Evidence
12 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-12).
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[1]research packet 640-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-141-lst141-pkt-640-packet-md
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[2]DANFS, LST-141 (construction milestones, European theater, southern France invasion, decommissioning, striking, sale, battle star) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS entry body; Wayback capture 20241225135647
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS documents for this hull: laid down 24 November 1943 at Ambridge, Pa., by the American Bridge Co.; launched 16 January 1944; commissioned 16 February 1944. Assigned to the European theater during World War II; took part in the invasion of southern France in August and September 1944. Decommissioned 18 December 1945; struck from the Navy list 7 February 1946; sold to Hughes Bros. Inc., of New York, N.Y., for scrapping on 25 May 1948. DANFS credits one battle star for World War II service.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1943-1948
- Population
- American Bridge construction trades (1943-44); crew (1944-45)
- Limitations
- Ship-specific history only; no asbestos or material content. Live NHHC page returned HTTP 404 to direct fetches on 2026-10-02 (standing NHHC link-rot/bot-filter defect documented since BATCH-01); entry text verified against Wayback capture 2024-12-25 (web.archive.org/web/20241225135647/...) - content identical to the rendered live page. NavSource conflicts on laid-down date (29 November), battle-star count (2), and sale date (28 May) - see gaps.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-141-01
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[3]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LST-141 (160141.htm) - milestone timeline, campaign credits, specifications, commanding-officer table, photo captions [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 10/16/160141.htm - header timeline, campaign table, specifications block, commanding-officer table, photo captions
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource documents for this hull: laid down 29 November 1943 at American Bridge Co., Ambridge PA; launched 16 January 1944; commissioned 16 February 1944, Lt. E. H. Pottle, USNR, in command. Assigned to the Europe-Africa-Middle East Theater, LST Flotilla Four; campaign credits: Convoy UGS-36 (1 April 1944) and Invasion of southern France (15 August - 22 September 1944); two battle stars for WWII service. Decommissioned 18 December 1945; struck from the Naval Register 7 February 1946; sold for scrapping 28 May 1948 to Hughes Bros. Inc., of New York. Specifications: 1,625 t light / 4,080 t full / 2,366 t beaching; 328 ft oa; 50 ft beam; 11.6 kt trial; complement 13 officers / 104 enlisted; troops 16 officers / 147 enlisted; 2 LCVP; 2 x GM 12-567A 900hp diesels, Falk main reduction gears, 2 shafts, 1,700 shp; call sign NGUX. Commanding officers: Lt. E. H. Pottle (16 Feb 1944 - 1945); Lt. Charles F. Vetter (1945 - 18 Dec 1945). Photo captions document: NARA Signal Corps photo III-SC-192675 (24 Jul 1944, practice landing near Naples with LCI(L)s), NARA photo 192699 (31 Jul 1944, loading US 3rd Infantry Division at Bagnoli harbor with LST-603 and LST-74), and a contributed portrait of crew member James S. Turner, MM1/c.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1943-1948
- Population
- Construction trades, American Bridge Ambridge (1943-44); crew and embarked troops (1944-45); Hughes Bros. scrapping workers (1948)
- Limitations
- NavSource is a volunteer secondary compilation, not a primary registry - its milestone dates generally track DANFS/NVR but three values here conflict with DANFS (laid-down date, battle-star count, sale date) - see gaps. Page verified live via rendered fetch 2026-10-02 (plain curl receives 406 UA-filter; .net domain is correct, .org is dead). Contains no asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-141-02
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[4]uboat.net Allied Warships, USS LST 141 (ship 11269) - convoy UGS-36 roster; corroborated by USN History of the Naval Armed Guard Afloat (HyperWar/ibiblio), Convoy UGS-36 April 1, 1944 section [other_primary]
- Locator
- uboat.net ship/11269 'Notable events' - 14 Mar 1944 convoy section and 3 Apr 1944 Bizerte arrival; ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/Admin-Hist/173-ArmedGuards/173-AG-8.html, 'Convoy UGS-36, April 1, 1944'
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- LST-141 (Lt. E. H. Pottle, Jr., USNR) is listed in the convoy record for UGS-36, which departed Hampton Roads 14 March 1944; the LST section and escorts arrived at Bizerte 3 April 1944. The official Navy administrative history of the Naval Armed Guard documents that convoy UGS-36 was attacked by enemy aircraft between Oran and Algiers at about 0400 on 1 April 1944; the freighter Jared Ingersoll was torpedoed (crew temporarily abandoned, reboarded, extinguished the fire; towed to Algiers and beached) - the only Armed Guard ship hit. NavSource credits 'Convoy UGS-36, 1 April 1944' as a battle-star campaign for this hull.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-03-14 to 1944-04-03
- Population
- LST-141 crew under Lt. Pottle (Mar-Apr 1944); convoy UGS-36 merchant crews and escorts
- Limitations
- Convoy membership and arrival listing come from uboat.net, a maintained secondary database - the air-attack event itself is documented by the official USN Armed Guard history, which covers merchant ships and does not name LST-141 (naval-crewed LSTs carried no Armed Guards). NavSource's campaign credit ties this hull to the 1 April action. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-141-03
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[5]NHHC photo catalog, SC 192675 'Mediterranean Invasion Rehearsals, 1944' (U.S. Army Signal Corps photo, photographer Cuoa; copyright owner National Archives); companion NARA photo 192699 via NavSource caption [museum_official]
- Locator
- NHHC SC-192675 catalog page (title/caption fields); NavSource 10/16/160141.htm photo table for 192699
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NHHC's official photo catalog lists LST-141 by name among vessels present at Mediterranean invasion rehearsals: troops of the 30th Infantry, Third Division, boarding landing craft in the Naples area for a practice landing in Italy, 24 July 1944 (vessels l-r: LST-141, LCI-592, LCI-593, LCI-595, LCI-594, LCI-670, HMS LCI-264, LCI-672, LCI-673, LCI-671, LCI-591). A companion Signal Corps photo (NARA 192699, Box 222, photographer Leibowitz) shows LST-603, LST-74, and LST-141 loading 3rd Infantry Division soldiers at Bagnoli harbor, Formio area of Italy, 31 July 1944, during embarkation exercises for Operation Dragoon.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-07-24 to 1944-07-31
- Population
- Crew; embarked 30th Infantry / 3rd Division troops during Dragoon rehearsals
- Limitations
- Photographic presence documentation only - establishes where this hull was and what it was embarking in late July 1944, nothing about materials aboard. 192699 transcribed via NavSource caption (NHHC catalog entry for 192699 not separately fetched). No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-141-04
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[6]Robert J. Cressman, The Official Chronology of the U.S. Navy in World War II, Chapter VI: 1944 (Naval Institute Press, 2000; HyperWar transcription) [other_primary]
- Locator
- USN-Chron-1944, 3 December (Mediterranean) and 5 December (Mediterranean) entries
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The official chronology records two damage events for this hull: 3 December 1944, Mediterranean - 'Tank landing ship LST-141 is damaged when she runs aground at Bizerte, Tunisia'; and 5 December 1944, Mediterranean - 'Tank landing craft LCT-152, under tow of tank landing ship LST-141, is damaged in a gale off Palermo, Sicily. Auxiliary tug ATA-172 brings LCT-152 into port.'
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-12-03 to 1944-12-05
- Population
- Crew (Dec 1944); any repair trades at Bizerte-area facilities
- Limitations
- Damage events only - extent of grounding damage and where repair was performed are not stated; no yard/repair record located. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-141-05
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[7]MARAD Vessel History database, LST-141 (Detail/9265) - vessel status card 44J_01 and seven launch-period photographs [marad_nrc]
- Locator
- vesselhistory.marad.dot.gov Detail 9265; status card image cards/44J_01.png; ship images LST-141_9265_001-007.jpg
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- MARAD's vessel-history file for this hull records type 'LST Tank Landing Ship' (MARAD military), fate 'Sold - No Further Info', and holds a vessel status card (image 44J_01) reading 'Surplus - Department of Navy' with operator 'Hughes Bros., Inc' and agreement form 'Pur.' (purchase) - corroborating the DANFS disposal chain to the New York scrapper. Seven attached photographs document the hull on the Ambridge ways with hull number 141 visible, christening bunting, and her side-launch into the Ohio River.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-1948 (card window); photos 1944-01
- Population
- Hughes Bros. scrapping workers (1948)
- Limitations
- Status-card fields are largely blank (year built shown as 9999/unknown; port and delivery date blank); the card corroborates the purchaser but not the sale date - the 25 vs 28 May 1948 date conflict between DANFS and NavSource stands. Photos are launch-period only. No asbestos or material content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-141-06
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[8]NARA catalog, File Unit 'LST-141, 2/5/44-12/20/45' (NAID 126475203), RG 24 Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel, Muster Rolls of U.S. Navy Ships series - 285 digitized images [other_primary]
- Locator
- catalog.archives.gov/id/126475203 (file unit header, image count)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The complete wartime muster rolls of this hull are digitized in the National Archives Catalog: 285 images covering 5 February 1944 - 20 December 1945, spanning from five days before commissioning (16 Feb 1944) to two days after decommissioning (18 Dec 1945). The file documents the ship's enlisted and officer population by name and rating across her entire service life - the primary record for the onboard population of this hull.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-1945
- Population
- All hands aboard LST-141, 1944-02-05 to 1945-12-20 (named muster-roll entries)
- Limitations
- Personnel documentation only - muster rolls record who served, not what materials they worked around. Digitization is complete for this file unit but images were not individually reviewed this session; RG 24 deck logs for the same span are a separate series and their digitization status is unverified (see search_ledger). No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-141-07
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[9]Era inference built on: NavSource specifications (2 x GM 12-567A diesels, Falk reduction gear - no boilers); BuShips Ships' Data 1945 Vol. 2 LST design table (class profile); GAO HRD-80-2 program documentation (ev-09) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource spec block; BuShips SD-1945 v2 design table (via LST-1 class profile, lst-1-class.class.json)
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- A diesel-powered LST-1-class tank landing ship built 1943-44 sits inside the Navy's documented asbestos-use era. Era-standard asbestos-relevant applications aboard a diesel amphibious vessel of this period were: diesel engine and exhaust lagging, engine-room thermal/acoustic insulation, deck coverings/tile, bulkhead and accommodation insulation, gaskets, valve packing, and winch/windlass brake linings. As a diesel ship she carried no boilers - the boiler/turbine steam-lagging pathway of steam vessels does not apply.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1943-1948
- Population
- American Bridge construction trades (1943-44); engine-room and maintenance ratings aboard (1944-45); Hughes Bros. scrapping workers (1948)
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - no hull-specific insulation schedule, material list, or work package located for LST-141. 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-141-08
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[10]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 entire construction (1943-44) and service era (1944-45).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1979
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers; asbestos program review
- 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; same standing defect as BATCH-01 and BATCH-98.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-141-09
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[11]shipbuildinghistory.com (T. Colton), American Bridge, Ambridge PA yard table; corroborated by American Bridge corporate-history archive (southlandholdings.com featured archive, 199 LSTs) [other_primary]
- Locator
- shipbuildinghistory.com American Bridge yard narrative + per-hull row 'LST 141'; southlandholdings.com/american-bridge-lsts
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The builder yard context: American Bridge (a U.S. Steel subsidiary) was building Army barges at its Ambridge, Ohio River yard when the Navy requisitioned the yard in 1942 and invested $9 million in its expansion; the yard's wartime output included 199 LSTs. Colton's per-hull table lists LST 141 with a 16-Feb-44 build/delivery entry and a 'Scrapped 1947' disposition - a third disposal-date variant alongside DANFS (sold 25 May 1948) and NavSource (28 May 1948).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1942-1948
- Population
- American Bridge Ambridge construction trades (1942-45)
- Limitations
- Yard-level and reference-table data, not a hull record; Colton's table is a respected secondary compilation and its 'Scrapped 1947' disposition conflicts with the primary sale-date sources - carried in gaps, not asserted. No asbestos content. Southland Holdings page is the corporate successor's self-published archive - used for yard production figures only.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-141-10
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[12]Batch-6712 search ledger (this record): DANFS (NHHC + Wayback); NavSource; uboat.net convoy record; USN Armed Guard history (HyperWar); Cressman official chronology (HyperWar); NHHC photo catalog; MARAD vessel history + status card; NARA catalog (muster rolls); GAO product page; shipbuildinghistory.com; CourtListener API v4 (partial - fleet pacing); secondary web litigation sweep [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lst-141-01 through -12
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or qualifying litigation naming USS LST-141 was found in the public sources searched. CourtListener exact-phrase searches returned zero opinions for 'USS LST-141', 'LST-141', 'USS LST 141', and 'LST 141'; docket-level searches returned one name collision - City of Huntington, West Virginia v. AmerisourceBergen Drug Corporation (S.D.W.V. 3:17-cv-01362), opioid MDL - for both 'LST-141' and 'LST 141', and zero for 'USS LST 141'. The 'USS LST-141' docket variant was left unrun under fleet pacing but is subsumed by the completed 'LST-141' docket phrase search. Secondary web sweeps surfaced only law-firm marketing/jobsite pages asserting shipyard asbestos exposure generically (e.g., gpwlaw.com Ambridge page) - excluded sources, no primary anchoring.
- 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 1943-44 diesel LST's insulation and gasket scope is era-consistent with asbestos use. Absence of a docketed case does not prove absence of unlitigated or settled claims. Deck logs and any BuShips work packages are undigitized leads. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-141-11