Evidence
13 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-13).
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[1]research packet 612-packet.md (1 sources cited) [nhhc_danfs]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED — real identity: USS LST-1006 | Hull: LST-1006 | Designation: LST (landing ship, tank) | Class: LST-542 class (see class note)
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-lst-1006-lst1006-pkt-612-packet-md
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[2]DANFS (NHHC) entry 'LST-1006' - live page verified 2026-10-02 [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS LST-1006 article text (4 paragraphs)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS records: laid down 5 February 1944 at Quincy, Mass., by Bethlehem Steel Co.; launched 11 March 1944; commissioned 12 April 1944, Lt. Vardy D. Garvey in command. Asiatic-Pacific operations: Leyte landings (October 1944), Zambales-Subic Bay (January 1945), assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto (April through June 1945). Postwar: occupation duty in the Far East and China service until late March 1946; decommissioned 26 July 1946; struck from the Navy list 28 August of the same year (1946); sold 14 June 1948 to Steele Powers for operation. Three battle stars for WWII service.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-1948
- Population
- Ship's company: 13 officers / 104 enlisted; embarked troops up to 16 officers / 147 enlisted
- Limitations
- Authoritative Navy history; contains no asbestos or material content (DANFS never does). Date conflicts vs NavSource (strike year 1946 vs 1948; sale 14 June vs 4 June 1948) carried in gaps - DANFS values held in the record. Does not establish exposure, quantity, or present-day material.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-1006-01
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[3]NavSource Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LST-1006 page (page maintainer Gary P. Priolo; last updated 8 November 2024) - live .net URL verified 2026-10-02 [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 161006.htm - full page: awards table, campaign table, specifications block, photo table, commanding-officer table
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Per-hull reference page: LST-542 class; build dates as DANFS; commissioned under Lt. Vardy D. Garvey USN; unit assignment LST Flotilla Fourteen / LST Group Forty / LST Division Seventy-Nine; campaign table details Leyte Yellow Beach 20 Oct 1944, Zambales 29-30 Jan 1945, Okinawa Purple Beach 1 Apr-10 Jun 1945 and Theya Shima 2-4 Jun 1945; occupation and China service periods; full specifications (2 GM 12-567A diesels, Falk reduction gear, twin screws, 1,700 shp, 11.6 kt; three diesel-driven 100 kW generators; complement 13 officers/104 enlisted, troops 16 officers/147 enlisted); four commanding officers listed; three photographs including the ship at San Francisco Bay 1946 with homeward-bound pennant (U.S. Navy photo via Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum) and beached at Cape Cretin, New Guinea, 7 Nov 1944 (U.S. Army Signal Corps photo).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-1946
- Population
- Ship's company and embarked troops, 1944-1946
- Limitations
- Secondary compilation hosting primary material (Navy/Army photos, DANFS text). Its 'fate unknown' disposition is superseded by Great Lakes records (see ev-uss-lst-1006-07); its strike year (1948) and sale day (4 June) conflict with DANFS (1946 / 14 June) - conflicts carried in gaps. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-1006-02
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[4]Bureau of Ships, Ships' Data, U.S. Naval Vessels, Vol. II, NAVSHIPS 250-011 (15 April 1945), p.188 LST roster - shipscribe.com scan, live URL verified 2026-10-02 (relocated from legacy /styles/usnaux/sdb/ path, which now 404s) [other_primary]
- Locator
- SDB1945v2 PDF p.188 'LANDING SHIP, TANK (LST)' roster, rows LST1004-LST1006
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Official BuShips wartime roster lists LST-1006 in the Bethlehem Steel Co., Fore River, Mass. builder block (block opens at LST-1004): keel laid 5 Feb 44, launched 11 Mar 44, first commissioned 12 Apr 44 - matching DANFS dates exactly and independently confirming builder, yard, and all three milestones from the Navy's own ships' data publication.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-1945
- Population
- n/a
- Limitations
- Wartime publication (Apr 1945): covers construction and machinery only; no postwar status and no material/fiber content. OCR text layer parsed - layout is columnar.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-1006-03
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[5]Bureau of Ships, Ships' Data, U.S. Naval Vessels, Vol. II, NAVSHIPS 250-011 (15 April 1945), LST design table - shipscribe.com scan [other_primary]
- Locator
- SDB1945v2 LST design table rows LST980-1059 (characteristics + machinery lines)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Official BuShips design table for the LST980-1059 block (the block containing this hull): 328 ft oa / 316 ft, 50 ft beam, 2,366 t light / 4,080 t trial, 11.6 kt; machinery line for LST980-1059 reads 2 x G.M. Diesel 12-567A, 1,700 shp - confirming this hull's block carried the standard 12-567A diesel plant (variant 12-278A applies to blocks LST932-979 and LST1060-1080 only). Diesel plant: no boilers or steam system.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1945
- Population
- n/a
- Limitations
- Class/block-level design data, not a hull-specific document; establishes machinery type and absence of steam plant - the relevant boundary on the lagging pathway - but no asbestos information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-1006-04
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[6]Consolidated era inference - BuShips SDB 1945 v2 machinery data for block LST980-1059 + era amphibious-ship construction practice (see class profile lst-1-class) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Class-level design inference; SDB1945v2 machinery confirmation per ev-uss-lst-1006-04
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Era/design inference for diesel-powered LSTs: with no boilers, asbestos-relevant applications concentrate in GM diesel exhaust lagging and gaskets, engine-room thermal/acoustic insulation, machinery and pipe lagging, valve packing, deck coverings/tile, bulkhead and accommodation insulation, and winch/crane brake linings; period insulation, gasket, and packing products were commonly manufactured with asbestos fiber.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-1976
- Population
- Construction trades at Fore River (1944); ship's company and embarked troops (1944-1946); Sturgeon Bay conversion-yard workers (1951); Kewaunee scrapping workers (1973-1976)
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - no ship-specific asbestos record exists for this hull. Does not establish that asbestos was installed aboard LST-1006, nor quantity, nor any individual exposure. The diesel plant narrows but does not eliminate the pathway (no boiler/steam-turbine lagging).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-1006-05
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[7]Great Lakes Maritime Database vessel record for LST-1006 / SOLVEIG (Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library special-collections maritime data, VITA platform) - live verified 2026-10-02 [museum_official]
- Locator
- greatlakeships.org record 3691996 - Identification / Construction and Ownership / Final Disposition / History Chronology fields
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Library maritime database traces the hull after naval service: built 1944 at Quincy MA by Bethlehem Steel; 1951 owned by Roen Steamship Co., reduced to barge, U.S. official number 261549, renamed SOLVEIG; final disposition scrapped at Kewaunee, Wisconsin, 1976. Includes a 1952 photograph of the hull as SOLVEIG.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-1976
- Population
- Roen Steamship conversion crews (1951); Kewaunee scrapping workers (1973-1976)
- Limitations
- Institutional (public-library) maritime database - a compiled record, not a primary document. Official number conflicts with the Berry record (261549 vs 261849) and scrapping year conflicts (1976 here vs sold-for-scrap 1973 in Berry) - both carried in gaps. No asbestos or hazmat content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-1006-06
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[8]Great Lakes Vessel History (Sterling Berry compiled vessel records, maintained by Roger LeLievre), 'Solveig' vessel history, citing Great Lakes Ships We Remember III p.367 - live verified 2026-10-02 [other_primary]
- Locator
- greatlakesvesselhistory.com histories-by-name/s/solveig - vessel history text
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Corrects NavSource's 'fate unknown': records the hull sold 1951 to Roen Steamship Co., Sturgeon Bay WI, towed into the Great Lakes via the Mississippi and Illinois Rivers, converted to a pulpwood barge with her engines removed and installed in two tugs owned by Roen; enrolled at Milwaukee WI (315.0 x 50.0 x 24.5, 3,040 GT, US ON 261849); sold for scrap 1973 to Robert Krause, Kewaunee WI, and scrapped at Kewaunee.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1948-1976
- Population
- Roen Steamship conversion crews (1951); Kewaunee scrapping workers (1973-1976)
- Limitations
- Private maritime historian's compiled record (author deceased 2020; maintained by successor) - secondary-quality sourcing citing a published fleet history. Conflicts: ON 261849 vs 261549; scrap-sale 1973 vs scrapping date 1976 (probably sale vs completion - unresolved). The engine removal at Sturgeon Bay (1951) is the documented disturbance point for machinery-space materials - no hazmat record exists.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-1006-07
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[9]O'Connor v. Raymark Industries, Inc., 401 Mass. 586, 518 N.E.2d 510 (Mass. 1988) - Justia full text, live verified 2026-10-02 [court_record]
- Locator
- 401 Mass. 586, opinion text: special questions 1-2 and facts section
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Massachusetts SJC opinion documents the builder yard's asbestos environment in the construction era: welder Richard O'Connor worked at Bethlehem Steel (Fore River) Shipyard in the 1940s, covering himself with Raybestos-Manhattan asbestos welding blankets for spark protection and inhaling their dust; he was 'exposed to numerous other asbestos products at the shipyard, as well.' The jury answered YES on the exposure question (Raymark product exposure at Fore River established) but NO on causation of his mesothelioma; judgment for defendant affirmed on appeal (instruction-error challenge rejected).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1940s (exposure); 1988 (opinion)
- Population
- Fore River Shipyard workers, 1940s
- Limitations
- Yard-level litigation record - documents asbestos products in use at the yard where this hull was built in 1944, but names no vessel and establishes nothing about material aboard LST-1006. Stage: affirmed trial-level finding (exposure yes, causation no). Affirmance addressed jury instructions, not the exposure finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-1006-08
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[10]'Duty on LST 1006' by Hans A. Stiller, MoMM2/c V2 USNR - crew-authored ship history transcribed on NavSource - live verified 2026-10-02 [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 161006h.htm - full memoir text
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Crew memoir quoting official ship's records: in 18.5 months of commissioned service the ship steamed about 45,000 nautical miles, made 6 assault landings and 4 resupply runs in combat areas, endured 123 Japanese air attacks, evacuated 107 casualties from the Dulag beachhead as an improvised hospital ship, and 'has never been in drydocked and never had a complete overhaul of Main or Auxiliary Engines.'
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-1946
- Population
- Ship's company, 1944-1946
- Limitations
- Crew-authored account citing official records secondhand - not an audited document; figures are memoir claims (partial verification only). Carried solely as exposure context: no drydocking or machinery overhaul during commissioned service means original-era materials were not documented as disturbed in that window. Contains no asbestos information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-1006-09
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[11]NARA National Archives Catalog search 'LST-1006' - 305 file-unit/series hits, nearly all digitized - live verified 2026-10-02 [other_primary]
- Locator
- catalog.archives.gov search 'LST-1006' results; record pages NAID 118967605 (RG 24), NAID 139916428 / 77802683 (microfilm action reports)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA catalog returns 305 records mentioning the hull: microfilmed WWII action reports (e.g., 'Rep of AA act off Mindoro Is, Philippines on 12/15/44' NAID 139916428; 'Rep of opers in the invasion of Okinawa Jima, Ryukyu Islands, 4/1-6/45' NAID 77802683; 'Rep of AA Acts in Leyte Gulf' NAID 78689505; La Paz, Luzon assault landing NAID 140026869); RG 24 Index to Muster Rolls file unit 'USS LST-1006 to USS PC-566' NAID 118967605 (1,599 images, digitized); and RG 92 Individual Deceased Personnel Files referencing the ship.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-1946
- Population
- n/a
- Limitations
- Operational/personnel records - no asbestos survey, material schedule, or hazmat content expected; value is as the documented archival trail for a follow-up researcher. Discrete deck-log file units for this hull not located in the catalog this session (muster-roll index only).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-1006-10
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[12]CourtListener API v4 search (authenticated helper, fleet-paced) - opinion index query 'LST-1006', 2026-10-02 [court_record]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lst-1006-05 through -07
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- CourtListener opinion search for 'LST-1006' returned 55 hits - every reviewed hit is a non-ship term collision (the string appears as a docket, statute, exhibit, or docketed-item reference in unrelated criminal, tax, and family-law opinions; none names the vessel or involves asbestos). The RECAP docket index returned zero hits for 'LST-1006'. No qualifying asbestos litigation naming this hull located.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 2026-10-02
- Population
- n/a
- Limitations
- Coverage: opinion-index sweep (55 noise hits) and RECAP docket-index query (0 hits) both completed 2026-10-02; a phrase-quoted 'USS LST-1006' opinion variant stayed blocked by the fleet pace limiter (strict subset of the completed unquoted sweep - see search_ledger). RECAP docket full-text coverage is incomplete by nature. Hull-number-only ships are searchable only by hull string; a pleading spelling the name differently could be missed. Not proof that no case exists - proof that none was located.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-1006-11
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[13]Batch-6494 search ledger (this record): NHHC DANFS; NavSource 161006.htm/161006h.htm; BuShips SDB 1945 v2 (shipscribe); NARA catalog; greatlakeships.org; greatlakesvesselhistory.com; Justia/O'Connor v. Raymark; CourtListener opinion index; general-web 'LST-1006 asbestos' sweep [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lst-1006-01 through sl-uss-lst-1006-12
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat or disposal disclosure (naval sale 1948, barge conversion 1951, scrapping 1973-76 all predate asbestos regulation and carry no hazmat record), and no qualifying litigation naming the hull was found in the public sources searched.
- 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 - era inference for a 1944 diesel amphibious ship is reasonable but unproven for this hull. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-1006-12