Evidence
7 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-7).
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[1]research packet 693-packet.md (2 sources cited) [museum_official]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-lst-58-lst58-pkt-693-packet-md
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[2]DANFS, LST-58 (archived 27 May 2024 copy of the official NHHC page) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS body paragraphs 1-2
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The archived official DANFS entry identifies this hull as laid down 31 October 1943 at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, by Dravo Corp.; launched 11 December 1943; commissioned 22 January 1944; assigned to the European theater; and a Normandy-invasion participant from 6 to 25 June 1944. It states that LST-58 was decommissioned 7 November 1945, struck from the Navy list 28 November 1945, sold to Northern Metals Co. of Philadelphia on 30 November 1947, and subsequently scrapped. The entry credits one World War II battle star.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1943-1947
- Population
- Dravo construction trades (1943-44); U.S. Navy crew (1944-45)
- Limitations
- This archived official history establishes milestones and service, not asbestos content, products, quantities, worker exposure, or legal eligibility. The live NHHC URL returned HTTP 404 when checked; this is therefore labeled and cited as an archived copy.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-58-lst58-01
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[3]U.S. Navy Bureau of Ships, Ships' Data, U.S. Naval Vessels, vol. 2 (1945), pp. 168-70, LST1-490 row (live scan) [other_primary]
- Locator
- PDF pp. 168-170, LST1-490 design row and LST-58 construction roster entry
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The Bureau of Ships' 1945 Ships' Data design table places LST-58 in the LST1-490 group. That row specifies a 328-foot overall length, two General Motors 12-567A diesel engines, two propellers, 1,700 shaft horsepower, a Falk reduction gear, and three 100-kW diesel-driven 230-V DC ship-service generators. No boilers are listed for this group.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1943-1945
- Population
- LST1-490 design group; LST-58 construction and operating personnel
- Limitations
- The official design table applies to the LST1-490 group, not a hull-specific material inventory. It establishes diesel rather than boiler propulsion only; it does not establish the presence, absence, type, or quantity of asbestos aboard LST-58.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-58-lst58-02
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[4]U.S. GAO, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (archived official product page) [gao]
- Locator
- Archived GAO product page, Highlights
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO's 1979 Navy asbestos-program review says it examined the use of asbestos in Navy ships and reports that the Navy's 1975 policy was to remove and replace with nonasbestos materials only insulation damaged or required to be removed for necessary repairs; the policy was modified in 1979 for selective replacement in high-maintenance areas.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1975-1979
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers and Navy asbestos program reviewed by GAO
- Limitations
- This is Navy-wide program context from 1979, with fieldwork at Long Beach and Norfolk Naval Shipyards; it neither names LST-58 nor establishes asbestos aboard it. The live GAO product page returned HTTP 403 to automated access, so the verified archived official product page is cited and labeled as archived.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-58-lst58-03
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[5]National Archives, Special List 44, by Ship Numbers, LST-58 entry [other_primary]
- Locator
- PDF p. 48, LST-58 row
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA Special List 44 lists LST-58 with logbook coverage from 22 January 1944 through 31 October 1945. The list identifies a primary-record lead for this hull's commissioned period.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-01-22 to 1945-10-31
- Population
- LST-58 ship's company
- Limitations
- This finding identifies the date span of retained logbook records; the logs themselves were not retrieved or read in this batch. The list does not state material content, maintenance scope, asbestos presence, or exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-58-lst58-04
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[6]NHHC, Operation Tiger online reading room [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Convoy T-4, Plymouth section paragraph
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NHHC's official Exercise Tiger account places USS LST-58 in the Plymouth section of Convoy T-4, towing two pontoon causeways, during the April 1944 rehearsal in Lyme Bay.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-04
- Population
- LST-58 crew and Convoy T-4 personnel
- Limitations
- This confirms a service activity and does not identify materials aboard, any damage or repair scope aboard this hull, asbestos exposure, or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-58-lst58-05
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[7]CourtListener API v4, authenticated fleet-paced helper; batch search ledger [court_record]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lst-58-lst58-06 through -09
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos documentation was located in the public official sources searched: no material schedule, insulation survey, abatement record, hazmat disclosure, or qualifying asbestos opinion was found. Authenticated CourtListener opinion queries for exact name "USS LST-58" and exact hull number "LST-58" each returned zero results. The required CourtListener exact-name and exact-hull docket queries were not completed because the authenticated fleet pacing helper reported that the shared request budget was momentarily spent.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 2026-10-02
- Limitations
- A partial search and absence of located public records do not prove asbestos was absent or that no litigation exists. CourtListener coverage excludes many state filings, settlements, and non-digitized materials; the uncompleted authenticated docket queries are explicitly carried as a gap rather than represented as zero results.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-58-lst58-06