Evidence
7 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-7).
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[1]research packet 686-packet.md (1 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-535-lst535-pkt-686-packet-md
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[2]DANFS entry 'LST-535', Naval History and Heritage Command (published 2015-08-03) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS LST-535 entry, full text
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- LST-535 was laid down 19 October 1943 at Evansville, Ind., by Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co.; launched 21 December 1943, sponsored by Mrs. John L. Mullins; commissioned 4 February 1944, Lt. Martin L. Olson, USNR, in command. European theater - invasion of Normandy June 1944; Asiatic-Pacific - assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto May-June 1945; occupation duty in the Far East; decommissioned 14 January 1946; transferred to MSTS 31 March 1952, served as USNS LST-535; transferred to the Republic of China and struck from the Navy list 1 October 1958; earned two battle stars for World War II service.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1943-1958
- Population
- Ship's company 1944-1946; MSTS civil-service crews 1952-1958 (era context only)
- Limitations
- Official but concise summary. DANFS says she 'returned to the United States and was decommissioned on 14 January 1946' - which conflicts with NavSource's record of same-date decommissioning and assignment to COMNAVFE/SCAJAP as Q014 in the Far East (see gaps). Contains no asbestos, crew-exposure, or material-content information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-535-lst535-01
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[3]NavSource Naval History, Amphibious Photo Archive - USS LST-535 page (last updated 2023-09-01) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource LST-535 archive page - service timeline, campaign table, specifications, commanding-officer list, captioned photo record
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Per-hull archive record: LST-491 class; built Missouri Valley Bridge and Iron Co., Evansville IN; in the Asiatic-Pacific theater under LST Flotilla Thirty-Six (CAPT D. F. J. Shea), Group One Hundred Six (CDR O. P. Thomas Jr.), Division Two Hundred Twelve. Campaigns: Invasion of Normandy 6-25 June 1944; Okinawa Gunto 30 May-10 June 1945. Captioned photographs place LST-535 beached at Juno Beach, Mike Sector, on D+1 (7 June 1944) with LST-316 and LST-60, and unloading across Omaha Beach 28 August 1944. Navy Occupation Service Medal periods 10-28 September 1945 and 1-14 January 1946. Decommissioned 14 January 1946 and assigned to COMNAVFE SCAJAP, redesignated Q014; transferred to MSTS 31 March 1952 as USNS T-LST-535; out of service and struck 1 October 1958; transferred to Republic of China as ROCS Chung Wan (LST-229); 'Final Disposition, fate unknown.' Specifications: 1,625 t light / 4,080 t full, 328 ft oa, 50 ft beam, 11.6 kt trial; complement 13 officers + 104 enlisted, troops 16 officers + 147 enlisted; two GM 12-567A 900-hp diesels, Falk reduction gear, two screws, 1,700 shp; three diesel-drive 100 kW generators. COs: LT Martin L. Olson USNR (1944-02-04 to 1945-11), LT Robert L. Wise USNR (1945-11 to 1946-01-14).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1943-1958
- Population
- Ship's company 1944-1946; embarked troops; SCAJAP period crews (Japanese-manned under U.S. control authority)
- Limitations
- Authoritative compiled archive (secondary, not a primary source); consistent with DANFS on all overlapping points. Contains no asbestos information. SCAJAP designation Q014 conflicts with Wikipedia's Q004; 'fate unknown' leaves post-ROC disposition undocumented.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-535-lst535-02
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[4]Bureau of Ships, Ships' Data, U.S. Naval Vessels, Vol. 2 (Jan 1945), LST design table (shipscribe.com scan) - via LST-1-class profile, consolidated era inference [other_primary]
- Locator
- SDB1945v2 LST design table; class profile ev-lst-1-class-03 consolidated inference
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Era/design inference for diesel-powered LSTs: the LST-491-class plant is two GM 12-567A diesels (BuShips SD-1945 v2 design table) - no boilers, so the boiler/steam-pipe lagging pathway is absent by design. Asbestos-relevant applications for the type are diesel exhaust lagging and gaskets, engine-room thermal/acoustic insulation, deck coverings, bulkhead and accommodation insulation, and winch/windlass brake linings.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1943-1946 (U.S. service); 1943 construction
- Population
- Construction trades at Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron, Evansville (1943-44); ship's company engine-room ratings
- Limitations
- Class/design inference only - no ship-level material schedule, insulation spec, survey, or abatement record was located for this hull. Establishes no quantities, no presence confirmation, and no exposure for any individual.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-535-lst535-03
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[5]GAO, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (Oct 18, 1979) [gao]
- Locator
- GAO product page HRD-80-2
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO documented the Navy's asbestos-protection program: standing policy (1975) removed asbestos insulation only when damaged or when repairs required, modified 1979 to selective replacement in high-maintenance areas - meaning original-era insulation 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
- 1979
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers; asbestos program review
- Limitations
- Program-level documentation, not ship-specific - and it postdates this hull: LST-535 left U.S. custody on transfer to the Republic of China in 1958, seventeen years before the 1975 policy described; applies only as context for U.S.-era Navy practice and says nothing about her ROC-service condition. Full text blocked to automated fetch (HTTP 403); content via GAO product-page description.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-535-lst535-04
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[6]Batch-7045 search ledger (this record): CourtListener API v4 opinion and docket sweeps 'LST-535' (0 results each); firecrawl web sweeps 'LST-535 asbestos' and 'ROCS Chung Wan LST-229'; NARA deck-log digitization coverage; shipyards.json yard check [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lst-535-lst535-01 through sl-uss-lst-535-lst535-10
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or docketed case naming LST-535 / T-LST-535 / Chung Wan (LST-229) was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). CourtListener opinion sweep 'LST-535' returned 0 results and RECAP docket sweep 'LST-535' returned 0 results (authenticated, 2026-10-02). Web sweep returned only law-firm marketing listicles - 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 - era construction practice makes asbestos content a reasonable inference, not a ship-proven fact. Coverage gap: the unhyphenated 'LST 535' opinion-variant sweep remained blocked by the fleet request pacer at drafting time (ledger sl-uss-lst-535-lst535-05); docket coverage for that variant also unrun. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-535-lst535-05
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[7]Republic of China (Taiwan) Ministry of National Defense, navy.mnd.gov.tw - hosted paper containing the official '老軍艦的故事' (Stories of Old Warships) series entry for sister ship ROCS Chung Shu (LST-228, ex-USS LST-520) [other_primary]
- Locator
- ROC MND hosted PDF, appendix '老軍艦的故事', LST-228 entry (document page 228)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The official ROC Navy site hosts the 'Stories of Old Warships' series; its LST-228 entry documents the common ROC LST service pattern - received at Naha, Okinawa, 16 September 1958 (ROC year 47-09-16), named and assigned to the 136th Fleet, and ordered into simple mothball storage 16 December 1990 (ROC year 79-12-16) - matching the secondary-source claims for Chung Wan (LST-229, this hull): same transfer date, same fleet assignment, same mothball date.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1958-1993
- Population
- ROC Navy crews (post-transfer, context only)
- Limitations
- Documents sister ship Chung Shu (LST-228) only - does not name Chung Wan or LST-229 anywhere in the document fetched. Chung Wan's ROC-service dates and the 1975 Vietnam refugee-lift detail rest on Wikipedia citing a personal blog; the parallel official entry for LST-229 presumably exists in the same series but was not located. Archival lead, not a finding for this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-535-lst535-06