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 (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-649-lst649-pkt-704-packet-md
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[2]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USNS T-LST-649 / ex-USS LST-649 page [museum_official]
- Locator
- Live page history bullets and awards section
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource records LST-649's participation in the Okinawa Gunto operation from 26 March through 30 June 1945; occupation service in the Far East from 20 September to 4 October 1945 and 18 October 1945 to 5 March 1946; decommissioning on 5 March 1946; SCAJAP redesignation Q058; transfer to MSTS on 31 March 1952 as USNS T-LST-649; later transfer to Singapore; and final disposition as unknown.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1945-present
- Population
- U.S. Navy, SCAJAP, MSTS, and later Singapore naval personnel
- Limitations
- NavSource gives no exact date for striking and reports the final disposition as unknown; no later custody or condition conclusion is made here.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-649-lst649-02
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[3]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USNS T-LST-649 / ex-USS LST-649 page, specifications [museum_official]
- Locator
- Live page specifications section
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NavSource's LST-542-class specifications identify the design as 328 feet overall, 50 feet in beam, with a complement of 13 officers and 104 enlisted, troop accommodations for 16 officers and 147 enlisted, two General Motors 12-567A diesel engines, two shafts, 1,700 shaft horsepower, and three diesel-drive 100-kW 230-V DC ship-service generators.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-1952
- Population
- 1944 shipyard trades, engineering crew, and deck-machinery operators
- Limitations
- These are class/design specifications and do not establish that any particular insulation, gasket, cable, covering, or friction material aboard LST-649 contained asbestos.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-649-lst649-03
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[4]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USNS T-LST-649 / ex-USS LST-649 page, LST-542-class specifications [museum_official]
- Locator
- Live page LST-542-class specifications
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Era/design inference only: the LST-542-class design is diesel-powered with two GM 12-567A engines; 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
- 1944-2012
- Population
- 1944 shipyard trades, engineering crew, deck machinery operators, and later maintenance workers
- Limitations
- Class/design inference, not a hull-specific material finding. The cited design data does not state asbestos content and does not establish presence, absence, quantity, condition, removal history, individual exposure, or causation aboard LST-649.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-649-lst649-04
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[5]National Archives and Records Administration, Special List No. 44, by Ship Numbers [other_primary]
- Locator
- PDF page 50, LST-649 row
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA Special List No. 44, by ship number, lists LST-649 with Navy logbook coverage from 26 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-649-lst649-05
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[6]Singapore National Archives Online photograph record; NavSource LST-649 history [other_primary]
- Locator
- Singapore NAS edited description; continuity supplied by NavSource page
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The Singapore National Archives Online identifies RSS Resolution (L-204) as a landing ship tank supporting Operation Thunderstorm at Bedok Jetty on 18 December 1978; NavSource identifies the former USNS T-LST-649 as transferred to Singapore and renamed RSS Resolution (L-204).
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1978
- Population
- Singapore naval personnel and refugees assisted during Operation Thunderstorm
- Limitations
- The Singapore archival record documents RSS Resolution at the stated event but does not itself identify the former U.S. hull; the identity link is supplied by NavSource. Neither source documents asbestos, condition, or final disposition.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-649-lst649-06
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[7]Batch-7171 source review and search ledger: NavSource, NARA Special List No. 44, Singapore National Archives, and authenticated CourtListener helper attempt [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lst-649-lst649-01 through -08
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record was located in the authoritative and archival sources reviewed: the NavSource LST-649 history and specifications, NARA logbook index, and Singapore National Archives record contain no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or insulation-material statement. The exact-name and exact-hull CourtListener sweep was attempted through the required authenticated helper but was stopped by the fleet pacing limiter before a result response; 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 coverage is incomplete because the authenticated fleet limiter returned a stand-down before the required exact-name and exact-hull searches completed; no anonymous or raw API request was used.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-649-lst649-07
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[8]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USNS T-LST-649 / ex-USS LST-649 page [museum_official]
- Locator
- Live page heading and history bullets
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource's LST-649 history identifies the vessel as an LST-542-class tank landing ship laid down on 19 July 1944 at Seneca, Illinois, by Chicago Bridge and Iron Co.; launched on 6 October 1944; and commissioned as USS LST-649 on 26 October 1944 under Lieutenant T. P. Mulligan, USNR.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944
- Population
- Chicago Bridge and Iron construction workers and initial Navy crew
- Limitations
- NavSource is an archival photo/history resource, not a Navy adjudicative record; it establishes identity and milestones but does not document asbestos content, quantity, condition, exposure, or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-649-lst649-01