Evidence
15 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-15).
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[1]research packet 678-packet.md (2 sources cited) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-lst-476-lst476-pkt-678-packet-md
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[2]DANFS, LST-476 - construction, commissioning, five Pacific campaigns, occupation duty, decommissioning, strike, disposal (live NHHC page, fetched via Firecrawl; history.navy.mil is UA-gated for bare curl) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS LST-476 entry, full text
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS documents for this hull: laid down 5 August 1942 at Richmond, Calif., by Kaiser Co., Inc.; launched 10 October 1942; commissioned 4 April 1943, Lt. W. J. Steffens, USNR, in command. Asiatic-Pacific operations: Gilbert Islands operation (November-December 1943); occupation of Kwajalein and Majuro Atolls (February 1944); Hollandia operation (April 1944); capture and occupation of Guam (July-August 1944); Cape Sansapor operation (August 1944). Post-war occupation duty in the Far East until early February 1946; decommissioned 12 February 1946; struck from the Navy list 31 October 1947; sold 1 June 1948 to Puget Sound Bridge & Dredging Co., of Seattle, Wash., and subsequently scrapped. Five battle stars for World War II service.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1942-1948
- Population
- Construction trades (Richmond, 1942-43); ship's company and embarked troops (1943-46)
- Limitations
- Ship-specific official history only; no asbestos or material content. DANFS omits the Kiska (Aleutians) operation documented by the ship's own war history (ev-03), gives no launch sponsor, gives launched 10 October 1942 vs NavSource's 4 October 1942 (conflict logged in gaps), and omits the SCAJAP/Q053 assignment and MARAD transfer carried by NavSource.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-476-lst476-01
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[3]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LST-476 (10/16/160476.htm, last updated 25 June 2021) - class banner, unit assignments, campaign table with dates, occupation service periods, SCAJAP/Q053 assignment, MARAD transfer, spec block, CO table, photos; NHHC US Pacific Fleet Organization 1 May 1945 reading-room page (Division 27 corroboration) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 10/16/160476.htm header block, campaign table, awards, spec block, CO table, photo captions
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource documents for this hull: LST-1-class tank landing ship laid down 5 August 1942 at Kaiser, Inc., Richmond, CA; launched 4 October 1942 (conflicts with DANFS's 10 October); commissioned USS LST-476 4 April 1943, LT William J. Steffens USNR in command. Assigned to LST Flotilla Five (CAPT. J. R. Clark), LST Group Fourteen (LCDR. K. L. Deforest USNR), LST Division Twenty-Seven. Campaign table: Gilbert Islands operations 21 November-8 December 1943; Marshall Islands, occupation of Kwajalein and Majuro Atolls 2-8 February 1944; Hollandia operation 21-26 April 1944; Marianas, capture and occupation of Guam 21 July-15 August 1944; Western New Guinea, Cape Sansapor operation 4-10 August 1944. Navy Occupation service 21 October-6 November 1945 and 5 January-12 February 1946. Decommissioned 12 February 1946 and assigned to COMNAVFE Shipping Control Authority for Japan (SCAJAP), redesignated Q053; struck from the Naval Register 31 October 1947; transferred to the Maritime Administration 20 April 1948; sold for scrapping 1 June 1948 to Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Co., Seattle, WA. Five battle stars. Spec block: 1,625 t light / 4,080 t full / 2,366 t beaching; 328 ft oa x 50 ft; 11.6 kt trial; 24,000 mi at 9 kt; 2 x GM 12-567A 900 hp diesels, single Falk reduction gear, 2 shafts 1,700 shp, 3 x 100 kW DC generators; complement 13 officers / 104 enlisted; troops 16 officers / 147 enlisted; 2 LCVP. CO table: LT Steffens USNR (4 Apr 1943-1944); LT Boyer USNR (1944-1945); LT McNItt USNR (1945-1 Aug 1945); LT Poukkula USN (1 Aug 1945-12 Feb 1946). Photos include 80-G-54417 (beached at Roi Island, Kwajalein, Feb 1944) and 80-G-K-6051 (Berth 12, Navy Yard Pearl Harbor, 14 August 1945). Corroborating NHHC's 'United States Pacific Fleet Organization, 1 May 1945' (online reading room, verified live): 'LST 476, Lt. C. A. Boyer (USNR)' appears as the last entry under LST Division 27.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1942-1948
- Population
- Ship's company (~117) plus embarked troops (1943-46); Japanese-side crews under SCAJAP (1946-47, NavSource designation only)
- Limitations
- NavSource is a volunteer secondary compilation, not a primary registry - dates cross-check against DANFS and the NARA war diaries; the launch-date conflict with DANFS is unresolved (gaps). SCAJAP/Q053 assignment and the 20 April 1948 MARAD transfer rest on NavSource alone. Contains no asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-476-lst476-02
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[4]NARA NAID 77707404, 'USS LST-476 - War History' (CO letter LST476/A12-1 serial 017, 20 October 1945, to Secretary of the Navy; RG 38, World War II War Diaries, Other Operational Records and Histories; micro serial 159220; 1 image; digitized via Fold3) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NAID 77707404, image 0312 (downloaded and OCR-read 2026-10-02)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The ship's own war history (downloaded and OCR-read this session) records verbatim: commissioned 4 April 1943, 'commanded successively by W. J. STEFFENS, Lieut., USNR; C. A. BOYER, Lieut., USNR; and W. C. McNITT, Lieut., USNR'; and an invasion list headed by '15 August 1943 - Participated in the amphibious operations resulting in the capture and occupation of the enemy held KISKA ISLAND in the ALEUTIANS' - a campaign absent from both the DANFS entry and the NavSource campaign table for this hull - followed by Gilbert Islands (listed 11 November 1943), Roi and Kwajalein (2 February 1944), Hollandia (23 April 1944), and Guam (21 July 1944).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1943-1945
- Population
- Ship's company during the Kiska operation (Aug 1943)
- Limitations
- Primary ship-produced record; the Kiska claim is the ship's own assertion, not independently confirmed here - it is consistent with the Sep 1943 diary's documented return from Adak (ev-05) but no battle-star allocation for Kiska appears in DANFS's five-star total. The history omits fourth CO Poukkula (NavSource has him assuming 1 Aug 1945; the letter is dated Oct 1945). No asbestos or material content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-476-lst476-03
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[5]NARA NAID 134230036, 'USS LST-476 - War Diary, 5/1-31/43' (RG 38 war-diaries series, roll A382; 33 images; digitized via Fold3) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NAID 134230036, images 0064-0096 (downloaded and OCR-read 2026-10-02); drydock entries on images 0064-0065, Port Hueneme base work on 0088-0090
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The ship's May 1943 war diary (all 33 pages downloaded and OCR-read this session) documents the post-commissioning fitting-out availability verbatim: already 'Drydocked at Hunters Point, U. S. Navy Yard, San Francisco, California, with U. S. S. Mullany to port' on 1 May with 'Repairs and alterations continued' and dockside steam/water/telephone/electricity connections; undocked 2 May (1555 waterborne) and moored to the Hunters Point main dock alongside USS LST-460 with 'Repairs and alterations continuing' through about 6 May; then degaussing range at Treasure Island, refueling at the Standard Oil Long Wharf, Richmond (7 May), San Francisco anchorage, and departure for Port Hueneme (arrived ~10 May); San Diego shakedown (about 12-21 May); return to Port Hueneme (22 May) where 'repairs and alterations by Base workmen' (23 May), 'alterations and repairs by base Acorn Unit' (24 May), and 'repairs and alterations by enlisted personnel, Naval Construction Battalions, Port Hueneme' (25 May) are recorded amid pontoon loading; Acorn 9 beaching exercises at Mugu Beach (31 May).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1943-05
- Population
- Ship's company (~117); Hunters Point Navy Yard trades (Apr-May 1943); Port Hueneme base workmen, Acorn unit, and Naval Construction Battalion personnel (May 1943)
- Limitations
- Documents the yard events and dates verbatim, not the work content: the diary does not itemize materials and does not say 'asbestos.' Hunters Point (San Francisco Naval Shipyard) is a shipyards.json entry ('hunters-point-naval-shipyard'); Port Hueneme's wartime base/NCB facilities are not. The drydock's start date predates this diary (the April 1943 file unit was not surfaced in catalog results). OCR transcription may carry minor name-error noise; quoted phrases were cross-checked against page images.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-476-lst476-04
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[6]NARA NAID 135961977, 'USS LST-476 - War Diary, 9/1-30/43' (RG 38 war-diaries series, roll A611; 31 images; digitized via Fold3) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NAID 135961977, images 0922-0952 (downloaded and OCR-read 2026-10-02); Hurley docking entries on images 0941-0952
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The September 1943 war diary (all 31 pages downloaded and OCR-read this session) documents the hull's return from the Aleutians and a private-yard drydocking verbatim: anchored Kuluk Bay, Adak, Alaska, 1 September; underway south in convoy formation with LSTs 478, 481, 19 and others (steering-gear and engine repairs noted en route); anchored San Francisco Naval anchorage 12 on 18 September; 19 September 'Got underway for Hurley Marine Work's Drydock, Oakland, California' - moored Hurley's Marine Works dock 1122; 'Docked in Hurley's Marine Works Shipyard, Oakland, California' for 'alterations and repairs'; from 20-29 September 'Drydocked at Hurley Marine Works, Marine Railway, Oakland, California' for 'repairs to hull and miscellaneous repairs,' including a 29 September entry recording 'Fire in compartment A-402V ... caused by acetylene hose line against hull which was being welded' (out 1145, no damage); waterborne 1729 on 29 September and secured alongside USS LST-19; still moored at 'Hurley Ship Yard Oakland' on 30 September.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1943-09
- Population
- Ship's company (~117); Hurley Marine Works yard trades (Sep 1943)
- Limitations
- Documents the yard event and its dates verbatim, not the work content or material scope: the diary does not itemize materials, does not say 'asbestos,' and does not state whether work was Navy-contracted. Hurley Marine Works, Oakland, is not a shipyards.json entry (the same yard drydocked LST-790 in 1945 - a recurring private repair yard). OCR transcription may carry minor name-error noise; quoted phrases were cross-checked against page images.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-476-lst476-05
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[7]NARA NAID 78390919, 'USS LST-476 - War Diary, 2/1/44 to 3/31/44' (consolidated narrative; RG 38 war-diaries series, roll A915; 4 images; digitized via Fold3) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NAID 78390919, images 0654-0657 (downloaded and OCR-read 2026-10-02)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The consolidated February-March 1944 war diary (all 4 images downloaded and OCR-read this session) documents the Kwajalein assault verbatim: underway 1 February as part of Task Group 51.5 (LCDR Wheeler on USS Long DMS-12 commanding), carrying 316 enlisted personnel and 16 officers of the 15th Defense Battalion, F.M.F., U.S.M.C. to Roi Island, Kwajalein Atoll, in Operation FLINTLOCK; beached on Roi Island 3 February and unloaded; 'went aground on a coral reef' off Red Beach 7 February; transferred from TF-51 to TF-57 for temporary freight-carrier duty at Kwajalein (15 February); Tarawa/Apamama cargo and 95th Construction Battalion lifts through February; 'At 0800, Lieut. C.A. BOYER, D-V(G), USNR, assumed command of this ship from Lieut. W.J. STEFFENS, D-M, USNR' on 9 March 1944; then a five-LST convoy transit via Cape Sudest to Buna anchorage, New Guinea (arrived 24-26 March).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-02 to 1944-03
- Population
- Ship's company; embarked 15th Defense Battalion USMC and 95th Construction Battalion personnel (Feb-Mar 1944)
- Limitations
- Operational documentation only - no yard, repair, or material content in this period and no asbestos statements. Establishes the Boyer-Steffens command change date (9 March 1944) that NavSource lists only as '1944'.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-476-lst476-06
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[8]NARA NAID 139933317, 'USS LST-476 - War Diary, 2/1-28/45' (CO letter LST476/A12-1 serial 57, 23 March 1945; RG 38 war-diaries series, roll A1477; 2 images; digitized via Fold3) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NAID 139933317, images 0126-0127 (downloaded and OCR-read 2026-10-02)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The February 1945 war diary (both images downloaded and OCR-read this session) documents the tail of a stateside overhaul verbatim: 'Feb 1 Still undergoing repairs and alterations' at San Pedro; 'Feb 8 Stood out to sea for trial runs and gunnery test fire, Numerous minor breakdowns were had in all divisions, Returned to repair dock by evening'; 14 February compass compensation off Terminal Island and ammunition load, moored Pier 72, San Pedro; underway 16 February for San Francisco, anchored off Pier 40 on 18 February; 'Feb 19 Proceeded to Mare Island for twenty-two hours availability to load LCT 1389 aboard'; 'Feb 20 Pursuant to orders from COMWESSEAFRON set sail from Mare Island to Seattle, Washington'; 'Feb 24 Arrived at Pier 90, Seattle, Washington at 1854. Commenced repairs and installation of new radio and radar equipment. Remained moored for balance of month of February.'
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1945-02
- Population
- Ship's company; San Pedro repair-dock trades (Jan-Feb 1945); Mare Island yard force (19 Feb 1945); Seattle Pier 90 yard trades (Feb-Mar 1945)
- Limitations
- Documents the events verbatim but not their material content: the San Pedro 'repair dock' and the Seattle Pier 90 work are unnamed as to contractor/yard operator, and no materials (asbestos or otherwise) are itemized. The San Pedro availability's start date precedes this diary (the December 1944-January 1945 file units were not surfaced in catalog results - gap). Mare Island is a shipyards.json entry ('mare-island-naval-shipyard'); the San Pedro repair dock and Seattle Pier 90/91 facility are not separated into dataset yards.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-476-lst476-07
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[9]NARA NAID 140057639, 'USS LST-476 - War Diary, 3/1-31/45' (CO letter LST476/A12-1 serial 05 [sic], 31 March 1945; RG 38 war-diaries series, roll A1674; 3 images; digitized via Fold3) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NAID 140057639, images 0514-0516 (downloaded and OCR-read 2026-10-02)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The March 1945 war diary (all 3 images downloaded and OCR-read this session) continues the Seattle availability verbatim: '1 March 1945 - Moored at Pier 90, Berth 7, Elliot Bay, Seattle, Washington, undergoing alterations and repairs preparing to take on load. LCT(6) 1389 aboard on launching ways'; 5 March 'Moored to dock of Sound Construction Co., Lake Washington Canal and commenced loading of oil, gasoline and Army rations'; 9 March anchored off Blake Island to load Army ammunition; 10 March moored Pier 91, Seattle, embarked troops of the 1908th Aviation Battalion, underway to Pearl Harbor as OTC of T.U. 06.13.15 with LSTs 31, 40, and 853; 23 March arrived Pearl Harbor 'after a rather rough trip in which LSTs 31, 40 and 476 all had several minor breakdowns, mostly caused by repair yard overhaul' - the diary's own characterization of the Seattle availability; moored West Loch, Pearl Harbor, preparing for further duty; 28 March loaded side-carry pontoons.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1945-03
- Population
- Ship's company; Seattle-area yard trades (Feb-Mar 1945); Sound Construction Co. dock crews; embarked 1908th Aviation Battalion troops
- Limitations
- Documents the availability's scope qualitatively ('repair yard overhaul') but not its material content: no materials (asbestos or otherwise) itemized. Seattle Pier 90/91 and Sound Construction Co. are not shipyards.json entries. Administrative assignment noted: 'L.S.T. Group FOURTEEN, L.S.T. Flotilla FIVE.'
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-476-lst476-08
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[10]NARA war diaries for the occupation period: NAID 77478077 (Jul 1945, 7 images), NAID 77560041 (Oct 1945, 4 images), NAID 77590423 (Nov 1945, 2 images); RG 38 war-diaries series; digitized via Fold3 [other_primary]
- Locator
- NAIDs 77478077 (images 0935-0941), 77560041 (images 0708-0711), 77590423 (images 0544-0545); all downloaded and OCR-read 2026-10-02
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The 1945 occupation-period diaries (all pages downloaded and OCR-read this session) document verbatim: July - a convoy from Ulithi to Okinawa (convoy designator reads 'U.0.14' in the OCR'd scan), Akagushi Harbor 4-9 July (LCT(6)-1389 and causeway pontoons launched; cargo of 1854th Aviation Engineer Battalion unloaded), then Guam with 1st Battalion 29th Marines and Saipan Tanapag Harbor; October - Hilo, Hawaii to Eniwetok (12 Oct), Buchner Bay Okinawa (23 Oct), Ko Harbor Sasebo Japan (27 Oct), beached Beach LOVE Sasebo 28 October unloading Marine personnel, gasoline and supplies - the NavSource-consistent occupation-duty window; November - anchored Sasebo 1-6 November, Apra Harbor Guam 13-24 November, Ulithi Lagoon 26-30 November awaiting loading orders for Truk (diary signed J. E. Poukkula, LT USN - matching the NavSource CO table).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1945-07 to 1945-11
- Population
- Ship's company; embarked troops and passengers (Jul-Nov 1945)
- Limitations
- Operational documentation only - no yard, repair, or material content in these months and no asbestos statements. December 1945-January 1946 ship diaries not surfaced; the SCAJAP/Q053 transition (NavSource) is not documented in the diaries read. Combined citation of three file units in one row; each NAID's catalog page verified live.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-476-lst476-09
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[11]Bureau of Ships, Ships' Data, U.S. Naval Vessels, Vol. 2 (1945), LST design table (shipscribe.com scan); NavSource LST-476 spec block; lst-1-class class profile (class-f worktree, 2026-09-16) [other_primary]
- Locator
- SDB 1945 v2 LST design table; NavSource 160476.htm specifications block
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Era inference for this hull: the LST-1-class design group ran a diesel plant (2 x GM 12-567A diesels, 1,700 shp total, Falk reduction gear, twin screws - BuShips design table and this hull's NavSource spec block) with no boilers, so the steam-plant lagging pathway of boiler vessels does not apply. Asbestos-relevant applications aboard a 1942-43 diesel landing ship of this type were the era-standard set - diesel-exhaust and machinery-space lagging, gaskets and packing, accommodation thermal insulation, deck coverings - and the hull's six war-diary-documented yard events (Hunters Point NSY Apr-May 1943; Port Hueneme May 1943; Hurley Marine Works Sep 1943; San Pedro Jan-Feb 1945; Mare Island Feb 1945; Seattle 'repair yard overhaul' Feb-Mar 1945) sit inside the Navy's asbestos-use era.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1942-1948
- Population
- Kaiser Richmond construction trades (1942-43); ship's company/embarked troops (1943-46); yard trades at six documented availabilities; 1948 shipbreakers
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - no hull-specific insulation survey, material schedule, or yard work package was located for LST-476. Names era-standard applications, not confirmed installed materials; no quantities; no manufacturer attribution. SDB 1945 v2 link verified live 2026-10-02.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-476-lst476-10
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[12]GAO, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (Oct 18, 1979) [gao]
- Locator
- GAO product page HRD-80-2 (full text blocked, HTTP 403)
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO documented that the Navy used asbestos insulation extensively aboard ships and did not begin substituting alternative insulation materials until the early 1970s - spanning this hull's construction (1942-43), wartime service and documented yard availabilities (1943, 1945), and 1948 scrapping.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1979
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers; asbestos program review
- Limitations
- Program-level documentation; supports era context only, not any fact specific to this hull. Full text not retrieved (gao.gov returns HTTP 403 to automated fetch, reconfirmed 2026-10-02) - content via product-page description.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-476-lst476-11
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[13]CourtListener API v4 search (authenticated, fleet-paced helper), opinion and docket indexes [court_record]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lst-476-lst476-14 through -17
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- No qualifying asbestos litigation located: exact-phrase "LST-476" returned 0 in the opinion index and 0 in the docket index; "LST 476" asbestos in opinions returned 0; "USS LST-476" in opinions returned 0. No case or opinion naming this hull; no name collisions surfaced.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 2026-10-02
- Limitations
- CourtListener indexes published opinions and RECAP dockets - state-court filings, unreported settlements, MDL-875 pleading-level vessel lists, and non-digitized dockets are outside coverage. A zero qualifying result means no located docketed case/opinion naming this hull, not proof none exists. The docket query initially hit the fleet pacing gate and completed on retry the same session.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-476-lst476-12
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[14]Batch-6981 search ledger (this record): DANFS; NavSource; NARA catalog + eight digitized war-diary/history file units read in full; BuShips SDB 1945 v2; GAO product page; CourtListener API (opinion + docket); NVR; secondary web sweep [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lst-476-lst476-01 through -22
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, material schedule, or qualifying case naming LST-476 was found in the public sources searched. The strongest ship-specific documentation is operational (war diaries and CO war history) and confirms six documented yard events for this hull - relevant repair/refit exposure windows - but no primary source read names asbestos aboard this hull.
- 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 prove absence of asbestos aboard - wartime construction at Kaiser Richmond plus six documented yard availabilities sit squarely inside the Navy's asbestos-use era. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-476-lst476-13
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[15]NARA catalog, "LST-476" - ~386 fuzzy results; ship-titled units: war-history file unit NAID 77707404, war diaries for May/Aug/Sep/Oct/Nov/Dec 1943, Jan and Feb-Mar 1944, Feb/Mar/Apr/May/Jun/Jul/Aug/Sep/Oct/Nov 1945 (all digitized), and NAID 126633989 'LST-476, 4/3/43-2/12/46' - the ship's muster rolls (RG 24-series Muster Rolls of U.S. Navy Ships, Roll No. 4540, 226 images, digitized via Ancestry) [other_primary]
- Locator
- catalog.archives.gov "LST-476" result set; NAID 126633989 record page
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Primary archive coverage for this hull is unusually deep: a digitized war-diary run covering most of the commissioned career plus a commanding-officer war history, AND the complete muster rolls (226 images) covering 3 April 1943-12 February 1946 - a ship-specific crew-verification source not pulled this session. Diary months not surfaced in catalog results: April, June, July 1943; April-December 1944; December 1945; January 1946 - the December 1944-January 1945 gap covers the unverified start of the documented San Pedro 'repairs and alterations' availability.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1943-1946
- Population
- Ship's company (1943-46); researchers
- Limitations
- Archival-lead row: the 226-image muster roll unit was identified but not read; the unsurfaced diary months may exist on microfilm but were not confirmed; WWII deck logs proper for this hull were not separately checked this session; RG 181 yard work-package records for the six documented availabilities (Hunters Point, Port Hueneme, Hurley, San Pedro, Mare Island, Seattle) are open archival leads.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-476-lst476-14