Evidence
5 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-5).
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[1]research packet 704-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-646-lst646-pkt-704-packet-md
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[2]Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, Warrick (AKA-89), service narrative (NHHC page archived 14 November 2021; live page returned HTTP 404 on 2 October 2026) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Service narrative, paragraph beginning “Sailing from Iwo Jima”; sentence dated 6 March
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NHHC’s DANFS history for Warrick states that Warrick transferred smoke pots to LST-646 at Iwo Jima on 6 March 1945. This establishes that LST-646 was present at Iwo Jima on that date; the source does not describe LST-646’s other operations there.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Limitations
- The account names LST-646 in another ship’s history and supports presence at Iwo Jima on 6 March 1945 only. It does not establish the ship’s full campaign chronology, crew exposure, asbestos aboard, or asbestos-related work.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-646-lst646-01
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[3]NHHC photographic records 80-G-379469 and 80-G-379472 (archived pages captured 21 December 2025 and 9 January 2026; live NHHC URLs returned HTTP 404 on 2 October 2026) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Archived official record 80-G-379469, title/description; companion archived official record 80-G-379472: https://web.archive.org/web/20260109183618/https://www.history.navy.mil/our-collections/photography/numerical-list-of-images/nara-series/80-g/80-G-370000/80-G-379472.html
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NHHC identifies the vessels in official Navy photographs cataloged as 80-G-379469 and 80-G-379472 as USS LST-646 and USS LST-662 at the floating drydock ABSD-6 in Apra Harbor, Guam, on 29 May 1945. One image is described as entering the drydock; the other as in the drydock.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Limitations
- The official NHHC catalog pages are cited through verified Wayback captures because the live NHHC URLs returned HTTP 404 on 2 October 2026. The catalog descriptions establish the ships, location, and date shown. They do not describe the repair work, materials handled, asbestos, or individual exposure. Both are photographs from the same occasion, not independent evidence of asbestos.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-646-lst646-02
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[4]U.S. GAO, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (18 October 1979) [gao]
- Locator
- Product page highlights, lines describing the 1975 and 1979 Navy asbestos-insulation policies
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO described the Navy’s 1975 policy to remove and replace asbestos insulation only when it was damaged or had to be removed for necessary repairs, and its 1979 modification to selectively replace asbestos insulation in high-maintenance areas. The report reviewed Navy ship asbestos policy but does not identify LST-646 or its materials.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Limitations
- Navy program-level policy context only. It does not establish that asbestos was installed aboard LST-646, identify any product aboard this ship, or support a ship-specific exposure finding. No ship-specific asbestos documentation was located in the research completed for this record.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-646-lst646-03
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[5]National Archives, Special List 44: Navy Deck Logs Available in the National Archives Catalog, by Ship Number [other_primary]
- Locator
- Ship-number table, LST-646 row; companion availability guide: https://www.archives.gov/research/military/logbooks/navy-online
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA Special List 44 indexes Navy deck-log coverage for LST-646 from 13 October 1944 through 30 June 1945. The index establishes the listed record span; the underlying deck logs were not retrieved or reviewed.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-10-13 to 1945-06-30
- Limitations
- An archival index entry, not review of the deck logs themselves. It establishes the indexed date span and points to records for future research; it does not establish the ship’s operations or asbestos exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-646-lst646-04