Evidence
4 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-4).
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[1]research packet 713-packet.md (1 sources cited) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-lst-703-lst703-pkt-713-packet-md
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[2]National Archives, Special List #44, by Ship Numbers, p. 51 (PDF p. 51) [other_primary]
- Locator
- PDF p. 51, LST-703 row; table headings: Ship, Other Name, Begin Date, End Date, Notes
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA Special List 44, by Ship Numbers, lists LST-703 and indexes logbooks from 1944-06-23 through 1945-06-30.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-06-23 to 1945-06-30
- Population
- USS LST-703 logbook index entry
- Limitations
- The live NARA PDF was retrieved and the LST-703 line verified. The listed beginning and ending dates describe the indexed logbook span, not construction, commissioning, or continuous active service. This source contains no asbestos information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-703-lst703-01
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[3]This record's search ledger and access notes [other_primary]
- Locator
- Search ledger sl-uss-lst-703-lst703-01 through -06
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No ship-specific asbestos documentation was located in the accessible authoritative sources reviewed for this record; the presence or absence of asbestos aboard USS LST-703 remains unknown.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- Research conducted 2026-10-02
- Population
- Accessible sources checked for USS LST-703
- Limitations
- This is a bounded search-result statement, not proof that asbestos was absent. CourtListener was not completed because the authenticated helper reported fleet-wide pacing; the NHHC DANFS URL returned 404. No conclusion about exposure, products, quantity, location, or legal eligibility follows.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-703-lst703-02
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[4]CourtListener authenticated helper pacing output and this record's search ledger [court_record]
- Locator
- Search ledger sl-uss-lst-703-lst703-04 and -05
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Authenticated CourtListener searches for the exact ship name and hull number were interrupted by fleet-wide pacing; the query outcomes were not captured and no litigation conclusion is drawn.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- Research conducted 2026-10-02
- Population
- CourtListener RECAP / docket index queries
- Limitations
- This documents a search limitation only. It is not a no-result finding and does not classify any case. The exact-name and hull-number searches remain to be completed when the authenticated fleet limiter permits.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-703-lst703-03