Evidence
6 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-6).
-
[1]research packet 636-packet.md (2 sources cited) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-lst-119-lst119-pkt-636-packet-md
-
[2]Naval History and Heritage Command, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, LST-119 [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Full DANFS entry, construction paragraph; World War II operations list; final disposition paragraph
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS records that LST-119 was laid down 12 May 1943 at Jeffersonville, Indiana, by Jeffersonville Boat & Machine Co.; launched 28 July 1943; and commissioned 1 September 1943. Assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater, she participated in the occupation of Kwajalein and Majuro Atolls (January-February 1944) and the capture and occupation of Saipan (June-July 1944), earning two World War II battle stars. She was decommissioned 13 May 1946, struck 19 June 1946, and sold 17 May 1948 to Robert H. Beattie, Oil Transport Co., New Orleans, Louisiana, for conversion to non-self-propelled operation.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1943-1948
- Population
- Jeffersonville construction trades (1943); U.S. Navy ship's company and embarked personnel (1943-1946)
- Limitations
- Official ship history establishes identity, construction, service, and disposition only. It contains no asbestos, insulation, machinery-material, crew-complement, survey, abatement, or exposure information and supports no asbestos finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-119-lst119-01
-
[3]National Archives, Special List 44: List of Logbooks of U.S. Navy Ships and Stations, 1941-1945, by Ship Number [other_primary]
- Locator
- PDF table entry: LST-119 | 9/8/1943 | 6/30/1945
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA Special List 44, the ship-number index to World War II deck logs, lists LST-119 with a record range from 8 September 1943 through 30 June 1945. The index establishes a primary-record path for the commissioned wartime period; it does not state the contents of the logs or identify asbestos-related material.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1943-09-08 to 1945-06-30
- Population
- U.S. Navy ship's company (1943-1945)
- Limitations
- Index-level evidence only. The deck logs themselves were not retrieved or reviewed in this batch; their existence and date range do not establish any event, material, exposure, or asbestos condition aboard the hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-119-lst119-02
-
[4]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LST-119 (secondary vessel compilation; used only for corroboration and discrepancy identification) [other_primary]
- Locator
- LST-1 Class Tank Landing Ship timeline and Specifications sections
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource's live vessel page corroborates the DANFS construction and campaign chronology and reproduces a class specification block for LST-119. The page's decommissioning line says 13 May 1948, which conflicts with DANFS's 13 May 1946; DANFS's date is adopted because it is the official source. NavSource gives no asbestos survey, abatement, hazardous-material, or product documentation for the hull.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1943-1948
- Limitations
- NavSource is not an official registry and is not used to establish the conflicting decommissioning date. Its class specification block is not a ship-specific materials record. Neither its page nor its photographs establish asbestos presence, quantity, condition, individual exposure, causation, or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-119-lst119-03
-
[5]Batch-6679 search ledger (this record): NHHC DANFS; NARA deck-log index; NARA catalog/web searches; official-source web sweep; authenticated CourtListener helper attempt [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lst-119-lst119-01 through sl-uss-lst-119-lst119-06
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- No ship-specific asbestos documentation located: the authoritative sources searched did not yield an asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazardous-material disclosure, material schedule, or primary record identifying an asbestos-containing product aboard USS LST-119. The completed authenticated CourtListener exact-name opinion search returned zero results; the remaining required exact-name docket and hull-number searches are incomplete because the shared pacing gate stopped the helper. The LST-1 class's diesel design and 1943 construction date do not establish asbestos aboard this hull.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 2026-10-02
- Limitations
- A no-record result is not proof that asbestos was absent. CourtListener coverage is partial: the exact-name opinion query returned zero results, but the exact-name docket and hull-number opinion/docket queries were not completed because the required authenticated helper stopped at the fleet-wide pacing gate. This row establishes neither presence nor absence, individual exposure, causation, legal eligibility, or a complete litigation negative.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-119-lst119-04
-
[6]National Archives, Special List 44 deck-log index; NARA Guide to Federal Records, Record Group 19 (Bureau of Ships) and Record Group 24 (Bureau of Naval Personnel) [other_primary]
- Locator
- RG 19 guide; deck-log index at https://www.archives.gov/files/research/military/logbooks/sl-44-ship-number.pdf
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Further primary-source leads are the NARA deck logs indexed for LST-119 (8 September 1943-30 June 1945), Bureau of Ships construction and alteration records, and any sale/conversion records following the 17 May 1948 Beattie Oil Transport sale. No box-level retrieval or paid reproduction order was undertaken.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1943-1948 records
- Limitations
- Record-group and index mapping only. No underlying box, drawing, material schedule, sale file, or deck-log content was reviewed, so the existence of asbestos-specific documentation remains unknown.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-119-lst119-05