Evidence
8 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-8).
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[1]NavSource Online, Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LSM-306 hull page [other_primary]
- Locator
- Hull-page disposition chronology
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- USS LSM-306 was decommissioned 17 December 1946, laid up in the Reserve Fleet, and reportedly sold in November 1958 to Al Epstein Inc. of New Orleans, Louisiana; the hull page reports its Naval Register strike date and final fate as unknown.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1946-1958
- Limitations
- Establishes reported decommissioning, reserve-fleet layup, and sale. No shipbreaking, hazmat, or asbestos record is supplied, and the reported final fate remains unknown.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-306-lsm306-04
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[2]NavSource Online, USS LSM-306 specifications [other_primary]
- Locator
- Hull-page specifications and propulsion blocks
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The hull page lists two General Motors model 16-278A reversible diesel engines with hydraulic clutches, direct drive, 1,440 BHP each at 720 rpm, twin propellers, and 2,800 shp; it also lists two diesel-drive 100-kW 450V AC generators, one diesel-drive 20-kW 120V DC generator, and a complement of 5 officers and 54 enlisted personnel.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1945-1946
- Population
- Ship's company and construction personnel
- Limitations
- Supports complement and diesel propulsion only. It does not identify asbestos-containing components or establish that insulation, gaskets, packing, electrical components, or deck coverings aboard this hull contained asbestos.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-306-lsm306-03
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[3]NIOSH, Health Hazard Evaluation Report HETA 85-021-1654, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (January 1986) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Report background, pp. 4-5
- Finding type
- environmental_record
- Finding
- NIOSH documented that an insulation shop at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard had previously prepared and stored asbestos insulation material and that its workers performed rip-outs and pipe covering aboard Navy ships and submarines.
- 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 workers
- Limitations
- Different shipyard and later period; occupational-health context only. The report does not identify LSM-306 or establish asbestos aboard it, the location or quantity of material, exposure for its crew or workers, or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-306-lsm306-05
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[4]National Archives, RG 181 - Naval Districts and Shore Establishments, Ship Commissioning Files - Sixth Naval District at Charleston, South Carolina (National Archives Identifier 2694599) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Series description and LSM-306 row in container list
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The National Archives finding aid for RG 181, Sixth Naval District at Charleston, identifies a Ship Commissioning Files entry for Landing Ship, Medium LSM-306 dated 14 November 1944. The series consists of correspondence, invitations, and instructions related to Charleston Navy Yard vessel commissioning during World War II.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1944-1945
- Population
- Charleston Navy Yard commissioning administration
- Limitations
- The finding aid identifies an archival file but not its full contents; the file was not digitized or retrieved. It does not itself document construction materials, asbestos, exposure, or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-306-lsm306-06
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[5]CourtListener API v4 via /Users/charlesfletcher/devin-prompts/cl-auth-search.py [court_record]
- Locator
- search_ledger sl-uss-lsm-306-lsm306-04 through -07; authenticated HTTP 200 responses
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The authenticated CourtListener sweep found no qualifying asbestos-litigation opinion or docket record for the exact ship name USS LSM-306 or exact hull number LSM-306. All four exact-name and exact-hull opinion and docket searches returned zero indexed results.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 2026-10-01 search
- Population
- CourtListener opinions and RECAP dockets
- Limitations
- This is a search result, not proof that no case exists. It is limited to indexed CourtListener opinions and RECAP dockets returned for these exact queries and does not establish absence of unindexed, sealed, non-digitized, or differently captioned litigation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-306-lsm306-07
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[6]Source-review negative across the sources listed in this record's search ledger [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger sl-uss-lsm-306-lsm306-01 through -09
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- No ship-specific asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, material inventory, condition report, or qualifying asbestos-litigation record for LSM-306 was located in the accessible 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
- 1944-2026
- Population
- Hull-specific records
- Limitations
- Negative finding limited to accessible public sources. The Firecrawl authoritative-source search was quota-blocked and the identified NARA commissioning file was not retrieved; non-digitized Navy, shipyard, reserve-fleet, and sale records may contain additional evidence. This finding does not prove asbestos was absent.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-306-lsm306-08
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[7]NavSource Online, Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LSM-306 hull page [other_primary]
- Locator
- Hull-page chronology
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- LSM-306 was laid down 14 October 1944 at the U.S. Navy Yard, Charleston, South Carolina; launched 27 November 1944; and commissioned as USS LSM-306 on 16 January 1945.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1944-1945
- Population
- Charleston Navy Yard construction workforce and commissioning crew
- Limitations
- Establishes construction and commissioning identity. The page does not document asbestos, insulation composition, hazmat condition, exposure, or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-306-lsm306-01
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[8]NavSource Online, Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LSM-306 hull page [other_primary]
- Locator
- Hull-page World War II and occupation-service chronology
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- During World War II, USS LSM-306 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater with LSM Flotilla Eleven, LSM Group Thirty-Two, and LSM Division Sixty-Four. NavSource records Far East occupation-service periods from 27 September to 6 October 1945 and from 1 November to 11 December 1945.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1945
- Population
- Ship's company and Far East occupation personnel
- Limitations
- Establishes listed theater assignment and occupation-service periods, not a complete voyage narrative. It does not establish asbestos content or exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-306-lsm306-02