Evidence
8 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-8).
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[1]research packet 615-packet.md (1 sources cited) [museum_official]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: LST-1029 → VERIFIED — real identity: USS LST-1029. Type: LST-542-class tank landing ship.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-lst-1029-lst1029-pkt-615-packet-md
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[2]NavSource Online, USS LST-1029 page, live page verified 2026-10-02 [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource page lines 21-42, including milestone timeline and campaigns
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- USS LST-1029 was an LST-542-class tank landing ship laid down 15 May 1944 at Boston Navy Yard, launched 18 June 1944, and commissioned 13 July 1944 with Lieutenant Isaac H. Vincent, USNR, in command. NavSource records Lingayen Gulf landings on 9 January 1945, Okinawa service from 26 April through 30 June 1945, Far East occupation duty from 2 September through 27 October 1945, decommissioning on 1 May 1946, sale on 31 October 1946 to Suwannee Fruit & Steamship Co., and striking on 10 June 1947.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-1947
- Population
- Boston Navy Yard construction trades; ship's company and embarked troops, 1944-46
- Limitations
- Ship-specific history; NavSource is a volunteer compilation and does not establish asbestos content. The official DANFS page linked from NavSource could not be fetched during this session, so DANFS corroboration remains a gap.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-1029-lst1029-01
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[3]National Park Service, Charlestown Navy Yard Historic Resource Study, vol. 3, Appendix B [nps]
- Locator
- Appendix B, Ships Built by the Navy Yard, LST-1029 row
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The NPS ship list identifies LST-1029 as a tank landing ship built at the Boston/Charlestown Navy Yard, with keel laid 15 May 1944, launched 18 June 1944, and completed 13 July 1944.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944
- Population
- Boston/Charlestown Navy Yard workforce
- Limitations
- Official shipyard historical listing corroborates construction milestones but contains no insulation, asbestos, crew, or exposure finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-1029-lst1029-02
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[4]NavSource specifications block for USS LST-1029 [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource page lines 44-81, specifications and propulsion block
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource lists 1,625 tons light displacement, 328 feet overall length, 50 feet beam, 11.6-knot trial speed, 13 officers and 104 enlisted in the ship's complement, accommodations for 16 officers and 147 troops, two LCVPs, and propulsion by two General Motors 12-567A 900-hp diesel engines with Falk reduction gearing, three diesel-driven generators, two propellers, and twin rudders.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-1946
- Population
- Ship's company and embarked troops
- Limitations
- Specification and complement data are from NavSource, not an independently located DANFS or BuShips hull sheet. They describe the design/configuration and do not establish asbestos materials. DANFS crew-figure verification is unavailable this session.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-1029-lst1029-03
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[5]NARA, Special List No. 44, by Ship Numbers [other_primary]
- Locator
- PDF page 35, LST-1029 rows
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA's ship-number finding aid lists LST-1029 with logbook coverage beginning 13 July 1944 and ending 30 June 1945, identifying a potentially relevant official deck-log record set for the hull's commissioning and wartime service.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-1945
- Population
- LST-1029 crew and operations
- Limitations
- Finding aid only; the logbooks were not retrieved or reviewed. It establishes an archival lead, not asbestos, work, or exposure evidence.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-1029-lst1029-04
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[6]USS LST Ship Memorial, scanned 1944 Bureau of Ships LST 491/LST 542 Class General Information Book [museum_official]
- Locator
- 1944 LST 542 Class General Information Book, class equipment reference
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- The 1944 Bureau of Ships class book is an engineering reference for LST-542-class construction and equipment. Together with the ship-specific diesel propulsion record, it supports class/era context for a diesel landing ship rather than a steam vessel.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944
- Population
- LST-542-class construction and outfitting workforce
- Limitations
- Class-level engineering context only. The book does not identify asbestos aboard LST-1029, a material schedule for this hull, quantities, remaining material, or individual exposure. No asbestos assertion is made from this row.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-1029-lst1029-05
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[7]GAO, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (18 October 1979), product-page description [gao]
- Locator
- GAO HRD-80-2 product page description
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO's product description reports that the Navy used asbestos insulation extensively aboard ships and began substituting alternative insulation materials in the early 1970s. This is era context for a 1944 Navy hull, not a finding about LST-1029.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1970s
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers and Navy asbestos program
- Limitations
- Program-level source; it does not name LST-1029, identify a product aboard this hull, establish quantity or persistence, or establish exposure. Full report text was not retrieved because the GAO page blocked automated access.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-1029-lst1029-06
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[8]Batch-6517 source sweep and CourtListener authenticated helper results [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lst-1029-lst1029-01 through -10
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record was located: no public insulation survey, abatement contract, material schedule, hazmat disclosure, or qualifying asbestos litigation naming USS LST-1029 was found in the sources searched. Authenticated CourtListener searches for exact name 'USS LST-1029' and exact hull number 'LST-1029' returned no opinion or docket hits.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 2026-10-02
- Limitations
- A negative search result does not prove absence of asbestos aboard and does not establish or defeat exposure or legal eligibility. The CourtListener search covered exact name and hull-number queries only; broader operator, yard, or person searches were not treated as hull-specific evidence. Firecrawl was unavailable because its keyless service reported an approximately eight-hour quota stand-down; direct/web fallback research was used and the gap is recorded in the report.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-1029-lst1029-07