Evidence
9 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-9).
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[1]research packet 668-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-370-lst370-pkt-668-packet-md
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[2]DANFS, 'LST-370' entry (Naval Historical Center / NHHC). Live NHHC page returned 404 on 2026-10-02 under both /research/.../danfs/l/lst-370.html and /content/history/nhhc/... URL forms; archived Wayback capture of the official history.navy.mil DANFS page (27 Dec 2004) cited instead - ARCHIVED SOURCE, not live [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS LST-370 entry (Wayback capture 2004-12-27 of history.navy.mil/danfs/l16/lst-370.htm)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Documented for this hull (DANFS verbatim): 'LST-370 was laid down on 31 October 1942 at Quincy, Mass., by the Bethlehem Steel Co.; launched on 12 December 1942; sponsored by Mrs. Frederic F. Agens; and commissioned on 13 January 1943.' Assigned to the European theater: Sicilian occupation July 1943, Salerno landings September 1943, invasion of Normandy June 1944. 'LST-370 returned to the United States and was decommissioned on 7 January 1946. She was struck from the Navy list on 12 April 1946 and sold to Ming-Sung Industrial Co., Ltd., on 3 February 1947 and converted for merchant service.' Earned three battle stars for World War II service.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1942-1947
- Population
- Construction trades, Fore River yard, Quincy (1942-43); crew (1943-46)
- Limitations
- Ship-specific history only; contains no asbestos or material content. Live NHHC DANFS page 404s on all candidate URLs this session - the archived copy is the citable text. Does not name a commissioning commanding officer; no post-sale merchant-service detail.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-370-lst370-01
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[3]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LST-370 (verified live 2026-10-02; page last updated 8 Aug 2025) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 10/16/160370.htm - header block, campaign table, commanding-officer table, specifications block, photo captions 1016037001/1016037002
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource record for this hull: LST-1-class tank landing ship laid down 31 Oct 1942 at Bethlehem Steel Co., Quincy MA; launched 12 Dec 1942; commissioned USS LST-370, 13 Jan 1943, LT. Douglas M. Hicks, USNR, in command. European-Africa-Middle East Theater campaigns with dates: Sicilian occupation 9-15 Jul 1943; Salerno landings 9-21 Sep 1943; invasion of Normandy 6-25 Jun 1944. Decommissioned 7 Jan 1946; struck from the Naval Register 12 Apr 1946; three battle stars; sold for conversion to merchant service 3 Feb 1947 to Ming-Sung Industrial Co., Ltd. Commanding officers listed: LT Hicks (13 Jan 1943-May 1944), LT Sauers (May-Sep 1944), LT Bleloch (Sep 1944-May 1945), LT Wachter (May 1945-7 Jan 1946). Photo captions document LST-370 returning wounded Canadian soldiers to a British port on 8 June 1944 (D+2 casualty evacuation), including one frame with HM LST-363 moored alongside at Southampton. Specifications: 328' oa, 50' beam, 11.6 kt trial; two GM 12-567A 900hp diesels, single Falk main reduction gears, three diesel-drive 100kW 230V DC ship's-service generators, two propellers 1,700 shp, twin rudders; complement 13 officers/104 enlisted; troop accommodations 16 officers/147 enlisted; 2 LCVP; ultimate armament design 2 twin 40mm + 4 single 40mm + 12 single 20mm.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1942-1947
- Population
- Crew (1943-46); casualties embarked during D+2 evacuation (Jun 1944); shipyard trades Quincy (1942-43)
- Limitations
- NavSource is a volunteer-compiled naval-history archive, not a primary registry - but its timeline here is fully consistent with the archived DANFS entry, and its photo captions are sourced (Barry Miller / CBC 'The National' frame captures; Canada's Military History). Contains no asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-370-lst370-02
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[4]The Mariners' Museum and Park online catalog, object ARI140120, 'Broadside view of LST-370' (gelatin-silver print, 4x5 negative, dated 4/24/1943) [museum_official]
- Locator
- Mariners' Museum catalog object ARI140120 (P0003/01-#B-1856), inscription and notes fields
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Official U.S. Army Signal Corps photograph (Newport News) cataloged by the Mariners' Museum: inscribed 'Broadside view of the SS HR 159 just prior to sailing from the south side of Pier 6, HRPE, Newport News, Va. 4-24-43,' stamped 'Secret'; catalog notes identify the vessel as LST-370 (HR 159) docked at Pier 6 with LCT-452 on board. Documents this hull at the Hampton Roads Port of Embarkation in April 1943, outbound-laden with a tank landing craft, between commissioning and Mediterranean deployment.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1943-04-24
- Population
- Embarked crew and any HRPE loading trades, Apr 1943
- Limitations
- Physical-presence documentation only - establishes the ship's location and deck load on one date; it is not a work, repair, or materials record and contains no asbestos content. Catalog page is JS-rendered; content verified via Firecrawl extraction 2026-10-02.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-370-lst370-03
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[5]Shipbuilding History (T. Colton), Bethlehem Quincy / Fore River yard production table (compiled from 'List of Ships Built at the Quincy Yard,' Central Technical Department, Bethlehem Steel Co. Shipbuilding Division) [other_primary]
- Locator
- shipbuildinghistory.com Quincy yard table, hull-1531 row (verified live via Firecrawl 2026-10-02; hazegray.org mirror unreachable - curl 000)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The Fore River production record assigns LST-370 yard hull number 1531 at Bethlehem Steel's Quincy yard: '1531 | LST 370 | No name | US Navy | Landing Ship | 2,366d | 328 | 13-Jan-43 | Sold private 1946.' The table lists the surrounding Quincy-built LST block (hulls 1526-1536 covering LST-365 through LST-375), several of which went to Britain under lend-lease - LST-370 is among those retained by the US Navy.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1942-1947
- Population
- Fore River construction trades (1942-43)
- Limitations
- Builder-production transcription (secondary compilation of a builder document). Its 'Sold private 1946' disposition shorthand compresses the decommission/strike/sale sequence - DANFS records the actual sale as 3 Feb 1947; the yard-table date is not adopted here. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-370-lst370-04
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[6]Bureau of Ships, Ships' Data, U.S. Naval Vessels, Vol. II, NAVSHIPS 250-011 (15 April 1945), LST design table (shipscribe.com scan; verified live 2026-10-02) [other_primary]
- Locator
- SDB1945v2 LST design table + roster section (note: the /styles/usnaux/sdb/ URL cited in the class profile now 404s; live copy at /pubs/SDB1945v2.pdf)
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Era/design inference for this diesel-powered LST: BuShips' official 1945 design data for the LST-1-group design (2x GM 12-567A diesels, ~1,700 shp, 2 shafts via Falk reduction gears) confirms no boilers and no steam propulsion - the boiler/turbine steam-lagging pathway does not apply. Era-consistent asbestos-relevant applications for the type are: diesel exhaust lagging and gaskets, engine-room thermal/acoustic insulation, deck coverings/tile, bulkhead and accommodation insulation, machinery packing, and winch/crane brake linings. The confined tank-deck and crew spaces of an LST concentrate any such materials in working/living volume.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1942-1947
- Population
- Fore River construction trades (1942-43); crew (1943-46); any postwar merchant-conversion yard workers (1947)
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - no hull-specific insulation survey, material schedule, or work package located for LST-370. Names era-standard applications, not confirmed installed materials; establishes no quantity and no individual exposure. The class profile (lst-1-class) likewise located no ship-level asbestos record for any member.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-370-lst370-05
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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 to automated fetch, HTTP 403)
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO documented the Navy's asbestos-protection program: standing policy (1975) removed asbestos insulation only when damaged or required for repairs, modified 1979 to selective replacement in high-maintenance areas - i.e., original-era insulation typically remained in place for decades absent a yard period. Program-level context for the era in which this hull was built and served.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1979
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers; asbestos program review
- Limitations
- Program-level documentation, not class- or hull-specific. gao.gov blocks automated fetches (HTTP 403 confirmed 2026-10-02); content via product-page description. Establishes nothing about this vessel.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-370-lst370-06
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[8]CourtListener API v4 sweeps (authenticated, this batch's ledger): "LST-370" opinions and RECAP dockets; "LST 370" opinions (asbestos-qualified) and dockets [court_record]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lst-370-lst370-03 through -06
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- No qualifying asbestos litigation located naming this hull: CourtListener returned zero results for "LST-370" (type=o) 2026-10-02, zero for "LST 370" asbestos (type=o), zero for "LST-370" (type=r RECAP dockets), and zero for "LST 370" (type=r). Hull-numbered LSTs have low name-collision risk, so absence of a docketed mention is a meaningful negative for indexed courts - consistent with the class-level sweep, which found only an incidental reunion-notice mention of LST-579 (Gitto v. A.W. Chesterton, S.D.N.Y. 1:07-cv-04771) and no asbestos docket naming any LST hull.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 2026-10-02
- Limitations
- CourtListener indexes published opinions and RECAP dockets only - state trial courts and unindexed federal filings are not covered; a zero result does not prove no claim was ever filed. Pleading-stage claims in non-indexed fora would not appear.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-370-lst370-07
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[9]Batch-6910 search ledger (this record): archived DANFS, NavSource, Mariners' Museum catalog, Fore River production table, BuShips SDB 1945 v2, GAO product page, CourtListener sweeps, NARA catalog, NVR, secondary web sweeps [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lst-370-lst370-01 through -12
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or material schedule naming USS LST-370 was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). The ship was sold for merchant conversion in 1947 and is not a museum hull - there is no surviving-hull survey pathway as exists for LST-325/393/510.
- 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 - a 1942 combatant hull is era-consistent with asbestos use, and merchant conversion/operation post-1947 could have either retained or removed material. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-370-lst370-08