Evidence
8 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-8).
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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-43-lst43-pkt-673-packet-md
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[2]NavSource Online, USS LST-43, Tank Landing Ship LST [other_primary]
- Locator
- LST-1 Class Tank Landing Ship history block
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource's LST-43 page records that LST-43 was laid down 19 June 1943 at Dravo Corporation, Neville Island, Pennsylvania; launched 28 August 1943; commissioned 6 October 1943 with Lt. William H. Zuehlke Jr., USNR, in command; served in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater; participated in the occupation of Kwajalein and Majuro Atolls from 31 January to 8 February 1944; was destroyed by exploding ordnance and sunk while moored in West Loch, Pearl Harbor, on 21 May 1944; was struck 18 July 1944; and was later raised and sunk by torpedoes in 1945 after being judged beyond economical repair.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1943-1945
- Limitations
- NavSource is an official archive lead/curated naval-history archive rather than a Navy records repository; the page links to the DANFS entry but the live NHHC/DANFS URL returned 404 during this pass. This row establishes the listed history, not asbestos content, casualty causation beyond the page's description, or individual exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-43-lst43-01
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[3]Naval History and Heritage Command, Casualties: Navy and Coast Guard Ships [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- U.S. Navy Amphibious Ships / Landing Ship, Tank list, LST-43
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The Naval History and Heritage Command casualty list identifies USS LST-43 as sunk by explosion at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on 21 May 1944.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944
- Limitations
- The casualty list confirms the loss date and event at summary level; it does not provide construction, complement, asbestos, or salvage details.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-43-lst43-02
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[4]National Archives, Special List #44, by Ship Numbers [other_primary]
- Locator
- LST-43 row
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The National Archives Special List 44 identifies an LST-43 Navy logbook run beginning 6 October 1943 and ending 12 June 1944. The logbook listing is an archival lead for ship-specific operational and maintenance records; the pages were not reviewed for asbestos or materials information.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1943-10-06 to 1944-06-12
- Limitations
- The finding establishes cataloged logbook coverage, not the contents of the logbooks. No logbook image or maintenance entry was reviewed in this pass, so this row is not asbestos evidence.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-43-lst43-03
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[5]NavSource Online, USS LST-43, specifications [other_primary]
- Locator
- Specifications block: Complement, Troop Accommodations, Propulsion
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The LST-1-class specification block on the LST-43 page lists a complement of 13 officers and 104 enlisted, troop accommodations for 16 officers and 147 enlisted, and a diesel propulsion plant of two 900-hp General Motors 12-567A engines, Falk reduction gears, two propellers, 1,700 shp, and three diesel-driven 100 kW, 230 V DC generators.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- World War II
- Population
- LST-1-class crews and embarked troops
- Limitations
- The page presents these as LST-1-class specifications, not a LST-43 muster roll or engineering log. They support the design context only and do not prove that every listed component or material was aboard this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-43-lst43-04
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[6]Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Occupational Exposure to Asbestos, 59 FR 40964 (10 August 1994) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Historical contact with asbestos in shipyard work; shipboard applications and repair/overhaul discussion
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- OSHA's shipyard rulemaking record describes extensive historical use of asbestos on American ships from the early 1940s through the late 1970s in living-space joiner bulkhead systems, steam and hot-water pipe, boiler and tank insulation, ceiling tile, and fire-resistant bulkhead sheets; it also identifies repair and maintenance of asbestos-containing components as exposure pathways. This is general shipbuilding and shipyard context, not a finding about LST-43.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- early 1940s-late 1970s
- Population
- American shipyard workers and pre-1975 ships
- Limitations
- OSHA's generalized historical discussion does not name LST-43, Dravo, or any particular LST, and does not establish presence, quantity, condition, removal, exposure, or causation aboard this hull. It does not justify inferring boiler insulation on this diesel-powered vessel.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-43-lst43-05
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[7]U.S. General Accounting Office, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 [gao]
- Locator
- Highlights and Navy's policy/use discussion; full report linked by GAO
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- The General Accounting Office's HRD-80-2 reports that Navy officials stated all ships contained some asbestos in components such as clutches and electric cables, while thermal insulation was the Navy's major use of asbestos; the report concerns Navy ships and shipyards generally and does not identify LST-43.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1975-1979 review; pre-1975 ship context
- Population
- U.S. Navy ships and naval shipyard workers
- Limitations
- GAO reviewed Long Beach and Norfolk Naval Shipyards and Navy-wide policy; it does not provide an LST-43 survey, bill of materials, quantity, location, condition, or individual exposure evidence. The general statement cannot be upgraded to a hull-specific finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-43-lst43-06
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[8]Batch-6946 source review and search ledger [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lst-43-lst43-01 through sl-uss-lst-43-lst43-09
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record was located in the sources reviewed: NavSource's LST-43 history/specification page, the NHHC casualty list, the NARA logbook index, GAO HRD-80-2, or OSHA's shipyard asbestos materials. No asbestos survey, abatement record, material schedule, or maintenance entry naming LST-43 was found.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 2026-10-02
- Limitations
- This is a negative public-record finding, not proof that asbestos was absent. The NARA logbook run was identified but not read page by page; CourtListener exact-name opinion search returned zero, while exact-name docket and hull-number searches were limited by the helper's fleet pacing stand-down. The absent records and blocked searches do not establish or defeat exposure, causation, or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-43-lst43-07