Evidence
11 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-11).
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[1]research packet 667-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-363-lst363-pkt-667-packet-md
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[2]DANFS, LST-363 - construction, sponsor, Lend-Lease transfer to UK, return to US custody, striking, sale for scrapping (live NHHC page) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS LST-363 entry (full text quoted)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Documented for this hull: 'laid down on 2 September 1942 at Quincy, Mass., by the Bethlehem Steel Co.; launched on 26 October 1942; sponsored by Mrs. Kendall Preston; and delivered to and commissioned by representatives of the United Kingdom on 30 November 1942. The tank landing ship was returned to United States Navy custody on 26 January 1946 and struck from the Navy list on 12 April 1946. On 4 December 1947, she was sold to N. Block & Co., Norfolk, Va., for scrapping.'
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1942-1947
- Population
- Bethlehem Quincy construction trades (Sep-Nov 1942); Royal Navy crew (1942-46); N. Block & Co. scrapping workers (1947+)
- Limitations
- Ship-specific history only; the DANFS entry carries no operational narrative (her service was Royal Navy) and no asbestos or material content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-363-lst363-01
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[3]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, HM LST-363 - Lend-Lease transfer, Royal Navy campaign history, specifications, disposal (live page, HTTP 200) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 10/16/160363.htm - Royal Navy History section and Specifications block
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource timeline and RN narrative for this hull: 'LST-363 never saw active service with the US Navy'; transferred to the United Kingdom under the Lend-Lease Act 30 November 1942; commissioned into the Royal Navy as HM LST-363 same date; sailed from New York 27 January 1943 as part of the 1st Flotilla for the Mediterranean via Bermuda; campaigns: Sicilian occupation 9-10 July 1943, Salerno landings September 1943, Anzio-Nettuno advanced landing 22 January 1944, invasion of Normandy June 1944; then shuttle service between Tilbury, Ostend and Antwerp with repairs at Portsmouth, the Thames and Antwerp; paid off and returned to US Navy custody at Norfolk VA 26 January 1946; struck 12 April 1946; sold 4 December 1947 to N. Block and Co., Norfolk VA. Specification block: 328 ft oa, 50 ft beam, 1,625 t light / 4,080 t full load, 11.6 kt, 13 officers + 104 enlisted, troop accommodations 16 officers + 147 enlisted; propulsion 2 x GM 12-567A diesels (900 hp), single Falk main reduction gear, 2 shafts, 1,700 shp; three diesel-drive 100 kW generators; UK armament fit one 12-pdr AA mount, six 20mm, four FAM mounts.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1942-1947
- Population
- Royal Navy crew + embarked troops (1942-46); RN dockyard repair workers at Portsmouth, Thames, Antwerp
- Limitations
- NavSource is a volunteer secondary compilation, not a primary registry - milestone dates track DANFS where they overlap; the RN campaign narrative and spec block have no primary sourcing shown on the page. Contains no asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-363-lst363-02
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[4]uboat.net Allied Warships of WWII, HMS LST 363 (LST 363) - warship entry with wartime commanding-officer roster (secondary compilation) [other_primary]
- Locator
- uboat.net warship entry 12272 - identity block and 'Commands listed' table
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- uboat.net entry for this hull: 'Tank landing ship of the LST (Mk 2) class', pennant LST 363, built by Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp. (Quincy), laid down 2 Sep 1942, launched 26 Oct 1942, commissioned 30 Nov 1942, end service 26 Jan 1946 - 'Decommissioned and returned to the USN on 26 January 1946', former name USS LST 363. Wartime CO listing: T/A/Lt.Cdr. John Bernard McReynolds RNR (Jun 1943 - 7 Jul 1944); D W Howell RNR (7 Jul 1944 - late 1944); G E H Seabrooke RNVR (late 1944 - 26 Jun 1945); B Wright RNVR (26 Jun 1945 - early 1946).
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1943-1946
- Population
- Named RN officers (1943-46); ship's company under their command
- Limitations
- uboat.net is a specialist secondary compilation - dates agree with DANFS/NavSource where they overlap, but the CO roster has no primary sourcing shown and the site itself notes the section is a work in progress. Builder rendered 'Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp.' vs DANFS 'Bethlehem Steel Co.' - same Quincy (Fore River) yard. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-363-lst363-03
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[5]Imperial War Museums collection record, film ADM 685 'PREPARATION FOR OPERATION NEPTUNE' (Admiralty production, May 1944); plus IWM photograph BU 7046 (Hamburg, May 1945) via NavSource caption [museum_official]
- Locator
- IWM collections object 1060008070 (ADM 685); NavSource 160363 photo captions (BU 7046; Norfolk 1946)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- IWM film catalogue record places this hull in Southampton waters in May 1944 during Operation Neptune embarkation: '3/4 MS of two LSTs moored bow to stern abeam of one another - camera tracks in for CU of open bow doors of LST 363.' A second IWM-held record (photograph BU 7046, Sgt. J. Mapham, No. 5 Army Film & Photographic Unit, War Office Second World War Official Collection) shows HM LST-363 approaching the hards at Hamburg embarking British units for Operation Apostle, the liberation of Norway, May 1945 (per NavSource caption of the photo). A third NavSource-captioned photo shows her pierside at Norfolk, VA circa January 1946 prior to return to US custody.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-1946
- Population
- Crew and embarked units at Southampton (May 1944); Hamburg embarkation (May 1945)
- Limitations
- Physical-presence documentation, not work or material records: the film record is verified live at iwm.org.uk (catalogue no. ADM 685, 35mm, 800 ft); photograph BU 7046 is documented via NavSource's caption - the corresponding IWM object page was not located this session, so that caption is transcribed not independently verified. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-363-lst363-04
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[6]O'Connor v. Raymark Industries, Inc., 401 Mass. 586, 518 N.E.2d 510 (1988) (Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts) [court_record]
- Locator
- 401 Mass. 586 opinion text - jury special questions 1-2 and 'evidence, controverted' recital
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Adjudicated yard-level record for this hull's builder: the jury found that Richard O'Connor, a welder at the Bethlehem Steel (Fore River) Shipyard in the 1940s, was exposed to asbestos contained in Raybestos-Manhattan welding blankets he used for protection from sparks - and the opinion records that 'O'Connor was exposed to numerous other asbestos products at the shipyard, as well.' The jury answered 'yes' to exposure and 'no' to whether that exposure caused or substantially contributed to his mesothelioma; judgment entered for the defendant and was affirmed by the Supreme Judicial Court on direct appellate review. The 1940s window documented covers this hull's Sep-Nov 1942 construction at the same yard.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1940s (exposure); 1988 (opinion)
- Population
- Fore River Shipyard welders/trades (1940s)
- Limitations
- Yard-level litigation record, not a hull record: establishes asbestos product presence and a jury exposure finding at the builder yard in the build decade - it names no vessel and establishes nothing installed aboard LST-363. Disposition described exactly: exposure found, causation not found, defense judgment affirmed. Full opinion verified live at law.justia.com.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-363-lst363-05
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[7]Era inference built on: NavSource specification block (2 x GM 12-567A diesels, diesel-drive generators - no steam plant); BuShips Ships' Data 1945 v2 LST design table (shipscribe.com scan, used in class profile lst-1-class); O'Connor yard record (ev-05); class profile consolidated era applications for diesel LSTs [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource specifications block; BuShips SDB1945v2 LST design table (https://shipscribe.com/styles/usnaux/sdb/SDB1945v2.pdf); class profile ev-lst-1-class-03
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- A diesel-powered LST-1-class hull built at Bethlehem Steel Quincy in late 1942 sits inside documented asbestos-use territory at both yard and era level. Era-standard applications for a diesel LST: engine and diesel-exhaust lagging, gaskets and valve/pump packing, engine-room thermal and acoustic insulation, deck coverings/tile, bulkhead and accommodation insulation, and winch/windlass brake linings. As a diesel ship she carried no boilers - the boiler/steam-line lagging pathway of steam vessels does not apply.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1942-1947
- Population
- Bethlehem Quincy construction trades (1942); RN crew incl. engine-room ratings (1942-46); RN dockyard repair workers (Portsmouth, Thames, Antwerp); 1947+ shipbreakers
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - no hull-specific insulation schedule, material list, or work package located for LST-363. Names era-standard applications, not confirmed installed materials. No quantity. Product names are normalized era terms; the only manufacturer-specific record (Raybestos-Manhattan welding blankets) is a yard-use product, not a demonstrated shipboard installation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-363-lst363-06
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[8]Hansard, HC Deb 11 February 1983 vol 36 cc480-1W - written answers to Mr. Alf Morris from Mr. Ian Stewart (Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Defence) on asbestosis in HM dockyards [other_primary]
- Locator
- HC Deb 11 Feb 1983 vol 36 c480W - written answers 3-4
- Finding type
- regulatory
- Finding
- Official UK acknowledgment for the operator navy of this hull: the Ministry of Defence stated in Parliament (1983) that 'the health hazards to men working with asbestos in Her Majesty's dockyards were first recognised in the early 1960s' and that the MoD had 'drastically reduced the amount of asbestos present in Her Majesty's ships' by introducing asbestos-free alternatives - confirming asbestos presence across HM ships as an institutional fact. 463 asbestosis claims had been settled by or on behalf of the Department at an average of 6,310 pounds.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1983 (statement); exposure period mid-20th century
- Population
- HM dockyard workers; Royal Navy ships' companies (institutional)
- Limitations
- Institutional/fleet-level context: names no ship, class, or period-specific detail and postdates this hull's disposal by decades. Documents that the Royal Navy - this hull's operator - carried asbestos aboard its ships as an acknowledged condition; establishes nothing about materials aboard LST-363.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-363-lst363-07
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[9]Gun R.T. & Kendall G.M., 'Asbestos-related cancer in naval personnel: findings from participants in the British nuclear tests 1952-1967', Scientific Reports 13 (2023), doi:10.1038/s41598-023-44847-4 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Sci Rep 13, article text - abstract and Introduction paragraphs 1-3
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Peer-reviewed documentation of the asbestos environment aboard vessels of this hull's operator navy: 'Asbestos-containing materials (ACM) were present in British and Australian naval vessels throughout the twentieth century, and programs for asbestos elimination only began in the 1980s... the greatest likelihood of onboard exposure to airborne asbestos was to personnel working in engine rooms, where maintenance procedures involved disturbance of asbestos on pipework, turbines, boilers and other machinery.' The study found excess mesotheliomas in naval personnel across the cohorts and estimated ~12% of lung cancers in British seamen were related to onboard asbestos exposure.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 2023 (study); exposure era mid-20th century
- Population
- British and Australian naval personnel, 1950s-60s cohorts (era population)
- Limitations
- Fleet/era epidemiology: cohorts are 1950s-60s British and Australian servicemen - postdating this hull's 1942-46 RN service; no ship, class, or vessel-type attribution. Documents the era exposure pathway for RN engine-room personnel; establishes nothing specific to LST-363. The paper itself notes 'no records of onboard asbestos exposure in British or Australian naval vessels have been located.'
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-363-lst363-08
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[10]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 U.S. Navy used asbestos insulation extensively aboard ships and did not begin substituting alternative insulation materials until the early 1970s - spanning this hull's 1942 construction to U.S. Navy design specifications and her entire service era (scrapped 1947-48).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1979
- Population
- U.S. Navy shipyard workers; asbestos program review
- Limitations
- U.S. Navy program-level documentation; the hull's operating navy was the Royal Navy - relevance is to her U.S.-designed-and-built construction era only, not to RN in-service material management. Full text not retrieved (gao.gov blocks automated fetch, HTTP 403, confirmed across prior batches) - content via product-page description.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-363-lst363-09
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[11]Batch-6902 search ledger (this record): DANFS live page; NavSource 160363 live page; uboat.net entry; IWM collections; UK TNA Discovery; NVR; CourtListener authenticated API (opinion + docket, quoted and unquoted variants); Justia opinion text; Hansard; Scientific Reports; secondary web litigation sweep [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lst-363-lst363-01 through -12
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or litigation naming USS LST-363 / HM LST-363 was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). CourtListener: quoted 'LST-363' returned 0 opinions and 0 dockets; quoted 'LST 363' returned 0 opinions and 0 dockets; the unquoted 'LST-363' opinion query returned 129 loose-token results of which the top 20 were all name collisions with no asbestos content. UK TNA Discovery returned 0 records for 'LST 363'; the NVR carries no entry (pre-1987 disposal).
- 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 - she was built and operated inside both nations' documented asbestos eras, and the scrapping predates any ACM documentation regime. RN log/repair records (TNA ADM series), Bethlehem Quincy build records, and the N. Block & Co. scrapping contract are undigitized leads. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-363-lst363-10