Evidence
8 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-8).
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[1]research packet 699-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-616-lst616-pkt-699-packet-md
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[2]Naval Historical Center, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, LST-616 entry (archived copy of official Navy page) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Archived DANFS entry, service and disposition paragraphs
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The official DANFS entry states that LST-616 participated in the assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto in March and April 1945; then performed occupation duty in the Far East and saw service in China until early December 1945; was decommissioned on 19 January 1946; transferred to the Military Sea Transportation Service on 31 March 1952 as USNS LST-616; and was struck from the Navy list on 1 May 1961 before transfer to the government of Indonesia.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1945-1961
- Population
- U.S. Navy, MSTS, and Indonesian Navy personnel
- Limitations
- DANFS does not provide a complete post-transfer Indonesian service history and does not identify materials aboard. It establishes service and administrative disposition only.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-616-lst616-02
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[3]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USNS T-LST-616 / ex-USS LST-616 page [museum_official]
- Locator
- Live page heading, history bullets, awards section, and final-disposition line
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NavSource's live LST-616 page identifies the vessel as ex-USS LST-616 and USNS T-LST-616, records the 1944 construction and commissioning milestones, Okinawa operation, occupation and China-service periods, Q019 designation, 1952 MSTS service, 1961 striking, transfer to Indonesia as KRI Teluk Bajur (LST-502), and final disposition in an Indonesian Navy SINKEX on 20 April 2012.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-2012
- Population
- U.S. and Indonesian naval personnel; later target-exercise participants
- Limitations
- NavSource is an archival photo/history resource and its page was live-verified at research time. It supplies the SINKEX detail not present in the archived DANFS entry; it does not document asbestos or individual exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-616-lst616-03
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[4]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, LST-616 specifications [museum_official]
- Locator
- Live page, Specifications section
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NavSource's class specifications identify LST-616 as an LST-542-class tank landing ship with 328-foot overall length, 50-foot beam, 11.6-knot trial speed, complement of 13 officers and 104 enlisted, troop accommodations for 16 officers and 147 enlisted, two General Motors 12-567A 900-hp diesel engines, Falk reduction gears, two propellers, 1,700 shaft horsepower, and three diesel-drive 100-kW 230-V DC ship-service generators.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-1961
- Population
- Engineering crew and construction/maintenance workers
- Limitations
- The page presents class/design specifications alongside the hull history; it does not establish that any particular insulation, gasket, cable, covering, or friction material aboard LST-616 contained asbestos.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-616-lst616-04
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[5]Bureau of Ships, Ships' Data, U.S. Naval Vessels, Vol. 2 (January 1945), LST design table; class background used for design context only [other_primary]
- Locator
- LST design table; class profile lst-1-class.class.json corroborates machinery grouping
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Era/design inference only: the BuShips LST design data identifies the LST series as diesel-powered with two GM 12-567A engines and no boilers; period asbestos-relevant applications for this type may include diesel-engine and exhaust-system insulation, gaskets and packing, electrical insulation and cable, deck coverings, accommodation-space insulation, and brake/friction linings on winches and windlass.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-2012
- Population
- 1944 shipyard trades, engineering crew, deck machinery operators, and later maintenance workers
- Limitations
- Class/design inference, not a ship-specific material finding. The source does not state asbestos content and does not establish presence, absence, quantity, condition, removal history, individual exposure, or causation aboard LST-616.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-616-lst616-05
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[6]Batch-7135 source review and search ledger: archived DANFS, NavSource LST-616 page, NARA Special List No. 44, and authenticated CourtListener helper attempt [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lst-616-lst616-01 through -08
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record was located in the public sources searched: the archived DANFS entry and live NavSource page contain no asbestos, survey, abatement, hazmat, or insulation-material disclosure for LST-616; no qualifying CourtListener result was obtained because the authenticated fleet limiter stopped the requested search before a result response; and NARA's ship-number index identifies surviving LST-616 logbook coverage but not asbestos content.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 2026-10-02
- Limitations
- This is a negative finding about records located, not proof that asbestos was absent. CourtListener coverage is incomplete because the fleet limiter returned a stand-down before the exact-name asbestos query completed; no litigation conclusion should be drawn from that blocked request.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-616-lst616-06
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[7]National Archives and Records Administration, Special List No. 44, by Ship Numbers [other_primary]
- Locator
- PDF page 49 / text line for LST-616
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA Special List No. 44, by ship number, lists LST-616 with logbook coverage from 29 May 1944 through 31 May 1945, providing an archival lead for the vessel's commissioning and wartime record.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-1945
- Population
- Ship's company and wartime operations
- Limitations
- The index confirms logbook coverage dates, not the contents of the logs. No logbook volume was retrieved and this row makes no asbestos or exposure finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-616-lst616-07
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[8]Naval Historical Center, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, LST-616 entry (archived copy of official Navy page) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Archived DANFS entry, opening paragraph
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The official DANFS entry states that LST-616 was laid down on 12 February 1944 at Seneca, Illinois, by Chicago Bridge & Iron Co.; launched on 12 May 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Carrol McDaniel; and commissioned on 29 May 1944 under Ensign Julian H. Rutherford, Jr.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944
- Population
- Chicago Bridge & Iron construction workers and initial Navy crew
- Limitations
- The live NHHC URL now returns 404; the cited Wayback copy is explicitly archived. This row establishes identity and construction milestones, not asbestos content, quantity, condition, exposure, or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-616-lst616-01