Evidence
8 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-8).
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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-287-lst287-pkt-656-packet-md
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[2]Naval History and Heritage Command, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, 'LST-287' [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Full DANFS entry
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- LST-287 was laid down 30 August 1943 at Ambridge, Pennsylvania, by American Bridge Co.; launched 31 October 1943; and commissioned 15 December 1943 with Lt. Frank P. Eldredge, USNR, in command. During World War II she was assigned to the European theater and participated in the Normandy invasion in June 1944. She was transferred to Military Sea Transportation Service on 29 May 1951 as USNS LST-287 and transferred to the Philippine Navy on 13 September 1976. She earned one World War II battle star.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1943-1976
- Limitations
- Authoritative ship history. It contains no asbestos, insulation, product, repair, or hazardous-material information and establishes no asbestos finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-287-lst287-01
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[3]NavSource Online, Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LST-287 / USNS T-LST-287 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Chronology and Specifications blocks
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource identifies the ship as an LST-1-class tank landing ship. It records partial commission on 29 November 1943 for transit to the fitting-out yard; full commission on 15 December 1943; Normandy campaign dates 6-25 June 1944; decommissioning on 13 June 1946; MSTS transfer on 29 May 1951; Philippine transfer and renaming RPS Samar Oriental (LT-502) on 13 September 1976; and final disposition as unknown. Its specification block lists two General Motors 12-567A 900-hp diesel engines, one Falk main-reduction gear, three diesel-drive 100-kW 230-V DC generators, twin propellers, and 1,700 shp.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1943-1976
- Limitations
- Volunteer-maintained archival compilation, live-verified and consistent with DANFS on construction, commission, theater, MSTS, and Philippine transfer. The listed machinery documents a diesel plant, not material composition; it does not establish the presence or absence of asbestos aboard this hull. NavSource's 13 officers/104 enlisted figure is not carried as a vessel complement because it was not independently verified against DANFS/NHHC.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-287-lst287-02
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[4]Corn, J. K., and J. Starr, 'Historical perspective on asbestos: policies and protective measures in World War II shipbuilding,' American Journal of Industrial Medicine 11(3):359-373 (1987), PMID 3555021 [other_primary]
- Locator
- PubMed abstract and bibliographic record; DOI 10.1002/ajim.4700110311
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Peer-reviewed historical research documents extensive use of asbestos as fireproofing and insulation in 1940s wartime shipbuilding, the period in which LST-287 was constructed. Together with the documented diesel machinery, this is class/era context for research prioritization only; it does not identify a product, location, quantity, or asbestos-containing material aboard LST-287.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1940s
- Population
- 1940s U.S. shipbuilding workers and vessel crews (era context only)
- Limitations
- This historical article concerns wartime shipbuilding generally and does not name LST-287, American Bridge Co., or the LST-1 class. It cannot support a ship-specific asbestos finding, exposure, causation, quantity, condition, or present-day status.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-287-lst287-03
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[5]U.S. Government Accountability Office, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (1979) [gao]
- Locator
- Highlights
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO's 1979 review of Navy asbestos protections describes a 1975 policy to remove and replace asbestos insulation only when damaged or required for repairs, modified in 1979 to selectively replace insulation in high-maintenance areas. These policies post-date the ship's 1946 Navy decommissioning and 1951 MSTS transfer and are not evidence that either policy applied to this hull.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1975-1979
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers reviewed by GAO (not identified as LST-287 personnel)
- Limitations
- Navy program review covering Long Beach and Norfolk Naval Shipyards, not LST-287. It does not identify the vessel, material, work location, or exposure and supports no hull-specific inference.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-287-lst287-04
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[6]Nolan v. A. H. Basse Rederi Aktieselskab & Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Co., 164 F. Supp. 774 (E.D. Pa. 1958), CourtListener cluster 8743470; related 267 F.2d 584 (3d Cir. 1959) [court_record]
- Locator
- CourtListener API v4 authenticated exact-hull opinion query '"LST-287"' (3 results) and exact-name opinion query '"USS LST-287"' (0 results); E.D. Pa. opinion case caption and opening factual paragraph
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- CourtListener's exact hull-number opinion search returned three results in the Nolan v. A. H. Basse Rederiaktieselskab salvage proceedings: the 1958 Eastern District of Pennsylvania decision identifies Charles Barrett, master of the 'MST LST 287,' acting for the vessel's officers and crew; the 1959 Third Circuit results concern the same salvage dispute. The opinions concern salvage of the Danish vessel Else Basse after a 1953 fire, not asbestos litigation. Exact-name opinion search for 'USS LST-287' returned zero results.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1953-1959
- Population
- Charles Barrett, master, and officers and crew of LST-287 in the 1953 salvage event
- Limitations
- Classified as other litigation, not qualifying asbestos litigation: the opinion records a salvage dispute and contains no asbestos allegation, product identification, exposure evidence, trial finding, or asbestos judgment. 'MST' is transcribed as printed in the court caption; the hull-number match is not elevated to an asbestos finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-287-lst287-05
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[7]Batch-6825 search ledger in this record: NHHC DANFS; NavSource; NARA Special List 44 and vessel-log guidance; GAO HRD-80-2; PubMed 3555021; authenticated CourtListener API v4 opinion sweep [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lst-287-lst287-01 through sl-uss-lst-287-lst287-08
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record was located in the sources searched: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, product identification, or qualifying asbestos litigation naming USS LST-287/LST-287. The authenticated CourtListener opinion sweep found only the non-asbestos salvage proceedings described in ev-05; the exact-name opinion query returned none.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 2026-10-02
- Limitations
- A public-record search negative does not prove that asbestos was absent from the ship. CourtListener is limited to indexed opinions and docket metadata; state-court and unindexed filings, archival vessel records, and material surveys may be outside this sweep. This finding establishes neither exposure nor legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-287-lst287-06
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[8]National Archives, Special List #44, by Ship Numbers; Vessel and Station Log Books at the National Archives [other_primary]
- Locator
- Special List 44, PDF page 42, LST-287 entry (1943-12-15 to 1945-06-30); logbook guide https://www.archives.gov/research/military/logbooks
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA's Special List 44 indexes Navy log books for LST-287 from 15 December 1943 through 30 June 1945. NARA states that it preserves vessel log books and provides separate search paths for U.S. Navy logs and Military Sea Transportation Service/Military Sealift Command logs. Those records are an archival lead for operations, repairs, and material work; no LST-287 logbook was retrieved or reviewed in this batch.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1943-1945
- Limitations
- The index establishes a logbook date range, not the content of any log. No logbook, repair file, or material record was reviewed, and this row is not asbestos documentation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-287-lst287-07