Evidence
10 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-10).
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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-230-lst230-pkt-650-packet-md
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[2]Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, LST-230 entry (Naval Historical Center / NHHC). Live NHHC URL https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/l/lst-230.html returned 404 on 2026-10-02; cited from Wayback capture 2010-12-08 of the original history.navy.mil/danfs/l13/lst-230.htm page. [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS entry text, full entry (3 paragraphs + battle-star line)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Documented for this hull: 'LST-230 was laid down on 10 June 1943 at Seneca, Ill., by the Chicago Bridge & Iron Co.; launched on 12 October 1943; sponsored by Mrs. Lottie Reeks; and commissioned on 3 November 1943.' WWII: 'assigned to the European theater and participated in the invasion of Normandy in June 1944 and the invasion of southern France in August and September 1944.' Postwar: 'performed occupation duty in the Far East in September 1945 and March 1946. She returned to the United States and was decommissioned on 4 March 1946 and was transferred to the Shipping Control Authority, Japan, on 31 March 1952, where she operated as T-LST-230. T-LST-230 was transferred to the Philippine Navy on 13 September 1976.' Earned two battle stars for WWII service.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1943-1976 (entry coverage)
- Population
- Chicago Bridge & Iron Seneca construction trades (1943); crew (1943-1946); SCAJAP/MSTS crews (1946-1976); Philippine Navy crew (1976-present)
- Limitations
- Ship-specific history only; no asbestos or material content. Live NHHC page 404s (standing NHHC link-rot defect) - archived Wayback capture cited and labeled. DANFS compresses the postwar sequence: it omits the 1946-52 SCAJAP/Q082 designation shown in NavSource and dates the SCAJAP transfer to 31 March 1952 (see gaps). No stricken date given.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-230-lst230-01
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[3]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USNS T-LST-230 ex USS LST-230 (160230) - timeline, specifications, commanding officers, campaign table, photo record (page live-verified 2026-10-02; last updated 21 November 2025) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 10/16/160230.htm header block, specifications block, commanding-officer table, and photo captions
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Timeline: laid down 10 June 1943 at Chicago Bridge and Iron Co., Seneca, IL; launched 12 October 1943; commissioned USS LST-230 3 November 1943, LT. L. H. Moody USN in command (Moody to 15 November 1944, then LT. Thorley C. Mills USNR). Europe-Africa-Middle East campaigns: Invasion of Normandy 6-25 June 1944; Invasion of Southern France 15 August-25 September 1944. Asiatic-Pacific assignment: LST Flotilla Thirty-Six (CAPT D.F.J. Shea), LST Group One Hundred Seven (CDR L.F. Teuscher), LST Division Two Hundred Fourteen. Navy Occupation Service Medal (Asia clasp): 13-25 September 1945 and 3 February-4 March 1946. Decommissioned 4 March 1946; assigned to COMNAVFE Shipping Control Authority for Japan (SCAJAP), redesignated Q082; transferred to MSTS 31 March 1952 in service as USNS T-LST-230; struck from Naval Register, date unknown; transferred to Philippine Navy 13 September 1976 as BRP Laguna (LT-501). Spec block: 1,625 t light / 4,080 t full; 328 ft o.a.; 50 ft beam; 11.6 kt; complement 13 officers / 104 enlisted, troops 16 officers / 147 enlisted; propulsion 2x GM 12-567A 900 hp diesels, single Falk main reduction gear, three diesel-drive 100 kW 230 V D.C. ship's-service generators, 2 propellers 1,700 shp, twin rudders; 2 LCVP. Photographic documentation includes NARA photo 80-G-252243 (invasion shipping, Dart River, Dartmouth, 2 June 1944, alongside LST-49, LST-311, LST-281); beached during invasion of southern France 15 August 1944 (NARA film NAID 15952 / 111-ADC-2147); USNS T-LST-230 beached circa 1952, possibly Korea; BRP Laguna at A.G.&P. shipyard Bauan 3 March 1994; moored Cebu 26 June 2015; moored at Pag-Asa Island, Spratlys, 19 June 2023 during resupply mission.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1943-2023
- Population
- CB&I Seneca construction trades (1943); crew (1943-1946); SCAJAP Japanese-crewed period (1946-1952); MSTS civil-service crews (1952-1976); Philippine Navy crew and shipyard trades (1976-present)
- Limitations
- NavSource is a volunteer secondary compilation, not a primary registry; its dates track DANFS/NVR but the stricken date is explicitly 'unknown' and the 'possibly Korea' photo caption is tentative. No asbestos or material content. Photo captions document physical presence, not condition.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-230-lst230-02
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[4]Naval Vessel Register, 'US Navy Hulls in a Non Active status' inactive-hull list (archived Wayback capture 2016-09-27; the live NVR ship-detail page for LST 230 returns the generic NVR template with no vessel data - ships disposed prior to 1987 are not in the live register) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NVR inactive-hull list, 'NO NAME' entries, LST 230 row
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The NVR inactive-hull list records: 'NO NAME | LST 230 | 09/01/1976 | Disposed of through the Security Assistance Program (SAP), transferred, cash sale, ex-US fleet hull foreign military sale case number assigned.' This documents the official U.S.-side disposal date and mechanism (1 September 1976, SAP cash sale / FMS case) immediately preceding the documented Philippine Navy transfer of 13 September 1976.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1976
- Limitations
- Archived list page (live NVR has no detail entry for this hull; pre-1987 disposals are excluded from the live register). The list records a disposal date and mechanism, not the Naval Register strike date - the strike date remains undocumented (NavSource: 'date unknown'). No asbestos or material content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-230-lst230-03
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[5]NARA Reference Information Paper 82, Part I - RG 52 (Bureau of Medicine and Surgery) series description: 'historical supplements submitted with sanitary reports, 1941-46' (7 ft.) [other_primary]
- Locator
- RIP 82 Part I, Record Group 52 section, series 'historical supplements submitted with sanitary reports, 1941-46'
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA's published finding aid names LST-230 outright: the BuMed series 'historical supplements submitted with sanitary reports, 1941-46' (7 ft.) has a first subseries 'arranged alphabetically by ship name, with nominal style names (Yorktown, Devilfish) and symbolic/number style names (LST-230, PT-109) alphabetized together.' LST-230 is the aid's own example of a numbered-hull folder - indicating a ship-named folder exists for this hull containing WWII-era medical/sanitation supplementary material (the aid describes ship plans, published material, yearbooks, narrative histories, photographs, maps, chronologies in substantive folders).
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1941-1946 (series window)
- Population
- Ship's company medical/sanitation reporting population (1941-46 series window)
- Limitations
- Finding-aid mention, not the records themselves: the aid warns 'some ships are missing, many folders are empty or contain only a cover letter, and less than 20 percent contain more than 20 pages.' Folder contents unverified - undigitized, College Park pull required. Sanitary/medical supplements concern health conditions aboard; any material or insulation content is unknown. No asbestos content verified.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-230-lst230-04
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[6]Era inference built on: NavSource specification block (2x GM 12-567A diesels, Falk reduction gear, diesel-driven DC generators - no steam plant); BuShips Ships' Data Book U.S. Naval Vessels Vol. 2 (Jan 1945) LST-1-class design data (LST-1-class profile, class-f/lst-1-class.class.json background); GAO HRD-80-2 Navy asbestos-era documentation (see ev-uss-lst-230-lst230-06) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource specifications block; BuShips SDB-1945 v2 LST design table (class-profile background, shipscribe.com scan); GAO HRD-80-2 product page
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- A diesel-powered LST-1-class landing ship built mid-1943 sits inside the Navy's documented asbestos-insulation era. Era-standard applications for a vessel of this type and period were engine-room thermal insulation and diesel-exhaust lagging, machinery gaskets and valve packing, deck coverings, and accommodation and galley insulation. As a diesel ship she carried no boilers or steam plant - the boiler/turbine lagging pathway of steam vessels does not apply; the exposure-relevant systems are the diesel machinery and interior outfit.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1943-present
- Population
- CB&I Seneca construction trades (1943); crew (1943-1946); SCAJAP/MSTS crews (1946-1976); Philippine Navy crew and refit/repair trades (1976-present)
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - no hull-specific insulation schedule, material list, work package, or survey located for LST-230. Names era-standard applications for the type, not confirmed installed materials; establishes no quantity and no manufacturer attribution for this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-230-lst230-05
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[7]GAO, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (Oct 18, 1979) [gao]
- Locator
- GAO product page HRD-80-2 (full text blocked, HTTP 403)
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO documented that the Navy used asbestos insulation extensively aboard ships and did not begin substituting alternative insulation materials until the early 1970s - spanning this hull's construction (1943) and its entire U.S. Navy/SCAJAP/MSTS service era (1943-1976).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1979
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers; Navy asbestos program review
- Limitations
- Program-level documentation; supports era context only, not any fact specific to this hull. Full text not retrieved - gao.gov returns HTTP 403 to automated fetch (confirmed 2026-10-02); content via product-page description.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-230-lst230-06
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[8]NavSource photo-caption record for BRP Laguna (LT-501): A.G.&P. Shipyard, Bauan, Batangas, 3 March 1994 (Edison Sy); moored Cebu 26 June 2015 (Mike Baylon); underway 6 December 2015; moored at Pag-Asa Island, Spratlys, 19 June 2023 during resupply mission (Vincent M. Solinap). Secondary corroboration: Wikipedia BRP Laguna article (in active service; LS-501 renumbering April 2016; ~5-year in-port repair ending with 2023 Western Command deployment) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 10/16/160230.htm BRP Laguna photo block; Wikipedia 'BRP Laguna' article (secondary)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The hull is extant and was not scrapped: photo-documented in Philippine Navy service as BRP Laguna from 1994 through 19 June 2023 (Pag-Asa Island resupply, Spratlys), and reported in active service following a roughly five-year repair period ending with a 2023 Western Command (WESCOM JOA) deployment. The Philippine Navy renumbered her LT-501 to LS-501 in April 2016. An extant WWII-built hull of original-era construction is consistent with retained period materials; repair/refit periods are also the documented pathway for material disturbance on extant hulls.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1976-2023
- Population
- Philippine Navy crew (1976-present); A.G.&P. and other refit/repair yard trades (1994 documented; ~2018-2023 repair period per secondary)
- Limitations
- Photo captions document presence and general configuration, not material condition; no survey, abatement, or hazmat record for the hull - U.S. or Philippine - was located. 'In active service' and the repair-period narrative rest on secondary sourcing (Wikipedia citing Philippine press/PN material); no Philippine Navy primary release was located. Does not establish that asbestos is or is not present aboard.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-230-lst230-07
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[9]Batch-6781 search ledger (this record): archived DANFS; live NavSource; archived NVR inactive list; NARA RIP-82; CourtListener API v4 (partial coverage - fleet pacing); GAO product page; shipbuildinghistory; IDOT Seneca port profile; secondary web litigation sweep [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lst-230-lst230-01 through -13
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or docketed case naming USS LST-230 / T-LST-230 / BRP Laguna was found in the public sources searched. CourtListener (authenticated API v4): opinion searches 'LST-230', 'USS LST-230', and 'T-LST-230' and docket searches 'LST-230' and 'USS LST-230' all returned zero results; the 'T-LST-230' docket and 'BRP Laguna' queries were interrupted by fleet request-pacing and are logged as blocked, not as negative results. Secondary web sweeps surfaced no qualifying case; the only 'asbestos aboard' material is law-firm marketing content (generic 'asbestos on landing ships' coverage; asbestos-ships.com Chicago Bridge & Iron yard page asserting era asbestos use without primary sourcing) - 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 - and the hull's survival in active service means original-era material may persist. CourtListener coverage is partial (see search_ledger for which queries ran vs. blocked). NARA RG 52 ship folder and RG 24 deck logs are undigitized open leads; Philippine Navy maintenance/refit records are not in English-language public sources. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-230-lst230-08
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[10]shipbuildinghistory.com (Colton), 'Landing Ships, Tank - LST, Part 1: LST 1 through LST 400' build table - LST-230 row vs. its own LST-330 row and vs. DANFS/NavSource [other_primary]
- Locator
- shipbuildinghistory.com lstpart1.htm, LST 230 and LST 330 table rows
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- CORRECTION (source defect): the shipbuildinghistory LST-230 row carries two errors. (1) Keel date '27-May-43' conflicts with DANFS and NavSource, both 10 June 1943 (the table's own '138 days on ways' figure is internally consistent with its 27-May date, so this is a data conflict, not a typo chain). (2) The disposition cell reads 'Portunus (AGP 4) 1946, to the Philippines 1976 as Laguna (LT 501)' - but USS Portunus (AGP-4) was ex-LST-330, which the same table's own LST-330 row documents ('Later AGP 4 Portunus, scrapped 1947'); DANFS and NavSource confirm LST-230 was never an AGP - she went SCAJAP Q082 then MSTS T-LST-230. The Philippine-transfer half of the cell is correct. Separately, derivative DANFS copies (historycentral.com) render the sponsor's name as 'Lettie Reeks'; the archived DANFS page reads 'Lottie Reeks.'
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1943-1976 (dates in conflict)
- Limitations
- Corrects circulating secondary-source defects, not a material claim. DANFS/NavSource dates carried as the higher-authority sources. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-230-lst230-09