Evidence
4 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-4).
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[1]Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS), vol. 7, 'LST-397,' p. 619 (official Navy historical publication; scanned source consulted; live NHHC page at the expected DANFS path returned 404) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS vol. 7, p. 619, entry headed 'LST-397'
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS records that LST-397 was laid down at Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. on 28 September 1942, launched 23 November 1942, and commissioned 28 December 1942. It assigns the vessel to the Asiatic-Pacific theater and lists southern Solomons; New Georgia/Rendova/Vangunu; Vella Lavella; Cape Torokina; Hollandia; Biak; Noemfoor; Cape Sansapor; Morotai; Leyte; Lingayen Gulf; and Mindanao operations. It records Far East occupation duty in October 1945, decommissioning 26 April 1946, striking 5 June 1946, sale to Patapsco Scrap Corp. on 30 September 1947 for scrapping, seven battle stars, and the Navy Unit Commendation.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1942-1947
- Population
- Newport News construction trades (1942); ship's company and embarked personnel during 1942-1946 service
- Limitations
- DANFS is a vessel-history source, not a material survey. It does not identify asbestos, products, quantities, crew exposure, or present material condition. The source was verified from the official publication scan because the expected live NHHC page returned 404; no dead URL is presented as a citation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-397-lst397-01
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[2]National Archives, Special List 44: List of Logbooks of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Miscellaneous Units, 1801-1947, RG 24, Entry 118, ship-number list [other_primary]
- Locator
- sl-44-ship-number.pdf, LST-397 row: 12/28/1942-6/30/1945
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA's ship-number list inventories deck logs for LST-397 from 28 December 1942 through 30 June 1945. The window begins on the DANFS commissioning date and covers the hull's wartime service, providing an identified archival route for contemporaneous entries about operations, maintenance, repairs, or materials.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1942-12-28 to 1945-06-30
- Population
- Ship's company, 1942-1945
- Limitations
- This inventory establishes log coverage only. It does not digitize or describe the log contents and does not establish asbestos presence, exposure, repair work, or material composition.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-397-lst397-02
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[3]Bureau of Ships, Ships' Data, U.S. Naval Vessels, vol. 2 (Jan. 1945), LST design table and roster (official publication scan consulted) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Ships' Data vol. 2, LST design table and roster entry 'LST397-400'
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The official BuShips roster places LST-397 in the LST-397-400 group. The LST design table describes the class's diesel machinery: two GM 12-567A diesels, about 1,700 shp, two shafts, and 11.6 knots. This supports diesel—not boiler/steam—machinery context for the class.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1945
- Limitations
- Class-level design data only; it does not prove the configuration remained unchanged on this individual hull or establish asbestos in any component. The consulted official-publication scan has no verified live source URL, so citation_url is null rather than a stale or substitute URL.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-397-lst397-03
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[4]This record's documented source and litigation searches [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lst-397-lst397-01 through -05
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos documentation was located in the public authoritative sources reviewed: no hull material schedule, asbestos survey, abatement record, regulatory record, or museum/archive record was found. The authenticated CourtListener exact-name sweep could not be completed because the fleet-wide pacing helper did not grant a request token within its prescribed 60-second acquisition window; no CourtListener result is claimed.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 2026-10-02
- Limitations
- A lack of located public documentation does not prove absence of asbestos, absence of exposure, or lack of legal eligibility. CourtListener is an incomplete gap, not a negative search result; the exact hull-number and docket sweeps remain due when authenticated fleet pacing permits.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-397-lst397-04