Evidence
9 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-9).
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[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-299-lsm299-pkt-uk-packet-md
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[2]NavSource Online, Amphibious Photo Archive, "USS LSM-299" (text attributed to LSM-LSMR Amphibious Forces, Vol. II, Turner Publishing Co., 1997, ISBN 1-56311-389-9; photos include official U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command photo NH 83262, courtesy USS LSM/LSMR Association) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Full page text, verified live (HTTP 200) 2026-10-01; navsource.org mirror of this page is dead per project citation-hygiene rule, navsource.net used instead
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Laid down 13 October 1944 at U.S. Navy Yard, Charleston, S.C.; launched 13 November 1944; commissioned USS LSM-299, 26 December 1944, LTjg. Marion J. Stretowski USNR in command. During World War II assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater: LSM Flotilla Sixteen, LSM Group Forty-Six, LSM Division Ninety-Two. Photographed beached at Ie Shima, 17 October 1945 (Ryukyus/Okinawa area, within the ship's documented Far East occupation-service window). Assigned to Occupation service in the Far East 9 October-14 November 1945. Commanding officers: LTjg./LT. Marion J. Stretowski, USNR (26 Dec 1944 - 6 Jan 1946); LT. Primo G. Dellangela, USNR (6 Jan - 1 Mar 1946); LTjg. Frank H. Thompson, USNR (1 Mar - 6 Jun 1946).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1944-1946
- Population
- Charleston NSY construction trades (1944); ship's company 1944-1946
- Limitations
- Ship-specific history only; the source contains no asbestos or material-content statement of any kind. Does not establish any individual's exposure. DANFS has no corresponding entry for this hull (see ev-04); this transcription is the best ship-specific identity/service source located.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-299-lsm299-01
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[3]NavSource Online, Amphibious Photo Archive, "USS LSM-299", disposition/final-disposition block [other_primary]
- Locator
- Disposition block, verified live (HTTP 200) 2026-10-01
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Verbatim disposition record: "Decommissioned, 6 June 1946, at Astoria, OR. Laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet, Columbia River Group, Astoria. Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown. Sold, date unknown, and converted to a barge. Final Disposition, fate unknown."
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1946-present
- Limitations
- Source explicitly states the strike date, sale date, and final fate as unknown — no asbestos-survey, abatement, or hazmat disclosure accompanies the barge conversion. A non-primary aggregator (uboat.net, not an approved source type for this project) states a strike date of 14 January 1958; that figure could not be corroborated against NVR or any official record and is NOT used in this record (see gaps).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-299-lsm299-02
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[4]NARA Finding Aid, Record Group 181 (Charleston Navy Yard, Sixth Naval District), vessel-commissioning correspondence series, 1942-1945 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Finding-aid table row "LSM-299 | 11/13/1944 | 8 | Landing Ship, Medium"
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA finding aid for Record Group 181 (Charleston Navy Yard, Sixth Naval District), series of correspondence, invitations, and instructions relating to vessel commissionings 1939-1945, lists an entry for "LSM-299" with an associated date of 11/13/1944, filed in Box 8 alongside other Landing Ship, Medium hulls commissioned at Charleston in the same period.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1944
- Population
- Charleston NSY commissioning-administration records
- Limitations
- The finding aid's date column (11/13/1944) matches this hull's launch date, not its 26 Dec 1944 commissioning date per NavSource — the finding aid does not itself label what the date represents, so it is reported as an index entry only, not asserted as a commissioning date. The underlying box is not digitized; content not reviewed beyond the index listing. Contains no asbestos or material information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-299-lsm299-03
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[5]NHHC Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS), index/site search — no entry located for LSM-299 [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS index/search; see search_ledger sl-02
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No DANFS (Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships) entry exists for USS LSM-299. NHHC's DANFS catalog does not carry individual ship histories for the great majority of numbered LSM hulls (unlike named/major combatants); no entry was located via the DANFS index or site search.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 2026-10-01
- Limitations
- Absence from DANFS is consistent with NHHC's general practice for numbered small craft and does not indicate anything about the hull's history or condition. Does not establish or defeat any asbestos claim.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-299-lsm299-04
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[6]Naval Vessel Register (NVR), official site scope-of-coverage statement [other_primary]
- Locator
- NVR home page, "Search" panel description text, verified live (HTTP 200) 2026-10-01
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No Naval Vessel Register (NVR) record located for LSM-299. The NVR's own site text states: "Ships and service craft disposed of prior to 1987 are currently not included, however the data is gradually being added along with other updates." LSM-299 was decommissioned in 1946 and disposed (sold/converted to barge) well before 1987, consistent with its absence.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 2026-10-01
- Limitations
- This is a stated scope limitation of the NVR database, not evidence the hull was improperly tracked. No asbestos or material content. Per house rule, the published 2026-09-29 note that NVR never publishes a 'Commission Date' field does not apply here since no NVR detail page for this hull exists to evaluate.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-299-lsm299-05
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[7]GAO, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (Oct 18, 1979) [gao]
- Locator
- GAO product page HRD-80-2 (full text blocked, HTTP 403 to automated fetch)
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO documented that the Navy used asbestos insulation extensively aboard ships and did not begin substituting alternative insulation materials until the early 1970s — a regime spanning LSM-299's entire active-service window (1944-1946) and its yard-period construction.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1979
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers; asbestos program review
- Limitations
- Program-level documentation; the report's fieldwork yards (Long Beach and Norfolk Naval Shipyards) are not LSM-299's builder yard (Charleston). Supports era context only, not any fact specific to this hull. Full text not retrieved.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-299-lsm299-06
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[8]Era inference built on: NavSource specification block (diesel propulsion, 1944 construction); shipyards-exposure-map documented asbestos product list for Charleston Naval Shipyard (magnesia pipe insulation, asbestos-cement products, gaskets, packing, thermal insulation) [other_primary]
- Locator
- shipyards.json, yard_id charleston-naval-shipyard, asbestos_products_documented field
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- A diesel-powered amphibious landing ship built in October-December 1944 at Charleston Navy Yard sits inside the Navy's peak asbestos-use era; era-standard applications for this type include gaskets, packing, and lagging on diesel exhaust manifolds/piping and auxiliary machinery systems. Charleston Naval Shipyard's own documented WWII-era asbestos product use (magnesia pipe insulation, asbestos-cement products, gaskets, packing materials, thermal insulation for steam/piping systems, spray-applied insulation) is independently documented at the yard level for this construction period.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1944
- Population
- Charleston NSY construction trades (Oct-Dec 1944)
- Limitations
- Class/era and yard-level inference only — no hull-specific insulation survey, work order, or material list located for LSM-299. LSM-299 has no boilers (diesel propulsion only), so boiler/steam-turbine insulation claims documented for larger steam-plant combatants do NOT apply to this hull; only exhaust-lagging, gasket, and packing applications are inferred. No quantity; current material condition (the hull was converted to a barge; current status unknown) is undocumented.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-299-lsm299-07
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[9]Batch-6105 search ledger (this record): CourtListener API v4 (authenticated via cl-auth-search.py), exact hull-number searches, type=opinion and type=docket [court_record]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lsm-299-lsm299-06 and -07
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- No qualifying asbestos litigation naming this hull located. CourtListener exact hull-number searches for "LSM-299" returned zero hits in both Opinion (type=o) and RECAP/Docket (type=r) collections via the authenticated v4 API.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 2026-10-01
- Limitations
- Zero hits on an exact hull-number string is a meaningful negative signal for this low-profile, non-combat auxiliary hull, but does not prove no case exists — a broader exact-name variant pass ("USS LSM-299") and name-collision triage were not completed before the fleet-wide CourtListener pacing limiter required standing down; not retried further to avoid a ban (see gaps). Absence of a located case does not establish absence of exposure aboard this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-299-lsm299-08