Evidence
9 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-9).
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[1]research packet 701-packet.md (2 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-626-lst626-pkt-701-packet-md
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[2]DANFS, LST-626 (NHHC ship-history page, live) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS LST-626 service narrative
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Documented for this hull: laid down 31 March 1944 at Seneca, Ill., by the Chicago Bridge & Iron Co.; launched 27 June 1944; sponsored by Miss Mary B. Ealston; commissioned 15 July 1944. Asiatic-Pacific theater operations: Leyte landings (November 1944); Lingayen Gulf landing (January 1945); Mindanao Island landings (March 1945); Tarakan Island operation (April and May 1945); Brunei Bay operation (June and July 1945). Postwar occupation duty in the Far East and China service until early March 1946. Decommissioned 2 March 1946; transferred to the Military Sea Transportation Service 31 March 1952, serving as USNS LST-626; struck from the Navy list 1 June 1972; sold 25 May 1973 to the Dongkuk Steel Co. of America, Inc., Los Angeles, Calif., for scrapping. Four battle stars for World War II.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-1973
- Population
- Chicago Bridge & Iron construction trades (1944); crew (1944-46); SCAJAP crews (1946-52); MSTS civilian mariners and Navy cargo personnel (1952-72); shipbreakers (1973)
- Limitations
- Ship-specific service history only; no asbestos or material content. The DANFS entry does not cover the 1946-1952 SCAJAP chapter (Q081) documented by NavSource, and dates occupation/China service only 'until early March 1946.' Live NHHC page verified 2026-10-02.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-626-lst626-01
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[3]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USNS T-LST-626 ex USS LST-626 - LST-542 class timeline, specifications, awards, commanding officers, photo captions [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 10/16/160626.htm - header block, campaign table, awards, specifications, commanding officers table, photo captions
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource timeline for this hull: LST-542 Class Tank Landing Ship; laid down 31 March 1944 at Chicago Bridge & Iron Co., Seneca, IL; launched 27 June 1944; commissioned USS LST-626 15 July 1944, Lt. Manuel J. Codoner Jr. USNR in command. Campaign windows: Leyte landings 5-18 November 1944; Lingayen Gulf landings 4-18 January 1945; Mindanao Island landings 10-11 March 1945; Tarakan Island operation 27 April-5 May 1945; Brunei Bay operation 11-14 June and 28 June-2 July 1945. Occupation/China service window 17 September 1945 - 2 March 1946. Decommissioned 2 March 1946 and assigned to COMNAVFE Shipping Control Authority for Japan (SCAJAP), redesignated Q081. Transferred to MSTS 31 March 1952 and placed in service as USNS T-LST-626. Out of service and struck from the Naval Register 1 June 1972. Sold to Dongkuk Steel Co. of America, Inc., Los Angeles CA, for scrapping 25 May 1973. Awards: China Service Medal (extended), American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (4 stars), WWII Victory Medal, Navy Occupation Service Medal (Asia clasp), Philippine Presidential Unit Citation, Philippine Liberation Medal (2). Specifications: 1,625 t light / 4,080 t full / 2,366 t beaching; 328 ft oa; 50 ft beam; 11.6 kts; 13 officers / 104 enlisted; troops 16 officers / 147 enlisted; 2 x General Motors 12-567A 900-hp diesels, single Falk main reduction gear, 2 propellers, 1,700 shp. Photo captions document: beached at Tacloban, Leyte, loading for the Mindoro operation (Eastern Oregon University digital archive); beached at Tarakan circa 4 May 1945 (AWM OG2541); with LST-697 at Morotai 1 June 1945 (AWM 108691); SCAJAP LST Q081 in the background of a photograph at Yellow Beach, Inchon, 16 September 1950; USNS T-LST-626 loading at Qui Nhon, South Vietnam, circa April 1967 (2nd Battalion 9th Artillery to LZ Guadalcanal near LZ Montezuma, Duc Pho). Commanding officers listed: Codoner (15 Jul 1944 - 24 Oct 1945); Lt. J. E. Gordon USNR (24 Oct 1945 - Feb 1946); Lt.(jg) Albert O. Tangue Jr. USNR (Feb 1946 - 2 Mar 1946).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-1973
- Population
- CB&I construction trades (1944); commissioned crew (1944-46); SCAJAP crews (1946-52); MSTS mariners and embarked cargo/troop personnel (1952-72, incl. Vietnam lift operations); shipbreakers (1973)
- Limitations
- NavSource is a volunteer secondary compilation - milestone dates track DANFS and the BuShips roster where they overlap, but the SCAJAP Q081 chapter (1946-52), the Inchon photo identification, and the Vietnam Qui Nhon photo rest on NavSource captions and contributed photography, not a primary registry. No asbestos content. The 1973 scrapping predates modern ACM-handling regulation; no hazmat or material record for the breakup was located.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-626-lst626-02
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[4]Bureau of Ships, Ships' Data, U.S. Naval Vessels, Vol. 2 (1945), LST roster and design tables (shipscribe.com scan) [other_primary]
- Locator
- SDB1945v2: LST roster row 'LST626' under Chicago B. & I. Co., Seneca, Ill.; LST characteristics table (group LST542-931); machinery table
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The official BuShips Ships' Data 1945 v2 roster carries this hull under 'Chicago B. & I. Co., Seneca, Ill.' with keel laid 31 Mar 44, launched 27 Jun 44, first commissioned 15 Jul 44 - identical to the DANFS dates. The LST design tables for group LST542-931 (which contains this hull) give: 328 ft overall, 316 ft waterline, 50 ft beam, 2,366 tons beaching displacement, 4,080 tons full load, 11.6 knots trial speed, 2 propellers, 'G. M. Diesel, 12-567A', 1,700 shaft horsepower - diesel machinery, no boilers.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-1945 (publication data window)
- Population
- CB&I Seneca construction trades (1944)
- Limitations
- Primary-source Navy publication. The roster row is ship-specific for build milestones and builder; the design-table values describe the LST542-931 group, not this hull individually, though the hull falls inside that block. Contains no asbestos or material information. PDF verified live 2026-10-02 at the relocated /pubs/ path (the earlier /styles/usnaux/sdb/ path used by the class profile now returns 404).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-626-lst626-03
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[5]Australian War Memorial collection items OG2541 (Tarakan, c. 1945-05-04) and 108691 (Morotai, 1945-06-01) [museum_official]
- Locator
- AWM collection pages OG2541 and 108691 (awm.gov.au/collection/OG2541; awm.gov.au/collection/108691)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Official museum photography documents this hull on combat operations: AWM catalog entry OG2541 (Tarakan Island, Borneo, c. 4 May 1945) describes RAAF carry-all equipment unloading across a pontoon causeway and states 'IN THE BACKGROUND IS LANDING SHIP, TANK (LST), SERIAL NO. 626' - the AWM's own catalog identifies the hull. AWM item 108691 (Morotai, 1 June 1945) documents 2/3rd Anti Aircraft Regiment personnel waiting to board an LST for Operation Oboe 6; NavSource captions identify the vessels in that frame as LST-626 and LST-697.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1945
- Population
- LST-626 crew and embarked RAAF/Australian personnel (Tarakan, May 1945; Morotai, June 1945)
- Limitations
- OG2541 is ship-specific by the museum's own catalog description. For 108691 the AWM caption does not name the hull - the LST-626 identification is NavSource's attribution, so that frame's hull attribution is second-tier. Operational-presence documentation only; no asbestos or material content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-626-lst626-04
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[6]Era/design inference built on: BuShips SDB-1945 v2 machinery table (LST542-931 group: GM Diesel 12-567A, no boilers); NavSource specifications; lst-1-class class profile (class-f worktree); GAO HRD-80-2 program documentation (see ev-07) [other_primary]
- Locator
- BuShips SDB-1945 v2 machinery table; NavSource specifications block; class profile lst-1-class (class-f worktree)
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- A diesel-powered LST-542-class tank landing ship built March-July 1944 sits inside the Navy's documented asbestos-use era; her construction and her entire 1944-1972 service life (including 1952-72 MSTS operation and Korea/Vietnam-era logistics service) precede the early-1970s substitution window. As a diesel ship she carried no boilers - the steam-lagging pathway does not apply; era-standard asbestos-relevant applications aboard a ship of this type and period were diesel engine and exhaust lagging, machinery-space thermal and acoustic insulation, gaskets, valve packing, deck coverings, accommodation insulation, and winch brake linings.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-1973
- Population
- CB&I construction trades (1944); commissioned and civil-service crews (1944-72); shipbreakers (1973)
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - no hull-specific insulation survey, material schedule, or work package located for LST-626. Names era-standard applications, not confirmed installed materials; no quantity, no manufacturer attribution, no individual-exposure claim.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-626-lst626-05
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[7]Matter of Wilson v. Chicago Bridge & Iron, 2 AD3d 1004 (N.Y. App. Div. 3d Dept 2003) - official NY State Law Reporting Bureau text [court_record]
- Locator
- 2003 NY Slip Op 19363, N.Y. App. Div. 3d Dept, decided 11 December 2003
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Builder-level corporate record: a former construction worker brought an asbestosis workers'-compensation claim against Chicago Bridge & Iron (this hull's builder), based on asbestos exposure 'on various construction sites from 1967 to 1989' including CB&I employment in 1980-81 and 1986-89; the award was affirmed on appeal.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1967-2003
- Population
- CB&I construction workers (1967-1989 exposure window)
- Limitations
- Does not concern the Seneca shipyard, LST construction, or the 1940s: claimant's exposure window (1967-1989) and sites are 20-40 years removed from this hull's build and are not identified as shipyard work. Establishes only that the builder corporation faced asbestos occupational-disease claims. Not hull evidence; carried for builder-level context only.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-626-lst626-06
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[8]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 construction (1944) and her entire USN/SCAJAP/USNS service life (1944-1972).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1979 (report); era coverage through early 1970s
- Population
- Navy shipyard workers and ship crews (program scope)
- Limitations
- Program-level documentation; supports era context only, not any fact specific to this hull. Full text not retrieved - gao.gov blocks automated fetch (HTTP 403); content via product-page description.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-626-lst626-07
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[9]Batch-7146 search ledger (this record): NHHC DANFS live page; NavSource 10/16/160626; BuShips SDB-1945 v2; AWM OG2541 + 108691; NVR (no entry); CourtListener API v4 x3 queries; NARA catalog; GAO product page; secondary web sweep; Wikipedia (no article) [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lst-626-lst626-01 through -13
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, disposal-environmental record, or docketed case naming LST-626 / USNS T-LST-626 / SCAJAP Q081 was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). Three authenticated CourtListener searches - 'LST-626' type=o, 'LST-626' type=r, 'LST 626' type=o - returned zero results; a fourth variant ('T-LST-626' type=o) was blocked by fleet pacing and logged as blocked, not a negative result. The only 'asbestos aboard' material located is law-firm marketing content asserting asbestos aboard LST-class ships generally without primary sourcing - excluded by source policy.
- 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: the ship spent her whole career inside the documented Navy asbestos era, and a 1973 overseas scrapping would not be expected to produce a public ACM record. NARA deck logs and builder construction records are undigitized leads. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-626-lst626-08