Evidence
8 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-8).
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[1]research packet 650-packet.md [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-lst-23-lst23-pkt-650-packet-md
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[2]DANFS, LST-23 - construction, Pacific campaigns, LSTH-23 redesignation, decommissioning, disposal (verified live 2026-10-02) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS LST-23 entry, full entry text
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Documented for this hull: laid down 27 October 1942 at Pittsburgh, Pa., by the Dravo Corp.; sponsored by Mrs. Mary H. Miller; commissioned 22 May 1943. WWII Asiatic-Pacific service: Gilbert Islands operation (November-December 1943); occupation of Kwajalein and Majuro Atolls (February 1944); capture and occupation of Saipan (June-July 1944); Tinian capture and occupation (July 1944); capture and occupation of southern Palau Islands (September-October 1944); Lingayen landings on Luzon (January 1945). Redesignated LSTH on 15 September 1945; occupation duty in the Far East until early December 1945; decommissioned 24 May 1946; struck from the Navy list 3 July 1946; sold to Kaiser Co., Inc., Seattle, Wash., 6 April 1948 for scrapping. Six battle stars for WWII service.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1942-1948
- Population
- Dravo construction trades (1942-43); USCG-manned crew (1943-46); embarked troops
- Limitations
- Ship-specific history only; no asbestos or material content. DANFS prints the launch date as '13 March 1942' - internally inconsistent with the stated 27 October 1942 laying down (typo; NavSource and secondary references carry 13 March 1943). Does not establish asbestos presence or absence aboard this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-23-01
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[3]NavSource Online Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LST(H)-23 ex USS LST-23 - launch date correction, USCG manning, organization assignments, campaign dates, specifications (verified live 2026-10-02) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 160023.htm, specifications block + campaign table + photo captions
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Documented for this hull: 'USS LST-23 was manned by the US Coast Guard during World War II'; launched 13 March 1943 (correcting the '1942' printed by DANFS and the USCG file); commissioned 22 May 1943 under LT. John B. Swann Jr., USCGR; assigned LST Flotilla Thirteen, LST Group Thirty-Eight, LST Division Seventy-Five; campaign table with date ranges; Navy Occupation Service Medal periods 10-29 September and 21 October-5 December 1945; call sign NYPD. Specifications: 1,625 t light / 4,080 t full; 328 ft oa; 50 ft beam; 11.6 kt trial; complement 13 officers / 104 enlisted; troops 16 officers / 147 enlisted; propulsion two General Motors 12-567A 900 hp diesels, Falk main reduction gear, three 100 kW 230 V DC ship's-service generators, two propellers (1,700 shp), twin rudders. USCG and NARA photo identifiers document her beached at Kiska during Operation Cottage (August 1943) and at Kwajalein Green Beach (February 1944).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1942-1948
- Population
- USCG-manned crew (1943-46)
- Limitations
- Volunteer-curated naval archive - used for photo documentation, specifications, and the launch-date correction; campaign and designation data corroborated by DANFS. Complement figure (117 total) conflicts with the USCG file's 111 - carried in gaps. No asbestos or material content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-23-02
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[4]U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office ship file, USS LST-23 (6-page PDF citing LST files, CG Historian's Office, and 'The Coast Guard At War' V. Transports and Escorts, 1949) - ARCHIVED COPY; live uscg.mil URL returns 403/404 post site migration [other_primary]
- Locator
- LST_23.pdf pp. 1-6 (Wayback capture 2017-01-31)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Documented for this hull: Coast Guard-manned; floated down the Ohio and Mississippi to Algiers, Louisiana; departed Algiers 10 June 1943 via Panama Canal for San Diego (arrived 1 July) and Mare Island Navy Yard (3 July); departed San Francisco 17 July 1943 with USS Hutchins escorting six LSTs for Alaska - Kodiak, Kuluk Harbor (Adak), Kiska; departed Adak for San Francisco 31 August 1943; 'no further reports' until 4 April 1944 (Marshall Islands); Pearl Harbor 24 April-15 June 1944; Peleliu landing 15 September 1944; Espiritu Santo 12 October 1944; LT(jg) A. R. M. Sears USNR morale letter of 16 October 1944 (repeated shellfire exposure, no leave policy for a USCG-manned Navy hull); 29 enlisted and 3 officer reliefs per 26 October 1944 memo; hit by a plane in North Surigao Strait 5 December 1944 causing fire and extensive damage; repaired; Lingayen Gulf landing 9 January 1945; San Diego-Guam round trip spring 1945; redesignated LSTH-23 en route to Sasebo 15 September 1945; Wakayama and Lingayen/Manila occupation lifts; returned San Francisco 2 February 1946; sold for scrap to Kaiser Company, Seattle. Spec block: complement 111; troops 163; 2 x GM 12-567 diesels; initial armament 7 x 40mm, 6 x 20mm, machine guns.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1942-1948
- Population
- USCG-manned crew including embarked medical staff (1943-46)
- Limitations
- Official USCG historical file (public-domain transcription of its source) retrieved via Wayback - the live uscg.mil URL is dead (403 direct, 404 via Firecrawl) after the Coast Guard history-site migration; archived copy is labeled as such. Internal inconsistencies: prints launch '13 March 1942' (typo carried from DANFS), states 'decommissioned and her Coast Guard crew removed on 5 May 1945' against the header's 24 May 1946, and gives 'LST Flotilla 13, Group 37, Division 73' against NHHC's fleet-organization document and NavSource's Group 38/Division 75. No asbestos or material content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-23-03
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[5]NHHC, 'United States Pacific Fleet Organization, 1 May 1945' - official fleet organization listing (verified live 2026-10-02) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Pacific Fleet organization, LST Group 38 / Division 75 table
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Documented for this hull: NHHC's official 1 May 1945 Pacific Fleet organization lists 'LST 23, Lt. G. A. Martin (USCGR)' under LST Group 38, LST Division 75 - corroborating NavSource's assignment data and second commanding officer, and resolving the USCG file's Group 37/Division 73 variant in favor of Group 38/Division 75 for May 1945.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1945-05-01
- Population
- LT George A. Martin USCGR and crew (May 1945)
- Limitations
- Point-in-time organization listing (1 May 1945); earlier assignment may have differed. No asbestos or material content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-23-04
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[6]National Archives, 'Researching Asbestos aboard US Naval Vessel up through 1961' - official NARA research guidance (verified live 2026-10-02) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NARA guided-topic page, 'Beginning Research' + RG 19 entry list
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Era/design inference for a diesel-powered LST-1-class hull: no boiler plant - asbestos-relevant applications for the type are GM diesel engine and exhaust lagging, machinery gaskets and valve packing, engine-room thermal/acoustic insulation, deck coverings/tile, bulkhead and accommodation insulation, and winch/crane brake linings; the September 1945 LST(H) hospital designation was a role change, not a documented rebuild, and no material scope for it is located. NARA's official asbestos research guidance confirms hull- and class-level materiel documentation for WWII Navy vessels resides in Bureau of Ships correspondence (RG 19) filed by hull designation and class filing code - for this hull, LST23 and the LST1 class codes, plus QM/Dravo yard correspondence.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1942-1948
- Population
- Dravo construction trades (1942-43); USCG-manned crew; repair crews after the 5 December 1944 Surigao Strait damage
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - no ship-level asbestos record names LST-23. The NARA guide is a research pathway document; it establishes where records would be, not what this hull contained. Establishes no quantities and no exposure for any individual.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-23-05
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[7]NARA Catalog, USS LST-23 war-diary file units (WWII War Diaries series, microfilmed) + NavSource-hosted primary scans: USS LST-23 Voyage Record (18-page scan) and deck-log extract for 9 January 1945 Lingayen Gulf [other_primary]
- Locator
- NARA catalog search '"LST-23"' (~900 results, war-diary file units); navsource.net/archives/10/16/pdf/160023a.pdf and 160023b.pdf
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Archival leads located but not exhaustively mined: NARA catalog returns USS LST-23 war-diary file units for mid-1943 through early 1945 (e.g., catalog.archives.gov/id/78230866 September 1943; id/78422067 April 1944; id/139955312 February 1945, and others, each with a microfilm serial number). NavSource hosts scanned primary documents: an 18-page voyage-record PDF and a one-page deck-log extract for the 9 January 1945 Lingayen Gulf landings (image scans, no text layer). The USCG Historian's Office LST files underlie the USCG ship history and may hold additional un-digitized material.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1943-1945 (war diaries); 1945-01-09 (deck log)
- Limitations
- Lead records only - none of these documents has been reviewed for asbestos or material content; war diaries and deck logs are operational records unlikely to itemize hull materials but can corroborate repair periods (e.g., the post-5 December 1944 repairs relevant to material-disturbance questions).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-23-06
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[8]Batch-6780 search ledger (this record): DANFS live page; NavSource 160023; USCG Historian LST-23 file (Wayback); NHHC Pacific Fleet organization 1 May 1945; NARA catalog + asbestos guidance; NVR; CourtListener API v4 (opinion + docket indexes); live-web search [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lst-23-01 through sl-uss-lst-23-12
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, museum hazmat disclosure, or docketed case naming USS LST-23 / LST(H)-23 was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). CourtListener opinion index: 'USS LST-23' zero results, 'LST-23' zero results (2026-10-02). CourtListener docket index: 31 hits across query variants, all name collisions (e.g., Federal Insurance Co. v. Olawuni, D.D.C. 2006, insurance-policy exhibit; Baccanelli v. Republic of Argentina, S.D.N.Y., bond-litigation exhibits; 29 unfiltered 'LST-23' hits are exhibit page/line fragments in civil-rights, patent, foreclosure, and product-liability dockets) - none names the vessel. NVR carries no record (pre-1987 disposals not covered). Live-web search surfaced only law-firm marketing listicles, 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 - the hull was scrapped in 1948, so no modern survey/abatement track exists. Does not establish that asbestos was or was not present; does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-23-07