Evidence
10 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-10).
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[1]research packet 692-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-569-lst569-pkt-692-packet-md
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[2]DANFS, LST-569 - construction, sponsor, WWII operations, occupation/China service, decommissioning, disposal (identical text in printed DANFS Vol. VII p. 643, archive.org scan; live NHHC page returned 404 on 2026-10-02 - archived copy cited) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- NHHC DANFS L-569 page (Wayback capture 2024-12-09); printed DANFS Vol. VII appendix 'Tank Landing Ships (LST)', p. 643
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Documented for this hull: 'laid down on 24 March 1944 at Evansville, Ind., by the Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co.; launched on 20 May 1944; sponsored by Mrs. George W. Lamb; and commissioned on 5 June 1944.' Assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater; operations listed: Leyte landings (October and November 1944), Lingayen Gulf landings (January 1945), Zambales-Subic Bay (January 1945), Mindanao Island landings (April and May 1945). 'Following the war, LST-569 performed occupation duty in the Far East and saw service in China until mid-May 1946. The ship was decommissioned on 13 June 1946 and struck from the Navy list on 15 October that same year. On 5 December 1947, she was sold to Bosey, Philippines.' Earned four battle stars for World War II service.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-1947
- Population
- Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron construction trades (Mar-Jun 1944); ship's company 1944-46; embarked troops
- Limitations
- Ship-specific history only; no asbestos or material content. Live NHHC URL returned 404 on 2026-10-02 (standing NHHC link-rot defect noted since Batch-01); citation is the verified Wayback capture of the NHHC page, with identical text confirmed in printed DANFS Vol. VII p. 643 (archive.org). The buyer 'Bosey' is identified in a separate row (ev-05).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-569-lst569-01
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[3]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LST-569 (LST-542 class) - milestone timeline, campaign dates, occupation/China service windows, awards block, specifications, commanding officers (live page verified 2026-10-02) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 10/16/160569.htm header timeline, campaign table, awards block, specifications block, commanding-officer table
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource record for this hull: laid down 24 March 1944 at Missouri Valley Bridge and Iron Co., Evansville IN; launched 20 May 1944; commissioned 5 June 1944, Lt. Joseph A. Lowe, USNR, in command. Campaign dates: Leyte landings 18 October-6 November 1944; Lingayen Gulf landings 4-17 January 1945; Zambales-Subic Bay (Manila Bay-Bicol operations) 29-30 January 1945; Mindanao Island landings 17-23 April and 3-4 May 1945. Occupation and China service windows both 22 September 1945-19 May 1946. Decommissioned 13 June 1946; struck from the Naval Register 15 October 1946; final disposition 'sold, 5 December 1947, to Bosey, Philippines, fate unknown'; four battle stars. Awards block: China Service Medal (extended); American Campaign Medal; Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (4); World War II Victory Medal; Navy Occupation Service Medal (Asia clasp); Philippines Presidential Unit Citation; Philippine Liberation Medal (2). Specifications: 1,625 t light / 4,080 t full (sea-going w/1,675-t load) / 2,366 t beaching; 328 ft oa; 50 ft beam; 11.6 kt trial; endurance 24,000 mi @ 9 kt; complement 13 officers + 104 enlisted, troop accommodations 16 officers + 147 enlisted; 2 LCVP; propulsion two GM 12-567A 900-hp diesels, single Falk main reduction gear, three diesel-drive 100-kW 230-V DC generators, two propellers 1,700 shp, twin rudders. Commanding officers: Lt. Joseph A. Lowe (5 Jun 1944-18 Aug 1945), Lt. Harry Charles (19 Aug 1945-Dec 1945), Lt.(jg) Myrton L. McDonald (Dec 1945-Mar 1946), Lt.(jg) D. S. Brown (Mar 1946-13 Jun 1946). Page states 'There are no images of USS LST-569 available at NavSource.'
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-1947
- Population
- Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron construction trades (1944); ship's company (1944-46); embarked troops (up to 16 officers + 147 enlisted accommodations)
- Limitations
- NavSource is a volunteer secondary compilation, not a primary registry - its milestone dates track DANFS and no conflicts were found this session. Specifications are LST-542-class standard, not hull-surveyed figures. Contains no asbestos content. The 1947 sale predates modern ACM-handling regulation and no disposal-yard record was located.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-569-lst569-02
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[4]Arnold Hague Convoy Database (convoyweb.org.uk) - vessel voyage search 'LST 569' [other_primary]
- Locator
- convoyweb.org.uk Hague search3 result for 'LST 569' (2 convoys found; queried 2026-10-02)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The Hague database (compiled from Admiralty convoy records) lists this hull in two convoys: IG.9 (February 1945, Leyte to Hollandia) and IG.22 (May 1945, Leyte to Hollandia). These document inter-base lift movements between the Lingayen/Zambales-Subic and Mindanao operations in her NavSource/DANFS campaign table.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1945
- Population
- Ship's company and embarked troops on the two convoy legs (Feb and May 1945)
- Limitations
- Movement documentation only - no asbestos, personnel-exposure, or cargo-material content. The Hague compilation is a volunteer transcription of Admiralty records; secondary-compilation caveat applies. Dates within each convoy leg are not displayed at this search depth (February and May 1945).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-569-lst569-03
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[5]Florida State University Special Collections & Archives, Harry L. Andrews Papers, identifier 00.0134 (ArchivesSpace record) [museum_official]
- Locator
- FSU ArchivesSpace resource 00.0134 (Harry L. Andrews Papers), scope/contents and biographical note; subject page archives.lib.fsu.edu/subjects/3155
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- FSU holds the papers of Harry L. Andrews, 'a U.S. naval officer aboard the USS LST-569 during WWII in the Pacific Theater of Operations.' The collection (one folder, donated by Andrews, open to all researchers) contains a letter from Andrews to Dr. William Oldson 'in which he describes the route his ship takes throughout World War II. The USS LST-569 initially departed from New Orleans on 29 May 1944 and ended in Shanghai, China before being transferred.' Andrews (b. 29 April 1924, Brooklyn NY; d. 20 September 2011, Oshkosh WI) served aboard this hull.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-1946
- Population
- Harry L. Andrews (U.S. naval officer aboard this hull, rank not stated in the finding aid); LST-569 ship's company (1944-46)
- Limitations
- Archival lead only - the finding aid describes the letter's contents; the letter itself was not digitized or examined, so the route description is the archive's characterization. The stated departure 'from New Orleans on 29 May 1944' predates the ship's 5 June 1944 commissioning - probably describes the pre-commissioning voyage down the Mississippi from the builder, but the record does not say so; unresolved (gaps). Establishes a named officer's presence aboard; NOT an exposure record.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-569-lst569-04
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[6]U.S. Department of State, Office of the Historian, FRUS 1947 vol. VII (document 1013) - American Consul at Shanghai on surplus-property disposal via 'Bosey' [other_primary]
- Locator
- FRUS 1947 v07 d1013 (Enclosure references: 'Contract between the Central Bank of China and the Board of Supplies for the Purchase of Surplus Property on the Pacific Islands', 25 Nov 1947)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Identifies the buyer named in this hull's disposal line: 'Bosey' was the Board of Supplies of the Republic of China's Executive Yuan (chief: General P. Kiang), which handled Nationalist Chinese surplus-property purchases. On 25 November 1947 the Central Bank of China concluded a contract with Bosey covering 'the bulk of the surplus property declared available and not yet removed to the China mainland' on the Pacific islands, purchase price 31% of original U.S. procurement cost. LST-569's documented sale 'to Bosey, Philippines' on 5 December 1947 falls inside this disposal channel: sister hulls sold to Bosey were resold into Chinese service (LST-574 -> ROCS Chung Yung LST-210; HM LST-406, sold the same day as LST-569, later reported in PRC commercial service as Chung 116).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1947
- Population
- n/a
- Limitations
- Context documentation: FRUS explains who 'Bosey' was but does not name LST-569; the sister-ship resale pattern is not proof of this hull's disposition - NavSource carries her fate as 'unknown' and she is absent from ROC Navy rosters (a 'scrapped 1947' listing in one secondary compilation is unverified - see gaps). No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-569-lst569-05
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[7]Era inference built on: BuShips Ships' Data, U.S. Naval Vessels, Vol. 2 (NAVSHIPS 250-011, 1945) LST design table - LST542-931 group listed as 2 x GM Diesel 12-567A, 1,700 shp; NavSource LST-569 specifications block (GM 12-567A diesels, Falk reduction gear, diesel-drive generators); LST-1/491/542-series class profile (lst-1-class.class.json, this repo) [other_primary]
- Locator
- SDB1945v2 pp. 168-191 LST design table (shipscribe.com/pubs scan, live 2026-10-02 - prior /styles/usnaux/sdb/ path 404s); NavSource 10/16/160569.htm specifications block; class profile ev-lst-1-class-03
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- A diesel-powered LST-542-class tank landing ship built March-June 1944 sits inside the Navy's documented asbestos-use era. With no boilers aboard, era-standard asbestos-relevant applications for a diesel LST of this period were engine-room and diesel-exhaust lagging, gaskets and valve packing, deck coverings, and accommodation/bulkhead insulation - applications concentrated in the engine room and interior spaces rather than the steam-plant lagging of boiler vessels.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-1947
- Population
- Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron construction trades (1944); engine-room and repair ratings (1944-46); any availability-yard trades
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - no hull-specific insulation survey, material schedule, or work package located for LST-569. Names era-standard applications, not confirmed installed materials; no quantity; no manufacturer attribution for this hull. The BuShips table documents machinery specs, not materials.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-569-lst569-06
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[8]GAO, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (Oct 18, 1979; publicly released Oct 22, 1979) [gao]
- Locator
- GAO product page HRD-80-2 highlights (fetched via firecrawl, 2026-10-02)
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO documented that the Navy used asbestos insulation extensively aboard ships and that its 1975 policy was to remove and replace only damaged insulation or insulation that had to be removed for repairs - modified in 1979 to selective replacement in high-maintenance areas; substitution of non-asbestos materials did not begin until the early 1970s, decades after this hull's construction (1944) and entire service life (1944-46).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1979
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers; asbestos program review
- Limitations
- Program-level documentation; supports era context only, not any fact specific to this hull. Fieldwork was at Long Beach and Norfolk Naval Shipyards - neither is in this hull's documented history. Product-page text retrieved via firecrawl this session (direct fetch 403); full report PDF linked at gao.gov/assets/hrd-80-2.pdf but not extracted.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-569-lst569-07
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[9]Batch-7082 search ledger (this record): DANFS (NHHC Wayback + printed Vol. VII); NavSource (live); Arnold Hague Convoy Database; FSU ArchivesSpace; FRUS; NARA digitized-logs list; GAO product page; CourtListener type=o x2 + type=d x1 (all zero hits); secondary web litigation sweep [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lst-569-lst569-01 through -14
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or verified litigation naming USS LST-569 was found in the public sources searched. CourtListener returned count 0 on 2026-10-02 for opinion-level 'LST-569' and 'USS LST-569' AND for RECAP docket-level 'LST-569' - a clean negative at both levels (space-variant 'LST 569' unrun, fleet-paced). Secondary web sweeps surfaced only law-firm marketing content asserting asbestos aboard (bellucklaw.com and similar 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. The CourtListener negative covers hyphenated-form queries at opinion and docket level; the space-variant 'LST 569' query was not run (fleet pacing). Deck logs (NARA II, undigitized), builder work packages, and the 1947 sale/disposal file are undigitized leads. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-569-lst569-08
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[10]NARA, 'Navy Deck Logs Available in the National Archives Catalog' + '1941-1959 Deck Logs, including World War 2 and the Korean War' (archives.gov); RG 24 Entry 118 (NAID 581208), Archives II, College Park MD [other_primary]
- Locator
- archives.gov/research/military/logbooks/navy-online predefined-links list (checked 2026-10-02); navy-deck-logs-1941-1959 description page
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA confirms deck logs for 1941-59 Navy vessels are held at Archives II (RG 24, Entry 118) and that LST-569 does NOT appear on the published list of digitized deck logs - the list's only '569' is Albacore (AGSS-569), a different hull. Her 1944-46 logs exist in the textual series but are undigitized: they are the authoritative source for day-to-day movements, availabilities, and shipyard calls underlying her campaign record, and would show any yard work where asbestos disturbance was possible.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-1946
- Population
- n/a (records lead)
- Limitations
- Archival lead only - establishes that logs exist and where, not their contents. NARA catalog (catalog.archives.gov) is JS-rendered and could not be queried directly this session; the digitized-logs list itself was fully checked and contains no LST-569 entry. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-569-lst569-09