Evidence
6 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-6).
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[1]Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS), LST-1023 [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS LST-1023 entry, complete short-form history
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS documents that LST-1023 was laid down 20 April 1944 at Quincy, Massachusetts, by Bethlehem Steel Co.; launched 17 May 1944; and commissioned 26 May 1944. After World War II she performed occupation duty in the Far East until mid-April 1946, returned to the United States, decommissioned 19 July 1946, was struck from the Navy list 28 August 1946, and was sold 18 June 1948 to Humble Oil & Refining Co., Houston, Texas, for operation.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-1948
- Population
- Bethlehem/Fore River construction trades (1944); ship's company and embarked personnel (1944-46)
- Limitations
- Ship-specific history only. DANFS does not identify asbestos, insulation, products, quantities, individual exposure, or later commercial disposition beyond the 1948 sale.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-1023-01
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[2]National Archives, Special List No. 44, Part I: List of Logbooks of the U.S. Navy, 1801-1947, by Ship Number [other_primary]
- Locator
- PDF ship-number table, LST-1023 row
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA Special List 44, a guide to Navy deck logs, lists LST-1023 with a commission date of 26 May 1944 and log coverage through 30 June 1945. The list supplies a record path for contemporaneous operational documentation; it does not describe the contents of the logs.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-1945
- Population
- LST-1023 ship's company, 1944-45
- Limitations
- A holdings guide, not a reviewed deck-log file. It establishes that the guide lists this hull and period, not that any particular work, material, exposure, or asbestos reference appears in the logs.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-1023-02
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[3]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LST-1023 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Page header, class/timeline, occupation-service table, specifications block, and commanding-officers table
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource's LST-1023 page identifies the hull as LST-542 class; gives the 20 April 1944 laydown, 17 May launch, and 26 May commissioning at Bethlehem Steel, Quincy; identifies LT Robert K. Norton, USNR, as commissioning commanding officer; lists assignment to LST Flotilla 37, LST Group 110, and LST Division 220; and lists occupation-service periods of 23 September-6 October 1945 and 21 December 1945-19 April 1946. Its specification block lists 13 officers and 104 enlisted, troop accommodations of 16 officers and 147 enlisted, two GM 12-567A 900-hp diesel engines, a Falk reduction gear, three 100-kW generators, two propellers, and 1,700 shp. It also gives the 19 July 1946 decommissioning, 28 August 1946 striking, and 18 June 1948 sale to Humble Oil & Refining Co.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-1948
- Population
- Bethlehem/Fore River construction trades (1944); ship's company (13 officers/104 enlisted per NavSource) and embarked personnel (1944-46)
- Limitations
- NavSource is a volunteer photo archive and secondary compilation, not an official registry. It corroborates DANFS milestones but is the sole source here for assignments, complement, machinery detail, and commanding-officer dates. It contains no asbestos or material-content record.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-1023-03
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[4]Bureau of Ships, Ships' Data, U.S. Naval Vessels, Vol. II, NAVSHIPS 250-011 (April 1945), LST machinery design table [other_primary]
- Locator
- LST machinery design table: LST980-1059 row, GM Diesel 12-567A, 1,700 shp
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- BuShips Ships' Data documents the LST-980-1059 design group, which includes LST-1023, with two General Motors 12-567A diesel engines and 1,700 shp. For a diesel amphibious hull of this era, possible asbestos-relevant application categories are diesel-exhaust lagging, machinery thermal/acoustic insulation, gaskets and packing, accommodation insulation, deck coverings, and winch/windlass brake linings; the boiler/steam-line lagging pathway does not apply because this class plant was diesel rather than boiler/steam.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-1946
- Population
- Construction trades and crew of LST-980-1059 design-group vessels (class context)
- Limitations
- The BuShips table is class/design evidence, not a hull-specific material schedule. The listed application categories are era inference, not confirmed installed asbestos-containing materials aboard LST-1023; this establishes no quantity, condition, individual exposure, or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-1023-04
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[5]Batch-6511 search ledger (this record): DANFS; NARA Special List 44; BuShips Ships' Data; NavSource; Naval Vessel Register check; authenticated CourtListener helper [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lst-1023-01 through sl-uss-lst-1023-06
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Research result: no ship-specific asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or material schedule for LST-1023 was located in the DANFS history, NARA deck-log guide, BuShips class table, or NavSource hull page reviewed. The required authenticated CourtListener exact-name and hull-number sweep remains incomplete: the helper's two requests were halted by the fleet-wide pacing budget before results were returned. This is an open litigation-search gap, not a finding of no litigation.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 2026-10-02
- Limitations
- A limited negative result for the specified non-litigation public sources only. It does not prove absence of asbestos aboard or absence of litigation. CourtListener was not completed and therefore cannot support a litigation negative; undiscovered deck logs and builder records remain open leads. This record establishes neither exposure nor legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-1023-05
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[6]National Archives, Special List No. 44; National Archives, Navy Deck Logs Available in the National Archives Catalog [other_primary]
- Locator
- Special List 44 LST-1023 row; NARA Navy deck-log availability guide
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Archival lead: NARA's Special List 44 identifies LST-1023 deck-log coverage through 30 June 1945. The official NARA Navy deck-log availability guide is the access route for digitized or requestable log records; no hull-specific deck-log content was retrieved or reviewed in this batch.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-1945
- Population
- LST-1023 ship's company, 1944-45
- Limitations
- This maps an official research path but no deck-log contents were inspected. It is not evidence of a particular event, material, asbestos condition, exposure, or causation aboard this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-1023-06