Evidence
6 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-6).
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[1]research packet 670-packet.md (2 sources cited) [nhhc_danfs]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-lst-388-lst388-pkt-670-packet-md
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[2]Naval History and Heritage Command, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, LST-388 [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Full DANFS entry; construction, operations, disposition, and awards paragraphs
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NHHC DANFS records LST-388 laid down 20 June 1942 at Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Co.; launched 28 September 1942; sponsored by Miss Barbara Ann Besse; commissioned 20 November 1942; participated in Tunisian operations, the Sicilian occupation, the Salerno landings, and the invasion of Normandy; was decommissioned 1 February 1947 and struck from the Navy list 25 February 1947; and was transferred to the Maritime Administration for disposal on 7 April 1948. The entry credits four World War II battle stars.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1942-1948
- Population
- Ship's company and embarked personnel
- Limitations
- Authoritative service history; contains no asbestos, insulation, hazardous-material, survey, or abatement information and supports no asbestos finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-388-lst388-01
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[3]NavSource Online, Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LST-388 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Ship summary, campaign table, specifications, and disposal paragraphs
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource's ship-specific page identifies LST-388 as an LST-1-class tank landing ship with call sign NCZY; gives the 20 June 1942 keel date, 28 September 1942 launch date, 20 November 1942 commissioning, campaign date bands, Operation Crossroads service in July 1946, 1 February 1947 decommissioning, 25 February 1947 striking, 7 April 1948 sale for scrapping to Bethlehem Steel Co., four battle stars, and technical data including 328-foot length, 50-foot beam, 11.6-knot trial speed, complement, troop accommodations, and the two-diesel, twin-propeller plant.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1942-1948
- Population
- Ship's company and embarked troops
- Limitations
- Volunteer archival compilation that overlaps NHHC on core history and adds technical specifications and campaign date bands; its technical and historical sections contain no asbestos identification. The page also cites NARA photo identifiers, which are treated separately as archival leads rather than independently reviewed primary records.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-388-lst388-02
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[4]Corn JK, Starr J. Historical perspective on asbestos: policies and protective measures in World War II shipbuilding. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 12(4):359-373 (1987). [other_primary]
- Locator
- Article title and DOI; WWII shipbuilding historical context
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- WWII shipbuilding scholarship documents extensive use of asbestos in U.S. shipbuilding during the era in which LST-388 was constructed. This is class-and-era context only; it does not identify asbestos aboard LST-388 or establish any particular product, location, quantity, condition, exposure, or causation.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- WWII era; article published 1987
- Population
- WWII-era shipbuilding workers and naval crews generally
- Limitations
- Era-level scholarship, not a hull record. It cannot establish that asbestos was installed aboard LST-388, that any material remained after service or scrapping, or that any person was exposed.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-388-lst388-03
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[5]NavSource Online, USS LST-388 photo-caption and resources section [other_primary]
- Locator
- Photo-caption block and recommended-reading entry
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The NavSource page identifies hull-specific National Archives and Navy photographic references, including 80-G-252794, 80-G-252796, 80-G-252797, 80-G-252799, 80-G-361731, 80-G-361740, and Bureau of Aeronautics photographs 295934 and 295928, as well as a recommended WWII journal by Robert von der Osten. These are leads for further archival review and do not themselves document asbestos.
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1942-1946 records; archival access attempted 2026-10-02
- Limitations
- Underlying NARA images, war diary, and journal were not independently retrieved or reviewed in this session. No asbestos statement is attributed to them.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-388-lst388-04
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[6]Batch-6929 source review and authenticated CourtListener helper attempt; see search_ledger [other_primary]
- Locator
- Search-ledger rows sl-uss-lst-388-lst388-01 through sl-uss-lst-388-lst388-07
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No ship-specific asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazardous-material disclosure, or other qualifying asbestos record was located in the retrieved NHHC DANFS and NavSource materials. The required CourtListener exact-name and hull-number searches were initiated through the authenticated helper but did not return usable result bodies before the helper reported that the fleet-wide pacing budget was momentarily spent; therefore CourtListener does not support a positive or negative litigation conclusion in this record.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 2026-10-02
- Limitations
- The negative finding is limited to the retrieved non-litigation sources; it is not a conclusion that asbestos was absent. The litigation sweep is incomplete because the authenticated helper enforced a fleet-wide stand-down before returning result bodies. No exposure, causation, merits, or legal-eligibility conclusion follows.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-388-lst388-05