Evidence
8 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-8).
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[1]research packet 559-packet.md (1 sources cited) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED — real identity: USS LSM-313. **Hull/designation:** LSM-313, "LSM-1 Class Landing Ship Medium" [mirror].
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-lsm-313-lsm313-pkt-559-packet-md
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[2]NavSource Online, USS LSM-313, Landing Ship Medium page [other_primary]
- Locator
- LSM-1 Class Landing Ship Medium history bullets
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource reports that USS LSM-313 was laid down on 16 March 1944 at Pullman Standard Car Manufacturing Company, Chicago, Illinois; launched on 24 May 1944; and commissioned on 25 June 1944 with Ensign Charles K. Stein, USNR, in command.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1944
- Population
- Pullman Standard construction personnel and USS LSM-313 crew
- Limitations
- Ship-specific historical timeline from a naval-history photo archive; the page does not document asbestos, construction-material composition, or exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-313-lsm313-01
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[3]NavSource Online, USS LSM-313, service history and awards [other_primary]
- Locator
- Service-history bullets and campaign table
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource reports that USS LSM-313 served in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater with LSM Flotilla Three, LSM Group Nine, and LSM Division Eighteen, and participated in the Luzon operation at the Lingayen Gulf landings on 9 January 1945. It reports postwar occupation service in the Far East from 4 September through 28 November 1945 and one World War II battle star.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1945
- Population
- USS LSM-313 crew and embarked personnel
- Limitations
- The service history establishes locations and dates reported by the source; it does not establish asbestos work, an exposure event, or any individual claim.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-313-lsm313-02
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[4]NavSource Online, USS LSM-313, disposition history [other_primary]
- Locator
- Disposition bullets and South Vietnamese service heading
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource reports that USS LSM-313 was decommissioned on 6 July 1946 at Astoria, Oregon; laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet, Columbia River Group, Astoria; transferred on 20 June 1962 to South Vietnam as RVNS Tien Giang (HQ-405); seized by North Vietnam on 30 April 1975; and disposed of in Vietnam in 1990. The source states that the Naval Register strike date was unknown.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1946-1990
- Population
- Reserve-fleet, Vietnamese naval, and post-1975 custodial personnel
- Limitations
- The source reports final disposition but does not provide a disposal contract, dismantling survey, asbestos inventory, or post-transfer material record.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-313-lsm313-03
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[5]NavSource Online, USS LSM-313, specifications [other_primary]
- Locator
- Specifications block: Complement, Troop Accommodations, and Propulsion
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The ship-specific specification block reports a complement of 5 officers and 54 enlisted, troop accommodations for 2 officers and 46 enlisted, and two Fairbanks Morse model 38D81/8X10 diesel engines with direct drive to twin propellers and 2,800 shaft horsepower.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1944-1946
- Population
- Ship's crew and embarked troops
- Limitations
- The diesel-plant and crew figures are ship-specific specifications, not asbestos evidence. The source does not identify insulation, gaskets, packing, electrical materials, or asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-313-lsm313-04
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[6]Public-source research and authenticated litigation sweep documented in this record's search ledger [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lsm-313-lsm313-01 through -09
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos survey, abatement record, hazmat disclosure, material list, or primary exposure record naming USS LSM-313 was located in the public sources searched. The located ship page documents history and specifications but contains no asbestos statement.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 2026-10-01
- Limitations
- This is a located-record result, not proof that asbestos was absent. CourtListener searches were partly interrupted by fleet pacing, and Firecrawl was unavailable because its hosted keyless quota reported a multi-hour stand-down. The result does not establish or defeat exposure, causation, legal eligibility, or present material condition.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-313-lsm313-05
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[7]NavSource Online, USS LSM-313, LSM-1 class identification and specifications [other_primary]
- Locator
- LSM-1 Class heading and Specifications block
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The LSM-1 class and World War II construction date provide era context for research, but no located authoritative source identifies an asbestos-containing product aboard USS LSM-313. No product category is therefore carried as documented for this hull.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1944-1946
- Population
- LSM-1-class construction and operating personnel
- Limitations
- Class and era identity are context only. They cannot be converted into a hull-specific asbestos finding, and this row does not assert that any typical period material was installed aboard LSM-313.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-313-lsm313-06
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[8]National Archives research collections and Navy ship-records pathway (archival lead; not retrieved) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NARA research portal; no specific LSM-313 file retrieved
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Archival lead: National Archives naval records and ship plans may contain construction, outfitting, service, reserve-fleet, or transfer records for LSM-313, but no box-level archival retrieval was performed in this batch.
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1944-1990
- Limitations
- This row is a research lead, not an asbestos finding. A specific record series, box, or document identifying asbestos aboard this hull remains to be located.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-313-lsm313-07