Evidence
9 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-9).
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[1]research packet 710-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-687-lst687-pkt-710-packet-md
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[2]Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, LST-687 entry (Naval History and Heritage Command), archived copy [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Wayback Machine capture 20251209184135 of the NHHC DANFS LST-687 page; live NHHC URL returned HTTP 404 at research time
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- DANFS records LST-687's Asiatic-Pacific theater service: capture and occupation of the southern Palau Islands (September-October 1944), Leyte landings (October-November 1944), Lingayen Gulf landing (January 1945), and assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto (April-June 1945); postwar occupation duty in the Far East until early December 1945; decommissioning on 24 May 1946; striking from the Navy list on 3 July 1946; sale to William E. Skinner for scrapping on 24 September 1947; and four battle stars for World War II service.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-1947
- Population
- U.S. Navy crew, embarked forces, and shipyard workers
- Limitations
- Archived copy of the official DANFS entry. It establishes service and disposition only; it does not establish asbestos materials, individual exposure, or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-687-lst687-02
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[3]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LST-687 page [museum_official]
- Locator
- Live page, unit assignment, campaign table, occupation service table, and commanding officers table
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource's LST-687 page records assignment to LST Flotilla Sixteen (CAPT. N.W. Sears), LST Group Forty-Six (LCDR. J. R. Keeling), and LST Division Ninety-One, with campaign credit dates for Peleliu (6 September-14 October 1944), Leyte (6 September-14 October and 19-29 November 1944), Lingayen Gulf (4-18 January 1945), and Okinawa Gunto (1-30 June 1945); Navy Occupation Service Medal periods of 3-19 November and 1-6 December 1945; commissioning under LT. Ned Miller, USN; and commanding officers Miller (22 April 1944-14 July 1945), LT. James P. Rogers, USNR (14 July-December 1945), and LTjg. Sherman Loar Cale, USN (December 1945-24 May 1946).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-1946
- Population
- U.S. Navy crew and embarked forces
- Limitations
- The live page establishes unit assignments, campaign dates, and command history but does not document asbestos content, quantity, condition, removal, exposure, or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-687-lst687-03
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[4]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LST-687 specifications [museum_official]
- Locator
- Live page, Specifications section
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NavSource identifies LST-687 as an LST-542-class tank landing ship and lists 13 officers and 104 enlisted in the complement, accommodations for 16 officers and 147 enlisted troops, two General Motors 12-567A 900-hp diesel engines, single Falk main reduction gears, two propellers at 1,700 shaft horsepower, three diesel-drive 100-kW 230-V DC ship-service generators, and two LCVPs.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-1946
- Population
- Engineering crew and construction/maintenance workers
- Limitations
- The page presents LST-542-class specifications on the hull page; it does not state that any insulation, gasket, cable, deck covering, or friction material aboard LST-687 contained asbestos.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-687-lst687-04
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[5]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LST-687 LST-542-class specifications [museum_official]
- Locator
- Live page, LST-542 class designation and Propulsion specifications
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Class/era context only: LST-687's documented LST-542-class diesel machinery identifies an asbestos-relevant shipboard design context, but no authoritative source located in this review identifies an asbestos product or material aboard this hull.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1943-1947
- Population
- 1944 shipyard trades, engineering crew, and later maintenance workers
- Limitations
- This is design context, not a ship-specific asbestos finding. It does not establish asbestos presence, absence, product identity, quantity, condition, removal history, exposure, or causation aboard LST-687.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-687-lst687-05
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[6]National Archives and Records Administration, Special List No. 44, by Ship Numbers [other_primary]
- Locator
- PDF page 51 / LST-687 row
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA Special List No. 44 lists LST-687 with logbook coverage from 21 April 1944 through 30 November 1945, providing an archival lead for the ship's commissioning, wartime, and early postwar 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-687-lst687-06
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[7]National Archives Catalog record 139744836, USS LST-687 report of landing operations on Peleliu Island [other_primary]
- Locator
- Catalog record ID 139744836; record metadata corroborated via Digital Public Library of America partner page (digitalpasifik.org item 388242)
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- A National Archives Catalog record (ID 139744836) describes a USS LST-687 report of landing operations on Peleliu Island, Palau Islands, 15-25 September 1944 (Micro Serial 90011, Serial 010, File A16-3, dated 29 September 1944), held by the National Archives at College Park, providing an archival lead for the ship's Peleliu operation.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944
- Population
- Ship's company and embarked landing force
- Limitations
- The catalog record confirms the action report exists; the document itself was not retrieved. The catalog page is JavaScript-rendered and record fields were confirmed through the DPLA partner display. This row makes no asbestos or exposure finding.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-687-lst687-07
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[8]Batch-7213 source review and search ledger: archived NHHC DANFS, NavSource, NARA Special List No. 44, NARA Catalog, Naval Vessel Register check, and authenticated CourtListener helper searches [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lst-687-lst687-01 through -13
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No ship-specific asbestos survey, abatement record, hazmat disclosure, material schedule, or qualifying litigation result was located in the public sources searched. A completed CourtListener sweep (exact name and exact hull number, opinion and docket indexes, plus an asbestos-term opinion variant) returned zero results for every query. This is a records-located negative finding, not proof that asbestos was absent from LST-687 or that no litigation exists in venues CourtListener does not index.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 2026-10-02
- Limitations
- All five authenticated CourtListener searches returned count 0, but zero results in CourtListener's index are not a universal no-litigation finding: the index does not cover every court, docket, or unreported matter, and name matching may miss variant references to the hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-687-lst687-08
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[9]Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, LST-687 entry (Naval History and Heritage Command), archived copy [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- Wayback Machine capture 20251209184135 of the NHHC DANFS LST-687 page; live NHHC URL returned HTTP 404 at research time
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The NHHC DANFS entry for LST-687 records that the ship was laid down on 28 December 1943 at Jeffersonville, Indiana, by the Jeffersonville Boat & Machine Co.; launched on 28 February 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Emma D. Bott; and commissioned on 22 April 1944.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1943-1944
- Population
- Jeffersonville Boat & Machine construction workers and initial Navy crew
- Limitations
- Archived copy of the official DANFS entry; the live NHHC page is currently unavailable. The entry establishes identity and construction milestones but does not document asbestos content, quantity, condition, removal, exposure, or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-687-lst687-01