Evidence
11 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-11).
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[1]research packet xw-packet.md (5 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-211-lst211-pkt-xw-packet-md
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[2]DANFS, LST-211 (live NHHC page, verified 200 OK 2026-10-02) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS LST-211 entry, single-paragraph ship history
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Documented for this hull: 'LST-211 was laid down on 7 September 1942 at Seneca, Ill., by the Chicago Bridge & Iron Co.; launched on 5 June 1943; sponsored by Mrs. Charles S. Pillsbury; and commissioned on 6 July 1943.' Assigned to the European theater; participated in Convoy UGS-37 (April 1944) and the invasion of southern France (August and September 1944). 'LST-211 was decommissioned on 20 November 1945 and struck from the Navy list on 5 December that same year. On 26 March 1948, the ship was sold to the Ships & Power Equipment Corp., Barber, N.J., for scrapping. LST-211 earned two battle stars for World War II service.'
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1942-1948
- Population
- CBI Seneca construction trades (1942-43); wartime crew (1943-45); disposal yard (1948)
- Limitations
- Ship-specific history only; no asbestos or material content. DANFS does not state where the ship commissioned (cornfield-yard hulls were typically ferried down the Illinois and Mississippi rivers for coastal fitting-out - not asserted here). 'Sold ... for scrapping' documents the sale's stated purpose, not proof of breaking; whether the hull was resold rather than scrapped is undocumented (see ev-08 for the ROC resale claim).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-211-lst211-01
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[3]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LST-211 (10/16/160211) - specifications, commanding officers, campaign dates, photo captions (live, verified 200 OK 2026-10-02) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 10/16/160211.htm header block, specifications block, campaign table, CO list, photo captions
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource record for this hull: laid down 7 September 1942 at Chicago Bridge & Iron Co., Seneca, IL; launched 5 June 1943; commissioned 6 July 1943, LT Raymond H. Ambron USNR in command; radio call sign NFUQ; Europe-Africa-Middle East Theater campaigns - Convoy UGS-37 (11-12 April 1944) and Invasion of Southern France (15 August - 25 September 1944); decommissioned 20 November 1945; struck 5 December 1945; two battle stars. Commanding officers: LT Ambron (Jul 1943-1944), LT Schwegler (1944-Feb 1945), LT Maxon (Feb-Nov 1945), LCDR Kohout Jr. (Nov-20 Nov 1945). Spec block: 1,625 t light / 4,080 t full; 328 ft oa; 50 ft beam; 11.6 kt trial; endurance 24,000 mi at 9 kt; 13 officers / 104 enlisted + 16 officers / 147 troops; 6 LCVP; two GM 12-567A 900 hp diesels, Falk main reduction gear, three 100 kW 230 V DC generators, 1,700 shp, twin rudders. Photo captions document christening/launch by Mrs. Pillsbury, an engine-room interior view, loading Italian prisoners of war at Florence, and a Silver Star award to LTjg Smith aboard.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1942-1948
- Population
- CBI Seneca construction trades (1942-43); crew (1943-45)
- Limitations
- NavSource is a volunteer secondary compilation, not a primary registry - its milestone dates track DANFS here. The page's 'Resold to the Republic of China in 1947, named Chung Sheng' line is contradicted by NavSource's own LST-1033 page (see ev-08). Armament listed is the class-level ultimate design, not this hull's fitted armament. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-211-lst211-02
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[4]NARA WWII War Diaries (Fold3-scanned microfilm): USS LST-211 war diaries - NAID 78152027 (8/1-31/43), NAID 78200363 (9/1-30/43), NAID 135988584 (10/1-31/43), NAID 78267074 (11/1-30/43), microfilm roll A515 [other_primary]
- Locator
- catalog.archives.gov NAIDs 78152027, 78200363, 135988584, 78267074; roll A515; sampled images 0579 (1 Oct 43) and 0590 (12 Oct 43) of the Oct-43 file
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Digitized ship-specific primary records exist: the ship's own war diaries for August-November 1943. Sampled pages (NAID 135988584 image series) document Friday 1 October 1943 anchored in Lynnhaven Roads off Little Creek, Va., then mooring port side to Pier 2 at the Amphibious Training Base, Little Creek; and Tuesday 12 October 1943 anchored Middle Ground Anchorage, N.O.B. Norfolk, conducting towing exercises with USS LST-75 before returning to Lynnhaven Roads - the shakedown/training phase at Amphibious Base Little Creek and Norfolk. Entries signed by watch officers (Ens. J.G. Alterman, Lt.(j.g.) H.R. Mayon, Ens. R.C. Eimers USNR, navigator) and approved by the commanding officer (LT R.H. Ambron).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1943
- Population
- LST-211 wartime crew, Aug-Nov 1943 (names documented: Ambron, Mayon, Alterman, Eimers)
- Limitations
- Ship-specific primary record but an operational log, not a material record - no asbestos, insulation, or construction-material content reviewed in the sampled pages. Only Aug-Nov 1943 monthly diaries were located in the catalog; whether 1944-45 diaries (covering the UGS-37 and southern France periods) are digitized was not established. Microfilm-image source; sampled two pages only.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-211-lst211-03
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[5]NARA: 'COM LST-FLOT 1 - Rep of Ops, 8/9-25/44, Invasion of Southern France' (NAID 139733144); also 'COMTASKFOR 84 - Rep of Ops in the Invasion of Southern France, 8/9/44 - 9/10/44' (NAID 633382795) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NARA catalog entries NAID 139733144 and NAID 633382795
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Digitized operation-level records exist covering this hull's documented southern France campaign: the LST Flotilla 1 operations report for 9-25 August 1944 and the Commander Task Force 84 report of operations for the invasion period - the formations under which LSTs participating in Operation Dragoon were organized.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944
- Population
- LST Flotilla 1 crews (Aug-Sep 1944)
- Limitations
- Flotilla/task-force-level documents - whether LST-211 is named or her movements itemized inside was not verified (catalog descriptions only; volumes not reviewed). Lead for operational detail, not an asbestos or material record.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-211-lst211-04
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[6]DANFS, USS Holder (DE-401) (HyperWar/ibiblio transcription); campaign dates for this hull per NavSource ev-02; convoy roster listing LST-211 in the UGS-37 ship-train per ussholder.com ship history (secondary corroboration) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS DE-401 entry (ibiblio HyperWar mirror); NavSource 10/16/160211.htm campaign table; ussholder.com 'Too Short a Time' p.2
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Convoy UGS-37 context for this hull's documented campaign: DANFS (USS Holder) records that the Norfolk-to-Bizerte convoy was followed by German aircraft 10-11 April 1944 and attacked by torpedo bombers just before midnight 11 April off the Algerian coast; escort Holder (DE-401) took an aerial torpedo amidships but the escorts drove off the attackers 'without damage to the convoy.' A ship-train roster in the USS Holder ship history lists LST-211 among six LSTs in the convoy (with LST-76, LST-77, LST-212, LST-539). NavSource assigns this hull the Convoy UGS-37 campaign ribbon dates 11-12 April 1944.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-04
- Population
- LST-211 crew, Apr 1944
- Limitations
- Convoy-level detail: documents the operation this hull participated in, not her individual actions - no source located describes LST-211 firing, taking damage, or losing personnel. The ship-train roster rests on a secondary ship-history site, corroborating (not establishing) the DANFS/NavSource participation record. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-211-lst211-05
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[7]Era inference built on: NavSource spec block (2 x GM 12-567A diesels, no boilers); BuShips Ships' Data 1945 Vol. 2 LST design table (shipscribe.com scan); shipbuildinghistory.com Chicago Bridge & Iron yard table; class-profile era analysis (lst-1-class) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource spec block; BuShips SD-1945 v2 LST table (shipscribe.com scan); class file ev-lst-1-class-03
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- A diesel-powered LST-1-class tank landing ship built in 1942-43 sits inside the documented era of asbestos use in U.S. shipbuilding. Era-standard applications aboard a diesel amphibious ship of this period were: engine-room thermal and acoustic insulation, diesel exhaust lagging and gaskets, valve and machinery packing, bulkhead and accommodation insulation, deck coverings/tile, and winch/crane brake linings. The absence of a boiler plant narrows the steam-lagging pathway of steam-driven ships, but the diesel engine room, exhaust trunks, and accommodation spaces retain the era's standard asbestos product set.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1942-1948
- Population
- CBI Seneca 'Prairie Shipyard' construction trades (1942-43, yard built 157 LSTs with ~11,000 peak workers); wartime crew; 1948 disposal-yard workers
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - no hull-specific insulation survey, material schedule, or work package located for LST-211. Names era-standard applications, not confirmed installed materials; no quantity; no manufacturer attribution. The ship served only 1943-45 and was disposed 1948 - pre-dating the Navy's asbestos-removal programs entirely.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-211-lst211-06
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[8]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 (1942-43) and service era (1943-45).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- 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 returns HTTP 403 to automated fetch, confirmed 2026-10-02) - content via product-page description.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-211-lst211-07
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[9]Collision check: NavSource LST-1033 page ('USS LST-1033 was sold to the Republic of China (Taiwan) and named ROCS Chung Sheng (LST-211), later renumbered (LST-222)'); navypedia China LST table (ROCN pennant 211 = ex-LST(H)-1033); Wikipedia ROCS Chung Sheng (LST-211) / USS LST-1033 entries [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 10/16/160211.htm vs 10/16/161033.htm; navypedia.org/ships/china/ch_ls_lst.htm; en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ROCS_Chung_Sheng_(LST-211)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- CORRECTION: NavSource's LST-211 page states 'Resold to the Republic of China in 1947, named Chung Sheng. Final Disposition, fate unknown.' That claim collides with multiple sources - including NavSource's own LST-1033 page - which identify ROCS Chung Sheng (ROCN pennant LST-211, later renumbered LST-222 and LST-686; ran aground at Yehliu Promontory, Taiwan, 5 October 1984; sank 5 February 1985) as ex-USS LST-1033, a different LST-542-class hull. NavSource's resale date 'in 1947' also precedes the documented U.S. sale of LST-211 on 26 March 1948 - internally inconsistent. The ROCN reuse of pennant number LST-211 for ex-1033 is the likely mechanism of the misattribution. DANFS's 'sold ... for scrapping' is the documented U.S. disposition; the hull's final physical fate is undocumented in located sources.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1947-1985 (collision window)
- Limitations
- Corrects a circulating identity error, not an asbestos claim. ROCN service details (pennant renumberings, 1984 grounding, 1985 sinking) attach to ex-1033 and are stated here only to document the collision. Whether USS LST-211 was actually scrapped at Barber NJ or resold elsewhere remains undocumented - the possibility of an undocumented resale cannot be excluded (peer hull LST-345, sold to the same Barber NJ yard days earlier, was resold to Shell Oil as a tanker).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-211-lst211-08
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[10]shipbuildinghistory.com (Colton yard tables), Chicago Bridge & Iron, Seneca IL - per-hull build table; same row corroborated by navalmarinearchive.com LST 1-400 table [other_primary]
- Locator
- chicagobridge.htm LST-211 table row; navalmarinearchive.com/sbh/smallships/lstpart1.html
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Yard-table record for this hull: CBI Seneca row for LST-211 shows laid down 6 September 1942, launched 5 June 1943, delivered/commissioned 6 July 1943, 272 days on the ways and 31 days fitting out (303 total), disposition 'Scrapped 1947.' Yard context: the Navy requisitioned the CBI facility in 1942 and invested ~$6 million; the 200-acre 'Prairie Shipyard' built 157 LSTs and ARLs 1942-45 with roughly 11,000 peak workers and was sold to Union Mechling in 1949.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1942-1948
- Population
- CBI Seneca construction trades (1942-43)
- Limitations
- Secondary reference-work table: launch and commission dates match DANFS; laid-down date is one day earlier (9/6 vs DANFS 9/7 - see gaps); 'Scrapped 1947' post-dates a disposition event loosely (DANFS documents the sale 26 March 1948). Build-cycle day counts unverified against primary contract records. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-211-lst211-09
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[11]Batch-6760 search ledger (this record): live DANFS; NavSource LST-211 + LST-1033 pages; NARA catalog (war diaries, flotilla/task-force ops reports); shipbuildinghistory.com yard table; navypedia; secondary web litigation sweep; CourtListener (blocked); VA BVA false-positive check; hazegray mirror (unreachable); NVR (outside coverage) [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lst-211-lst211-01 through -13
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or verified litigation naming USS LST-211 was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). CAVEAT: CourtListener could not be queried this session - the authenticated helper returned the fleet-wide pacing-stand-down message on every attempt; logged as blocked in search_ledger, not as a negative result. Secondary web sweeps surfaced no qualifying case and no hull-specific law-firm listicle - only generic class-level landing-ship asbestos marketing pages (e.g., gorilaw.com landing-ships page asserting asbestos aboard landing ships generally without primary sourcing - excluded by source policy).
- 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 - and the litigation-repository search is a genuine open gap (paced, not run). The 1943 war diaries are operational logs, not material records. RG 24 deck logs undigitized. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-211-lst211-10