Evidence
6 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-6).
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[1]research packet xy-packet.md [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: gap disclosed)
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-lst-220-lst220-pkt-xy-packet-md
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[2]National Archives, Special List #44, Deck Logs for U.S. Navy Ships, by Ship Number [other_primary]
- Locator
- PDF table entry LST-220
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA's ship-number index lists LST-220 deck logs for 1943-08-26 through 1945-06-30.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1943-08-26 to 1945-06-30 (log coverage)
- Limitations
- This is an archival log-range index, not the deck logs themselves; it establishes the dates of records held, not commissioning or the ship's full service chronology. It contains no asbestos finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-220-lst220-01
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[3]U.S. Navy, United States Pacific Fleet Organization, 1 May 1945 [other_primary]
- Locator
- LANDING SHIPS TANKS, LST Flotilla Three, LST Group 7, LST Division 13
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The 1 May 1945 Pacific Fleet organization lists LST 220 in LST Division 13 and identifies Lt. J. W. Wright (USNR) as its commanding officer.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1945-05-01
- Limitations
- A dated fleet roster; it documents assignment and command on that date only. It is not evidence of asbestos aboard or individual exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-220-lst220-02
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[4]Naval History and Heritage Command, USMC 87833, Guam Invasion, 1944 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Catalog USMC 87833; caption
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The official NHHC catalog caption identifies USS LST-220 in a photograph showing a DUKW driving down the ship's ramp during resupply operations on a Guam beachhead, July-August 1944.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-07 to 1944-08
- Limitations
- The caption documents the depicted activity and approximate date, not the ship's entire itinerary, onboard materials, or any person's exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-220-lst220-03
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[5]Naval History and Heritage Command, Operation Crossroads: Disposition of Target Vessels [other_primary]
- Locator
- LSTs (Landing Ship, Tank) section, LST-220 entry
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The NHHC Operation Crossroads disposition list states that USS LST-220 was scuttled off Kwajalein on 12 May 1948.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1948-05-12
- Limitations
- The source documents final disposition only. It does not state that LST-220 was exposed to a nuclear test or provide information about asbestos aboard.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-220-lst220-04
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[6]Defense Nuclear Agency, Operation Crossroads, 1946 (DNA 6032F), USS LST-220 timeline [other_primary]
- Locator
- USS LST-220 timeline, pp. 7-I-A-16 to 7-I-A-18 (as referenced in report); post-shot timeline and survey entries
- Finding type
- environmental_record
- Finding
- The Defense Nuclear Agency report documents USS LST-220 as a target vessel at Operation Crossroads: the ship was at Bikini in July-August 1946, crewed during part of the post-shot period, and later towed to Kwajalein. It records post-shot radiation survey readings aboard the vessel.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1946-07 to 1946-08
- Population
- Ship crew and survey personnel (report context)
- Limitations
- This is nuclear-test and radiological history, not asbestos evidence. It does not establish asbestos presence, any asbestos-related exposure, or health effects. The official report was discoverable and readable in web search results, but a direct local fetch returned HTTP 403.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-220-lst220-05