Evidence
8 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-8).
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[1]research packet 701-packet.md (3 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-629-lst629-pkt-701-packet-md
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[2]Naval History and Heritage Command, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, LST-629 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-629 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater and participated in the Lingayen Gulf landing (January 1945), the Mindanao Island landings (April 1945), and the assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto (June 1945); that after the war she saw service in China until late December 1945; that she was decommissioned on 4 March 1946 and transferred to the Military Sea Transportation Service on 31 March 1952, where she served as USNS LST-629; and that LST-629 earned three battle stars for World War II service.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1945-1952
- Population
- U.S. Navy and MSTS personnel
- Limitations
- DANFS ends the administrative record at the 1952 MSTS transfer and does not cover the SCAJAP period, the 1973 striking, or the Singapore transfer; it identifies no materials aboard. It establishes service and disposition only.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-629-lst629-02
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[3]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USNS LST-629 / ex-USS LST-629 page [museum_official]
- Locator
- Live page heading, history bullets, awards section, and final-disposition line
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NavSource's live LST-629 page identifies the vessel as ex-USS LST-629 and USNS LST-629, records the 1944 construction and commissioning milestones (LTjg. David C. Holly, USNR, in command), the Lingayen Gulf, Mindanao, and Okinawa campaign dates, China service 20-26 December 1945, decommissioning 4 March 1946 with assignment to COMNAVFE Shipping Control Authority for Japan and redesignation Q083, 1952 MSTS service as USNS T-LST-629, striking from the Naval Register 15 June 1973, transfer to Singapore in 1976 as RSN Excellence (L-202), and final disposition recorded as unknown. The page also lists the awards including the Philippines Presidential Unit Citation.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-1976
- Population
- U.S. and Republic of Singapore naval personnel
- Limitations
- NavSource is an archival photo/history resource and its page was live-verified at research time. It supplies the SCAJAP designation, 1973 striking, and 1976 Singapore transfer detail not present in DANFS; it does not document asbestos or individual exposure, and its 'fate unknown' final disposition limits post-1976 certainty.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-629-lst629-03
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[4]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, LST-629 specifications [museum_official]
- Locator
- Live page, Specifications section
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NavSource's class specifications identify LST-629 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, single Falk main reduction gear, 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
- 1944-1976
- 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-629 contained asbestos.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-629-lst629-04
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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 (LST-542 group). The class profile's older /styles/usnaux/sdb/ path returned 404 at research time; /pubs/SDB1945v2.pdf verified live HTTP 200.
- 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
- 1944-1976
- 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-629.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-629-lst629-05
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[6]Batch-7149 source review and search ledger: archived DANFS, NavSource LST-629 page, NARA Special List No. 44, and authenticated CourtListener API v4 searches [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lst-629-lst629-01 through -09
- 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-629; authenticated CourtListener opinion searches for the exact hull "LST-629" and the exact name "USS LST-629" and a docket-type search for "LST-629" each returned zero results; and NARA's ship-number index identifies surviving LST-629 logbook coverage but not asbestos content.
- Verification
- verified
- 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 complete at the searched terms (exact hull and exact name, opinion and docket indexes, each zero results), but a zero-result sweep does not establish that no suit was ever filed or that exposure never occurred; it establishes only that no qualifying indexed record names this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-629-lst629-06
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[7]National Archives and Records Administration, Special List No. 44, by Ship Numbers [other_primary]
- Locator
- PDF page 50 / LST-629 row (7/28/1944 - 6/30/1945)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA Special List No. 44, by ship number, lists LST-629 with logbook coverage from 28 July 1944 through 30 June 1945, spanning commissioning through the Lingayen, Mindanao, and Okinawa operations.
- 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-629-lst629-07
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[8]Naval History and Heritage Command, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, LST-629 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-629 was laid down on 13 April 1944 at Seneca, Illinois, by the Chicago Bridge & Iron Co.; launched on 8 July 1944; sponsored by Mrs. R. B. Douglass; and commissioned on 28 July 1944.
- 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 returns 404; the cited Wayback copy of the official page 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-629-lst629-01