth Naval Shipyard insulation-shop workers

    Limitations

    Different shipyard (Portsmouth, not Charleston) and a later period (1980s survey vs. this hull's 1944 construction); general Navy shipboard-insulation occupational context only. Does not identify LSM-298, prove asbestos aboard it, or establish exposure for its crew or Charleston Navy Yard construction workers.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-lsm-298-lsm298-09

11. [11]Batch research search ledger for USS LSM-298 [other_primary]

    Locator

    Search ledger entries sl-uss-lsm-298-lsm298-01 through -13

    Finding type

    asbestos_application

    Finding

    No ship-specific asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, material inventory, or other primary asbestos record for USS LSM-298 was located in the sources reviewed. Ship-specific asbestos documentation is unknown, not established absent.

    Verification

    partial

    Role

    negative_finding

    Documentation level

    ship_specific

    Accessed

    2026-10-01

    Study period

    2026-10-01 search

    Population

    Hull-specific records

    Limitations

    A negative finding limited to the public, officially-sourced records actually reviewed this session. No DANFS entry for this hull was located, Firecrawl MCP was unavailable (WebSearch/WebFetch fallback used and disclosed throughout), and non-digitized Navy technical, maintenance, and personnel-exposure files were not reviewed. Absence of a located record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard this hull and does not establish exposure, causation, quantity, remaining material, or legal eligibility.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-lsm-298-lsm298-10

12. [12]Authenticated CourtListener API v4 exact-name and exact-hull opinion/docket searches via cl-auth-search.py; supplementary general web litigation sweep [other_primary]

    Locator

    Search ledger entries sl-uss-lsm-298-lsm298-10 through -13

    Finding type

    historical_record

    Finding

    Four authenticated CourtListener API v4 searches - exact ship name "USS LSM-298" (opinion and docket) and exact hull number "LSM-298" (opinion and docket) - all returned HTTP 200 with zero indexed results. A supplementary general web search for "LSM-298" together with asbestos/mesothelioma/lawsuit terms likewise returned no qualifying hit naming this hull. No qualifying asbestos-litigation opinion or docket record was identified for this hull.

    Verification

    partial

    Role

    negative_finding

    Documentation level

    ship_specific

    Accessed

    2026-10-01

    Study period

    2026-10-01 search

    Population

    CourtListener opinions and RECAP dockets; general web index

    Limitations

    All four CourtListener searches ultimately completed (one initial attempt and one docket-exact-hull attempt were deferred by the fleet-wide pacing limiter and successfully retried later in the same session - logged in the search ledger, not treated as a negative result for those specific attempts). Zero results in indexed CourtListener material and in a general web sweep does not establish absence of unindexed, sealed, non-digitized, state-court, or differently-captioned litigation naming this hull; it is not a judicial finding about exposure or asbestos.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-lsm-298-lsm298-11