Evidence
8 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-8).
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[1]research packet xu-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-181-lst181-pkt-xu-packet-md
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[2]Naval History and Heritage Command, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, LST-181 entry (archived copy) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Archived DANFS entry, complete text
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Archived NHHC/DANFS records that LST-181 was laid down on 7 April 1943 at Jeffersonville, Indiana, by Jeffersonville Boat & Machine Co.; launched on 3 July 1943; sponsored by Mrs. T. J. Eifler; and commissioned on 21 August 1943. The ship served in the Asiatic-Pacific theater in the Bismarck Archipelago, Hollandia, Western New Guinea, Leyte, Visayan Islands, and Borneo operations; was decommissioned on 4 March 1946; struck from the Navy list on 12 April 1946; sold to Construction Power Machinery Co. of Brooklyn, New York, on 9 December 1946; and earned seven World War II battle stars.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Limitations
- The current NHHC URL returned HTTP 404 at research time, so the cited page is explicitly an archived copy. DANFS provides history and disposition but no asbestos, hazmat, crew-health, or material-composition finding. It does not document the post-sale fate beyond the named buyer.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-181-lst181-01
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[3]NavSource Online, Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LST-181 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Live page, history/campaign block, disposition line, specifications block
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NavSource's live per-hull record corroborates the construction dates, Jeffersonville builder, commission date, Asiatic-Pacific campaigns, 4 March 1946 decommissioning, 12 April 1946 striking, and 9 December 1946 sale to Construction Power Machinery Co.; it states that the final fate is unknown. It lists 13 officers and 104 enlisted for the ship's company, 16 officers and 147 enlisted for troop accommodations, and six battle stars.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Limitations
- NavSource is a photographic-history compilation rather than a Navy personnel or asbestos-materials record. Its listed complement is a specification, not a verified muster count. Its six-star count conflicts with archived DANFS's seven-star count; the record retains both and adopts DANFS for the summary.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-181-lst181-02
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[4]NavSource Online, Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LST-181 specifications [other_primary]
- Locator
- Live page, Specifications and Propulsion sections
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NavSource lists the LST-1-class machinery as two General Motors 12-567A 900-hp diesel engines, a single Falk main reduction gear, three diesel-driven 100-kW 230-volt DC ship-service generators, two propellers, and 1,700 shp. The same live page lists 11.6 knots trial speed, 328 feet overall length, and 50 feet beam.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Limitations
- The page presents LST-1-class specifications in the per-hull record; it does not identify asbestos in any component. Diesel machinery narrows the relevant class/era pathways but does not prove any material installation on this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-181-lst181-03
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[5]National Archives, Special List 44, by Ship Numbers [other_primary]
- Locator
- Table row LST-181
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA's Special List 44, by ship number, lists LST-181 with a commission date of 8/21/1943 and a last date of 6/30/1945 in the Navy deck-log index. This identifies a ship-specific archival record path for operational logs; no log images were reviewed for asbestos or insulation content in this batch.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Limitations
- The index establishes the existence and date span of the deck-log record path, not the content of the logs. The logs were not page-reviewed and therefore support no asbestos, crew exposure, or material-composition claim.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-181-lst181-04
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[6]Bureau of Ships, Ships' Data, U.S. Naval Vessels, Vol. 2 (January 1945), LST design table [other_primary]
- Locator
- LST design table and roster section
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- BuShips Ships' Data, U.S. Naval Vessels, Volume 2 (January 1945), provides LST design data for the 328-foot, diesel-powered LST group, including two GM 12-567A diesels and approximately 1,700 shp, with design accommodations of 13 officers and 106 enlisted. This is class/era context and is not a ship-specific asbestos or crew finding for LST-181.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Limitations
- Design data names the LST group, not an individual hull and not asbestos composition. It supports diesel/no-boiler context and does not establish the actual complement, asbestos presence, quantity, condition, or exposure aboard LST-181.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-181-lst181-05
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[7]Conservative synthesis from BuShips LST design data and the 1943-1945 construction-era context [other_primary]
- Locator
- LST design table; class/era application analysis
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Class/era inference only: a 1943 diesel-powered LST could have asbestos-relevant applications in diesel exhaust lagging, gaskets and packing, engine-room thermal/acoustic insulation, deck coverings, accommodation or bulkhead insulation, and winch or windlass brake linings. No source located in this batch identifies asbestos aboard LST-181 or identifies a product installed on this hull.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Limitations
- Inference only. The cited design table does not say asbestos and does not name this hull. This row establishes no presence, absence, quantity, condition, individual exposure, causation, or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-181-lst181-06
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[8]Batch-6741 search ledger: archived DANFS, live NavSource, NARA Special List 44, BuShips Ships' Data, official-source searches, and authenticated CourtListener attempts [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lst-181-lst181-01 through -09
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record was located in the authoritative sources searched: no asbestos survey, material schedule, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, product identification, or qualifying asbestos-litigation record naming LST-181 was found. The DANFS, NavSource, NARA log index, and BuShips design record contain no ship-specific asbestos statement.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Limitations
- A negative public-source search does not prove asbestos was absent aboard a 1943 hull. CourtListener opinion search completed with zero results, but the docket search and hull-number follow-up were interrupted by the fleet pacing limiter; the litigation negative is therefore not exhaustive and is not a merits finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-181-lst181-07