Evidence
8 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-8).
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[1]research packet 706-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-662-lst662-pkt-706-packet-md
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[2]DANFS, LST-662 (NHHC ship-history page, live 2026-10-02) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS service narrative
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Documented for this hull: laid down 14 January 1944 at Ambridge, Pa., by the American Bridge Co.; launched 5 April 1944; sponsored by Miss Louise Leahy; commissioned 2 May 1944. During World War II, LST-662 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater and participated in: capture and occupation of southern Palau Islands (September and October 1944); Zambales-Subic Bay (January 1945); assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto (April 1945). Decommissioned 19 December 1945; struck from the Navy list 8 January 1946; sold 25 June 1946 to Arctic Circle Exploration, Inc., of Seattle, Wash. LST-662 earned three battle stars for World War II service.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-1946
- Population
- Construction trades (Ambridge, 1944); ship's company and embarked troops (1944-45)
- Limitations
- Ship-specific history only; contains no asbestos, insulation, or material content. Short DANFS entry - no commanding officer, no complement, no post-sale detail beyond the buyer's name. Live page verified 2026-10-02 (HTTP 200 on GET; HEAD requests return 404 - a bot-block artifact, not link rot).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-662-lst662-01
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[3]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LST-662 (10/16/160662) - timeline, campaign dates, flotilla assignment, specifications, post-sale conversion [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource 10/16/160662.htm - header block, campaign table, flotilla assignment, specifications block, merchant-service photo caption
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource record for this hull: LST-542 class tank landing ship; commissioned 2 May 1944, LT. Joseph P. Johnson, USNR, in command. Asiatic-Pacific campaigns with exact dates - Western Caroline Islands operation: southern Palau Islands, 6 September to 14 October 1944; Manila Bay-Bicol operations: Zambales-Subic Bay, 29 to 30 January 1945; Okinawa Gunto operation: assault and occupation, 1 to 28 April 1945. At Okinawa assigned to LST Flotilla Fourteen (CAPT. E. A. Seay USN), LST Group Forty (CDR. G. Reith USN), LST Division Eighty. Decommissioned 19 December 1945; struck from the Naval Register 8 January 1946; sold 25 June 1946 to Arctic Circle Exploration, Inc., of Seattle, WA, converted to a fish factory processing ship named MV Neva; final disposition 'fate unknown.' Specifications: 1,625 t light / 4,080 t full / 2,366 t beaching; 328 ft oa; 50 ft beam; 11.6 kt trial; two General Motors 12-567A 900 hp diesels, single Falk main reduction gear, two propellers, 1,700 shp, twin rudders, three 100 kW 230 V DC diesel-drive ship's service generators; complement 13 officers / 104 enlisted, troop accommodations 16 officers / 147 enlisted; 2 LCVP. Awards: three battle stars; Philippine Presidential Unit Citation; Philippine Liberation Medal.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-circa 1950
- Population
- Construction trades (Ambridge, 1944); crew 13 officers/104 enlisted plus embarked troops (1944-45); MV Neva civilian crew (post-1946)
- Limitations
- NavSource is a volunteer secondary compilation, not a primary registry - dates track DANFS where they overlap. Contains no asbestos, insulation, or material content. The diesel specification confirms no boiler plant, narrowing the era-inference exposure pathways for this hull. 'Fate unknown' for the MV Neva is the documented state of the record, not an editorial omission.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-662-lst662-02
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[4]NARA Catalog file unit 126621491, 'LST-662, 4/25/44-12/19/45' - Muster Rolls of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Other Naval Activities (RG 24, series NAID 594996); microfilm Roll No. 4719; 276 digitized images online [other_primary]
- Locator
- catalog.archives.gov/id/126621491 - file unit title, image count, container Roll No. 4719
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA holds digitized muster rolls for this hull covering its entire commissioned life (25 April 1944 - 19 December 1945, matching commissioning 2 May 1944 through decommissioning 19 December 1945): 276 images available online in the catalog. Muster rolls are the authoritative personnel record - the complete period-by-period roster of everyone who served aboard, the definitive documentation of the crew population aboard this hull.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-1945
- Population
- All personnel carried on LST-662 musters, 1944-04-25 through 1945-12-19
- Limitations
- Archival lead: personnel records only - name, rate, service entries; contains no asbestos, material, or condition information. Presence on a muster roll establishes service aboard, not exposure. Images verified present in catalog 2026-10-02; page-level content not individually reviewed this session.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-662-lst662-03
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[5]NARA Catalog - three digitized LST-662 action reports in 'World War II War Diaries, Other Operational Records and Histories' (RG 38 / CNO Intelligence Division files; series NAID 4697018): NAID 139992971 'Rep of AA act off Okinawa Jima, Ryukyu Is 4/1/45' (serial 63-45, dated 04/06/1945, 4 images, roll A1581); NAID 140060825 'Report of operations in the invasion and occupation of the Okinawa Gunto, Ryukyu Islands, 4/1-29/45' (serial 69-45, dated 5/1/1945, 5 images, roll A1678); NAID 140054313 'Report of operations in the invasion of Okinawa Jima, Ryukyu Islands, 4/1-4/45' (serial 076-45, dated 5/24/1945, 14 images, roll A1671) [other_primary]
- Locator
- catalog.archives.gov/id/139992971, /id/140060825, /id/140054313 - file-unit titles, serial numbers, image counts
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA holds three digitized ship-generated action reports from this hull's Okinawa Gunto operation (April 1945): an anti-aircraft action report off Okinawa Jima (4 images), and two reports of operations in the invasion/occupation (5 and 14 images). These are primary ship-authored records of her most intense combat employment - the operation for which she was attached to LST Flotilla 14 / Group 40 / Division 80.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1945
- Population
- Ship's company during Okinawa Gunto operation (April-May 1945)
- Limitations
- Archival lead verified at catalog level only - report contents not full-text reviewed this session; they may contain damage, repair, or material details relevant to exposure events (e.g., kamikaze-defense damage at Okinawa). Operational records; no asbestos content expected. Three separate catalog IDs cited in citation_value; representative URL is the AA-action report.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-662-lst662-04
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[6]Consolidated era/design inference - NavSource specifications for this hull (2 x GM 12-567A diesel engines, no boilers) + LST-542-class design data (BuShips Ships' Data 1945 grouping, per lst-1-class class profile) + era amphibious-ship construction practice [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource specifications block; lst-1-class.class.json ev-lst-1-class-03 (class profile)
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Era/design inference for this diesel-powered LST-542-class hull: with no boiler plant, the steam-lagging exposure pathway does not apply; asbestos-relevant applications aboard this type and era were diesel exhaust lagging and gaskets, engine-room thermal and acoustic insulation, deck coverings and tile, bulkhead and accommodation insulation, and brake linings on winches and cargo-handling machinery. She was mass-produced in 1944 at American Bridge Co., Ambridge, PA - an inland 'cornfield' yard operating under the same wartime specifications and materials environment as the oceangoing yards.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-1946 (build/service); era applications
- Population
- Construction trades (Ambridge, 1944); crew in engine-room and machinery spaces (1944-45); any conversion-yard workers for the 1946 fish-factory conversion; MV Neva crew
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - no hull-specific insulation survey, material schedule, or work package located for LST-662. Names era-typical applications, not confirmed installed materials; no quantity; does not establish presence, condition, individual exposure, or causation. BuShips SD-1945 v2 scan (shipscribe.com) previously cited for class machinery data returned 404 on 2026-10-02 with no Wayback capture - class data now rests on NavSource per-hull specifications.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-662-lst662-05
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[7]Corn, Jacqueline Karnell, and Jennifer Starr, 'Historical perspective on asbestos: Policies and protective measures in World War II shipbuilding,' American Journal of Industrial Medicine 11(3):359-373 (1987) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Abstract and article, AJIM 11(3):359-373
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Peer-reviewed historical study documenting that asbestos was used extensively as a fireproofing and insulating material in U.S. shipbuilding during World War II, and that wartime demand drove unprecedented asbestos utilization aboard wartime-constructed hulls - the era and program under which this 1944-built LST was mass-produced.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1940s era documented; article 1987
- Population
- WWII shipyard workers and ship crews (era context)
- Limitations
- Program/era-level scholarly documentation of asbestos use in WWII shipbuilding generally; does not name this vessel, the LST type, or the Ambridge yard, and does not establish that asbestos was or remains aboard this hull, nor quantity, location, condition, exposure, or causation. DOI resolves but full text is paywalled (HTTP 403 to automated fetch) - cited to abstract/index level.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-662-lst662-06
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[8]Batch-7186 search ledger (this record): NHHC DANFS live page; NavSource 10/16/160662; NARA catalog 'LST-662' (muster rolls + 3 action reports); NARA Logbooks series search-within; CourtListener API v4 opinion and docket sweeps; Naval Vessel Register; MARAD ShipHistory; archived veterans' site (Wayback) [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lst-662-lst662-01 through -09
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or qualifying litigation naming LST-662 was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). CourtListener opinion index: exact-phrase 'LST-662' returned zero opinions, and 'USS LST-662'/'LST 662' returned zero. Docket index: exact-phrase 'LST-662' returned one hit - Dimeglio v. 1 World Trade Center, L.L.C., S.D.N.Y. 1:06-cv-14608 (WTC disaster-site litigation, 21 MC 100) - classified a name collision: the string appears only as OCR noise ('lst:. 662; Wilbanks Road') in the removal-notice PDF, not as a vessel mention. Naval Vessel Register: hulls disposed before 1987 are not covered; no detail page exists for this 1946-disposed hull. MARAD ShipHistory: 'Not found' - consistent with a direct Navy-to-private sale that never entered MARAD/NDRF custody.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 2026-10-02
- Limitations
- Absence of a located public record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard - a 1944 mass-produced wartime hull carries era-consistent inference by definition. Does not establish that asbestos is or is not present, and does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility. NARA ship-authored records (muster rolls, action reports) verified at catalog level but not yet full-text mined for damage/repair events.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-662-lst662-07