Evidence
4 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-4).
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[1]Naval History and Heritage Command, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, 'LST-381' (archived 2024-05-27; live NHHC URL returned 404 on 2026-10-02) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- LST-381 entry, all narrative paragraphs
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NHHC DANFS states that LST-381 was laid down at Quincy, Massachusetts, by Bethlehem Steel Co. on 1942-12-10; launched 1943-02-10; and commissioned 1943-02-15. It assigns the ship to the European theater and lists participation in the Sicilian occupation (July 1943), Anzio-Nettuno advanced landings (January-February 1944), and the Normandy invasion (June 1944). DANFS states that she transferred to the United Kingdom 1944-12-19, was decommissioned after return to U.S. Navy custody 1946-06-10, struck 1946-07-19, sold 1947-09-11, subsequently scrapped, and earned three World War II battle stars.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1942-1947
- Limitations
- This is a ship-history source. It contains no asbestos, insulation-material, machinery-component, survey, abatement, or exposure finding and supports no asbestos claim.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-381-lst381-01
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[2]National Bureau of Standards, Supplement to National Directory of Commodity Specifications, Miscellaneous Publication 178, Part 2 (listing Navy Department Specification 32F3a, 1945) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Section 545.9, 'Miscellaneous Manufacturers of Asbestos,' listing 'U.S. Gov., Navy Dept. Specification 32F3a; 1945. Felt, Insulating, Asbestos.'
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- A National Bureau of Standards directory of commodity specifications identifies U.S. Government, Navy Department Specification 32F3a (1945) as 'Felt, Insulating, Asbestos.' This establishes that the Navy maintained an asbestos-insulating-felt specification in the vessel's construction era.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1945
- Population
- Navy procurement and ship-construction context
- Limitations
- Era-level specification evidence only. The directory does not name LST-381, the LST-1 class, Bethlehem Steel, a component, an order, or an installation; it does not establish that asbestos felt was installed aboard this hull, its quantity, location, condition, worker exposure, or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-381-lst381-02
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[3]National Archives, 'Researching Asbestos aboard US Naval Vessel up through 1961' [other_primary]
- Locator
- RG 19 correspondence discussion; Amphibious Vessel GIB, Entry P 10; Amphibious Vessel Material Inspection Reports, RG 38 Entry P 1-G; Ship Engineering Drawings, 19-Hull; S39 insulation and lagging discussion
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA's guide for asbestos research aboard Navy vessels identifies RG 19 Bureau of Ships correspondence, RG 19 amphibious-vessel General Information Books, RG 38 amphibious-vessel Board of Inspection and Survey reports, and RG 19 ship engineering drawings as responsive records. It explains that hull-number and class correspondence can be used to pursue machinery and material information, and that drawings filed under S39 (insulation and lagging) may be relevant.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1940-1978 record-series coverage
- Limitations
- NARA describes research pathways and record series, not contents retrieved for LST-381. No LST-381 box, drawing, specification, survey, or inspection report was retrieved in this batch; this is not evidence of asbestos aboard the hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-381-lst381-03
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[4]CourtListener API v4 authenticated searches through cl-auth-search.py: exact-name opinion query 'USS LST-381'; hull-number docket query 'LST-381'; exact-name docket query 'USS LST-381' [court_record]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lst-381-lst381-04 through sl-uss-lst-381-lst381-06
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- No qualifying asbestos litigation record naming USS LST-381 was located in the completed authenticated CourtListener exact-name opinion search, which returned zero results. The unquoted hull-number docket query 'LST-381' returned 4,537 tokenized results; its reviewed first-page results were unrelated litigation and are classified as name/token collisions, not vessel litigation. The exact-name docket query was paced by the fleet-wide CourtListener limiter before a result was returned.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 2026-10-02
- Limitations
- A zero-result opinion search and reviewed token-collision results do not prove that no case, asbestos, exposure, or liability exists. CourtListener docket coverage is incomplete here because the exact-name docket request was paced before response and the broad hull query is not an exact-phrase result set. No litigation inference is made.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-381-lst381-04