Evidence
16 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-16).
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[1]research packet 589-packet.md [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: REAL
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-lsm-547-lsm547-pkt-589-packet-md
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[2]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LSM-547 page - construction/milestone timeline, specification block, commanding officer, awards, Korean War campaign table, and photograph log covering USN, Mare Island repair, Korea, and Australian service (history extract credited to LSM-LSMR Amphibious Forces, Vol. II, Turner Publishing, 1997, ISBN 1-56311-389-9) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 10/14/14547.htm header timeline, Korean War campaigns table, specification block, commanding-officer line, awards ribbons, and photo captions (incl. NY9 14303/14304-9-52 Mare Island repair series, Kojedo 1951 and POW-transport 1953 series, Australian-service series)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Documented for this hull: laid down, date unknown, at Brown Shipbuilding Co., Houston, TX; launched, date unknown; commissioned USS LSM-547 on 25 January 1946, LTjg. Charles W. Faust, USNR, in command; decommissioned 11 March 1947 at Green Cove Springs, FL, and laid up in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet, Florida Group; recommissioned 22 September 1950; four Korean War campaigns listed (UN Summer-Fall Offensive 20-27 Nov 1951; Second Korean Winter 28 Nov-5 Dec 1951; Third Korean Winter 1 Dec 1952-30 Apr 1953; Korean Summer-Fall 1953 1 May-27 Jul 1953) with four battle stars earned; decommissioned 5 July 1955 at Astoria, OR, and laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet, Columbia River Group; struck from the Naval Register, date unknown; transferred/sold to Australia 26 January 1960, named Clive Steele (AV-1356), Australian Army Royal Engineers, 32 Small Ship Squadron; Vietnam service 1965-1971 as one of four Australian Army LSMs supporting Australian ground troops around Bien Hoa, Nui Dat, and Vung Tau; decommissioned by the Australian Army 1972; sold 1972 to Pacific Logistics S.A., Philippines; struck by Communist rockets 6 July 1973 in the Mekong Delta, beached and abandoned; final disposition fate unknown. Photo captions additionally document: under repair at Mare Island Naval Shipyard 11 July - 15 September 1952, drydocked in ARD-32 8-12 August 1952 (US Naval Shipyard photos NY9 14303-9-52 and NY9 14304-9-52, dated 9 September 1952); beached at Kojedo, Korea, December 1951; carrying Chinese Communist POWs to Kojedo Prison Island 1953; at San Diego 27 May 1954. Awards shown: American Campaign Medal, World War II Victory Medal, Korean Service Medal (4), National Defense Service Medal, United Nations Service Medal, Republic of Korea War Service Medal (retroactive). Specification block (class-level spec reproduced on the hull page): 520 t. light / 743 t. landing / 1,095 t. full; 203'6" oa x 34'6"; 13.2 kts max; complement 5 officers + 54 enlisted; armament one twin 40mm bow + four single 20mm; capacity 5 medium or 3 heavy tanks, or 6 LVTs, or 9 DUKWs; diesel fuel 1,225 bbls; endurance 4,900 mi @ 12 kts; propulsion two GM 16-278A diesels, direct drive, 1,440 bhp each @ 720 rpm, twin screws 2,800 shp.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1945-1973
- Population
- Brown Shipbuilding construction trades (1945); USN crews Jan 1946-Mar 1947 and Sep 1950-Jul 1955 (incl. Korea combat operations and POW transport, LTjg. C. W. Faust USNR at commissioning); Mare Island Naval Shipyard repair workforce Jul-Sep 1952; reserve-fleet caretakers Green Cove Springs (1947-50) and Astoria (1955-60); Australian Army RAE/RASigs crews 1960-71/72 (incl. Vietnam rotations); Pacific Logistics S.A. commercial crew (1972-73)
- Limitations
- NavSource is a volunteer secondary compilation; the milestone extract is credited to Turner Publishing's LSM-LSMR Amphibious Forces Vol. II (1997), not a primary registry. Laid-down, launched, and stricken dates are undocumented on the page; commissioned and Australian-era dates conflict with other sources (see gaps). The spec block is class-level, reproduced identically across LSM-1-class hull pages. Contains no asbestos or material content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-547-lsm547-01
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[3]NHHC / Navy Department Library, Navy and Marine Corps Awards Manual (rev. 1953) - 'Ships and Other Units Eligible for Korean Service Medal', Ships L listing for LSM 547 [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- history.navy.mil Ships-L table, 'LSM 547' row (live via firecrawl 2026-10-02)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Official awards documentation for this hull's Korean War service: LSM 547 is listed with medal-eligibility periods 5 Nov 1951 - 5 Apr 1952 and 6 Mar - 3 Aug 1953, and engagement-star dates 21-27 Nov 1951 (K6), 28 Nov - 7 Dec 1951 (K7), 10-17 Apr 1953 (K9), 16-19 Jun 1953 (K10), 25-27 Jun 1953 (K10), 8-10 Jul 1953 (K10), and 15-19 Jul 1953 (K10) - spanning four Korean campaign codes, consistent with the four battle stars shown on the NavSource hull page.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1951-1953
- Population
- USN crew during Korean deployments Nov 1951-Apr 1952 and Mar-Aug 1953
- Limitations
- Official Navy awards data listing presence windows and engagement dates; does not document shipboard conditions, materials, or any asbestos content. The four-campaign/battle-star count is carried from the NavSource campaign table; the manual itself tabulates engagement dates by campaign code without stating a star count.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-547-lsm547-02
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[4]uboat.net Allied Warships of WWII database, USS LSM 547 (LSM 547) entry - construction chronology and disposition [other_primary]
- Locator
- uboat.net ship/13098.htm data table
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Secondary chronology for this hull: ordered 30 August 1944; built by Brown Shipbuilding Co., Houston, TX; laid down 14 July 1945; launched 25 August 1945; commissioned 24 January 1946; end of service (decommissioned) 11 March 1947; history line records recommissioning 22 September 1950, decommissioning 5 July 1955, and sale to Australia 26 January 1960. This is the only located source stating laid-down (14 Jul 1945) and launch (25 Aug 1945) dates for this hull.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-1960
- Population
- USN crews (as per ev-01)
- Limitations
- Volunteer-curated secondary database, not a primary registry. Commissioned date conflicts with NavSource (24 Jan 1946 vs 25 Jan 1946); laid-down and launched dates rest on this single secondary source (NavSource lists both 'date unknown'); no stricken date is carried here at all. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-547-lsm547-03
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[5]Naval Marine Archive ships database, Landing Ships Medium table - LSM-547 builder/delivery/disposition corroboration [other_primary]
- Locator
- navalmarinearchive.com LSM table, LSM 547 row (live 2026-10-02, HTTP 200)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Independent secondary corroboration: 'LSM 547 | Brown SB | Houston TX | delivery 25-Jan-46 | Laid up 1947, to Australian Army 1960 as Clive Steele (AV-1356), sold 1972, sunk in the Mekong Delta 1972' - corroborates builder, delivery date matching NavSource's commissioning date, and the Australian Army transfer. Its loss entry ('sunk ... 1972') conflicts with NavSource's documented rocket attack of 6 July 1973 and beached/abandoned disposition (see gaps).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1946-1973
- Population
- As per ev-01
- Limitations
- Volunteer secondary table, not a primary registry. The 1972 loss year and 'sunk' framing conflict with NavSource's 6 July 1973 rocket strike and 'beached and abandoned, fate unknown' - carried in gaps, not resolved. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-547-lsm547-04
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[6]32 Small Ship Squadron RAE Association, unit history page + 'The Forgotten Fleet' (WO2 Peter Bayliss, 1992) squadron chapter hosted on the same site [other_primary]
- Locator
- 32smallshipsqn.org.au/history.htm (squadron history, ship roster, Vietnam section); Forgotten Fleet ch. 8 PDF (32 Small Ship Squadron chapter); both live 2026-10-02
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Veteran-association documentation of this hull's Australian career: 32 Small Ship Squadron was raised in 1959 to crew four ex-USN WWII LSMs purchased from the U.S. Navy in Japan - AV1353 Harry Chauvel (ex-LSM-319), AV1354 Brudenell White (ex-LSM-477), AV1355 Vernon Sturdee (ex-LSM-315), and AV1356 Clive Steele (ex-LSM-547) - each named for a prominent Australian general and operated by the Royal Australian Engineers' Transportation Service. Squadron ships were first based at Chowder Bay, Sydney, moving to Mort's Dock, Woolwich in 1963; all four served in South Vietnam 1966-1971 with at least one generally on station. In January 1968 Clive Steele loaded two Centurion armoured recovery vehicles at Sydney and two bridgelayers at Melbourne and reached Vung Tau 12 February 1968 - the first heavy armour consignment to Vietnam (C Squadron, 1st Armoured Regiment). The squadron was disbanded in 1971 as the ships reached the end of their economic life (the associated 'Forgotten Fleet' memoir states disbandment 1972 - see gaps). Association page describes the Australian-era plant as two Fairbanks Morse opposed-piston diesels ~1,800 hp - conflicting with the NavSource class block's GM 16-278A (see gaps).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1959-1973
- Population
- Australian Army RAE/RASigs and attached-corps crews, 1960-1971/72
- Limitations
- Unit-association secondary source; purchase/in-service framing differs across its own pages (squadron raised 1959 vs formed 1960; disbanded 1971 vs 1972). Propulsion description conflicts with the USN class spec block. No asbestos content on the history page itself (the squadron's asbestos statements are carried separately in ev-06 and ev-08).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-547-lsm547-05
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[7]Australian Army History Unit, 'Moving tanks by water: A short history of Australia's tank-capable amphibious capability,' The Forge (defence.gov.au), 29 July 2019 [other_primary]
- Locator
- theforge.defence.gov.au article body (paragraphs on the 1959 LSM acquisition, Vietnam operations, and the 5 Jan 1969 B40 strike on Clive Steele); live 2026-10-02
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Official Australian Army history documentation: after the 1956 Suez Crisis ended a plan to acquire a British landing craft, the Australian Army acquired four surplus US Navy WWII-era LSMs in 1959 to give the RAE a sea-going, tank-capable amphibious capability (up to 306 tons or four Centurion tanks). In Vietnam 'one LSM was usually available to provide intra-theatre transport to the 1st Australian Task Force around Bien Hoa, Nui Dat and Vung Tau,' pooled with US landing craft. On 5 January 1969 the Clive Steele was hit by three B40 rocket-propelled grenades in the Mekong Delta with no casualties among the crew - combat damage to this hull in Australian service, corroborating the RASigs unit history's account (water distilling plant and refrigeration system damaged in the Can Tho - Vung Tau transit).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1959-1971
- Population
- Australian Army crews, incl. Clive Steele's crew under fire 5 Jan 1969
- Limitations
- Official-unit-history publication documenting acquisition context and the 1969 RPG strike on this hull; does not cover shipboard materials, the 1973 commercial-era rocket attack, or any asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-547-lsm547-06
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[8]Australian War Memorial collection records for AV1356 Clive Steele in Vietnam service (e.g., accession P05923.008, 'The Australian Landing Ship Medium (LSM) Clive Steele, AV1356 unloading at De Long Pier Vung Tau', c. 1968; NavSource captions credit additional AWM numbers P01226.009 and MISC/69/0277/VN) [museum_official]
- Locator
- awm.gov.au/collection/C1207730 (P05923.008, verified live 2026-10-02); NavSource 14547 caption credits for P01226.009 and MISC/69/0277/VN
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The Australian War Memorial holds photography of this hull in Vietnamese service: P05923.008 documents AV1356 unloading at De Long Pier, Vung Tau, c. 1968 (conflict metadata 'Vietnam, 1962-1975'), and NavSource captions credit AWM items P01226.009 (damaged M113A1 APC loaded by M543 recovery vehicle) and MISC/69/0277/VN (Navy divers and crew observing screw replacement at Vung Tau, May 1969) to this hull.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1965-1971
- Population
- Australian Army crews, Vietnam rotations 1966-1971
- Limitations
- Official museum photographic documentation of presence and activity only; contains no shipboard-materials or asbestos information. AWM item-level pages for P01226.009 and MISC/69/0277/VN were not individually fetched - carried from NavSource caption credits.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-547-lsm547-07
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[9]'Specialist Signals Part 3 - 32 Small Ship Squadron' (Pronto in South Vietnam 1962-1972, Royal Australian Corps of Signals unit history; NavSource-hosted PDF, contributed by Robert Hurst) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 10/14/pdf/14319a.pdf, pp. 1-2 ('Ship Conditions'), ship roster, battle-damage paragraph, and closing health-effects paragraph (PDF fetched and text-extracted 2026-10-02)
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Veterans' unit-history documentation of asbestos aboard the Australian LSMs, including this hull: the document lists 'AV1356 "Clive Steele" (Formerly USS LSM-547)' among the squadron's ships and records that the only Australian LSM to sustain Vietnam battle damage was Clive Steele (three B40 RPG hits in the Mekong Delta, Can Tho - Vung Tau transit, 5 January 1969; water distilling plant and refrigeration system damaged, no casualties). Under 'Ship Conditions' it states: 'All accommodation spaces were below deck with poor ventilation with several sections of three tiered bunks in cramped and crowded conditions... Above the bunks were pipes lagged with asbestos, which would rain down on the sleeper during heavy seas, covering him in white dust.' It separately states that LSM crews including RASigs personnel 'were exposed to poor environmental living conditions including, water, ventilation, heat, diesel fumes, cigarette smoke, asbestos, Agent Orange and other chemicals' and asserts poorer later-life mortality/morbidity among these crews.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1960-1972 (document compiled later)
- Population
- Australian Army RAE/RASigs crews of the squadron's four LSMs, 1960-1971/72 (incl. Vietnam rotations)
- Limitations
- The asbestos-lagging and exposure statements are made about 'the LSMs' as a group - the four-ship squadron set that explicitly included AV1356 Clive Steele (ex-LSM-547) - not attested for this hull individually. Veteran-recollection unit document, not a materials survey: establishes that asbestos pipe lagging was reported in accommodation spaces of the Australian-operated LSM group including this hull, but not quantity, extent, other applications, or exposure/disease for any individual. Whether the lagging was original 1945 USN fit or later is not stated. The mortality/morbidity claim is the association's characterization without epidemiological data - carried as the source's assertion, not a finding of causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-547-lsm547-08
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[10]Wilson EJ, Horsley KW, van der Hoek R. 'Australian Vietnam Veterans Mortality Study 2005' (The Third Australian Vietnam Veterans Mortality Study), Canberra: Department of Veterans' Affairs, 2005. ISBN 1 920720 40 5, pub. no. P1055b [other_primary]
- Locator
- DVA publication P1055b, discussion text on asbestos exposure as a lung-cancer explanation; Appendix C sections C.2 (Navy shipboard hazards incl. asbestos recollections) and C.3/C.3.1/C.3.2.1 (32 Small Ship Squadron incl. 'Ship conditions' and Clive Steele bow-door loss); Appendix D Tables D1/D2/D3/D4 asbestosis rows; 32 SSS focus-group prompt list ('Asbestos?')
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- Australian Government documentation naming this hull among the squadron's LSMs and recording asbestos conditions aboard them: the study's veteran-recollections appendix section C.3 ('32 Small Ship Squadron') states that the Harry Chauvel, Brudenell White, Vernon Sturdee, and Clive Steele 'were Landing Craft Medium (LSMs) built for the US Navy during WWII and bought by the Australian Army in 1959/60,' and under 'Ship conditions' records: 'Above the bunks were pipes lagged with asbestos, which would rain down on the sleeper during heavy seas, covering him in white dust.' The appendix also records that on the final 1970 trip of the Clive Steele 'the bow doors fell off while approaching Sydney Harbour.' Elsewhere the study's authors state: 'At the time of the Vietnam War, asbestos lagging was used extensively throughout Australian Navy ships, and this would have exposed the naval veterans and at least some of the Army ... to this known carcinogen,' and veterans recalled white dust 'probably due to the asbestos lagging throughout the ships' settling on bunks, bedding, benches, and food. Asbestos was a prompted topic in the 32 Small Ship Squadron veteran focus group. Mortality tables record asbestosis deaths in the Vietnam-veteran cohort 1979-2001 - all services 3 observed vs 2 expected (SMR 1.77, 95% CI 0.36-5.11); Army 2 vs 1 (SMR 1.86, 0.22-6.61); Navy 1 vs 0 (SMR 2.95, 0.07-16.27) - none statistically significant.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- Service period 1962-1975 (veterans), mortality follow-up 1963-2001; published 2005
- Population
- Australian Vietnam veterans incl. 32 Small Ship Squadron crews (all four LSMs incl. this hull); Brown Shipbuilding-era USN construction not covered
- Limitations
- Official epidemiological study; the lagging passage is veteran-recollection appendix content describing the four-ship squadron group (which named this hull) collectively - not a hull-specific survey and not isolated to Clive Steele. The mortality tables are whole-cohort (all Vietnam veterans by service branch), not squadron- or ship-attributed; SMRs are non-significant. Does not establish exposure or disease for any individual aboard this hull, nor quantity, fiber type, or whether lagging was original USN fit.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-547-lsm547-09
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[11]32 Small Ship Squadron RAE Association newsletter, November 2010 issue (No. 19) - president's report and 'Asbestos and Beryllium Monitoring' article [other_primary]
- Locator
- 19 NTM Nov 2010.pdf p.1 (president's report), p.3 (Vale - David Keith Perham obituary), 'Asbestos and Beryllium Monitoring' item (PDF fetched and text-extracted 2026-10-02)
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Squadron-association record asserting asbestos presence aboard the unit's ships and documenting a member's asbestos-disease death: the November 2010 newsletter reports member Dave Perham's death (19 September 2010) 'as the result of a form of asbestosis,' recalls member Charlie Bawden's earlier emphysema death 'probably from contact with asbestos,' and states: 'Nearly all of us were exposed to asbestos on ships because it was present on the LSMs and the John Monash.' A companion item, 'Asbestos and Beryllium Monitoring,' reminds members 'who thought they had encountered asbestos during their service career (and it was prevalent on the ships)' of the Defence Department Asbestos Monitoring Group free screening, and warns of beryllium exposure from Jason-pistol needle-gun paint stripping 'used by Army crews on Army craft and ships.'
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- Publication 2010; service era 1959-1972
- Population
- 32 Small Ship Squadron members (all four LSMs incl. this hull, plus John Monash)
- Limitations
- Association newsletter asserting asbestos aboard the squadron's vessels as a group (the four LSMs incl. AV1356 Clive Steele, plus John Monash) - again not isolated to this hull. Perham's asbestosis death is documented for a squadron member but the newsletter does not identify which ship(s) he served aboard; causation is asserted, not adjudicated. No product, quantity, or fitting-era detail.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-547-lsm547-10
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[12]Era inference built on: NavSource LSM-1-class spec block (diesel GM 16-278A plant, direct drive, no steam plant); builder identification Brown Shipbuilding Houston (NavSource/Turner, uboat.net, navalmarinearchive, and Australian sources all concur); GAO HRD-80-2 program documentation (ev-12); Corn & Starr 1987 WWII shipbuilding asbestos policy analysis (ev-13); and the group-level squadron documentation at ev-08/09/10 [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource spec block (ev-01); builder concurrence across NavSource/uboat.net/navalmarinearchive; GAO HRD-80-2; Corn & Starr PMID 3555021; squadron documents (ev-08/09/10)
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- A diesel-driven LSM-1-class landing ship medium built in 1945 at Brown Shipbuilding, Houston sits inside the documented peak era of asbestos use in U.S. naval ship construction. Era-standard asbestos applications aboard a diesel amphibious auxiliary of this type and period were thermal insulation and lagging on machinery and exhaust trunks, accommodation-space pipe lagging (group-documented for this hull's squadron at ev-08/09/10), flange and valve gaskets, machinery packing, electrical and cable insulation, deck coverings, and winch/windlass brake linings. The GM 16-278A direct-drive diesel plant carried no boilers or steam system - the boiler/turbine lagging pathway of steam vessels does not apply, but machinery-space and accommodation-area applications do. The ship's 1952 Mare Island Naval Shipyard repair period (11 Jul - 15 Sep 1952, incl. ARD-32 drydocking 8-12 Aug) is a documented yard event at a known asbestos-era naval yard - work scope is undocumented (see gaps).
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1945-1973
- Population
- Brown Shipbuilding construction trades (1945); USN crews (1946-47, 1950-55); Mare Island repair workforce (1952); reserve-fleet caretakers (1947-50, 1955-60); Australian crews (1960-71/72); commercial crew (1972-73)
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only for the USN period - no hull-specific insulation survey, material list, work package, or yard record located for LSM-547. Names era-standard applications, not confirmed installed materials. No quantity. No manufacturer attribution for this hull. The Mare Island repair's material content is undocumented; the yard's asbestos-era status is context, not a hull finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-547-lsm547-11
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[13]GAO, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (Oct 18, 1979) [gao]
- Locator
- GAO product page HRD-80-2 (full text blocked, HTTP 403)
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO documented that the Navy used asbestos insulation extensively aboard ships and did not begin substituting alternative insulation materials until the early 1970s - spanning this hull's construction (1945), USN service periods (1946-47, 1950-55 incl. the 1952 Mare Island repair), and USN reserve-fleet periods (1947-50, 1955-60).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1979 (report covering wartime-through-1970s practice)
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers; shipboard personnel (program-level)
- Limitations
- Program-level documentation; supports era context only, not any fact specific to this hull. Full text not retrieved (gao.gov returns HTTP 403 to automated fetch, confirmed 2026-10-02) - content via product-page description.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-547-lsm547-12
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[14]Corn JK, Starr J. 'Historical perspective on asbestos: policies and protective measures in World War II shipbuilding.' Am J Ind Med. 1987;11(3):359-73. doi:10.1002/ajim.4700110311 (PMID 3555021) [other_primary]
- Locator
- PubMed abstract, PMID 3555021 (verified via NCBI efetch 2026-10-02)
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Peer-reviewed historical analysis documenting 'the extensive use of asbestos as a fireproofing and insulating material in shipbuilding in the 1940s,' when WWII industrial expansion drove an unprecedented rise in asbestos utilization in U.S. shipbuilding, and reviewing the Navy's policy and protective-measure decisions of that era - the documented regulatory/material environment in which this hull was built at Brown Shipbuilding, Houston, in 1945.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1940s (subject period); 1987 (publication)
- Population
- WWII shipbuilding trades (class context)
- Limitations
- Era-policy scholarship, not a hull or yard record: does not name LSM-547, Brown Shipbuilding's Houston yard specifically, or any LSM; establishes the documented 1940s shipbuilding asbestos-use environment only. Does not establish materials aboard this hull, individual exposure, or quantity.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-547-lsm547-13
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[15]Batch-6333 search ledger (this record): NavSource hull page; NHHC DANFS and awards-manual pages; NVR; NARA catalog; MARAD ShipHistory; CourtListener authenticated API (opinion + RECAP docket indexes); uboat.net; navalmarinearchive; 32 Small Ship Squadron RAE Association (history page, Forgotten Fleet ch. 8, RASigs signals-history PDF, Nov 2010 newsletter); Australian Army History Unit (The Forge); Australian War Memorial; DVA; wrecksite.eu; secondary web sweep [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lsm-547-01 through sl-uss-lsm-547-20
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying hull-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or docketed case naming USS LSM-547 or Clive Steele (AV-1356) was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). CourtListener searched via authenticated API on 2026-10-02: zero hits in opinions (type=o) for 'LSM-547', 'LSM 547', and 'Clive Steele', and zero hits in dockets (type=r) for the hull terms - a genuine negative result (searches executed, not blocked). The asbestos-material documentation that does exist is group-level across the squadron's four LSMs (ev-08/09/10) plus program/era-level context (ev-11/12/13).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 2026-10-02
- Limitations
- Absence of a located hull-specific record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard - the group-level veteran and government-study accounts of accommodation pipe lagging (ev-08/09/10) make era-consistent presence aboard this squadron hull plausible. The hull was abandoned in South Vietnam in 1973, so no present-day condition can exist. Does not establish or defeat any claim of individual exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-547-lsm547-14
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[16]Open archival leads: NARA catalog (RG 24 deck logs for commissioned periods 1946-47 and 1950-55; Green Cove Springs and Astoria/Columbia River Group reserve-fleet records; 1960 foreign-transfer documentation); National Archives of Australia RecordSearch series AWM270 (32 Small Ships Squadron records); Australian War Memorial additional imagery; wrecksite.eu records 244016/244017 [other_primary]
- Locator
- catalog.archives.gov (JS-rendered shell only, 2026-10-02); recordsearch.naa.gov.au series AWM270 (session-gated); wrecksite.eu wreck.aspx?244016 and 244017 (captcha-gated); pmars.marad.dot.gov (Access Denied)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Open archival leads: NARA's catalog is JS-rendered and could not be queried from this session (v1, v2, and OPA paths all returned only the application shell). RG 24 deck logs for this hull's commissioned periods (Jan 1946 - Mar 1947 and Sep 1950 - Jul 1955), reserve-fleet preservation records for the Florida Group (1947-50) and Columbia River Group (1955-60), and the 1960 foreign-transfer file are undigitized leads. On the Australian side, NAA RecordSearch series AWM270 (Army watercraft / 32 Small Ships Squadron records) was identified via search-result excerpt but the detail page is session-gated; wrecksite.eu holds wreck records 244016/244017 for the hull's loss but is captcha-gated to automated access; MARAD ShipHistory returned Access Denied. None were verified at item level.
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1945-1973 (records coverage sought)
- Population
- USN crews 1946-47 and 1950-55 (if logs exist); Australian Army crews (if NAA records exist)
- Limitations
- Leads only, not located records: none of these repositories returned item-level content for this hull this session. If the deck logs exist they cover the two commissioned windows. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lsm-547-lsm547-15