Evidence
12 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-12).
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[1]research packet 696-packet.md (2 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-594-lst594-pkt-696-packet-md
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[2]DANFS, LST-594 (NHHC live page, verified 2026-10-02) - construction, sponsor, commissioning, postwar occupation/China service, disposal [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS LST-594 entry (single paragraph)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Documented for this hull: 'laid down on 1 July 1944 at Evansville, Ind., by the Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co.; launched on 12 August 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Everett B. Wiley; and commissioned on 6 September 1944, Lt. Edgar Y. M. Henderson, USNR, in command. Following World War II, LST-594 performed occupation duty in the Far East and saw service in China until mid-February 1946. The ship was decommissioned on 21 February 1946 and was struck from the Navy list on 5 March 1947. On 4 June 1947, she was sold to the government of South Korea.'
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-1947
- Population
- MVB&I construction trades (1944); commissioning crew (1944-46)
- Limitations
- Ship-specific history only; contains no asbestos or material content and no WWII campaign narrative - the DANFS entry is exceptionally thin (construction, one service sentence, disposal). Live NHHC page verified 2026-10-02.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-594-lst594-01
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[3]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LST-594 (10/16/160594.htm) - milestone timeline, awards, occupation/China service windows, SCAJAP designation, commanding-officer list, specifications, photo captions (live page verified 2026-10-02) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 10/16/160594.htm - header block, awards bar, timeline, specifications, CO list, photo captions
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource timeline for this hull: LST-542 class; laid down 1 July 1944 at Missouri Valley Bridge and Iron Co., Evansville, IN; launched 12 August 1944; commissioned USS LST-594 6 September 1944, LT Edgar Y. M. Henderson USNR in command; assigned Asiatic-Pacific Theater during WWII. Post-war: Navy Occupation Service Medal window 2 September-23 October 1945 and 21 November 1945-21 February 1946; China Service Medal (extended) window 21 November 1945-21 February 1946. Decommissioned 21 February 1946 and assigned to COMNAVFE Shipping Control Authority for Japan (SCAJAP), redesignated Q-070. Struck from the Naval Register 5 March 1947; sold 4 June 1947 to the government of South Korea, fate unknown. Awards: China Service Medal (extended), American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WWII Victory Medal, Navy Occupation Service Medal (Asia clasp), Philippines Liberation Medal. CO list: LT Henderson (6 Sep 1944-Sep 1945); LT David M. Postlewaite USNR (Sep-Dec 1945); LTjg J. J. O'Neill USNR (Dec 1945-21 Feb 1946). Spec block: 1,625 t lt / 4,080 t fl; 328 ft oa x 50 ft; 11.6 kt; complement 13 officers/104 enlisted + troops 16 officers/147 enlisted; 2 LCVP; armament 2 twin 40mm + 4 single 40mm + 12 single 20mm (ultimate design fit); 2 GM 12-567A diesels 900hp each, Falk reduction gear, 3 diesel-driven 100kW generators, 2 shafts 1,700shp. Photo captions: christening by Mrs. Wiley 12 Aug 1944 (NHHC photo UA 477.08, Doug Poling Collection); 'beached, date and location unknown' (LST Home Port site); LST-594 beached with LST-474 and LST-475 in the Philippines, August 1945 (contributed via family of LST-582 electrician's mate).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-1947
- Population
- MVB&I construction trades (1944); crew (1944-46); embarked troops/passengers; SCAJAP Japanese crew (1946-47)
- Limitations
- NavSource is a volunteer secondary compilation, not a primary registry - milestone dates track DANFS where DANFS covers them; the Philippines Liberation Medal documents Philippine-area service but no specific landing operation is named in any located source. navsource.org is dead - the navsource.net URL cited is the live page (verified 2026-10-02). No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-594-lst594-02
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[4]NavalCoverMuseum, LST 594 wiki page - Ship Name and Designation History; post office established 1 October 1944, disestablished 1946 (live page verified 2026-10-02) [museum_official]
- Locator
- NavalCoverMuseum LST_594 - 'Ship Name and Designation History' table; postmarks section
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavalCoverMuseum designation history corroborates the full sequence: LST-542-class tank landing ship, keel laid 1 July 1944, launched 12 August 1944; USS LST-594 commissioned 6 September 1944 - decommissioned 21 February 1946; transferred to COMNAVFE Shipping Control Authority for the Japanese Merchant Marine (SCAJAP) and redesignated Q-070; struck from Naval Register 5 March 1947; sold 4 June 1947 to the government of South Korea; fate unknown. Shipboard post office established 1 October 1944 - first postal evidence of the commissioned crew.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-1947
- Limitations
- Philatelic museum compilation - corroborating secondary source for the designation sequence, not a primary registry; consistent with DANFS/NavSource on every overlapping milestone. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-594-lst594-03
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[5]shipbuildinghistory.com (Tim Colton), Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co. Evansville IN production list - yard hull sequence, construction times, disposition notes (live page verified 2026-10-02) [other_primary]
- Locator
- MVB&I yard table, row 119 (LST-594); yard history header
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Yard production record for this hull: LST-594 is MVB&I yard hull no. 119, contract year 1943; keel laid 7/1/44; launched 8/12/44; delivered/commissioned 9/6/44; 42 days on the ways, 25 days fitting out, 67 days keel-to-delivery total; disposition 'To Korea 1947'. Yard context: MVB&I built roughly 167-171 LSTs at the purpose-built Evansville yard (largest inland LST builder; peak workforce variously reported ~13,000-19,200 - secondary accounts conflict), which closed in 1945. The same list shows sister LST-595 went to Korea as 'Chon Po' - LST-594 carries no documented Korean identity.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1942-1947
- Population
- MVB&I Evansville construction workforce (peak ~13,000-19,200, sources conflict)
- Limitations
- Reputable secondary compilation (Colton's shipbuildinghistory is cited by NPS/HAER contexts) - milestone dates corroborate DANFS/NavSource; the yard-hull number and construction-time figures are unique to this source and unverified against contract originals. No asbestos content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-594-lst594-04
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[6]W. S. Emerson, 'December 1944' - first-person memoir of two VB-19 naval aviators' passage aboard USS LST-594 (GeoCities mirror via Wayback Machine capture, 2014-02-24; archived copy - the mirror is the only located host) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Wayback capture 2014-02-24 of reocities.com/hsemerson/story3.html - 'December 1944' narrative
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Eyewitness memoir places this hull at Manus, Admiralty Islands, in December 1944: the author and a fellow VB-19 naval aviator 'reported aboard U.S.S. LST 594 for transportation' and made a roughly nine-day unescorted passage at nine knots to Manus, where LST-594 'put dents in the side of the LST Flotilla Commander's ship' while coming alongside. Documents ship operations and passenger carriage in the western Pacific in December 1944 - the only located narrative of this hull's wartime movements.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-12
- Population
- Crew and embarked passengers (Dec 1944 passage)
- Limitations
- Self-published postwar memoir on a GeoCities mirror, retrieved via Wayback capture (labeled archived); author was a passenger, not crew; dates are approximate within the narrative (early-mid December 1944); not corroborated by any official source located. No asbestos, material, or compartment-condition content - supports no exposure claim.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-594-lst594-05
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[7]Woolsey v. Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co., 119 Ind. App. 391, 88 N.E.2d 54 (Ind. Ct. App. 1949), No. 17,878 - Industrial Board of Indiana occupational-disease award affirmed (CourtListener opinion 3428445) [court_record]
- Locator
- Opinion text at *391-*392 (employment window and allegation); disposition 'Affirmed. By the court in banc.'
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Yard-level occupational-disease litigation against this hull's builder during her construction window: the decedent, Elbert Woolsey, was employed by Missouri Valley Bridge and Iron Company 'as a pipe fitter in the compartment of ships from June 21, 1944 to November 11, 1944' - a window covering this hull's entire construction at that yard (laid down 7/1/44 - delivered 9/6/44). His estate's claim under the Indiana Workmen's Occupational Diseases Act alleged he was poisoned 'from inhaling fumes and gases from galvanized metal being welded.' The Industrial Board found he contracted no occupational disease and that death resulted from other causes (majority finding, two members dissenting); the Court of Appeals affirmed the award 17 October 1949.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944 (exposure window); 1945-1949 (claim/appeal)
- Population
- MVB&I Evansville pipe fitters and in-compartment trades (1944)
- Limitations
- NOT asbestos litigation - a welding-fume/metal-fume poisoning claim that failed on causation. Names no hull and names no product; establishes only that occupational-disease claims against this builder existed for the period covering this hull's construction. Classified down per litigation-stage discipline: an affirmed denial of compensation for one claimant is not exposure evidence for any vessel. No asbestos content in the opinion.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-594-lst594-06
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[8]Bureau of Ships, Ships' Data, U.S. Naval Vessels, Vol. II, NAVSHIPS 250-011 (15 April 1945), LST design table - official class machinery/dimensional data (shipscribe.com scan at new /pubs/ path; prior /styles/usnaux/sdb/ URL returned 404 on 2026-10-02) [other_primary]
- Locator
- SDB1945v2 LST section (pages 168-191 of the scan) - LST design table and roster
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Era/design inference for this diesel-powered LST-542-class hull: the official BuShips design data documents the class machinery plant (328 ft oa, 50 ft beam, ~2,366 t beaching / 3,960-4,080 t trial, 11.6 kt, 2 x GM 12-567A diesels ~1,700 shp) - diesel, no boilers. Asbestos-relevant applications for a diesel LST of this era were concentrated in diesel-exhaust lagging and gaskets, engine-room thermal and acoustic insulation, deck coverings and tile, bulkhead and accommodation insulation, machinery packing, and winch/windlass brake linings - not the boiler/turbine steam-lagging pathway of steam vessels.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-1947
- Population
- MVB&I construction trades (1944); crew (1944-46); SCAJAP crew (1946-47); Korean-era operators (1947-?)
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - the BuShips table documents machinery, not insulation materials, and names no product or hull-specific installation. No material schedule, survey, or work package for LST-594 was located. Names era-standard applications, not confirmed installed materials; no quantity; no individual exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-594-lst594-07
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[9]Corn, Jacqueline Karnell, and Jennifer Starr, 'Historical perspective on asbestos: Policies and protective measures in World War II shipbuilding,' American Journal of Industrial Medicine 11(3):359-373 (1987) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Abstract and article, AJIM 11(3):359-373
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Peer-reviewed historical study documents that asbestos was used extensively as a fireproofing and insulating material in U.S. shipbuilding during WWII - the era and program under which this LST was mass-produced at an inland emergency yard - and that wartime demand drove unprecedented asbestos utilization aboard military and merchant hulls.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1940s era documented; article 1987
- Population
- WWII shipyard workers and ship crews (class context)
- Limitations
- Program/era-level scholarship; does not name this vessel, this class, or this builder and does not establish that asbestos was or remains aboard this hull, nor quantity, location, condition, individual exposure, or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-594-lst594-08
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[10]GAO, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (Oct 18, 1979) [gao]
- Locator
- GAO product page HRD-80-2 (full text blocked, HTTP 403)
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO documented that the Navy used asbestos insulation extensively aboard ships and did not begin substituting alternative insulation materials until the early 1970s - spanning this hull's entire construction (1944) and U.S. service era (1944-47). Standing 1975 policy removed asbestos insulation only when damaged or required for repairs, meaning original-era insulation typically remained in place for decades unless disturbed.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1979 (report); use era through early 1970s
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers; asbestos program review
- Limitations
- Program-level documentation; supports era context only, not any fact specific to this hull. Full text not retrieved (gao.gov returns HTTP 403 to automated fetch, confirmed 2026-10-02) - content via product-page description, consistent with prior batches' documented treatment.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-594-lst594-09
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[11]Batch-7110 search ledger (this record): DANFS; NavSource; NavalCoverMuseum; shipbuildinghistory MVB&I yard list; Emerson memoir (archived); CourtListener API v4 five-query sweep (all zero); NVR; MARAD ShipHistory; shipyards.json cross-check [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lst-594-lst594-01 through -17
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or case naming USS LST-594 / LST-594 / Q-070 was found in the public sources searched. CourtListener returned zero results for 'LST-594' (opinions), 'LST 594' (opinions), 'USS LST-594' (opinions), 'LST-594' (dockets/RECAP), and asbestos + 'Missouri Valley Bridge' - a completed negative result, not a blocked query. The only litigation located anywhere near the hull is the yard-level Woolsey welding-fume case (ev-06). Secondary web sweeps surfaced no qualifying case and no credible asbestos claim specific to this hull.
- 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 - a 1944 wartime-construction LST is era-consistent with asbestos-containing materials, and her post-1947 Korean fate is undocumented, so no end-of-life/abatement record can exist in U.S. sources. Undigitized deck logs, contract files, and SCAJAP records are open leads. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-594-lst594-10
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[12]NARA records mapping: RG 24 (Bureau of Naval Personnel) deck logs for USS LST-594, Sep 1944-Feb 1946; RG 19 (Bureau of Ships) contract/construction correspondence for MVB&I yard hull 119; COMNAVFE/SCAJAP operating records for the Q-070 period (RG 313/RG 331 Far East commands); post-1947 disposition records, if any, in foreign-assistance/transfer files - no box-level retrieval performed [other_primary]
- Locator
- NARA Guide to Federal Records: RG 24 (naval personnel/deck logs), RG 19 (BuShips), RG 313/RG 331 (naval forces Far East)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Undigitized archival leads for this hull: NARA RG 24 deck logs (the canonical source for her undocumented WWII operations - would settle the Manus/Hollandia/Philippines presence questions); BuShips contract and construction records for the MVB&I Evansville hull block (would document outfitting specifications incl. any insulation materials); SCAJAP Q-070 operating records under COMNAVFE (1946-47 Japanese-crewed period); and any FMS/transfer documentation of the 4 June 1947 Korean sale.
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-1947 records
- Limitations
- Record-group mapping only - no retrieval performed; existence of asbestos-specific documents for this hull is unknown until surveyed in person. Nothing in this row is an asbestos finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-594-lst594-11