USS LSM(R)-192

Evidence

12 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-12).

1. [1]research packet 519-packet.md [other_primary]

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Evidence ID

   uss-lsm-r-192-lsmr192-pkt-519-packet-md

2. [2]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LSM(R)-192 page (10/06/06192) - build milestones, unit assignments, campaign credit, specifications, CO list; history extract attributed to 'LSM-LSMR Amphibious Forces,' Vol. II (Turner Publishing, 1997) [other_primary]

   Locator

   navsource.net/archives/10/06/06192.htm - milestones block, Asiatic-Pacific Campaigns table, Specifications block, Commanding Officers table

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   LSM(R)-188-class Landing Ship Medium (Rocket): laid down 7 Sep 1944 at Charleston Navy Yard, Charleston, S.C.; launched 4 Oct 1944; commissioned USS LSM(R)-192, 21 Nov 1944, LTjg. Neal B. Hadsell USNR in command. WWII assignment: Asiatic-Pacific Theater, LSM Flotilla Nine (CDR D. L. Francis USN), LSM Group Twenty-Seven - for which LSM(R)-192 served as flagship (LCDR J. H. Fulweiler USNR) - and LSM Division Fifty-Three. Campaign: Okinawa Gunto operation, assault and occupation 26 Mar-30 Jun 1945; one battle star. Decommissioned 26 Feb 1946 at Terminal Island Navy Yard, San Pedro, CA; struck from the Naval Register 12 Mar 1946; sold for commercial service 10 Mar 1948 to Maritime Transport & Trading Co., Ltd., New York; scrapped 1963. Specs: 758 t. light / 983 attack / 1,175 full; 203'6" oa; 34'6" beam; 13.2 kts; 5 officers + 76 enlisted; 2x GM 16-278A diesels, direct drive, twin screws, 2,800 shp. COs: LTjg. Hadsell (21 Nov 1944-Dec 1945), LTjg. Russell D. Wydeen USNR (Dec 1945-26 Feb 1946). Ribbons displayed on live page: American Campaign Medal; Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1 star); WWII Victory Medal.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   context

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-30

   Study period

   1944-1963

   Population

   Wartime complement: 5 officers, 76 enlisted

   Limitations

   NavSource is a specialist photographic archive, not an official government source; its history extract is attributed to Turner Publishing's 'LSM-LSMR Amphibious Forces' Vol. II (1997). Verified live on navsource.net 2026-09-30 (navsource.org is a dead domain). Contains no asbestos information. Launch date conflicts with uboat.net (5 Oct) - see gaps. A second rendering of this page additionally displays a Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive) row not shown on the live navsource.net scrape - unverified, noted only.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lsm-r-192-lsmr192-01

3. [3]uboat.net Allied Warships of WWII, USS LSM(R) 192 (ship id 13133); class page class/610 (LSM(R) 188 class, 12 ships, 3 lost) [other_primary]

   Locator

   uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/13133.html data table; class/610.html ship list

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   uboat.net records: built by Charleston Navy Yard; ordered 15 Sep 1943; laid down 7 Sep 1944; launched 5 Oct 1944; commissioned 21 Nov 1944; end service 26 Feb 1946 (decommissioned); sold 10 Mar 1948. Class page confirms 12 LSM(R)-188-class ships built at Charleston Navy Yard and identifies sisters LSM(R)-190 and LSM(R)-194 lost 4 May 1945 and LSM(R)-195 lost 3 May 1945.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   context

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-30

   Study period

   1943-1948

   Limitations

   Specialist secondary register, not a government source; corroborates NavSource except the launch date (5 Oct vs 4 Oct 1944 - carried in gaps). Contains no asbestos information.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lsm-r-192-lsmr192-02

4. [4]NARA Catalog file unit: 'USS LSM(R)-192 - Report of Action against enemy aircraft off Kume Shima, Ryukyu Islands, 5/4/45', NAID 633453980, RG 38 (Records of the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations), series World War II War Diaries, Other Operational Records and Histories (HMS/MLR P 17), microfilm Roll A2007, Fold3 file 302051777, 6 pages digitized [other_primary]

   Locator

   catalog.archives.gov/id/633453980; scans at catalog.archives.gov/medialz/partners/dc-metro/rg-038/4697018/2007/0437-0441.jpg (pp. 1-2 read 2026-09-30)

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   Hull-named SECRET action report (letter serial 001, dated 6 May 1945, signed LT Neal B. Hadsell USNR), read directly from digitized scans. At 1915 on 4 May 1945 six ships on Radar Picket Station 10 patrolling about five miles west of Kume Shima - USS Cowell (DD), USS Gwin (DM), LSM(R)-192, LCS(L)-54, LCS(L)-55, LCS(L)-110 - were attacked by five enemy aircraft; all five were downed. One plane (identified by gun crews as an 'Oscar') made a suicide run at LSM(R)-192 dead ahead at ~40 ft, passed over the bow, and struck the extreme port rocket launchers (banks P, Q, R, forward of the 5"/38 director) with its port wing before crashing astern. Damage was minor: three rocket launchers replaced, bent 20mm gun tub, ~1-ft deck hole, damaged Mk 14 sight, lost lifelines/stanchions. Sole casualty: F1c William F. Histed (lacerated fingers, broken finger bone).

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   archival_lead

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-30

   Study period

   1945-05-04 (action); report dated 1945-05-06

   Population

   Ship's company (5 officers, 76 enlisted) under air attack; named gun crews; F1c Histed casualty

   Limitations

   Primary operational record: documents the 4 May 1945 action at Radar Picket Station 10 - the same day's kamikaze wave that sank sisters LSM(R)-190 and -194 (class context). Combat narrative only; contains no material, insulation, or asbestos information. Catalog 'Covers' date lists the action date (4 May); the letter itself is dated 6 May 1945.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lsm-r-192-lsmr192-03

5. [5]NARA Catalog file unit: 'USS LSM(R)-192 - Report of operations in support of the occupation of Okinawa Jima, Ryukyu Islands, 5/21-31/45', NAID 77636128, RG 38, series World War II War Diaries, Other Operational Records and Histories, microfilm Roll A2044, micro serial 156675, serial 002, Fold3 file 302036215, 6 pages digitized [other_primary]

   Locator

   catalog.archives.gov/id/77636128; scans at catalog.archives.gov/medialz/partners/dc-metro/rg-038/4697018/2044/0056-0061.jpg (pp. 1-2 read 2026-09-30)

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   Hull-named CONFIDENTIAL action report (serial 002, dated 2 June 1945), read directly from digitized scans. On 21 May 1945 LSM(R)-192 and LSM(R)-193 were detached from LSM Flotilla Nine for temporary fire-support duty under CTG 51.19; LSM(R)-192 was assigned to CTU 52.9.7 and the Seventh Infantry Division, Tenth Army, operating from Yonabaru Wan and Baten Ko on Okinawa's east coast under Seventh Division fire-control-party direction. 21-31 May expenditure: 2,090 five-inch fin-stabilized rockets, 338 rounds 5"/38 AA common, 2,545 rounds 40mm, 811 rounds 20mm, against reported mortar, artillery, and troop positions (Yonabaru, Baten, Okota, Shinzato, Sashiki, Chinen areas); 29 May reconnaissance of Okinawa's eastern coast. The ship suffered no damage or casualties.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   archival_lead

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-09-30

   Study period

   1945-05-21 to 1945-05-31

   Population

   Ship's company under fire-support assignment; Seventh Infantry Division fire control party embarked

   Limitations

   Primary operational record; documents fire-support employment and ordnance expenditure only - contains no material, insulation, or asbestos information.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lsm-r-192-lsmr192-04

6. [6]NHHC, 'LSM and LSM(R) Histories' (DANFS L-section page, dated 16 Sep 2005; Wayback capture 2015-06-15 - live NHHC URL not located) [nhhc_danfs]

   Locator

   Wayback capture 2015-06-15 04:38:03 of history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/l/lsm-lsmr.html

   Finding type

   historical_record

   Finding

   NHHC officially states that DANFS parameters covered only commissioned Navy ships with assigned names: 'Ships with only a designation, such as LSM, were not included in the DANFS series... The LSM and LSM(R) histories were not included in the DANFS for the above reasons.' The Ship's History Office instead scanned a compiled history of these ships by Capt. James B. Birindelli, SC, USNR (Ret.); because the scan was not word-searchable it could not be posted under Section 508 and was distributed only as CD-ROM SH-0068 (orderable from the Ships History Branch, Naval Historical Center, Washington Navy Yard).

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   archival_lead

   Documentation level

   class_or_era

   Accessed

   2026-09-30

   Study period

   2005 (page date)

   Limitations

   Explains the absence of a DANFS entry for this hull and identifies the official compiled-history substitute, which is not located online. The archived page states the exclusion applies to designation-only craft generally; it does not name LSM(R)-192 individually. Citation is to an archived capture - the live NHHC page was not found at a working URL.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lsm-r-192-lsmr192-05

7. [7]NARA Catalog, 62 file units matching the hull query (61 digitized), RG 38 WWII war diaries/operational records: COM LSM(R) GR 27 war diaries NAID 139886344 (Feb 1945, Roll A1422), NAID 101722620 (Apr 1945, Roll A1722), NAID 140062667 (Jun 1945, Roll A1680); COM LSM FLOT 9 war diary Apr 1945 NAID 633437935 (Roll A1611) [other_primary]

   Locator

   NARA Catalog search '"LSM(R) 192"' - file-unit titles and NAIDs as listed; catalog.archives.gov/id/{139886344,101722620,140062667,633437935}

   Finding type

   historical_record

   Finding

   Digitized war diaries of this hull's documented parent commands exist in the catalog: LSM(R) Group Twenty-Seven (her flagship assignment per NavSource) for Feb, Apr, and Jun 1945, and LSM Flotilla Nine for Apr 1945 - the unit chain under which her action reports were routed (via Commander LSM(R) Group TWENTY SEVEN). These likely contain day-level positions and operations for the period covering Kerama Retto, the picket stations, and the May fire-support detachment.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   archival_lead

   Documentation level

   class_or_era

   Accessed

   2026-09-30

   Study period

   1945-02 to 1945-06

   Limitations

   Unit-level records name the parent commands, not this hull; ship-specific content inside them is probable but unverified (titles only were read; the scans were not reviewed page by page). The query also returns records of other commands matching the hull token.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lsm-r-192-lsmr192-06

8. [8]Era inference built on: NavSource propulsion spec (2x GM 16-278A diesels, direct drive - no steam plant); Atlas shipyards.json charleston-naval-shipyard record (documented yard asbestos products: pipe insulation, spray-on insulation for walls and ship interiors, electrical insulation throughout vessels, gaskets, packing, brake linings) [other_primary]

   Locator

   NavSource 10/06/06192 Specifications block; shipyards.json yard_id 'charleston-naval-shipyard' (evidence_tier 2, flagship ev-charleston-naval-shipyard-06)

   Finding type

   asbestos_application

   Finding

   No steam plant aboard - the asbestos-relevant systems are the era-standard diesel landing-craft applications: machinery-space thermal insulation, exhaust lagging, gaskets, valve packing, electrical insulation, deck coverings, winch brake linings. The builder yard is a documented asbestos-using naval shipyard: the Atlas yard dataset's Charleston Naval Shipyard record carries verified entries (2014 Whalen and 2018 Twidwell verdicts; 1988 OSHA asbestos-standard citations) and lists asbestos products used in ship construction and repair, including spray-on insulation for ship interiors and electrical insulation throughout vessels.

   Verification

   inferred

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   class_or_era

   Accessed

   2026-09-30

   Study period

   1944 (construction); yard record spans later decades

   Population

   Charleston Navy Yard construction trades (Sept-Oct 1944); wartime crew

   Limitations

   Design/era and builder-yard inference only - no document names this hull, establishes what was installed aboard her, or quantifies anything. Does not establish individual exposure, causation, or present-day presence (the hull was scrapped in 1963). Yard asbestos documentation postdates construction by decades.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lsm-r-192-lsmr192-07

9. [9]OSHA Inspection Detail 100361849 - U.S. Dept of the Navy, Commander, Charleston Naval Shipyard, Code 106, Charleston SC; complaint-type health inspection opened 06 Jan 1988; two violations under 29 CFR 1910.1001 (asbestos standard): citation 01001 (D07 I) and citation 01002 (J02 I, later deleted), both issued 10 Mar 1988; case closed 16 Sep 1988 [other_primary]

   Locator

   osha.gov/ords/imis/establishment.inspection_detail?id=100361849 - Inspection Information and Violation Summary tables

   Finding type

   regulatory

   Finding

   Live OSHA establishment record confirms the builder yard was cited under the federal asbestos standard: inspection 100361849 at Commander, Charleston Naval Shipyard produced two citations under 29 CFR 1910.1001 (one subsequently deleted). Consistent with the yard dataset's documented asbestos product list for the facility that built this hull.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   context

   Documentation level

   class_or_era

   Accessed

   2026-09-30

   Study period

   1988

   Population

   Charleston Naval Shipyard establishment (1988)

   Limitations

   Yard-level regulatory record from 1988 - 44 years after this hull's 1944 construction; documents asbestos-standard compliance activity at the facility, not asbestos aboard any hull. No sampling result is published on the inspection page.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lsm-r-192-lsmr192-08

10. [10]GAO, 'Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure' HRD-80-2 (Oct 18, 1979) - program-level Navy asbestos context [gao]

    Locator

    gao.gov/products/hrd-80-2 (product page; full-text pull blocked)

    Finding type

    gov_survey

    Finding

    GAO HRD-80-2 documents Navy-wide asbestos insulation use in ship construction and repair and the Navy's worker-protection response - program-level context for the era in which this hull was built.

    Verification

    partial

    Role

    context

    Documentation level

    class_or_era

    Accessed

    2026-09-30

    Study period

    1979 (report); WWII-era usage context

    Population

    Navy shipyard workforce (program level)

    Limitations

    gao.gov returned HTTP 403 to automated fetch on 2026-09-30 (same standing block noted in BATCH-01/98); citation rests on the GAO product-page metadata previously verified in this batch line, not on re-read full text. Program-level document; does not name this hull, her class, or Charleston Navy Yard.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-lsm-r-192-lsmr192-09

11. [11]Jon Hoppe, 'Rocket Ships,' Naval History (U.S. Naval Institute), Vol. 35 No. 3, June 2021 - pictorial history of WWII close-in fire-support conversions [reputable_press]

    Locator

    usni.org/magazines/naval-history-magazine/2021/june/rocket-ships, LSM(R) section

    Finding type

    historical_record

    Finding

    USNI Naval History documents the LSM(R) as one of the last wartime developments: 'One of the last developments of the war was the landing ship, medium (rocket) (LSM[R]), three classes of which were produced,' part of the wartime program of fitting existing landing craft designs with rocket launchers for close-in shore bombardment. Establishes the 'interim rocket ship' class context for the 188-class conversions.

    Verification

    verified

    Role

    context

    Documentation level

    class_or_era

    Accessed

    2026-09-30

    Study period

    WWII development context

    Limitations

    Class-level pictorial history; does not name this hull. Secondary (professional-institute) source - corroborates, does not substitute for, the primary records above. Contains no asbestos information.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-lsm-r-192-lsmr192-10

12. [12]Batch-5840 search ledger (this record): NavSource; uboat.net; NARA Catalog (62 file units incl. two hull-named action reports and parent-unit war diaries); NHHC archived LSM/LSM(R) histories page; Naval Vessel Register; OSHA establishment record; GAO (blocked); CourtListener API v4 (authenticated, via cl-auth-search.py); secondary web sweep [other_primary]

    Locator

    search_ledger rows sl-uss-lsm-r-192-lsmr192-01 through -14

    Finding type

    historical_record

    Finding

    No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or docketed case naming LSM(R)-192 was found in the sources searched (see search_ledger). CourtListener returned only name collisions - opinion index: 'LSM(R)-192' (128 hits; inspected results are LSM General Construction, 'In re LSM', docket-fragment and unrelated-tort collisions), 'LSMR-192' (1 hit, industrial patent case), 'LSM-192' (collision results); docket index: 'LSM(R)-192' (3,443 hits dominated by LSM-named LLCs and unrelated filings - inspected results all collisions). The Naval Vessel Register does not cover this hull - NVR states ships disposed of prior to 1987 are not included, and this hull was sold in 1948. No DANFS entry exists by official policy (see ev-05).

    Verification

    verified

    Role

    negative_finding

    Documentation level

    ship_specific

    Accessed

    2026-09-30

    Study period

    2026-09-30

    Limitations

    Absence of a located public record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard - 1944 naval construction at a documented asbestos yard makes era materials plausible. CourtListener coverage is collision-only rather than exhaustive: 3,443 docket hits and 128 opinion hits were reviewed at the top results pages, and a hull could still sit deeper in the collision noise. The two hull-named NARA action reports contain no materials information; the Birindelli compiled history (CD SH-0068) and undigitized deck logs are unchecked sources that could hold more.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-lsm-r-192-lsmr192-11