Evidence
6 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-6).
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[1]research packet 695-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-588-lst588-pkt-695-packet-md
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[2]Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, LST-588, live NHHC entry [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Full DANFS entry
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- LST-588 was laid down 6 June 1944 at Evansville, Indiana, by Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co.; launched 22 July 1944; sponsored by Mrs. A. J. Toulon; and commissioned 19 August 1944. She served in the Asiatic-Pacific theater and participated in the assault and occupation of Iwo Jima in February 1945. After the war she performed occupation duty in the Far East and served in China until early May 1946. She was decommissioned 8 June 1946, struck from the Navy list 3 July 1946, sold to Bosey, Philippines, and delivered 9 October 1948. She earned one World War II battle star.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-1948
- Population
- Ship's company and embarked forces, 1944-1946
- Limitations
- Authoritative ship history; it does not identify asbestos, insulation, hazardous materials, individual exposure, or product quantities. The entry gives no later fate after delivery to Bosey.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-588-lst588-01
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[3]NavSource Online, USS LST-588 specification, campaign, command, and disposition page [other_primary]
- Locator
- Specification block; campaign table; postwar-service and final-disposition sections
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource identifies LST-588 as an LST-542-class tank landing ship. It records assignment to LST Flotilla 21, LST Group 61, and LST Division 122; the Iwo Jima operation from 19-25 February 1945; occupation and China service periods of 25 September-20 October 1945 and 2 November 1945-10 May 1946; decommissioning 8 June 1946; strike from the Naval Register 3 July 1946; and sale on 9 October 1948 to Bosey, Philippines, fate unknown. Its specification block lists two General Motors 12-567A diesel engines, a Falk main reduction gear, three diesel-drive 100-kW 230-V D.C. generators, and two propellers producing 1,700 shp; complement was 13 officers and 104 enlisted, with accommodations for 16 officers and 147 enlisted.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-1948
- Population
- Ship's company, embarked troops, and cargo-handling personnel
- Limitations
- Ship-specific archival compilation consistent with DANFS for the overlapping chronology. The specifications describe equipment but do not establish asbestos content or exposure. The page does not provide a hull survey or abatement record.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-588-lst588-02
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[4]NIOSH/CDC, 100 Years of Respiratory Protection History [other_primary]
- Locator
- World War II discussion under '100 Years of Respiratory Protection History'
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- NIOSH states that as World War II began, U.S. Navy use of asbestos increased for insulation purposes for pipes in naval vessels, and that the Navy continued to use asbestos after 1946 with occupational-hygiene warnings. This provides era context for a 1944-built Navy vessel.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- World War II and postwar period
- Population
- U.S. Navy shipyard and shipboard workers, era context
- Limitations
- The source is not about LST-588 or the LST-542 class and does not identify materials installed aboard this hull. It supports only era-level context, not a ship-specific asbestos finding, quantity, location, or exposure conclusion.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-588-lst588-03
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[5]U.S. Government Accountability Office, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 [gao]
- Locator
- Highlights and full-report link on GAO product page
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO's 1979 review of Navy ship asbestos controls describes asbestos use in Navy ships, including thermal insulation and shipboard applications such as gaskets and pipe-hanger liners, and reviews the Navy's 1975 and 1979 removal policies.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1975-1979
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers and fleet-maintenance personnel
- Limitations
- Program-level review of Long Beach and Norfolk naval shipyards, not a survey of LST-588. The policies post-date this hull's 1948 disposal and cannot establish what was installed aboard it or whether any material remained.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-588-lst588-04
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[6]Batch-7103 source sweep: NHHC DANFS, NavSource, NARA catalog leads, NVR, GAO, NIOSH/CDC, and CourtListener helper attempts [other_primary]
- Locator
- Search ledger rows sl-uss-lst-588-lst588-01 through sl-uss-lst-588-lst588-08
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No ship-specific asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or asbestos product identification was located in the authoritative sources reviewed. A qualifying litigation finding cannot be made because the required authenticated CourtListener requests for exact name and hull-number searches were blocked by the fleet-wide pacing environment before results were returned.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 2026-10-02
- Limitations
- This is a search result, not proof that asbestos was absent aboard the hull and not a conclusion about litigation absence. CourtListener coverage is incomplete for this record because the helper requests did not return; state-court, unindexed, and non-digitized records remain possible.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-588-lst588-05