Evidence
7 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-7).
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[1]research packet 560-packet.md (1 sources cited) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED — real identity: USS LSM-314 (hull number only, never named)
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-lsm-314-lsm314-pkt-560-packet-md
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[2]NavSource Online, USS LSM-314, LSM-1 Class Landing Ship Medium page; history extract credited to LSM-LSMR Amphibious Forces, Vol. II (1997) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Hull page history bullets and final-disposition line; live page returned HTTP 200 on 2026-10-01
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The live NavSource hull page identifies USS LSM-314 as an LSM-1-class landing ship medium; reports commissioning on 6 July 1944 under Lieutenant Charles C. Brown, USNR; places the ship in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and lists Luzon and Southern Philippines operations; reports occupation and China service in the Far East from 11 November through 25 December 1945; and reports decommissioning on 22 June 1946 at Mare Island Navy Yard. It reports sale on 9 February 1948 to Foss Launch & Tug Co. for conversion to a barge, with later fate unknown.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1944-1948
- Population
- Pullman Standard construction trades; USS LSM-314 crew; embarked forces
- Limitations
- The page is a ship-specific naval-history archive and identifies its historical extract as a 1997 commercial compilation; it does not document asbestos, an asbestos survey, material quantities, individual exposure, or causation. Laid-down and launched dates and the strike date are not supplied on the page.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-314-lsm314-01
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[3]NavSource Online, USS LSM-314 specifications [other_primary]
- Locator
- Hull page Specifications block, Propulsion, Complement, and Troop Accommodations fields
- 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 38D81/8X10 reversible diesel engines with hydraulic clutches, direct drive, 1,440 bhp each, twin propellers, and 2,800 shaft horsepower.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1944-1946
- Population
- Crew and embarked troops/vehicle operators
- Limitations
- The diesel specification is ship-specific but does not establish asbestos-containing components, insulation, exposure, or causation aboard this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-314-lsm314-02
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[4]National Archives, Researching Asbestos aboard US Naval Vessel up through 1961 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Beginning Research; General Information Books; Board of Inspection and Survey Reports; Cartographic Branch sections
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The National Archives guide identifies RG 19 Amphibious Vessel General Information Books, RG 38 Amphibious Vessel Material Inspection Reports, and RG 19 ship engineering drawings—including the S39 insulation-and-lagging and S48 piping series—as possible research paths for asbestos questions involving Navy vessels.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- Records through 1961
- Population
- Researchers of U.S. Navy vessels through 1961
- Limitations
- This is research-path guidance, not an LSM-314 record. No LSM-314-specific GIB, inspection report, engineering drawing, material list, or archival file was retrieved or reviewed; the guide establishes no asbestos presence aboard this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-314-lsm314-03
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[5]U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Appendix A: Study Descriptions and Data Summaries (2008), section A11, New Jersey Pipe Insulation Manufacturing Plant [other_primary]
- Locator
- Section A11, Location and Facility Description, page A11-1
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- An EPA study appendix describes a World War II factory established to supply asbestos insulation for pipes, boilers, and turbines of U.S. Navy ships. This is general Navy-era supply context and does not identify LSM-314, the LSM-1 class, a product, or an installation aboard this hull.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1941-1945
- Population
- World War II U.S. Navy shipbuilding and shipboard context
- Limitations
- The source documents a general Navy supply context only. It does not establish a specific product, quantity, location, condition, exposure, or causation aboard USS LSM-314.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-314-lsm314-04
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[6]Bounded source review of the live hull page, National Archives asbestos research guide, EPA appendix, and available official-source paths; see search_ledger [other_primary]
- Locator
- Search ledger rows sl-uss-lsm-314-lsm314-01 through -08
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No ship-specific asbestos survey, product inventory, abatement record, hazmat disclosure, condition report, or other primary asbestos finding for USS LSM-314 was located in the bounded public-source review. This is a search result, not proof that asbestos was absent from the vessel.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 2026-10-01
- Limitations
- The negative is bounded by public records reviewed and the Firecrawl and CourtListener access gaps disclosed in the ledger. It does not establish absence of asbestos, defeat an exposure claim, determine causation, or determine legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-314-lsm314-05
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[7]CourtListener API v4 searches through /Users/charlesfletcher/devin-prompts/cl-auth-search.py [court_record]
- Locator
- Search ledger rows sl-uss-lsm-314-lsm314-05 and -06; authenticated HTTP 200 responses with count=0
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Authenticated CourtListener API v4 docket searches for the exact name "USS LSM-314" and exact hull number "LSM-314" returned zero results. No qualifying asbestos litigation, other litigation, or name collision was located in those two docket searches.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 2026-10-01
- Limitations
- A docket-search negative is not proof that no case exists. The required opinion searches were not completed after the helper pacing stand-down, and CourtListener may not index every docket or vessel reference. No litigation-stage exposure finding is made.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-314-lsm314-06