Evidence
11 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-11).
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[1]research packet 611-packet.md (1 sources cited) [nhhc_danfs]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED — real identity: USS **LST-1004** (never renamed; never reclassified)
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-lst-1004-lst1004-pkt-611-packet-md
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[2]DANFS, LST-1004 entry (NHHC live page, verified 2026-10-02) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS service narrative (full entry)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS records for this hull: 'LST-1004 was laid down on 26 January 1944 at Quincy, Mass., by the Bethlehem Steel Co.; launched on 3 March 1944; and commissioned on 28 March 1944. LST-1004 performed no combatant service during World War II. She was decommissioned on 27 June 1946 and struck from the Navy list on 7 February 1947. On 16 October 1947, the ship was sold to Consolidated Builders, Inc., Seattle, Wash., for scrapping.'
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-1947
- Population
- Bethlehem Quincy construction trades (Jan-Mar 1944); crew (1944-46)
- Limitations
- Ship-specific history only; no asbestos or material content. The entry is a short stub - no complement, dimensions, or builder detail beyond 'Bethlehem Steel Co.' is given. 'No combatant service' is consistent with the war-diary record (Pacific arrival post-Okinawa-assault; logistics and occupation lifts only).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-1004-01
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[3]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LST-1004 - milestone timeline, unit assignments, awards display, specifications, commanding officers (live page verified 2026-10-02) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 10/16/161004.htm header block, awards display, specifications block, commanding-officers table
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource documents for this hull: '542-Class Tank Landing Ship'; laid down 26 January 1944 at Bethlehem Steel Co., Quincy, MA; launched 3 March 1944; commissioned 28 March 1944, LT. Henry J. Pinney USNR in command; WWII assignment to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater in LST Flotilla Thirty-Seven (CAPT. Riley), LST Group One Hundred Ten (LCDR. C. Alexander), LST Division Two Hundred-Nineteen; decommissioned 27 June 1946; struck from the Naval Register 7 February 1947; sold for scrapping 16 October 1947 to Consolidated Builders, Inc., Seattle, WA. Awards display: American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1), World War II Victory Medal. Commanding officers: LT Pinney (28 Mar 1944-1944), LT Salistean (1944-Mar 1945), LT Stover (Mar 1945-Feb 1946), LTjg Pile (Mar-27 Jun 1946). Specifications: 1,625 t light / 4,080 t full; 328 ft oa, 50 ft beam; 11.6 kt trial; complement 13 officers / 104 enlisted; troops 16 officers / 147 enlisted; 2 LCVP; 2 x GM 12-567A diesels, single Falk reduction gear, 2 propellers 1,700 shp; ultimate armament design 2 twin 40mm, 4 single 40mm, 12 single 20mm.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-1947
- Population
- Bethlehem Quincy construction trades (1944); crew (1944-46); scrapping workers (1947-48)
- Limitations
- NavSource is a volunteer secondary compilation, not a primary registry - its milestones track DANFS exactly for this hull and its unit assignments are corroborated by the NARA war diaries of COM LST Group 110 (ev-03, ev-04). No asbestos content. The '(1)' beside the Asiatic-Pacific ribbon is ambiguous - award count vs battle star; no battle star is documented for this hull and DANFS records no combatant service (see gaps).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-1004-02
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[4]NARA RG 38, WWII War Diaries of Commander LST Group 110 (ComLSTGrp110): NAID 140050567 (April 1945, serial 0299) and NAID 101745536 (June 1945, serial 00327) - digitized Fold3 scans, verified by direct reading of the scans 2026-10-02 [other_primary]
- Locator
- NARA NAID 140050567 digital objects (roll export_WWII_WarDiaries_1667_201368 images 0886-0887); NAID 101745536 digital objects (roll A_1752 images 0619-0627)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- War diaries document this hull as LST Group 110 flagship: April 1945 roster lists LST 1004 '(Group Flagship)' in Division 219 with LSTs 544, 654, 730, 984, 1005, under Commander Amphibious Training Command, U.S. Atlantic Fleet; the group 'completed yard availabilities' including structural firing tests of newly installed twin 40mm gun mounts, and LST-1004 loaded dry provisions at Norfolk Army Base piers, Hampton Roads, cargo bound for Pearl Harbor. Transit: departed Hampton Roads 17 April 1945 with LST 984 for Key West (arrived 22 April); departed Key West 24 April for the Canal Zone; crossed the CHOP line 26 April; transited the Panama Canal to Balboa 29 April; departed Balboa 30 April for Pearl Harbor. June 1945: ComLSTGrp110 designated CTU 13.11.5 - LST-1004 underway 1 June 1945 from Pearl Harbor for Okinawa via Eniwetok, crossing the International Date Line 6 June.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- April-June 1945
- Population
- Crew; ComLSTGrp110 staff embarked (group flagship); embarked troops/cargo handlers
- Limitations
- Primary operational record, ship-specific - documents a documented yard-availability work event on this hull in early 1945 (twin-40mm installation trials; the yard is not named in the diary, Hampton Roads operating area) and her Pacific transit. War diaries record movements and administration, not construction materials or hazardous substances - no asbestos content. Diary OCR matched 'LST-1004' at NARA catalog; page images read directly.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-1004-03
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[5]NARA RG 38, WWII War Diaries of Commander LST Group 110: NAID 77491582 (August 1945, serial 00396), NAID 77562719 (September 1945, serial 00419), NAID 140087940 (October-18 November 1945, serials 469/470) - digitized Fold3 scans, verified by direct reading 2026-10-02 [other_primary]
- Locator
- NARA NAID 77491582 (roll A_1873 images 0036-0039); NAID 77562719 (roll A_1949 images 0160-0161); NAID 140087940 (roll export_WWII_WarDiaries_2014_216995 images 0664-0673)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Post-surrender occupation logistics documented for this hull: August 1945 - at anchor Saipan 1 Aug; beached at Charlie FOUR 8-9 Aug loading Army personnel and equipment for Iwo Jima; ComLSTGrp110 designated convoy commodore of Convoy SIW#68 (LSTs 1004, 823, 989, SS Vanderbilt Victory, SS Ed. Baker; escorts PC 548, PC 1175) departing Saipan 11 Aug; beached and unloaded at Iwo Jima 14 Aug; departed for Saipan 15 Aug (V-J Day); anchored Saipan 19-28 Aug; departed Saipan for Okinawa 29 Aug in Convoy SOK.32 (convoy of 33 LSTs, 16 LSMs, 3 AKAs and smaller units per the diary; convoy commodore ComLSTGrp98 in LST 1126). September - arrived Okinawa 4 Sept, anchored Hagushi; beached to load 7-8 Sept; departed 11 Sept in TU 78.1.15 for Jinsen, Korea; arrived Jinsen 15 Sept; docked Tidal Basin 17 Sept unloading troops and loading troops for Fusan; launched LCT 512 from her deck 19 Sept; anchored Jinsen through 30 Sept with ComLSTGrp110 acting as Assistant Force Beachmaster. October - CTU 78.12.1 departed Jinsen 4 Oct for Fusan (LSTs 1004, 994, 1000; LSMs 138, 127, 223, 486; escort SC 1278), unloaded at Fusan Pier 1 on 6 Oct; redesignated CTU 78.18.3 and departed Fusan 7 Oct; reversed course 1305 on 8 Oct and maneuvered at sea 8-9 Oct (wind 45 knots, sea state 7) to evade the typhoon approaching Okinawa; arrived Okinawa 12 Oct; anchored Hagushi 13-15 Oct; beached for loading 16-17 Oct; departed Okinawa 18 Oct in TU 78.1.26 (10 LSTs, 3 merchant ships); arrived Jinsen 22 Oct; docked Tidal Basin 25-26 Oct; CTU 78.16.9 (LSTs 1004, 566, 638, 794, DE 705) proceeded 27 Oct to Saishu Town, Saishu To to lift POWs (LST 638 detached en route to Okinawa); loaded POWs at Saishu 29 Oct; arrived Sasebo 31 Oct and unloaded POWs using LCTs. November - departed Sasebo 2 Nov (TU 78.16.9), arrived Okinawa 4 Nov, beached loading; CTU 78.14.15 departed Okinawa 8 Nov for Jinsen (LSTs 1004, 700, 794, 796), arrived 12 Nov; PD Jinsen dispatch 140415 of 14 Nov ordered LST-1004 to Sasebo for onward routing to Taku, China, reporting to CTG 78.19; arrived Sasebo 17 Nov; at anchor Sasebo 18 Nov. CAPT. W.A. Riley (ComLSTFlot37) assumed additional duty as ComLSTGrp110 18 Nov, relieving LCDR. A.C. Forbes.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- August-November 1945
- Population
- Crew; ComLSTGrp110 staff embarked; Army personnel and POWs carried; beachmaster parties
- Limitations
- Primary operational record, ship-specific. Documents logistics and occupation duty only - consistent with DANFS 'no combatant service.' Diary proves evasion at sea (8-9 Oct) of the typhoon approaching Okinawa - the storm that struck Okinawa 9 October 1945, named Typhoon Louise in secondary literature (the diary itself does not name it); this hull was NOT among the LSTs wrecked/beached at Okinawa. Whether the ordered Taku, China routing was executed post-18 Nov is outside the diary's coverage (see gaps). No asbestos or material content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-1004-04
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[6]MARAD Vessel History Database, LST-1004 (Detail 9223): PMARS Vessel Status Card image 4D1_01.png, read directly 2026-10-02 [marad_nrc]
- Locator
- MARAD Detail 9223, Status Cards panel, card image https://vesselhistory.marad.dot.gov/cards/4D1_01.png
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The MARAD vessel status card for this hull documents disposal: 'TITLE TRANSFERRED AT WASHINGTON 9-25-47'; purchaser CONSOLIDATED BUILDERS, INC., form of agreement PURCH, port of delivery NORDLAND, WASH., date and time delivered 10-16-47 NOON PST; card also carries a Nordland, Washington location basis notation dated 10-15-47. Database 'Fate' field: 'Sold - No Further Info.' Consistent with DANFS (sold for scrapping 16 October 1947 to Consolidated Builders, Inc., Seattle) and adds the physical delivery point - Nordland, on Marrowstone Island, Puget Sound, Washington.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1947
- Population
- Shipbreaking/scrapping workers (1947-48, Puget Sound area)
- Limitations
- Primary disposition record (handwritten status card). Documents sale and delivery point, not the scrapping process - no statement of where or how breakup was performed and no material/hazmat content. Consolidated Builders operated a Seattle office; the Nordland delivery point is documented, actual dismantling site is not stated on the card.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-1004-05
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[7]U.S. Naval Institute Photo Archives image 438744: 'U.S. Navy Landing Ship Tank LST-1004 (no name), March 3, 1944, Boston Harbor, Boston, Massachusets' (live page verified 2026-10-02); plus NARA BuShips photo 80-G-221268 (Boston Harbor, 29 March 1944) per NavSource caption [other_primary]
- Locator
- photos.usni.org item 438744; NavSource 10/16/161004.htm photo table (image 1016100401)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Two photographs document this hull at delivery: the USNI archive holds a launch-day view captioned LST-1004 in Boston Harbor, 3 March 1944; the National Archives holds Bureau of Ships photo 80-G-221268 showing USS LST-1004 underway in Boston Harbor, 29 March 1944 (the day after commissioning), per the NARA attribution caption carried on the NavSource page.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- March 1944
- Limitations
- Archival lead only - photographs establish the hull's presence and outfit state at delivery, not materials. The 80-G-221268 catalog item could not be confirmed independently: NARA catalog API returned 0 hits for the local identifier (search logged); attribution rests on the NavSource caption transcription.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-1004-06
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[8]Era inference built on: BuShips Ships' Data U.S. Naval Vessels Vol. 2 (Jan 1945) LST design table (shipscribe.com scan) + NavSource specifications for this hull (2 x GM 12-567A diesels, no boilers) + documented WWII-era U.S. shipbuilding asbestos practice (see ev-08, ev-09) [other_primary]
- Locator
- BuShips SDB-1945 v2 LST design table; NavSource specifications block (this hull)
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- A diesel-powered tank landing ship built in the first quarter of 1944 at a Bethlehem yard sits inside the documented WWII-era asbestos-use window for U.S. shipbuilding. The LST-542 design carries no steam plant - the boiler/turbine lagging pathway of steam vessels does not apply; era-standard asbestos-relevant applications aboard the type were diesel-exhaust lagging, engine-room thermal/acoustic insulation, gaskets and valve packing, deck coverings/tile, bulkhead and accommodation insulation, and winch/crane brake linings.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-1948
- Population
- Bethlehem Quincy construction trades (1944); crew (1944-46); shipbreakers (1947-48)
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - no hull-specific insulation schedule, material list, or work package located for LST-1004. Names era-standard applications, not confirmed installed materials. No quantity. Product names are normalized era terms; no manufacturer attribution for this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-1004-07
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[9]Oliver v. General Electric Co. et al., U.S. District Court D. Md., Civ. No. 1:16-cv-01057 (Fore River Shipyard asbestos litigation documented in shipyards.json) + shipyard-exposure-map yard records for fore-river-shipyard and bethlehem-shipbuilding (Quincy, MA) [court_record]
- Locator
- shipyards.json yard records fore-river-shipyard (ev-fore-river-01: Oliver v. GE, govinfo USCOURTS-mdd-1_16-cv-01057) and bethlehem-shipbuilding
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- This hull's builder yard has yard-level asbestos documentation: the Atlas shipyards record for Fore River Shipyard (Quincy, MA - the site operated by Bethlehem Steel during WWII, where LST-1004 was built) carries a documented court record of a pipefitter's/drafting apprentice employed at Fore River 1967-1970 suing over asbestos-related disease, and lists documented asbestos products at the yard (fireproofing materials, gaskets, packing, asbestos wire insulation, asbestos cement, asbestos-containing paint). The related corporate entry bethlehem-shipbuilding documents Bethlehem asbestos products (85% magnesia block, Marinite board, Transite, Aircell pipe covering, Unibestos, Limpet spray, Raybestos cloth) though its individual evidence rows are weighted toward the Bethlehem Sparrows Point (Baltimore) operation, not Quincy.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944 (construction); 1967-70 (documented litigation period)
- Population
- Fore River/Bethlehem Quincy construction and ship-repair trades (WWII era and later)
- Limitations
- Yard-level documentation, not a hull record: the Oliver record concerns Fore River employment in 1967-1970, two decades after this hull's 1944 construction; no yard work package, material schedule, or survey names LST-1004. Dataset caveat: shipyards.json carries both a site entry (fore-river-shipyard) and a corporate entry (bethlehem-shipbuilding) whose evidence is Baltimore-weighted; only the Fore River site entry matches this hull's construction location.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-1004-08
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[10]GAO, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (Oct 18, 1979) [gao]
- Locator
- GAO product page HRD-80-2
- 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 - covering this hull's entire construction (1944) and service era (1944-46).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1979
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers; asbestos program review
- Limitations
- Program-level documentation; supports era context only, not any fact specific to this hull. Full text not retrieved (gao.gov blocked automated fetch in prior sessions, HTTP 403) - content via product-page description.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-1004-09
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[11]Batch-6492 search ledger (this record): NHHC DANFS live page; NavSource amphibious archive; NARA catalog API + digitized war-diary scans; MARAD vessel history + status card; USNI photo archive; NVR; CourtListener API v4 (authenticated); secondary web sweep [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lst-1004-01 through -10
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or qualifying litigation naming USS LST-1004 was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). CourtListener opinion search returned zero hits for 'LST-1004', 'LST 1004', and 'USS LST-1004' (authenticated API, 2026-10-02); the RECAP docket index returned one hit - Katz v. Texaco Inc., D. Conn. 3:02-cv-02201, an ERISA separation-pay case - classified name collision (incidental string inside a scanned exhibit), not qualifying litigation. The secondary web sweep surfaced no law-firm listicle or case naming this hull - only NavSource, DANFS mirrors, a Portuguese Wikipedia stub, and photo-archive records.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 2026-10-02
- Limitations
- Absence of a located public record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard - the ship's standard WWII construction makes era materials likely, and her 1947 scrapping predates any hazmat documentation regime. Deck logs (RG 24), BuShips construction files, and the builder's work records are undigitized leads. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-1004-10