Evidence
10 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-10).
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[1]research packet 682-packet.md [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: USS LST-505 (never named)
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-lst-505-lst505-pkt-682-packet-md
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[2]Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, 'LST-505' entry, Naval History and Heritage Command [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS entry text (short-form hull entry)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Documented for this hull: laid down 6 August 1943 at Jeffersonville, Ind., by Jeffersonville Boat & Machine Co.; launched 27 October 1943, sponsored by Ensign Francis Nobis Berry, USNR; commissioned 27 December 1943, Lt. John A. Meadows in command. WWII service: European theater - invasion of Normandy June 1944 and invasion of southern France Aug-Sep 1944; Asiatic-Pacific theater - assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto May-June 1945. Post-war: occupation duty in the Far East to early February 1946 and China service to mid-May 1946; decommissioned 11 June 1946; struck from the Navy list 16 September 1947; sold 13 February 1948 to Bosey, Philippines. Three battle stars for WWII service.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1943-1948
- Population
- Ship's company 13 officers / 104 enlisted; embarked troops up to 16 officers / 147 enlisted
- Limitations
- Identity/history source only - contains no asbestos, materials, or health information and establishes nothing about exposure. DANFS commissioning date (27 Dec 1943) conflicts by one day with the ship's own War History (26 Dec 1943 at New Orleans); conflict carried in gaps.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-505-lst505-01
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[3]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LST-505 page (specifications, campaign dates, flotilla assignment, commanding officers, NARA-sourced photographs) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 160505.htm specifications table, campaign table, commanding officers table
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource page for this hull: LST-491-class tank landing ship; campaign date detail beyond DANFS - Invasion of Normandy 6-25 June 1944; Invasion of southern France 15 August-25 September 1944; Okinawa Gunto operation 29 May-10 June 1945; Asiatic-Pacific assignment under LST Flotilla 39, Group 105, Division 210; Navy Occupation Service Medal 23 September 1945-4 February 1946; China Service Medal (extended) 13 February-19 May 1946. Specifications: 1,625 t light / 4,080 t full / 2,366 t beaching; 328 ft oa x 50 ft; two GM 12-567A 900 hp diesels, single Falk reduction gear, 2 shafts, 1,700 shp, 11.6 kt; three diesel-drive 100 kW 230 V DC ship's-service generators; 2 LCVP. Final disposition: sold 13 February 1948 to Bosey, Philippines, 'fate unknown.'
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1943-1948
- Limitations
- Curated archive (not .gov) transcribing DANFS/NARA material - used for specification and campaign-date detail; consistent with DANFS on all shared dates. Contains no asbestos information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-505-lst505-02
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[4]NARA NAID 77707424, 'USS LST-505 - War History' (5 images, digitized; RG 38, WWII War Diaries, Other Operational Records and Histories; Fold3 file 302744188) - the ship's own history letter LST505/A9 Ser. 175, CO to SecNav, 27 November 1945, complete to 1 October 1945 [other_primary]
- Locator
- NAID 77707424, images 0335-0339 (letter + 4-page enclosure)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Primary ship-generated record for this hull: partial commission 16 December 1943 at Jeffersonville; full commission 26 December 1943 at New Orleans; shakedown Panama City completed by 17 February 1944 carrying LCT 618; storm damage 2 March 1944 - two main-deck cracks amidships port side, Bureau of Ships investigation, repairs at Charlestown Navy Yard; Omaha Beach in second LST wave 6 June 1944, LCVP lost to a mine, Ens. John D. Perry slightly injured (ship's only casualty incident); several hundred wounded and prisoners evacuated to Southampton and Portland; Fréjus beachhead 15 August 1944 with 45th Division troops in six LCVPs and thirteen DUKWs; shuttle duty Sardinia/Corsica/Oran; Palermo availability from 1 November 1944; homeward 24 November, major Navy Yard alterations at Boston (armament increased, evaporators installed, fire-fighting gear augmented); Norfolk to Guam and Okinawa March-May 1945; shuttle Philippines-Okinawa Gunto to 22 August; conversion to a floating post office at Leyte under Commander Service Squadron Ten; Jinsen, Korea under Commander Service Division 101 from 10 October 1945.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1943-1945
- Population
- Ship's company and embarked troops 1943-1945
- Limitations
- Ship-specific yard/maintenance events are documented as events - the letter mentions no construction materials and no asbestos; that era-typical materials were disturbed at these availabilities is inference only. Conflicts with DANFS on the full-commission date (26 vs 27 December 1943) - carried in gaps. Coverage ends 1 October 1945.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-505-lst505-03
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[5]Consolidated era inference - BuShips-documented LST machinery data (2 x GM 12-567A diesel plant, no boilers) + WWII amphibious-ship construction practice; corroborated by the LST-1 design-series class profile (lst-1-class, researched 2026-09-16) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Class technical data; ship's War History yard-event entries (ev-uss-lst-505-lst505-03)
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Era/design inference for a diesel-powered LST built 1943: with no boilers, the asbestos-relevant applications aboard a ship of this type and period were diesel exhaust lagging and gaskets, engine-room thermal and acoustic insulation, deck coverings and tile, bulkhead and accommodation insulation, machinery and valve packing, and winch/crane brake linings. The class profile (1,051 built hulls, 17 yards incl. inland 'cornfield' yards) found no ship-level asbestos record for any member; this hull's documented yard periods (Charlestown Mar 1944; Palermo Nov 1944; Boston Navy Yard alterations Dec 1944-early 1945; Leyte conversion Aug-Sep 1945) are the events where such materials would have been installed or disturbed.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1943-1946
- Population
- Jeffersonville Boat & Machine construction trades (1943); ship's company; yard workers at Charlestown, Palermo, Boston Navy Yard, and Leyte during documented availabilities
- Limitations
- Class/design inference only - no ship-specific asbestos documentation exists for this or any LST hull. Establishes no quantities, no fiber content, and no exposure for any individual. Does not establish that any particular application aboard this hull contained asbestos.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-505-lst505-04
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[6]Burton v. Old JB LLC f/k/a Jeffboat LLC f/k/a Jeffboat, Inc., BRB No. 24-0045 (Benefits Review Board, issued 14 August 2025, not published), affirming OALJ 2023-LHC-00423 (LHWCA death benefits) [court_record]
- Locator
- BRB No. 24-0045 decision text, pp. 1-8 (procedural posture, employment dates, expert conclusions, affirmance)
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- An adjudicated asbestos claim exists at this hull's builder yard: the Benefits Review Board affirmed an ALJ order granting summary decision awarding Longshore Act death benefits to the widow of Bennie Burton, a Jeffboat pipefitter/supervisor employed 1964-1995 who was allegedly exposed to asbestos, welding fumes, and other toxic substances at the Jeffersonville, Indiana yard; two medical experts concluded the reported asbestos exposure contributed to his death. The claim invoked the Section 20(a) presumption on an uncontroverted record - the employer never participated in discovery - and the Board affirmed.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1964-2025 (exposure 1964-1995; decision 2025)
- Population
- Jeffboat yard workers, 1964-1995 (later era than this hull's construction)
- Limitations
- Builder-yard context, not vessel evidence: the decision names no ship and the decedent's employment (1964-1995) postdates this hull's 1943 construction by two decades. The exposure contribution was established by the Section 20(a) presumption on summary decision where the employer defaulted - an affirmed administrative award, not a contested merits finding. Unpublished decision. Establishes that asbestos exposure was litigated at the yard in a later era, nothing about this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-505-lst505-05
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[7]GAO, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (18 October 1979) [gao]
- Locator
- GAO product page HRD-80-2, highlights section
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO documented the Navy's asbestos-protection program: per the product highlights, 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 necessary repairs, modified in 1979 to include selective replacement of asbestos insulation in high-maintenance areas - establishing that asbestos insulation was standard on Navy ships of this era and typically remained in place for decades unless a yard period disturbed it.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1975-1979 (policy period); WWII construction era for applicability
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers; asbestos program review
- Limitations
- Program-level documentation (fieldwork at Long Beach and Norfolk Naval Shipyards), not specific to this hull or class. This ship left U.S. Navy custody in 1948, before the documented policy period, so the report frames era practice only. Product page verified live; full-text PDF blocked to plain automated fetch (HTTP 403), content drawn from the published highlights.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-505-lst505-06
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[8]Library of Congress Veterans History Project, John Donald Perry Collection, AFC/2001/001/68444 (video interview) [other_primary]
- Locator
- LOC item page, service summary block (service unit, dates, rank, theaters)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- A firsthand crew account exists for this hull: Lt. John Donald Perry's Veterans History Project collection covers his Navy service aboard USS LST-505, 1943-1946, European and Pacific theaters - the ship's own War History records an Ens. John D. Perry slightly injured when his LCVP struck a mine ferrying troops into Omaha Beach on D-Day.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1943-1946
- Population
- Ship's officers and crew (biographical record)
- Limitations
- Archival lead - the interview content was not reviewed; service-unit listing verified from the collection record. An oral history is not an exposure record; any materials content, if discussed at all, would be recollection-level.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-505-lst505-07
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[9]Batch-7013 search ledger (this record): CourtListener opinion and RECAP docket sweeps for 'LST-505' and 'LST 505'; NARA catalog full-text and title searches; NVR; shipyards.json builder lookup; law-firm/secondary asbestos-content scan [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lst-505-lst505-01 through sl-uss-lst-505-lst505-13
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or docketed opinion/docket naming USS LST-505 was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). A general 'LST-505 asbestos' web scan surfaced no litigation or hull-specific claim - only generic shipyard listicles, which are excluded by source policy. Consistent with the class profile's finding that no member of the 1,051-hull LST program has a located ship-level asbestos record.
- 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 - era construction practice makes asbestos aboard plausible, and the ship's documented yard periods would have disturbed it; it establishes only that no public record documents it. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-505-lst505-08
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[10]This record's search ledger - secondary-source conflicts identified during verification [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lst-505-lst505-01, -02, -03, -14
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- CORRECTIONS: (1) Commissioning date - DANFS and NavSource carry 27 December 1943; the ship's own War History records full commission 26 December 1943 at New Orleans (plus a partial commission 16 December 1943 at Jeffersonville not found in secondary sources). This record carries the DANFS date and logs the conflict. (2) Disposition - secondary build tables (navalmarinearchive.com; shipbuildinghistory.njscuba.net) carry an unsourced 'scrapped 1948'; DANFS and NavSource document sale to Bosey, Philippines, 13 February 1948, fate unknown. The sale/fate-unknown record stands; 'scrapped 1948' is not asserted.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 2026-10-02
- Limitations
- Conflict resolution recorded, not silently harmonized: the War History is primary for the events it narrates but the DANFS commissioning date is the canonical registry date - both carried; the scrapping claim has no primary support and is excluded to gaps.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-505-lst505-09