Evidence
6 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-6).
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[1]research packet 698-packet.md (11 sources cited) [nhhc_danfs]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-lst-608-lst608-pkt-698-packet-md
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[2]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LST-608 page [other_primary]
- Locator
- Hull-data block, campaign table, occupation-service table, and final-disposition line
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource identifies USS LST-608 as an LST-542-class tank landing ship laid down 4 December 1943 at Chicago Bridge & Iron Co., Seneca, Illinois; launched 11 April 1944; and commissioned 15 April 1944. It records Asiatic-Pacific service in the Leyte landings (29 October and 19-29 November 1944), Lingayen Gulf landing (4-18 January 1945), and assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto (1-10 April 1945); three World War II battle stars; decommissioning 24 January 1946; striking 7 February 1947; and sale for operational use to the government of South Korea on 31 May 1947, with fate unknown.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1943-1947
- Limitations
- The live hull page supports the stated construction, service, and disposition chronology. It contains no asbestos, insulation, product, exposure, or present-condition information; it does not support an asbestos finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-608-lst608-01
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[3]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LST-608 specifications and propulsion blocks [other_primary]
- Locator
- Specifications and propulsion blocks
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The live USS LST-608 hull page reports two General Motors 12-567A 900-hp diesel engines with Falk main reduction gears, three diesel-drive 100-kW 230-volt DC ship-service generators, two propellers producing 1,700 shp, twin rudders, and 11.6-knot trial speed.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-1946
- Limitations
- This specification record establishes diesel propulsion, not insulation composition. It also displays crew and troop-accommodation figures, but those figures were not verified against DANFS/NHHC and are excluded from this record. The absence of boilers does not establish the presence or absence of asbestos in other shipboard components.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-608-lst608-02
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[4]National Archives, Special List No. 44, Navy Deck Logs by Ship Number [other_primary]
- Locator
- PDF p. 49, LST-608 entry
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA's Special List No. 44 identifies deck logs for LST-608 covering 15 May 1944 through 30 June 1945.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-1945
- Limitations
- This catalog index establishes the listed deck-log date range only. The underlying pages were not retrieved or reviewed, so no materials, maintenance, exposure, casualty, or asbestos assertion is drawn from them.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-608-lst608-03
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[5]CourtListener API v4 authenticated search via /Users/charlesfletcher/devin-prompts/cl-auth-search.py, query USS LST-608, type opinion [court_record]
- Locator
- Helper emitted authenticated-request diagnostic; no JSON response was returned before fleet pacing held the invocation
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos litigation record was located in the completed portion of the authenticated CourtListener API v4 sweep. The exact-name opinion request for USS LST-608 was submitted through the required helper but did not return a result before the fleet pacing limiter held the request. No result is inferred from that incomplete request; the required exact-name docket and hull-number opinion/docket searches were not submitted after the limiter hold.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 2026-10-02
- Limitations
- This is not a completed litigation clearance or a no-result finding. Fleet pacing prevented completion, so exact-name docket and hull-number opinion/docket coverage remains a documented gap. No anonymous or raw-API retry was made. CourtListener also does not cover all state, bankruptcy, or non-indexed records.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-608-lst608-04
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[6]Batch-7126 research ledger: live NavSource hull page; NHHC/DANFS access attempt; NARA deck-log index; authenticated CourtListener sweep attempt [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lst-608-lst608-01 through -05
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No ship-specific asbestos record was located in the accessible sources searched: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazardous-material disclosure, insulation drawing, material schedule, or authoritative hull record naming USS LST-608 was found. Litigation status is separately recorded as incomplete because the CourtListener sweep did not complete.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 2026-10-02
- Limitations
- This access- and coverage-limited negative finding does not prove that the hull was asbestos-free, and does not establish or defeat exposure, causation, liability, or legal eligibility. The live NHHC/DANFS URL was unavailable, NARA underlying deck logs were not retrieved, and CourtListener was incomplete because of fleet pacing.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-608-lst608-05