Evidence
13 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-13).
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[1]research packet 660-packet.md [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-lst-313-lst313-pkt-660-packet-md
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[2]DANFS, LST-313 (live NHHC page, verified 200 via browser UA/firecrawl 2026-10-02; bare automated fetch returns 404). Printed-volume bracket note via HyperWar verbatim transcription: https://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/ships/dafs/LST/lst313.html [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS LST-313 entry (full entry text); HyperWar transcription USN/ships/dafs/LST/lst313.html
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Documented for this hull: 'LST-313 was laid down on 7 September 1942 at the New York Navy Yard; launched on 30 December 1942; sponsored by Mrs. Mary E. McCabe; and commissioned on 13 January 1943. During World War II, LST-313 was assigned to the European theater and participated in the Sicilian occupation in July 1943. The ship was sunk on 10 July 1943 off Gela, Sicily, by German aircraft. She was struck from the Navy list on 28 July 1943. LST-313 earned one battle star for World War II service.' The printed-volume transcription adds: '[The Executive Officer and survivors of LST-313 became the crew of the new LST-286.]'
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1942-1943
- Population
- New York Navy Yard construction trades (Sep 1942-Jan 1943); commissioned crew (Jan-Jul 1943)
- Limitations
- Ship-specific history only; no asbestos or material content. Live NHHC page verified 2026-10-02 but blocks bare automated fetches (404 without browser user-agent); HyperWar transcription carries the identical DANFS text plus the printed-volume bracket note on survivors' reassignment to LST-286, which the live page does not display.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-313-01
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[3]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LST-313 - timeline, specifications, campaign table, awards, commanding-officer roster, photo captions (live navsource.net domain, verified 200 on 2026-10-02) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 10/16/160313.htm header block, campaign table, specifications block, photo captions, CO roster
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource record for this hull: LST-1 class; laid down 7 September 1942 at New York Navy Yard, Brooklyn; launched 30 December 1942; commissioned 13 January 1943, Lt. Samuel Hugh Alexander in command (CO 13 Jan-10 Jul 1943); assigned Europe-Africa-Middle East Theater; Sicilian occupation campaign 9-15 July 1943; sunk 10 July 1943 off Gela, Sicily, by German aircraft; struck from the Naval Register 28 July 1943; one battle star. Awards: Combat Action Ribbon (10 Jul 1943), American Campaign Medal, EAME Campaign Medal, WWII Victory Medal; Navy Cross to Lt. Alexander and Purple Hearts (number unknown) for 10 July 1943. Specs: 1,625 t light / 4,080 t full / 2,366 t beaching; 328' oa; 50' beam; 11.6 kt trial; complement 13 officers / 104 enlisted + troops 16 officers / 147 enlisted; 2 LCVP; propulsion 2x GM 12-567A 900-hp diesels, Falk main reduction gear, 3 diesel-drive 100 kW generators, 2 propellers 1,700 shp, twin rudders; fuel 4,300 bbls diesel. Photo captions: tanks leaving LST-313 at Naval Base Little Creek VA, 25 March 1943; burning off Gela (NARA photos SC 180428 and SC 180426, US Army Signal Corps); fires extinguished photo (Norwich University Archives, Hyde-051).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1942-1943
- Population
- New York Navy Yard construction trades (1942-43); crew and embarked troops (Jan-Jul 1943)
- Limitations
- NavSource is a volunteer secondary compilation tracking NVR/DANFS milestones - not a primary registry; dates here corroborate DANFS exactly. Contains no asbestos content. NARA photo numbers (SC 180426/SC 180428) are catalog references transcribed from captions; NARA catalog not directly verifiable this session (JS-rendered).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-313-02
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[4]Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), service-member profile for Pvt. John W. Dial, 693rd Antiaircraft Artillery Machine Gun Battery - official agency loss narrative for LST-313 (live .mil page, verified via firecrawl 2026-10-02) [other_primary]
- Locator
- DPAA service-member profile a0Jt000001IKlgNEAT (Pvt. John W. Dial); associated-members table (28 entries)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Official DPAA loss narrative: 'On July 10, 1943, Landing Ship, Tank-313 (LST) was beached east of the city of Gela, Italy, alongside LST-311. The LSTs carried cargo and utility vehicles to be used in the Allied invasion of Sicily, known as Operation HUSKY. They also carried personnel from Task Force DIME, an assault force made up of the 1st Infantry Division, the 1st and 4th Ranger Battalions, and a variety of attached units including the 693rd Anti-aircraft Machine Gun Battery. That morning, as personnel assembled a pontoon causeway from LST-313 to the beach in order to unload cargo, a German Me-109 fighter dropped a 250-pound bomb on the port side of LST-313's main deck. The bomb passed through the deck and detonated in an empty ballast tank, causing another explosion on the tank deck that held trucks loaded with landmines. The initial explosion also fractured the fire main for water. With no water available to fight fires, the LST-313 commander gave orders to abandon ship. LST-313 burned and sank, and twenty-seven men were not located following the incident.' The profile lists 28 service members associated with the loss still unaccounted for; Pvt. Dial's case is in the 'Active Pursuit' analytical category; he is memorialized on the Walls of the Missing, Sicily-Rome American Cemetery, Nettuno, Italy.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1943 (loss); DPAA case status as of 2026-10-02
- Population
- LST-313 crew and embarked Task Force DIME personnel (1st Infantry Division, 1st/4th Ranger Battalions, 693rd AAA MG Battery, attached units) - 10 Jul 1943
- Limitations
- Casualty/loss record only - no asbestos or material content. 'Twenty-seven men were not located' is a recovery accounting, not a total-casualty figure; secondary battle histories give 21 killed (see gaps). DPAA's interest in the wreck is casualty recovery (Active Pursuit), not materials survey. Establishes the wreck remains a war-grave loss site off Gela.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-313-03
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[5]Action Report, Western Naval Task Force, The Sicilian Campaign, Operation HUSKY July-August 1943 (Vice Admiral H.K. Hewitt, Naval Commander; File No. A16-3/N31 Serial 00872; formerly SECRET, declassified) - chronological log (HyperWar transcription of the Office of Naval History administrative-history series) [other_primary]
- Locator
- 148.3-Sicily-2.html, chronological log entries 1835 and 1930, 10 July 1943
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The task force's own declassified log names this hull at the moment of loss: '1835 - DIME beaches and transports attacked by enemy bombers. LST 313 hit and afire. LST 312 damaged. McLanahan shot down one enemy plane.' A 1930 entry adds: 'LST in DIME gets direct hit from "hit and run" raider and is burning.'
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1943-07-10
- Population
- Crew and embarked troops at time of loss
- Limitations
- Contemporaneous operational log - establishes time, location (DIME beaches, Gela), and cause (enemy bomber) only; no damage-detail, casualty, or material content. HyperWar is a transcription mirror of the official administrative history; the underlying document is an official Navy report (formerly SECRET, declassified).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-313-04
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[6]Navy Cross citation, Lt. Samuel Hugh Alexander, USNR, Commanding Officer USS LST-313, date of action 10 July 1943 (NavSource transcription of the award citation) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 10/16/160313c.htm citation text
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Award citation documents the shipboard conditions at loss: '...enemy aircraft bombed his vessel, setting fire to the cargo of ammunition, land mines, and other inflammable material loaded in trucks... he skillfully directed the fighting of the blaze and the rescue and transfer of all survivors, many of whom had been severely burned and injured from the terrific explosion.'
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1943-07-10
- Population
- LST-313 crew and embarked personnel, 10 Jul 1943
- Limitations
- Award-citation transcription via NavSource - content is the official citation text but hosted on a secondary site. Establishes fire/explosion conditions and casualties at loss; no asbestos or material content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-313-05
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[7]U.S. Naval Institute, Naval History Magazine, 'LSTs: Marvelous at Fifty,' Winter 1992, Vol. 6 No. 4 (verified live via firecrawl 2026-10-02; bare automated fetch returns 403) [reputable_press]
- Locator
- Article text, Sicily paragraph (search 'LST-313' within page)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- USNI account of the loss: 'On 10 July 1943, the LST-313 was unloading at Beach Green 2 when it was attacked by a German ME-109 fighter. One bomb hit and exploded below the tank deck, causing significant damage. Soldiers and sailors forward were able to swim out through the bow and to pass the wounded ashore. Nearby, the LST-311 abandoned her causeway and approached the burning ship from astern. Placing her bow to the 313's stern, 311 was able to rescue 80 trapped men.'
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1943-07-10
- Population
- Survivors rescued by LST-311 (~80); crew and embarked troops
- Limitations
- Secondary professional-journal account (USNI is a reputable naval-historical publisher) corroborating DPAA's primary narrative; adds the Beach Green 2 position and the LST-311 rescue count (80 men). No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-313-06
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[8]U.S. Army (army.mil), 'LST in WWII' - official Army history article (verified live via firecrawl 2026-10-02; bare automated fetch returns 403) [other_primary]
- Locator
- army.mil article, Sicily paragraph
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Official Army account names this hull: 'Seventy four LSTs were a part of the assault force [at Sicily]... LST 313 was destroyed on the first day by an aerial attack and LST 312 badly damaged.'
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1943-07-10
- Limitations
- Corroborating official service-branch history only; no asbestos or material content. Confirms loss date and cause consistent with DPAA and the declassified action report.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-313-07
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[9]The National WWII Museum, Digital Collections: 'Burning American LST off the coast of Gela, Sicily, 1943' (accession 2013.495.960; official caption 'LST takes direct hit from Nazi bomb near Gela, Sicily. US Army Photo 155-2.') - verified live 200 on 2026-10-02 [museum_official]
- Locator
- ww2online.org object record 2013.495.960 (caption, accession, geocode fields)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Museum-cataloged photograph of a burning American LST off Gela, 1943, consistent with this hull's documented loss (the museum caption does not print the hull number; LST-313 is the documented burning/sunk LST at Gela on 10 July 1943 per DANFS, DPAA, and the action report). Catalog geocode: Gela, lat 37.067, lon 14.250.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1943
- Limitations
- The catalog record does not itself print 'LST-313' - hull identification is by correlation with the documented loss record; if the photo shows a different ship it remains a Gela-area LST loss image from the same action. Geocode is the museum's place cataloging, not a surveyed wreck position. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-313-08
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[10]Era inference built on: NavSource specifications (2x GM 12-567A diesels, Falk gears - diesel plant, no boilers); BuShips Ships' Data 1945 Vol. 2 LST design table (per lst-1-class class profile, shipscribe.com scan); shipyard-exposure-map documented asbestos product list for brooklyn-navy-yard (Kaylo, Owens-Illinois pipe insulation; asbestos exposure litigation-recognized 772 F. Supp. 1380) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource specifications block; BuShips SDB-1945 v2 LST design table (class profile ev-lst-1-class-01); shipyards.json brooklyn-navy-yard product list
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- An LST-1-class tank landing ship built Sep 1942-Jan 1943 at the New York Navy Yard was constructed inside a documented asbestos-use era and at a documented asbestos yard (Kaylo pipe insulation documented; yard worker exposure recognized in consolidated asbestos litigation). Era-standard applications aboard a diesel-powered amphibious ship of this period were engine and diesel-exhaust lagging, gaskets, valve and machinery packing, accommodation/bulkhead insulation, and deck coverings. As a diesel ship she carried no steam plant - the boiler/turbine lagging pathway of steam vessels does not apply.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1942-1943
- Population
- New York Navy Yard construction trades (Sep 1942-Jan 1943); crew and embarked troops (Jan-Jul 1943); any future wreck-survey/recovery personnel
- Limitations
- Class/era and yard-level inference only - no hull-specific insulation schedule, material list, or work package located for LST-313. Names era-standard applications and builder-yard conditions, not confirmed installed materials aboard this hull. No quantity. The hull sank after ~6 months in service and was never refitted; the wreck has never been surveyed for materials.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-313-09
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[11]In re Eastern and Southern Districts Asbestos Litigation, 772 F. Supp. 1380 (E.D.N.Y. 1991) (Weinstein, J.) - 'This document applies to: All Brooklyn Naval Yard Shipyard Cases'; aff'd in part, rev'd in part sub nom. In re Brooklyn Navy Yard Asbestos Litig., 971 F.2d 831 (2d Cir. 1992). Yard linkage per shipyards.json brooklyn-navy-yard record ev-brooklyn-navy-yard-04 [court_record]
- Locator
- 772 F. Supp. 1380, Introduction (E.D.N.Y. Aug 30, 1991); shipyard-exposure-map/client/src/data/shipyards.json, yard_id brooklyn-navy-yard
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Federal consolidated-asbestos-litigation opinion covers all Brooklyn Navy Yard shipyard cases - this hull's builder. The court's recital states: 'The New York Naval Shipyard, located in Brooklyn... was the construction site of many of the nation's finest and most powerful naval vessels. During World War II and for the next thirty years thereafter, thousands of its workers were exposed to dangerous airborne asbestos fibers without being advised of the potential health consequences' - the WWII-era window covers this hull's Sep 1942-Jan 1943 construction. Brooklyn Navy Yard cases 'allegedly resulted from exposure to asbestos in the course of employment at the Yard' were tried/settled before Weinstein, J. The yard dataset also documents Kaylo (Owens-Illinois) pipe insulation products at the yard.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- opinion 1991 (exposure era WWII-1970s)
- Population
- Brooklyn Navy Yard workers (WWII era and 30 years following)
- Limitations
- Yard-level litigation record - the opinion does not name LST-313 or any specific hull under construction. The asbestos-exposure passage is the court's recital of the consolidated docket's factual posture within a consolidation/settlement-management opinion (G.O.L. 15-108 set-offs, Manville Trust reallocation), not a merits finding for any individual worker or vessel; the 1992 Second Circuit decision affirmed in part and reversed in part on other grounds. Establishes documented asbestos exposure conditions at the building yard during the era covering this hull's construction; does not establish exposure of any LST-313 worker or crew member. justia mirror URL cited by shipyards.json is behind a reCAPTCHA wall this session - vLex full text verified live.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-313-10
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[12]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 construction (1942-43) and entire service life (ended July 1943).
- 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 blocks automated fetch, HTTP 403, confirmed 2026-10-02) - content via product-page description; same standing defect as Batches 01 and 98.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-313-11
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[13]Batch-6850 search ledger (this record): DANFS live page + HyperWar transcription; NavSource page and Navy Cross citation; DPAA service-member profile; declassified HUSKY action report; USNI; army.mil; WWII Museum catalog; GAO product page; NVR (no entry); NARA catalog (JS-rendered); CourtListener (blocked - fleet pacing); secondary web litigation sweep [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lst-313-01 through sl-uss-lst-313-14
- 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-313 was found in the public sources searched. CAVEAT: CourtListener could not be queried this session - the authenticated helper returned a fleet-pacing stand-down on every attempt (budget momentarily spent, ~114/hr pacing); logged as blocked in search_ledger, not as a negative result. Secondary web sweeps surfaced no qualifying case and no law-firm content specific to this hull worth excluding. The hull's six-month life and combat loss make postwar exposure litigation naming her improbable; her asbestos-relevant pathway is the construction period at a documented asbestos yard.
- 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 era-consistent inference stands, and the litigation repository search is a genuine open gap (paced, not run). Builder's construction records (New York Navy Yard hull file), the ship's deck logs (RG 24), and any BuShips war-damage/loss file are undigitized archival leads. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-313-12