Evidence
6 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-6).
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[1]research packet 709-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-681-lst681-pkt-709-packet-md
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[2]NHHC, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, LST-681 entry (verified live 2026-10-03) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS LST-681 entry, full text (single paragraph entry)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS: LST-681 laid down 10 May 1944 at Ambridge, Pa., by the American Bridge Co.; launched 1 July 1944, sponsored by Mrs. Pauline Taylor; commissioned 25 July 1944, Lt. (jg.) L. J. J. Spengler, USNR, in command. Assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater; participated in the Lingayen Gulf landings (January 1945) and the assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto (April-June 1945). Occupation duty in the Far East until mid-March 1946; decommissioned 6 September 1946; struck from the Navy list 8 October 1946; sold 9 October 1947 to William E. Skinner for scrapping. Earned two battle stars for WWII service.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1944-1947
- Population
- Ship's company, 1944-1946 (construction trades at American Bridge, Ambridge, 1944)
- Limitations
- Identity and service-history backbone for this record. Contains no asbestos, material, or crew-health information whatsoever; does not establish or exclude asbestos aboard this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-681-01
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[3]NavSource Online, Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LST-681 page (verified live 2026-10-03) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource USS LST-681 page: timeline block, campaign table, specifications block, CO list, photo captions
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource corroborates the DANFS timeline (laid down 10 May 1944 American Bridge Co., Ambridge; launched 1 July 1944; commissioned 25 July 1944 Ltjg. Louis J. J. Spengler USNR; decommissioned 6 September 1946; struck 8 October 1946; sold for scrapping 9 October 1947 to Mr. William E. Skinner) and adds: campaign dates (Lingayen Gulf landings 9 January 1945; Okinawa Gunto 2 April-7 June 1945); assignment to LST Flotilla Six / Group Seventeen / Division Thirty-four; occupation service 25 October 1945-12 March 1946; specifications (328 ft oa, 50 ft beam, 1,625 t light / 4,080 t full, 11.6 kt trial; 2x General Motors 12-567A 900 hp diesels, Falk reduction gears, twin screws, 1,700 shp; complement 13 officers / 104 enlisted, troop accommodations 16 officers / 147 enlisted); commanding-officer list (Spengler to 28 August 1945; Lt. John F. Daffron to 12 January 1946; Ltjg. Elgin G. Deidrick to 6 September 1946); and the photographic record (Lingayen Gulf beach with LST-127, January 1945; Yonabaru Pier, Okinawa, 23 July 1945, 21st USNCB Neg. No. 204; homeward bound under the Golden Gate Bridge circa July 1946 with LCT(6)-1425 aboard, NHHC photo NH 79089).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1944-1947
- Population
- Ship's company and embarked troops, 1944-1946
- Limitations
- Secondary (non-official) reference, though the standard per-hull compilation; specifications are class-standard values, not hull-surveyed. Contains no asbestos information; the diesel plant specification (no boilers) bounds which asbestos-relevant applications are plausible, but establishes no material content.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-681-02
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[4]MARAD Vessel History Database, LST-681 record (Detail 9460) (verified live 2026-10-03) [marad_nrc]
- Locator
- MARAD VHD Detail 9460 - vessel data block, Fate field
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- MARAD's Vessel History Database carries a record for LST-681 (General Type: Naval Combatant; Specific Type: LST Tank Landing Ship) with Fate 'Sold - No Further Info'. The record contains no historical narrative, no milestones, no digitized status cards, and no documents.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1947 (disposal)
- Limitations
- Confirms only that a disposal record existed; adds no detail beyond the DANFS/NavSource sale entry and contains no asbestos or condition information. 'No Further Info' is the database's own disposition text, not a researched finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-681-03
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[5]LST-1/LST-542 class profile (lst-1-class.class.json, class-f wave-2, 2026-09-16): consolidated era inference from BuShips Ships' Data 1945 v2 machinery data and era amphibious-ship construction practice [other_primary]
- Locator
- Class technical data; BuShips SDB-1945 v2 LST design table (as carried in the class profile)
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Era/design inference for diesel-powered LSTs: no boilers - asbestos-relevant applications are GM diesel exhaust lagging and gaskets, engine-room thermal/acoustic insulation, deck coverings/tile, bulkhead and accommodation insulation, and winch/crane brake linings. WWII-era naval construction of this type used asbestos-containing insulation, gasket, and packing materials as standard practice.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 1944-1948
- Population
- Construction trades (American Bridge, Ambridge, 1944); ship's company 1944-1946; scrapping-yard workers 1947-1948
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - no member of the class has a located ship-level asbestos record, and this hull has none. The inference does not name this vessel, establishes no quantities, no individual exposure, and no present-day presence (hull scrapped from 1947).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-681-04
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[6]Batch-7207 search ledger (this record): NHHC/DANFS, NavSource, MARAD VHD, NVR, live-web asbestos searches, class-profile litigation sweep; CourtListener hull-specific search blocked this session [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lst-681-01 through sl-uss-lst-681-07
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record located: no asbestos survey, abatement contract, hazmat disclosure, or docketed case naming LST-681 was found in the public sources searched (see search_ledger). Live-web asbestos searches surfaced only law-firm marketing material asserting asbestos aboard Navy ships generally - excluded by source policy. The hull-specific CourtListener search is incomplete (daily-quota block), so the litigation negative is partial, not final.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-03
- Study period
- 2026-10-03
- Limitations
- Absence of a located public record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard - a 1944 amphibious hull is era-consistent with retained asbestos-containing materials. The CourtListener quota block means the docket-level negative is not exhaustive; classify the litigation layer as unsearched-pending, not clean. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-681-05