Evidence
4 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-4).
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[1]research packet 684-packet.md (2 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-52-lst52-pkt-684-packet-md
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[2]Bureau of Ships, Ships' Data, U.S. Naval Vessels, Vol. 2 (Jan. 1945), LST roster (official publication; Shipscribe scan verified live) [other_primary]
- Locator
- PDF text pp. 42-43, LST roster: LST-52 (ex-ATL-52) row
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The Bureau of Ships roster identifies LST-52 (ex-ATL-52) as built by Dravo Corp., Neville Island, Pennsylvania; it records keel laying on 16 September 1943, launching on 30 October 1943, and commissioning on 27 November 1943.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1943-1945 (publication coverage)
- Population
- Dravo Corporation construction trades, Neville Island, Pennsylvania
- Limitations
- This is ship-specific construction history, not an asbestos record. The roster does not state a decommissioning date, postwar disposition, installed asbestos-containing material, quantity, individual exposure, or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-52-lst52-01
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[3]Bureau of Ships, Ships' Data, U.S. Naval Vessels, Vol. 2 (Jan. 1945), Landing Ship, Tank design tables (official publication; Shipscribe scan verified live) [other_primary]
- Locator
- PDF pp. 168-171, Landing Ship, Tank tables: LST1-490 machinery and accommodations rows
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- The official LST design table places LST-52 in the LST1-490 group: two General Motors 12-567A diesel engines rated at 1,700 shaft horsepower, with no boiler entry; the table gives accommodations of 13 officers and 106 enlisted for that group. Diesel exhaust lagging, machinery-space insulation and gaskets, deck coverings, accommodation insulation, and brake linings are class/era asbestos-research pathways only, not documented installations aboard LST-52.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1943-1945 (design and publication coverage)
- Population
- LST1-490 construction trades and ship's companies
- Limitations
- The BuShips table establishes the LST1-490 diesel design, not the materials installed on this hull. It does not use the word asbestos or identify any asbestos-containing product. The listed pathways are a class/era research inference and do not establish asbestos aboard LST-52, quantity, individual exposure, causation, or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-52-lst52-02
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[4]Batch-7028 search ledger (this record): BuShips Ships' Data 1945 v2; NHHC DANFS expected LST-52 URL; Naval Vessel Register; NARA Catalog; GAO HRD-80-2; Firecrawl; NavSource; CourtListener API v4 helper [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lst-52-lst52-01 through -10
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos survey, abatement record, hazmat disclosure, material schedule, or court record was located in the sources reached in this pass. The required authenticated CourtListener exact-name and hull-number searches were not completed: the mandated helper reported that the fleet-wide request budget was momentarily spent before issuing either request.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 2026-10-02
- Limitations
- This is a search result, not proof that asbestos was absent. CourtListener is incomplete because no result-set request was issued while the shared limiter was active; unindexed PACER material, state-court proceedings, NARA holdings not digitized, and other archives are outside the completed coverage. It establishes no exposure, causation, legal eligibility, or litigation outcome.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-52-lst52-03