Evidence
5 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-5).
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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-474-lst474-pkt-677-packet-md
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[2]NavSource Online, Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LST-474 history page reproducing the NHHC/DANFS entry [other_primary]
- Locator
- Complete DANFS entry: construction, World War II operations, postwar disposition, and awards
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NHHC/DANFS identifies LST-474 as laid down on 1942-07-10 at Vancouver, Washington, by Kaiser, Inc.; launched on 1942-12-12; commissioned on 1943-03-19; assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater; and participating in the listed New Guinea, Bismarck Archipelago, Hollandia, Western New Guinea, Leyte, Lingayen Gulf, Mindanao, and Balikpapan operations. After the war it performed occupation duty in the Far East in September 1945, was decommissioned on 1946-03-22, struck from the Navy list on 1946-04-17, sold for scrapping on 1947-12-17 to Ships and Power Equipment Corp. of Barber, New Jersey, and earned eight battle stars.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Limitations
- Supports identity, chronology, operations, disposition, and awards only. The DANFS entry does not state asbestos content, insulation materials, crew complement, or propulsion details; it does not establish individual exposure, dose, causation, or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-474-lst474-01
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[3]National Archives, Researching Asbestos aboard US Naval Vessel up through 1961 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Opening section: use of asbestos in U.S. Navy materiel from 1941-1961 and the need for complex ship-specific research
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- The National Archives describes asbestos in U.S. Navy materiel from 1941-1961 as a frequently requested research topic and says that documenting asbestos aboard a particular naval vessel requires complex, ship-specific research. This establishes the period and research context only; it does not identify a material aboard LST-474 or establish that any material remained at a particular time.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Limitations
- General period and research context, not LST-474 documentation. It does not establish the presence, product type, quantity, location, condition, removal history, or exposure significance of asbestos aboard this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-474-lst474-03
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[4]Batch-6979 source review and search ledger; NHHC/DANFS and National Archives sources cited above [other_primary]
- Locator
- Search ledger rows sl-uss-lst-474-lst474-01 through sl-uss-lst-474-lst474-07
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record was located in the authoritative sources reviewed: the NHHC/DANFS history contains no asbestos statement; the National Archives guide identifies hull-specific records that require further archival retrieval but supplies no LST-474 material finding; and no hull-specific survey, abatement contract, material specification, or litigation record was obtained in this batch. CourtListener access was stopped after the authenticated helper reported the fleet-wide pacing budget was spent, so the exact-name and hull-number litigation sweep is incomplete rather than a no-result finding.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Limitations
- A failure to locate a public record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard. CourtListener exact-name and hull-number searches were not completed because the required authenticated helper reported a fleet pacing stand-down; firecrawl was unavailable because its keyless MCP quota was exhausted. This row establishes only the limits of the completed search, not the absence of asbestos or litigation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-474-lst474-04
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[5]National Archives, Researching Asbestos aboard US Naval Vessel up through 1961 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Sections 'Beginning Research' (RG 19), 'General Information Books' (RG 19 Entry P 10), 'Ship Engineering Drawings' (RG 19 19-Hull/19-Micro), and 'Other Records and their usefulness' (deck logs and muster rolls)
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- The National Archives explains that documenting asbestos aboard a particular U.S. naval vessel requires ship-specific research and identifies Bureau of Ships RG 19 correspondence, Amphibious Vessel General Information Books (RG 19, Entry P 10), ship engineering drawings (RG 19, 19-Hull and 19-Micro), and related records as research paths. It also states that Navy deck logs and muster rolls do not provide direct evidence of asbestos use or presence. These are archival research directions and limitations, not a finding that asbestos was aboard LST-474.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Limitations
- The guide is a research roadmap, not a record for LST-474 and not proof of asbestos aboard this hull. Hull-specific files were not retrieved in this batch.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-474-lst474-02