Evidence
8 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-8).
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[1]research packet xw-packet.md (3 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-210-lst210-pkt-xw-packet-md
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[2]DANFS (NHHC), LST-210 entry [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS LST-210 entry, full text (single-paragraph numbered-ship entry)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- LST-210 was laid down 7 September 1942 at Seneca, Ill., by the Chicago Bridge & Iron Co.; launched 1 June 1943, sponsored by Miss Ruth Hines; commissioned 6 July 1943. WWII European theater service: Convoy UGS-36 (April 1944); Alba and Pianosa landings (June 1944); invasion of southern France (August and September 1944). Decommissioned 8 December 1945; struck from the Navy list 3 January 1946; sold 12 May 1948 to Weeks Stevedoring Co., Inc. for non-self-propelled operation. Earned three battle stars for WWII service.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1942-1948
- Population
- Ship's company and embarked troops, 1943-1945 (no figures given)
- Limitations
- Identity/milestone source only - DANFS contains no asbestos, material, or manning information for this hull. DANFS's 'Alba and Pianosa landings' conflicts with NavSource's 'Elba and Pianosa Landings, 17 June 1944' (see gaps); reported here verbatim as DANFS states it.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-210-lst210-01
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[3]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LST-210 page (10/16/160210.htm; last updated 9 May 2025) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource USS LST-210 page: timeline, campaign table, specification block, commanding officers list, photo captions (NARA 80-G-68600/68601)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource corroborates the DANFS timeline (laid down 7 Sep 1942 Chicago Bridge and Iron Co., Seneca IL; launched 1 Jun 1943; commissioned 6 Jul 1943, LT. R. K. W. McCoy USNR in command; decommissioned 8 Dec 1945; struck 3 Jan 1946; sold 12 May 1948 to Weeks Stevedoring Co., Inc.) and adds: commanding officers LT. McCoy (6 Jul 1943-1944) and LT. John J. Griffin USNR (1944); campaign dates Convoy UGS-36 (1 Apr 1944), Elba and Pianosa Landings (17 Jun 1944), invasion of southern France (15 Aug-25 Sep 1944); photographs place LST-210 beached at St. Tropez 25 Aug 1944; awards: American Campaign Medal, Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal (3), WWII Victory Medal; class specification block (328 ft oa, 50 ft beam, 2 x GM 12-567A 900 hp diesels, single Falk main reduction gear, 3 x 100 kW diesel-drive generators, 1,700 shp, 2 propellers, 11.6 kt trial; 6 LCVP; troop accommodations 16 officers/147 enlisted).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1942-1948
- Population
- Ship's company and embarked troops, 1943-1945 (no figures given)
- Limitations
- Secondary compilation quoting official records - not an official source; used for corroboration and detail DANFS omits. Photo captions on this page date the christening/launching '1 June 1944', contradicting both DANFS and NavSource's own timeline section (1 June 1943) - caption defect carried in gaps. Specification block is class-standard for the LST-1 class, not hull-specific survey data. Contains no asbestos information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-210-lst210-02
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[4]Bureau of Ships, Ships' Data, U.S. Naval Vessels, Vol. 2 (Jan 1945), LST design table (shipscribe.com scan, text layer extracted this session) [other_primary]
- Locator
- SDB1945v2 machinery/design table rows for LST1-490 group (PDF text layer, LST section)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The official BuShips 1945 design table lists the LST1-490 group (which includes LST-210) with 2 x General Motors 12-567A diesel engines at 1,700 shp total - a diesel plant with no boilers. The class profile records the same table at 328 ft oa, 50 ft beam, ~2,366 t light, 11.6 kt, accommodations 13 officers/106 enlisted.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1945
- Population
- n/a
- Limitations
- Class design data, not a hull record - establishes the machinery type for the design group LST-210 belongs to, not the as-built condition of this specific hull. Contains no asbestos or material-schedule information. Note: the URL carried in the lst-1-class profile (shipscribe.com/styles/usnaux/sdb/SDB1945v2.pdf) now returns 404; the live URL verified this session is https://www.shipscribe.com/pubs/SDB1945v2.pdf.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-210-lst210-03
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[5]Era/design inference for diesel LSTs, anchored to BuShips SDB-1945 v2 machinery data and the lst-1-class class profile (class-f worktree, 2026-09-16) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Class/era inference anchored to SDB1945v2 LST1-490 machinery row; lst-1-class.class.json ev-lst-1-class-03
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Era/design inference for a diesel-powered WWII LST: with no boilers, the asbestos-relevant applications aboard the type are GM diesel exhaust lagging and gaskets, engine-room thermal/acoustic insulation, deck coverings/tile, bulkhead and accommodation insulation, and winch/crane brake linings; insulation, gasket, and packing products of the 1942-43 construction era were commonly manufactured with asbestos fiber.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1942-1948
- Population
- Construction trades (Chicago Bridge & Iron, Seneca IL, 1942-43); ship's company 1943-45
- Limitations
- INFERENCE ONLY - no ship-specific document names any asbestos product aboard LST-210. The diesel plant narrows but does not eliminate asbestos-relevant applications. Does not establish quantity, present-day presence, or any individual exposure; the hull's 1948 commercial sale places later material condition outside naval records.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-210-lst210-04
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[6]GAO HRD-80-2, report on asbestos in Navy shipbuilding/ship repair (product page; full text blocked - see locator) [gao]
- Locator
- https://www.gao.gov/products/hrd-80-2 Highlights section; full report PDF HTTP 403 on 2026-10-02
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO reviewed Navy use of asbestos aboard ships and worker protection at Long Beach and Norfolk Naval Shipyards; per the product page, the Navy's 1975 policy was to remove and replace with nonasbestos materials only damaged insulation or insulation removed for necessary repairs, modified in 1979 to selective replacement in high-maintenance areas - establishing that asbestos thermal insulation was in service aboard Navy ships of this hull's era at program level.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1975-1980 (policy window); WWII-era construction covered as subject matter
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers (Long Beach, Norfolk); Navy-wide program
- Limitations
- Program-level context only - does not name this hull or the LST class; fieldwork yards were Long Beach and Norfolk, not Chicago Bridge & Iron. gao.gov full-text PDF (gao.gov/assets/hrd-80-2.pdf) returned HTTP 403 to automated fetch this session (standing block, same as batches 01/98); only the product-page description was verified. Does not establish any condition aboard this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-210-lst210-05
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[7]CourtListener API v4 search (authenticated, fleet helper cl-auth-search.py): "LST-210" and "USS LST-210", type=opinion and type=docket [court_record]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lst-210-lst210-05 through sl-uss-lst-210-lst210-08
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- No qualifying asbestos litigation located: CourtListener opinion searches for the exact phrases "LST-210" and "USS LST-210" returned count 0; docket (RECAP) searches for "LST-210" and "USS LST-210" returned count 0. No opinion or docket naming this hull exists in the index.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 2026-10-02
- Limitations
- A null search result is not proof no case exists - coverage is limited to CourtListener's opinion and RECAP docket indexes, and unindexed state-court or MDL-875 pleading-level mentions would not appear. Fleet pacing stood some queries down mid-session; waits were obeyed and all four queries completed on 2026-10-02. See search_ledger sl-05 through sl-08.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-210-lst210-06
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[8]Batch-6759 search ledger (this record): DANFS/NHHC, NavSource, BuShips SDB-1945 v2, NVR, CourtListener API v4, NIOSH HHE index search, GAO, NARA catalog [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lst-210-lst210-01 through sl-uss-lst-210-lst210-12
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, government report, or docketed case naming LST-210 was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger).
- 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 - 1942-43 naval construction of the type is era-consistent with asbestos-containing insulation, gasket, and decking products. Does not establish that asbestos is or is not present; does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-210-lst210-07