Evidence
11 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-11).
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[1]research packet xx-packet.md (4 sources cited) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED (fate conflict disclosed)
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-lst-214-lst214-pkt-xx-packet-md
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[2]Naval History and Heritage Command, DANFS entry 'LST-214' [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS LST-214 entry, single-paragraph hull history
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS (NHHC, verified live 2026-10-02): LST-214 laid down 29 December 1942 at Seneca, Ill., by Chicago Bridge & Iron Co.; launched 22 June 1943; sponsored by Mrs. Mabel Glenn; commissioned 7 July 1943; 'never saw active service with the United States Navy'; transferred to the United Kingdom 24 July 1943; returned to US Navy custody 26 January 1946; struck from the Navy list 12 April 1946; sold 3 March 1947 to N. Block Co., of Norfolk, Va., for scrapping.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1942-1947
- Limitations
- Establishes identity, construction milestones, transfer, striking, and disposal. Contains no asbestos, insulation, or materials statement - supports no asbestos claim. USN custody totaled ~3 weeks in July 1943 plus the post-return holding period.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-214-01
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[3]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, HM LST-214 page (10/16/160214) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Page header timeline; 'Royal Navy History' block; specifications block; image captions
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource Amphibious Photo Archive page for HM LST-214 (verified live 2026-10-02): transferred to the Royal Navy 24 July 1943; Royal Navy history block records commission as HM LST-214 on 13 July 1943, sailing from Norfolk VA 16 August 1943, and campaigns - West Coast of Italy operations / Anzio-Nettuno advanced landings (struck by shell 29 January 1944), Invasion of Normandy, Relief of Norway, assignment to 9th LST Flotilla for the (canceled) Andaman Islands invasion, and Tilbury-Ostend-Antwerp shuttle service; photo captions place her leaving Norfolk in August 1943 with an LCT as deck cargo and at Ostend 18 December 1945 transporting the Fifth Belgian Brigade from Dover. Spec block: 1,625 t light / 4,080 t full / 2,366 t beaching; 328 ft oa; 50 ft beam; 11.6 kt trial; complement 13 officers + 104 enlisted, troops 16 officers + 147 enlisted; 2 x GM 12-567A 900 hp diesels, Falk reduction gear, twin screws 1,700 shp.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1943-1946
- Limitations
- NavSource is the canonical volunteer per-hull reference used across this dataset but is a compiled secondary reference, not a primary document; the 'Royal Navy History' block is unattributed to a specific Admiralty source. The page's '26 January 1944' return date is a typographical error for 1946 (see correction row ev-07). Spec block is class-level data displayed on the hull page. No asbestos or materials content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-214-02
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[4]U.S. Maritime Administration, ShipHistory database - LST-214, Ship History Detail 9293, incl. digitized vessel status card [marad_nrc]
- Locator
- ShipHistory Detail 9293; status card scan cards/458_01.png
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- MARAD ShipHistory database record id 9293 for LST-214 (verified live 2026-10-02): stub record, general type 'Naval Combatant', specific type 'LST Tank Landing Ship', fate 'Sold - No Further Info'; the digitized vessel status card (cards/458_01.png) is headed 'Surplus - Department of Navy' and records purchase ('Pur.') by 'N. Block & Company' with 'Date and Time Delivered' 12/3/47.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1947
- Limitations
- Stub record - no milestones or narrative; the status card is the only document and its handwriting is partially legible (margin notations 'SP 606/1336', '5274' unresolved). '12/3/47' reads US-style as December 3, 1947 - a delivery/handover date consistent with the March 1947 sale, not a competing sale date. No asbestos or materials content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-214-03
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[5]Consolidated era inference - LST-1-class machinery data (NavSource spec block; BuShips SD-1945 v2 design table per the class profile lst-1-class) + era amphibious-ship construction practice [other_primary]
- Locator
- Class technical data; shipscribe SDB1945v2.pdf cited by class profile now returns 404 (see gaps)
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Era/design inference for diesel-powered LSTs: the LST-1-class plant is diesel (2 x GM 12-567A) with NO boilers, narrowing the steam-lagging pathway; asbestos-relevant applications for the type are diesel exhaust lagging and gaskets, engine-room thermal/acoustic insulation, deck coverings/tile, bulkhead and accommodation insulation, and winch/crane brake linings.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1942-1947
- Population
- Construction trades at Chicago Bridge & Iron (Seneca IL); RN and USN crews; breaker-yard workers at N. Block Co., Norfolk VA
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - no member of the LST-1 class has a located ship-level asbestos record. Establishes no quantities, no present-day presence, and no exposure for any individual.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-214-04
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[6]CourtListener API v4 searches (cl-auth-search.py, authenticated); Gomez-Jaimes docket 4183769 classified name-collision [court_record]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lst-214-05 through -08; Gomez-Jaimes judgment ECF 221 (OCR artifact)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- CourtListener authenticated sweeps (API v4, fleet-paced, 2026-10-02): '"LST-214"' opinion search returned zero results; '"LST-214"' docket search returned one hit - United States v. Gomez-Jaimes, S.D. Cal. 3:07-cr-00741, a criminal case whose scanned judgment PDF contains the OCR artifact 'lst. 214' (a name collision, not a vessel reference); '"LST 214"' opinion search returned zero results; prefixed variants '"USS LST-214" OR "HM LST-214" OR "HMS LST-214"' opinion search returned zero results. No qualifying asbestos litigation naming this hull was located.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 2026-10-02
- Limitations
- RECAP/full-text indexed coverage only - hull-number sweeps can miss unscanned or unindexed filings, and UK-service crew claims would not typically reach US federal dockets.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-214-05
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[7]Batch-6763 search ledger (this record): NHHC DANFS; NavSource 160214; MARAD ShipHistory 9293 + status card; uboat.net ship/11312 + warships/12230; WWII Museum 2010.177.001; NARA NAID 175665330; CourtListener sweeps; NVR lookup [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lst-214-01 through -12
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or docketed case naming the LST-214 hull was found in the public sources searched - DANFS and NavSource carry no materials statement; the MARAD record is a disposal stub; the class profile (lst-1-class) records no ship-level asbestos record for any member.
- 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 1943-built hull broken up in 1947-48 is era-consistent with asbestos-containing materials never being surveyed or abated. Does not establish presence or absence; does not establish or defeat any exposure claim or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-214-06
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[8]Cross-source collation: DANFS (NHHC); NavSource 160214; uboat.net ship/11312 and warships/12230; MARAD status card 458_01 [other_primary]
- Locator
- uboat.net USS LST 214 record; NavSource RN history block; MARAD card
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Source discrepancies documented: (a) Royal Navy commissioning - NavSource's RN history block dates HM LST-214's commission 13 July 1943, before the 24 July 1943 transfer date carried by DANFS, NavSource's own timeline, and uboat.net; the sequence commission-then-transfer is internally inconsistent and the conflict is unresolved (both dates logged in gaps). (b) NavSource's 'Paid off and returned to US Navy custody at Norfolk, VA., 26 January 1944' is a typographical slip for 26 January 1946 - DANFS and uboat.net both carry 1946. (c) Sale date - DANFS/NavSource carry 3 March 1947; uboat.net carries 7 March 1947; DANFS 3 March carried as controlling. (d) The MARAD status card's '12/3/47' delivery date documents physical handover to N. Block & Company on 3 December 1947, months after the recorded sale.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1943-1947
- Limitations
- Resolves publication-level discrepancies in compiled references; does not affect identity or the disposal outcome. uboat.net is a specialist secondary compilation, not an official record. No asbestos content in any of these sources.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-214-07
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[9]uboat.net Allied Warships: USS LST 214 (ship/11312) and HMS LST 214 (warships/12230) [other_primary]
- Locator
- USN record ship/11312; RN record warships/12230 incl. commanding-officer table
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- uboat.net Allied Warships record (secondary specialist compilation, verified live 2026-10-02): USS LST 214 ordered 23 March 1942; commissioned USN 7 July 1943, end USN service 24 July 1943 'decommissioned for transfer to the Royal Navy'; returned to USN 26 January 1946; sold 7 March 1947. Royal Navy commanding officers listed: T/A/Lt.Cdr. Reginald Hector Edwin Hand, RNR (Aug 1943-21 Jul 1944); T/A/Lt.Cdr. Arthur Walter Robertson Pirie, RNR (21 Jul 1944-8 Aug 1945); T/A/Lt.Cdr. Christopher Pawley, RNVR (8 Aug 1945-26 Jan 1946).
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1942-1947
- Limitations
- Secondary specialist reference, not an official record - carried as corroborating cross-check only; its 7 March 1947 sale date conflicts with DANFS (3 March) and its 13-vs-24 July framing follows the RN convention. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-214-08
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[10]NARA Catalog file unit 'LST-214' (NAID 175665330), RG 19 BuShips, series 'Microfilm of Ship Engineering Drawings'; NARA Ship Plan Index; TNA (Kew) ADM series [other_primary]
- Locator
- NAID 175665330 catalog record (verified live - 'Not Yet Available Online'); https://www.archives.gov/research/cartographic/ship-index
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Archival leads: (a) NARA Catalog file unit 'LST-214', NAID 175665330, in RG 19 (Records of the Bureau of Ships), series 'Microfilm of Ship Engineering Drawings' (1945-1955), creator BuShips Ship Design Division / Preliminary Design Branch - a hull-specific microfilm file unit listed in the NARA Ship Plan Index, not available online; engineering drawings may carry material/insulation callouts but contents are unreviewed. (b) US deck logs for the roughly three-week USN commission (7-24 July 1943) would sit in NARA RG 24; the NARA catalog search API is JS-rendered and was not successfully queried for them this session. (c) Royal Navy service 1943-46 - ship's logs and flotilla war-diary references sit with The National Archives (Kew), ADM series - not queried.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1943-1947 records
- Limitations
- The catalog entry verifies the file unit exists for this hull, but its microfilm contents are unreviewed - whether the drawings carry insulation/material specifications is unknown. Because the hull was RN-operated, the richest operational records are British, not American. Nothing in this row is an asbestos finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-214-09
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[11]The National WWII Museum Digital Collections, accession 2010.177.001 - 'Aerial view of LST-214 underway, Atlantic Ocean, 1943' [museum_official]
- Locator
- Catalog record: transcribed official stamp on photo reverse
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The National WWII Museum Digital Collections catalogs an official U.S. Navy photograph of USS LST-214 underway in the Atlantic Ocean, 16 August 1943 (accession 2010.177.001). The catalog transcribes the official stamp on the reverse: 'LST 214 / Picture taken at sea on Aug. 16, 1943 / Official Photograph U.S. Navy / LST 214 Built by: Chicago Bridge & Iron Company / Shipbuilding Division / Seneca, Illinois / Launching Date: June 22, 1943 / Sponsored by: Mrs. Mabel Glenn.' The image date coincides with the Norfolk departure recorded by NavSource.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1943
- Limitations
- Museum catalog record of an official Navy photograph - corroborates builder, launch date, and sponsor exactly as DANFS states them. The photo is dated during the RN-transfer transit (four days after the recorded Norfolk sailing). No asbestos or materials content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-214-10