Evidence
6 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-6).
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[1]research packet xt-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-177-lst177-pkt-xt-packet-md
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[2]Naval History and Heritage Command, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS), LST-177; official indexed result returned 2026-10-02, canonical page now returns HTTP 404. [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- NHHC DANFS entry text returned by official-source search; canonical URL https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/l/lst-177.html returned HTTP 404 when checked directly
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The NHHC DANFS entry indexed under LST-177 reports that the ship was laid down on 5 February 1943 at Evansville, Indiana, by Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co.; launched on 16 May 1943; sponsored by Mrs. James Gibson; and commissioned on 22 June 1943. It reports European-theater service, participation in the movement of UGS-36 in April 1944 and the invasion of southern France in August and September 1944, decommissioning on 11 February 1946, striking on 12 April 1946, transfer to France as a sale on 13 March 1947, and French Navy service as Laita (L-9001) through decommissioning in January 1962 and conversion to a port depot ship. DANFS also credits two World War II battle stars.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1943-1962
- Population
- LST-177 crew and operators
- Limitations
- NHHC's search index exposed the official entry text, but the canonical page could not be retrieved live (HTTP 404; browser open timed out). Citation URL is null because no live or archived copy was verified. Claims are retained provisionally with this explicit access limitation; dates and later French service are not independently corroborated here. No asbestos information is present in the indexed DANFS text.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-177-lst177-01
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[3]National Archives, Special List #44, by Ship Numbers [other_primary]
- Locator
- Page 40, row LST-177 (log coverage 6/22/1943–6/30/1945)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA Special List 44, by ship number, lists LST-177 deck-log coverage from 22 June 1943 through 30 June 1945. This identifies an archival series and coverage dates; the logs themselves were not retrieved or reviewed for this record.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1943-1945
- Population
- LST-177 crew
- Limitations
- The list establishes recorded deck-log date coverage only. It does not establish asbestos materials or exposure, and the underlying logs were not reviewed. It cannot verify the later 1945–46 history or a crew complement.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-177-lst177-02
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[4]National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), 100 Years of Respiratory Protection History [other_primary]
- Locator
- World War II discussion: increased U.S. Navy asbestos use for insulation purposes for pipes in naval vessels
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- NIOSH's historical overview states that U.S. Navy use of asbestos for pipe insulation increased during World War II. LST-177 was built and served during that period, so this is era context only; it does not establish pipe insulation or asbestos aboard this hull.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- World War II
- Population
- U.S. Navy shipbuilding and shipboard personnel generally
- Limitations
- General U.S. Navy era context, not a class specification, shipyard record, or LST-177 material record. Does not establish a product aboard this hull, presence or absence, quantity, condition, individual exposure, or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-177-lst177-03
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[5]CourtListener API v4 via authenticated fleet helper; incomplete sweep [court_record]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lst-177-lst177-05 and -06
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The authenticated CourtListener exact-name docket query for “USS LST-177” returned zero results. The hull-number opinion query “LST-177” returned 192 broadly matched opinions, a noisy numeral search not fully screened or treated as vessel matches. Exact-name opinion searches and the hull-number docket search were interrupted by the fleet pacing limiter. No result has been classified as a ship-specific exposure allegation or finding.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 2026-10-02
- Limitations
- Search incomplete. The exact-name docket query returned zero results, but this does not rule out opinions, alternate captions, or cases indexed differently. The 192-result hull-number opinion search is broad and unscreened; exact-name opinions and hull-number dockets remain blocked by the fleet pacing limiter. No identified case is available for litigation-stage classification.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-177-lst177-04
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[6]Batch-6736 research sweep: NHHC DANFS indexed entry, NARA Special List 44, and NIOSH WWII Navy-use context [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lst-177-lst177-01 through -04
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No ship-specific asbestos survey, material schedule, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or other primary record documenting asbestos aboard LST-177 was located in the sources reviewed. Asbestos presence aboard this vessel is unknown.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 2026-10-02
- Limitations
- A limited public-source search is not proof that asbestos was absent. Firecrawl was unavailable due to exhausted keyless quota; NHHC canonical DANFS URL returned 404; CourtListener research was interrupted by the fleet limiter; NARA logs were identified but not reviewed. No statement about asbestos presence, absence, exposure, or causation can be made from this negative search.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-177-lst177-05