Evidence
7 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-7).
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[1]NHHC, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, 'LST-1045' entry [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS 'LST-1045' entry, full entry text (one paragraph)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- LST-1045 was laid down 22 December 1944 at Pittsburgh, Pa., by the Dravo Corp.; launched 3 February 1945, sponsored by Mrs. William G. Rudge; commissioned 27 March 1945; performed occupation duty in the Far East until late February 1946; decommissioned 10 July 1946; struck from the Navy list 15 August 1946; sold 9 December 1947 to James A. Hughes, New York, N.Y., for scrapping.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-1947
- Limitations
- Authoritative Navy ship history for identity, construction, and disposition; contains no asbestos or materials content and establishes nothing about exposure, quantities, or individual service records.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-1045-01
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[2]NavSource Online, Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LST-1045 page (10/16/161045) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource page sections: title block, awards bar, operational history, specifications table, commanding officers table, image 1016104501 caption
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource's LST-1045 page (concordant with DANFS on all milestone dates) adds: command at commissioning Lt. William F. Saunders USNR; wartime assignment to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater under LST Flotilla Thirty-Three (Capt. C. A. Legg USN), LST Group Ninety-Eight (Lt. Cmdr. R. H. Menges USNR), LST Division One Hundred Ninety-Five; Navy Occupation Service Medal periods 20 Sep-2 Oct 1945, 25 Oct-5 Nov 1945, 26 Dec 1945-24 Jan 1946, and 2-26 Feb 1946; CO roster (Saunders to 29 Dec 1945; Ens. William A. Lewis Jr. USNR to May 1946; Ens. W. C. Smith USNR to decommissioning); award set (American Campaign, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign, WWII Victory, Navy Occupation Service Medal with Asia clasp); radio call sign NAAP; a period photograph of the ship beached at San Fernando, Luzon, Philippines during the war (published in the August 2020 issue of LST Scuttlebutt, submitted by the family of Robert Chappel, a baker who served aboard); and class specifications including the diesel plant (2x GM 12-567A, 900 hp each, Falk reduction gears, twin screws, 1,700 shp).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-1948
- Limitations
- NavSource is a volunteer-compiled archival photo/service archive - used here as the detailed ship-history record concordant with DANFS; contains no asbestos or insulation-material content. Photo metadata is contributor-supplied (family of a crewman) and identifies place, not exposure conditions.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-1045-02
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[3]Bureau of Ships, Ships' Data, U.S. Naval Vessels, Vol. 2 (Jan 1945), LST design table + roster (shipscribe.com scan) [other_primary]
- Locator
- SDB 1945 v2, LST section: design table + hull roster
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Official BuShips 1945 design data for the LST-542-group tank landing ship (the design of this hull): 328 ft oa, 50 ft beam, ~2,366 t light / 3,960-4,080 t trial, 11.6 kt, 2 General Motors 12-567A diesels, 1,700 shp, 2 shafts; accommodations 13 officers / 106 enlisted; hull roster lists the LST-542-931 block including LST-1045's Dravo Pittsburgh builder block.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1945
- Population
- n/a
- Limitations
- Official class-design document - class-level, does not name this specific hull in the design table; establishes machinery type (diesel, no boilers) and class characteristics, not materials content. URL verified live 2026-10-02: note corrected path /pubs/SDB1945v2.pdf - the older /styles/usnaux/sdb/SDB1945v2.pdf path 404s.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-1045-03
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[4]National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places Registration Form for U.S.S. LST 325 (NPS Form 10-900, received May 2009), NPGallery asset [nps]
- Locator
- NPS Form 10-900 nomination narrative; Sections 7-8 (description/significance); machinery description pages
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The NRHP nomination for sistership LST-325 (same LST-542 design group; Philadelphia Navy Yard hull) documents the class's construction and machinery in detail: 328 ft x 50 ft hull, 230 ft x 30 ft tank deck, two GM 12-567A 900 hp diesels with Falk reduction gear, three diesel-driven 100 kW generators, and describes the five inland 'cornfield' facilities plus naval yards that built the class.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1942-1945 (documented era); nomination 2009
- Population
- n/a
- Limitations
- Class documentation via a sistership - does not name LST-1045. The nomination contains no statement about asbestos or insulation materials (full-text searched); it supports the diesel-plant/no-boiler design characterization only.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-1045-04
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[5]Consolidated era/design inference - BuShips SDB 1945 v2 machinery data (diesel, no boilers) + era amphibious-ship construction practice [other_primary]
- Locator
- Class technical data (SDB 1945 v2) + era construction practice
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Era/design inference for diesel-powered LSTs: with no boilers aboard, asbestos-relevant applications concentrate in GM diesel exhaust lagging and gaskets, engine-room thermal/acoustic insulation, deck coverings and tile, bulkhead and accommodation insulation, and winch/crane brake linings - products of the 1944-45 mass-production era in which asbestos insulation was standard Navy shipyard practice.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-1947
- Population
- Construction trades at Dravo Pittsburgh (1944-45); ship's company ~13 officers/104 enlisted plus embarked troops
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - no ship-level material schedule, survey, or asbestos record was located for LST-1045. Establishes no quantity, no location-specific presence, and no exposure for any individual aboard this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-1045-05
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[6]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 the Navy's asbestos-protection program: the Navy's 1975 policy removed and replaced with nonasbestos materials only insulation that was damaged or had to be removed to accomplish necessary repairs, modified in 1979 to include selectively replacing asbestos insulation in high-maintenance areas - confirming asbestos insulation was standard aboard Navy ships of this era and typically remained unless disturbed.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1979 (program era documented)
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers; asbestos program review
- Limitations
- Program-level documentation, not ship- or class-specific; fieldwork was Long Beach and Norfolk Naval Shipyards. The documented policy (1975-79) postdates this hull, which was stricken 1946 and sold for scrap 1947 - it establishes era standard practice, not that asbestos was or remains aboard this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-1045-06
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[7]Batch-6533 search ledger (this record): DANFS, NavSource, BuShips SDB 1945 v2, NPS NPGallery, GAO, NVR, NARA catalog, CourtListener, live-web sweeps [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lst-1045-01 through sl-uss-lst-1045-11
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, litigation, or docketed case naming LST-1045 was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). CourtListener opinion search for the exact hull designator returned 0 results; docket-type searches were fleet-paced and could not complete this session - logged as blocked, not negative.
- 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 - the hull was built in the era of standard asbestos insulation and was scrapped ~1948, decades before hazmat documentation of disposal was routine. Does not establish that asbestos is or is not present in any material; does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-1045-07