Evidence
4 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-4).
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[1]Naval History and Heritage Command, United States Pacific Fleet Organization, 1 May 1945 (archived copy, captured 3 October 2020) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Archived NHHC copy captured 2020-10-03; LSM GROUP 18; LSM DIVISION 35; row 'LSM 325 | Lt. R. H. McCanne (USNR)'. Original live NHHC URL: https://www.history.navy.mil/research/library/online-reading-room/title-list-alphabetically/u/us-pacific-fleet-organization-1may1945.html (direct fetch returned a gateway error during this session).
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The U.S. Pacific Fleet organization dated 1 May 1945 lists LSM 325 in LSM Group 18, LSM Division 35, with Lt. R. H. McCanne (USNR) shown as its commanding officer.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1945-05-01
- Limitations
- This dated fleet organization establishes the listed unit assignment and commander on 1 May 1945 only. It does not establish construction, commissioning, service outside that date, campaign participation, later disposition, asbestos materials, individual exposure, or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-325-lsm325-01
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[2]Chief of Naval Operations, OPNAVINST 5100.19F, Navy Safety and Occupational Health Program Manual for Forces Afloat, 5 May 2019 (archived copy, captured 21 September 2024) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Archived PDF copy captured 2024-09-21; Chapter B1, paragraphs 3(a) and 3(d). Original live Navy URL: https://www.med.navy.mil/Portals/62/Documents/NMFA/NMCPHC/NEPMU-2/FLEET%20IH/OPNAVINST_5100.19F.pdf?ver=xgMu5mhpQ2j3GXuTAFjU8Q%3D%3D (direct fetch was blocked with 403 in this session).
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- A 2019 Navy safety instruction states that all U.S. Navy ships contain some form of asbestos-containing material and directs that any ship whose keel was laid before 1980 be considered to contain friable asbestos thermal-system insulation. This is Navy-wide policy context; the document is not an inspection or material record for USS LSM-325, and the hull's keel date was not verified in the authoritative material retrieved.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 2019 instruction; no hull-specific period established
- Population
- U.S. Navy ships addressed by the Navy safety instruction
- Limitations
- Fleet-wide safety policy is not ship-specific proof of installed or surviving asbestos aboard this hull and does not identify products, locations, quantity, condition, exposure, or causation. No inference about LSM-325's keel date is made.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-325-lsm325-02
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[3]CourtListener authenticated API v4 searches through the fleet cl-auth-search.py helper; exact-name and hull-string searches in opinions and dockets [court_record]
- Locator
- See search_ledger rows sl-uss-lsm-325-lsm325-04 through -07.
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Authenticated CourtListener searches returned zero opinion results for the exact name 'USS LSM-325' and the hull string 'LSM-325', and zero docket results for both strings. No qualifying asbestos-litigation hit was identified in those searches.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- Search performed 2026-10-01
- Limitations
- A zero-result public search is not proof that no case exists. Searches were limited to the exact vessel name and hull string in CourtListener opinions and dockets; they do not establish facts outside indexed records or resolve cases using other identifiers. No exposure finding or merits determination is made.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-325-lsm325-03
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[4]Batch 6135 source search ledger: NHHC, NARA Catalog, Navy/OPNAV public records, and CourtListener exact-name/hull searches [other_primary]
- Locator
- See search_ledger rows sl-uss-lsm-325-lsm325-01 through -09; NHHC and Navy policy results are separately cited above.
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No ship-specific asbestos survey, abatement record, hazardous-material disclosure, or other primary-source asbestos documentation for USS LSM-325 was located in the accessible sources searched for this record.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- Search performed 2026-10-01
- Limitations
- This is a scoped search result, not proof that asbestos was absent. Firecrawl was unavailable due to a keyless quota exhaustion with a multi-hour retry delay, and several official pages also blocked direct fetching; inaccessible holdings and unindexed or non-digitized records remain unreviewed. Ship-specific asbestos presence, removal, and current condition remain unknown.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-325-lsm325-04