Evidence
7 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-7).
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[1]research packet 657-packet.md (4 sources cited) [museum_official]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-lst-290-lst290-pkt-657-packet-md
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[2]U.S. General Accounting Office, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (1979), report pp. 10-11 and enclosure I [gao]
- Locator
- Printed pp. 10-11: shipboard applications; enclosure I: Navy insulation policy and ship-specific weight-report discussion
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- A 1979 GAO review of Navy ship asbestos describes thermal insulation for machinery, equipment, and piping as a major shipboard asbestos application, and also identifies Navy shipboard uses including deck tiling, galley ranges, piping gaskets and packing, and equipment brakes and clutches. This is Navy-wide context only; it does not identify LST-290 or establish that any of these products were aboard it.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1979 report; historical program information discussed in report
- Population
- U.S. Navy shipboard systems and Navy shipyard workers
- Limitations
- Navy-wide program evidence, not a LST-class or LST-290 material record. The report does not support saying these materials were installed aboard this hull, nor their quantity, condition, location, disturbance, individual exposure, or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-290-lst290-01
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[3]National Archives, Researching Asbestos aboard US Naval Vessel up through 1961 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Sections on RG 38 amphibious vessel inspection reports; RG 19 hull-indexed engineering drawings and S39; deck-log evidentiary limits
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The National Archives identifies hull-indexed Bureau of Ships engineering drawings, including S39 insulation and lagging drawings, and amphibious vessel inspection reports among the record series relevant to researching asbestos aboard a particular Navy ship. Its guide cautions that deck logs and muster rolls do not directly establish asbestos use or presence. These are research directions; the cited guide does not report that LST-290 was found to contain asbestos.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- Records through 1961; guide reviewed 2022
- Population
- U.S. Navy ships; archival research holdings
- Limitations
- The guide describes archival series and research methods rather than findings about LST-290. The underlying hull-specific files were not reviewed; this row cannot establish presence or absence of asbestos aboard the ship.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-290-lst290-02
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[4]U.S. Naval Academy, Nimitz Library Special Collections & Archives, World War II Ship Action Reports, MS 415, contents list [other_primary]
- Locator
- Series 1, Ships L-Z; Box 13, Folder 72: U.S.S. LST-290, July 1944
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The U.S. Naval Academy Nimitz Library finding aid for World War II Ship Action Reports lists U.S.S. LST-290 (Landing Ship - Tank), July 1944, Box 13, Folder 72, and describes the file as a chronological report of operations in Northern France. The finding aid establishes that a ship-specific report is cataloged; its contents were not examined here.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- July 1944
- Population
- USS LST-290 operations, July 1944
- Limitations
- Finding-aid metadata only. It does not establish what the report says beyond the catalog description, asbestos materials, exposure, or campaign participation beyond the described report subject. The manuscript itself was not consulted.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-290-lst290-03
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[5]National Archives, Special List 44, by Ship Numbers [other_primary]
- Locator
- Printed PDF p. 42, entry LST-290
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The National Archives Special List 44, arranged by ship number, lists U.S.S. LST-290 and Navy logbook coverage from 1944-01-10 through 1945-11-15. The listed coverage dates are not asserted here as commissioning or decommissioning dates.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-01-10 to 1945-11-15
- Population
- USS LST-290 logbook records
- Limitations
- This is a logbook finding aid, not the logs themselves. It establishes listed coverage dates only; it provides no construction, service-event, asbestos, exposure, or health finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-290-lst290-04
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[6]Batch 6829 search ledger for USS LST-290; sources and limits itemized in this record [other_primary]
- Locator
- Search ledger entries sl-uss-lst-290-01 through sl-uss-lst-290-06
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- No ship-specific asbestos documentation was located in the accessible sources reviewed for this record. The review located archival research guidance and a 1979 Navy-wide asbestos report, but no LST-290 material survey, insulation drawing, work package, abatement record, hazmat disclosure, or other hull-specific asbestos finding. This is a bounded search result, not proof that asbestos was absent.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- Search conducted 2026-10-02
- Population
- Publicly accessible hull-specific records reviewed for USS LST-290
- Limitations
- Public-source review was limited by Firecrawl keyless quota exhaustion and unavailable full-text access to the underlying Naval Academy report. Hull-specific NARA drawings, reports, and CourtListener records were not reviewed. Absence of a located record is not evidence of absence aboard and does not establish or defeat exposure, causation, or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-290-lst290-05
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[7]Authenticated CourtListener helper diagnostic; no API response returned [other_primary]
- Locator
- Helper diagnostic: fleet-wide request budget momentarily spent; no request made
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- CourtListener litigation search not completed. The required authenticated helper stopped at the fleet-wide pacing gate before making a request for either the exact ship name or hull number. No CourtListener result was obtained, and this is not a no-result finding.
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- Search attempted 2026-10-02; request not sent
- Population
- CourtListener search for USS LST-290 / LST-290
- Limitations
- Litigation status remains unknown. Exact-name and hull-number opinion and docket searches must be completed through the authenticated helper when fleet pacing permits. No claim, case, exposure allegation, or judicial finding is inferred.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-290-lst290-06