Evidence
6 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-6).
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[1]research packet 656-packet.md (1 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-285-lst285-pkt-656-packet-md
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[2]Naval History and Heritage Command, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, LST-285 (archived copy; live canonical page returned HTTP 404 to direct retrieval on 2026-10-02) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Entire short DANFS entry
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS records that LST-285 was laid down at Ambridge, Pennsylvania, by American Bridge Co. on 16 August 1943; launched 24 October 1943; commissioned 13 December 1943; served in the Normandy invasion in June 1944 and southern-France invasion in August and September 1944; decommissioned 27 June 1947; struck 1 August 1947; and sold for scrap to Kaiser Co., Inc., Seattle, on 26 March 1948. It earned two World War II battle stars.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1943-1948
- Limitations
- This archived official history establishes identity and service chronology only. It contains no asbestos, insulation, machinery-material, exposure, abatement, or causation finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-285-lst285-01
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[3]National Archives, Special List 44: List of Logbooks of the U.S. Navy, 1801-1947, by ship numbers [other_primary]
- Locator
- LST-285 table row
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA Special List 44 indexes USS LST-285 deck logs from 13 December 1943 through 30 June 1945.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1943-1945
- Limitations
- The index establishes the listed deck-log date range, not the contents of those logs. The individual logs were not reviewed for asbestos-related content; no asbestos finding follows from this row.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-285-lst285-02
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[4]U.S. Maritime Administration, ShipHistory, LST-285, Detail 9322 [marad_nrc]
- Locator
- Detail 9322: General Type, Specific Type, Fate, Historical Narrative, and Historical Documents fields
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- MARAD ShipHistory identifies LST-285 as a Naval Combatant, specific type LST Tank Landing Ship, and gives its fate as sold with no further information; the record supplies six ship images but no historical narrative or historical documents.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- record accessed 2026
- Limitations
- MARAD's sparse record does not establish asbestos presence or absence. Its empty narrative/documents fields are a source-access result, not proof that no ship records exist elsewhere.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-285-lst285-03
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[5]U.S. Navy Bureau of Ships, Ships' Data, U.S. Naval Vessels, vol. 2 (Jan. 1945), LST design table and roster [other_primary]
- Locator
- LST design table and LST-285 roster entry
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- BuShips Ships' Data gives the LST design group containing LST-285 two General Motors 12-567A diesel engines, 1,700 shaft horsepower, and accommodations of 13 officers and 106 enlisted personnel.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1945
- Limitations
- A class/design source, not a hull material schedule. The diesel specification does not establish asbestos aboard LST-285, a material quantity, individual exposure, or causation; the class complement is not carried as this hull's verified crew figure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-285-lst285-04
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[6]Batch 6823 research ledger: official-source and authenticated CourtListener search results [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lst-285-lst285-01 through -06
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying public ship-specific asbestos documentation was located in the official DANFS history, NARA deck-log index, MARAD ShipHistory record, or the available LST-1 class technical source. CourtListener searches for the exact ship name and hull number were attempted through the required authenticated v4 helper, but the fleet-wide pacing limiter returned its temporary-budget stand-down before searchable result payloads were obtained.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- research conducted 2026-10-02
- Limitations
- The official-source search is complete only for the sources listed. CourtListener is an access/pacing gap, not a no-result finding; this row does not prove asbestos absence, does not defeat an exposure claim, and does not establish legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-285-lst285-05