Evidence
11 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-11).
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[1]DANFS, LST-1020 (NHHC ship history entry) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS LST-1020 entry (full entry text)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS canonical record for this hull: 'LST-1020 was laid down on 11 April 1944 at Quincy, Mass., by the Bethlehem Steel Co.; launched on 10 May 1944; and commissioned on 19 May 1944.' Assigned to the European theater in WWII; participated in the invasion of southern France in August and September 1944. Postwar: occupation duty in the Far East and service in China until early April 1946; decommissioned 16 July 1946; struck from the Navy list 28 August 1946; sold 13 June 1948 to the Walter W. Johnson Co. for scrapping. Earned one battle star for World War II service.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-1948
- Population
- Bethlehem Steel Fore River construction trades (1944); ship's company and embarked troops (1944-46)
- Limitations
- Ship-specific history only; the entry is terse - no asbestos or material content, no detail on the trans-Pacific reassignment or any refit/availability periods. Live page verified 2026-10-02.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-1020-lst1020-01
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[2]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LST-1020 (161020) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 10/16/161020.htm header block, campaign table, commanding-officer table, specifications block, photo captions
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource page for this hull: '542-Class Tank Landing Ship'; commissioned 19 May 1944 with LT. Paul D. Tracy USNR in command. Europe-Africa-Middle East campaign table: 'Invasion of southern France, 15 August to 19 September 1944.' Reassigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater under LST Flotilla Thirty-Six (CAPT. D.F.J. Shea), LST Group One Hundred Six (CDR. O.P. Thomas Jr.), LST Division Two Hundred Twelve. Navy Occupation Service Medal and China Service Medal (extended) periods both listed as 20 November 1945 to 3 April 1946. Decommissioned 16 July 1946; sold to the Walter W. Johnson Co. for scrapping; one battle star. Commanding officers: Tracy (19 May 1944 - Nov 1945), LT. Joseph W. Robinett USNR (Nov 1945 - Mar 1946), LTjg. Richard V. Kennedy USNR (Mar 1946 - 16 Jul 1946). Specifications: 1,625 t light / 4,080 t full; 328 ft oa; 50 ft beam; 11.6 kt trial; two GM 12-567A diesels, single Falk reduction gear, three diesel-drive 100 kW 230 V DC generators, twin screws 1,700 shp, twin rudders; complement 13 officers + 104 enlisted; troop accommodations 16 officers + 147 enlisted. Photo captions document the hull loading at Nisida, Italy, 9 August 1944 (US National Archives photo 80-G-258037) and entering San Francisco Bay on return from the Far East, circa 1946 (Vallejo Naval & Historical Museum image).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-1948
- Population
- Fore River construction trades (1944); ship's company and embarked troops (1944-46)
- Limitations
- NavSource is a volunteer secondary compilation, not a primary registry. Its header line 'Struck from the Naval Register, 13 June 1948' conflicts with DANFS - that date is the documented sale-for-scrap date, not the strike date (see ev-uss-lst-1020-lst1020-11). No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-1020-lst1020-02
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[3]Bureau of Ships, Ships' Data, U.S. Naval Vessels, Vol. 2 (Jan 1945) - per-hull roster line and LST machinery table (shipscribe.com scan) [other_primary]
- Locator
- SDB 1945 v2: list-of-naval-vessels roster, LST block (LST1004-1020 block row); machinery table row 'LST980-1059'
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Official BuShips roster line for LST1020 under the builder column block 'Bethlehem Steel Co., Fore River': keel laid 11 Apr 44, launched 10 May 44, commissioned 19 May 44 - matching DANFS and confirming the physical yard (Fore River, Quincy). The same volume's machinery table lists design block LST980-1059 (which includes this hull) with '2 - G. M. Diesel, 12-567A ... 1,700' shaft horsepower; only LST-1153 and later carried turbine plants. Confirms a diesel plant - no boilers.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-1945
- Population
- Fore River construction trades (1944)
- Limitations
- The roster line is per-hull; the machinery row is design-block level (LST980-1059), not a per-hull survey. No material or insulation content anywhere in the source. Citation URL note: the file moved - the /styles/usnaux/sdb/ path cited in the class profile returns 404 as of 2026-10-02; the live path is /pubs/SDB1945v2.pdf.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-1020-lst1020-03
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[4]uboat.net Allied Warships, USS LST 1020 (LST 1020) - warship page no. 12080 [other_primary]
- Locator
- uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/12080.html - data table and 'Notable events' convoy UGS-46 listing
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Secondary warship reference corroborating this hull's milestones (built by Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp., Quincy; laid down 11 Apr 1944; launched 10 May 1944; commissioned 19 May 1944; end of service 16 Jul 1946; sold 13 Jun 1948) and adding: ordered 9 Dec 1943; sailed in convoy UGS-46 departing Hampton Roads 24 June 1944 (Lt. P.D. Tracy, USNR) - the transatlantic delivery voyage toward the Mediterranean ahead of the southern France invasion.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1943-1948
- Limitations
- Secondary compilation, not an official registry - used for corroboration and the convoy/order details only. The 'ordered 9 Dec 1943' date is unverified against a primary source (see gaps). No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-1020-lst1020-04
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[5]NARA, RG 38 World War II War Diaries (P 17) - digitized USS LST-1020 monthly installments; catalog search 'LST-1020' returns 213 file units (e.g., NAID 83565536 July 1945; 77553904 Oct 1945; 140081897 Nov 1945; 101736339 May-Jun 1945) [other_primary]
- Locator
- catalog.archives.gov search 'LST-1020' (213 file units, RG 38, series NAID 4697018); NAID 83565536 image 0123
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Digitized primary operational records exist for this hull: NARA hosts monthly war-diary installments for USS LST-1020 in RG 38 (access and use unrestricted; Fold3 microfilm scans). The sampled July 1945 installment (NAID 83565536, 5 images) opens: 'Underway from Pearl Harbor to Eniwetok, Marshall Islands in convoy of nine (9) LST's and six (6) LSM's' - documenting mid-1945 Pacific service between the southern France campaign and the occupation/China tour.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1945 (installments sampled); 1944-1946 (series coverage)
- Population
- Ship's company, 1944-46
- Limitations
- Archival lead only: war diaries record operations and positions, not material condition - no page-by-page review for repair, insulation, or material references was performed (one installment sampled, one page read). RG 24 deck logs for this hull were not separately enumerated this session.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-1020-lst1020-05
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[6]Nelson T. Cotter YN1 Diaries, USS LST-1020 - scanned PDF hosted by NavSource (contributed by Richard Cotter) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 10/16/161020.htm 'Additional Resources' link; PDF verified live 2026-10-02 (HTTP 200, 53,953,237 bytes)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- A firsthand crew diary for this hull exists: yeoman first class Nelson T. Cotter's diaries are hosted as a ~54 MB scanned PDF linked from the NavSource vessel page. The file is image-only with no OCR text layer, so its contents are not text-searchable.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-1946 (presumed diary coverage - unverified)
- Population
- Ship's company, 1944-46
- Limitations
- Archival lead only: personal diary, not an official record; contents unreviewed for material, repair, or insulation references (no text layer; not OCR'd this session).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-1020-lst1020-06
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[7]Era/design inference built on: BuShips SDB 1945 v2 machinery table (design block LST980-1059, diesel plant); NavSource specifications block; LST-1-class class profile (class-f worktree, lst-1-class.class.json) era-application analysis [other_primary]
- Locator
- SDB 1945 v2 machinery table; NavSource specifications; class profile lst-1-class ev-lst-1-class-03
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- A diesel-powered LST built at Fore River in early 1944 sits inside the documented asbestos-use era for Navy construction (GAO: the Navy used asbestos insulation extensively aboard ships and did not begin substitution until the early 1970s). Because this design block carried two GM 12-567A diesels and no boilers, the boiler/steam-lagging pathway does not apply; era-standard applications aboard this ship type were diesel-engine exhaust lagging and gaskets, engine-room thermal and acoustic insulation, deck coverings and tile, bulkhead and accommodation insulation, winch and crane brake linings, valve and machinery packing, and electrical insulation.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-1949
- Population
- Fore River construction trades (1944); ship's company and embarked troops (1944-46); Walter W. Johnson Co. shipbreakers (1948-49)
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - no hull-specific insulation survey, material list, work package, or specification sheet located for LST-1020. Names era-standard applications, not confirmed installed materials. Establishes no quantity and no exposure for any individual; no manufacturer attribution for this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-1020-lst1020-07
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[8]Oliver v. Campbell McCormick, Inc. et al., No. CCB-16-1057 (D. Md. Jul. 18, 2016) - memorandum on motion to sever and remand [court_record]
- Locator
- USCOURTS-mdd-1_16-cv-01057-0, pp. 1-2 (Background section); shipyards.json fore-river-shipyard ev-fore-river-01
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- A federal memorandum recites complaint allegations that Wayne Oliver 'worked as a pipefitter's and drafting apprentice at Fore River Shipyard in Quincy, Massachusetts from 1967 to 1970' and that exposure to the defendants' asbestos-containing materials caused his mesothelioma - documenting asbestos-disease litigation tied to this hull's builder yard. The court granted sever-and-remand of the non-third-party claims (a procedural disposition). The yard record in the shipyard-exposure-map dataset (fore-river-shipyard, evidence_tier 3) carries this case plus a documented asbestos product list for the yard.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1967-1970 (alleged exposure); 2016 (memorandum)
- Population
- Fore River yard trades (1967-70 alleged window)
- Limitations
- PLEADING-STAGE material: the memorandum recites complaint allegations while resolving severance/remand motions - no exposure finding was adjudicated. The alleged exposure window (1967-70) postdates this hull's 1944 construction by two decades and says nothing about materials aboard LST-1020. Yard-level context only.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-1020-lst1020-08
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[9]GAO, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (Oct 18, 1979) [gao]
- Locator
- GAO product page HRD-80-2 (highlights section)
- 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; the 1975 policy removed asbestos insulation only when damaged or required for repairs, modified in 1979 to selective replacement in high-maintenance areas. This hull's entire construction and service life (1944-46) and disposal (1948) predate the documented policy era.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1979
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers; asbestos program review
- Limitations
- Program-level documentation; GAO fieldwork covered Long Beach and Norfolk Naval Shipyards - not Fore River, not LSTs, not this hull. Full text not retrieved (gao.gov returns HTTP 403 to direct automated fetch, confirmed 2026-10-02); content via the product-page description rendered through firecrawl.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-1020-lst1020-09
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[10]Batch-6508 search ledger (this record): DANFS live page; NavSource; BuShips SDB 1945 v2 (shipscribe); uboat.net; NARA RG 38 war diaries; Cotter diaries PDF; NVR; MIT Museum Fore River collection; GAO product page; CourtListener; secondary web litigation sweep [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lst-1020-lst1020-01 through sl-uss-lst-1020-lst1020-13
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or litigation naming USS LST-1020 / LST-1020 was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). Authenticated CourtListener API v4 sweeps returned zero results for "LST-1020" across both the opinion (type=o) and RECAP docket (type=r) indexes and for "USS LST-1020" in opinions; one docket query ("USS LST-1020" type=r) remained fleet-pacing-throttled at session end. The hull was scrapped in 1948, predating modern asbestos regulation, and no museum or preservation record exists. Secondary web sweeps surfaced only law-firm marketing listicles asserting asbestos aboard LSTs generally without primary sourcing - excluded by source policy.
- 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. CourtListener coverage caveat: zero-hit sweeps cover only text indexed in the opinion and RECAP docket indexes - unindexed complaints, state-court filings, and MDL-875 consolidated filings are outside that coverage; one docket query variant was still throttled at session end. Digitized war diaries and the Cotter diary were identified but not reviewed page-by-page for material content. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-1020-lst1020-10
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[11]Designation/date cross-check: NavSource LST-1020 header block vs DANFS entry vs uboat.net warship page (ship/12080) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 10/16/161020.htm header block; DANFS LST-1020 entry; uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/12080.html history field
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- CORRECTION: NavSource lists 'Struck from the Naval Register, 13 June 1948' for this hull. DANFS records the strike as 28 August 1946 and 13 June 1948 as the date of sale to the Walter W. Johnson Co. for scrapping; uboat.net independently records 'Decommissioned on 16 July 1946. Sold on 13 June 1948.' The NavSource line duplicates the disposal date as the strike date. This record carries DANFS's 28 August 1946.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1946-1948
- Limitations
- Corrects a cataloging error in NavSource's header block, not a material claim. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-1020-lst1020-11