Evidence
9 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-9).
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[1]research packet 691-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-565-lst565-pkt-691-packet-md
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[2]DANFS (NHHC live page), LST-565 entry [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- NHHC DANFS online entry, LST-565 (L section)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- LST-565 was laid down 16 March 1944 at Evansville, Ind., by the Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co.; launched 8 May 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Vergil P. Dyer; commissioned 25 May 1944. Assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater; participated in the Leyte landings (October 1944), Mindoro landings (December 1944), Zambales-Subic Bay (January 1945), and the assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto (May 1945). Postwar: occupation duty in the Far East and China service until mid-May 1946; decommissioned 13 June 1946 and struck from the Navy list 3 July 1946; disposed of 21 June 1948. Earned four battle stars for World War II service.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-1948
- Population
- Ship's company 1944-1946 (13 officers, ~104-106 enlisted per class design data); embarked troops
- Limitations
- Authoritative ship-history narrative. Contains no asbestos content; establishes identity, dates, and operations only. 'Disposed of' wording carried exactly - DANFS does not name buyer or method; NavSource reads 'sold for scrapping' the same date.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-565-lst565-01
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[3]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LST-565 page - timeline, campaign table, specifications, commanding-officer list, awards (navsource.net live) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 10/16/160565.htm header block, campaign table, specifications block, commanding-officer list, photo caption 101656501
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource timeline and detail for this hull: LST-542 class; laid down 16 March 1944 at Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co., Evansville, IN; launched 8 May 1944; commissioned 25 May 1944, LT. John S. Meddaugh, USNR, in command. Campaign dates: Leyte landings 20 October 1944; Mindoro landings 12-18 December 1944; Zambales-Subic Bay 29-30 January 1945 (Manila Bay-Bicol operations); assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto 2-10 May 1945, assigned to LST Flotilla Fourteen (CAPT. E. Seay USN), LST Group Forty-One (CDR. E. C. Parsons USNR), LST Division Eighty-Two. Occupation service periods 20 September-2 October 1945 and 20 October-14 November 1945; China Service Medal (extended) 11 March-21 May 1946. Decommissioned 13 June 1946; struck 3 July 1946; sold for scrapping 21 June 1948. Four battle stars. Commanding officers: LT Meddaugh (to June 1945), LT Meinschein (June-August 1945), LT Gilsdorf (August-December 1945), LTjg. MacKenzie (December 1945-March 1946), LTjg. McKee (March-13 June 1946). Specifications: 1,625 t light / 4,080 t full load; 328 ft o.a.; 50 ft beam; 11.6 kt trial; 2 x GM 12-567A diesels (900 hp), single Falk main reduction gear, two shafts 1,700 shp, twin rudders; three 100 kW 230 V DC ship's-service generators; two LCVP; complement 13 officers / 104 enlisted; troop accommodations 16 officers / 147 enlisted. Awards ribbon set: China Service Medal (extended), American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (4), WWII Victory Medal, Navy Occupation Service Medal (Asia clasp), Philippines Presidential Unit Citation, Philippines Liberation Medal (2). International radio call sign NEWB. A National Archives-captioned photo (NAID 205586182, USCG photo 26-G-2925) shows the Morotai-bound convoy including LST-565 and LST-605; the page notes the two hulls were four days out of Pearl Harbor when the Morotai landings began 15 September 1944 (Flotilla Sixteen transit) and departed Manus Island 11 October 1944 - i.e., not part of the invasion itself.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-1948
- Population
- Ship's company and embarked troops 1944-1946; Evansville construction trades 1944; shipbreakers 1948
- Limitations
- NavSource is a volunteer secondary compilation, not a primary registry; its milestone dates track DANFS exactly for this hull and its campaign/flotilla tables are derived from official award and organization records, but it is cited for detail DANFS omits (specs, CO list, flotilla assignment, medal periods). Contains no asbestos content. The pre-1987 scrapping predates modern ACM-handling regulation; no hazmat record for the breakup was located.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-565-lst565-02
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[4]NARA Catalog: NAID 139888317 'USS LST-565 - Rep of ops in reinforcement landing in Lingayen Gulf, Luzon Is, Philippines, 1/11-12/45' (micro serial 108669, serial 02, dated 1/15/1945); NAID 140052292 'USS LST-565 - Report of operations in reinforcement group to the Okinawa Gunto, Ryukyu Islands, 5/2-11/45' (micro serial 126780, serial 08, dated 5/19/1945); NAID 633456138 'COM LST GR 41 - War Diary, 11/1-30/45' and NAID 140086778 'COM LST GR 41 - War Diary, 12/1-31/45' (her parent group's war diaries); NAID 205586182 'The Long Road to the Halmaheras' (USCG photo 26-G-2925, Morotai-bound LST convoy including this hull per NavSource caption) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NARA NAIDs 139888317, 140052292, 633456138, 140086778, 205586182 (catalog.archives.gov)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Two ship-authored action reports are cataloged at NARA for this hull: the Lingayen Gulf reinforcement landing of 11-12 January 1945 (report dated 15 January 1945) and the reinforcement-group run to the Okinawa Gunto of 2-11 May 1945 (report dated 19 May 1945). The parent command's war diary series (COM LST GR 41) covers November and December 1945, and a USCG still photo documents the Morotai-bound convoy transit. These are the highest-value archival leads for this hull's operational record.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1945
- Population
- Ship's company January 1945 and May 1945 (report authors)
- Limitations
- Archival leads only: catalog metadata verifies the records exist and are ship-authored; the documents' contents were not reviewed this session and no asbestos/materials content is expected or implied. NARA catalog is JS-rendered; metadata retrieved via the catalog search API. Deck logs and muster rolls for this hull (RG 24) were not located in the digitized catalog and remain an undigitized lead (Fold3 hosts the NARA muster-roll scans).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-565-lst565-03
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[5]Bureau of Ships, Ships' Data, U.S. Naval Vessels, Vol. 2 (January 1945), LST design table (shipscribe.com scan, text layer) [other_primary]
- Locator
- SDB-1945 v2, LANDING SHIP, TANK (LST) design table and machinery rows (LST542-931 group)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Official BuShips design table for the LST542-931 design group (which includes this hull): 328 ft overall, 50 ft beam, ~2,366 t beaching / ~4,080 t trial displacement, 11.6 kt trial speed, two GM 12-567A diesels at 1,700 shp; engine-variant blocks LST932-979 and LST1060-1080 carried the GM 12-278A. Diesel plant - no boilers. Verified against the live scan's text layer this session.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1945
- Population
- n/a
- Limitations
- Official class-level design data - names the design group, not this hull; no material schedule or insulation specification is published in this table. Citation-hygiene note: the class profile's earlier URL (shipscribe.com/styles/usnaux/sdb/SDB1945v2.pdf) now returns 404; the file moved to /pubs/SDB1945v2.pdf, verified live 2026-10-02.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-565-lst565-04
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[6]Consolidated era inference - BuShips SDB-1945 v2 machinery data (diesel, no boilers) + era amphibious-ship construction practice, per LST class profile (lst-1-class.class.json, class-f worktree) [other_primary]
- Locator
- LST class profile evidence row ev-lst-1-class-03 (class-f worktree); SDB-1945 v2 machinery rows
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Era/design inference for a diesel-powered LST of the 542 group: with no boilers aboard, the asbestos-relevant applications for the type were GM diesel exhaust lagging and gaskets, engine-room thermal and acoustic insulation, deck coverings/tile, bulkhead and accommodation insulation, and winch/windlass brake linings. WWII-era insulating and gasket products were commonly manufactured with asbestos fiber, and the wartime government had reserved asbestos supply for shipbuilding.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-1948
- Population
- Evansville construction trades (1944); ship's company and embarked troops (1944-1946); shipbreakers (1948)
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - no hull-specific insulation survey, material list, or work package located for LST-565. Names era-standard applications for the type, not confirmed installed materials aboard this hull. No quantities; establishes no exposure for any individual. LST-565's short service life (1944-1946) and 1948 scrapping mean no postwar-overhaul or abatement record exists to test the inference against.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-565-lst565-05
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[7]National Park Service, 'Evansville, Indiana' place page - Evansville Shipyard / Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co. wartime history [nps]
- Locator
- NPS Evansville, Indiana place page, WWII production section
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NPS documents the builder yard: in February 1942 the Department of Navy constructed the Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co. Shipyard (the Evansville Shipyard) on the Ohio River - a forty-acre plant producing 300 x 50 ft LSTs; at peak, one ship every four days in 1944, with 167 LSTs produced by February 1945 plus 13 ammunition lighters and 17 oceangoing barges - 'the largest inland producer of oceangoing ships.' This hull was built at that yard (laid down 16 March 1944 per DANFS).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1942-1945
- Population
- Evansville Shipyard wartime workforce (thousands of shift workers)
- Limitations
- Yard-level documentation - the NPS page does not name this hull and contains no asbestos or materials content. It establishes where and in what production regime the hull was built, nothing more. No NIOSH, OSHA, EEOICPA, or other federal occupational-health record covering the Evansville yard was located (checked 2026-10-02); the yard was a wartime steel-fabrication/shipbuilding facility, not a DOE atomic program site.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-565-lst565-06
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[8]GAO, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (October 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 required for repairs, modified 1979 to selective replacement in high-maintenance areas - program-level confirmation that asbestos insulation was standard aboard Navy vessels of the wartime era and typically remained in place for decades on surviving hulls.
- 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 hull- or class-specific; the 1975/1979 policies postdate this hull's scrapping (1948) and are carried as era context only. gao.gov returns HTTP 403 to automated fetch (product page and full text; standing block per Batch-01/98) - report identity carried from the GAO catalog listing as verified in those batches; full text not reviewed.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-565-lst565-07
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[9]Batch-7078 search ledger (this record): NHHC DANFS live page; NavSource 160565.htm; NARA catalog API (action-report and war-diary NAIDs); NVR (nvr.navy.mil); BuShips SDB-1945 v2 scan; NPS Evansville page; GAO HRD-80-2 product page; CourtListener API v4 (opinion and docket); secondary web sweep [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lst-565-lst565-01 through -10
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, material schedule, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or litigation record naming USS LST-565 was found in the public sources searched. CourtListener returned zero hits for "LST-565" and "LST 565" in both the opinion (type=o) and docket (type=r) indexes on 2026-10-02; the class-level 'USS LST' asbestos sweep found only an incidental reunion-notice mention of a different hull (LST-579, Gitto v. A.W. Chesterton, S.D.N.Y. 1:07-cv-04771). The only 'asbestos aboard' web material is law-firm marketing listicles (asbestos.com and similar) asserting asbestos without primary sourcing - 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 - WWII LST construction is era-consistent with asbestos use, and the 1948 scrapping predates any documentation regime that would have produced a hazmat record. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility. CourtListener coverage is complete on the hull-number spellings: 'LST-565' and 'LST 565' on both opinion and docket indexes; named-plaintiff searches are impractical for an unnamed hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-565-lst565-08