Evidence
12 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-12).
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[1]research packet xx-packet.md (3 sources cited) [museum_official]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-lst-213-lst213-pkt-xx-packet-md
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[2]DANFS, LST-213 (NHHC ship-history page, content verified live via rendered fetch 2026-10-02; note: bare curl HEAD requests return 404 - NHHC bot/HEAD discrimination, page is live) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS LST-213 entry, full text (4 paragraphs + battle-star line)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Documented for this hull: 'LST-213 was laid down on 21 December 1942 at Seneca, Ill., by the Chicago Bridge & Iron Co.; launched on 16 June 1943; sponsored by Mrs. Marvin Sack; and commissioned on 7 July 1943.' Asiatic-Pacific theater operations: (a) capture and occupation of Saipan, June and July 1944; (b) Tinian capture and occupation, July and August 1944; (c) Leyte landings, October and November 1944. 'LST-213 was redesignated LSTH-213 on 15 September 1945. The ship performed occupation duty in the Far East until late November 1945. She returned to the United States and was decommissioned on 11 March 1946 and was struck from the Navy list on 5 March 1947. On 26 June 1947, she was transferred as a sale to American Military Government, Korea.' Three battle stars for World War II service.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1942-1947
- Population
- CB&I Seneca construction trades (1942-43); ship's company and embarked troops (1943-46)
- Limitations
- Ship-specific official history; contains no asbestos or material content. DANFS does not state the commissioning location (war diary fixes it at NTS Algiers, LA) and gives only month-level operation dates. Korean-era history after the 1947 sale is outside the entry.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-213-lst213-01
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[3]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LST(H)-213 ex USS LST-213 (page 160213, verified live 2026-10-02) - designation timeline, unit assignments, commanding officers, campaign table, specifications, disposal [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 10/16/160213.htm - header, awards block, campaign table, specifications block, photo captions
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource record for this hull: LST-1-class tank landing ship laid down 21 December 1942 at Chicago Bridge and Iron Co., Seneca, IL; launched 16 June 1943; commissioned USS LST-213 on 7 July 1943 with Julian S. Gravely Jr., USNR, in command. Unit assignments: LST Flotilla Five (CAPT G.B. Carter), LST Group Fifteen (CDR V.K. Busck); then LST Flotilla Three (CDR A.A. Ageton), LST Group Eight, LST Division Fifteen. Campaign table: Marianas operation - capture and occupation of Saipan 15 June-20 July 1944; Tinian capture and occupation (page prints '24 to 20 July 1944' - an evident typographical error; DANFS gives July-August 1944); Leyte landings 30 October 1944. Notes participation in rescue of survivors after the sinking of Gambier Bay (CVE-73) during the Battle of Samar, 25 October 1944 - confirmed and broadened by the ship's own war diary (survivors received 28 October, six Taffy-3 units; see ev-05). Redesignated LST(H)-213, 15 September 1945; occupation service in the Far East 2 September-25 November 1945; decommissioned March 1946 and transferred to COMNAVFE Shipping Control Authority Japan (SCAJAP), redesignated Q095; struck 5 March 1947; sold 26 June 1947 to American Military Government, Korea. Awards shown: Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (3 stars), Navy Occupation Service Medal (Asia clasp), Philippine Presidential Unit Citation, Philippine Liberation Medal. Specs: 1,625 t light / 4,080 t full, 328 ft oa, 50 ft beam, 2x GM 12-567A diesels 900 hp each, Falk reduction gear, 3x diesel-drive 100 kW 230 V DC generators, twin screws/rudders, 11.6 kt, fuel 4,300 Bbls, 13 officers/104 enlisted + 16 officers/147 enlisted troops.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1942-1947
- Population
- Ship's company and embarked troops (1943-46); SCAJAP-operating period 1946-47
- Limitations
- Volunteer secondary compilation, not a primary registry - dates here corroborated against DANFS, BuShips SDB v2 roster, and digitized war diaries. The Tinian campaign line contains a printed typographical error ('24 to 20 July'). The Q095/SCAJAP designation rests on NavSource alone. Contains no asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-213-lst213-02
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[4]Bureau of Ships, Ships' Data, U.S. Naval Vessels, Vol. 2 (Jan 1945) - LST design table + vessel roster (shipscribe.com scan, verified live and text extracted 2026-10-02) [other_primary]
- Locator
- SDB1945v2 LST design table (p.168 seq.) and LST roster row 'LST213 (ex-ATL213)'
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The official BuShips roster names this hull: 'LST213 (ex-ATL213)' - Chicago Bridge & Iron Co., Seneca, Ill.; keel 21 Dec 42, launch 16 Jun 43, commission 7 Jul 43 - matching DANFS/NavSource exactly. The class design table for design group LST1-490 (this hull's group) gives: 328 ft oa / 316 ft wl, 50 ft beam, 2,366 t light / 4,080 t trial displacement, 11.6 kt, 2 GM 12-567A diesels at 1,700 shp, single Falk reduction gear, 3 diesel-drive 100 kW 230 V DC ship's service generators, 4,320 Bbls diesel fuel, accommodations 13 officers / 106 enlisted, armament 2 twin + 4 single 40-mm AA mounts. The 'ex-ATL213' notation records that the hull was ordered under the program's original Atlantic Tank Lighter designation before the LST type symbol.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1942-1945
- Population
- CB&I Seneca construction trades; crew
- Limitations
- Official BuShips publication: roster row is ship-specific for construction identity; the design table is class-level for group LST1-490 (engineering values are design values, not a survey of this hull). The class-profile citation URL for this document (shipscribe.com/styles/usnaux/sdb/SDB1945v2.pdf) now returns 404 - corrected live path is /pubs/SDB1945v2.pdf (www.shipscribe.com). Contains no asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-213-lst213-03
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[5]NHHC, United States Pacific Fleet Organization, 1 May 1945 (Navy Department Library online reading room, content verified live via rendered fetch 2026-10-02; bare curl HEAD returns 404 - NHHC bot/HEAD discrimination, page is live) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Pacific Fleet Organization 1 May 1945, Amphibious Forces section, LST Flotilla Three / Group 8 / Division 15 table
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The official 1 May 1945 Pacific Fleet organization document names this hull in place: LST FLOTILLA THREE > LST GROUP 8 (ComLSTGrp 8 Comdr. G. Reith USNR) > LST DIVISION 15 - 'LST 213 ... Lt. J. D. Holder (USNR)', listed with LST 117, LST 118, LST 242, LST 269, LST 270. Independently corroborates NavSource's Flotilla Three/Group Eight/Division Fifteen assignment and the Lt. John D. Holder command shown in the Aug-Oct 1945 war-diary letterheads.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1945-05-01
- Population
- Ship's company under Lt. Holder
- Limitations
- Organization-table entry only - establishes assignment and commanding officer as of 1 May 1945, not operations or material. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-213-lst213-04
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[6]NARA catalog - USS LST-213 war diaries, RG 38 WWII War Diaries series (NAID 4697018): near-complete digitized monthly run Jul 1943-Oct 1945+ read this session: NAID 134312870 (Jul 1943, 25 imgs, roll export_WWII_WarDiaries_0481_167677/0731-0755), NAID 78668438 (Oct 1944, 3 imgs, A_1249/0002-0004), NAID 78711422 (Nov 1944, 2 imgs, A_1292/0749-0750), NAID 77506811 (Aug 1945, 5 imgs, A_1888/1107-1111), NAID 77507771 (Sep 1945, 5 imgs, A_1889/0978-0982), NAID 77548619 (Oct 1945, 5 imgs, A_1933/0250-0254); digitized via Fold3-NARA collaboration [other_primary]
- Locator
- NAID 134312870 pp. 1-2 (commissioning/fit-out); NAID 78668438 pp. 1-3 (Leyte, 28 Oct survivors); NAID 78711422 pp. 1-2 (Lurline transfer, ARG-7 availability); NAID 77506811 pp. 1-5; NAID 77507771 pp. 1-5; NAID 77548619 pp. 1,5
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Ship-generated war diaries document: (Jul 1943) placed in full commission 7 July at Naval Training Station, Algiers, LA, by Cmdr. Allan J. Olson USN (Ret.) for Com8 per VCNO ltr. ser. 0243223 of 14 Jun 1943; 'Com Eight (Industrial Manager) took charge of fitting out this vessel' from 12-16 July; 'Moored alongside docks of Todd-Johnson Dry Docks Company, Algiers, Louisiana, port side to, while vessel being fitted out by Commandant Eight Naval District' with LST-211 moored outboard. (Oct 1944) Embarked 7th Army Division personnel/equipment at Pearl Harbor 10 Sep; A-day 20 Oct anchored ~5 mi off Dulag, Leyte 0600, beached Violet Beach 1 ~1600; alongside AKA-58 issuing cargo, gasoline, ammunition under air attacks; 25-26 Oct ammunition-dump explosion and air attacks, three enemy planes claimed; 28 Oct received 12 officers + 202 enlisted survivors of the Battle off Samar from Gambier Bay CVE-73 (6/142), St. Lo CVE-63 (11), Hoel DD-533 (4/12), Johnston DD-557 (11), Samuel B. Roberts DE-413 (1/17), LCI-1065 (1/9); departed for Hollandia in TU 78.2.21. (Nov 1944) survivors transferred to USS Lurline 8 Nov for return to the US; moored alongside repair ship USS Culebra Island ARG-7, Humboldt Bay, 14-26 Nov for a ten-day repair availability. (Aug 1945) flagship of TU 96.6.16 (Lt. John D. Holder CTU) Eniwetok-Saipan convoy; underway on V-J Day. (Sep-Oct 1945) convoy SOK-32 to Okinawa; beached Naha/Oroku Pt. 8-16 Sep; typhoon evasion; 5th Air Force lift Hamasaki to Yokohama/Sagami Wan; Q095-era occupation movements; ramp motor inoperative noted.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1943-07 through 1945-10
- Population
- Ship's company ~110 enlisted/8-13 officers; embarked troops (7th Army Div., 5th Air Force); 214 Taffy-3 survivors embarked; Todd-Johnson Dry Docks and Com8 fitting-out trades (Jul 1943); Culebra Island ARG-7 repair crews (Nov 1944)
- Limitations
- Primary ship-generated records read at full resolution this session. They document fitting-out and repair availabilities as events - they do NOT record what materials were installed, removed, or disturbed. The Oct diary's survivor count (12 officers/202 enlisted) vs the Nov diary's transferred-out tally and the Ct. Cl. opinion's '212 survivors' differ by small amounts - internal inconsistencies noted, not reconciled. No asbestos content anywhere in the pages read.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-213-lst213-05
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[7]Hoppock v. United States, 176 Ct. Cl. 1147 (Ct. Cl. 1966), No. 33-62, opinion 8614736 (verified via CourtListener API v4 search + public opinion page 2026-10-02) [court_record]
- Locator
- 176 Ct. Cl. 1147, opinion text pp. *1150-*1158 (facts section)
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- OTHER LITIGATION - not asbestos. Published Court of Claims merits opinion in a service-connected disability retirement action by this hull's commanding officer: Lt.(j.g.) George Hoppock assumed command of LST-213 at Funafuti, Ellice Islands, 8 January 1944 (age 25), and commanded her through the Saipan, Tinian, Leyte, and Lingayan Gulf (Luzon) operations until detached 27 February 1945 with diagnosed 'true Combat Fatigue.' Trial-stage findings of fact (commissioner trial May/Nov 1964; Correction Board record) name the hull throughout: 'a company of 110 men and 8 officers'; a high-octane gasoline explosion aboard during the Saipan landing; 26 air attacks in one hour at Leyte with five Zeros and one bomber credited; the adjacent ammunition-dump explosion that 'pushed the 5,000-ton ship sideways'; 'picked up 212 survivors' leaving Leyte Gulf; and a Luzon mission with hull trouble, a collision, and fire aboard. The court awarded relief on the disability claim.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-1945 (events); 1962-1966 (litigation)
- Population
- Lt.(j.g.) George Hoppock and LST-213 ship's company 1944-45
- Limitations
- Litigation-stage discipline: these are trial-court findings of fact about the ship's service and her CO's medical condition - NOT an asbestos or materials case; there is no exposure, product, or fiber content anywhere in the opinion. Survivor count (212) differs from the war diary's 214 (12 officers + 202 enlisted) - noted, not reconciled. The opinion's 'approximately 400 Marines' capacity figure is narrative, not spec.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-213-lst213-06
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[8]ShipbuildingHistory.com, Chicago Bridge & Iron, Seneca IL yard hull table (Tim Colton's compiled USMC/yards reference, verified live 2026-10-02) [other_primary]
- Locator
- shipbuildinghistory.com CB&I Seneca yard table, LST 213 row
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- CB&I Seneca yard hull-table row for this hull: 'LST 213 | U.S. Navy | Landing Ship, Tank | keel 12/21/42 | launch 6/16/43 | delivery 7/7/43 | 177 (days on ways) | 21 (fitting) | 198 (total)' - 'To Korea 1947.' Independently corroborates DANFS/SDB construction dates and the 1947 Korea disposition, and quantifies the build timeline (177 days on the ways, 21 days fitting).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1942-1947
- Population
- CB&I Seneca trades
- Limitations
- Secondary compiled reference (well-regarded USMC/yards tabulation), not an official record; consistent with official sources here. 'To Korea 1947' is summary-level. Contains no asbestos or material content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-213-lst213-07
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[9]Bureau of Naval Personnel, All Hands magazine, August 1945 issue - LST(H) hospital-conversion description (HyperWar/ibiblio verbatim transcription of the BuPers periodical, verified live 2026-10-02) [other_primary]
- Locator
- All Hands Aug 1945, LST(H) feature section (AH-4508-3.html)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Period Navy documentation of the LST(H) type this hull was redesignated into on 15 September 1945: All Hands (Aug 1945) describes LST(H)s at Iwo Jima as 'in reality a floating emergency ward' - casualties boatlifted alongside, triaged aboard by Navy doctors and pharmacist's mates, serious cases handled aboard under way. Establishes what the LST(H) designation meant operationally for hulls of this class in the same conversion wave.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1945
- Population
- LST(H) crews and medical detachments (type level)
- Limitations
- Type-level documentation, not a hull record: establishes the LST(H) role, not what physical conversion was performed aboard LST-213 specifically - her Aug-Oct 1945 war diaries record only routine cargo/occupation movements and do not describe any conversion work or embarked hospital unit. The physical scope of her hospital fit is undocumented.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-213-lst213-08
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[10]Composite era/design inference: BuShips SDB 1945 v2 machinery data (2x GM 12-567A diesels, no boilers) + lst-1-class.class.json class profile (ev-lst-1-class-03) + GAO HRD-80-2 era context + documented work events aboard this hull (war diaries: Com8/Todd-Johnson fitting-out Jul 1943; ARG-7 availability Nov 1944) [other_primary]
- Locator
- SDB v2 machinery row (LST1-490); class profile ev-lst-1-class-03; war-diary fit-out/repair entries (NAIDs 134312870, 78711422)
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Era/design inference for a diesel-powered LST-1-class hull built Dec 1942-Jul 1943 at the CB&I 'Prairie Shipyard' (Seneca, IL) in the Navy's peak asbestos-consumption period: no boilers or steam plant - the steam-lagging pathway does not apply. Plausible era-standard asbestos applications aboard the type: diesel exhaust lagging and gaskets, engine-room thermal/acoustic insulation, deck coverings and tile, bulkhead/accommodation insulation, winch and crane brake linings. Ship-generated records document fitting-out and a 10-day repair availability aboard - the work events at which era materials would have been installed or disturbed - but record no material content.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1942-1947
- Population
- CB&I Seneca construction trades (1942-43); Com8/Todd-Johnson fitting-out trades (Jul 1943); ARG-7 repair crews (Nov 1944); ship's company (1943-46); SCAJAP period (1946-47)
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - no hull-specific insulation survey, material list, work package, or abatement record located for LST-213. Names era-standard applications for the type, not confirmed installed materials; no quantities; no exposure established for any individual.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-213-lst213-09
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[11]GAO, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (Oct 18, 1979; product-page description - gao.gov returns HTTP 403 to automated fetches, confirmed 2026-10-02) [gao]
- Locator
- GAO product page HRD-80-2
- Finding type
- regulatory
- Finding
- Program-level Navy asbestos policy context spanning this hull's era: per the GAO product description, the Navy's 1975 policy removed and replaced with nonasbestos materials only insulation that was damaged or had to be removed for necessary repairs, modified in 1979 to selective replacement in high-maintenance areas - i.e., original-era insulation typically remained in place for decades unless disturbed. Documents the Navy's asbestos-use era in which this hull was built (1942-43) and served (1943-47).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1979 (report); policy era reviewed
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers; asbestos program review
- Limitations
- Program-level documentation, not hull- or class-specific; supports era context only. Full text not retrieved (gao.gov 403) - content via product-page description.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-213-lst213-10
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[12]Batch-6762 search ledger (this record): DANFS (live); NavSource 160213 (live); BuShips SDB 1945 v2 (live); NHHC PacFleet org 1 May 1945 (live); NARA catalog + digitized war diaries (live, images read); ShipbuildingHistory CB&I Seneca (live); All Hands Aug 1945 via ibiblio (live); MARAD vesselhistory (no result); NVR (not digitized, pre-1987 disposal); USCG historian (no result); CourtListener type=o 'LST-213' (1 hit - Hoppock, other litigation); CourtListener variant/docket sweeps (blocked - fleet pacing); secondary web sweep (no qualifying case) [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lst-213-lst213-01 through -13
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, build material schedule, hazmat disclosure, or asbestos case naming USS LST-213 / LST(H)-213 exists in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). CourtListener type=o sweeps for '"LST-213"' and '"LST 213"' each returned exactly one hit - Hoppock v. United States, a combat-fatigue disability case with no asbestos content - and a type=r docket sweep for 'LST-213' returned no dockets. CAVEAT: the '"LSTH-213"' variant opinion sweep remained throttled by fleet pacing at session end - logged as blocked, not a negative result.
- 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 - the documented fitting-out and repair-availability events are consistent with era material disturbance, and the record cannot establish that asbestos either is or was or is not present. The residual blocked variant sweep is a genuine open gap. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-213-lst213-11