Evidence
8 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-8).
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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-316 (USN); later ROKS Sin Mi (LSM-661)
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-lsm-316-lsm316-pkt-560-packet-md
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[2]NavSource Online, Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LSM-316 hull page [other_primary]
- Locator
- Hull page history block
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- LSM-316 was laid down 6 April 1944 at Pullman Standard Car Manufacturing Company, Chicago, Illinois; launched 18 June 1944; and commissioned as USS LSM-316 on 21 July 1944 with Lt. Leslie R. French, USNR, in command.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1944
- Population
- Pullman Standard construction workforce and commissioning crew
- Limitations
- Establishes construction and commissioning identity; the page does not document asbestos, insulation composition, exposure, or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-316-lsm316-01
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[3]NavSource Online, USS LSM-316 hull page [other_primary]
- Locator
- Hull page service, transfer, and disposition blocks
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- USS LSM-316 was decommissioned on 6 July 1946, recommissioned on 27 July 1950, decommissioned on 22 January 1954, transferred on loan to France on 26 January 1954, transferred to South Korea on 18 November 1956, and later named ROKS Sin Mi (LSM-661). The hull page reports final disposition as unknown.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1946-1981
- Population
- U.S. Navy, French, and South Korean naval personnel
- Limitations
- Establishes the listed Navy dates and transfers; the page does not establish the later vessel's final fate or any hazmat or asbestos condition.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-316-lsm316-04
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[4]NavSource Online, USS LSM-316 specifications [other_primary]
- Locator
- Specification block
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The hull page lists 5 officers and 54 enlisted, troop accommodations for 2 officers and 46 enlisted, and two Fairbanks Morse model 38D81/8X10 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 AC generators and one diesel-drive 20-kW DC generator.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1944-1954
- Population
- Ship's company and embarked troop capacity
- Limitations
- Supports complement and diesel propulsion only. It does not identify asbestos-containing components or establish that any listed machinery insulation, gasket, packing, electrical insulation, or deck covering contained asbestos.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-316-lsm316-03
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[5]Inference from the ship-specific NavSource diesel specification and the documented source-review negative [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource propulsion/specification block; source-review negative documented in search ledger
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- No ship-specific asbestos survey, product inventory, abatement record, or condition report was located. Because LSM-316 was a World War II U.S. Navy diesel landing ship, machinery or diesel-exhaust insulation, gaskets, packing, electrical insulation, and deck covering are possible class/era application categories, but none is documented aboard this hull.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1944-1956
- Population
- World War II Navy diesel landing-ship construction and operating personnel
- Limitations
- Possible categories only, not a finding that asbestos was installed aboard LSM-316. The cited hull page does not identify asbestos or insulation composition; no quantity, location, condition, exposure, or causation is established.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-316-lsm316-05
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[6]Source-review negative across the sources listed in the search ledger [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lsm-316-lsm316-01 through -06
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No ship-specific asbestos documentation was located in the accessible public sources reviewed. The live hull record contains no asbestos survey, insulation-material statement, abatement record, hazmat disclosure, or condition report for LSM-316.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1944-2026
- Limitations
- A negative public-source finding is not proof that asbestos was absent. Non-digitized Navy, shipyard, foreign-transfer, and later-service records may contain additional evidence; asbestos documentation therefore remains class_or_era.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-316-lsm316-06
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[7]CourtListener API v4 via /Users/charlesfletcher/devin-prompts/cl-auth-search.py [court_record]
- Locator
- search_ledger sl-uss-lsm-316-lsm316-04 and -06; authenticated exact-name and hull-number queries
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The authenticated CourtListener sweep found no qualifying asbestos litigation record for USS LSM-316. The exact-name opinion search for USS LSM-316 returned no results; the quoted hull-number docket search for "LSM-316" returned no results; and the unquoted hull-number docket search returned broad unrelated matters that were classified as other litigation or name/text collisions and excluded.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 2026-10-01
- Limitations
- This is a search result, not proof that no unindexed or non-text-linked case exists. Broad unquoted hull-number matches did not identify this vessel or asbestos exposure aboard this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-316-lsm316-07
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[8]NavSource Online, USS LSM-316 hull page [other_primary]
- Locator
- Hull page campaign table
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- During World War II, USS LSM-316 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and participated in the Leyte operation, the Ormoc Bay landing on 11-12 December 1944, Palawan Islands landings from 28 February to 10 March 1945, and Visayan Island landings from 29 March to 2 April 1945.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1944-1945
- Population
- Ship's company and landing-operation personnel
- Limitations
- Establishes the campaigns and dates listed by the source; it is not a complete voyage narrative and does not establish asbestos content or exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-316-lsm316-02