Evidence
17 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-17).
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[1]research packet 569-packet.md (1 sources cited) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: **VERDICT: VERIFIED** — real identity: USS *LSM-377* (never named) — (mirror) http://www.navsource.net/archives/10/14/14377.htm — archived as `batch6192-02-navsource-lsm.html`
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-lsm-377-lsm377-pkt-569-packet-md
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[2]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LSM-377 - construction, commissioning, campaign credits, disposition, specifications (history extract credited to 'LSM-LSMR Amphibious Forces,' Vol. II, Turner Publishing, 1997) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 10/14/14377.htm header block, campaign table, specifications block, commanding-officer list, photo caption block
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Documented for this hull in the standard secondary compilation: LSM-1 class; laid down 16 December 1944 at Brown Shipbuilding Co., Houston, TX; launched 6 January 1945; commissioned USS LSM-377, 4 February 1945, LT. William H. Crawford USNR in command; assigned Asiatic-Pacific Theater, LSM Flotilla Thirteen (LCDR C. L. Weigle USN), LSM Group Thirty-Eight (LCDR T. F. Lane USNR), LSM Division Seventy-Four; Asiatic-Pacific campaign credit: Okinawa Gunto operation, assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, 8 to 18 June 1945; one battle star; Navy Occupation service in the Far East 21 September-30 October 1945; decommissioned 9 January 1948; struck, date unknown; sold for scrapping 20 January 1948 to Fairbanks Morse Co., Chicago, IL; full LSM-1 spec block (Fairbanks Morse diesels) and commanding-officer list (Crawford to Nov 1945; LTjg Bryan to Jun 1946; LT Wrenn to Dec 1946; LTjg Hare Dec 1946-). Photo captions place the hull offloading pontoon strings at Buckner Bay, Okinawa, in 1945.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-1948
- Limitations
- Volunteer secondary compilation citing Turner Publishing's LSM-LSMR Amphibious Forces Vol. II - not a primary registry; no DANFS entry exists to cross-check against. Commissioning, Okinawa service, occupation window, and unit assignment are independently corroborated by official records (ev-02 through ev-07); laid-down/launch dates, the Division 74 number, decommissioning, striking, and sale details rest on this and the consistent shipbuildinghistory.com/uboat.net secondary pair only. No asbestos content in the source.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-377-lsm377-01
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[3]Naval History and Heritage Command, United States Pacific Fleet Organization, 1 May 1945 (official Navy organization list) [other_primary]
- Locator
- LSM Division 75 entry, LSM Group 38, LSM Flotilla Thirteen (~p. 72 section of the online transcription)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Naval History and Heritage Command's United States Pacific Fleet Organization dated 1 May 1945 lists 'LSM 377' in LSM Division 75 under LSM Group 38 (ComLSMGrp 38, Lt. Cdr. T. F. Lane, USNR) of LSM Flotilla Thirteen, within Landing Craft Flotillas of the Amphibious Forces, Pacific Fleet; the commanding-officer column is blank for this hull.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1945-05-01
- Population
- LSM-377 crew
- Limitations
- Supports assignment only as of 1 May 1945. Conflicts with Turner/NavSource on the division number (74 vs 75) - carried in gaps. Does not establish construction dates, builder, engineering details, materials aboard, asbestos, exposure, or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-377-lsm377-02
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[4]Navy and Marine Corps Awards Manual, NAVPERS 15,790 (Rev. 1953), Part 4 - Campaign and Service Medals, Asiatic-Pacific ship credits and occupation-service table (NHHC Online Reading Room) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Part 4, Asiatic-Pacific ship listings, 'LSM 377' entry under P34-1; occupation-service table 'LSM 377 | 21 Sep - 30 Oct 45 | A'; P34 operation definition table
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The Navy and Marine Corps Awards Manual, NAVPERS 15,790 (Rev. 1953), Part 4 (Campaign and Service Medals), hosted by NHHC, lists per-ship engagement-star credit 'LSM 377: 8 Jun 45 - 18 Jan 45 | P34-1' - one star for P34-1, 'Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto' (the '18 Jan 45' end date is an apparent transcription slip for '18 Jun 45': adjacent sister hulls read '8 Jun 45 - 18 Jun 45', NavSource gives 8-18 June 1945, and the hull's own AA action report places her under air attack at Katchin Wan, Okinawa on 11 June 1945). The same volume's occupation-service table lists 'LSM 377 | 21 Sep - 30 Oct 45 | A' - Navy Occupation Service Medal, Asia clasp.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1945-06-08 to 1945-10-30
- Population
- LSM-377 crew during the Okinawa operation and occupation period
- Limitations
- Official awards record verifying the ship's credit for the Okinawa assault/occupation period and Asia-clasp occupation service; the '18 Jan 45' endpoint is quoted verbatim and flagged in gaps as a likely transcription error, not adopted as fact. Documents campaign participation, not materials aboard, asbestos, exposure, or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-377-lsm377-03
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[5]National Archives, 'USS LSM-377 - Form rep of AA action off Okinawa Jima, Ryukyu Islands, 6/11/45,' NAID 83542185, RG 38 (WWII War Diaries, Other Operational Records and Histories), micro serial 138248, 1 digitized image reviewed [other_primary]
- Locator
- catalog.archives.gov/id/83542185; digitized image medialz/microfilm-publications/WWII_WarDiaries/0002/A_1826/A_1826/images/0801.jpg (Fold3 scan)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The hull's own wartime reporting survives and is digitized: 'USS LSM-377 - Form rep of AA action off Okinawa Jima, Ryukyu Islands, 6/11/45' (NARA NAID 83542185, RG 38 WWII War Diaries series, micro serial 138248, 1 image). Read at image level this session: the standard AA-action form for USS LSM 377, Task Group 13.11.2, records an engagement at 1910 on 11 June 1945 at 26-17N 127-53E, Katchin Wan, Okinawa, about 2,000 yards from land, speed zero; one single-engine enemy plane came within gun range and missed the ship; acquisition was visual at ~5,000 yards; ammunition expended listed for 40-mm, 20-mm, and .50-cal mounts; one assist-level credit indicated in the own-ship success column.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1945-06-11
- Population
- LSM-377 crew, 11 June 1945
- Limitations
- Ship-generated primary record - the hull's own combat-action form. Verifies presence under fire at Okinawa on 11 June 1945 inside the P34-1 credit window and corroborates the TG 13.11.2 assignment given in the Flotilla 13 diary (ev-05). An operational record only: it contains no materials, insulation, asbestos, or exposure information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-377-lsm377-04
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[6]NARA, 'COM LSM FLOT 13 - War Diary, 4/1-30/45,' NAID 633449271, RG 38 (WWII War Diaries, Other Operational Records and Histories), Roll A1688, 6 digitized images reviewed [other_primary]
- Locator
- catalog.archives.gov/id/633449271; digitized images medialz/partners/dc-metro/rg-038/4697018/1688/0243-0248.jpg (Fold3 scans)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The war diary of the hull's flotilla commander survives and is digitized: 'COM LSM FLOT 13 - War Diary, 4/1-30/45' (NARA NAID 633449271, RG 38, serial 018-45, signed C. L. Weigle; 6 images reviewed). It names USS LSM-377 repeatedly: (1) 1-5 April - LSMs 372, 373, 374, 375, 377, and 289 'at various repair yards in San Pedro Area undergoing repairs and alterations' under the Assistant Industrial Manager, with gunnery and damage-control training; (2) 5 April - underway 1934 as CTU 06.11.20 with LSMs 422, 374, 377, 373 en route Pearl Harbor, 'all but LSM 422 loaded with pontoon strings destined for forward areas'; (3) 8 April - 'the U.S.S. LSM 377 collided with the U.S.S. LSM 373 on nearly parallel courses,' sustaining minor damage to a port-side ventilator and two stanchions, while maneuvering near USS Thetis Bay for a personnel transfer; (4) 21 April - LSM-377 assigned to Task Unit 13.11.2 for Guam via Eniwetok, pontoon cargo destined for Okinawa.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1945-04-01 to 1945-04-30
- Population
- LSM-377 crew, April 1945
- Limitations
- Unit-level primary record, but it names LSM-377 specifically in four separate entries including a hull-damage collision entry - ship_specific under the house definition. Verifies early-commissioning repairs at San Pedro, the Pearl Harbor transit with pontoon cargo, the 8 April collision with LSM-373, and the TG/TU 13.11.2 assignment later corroborated by the ship's own AA report (ev-04). Contains no materials, insulation, asbestos, or exposure information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-377-lsm377-05
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[7]NARA, 'COM LSM GR 15 - War Diary, 10/1-31/45,' NAID 77595628, RG 38 (WWII War Diaries, Other Operational Records and Histories), micro serial 153072, 8 digitized images reviewed [other_primary]
- Locator
- catalog.archives.gov/id/77595628; digitized images medialz/microfilm-publications/WWII_WarDiaries/0001/A_1988/A_1988/images/0236-0243.jpg (Fold3 scans)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The war diary of LSM Group Fifteen for October 1945 (NARA NAID 77595628, RG 38, serial 0106-45, 8 images reviewed) names LSM 377 while the hull was at Okinawa under ComLSMGroup 15's operational command (Comdr., Garrison LSMs / LSM Type Commander Okinawa): 8 October - 'Column No. 1, LSM 270 (guide), 320, 389, 377, and 287' sortied from Nakagusuku (Buckner) Bay area executing Typhoon Retirement Plan X-RAY ahead of Typhoon Louise, the group using radar to shepherd non-radar-equipped LSM 387; 16 October - 'LSM 377 and 389 assigned to Garrison, Okinawa, for duty'; 24 October - 'LSM's 377 and 389 released from garrison duty by CTU 51.9.6.'
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1945-10-08 to 1945-10-24
- Population
- LSM-377 crew, October 1945
- Limitations
- Unit-level primary record that names the hull in the typhoon sortie column and in the garrison-assignment/release entries. Documents that by October 1945 LSM-377 was operating under LSM Group 15 rather than her documented May 1945 parent, Group 38 - the attachment mechanism is not explained in located sources (gap). Operational content only: no materials, insulation, asbestos, or exposure information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-377-lsm377-06
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[8]NARA, 'COM LSM GR 38 - War Diary, 10/1-31/45,' NAID 77555066, RG 38 (WWII War Diaries, Other Operational Records and Histories), micro serial 148669, 5 digitized images reviewed [other_primary]
- Locator
- catalog.archives.gov/id/77555066; digitized images medialz/microfilm-publications/WWII_WarDiaries/0001/A_1940/A_1940/images/0713-0717.jpg (Fold3 scans)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The war diary of the hull's documented May 1945 parent unit, LSM Group Thirty-Eight (NARA NAID 77555066, RG 38, serial 037, dated 4 Nov 1945, 5 images reviewed), names LSM 377 in the October 1945 typhoon sortie: on 8 October the group's section sortied from Nagushi Bay under ComLSMGroup 15's operational command in two columns, the second column listing 'LSM 270 (LSM Gr. 15), 320, 389, 377, 287' - LSM-377 steaming with the Group 15 hulls; on 12 October, 'ComLSMGroup 15 in LSM 270 and with LSM's 320, 389, 377, and 287 departed for Okinawa.'
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1945-10-01 to 1945-10-31
- Population
- LSM-377 crew, October 1945
- Limitations
- Names the hull, so ship_specific, but it documents LSM-377 operating in the Group 15 column rather than with her parent Group 38 ships (450, 441, 448, 439, 263) - consistent with the October operational attachment seen in ev-06. Operational content only: no materials, insulation, asbestos, or exposure information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-377-lsm377-07
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[9]ShipbuildingHistory (T. Colton), Brown Shipbuilding yard table - yard hull 254 row [other_primary]
- Locator
- Brown Shipbuilding WWII construction table, hull 254 row (LSM-377)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The shipbuildinghistory.com (Colton) Brown Shipbuilding construction table lists LSM-377 as yard hull number 254: laid down 16 December 1944, launched 6 January 1945, completed/delivered 4 February 1945 - matching NavSource on all three dates - with disposition 'sold to Fairbanks Morse 1948 for scrapping.'
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-1948
- Limitations
- Secondary compilation - not an official builder's record. Independently consistent with NavSource/Turner and uboat.net on build dates and the Fairbanks Morse sale. No official hull-specific construction record located. No asbestos content in the source.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-377-lsm377-08
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[10]uboat.net Allied Warships, USS LSM 377 (ship/12976) - milestone table and history block [other_primary]
- Locator
- uboat.net ship/12976 header table and history block
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- uboat.net Allied Warships entry for USS LSM 377 (ship/12976): built by Brown Shipbuilding Co., Houston; ordered 8 April 1944; laid down 16 December 1944; launched 6 January 1945; commissioned 4 February 1945; 'end service' 9 January 1948; history block lists decommissioned 9 January 1946, stricken 22 January 1948, sold 20 January 1948.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-1948
- Limitations
- Secondary compilation. Adds the contract-order date (8 Apr 1944) and a stricken date (22 Jan 1948) found nowhere else located - secondary-only. Its 'Decommissioned on 9 January 1946' conflicts with NavSource's 9 January 1948 and with its own 'end service' field; the NavSource CO list (through Dec 1946) favors 1948 - carried in gaps. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-377-lsm377-09
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[11]Eric Pearson, 'The Brown Shipbuilding Company's Rise During World War II,' Naval History (U.S. Naval Institute), June 2025, Vol. 39 No. 3 [reputable_press]
- Locator
- Article body: yard founding paragraph, assembly-line/25,000-worker paragraph, production-total paragraph (12 PCs, 61 DEs, 32 LCIs, 254 LSMs)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Yard context for this hull's builder: USNI Naval History (Eric Pearson, June 2025) documents that Brown Shipbuilding was formed August 1941 from the Platzer Shipbuilding contracts on Greens Bayou off the Houston Ship Channel; used assembly-line sectional fabrication with sideways launches into the narrow bayou; employed more than 25,000 workers at peak from late 1942; and built 12 PC-461-class submarine chasers, 61 destroyer escorts, 32 LCIs, and 254 LSMs - the block of hulls that includes yard no. 254 / LSM-377.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1941-1945
- Population
- Brown Shipbuilding workforce, WWII era
- Limitations
- Yard-level context only - documents the builder's scale and production method, not this hull's construction details and nothing about materials, insulation, or asbestos. The article contains no asbestos content; it is not used to infer hull-specific exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-377-lsm377-10
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[12]LSM Class Manual, 1 March 1944, Serial No. 1766, issued to USS LSM-294 (NavSource scan of the class manual, contributed by Patrick Blackman) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource LSM manual index page - chapter list (Chs. 28-48 machinery/boiler sections); scans image-only
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The Navy's class manual for the LSM type documents this hull's machinery plant as built: the NavSource-hosted scan of 'LSM Class Manual,' 1 March 1944, Serial No. 1766 (issued to USS LSM-294), chapters 28-48 cover main propelling machinery (Fairbanks Morse diesels, direct drive, twin screws), boilers (a small oil-fired auxiliary steam boiler, ~55 psi - ship's-service/heat, not propulsion), distilling plant, refrigeration, and auxiliary machinery.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944 design/standard
- Limitations
- Class-level manual, not hull-specific; image scans only. Boiler and main-propulsion chapters were OCR-reviewed in batch-6187 without locating 'asbestos' or insulation-material naming in OCR'd text; insulation-specification chapters were not extracted for this hull. Documents machinery arrangement relevant to where lagging/gasket materials would sit; no asbestos content located in the reviewed portions.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-377-lsm377-11
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[13]GAO, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (Oct 18, 1979; publicly released Oct 22, 1979) - official product page [gao]
- Locator
- GAO product page HRD-80-2 Highlights (full report PDF returns HTTP 403 to automated fetch, standing defect confirmed 2026-10-02)
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO's official product page documents that the Navy used asbestos insulation aboard ships and managed its removal: GAO reviewed the use of asbestos in Navy ships, removal cost, and compensation programs; the Navy's 1975 policy was to remove and replace with nonasbestos materials only damaged insulation or insulation removed for repairs, modified in 1979 to selective replacement in high-maintenance areas. Fieldwork yards were Long Beach and Norfolk Naval Shipyards.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1975-1979 policy period reviewed
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers and ship crews, program-wide
- Limitations
- Program-level documentation; supports era context only, not any fact specific to this hull. The hull was disposed of in January 1948, decades before the removal policy described. Full text not retrieved (gao.gov asset fetch HTTP 403 this session) - content via the product-page description only.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-377-lsm377-12
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[14]Era inference built on: NavSource specifications (2 x Fairbanks Morse 38D8-1/8 x10 diesels, direct drive, twin screws; diesel ship's-service generators); shipbuildinghistory.com Brown yard table (hull 254); LSM Class Manual machinery chapters (auxiliary steam boiler, ev-11); GAO HRD-80-2 Navy-era documentation (ev-12) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource specifications block; shipbuildinghistory.njscuba.net/us-emer-large/brown/ hull 254 row; LSM Class Manual index; GAO HRD-80-2
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- A diesel landing ship built December 1944-February 1945 at Brown Shipbuilding, Houston - a 25,000-worker assembly-line yard producing 254 LSMs - sits inside the documented asbestos-use era for U.S. amphibious construction (GAO HRD-80-2 era documentation). Era-standard applications aboard a diesel LSM of this period: diesel-exhaust and machinery lagging, gaskets, valve packing, thermal insulation of hull spaces, and electrical insulation; the class's documented oil-fired auxiliary steam boiler adds a limited boiler/hot-line lagging pathway, but she carried no steam propulsion plant - the boiler/turbine lagging pathway of steam vessels does not apply.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-1948
- Population
- Brown Shipbuilding Houston construction trades (1944-45); crew (1945-48)
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - no hull-specific insulation survey, material list, or work package located for LSM-377. Names era-standard applications, not confirmed installed materials. No quantity. No manufacturer attribution for this hull. Does not establish presence aboard, exposure of any person, or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-377-lsm377-13
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[15]Batch-6192 search ledger (this record): NHHC fleet organization + NAVPERS 15,790 + DANFS check; NARA catalog (AA report, war diaries, Insurv material-inspection and casualty file units, ship plan index); NVR; NavSource; shipbuildinghistory; uboat.net; USNI; GAO; CourtListener; secondary-web sweep [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lsm-377-lsm377-01 through -18
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, material inventory, or litigation record naming USS LSM-377 was found in the public sources searched - no DANFS entry exists for this hull; the NARA public Ship Plan Index contains no LSM-377 listing; the four hull-naming primary records reviewed at image level (AA action report; Flotilla 13, Group 38, and Group 15 war diaries) contain no materials content; the Naval Vessel Register does not list the hull (pre-1987 disposals excluded); a secondary-web litigation sweep surfaced no qualifying case or marketing coverage naming this hull.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 2026-10-02 search
- Population
- Hull-specific records
- Limitations
- Absence of a located public record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard - a 1944-45-built amphibious hull is era-consistent with asbestos-containing materials. The hull was sold for scrapping in 1948, decades before modern hazmat-disclosure practice, so no postwar survey or abatement record can be expected in U.S. sources. Does not establish presence or absence; does not establish or defeat any exposure claim or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-377-lsm377-14
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[16]CourtListener API v4 (authenticated) - opinion and docket searches on exact hull and name variants [court_record]
- Locator
- API v4 search endpoint, type=o and type=r, queries 'LSM-377' and '"LSM 377" OR "USS LSM-377" OR "USS LSM 377"' - all returned HTTP 200 with count 0
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- CourtListener authenticated API v4 searches returned zero results on all queries: 'LSM-377' opinions (HTTP 200, count 0), 'LSM-377' dockets/RECAP (HTTP 200, count 0), and the name-variant query '"LSM 377" OR "USS LSM-377" OR "USS LSM 377"' against opinions and against dockets (both HTTP 200, count 0). No qualifying asbestos litigation, other litigation, or name collision was indexed under this hull.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 2026-10-02
- Population
- CourtListener opinions and RECAP dockets
- Limitations
- A true clean negative for indexed material, not a blocked search - authenticated queries returned HTTP 200 with zero results. Coverage extends only to indexed opinions and RECAP dockets; unindexed, sealed, non-digitized, or differently captioned litigation would not appear. A complaint would be pleading-stage anyway; none exists here. Does not establish that no exposure claim was ever filed (e.g., MDL-875 administrative claims are not fully indexed).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-377-lsm377-15
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[17]NARA catalog file units: NAID 2760887 (RG 38 Material Inspection Reports series, NAID 2092723); NAID 472241451 (RG 24 Casualty Information Reports series, NAID 803937); catalog.archives.gov [other_primary]
- Locator
- catalog.archives.gov phrase search '"LSM-377"' (76 file-unit results); Insurv and casualty file units have no digitized objects
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Archival leads (catalog-verified, contents unreviewed): two non-digitized hull-specific file units - NARA NAID 2760887 'LSM-377' in RG 38 series 'Material Inspection Reports and Related Documentation' (Board of Inspection and Survey, 1940-1978, box 95) and NAID 472241451 'USS LSM-377' in RG 24 series 'Casualty Information Reports' (box 53). Additional leads: further COM LSM FLOT 13 / GR 38 / GR 15 war-diary months exist in the catalog (enumeration rate-limited this session); RG 24 deck logs for USS LSM-377 (not located as digitized); RG 19 (Bureau of Ships) construction/contract records for Brown yard hull 254; digitized muster rolls - none located for this hull (a digitization gap; neighboring-hull rolls exist, e.g., LSM-237 NAID 126527989).
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1945-1948 records
- Limitations
- Catalog-level identification only - contents were not reviewed; neither file unit is digitized, so extraction requires a NARA request or visit. The Insurv material-inspection series is the strongest remaining lead for hull-specific material-condition detail; whether it contains asbestos-specific information is unknown. The casualty-reports file unit could contain damage reports (e.g., the April 1945 collision) but likewise unreviewed. Nothing in this row is an asbestos finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-377-lsm377-16