Evidence
6 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-6).
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[1]research packet 637-packet.md (1 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-120-lst120-pkt-637-packet-md
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[2]NavSource Online, Tank Landing Ship LST-120 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Live page, timeline and campaign sections; HTTP 200 verified
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource identifies USS LST-120 as an LST-1-class tank landing ship laid down at Jeffersonville Boat & Machine Co., Jeffersonville, Indiana, on 5 May 1943; launched 7 August 1943; and commissioned on 22 September 1943. It records Asiatic-Pacific service in the capture and occupation of Saipan and Tinian, Far East occupation service, decommissioning on 7 January 1946, transfer and sale to the Military Government of Korea in February 1947, striking from the Naval Register on 5 March 1947, and loss by stranding as ROKS Munsan in September 1950.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1943-1950
- Population
- Jeffersonville construction workforce, 1943; U.S. Navy crew, 1943-1946; Korean naval personnel, 1947-1950
- Limitations
- NavSource is a photographic-history compilation rather than a Navy materials record or asbestos survey. This row supports identity and service history only; it does not establish asbestos aboard, component content, present condition, individual exposure, or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-120-lst120-01
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[3]NavSource Online, Tank Landing Ship LST-120, specifications and awards sections [other_primary]
- Locator
- Live page, Specifications and Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons sections
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NavSource lists the ship's LST-1-class specifications as two General Motors 12-567A diesel engines, Falk main reduction gears, two propellers, twin rudders, and 1,700 shp. The same page identifies the ship's wartime awards as two Asiatic-Pacific campaign medals and two battle stars overall.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1943-1950
- Population
- Ship's company and embarked personnel
- Limitations
- The page supplies equipment specifications but does not identify insulation, gaskets, packing, or any asbestos-containing product. Diesel propulsion is not used as an asbestos inference for this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-120-lst120-02
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[4]Batch-6690 source sweep: NHHC/DANFS, NavSource, NARA/NHHC image-search leads, and authenticated CourtListener searches [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lst-120-lst120-01 through -09
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No ship-specific asbestos documentation was located in the authoritative public sources searched: no asbestos survey, abatement record, hazardous-material disclosure, hull-specific materials specification, or product-identification record was found for LST-120 or ROKS Munsan. The record therefore treats asbestos aboard this hull as unknown.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 2026-10-02
- Limitations
- A lack of located public documentation does not prove asbestos was absent. The CourtListener sweep was incomplete after the authenticated helper reported the fleet pacing budget was spent, and Firecrawl was unavailable because its keyless quota reported a multi-hour retry window. This row does not establish presence, absence, exposure, causation, or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-120-lst120-03
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[5]Naval History and Heritage Command, DANFS, LST-120 (canonical page unavailable at live verification) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Canonical URL https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/l/lst-120.html; direct HTTP 404; Firecrawl fallback quota-exhausted
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NHHC's DANFS search result supplies the same core construction, commissioning, Marianas, occupation-duty, decommissioning, Korean-sale, striking, and battle-star facts as the NavSource timeline, but the canonical NHHC URL returned HTTP 404 when checked directly on 2 October 2026. The result was retained as a corroborating search lead, not as a live citation.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1943-1950
- Limitations
- This is a source-access correction and corroborating lead, not a live citable page. No asbestos or materials statement was present in the returned DANFS text; it supports no asbestos claim.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-120-lst120-04
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[6]NavSource LST-120 page, citing U.S. National Archives photographs 80-G-314233 and 80-G-420861 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Live page, image captions for 80-G-314233 and 80-G-420861
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Archival lead: NHHC and NavSource identify National Archives official photographs 80-G-314233 (USS Antelope in floating drydock ABSD-1, with LST-120 astern, 8 January 1945) and 80-G-420861 (ROKS Munsan broached during the Changsadong Raid, September 1950). These image records document identity and historical context, not asbestos condition.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1945-1950
- Limitations
- The cited live page reproduces or describes the image metadata; the image records do not provide a materials survey, asbestos identification, or condition assessment. Direct NHHC image URLs returned 404 during live verification.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-120-lst120-05