Evidence
4 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-4).
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[1]research packet 708-packet.md [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-lst-674-lst674-pkt-708-packet-md
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[2]Naval History and Heritage Command, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS), “LST-674”; official page URL https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/l/lst-674.html; text available in web-search index only at time of research [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS indexed entry, “LST-674”; available excerpt covers construction, service, disposition, and battle star
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The indexed NHHC DANFS entry states that LST-674 was laid down on 11 April 1944 at Ambridge, Pennsylvania, by American Bridge Co.; launched 26 May 1944; and commissioned 19 June 1944. It records Asiatic-Pacific theater service and participation in the assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto from 26 March through 30 June 1945; Far East occupation duty until late December 1945; decommissioning on 14 May 1946; striking on 19 June 1946; sale to Bethlehem Steel Co. for scrapping on 26 May 1948; and one World War II battle star.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-1948
- Population
- Ship and crew
- Limitations
- Official NHHC DANFS content was returned in a search-index excerpt, but the exact official URL returned HTTP 404 on direct access and the page could not be verified live. The claim is retained as an archival lead with no citation URL; it is not presented as a live page citation. The entry contains no asbestos or hazardous-material information and does not establish individual exposure or current material aboard.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-674-lst674-01
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[3]National Archives, Special List #44, by Ship Numbers, Navy deck-log coverage index [other_primary]
- Locator
- Printed page 50 (PDF page 51), LST-674 row
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The National Archives index lists LST-674 with deck-log coverage beginning 19 June 1944 and ending 30 June 1945.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-06-19 to 1945-06-30
- Population
- Ship and crew represented in the indexed deck logs
- Limitations
- This is an index of deck-log coverage, not the deck logs themselves, and it does not document asbestos, insulation, or an individual exposure. The listed end date does not establish the vessel's final operational date.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-674-lst674-02
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[4]Targeted public-source index searches for USS LST-674 and LST-674 asbestos, abatement, and hazmat; CourtListener helper exact-name and hull-number attempts [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lst-674-lst674-01 and sl-uss-lst-674-lst674-03 through sl-uss-lst-674-lst674-06
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No ship-specific asbestos survey, abatement record, hazardous-material disclosure, or asbestos litigation opinion was located in the available searches. The authenticated CourtListener sweep is incomplete: the exact-name opinion request did not return a result before the helper stopped progressing, and the hull-number opinion request returned fleet-wide pacing stand-down guidance. No qualifying, other, or collision litigation classification can be assigned from this incomplete sweep.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 2026-10-02
- Limitations
- A targeted web-index search is not exhaustive evidence of absence. The CourtListener helper directed the session to stop and resume later; no retry was made. Firecrawl returned KEYLESS_QUOTA_EXHAUSTED with retry_after_seconds 64779, so the required Firecrawl research surface was unavailable. This negative finding does not establish that no litigation or asbestos documentation exists.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-674-lst674-03