Evidence
15 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-15).
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[1]research packet 652-packet.md (2 sources cited) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-lst-247-lst247-pkt-652-packet-md
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[2]DANFS, LST-247 (NHHC; live page returned 404 on 2026-10-02 - archived Wayback capture 2025-12-09 cited) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS LST-247 entry, archived NHHC page (Wayback capture 2025-12-09)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Documented for this hull: 'LST-247 was laid down on 17 May 1943 at Evansville, Ind., by the Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co.; launched on 30 July 1943; sponsored by Mrs. Wesley W. Allen; and commissioned on 26 August 1943, Lt. E. V. Converse, USNR, in command. During World War II, LST-247 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater and participated in the capture and occupation of Guam in July 1944. Following the war, LST-247 was redesignated LSTH-247 on 15 September 1945 and was decommissioned on 27 June 1946. She was struck from the Navy list on 15 August 1946. On 14 October 1947, the tank landing ship was sold to William E. Skinner for scrapping. LSTH-247 earned one battle star for World War II service as LST-247.'
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1943-1947
- Population
- Construction trades, Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron, Evansville (1943); crew (1943-46)
- Limitations
- Ship-specific history only; no asbestos or material content. The DANFS entry is thin - it names only the Guam operation (the Iwo Jima operation and Solomons/New Guinea service documented elsewhere are absent), and its 27 June 1946 decommissioning date conflicts with NavSource and the crew chronology (2 July 1946) - see gaps. Live NHHC URL 404'd on 2026-10-02; verbatim text captured from the archived page.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-247-lst247-01
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[3]Bureau of Ships, Ships' Data, U.S. Naval Vessels, Vol. II, NAVSHIPS 250-011 (April 1945) - roster entry and LST design table (shipscribe.com scan, live) [other_primary]
- Locator
- SDB1945v2 p. 173, LANDING SHIP, TANK (LST) roster, 'LST247 (ex-ATL247)' row
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Contemporaneous official BuShips roster entry: 'LST247 (ex-ATL247). Missouri Valley B. & I. Co., Evansville, Ind. - keel laid 17 May 43; ship launched 30 Jul [43]; date of first commission 9 Aug 43.' Confirms the builder and the 17 May 1943 keel date (against a 12 May 1943 variant circulating in secondary sources), records the pre-LST contract designation ATL-247, and gives a 9 Aug 1943 'first commission' - consistent with the reduced/ferry commissioning used to deliver inland-built LSTs down the Mississippi before the full commissioning DANFS records on 26 Aug 1943.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1943-1945 (publication); hull dates 1943
- Population
- Construction trades, Evansville yard (1943)
- Limitations
- Official contemporaneous BuShips publication (scanned, text layer). 'Date of first commission' (9 Aug 1943) vs DANFS commissioning (26 Aug 1943) treated as ferry-vs-full commission consistent with documented practice for other inland-built LSTs - not a contradiction; flag retained in gaps. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-247-lst247-02
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[4]Bureau of Ships, Ships' Data 1945 Vol. II - LST design-group characteristics table, design group LST1-490 (this hull's group) [other_primary]
- Locator
- SDB1945v2 pp. 168-169, LST design table, 'LST1-490' row
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Official BuShips design data for design group LST1-490 (which includes LST-247): length 328' o.a. / 316' w.l., beam 50'; displacement 2,366 t beaching / 3,960 t trial / 4,080 t at limiting draft; trial speed 11.6 kt; propulsion 2 x General Motors Diesel 12-567A totaling 1,700 shp, single Falk main reduction gears, 2 shafts; 3 diesel-drive 100 kW 230V DC ship's-service generators; fuel 4,320 bbls diesel; accommodations 13 officers / 106 enlisted; design armament 2 twin + 4 single 40mm AA mounts. Diesel plant - NO boilers.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1945
- Population
- n/a (design data)
- Limitations
- Official design-group table, not a hull-specific material record; establishes the machinery fit (diesel, no boilers - so no boiler/turbine lagging pathway). As-built armament varied by outfitting (NavSource notes retrofit additions; the crew chronology records an ordnance augmentation at Guadalcanal in Jan 1944). No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-247-lst247-03
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[5]LST Flotilla Five war diary, Serial 00120 (Third Amphibious Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet) - NARA RG 38 declassified scan hosted on NavSource; covers the May-June 1944 staging and transit to the Marianas [other_primary]
- Locator
- War diary pp. 2 (organization roster), and daily entries of 9 May, 3 June, 24 June, and late June (Eniwetok fueling)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Primary wartime record naming this hull: the diary's organization roster lists 'LST 247 - Lt. E. V. Converse, USNR' in LST DIVISION 79 under 'LST GROUP FORTY' (LST Flotilla Five). Documented entries: 9 May - LST-247 among the LSTs designated to carry 40mm/20mm/.50-caliber and rocket ammunition 'for further delivery to naval units at sea'; 3 June (TG 53.16 convoy to the Marianas) - 'LST 247 turned out of column and headed into open water to lash down a boat which had broken loose in the rough sea'; 24 June - 'LST 247 was having steering difficulty and requested to remain astern of formation during night'; late June (at Eniwetok) - 'Fueling and watering of YMS 136 was being somewhat delayed by engine fuel system failure of LST 247 causing engine failure. Fueling was continued after repairs were made.'
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-05 to 1944-06
- Population
- Crew (May-Jun 1944 Marianas transit); embarked troops in convoy
- Limitations
- Primary wartime record (declassified scan, NARA declassification stamp E.O. 13526); text extracted by OCR and key entries reviewed against page images. Flotilla-level diary - per-hull mentions are incidental operational entries, not ship reports. No asbestos/material content. The 'LST GROUP FORTY' parent-group attribution for Division 79 conflicts with NavSource's 'LST Group Fifteen' - see correction row ev-13.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-247-lst247-04
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[6]LST Flotilla Five war diary, Serial 00154, dated 1 August 1944 (TG 53.16, Capt. G. B. Carter) - NARA RG 38 declassified scan hosted on NavSource; covers the Guam assault (W-day 21 July 1944) [other_primary]
- Locator
- War diary daily entries 19-28 July 1944 (unloading-percentage reports; 25 July damage observation; 28 July TU 53.18.2 departure order)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Primary wartime record for this hull's Guam operation: 19 July - minesweeper 'YMS 195 from LST 247' among the fueling/watering assignments in the approach convoy; 21 July (W-day) - 'LST's 447, 488, 247 and 269 were sent in to approximately 1,000 yards of the beach to load casualties' (casualties later transferred to APAs; the practice was then curtailed until unloading completed); 22 July - 'LST 220, 447 and 247 delivering ammunition to the U.S.S. ST. LOUIS' and LST-247 remained in the transport area during the night retirement; beached and unloading 23-26 July under intermittent mortar fire (reported 15% unloaded on the 23rd, 25% on the 24th, 100% by 26th); 25 July - 'LST 481 and 247 ... were observed to have taken numerous mortar hits resulting in considerable damage'; 26 July - 'LST 247 had retracted from the beach during night having completed unloading except for Naval ammo'; 28 July - departed Agana Bay in Task Unit 53.18.2 for Eniwetok, routed onward to Pearl Harbor.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-07
- Population
- Crew and embarked casualties (July 1944); beach/unloading parties under fire
- Limitations
- Primary wartime record (declassified scan; OCR extraction reviewed against page images). Establishes presence, casualties-loading, ammunition resupply, mortar damage, and unloading at Guam - not damage extent or repair specifics, and no asbestos/material content. Damage recorded as 'numerous mortar hits resulting in considerable damage' - scope and any repair period at Pearl Harbor not itemized in this document.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-247-lst247-05
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[7]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LST(H)-247 ex USS LST-247 (page 10/16/160247) - milestone timeline, spec block, campaign credits, commanding-officer list, NARA-captioned photography [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 10/16/160247.htm - header timeline, Asiatic-Pacific campaign table, CO list, photo-caption blocks
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource record for this hull: laid down 17 May 1943 at Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co., Evansville, IN; launched 30 July 1943; commissioned 26 August 1943, Lt. Elliot V. Converse USNR; assigned Asiatic-Pacific, LST Flotilla Five (CAPT. G. B. Carter) / 'LST Group Fifteen' / LST Division Seventy-Nine; campaign credits - Marianas operation, capture and occupation of Guam 21-28 July 1944, and Iwo Jima operation, assault and occupation of Iwo Jima 19 February-16 March 1945; redesignated LST(H)-247 15 September 1945; decommissioned 2 July 1946; struck 15 August 1946; two battle stars; sold 14 October 1947 to William E. Skinner for scrapping. Commanding-officer list of nine officers (Converse through Lt.jg. Charles F. Caliga, 14 Mar-2 Jul 1946). Photo captions place her at Guadalcanal flying barrage balloons; beached at Guam alongside LST-220 July-August 1944 (US National Archives photo USMC 87833; NAID 74250807); beached Apra Harbor, Guam, 7 February 1945 with LST-241 and LST-481 (NAID 295395832, COMSERRON 12 War Diary 2/1-28/45 p. 18); and beached at Iwo Jima D-day+1, 20 February 1945 (NARA photo 74250807, USMC).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1943-1947
- Population
- Construction trades (1943); crew (1943-46); embarked troops and casualties
- Limitations
- NavSource is a volunteer secondary compilation - its dates generally track NVR/DANFS, but two conflicts vs primary sources exist here: parent group 'LST Group Fifteen' vs 'LST GROUP FORTY' in two contemporaneous war diaries (correction row ev-13), and decommissioned 2 July 1946 vs DANFS 27 June 1946 (gaps). 'Two battle stars' conflicts with DANFS's one (gaps). Contains no asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-247-lst247-06
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[8]NARA-held photography of this hull (metadata transcribed via NavSource captions): USMC 87833 / NAID 74250807 (Guam beachhead, Jul-Aug 1944; Iwo Jima D+1, 20 Feb 1945); NAID 295395832 (Apra Harbor, Guam, 7 Feb 1945 - from COMSERRON 12 War Diary, p. 18) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NARA NAIDs 74250807 and 295395832; NavSource 160247 photo-caption blocks
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- National Archives imagery documents this hull's physical presence at: the Guam beachhead during July-August 1944 re-supply operations (beached alongside LST-220); Apra Harbor, Guam, on 7 February 1945 (beached alongside LST-241 and LST-481, with LCT(6)-1364 aboard LST-241); and beached at Iwo Jima on D-day+1, 20 February 1945. These establish presence at the two credited campaigns and the February 1945 Guam staging between them.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-1945
- Population
- Crew and embarked personnel at Guam (Jul 1944, Feb 1945) and Iwo Jima (Feb-Mar 1945)
- Limitations
- Archival lead only: photographs establish physical presence, not work performed or materials aboard. NARA catalog pages are JS-rendered and could not be fetched this session - NAIDs and captions transcribed via the NavSource page; direct catalog verification remains open (see search_ledger). No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-247-lst247-07
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[9]dalebroux.net, 'LST 247's Chronology' - crew-family-compiled timeline apparently abstracted from ship's records (archived 2011; live site dead) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Wayback capture 2011-07-23 of dalebroux.net/lst247/Timeline.asp
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Detailed ship chronology for this hull (secondary, family-compiled): departed Pilottown, LA 12 Oct 1943; Panama Canal 22 Oct; Pago Pago 24 Nov; Guadalcanal (Kukum Beach) 22 Dec 1943 and 21 Jan 1944 (16th Echelon, with LSTs 399 and 200, embarking 14 officers/235 enlisted of the 106th Reconnaissance Squadron); Bougainville landings (Purata I. 5 Jan, 4 Feb, 14 Mar 1944); Green Island/Nissan 20 Feb; shot down a Japanese Betty bomber off New Georgia 6 Feb; Milne Bay orders 30 Mar; Lae 16 Apr; Aitape assault 23 Apr (stem-anchor winch damaged; retracted same day); Hollandia 30 Apr; Marianas convoy with air attacks (June); Guam W-day casualty pickup 21 Jul; Pearl Harbor Navy Yard repairs/alterations 17 Aug 1944-7 Jan 1945; Iwo Jima beached 16 Feb-16 Mar 1945 (~a month); Seattle - 'extensive repairs and alterations at Lake Union Dry Dock and Machine Works' 23 May-30 Jul 1945; San Diego 'Concrete Shipyard' 8-day availability Aug 1945; Pearl Harbor 30 Aug; redesignated LSTH-247 15 Sep 1945; 16 pharmacist mates reported aboard 29 Sep; Guiuan (Samar), Manila Bay, Corregidor, Subic Bay postwar service; Guam Feb 1946; homeward via Pearl Harbor, Port Hueneme, San Francisco May 1946; Mare Island decommissioning-board inspection 1 Jul 1946 (crew moved to houseboat YF-5589 at Island City Ship Repair Yards, Alameda); decommissioned 2 Jul 1946.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1943-1947
- Population
- Crew (1943-46); yard trades at Pearl Harbor Navy Yard, Lake Union Dry Dock, San Diego, Alameda availabilities (1944-46)
- Limitations
- Family-compiled secondary chronology - the evident provenance of the Wikipedia narrative; entries consistent with the primary war diaries where they overlap but NOT an official record and not independently verified. Yard-visit entries are the sole source for the Pearl Harbor Navy Yard, Lake Union Dry Dock, San Diego, and Alameda availabilities - flagged as leads, not verified work records. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-247-lst247-08
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[10]NHHC 'The Sextant' (U.S. Naval History, BUMED historian Andre B. Sobocinski), 'The Workhorse of Normandy: Remembering the Role of LSTs in Medical Evacuation' (2019) - archived copy; live fetch failed from this network [other_primary]
- Locator
- NHHC navylive article 2686827 (Wayback capture 2025-11-14)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Navy-level documentation of the LST casualty-evacuation role this hull performed and was converted for: 'By 1943, the Navy began adapting these ships for medical uses in the Pacific Theater'; at Normandy 106 of 144 LSTs were designated for casualty evacuation and lifted ~80% of Allied casualties in the first 11 days; at Iwo Jima in 1945 several LSTs were converted into hospital ships/floating medical stations (one with a mobile blood bank). LSTs retained armament - the LST(H)s were casualty-treatment combatants, not protected hospital ships.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1943-1945
- Population
- LST crews and medical detachments (class context)
- Limitations
- Navy-level medical-history context; does not name this hull. Supports the documented pattern behind the 15 September 1945 LST(H) conversion wave (the fleet-wide redesignation for the planned Operation Olympic casualty-evacuation role). No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-247-lst247-09
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[11]Era inference built on: BuShips SDB1945v2 design table (diesel plant, no boilers); class-profile asbestos-application analysis for the LST-1 class (class-f worktree, 2026-09-16); GAO HRD-80-2 Navy asbestos-era documentation [other_primary]
- Locator
- SDB1945v2 design table; lst-1-class.class.json ev-lst-1-class-03; GAO HRD-80-2 product page
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- A diesel-powered LST built May-August 1943 sits inside the Navy's documented asbestos-use era; era-standard asbestos-relevant applications aboard a ship of this type and period were GM diesel-exhaust lagging and gaskets, engine-room thermal/acoustic insulation, deck coverings/tile, bulkhead and accommodation insulation, and winch/crane brake linings - applied in a hull whose tank deck, troop spaces, and crew accommodations confined work and living alongside machinery spaces. As a diesel ship she carried no steam plant - the boiler/turbine lagging pathway does not apply. The 1945 LST(H) hospital conversion (medical spaces, berthing rework) and documented wartime availabilities (Pearl Harbor Navy Yard Aug 1944-Jan 1945; Lake Union Dry Dock May-Jul 1945; San Diego Aug 1945) are insulation-relevant rework events.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1943-1947
- Population
- MVB&I construction trades (1943); crew (1943-46); yard trades at documented availabilities; 1947 shipbreakers
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - no hull-specific insulation survey, material schedule, or work package located for LST-247. Names era-standard applications, not confirmed installed materials; no quantities; no manufacturer attribution for this hull. The repair-yard periods are documented (crew chronology) but their material scope is not.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-247-lst247-10
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[12]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 entire 1943-46 service life, its wartime repair availabilities, and the 1947 scrapping era.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1979 (report); 1943-47 (this hull's era)
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers; asbestos program review
- Limitations
- Program-level documentation; supports era context only, not any fact specific to this hull. Full text not retrieved (gao.gov blocks automated fetch, HTTP 403, standing issue since 2026-09-14) - content via product-page description.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-247-lst247-11
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[13]Evansville Museum virtual exhibit, 'Christening a LST - LST 247, Friday, July 30, 1943' (archived; live emuseum.org page dead); Indiana Historical Society collection 1998.0295 finding aid (James H. Kellar, 'The Evansville Shipyard: Outside Any Shipbuilding Zone') [museum_official]
- Locator
- Wayback capture 2006-03-11 of emuseum.org shipyardimg17.html; indianahistory.org finding-aid PDF
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The Evansville Museum's christening photograph documents 'LST 247 is christened by Mrs. Wesley W. Allen' on launch day, 30 July 1943 - corroborating DANFS's sponsor and launch date - and describes the yard's sponsor-selection system (every third ship sponsored by a worker-selected sponsor under the Employees War Production Committee). The Indiana Historical Society finding aid documents the builder yard: the Evansville Shipyard (Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron) began production summer 1942, was Evansville's largest wartime employer at over 19,000 peak workers (1944), and built 202 vessels including 167 LSTs before ceasing production in late summer 1945.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1942-1945
- Population
- MVB&I/Evansville yard workforce (peak >19,000, 1944)
- Limitations
- Museum exhibit caption + library finding aid; the emuseum.org page is dead (archived copy cited). No asbestos content. The Kellar yard-history manuscript (368 pp., W. H. Smith Memorial Library, Indianapolis) is the archival lead for yard construction practices and any materials documentation - not digitized, not reviewed.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-247-lst247-12
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[14]Attribution cross-check: two LST Flotilla Five war diaries (Serials 00120 and 00154, May and July 1944; NARA RG 38 scans) vs NavSource 160247 attribution line [other_primary]
- Locator
- War diary organization rosters (both months, p. ~2 of each scan); NavSource 160247 attribution line
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- CORRECTION: NavSource assigns this hull to 'LST Group Fifteen ... LST Division Seventy-Nine.' Both contemporaneous war diaries roster 'LST 247 - Lt. E. V. Converse, USNR' in LST DIVISION 79 under the heading 'LST GROUP FORTY'; the same diaries place Group Fifteen (CDR V. K. Busck, flagship LST-488) over Divisions 29/30. Division 79 agrees in all sources; the parent-group attribution differs - the primary record (Group Forty, May-July 1944) is carried over NavSource's Group Fifteen. Separately: DANFS credits one battle star for WWII service; NavSource credits two (Guam and Iwo Jima campaigns) - unresolved (gaps).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944
- Limitations
- Corrects an organizational attribution, not a material/exposure claim. Task-group assignments could shift between operations - the diaries fix Div 79 under Group Forty for the May-July 1944 Marianas period; NavSource's basis (likely registry-derived) is not shown. Battle-star count conflict remains open.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-247-lst247-13
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[15]Batch-6794 search ledger (this record): DANFS (archived NHHC page); BuShips Ships' Data 1945 v2 roster and design table; two LST Flotilla Five war diaries (NARA RG 38 scans, OCR'd); NavSource 160247; NARA photo NAIDs; Evansville Museum/IHS; NHHC navylive; NVR (no entry - disposed pre-1987); CourtListener opinion index authenticated query '"LST-247"' returned count 0 (docket index blocked by fleet pacing - access gap); secondary litigation sweep [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lst-247-lst247-01 through -14
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, material schedule, or verified litigation naming USS LST-247 / LST(H)-247 (or ATL-247) was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). CourtListener opinion index, authenticated query '"LST-247"' (API v4, type=o): count 0 - no result (classified: no result, not a claim that no case exists anywhere). The CourtListener docket index (type=r) could not be queried this session - fleet-wide pacing budget exhausted; logged as an access gap, NOT a negative result. The class-level CourtListener sweep recorded in the LST-1 class profile likewise located no asbestos docket naming any specific LST hull - its only document-level hit (Gitto v. A.W. Chesterton, S.D.N.Y. 1:07-cv-04771) is a scanned reunion-notice compilation mentioning 'USS LST 579' incidentally. Secondary web sweeps surface only law-firm marketing listicles asserting asbestos aboard LSTs generically, with no 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 - a 1943-built diesel amphibious ship carries a reasonable era-consistent inference only. RG 24 deck logs, BuShips contract/work packages, and the 1947 scrapping record are undigitized leads. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-247-lst247-14