Evidence
7 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-7).
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[1]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LSM-363 page (history extract from LSM-LSMR Amphibious Forces, Vol. II, Turner Publishing Company, 1997, ISBN 1-56311-389-9); page last updated 7 June 2024 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Construction and commissioning section
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- USS LSM-363: LSM-1 class Landing Ship Medium. Laid down 25 November 1944 at Brown Shipbuilding Co., Houston, TX. Launched 16 December 1944. Commissioned 12 January 1945, LTjg. Robert E. Linder USNR in command. International radio call sign NVNI.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1944-1945
- Limitations
- NavSource is a secondary compilation; its history extract is attributed to Turner Publishing's LSM-LSMR Amphibious Forces Vol. II (1997). Dates corroborated independently by shipbuildinghistory (see ev-uss-lsm-363-lsm363-02). The page contains a typographical error ('USS LST-363') in the postwar-service paragraph; the hull is LSM-363 throughout.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-363-lsm363-01
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[2]ShipbuildingHistory.com (Tim Colton), 'Landing Ships, Medium' table and 'Brown Shipbuilding' yard list [other_primary]
- Locator
- LSM table row 'LSM-363 Brown SB Houston TX 12 Jan 1945 to China 1946'; Brown Shipbuilding yard list hull no. 240
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Brown Shipbuilding hull no. 240, LSM-363: keel laid 25 November 1944, launched 16 December 1944, delivered 12 January 1945; disposition note 'to China 1946'.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1944-1945
- Limitations
- Independent corroboration of NavSource construction dates; 'delivered' date (12 Jan 1945) matches NavSource commissioning date. The site's canonical domain (shipbuildinghistory.com) currently resolves via the njscuba.net mirror; URL verified live 2026-10-01.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-363-lsm363-02
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[3]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LSM-363 page (history extract from LSM-LSMR Amphibious Forces, Vol. II, Turner Publishing Company, 1997); page last updated 7 June 2024 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Decommissioning / transfer / disposition section
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Decommissioned 15 May 1946 at Shanghai, China, and transferred the same day to the Republic of China. Struck from the Naval Register (date unknown). Final disposition / fate unknown. The vessel never received a name; no reclassification is recorded.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1946
- Limitations
- Transfer to the Republic of China corroborated by shipbuildinghistory ('to China 1946'). Republic-of-China service name/pennant and ultimate fate not located in sources consulted; NavSource states final disposition unknown.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-363-lsm363-04
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[4]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LSM-363 page, Specifications section; page last updated 7 June 2024 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Specifications section
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- LSM-1 class specifications (as listed for USS LSM-363): displacement 520 t light / 743 t landing / 1,095 t fully loaded; length 203 ft 6 in overall; beam 34 ft 6 in; complement 5 officers, 54 enlisted; armament one twin bow-mounted 40mm gun and four single 20mm gun mounts; propulsion two Fairbanks Morse model 38D81/8X10 reversible diesel engines with hydraulic clutch, direct drive, 1,440 BHP each at 720 rpm, twin propellers, 2,800 shp; ship's service generators two diesel-drive 100 kW 450V AC and one diesel-drive 20 kW 120V DC; speed 13.2 kts max at 928 tons displacement; endurance 4,900 miles at 12 kts; diesel fuel capacity 1,225 bbls; vehicle capacity 5 medium or 3 heavy tanks, or 6 LVTs, or 9 DUKWs; troop accommodations 2 officers, 46 enlisted; 10-lb STS splinter shielding to gun mounts, pilot house, and conning station.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1944
- Limitations
- Class-standard specifications as published on the ship's NavSource page; individual-hull deviations, if any, not documented at this tier.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-363-lsm363-05
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[5]Propulsion and construction-era facts per NavSource USS LSM-363 page (two Fairbanks Morse diesels; built Brown Shipbuilding, Houston, TX, late 1944); asbestos-application inference from class/era characteristics of WWII U.S. Navy diesel craft [other_primary]
- Locator
- Specifications (propulsion) section; inference per batch research standards
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- No ship-specific asbestos documentation exists for USS LSM-363 in any source consulted. Class/era inference only: LSM-363 was a diesel-powered LSM-1-class landing ship completed in January 1945. Asbestos-containing materials typical of U.S. Navy diesel amphibious craft of this construction era included diesel-engine exhaust lagging and insulation, valve and flange gaskets, machinery packing, electrical insulation, and brake linings. This is design-and-era inference, not a ship-proven finding; no quantity, location, or present-day presence is established.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1944-1946
- Population
- Construction trades (Houston, 1944); ship's company (1945-1946)
- Limitations
- Explicitly inference, not ship fact: no source names asbestos aboard this hull. Class/era evidence may contextualize research but never becomes a ship-specific finding. Diesel propulsion means steam-boiler insulation inferences do not apply; only diesel-plant and general-era applications are inferred.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-363-lsm363-06
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[6]Batch-6177 search ledger (this record): NavSource USS LSM-363 page; shipbuildinghistory LSM and Brown Shipbuilding tables; DANFS index search (no entry - numbered landing craft not covered); NavalCoverMuseum LSM-363 page (secondary corroboration of commission/decommission/transfer dates); CourtListener opinion and docket queries via fleet helper [other_primary]
- Locator
- Negative finding across ledger rows sl-uss-lsm-363-lsm363-01 through sl-uss-lsm-363-lsm363-08
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record was located for USS LSM-363: no asbestos survey, no abatement contract, no hazmat disclosure found in the public sources searched. All four CourtListener queries (opinion and docket, for "LSM-363" and "USS LSM-363") returned zero results via the authenticated fleet helper on 2026-10-01 (two on first attempt, two after fleet-pacing retries).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1945-present
- Limitations
- Absence of a located public record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard; the vessel was transferred to the Republic of China in 1946 and its subsequent service and disposal are undocumented, so foreign-service maintenance records (if any) were out of reach at this tier.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-363-lsm363-07
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[7]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LSM-363 page (history extract from LSM-LSMR Amphibious Forces, Vol. II, Turner Publishing Company, 1997); page last updated 7 June 2024 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Service history, awards/campaign ribbons sections
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- During World War II USS LSM-363 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater: LSM Flotilla Thirteen, LSM Group Thirty-Seven, LSM Division Seventy-Four. Participated in the Okinawa Gunto operation, assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, 21 to 30 June 1945. Earned one battle star for World War II service. Following the war assigned to Occupation and China service in the Far East, 2 September 1945 to 16 May 1946 (Navy Occupation Service Medal with Asia clasp; China Service Medal extended). Campaign ribbons: China Service Medal (extended), American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1), World War II Victory Medal, Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-01
- Study period
- 1945-1946
- Limitations
- Service narrative per NavSource/Turner extract; no deck logs or war diaries consulted at this tier. Battle-star and medal data per NavSource awards display.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-363-lsm363-03