Evidence
8 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-8).
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[1]research packet 657-packet.md (3 sources cited) [nhhc_danfs]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-lst-292-lst292-pkt-657-packet-md
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[2]Naval History and Heritage Command, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, 'LST-292' [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Full DANFS entry; page returned through the NHHC indexed web result while direct Studio fetch returned 404
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- LST-292 was laid down on 30 September 1943 at Ambridge, Pennsylvania, by American Bridge Co.; launched on 28 November 1943; sponsored by Mrs. Stuart Brown, Jr.; and commissioned on 5 January 1944. During World War II it was assigned to the European theater and participated in the invasion of Normandy in June 1944. It was decommissioned on 25 January 1946, struck from the Navy list on 12 April 1946, and sold to Hughes Bros. of New York for scrapping on 21 January 1948. LST-292 earned one battle star for World War II service.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1943-1948
- Population
- Ship's company and embarked Army personnel during Normandy operations
- Limitations
- Authoritative ship-history summary for identity, dates, theater, and disposal. It contains no asbestos, insulation, hazardous-material, or individual-exposure information. The direct Studio fetch was unavailable at research time; the canonical URL was live in the indexed NHHC result and is disclosed here as an access limitation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-292-lst292-01
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[3]NavSource Online, Amphibious Photo Archive, 'Tank Landing Ship LST-292' [other_primary]
- Locator
- Identity/chronology, awards, specification block, and commanding-officer sections
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource identifies LST-292 as an LST-1-class tank landing ship with call sign NGZO; gives the 30 September 1943 keel laying, 28 November 1943 launch, 5 January 1944 commissioning, Normandy campaign dates of 6-25 June 1944, 25 January 1946 decommissioning, 12 April 1946 striking, 21 January 1948 sale for scrapping, and a complement of 13 officers and 104 enlisted with troop accommodations for 16 officers and 147 enlisted. Its specification block lists two General Motors 12-567A 900-hp diesels, a Falk main reduction gear, three diesel-drive 100 kW 230V DC ship-service generators, twin propellers, and 1,700 shp.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1943-1948
- Population
- Ship's company and embarked troops
- Limitations
- Volunteer-compiled archival page; used for ship-specific specifications and chronology where it agrees with DANFS. It contains no asbestos or hazardous-material statement. The page also reports a final tow-loss narrative that is corroborated by NOAA and NHHC photography records below.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-292-lst292-02
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[4]Naval History and Heritage Command, NH 47041, 'USS LST-292' [other_primary]
- Locator
- Catalog caption and description for NH 47041
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The Naval History and Heritage Command photograph catalog identifies NH 47041 as wreckage of USS LST-292 on the Outer Banks of Cape Hatteras on 17 September 1958.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1958
- Limitations
- Confirms wreckage and date of the cataloged photograph, not the condition of any material aboard the wreck and not asbestos presence. Direct Studio fetch returned 404 while the NHHC indexed result was accessible at research time; the access conflict is disclosed.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-292-lst292-03
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[5]NOAA National Marine Sanctuaries, 2010 East Carolina University Nearshore Expedition, 'The Shipwrecks' [other_primary]
- Locator
- The Shipwrecks section, USS LST-292 entry
- Finding type
- environmental_record
- Finding
- NOAA's East Carolina University Nearshore Expedition page states that USS LST-292 was lost while being taken to scrap, lies in about 15 feet of water approximately 1.4 miles south of the Rodanthe pier, and served in the European theater during the Normandy invasion, earning one battle star.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1948-present
- Limitations
- Official maritime-heritage context for the wreck site and broad service history. It contains no asbestos, insulation, or hazardous-material finding and does not establish present-day wreck contents.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-292-lst292-04
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[6]National Archives, 'Researching Asbestos aboard US Naval Vessel up through 1961' [other_primary]
- Locator
- Beginning Research; Ship Engineering Drawings; Other Records and their usefulness
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- The National Archives guide for researching asbestos aboard U.S. Navy vessels through 1961 identifies ship-specific Bureau of Ships engineering drawings, especially S39 insulation and lagging and sometimes S48 piping, as the relevant research path. It cautions that Navy deck logs and muster rolls do not provide direct evidence of asbestos use or presence. This establishes an archival method and a class/era research gap for LST-292, not asbestos aboard the hull.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1941-1961
- Population
- World War II U.S. Navy vessel researchers
- Limitations
- Research guidance, not a finding about LST-292 and not proof that an S39 or S48 file exists for this hull. No hull-specific drawing, specification, survey, or abatement record was retrieved. Does not establish product, quantity, condition, exposure, or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-292-lst292-05
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[7]U.S. Government Accountability Office, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 [gao]
- Locator
- Highlights section; page and PDF indexed result
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO reported in 1979 that it reviewed the Navy's use of asbestos in ships and the Navy's policies for removing or selectively replacing damaged asbestos insulation at Long Beach and Norfolk Naval Shipyards. These program-level policies post-date LST-292's 1948 sale for scrapping and do not identify this hull.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1975-1979
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers and Navy asbestos-management program
- Limitations
- Program-level Navy documentation, not LST-292 evidence. The GAO page returned an automated-fetch 403, but its live indexed result and linked report content were available; no hull-specific claim is based on this source.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-292-lst292-06
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[8]Batch-6831 search ledger: NHHC/DANFS; NavSource; NHHC photo catalog; NOAA; NARA asbestos guide; GAO; CourtListener authenticated helper [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lst-292-lst292-01 through sl-uss-lst-292-lst292-11
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record was located in the public sources searched: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or ship-specific asbestos litigation record naming USS LST-292 or LST-292 was found. CourtListener exact-name and hull-number searches were attempted through the required authenticated helper; the exact-name opinion search returned zero results, while the hull-number search encountered the fleet pacing stand-down before completion. The negative finding is therefore limited to the completed sources and searches.
- Verification
- partial
- 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 CourtListener hull-number opinion sweep was interrupted by the fleet pacing stand-down after the exact-name request; state-court, unindexed, sealed, and non-digitized records remain outside this result. No exposure, causation, quantity, condition, or legal-eligibility conclusion follows.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-292-lst292-07