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-307 hull page [other_primary]
- Locator
- Hull-page disposition chronology
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- USS LSM-307 was decommissioned 27 June 1946. NavSource reports that her Naval Register strike date is unknown and that she was sold in October 1948 to Mechanical Equipment Co. of New Orleans, Louisiana; final fate is unknown.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1946-1948
- Limitations
- Establishes reported decommissioning and sale only. No shipbreaking, hazmat, or asbestos record is supplied, and the reported final fate remains unknown.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-307-lsm307-04
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[2]NavSource Online, USS LSM-307 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-307-lsm307-03
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[3]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-307 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-307 dated 14 November 1944. The series consists of correspondence, invitations, and instructions relating 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-307-lsm307-05
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[4]NIOSH, Health Hazard Evaluation Report HETA 85-021-1654, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (January 1986) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Report background, PDF 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-307 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-307-lsm307-06
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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-307-lsm307-04; helper emitted 'authenticated request' for the two requests but no payload
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- The required authenticated CourtListener sweep is incomplete: exact-name opinion and exact-hull docket requests reached the approved helper but returned no payload while the shared fleet pacing limiter was saturated. Exact-name docket and exact-hull opinion searches were not sent, and no opinion or docket result is classified.
- 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
- Limitations
- This is an access-gap finding, not a no-result finding. It establishes neither the presence nor absence of qualifying asbestos litigation, exposure, asbestos aboard, causation, product identity, or legal eligibility. No raw, anonymous, or v3 CourtListener request was used.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-307-lsm307-07
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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-307-lsm307-01 through -07
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- No ship-specific asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, material inventory, condition report, product identification, or qualifying asbestos-litigation record for LSM-307 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. Firecrawl search and the CourtListener sweep were incomplete, 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-307-lsm307-08
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[7]NavSource Online, Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LSM-307 hull page [other_primary]
- Locator
- Hull-page chronology
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- LSM-307 was laid down 14 October 1944 at the U.S. Navy Yard, Charleston, South Carolina; launched 14 November 1944; and commissioned as USS LSM-307 on 16 January 1945, with LTjg. Joseph F. Manak, USNR, in command.
- 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-307-lsm307-01
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[8]NavSource Online, Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LSM-307 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-307 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater with LSM Flotilla Eleven, LSM Group Thirty-Two, and LSM Division Sixty-Three. NavSource records Far East occupation service from 23 September through 7 October 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 the listed theater assignment and occupation-service period, not a complete voyage narrative. It does not establish asbestos content or exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-307-lsm307-02