Evidence
4 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-4).
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[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-468-lst468-pkt-676-packet-md
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[2]Naval History and Heritage Command, DANFS, LST-468 (archived capture, 2024-05-27; live page returned 404 on 2026-10-02) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS entry, complete ship history; archived capture verified live through Wayback on 2026-10-02
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NHHC's DANFS entry states that LST-468 was laid down on 20 October 1942 at Vancouver, Washington, by Kaiser, Inc.; launched on 24 November 1942; and commissioned on 5 March 1943. It served in the Asiatic-Pacific theater and participated in the Eastern New Guinea, Bismarck Archipelago, Hollandia, Western New Guinea, Leyte, Lingayen Gulf, and Mindanao operations. After the war it returned to the United States, was decommissioned on 12 April 1946, struck from the Navy list on 5 June 1946, sold to Patapsco Scrap Corp. on 30 September 1947, and subsequently scrapped.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1942-1947
- Limitations
- This archived official history supports the stated identity, service, and disposition only. It contains no asbestos, insulation, or materials survey information and does not establish asbestos aboard or exposure to any individual.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-468-lst468-01
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[3]National Archives, Special List 44, by Ship Numbers, Navy deck logs index, entries for LST-468 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Printed page 45 (PDF page 46), LST-468 entries
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA's Special List 44 index lists USS LST-468 deck logs for 5 March 1943 through 30 June 1943 and 1 August 1943 through 30 June 1945.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1943-1945
- Population
- Ship's company
- Limitations
- This index identifies date ranges for available deck logs; it is not the logs themselves and does not establish asbestos, materials, individual exposure, or causation. Log periods not listed here are not inferred to be missing from the full archival record.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-468-lst468-02
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[4]Research negative finding, based on the search ledger recorded with this vessel record (2026-10-02) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Search ledger sl-uss-lst-468-lst468-01 through -05
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- No ship-specific primary-source documentation identifying asbestos aboard USS LST-468 was located in the reviewed sources. Asbestos presence aboard this hull remains unknown.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Limitations
- A negative result within the sources and searches documented in the ledger is not proof that records do not exist. CourtListener searching was incomplete after the authenticated fleet pacing limiter refused further requests; no class, construction-era, or propulsion inference is used as ship-specific asbestos evidence.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-468-lst468-03