Evidence
7 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-7).
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[1]research packet xy-packet.md [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED (thin sourcing disclosed)
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Limitations
- qualifier: VERIFIED (thin sourcing disclosed)
- Evidence ID
- uss-lst-224-lst224-pkt-xy-packet-md
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[2]Naval History and Heritage Command, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, LST-224 [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS LST-224 entry, World War II operations and awards paragraphs
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NHHC DANFS records that LST-224 served in the Asiatic-Pacific theater and participated in the occupations of Kwajalein and Majuro (January-February 1944), Eniwetok (February 1944), Saipan (June-July 1944), Tinian (July 1944), the southern Palau Islands (September-October 1944), and Iwo Jima (February 1945). The entry credits LST-224 with five battle stars for World War II service.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-1945
- Population
- LST-224 crew and embarked personnel
- Limitations
- The current NHHC page was inaccessible to direct fetch; the official search-index text supports these operational and award facts. It contains no asbestos statement and does not establish an individual's exposure or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-224-lst224-02
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[3]U.S. Government Accountability Office, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2, enclosure I [gao]
- Locator
- PDF pp. 10-12, lines describing major thermal-insulation application and deck, gasket, packing, brake, and clutch uses
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Official Navy and GAO materials document asbestos-containing applications in Navy ships including thermal insulation for machinery, equipment, and piping; deck materials; piping gaskets and packing; and equipment brakes and clutches. These materials are era-wide Navy context for a 1943 LST, not a statement that any named product was installed aboard LST-224.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1941-1979 context, report issued 1979
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers and ship personnel; program-level context
- Limitations
- The report concerns Navy shipbuilding and repair generally and its listed ship examples are post-1973 vessels; it does not name LST-224 or establish what was installed on this 1943 hull. It supports only era/program context, not presence, quantity, condition, individual exposure, or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-224-lst224-03
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[4]Batch-6774 search ledger: NHHC DANFS, NARA asbestos research guidance, GAO HRD-80-2, official Navy asbestos materials, and authenticated CourtListener requests [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lst-224-lst224-01 through sl-uss-lst-224-lst224-08
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record was located in the public authoritative sources reviewed: no LST-224 asbestos survey, material schedule, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or hull-specific asbestos litigation record was found. The NHHC LST-224 history contains no asbestos statement.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 2026-10-02
- Limitations
- A negative public-source search does not prove asbestos was absent. The CourtListener exact-name and hull-number sweep was interrupted by the authenticated fleet pacing limiter, so litigation coverage is incomplete; this is not a merits finding and does not establish or defeat exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-224-lst224-04
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[5]CourtListener API v4 via /Users/charlesfletcher/devin-prompts/cl-auth-search.py; authenticated request log and limiter diagnostic retained in research notes [other_primary]
- Locator
- Authenticated helper diagnostics; exact-name opinion request stopped by fleet pacing limiter before result completion
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The required authenticated CourtListener sweep was initiated for the exact ship name and hull number in opinion and docket searches. The helper authenticated the first request, then the fleet-wide pacing limiter reported that the request budget was momentarily spent and stopped further requests. No qualifying asbestos-litigation hit was established and the search is incomplete.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 2026-10-02
- Limitations
- This row records search status, not a litigation finding. Exact-name and hull-number opinion and docket coverage remains incomplete because the helper required a stand-down; no case disposition, exposure finding, or negative merits conclusion may be inferred.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-224-lst224-05
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[6]National Archives, Researching Asbestos aboard US Naval Vessel up through 1961 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Research guidance, lines 258-276 on same-yard sister ships and General Information Books
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The National Archives explains that ship-specific asbestos research may require RG 19 correspondence, General Information Books/Ship Information Books, and related Navy records; it also cautions that same-class sister ships built at different yards can differ in materials and equipment. For LST-224, the Chicago Bridge & Iron construction records and hull-specific ship information records remain archival leads, not retrieved evidence.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1941-1961 records and later research guidance
- Population
- Researchers of U.S. Navy vessels through 1961
- Limitations
- This is archival research guidance, not evidence about LST-224's materials or asbestos. No RG 19, GIB/SIB, construction, or survey file for this hull was retrieved.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-224-lst224-06
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[7]Naval History and Heritage Command, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, LST-224 [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS LST-224 entry; live page returned 404/502 during direct verification, while the NHHC search result exposed the entry text
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NHHC DANFS records that LST-224 was laid down on 2 April 1943 at Seneca, Illinois, by Chicago Bridge & Iron Co.; launched on 31 August 1943; sponsored by Mrs. George P. Shoemaker; commissioned on 23 September 1943; decommissioned on 22 March 1946; struck from the Navy list on 17 April 1946; and sold to Bethlehem Steel Co. of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, for scrapping on 9 April 1948.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1943-1948
- Population
- LST-224 crew and Navy custody personnel
- Limitations
- The current NHHC page was inaccessible to direct fetch at research time; the entry text was recovered through the official NHHC search index. This supports identity and Navy disposition facts, not asbestos content, individual exposure, or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-224-lst224-01