Evidence
9 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-9).
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[1]research packet 626-packet.md [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: **VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-lst-1105-lst1105-pkt-626-packet-md
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[2]DANFS, 'LST-1105' (Naval History and Heritage Command, live page verified 2026-10-02) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS entry text, single-page entry
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- LST-1105 was laid down 5 December 1944 at Evansville, Ind., by the Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co.; launched 20 January 1945 (sponsor Mrs. William J. Peters); commissioned 13 February 1945, Lt. Lionel B. King, USNR, in command. Assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater; participated in the assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto in May and June 1945; occupation duty in the Far East until mid-February 1946; decommissioned 29 May 1946; struck from the Navy list 19 June 1946; sold 20 May 1948 to the California Co. for operation. Earned one battle star for World War II service.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-1948
- Population
- Wartime ship's company (13 officers / ~104 enlisted per NavSource specs)
- Limitations
- Service-history record only - contains no asbestos, material, or crew-exposure content; establishes identity, dates, and operations for this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-1105-01
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[3]Bureau of Ships, Ships' Data, U.S. Naval Vessels, Vol. 2 (1945), List of Naval Vessels - Landing Ship-Tank roster (shipscribe.com scan, text layer) [other_primary]
- Locator
- SDB 1945 v2, List of Naval Vessels, Landing Ship-Tank section, LST1102-1108 block (Missouri Valley B. & I. Co., Evansville, Ind.)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The BuShips roster lists LST1105 under Missouri Valley B. & I. Co., Evansville, Ind., with laid down 5 Dec 44, launched 20 Jan 45, and commissioned 13 Feb 45 - an independent primary-source corroboration of the DANFS build record for this hull.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1945
- Limitations
- Tabular roster entry corroborates identity, builder, and dates only; contains no material or asbestos content. Shipscribe URL corrected from the class profile's stale path - live PDF verified 2026-10-02.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-1105-02
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[4]Bureau of Ships, Ships' Data, U.S. Naval Vessels, Vol. 2 (1945), machinery table - LST block engine assignments [other_primary]
- Locator
- SDB 1945 v2, machinery/propulsion table, LST1081-1152 row
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The BuShips machinery table assigns 2 x G.M. Diesel 12-567A engines, 1,700 shaft horsepower, to construction block LST1081-1152 - the block containing LST-1105. This is primary-source corroboration that the hull is diesel-powered and carries no boiler plant.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1945
- Limitations
- Block-level assignment covering ~72 hulls, not an individual hull's spec sheet; corroborates (does not establish alone) the ship-specific propulsion listed by NavSource.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-1105-03
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[5]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LST-1105 page (live page verified 2026-10-02) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource page 161105.htm - timeline, campaign table, commanding-officer table, specifications block
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- LST-542 class tank landing ship; wartime assignment to LST Flotilla Thirty-Two, LST Group Ninety-Six, LST Division One Hundred Ninety-One; Okinawa Gunto operation dated 30 May to 30 June 1945; Navy Occupation Service periods 15 Sep-8 Dec 1945 and 24 Dec 1945-13 Feb 1946; decommissioned 29 May 1946, struck 19 June 1946; sold 20 May 1948 to the California Co. for merchant service; resold and renamed MV Guaranesi (date unknown); resold 1977, renamed MV Brasilia, re-flagged Brazilian; final disposition unknown. Specifications: 1,625 t light / 4,080 t full load, 328 ft oa, 50 ft beam, 11.6 kt trial; 13 officers, 104 enlisted; troop accommodations 16 officers, 147 enlisted; propulsion two GM 12-567A diesels (900 hp each), single Falk main reduction gear, three diesel-driven 100 kW 230 V DC generators, two propellers at 1,700 shp; four commanding officers listed (Lt. King through Lt. Harboe).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-1977
- Population
- Ship's company and embarked troops (wartime); merchant crews (1948 onward)
- Limitations
- Reputable secondary compilation, not a primary document; the post-1948 merchant chain (Guaranesi, Brasilia) is compiled registry data not independently verified against primary merchant records; contains no asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-1105-04
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[6]NARA Catalog, RG 38 'World War II War Diaries, Other Operational Records and Histories' - USS LST-1105 monthly war diaries (digitized file units; e.g., NAID 101726985 'War Diary, 6/1-30/45', 4 images; NAID 101773408 July 1945; NAID 633451448 November 1945) [other_primary]
- Locator
- catalog.archives.gov search 'LST-1105' (186 results, 2026-10-02); example file unit NAID 101726985
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- A catalog search for 'LST-1105' returns 186 file-unit hits, dominated by digitized monthly war diaries for this hull in RG 38 (Fold3 scans) - operational narratives covering the commissioned period, including the June 1945 Okinawa window, available for service-window reconstruction.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1945-1946
- Limitations
- War diaries are operational narratives; no asbestos, material, or crew-exposure content expected or asserted. Digitized RG 24 deck logs for this hull were not separately located. Individual diary page contents not reviewed - this is a lead, not a finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-1105-05
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[7]Consolidated era inference - BuShips SDB 1945 v2 machinery data for block LST1081-1152 plus era amphibious-ship construction practice [other_primary]
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Era/design inference for diesel-powered WWII LSTs: no boiler plant, so asbestos-relevant applications concentrate in diesel exhaust lagging and gaskets, engine-room thermal/acoustic insulation, machinery and flange gaskets, valve packing, compartment and accommodation insulation, deck coverings/tile, and winch/windlass brake linings - rather than boiler and steam-line lagging.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-1946
- Population
- Construction trades (Evansville, 1944-45); ship's company (era inference only)
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - no ship-specific material schedule, survey, or construction record naming this hull was located. Does not establish asbestos presence, quantity, or any individual exposure aboard this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-1105-06
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[8]GAO, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (Oct 18, 1979) [gao]
- Locator
- GAO product page and report HRD-80-2
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO documented the Navy's asbestos-protection program: standing policy from 1975 removed asbestos insulation only when damaged or required for repairs, modified in 1979 to selective replacement in high-maintenance areas - meaning original-era insulation typically remained in place for decades on in-service hulls unless a yard period disturbed it.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1975-1979
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers (program-level)
- Limitations
- Program-level context; GAO fieldwork yards were Long Beach and Norfolk Naval Shipyards. LST-1105 left Navy custody in 1946 - before this program existed - so the policy's relevance to this hull is limited to describing the era it was built in; it says nothing about asbestos conditions aboard.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-1105-07
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[9]Batch-6594 search ledger (this record): NHHC DANFS; NavSource 161105.htm; BuShips SDB 1945 v2 (shipscribe); NARA catalog; CourtListener API v4 opinion and docket indexes; Naval Vessel Register; secondary/marketing web sweep [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lst-1105-01 through sl-uss-lst-1105-10
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or docketed case naming LST-1105 was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). CourtListener quoted-phrase 'LST-1105' returned zero opinions and zero dockets; an unquoted 'LST-1105' opinion search returned 45 relevance-ranked hits none of which contains the hull string (all name collisions). The ship left naval custody in 1946 and its merchant fate after 1977 is unknown, so no museum, NDRF, or regulatory hazmat record exists or is expected.
- 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. Does not establish that asbestos is or is not present, nor establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-1105-08