Evidence
4 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-4).
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[1]research packet 689-packet.md [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-lst-554-lst554-pkt-689-packet-md
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[2]U.S. Naval Academy Nimitz Library, Manuscript Collection MS 415 finding aid, Box 13, Folder 147 [other_primary]
- Locator
- U.S.S. LST-554 (Landing Ship - Tank), October–November 1944; Box 13, Folder 147
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The U.S. Naval Academy Nimitz Library finding aid catalogs U.S.S. LST-554 (Landing Ship - Tank), October–November 1944, as participation in Leyte Task Group 78.7 and Echelon L 13 (Box 13, Folder 147). This row reports the finding aid's description, not independent verification of operational details in the underlying documents.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Limitations
- This is a finding aid describing archival material, not the underlying report text. It supports only the cataloged participation description and the existence/location of the records; it does not establish asbestos aboard, exposure, causation, or individual service details.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-554-lst554-01
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[3]National Archives, Special List 44: Logbooks of U.S. Navy Ships, by Ship Number [other_primary]
- Locator
- Printed page 47, LST-554 row
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA's Special List 44 indexes U.S. Navy LST-554 deck logs for 27 April 1944 through 30 June 1945.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Limitations
- This is a logbook inventory, not the logs themselves. The date range is the indexed availability span and does not establish the ship's complete service dates, operations, asbestos content, or exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-554-lst554-02
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[4]Batch research search log; negative finding limited to searches listed in search_ledger [other_primary]
- Locator
- Search ledger entries LST554-01 through LST554-10
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No primary-source ship-specific asbestos survey, abatement record, hazmat disclosure, or asbestos application record for LST-554 was located in the sources reviewed for this batch. Ship-specific asbestos documentation remains unknown.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Limitations
- A bounded public-record search is not proof of absence. DANFS returned 404, Firecrawl was unavailable due to exhausted quota, underlying USNA records were not retrieved, and CourtListener searches were blocked by fleet pacing. No inference about asbestos presence or absence is made.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-554-lst554-03