Evidence
6 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-6).
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[1]research packet 694-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-586-lst586-pkt-694-packet-md
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[2]National Archives, Special List #44, by Ship Numbers [other_primary]
- Locator
- Special List #44, ship-number table, row LST-586
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA's Special List #44 identifies LST-586 and lists Navy deck-log coverage from 15 August 1944 through 30 June 1945.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-08-15 to 1945-06-30
- Population
- LST-586 crew and personnel recorded in Navy deck logs
- Limitations
- Ship-specific archival coverage only; the list does not state the builder, commissioning date, crew, operations, disposition, asbestos content, or exposure. The date range is a records-availability entry, not proof that every date has a surviving or digitized log page.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-586-lst586-01
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[3]National Archives, Researching Asbestos aboard US Naval Vessel up through 1961 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Beginning Research; Volumes; Historical Notes sections
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- NARA identifies Navy S103 general plans, S39 insulation and lagging, and S48 piping records as potentially responsive research series for ship-related asbestos research, while expressly stating that these plan series do not themselves provide direct evidence of asbestos in Navy ships or components.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1941-1961 guidance scope
- Population
- Researchers examining Navy vessels built through 1961
- Limitations
- Research guidance and archival routing, not a finding about LST-586. No LST-586 plan, material schedule, or shipyard work package was retrieved; the presence, location, condition, and quantity of asbestos aboard this hull remain unknown.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-586-lst586-02
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[4]U.S. Government Accountability Office, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (18 October 1979) [gao]
- Locator
- GAO product page, Highlights section
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO reviewed Navy use of asbestos in ships and reported that the Navy's 1975 policy replaced damaged or removed insulation with nonasbestos material, with a 1979 modification addressing selected high-maintenance areas.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1975-1979
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers and Navy vessels generally
- Limitations
- Navy-wide program evidence, not a record for LST-586 and not proof that any particular material was installed aboard this hull. It does not establish quantity, location, present condition, individual exposure, causation, or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-586-lst586-03
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[5]NavSource Online, Tank Landing Ship (LST) index [other_primary]
- Locator
- Index introduction and LST-542 class description; LST-586 entry
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The live NavSource LST index lists LST-586 in the World War II LST-542 class sequence and describes the class-level design differences from earlier Type II LST groups, including hydraulic bow-door machinery, additional davits, reinforced main deck, and modified stowage and accommodations.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- World War II construction and service era
- Population
- World War II LST-542-class vessels
- Limitations
- Class index only; it does not establish a ship-specific construction date, builder, crew, asbestos material, repair history, or disposition. The linked LST-586 detail page returned HTTP 406 Not Acceptable during this research session and was not used for hull-specific claims.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-586-lst586-04
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[6]Batch 7101 source sweep and source-access log [other_primary]
- Locator
- Search-ledger rows sl-uss-lst-586-lst586-01 through -09
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record was located in the public authoritative sources retrieved: no LST-586 asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, material schedule, or ship-specific asbestos finding was found. The available NARA deck-log listing is operational archival coverage, not an asbestos record.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 2026-10-02
- Limitations
- A negative public-source finding does not prove absence of asbestos aboard. The detail-page access failure, incomplete archival retrieval, Firecrawl quota stand-down, and CourtListener limiter gap reduce search completeness; no exposure, causation, or legal-eligibility conclusion follows.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-586-lst586-05