Evidence
11 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-11).
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[1]research packet 662-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-333-lst333-pkt-662-packet-md
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[2]NHHC, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, 'LST-333' (archived Wayback capture 2025-05-31; live history.navy.mil page returned HTTP 404 on 2026-10-02 - standing NHHC link-rot defect) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS 'LST-333' entry, full text (archived capture)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Documented for this hull: laid down 17 July 1942 at the Norfolk Navy Yard; launched 15 October 1942, sponsored by Mrs. Cornelius A. Kneeburg; commissioned 20 November 1942; torpedoed off Dellys, Algeria, on 22 June 1943; struck from the Navy list 6 July 1943.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1942-1943
- Limitations
- Official NHHC vessel history - full DANFS entry for this hull is one paragraph; contains no asbestos information and does not name the attacking submarine, the convoy, casualties, or salvage detail. Construction and loss dates corroborated by NavSource and the ship's own NARA records.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-333-lst333-01
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[3]NavSource Naval History, Amphibious Photo Archive, 'USS LST-333' page (live-verified 2026-10-02) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 10/16/160333.htm, timeline + awards + specifications block + photo captions
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Per-hull timeline and spec block: Europe-Africa-Middle East Theater assignment; 'Lost due to enemy action, 22 June 1943, torpedoed off Dellys, Algeria by U-593' (page links uboat.net for the U-boat attribution); struck from the Naval Register 6 July 1943. Awards listed: Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive, 22 June 1943), American Campaign Medal, Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal, World War II Victory Medal - no battle stars listed. Specs (as reported by Office of Naval Intelligence, 1945): 1,625 t light / 4,080 t full, 328 ft oa, 50 ft beam, 12 kt max; complement 7 officers/104 enlisted; troop accommodations 16 officers/147 enlisted; two GM 12-567A 900 hp diesels, single Falk main reduction gear, three 100 kW diesel-drive generators, two propellers 1,700 shp, twin rudders - diesel plant. Photo captions document the ship under way off Norfolk Navy Yard 12 November 1942 during acceptance trials (Norfolk Navy Yard photos from US Navy Bureau of Ships collections).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1942-1943
- Population
- WWII crew (ship's company 77 at loss per CO report; spec complement 7 officers/104 enlisted) plus embarked troops
- Limitations
- NavSource is the canonical per-hull reference for numbered LSTs but is a volunteer-compiled archive, not a Navy record - corroborated here by DANFS and NARA primary records. The U-593 attribution is NavSource's (linked to uboat.net); the official Navy reports (action report, BuShips, DANFS) do not name the attacker. Contains no asbestos information. Complement (7 officers/104 enlisted) is the design/spec figure; the CO's report records 77 in the ship's company at loss - see gaps.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-333-lst333-02
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[4]NARA, 'USS LST-333 - Torpedoing and Beaching of', NAID 136005311, RG 38 (Records of the CNO), series 'World War II War Diaries, Other Operational Records and Histories' - digitized, 17 pages, unrestricted; retrieved and read in full (also Fold3 file 270745822) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NAID 136005311, images 0493-0509 on microfilm roll A691 (catalog.archives.gov/medialz/.../WWII_WarDiaries_0691_171645/images/0493-0509.jpg)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The ship's own 17-page loss file - commanding officer's 'Final Report - LST 333, Torpedoing and Beaching of' (A16-3/LST333, 29 June 1943, Lt. P. O. Krahen Buhl, USN, commanding) plus convoy diagram (Enclosure A), officer statements (Enclosure B), and four endorsements. Documents: torpedoed in Convoy Elastic en route Arzew to Bizerte, course 080 T, 6.5 knots, approximately 1915 GCT 22 June 1943 at 37 deg 59'30"N, 4 deg 01'30"E; stern demolished aft of frame 48, both propellers and rudders carried away; casualties 16 dead, 1 missing, 31 injured of ship's company 77, plus 5 dead, 3 missing, 24 injured 'to be exact' of 211 passengers (largely a Construction Battalion unit); LCTs 244 and 19 and SC-503 assisted; stern grounded 2230 GCT, hull forced farther onto the beach through 2400, survivors off to the LCTs at 0045 and re-embarked 0715, beached five-six miles east of Dellys; survivors convoyed to Algiers. Letterhead places the ship in LST Flotilla 2, Amphibious Force, Eighth Fleet. Engineer officer's statement records 'broken steam lines' filling the galley passage and securing 'steam at the boiler' - auxiliary steam system aboard this hull. Second endorsement (Landing Craft and Bases, NWA, Serial 576, 22 Aug 1943): CTF-84 inspection found salvage impracticable; ComUSNavForNWA ordered the ship stripped and abandoned; administrative inquiry substituted for a Court of Inquiry owing to the Sicily invasion. Endorsements by USS Thomas Stone, Eighth Amphibious Force (Serial 00209, 15 Sep 1943), and ComUSNavForNWA (Serial 00835, 22 Nov 1943) forwarded the report.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1943-06-22 through 1943-11-22 (report coverage incl. endorsements)
- Population
- Ship's company (77 at loss) and 211 embarked passengers; assisting crews of LCTs 244/19 and SC-503; Dellys salvage personnel
- Limitations
- Ship-specific primary record retrieved in full and read - documents the loss, casualties, damage, and the Navy's own disposal decision; says nothing about asbestos-containing materials, insulation work, or exposure. The auxiliary steam lines and boiler documented in the engineer's statement establish a steam system aboard this hull, not the content of its lagging. Officer statements give the strike at ~2115-2130 ship's time vs the CO's ~1915 GCT - time-convention variance, not a substantive conflict (see gaps).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-333-lst333-03
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[5]NARA, 'NAVY SALVAGE BASE, DELLYS - War Diary, 6/9/43 to 12/31/43', NAID 134363975, RG 38 WWII War Diaries series - digitized, 32 pages, unrestricted; OCR-scanned and LST-333 entries extracted [other_primary]
- Locator
- NAID 134363975, images 0385-0416 on microfilm roll A1165; LST-333 entries concentrated at images 0390-0396 (June-July), 0403-0405 (Sep), 0407-0410 (Oct-Nov)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The Dellys salvage base's own diary documents this hull's post-loss disposition: 22 June ~2145 base shaken by two explosions seaward; 0115 word that LST-387 was torpedoed and under tow and LST-333 hit; 23 June dawn LST-333 sighted beached some five miles east; wounded sent to Algiers by sub-chaser, dead removed by base personnel, LCTs 244/19 brought ~200 survivors; Capt. W. A. Sullivan and Lt. Comdr. H. M. Andersen inspected the wreck 23 June 1330 and salvage work commenced; salvage continued through July, September (bow door secured and brought into harbor 22 Sep; LST-370 loaded salvaged material for an advanced amphibious training base ~23 Sep), October, and November; 14 November 1943 a party dynamited and sank the forward section, which was becoming a floating derelict.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1943-06-22 through 1943-11-14
- Population
- Navy Salvage Base Dellys personnel working the wreck June-November 1943
- Limitations
- Ship-specific primary record (names this hull in dated entries) - documents months of salvage work aboard the beached wreck by Navy salvage personnel, a documented work-aboard population; contains no asbestos or material information. OCR-level reading; individual page images spot-verified.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-333-lst333-04
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[6]NARA, 'BUSHIPS - War Damage Rep #46 - LST Rep of Torpedo, Projectile, Bomb & Fire Damage Including Losses in Action to 12/7/43', NAID 78672524, RG 38 WWII War Diaries series - digitized, 112 pages, unrestricted; OCR-scanned, LST-333 section and comparative analysis extracted [other_primary]
- Locator
- NAID 78672524, images 0695-0806 on microfilm roll A1252; LST-333 narrative at images 0719-0721, comparative mention at 0700
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The Bureau of Ships' official technical damage analysis carries a dedicated 'LST 333 - Torpedo Damage, North African Waters, 22 June, 1943' section (reference: the CO's final report A16-3/LST333 of 29 June 1943). Documents: LST-333 departed Arzeu 21 June en route Bizerte in a convoy joined by a Mostaganem section carrying LST-387; one of three torpedoes in the salvo struck the starboard quarter near frame 55 (a second missed astern, the third struck LST-387); stern below the main deck aft of frame 48 almost completely demolished, both rudders and both propellers blown off, steering gear room missing; towed by two LCTs toward the beach ~8 miles distant, beached 2230 (reported as late as 0030), bow aground on a rock ledge with the stern in deep water; heavy surf drove progressive structural failure; ship abandoned in early morning. Bureau had no information whether salvage was attempted; personnel orally informed the Bureau the stern subsequently broke clear and sank in deep water; forward portion stripped of salvageable equipment after 23 June; stricken from the Navy Register July 1943. Comparative analysis: 'up to 7 December, 1943, LST333 is the only LST which has been lost by failure of longitudinal strength following damage at the stern.'
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1943-06-22; report issued covering losses to 1943-12-07
- Limitations
- Ship-specific official technical record - the Navy's engineering analysis of this hull's loss; contains no asbestos or material-composition information. BuShips wrote without knowledge of the Dellys salvage record (states no information on salvage attempts); the salvage diary (NAID 134363975) supplies that gap. OCR-level reading of narrative text; plate images noted but not transcribed.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-333-lst333-05
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[7]NARA, 'USS MONROVIA - War Diary, 6/1-30/43', NAID 134296602, RG 38 WWII War Diaries series - digitized, 31 pages, unrestricted; OCR-scanned, LST-333 log entry verified on the page image [other_primary]
- Locator
- NAID 134296602, image 0895 on microfilm roll A452 (log page for Saturday 12 June 1943)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The war diary/deck log of attack transport USS Monrovia (APA-31) records this hull's last documented berth before her loss: Saturday 12 June 1943, Monrovia moored alongside USS Delta, port side to breakwater berth 1, Mers el Kebir, Algeria, with 'LSTs #333, 387, 344, 313 moored alongside to starboard'; at 1155 'LST #333 cast off from USS MONROVIA and cleared ship.' LST-333 was torpedoed ten days later.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1943-06-12
- Limitations
- Ship-specific primary record naming this hull - documents presence at Mers el Kebir alongside the amphibious-force flagship ten days before the loss; contains no asbestos or material information. A single dated log page; the ship's own movements between commissioning and June 1943 are not covered by any located digitized record (see gaps).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-333-lst333-06
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[8]NARA, 'USS LST-387 - War History', NAID 77707187, RG 38 WWII War Diaries series - digitized, 6 pages, unrestricted; OCR-scanned [other_primary]
- Locator
- NAID 77707187, images 0071-0076 on microfilm roll A2107
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The war history of USS LST-387 - this hull's convoy-mate torpedoed in the same salvo - quotes the official timing record: 'At 19h36m30s GMT ... June 22nd, an explosion was seen on the stern of the LST 333 and at 19h36m45s GMT June 22nd a torpedo was sighted 100 feet away approaching the starboard quarter of the LST 387.' Corroborates the sequence (LST-333 struck about 15 seconds before LST-387), the 20-ship convoy on course ~084 T, and the towing of LST-387 into Dellys at 0315.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1943-06-22
- Limitations
- A narrative crew-history document for a different hull - used here only to corroborate the shared event's timing and sequence; its quoted action-report times (GMT) reconcile the ship's-time figures in LST-333's own file (~2115-2136 local). No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-333-lst333-07
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[9]Consolidated era inference - Bureau of Ships, Ships' Data, U.S. Naval Vessels, Vol. 2 (Jan 1945) LST design table (shipscribe.com scan) + era amphibious-ship construction practice [other_primary]
- Locator
- LST-1-class design table, BuShips SDB 1945 v2 (per lst-1-class class profile ev-lst-1-class-01); auxiliary-steam detail per ev-03
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Era/design inference for this diesel-powered LST-1-class hull: asbestos-relevant applications of the type are engine and exhaust lagging, machinery gaskets and packing, thermal and acoustic insulation in accommodation spaces, deck coverings/tile, and winch/crane brake linings. Ship-specific modifier: the engineer's loss statement documents steam lines and a boiler aboard this hull (ev-03), so auxiliary steam-line lagging existed as a documented pathway here even though propulsion was diesel. Months of documented salvage work aboard the wreck (ev-04) are a disturbance pathway for era-installed materials; the ship built at Norfolk Navy Yard mid-1942 is squarely inside the wartime asbestos-shipbuilding era.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1942-1943 (construction, service, and salvage)
- Population
- Construction trades (Norfolk Navy Yard, 1942); ship's company and embarked troops (1942-43); Navy Salvage Base Dellys salvage parties (Jun-Nov 1943)
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - no source located names asbestos aboard this hull; the BuShips design table does not itself state 'asbestos' content for any application, and the documented steam line establishes the system, not the lagging's fiber content. Establishes no quantity, no exposure, no causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-333-lst333-08
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[10]Corn, Jacqueline Karnell, and Jennifer Starr, 'Historical perspective on asbestos: Policies and protective measures in World War II shipbuilding,' American Journal of Industrial Medicine 11(3):359-373 (1987) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Abstract and article, AJIM 11(3):359-373
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Peer-reviewed historical study documents that asbestos was used extensively as a fireproofing and insulating material in U.S. shipbuilding during WWII - the era and program under which this LST-1-class hull was built at Norfolk Navy Yard in 1942 - and that wartime demand drove unprecedented asbestos utilization aboard hulls of the period.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1940s era documented; article 1987
- Population
- WWII shipyard workers and ship crews (era context)
- Limitations
- Program/era-level scholarly documentation of asbestos use in WWII shipbuilding generally; does not name this vessel or class and does not establish that asbestos was aboard this hull, nor quantity, location, exposure, or causation. Hull lost 1943; no postwar exposure window exists.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-333-lst333-09
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[11]Batch-6871 search ledger (this record): NARA catalog (4 ship-specific records retrieved and read); CourtListener API v4 (authenticated); Naval Vessel Register; NavSource; NHHC DANFS; general web sweeps [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lst-333-lst333-01 through -15
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, disposal record, or litigation naming this hull found in the sources searched. CourtListener returned zero opinion hits for 'LST-333' and 'LST 333' on 2026-10-02; the only docket hit for either form (Hall v. Minner, D. Del. 1:07-cv-00392, prisoner-conditions, 2007) is a name collision, not asbestos litigation. The only asbestos assertions located for this ship are law-firm marketing listicles (excluded by source policy). Hull was a 1943 war loss - no postwar exposure window exists.
- 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 - era-consistent presence is plausible and unproven. CourtListener hull-number queries cover indexed dockets/opinions; unindexed PACER content and non-digitized records are not covered.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-333-lst333-10