Evidence
6 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-6).
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[1]research packet 676-packet.md (1 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-465-lst465-pkt-676-packet-md
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[2]Naval History and Heritage Command, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, 'LST-465' [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS entry, full text
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS states that LST-465 was laid down 17 December 1942 at Vancouver, Washington, by Kaiser, Inc.; launched 9 January 1943; and commissioned 27 February 1943 with Lt. L. A. Smith, USNR, in command. It records Asiatic-Pacific operations from Cape Gloucester through Lingayen Gulf, occupation duty in October-November 1945, decommissioning 8 March 1946, striking 12 April 1946, and sale for scrapping to Patapsco Scrap Corp. on 30 September 1947. The entry credits six World War II battle stars.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1942-1947
- Population
- Kaiser Vancouver construction trades; ship's company (1943-46)
- Limitations
- Ship-specific operational history only. It contains no asbestos, insulation, machinery-material, survey, or abatement information and supports no asbestos finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-465-01
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[3]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, Tank Landing Ship index [other_primary]
- Locator
- WWII Type II LSTs list, LST-1 class section and LST-465 index entry
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The NavSource LST index identifies LST-465 among the WWII Type II LSTs and describes the LST-1, LST-491, and LST-542 groups as the wartime Type II classes. It does not provide a hull-specific material record for LST-465.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1942-1945 design era
- Limitations
- Volunteer historical compilation, used only to identify the class grouping. It is not a ship-specific asbestos record and does not establish equipment or materials aboard LST-465.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-465-02
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[4]U.S. Government Accountability Office, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (Oct. 18, 1979) [gao]
- Locator
- GAO product page, Highlights
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- GAO's Navy-wide review describes Navy asbestos-control and removal policy, including replacement of damaged insulation with nonasbestos materials under the 1975 policy. The review provides program-level context for a WWII Navy hull but does not name LST-465.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1975-1979 review; WWII hull context
- Population
- Navy shipyard and shipboard workers (program-level context)
- Limitations
- Navy-wide program documentation, not a hull record. It does not establish asbestos presence, amount, location, condition, exposure, causation, or legal eligibility for LST-465. The GAO product page was accessible; the full report PDF was not independently extracted in this session.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-465-03
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[5]CourtListener authenticated API v4 search via /Users/charlesfletcher/devin-prompts/cl-auth-search.py: exact hull-number searches '"LST-465"' in opinions and RECAP dockets; exact-name docket search '"USS LST-465"' [other_primary]
- Locator
- Authenticated helper output: LST-465 opinion count 0; LST-465 docket count/document_count 0; USS LST-465 opinion count 0; USS LST-465 docket count/document_count 0
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Completed authenticated CourtListener searches returned zero opinions and zero RECAP dockets for the exact hull number LST-465, and zero opinions and zero RECAP dockets for the exact name USS LST-465. No qualifying asbestos litigation was located in those completed searches.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 2026-10-02
- Limitations
- A zero result is a search result, not proof that litigation or exposure never existed. The searches were exact-name and exact-hull queries and do not exclude differently indexed records or unreported litigation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-465-04
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[6]National Archives, Guide to Federal Records: Record Group 38, Records of the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations [other_primary]
- Locator
- RG 38 guide, series-level description
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA Record Group 38 is an archival lead for operational records and war diaries that may contain vessel-specific records for LST-465; no box-level or hull-specific record was retrieved in this session.
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- World War II records
- Limitations
- Record-group guide only. It does not demonstrate that a particular LST-465 file exists or contains asbestos, construction, repair, or exposure documentation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-465-05