Evidence
11 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-11).
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[1]research packet 653-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-265-lst265-pkt-653-packet-md
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[2]DANFS, LST-265 (live NHHC page verified 2026-10-02) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS LST-265 entry (single-paragraph entry)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Documented for this hull: laid down 31 October 1942 at Ambridge, Pa., by the American Bridge Co.; launched 24 April 1943, sponsored by Miss Irene Louise Martin; commissioned 27 July 1943, Lt. George F. Sparks, USNR, in command. Assigned to the European theater: Convoy UGS-36 (April 1944), Elba and Pianosa landings (June 1944), invasion of southern France (August-September 1944). Decommissioned 11 December 1945; struck from the Navy list 3 January 1946; sold 20 February 1948 to Excello Corp., of New Haven, Conn., for conversion to merchant service. Three battle stars for WWII service.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1942-1948
- Population
- American Bridge construction trades (1942-43); commissioned crew (1943-45)
- Limitations
- Ship-specific history only; contains no asbestos or material content. DANFS commission date (27 July 1943) conflicts with the ship's War History cover letter and BuShips SDB-1945 roster (26 July 1943) - see gaps. DANFS lists no builder's-number, displacement, or machinery detail.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-265-lst265-01
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[3]NARA, 'USS LST-265 - War History,' file unit, RG 38 Records of the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations (WWII War Diaries microfilm, roll A2106, micro serial 159172), 22 scanned pages (Fold3/NARA collaboration); CO cover letter dated 10 December 1945 (Lt. Joseph Molnar) + Enclosure (A) concise history, read in full 2026-10-02 [other_primary]
- Locator
- NAID 77707036 digital objects, images 0507-0528 (cover letter 0507; Enclosure A narrative pp. 1-21, images 0508-0528)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The ship's own war history, primary document: reduced commission at Ambridge 16 July 1943; full commission at New Orleans 26 July 1943 (Lt. George F. Sparks Jr. USNR commanding, Lt.(jg) R.L. Wood XO); down the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers; shakedown St. Andrews Bay FL; via Key West to Little Creek VA (arrived 6 Sep 1943); ComPhibTraLant assignment; availability at Norfolk Shipbuilding & Drydock, Berkeley VA 26 Sep-5 Oct 1943; ComPhibTraLant Flotilla 4 Group 11 (Cdr. T.W. Greene; flagship of LST Group 11 from 4 Dec 1943; Cdr. H.F. Holmshaw relieved Greene 15 Dec 1943); Drum Point-Cove Point MD training incl. 9-15 Jan 1944; Naval Landing Force Equipment Depot Berkley VA loading 7 Jan 1944. Convoy UGS-36 departed Norfolk 14 Mar 1944 for Bizerte - convoy attacked by enemy aircraft ~0402 1 Apr (flares dropped; one enemy aircraft shot down; LST-265 did not open fire), arrived Bizerte 3 Apr; LCT-563 unloaded, then Corsica (Ajaccio, Porto Vecchio), Maddalena, Nisida/Naples, Salerno operations; Anzio beachhead shuttle runs 28 Apr, 1 May, 5-6 May 1944. Elba/Pianosa landings (Operation Brassard, TF 'Nan'): carried ~200 troops of 9th French Colonial Regiment + light vehicles and mobile guns; launched five LCV(P)s, first wave beached under heavy cross fire 0350 17 Jun 1944; Lt. Richard L. Wood relieved Lt. Sparks 24 Jun 1944. Southern France (Operation Dragoon, convoy 84.14.2 Alpha): first wave to Red Beach, Baie de Cavalaire, 0800 15 Aug 1944 carrying 7th Infantry assault troops (units incl. 10th FA, 441st AAA, 756th Tank Bn, 3rd Med Bn, 601st TD Bn, 10th Eng Bn, 634th FA); treated casualties. Shuttle ops Ajaccio/Cavalaire/Nisida/Delta Beach/St. Tropez/Marseille/Arzew through Sep 1944; OTC of LST convoys. May 1945: 599 German POWs from Ancona; Zara, Yugoslavia and Trieste ammunition runs. Jun 1945: LST Flotilla 1 staff embarked; Oran loading incl. LCT-34; OTC of five-LST convoy to the US 9-25 Jul 1945; entered Brooklyn Navy Yard 25 Jul 1945, unloaded LCT-34. Norfolk NOB, then Norfolk Navy Yard Portsmouth: overhaul and repair 4 Aug-13 Sep 1945 incl. drydock 23-27 Aug 1945; Lt. Joseph Molnar relieved Wood 15 Sep 1945; Little Creek small-boat training Sep-Oct; reported NOB Norfolk for decommissioning 26 Oct 1945; decommissioned 11 Dec 1945, slated for James River anchorage.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1943-07-16 to 1945-12-11
- Population
- Ship's company (complement ~13 officers / 104 enlisted per NavSource) plus embarked troops (~16 officers / 147 enlisted design capacity); ~650 men aboard in the week before Dragoon per War History; 599 POWs May 1945; embarked Army/Navy training units 1943-44
- Limitations
- Primary ship-generated narrative - the strongest document in this record - but it is a service history: it contains no asbestos, insulation, or material-content mention, and names yard/base periods without recording the work performed. Verifies dates, movements, and populations aboard; does not establish exposure conditions. Commission date 26 July 1943 (this document) conflicts with DANFS 27 July - see gaps. NARA catalog page is the finding aid; page images hosted via Fold3-linked objects on catalog.archives.gov.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-265-lst265-02
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[4]NARA, 'USS LST-265 - War History,' Enclosure (A) - documented yard and repair periods (RG 38, NAID 77707036) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NAID 77707036, Enclosure (A) dated entries (images 0509, 0516, 0519, 0520, 0521, 0522, 0523, 0525, 0526, 0527)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Documented yard/maintenance periods for this hull from its own war history: Norfolk Shipbuilding & Drydock, Berkeley VA - availability 26 Sep-5 Oct 1943; Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth VA - moored Berth 5, 20 Jan-3 Feb 1944, then postwar overhaul and repair 4 Aug-13 Sep 1945 including drydock 23-27 Aug 1945; Brooklyn Navy Yard, New York - entered 25 Jul 1945, unloaded LCT-34; Palermo, Sicily - graving dock 16-17 Jul 1944, NOB Palermo repairs 15-19 Sep 1944, graving dock 10-12 Dec 1944, graving dock 15-16 Jan 1945, repairs 12-24 Apr 1945 and graving dock 27-29 Apr 1945 (faulty propeller), availability 6-25 Jun 1945; Bizerte, Tunisia - availability 21 Oct-8 Nov 1944.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1943-1945
- Population
- Crew during availabilities; host-yard trades aboard (Norfolk Navy Yard Aug-Sep 1945 overhaul/drydock; Norfolk Shipbuilding & Drydock 1943; Palermo/Bizerte Allied facilities 1944-45; Brooklyn Navy Yard Jul 1945)
- Limitations
- Documents where and when the ship was at yards/drydocks - NOT what work was performed or what materials were involved. No asbestos scope, work package, or material list is recorded for any of these periods; the shipyard/asbestos relevance is temporal overlap only. Palermo and Bizerte were forward-area naval facilities under Allied control, not U.S. yards in the Atlas dataset.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-265-lst265-03
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[5]Bureau of Ships, Ships' Data, U.S. Naval Vessels, Vol. 2 (Jan 1945), LST design table + vessel roster (shipscribe.com PDF; prior house URL /styles/usnaux/sdb/... now 404, current /pubs/ path verified live 2026-10-02) [other_primary]
- Locator
- SDB-1945 v2 LST roster (LST261-277 block) and LST design table
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Official BuShips 1945 roster row for this hull: 'LST265 (ex-ATL265) - American Bridge Co., Ambridge, Pa. - keel laid 31 Oct 42 - launched 24 Apr 43 - first commission 26 Jul 43' (no transfer/cancellation annotation; block LST261-277). Confirms builder, dates, and the hull's original ATL (auxiliary tank landing craft) designation. The LST design table documents the class plant: 2 x GM 12-567A diesels, ~1,700 shp, 2 shafts via Falk reduction gears, 11.6 kt - diesel, no boilers.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1942-1945
- Population
- n/a
- Limitations
- Official government data as of Jan 1945 - predates decommissioning/disposal. Roster gives 'first commission 26 Jul 43' vs DANFS 27 Jul 1943 (documented conflict, see gaps). No asbestos or material content. PDF is a scan; roster layout is staggered and was parsed in context.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-265-lst265-04
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[6]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LST-265 (verified live 2026-10-02) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 10/16/160265.htm - header block, campaign table, specifications, CO table, photo captions
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource record for this hull: LST-1 class tank landing ship; laid down 31 Oct 1942 American Bridge Co. Ambridge; launched 24 Apr 1943; commissioned 27 Jul 1943, LT George F. Sparks USNR; EAME theater campaigns - Convoy UGS-36 (1 Apr 1944), Elba and Pianosa landings (17 Jun 1944), invasion of southern France (15 Aug-25 Sep 1944); decommissioned 11 Dec 1945; struck 3 Jan 1946; sold 20 Feb 1948 to Excello Corp., New Haven CT for conversion to merchant service; 'Final Disposition, fate unknown'; three battle stars. Specs: 1,625 t light / 4,080 t full, 328' oa x 50', 11.6 kts, complement 13 officers / 104 enlisted + troops 16 officers / 147 enlisted; propulsion 2 x GM 12-567A 900 hp diesels, Falk main reduction gear, 3 x 100 kW 230V DC diesel-drive generators, 2 shafts 1,700 shp. CO table: Sparks 26 Jul 1943-24 Jun 1944; Wood 24 Jun 1944-15 Sep 1945; Molnar 15 Sep-11 Dec 1945 (matching War History reliefs). Photographs: beached at Cove Point MD near ATB Solomons ~9-15 Jan 1944; docked at Marseille with USS LST-526 during southern-France unloading Aug-Sep 1944.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1942-1948
- Population
- Construction trades (Ambridge 1942-43); crew 1943-45; embarked troops
- Limitations
- Volunteer secondary compilation, not a primary registry - dates/specs track DANFS/BuShips but its CO table starts Sparks 26 July 1943 (consistent with War History + SDB roster, vs DANFS 27 July). Contains no asbestos content. 'Fate unknown' is its documented endpoint; the merchant chain (barge 'San Juan', O.N. 255566, later 'Seadrill 10') rests on other secondary sources - see ev-09 and gaps.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-265-lst265-05
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[7]NHHC photographic catalog, 80-G-K-13798, 'Amphibious Training Base, Solomons, Maryland' - color photo, copyright owner National Archives (verified live 2026-10-02) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NHHC catalog entry 80-G-K-13798 (80-G-K-13000 series)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NHHC-cataloged photograph: 'Landing craft on a quiet Maryland beach near Solomons during an early morning training exercise, circa winter 1943-44. USS LST-265 is at the right. In the center is USS LCI-368.' Documents this hull's physical presence at the Solomons ATB training ground in winter 1943-44 - consistent with the War History's Drum Point-Cove Point training entries (including 9-15 Jan 1944) and the NavSource Cove Point photo.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- winter 1943-44 (circa)
- Population
- Crew and training personnel at ATB Solomons, winter 1943-44
- Limitations
- Photographic presence record only - confirms location/activity, not work performed or materials aboard. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-265-lst265-06
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[8]Era inference built on: BuShips SDB-1945 v2 LST design table + roster (diesel plant, LST-1 group); NavSource specifications block (GM 12-567A x2, Falk gears, no boilers); GAO HRD-80-2 Navy-wide asbestos-era documentation (ev-08); LST-1-class class profile (class-f/lst-1-class.class.json, ev-lst-1-class-03) [other_primary]
- Locator
- SDB-1945 v2 LST design table; NavSource 160265 spec block; GAO HRD-80-2 product page
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- A diesel-powered LST-1-class tank landing ship built 1942-43 sits inside the Navy's documented asbestos-use era; era-standard applications aboard a diesel amphib of this type and period were engine exhaust lagging, engine-room thermal/acoustic insulation, gaskets and valve packing, deck coverings/tile, accommodation insulation, and winch/crane brake linings. The diesel plant removes the boiler/steam-line lagging pathway of steam vessels; exposure relevance concentrates in machinery spaces, interior insulation, and the documented availability/repair periods (overhaul at Norfolk Navy Yard Aug-Sep 1945; Norfolk Shipbuilding & Drydock 1943; Palermo and Bizerte 1944-45), whose material scope is unrecorded.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1942-1948
- Population
- American Bridge construction trades (1942-43); commissioned crew (1943-45); yard trades during documented availabilities; merchant-conversion yard trades (1948, yard not recorded)
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - no hull-specific insulation survey, material schedule, work package, or abatement record located for LST-265. Names era-standard applications, not confirmed installed materials. No quantity. Product names are normalized era terms; no manufacturer attribution for this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-265-lst265-07
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[9]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 construction (1942-43) and service era (1943-45).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1979
- 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 returns HTTP 403 to automated fetch, confirmed 2026-10-02 - same standing defect as prior batches) - content via product-page description.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-265-lst265-08
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[10]ShipbuildingHistory (Tim Colton compilation), American Bridge - Ambridge PA yard table (navalmarinearchive.com mirror also live); corroborated in chain by uswarships.jounin.jp LST roster [other_primary]
- Locator
- shipbuildinghistory.com American Bridge yard table, LST block; uswarships.jounin.jp LST roster row
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Secondary yard-table row for this hull: 'LST 265 - U.S. Navy - Landing Ship - built 27-Jul-43 - Sold 1947 as San Juan' under O.N. (merchant official number) 255566. The Japanese-language LST roster (uswarships.jounin.jp) carries the chain further: became barge 'San Juan', later renamed 'Seadrill 10'. This supplies a merchant-identity lead (O.N. 255566) for the post-sale phase that NavSource lists as 'fate unknown.'
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1947-onward (fate unknown)
- Population
- Merchant/conversion-yard trades (1947-48); barge crews (post-conversion)
- Limitations
- Secondary compilations, not primary registry records. 'Sold 1947' conflicts with DANFS/NavSource/NavalCoverMuseum 'sold 20 Feb 1948 to Excello Corp.' - the 1947 figure may reflect merchant-documentation timing, but this is unresolved. O.N. 255566 could not be verified in digitized MVUS/MARAD sources this session. No asbestos content; no merchant-era yard name is recorded, so the 1948 conversion yard is unidentified.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-265-lst265-09
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[11]Batch-6801 search ledger (this record): NHHC DANFS (live); NARA catalog 'LST-265' (war-history file unit read); NavSource 160265 (live); NHHC photo catalog; BuShips SDB-1945 v2; NavalCoverMuseum; uboat.net; shipbuildinghistory; CourtListener API v4 (authenticated helper); secondary web litigation sweep [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lst-265-lst265-01 through -15
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or litigation naming USS LST-265 was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). CourtListener (authenticated, 2026-10-02): '"LST-265"' returned zero opinion hits and three RECAP docket hits, all name collisions - Rivera v. Ashcroft (D. Mass. 1:05-cv-10629, prisoner habeas petition), Tyree v. United States Army (D. Mass. 1:04-cv-11430, pro se letter), and Optio Rx, LLC (Bankr. D. Del. 24-11188, courtroom sign-in sheet OCR) - none involve the vessel or asbestos. The only 'asbestos aboard' material found on the web sweep is law-firm marketing listicles making generic claims about LSTs - 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 documented yard periods (Norfolk Navy Yard overhaul/drydock Aug-Sep 1945; Berkeley 1943; Palermo/Bizerte 1944-45) are real exposure-relevant events whose material scope is unrecorded. CourtListener opinion query for the 'USS LST-265' variant and 'LST 265' docket variant could not be completed this session - the fleet pacing budget was spent (logged in ledger as pending, not a negative result). Deck logs (RG 24) and Norfolk Navy Yard 1945 work packages are undigitized leads. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-265-lst265-10