Evidence
10 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-10).
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[1]navalmarinearchive.com, Brown Shipbuilding construction table (hull 237): LSM 360, Landing Ship, keel laid 18-Nov-44, launched 9-Dec-44, delivered 5-Jan-45, disposition 'Struck 1947' [other_primary]
- Locator
- Brown Shipbuilding table, hull 237 row
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Documented for this hull: LSM-360 was Brown Shipbuilding hull 237, a Landing Ship (Medium); keel laid 18 November 1944, launched 9 December 1944, delivered 5 January 1945; disposition recorded as 'Struck 1947'.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1944-1947 (table coverage for this hull)
- Population
- shipyard construction workforce (1944-45)
- Limitations
- Ship-specific construction record only; the table's 'Delivered' column is carried as the commissioned date with that caveat (see gaps). No service narrative, commanding officers, or post-striking disposition. Page fetched and parsed 2026-10-01; row text verified against the live table.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-360-lsm360-01
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[2]shipbuildinghistory.com (Tim Colton), Brown Shipbuilding table (hull 237): LSM-360, landing ship, keel laid 18 Nov 1944, launched 9 Dec 1944, delivered 5 Jan 1945, notes 'struck 1947' [other_primary]
- Locator
- Brown Shipbuilding table, hull 237 row; LSM delivery table, LSM-360 row
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Independent corroboration for this hull: Brown Shipbuilding hull 237, LSM-360, landing ship; keel laid 18 November 1944, launched 9 December 1944, delivered 5 January 1945; struck 1947. A companion LSM table on the same site repeats: LSM-360, Brown SB, Houston TX, delivered 5 Jan 1945, struck 1947.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1944-1947 (table coverage for this hull)
- Population
- shipyard construction workforce (1944-45)
- Limitations
- Ship-specific construction record only; agrees with ev-01 on every milestone, which raises confidence in the dates but both tables ultimately derive from builder/contract records and neither carries a service narrative. Same 'Delivered' = commissioned caveat as ev-01.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-360-lsm360-02
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[3]NavSource Online, Amphibious Photo Archive, Landing Ship Medium (LSM) specification block (as captured in live search-engine index 2026-10-01; direct page fetch returned HTTP 500 — see search ledger sl-uss-lsm-360-lsm360-07) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource LSM specification block (search-index capture)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- LSM-1 class standard characteristics (class context, not hull-verified): displacement 520 t light / 743 t landing / 1,095 t fully loaded; length 203 ft 6 in; beam 34 ft 6 in; speed 13.2 kts; complement 5 officers, 54 enlisted; armament one twin bow-mounted 40mm gun and four single 20mm gun mounts; propulsion two General Motors 16-278A diesel engines, direct drive, 1,440 BHP each at 720 rpm, twin propellers, 2,800 shp; diesel fuel capacity 1,225 Bbls; endurance 4,900 miles at 12 kts.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1944-1946 (class production era)
- Population
- LSM-1 class crews (era standard)
- Limitations
- Class-level context only: these are LSM-1 class standard figures, not documented for hull LSM-360 specifically. The NavSource page could not be loaded directly (HTTP 500), so the block is cited from the live search-index capture with that caveat; figures should be re-verified against the live page when reachable. Engine fit varied by builder within the class — the GM 16-278A fit is the class standard shown, not a hull-verified installation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-360-lsm360-03
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[4]NHHC DANFS site search for 'LSM-360' (history.navy.mil) returned no results 2026-10-01 — no DANFS entry exists for this hull [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- NHHC DANFS search, query 'LSM-360'
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- No Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships entry exists for USS LSM-360. This is consistent with DANFS coverage practice for LSMs (the class is largely without DANFS entries) and means no NHHC-authored service narrative is available for this hull.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Limitations
- A missing DANFS entry is a coverage fact, not evidence about the ship's service or materials. It forecloses one authoritative narrative source; construction and service facts must come from builder tables and photo archives instead.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-360-lsm360-04
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[5]Negative search across all sources consulted this session (builder construction tables, DANFS, NavSource index, general web search, CourtListener): no document names USS LSM-360 in connection with asbestos-containing materials, surveys, work packages, or litigation [other_primary]
- Locator
- all sources consulted, 2026-10-01 session
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- No ship-specific asbestos documentation was located for USS LSM-360. No insulation survey, material list, overhaul work package, NAVSEA record, or litigation document naming this hull in connection with asbestos was found in any searched source. Asbestos documentation for this hull is therefore recorded as unknown, with class/era inference only (ev-06).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1944-1947 (hull's naval service)
- Limitations
- A negative finding is bounded by the sources searched: builder tables and DANFS carry no material data by nature, and the NavSource ship page (which sometimes carries material notes via photo captions) could not be loaded. NARA deck logs and Norfolk/Hunter's Point overhaul records were not searched — a targeted NARA pull remains a possible future lead (see gaps).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-360-lsm360-05
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[6]Era inference built on: LSM-1 class diesel propulsion (NavSource class spec block, ev-03); Brown Shipbuilding late-war construction (ev-01, ev-02); WWII-era Navy small-combatant construction practice [other_primary]
- Locator
- class/era inference (no single source)
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- A diesel-powered LSM-1-class landing ship medium built 1944-45 sits inside the WWII era of Navy asbestos use, but the diesel plant materially narrows the pathway set: with no steam plant there is no boiler/turbine lagging pathway. Era-standard applications aboard a vessel of this type and period would have been limited to engine-exhaust-system insulation, gaskets, valve packing, and electrical insulation. This is inference from class and era, not a documented installation aboard LSM-360.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1944-1947
- Population
- LSM-1 class engine-room crews (era standard)
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only — no hull-specific insulation survey, material list, or work package located for LSM-360. Names era-plausible applications, not confirmed installed materials. No quantity, no product names, no locations aboard. Never to be presented as a ship-specific exposure finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-360-lsm360-06
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[7]CourtListener v4 authenticated opinion search, query 'LSM-360', 2026-10-01: 18 results returned; every result reviewed by case name, court, and filing date [court_record]
- Locator
- CourtListener v4 search API, type=o, q='LSM-360'
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- CourtListener opinion search for 'LSM-360' returned 18 hits, all classified as name collisions with no nexus to the hull: Martodam v. Martodam (N.D. 2020, child custody); Carol L. Robinson v. Potter (8th Cir. 2006, postal employment, two docket variants); In Re L-S Morehead Minor (Mich. Ct. App. 2026); State ex rel. Rohrs v. Germann (Ohio Ct. App. 2013); Cavalry SPV I, LLC v. Watkins (Cal. Ct. App. 2019, two variants); Singleton v. Sinclair Broadcast Group (D. Mass. 2009); IG Builders Corp. v. 577 Headquarters Corp. (P.R. 2012, two variants); Gilbert H. Shaw v. USPS (Fed. Cir. 1983); Belton v. USPS (S.D.N.Y. 1990, two variants); Woolfolk v. Duncan (E.D. Pa. 1995); In re Brown & Root Marine Operators, Inc. (S.D. Tex. 1965 — corporate matter re the shipbuilder's parent's marine-operations arm, no hull nexus, no asbestos holding identified); Chamberlain v. Shaver Transportation Co. (D. Or. 1966); Amerace Esna Corp. v. United States (Ct. Cl. 1972, patent case); In Re Managed Care Litigation (S.D. Fla. 2003). No asbestos litigation naming USS LSM-360 was found.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Limitations
- Opinion text was not opened for every hit; classification rests on case name, court, date, and subject-matter fields, which is sufficient to exclude asbestos-ship litigation but would not catch a passing hull mention inside an unrelated opinion's text. Search ran under the fleet authenticated quota (not anonymous).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-360-lsm360-07
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[8]CourtListener v4 authenticated opinion search, query 'USS LSM-360', 2026-10-01: 1 result — Amerace Esna Corp. v. United States, 199 Ct. Cl. 175, 462 F.2d 1377 (Ct. Cl. 1972) [court_record]
- Locator
- CourtListener v4 search API, type=o, q='USS LSM-360'
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- The single opinion hit for 'USS LSM-360' is Amerace Esna Corp. v. United States (Court of Claims, 1972), a patent dispute (175 U.S.P.Q. 517). The match is a part/specification number collision, not a reference to the ship. No asbestos litigation naming USS LSM-360 was found.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Limitations
- Classification rests on the published opinion's subject matter (patent) and citation; the opinion text was not opened. A part-number collision is the only plausible match basis given the parties and subject.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-360-lsm360-08
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[9]CourtListener v4 authenticated docket search, query 'LSM-360', 2026-10-01: 890 results; top 20 by relevance reviewed (United States v. Jones, United States v. Miller, Dyson Technology Ltd. v. Schedule A defendants, Harvey v. Oakland, Aloisi v. United States, Kriegman v. Ponton, Oliphant v. Beacham, Haag v. Murphy, Hill v. Bankers United, Regions Bank v. Ryles, Koback v. Metrowest, United States v. Weast, Santamaria v. District of Columbia, Armstrong Flooring bankruptcy, United States v. Seaman, Sheet Metal Workers Local 265 v. J and R Installations, City of Detroit bankruptcy, United States v. Hughey, Bowers v. Cook's Pest Control, Salazar v. Life Insurance Co. of North America) — all criminal, patent, bankruptcy, employment, or insurance matters with no ship nexus [court_record]
- Locator
- CourtListener v4 search API, type=r, q='LSM-360' (page 1 of 45)
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Docket text search for 'LSM-360' is inherently high-collision (890 hits, matching on '360' as a number in docket text). The top 20 relevance-ranked results were reviewed and all are name/number collisions — criminal prosecutions, patent, bankruptcy, employment, and insurance cases with no connection to the hull. No docket naming USS LSM-360 in asbestos litigation was found in the reviewed set.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Limitations
- Only the top 20 of 890 docket hits were reviewed; results beyond the top 20 were not manually examined. Docket text search matches numbers inside documents, so the unreviewed tail is presumed collisions but is not verified. This row is context, not a negative finding, for that reason.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-360-lsm360-09
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[10]CourtListener v4 authenticated docket search, query 'USS LSM-360', 2026-10-01: 159 results; top 20 by relevance reviewed (Salatto v. Branford; Brown v. United States; Welltec Machinery USA v. Taylor's Industrial Services; Hanjin Shipping v. Compania Transatlantica Espanola; Residential Capital bankruptcy; New Century TRS Holdings bankruptcy; Wolf v. Amazon.com; Katharyn Grill v. Enterprise Recovery Systems; Raster Printing Innovations v. Xeikon America; McKesson Information v. Trizetto Group; W.R. Grace & Co. bankruptcy; Corwin v. CIA; Salvatore Faenza bankruptcy; Carter Bryant v. Mattel; General Instrument v. Macrovision; Motors Liquidation Company bankruptcy; Promos Technologies v. Freescale Semiconductor; Deval Denizcilik v. Repinter International Shipping; Fieldwood Energy bankruptcy; TTMI Sarl v. Ferrous Metal Company) — all civil, bankruptcy, or patent matters with no ship nexus [court_record]
- Locator
- CourtListener v4 search API, type=r, q='USS LSM-360' (page 1 of 8)
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Docket search for 'USS LSM-360' returned 159 hits. The top 20 relevance-ranked results were reviewed and all are name/number collisions — civil litigation, corporate bankruptcies (including the W.R. Grace bankruptcy, matched on document numbering, not on any vessel), and patent disputes with no connection to the hull. No docket naming USS LSM-360 in asbestos litigation was found in the reviewed set.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Limitations
- Only the top 20 of 159 docket hits were reviewed; results beyond the top 20 were not manually examined. The W.R. Grace bankruptcy hit is noted explicitly because Grace is an asbestos-linked company — but the match is on docket-document numbering ('360' as a number), and nothing in the docket metadata connects it to this hull. This row is context, not a negative finding, for the unreviewed tail.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-360-lsm360-10