Evidence
6 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-6).
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[1]Archived snapshot (2025-12-08) of NHHC, United States Pacific Fleet Organization, 1 May 1945; original live URL returned HTTP 404 on 2026-10-01 [other_primary]
- Locator
- LSM Flotilla Six; LSM Group 16; LSM Division 32; entry ‘LSM 322’
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The NHHC-published 1 May 1945 U.S. Pacific Fleet organization lists LSM 322 in LSM Division 32 under LSM Group 16 and LSM Flotilla Six.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1945-05-01
- Limitations
- This contemporaneous organization list establishes the hull's organizational listing on 1 May 1945 only. It does not establish construction dates, a commanding officer, the entire service history, or asbestos aboard.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-322-lsm322-01
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[2]Archived snapshot (2025-12-09) of NHHC DANFS, Lynx III (AK-100); original live URL returned HTTP 404 on 2026-10-01 [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Service narrative, events of 1 May 1945
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NHHC's DANFS account of USS Lynx states that on 1 May 1945 Lynx transferred 400 rounds of 40-millimeter ammunition to the medium landing ship LSM-322.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1945-05-01
- Limitations
- This is a ship-to-ship operational reference in Lynx's history. It does not establish LSM-322's complete location or service chronology, construction particulars, or asbestos aboard.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-322-lsm322-02
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[3]Archived snapshot (2025-12-04) of GAO, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (1979); original live PDF returned HTTP 403 on 2026-10-01 [gao]
- Locator
- Report pp. 1-2, Navy policy on use of asbestos; report pp. 7-8, shipboard asbestos discussion
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO reported in 1979 that Navy officials said ships contained asbestos in components including clutches and electric cables, and described Navy policies for asbestos thermal insulation and its selective removal/replacement. This is Navy-wide context only.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1979
- Population
- U.S. Navy ships and shipyard workers, program-level review
- Limitations
- The report does not name LSM-322, its builder, or its specific materials. It is not evidence that any particular product was installed aboard this hull, nor does it establish individual exposure or remaining material.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-322-lsm322-03
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[4]Archived snapshot (2025-02-08) of OPNAVINST 5100.19F, 5 May 2019; original live Navy Medicine PDF returned HTTP 403 on 2026-10-01 [other_primary]
- Locator
- OPNAVINST 5100.19F, Chapter 34, paragraphs 3(a) and 3(d)
- Finding type
- regulatory
- Finding
- The 2019 Navy safety instruction says Navy ships are not considered definitively free of asbestos-containing material and directs that ships whose keels were laid before 1980 be treated as containing friable asbestos thermal systems insulation for the instruction's work-control requirements.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 2019 instruction
- Population
- U.S. Navy ships subject to the instruction
- Limitations
- This is Navy policy and a precautionary work-control rule, not a survey or finding about LSM-322. It does not identify any product, quantity, location, or surviving material on this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-322-lsm322-04
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[5]Authenticated CourtListener API v4 helper searches on 2026-10-01: exact-name opinion and docket searches and exact hull-number opinion search returned zero results; exact hull-number docket search stopped at fleet pacing limiter [court_record]
- Locator
- Authenticated helper output; queries and individual outcomes recorded in search_ledger entries sl-uss-lsm-322-lsm322-05 through -08
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- No CourtListener result was returned for exact-name opinion search ‘USS LSM-322’, exact hull-number opinion search ‘LSM-322’, or exact-name docket search ‘USS LSM-322’. The exact hull-number docket search ‘LSM-322’ was not completed because the authenticated helper reported that the fleet-wide request budget was momentarily spent. This is a partial search result, not a finding that no litigation exists.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- Search conducted 2026-10-01
- Limitations
- Only the named exact queries are negative. The hull-number docket query is incomplete; broader or differently indexed litigation may exist. Do not infer a comprehensive no-litigation result.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-322-lsm322-05
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[6]Batch 6132 source-search log; see search_ledger entries sl-uss-lsm-322-lsm322-01 through -04 and -09 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Batch research log and source-search ledger
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- No ship-specific asbestos survey, abatement record, hazardous-material disclosure, asbestos product identification, or asbestos litigation record for USS LSM-322 was located in the authoritative sources and searches reviewed for this batch. Ship-specific asbestos documentation remains unknown.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- Research through 2026-10-01
- Limitations
- A bounded search result, not proof that no such record exists. Firecrawl was unavailable due keyless quota exhaustion; the live NHHC and government PDF URLs were inaccessible and archival snapshots were used. CourtListener hull-number docket search was incomplete. No ship-specific exposure, causation, quantity, or current ACM condition is established.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-322-lsm322-06