Evidence
10 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-10).
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[1]research packet 629-packet.md (2 sources cited) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: UNVERIFIABLE
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-lst-1135-lst1135-pkt-629-packet-md
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[2]DANFS, LST-1135 (NHHC live page, verified 2026-10-02) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS LST-1135 entry, full text
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- LST-1135 was laid down 26 December 1944 at Seneca, Ill., by the Chicago Bridge & Iron Co.; launched 21 March 1945, sponsored by Mrs. Doris P. Syfert; and commissioned 12 April 1945, Lt. L. A. Morgan in command. Following World War II she performed occupation duty in the Far East until late September 1946; was decommissioned 28 April 1948; transferred to the Maritime Administration for disposal 29 June 1948; and struck from the Navy list 12 August 1948.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-1948
- Limitations
- DANFS stub entry - establishes identity, build, service, and disposal dates only; contains no asbestos-related content of any kind.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-1135-lst1135-01
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[3]NavSource Online Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LST-1135 page (verified live on navsource.net 2026-10-02) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource LST-1135 page: timeline, specifications block, photo captions
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource supplements DANFS: crew formed at Bradford, VA. in February 1945; commissioned at New Orleans, LT. Lyman A. Morgan, USNR, in command; shakedown St. Andrew's Bay FL 22 April 1945; loaded ammunition at Mobile AL and transited the Panama Canal en route to Hawaii May 1945; arrived Pearl Harbor 13 June 1945, Eniwetok 1 July 1945, Ulithi 8 July 1945, San Pedro Bay Leyte 25 August 1945, Tokyo Bay 17 October 1945. Assigned LST Flotilla Thirty-Four, LST Group One Hundred, LST Division One Hundred Ninety-Nine. Navy Occupation Service Medal (Asia clasp) windows: 8 October-16 November 1945 and 13-24 September 1946. ONI-1945 specifications: 1,625 t light / 4,080 t full load; 328 ft oa; 50 ft beam; 11.6 kt trial; complement 13 officers / 104 enlisted; troop accommodations 16 officers / 147 enlisted; two GM 12-567A 900 hp diesels, single Falk main reduction gear, two propellers, 1,700 shp. Photographic record: beached in Japan unloading occupation forces Aug-Sep 1945; carrying US Army 41st Division elements to the Hiro Wan seaplane base near Hiroshima Sep 1945; arriving Yokohama Sep 1945.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-1948
- Limitations
- NavSource is a curated secondary archive; its ONI-1945 spec block and timeline transcribe official data but photo captions are contributor-supplied. Contains no asbestos content. NavSource prints 'fate unknown' for the post-MARAD disposition - see ev-07 for the secondary scrapping record. The ship's own war diary (ev-04) records entry into San Pedro Bay 0930 on 26 August 1945 - a one-day conflict with NavSource's 25 August arrival, carried in gaps.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-1135-lst1135-02
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[4]Bureau of Ships, Ships' Data, U.S. Naval Vessels, Vol. 2 (January 1945) - hull roster and machinery table (shipscribe.com scan, verified live 2026-10-02; PDF moved from former /styles/usnaux/sdb/ path) [other_primary]
- Locator
- SDB1945v2 LST roster rows and LST machinery table (hull blocks)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The official BuShips roster lists LST-1135 laid down 26 Dec 44, launched 21 Mar 45, completed 12 Apr 45 - matching DANFS and NavSource. The machinery table assigns GM Diesel 12-567A engines rated 1,700 shp on two shafts to hull block LST1081-1152, which includes this hull. The design is diesel-powered - no boiler plant.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-1945
- Population
- Construction trades, Chicago Bridge & Iron Seneca yard (Dec 1944-Apr 1945)
- Limitations
- Official BuShips tabulation names this hull in the roster and assigns the engine type by hull block; it does not document insulation materials or asbestos, and the scanned text layer can contain table-cell OCR errors (LST-1135 roster dates cross-check clean against DANFS).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-1135-lst1135-03
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[5]NARA Catalog: USS LST-1135 war diaries and operational reports - NAIDs 77508492 (war diary 12 Apr-31 Aug 1945, 16 images), 77532983 (Sep 1945), 77592400 (Nov 1945), 77567774 (report of screening operations moving occupation forces to Tsingtao, North China, 2-10 Oct 1945, 4 images); WWII War Diaries microfilm rolls A_1890/A_1954 digitized via Fold3, images read directly this session [other_primary]
- Locator
- catalog.archives.gov NAIDs 77508492, 77532983, 77592400, 77567774 - digitized images
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The ship's own war diaries are digitized and were read this session. Verified contents: drydocking in dry dock No. 2 at Alabama Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Company, Mobile AL, 20-21 April 1945 'for inspection and repairs'; moored to Pendleton Shipyard Pier, New Orleans LA, 7-9 May 1945 'to receive repairs and alterations'; attached to 100th LST Group, 34th LST Flotilla, 199th LST Division, U.S. Pacific Fleet; extended Ulithi anchorage layovers (Berth 473 July, Berth 544 August); entered San Pedro Bay, Leyte, 0930 on 26 August 1945 and discharged ammunition cargo alongside Simmons Victory (Berth 130) and Twin Falls Victory (Berth 156); October 1945 convoy carrying Army equipment and troops of the 384th Air Service Group (Sp) Manila Bay to Tokyo Bay in company with fifteen other LSTs (incl. flotilla flagship LST-902 and Group 107 flagship LST-491) and screen APD-45, twice diverted by typhoon and sheltering at Subic Bay.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1945
- Population
- Ship's company (~117) and embarked troops; Alabama Dry Dock and Pendleton Shipyard repair workers (Apr-May 1945)
- Limitations
- Primary operational record written aboard this hull - the strongest ship-specific documentation in this record. Contains no asbestos-related content; the documented repair/drydock periods are the hull's known maintenance events at which era insulation could have been disturbed, but no material records accompany them.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-1135-lst1135-04
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[6]Consolidated era inference - BuShips SDB v2 machinery data plus era amphibious-ship construction practice [other_primary]
- Locator
- LST-1 class profile (lst-1-class.class.json) ev-lst-1-class-03; era material practice
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Era/design inference for diesel-powered LSTs: with no boilers aboard, the steam-lagging pathway is absent; the asbestos-relevant applications for the type are GM diesel exhaust lagging and gaskets, engine-room thermal and acoustic insulation, deck coverings and tile, bulkhead and accommodation insulation, and winch/crane brake linings - products of this era commonly manufactured with asbestos fiber.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-1948
- Population
- Construction trades (Chicago Bridge & Iron, Seneca, 1944-45); ship's company and embarked troops
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - no ship-level asbestos record exists for this hull. Establishes nothing installed aboard LST-1135, no quantities, and no exposure for any individual.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-1135-lst1135-05
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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
- 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 - the fleet-era program context for WWII-built hulls that remained in service.
- 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 class- or ship-specific. This hull left Navy custody in 1948, before the documented policy window - the row is fleet-era context only and establishes nothing about LST-1135's material condition. gao.gov returns HTTP 403 to automated fetch; content via product-page description.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-1135-lst1135-06
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[8]ShipbuildingHistory (Tim Colton), Chicago Bridge & Iron Co., Seneca IL yard table - row: 'LST 1135 | U.S. Navy | Landing Ship, Tank | 12/26/44 | 3/21/45 | 4/12/45 | 85 | 22 | 107 | Scrapped 1948' (verified live 2026-10-02) [reputable_press]
- Locator
- shipbuildinghistory.com Chicago Bridge & Iron Seneca table, LST 1135 row
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The Chicago Bridge & Iron Seneca yard production table names LST 1135 with build dates matching DANFS (laid down 26 Dec 1944, launched 21 Mar 1945, completed 12 Apr 1945) and records its fate as 'Scrapped 1948' - resolving NavSource's 'fate unknown' at secondary-reference level.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1948
- Population
- Disposal/scrapping workforce (1948, site not located)
- Limitations
- Secondary compilation of official build/disposal records, not a primary record - the MARAD Vessel History Database carries no status card for this hull (verified this session), so the scrapping detail and location rest on this yard table alone. uboat.net's 'Sold on 29 June 1948' appears to conflate the MARAD transfer date with a sale.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-1135-lst1135-07
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[9]CourtListener API v4 authenticated searches (fleet-paced): "LST-1135" type=o count 0; "LST-1135" type=r count 0; "LST 1135" type=o count 0; "LST 1135" type=r count 0 - all four sweeps completed 2026-10-02 [court_record]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lst-1135-lst1135-07a/b and sl-08/-09/-10
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No litigation naming LST-1135 was located in CourtListener's opinion or RECAP docket indexes: all four quoted hull-number searches (hyphenated and unhyphenated, opinions and dockets) returned zero results. Combined with the general web sweep (no hull-specific asbestos content beyond generic marketing pages), no qualifying ship-specific asbestos record of any kind was located - no survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, MARAD status card, or docketed case.
- 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 1944-45 wartime hull disposed of in 1948 simply left a thin public trail. Hull-number-only vessels are under-covered by name-indexed litigation search; unquoted/tokenized variant matches may exist in scanned exhibit PDFs not indexed at document level. Does not establish that asbestos was or was not present; does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-1135-lst1135-08
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[10]Remaining archival leads: Maritime Commission predecessor disposal file (1948) and postwar/decommissioning-period deck logs [other_primary]
- Locator
- MARAD Vessel History DB search (negative); NARA catalog LST-1135 file units
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Two archival leads remain open: (1) the MARAD Vessel History Database carries no status card for LST-1135 (verified 2026-10-02 - the database's ~12,000-vessel index does return other bare-number LSTs such as LST-506, so absence here is a record-coverage gap, not a search artifact); the underlying 1948 Maritime Commission disposal file, if extant, is the authoritative scrapper/sale record. (2) The NARA WWII war diaries for this hull ARE digitized (ev-04), but postwar deck logs (1945-48 service and inactivation) are not separately itemized in the catalog results reviewed; the 'Individual Ships' deck-log microfilm series is the retrieval path.
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 2026-10-02
- Limitations
- Leads identified but not pursued to retrieval; presence or content of the underlying files is unverified.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-1135-lst1135-09