Evidence
7 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-7).
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[1]research packet 704-packet.md (1 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-647-lst647-pkt-704-packet-md
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[2]Naval Historical Center, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, LST-647 entry (verified Wayback capture of official Navy page) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Archived DANFS entry, opening, service, and disposition paragraphs
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The archived official DANFS entry states that LST-647 was laid down on 5 July 1944 at Seneca, Illinois, by Chicago Bridge & Iron Co.; launched on 28 September 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Margaret H. Johnson; and commissioned on 19 October 1944. It states that the ship served in the Asiatic-Pacific theater, participated in the assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto from March to June 1945, performed Far East occupation duty, was decommissioned on 2 February 1946, struck from the Navy list on 23 December 1947, and sold to Bethlehem Steel Co. for scrapping on 25 May 1948.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-1948
- Population
- Shipyard workers, ship's company, and Far East occupation personnel
- Limitations
- The live NHHC URL returned 404; the cited Wayback capture is explicitly archived. The entry establishes history and disposition only and contains no asbestos, material, exposure, or causation finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-647-lst647-01
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[3]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LST-647 page [museum_official]
- Locator
- Live page heading, history, awards, and final-disposition sections
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NavSource's live hull page identifies LST-647 as an LST-542-class tank landing ship built at Chicago Bridge and Iron Co. in Seneca, Illinois; records its 1944-1946 Navy service, Okinawa operation, Far East occupation periods, SCAJAP designation Q037, 23 December 1947 striking, and final disposition as a 23 June 1948 sale to Bethlehem Steel for scrapping. It lists one World War II battle star and the Navy occupation award with Asia clasp.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-1948
- Population
- Ship's company, embarked troops, and later SCAJAP personnel
- Limitations
- The live page supports identity, service, awards, and disposition but conflicts with DANFS on decommissioning and sale dates. It contains no asbestos, insulation, hazardous-material, exposure, or causation information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-647-lst647-02
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[4]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LST-647 specifications [museum_official]
- Locator
- Live page, Specifications, Complement, Troop Accommodations, and Propulsion sections
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NavSource lists LST-647 specifications of 328 feet overall length, 50-foot beam, 1,625 tons light displacement, 4,080 tons full-load displacement, 11.6-knot trial speed, a complement of 13 officers and 104 enlisted, and troop accommodations for 16 officers and 147 enlisted. It identifies two General Motors 12-567A 900-hp diesel engines, Falk reduction gears, three diesel-drive 100-kW 230-volt DC ship-service generators, two propellers producing 1,700 shp, and twin rudders.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-1946
- Population
- Ship's company, shipyard trades, engineering crew, and embarked troops
- Limitations
- The specification block identifies machinery and accommodations but says nothing about insulation, asbestos content, exposure, or present condition. It supports the diesel/no-boiler design description only as a ship-design fact.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-647-lst647-03
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[5]National Archives and Records Administration, Special List No. 44, by Ship Numbers [other_primary]
- Locator
- PDF page 49, LST-647 row
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA Special List No. 44, by ship number, lists LST-647 with logbook coverage beginning 19 October 1944 and ending 30 June 1945.
- 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 a logbook record series and 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-647-lst647-04
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[6]National Archives, Researching Asbestos aboard US Naval Vessel up through 1961 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Beginning Research; Cartographic Branch; Ship Engineering Drawings sections
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The National Archives guide explains that determining whether a particular pre-1961 U.S. Navy vessel had asbestos material aboard requires ship-specific research and identifies Navy ship engineering drawings arranged by hull number and material group, including S39 (insulation and lagging) and sometimes S48 (piping), as responsive research paths. No LST-647 engineering drawing set was retrieved for this batch.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1941-1961 records and later archival guidance
- Population
- Researchers of pre-1961 U.S. Navy vessels
- Limitations
- This is a research pathway, not a finding about LST-647. The guide does not state that this hull's S39, S48, or other engineering records contain asbestos information; no product, quantity, location, condition, exposure, or causation conclusion follows.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-647-lst647-05
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[7]Batch 7169 source review and search ledger: archived DANFS, live NavSource, NARA Special List No. 44, NARA asbestos research guide, and authenticated CourtListener helper attempts [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lst-647-lst647-01 through -09
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record was located in the accessible authoritative sources searched: the archived DANFS entry and live NavSource page contain no asbestos, survey, abatement, hazardous-material, or insulation-material disclosure for LST-647; NARA's logbook index identifies record coverage but contains no material information. CourtListener exact-name and exact-hull coverage was incomplete because the authenticated fleet limiter stood down after one exact-name opinion query, so no litigation no-result is asserted.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 2026-10-02
- Limitations
- This is a record-location negative finding, not proof that asbestos was absent aboard the hull. The negative is limited by unretrieved NARA engineering records, the Firecrawl outage, and incomplete CourtListener coverage; it neither establishes nor defeats exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-647-lst647-06