Evidence
5 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-5).
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[1]NavSource Online, Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LSM-35 hull page [other_primary]
- Locator
- Hull-page World War II campaigns, occupation/China-service, awards, and disposition blocks (live HTTP 200 verified)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- During World War II, USS LSM-35 participated in the Lingayen Gulf landing, 4-12 January 1945, and the Visayan Island landing, 2 April 1945. The hull page records postwar Far East occupation service 11 November-2 December 1945 and China service 3-21 December 1945; it also records two World War II battle stars. LSM-35 was decommissioned 10 May 1946 at Terminal Island, San Pedro, California, and was sold for scrapping 18 February 1948 to Hugo Neu Corp., New York, New York.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1944-1948
- Population
- Ship's company and embarked personnel during listed operations
- Limitations
- Supports the listed campaign, postwar-service, award, decommissioning, and stated sale facts only. NavSource states the Naval Register strike date is unknown and does not document the physical scrapping location or final condition. It provides no asbestos information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-35-lsm35-02
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[2]U.S. Government Accountability Office, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (18 Oct. 1979) [gao]
- Locator
- GAO product page and linked full-report description; direct Studio fetch returned HTTP 403, while browser search retrieval returned the official product-page and report text
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- GAO's 1979 Navy-wide review reported that, according to Navy officials, all ships contained some asbestos in components including clutches and electric cables, and that thermal insulation had been the Navy's major shipboard asbestos use before specifications were changed in 1975. This is Navy-program context only; it does not identify LSM-35, whose 1948 sale predates the review.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1975-1979 policy and review period
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers and Navy ships generally (GAO review context)
- Limitations
- Navy-wide documentation from 1979, not a survey, material list, repair record, or finding for this 1944-48 hull. Direct Studio access to the official URL was blocked (HTTP 403); browser search retrieved the official text. It cannot establish that asbestos was installed, present, removed, or encountered aboard LSM-35, nor individual exposure, quantity, condition, or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-35-lsm35-03
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[3]Batch-6162 search ledger (this record): NavSource Online; NHHC DANFS candidate URL; NARA Catalog access attempt; CourtListener API v4 through cl-auth-search.py [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lsm-35-lsm35-01 through -07
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record was located in the public sources completed: the live NavSource hull page contains no asbestos, survey, abatement, hazmat, or litigation documentation; no individual DANFS entry was located; and no NARA Catalog record was retrieved. CourtListener searches for the exact ship name and hull number were not completed because the authenticated fleet-wide pacing helper stood down before issuing a request.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 2026-10-01
- Limitations
- The completed-source negative does not prove absence of asbestos or defeat an exposure claim. CourtListener was blocked by the shared authenticated pacing limiter before search execution, so litigation status remains incomplete rather than a CourtListener no-result.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-35-lsm35-04
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[4]National Archives, Guide to Federal Records, Record Group 24: Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel [other_primary]
- Locator
- NARA Record Group 24 guide; archival path only
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Archival lead: NARA's guide to Record Group 24 identifies Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel; deck logs and related Navy operational records require a record-level/series search or research-room retrieval. Relevant wartime deck logs and amphibious-command records could clarify LSM-35's operations and any repair or material documentation, but no box, file, or asbestos-specific document was retrieved.
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1944-1948 records (potential)
- Limitations
- Record-group mapping only. No LSM-35-specific item was retrieved, and the guide does not establish the existence of an asbestos-related record for this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-35-lsm35-05
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[5]NavSource Online, Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LSM-35 hull page [other_primary]
- Locator
- Hull-page chronology and Specifications blocks (live HTTP 200 verified)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- LSM-35, an LSM-1-class landing ship medium, was laid down at Brown Shipbuilding Co., Houston, Texas, on 21 May 1944; launched 14 June 1944; and commissioned as USS LSM-35 on 14 July 1944, with LT. James M. Burke, USNR, in command. The hull page specifies two Fairbanks Morse model 38D81/8X10 direct-drive diesel engines, 1,440 BHP each, and diesel-driven ship's-service generators.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1944
- Population
- Brown Shipbuilding construction workforce; ship's company
- Limitations
- Supports identity, construction, commissioning, and the stated propulsion configuration. The archive page is not a hull asbestos survey and does not state insulation composition, asbestos content, exposure, condition, quantity, or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-35-lsm35-01