Evidence
6 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-6).
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[1]research packet 677-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-473-lst473-pkt-677-packet-md
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[2]Naval History and Heritage Command, DANFS, LST-473 (published 3 August 2015; archived official page) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS entry, service and disposition paragraphs
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The NHHC DANFS entry states that LST-473 participated in the Lae occupation in September 1943, the Leyte landings in October 1944, the Lingayen Gulf landing in January 1945, the Zambales-Subic Bay operation in January 1945, and the Mindanao Island landings in April 1945. Following the war, she returned to the United States, was decommissioned on 18 March 1946, struck from the Navy list on 17 April 1946, sold to Hughes Bros., Inc., New York, on 21 April 1948, and subsequently scrapped. DANFS credits five World War II battle stars.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1943-1948
- Population
- USS LST-473 crew and shipyard/disposal personnel
- Limitations
- Archived official NHHC page; the current NHHC URL returned HTTP 404 when checked. The DANFS entry establishes service and disposition only. It does not establish asbestos aboard this hull, an exposure pathway, an individual exposure, causation, remaining material, or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-473-lst473-02
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[3]U.S. Navy Bureau of Ships, Ships' Data, U.S. Naval Vessels, NAVSHIPS 250-011, Volume II (15 April 1945), LST tables; declassified scan [other_primary]
- Locator
- Volume II, LST tables, LST-1 group design data
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- U.S. Navy Bureau of Ships 1945 design data for the LST-1 group identifies two General Motors 12-567A diesel engines and two shafts. This class design does not support a class-level boiler or steam-turbine pathway; possible diesel-exhaust, machinery, gasket, packing, deck-covering, and accommodation-insulation applications remain unconfirmed class/era candidates only.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1942-1945
- Population
- LST-1-class construction trades, crew, and repair personnel
- Limitations
- Class-level machinery data, not a hull-specific material list. Candidate applications are not documented aboard LST-473, no quantity is established, and no individual exposure or causation is established.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-473-lst473-03
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[4]This record's source-check ledger; NHHC DANFS, NARA ship-log index, and Bureau of Ships materials reviewed [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lst-473-lst473-01 through -07
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No ship-specific asbestos survey, abatement record, hazmat disclosure, material schedule, or asbestos product identification naming USS LST-473 was located in the completed official-source checks. This is a negative research finding, not proof that asbestos was absent aboard the ship.
- 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 establish absence of asbestos, individual exposure, causation, remaining material, or legal eligibility. The CourtListener litigation sweep was halted by the fleet pacing limiter and is excluded from this negative finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-473-lst473-04
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[5]National Archives, Special List 44, by Ship Numbers [other_primary]
- Locator
- table row LST-473
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The National Archives Special List 44 identifies LST-473 in its ship-number index with a commission date of 16 March 1943 and a logbook coverage end date of 30 June 1945, providing an archival lead for ship records.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1943-1945
- Population
- USS LST-473 ship records
- Limitations
- The index confirms that relevant logbook records are cataloged; it does not provide asbestos information, an exposure finding, causation, remaining material, or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-473-lst473-05
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[6]Naval History and Heritage Command, DANFS, LST-473 (published 3 August 2015; archived official page) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS entry, opening paragraph
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The Naval History and Heritage Command DANFS entry states that LST-473 was laid down on 10 July 1942 at Vancouver, Washington, by Kaiser, Inc.; launched on 9 December 1942; and commissioned on 16 March 1943, with Lieutenant R. W. Dillard in command.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1942-1943
- Population
- USS LST-473 construction and commissioning personnel
- Limitations
- Archived official NHHC page; the current NHHC URL returned HTTP 404 when checked. The DANFS entry establishes construction and commissioning only. It does not identify asbestos-containing materials, an asbestos survey, abatement, individual exposure, causation, remaining material, or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-473-lst473-01