Evidence
9 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-9).
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[1]research packet 562-packet.md (3 sources cited) [nhhc_danfs]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERDICT: VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-lsm-329-lsm329-pkt-562-packet-md
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[2]NavSource Online, Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LSM-329 hull page [other_primary]
- Locator
- Hull page disposition chronology and LSM-1 caption
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- USS LSM-329 was decommissioned 11 October 1946 at Astoria, Oregon; transferred to Spain on 29 March 1960 and redesignated LSM-1; disposed of by the Spanish Navy in 1976; and scrapped at Camargo, Spain, in the second half of 2010. The strike date is reported as unknown.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1946-2010
- Population
- Navy, transfer, reserve-fleet, Spanish Navy, and shipbreaking personnel
- Limitations
- Establishes the reported custody and final disposition timeline; it does not supply an independent Spanish archival disposal record or any shipbreaking hazmat/asbestos record.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-329-lsm329-05
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[3]Naval History and Heritage Command, United States Pacific Fleet Organization, 1 May 1945 [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Archived copy, LSM Group 18 / LSM Division 35 listing; live NHHC URL returned 404
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The archived NHHC 1 May 1945 Pacific Fleet organization record lists LSM-329 in LSM Division 35 and identifies it within LSM Group 18; the named hull appears without a commanding officer in the table.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1945-05-01
- Population
- LSM-329 crew and Pacific Fleet personnel
- Limitations
- Archived official organization record corroborating assignment context on the stated date; it does not provide the full service history or any asbestos, insulation, exposure, or causation finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-329-lsm329-03
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[4]NavSource Online, USS LSM-329 specifications [other_primary]
- Locator
- Specification, complement, propulsion, and ship's service generator blocks
- 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
- 1944-1946
- 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-329-lsm329-04
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[5]National Archives Catalog, Identifier 153723971 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Catalog item title and description
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- National Archives Catalog item 153723971 identifies a photograph of USS LSM-329 participating in the Navy Exhibit 6th War Loan Campaign in Chicago from 18 November to 3 December 1944.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1944-11-18 to 1944-12-03
- Population
- LSM-329 crew and Navy exhibit personnel
- Limitations
- Photographic catalog metadata corroborates the named hull's 1944 public exhibit appearance; it does not document asbestos, insulation, exposure, or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-329-lsm329-06
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[6]Source-review negative across NavSource, archived NHHC, NARA Catalog, and accessible NVR resource; class/era categories are limited context [other_primary]
- Locator
- Search ledger rows sl-uss-lsm-329-lsm329-01 through -06
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- No ship-specific asbestos survey, product inventory, abatement record, hazmat disclosure, or condition report was located in the accessible public sources reviewed for LSM-329. No asbestos-containing component is documented aboard this hull.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1944-2026
- Population
- Hull-specific records
- Limitations
- A negative accessible-public-source finding is not proof that asbestos was absent. Non-digitized Navy, shipyard, reserve-fleet, Spanish Navy, and shipbreaking records may contain additional evidence; no quantity, location, condition, individual exposure, causation, or legal eligibility is established.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-329-lsm329-07
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[7]NavSource Online, USS LSM-329 hull page and specifications [other_primary]
- Locator
- Ship type, 1944 construction date, diesel propulsion, and specification blocks
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- For 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. These categories are contextual possibilities only and are not documented aboard LSM-329.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1944-1946
- Population
- World War II Navy diesel landing-ship construction and operating personnel
- Limitations
- Class/era context only; the cited hull page does not identify asbestos or insulation composition. This row does not establish that any listed category was installed aboard this hull, nor quantity, location, condition, exposure, or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-329-lsm329-08
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[8]NavSource Online, Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LSM-329 hull page [other_primary]
- Locator
- Hull page chronology, LSM-1 class history block
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- LSM-329 was laid down 16 June 1944 at Pullman Standard Car Manufacturing Company, Chicago, Illinois; launched 28 September 1944; and commissioned as USS LSM-329 on 28 October 1944 with Lt. (jg.) Robert M. Unger, 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, hazmat condition, exposure, or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-329-lsm329-01
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[9]NavSource Online, Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LSM-329 hull page [other_primary]
- Locator
- Hull page service chronology
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- During World War II, USS LSM-329 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater with LSM Flotilla Six, LSM Group Eighteen, and LSM Division Thirty-Six, and participated in the Okinawa Gunto operation from 18 May to 4 June 1945. It later served in Far East occupation service from 2 December 1945 to 19 February 1946.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1944-1946
- Population
- Ship's company and Pacific operating personnel
- Limitations
- Establishes the listed theater assignment, Okinawa operation, and occupation-service dates; it is not a complete voyage narrative and does not establish asbestos content or exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-329-lsm329-02