Evidence
9 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-9).
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[1]Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (NHHC), LST-1053 entry - live page verified [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- NHHC DANFS 'LST-1053' page, full entry text
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS entry for this hull: 'LST-1053 was laid down on 6 January 1945 at Pittsburgh, Pa., by the Dravo Corp.; launched on 6 March 1945; sponsored by Mrs. William F. Thorpe; and commissioned on 23 April 1945. Following World War II, LST-1053 performed occupation duty in the Far East until early January 1946. She returned to the United States and was decommissioned on 3 June 1946 and struck from the Navy list on 3 July that same year. On 8 June 1948, the ship was sold to the Humble Oil & Refining Co., Houston, Tex., for operation.'
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1945-1948
- Population
- Dravo construction trades (Jan-Mar 1945); ship's company (1945-46)
- Limitations
- Authoritative Navy historical record; establishes construction dates, sponsor, commissioning date, occupation-duty service window, decommission/stricken dates, and 1948 sale. The entry is two sentences - no commissioning location, unit assignments, or itinerary detail (those come from the war diary and NavSource rows). Contains no asbestos or material content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-1053-01
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[2]NARA, RG 38 WWII War Diaries: 'USS LST-1053 - War Diary, 4/23/45 to 8/31/45', NAID 77532907 (13 images; transmittal letter dated 1 October 1945, signed C.A. Skinner, Lt. USNR, distribution to ComLSTFlot 34 and ComLSTGroup 100) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NAID 77532907, images 0844-0856 (monthly pages April-August 1945)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Ship's own war diary (RG 38, NAID 77532907, 13 digitized images, Fold3 scan): commissioned 23 April 1945 at 0933 at the Ship Repair Unit, Algiers, La., by representative of ComEight NavDist, then moved to Pendleton Shipyards, New Orleans, for post-commissioning outfitting (24-27 April); deperming at Norla 27-28 April; departed New Orleans 29 April; shakedown at St. Andrews Bay, Fla., 30 April-13 May (Annual Military Inspection 13 May by Capt. A.W. Wallis USN); post-shakedown availability at Pendleton Shipyard 15-19 May; departed New Orleans 25 May carrying four PT boats (for Seattle), 14 DUKWs (for Oahu), and ferry/casual passengers; transited the Panama Canal 1 June; moored Pier 6-C Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, 19 June to unload PTs; voyage repairs 22-26 June by Puget Sound Shipbuilding Co. at Harbor Island Dock #1, Seattle; loaded cargo at Pier 91 NSD Seattle 27-28 June; departed Seattle 1 July for Pearl Harbor in Task Unit 06.13.42 with LSTs 979 (OTC), 1062, 1060 and 975, carrying 22 DUKWs, yard tug YTL-551 and 125 enlisted passengers; entered Pearl Harbor channel 10 July; unloaded YTL at Berth 3-1/2 Navy Yard Pearl 17 July; DUKW maneuvers off Oahu 20-21 July; Pearl-Maui amphibious training through August (Training Unit 13.10.13); embarked cargo of the 116th Naval Construction Battalion at Hilo 21-22 August; departed Pearl Harbor 29 August in Task Unit 54.22.1 bound for Sasebo, Kyushu, Japan.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1945-04-23 to 1945-08-31
- Population
- Ship's company (1945); Pendleton Shipyards and Puget Sound Shipbuilding Co. yard trades during documented availabilities
- Limitations
- Primary ship-generated record read page-by-page. Documents the commissioning site (Algiers, La.), two Pendleton Shipyards availability periods, a Puget Sound Shipbuilding Co. voyage-repair period (Harbor Island, Seattle), and cargo operations at Puget Sound Navy Yard and Navy Yard Pearl Harbor - physical yard touchpoints, but the diary records no work-package content and no material content. Coverage ends 31 August 1945; no later war-diary file unit for this hull exists in the catalog, so September 1945-June 1946 movements rest on DANFS/NavSource summary statements only.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-1053-02
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[3]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LST-1053 page (navsource.net archives 10/16/161053.htm), maintained by Gary P. Priolo; verified live 2026-10-02 [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 161053.htm header timeline, occupation-medal table, specifications block, commanding-officer table
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource Amphibious Photo Archive page for USS LST-1053: LST-542-class tank landing ship; laid down 6 January 1945 at Dravo Corp., Pittsburgh, Pa.; launched 6 March 1945; commissioned 23 April 1945, Lt. Cortland A. Skinner USNR in command; assigned Asiatic-Pacific Theater, LST Flotilla Thirty-Four (Capt. C.A.H.H. Tiemroth), LST Group One Hundred, LST Division Two Hundred; Navy Occupation Service Medal (Asia clasp) periods 8 September-1 October 1945 and 15 October 1945-4 January 1946; decommissioned 3 June 1946; struck 3 July 1946; sold 8 June 1948 to Humble Oil & Refining Co., Houston, Tex., 'for operation, fate unknown.' Commanding officers listed: Lt. Cortland A. Skinner USNR (23 Apr 1945-1 Nov 1945), Lt. William H. Moore USNR (1 Nov 1945-8 Mar 1946), Lt.(jg) Harold C. Hennessee Jr. USN (8 Mar 1946-3 Jun 1946). Spec block: 1,625 t light / 4,080 t full / 2,366 t beaching; 328 ft oa x 50 ft; 11.6 kt trial; complement 13 officers + 104 enlisted; troop accommodations 16 officers + 147 enlisted; 2 GM 12-567A 900-hp diesels, Falk reduction gears, 2 shafts 1,700 shp; call sign NACD. Ribbons displayed: American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WWII Victory Medal, Navy Occupation Service Medal with Asia clasp.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1945-1948
- Population
- Ship's company 1945-46 (13 officers + ~104 enlisted design figure); embarked troops up to 163 design capacity
- Limitations
- Volunteer secondary compilation, not a primary registry - milestones independently corroborated by DANFS and the ship's own war diary (commissioning date, CO name, flotilla/group distribution all consistent). Occupation medal periods and the CO succession list are NavSource-only details consistent with the diary's Sasebo departure. 'Fate unknown' is superseded for the registry-transfer step by the MARAD status card (ev-04). Contains no asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-1053-03
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[4]U.S. Maritime Administration, Vessel History Database - LST-1053, ShipHistory Detail 9238, including digitized vessel status card (card file 4DG_01.png) [marad_nrc]
- Locator
- ShipHistory Detail 9238 record fields + status card image https://vesselhistory.marad.dot.gov/cards/4DG_01.png (card read visually)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- MARAD Vessel History Database record for LST-1053 (Detail 9238): U.S. Official No. 256872; type 'LST Tank Landing Ship'; fate field 'Sold - No Further Info'; no milestones or narrative. The attached digitized vessel status card (4DG_01.png) documents the disposal chain: Navy surplus turned over on a U.S. Maritime Commission basis; laid up Suisun Bay; sold to Humble Oil & Refining Co. (special act), delivered 6/8/48; renamed 'HUMBLE ST 6', converted to barge; transferred foreign (Panamanian) 12-19-63; renamed 'MEXICAN PRIDE' 12-19-63.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1946-1963+
- Population
- Humble Oil marine workforce aboard HUMBLE ST 6 (1948-63); Panamanian-registry crew of MEXICAN PRIDE (1963-forward)
- Limitations
- Government custody/disposal card - authoritative for the sale delivery date (6/8/48), the HUMBLE ST 6 barge conversion and renaming, and the 12-19-63 Panamanian-flag transfer as MEXICAN PRIDE. Card handwriting partially legible; read visually with care. The card does not state where the barge conversion was performed, does not record the hull's final physical disposition, and contains no asbestos, material, or condition-survey information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-1053-04
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[5]Bureau of Ships, Ships' Data, U.S. Naval Vessels, Vol. 2 (January 1945), LST design table - shipscribe.com scan of the declassified official publication [other_primary]
- Locator
- SDB1945v2 LST design table; live PDF verified 2026-10-02 (note: URL moved from the earlier /styles/usnaux/sdb/ path used in the class profile)
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Era/design inference for this diesel-powered LST: the LST-542-series design carried two GM 12-567A diesels and no boilers, so the steam-lagging pathway does not apply; asbestos-relevant applications for the type in this era were engine exhaust lagging and gaskets, engine-room thermal and acoustic insulation, deck coverings and tile, bulkhead/accommodation insulation, and winch/crane brake linings. BuShips Ships' Data 1945 Vol. 2 documents the class machinery fit (2 x GM 12-567A, ~1,700 shp, 11.6 kt, complement 13 officers/106 enlisted) on which the NavSource spec block for this hull is based.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1942-1948 era
- Population
- Dravo construction trades (1945); crew (1945-46); conversion-yard workforce (1948)
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - the BuShips table documents the class machinery fit, not this hull's insulation materials; no asbestos content is stated by that source, and no ship-level material schedule was located for any LST. Does not establish that asbestos was installed aboard this hull, its quantity, location, condition, or any individual exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-1053-05
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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 (full text blocked to automated fetch, HTTP 403; content via product-page description)
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO documented Navy-wide asbestos-protection practice in the era this hull served: standing policy (from 1975 guidance) removed asbestos insulation only when damaged or when required for repairs, modified in 1979 to selective replacement in high-maintenance areas - meaning original-era insulation typically remained in place for decades unless disturbed by yard work.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1979
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers; asbestos program review
- Limitations
- Program-level documentation, not hull- or class-specific. The hull left Navy custody in 1948, so the 1975-79 policies described postdate her service; carried only as era context for how Navy asbestos policy treated installed insulation. gao.gov blocks automated fetch (403) - product-page description only.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-1053-06
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[7]Batch-6541 search ledger (this record): NHHC DANFS; NavSource; NARA catalog (war diary + logbook queries); MARAD ShipHistory + status card; CourtListener API v4 (2 of 3 planned queries completed); web sweeps [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lst-1053-01 through sl-uss-lst-1053-12
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or docketed case naming USS LST-1053, LST-1053, or the commercial identities HUMBLE ST 6 / MEXICAN PRIDE was found in the public sources searched. CourtListener opinion and docket searches on the exact hull string 'LST-1053' each returned zero results; the unhyphenated 'LST 1053' opinion variant and commercial-name sweeps could not be completed this session - the fleet-wide CourtListener pacing budget was spent and the helper reported stand-down (search_ledger sl-07). A web sweep for 'LST-1053' + asbestos surfaced only a reunion cruise-book biography noting one veteran's service aboard - an incidental personnel mention, not an exposure record.
- 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 - a 1945 Dravo-built LST is era-consistent with installed asbestos-containing materials, and her 1948 barge conversion would have disturbed interior fabric. The CourtListener sweep is PARTIAL: exact-string opinion and docket searches ran clean, but the unhyphenated variant and commercial-name queries were not run (fleet pacing stand-down) - logged as blocked, not as a negative result. Does not establish or defeat any exposure claim or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-1053-07
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[8]NARA Catalog file-unit search results for 'LST-1053' (118 hits, 1 ship-specific unit) and 'LST-1053 logbook' (incidental hit only); RG 38 flotilla-level war-diary entries surfaced in the same search [other_primary]
- Locator
- catalog.archives.gov searches 'LST-1053' and 'LST-1053 logbook'; NAID 633437992 (ComLSTFlot 34 war diary) identified in result set
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Archival leads (identified, not retrieved - some digitized, some research-room): (a) NARA RG 38 WWII War Diaries include ComLSTFlot 34 and ComLSTGroup 100 diaries (e.g., NAID 633437992, ComLSTFlot34 April 1945) that may hold unit-level operational context for this hull; (b) RG 24 Navy deck logs for 1945-46 are the standard path for post-diary movements (decommissioning site, Suisun Bay layup entry) - no digitized LST-1053 logbook file unit was located in the catalog search; (c) MARAD Suisun Bay / Maritime Commission disposal files may document the 1948 barge-conversion terms and the 1963 foreign-transfer paperwork.
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1945-1963 records
- Limitations
- Record-group and catalog mapping only - no retrieval of flotilla diaries, deck logs, or MARAD disposal files performed. Existence of asbestos-relevant content in any of these is unknown until surveyed. Nothing in this row is an asbestos finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-1053-08
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[9]Cross-source check: MARAD status card 4DG_01 (controlling) vs NavSource disposal line; Shipbuilding History Dravo/Neville Island yard table; dive-site descriptions of a same-named Tampa Bay wreck [other_primary]
- Locator
- shipbuildinghistory.com Dravo boats table row 'LST 1053 ... 23-Apr-45 ... Scrapped 1947'; floridagofishing.com/advanceddivermagazine.com Mexican Pride wreck descriptions
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- CORRECTION/discrepancy record: (a) NavSource ends the hull's history at 'sold... for operation, fate unknown' - the MARAD status card supplies the documented continuation (barge conversion HUMBLE ST 6; Panamanian registry as MEXICAN PRIDE, 19 Dec 1963) while the final physical disposition remains undocumented. (b) Shipbuilding History (Colton yard table) lists this hull 'Scrapped 1947' - contradicted by the MARAD card's documented 1948 sale delivery and 1963 foreign transfer; not carried as fact. (c) Dive-tourism and fishing sources describe a 'Mexican Pride' - a ~200-ft phosphate barge sunk off Tampa Bay - whose dimensions (~200 ft) do not match this 328-ft hull; identity is unproven and NOT asserted (see gaps).
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1947-present (record)
- Limitations
- Resolves publication-level discrepancies in secondary sources against the government disposal card. The 1963+ fate remains genuinely unknown - 'sold - no further info' is the last government record. The Tampa wreck is flagged as a probable name collision (dimension mismatch) pending any documentation tying ON 256872 to that hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-1053-09