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-357 (never named)
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-lsm-357-lsm357-pkt-566-packet-md
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[2]NavSource Online, USS LSM-357, LSM-1 class landing ship medium page [other_primary]
- Locator
- USS LSM-357 page, history bullets
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The page identifies USS LSM-357 as laid down 11 November 1944 at Brown Shipbuilding Co., Houston, Texas; launched 2 December 1944; commissioned 29 December 1944; assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater; assigned to Far East occupation service from 20 September to 16 December 1945; decommissioned 10 August 1946; laid up in the Reserve Fleet; sold in November 1958 to Commercial Metals Co., Dallas, Texas; and of unknown final disposition.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1944-1958
- Population
- Brown Shipbuilding construction trades; USS LSM-357 crew; occupation-service personnel
- Limitations
- Ship-specific historical timeline from a naval-history archive; the page does not document asbestos, an asbestos survey, or material quantities. It reports the Naval Register strike date as unknown.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-357-lsm357-01
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[3]NavSource Online, USS LSM-357 specifications and propulsion [other_primary]
- Locator
- USS LSM-357 page, Specifications and Propulsion blocks
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The page reports 520 tons light displacement, 743 tons landing displacement, 1,095 tons full-load displacement, 203 feet 6 inches overall length, 34 feet 6 inches beam, 13.2-knot maximum speed, complement of 5 officers and 54 enlisted, and two Fairbanks Morse 38D81/8X10 diesel engines with direct drive to twin propellers and 2,800 shaft horsepower.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1944-1946
- Population
- Crew and embarked troops/vehicle operators
- Limitations
- Ship-specific specifications transcribed from the archive; the propulsion data establish a diesel landing-ship plant but do not establish asbestos-containing materials aboard this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-357-lsm357-02
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[4]National Archives Catalog, NAID 126463104, USS LSM-357 deck-log file unit (29 December 1944-1 August 1946) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NARA Catalog NAID 126463104; record page not rendered as accessible metadata
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The NARA catalog is an archival lead for a deck-log file unit identified with USS LSM-357 and the period 29 December 1944 through 1 August 1946.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1944-1946
- Population
- USS LSM-357 crew and deck-log events
- Limitations
- The catalog page served a JavaScript application shell during this review; the underlying digitized pages and any material or exposure information were not retrieved. This row does not establish asbestos aboard the hull or any crew exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-357-lsm357-03
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[5]GAO, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 [gao]
- Locator
- GAO product page HRD-80-2; automated full-text retrieval blocked
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO's Navy asbestos-control program report is relevant to the broader Navy shipyard and maintenance context surrounding this hull's 1944-46 construction and service period.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1979
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers and Navy asbestos-control program
- Limitations
- Program-level context, not a hull-specific finding. The source does not identify USS LSM-357, a particular component aboard it, an exposure event, or a quantity; the product page returned HTTP 403 for automated retrieval and the full text was not reviewed.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-357-lsm357-04
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[6]Public-source search and litigation sweep documented in this record's search ledger [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lsm-357-lsm357-01 through -09
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No ship-specific asbestos survey, abatement record, hazmat disclosure, material list, or qualifying asbestos litigation record was located during the completed portions of this review. This is a search result, not proof that asbestos was absent from USS LSM-357.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 2026-10-01
- Limitations
- The Firecrawl authoritative-source search was blocked by a keyless quota stand-down. The CourtListener helper reached the fleet pacing stand-down on the first exact-name opinion request; exact-name docket and exact-hull opinion/docket requests were not retried. The negative finding is therefore limited to the completed public-source searches and must not be read as a complete litigation clearance.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-357-lsm357-05