Evidence
6 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-6).
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[1]research packet 673-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-42-lst42-pkt-673-packet-md
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[2]Archived DANFS, LST-42 (NHHC official entry; live NHHC URL returned 404 during this batch) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS LST-42 entry, complete narrative paragraph
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS records that LST-42 was laid down on 17 June 1943 at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, by Dravo Corp.; launched on 17 August 1943; sponsored by Mrs. F. M. Leslie; and commissioned on 30 September 1943 under Lieutenant Roy L. Guy. It records Asiatic-Pacific operations at Kwajalein and Majuro, Eniwetok, Saipan, Tinian, the southern Palau Islands, and Iwo Jima; redesignation as LSTH-42 on 15 September 1945; occupation duty and China service; decommissioning on 26 July 1946; striking on 25 September 1946; sale for scrapping to Kaiser Co., Inc., on 26 March 1948; and five World War II battle stars.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1943-1948
- Population
- LST-42 crew and Dravo Corp. construction workers; 1943-1948 disposition period
- Limitations
- Ship-specific historical record only. DANFS does not identify asbestos, insulation, products, exposure, quantities, a survey, or abatement, and it does not establish individual causation or legal eligibility. The battle-star count conflicts with the NavSource page's four-star statement and is retained as an unresolved source discrepancy.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-42-lst42-01
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[3]NavSource Online, USS LST(H)-42 ex USS LST-42 (live page accessed through browser; direct curl returned HTTP 406) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 160042.htm, service-history bullets and specification block
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource identifies the hull as USS LST(H)-42, ex USS LST-42, confirms the 17 June 1943 laying down, 17 August 1943 launch, 30 September 1943 commissioning, 15 September 1945 LST(H) redesignation, 26 July 1946 decommissioning, 25 September 1946 striking, and 26 March 1948 sale for scrapping. Its page lists four World War II battle stars and provides a specification block with 13 officers, 104 enlisted, and 16 officers plus 147 enlisted troop accommodations.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1943-1948
- Population
- LST-1-class specification; LST-42 crew and embarked troops only as applicable
- Limitations
- NavSource is a historical compilation and is used as a corroborating source and archival lead. Its four-star count conflicts with DANFS's five-star count. The complement and troop-accommodation figures are specification values, not a verified LST-42 muster. No asbestos or exposure claim is drawn from this page.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-42-lst42-02
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[4]NavSource Online, USS LST(H)-42 specification block [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 160042.htm, Specifications: Propulsion
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The specification block describes two General Motors 12-567A 900-horsepower diesel engines, single Falk main reduction gears, three diesel-driven 100-kW 230-volt DC ship-service generators, two propellers, and twin rudders.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1943-1946
- Population
- LST-1-class machinery configuration
- Limitations
- The page presents these as LST-1-class/type specifications associated with the hull page, not a ship-specific materials list. Machinery documents propulsion arrangement only; it does not establish asbestos-containing components, products, maintenance, or exposure aboard LST-42.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-42-lst42-03
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[5]National Archives, Researching Asbestos aboard US Naval Vessel up through 1961 [other_primary]
- Locator
- NARA guide, lines/sections 'Beginning Research', 'Bureau of Ships General...Correspondence', 'General Information Books', and records-use cautions
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA explains that determining whether asbestos material was aboard a particular pre-1961 U.S. naval vessel requires ship-related archival research. It directs researchers to Bureau of Ships Record Group 19 and identifies Amphibious Vessel General Information Books, ship specifications, machinery records, and shipyard correspondence as potentially relevant sources; it also cautions that deck logs and muster rolls do not directly establish asbestos presence.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1941-1961
- Population
- U.S. Navy vessels and shipyard records, 1941-1961 guide scope
- Limitations
- This is a research guide, not evidence that LST-42 contained asbestos or that any worker or crew member was exposed. No LST-42-specific General Information Book, drawing, specification, survey, abatement record, or shipyard file was located and reviewed in this batch.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-42-lst42-04
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[6]Batch-6945 research ledger: NHHC/DANFS, NavSource, NARA, Firecrawl fallback, and authenticated CourtListener helper [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lst-42-lst42-01 through -08
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No ship-specific asbestos product identification, material schedule, asbestos survey, abatement record, hazmat disclosure, or qualifying asbestos-litigation finding was located in the completed research. CourtListener exact-name and exact-hull requests were attempted through the required authenticated helper but were repeatedly met by the fleet-wide pacing stand-down before results were returned; therefore no CourtListener absence conclusion is made.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 2026-10-02 research session
- Limitations
- A located-record negative finding is not proof that asbestos was absent. Firecrawl was unavailable because its keyless quota was exhausted with an approximately 24-hour retry interval; direct authoritative-page verification and an archived DANFS copy were used instead. CourtListener coverage remains incomplete and must not be classified as 'no result'.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-42-lst42-05