Evidence
5 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-5).
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[1]NavSource Naval History, Amphibious Photo Archive: USS LSM-349 [museum_official]
- Locator
- LSM-1 Class Landing Ship Medium history block, lines 26-41; page live-verified
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource's LSM-349 archival page identifies the vessel as an LSM-1-class landing ship medium, laid down 10 November 1944 at Pullman Standard Car Manufacturing Company in Chicago, launched 2 March 1945, and commissioned 31 March 1945 under Lt. Carl J. Daligga, USNR. It records assignment to LSM Flotilla 11, LSM Group 33, and LSM Division 66 during World War II; decommission and transfer to the Republic of China at Shanghai on 26 August 1946; a Naval Register strike date unknown; and final disposition unknown.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1944-1946
- Limitations
- NavSource is an archival/photo-history source rather than a DANFS entry or an NVR detail page. This row establishes the reported service timeline and vessel identity only; it contains no asbestos, material, condition, exposure, or causation finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-349-lsm349-01
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[2]Naval History and Heritage Command, NH 91838, USS LSM-349 in Chinese waters, circa 1946 [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- NHHC catalog record NH 91838; live search result returned title, caption, catalog number, and 1946 date
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NHHC catalog photograph NH 91838 identifies USS LSM-349 in Chinese waters circa 1946. The same photograph is captioned in NavSource as the vessel on the Yangtze River in 1945 while Japanese prisoners of war unloaded potatoes.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- circa 1946
- Limitations
- The live NHHC page returned a 502 on direct extraction after its indexed live record was retrieved; the source URL and catalog metadata were verified through the live official search result. The NHHC caption supports Chinese-waters presence circa 1946, not the more detailed Yangtze/POW description, which is attributable only to NavSource. It has no asbestos finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-349-lsm349-02
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[3]CDC/NIOSH, Maritime Safety and Health: Shipyards [other_primary]
- Locator
- CDC page, Overview and chemical-hazards discussion; page live-verified
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- CDC's NIOSH maritime-safety overview identifies asbestos among chemical hazards in shipyard work, including manufacture, repair, maintenance, and dismantling of vessels. USS LSM-349 was constructed at Pullman Standard in 1944-45, so this is occupational/industrial context for the construction era only.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- CDC page published 2023; not vessel-period specific
- Population
- Shipyard workers generally
- Limitations
- General occupational-safety information, not a Pullman Standard, LSM-class, or USS LSM-349 material record. It does not identify asbestos in the vessel, any product, quantity, location, worker exposure, individual disease, or causation. It therefore supports only the Tier-2 class/era context classification.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-349-lsm349-03
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[4]National Archives, Researching Asbestos aboard U.S. Naval Vessels up through 1961; 1941-1959 Navy Deck Logs [other_primary]
- Locator
- NARA asbestos guide; related deck-log guidance at https://www.archives.gov/research/military/logbooks/navy-deck-logs-1941-1959
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA's Navy asbestos research guide identifies Navy deck logs and muster rolls in Record Group 24 as commonly requested records and identifies Record Groups 71 and 357 as possible sources of responsive images. NARA's 1941-59 deck-log guidance explains that World War II smaller vessels often submitted patrol logs and that log pages can document vessel identity, personnel, location, fuel, and events.
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1944-1946 records potentially relevant
- Limitations
- This is record-path guidance only. No LSM-349 deck log, muster roll, shipyard file, survey, or image set was retrieved or reviewed, and NARA does not state that responsive asbestos material exists for this hull. Nothing here establishes asbestos aboard the vessel.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-349-lsm349-04
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[5]Batch-6161 source-search ledger (this record): NHHC, NARA, CDC/NIOSH, NavSource, and authenticated CourtListener helper [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lsm-349-lsm349-01 through sl-uss-lsm-349-lsm349-06
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- A public-source sweep located no ship-specific asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or authoritative source documenting an asbestos-containing product aboard USS LSM-349. CourtListener exact-name and hull-number searches were initiated through the required authenticated helper, but the helper reported that the fleet-wide pacing budget was momentarily spent; no CourtListener result was obtained and this is not treated as a no-result finding.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 2026-10-01
- Limitations
- This is a bounded search result, not proof of absence of asbestos aboard. The CourtListener component is incomplete because the authenticated helper imposed a fleet-wide pacing stand-down; it must not be read as a litigation negative. No exposure, causation, legal eligibility, quantity, or material absence is established.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-349-lsm349-05