Evidence
6 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-6).
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[1]research packet 615-packet.md (1 sources cited) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: LST-1031 → VERIFIED — real identity: USS LST-1031. Type: LST-542-class tank landing ship (Landing Ship Tank).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-lst-1031-lst1031-pkt-615-packet-md
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[2]NHHC, DANFS, LST-1031 (live page; official ship history) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS LST-1031 entry, complete narrative
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS states that LST-1031 was laid down on 27 May 1944 at Boston Navy Yard; launched on 25 June 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Priscilla A. Daudelin; commissioned on 25 July 1944 under Lt. C. W. Price; served in the Asiatic-Pacific theater and participated in the assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto in May and June 1945; was decommissioned on 18 December 1945; struck from the Navy list on 8 January 1946; sold to Boston Metals Corp. for scrapping on 23 October 1947; and earned one World War II battle star.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-1947
- Population
- Boston Navy Yard construction trades; USN crew; Okinawa operation personnel
- Limitations
- Ship-specific history only; DANFS does not identify asbestos, asbestos products, an asbestos survey, or individual exposure aboard this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-1031-lst1031-01
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[3]National Park Service, Charlestown Navy Yard Historic Resource Study, Ships Built by the Charlestown Navy Yard table [nps]
- Locator
- Ships Built by the Charlestown Navy Yard, warships table row LST-1031
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The NPS Charlestown Navy Yard table lists no-name tank landing ship LST-1031 as laid down 27 May 1944, launched 25 June 1944, commissioned 25 July 1944, and sold in 1947.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-1947
- Population
- Charlestown Navy Yard workforce; ship's company
- Limitations
- NPS table corroborates the construction and disposition milestones but contains no asbestos or material-condition information and does not replace the DANFS service narrative.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-1031-lst1031-02
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[4]Bureau of Ships, Ships' Data, U.S. Naval Vessels, Vol. 2 (1 January 1945), LST design tables [other_primary]
- Locator
- SDB-1945 v2, LST design tables and LST-980-1059 group entries
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- The BuShips design tables place LST-1031 in the LST-980-1059 group: two G.M. Diesel 12-567A engines producing 1,700 shp, two propellers, approximately 13 officers and 106 enlisted, and no boiler entry for this diesel LST group. These design characteristics identify the relevant class/era machinery context for research.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-1945
- Population
- LST construction trades and crews in the design era
- Limitations
- Class/design documentation, not a survey of LST-1031. It establishes machinery and accommodations only; it does not establish asbestos content, products, quantities, remaining material, or exposure aboard this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-1031-lst1031-03
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[5]National Archives, Researching Asbestos aboard U.S. Naval Vessels up through 1961 [other_primary]
- Locator
- NARA guide, research scope and record categories
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The National Archives research guide identifies ship, class/type, shipyard, and overhaul records as relevant source categories for researching asbestos aboard U.S. Navy vessels through 1961.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1941-1961 record scope
- Population
- Researchers of U.S. Navy vessel records
- Limitations
- Research guidance only; it does not identify asbestos aboard LST-1031 or establish any product, quantity, condition, exposure, or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-1031-lst1031-04
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[6]Batch-6519 search ledger: authenticated CourtListener API v4 helper sweep and official-source research [other_primary]
- Locator
- Search ledger rows sl-uss-lst-1031-lst1031-01 through -07
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located for USS LST-1031: no asbestos survey, abatement record, hazmat disclosure, asbestos product identification, or qualifying asbestos litigation record naming this hull was located in the searched public sources. The authenticated CourtListener opinion searches for exact name, exact hull number, and asbestos variants returned no qualifying result; broad exact-name docket results were unrelated/name-collision material rather than a qualifying hull-specific asbestos record.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 2026-10-02
- Limitations
- Negative finding is not proof that asbestos was absent aboard. CourtListener searches were made through the authenticated helper, but broad docket search results included many unrelated name collisions and were not evidence of exposure. Firecrawl live search/scrape was unavailable after reporting a multi-hour keyless-quota stand-down; this is an access gap, not a finding that no additional source exists.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-1031-lst1031-05