USS LSM-353

Evidence

2 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-2).

1. [1]research packet 566-packet.md (2 sources cited) [other_primary]

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED (hull — real identity: USS LSM-353 (never named)

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Evidence ID

   uss-lsm-353-lsm353-pkt-566-packet-md

2. [2]Pullman Library & Railway Equipment Archives at Illinois Railway Museum, scanned-image index, P47544.tif [museum_official]

   Locator

   Page 72, image index entry P47544.tif

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   The Pullman Library image index identifies image P47544.tif as the first launching of Pullman's LSM #353 on 31 March 1945.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-10-01

   Study period

   1945-03-31

   Limitations

   This is an archival image-index entry, not the underlying photograph or a Navy commissioning record. It supports the launch date and hull identification only; it does not establish builder's formal corporate name, commissioning, service, asbestos materials, or present condition.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lsm-353-lsm353-01