Evidence
6 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-6).
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[1]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LST-1021 [other_primary]
- Locator
- USS LST-1021 timeline and awards sections
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource's live timeline identifies USS LST-1021 as an LST-542-class tank landing ship laid down 1944-04-18 at Bethlehem Steel Co., Quincy, Massachusetts; launched 1944-05-16; commissioned 1944-05-21; assigned to the Europe-Africa-Middle East Theater and the invasion of southern France (1944-08-15 to 1944-09-19); decommissioned and transferred to the United Kingdom 1944-12-24; returned to U.S. Navy custody and struck 1947-08-01. The page reports one World War II battle star.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-1947
- Population
- U.S. Navy crew and construction trades, 1944
- Limitations
- NavSource is a live secondary photographic archive, not a U.S. government registry. It supports the stated historical timeline only; it contains no asbestos, material, survey, or exposure documentation and does not establish individual exposure or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-1021-lst1021-01
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[2]National Archives, Special List 44, by Ship Numbers (Navy deck-log listing) [other_primary]
- Locator
- PDF page 35, LST-1021 entries
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA Special List 44, a deck-log list by ship number, lists LST-1021 for 1944-05-21 through 1944-12-24 (the entry appears twice in the list).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-05-21 to 1944-12-24
- Population
- U.S. Navy crew
- Limitations
- The list identifies the deck-log coverage dates; it does not itself characterize the reason the coverage ended, establish the ship's complete service history, or provide asbestos or other materials evidence.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-1021-lst1021-02
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[3]Naval History and Heritage Command, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, LST-542 [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Opening class-description paragraph
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NHHC's DANFS entry for LST-542 describes the LST-542 class as having a water-distilling plant and heavier armament than the earlier LST-1 class, with a corresponding decrease in payload.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- World War II
- Population
- LST-542-class crews and construction trades
- Limitations
- Class-level documentation only. It does not name LST-1021, prove its exact configuration, or establish asbestos, any other installed material, individual exposure, or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-1021-lst1021-03
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[4]Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Occupational Exposure to Asbestos, 59 Fed. Reg. 40964 (1994) [federal_register]
- Locator
- Shipbuilding and repairing -- historical contact with asbestos in shipyard work
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- OSHA's 1994 asbestos rulemaking states that asbestos products were used extensively on American ships from the early 1940s through the late 1970s, including joiner bulkhead systems, insulation for steam and hot-water pipes, boilers and tanks in machinery spaces, ceiling tile, and fire-resistant bulkhead sheets.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- early 1940s-late 1970s (historical period discussed); rule published 1994
- Population
- American shipbuilding and repair workers; ship crews, early 1940s-late 1970s
- Limitations
- Nationwide era-level regulatory background, not a record for LST-1021 or the Bethlehem Quincy yard. The listed applications are not documented as installed aboard this hull; this row does not establish presence, quantity, condition, exposure, causation, or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-1021-lst1021-04
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[5]CourtListener authenticated API v4 search via required fleet helper; query "USS LST-1021", type opinion, returned count 0 [court_record]
- Locator
- Helper output: authenticated request type=o, query_len=14; HTTP 200; count 0. Subsequent required helper calls timed out without results.
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Public-source and CourtListener review produced no qualifying ship-specific asbestos litigation result that can be reported as a negative: the authenticated CourtListener exact-name opinion search for "USS LST-1021" returned zero results, but the required docket search and the exact hull-number opinion/docket searches did not complete through the required shared helper before timeout. No litigation result is classified as qualifying asbestos litigation.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 2026-10-02
- Limitations
- This is a partial search result, not proof of no litigation and not an exposure finding. Because the docket and hull-number requests are incomplete, the record does not make a complete no-result litigation claim. No pleading allegation, discovery record, trial finding, or judgment was located or classified.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-1021-lst1021-05
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[6]National Archives, Researching Asbestos aboard US Naval Vessel up through 1961 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Board of Inspection and Survey reports section; deck logs and muster rolls section
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA's guide for researching asbestos aboard U.S. naval vessels through 1961 identifies Board of Inspection and Survey reports in Record Group 38 as potentially useful for material-condition research, and states that Navy deck logs and muster rolls do not provide direct evidence of asbestos in ships or components.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- Records through 1961; guide accessed 2026
- Limitations
- This is archival-research guidance, not a retrieval of an LST-1021 file. It does not establish that responsive or asbestos-specific records exist for this hull; no box-level survey was performed.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-1021-lst1021-06