Evidence
10 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-10).
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[1]research packet 658-packet.md (2 sources cited) [nhhc_danfs]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED — real identity: USS LST-302 (never named; hull designation only; ex-ATL-302 during construction)
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-lst-302-lst302-pkt-658-packet-md
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[2]DANFS / NHHC, 'LST-302' ship history entry - construction, sponsor, commissioning, UK transfer, return, striking, disposal (live NHHC page verified 2026-10-02) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS LST-302 entry, full text (two-paragraph entry)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Documented for this hull: laid down 27 June 1942 at the Boston Navy Yard; launched 15 September 1942; sponsored by Mrs. Elizabeth D. Walsh; commissioned 10 November 1942. 'LST-302 was transferred to the United Kingdom on 14 November 1942 and returned to United States Navy custody on 5 January 1946. On 20 March 1946, she was struck from the Navy list and sold to Northern Metals Co., Philadelphia, Pa., on 11 December 1947 for scrapping.'
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1942-1947
- Population
- Boston Navy Yard construction trades (1942); Royal Navy crew (1942-46); shipbreakers, Northern Metals Co. (1947-48)
- Limitations
- Ship-specific identity and milestone record only; no asbestos or material content. DANFS places the US-to-UK transfer on 14 November 1942; NavSource's headline says 'Transferred to the Royal Navy, 10 November 1942' while its own RN-history line and uboat.net agree on 14 November - a one-event date discrepancy carried in gaps.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-302-lst302-01
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[3]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, LST-302 (10/16/160302) - LST-1-class designation, RN transfer, campaign table, repair locations, specifications, photo captions (live page verified 2026-10-02) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 10/16/160302.htm header block, Royal Navy History section, campaign table, specifications block, photo captions
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource timeline for this hull: 'LST-302 never saw active service in the US Navy'; transferred to the Royal Navy (headline 10 November 1942); commissioned into the RN as HM LST-302, 14 November 1942; sailed from New York with 1st Flotilla 27 January 1943 but had to return; sailed again 23 February 1943 for the Mediterranean via Bermuda. Campaign table: Sicilian occupation (July-August 1943); Salerno landings (September 1943 - NavSource's own hedge: 'MacDermott, Ships Without Names probably Salerno'); probably West Coast of Italy operations 1944; Anzio-Nettuno advanced landings (February-March 1944); Invasion of Normandy (June 1944). Post-Normandy repairs at Leith, Southampton, Thames, Dundee, and the Clyde; paid off and returned to US Navy custody at New York 5 January 1946; struck 20 March 1946; sold for scrapping 11 December 1947 to Northern Metals Co., Philadelphia, PA. Spec block: 1,625 t light / 4,080 t full / 2,366 t beaching; 328 ft oa, 50 ft beam; 11.6 kt trial; ship's company 7 officers, 104 enlisted; troop accommodations 16 officers, 147 enlisted; 4 LCVP; propulsion two General Motors 12-567A 900hp diesel engines, single Falk main reduction gear, three diesel-drive 100kW 230V DC ship's service generators, two propellers 1,700 shp, twin rudders; armament (RN fit) 1 x 12-pounder AA multi-barrel mount, 6 x 20mm, 4 Fast Aerial Mine mounts. Photo captions place HM LST-302 at Nisida, Italy, alongside HM LST-303 and USS LST-349, and dockside in Portsmouth Dockyard 26 May 1944 alongside HMS Trollope (K-575) and HMS Lawford (K-514), the latter reproduced from Imperial War Museum photo no. 25517 via Collingwood's 'The Captain Class Frigates in The Second World War.'
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1942-1947
- Population
- Royal Navy crew (1942-46); RN dockyard repair trades at Leith, Southampton, Thames, Dundee, Clyde (1944-45)
- Limitations
- NavSource is a volunteer secondary compilation, not a primary registry - its milestone dates track DANFS and uboat.net except on the 10-vs-14 November transfer date (see gaps). Campaign table carries NavSource's own 'probably' hedges for Salerno and the 1944 West Coast of Italy operations; this record preserves those hedges rather than upgrading them. Armament listed is the RN fit. Contains no asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-302-lst302-02
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[4]uboat.net Allied Warships of WWII - HMS LST 302 (warship ID 12248) and former-name record USS LST 302 (warship ID 11378): order date, build/commission/decommission dates, commanding officers (live pages verified 2026-10-02) [other_primary]
- Locator
- uboat.net warship IDs 11378 (USS) and 12248 (HMS), build tables and commanders section
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- uboat.net build tables corroborate and extend the timeline: USS LST 302 ordered 20 May 1942; built by Boston Navy Yard; laid down 27 June 1942; launched 15 September 1942; commissioned 10 November 1942; end of US service 14 November 1942 - 'Decommissioned on 14 November 1942 for transfer to the Royal Navy. Returned to the USN on 5 January 1946. Sold on 11 December 1947.' RN record: HMS LST 302, LST (Mk 2) class, pennant LST 302, commissioned (RN) 14 November 1942, end service 5 January 1946. Wartime commanding officers listed: T/Lt. William Allan Burn, RNR (11 June 1943 - February 1944); G. H. Richards, RNVR (February 1944 - 11 January 1945); T/A/Lt.Cdr. William Allan Burn, RNR (11 January 1945 - 5 January 1946).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1942-1947
- Population
- Royal Navy crew incl. named commanding officers (1942-46)
- Limitations
- uboat.net is a specialist secondary compilation - its dates here agree with DANFS (10 November US commission; 5 January 1946 return; 11 December 1947 sale) and resolve the NavSource 10-vs-14 November transfer discrepancy in favor of 14 November, which it records as the US decommissioning and RN commissioning date. CO roster is for the WWII duration only. Contains no asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-302-lst302-03
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[5]The D-Day Story museum, Portsmouth - LST and Landing Craft Association archive, transcription of object 2014/58/179: first-person account by G. W. Drummond, Chief Bosun's Mate of LST 302 (live PDF verified 2026-10-02) [museum_official]
- Locator
- Transcription of 2014/58/179, pages 1-3 (Gosport loading, Sword Beach landing, elevator damage, LST-363 bridging, tank-deck operating theatre, POW embarkation)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Museum-archive first-person account of this hull's Normandy service: G. W. Drummond joined LST 302 in May 1944 as Chief Bosun's Mate; the ship loaded elements of the British 3rd Division at Gosport Hard 1-2 June 1944, took a Rhino ferry pontoon in tow, and landed on Sword Beach at Lion-sur-Mer on 6 June as part of Assault Group S1, 1st LST Flotilla. During unloading two Focke-Wulf aircraft attacked; a near miss put the tank-deck elevator out of action, and LST-363, which had completed unloading, came alongside so vehicles were transferred across planks and discharged through 363's elevator and ramp. The tank deck was then rigged as an operating theatre manned by naval surgeons and sick berth attendants; the ship embarked about 200 German POWs and reached East India Docks, London, the following day - the first of four months of return trips to the beaches.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-05 to 1944-10
- Population
- HM LST-302 ship's company incl. G. W. Drummond (Chief Bosun's Mate); embarked British 3rd Division troops, naval surgeons and sick berth attendants; ~200 German POWs (June 1944)
- Limitations
- A veteran's postwar memoir transcribed and held by the museum - eyewitness detail for D-Day and after, but a recollection document rather than a log; details such as the POW count are as-stated by the writer. Documents crew activity aboard this hull; contains no asbestos content and is not an exposure record.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-302-lst302-04
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[6]Era inference built on: NavSource LST-1-class spec block for this hull (2 x GM 12-567A diesels - no steam plant); GAO HRD-80-2 Navy-wide asbestos documentation (ev-06); Franke & Paustenbach state-of-the-science evaluation, PMID 22200078 (ev-07); Boston Naval Shipyard documented product allegation (ev-08) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource specifications block (propulsion); GAO product page; PubMed abstract; Justia opinion (see linked rows)
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- A diesel-driven LST-1-class ship built mid-1942 sits inside the documented Navy asbestos-use era (GAO HRD-80-2; PMID 22200078). With no boilers or steam propulsion aboard this type, the steam-lagging pathway does not apply; era-standard asbestos applications for a vessel of this type and period were engine and exhaust lagging, gaskets and valve packing throughout piping systems, thermal and accommodation insulation, electrical insulation, and brake linings on winches and the windlass - much of it worked on continuously by the crew in the confined hull volume.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1942-1948
- Population
- Boston Navy Yard construction trades (1942); Royal Navy crew (1942-46); RN dockyard repair trades (1944-45); Northern Metals shipbreakers (1947-48)
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - no hull-specific insulation survey, material list, or work package located for LST-302. 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-302-lst302-05
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[7]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), Royal Navy service (1942-46), and disposal (1947).
- 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) - content via product-page description.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-302-lst302-06
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[8]Franke K, Paustenbach D. 'Government and Navy knowledge regarding health hazards of asbestos: a state of the science evaluation (1900 to 1970).' Inhal Toxicol. 2011 Dec;23 Suppl 3:1-20. PMID 22200078 [other_primary]
- Locator
- PubMed abstract, PMID 22200078
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Peer-reviewed state-of-the-science evaluation of US Navy asbestos knowledge and policy: the authors conclude that 'the Navy continued to require the use of asbestos-containing materials on ships' through the period evaluated and that by 1930 it was established that high occupational asbestos exposure caused asbestosis - an era covering this hull's construction (1942) and full service life (to 1947).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1900-1970 (review scope); published 2011
- Population
- US Navy servicemen and shipyard workers (1900-1970 scope)
- Limitations
- Era-level literature review, not a hull or yard record - does not name LST-302 or any vessel; supports the period policy context only. Abstract verified via NCBI efetch 2026-10-02; full text (which indexes a wartime Navy medical-officer memorandum to the Boston Naval Yard manager on insulating-material hazards) is paywalled and was not retrieved.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-302-lst302-07
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[9]In re John Crane, Inc., No. 01-03-00698-CV (Tex. App. 1st Dist., Houston, Nov. 13, 2003) - memorandum opinion on petition for writ of mandamus (discovery dispute) [court_record]
- Locator
- Opinion, 'Factual and Procedural Background' section (Terranova allegation); 'Discovery Orders' section (John Crane general objection)
- Finding type
- litigation_product_id
- Finding
- Yard-level litigation documentation for this hull's builder: the opinion records that 'Carl Terranova, the real party in interest, alleged that, while working at the Boston Naval Shipyard in Boston, Massachusetts, he was exposed to John Crane's gaskets and sealing materials which contained asbestos.' John Crane's general objection in the same record states it manufactured engineered sealing products, 'some of which contained asbestos but which encapsulated the fibers in lubricants, binders and adhesives so as to prevent their release in normal use and installation.'
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- alleged exposure period not stated; opinion 2003
- Population
- Boston Naval Shipyard workers (period not stated in opinion); construction trades 1942 for this hull's build window
- Limitations
- Pleading/discovery-stage record, not a merits finding: the allegation is stated as alleged; the mandamus opinion decides only that certain discovery requests were overbroad. Names the yard, not this hull; does not establish asbestos aboard LST-302, Terranova's work dates, or any individual exposure. Boston Naval Shipyard is this hull's documented builder - yard-level context only.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-302-lst302-08
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[10]Batch-6838 search ledger (this record): NHHC DANFS live entry; NavSource 10/16/160302; uboat.net warship records 11378/12248; The D-Day Story object 2014/58/179 transcript; CourtListener API v4 (opinion + docket indexes); NVR coverage check; NARA catalog; GAO product page; PubMed efetch; Justia opinion; secondary web sweep [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lst-302-lst302-01 through -13
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or verified litigation naming USS LST-302 / HM LST-302 was found in the public sources searched. CourtListener opinion-index queries 'LST-302' and 'LST-302' + asbestos returned zero hits; the RECAP docket index returned a single name collision - 'LST-302' as a string inside a patent-litigation exhibit in Apple Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (N.D. Cal. 5:12-cv-00630-LHK), unrelated to the vessel (authenticated API v4, 2026-10-02). The only 'asbestos aboard' material surfaced is law-firm marketing listicle content asserting asbestos on LST-class ships generally (class-generic and per-hull template pages) without primary sourcing - excluded by source policy; no LST-302-specific marketing or content page was found.
- 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 ship's 1942 construction sits squarely inside the documented Navy asbestos era. RN-era material records would sit in UK archives (TNA ADM series) and US builder/transfer records at NARA, neither digitized for this hull. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-302-lst302-09