USS LST-463

Evidence

14 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-14).

1. [1]research packet 676-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-463-lst463-pkt-676-packet-md

2. [2]Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, 'LST-463' (NHHC, published 2015-08-03) [nhhc_danfs]

   Locator

   DANFS entry 'LST-463', full text (single-paragraph entry + campaign list); live via firecrawl - plain HTTP fetch returned 404 (NHHC bot-filtering, the standing access defect noted in BATCH-01)

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   DANFS documents for this hull: 'laid down on 6 October 1942 at Vancouver, Wash., by Kaiser, Inc., launched on 9 November 1942; and commissioned on 23 February 1943.' Assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater; operations credited: Cape Gloucester, New Britain (December 1943 through March 1944); Saidor occupation (January-February 1944); Hollandia operation (April 1944); Western New Guinea operations (Biak Island May-June 1944; Noemfoor Island July 1944; Cape Sansapor July-August 1944; Morotai landings September 1944); Leyte landings (October-November 1944); Lingayen Gulf landing (January 1945); Manila Bay-Bicol operation (Nasugbu, January 1945); Mindanao Island landings (April 1945); assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto (June 1945). Postwar: returned to the United States, decommissioned 6 June 1946, struck from the Navy list 19 June 1946; sold 3 November 1947 to Dulien Steel Products, Inc., of Seattle, Wash. Nine battle stars for World War II.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   context

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-10-02

   Study period

   1942-1947

   Population

   Kaiser Vancouver construction trades (1942-43); ship's company and embarked troops (1943-46)

   Limitations

   Official ship-history source for identity, construction, operations, and disposition. Terse: no commanding officers, no damage narrative, no post-sale detail. Contains no asbestos, material, insulation, or crew-health statement; supports no asbestos claim.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lst-463-01

3. [3]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LST-463 page (10/16/160463.htm) [other_primary]

   Locator

   NavSource LST-463 page: header data, campaign table, specifications block, commanding-officer list, awards block, photo captions (80-G-57464; NH 91270; LST Home Port damage photos)

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   NavSource Amphibious Photo Archive page for USS LST-463 (LST-1 Class): laid down 6 October 1942 under Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 983) at Kaiser, Inc., Vancouver, WA; launched 9 November 1942; commissioned 23 February 1943, LT. A. W. McWhorter, USNR, in command. Commanding officers: McWhorter (23 Feb 1943-May 1944), LTjg. Arthur E. Grounds USNR (May 1944-September 1945), LT. Nathaniel S. Heeth USNR (September-December 1945), LT. H. J. Caldwell USNR (December 1945-March 1946), LTjg. Robert M. Millett USNR (March-6 June 1946). Asiatic-Pacific campaign table with per-operation date ranges (Cape Gloucester 28-31 Dec 1943 through 25 Feb-1 Mar 1944; Saidor 15 Jan-14 Feb 1944; Hollandia 21-25 Apr 1944; Biak 27 May-20 Jun 1944; Noemfoor 3-17 Jul 1944; Cape Sansapor 30 Jul-28 Aug 1944; Morotai 15 Sep 1944; Leyte 13-28 Oct and 5-18 Nov 1944; Lingayen 4-15 Jan 1945; Zambales-Subic Bay 29-30 Jan 1945; Mindanao 17-23 Apr 1945; Okinawa Gunto 12-30 Jun 1945). Decommissioned 6 June 1946; struck 19 June 1946; sold 3 November 1947 to Dulien Steel Products, Inc., Seattle, 'for commercial service'; 'Final Disposition, fate unknown.' Nine battle stars; call sign NFPM; awards display includes Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive), Philippine Presidential Unit Citation, Philippine Liberation Medal (2). Specification table: 1,625 t light / 4,080 t full / 2,366 t beaching; 328 ft oa; 50 ft beam; 11.6 kt trial; complement 13 officers / 104 enlisted; troop accommodations 16 officers / 147 enlisted; 2 LCVP; two GM 12-567A 900 hp diesels, Falk main reduction gear, three diesel-drive 100 kW 230V DC generators, two propellers 1,700 shp, twin rudders; diesel fuel 4,300 bbls. Photo captions: beached at Cape Gloucester alongside USS LST-18 (US National Archives photo 80-G-57464); with USS LSM-63 at Lingayen Gulf on D-Day, 9 January 1945 (US Naval Historical Center photo NH 91270); two contributed photos describe the ship beached/'heavily damaged' attributed to a kamikaze attack, undated ('circa late 1944 early-1945' - see correction row ev-11).

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   context

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-10-02

   Study period

   1942-1947

   Population

   Ship's company ~117 officers/enlisted (spec table); embarked troops up to ~163

   Limitations

   NavSource is a volunteer secondary compilation, not a primary registry - its milestone dates track DANFS and its CO list, campaign-date ranges, and photo captions add detail DANFS lacks. Its 'sold for commercial service / fate unknown' framing is superseded by the MARAD status card (ev-03), which records the buyer and the scrapping purpose expressly. Live .net URL verified; the dead navsource.org domain was not cited. Contains no asbestos or insulation-material statement; supports no asbestos claim.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lst-463-02

4. [4]U.S. Maritime Administration, ShipHistory database - LST-463, Ship History Detail 5999, with vessel status card scan (5999_AF.jpg) [marad_nrc]

   Locator

   ShipHistory Detail 5999; status card image https://vesselhistory.marad.dot.gov/cards/5999_AF.jpg (card text read directly off the scan)

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   MARAD ShipHistory database record for LST-463 (Detail 5999) carries a digitized Maritime Commission vessel status card (image 5999_AF.jpg), which reads: header 'LST-463' stamped 'SOLD PDX-385'; LOCATION 'U. S. Naval Station, San Diego, Calif.'; 'Declared surplus 7-18-46'; DISPOSITION 'Sold to Dulien Steel Products, Inc. Sept. 23, 1947 for scrapping of hull under PDX-385 for $7,376'; REMARKS 'Offered for scrapping of hull under PDX-385 opening 9/8/47.' The card establishes the hull's fate expressly - sold for scrapping, at San Diego, under a documented disposal sale - superseding NavSource's 'fate unknown' and refining DANFS's bare 3 November 1947 sale date. The database header fields list Year Built 1943, 'Shipyard: American Bridge Company' (a data-field error conflicting with Kaiser Vancouver - see gaps), General Type 'Naval Combatant', Specific Type 'LST Tank Landing Ship', fate 'Sold - Scrap'.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-10-02

   Study period

   1946-1948

   Population

   Scrapping/shipbreaking workers, Dulien Steel Products, Inc., Seattle (1947-48, breakup site not stated on card)

   Limitations

   Primary disposal document (the MC/MARAD custody card) read directly from the scan. The card's sale date (23 September 1947) precedes the DANFS/NavSource sale date (3 November 1947) - likely award-vs-delivery distinction; both dates are reported, unresolved (see gaps). The card records the sale and scrapping purpose, not the breakup site or date. The page's 'American Bridge Company' shipyard field conflicts with Kaiser Vancouver (DANFS, NavSource, production table, BuShips roster all agree) - treated as a database-field error on the MARAD record, not as evidence of a second hull. Contains no asbestos, materials, or condition information; supports no asbestos claim.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lst-463-03

5. [5]Bureau of Ships, Ships' Data, U.S. Naval Vessels, Vol. II, NAVSHIPS 250-011 (January 1945) - LST roster entry and propulsion design table (shipscribe.com-hosted official-document scan) [other_primary]

   Locator

   SDB1945v2: roster section entry 'LST463 (ex-ATL463)'; propulsion design table row 'LST1-490'

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   Bureau of Ships, Ships' Data, U.S. Naval Vessels, Vol. II (NAVSHIPS 250-011, January 1945) lists this hull on the official roster as 'LST463 (ex-ATL463)' with dates 6 Oct 42 (laid down), 9 Nov 42 (launched), 23 Feb 43 (commissioned) - confirming the hull in commissioned Navy service as of the January 1945 register and carrying the 'ex-ATL463' alternate designator. The same volume's propulsion design table groups LST1-490 with two G.M. Diesel 12-567A engines, 1,700 shp - a diesel plant with no boilers.

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-10-02

   Study period

   1945

   Limitations

   Official BuShips register: the roster entry (ship-specific presence and dates in the Jan 1945 register) verified against the document scan; the design-table content is class-level (LST1-490 group), not hull-specific. The 'ex-ATL463' parenthetical is reported verbatim; its meaning (the pre-LST 'ATL' designation lineage) is not interpreted here. No asbestos or materials statement; supports no asbestos claim.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lst-463-04

6. [6]ShipbuildingHistory.com (T. Colton compilation), 'Kaiser Vancouver' shipyard production table, row yard-167 / LST 463 / MC 983 [other_primary]

   Locator

   Kaiser Vancouver yard table, hull-167 row; live page verified via firecrawl

   Finding type

   vessel_history

   Finding

   Shipyard production list corroboration: Kaiser Vancouver (Kaiser, Inc.) built this hull as yard number 167 under Maritime Commission contract, MC hull 983; keel 6-Oct-42, launch 9-Nov-42, delivery 23-Feb-43 (34 days on the ways, 106 in the water, 140 total - matching DANFS/NavSource/BuShips); the table's disposition column reads 'Scrapped 1946.' Yard context per the same compilation: Kaiser Vancouver was an emergency Columbia River yard built under USMC expansion, closed at war's end.

   Verification

   partial

   Role

   context

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-10-02

   Study period

   1942-1947

   Population

   Kaiser Vancouver construction trades (Oct 1942-Feb 1943)

   Limitations

   Reputable secondary compilation, not an official source - used to corroborate dates (all agree with DANFS) and to source the yard hull number and MC hull number. Its 'Scrapped 1946' disposition is impossible as written - the hull was in commissioned service until June 1946 and was not sold until September/November 1947 (MARAD card, DANFS); the year is a compilation error and the correct disposal era is 1947-48 (see ev-03 and gaps). No asbestos content; supports no asbestos claim.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lst-463-05

7. [7]'History of LST Flotilla SEVEN,' unit-compiled war history (compiled by LTjg. Phineas Stevens, LST Flotilla SEVEN) - NavSource-hosted scan, 160018a.pdf [other_primary]

   Locator

   160018a.pdf text: original-assignment roster; March 1944 composition table; Hollandia passage; Lingayen narrative (pp. ~12-13 of scan); Subic/Mindanao/Okinawa passages; return-to-San-Diego passage

   Finding type

   historical_record

   Finding

   The unit-compiled 'History of LST Flotilla SEVEN' (prepared by LTjg. Phineas Stevens, LST Flotilla SEVEN, FPO San Francisco; NavSource-hosted PDF) documents this hull's operational record: LST-463 is listed among the flotilla's originally assigned ships; the March 1944 composition table announced by Commander in Chief, U.S. Fleet places her in the flotilla's division structure (the degraded scan reads LSTs 462-465 et al. in Division FORTY-TWO of LST Group TWENTY-ONE - OCR-level confidence on the division mapping only). Documented operations: loaded at Cape Cretin for the Hollandia assault (April 1944, under Capt. R. M. Scruggs; landings 22 April); Lingayen - 'LSTs 463, 466(FF), 475, and 482 loaded at Hollandia,' departed Humboldt Bay 27 December 1944, rendezvoused at Aitape 28 December; en route 6 January 1945 two torpedoes from a midget submarine passed close with no damage; air attacks 7-10 January, 'no damage to LSTs resulted'; during the 9 January unloading at White Beaches ONE and TWO, 'LSTs 463, 469, 470, and 475 all received hits from enemy mortar fire during unloading operations, but only slight damage resulted, and casualties were light.' On 24 January 1945 LSTs 463 and 473 departed Leyte for the Subic Bay initial landings 29 January, returning 3 February. On 14 April 1945 LSTs 168(GF), 170, 245, 458, 463, 470, 473, and 474(GF) departed Mindoro for the Illana Bay, Mindanao assault landings 17 April. On the June 1945 Okinawa resupply mission 'LST 463 was subjected to enemy air attacks but suffered no damage.' Homeward bound: 'departed from the Philippines on 7 December 1945 with LSTs 463, 466, and 474(GF), proceeded to Pearl Harbor, then to San Diego, California, and arrived at San Diego on 10 January 1946.'

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   context

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-10-02

   Study period

   1943-1946

   Population

   Ship's company during Hollandia, Lingayen, Subic, Mindanao, Okinawa operations (1944-45); casualties 'light' at Lingayen per the flotilla record

   Limitations

   Unit-compiled postwar history (a primary-adjacent document written by the flotilla staff) hosted on NavSource - legible scan; text extracted by pdftotext with OCR-grade noise in the original typescript. It documents operations, damage events, and command structure, not materials. Its mortar-hit damage record (9 Jan 1945, 'slight damage') conflicts with contributed NavSource photo captions attributing heavy damage to a kamikaze - see correction row ev-11. No asbestos content; supports no asbestos claim.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lst-463-06

8. [8]uboat.net Allied Warships of WWII, USS LST 463 (ship/11525) - milestone table and transcribed operation orders of battle (Reckless/Persecution 22 Apr 1944; Globetrotter 30 Jul 1944) [other_primary]

   Locator

   uboat.net ship/11525 'Notable events' - TG 77.2 and TG 77.3.1 listings

   Finding type

   historical_record

   Finding

   uboat.net Allied Warships of WWII (ship/11525) independently corroborates milestones (ordered 25 May 1942; laid down 6 Oct 1942; launched 9 Nov 1942; commissioned 23 Feb 1943; decommissioned 6 Jun 1946; sold 3 Nov 1947) and provides two order-of-battle placements for this hull transcribed from wartime operation documents: (1) Operations Reckless/Persecution (Hollandia/Aitape, 22 April 1944) - LST-463 in Task Group 77.2, Central Attack Group, under 'Lt. A.W. McWorter, USNR' [sic - NavSource spells McWhorter]; (2) Operation Globetrotter (Cape Sansapor, 30 July 1944) - LST-463 in the LST Unit of Task Group 77.3.1, First Reinforcement Group, under 'Lt.(jg) A.E. Grounds, USNR' - consistent with NavSource's CO handover (McWhorter to Grounds, May 1944).

   Verification

   verified

   Role

   context

   Documentation level

   ship_specific

   Accessed

   2026-10-02

   Study period

   1944

   Population

   Ship's company during Hollandia and Cape Sansapor operations (Apr, Jul 1944)

   Limitations

   Secondary order-of-battle transcription (uboat.net compiles from wartime operation plans); the task-group assignments are operational-document facts relayed by a reputable reference, not primary scans. CO surname spelled 'McWorter' on the Hollandia listing vs 'McWhorter' on NavSource - minor transcription variance. No asbestos content.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lst-463-07

9. [9]Era inference built on: BuShips Ships' Data 1945 v2 LST1-490 design table (diesel plant); NavSource specifications; Corn, J.K. and Starr, J., 'Historical perspective on asbestos: Policies and protective measures in World War II shipbuilding,' American Journal of Industrial Medicine 11(3):359-373 (1987) [other_primary]

   Locator

   SDB1945v2 LST1-490 design-table row; NavSource spec block; Corn & Starr AJIM 11(3) (DOI resolves to Wiley; article landing page bot-filtered to automated fetch but the citation resolves)

   Finding type

   asbestos_application

   Finding

   Asbestos-relevant construction context for this hull's type: the LST-1 class is a diesel-propelled design (two GM 12-567A engines, no boilers - BuShips Ships' Data 1945 v2 design group LST1-490; NavSource specifications), so the boiler/main-steam-pipe lagging pathway of steam warships does not apply. Era-standard asbestos applications aboard a 1942 diesel amphibious ship of this type concentrate in engine and diesel-exhaust lagging, flange and machinery gaskets, valve packing, deck coverings (mastic/tile compounds), and insulation in accommodation spaces. WWII naval and Maritime Commission construction was a documented federal asbestos-use sector: asbestos was an extensively used insulating and fireproofing material in U.S. shipbuilding during WWII, when asbestos supply was reserved for shipbuilding (Corn & Starr 1987). Her documented battle damage and repair cycles (Lingayen mortar hits, January 1945 - flotilla history) are the class of events that disturbed interior materials on era hulls, though no repair record or work package for this hull was located.

   Verification

   inferred

   Role

   supporting

   Documentation level

   class_or_era

   Accessed

   2026-10-02

   Study period

   1942-1948

   Population

   Kaiser Vancouver construction trades (1942-43); ship's company and embarked troops (1943-46); any battle-damage repair trades (1945); Dulien Steel Products breakers (1947-48)

   Limitations

   Class/era inference only - no hull-specific insulation survey, material schedule, or work package located for LST-463. Names era-typical applications, not confirmed installed materials; no quantity, location, condition, exposure, or causation established. Absence of boilers narrows the largest single lagging pathway but does not remove others (exhaust, gaskets, deck covering, accommodation insulation). The mortar-damage/repair observation is a pathway note, not a materials finding.

   Atlas source

   true

   Evidence ID

   ev-uss-lst-463-08

10. [10]GAO, 'Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure,' HRD-80-2 (18 October 1979) [gao]

    Locator

    GAO product page HRD-80-2, Highlights section (verified live via firecrawl); full report PDF at gao.gov/assets/hrd-80-2.pdf not re-fetched this session - prior batches document HTTP 403 to automated fetch

    Finding type

    gov_survey

    Finding

    GAO reviewed Navy asbestos-protection efforts (fieldwork at Long Beach and Norfolk Naval Shipyards), including the use of asbestos in Navy ships, the cost of removing it, and compensation programs. The product page documents that the Navy's 1975 policy was to remove/replace with nonasbestos materials only insulation that was damaged or had to be removed for necessary repairs, modified in 1979 to add selective replacement in high-maintenance areas - confirming that asbestos insulation was the Navy-standard material across the era covering this hull's construction (1942-43) and service (1943-46), and its 1947-48 scrapping window.

    Verification

    verified

    Role

    context

    Documentation level

    class_or_era

    Accessed

    2026-10-02

    Study period

    1979 (report); Navy asbestos era through the 1970s

    Population

    Navy shipyard workers; Navy asbestos program review

    Limitations

    Program-level documentation; supports era context only, not any fact specific to this hull. Content taken from the live product page; full-text PDF access remains the standing gao.gov 403 defect.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-lst-463-09

11. [11]Oregon Encyclopedia (Oregon Historical Society), 'Kaiser Shipyards' - Kaiser Northwest yard documentation including the Vancouver, Washington yard that built this hull [reputable_press]

    Locator

    oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/kaiser_shipyards - production totals and asbestos-health sentence (verified live via firecrawl)

    Finding type

    historical_record

    Finding

    Documents the builder-yard context: Kaiser's three Northwest shipyards (Vancouver, Oregon Shipbuilding, Swan Island) produced 752 ships during the war years; the Vancouver yard opened in early 1942 on nearly 200 acres on the Columbia River with an initial payroll of 38,000 workers and its output included 16 Liberty ships, 31 Victory ships, 49 escort carriers, 21 troop transports, and 30 LST landing ships (of which this hull is one); 'shipyard and industrial workers had made a significant contribution to the war effort, but many later suffered from severe health problems due to their exposure to asbestos.'

    Verification

    partial

    Role

    context

    Documentation level

    class_or_era

    Accessed

    2026-10-02

    Study period

    1942-1945 (production); later health outcomes

    Population

    Kaiser Vancouver shipyard workers (~38,000 initial payroll)

    Limitations

    Yard-level documentation from a reputable regional encyclopedia published by the Oregon Historical Society - a secondary source stating an asbestos-health legacy at the Kaiser Northwest yards generally; it does not name LST-463, does not itemize materials installed on any hull, and does not quantify exposure.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-lst-463-10

12. [12]Conflict cross-check: NavSource photo captions (two damage photographs, contributed by LST Home Port web site) vs 'History of LST Flotilla SEVEN' operational narrative (160018a.pdf) [other_primary]

    Locator

    NavSource 160463.htm photo captions 1016046301/1016046302; flotilla history Lingayen and Okinawa passages

    Finding type

    historical_record

    Finding

    CORRECTION/conflict disclosure on battle damage: two contributed photographs on the NavSource page (credited to the 'LST Home Port web site') show this hull beached and 'heavily damaged,' with captions attributing the damage to 'a Japanese Kamikaze attack, circa late 1944 early-1945.' No authoritative source located corroborates a kamikaze strike on this hull: the LST Flotilla SEVEN unit history records only enemy MORTAR hits at Lingayen Gulf on 9 January 1945 - 'LSTs 463, 469, 470, and 475 all received hits from enemy mortar fire during unloading operations, but only slight damage resulted, and casualties were light' - and records that during the June 1945 Okinawa resupply 'LST 463 was subjected to enemy air attacks but suffered no damage'; it also records 'no ship of Flotilla SEVEN was seriously damaged' during the Lingayen operation. The photographs document genuine damage/grounding but their kamikaze attribution is contributed-caption content, undated, and unsupported by the flotilla's own operational record.

    Verification

    partial

    Role

    correction

    Documentation level

    ship_specific

    Accessed

    2026-10-02

    Study period

    1944-1945

    Population

    Ship's company during the damaged-beaching event(s)

    Limitations

    Flags a caption-vs-operational-record conflict rather than resolving it. The photographs' damage is real but undated and unattributed to a specific operation; the flotilla history is the more authoritative source and documents mortar hits (slight damage) at Lingayen and no damage under air attack elsewhere. A kamikaze hit on LST-463 is NOT treated as established. No asbestos content.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-lst-463-11

13. [13]NARA, 'An Introduction to Navy Deck Logs' (RG 24 holdings guidance; NAID 594258 series); NARA photo identifiers 80-G-57464 and NH 91270 as transcribed in NavSource captions [other_primary]

    Locator

    NARA deck-logs guidance page (live, verified); catalog.archives.gov is JS-rendered - item identifiers transcribed from NavSource captions; catalog search index surfaced no LST-463 war-history item

    Finding type

    historical_record

    Finding

    Archival leads (not retrieved - require research-room or reproduction order; no spend authorized): (a) WWII deck logs for LST-463 (Feb 1943-Jun 1946) are within NARA RG 24 'Logbooks of U.S. Navy Ships and Stations, 1941-1978' (NAID 594258) at College Park - the authoritative daily record for underway, availability, and damage-repair periods (would settle the Lingayen damage and any repair availabilities); (b) two NARA-held photographs are identified via NavSource captions - NARA photo 80-G-57464 (LST-463 with LST-18 beached at Cape Gloucester, Dec 1943-Jan 1944) and US Naval Historical Center photo NH 91270 (LST-463 with LSM-63 at Lingayen Gulf, D-Day 9 January 1945); (c) no 'USS LST-463 - War History' item surfaced in the NARA catalog index this session (sister hull LST-464's war history is NAID 77707313 in RG 38 - a comparable item may exist for 463 but was not located); (d) NHHC Ships' History Branch holds the DANFS source file for LST-463.

    Verification

    unverified

    Role

    archival_lead

    Documentation level

    ship_specific

    Accessed

    2026-10-02

    Study period

    1943-1946 records

    Limitations

    Record-group and item-level mapping only - no box-level or item-level retrieval performed. Deck logs and war diaries document operations and damage, not materials; whether any asbestos-relevant document exists in these files is unknown until surveyed. Nothing in this row is an asbestos finding.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-lst-463-12

14. [14]Batch-6967 search ledger (this record): DANFS/NHHC live page; NavSource live page; MARAD ShipHistory Detail 5999 + status card; BuShips SDB1945v2 roster; shipbuildinghistory yard list; Flotilla SEVEN history PDF; uboat.net; NARA guidance; CourtListener API v4 searches; secondary web sweep [other_primary]

    Locator

    search_ledger rows sl-uss-lst-463-01 through sl-uss-lst-463-16

    Finding type

    historical_record

    Finding

    No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement record, material schedule, hazmat disclosure, or verified litigation naming USS LST-463 was found in the public sources searched - DANFS, NavSource, the BuShips roster, the MARAD status card, and the Flotilla SEVEN unit history contain no asbestos or insulation-material statement; the ship was stricken in 1946 and sold for scrapping in 1947, predating the Naval Vessel Register's post-1987-disposal inclusion window (NVR contains no detail page for this hull). All four planned CourtListener queries completed with zero results: opinion searches on 'LST-463', 'USS LST-463', and 'LST 463', and the docket search on 'LST-463' (three of the four completed on the relaunch session after the prior session's fleet-pacing stand-down). Secondary web sweeps surfaced no qualifying asbestos litigation naming the hull.

    Verification

    verified

    Role

    negative_finding

    Documentation level

    ship_specific

    Accessed

    2026-10-02

    Study period

    2026-10-02

    Limitations

    Absence of a located public record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard - a 1942-built amphibious warship is era-consistent with asbestos-containing materials in the applications named in ev-08, and the hull saw documented battle damage and repair cycles. CourtListener coverage is complete: all four planned queries (opinion: 'LST-463', 'USS LST-463', 'LST 463'; docket: 'LST-463') returned count=0 - a true negative for indexed litigation naming the hull, not proof no case was ever filed. Does not establish or defeat any exposure claim or legal eligibility.

    Atlas source

    true

    Evidence ID

    ev-uss-lst-463-13