Evidence
6 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-6).
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[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-356 (never named)
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-lsm-356-lsm356-pkt-566-packet-md
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[2]NavSource Online, Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LSM-356 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Service-history bullets and photographs 101435601-101435607
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NavSource records LSM-356's participation in the Okinawa Gunto operation from 18 May through 30 June 1945, Far East occupation service from 2 September through 30 October 1945, decommissioning on 17 April 1946, an unknown strike date, sale to Wiley L. Wroten on 30 July 1947, and final disposition reported as sold for scrap circa 1955. Its page also includes image captions describing the ship at Okinawa and an October 1945 grounding after typhoon Louise.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1945-1955
- Population
- USS LSM-356 crew; Okinawa and Far East occupation personnel
- Limitations
- The page reports the strike date as unknown and the final disposition as circa 1955; those uncertainties are retained. The image captions are not treated as independent official corroboration. No asbestos, insulation, or hazmat information appears on the page.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-356-lsm356-02
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[3]NavSource Online, Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LSM-356 specification block [other_primary]
- Locator
- Specifications section
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource gives LSM-356's vessel specifications as 520 tons light, 743 tons landing, and 1,095 tons fully loaded; 203 feet 6 inches length; 34 feet 6 inches beam; 5 officers and 54 enlisted; and two Fairbanks Morse diesel engines rated at 1,440 BHP each, with twin propellers and 2,800 shaft horsepower.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1944-1946
- Population
- USS LSM-356 crew and engineering personnel
- Limitations
- Specification data are from a volunteer-maintained secondary compilation. Propulsion and dimensions establish vessel type and plant, not the presence of asbestos. No material inventory or insulation statement is supplied.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-356-lsm356-03
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[4]U.S. Government Accountability Office, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (18 October 1979) [gao]
- Locator
- GAO product page; full text unavailable to direct automated fetch
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO's Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure describes extensive Navy use of asbestos insulation and the later transition toward alternative insulation materials. This is Navy-wide historical context applicable to the WWII construction era, not a finding about LSM-356 specifically.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- WWII-era construction context; 1979 report
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers and Navy asbestos program
- Limitations
- Program-level context only; it does not name LSM-356, Brown Shipbuilding, or the LSM class and does not establish any material aboard this hull. Direct fetch returned HTTP 403, so the full report was not retrieved; the product-page description is the accessible basis. It does not establish quantity, condition, exposure, or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-356-lsm356-04
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[5]Research search ledger for USS LSM-356; authenticated CourtListener helper result and source-access checks [court_record]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lsm-356-lsm356-01 through -06
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record was located in the sources reviewed: the live LSM-356 page contains no asbestos or insulation statement; the current NHHC DANFS URL returned 404; Firecrawl searches were unavailable because the service reported a multi-hour keyless quota exhaustion; and the authenticated CourtListener search for the exact phrase 'USS LSM-356' in opinions returned zero results before fleet pacing blocked the next request. The required exact hull-number search and docket search remain incomplete.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 2026-10-01
- Limitations
- A located public-record absence is not proof that asbestos was absent aboard the ship. CourtListener coverage is incomplete for this hull because the fleet limiter blocked further authenticated requests; this row must not be read as a clean litigation negative. Firecrawl was also unavailable, and NHHC link rot limits the historical-source sweep. No individual exposure, causation, quantity, present-day condition, or legal eligibility is established.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-356-lsm356-05
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[6]NavSource Online, Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LSM-356 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Header and service-history section
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource identifies USS LSM-356 as an LSM-1 class landing ship medium laid down 11 November 1944 at Brown Shipbuilding Co., Houston, Texas; launched 2 December 1944; and commissioned 27 December 1944 with Lt. Gordon L. Garrett, USNR, in command. It records assignment to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater, LSM Flotilla Twelve, LSM Group Thirty-Six, and LSM Division Seventy-Two.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1944-1945
- Population
- Brown Shipbuilding construction trades; USS LSM-356 crew
- Limitations
- NavSource is a volunteer-maintained secondary compilation, not a Navy registry or DANFS primary record. The current NHHC DANFS URL tested for this hull returned HTTP 404, and no live DANFS text was substituted. This row contains no asbestos or exposure finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-356-lsm356-01