Evidence
11 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-11).
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[1]research packet 681-packet.md (1 sources cited) [nhhc_danfs]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-lst-501-lst501-pkt-681-packet-md
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[2]DANFS, LST-501 - construction, sponsor, commissioning, theater assignments and campaigns, decommissioning, striking, sale, battle stars (live NHHC page verified 2026-10-02) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS service narrative (entire entry, ~150 words)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Documented for this hull: laid down 30 June 1943 at Jeffersonville, Ind., by the Jeffersonville Boat & Machine Co.; launched 22 September 1943; sponsored by Miss Ellen B. Reed; commissioned 26 November 1943. Assigned to the European theater - invasion of Normandy June 1944, invasion of southern France August-September 1944; then Asiatic-Pacific theater - assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto May-June 1945. Occupation duty in the Far East until mid-October 1945. Decommissioned 20 August 1947; struck from the Navy list 29 September 1947; sold 7 May 1948 to Consolidated Builders, Inc., Seattle, Wash., and subsequently scrapped. Earned three battle stars for World War II service.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1943-1948
- Population
- Jeffersonville construction trades (1943); crew (1943-47); embarked troops
- Limitations
- Ship-specific history only; no asbestos or material content. DANFS compresses the interval between 'return to the United States' and the 20 August 1947 decommissioning - the ship's status November 1945 - August 1947 is not described (see gaps). Live page verified; no 404 this session.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-501-lst501-01
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[3]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LST-501 (10/16/160501) - class assignment, campaign dates, flotilla chain, CO list, awards, specifications, disposition lines, photo captions (live verified 2026-10-02) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 10/16/160501.htm header block, campaign table, flotilla line, commanding-officers table, specifications block
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource timeline for this hull: LST-491 Class Tank Landing Ship; laid down 30 June 1943 Jeffersonville Boat and Machine Co., Jeffersonville IN; launched 22 September 1943; commissioned USS LST-501 26 November 1943, LTjg. E. R. Thacker in command. Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign: Invasion of Normandy 6-25 June 1944; Invasion of Southern France 15 August-25 September 1944 - with a quoted Unit History of the 214th AAA Bn (Sept. 1944) placing D Battery and all its radars aboard LST-501, loaded Ajaccio Corsica 2 September, sailed for St. Tropez 3 September, debarked Delta beach ~3 miles west of St. Tropez 4 September 1944. Asiatic-Pacific: Okinawa Gunto operation, assault and occupation 3 May-30 June 1945, under LST Flotilla Thirty Six / LST Group One Hundred Six / LST Division Two Hundred Twelve. Occupation service Far East 9-26 October 1945. Decommissioned 20 August 1947; struck 29 September 1947; two 7 May 1948 disposition lines (SCAJAP Q097 transfer AND sale to Consolidated Builders - see ev-10). Three battle stars; ribbon display includes Combat Action Ribbon (Normandy 1944). CO list: Thacker (Nov 1943-Sep 1944), LT. D. I. Quinlan USNR (Sep 1944-Nov 1945), LT. A. W. Holbrook USNR (Nov 1945-15 Mar 1946). Specs: 1,625/4,080/2,366 t; 328' oa; 50' beam; 11.6 kt trial; 13 officers + 104 enlisted, troops 16 officers/147 enlisted; 2 LCVP; 2x GM 12-567A 900hp diesels, single Falk reduction gear, 3x 100 kW diesel generators, 1,700 shp, twin screws/rudders; 4,300 Bbls diesel; armament 2 twin + 4 single 40mm, 12x 20mm (ultimate design).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1943-1948
- Population
- Jeffersonville construction trades (1943); crew (1943-47); embarked troops incl. 214th AAA Bn D Battery (Sep 1944); 1948 shipbreakers (Consolidated Builders)
- Limitations
- NavSource is a volunteer secondary compilation, not a primary registry - its milestone dates here track DANFS and the BuShips roster, but its Pacific organizational chain (Flotilla 36/Group 106/Division 212) conflicts with the official 1 May 1945 Pacific Fleet organization document (Flotilla 35/Group 105/Division 209 - see ev-04 and ev-10), and its double 7 May 1948 disposition lines are internally unresolved (see ev-10). Contains no asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-501-lst501-02
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[4]Bureau of Ships, Ships' Data, U.S. Naval Vessels, Vol. 2 (Jan 1945) - official roster entry for LST501 plus LST491-541 design-group dimensional and machinery tables (shipscribe.com scan; text layer extracted) [other_primary]
- Locator
- SDB1945v2 p.176 roster row 'LST501'; LST design table (groups LST1-490 through LST1153+) and machinery table
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The official BuShips roster names this hull: 'LST501 - Jeffersonville B. & M. Co., Jeffersonville, Ind. - keel 30 Jun 43 - launched 22 Sept 43 - first commission 26 Nov 43', matching DANFS and NavSource exactly. The design-group tables place this hull's block (LST491-541) at 328 ft oa / 316 ft wl, 50 ft beam, 2,366 t light / 4,080 t full load, 11.6 knots trial, machinery 2 x G.M. Diesel 12-567A rated 1,700 (shp) with steam-pressure and temperature columns blank for all diesel LST groups - the official confirmation that this class carried no boiler plant.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1943-1945 (roster); design table as of Jan 1945
- Population
- Jeffersonville construction trades (1943); crew (1943-47)
- Limitations
- Official 1945 publication - the authoritative build-roster and machinery-design source; the roster entry is hull-specific while the design/machinery tables are design-group data (LST491-541 block). Reflects status as of January 1945 - no wartime-service or disposition information. Contains no asbestos or insulation-material data. Shipscribe scan verified live 2026-10-02; the URL in the class profile (shipscribe.com/styles/usnaux/sdb/SDB1945v2.pdf) now 404s - current canonical path is /pubs/SDB1945v2.pdf.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-501-lst501-03
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[5]NHHC transcription, 'United States Pacific Fleet Organization, 1 May 1945' (official wartime organization document) - LST-501 assignment and commanding officer as of that date [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Pacific Fleet Org 1 May 1945, LST Flotilla Thirty-Five > LST Group 105 > LST Division 209 roster row (p.64 of transcription)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The official Pacific Fleet organization listing of 1 May 1945 carries 'LST 501 - Lt. D. I. Quinlan (USNR)' in LST Division 209, LST Group 105, listed under LST Flotilla Thirty-Five (Groups 103-105) - placing this hull in the Pacific amphibious chain of command on the eve of the Okinawa operation her campaign record covers (3 May-30 June 1945). The commanding-officer entry corroborates NavSource's CO table (Quinlan, Sep 1944-Nov 1945).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1945-05-01
- Population
- Ship's company under Lt. Quinlan (May 1945)
- Limitations
- Ship-specific organizational snapshot only - establishes chain of command and CO as of 1 May 1945, not operations actually performed. Conflicts with NavSource's flotilla/group/division line (Flotilla 36 / Group 106 / Division 212) - official document carried, discrepancy in ev-10 and gaps. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-501-lst501-04
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[6]Congressional Record - Senate, 26 May 2016, 'TRIBUTE TO ANDY SIMKOVITCH' (Sen. Toomey), page S3283 - named crew member's service aboard this hull [other_primary]
- Locator
- Congressional Record - Senate, 26 May 2016, p. S3283, 'TRIBUTE TO ANDY SIMKOVITCH' (Mr. TOOMEY)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- A U.S. Senate tribute states that Andy Simkovitch of Erie, PA, 'was a U.S. Navy sailor that served aboard the tank landing ship USS L.S.T. 501 during World War II,' was 'involved in Operation Overlord at Utah and Omaha Beaches, where he transported troops during the D-Day landings on June 6, 1944,' and that 'during the operation and while under heavy German fire, he went to the beach nine times.' The tribute carries the ship's subsequent Pacific combat 'including the Battle of Okinawa' and Simkovitch's honorable discharge in March 1946. France awarded him the Chevalier Legion of Honor.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-1946 (service); 2016 (tribute)
- Population
- Andy Simkovitch (named crew member); LST-501 D-Day crew
- Limitations
- Named-individual service record in an official government publication - establishes that a specific sailor served aboard this hull on D-Day (both Utah and Omaha per the tribute) and received a discharge in March 1946. It is NOT an exposure record: the tribute contains no asbestos, material, or health content. Floor-statement tribute wording is unverified narrative detail (e.g., 'nine times' to the beach) carried as stated, not independently confirmed.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-501-lst501-05
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[7]U.S. Naval Academy Special Collections & Archives, MS 415 'World War II Ship Action Reports, 1942-1945' finding aid - U.S.S. LST-501 (Landing Ship - Tank), July 1944, Operations in Northern France [museum_official]
- Locator
- MS 415 finding aid, Box 13 Folder 136 entry
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The ship's own July 1944 action report survives in a named archival series: USNA Special Collections MS 415 (World War II Ship Action Reports, 1942-1945), entry 'U.S.S. LST-501 (Landing Ship - Tank), July 1944 - Operations in Northern France,' Box 13, Folder 136. This is the primary-source operational record of her Normandy employment - undigitized and unexamined.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-07
- Population
- LST-501 crew, July 1944 reporting period
- Limitations
- Archival lead only: the finding aid proves the report exists at USNA (Box 13 Folder 136) but the document itself is not digitized and was not reviewed - its contents (including any material, damage, or repair detail) are unknown. A ship's action report is operational, not medical/material - asbestos content is possible but not established.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-501-lst501-06
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[8]Era inference built on: BuShips SDB 1945 v2 machinery table for group LST491-541 (2 x GM Diesel 12-567A, 1,700 shp, no boiler plant); NavSource specifications; LST-1-class class-profile era analysis (lst-1-class.class.json, class-f worktree); era amphibious-ship construction practice [other_primary]
- Locator
- SDB1945v2 machinery table; NavSource specifications; class-profile ev-lst-1-class-03
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- A diesel-powered tank landing ship built 1943 sits inside the Navy's documented asbestos-use era; era-standard applications aboard a ship of this type and period were GM diesel exhaust lagging and gaskets, engine-room thermal/acoustic insulation, deck coverings, bulkhead and accommodation insulation, and winch/crane brake linings. Her diesel plant means no boiler or steam-turbine lagging pathway - exposure relevance concentrates in machinery spaces, accommodation/deck materials, and ordnance/mooring equipment.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1943-1948
- Population
- Jeffersonville construction trades (1943); crew (1943-47); 1948 shipbreakers (Consolidated Builders)
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - no hull-specific insulation survey, material list, or work package located for LST-501. Names era-standard applications, not confirmed installed materials. No quantity, no manufacturer attribution, no individual exposure established.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-501-lst501-07
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[9]GAO, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (Oct 18, 1979) [gao]
- Locator
- GAO product page HRD-80-2, Highlights section (full-text PDF fetch blocked)
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO documented the Navy's asbestos-protection program: the Navy's 1975 policy was to remove and replace with nonasbestos materials only insulation that was damaged or had to be removed to accomplish repairs, modified in 1979 to selectively replace asbestos insulation in high-maintenance areas - i.e., Navy ships of this hull's era carried asbestos insulation whose removal was reactive, not systematic.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- 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. Fieldwork yards were Long Beach and Norfolk Naval Shipyards - neither touched this hull in any located record. Product page live-verified 2026-10-02; full-report PDF blocked to automated fetch (HTML error page on direct GET, same standing defect as prior batches) - content via product-page Highlights text.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-501-lst501-08
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[10]Batch-7009 search ledger (this record): NHHC DANFS; NavSource 160501 + 160502 (sister check); BuShips SDB1945v2; NHHC Pacific Fleet Org 1 May 1945; Congressional Record 2016-05-26; USNA MS 415; NVR; NARA catalog; GAO product page; CourtListener API v4 (o and r); secondary web sweeps [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lst-501-lst501-01 through -19
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or litigation naming USS LST-501 was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). CourtListener opinion index returned 0 results for all three name/hull variants; RECAP docket sweeps returned four name-collision dockets (Beck v. Warden; Curley v. Kerestes; Sofinet v. Truist Bank; Sills v. Garcia - habeas and civil matters where 'LST 501' appears as a form/document code), none vessel-related. One exact-phrase docket sweep ('USS LST-501', type=r) could not be completed - fleet pacing budget spent - logged as not completed, not a negative result. Secondary web sweeps surfaced no qualifying record; only marketing listicles assert asbestos aboard, excluded by source policy.
- 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 - LST construction predates any documentation regime that would have disclosed materials publicly, and her 1948 scrapping predates ACM-handling regulation. The unrun exact-phrase docket sweep is an open procedural gap (pacing, not exhaustion). USNA action report and RG 24 deck logs are undigitized leads. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-501-lst501-09
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[11]Cross-check: NavSource USS LST-502 page (sister hull, same builder) shows the identical double-entry disposition pattern - 'Transferred, 20 May 1948, by the Maritime Commission to COMNAVFE SCAJAP, redesignated Q041' AND 'sold for scrapping, 20 May 1948, to Consolidated Builders, Inc., Seattle, WA' - plus uboat.net warship record 11561 (sold 7 May 1948) and DANFS for LST-501 [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 10/16/160501.htm disposition block; NavSource 10/16/160502.htm disposition block (sister pattern); NHHC Pacific Fleet Org 1 May 1945 (official chain); uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/11561.html
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- CORRECTION / unresolved-source-conflict flag: NavSource carries two 7 May 1948 disposition lines for this hull - a Maritime Commission transfer to COMNAVFE SCAJAP (redesignated Q097) and a sale for scrapping to Consolidated Builders, Seattle. DANFS and uboat.net support only the sale. The identical double-entry on sister LST-502's page (Q041, 20 May 1948) shows the pattern is systematic on NavSource - SCAJAP Q-numbers were assigned in the custody-transfer register even where the ship went straight to the scrapper. Separately, NavSource's Pacific organizational line (Flotilla 36 / Group 106 / Division 212) conflicts with the official 1 May 1945 fleet organization document (Flotilla 35 / Group 105 / Division 209) - the official document is carried; the NavSource line is flagged, not adopted.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1947-1948
- Limitations
- Flags two source conflicts rather than resolving them. Whether the SCAJAP Q097 designation reflects actual SCAJAP operation or paperwork-only custody routing is unverified - SCAJAP register and Maritime Commission custody records are undigitized leads. The org-chart discrepancy may reflect a post-May-1945 reassignment or a NavSource transcription error; unresolved. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-501-lst501-10