Evidence
7 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-7).
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[1]research packet 676-packet.md [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED (with one date discrepancy disclosed)
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-lst-469-lst469-pkt-676-packet-md
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[2]Naval History and Heritage Command, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, LST-469 entry (archived capture; live official entry timed out during retrieval); NavSource Online campaign table for Morotai spelling [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Archived NHHC DANFS LST-469 page, ship-history paragraphs; verified archived capture returned HTTP 200. Live NHHC page was not retrievable in this session. NavSource campaign table verified live: https://www.navsource.net/archives/10/16/160469.htm
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NHHC's DANFS entry states that LST-469 was laid down 23 October 1942 at Vancouver, Washington, by Kaiser, Inc.; launched 27 November 1942; commissioned 8 March 1943; served in the Asiatic-Pacific theater and participated in the listed Hollandia, Western New Guinea, Morotai (spelled 'Mprotai' in DANFS), Leyte, and Lingayen operations; performed Far East occupation duty through 24 October 1945 and China service 25 October-2 November 1945; was decommissioned 27 March 1946, struck from the Navy list 1 May 1946, and sold to Hughes Bros., Inc., for scrapping 13 December 1947; and earned four World War II battle stars. NavSource's campaign table spells the operation Morotai.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1942-1947
- Limitations
- Archived official history; live NHHC URL timed out. The entry provides a summary history, not a complete operational record, maintenance file, material inventory, or asbestos survey. It establishes no asbestos presence or individual exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-469-lst469-01
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[3]NavSource Online, Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LST-469 page, specifications attributed to Office of Naval Intelligence 1945 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Specifications, Complement, Troop Accommodations, and Propulsion sections; page verified live
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NavSource's LST-469 page reproduces ONI-1945 LST specifications: two General Motors 12-567A 900 hp diesel engines, a Falk main reduction gear, two propellers rated at 1,700 shp, three diesel-drive 100 kW ship's service generators, and design complement of 13 officers and 104 enlisted with accommodations for 16 officers and 147 enlisted troops.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1945
- Population
- LST-1 design series
- Limitations
- The page attributes these to ONI-1945 specifications but does not establish an individual as-built inspection of LST-469. Machinery and complement data are not asbestos evidence; they do not show whether any asbestos-containing product was installed or handled aboard this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-469-lst469-02
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[4]National Archives, Special List 44, Logbooks of the U.S. Navy, 1801-1945, ship-number index, LST-469 row [other_primary]
- Locator
- Ship-number table, LST-469 row; live PDF verified, dates 3/8/1943-6/30/1945
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA Special List 44 indexes LST-469 deck-log coverage from 8 March 1943 through 30 June 1945.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1943-1945
- Limitations
- This is a logbook index, not the underlying deck logs. The logs were not retrieved or reviewed; the index establishes dates of indexed holdings only and supports no asbestos, maintenance, exposure, or causation finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-469-lst469-03
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[5]Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Occupational Exposure to Asbestos, 59 Fed. Reg. 40964 (Aug. 10, 1994), shipbuilding and repairing historical-contact discussion [federal_register]
- Locator
- Section titled Shipbuilding and repairing - historical contact with asbestos in shipyard work; live text verified via web search extraction
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- OSHA's 1994 rulemaking historical discussion states that asbestos products were used extensively on American ships from the early 1940s through the late 1970s and records OSHA's belief that all ships delivered before 1975 contained extensive asbestos insulation materials. This is broad industry-era context only.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- early 1940s-late 1970s; rulemaking published 1994
- Population
- American shipbuilding and repair industry
- Limitations
- OSHA's industry-level rulemaking discussion is not a LST-469 material inventory, inspection, or exposure finding. It does not identify the builder's material specifications or establish asbestos aboard this hull, any individual exposure, quantity, condition, or disease causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-469-lst469-04
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[6]Batch 6973 source review and authenticated CourtListener API v4 exact-name opinion search, 2026-10-02 [court_record]
- Locator
- Search ledger entries sl-uss-lst-469-lst469-06 through -09; exact-name opinion result was Garden Ridge, L.P. v. Clear Lake Center, L.P., Tex. App. (Houston), No. 14-15-00695-CV, whose title does not identify this vessel; hull query returned 180 total broad matches and the first returned page was reviewed
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No ship-specific asbestos survey, abatement record, or hazmat disclosure was located in the sources reviewed. The authenticated CourtListener opinion query USS LST-469 returned one result, Garden Ridge, L.P. v. Clear Lake Center, L.P., a Texas appellate case whose title does not identify this vessel. A broad hull-number opinion search returned a large set of non-matching opinions; the first page was reviewed and none identified this ship. Docket searches were blocked by the fleet pacing gate and remain incomplete.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 2026-10-02
- Limitations
- This is a limited negative result, not proof no litigation or asbestos existed. The hull-number query was unquoted and broad; only the first returned page was reviewed. CourtListener docket searches were blocked by the fleet pacing gate, and CourtListener/RECAP has incomplete state-court and older filing coverage. The unrelated opinion collision establishes no exposure allegation or judicial finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-469-lst469-05
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[7]NavSource Online, USS LST-469 page, archival photo captions referencing NARA identifier 78672524 and Australian War Memorial photo numbers 305769, 305768, 306415 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Photo captions at lines/table entries for identifier 78672524 and AWM photos 305769, 305768, 306415; live page verified
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NavSource identifies a BuShips report titled LST Report of Torpedo, Projectile, Bomb and Fire Damage Including Losses in Action, through 7 December 1943, page 15, as NARA identifier 78672524; it also captions Australian War Memorial photographs 305769, 305768, and 306415 as documenting LST-469's August 1943 Sydney repair. These are archival leads only; the underlying items were not reviewed for this record.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1943
- Limitations
- The source captions point to records but do not reproduce the report or images in enough detail to characterize specific damage or repair work. Underlying NARA and Australian War Memorial items were not independently fetched. These leads establish no asbestos material, exposure, or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-469-lst469-06