USS LST-2

Evidence

9 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-9).

1. [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-2-lst2-pkt-xu-packet-md

2. [2]DANFS, LST-2 entry (NHHC, published 30 Jul 2015) [nhhc_danfs]

   Locator

   DANFS LST-2 service narrative (verified live via firecrawl scrape 2026-10-02)

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   DANFS: LST-2 was laid down on 23 June 1942 at Pittsburgh, Pa., by the Dravo Corp.; launched on 19 September 1942; sponsored by Miss Nancy Jane Hughes; and commissioned on 9 February 1943. Assigned to the European theater, she participated in the North African occupation (early 1943), Sicilian occupation (July 1943), Salerno landings (September 1943), and Invasion of Normandy (June 1944). 'LST-2 was decommissioned on 11 April 1946 and was struck from the Navy list on 5 June 1946. On 5 December 1947, she was sold to Bosey, Philippines.' Four battle stars for WWII service.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   context

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-10-02

   Study period

   1942-1947

   Population

   Crew (1943-1944 USN service period)

   Limitations

   Ship-specific official history; contains no asbestos or material content. The entry is abbreviated: it omits the 29 November 1944 transfer to the Royal Navy entirely, and its 'decommissioned 11 April 1946' appears to be the RN-side decommissioning documented by NavSource (US custody resumed 13 April 1946) - carried as a flagged discrepancy, not silently reconciled. Commissioning date (9 Feb 1943) conflicts with NavSource's 22 Dec 1942.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lst-2-lst2-01

3. [3]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, HM LST-2 ex USS LST-2 (10/16/160002) [other_primary]

   Locator

   Page header, Royal Navy History block, campaign table, specifications block, photo captions (verified live via firecrawl scrape 2026-10-02)

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   NavSource Amphibious Photo Archive page for 'HM LST-2 ex USS LST-2 (1943-1944)': laid down 23 June 1942 at Dravo Corp., Neville Island, PA; launched 19 September 1942; commissioned USS LST-2 on 22 December 1942, Lt. John P. Horgan, USNR, in command. Assigned Europe-Africa-Middle East Theater; campaigns dated: North African occupation (prior to July 1943), Sicilian occupation 9-15 July 1943, Salerno landings 9-21 September 1943, Invasion of Normandy 6-25 June 1944. 'Decommissioned and turned over to the Royal Navy, 29 November 1944'; commissioned into RN service same day as HM LST-2. RN service detail: trials in Scotland December 1944; at Tyne December 1944-August 1945 preparing for Far East service; sailed Southampton 17 August 1945 for Bombay via Port Said, arriving 21 September 1945; railway lines installed; trips between Madras, Singapore, Trincomalee; de-stored Changi March 1946; arrived Subic Bay 1 April 1946; returned to US naval custody 13 April 1946. Struck 5 June 1946; sold 5 December 1947 to Bosey, Philippines, fate unknown. Specs: 13 officers / 104 enlisted; troops 16 officers / 147 enlisted; 2 x GM 12-567A 900 hp diesels, Falk main reduction gears, 3 x 100 kW 230 V DC generators, 1,700 shp; call sign NDRU. Photo record: HM LST-2 disembarking Seabees and British troops at Salerno 9 September 1943.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   context

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-10-02

   Study period

   1942-1947

   Population

   USN crew 1943-1944; RN crew 1944-1946

   Limitations

   NavSource is a volunteer-maintained naval-history reference, not a primary source; its RN-service narrative is detailed but unsourced inline (consistent with uboat.net's RN record). Commissioning date (22 Dec 1942, named CO) conflicts with DANFS (9 Feb 1943) - flagged in gaps. Contains no asbestos or material content.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lst-2-lst2-02

4. [4]uboat.net Allied Warships of WWII: USS LST 2 (ship/11165) and HMS LST 2 (ship/12229) records [other_primary]

   Locator

   ship/11165 vital data + convoy MKS 31 event block; ship/12229 RN commands table (both verified live via firecrawl scrape 2026-10-02)

   Finding type

   historical_record

   Finding

   uboat.net Allied Warships records corroborate the dual-service history with primary-archive citations: USS LST 2 page (ship/11165) lists built by Dravo Corp. Pittsburgh, ordered 23 January 1942, laid down 23 June 1942, launched 19 September 1942, commissioned 9 February 1943, USN end of service 28 November 1944 - 'Decommissioned on 28 November 1944 for transfer to the Royal Navy. Commissioned by the Royal Navy the next day. Returned to the USN on 13 April 1946. Sold on 5 December 1947.' HMS LST 2 page (ship/12229) lists RN commissioning 29 November 1944 and commanding officers Lt.Cdr. John Montague Lycett, DSC, RD, RNR (22 Nov 1944 - 10 Jul 1945) and Lt.Cdr. Leslie John Sharman, RNR (10 Jul 1945 - 13 Apr 1946). The USS page's wartime-events record, sourced to UK National Archives files ADM 199/728 + ADM 237/244, lists LST-2 (T/Lt. W. G. Newhard, USN) among twelve USN LSTs joining convoy MKS 31 off Oran in November 1943.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   context

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-10-02

   Study period

   1942-1947

   Population

   USN crew (T/Lt. W. G. Newhard commanding, Nov 1943); RN crew under Lt.Cdr. Lycett and Lt.Cdr. Sharman

   Limitations

   Specialist secondary reference (compiled from UK National Archives ADM files where cited). USN decommission/turnover carried as 28 Nov (uboat) vs 29 Nov 1944 (NavSource) - one-day source discrepancy flagged in gaps. The convoy record corroborates Mediterranean operations, not any asbestos condition. Contains no asbestos content.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lst-2-lst2-03

5. [5]Bureau of Ships, Ships' Data, U.S. Naval Vessels, Vol. 2 (Jan 1945), LST design table + roster (shipscribe.com scan, text layer) [other_primary]

   Locator

   SDB1945v2 roster, LANDING SHIP-TANK (LST) block annotation for LST2-5; LST group design table. NOTE: prior URL path /styles/usnaux/sdb/SDB1945v2.pdf returned 404 on 2026-10-02; current URL /pubs/SDB1945v2.pdf verified live (HTTP 200, 16.8 MB PDF, text layer parsed)

   Finding type

   historical_record

   Finding

   Bureau of Ships, Ships' Data U.S. Naval Vessels, Vol. 2 (January 1945) - the Navy's own contemporaneous roster annotates the LST2-5 block 'Transferred to United Kingdom,' official primary corroboration of this hull's Royal Navy transfer. The volume's LST design table (LST-1 group) gives the class machinery record: ~328 ft oa x 50 ft, ~2,366 t beaching / 3,960-4,080 t trial displacement, 11.6 kt, 2 x General Motors 12-567A diesels at 1,700 shp on two shafts via Falk reduction gears, accommodations for 13 officers / ~106 enlisted.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   context

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-10-02

   Study period

   1945

   Limitations

   Roster annotation applies to the LST2-5 hull block (which includes this hull); the PDF's staggered two-column OCR layout makes block-level annotation association visible but imperfectly ordered - transfer is independently corroborated by NavSource, uboat.net, and Wikipedia. Design-table data is class-level, not a hull record. No asbestos or material content in the source.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lst-2-lst2-04

6. [6]Corn, Jacqueline Karnell, and Jennifer Starr, 'Historical perspective on asbestos: Policies and protective measures in World War II shipbuilding,' American Journal of Industrial Medicine 11(3):359-373 (1987) [other_primary]

   Locator

   Abstract and article, AJIM 11(3):359-373. DOI resolves to Wiley; onlinelibrary.wiley.com returns HTTP 403 to automated fetches (access limitation, not link rot)

   Finding type

   asbestos_application

   Finding

   Peer-reviewed historical study documents that asbestos was used extensively as a fireproofing and insulating material in U.S. shipbuilding during WWII - the era and program under which this LST-1-class hull was mass-produced at Dravo in 1942 - and that wartime demand drove unprecedented asbestos utilization in naval and merchant construction.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   context

   Documentation level

   class_or_era

   Accessed

   2026-10-02

   Study period

   1940s era documented; article 1987

   Population

   WWII shipyard workers and ship crews (class context)

   Limitations

   Program/era-level scholarly documentation of asbestos use in WWII shipbuilding generally; does not name this vessel and does not establish that asbestos was or remains aboard this hull, nor quantity, location, condition, exposure, or causation.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lst-2-lst2-05

7. [7]Consolidated era inference - BuShips SDB 1945 v2 machinery data (ev-04) + NavSource specifications (ev-02) + Corn & Starr WWII shipbuilding documentation (ev-05) [other_primary]

   Locator

   Class technical data; LST-1-class profile (class-f/lst-1-class.class.json) exposure-variation notes

   Finding type

   asbestos_application

   Finding

   Era/design inference for this diesel-powered LST-1-class hull: the ship carries no steam plant (2 x GM 12-567A diesels, Falk reduction gear, diesel-driven generators), so the boiler/turbine-lagging pathway of steam vessels does not apply. Era-standard asbestos-relevant applications for a 1942 diesel amphibious hull of this type are diesel exhaust lagging and gaskets, engine-room thermal/acoustic insulation, deck coverings and tile, bulkhead and accommodation insulation, and winch/crane brake linings. The December 1944-August 1945 Tyne refit for Far East service (NavSource) is a documented work period whose materials scope is unrecorded publicly.

   Verification

   inferred

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   class_or_era

   Accessed

   2026-10-02

   Study period

   1942-1947

   Population

   Dravo Neville Island construction trades (1942); USN crew (1943-44); RN crew and Tyne refit trades (1944-46); Bosey/Philippines breakers (post-1947)

   Limitations

   Class/era inference only - no hull-specific insulation survey, material schedule, or work package located for LST-2. Names era-standard applications, not confirmed installed materials. No quantity. Product names are normalized era terms; no manufacturer attribution for this hull. Does not establish individual exposure or causation.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lst-2-lst2-06

8. [8]National Archives Catalog, series NAID 594258 (RG 24), search-within queries 'LST-2' [other_primary]

   Locator

   Series description + search-within result sets (JS-rendered catalog scraped via firecrawl; file-unit titles not extractable from result markup)

   Finding type

   historical_record

   Finding

   NARA RG 24 'Logbooks of U.S. Navy Ships and Stations, 1941-1992' (NAID 594258) is partially digitized in the National Archives Catalog (213,027 file units online) and is the repository for this hull's WWII deck logs. Catalog search-within could not isolate an LST-2 file unit this session: queries against the series tokenize 'LST-2' into fuzzy matches across hundreds of LST-numbered file units (99 hits on the quoted term, none confirmed as this hull). WWII unnamed-vessel logs (1941-1950 subseries, arranged by hull symbol then hull number) are the expected location.

   Verification

   partial

   Role

   archival_lead

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-10-02

   Study period

   1942-1946

   Population

   USN crew (would be documented in title-page officer lists and remarks sheets if located)

   Limitations

   Series existence and digitization scope verified; a file unit specific to this hull was NOT isolated - digitization status of LST-2's own logs is unconfirmed. Deck logs would document operations and personnel, not insulation materials; useful for crew/position confirmation in any future exposure research.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lst-2-lst2-07

9. [9]Batch-6746 search ledger (this record): DANFS, NavSource, uboat.net, BuShips SDB 1945 v2, NARA catalog, NVR, CourtListener, secondary web sweeps [other_primary]

   Locator

   search_ledger rows sl-uss-lst-2-lst2-01 through sl-uss-lst-2-lst2-12

   Finding type

   historical_record

   Finding

   No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or verified litigation naming LST-2 was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). CourtListener sweeps completed 2026-10-02: '"LST-2" asbestos' (opinions) = 0 results; '"USS LST-2"' (opinions) = 0 results; '"LST-2"' (RECAP dockets) = 303 hits, sampled top 20 all name collisions (bankruptcy/criminal dockets with OCR-fragment matches, e.g. 'lst 2' inside payroll and complaint scans) - none ship-related, none asbestos. The hull left U.S. custody in 1947 with no museum successor, so the museum-hazmat evidentiary track open to surviving LSTs (LST-325/393/510) does not exist here.

   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 1942 wartime hull is era-consistent with asbestos use. Hull-number-only LSTs are weak targets for name-based litigation sweeps (numbered only until the 1955 county-naming program); a 'no result' here is thinner than for a named ship. Deck logs, Dravo work packages, and RN refit records are undigitized leads. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lst-2-lst2-08