Evidence
9 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-9).
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[1]DANFS, 'LST-1019' (NHHC ship-history entry) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS entry 'LST-1019' (full entry, single paragraph)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS: LST-1019 'was laid down on 31 March 1944 at Quincy, Mass., by the Bethlehem Steel Co.; launched on 6 May 1944; and commissioned on 17 May 1944, Lt. Comdr. Norman C. Ross, USNR, in command.' Assigned to the European theater; participated in the invasion of southern France in August and September 1944; transferred to the Asiatic-Pacific theater; engaged in the assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto in May and June 1945; performed occupation duty in the Far East until early April 1946; decommissioned 30 July 1946; struck from the Navy list 25 September 1946; sold 28 June 1948 to the Humble Oil & Refining Co., Houston, Tex., 'for operation.' Earned two battle stars for World War II service.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-1948
- Population
- Fore River construction trades (Mar-May 1944); crew (1944-46)
- Limitations
- Ship-specific history only - the entry contains no asbestos, insulation, or materials statement and makes no exposure claim. Live page verified 2026-10-02.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-1019-01
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[2]Bureau of Ships, Ships' Data, U.S. Naval Vessels, Vol. II (January 1945) - LST roster and LST design table (Google/Navy Dept. Library scan mirrored at shipscribe.com) [other_primary]
- Locator
- SDB 1945 v2, LST roster p. 188 (LST1019 row, Bethlehem Steel Co. Fore River block); LST design table pp. 168-169 (LST980-1059 columns)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The official BuShips Ships' Data Book roster names this hull: LST1019 appears in the builder block 'Bethlehem Steel Co., Fore River, Mass.' with keel laid 31 Mar 44, ship launched 6 May 44, date of first commission 17 May 44 - dates matching DANFS exactly. The volume's LST design table assigns the LST980-1059 hull group: 328 ft oa x 50 ft beam, 2,366 t light / 4,080 t full-load displacement (3,960 t trial), 11.6 kt trial speed, 2 x General Motors 12-567A diesel engines, 1,700 shp, 2 propellers, single Falk main reduction gears, 3 diesel-drive 100 kW 230V DC ship's-service generators, 4,320 bbls diesel fuel capacity, accommodations for 13 officers / 106 enlisted.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1945 (publication); 1944 build data
- Population
- Fore River construction trades (1944)
- Limitations
- Official BuShips tabulation naming this hull for build data; machinery and accommodation figures are stated per hull-group (LST980-1059), not per hull. The document contains no asbestos, insulation-material, or hazardous-material statement. PDF mirror verified live 2026-10-02; the class-file citation to the retired /styles/usnaux/sdb/ path now 404s - the live URL is /pubs/SDB1945v2.pdf.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-1019-02
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[3]NHHC, 'United States Pacific Fleet Organization, 1 May 1945' (online reading room) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Pacific Fleet Organization 1 May 1945, LST Flotilla 36 > Group 108 > Division 216 listing
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The official 1 May 1945 Pacific Fleet organization lists LST 1019 under Commander LST Flotilla THIRTY-SIX, LST Group 108, LST Division 216 - corroborating the ship's Pacific-theater amphibious assignment at the time of the Okinawa operation.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1945
- Population
- crew (May 1945)
- Limitations
- Fleet-order listing only - establishes assignment, not shipboard conditions or materials. Live page verified 2026-10-02.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-1019-03
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[4]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LST-1019 - campaign chronology, occupation periods, specifications, disposition [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 10/16/161019.htm - award/ribbon block, campaign tables, occupation periods, specifications block, photo captions
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource entry for this hull (542-class tank landing ship): WWII assignments LST Flotilla Thirty-Six (CAPT. D. F. J. Shea USN) / LST Group One Hundred Eight (LCDR. W. R. Peeler USN) / LST Division Two Hundred-Sixteen; campaigns - Invasion of southern France 15 Aug-14 Sep 1944 (Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign) and assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto 18 May-15 Jun 1945 (Asiatic-Pacific Campaign). Navy Occupation Service periods 20 Sep-8 Oct 1945, 15-28 Oct 1945, and 10 Nov 1945-12 Apr 1946, during which the ship was loaded with captured Japanese arms and dumped them into Tokyo Bay. Decommissioned 30 Jul 1946; struck 25 Sep 1946; sold to Humble Oil & Refining Co., Houston, TX, 'for operation'; final disposition 'fate unknown'; two battle stars. Specifications: 1,625 t light / 4,080 t full; 328 ft oa; 50 ft beam; complement 13 officers / 104 enlisted plus troop accommodations 16 officers / 147 enlisted; 2 x General Motors 12-567A 900-hp diesels, single Falk main reduction gears, 3 diesel-drive 100 kW 230V DC generators, 2 propellers 1,700 shp; fuel capacity 4,300 bbls diesel; international radio call sign November-Kilo-Victor-Mike (NKVM). Photographic record includes NARA photo 80-G-258037 (Nisida, Italy, 9 Aug 1944, loading for the Southern France invasion) and LST-1019 at anchor in San Francisco Bay c. Apr-May 1946 with LCT(6)-1221 aboard.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-1948
- Population
- crew (1944-46); embarked troops during assault operations
- Limitations
- NavSource is a volunteer secondary compilation of official records and NARA-captioned photography - milestone dates match DANFS and the SDB roster. Contains no asbestos, insulation, or hazardous-material statement; 'fate unknown' disposition means post-1948 commercial history is undocumented here. Minor spec variance vs SDB (fuel 4,300 vs 4,320 bbls) - see gaps. Live page verified 2026-10-02 (navsource.net; the dead .org domain was not used).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-1019-04
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[5]O'Connor v. Raymark Industries, Inc., 401 Mass. 586, 518 N.E.2d 510 (Mass. 1988) [court_record]
- Locator
- 401 Mass. 586 (1988), opinion text - facts and jury special questions 1-2
- Finding type
- litigation_product_id
- Finding
- Adjudicated builder-yard documentation covering this hull's construction window: the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court opinion records that Richard O'Connor was a welder 'at the Fore River Shipyard in the 1940's' who covered himself with asbestos blankets manufactured by Raymark/Raybestos-Manhattan for protection from welding sparks, that the blankets gave off asbestos dust he inhaled, and that he 'was exposed to numerous other asbestos products at the shipyard, as well.' The jury answered 'yes' to the question whether O'Connor was exposed to asbestos contained in Raymark products while employed at the Bethlehem Steel (Fore River) Shipyard; it answered 'no' on causation of his mesothelioma, and the SJC affirmed judgment for the defendant.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1940s (exposure); 1987-88 (litigation)
- Population
- Fore River shipyard welders/trades, 1940s
- Limitations
- Builder-yard-level litigation record - names the yard (Bethlehem Steel Fore River) and 1940s period in which this hull was built, but does not name or concern LST-1019 or any vessel. Jury found exposure to Raymark products at the yard but no causation; affirmed on appeal. Establishes asbestos products in use at the yard during the era, not that this hull contained them.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-1019-05
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[6]Era/design inference built on: BuShips SDB 1945 v2 machinery data (diesel plant, no boilers) for group LST980-1059; era amphibious-ship construction practice [other_primary]
- Locator
- SDB 1945 v2, LST design table pp. 168-169; consolidated era practice
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Era/design inference for this diesel-powered LST-542-series hull: the BuShips-documented machinery fit is 2 x GM 12-567A diesels with Falk reduction gears and diesel-drive generators - there is no steam plant, so the boiler/turbine-lagging pathway does not apply. Asbestos-relevant applications aboard a ship of this type and era concentrate in diesel exhaust lagging and gaskets, engine-room thermal and acoustic insulation, deck coverings and tile, bulkhead and accommodation insulation, valve and machinery packing, winch/crane brake linings, and electrical insulation.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-1948 (and later commercial service, undocumented)
- Population
- Fore River construction trades (1944); crew (1944-46); Humble Oil-era crews/conversion trades post-1948 if converted
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - SDB v2 establishes the machinery fit for this hull group but contains no insulation-material statement; the application list is era-standard practice for the type, not a ship-specific bill of materials. Establishes no quantities, no locations aboard this hull, and no exposure for any individual.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-1019-06
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[7]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
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Peer-reviewed historical study documents that asbestos was used extensively as a fireproofing and insulating material in U.S. shipbuilding during World War II - the program era under which this LST-542-series hull was mass-produced at Bethlehem's Fore River yard - 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; does not name this vessel and does not establish that asbestos was or remains aboard this hull, nor quantity, location, condition, exposure, or causation. DOI resolves to the Wiley article page (verified via scrape 2026-10-02; Wiley returns HTTP 403 to plain curl).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-1019-07
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[8]NARA research guidance: Navy deck logs / logbooks (RG 24) at the National Archives, College Park; WWII war diaries in RG 38; ship's plans/BuShips records in RG 19; merchant-vessel documentation for post-1948 commercial service (RG 41/USCG vessel documentation, RG 26 logbooks by port) [other_primary]
- Locator
- https://www.archives.gov/research/military/logbooks/navy (verified live 2026-10-02); NARA Catalog API v2 unfetchable without key
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Archival leads not retrieved this session: (1) RG 24 deck logs for USS LST-1019, 1944-46 - WWII-era logs are held at NARA College Park and many are digitized in the National Archives Catalog; (2) RG 38 WWII war diaries for LST Flotilla 36 / Group 108 / Division 216; (3) RG 19 BuShips hull plans/specification files; (4) post-1948 commercial documentation under Humble Oil & Refining Co. - Coast Guard merchant-vessel documentation/enrollment records (RG 41) and logbooks (RG 26, by port) may document the hull's commercial name and ultimate fate, which NavSource records as 'fate unknown.'
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-1948+ records
- Limitations
- Record-group mapping only - no box-level retrieval or catalog query performed (catalog.archives.gov API requires a key; JS-rendered UI unfetchable). Whether asbestos-specific documents exist for this hull is unknown until surveyed. Nothing in this row is an asbestos finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-1019-08
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[9]Batch-6507 search ledger (this record): NHHC DANFS + Pacific Fleet organization; BuShips SDB 1945 v2; NavSource; Justia (O'Connor v. Raymark); Corn & Starr DOI; MARAD ShipHistory; NVR; NARA; secondary-web litigation sweep; CourtListener [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lst-1019-01 through -11
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, MARAD/NVR record, or qualifying litigation naming LST-1019 was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). CourtListener: 'LST-1019' opinion search returned zero results; the docket search returned one name-collision hit (Zaic v. Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, D. Nev. 2:10-cv-01814, civil rights - the string appears in a scanned exhibit, not the ship, not asbestos). Secondary-web sweeps surfaced no qualifying case and no hull-specific asbestos claims.
- 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 amphibious ship built to wartime specifications at a yard with adjudicated 1940s asbestos-product use is era-consistent with asbestos-containing materials in insulation, gaskets, and deck coverings. Does not establish presence or absence aboard this hull; does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-1019-09