Evidence
6 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-6).
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[1]DANFS, LST-1015 (Naval History and Heritage Command, live page verified 2026-10-02) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS entry, full entry (single-paragraph entry)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- LST-1015 was laid down 22 March 1944 at Quincy, Mass., by the Bethlehem Steel Co.; launched 20 April 1944; commissioned 8 May 1944. Assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater: capture and occupation of the southern Palau Islands (September-October 1944), Leyte landings (October-November 1944), Lingayen Gulf landings (January 1945), assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto (April 1945). Postwar occupation duty in the Far East and China service until early May 1946. Decommissioned 6 May 1946 and transferred to the State Department for disposition the same date; struck from the Navy list 19 June 1946. Earned four battle stars for World War II service.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-1946
- Limitations
- Authoritative for identity, milestones, campaign participation, and disposal custody. Contains no asbestos, materials, or survey information; supports no asbestos claim. Does not state the place of decommissioning or final buyer/fate.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-1015-lst1015-01
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[2]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LST-1015 (page last updated 21 January 2022; verified live 2026-10-02) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource LST-1015 archive page - specification block, campaign table, CO table, photo captions
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource page for USS LST-1015 (LST-542 class): commissioned 8 May 1944 with Lt. Joel E. Poukkula USN in command; campaign table gives Western Caroline Islands operation (southern Palaus 6 Sep-14 Oct 1944; Leyte landings 30 Oct 1944), Leyte operation (landings 19-29 Nov 1944), Luzon operation (Lingayen Gulf 4-8 Jan 1945), and Okinawa Gunto (assault and occupation 1-15 Apr 1945) with assignment to LST Flotilla Fourteen / LST Group Forty-Two / LST Division Eighty-Four; occupation service 15 Sep-17 Oct 1945 and 15 Nov 1945-6 May 1946; China service 15 Nov 1945-6 May 1946; decommissioned 6 May 1946 and transferred to the State Department for disposition; struck 19 June 1946; 'Final Disposition, fate unknown.' Specifications: 1,625 t light / 4,080 t full / 2,366 t beaching; 328 ft oa, 50 ft beam; 11.6 kt; complement 13 officers / 104 enlisted, troop accommodations 16 officers / 147 enlisted; propulsion two GM 12-567A 900 hp diesels, single Falk main reduction gear, three diesel-drive 100 kW 230 V DC generators, two propellers, 1,700 shp. Commanding officers: Poukkula (8 May 1944-25 Apr 1945), Kerr (25 Apr 1945-Dec 1945), Landrum (Dec 1945-18 Feb 1946), Ahmann (18 Feb-6 May 1946). Photographs document the hull beached at Leyte (Nov 1944), unloading at Angaur, at anchor in French Indochina (1945), and beached in Manchuria with LST-1042 (1945). Awards: four battle stars; Philippines Presidential Unit Citation; Philippines Liberation Medal (2); Navy Occupation Medal (Asia clasp); China Service Medal (extended).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-1946
- Population
- Crew (~117 ship's company + embarked troops, 1944-46)
- Limitations
- Volunteer-compiled secondary reference consistent with DANFS on all overlapping dates; used for specification detail, campaign assignment, command roster, and photographic documentation. 'Fate unknown' is NavSource's honest flag - contains no asbestos information and supports no asbestos claim.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-1015-lst1015-02
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[3]ShipbuildingHistory.com (Tim Colton), 'Bethlehem Quincy, Fore River Shipbuilding' yard hull list - hull #1591 = LST 1015, US Navy Landing Ship, 2,366 dwt, 328 ft, delivered 8-May-44, disposition 'Scrapped 1947' [other_primary]
- Locator
- Bethlehem Quincy hull table, yard no. 1591 row
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The Colton builder's-yard table for Bethlehem Quincy (Fore River) carries LST-1015 as yard hull number 1591, delivered 8 May 1944 (consistent with the DANFS/NavSource commissioning date), with disposition listed as 'Scrapped 1947'. LST-1015 does not appear in the companion Bethlehem-Hingham table, confirming the hull was built at the main Quincy yard rather than the Hingham satellite that built other LST blocks.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-1947
- Limitations
- Compiled secondary source, not a primary document: the 'Scrapped 1947' disposition conflicts with NavSource's 'fate unknown' and is unverified by any primary disposal record. Yard-hull-number attribution (1591) is consistent with the sequential Quincy LST block. Supports no asbestos claim.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-1015-lst1015-03
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[4]Consolidated era inference - Bureau of Ships, Ships' Data U.S. Naval Vessels Vol. 2 (Jan 1945), LST design table (LST980-1059 group) + era amphibious-ship construction practice (as documented in lst-1-class.class.json, class-f profile) [other_primary]
- Locator
- SDB1945v2 LST design table + roster; class-f lst-1-class profile evidence ev-lst-1-class-01/-03
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Era/design inference for a diesel-powered LST-542-design hull: no boilers - the steam-lagging pathway does not apply. Asbestos-relevant applications for the type are GM diesel engine and exhaust lagging and gaskets, engine-room thermal and machinery insulation, deck coverings and tile, bulkhead and accommodation insulation, valve packing, and winch/windlass brake linings - era-standard materials during the period when the federal government had reserved asbestos supply for shipbuilding.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-1946
- Population
- Construction trades (Bethlehem Quincy, 1944); ship's crew 1944-46; disposal-yard workers (fate unverified)
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - no ship-specific record names this hull's insulation or materials. The design table establishes the machinery fit, not material composition. Does not establish that asbestos was or remains aboard, nor quantity, location, exposure, or causation for any individual.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-1015-lst1015-04
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[5]Corn, Jacqueline Karnell, and Jennifer Starr, 'Historical perspective on asbestos: Policies and protective measures in World War II shipbuilding,' American Journal of Industrial Medicine 11(3):359-373 (1987) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Abstract and article, AJIM 11(3):359-373
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Peer-reviewed historical study documents that asbestos was used extensively as a fireproofing and insulating material in U.S. shipbuilding during WWII, the era and program under which this hull was built at a Bethlehem Steel yard in 1944, and that wartime demand drove unprecedented asbestos utilization in ship construction.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1940s era documented; article 1987
- Population
- WWII shipyard workers and ship crews (class context)
- Limitations
- Program/era-level scholarly documentation of asbestos use in WWII shipbuilding generally; does not name this vessel and does not establish that asbestos was or remains aboard this hull, nor quantity, location, condition, exposure, or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-1015-lst1015-05
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[6]Batch-6503 search ledger (this record): NHHC DANFS; NavSource; Naval Vessel Register; NARA RG 24 deck-log series; MARAD ShipHistory; CourtListener; HyperWar; general web sweep [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lst-1015-lst1015-01 through -10
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, museum record, NVR entry, or MARAD status card naming LST-1015 was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). Litigation databases could not be checked this session - CourtListener fleet pacing budget exhausted; logged as blocked, not searched-negative. The hull's 1946 State Department disposal and unverified fate foreclose any present-day-condition statement.
- 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 - a 1944 hull built to era-standard specifications plausibly carried era materials. Does not establish that asbestos was or was not present; does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-1015-lst1015-06