Evidence
8 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-8).
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[1]research packet 713-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-709-lst709-pkt-713-packet-md
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[2]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LST-709 hull page [museum_official]
- Locator
- Live page, disposition bullets
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- USS LST-709 was decommissioned on 3 July 1946, struck from the Naval Register on 15 August 1946, and sold to Consolidated Builders, Inc., of Seattle, Washington, on 19 June 1948; the page states that it was subsequently scrapped.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1946-1948
- Limitations
- This row establishes administrative disposition and reported scrapping only; it does not establish the date or method of material removal or any asbestos condition.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-709-lst709-03
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[3]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LST-709 specifications [museum_official]
- Locator
- Live page, Specifications section
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- The LST-542-class specifications presented on the LST-709 page list 328 feet overall length, 50 feet beam, 11.6-knot trial speed, a complement of 13 officers and 104 enlisted, troop accommodations for 16 officers and 147 enlisted, two General Motors 12-567A 900-hp diesel engines, Falk reduction gears, two propellers producing 1,700 shaft horsepower, and three diesel-drive 100-kW 230-V DC ship-service generators.
- 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 specifications describe the LST design and are used here for vessel context; they do not identify asbestos-containing insulation, gaskets, packing, cable, coverings, or friction materials aboard this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-709-lst709-04
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[4]National Archives, Researching Asbestos aboard US Naval Vessel up through 1961 [other_primary]
- Locator
- Beginning Research; Cartographic Branch; Other Records and their usefulness sections
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA's research guide for asbestos aboard U.S. naval vessels through 1961 identifies Navy ship engineering drawings, ship deck logs, and related Bureau of Ships records as research paths for determining whether asbestos material was aboard a particular vessel. It cautions that sister ships can assist research but may differ by shipyard and material history.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1941-1961 guidance scope
- Population
- Researchers, shipyard workers, and Navy personnel associated with pre-1961 vessels
- Limitations
- This is archival-method guidance, not a finding that asbestos was aboard LST-709. It does not establish product identity, quantity, condition, exposure, or causation for this hull.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-709-lst709-05
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[5]Batch-7238 source review: NHHC image record; NavSource LST-709 page; NARA Special List No. 44; NARA asbestos research guide; authenticated CourtListener helper attempts [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-lst-709-lst709-01 through -09
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos record was located in the public sources searched: the live LST-709 archival page and NHHC photograph record contain no asbestos, survey, abatement, hazmat, or insulation-material disclosure; NARA's logbook index identifies coverage but not asbestos content; the authenticated CourtListener exact hull-number docket query returned zero results; and the exact-name requests were stopped by the fleet-wide pacing limiter before a result response.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 2026-10-02
- Limitations
- This is a negative finding about records located, not proof that asbestos was absent. CourtListener coverage is incomplete because exact-name requests were blocked; the zero-result exact-hull query does not exclude an unindexed or differently described case.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-709-lst709-06
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[6]National Archives and Records Administration, Special List No. 44, by Ship Numbers [other_primary]
- Locator
- PDF page 51 / LST-709 row
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA Special List No. 44, by ship number, lists LST-709 with Navy deck-log coverage from 21 July 1944 through 30 June 1945, providing an archival lead for the ship's commissioning and wartime operations.
- 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-709-lst709-07
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[7]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LST-709 hull page [museum_official]
- Locator
- Live page, history bullets 1-3
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- USS LST-709 was laid down on 18 May 1944 at Jeffersonville, Indiana, by Jeffersonville Boat & Machine Co.; launched on 24 June 1944; and commissioned on 21 July 1944 under Lieutenant (junior grade) George P. Cruickshank, USNR.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944
- Population
- Jeffersonville shipyard workers and initial Navy crew
- Limitations
- NavSource is an archival photo/history resource and the exact URL was live-verified at research time. This row establishes construction and commissioning, not asbestos content, quantity, condition, exposure, or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-709-lst709-01
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[8]NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive, USS LST-709 hull page [museum_official]
- Locator
- Live page, campaign table and postwar service bullets
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- USS LST-709 served in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater, including the Leyte landings from 10 to 21 November 1944, Palawan Island landings from 12 to 14 January 1945, Visayan Island landings on 26 March and 3 April 1945, and Brunei Bay operations from 10 to 12 and 27 to 28 June 1945. It later performed occupation and China service in the Far East from 12 September to 25 October 1945 and 14 to 23 March 1946.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-10-02
- Study period
- 1944-1946
- Population
- U.S. Navy crew and embarked personnel
- Limitations
- The page supplies campaign and occupation-service dates but does not document asbestos, individual exposure, or causation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-lst-709-lst709-02