Evidence
12 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-12).
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[1]research packet 621-packet.md [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED (properly unnamed)
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-lst-1072-lst1072-pkt-621-packet-md
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[2]NHHC DANFS, LST-1072 entry (live page verified 2026-10-02) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS LST-1072 entry (single-paragraph entry + bracketed note)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Documented for this hull: laid down 16 February 1945 at Hingham, Mass., by the Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard, Inc.; launched 20 March 1945; sponsored by Mrs. Florence Mitchell; commissioned 12 April 1945. Following World War II she performed occupation duty in the Far East until early December 1945. Bracketed compiler note (information via Yeoman J.F. Waugh): decommissioned at Vancouver, Wash., Capt. Oba L. Logan her final skipper. Transferred to the Military Sea Transportation Service 2 April 1951, operating as USNS LST-1072; transferred to the Philippines 13 September 1976; renamed Tawi-Tawi (LT-512); per the bracketed note she served as a prison ship.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1945-1976
- Population
- Bethlehem-Hingham construction trades (1945); crew (1945-46); MSTS civilian mariners + Navy detachment (1951-c.1966); Philippine Navy crew (1976-1990s)
- Limitations
- Ship-specific history only; no asbestos or material content. The 'prison ship' and 'decommissioned at Vancouver, Wash.' details are bracketed compiler additions attributed to Yeoman J.F. Waugh, not vetted DANFS text - carried with attribution flag.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-1072-lst1072-01
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[3]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USNS T-LST-1072 ex USS LST-1072 - milestone timeline, spec block, commanding-officer list, photo captions (live page verified 2026-10-02) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 10/16/161072.htm header block, timeline, specifications block, CO table, photo captions
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource timeline for this hull: LST-542 class; laid down 16 February 1945, Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard, Inc., Hingham MA; launched 20 March 1945; commissioned 12 April 1945, LT. Carlyle E. Trabant USNR in command; WWII assignment LST Flotilla Thirty-Four (CAPT. C.A.H.H. Tiemroth), LST Group One Hundred, LST Division One Hundred Ninety-Nine; occupation service in the Far East 2 September - 6 December 1945; decommissioned 24 May 1946, laid up Pacific Reserve Fleet, Swan Island, Portland OR; transferred to MSTS 2 April 1951; in service as USNS T-LST-1072; out of service, date unknown; struck from the Naval Register 30 June 1975; transferred under the Security Assistance Program to the Philippines 13 September 1976; commissioned as BRP Tawi Tawi (LT-512); final disposition scrapped, date unknown. Spec block: 1,625 t light / 4,080 t full / 2,366 t beaching; 328 ft oa; 50 ft beam; 11.6 kt trial; 24,000 nm at 9 kt; complement 13 officers + 104 enlisted; troops 16 officers + 147 enlisted; 2 LCVP; 2 x GM 12-567A diesels 900 hp, Falk reduction gear, 3 x 100 kW generators, 1,700 shp, twin screws. CO list: Trabant 9 Apr-15 Sep 1945; Smith 15 Sep-16 Dec 1945; Wilder 26 Dec 1945-18 Mar 1946; Logan 18 Mar-24 May 1946. Photo captions document BuShips trials photography near Hingham (Mar-Apr 1945); the decommissioned hull at Swan Island receiving LCT(6)-1221 from derrick barge Cairo, 6 Aug 1946 (Oregonian, 7 Aug 1946 p.24); USNS LST-1072 beached probably Philippines c.1951; USNS T-LST-1072 pierside 1950s (NHHC photo NH-84884); BRP Tawi Tawi at Cavite, June 1991.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1945-1991
- Population
- Bethlehem-Hingham construction trades (1945); commissioned crew (1945-46, four COs listed); Swan Island reserve-fleet workers incl. derrick-barge crew (1946); MSTS mariners (1951-c.1966); Philippine Navy (1976-1990s); shipbreakers (unknown date)
- Limitations
- NavSource is a volunteer secondary compilation, not a primary registry - dates generally track NVR/DANFS; conflicts with Wikipedia on the final stricken date (30 vs 20 June 1975) and omits the 1947 strike Wikipedia carries (see gaps). Spec block is the pasted LST-542 class block and prints 12-567A engines - the BuShips-documented 12-278A variant for the LST1060-1080 block is not reflected (see gaps). Contains no asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-1072-lst1072-02
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[4]MARAD Vessel History Database, LST-1072 (Detail/3088): Reserve Fleet Ship Particulars card, Form MA-383, status-card scan 3088_5745AF.jpg [marad_nrc]
- Locator
- vesselhistory.marad.dot.gov Detail/3088 - Status Cards tab, card image 3088_5745AF.jpg; Milestones table
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- MARAD custody record for this hull: the Reserve Fleet Ship Particulars card (Form MA-383, U.S. Dept. of Commerce Maritime Administration) records LST-1072 (type LST, builder 'Beth-Hingham', date built April 1945, hull no. 1072, draft 11 ft; LOA 316, breadth 50, DWT 2455, 12 knots) entered the OLYMPIA RESERVE FLEET 11-16-66 at 1306 PST and was WITHDRAWN 1/26/67 at 0854 PST, reason 'Navy/MSTS transfer'. The database milestone table mirrors the card: Entry/Acquisition 11/16/1966; Disposition/Withdrawal 1/26/1967 'CUST 1966'. This bounds a reserve-custody window inside the nominally open MSTS period (NavSource: 'placed out of service, date unknown').
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1966-1967
- Population
- Olympia Reserve Fleet caretaker crews; Navy/MSTS transfer crews (Nov 1966-Jan 1967)
- Limitations
- Documents a ~10-week MARAD reserve-fleet custody interval, not an MSTS out-of-service date itself and not any work performed; whether the hull resumed MSTS operations after 26 January 1967 or remained inactive until the 1975 strike is unresolved. Card records no hazardous-material, survey, or asbestos content. Card LOA 316 ft vs NavSource 328 ft oa - different measurement conventions, noted.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-1072-lst1072-03
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[5]NAVSEA SEA21 (Inactive Ships), 'Ship History' disposition list dated 28 June 2011 - row 'LST 1072 | 13-Sep-76 | FMS' (PDF verified live via fetch service 2026-10-02; direct fetch returns 403 to this client) [other_primary]
- Locator
- ship_history_28june2011.pdf, LST section, row LST 1072
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The Navy's inactive-ships disposition list records 'LST 1072' with a blank name cell (never county-named), removal date 13-Sep-76, final disposition 'FMS' (Foreign Military Sales) - the authoritative inventory-level confirmation of the 13 September 1976 transfer to the Philippines under the Security Assistance Program.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1976 (disposal event); list compiled 2011
- Limitations
- Confirms the disposal transaction date and channel only; contains no condition, material, or asbestos information. navsea.navy.mil returns 403 to direct fetches from this network - content verified through the fetch service rendering of the live PDF.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-1072-lst1072-04
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[6]ShipbuildingHistory.com (Tim Colton compilation), Bethlehem-Hingham yard table - hull 3462 row (live page verified 2026-10-02) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Bethlehem-Hingham table, hull 3462 row; yard-history header paragraph
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Yard-table row for hull 3462 (LST-1072): keel laid 16-Feb-45, launched 20-Mar-45, delivered 12-Apr-45 - 32 days on the ways, 23 days in the water, 55 days total; disposition 'To MSC 1951, to the Philippines 1976 as Tawi-Tawi (LT 512)'. Yard context stated by the same source: Bethlehem Hingham Shipyards, Inc. was built in 1941 for destroyer-escort construction with $35mm of Navy money, had 16 ways, was managed by Bethlehem Quincy, employed over 23,000 at peak, and was closed and liquidated after the war.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1941-1945 (yard); Feb-Apr 1945 (this hull)
- Population
- Bethlehem-Hingham construction trades (23,000+ peak, 1941-45)
- Limitations
- Secondary compilation (respected industry reference), not an official record; dates agree with DANFS/NavSource. 'MSC' is the source's abbreviation for the sea-transport service (MSTS/MSC rename 1970). No asbestos content; yard-employment figure is context, not an exposure finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-1072-lst1072-05
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[7]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, HTTP 403)
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO documented that the Navy used asbestos insulation extensively aboard ships and did not begin substituting alternative insulation materials until the early 1970s - spanning this hull's construction (Feb-Apr 1945), commissioned service, reserve-fleet lay-up, and entire MSTS period.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1979
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers; shipboard personnel (program-level)
- Limitations
- Program-level documentation; supports era context only, not any fact specific to this hull. Full text not retrieved (gao.gov blocks automated fetch, HTTP 403, confirmed 2026-10-02) - content via product-page description.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-1072-lst1072-06
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[8]Era inference built on: NavSource LST-542 spec block (diesel plant, no boilers); DANFS construction record; lst-1-class class profile citing BuShips Ships' Data 1945 Vol. 2 (shipscribe.com scan - now a dead link, see gaps); GAO HRD-80-2 Navy asbestos-era documentation (ev-06) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource spec block (propulsion); class profile lst-1-class (BuShips SDB v2 finding); GAO HRD-80-2
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- A diesel-driven LST-542-class tank landing ship built in early 1945 sits inside the documented Navy asbestos era; era-standard applications aboard a vessel of this type and period were engine and exhaust lagging in the machinery spaces, gaskets and valve packing on piping systems, deck coverings, accommodation insulation, and electrical insulation. The diesel plant means no boiler or steam-turbine lagging pathway - the exposure profile is machinery-room and distributed-systems insulation, not a steam plant.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1945-1990s
- Population
- Bethlehem-Hingham construction trades (1945); crew and MSTS mariners (1945-c.1966); reserve-fleet caretakers (1946-51, 1966-67); Philippine Navy crew (1976-1990s); shipbreakers (unknown date)
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - no hull-specific insulation schedule, material list, survey, or work package located for LST-1072. Names era-standard applications, not confirmed installed materials. No quantity. Product names are normalized era terms; no manufacturer attribution for this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-1072-lst1072-07
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[9]MARAD FOIA Log FY2016, request 16-0085-FOIA (Baker, Kerry - Chisholm Chisholm & Kilpatrick Ltd; requested 8/4/2016, closed 12/15/2016) [marad_nrc]
- Locator
- FY2016 FOIA Log PDF, row 16-0085-FOIA (direct fetch 403 to this client; text verified via fetch-service rendering)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- A government FOIA log documents a veterans-law firm's request for 'documents showing any of the listed vessels transported herbicides from the US (most likely out of Mobile, Alabama) to Thailand between 1963-1976,' the list including 'LST 1072' alongside LST 692, 613, 277, 715 and ~15 merchant hulls. This is litigation-adjacent evidence of the hull's suspected MSTS-era logistics employment in the herbicide (Agent Orange context) transport chain - it indicates records about this hull's 1963-1976 movements were believed to exist at MARAD.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1963-1976 (window queried); 2016 (request)
- Population
- MSTS mariners and embarked personnel (1963-1976 window queried)
- Limitations
- A request log, not a finding: it documents that a party sought records, not that herbicide transport occurred or that any records were produced. It is a veterans-benefits (herbicide/Agent Orange) inquiry, NOT an asbestos record - it does not suggest, establish, or defeat any asbestos claim. A search-snippet conflating this request's ship list with an unrelated asbestos-materials request was checked against the extracted log text; only this herbicide row names the hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-1072-lst1072-08
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[10]NARA catalog full-text hits for 'LST-1072' in digitized records: COM LST FLOT 34 War Diary 11/1-30/45 (NAID 77583983), 12/1-31/45 (NAID 140086745), COM LST FLOT 34 War History (NAID 77706670); Portland Sub Group, 19th Fleet, Pacific Reserve Fleet, Portland, Oregon logbook 2/18/46-1/1/47 (NAID 184538403) [other_primary]
- Locator
- catalog.archives.gov search 'LST-1072' (223 file-unit/item hits); NAIDs 77583983, 140086745, 77706670, 184538403
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Digitized NARA records OCR-match 'LST-1072' in documents covering both ends of her commissioned career: her flotilla's war diaries and war history (LST Flotilla 34 - November-December 1945, her Far East occupation window) and the Portland Sub Group 19th Fleet logbook (18 Feb 1946 - 1 Jan 1947), covering the Swan Island lay-up where she was decommissioned and stored (the log spans her 24 May 1946 decommissioning). These are command- and group-level records likely to mention her movements/status; her own deck logs do not surface as digitized file units in the catalog.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1945-1947
- Population
- Flotilla 34 staff/ships (1945); Portland Sub Group 19th Fleet reserve personnel (1946)
- Limitations
- Archival lead only: records surfaced by catalog full-text OCR match; page-level context of the mentions was not reviewed. The Portland log covers the reserve group administratively - a log entry is not a work or material record. No asbestos content expected or claimed.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-1072-lst1072-09
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[11]Designation/date cross-check: NHHC DANFS + NavSource timeline vs Wikipedia infobox/body (USS LST-1072 article) [other_primary]
- Locator
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_LST-1072 infobox + Construction paragraph vs DANFS/NavSource values
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- CORRECTIONS to circulating secondary-source data: (1) Wikipedia body text dates commissioning '16 March 1945' - before her own 20 March launch; DANFS, NavSource, and Wikipedia's own infobox agree on 12 April 1945. (2) Wikipedia's MSTS infobox prints hull symbol 'T-LST-1066' - a transposition error; all other sources give T-LST-1072. (3) Wikipedia carries a first stricken date of 23 June 1947 not shown by NavSource (which lists only the final strike); plausible - 23 June 1947 was a mass-strike date for LSTs - but unverified against a primary register. (4) Final strike: NavSource 30 June 1975 vs Wikipedia 20 June 1975 - unresolved.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1945-1976 (dates at issue)
- Limitations
- Corrects secondary-source transcription errors, not a material claim. Wikipedia is not itself cited as a record source. The 1947 strike and the 20/30 June 1975 conflict are carried in gaps pending a primary register check.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-1072-lst1072-10
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[12]Batch-6560 search ledger (this record): NHHC DANFS live; NavSource 10/16/161072 live; MARAD vesselhistory + status card; NAVSEA SEA21 ship-history PDF; MARAD FY2016 FOIA log; NARA catalog full-text; CourtListener API v4 (authenticated); secondary web sweep [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lst-1072-lst1072-01 through -14
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, museum record, or qualifying litigation naming USS/USNS LST-1072 (T-LST-1072) or BRP Tawi Tawi (LT-512) was found in the public sources searched. CourtListener: 'LST-1072' returned zero opinions and zero RECAP dockets (authenticated, 2026-10-02); name-variant queries ('LST 1072', 'T-LST-1072', 'Tawi Tawi') could not all be completed - fleet pacing budget intermittently spent; exact per-query disposition in search_ledger. Secondary web sweeps surfaced no qualifying case; 'asbestos aboard' material is law-firm marketing content excluded by source policy.
- 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 - era construction and MSTS/Philippine service life are consistent with retained era materials, and no survey was ever published. The MARAD FOIA hit is herbicide-related, not asbestos. Her own deck logs and any MSTS-period maintenance records are undigitized/unlocated leads; Philippine-era records are outside U.S. repositories. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-1072-lst1072-11