Evidence
8 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-8).
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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-648-lst648-pkt-704-packet-md
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[2]Naval Historical Center, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, LST-648 entry (archived official Navy page) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Archived DANFS entry, service and disposition paragraphs
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The archived official DANFS entry states that LST-648 served in the Asiatic-Pacific theater and participated in the assault and occupation of Iwo Jima in February 1945; performed occupation duty in the Far East until early February 1947; was decommissioned on 14 February 1947; struck from the Navy list on 25 February 1947; and transferred to the United States Army in February 1947. It earned one battle star for World War II service.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1945-1947
- Population
- U.S. Navy crew and later occupation-service personnel
- Limitations
- DANFS does not document the post-transfer Army history or final disposition and does not identify materials aboard. This row supports service and administrative disposition only.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-648-lst648-02
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[3]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USAT LST-648 ex USS LST-648 page [museum_official]
- Locator
- Live page heading, history, awards, and final-disposition sections
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NavSource's live LST-648 page identifies the vessel as an LST-542-class tank landing ship and records the construction, Iwo Jima operation, Far East occupation service, 14 February 1947 decommissioning, 25 February 1947 striking, transfer to the United States Army, one World War II battle star, and final disposition as unknown.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-1947
- Population
- U.S. Navy personnel and later Army custodians
- Limitations
- The page was live-verified at research time. It adds no asbestos, survey, abatement, hazmat, or insulation-material disclosure and does not resolve the post-transfer disposition.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-648-lst648-03
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[4]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USAT LST-648 ex USS LST-648 specifications [museum_official]
- Locator
- Live page, Specifications section
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NavSource's live specifications identify the LST-542 design as having 328-foot overall length, 50-foot beam, 11.6-knot trial speed, a 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 main 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
- 1944-1947
- Population
- Engineering crew and construction/maintenance workers
- Limitations
- The specifications describe the design and are presented on the hull page; they do not establish that any particular insulation, gasket, cable, covering, or friction material aboard LST-648 contained asbestos.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-648-lst648-04
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[5]Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Shipyards page [other_primary]
- Locator
- Maritime Safety and Health, Shipyards: hazards and asbestos references
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- CDC/NIOSH identifies shipyard work as involving asbestos exposure hazards and identifies insulation materials among examples of products that may contain asbestos. This supports only general WWII shipbuilding and shipyard context; it does not identify asbestos aboard LST-648 or any particular LST-542 component.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- WWII-era shipbuilding context; page accessed 2026-10-02
- Population
- WWII-era shipyard workers and shipboard maintenance personnel as general context
- Limitations
- General shipyard/occupational context, not a ship, class, or component record. It does not establish presence, absence, quantity, location, condition, removal history, exposure, or causation aboard LST-648.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-648-lst648-05
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[6]Batch-7170 source review and search ledger: archived DANFS, live NavSource, CDC/NIOSH, NARA, and authenticated CourtListener helper attempt [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lst-648-lst648-01 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-648. The required authenticated CourtListener sweep was blocked by the fleet-wide pacing stand-down before a result response, so no litigation conclusion is drawn.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 2026-10-02
- Limitations
- This is a finding about records located, not proof that asbestos was absent. CourtListener exact-name and exact-hull coverage is incomplete because the authenticated fleet limiter returned a stand-down; no anonymous or raw request was used.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-648-lst648-06
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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-648
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA Special List No. 44, by ship number, lists LST-648 with logbook coverage from 21 October 1944 through 30 June 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-648-lst648-07
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[8]Naval Historical Center, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, LST-648 entry (archived official Navy page) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Archived DANFS entry, opening paragraph; capture dated 2014-07-28
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The archived official DANFS entry states that LST-648 was laid down on 7 July 1944 at Seneca, Illinois, by Chicago Bridge & Iron Co.; launched on 3 October 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Edith V. Vosburgh; and commissioned on 21 October 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 current NHHC URL returned 404; the cited Wayback capture 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-648-lst648-01